Family Cultivation: Many Children, Many Blessings

Chapter 116 The ruins are opened

Another two years passed.

Lin Changyue has reached the age of sixty.

His wife, Su Yuejiao, who is only three years younger than him, is already 57 years old.

Fortunately, Su Yuejiao's cultivation had already broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining last year.

After a year of accumulation, it's actually time to try foundation building.

As for Foundation Establishment Pills, Su Yuejiao had no shortage of them.

Besides Lin Changyue having one readily available pill, the Lin family's warehouse also held several Foundation Establishment Pills, thanks to the family's growing power and influence over the years.

For ordinary Foundation Establishment families, Foundation Establishment Pills are extremely rare, and they might exhaust their family fortune, or even lead to the downfall of the family.

However, with two second-tier technicians in the Lin family, plus Lin Changyue's achievements comparable to a fake Core Formation cultivator, it wouldn't be difficult for the Lin family to purchase Foundation Establishment Pills as long as they have enough spirit stones.

However, in recent years, two elders in the Lin family have attempted to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, consuming two pills in the process.

Even so, the Lin family still has two pills left in their inventory.

If Su Yuejiao wanted to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, let alone Lin Changyue, even if she were in the Lin family according to importance, she could obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill from the family's reserves.

Because Su Yuejiao herself is also a highly talented talisman master, the best besides Lin Changyue, and even Lin Changxuan is not as good as her.

This day.

Su Yuejiao made a crucial breakthrough in her talisman skills, advancing to the second tier!
She has been in the later stages of her career for over a decade.

Over the years, he has worked diligently on drawing talismans, spending almost two hours every day unless there are special circumstances.

With the inheritance from her master, Master Fenglei, she finally underwent a qualitative change and became a second-tier talisman master.

Second-tier rune masters are far rarer and more precious than Foundation Establishment cultivators!
Their status is also far higher than that of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Becoming a second-tier rune master is more difficult than successfully establishing a foundation.

With her status as a second-tier talisman master, Su Yuejiao would be welcomed by various sects and forces if she left the Lin family.

but.

Su Yuejiao had already integrated into the Lin family, married and had children, so naturally she would not leave the Lin family.

"That's great news! Yuejiao, all your hard work over the years has paid off!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Changyue was genuinely happy for his wife.

"Compared to you, my husband, I am far inferior."

Su Yuejiao was also filled with emotion.

When she first arrived at the Lin family, she was arrogant and proud. With the inheritance of a third-level talisman master, she looked down on the Lin family, which only had an ancestor in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. She was determined to leave the Lin family after she had mastered the talisman skills.

Looking back now, she was far too naive.

Thinking that with his master's inheritance and his own talent in talismanic arts was also quite good, he believed that he should be able to reach the second-tier talisman master by the time he was in his forties or fifties, and would have plenty of time to obtain the treasures left by his master and then plan to establish his foundation.

However, he only managed to break through at the age of 57, almost reaching the threshold of sixty.

"My lord, although my talisman skills have been upgraded to the second tier, in my current state, it will probably be very difficult for me to successfully establish my foundation..." Su Yuejiao said with a mix of joy and worry.

Her spiritual root aptitude, cultivation speed, and age are all inferior to Zhou Zirong's, and the difference is quite significant.

However, Zhou Zirong's foundation-building attempt a few years ago ended in failure.

Lin Changyue knew her worries and said, "Not necessarily. Although spiritual root aptitude plays a large role in the success rate of Foundation Establishment, it is not absolute. Zi Rong actually failed at the last step of the spiritual sense test last time. She had no problem with the physical body test and the magic power test... Your soul is slightly stronger than Zi Rong's. If you can also successfully pass the first two tests, then you will most likely succeed."

Hearing this, Su Yuejiao was still worried and couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Husband, with your current cultivation level and strength, is it still very dangerous for you to explore the treasure left behind by my master?"

A few years ago, when Lin Changyue was confirmed to possess combat strength at the level of a pseudo-Core Formation Real Person, Su Yuejiao actually had this idea in her heart.

Although she still doesn't know that Ye Zhuguang has been killed by Lin Changyue, she clearly remembers that according to what Lin Changyue said, Ye Zhuguang was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and his combat strength could not possibly be comparable to that of a Pseudo-Core Formation cultivator like her husband, Lin Changyue.

Therefore, in theory, the conditions were ripe for her to explore the treasures left behind by her master, the Wind and Thunder Immortal.

Lin Changyue never said anything, and she never mentioned it either.

She felt that Lin Changyue must have his own considerations and plans for not speaking up.

But after Zhou Zirong's failure to establish her foundation, and with her own foundation establishment so close, she still wanted to try again to increase her chances of success.

"This……"

Lin Changyue pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's hard to say how dangerous it is. However... it is indeed worthwhile to investigate further."

If Ye Zhuguang were just an ordinary cultivator, Lin Changyue should have taken Su Yuejiao to unlock the treasure left behind by True Man Fenglei after he was killed by Ye Zhuguang years ago.

However, it was later discovered that Ye Zhuguang's identity was far from simple; he was very likely a disciple of the Nine Heavens Thunder Control Hall, a Nascent Soul sect.

If anyone in the Nine Heavens Thunder Palace still knows about the Wind and Thunder Immortal's ruins, opening them rashly might lead to even deeper trouble.

That's why it's been delayed again and again.

But now...

Lin Changyue's strength far surpasses what it was before. Even when facing a fake Core Formation cultivator, he has the confidence to deal with them, so he is not so afraid of the Nine Heavens Thunder Palace.

After all, although the Nine Heavens Thunder Palace is a behemoth in the cultivation world of Yu Kingdom, it only has one Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Surely Feng Lei Zhenren's treasured legacy can't directly implicate a Nascent Soul True Monarch, right?
As long as it doesn't involve Nascent Soul True Monarchs, even if Core Formation True Immortals are concerned about this matter, it's manageable.

There's another reason: besides Su Yuejiao being about to reach Foundation Establishment, Qin Li is also about to face Core Formation again!
After consuming the Heavenly Fire Liquid, Qin Li's foundation was repaired, and her cultivation level over the years has finally almost returned to its peak.

In another year or two, I can try to form the core again.

The Condensing True Pill required for Core Formation is not like the Foundation Establishment Pill; it is not available on the market and requires one to seek out opportunities.

Lin Changyue already had most of the precious medicines needed to refine the Condensing True Essence Pill, and the remaining small portion was hard to find.

Perhaps it exists among the treasures left behind by Master Fenglei. Having decided to explore the treasures left behind by Master Fenglei again, Lin Changyue did not hesitate any longer and set off a few days later.

This time, I naturally took Su Yuejiao with me.

After all, opening the treasure of True Man Fenglei wouldn't be possible without Su Yuejiao as their successor.

Lin Changyue revealed some details of this matter to Qin Li, who originally wanted to go along as well.

Qin Li's cultivation has almost returned to its peak. Even if she is not as good as Lin Changyue, she is comparable to many pseudo-core cultivators and can be of help in case of danger.

However, since Seven Star Island Market needed someone to guard it, Lin Changyue let her stay.

Lin Changyue had already explored the treasure ruins of Feng Lei Zhenren once, so he was quite familiar with the place and led Su Yuejiao straight there.

However, the treasure is located at the border between the Glazed Tile Sect and the Mysterious Weapon Hall. Now that the two sects are at war, although the main battlefield is far from the treasure's location, any area along the border is now a 'danger zone'.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators dare not easily cross the border or wander around the border.

Even though Lin Changyue was highly skilled and daring, he still chose to keep a low profile at this time, and made a lot of disguises, trying his best not to expose his identity.

More than two months later, after taking a detour and carefully avoiding several groups from the two major sects, Lin Changyue finally led Su Yuejiao to a place a dozen miles away from the treasure left behind by Feng Lei Zhenren.

"Nothing seems to have changed."

Lin Changyue did not approach immediately, but instead pretended to be passing by with Su Yuejiao, while actually using his powerful divine soul, which had reached the early stage of Core Formation, to probe and sense.

The place where he discovered the treasure left by Master Fenglei was the same place where he found Ye Zhuguang when he passed by.

The location of the treasure was still concealed by an illusion array and a defensive array.

The illusion array had reached the second level, and even a Foundation Establishment cultivator passing by would not notice anything amiss. It seemed to be the same array that Ye Zhuguang had set up back then.

Many years have passed, and it seems that this desolate and spiritually isolated place has been left undisturbed by anyone.

Although Lin Changyue's divine sense was powerful enough to detect the illusion array, he still couldn't penetrate the illusion array to see the situation inside without breaking it.

"Follow me."

After investigating for a moment, Lin Changyue rushed directly toward the illusion array without hesitation.

Su Yuejiao followed closely behind, already holding a mid-grade second-tier defensive talisman in her hand, ready to activate it at the first sign of danger.

She knew very well that with her cultivation level and strength, she was not qualified to take action when faced with danger.

All you need to do is protect yourself and not become a burden to your husband.

Even with Lin Changyue taking into account Su Yuejiao's speed, the distance of several miles was covered in just a short while.

Upon arriving outside the illusion array, Lin Changyue casually unleashed a barrier-breaking talisman, easily tearing a gap in both the illusion array and the defensive array. After leading him and Su Yuejiao inside, he didn't forget to close the gap in the illusion array again.

The two figures seemed to vanish into thin air.

If someone were to pass by from the outside, they would never have discovered the two of them unless they discovered the illusion array and broke it.

“This illusionary realm is overgrown with weeds and the cave is covered in dust. It must have been several years since anyone entered.”

"It seems that after Ye Zhuguang and Song Yuling died, no one has entered this place since."

Lin Changyue looked around the environment inside the illusion array and said to Su Yuejiao.

On the way here, Lin Changyue had already told her about how he killed Ye Zhuguang back then.

After confirming that it was safe, Su Yuejiao became excited. Pointing to a swamp ahead, she said with some urgency, "This swamp is where Master left the treasure!"

Lin Changyue nodded. "Let's go, let's go take a look."

The swamp wasn't large, but it had clearly been damaged. The original layout was no longer traceable, and even the area around the swamp was marked with various marks of swords and axes, with deep and shallow ravines of varying depths. It was obvious that someone had once extensively mined and destroyed the swamp in an attempt to obtain the treasures hidden within.

Unfortunately, it was unsuccessful, so the swamp was roughly restored.

After arriving above the swamp, Su Yuejiao immediately channeled her magic power into the array's core—

Rumble!
The swamp water and mud spread out in all directions, revealing a passageway leading deep into the underground palace.

Lin Changyue and Su Yuejiao descended side by side.

After walking several dozen meters, we arrived at a huge underground palace.

The palace was completely destroyed, having been attacked in countless ways.

However, the palace itself was very sturdy, showing no signs of being breached.

Because the entire palace was shrouded in lightning, the constantly flashing electric sparks were like venomous snakes, roaming freely, and even without touching them, one could feel their astonishing power.

If it were an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, let alone forcibly breaking through this lightning-encircled palace, even just touching it would likely cost them their lives.

Lin Changyue sensed the electric snakes briefly. Even with his powerful physique, comparable to a late-stage second-tier demon beast, he felt a tingling sensation, and after a short while, he would feel pain.

If attacked by a concentrated barrage of lightning, one would likely lose half their life, if not die.

of course.

He could also use clever tactics to defeat the electric snake instead of forcing his way through.

In the center of the palace, there is a lightning sphere as bright as the sun. Even if a cultivator is strong enough to break through the lightning protection, the lightning sphere will explode the moment they force their way in, just like a Core Formation cultivator self-destructing.

Whether its terrifying power could kill the intruder is debatable, but it would certainly be enough to destroy the entire palace, leaving the intruder with nothing.

"Finally, we've found the treasure left behind by our master!"

Su Yuejiao was extremely excited, and her eyes even turned a little red.

She had been waiting for this day for over thirty years!
Taking two deep breaths to calm herself down, she took out the inheritance jade slip left by her master without Lin Changyue's instruction. Under her control, a residual aura sealed by the Wind and Thunder Immortal using a special secret method emanated out.

hum~
The electric snakes that had been roaming around the palace immediately stopped, as if their vital spot had been seized.

Then the palace gates slowly opened...

(End of this chapter)