Chapter 14 Departure

Qingtao Mountain, the spring rain pattered, peach blossoms began to bloom, a riot of splendid purples and reds.

The Spirit Peach Tree, full of buds, had finally started to bloom.

Lin Shiqi stood under the tree, letting the spring rain wet her black hair and soak her skin.

At this moment, she felt so real, and so wonderful.

That composed and steady seventh brother was not here, making this spring rain the first to witness her successful transplantation of a Spirit Tree on her own.

Yes, this was her first time transplanting a Spirit Tree, before this she had only transplanted Spirit Grass and Spiritual Medicine.

When she heard the Family Head ask her to transplant the Spirit Tree, she was undoubtedly nervous, and undoubtedly excited.

Transplanting a Spirit Tree was not like transplanting Spiritual Medicine or Spirit Grass, the need for Spiritual Energy as well as the reliance on soil and terrain were incomparable to the same rank of Spirit Grass and Spiritual Medicine, when she taught Lin Shiming how to transplant, she explained each word and sentence so that she would not make a mistake herself.

Now, at last, she had managed to uphold her second sister's prestige!

Just then, Lin Shiqi looked up to see a huge Flying Sword in the sky, flying through the air, leaving behind a long trail of Spirit Light as it passed.

Soon, a giant sword carrying more than twenty people landed in front of Lin Shiqi.

"Family Head, Great Grandfather, Second Grandfather, Third Grandmother, Fourth Grandfather, Sixth Grandfather!" Compared to the boys of the Shi generation, Lin Shiqi, as the first big sister of the Shi generation, preferred to call these kind Elders Grandfather.

"Shiqi, there haven't been any big issues recently, and no cultivators have come here, right?" Lin Houyuan asked with a serious expression.

"No!" Lin Shiqi did not know what had happened at that time, as Lin Shiming had not said much to her before he left.

However, seeing everyone so serious, and at the same time, completely ignoring the peach tree she had transplanted,

She also knew there must be some important matter, likely related to Lin Shiming, and this annoyed her that Lin Shiming had not informed her.

"Alright, everyone rest for half a day! Meanwhile, all uncles and Elder relatives, let's consecrate and practice the new Small Five Elements Diamond Formation we've acquired," Lin Houyuan said, leading the group towards the wooden houses on Qingtao Mountain.

This Small Five Elements Diamond Formation was a Second Rank, Superior Grade Trapping Formation, controlled by formation flags. Compared to formations reliant on Spirit Veins, this type of formation flag-controlled formation required a person with profound magic power to operate.

To deal with the Second Rank Supreme Grade Demonic Beast, and so many Second Rank Intermediate Grade Demonic Beasts.

It required five Elders at the Qi Cultivation Ninth Level to control it.

Before leaving, the Family Head did not forget to leave a word.

"Shiqi girl, don't stand in the rain next time, it's bad for your health."

The group entered three wooden houses, and Lin Shiming was among them.

Lin Shiming stayed in one wooden house with the others of the Shi generation. There were four members of the Shi generation who had come to the expedition in Peach Blossom Valley this time.

The leader of the Shi generation was a young man with a square face, wearing his hair tied with a ribbon. This person was Lin Shiqi's eldest brother, a dual spirit root genius with both Fire and Wood Spirit Roots, Lin Shijie.

Now 25 years old, he had already broken through to the Qi Cultivation Eighth Level.

He was also held in high expectation by the family, never burdened with menial tasks, yet his Spirit Stone stipend was much more than the other descendants of the Shi generation.

At the same time, he had another identity, the grandson of Lin Yuqi. However, in the eyes of Lin Shiming and others, Lin Yuqi did not seem to show much affection towards Lin Shijie.

This had been a strange fact since they were young, Lin Shijie also did not care much for his own grandfather, Lin Yuqi.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Lin Shijie was known among his generation to have a bad temper. On the contrary, he took great care of all the peers of his generation.

Following him was the second oldest, Lin Shiyi, a sturdy man with triple Spirit Roots of metal, earth, and wood. Cultivating the Lin Family's Falling Dust Technique made him known as the one with the strongest defenses. At 24 years old, having reached the Sixth Level of Qi Cultivation, he was also considered a prodigy.

This burly man's greatest pleasure in life was sparring with his Big Brother, though he always ended up defeated and covered in dust.

Next to Lin Shiyi was the fifth oldest, Lin Shimo, the least talkative among the Lin Family siblings of his generation. His taciturn nature was so pronounced that it would make Lin Shiming shake his head in disapproval.

However, Lin Shimo's strength was also formidable; he was a ruthless man who dared to sleep with corpses.

The cultivation technique he practiced was not one passed down by the Lin Family but the Corpse Training Decree he chanced upon from a loose cultivator.

These three were the greatest hopes of the Lin Family's current generation and were known as the Three Heroes of the Lin Family!

As for Lin Shiming, despite his strong affinity, due to the less formidable power of the Qing Mu Art and his slightly inferior strength, he was affectionately known as Little Hero!

Of course, that was in the past. Now, Lin Shiming, though not confident he could defeat Lin Shijie, was still confident that he was on the same level as Lin Shiyi and Lin Shimo.

Lin Shiqi ran in from outside, ignoring Lin Shijie and the others, and went straight to Lin Shiming.

"How could you, Little Seventh, leave me behind to plant trees for you without telling me?"

Seeing some anger in Lin Shiqi, Lin Shiming quickly disclosed everything about the Peach Blossom Valley.

After all, Lin Shiqi played a role in discovering the Spirit Monkeys.

"Alright, stop maligning Little Seventh. Keeping it a secret was a request from the family elders. Now, everyone sit down and start cultivating to ensure you're in peak Spiritual Energy state! Once the Family Head and the others finish preparing the Formation, we will set off," Lin Shijie hurriedly intervened to mediate the situation.

As the big brother, he naturally understood the character of his third younger sister.

The few of them quickly sat down to cultivate, and after their Spiritual Power was fully replenished, two hours had passed.

Seeing that the Elders nearby still had not moved, Lin Shiming also began to explain the strengths and weaknesses of the Demonic Monkey to everyone.

So they could be better prepared in advance.

Especially Lin Shiyi, though his magical power was profound and his defense formidable, speed was his weakness.

He wouldn't want to suffer a major setback as soon as he entered the fray.

Apart from that, Lin Shiming took out four flasks and gave each person an ounce of Monkey Wine.

Known as a seed for Foundation Establishment of the family, Lin Shijie was already aware of Monkey Wine's existence, but Lin Shiyi was not.

With an excited expression, he said,

"Not bad, Little Seventh, you know how to fortify courage with liquor." As he spoke, he was about to pick up the flask to drink.

"Wait, Second Brother, this is Spiritual Wine for replenishing Spiritual Power and healing injuries!" Lin Shiming quickly added.

His supply of Monkey Wine was limited, and he couldn't afford Lin Shiyi squandering it carelessly.

This Spiritual Wine could save lives at critical moments.

And just then, a Transmission Talisman fluttered in.

"Set off!"