Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

Green Bamboo Mountain, within a vast sea of bamboo.

Lin Tianming left the Hall of Merit and headed straight to the Qingling Bamboo sea at the foot of the main peak.

At this moment, he flew dozens of feet into the air, opened his Eye of Five Colors, and scanned the expanse of the bamboo forest.

The first time he came to cut Qingling Bamboo, it had taken quite an effort, but with the experience of the first time, this time could be said to be familiar terrain.

In just a short while, under the powerful vision of the Eye of Five Colors, the dense Qingling Bamboo had nowhere to hide.

In just the time it took to drink a cup of tea, he easily found the first Second Order Qingling Bamboo, a speed dozens of times faster than his first attempt.

Lin Tianming leaped forward and flew towards the cliff where the Second Order bamboo was located.

Reaching the side of the Qlingling Bamboo, he directly took out an Earth Evil Sword and, gauging the position, immediately chopped down.

"Pff..."

With one strike, the bamboo shuddered and then, at the base, a thumb-sized notch appeared.

With a casual split using eighty percent of his strength, he was very pleased to have made a notch in the Qingling Bamboo.

He then swiftly executed three more swords strikes, each hitting the same spot.

"Bang..."

A loud noise echoed as the bowl-thick Qingling Bamboo fell, digging a small pit on the ground.

A look of delight appeared on Lin Tianming's face, for with just five sword strikes, he had successfully felled the bamboo at an indeed swift pace.

He discarded the useless parts of the bamboo, keeping only the main trunk and then stored it in his storage bag.

The first Qingling Bamboo was successfully acquired in less than half an hour. With his improved cultivation and the aid of the Eye of Five Colors, cutting the bamboo again had become incredibly easy.

After quickly tidying up the site, he flew back into the sky and resumed his search.

...

As evening approached, the remaining sunshine spilled over the tranquil sea of bamboo.

With the thirty-fourth Second Order Qingling Bamboo falling to the ground, his journey of cutting came to an end for the day.

After storing the bamboo in his storage bag, Lin Tianming wove through the bamboo sea and darted towards the exit.

He took out his token, opened the protective restrictions of the bamboo sea, and left the bamboo sea without looking back.

From noon till evening, after spending most of the day cutting, he successfully obtained thirty-four pieces of Qingling Bamboo.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Tianming did not go to the Hall of Merit but went straight back to his cave dwelling to rest for the night.

Back in his cave dwelling, Lin Tianming placed the Artifact Refining materials he exchanged at the Hall of Merit and Second Order Qingling Bamboo into one storage bag, then he took out four thousand spirit stones and two Earth Mysterious Crystals, placing them into another storage bag to give to Lin Shilu the next day.

After organizing his possessions, his own storage bag now contained just over five hundred spirit stones, one bottle of Second Order Spirit Origin Pills, two First Order Superior Grade defensive spiritual tools, and varying quantities of talisman papers.

First Order talisman papers had lost much of their usefulness to him unless they were amassed in significant numbers. Otherwise, they hardly made any impact on Foundation Establishment cultivators.

As for Second Order talisman papers, they didn't consume much spiritual power and were comparable to attacks from Foundation Establishment cultivators, which had some usefulness. However, he only had two pieces: one Second Order Medium Grade Attack Talisman and one inferior quality Defense Talisman, which provided limited help.

Now, aside from this batch of high-value Artifact Refining materials and some long-stored spiritual medicine, he was indeed as poor as could be.

"It looks like once the Artifact Refining is finished, it's time to venture out and earn some spirit stones!" he muttered to himself, pondering his cultivation plans going forward.

So far, he had been at the Foundation Establishment stage for less than half a year, and his cultivation was only at the first level. He was relatively safe in the Luoyun Mountain Range, but in the Wei Kingdom, he was not really considered significant.

There was no need to rush at the moment, as he still had plenty to do.

After finishing Artifact Refining, the first thing to do would be to practice the Earth Fiend Sword Formation and the Tiangang Ninth Sword, followed by improving his Alchemy, where at minimum he had to learn to concoct Second Order Spirit Origin Pills.

Once his strength improved, it would be time to venture out, seek treasures, and aid his cultivation.

Unwittingly, as the bright moon hung in the sky, the night had deepened.

Lin Tianming put aside his scattered thoughts and, with a weary body, finally fell into a deep sleep.

...

The following morning, Lin Tianming once again started his busy day.

First thing, he went to the Hall of Merit to return the token for entering the bamboo sea, and then immediately hurried to Lin Shilu's cave dwelling.

Upon entering his courtyard, Lin Shilu had already been waiting for him.

"Tianming pays respects to Fifteenth Grandfather!"

After Lin Tianming gave a fist and palm salute, he respectfully handed over two storage bags he had prepared in advance.

Lin Shilu frowned slightly, took the two storage bags, and then extended his divine sense to start examining them.

"Hmm, all materials have been gathered as required!"

"What does this mean?"

Lin Shilu, pointing to the storage bag containing four thousand spirit stones and two Earth Mysterious Crystals, asked with a puzzled face.

Lin Tianming maintained a calm demeanor as he earnestly explained:

"Fifteenth Grandfather, you have taken great pains and even used up some of your treasured spiritual objects for the sake of your nephew's artifact refining. These spirit stones are merely a small gesture of your nephew's appreciation. Although the amount is trivial, I truly hope you will accept it!"

Listening to Lin Tianming's explanation, which was earnest in tone and attitude,

Lin Shilu, considering that he too had to contribute a fair amount of artifact refining materials for this help, thought that although these spirit stones weren't much, they represented Tianming's sincerity. Rejecting them might increase Tianming's burden.

With these thoughts in mind, he chuckled and, without standing on ceremony, accepted the two storage bags.

Seeing Lin Shilu accept the bags, Lin Tianming also breathed a sigh of relief and a knowing smile appeared on his face.

Lin Shilu felt the same, and the two sat in the courtyard, chatting leisurely for a while, discussing the details of artifact refining.

After a short time, the details were almost settled, and Lin Shilu spoke:

"There is no better time than the present to start artifact refining. You should do as before, prepare some artifact refining materials for me from the Qingling Bamboo before you leave."

Lin Tianming naturally didn't dare to object, and even if Lin Shilu hadn't mentioned it, he would have volunteered, so he readily agreed to the task.

Afterward, the two walked one after another into Lin Shilu's Artifact Forging Room.

Looking at the familiar Artifact Forging Room, still laid out as before with no changes,

Lin Shilu first took out the artifact refining materials one by one and placed them on the stone platform.

The Third Order Golden Tide Sand, Second Order Red Flame Crystal, and the sharp teeth of a Second Order Crimson Gold Snake…

Lin Tianming looked on as a spectator and, as expected, saw the Golden Tide Sand amongst them, along with over a dozen rare artifact refining materials, which made him click his tongue in amazement.

It seemed that the four thousand spirit stones and the two Earth Mysterious Crystals he had prepared were indeed trivial compared to the spiritual objects Fifteenth Grandfather had sacrificed! Experience tales at empire

Fully aware of this, Lin Tianming was extremely moved, yet he said nothing further.

Having prepared the necessary items, Lin Shilu sat down cross-legged to meditate and adjust his breathing.

Not daring to disturb, Lin Tianming, with nothing else to do, sat down as well and quietly waited.

Inside the Artifact Forging Room, the sound of Lin Shilu's breathing was rhythmic and steady, clearly entering the state needed for artifact refining.

After adjusting for the better part of the day, he opened his eyes.

With a single-handed seal, he cast a law decree, and in an instant, a three-foot-long flame spurted from the Earth Fire mouth, perfectly heating the huge furnace cauldron.

As the Earth Fire erupted, the temperature inside the Artifact Forging Room increased sharply, and the temperature in the cauldron shot up instantly.

While Lin Shilu was warming the furnace, Lin Tianming took out an Earth Evil Sword, and per his instructions, began cutting the Second Order Qingling Bamboo, leaving the lower part for artifact refining.

After half an hour of heating the furnace and sensing that the temperature inside the cauldron was right, Lin Shilu knew the time was ripe.

He took out a large piece of Spirit Iron, threw it decisively into the cauldron, and then controlled the Earth Fire to melt the hard Spirit Iron into molten iron.