Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints

At this moment, the Red-haired Demon Monkey had already advanced to become a Dragon Ape. Its breakthrough time was earlier, and its power was far beyond that of an ordinary Spirit Ape.

Boom!

As several people hesitated, the colorful clouds in the sky began to contract, rolling inward instead of outward, signaling the onset of the Heavenly Tribulation.

At this moment, Lin Houshou's body unexpectedly manifested a Spirit Shadow.

This Spirit Shadow descended in the air, appearing as an enlarged version of Lin Houshou, with a Golden Core beginning to form at its center.

This Golden Core, however, was different from ordinary ones, being black and gold and rotating in reverse.

It was even more special than the Lin Family's Sword Pill.

This Golden Core was half formed from Demonic Cultivation Technique, specifically the Blood Demon Tempering Body Technique, and the other half from Lin Houshou's Buddha Cultivation Techniques, the Vajra Body Scripture.

Lin Shiming found this blend of the two quite intriguing.

Boom!

Once the Golden Core was fully formed, it was locked in black and gold hues, matching a Superior Grade Golden Core in size, with a layer of mysterious Spirit Fog rising above it.

Suddenly, layers of Spirit Light began appearing in the sky.

This scene of Spirit Light made Lin Shiming deeply shocked and confused.

On one side, numerous Buddha Shadows appeared, seeming like a grand spectacle of five Buddhas suppressing the world, extraordinarily magnificent.

On the opposite side appeared terrifying demons with green faces and fangs, their mouths gaping wide like evil spirits consuming the sky, constantly sucking and roaring.

The two sides confronted each other in the sky.

Amidst this, the sky also began to transform into a Tribulation.

But this was no ordinary Tribulation; it was the Wind-Fire Unlimited Tribulation with Yin Wind, Heavenly Fire, and swirling black clouds.

This type of Tribulation typically appeared to the most wicked cultivators and usually encountered during Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation. Whether Lin Houshou encountering it now was fortunate or unfortunate was unclear.

At this moment, Lin Houshou's expression revealed little joy or sorrow as he retracted the Golden Core, and the Spirit Images in the sky were all absorbed into the Golden Core.

A vast aura spread out instantly.

Evidently, as long as Lin Houshou overcame the Tribulation, he would become a true Golden Core Cultivator.

Still, watching from the side, Lin Shiming was somewhat nervous; after all, this was the Wind-Fire Unlimited Tribulation.

Lin Family's Nine-layer Thunder Tower Formation was arranged by Lin Houshou, so the Iron Cave also had a similar formation. However, the Nine-layer Thunder Tower Formation was designed to counter the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation and was not highly effective against the Wind-Fire Unlimited Tribulation.

Lin Houshou hadn't anticipated encountering this Tribulation upon breaking through to the Golden Core.

Flames began to rise in the sky; these weren't ordinary fires but Heavenly Fire.

The Fire of Punishment.

With a roar, thunder between the black clouds and the vast Heavenly Fire rushed simultaneously towards Lin Houshou.

This thunder was a deadly move.

Luckily, the Nine-layer Thunder Tower Formation was pushed to the extreme, forming a Thunder Tower Spirit Image that collided with the Heavenly Thunder, instantly transforming into a thunder net and spreading.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Fire continued to pursue Lin Houshou.

Regardless of the means or Minor Divine Abilities he used, they were ineffective.

The Heavenly Fire seemed to be able to burn everything, leaving Lin Houshou no option but to transform into a golden Buddha body, precisely the Vajra Body from the Vajra Body Scripture.

Still, this scene worried onlookers.

The Heavenly Fire continued to burn; it seemed the golden body was about to be consumed.

But, ultimately, it weathered the first Wind-Fire Unlimited Tribulation.

After the Heavenly Fire passed, whether by illusion or not, Lin Shiming noticed Lin Houshou's Buddha body had grown stronger.

Moreover, he observed differences. While other Buddha bodies shone with gold light in dazzling arrays,

he noticed spirit patterns absorbed from special Artifacts on the Buddha body.

These spirit patterns were usually hard to detect, given the brilliance of the Buddha body.

Yet, once burned by the Heavenly Fire, they stood out vividly, suggesting these demon patterns feared the Heavenly Fire, and various Spirit Lights emerged.

The Buddha body Lin Houshou wielded was a double Buddha body, half Buddha, half Demon.

However, before much preparation was done, the next Tribulation struck from the sky.

Simultaneously, a Yin Wind rose, part of the Wind-Fire Unlimited Array, naturally, this Yin Wind, harms the Divine Soul and is deadly during a Tribulation.

This time, even the Nine-layer Thunder Tower Formation couldn't completely dissipate the second Tribulation.

Along with the Yin Wind, it bombarded toward Lin Houshou.

Lin Houshou once again turned into the Vajra Body, and the spirit patterns across his body became more vivid, allowing him to withstand the Yin Wind, Heavenly Fire, and Tribulation.

Lin Shiming's worries lessened.

Clearly, this Vajra body was improving before their eyes.

It seemed the Tribulation was just nourishment.

The Yin Wind and Heavenly Fire, after enduring five strikes, now approached the final one.

Lin Houshou's Tribulation barely reached the status of a Superior Grade Golden Core, thus, in some sense, considered a Sixth Rank Tribulation.

However, it included Heavenly Fire and Yin Wind.

Lin Houshou was now vomiting blood, yet the crazed look on his face only intensified.

The massive Buddha body began to show many cracks.

The last Tribulation descended from the sky.

Meanwhile, Lin Houshou activated the Nine-layer Thunder Tower Formation and took out a Thunder Knife to clash with the Heavenly Thunder.

The Thunder Tower shattered instantly, and the formation patterns were destroyed, as was the Thunder Knife.

This was a specialized Magical Treasure for undergoing Tribulations but seemed to have little effect.

Lin Houshou fetched other Thunder Attribute Magical Treasures, showing preparedness, as he began consuming large amounts of Spiritual Medicine.

The previous Tribulations severely injured him and drained much of his Spiritual Power.

Lin Houshou's body was sent flying, but the power of the Tribulation had significantly weakened, allowing Lin Shiming to endure it. Yet, as the thunderclouds dissipated, the air lacked a Thunder Tribulation Pool to recover from injuries.

This left Lin Shiming quite puzzled, though no answers came.

At the same time, Lin Houshou's mind became enveloped in a gray fog.

"Heart Demon Tribulation!" Lin Houshou murmured.

He hadn't expected his Heart Demon Tribulation to come after a mundane Thunder Tribulation.

...

Beside a tile-roofed house in the mountains, a female cultivator in a sky-blue robe persistently studied an array plate.

Opposite the female cultivator, there was also a child around ten years old.

The child was studying the array plate as well, though there was little spirit light in his eyes.

The child was not fully focused.

"Mother, why do we need to learn formations instead of Alchemy or Artifact Refining?"

"In this world, some will always wield swords alone, while others observe and applaud." The female cultivator responded slowly, neither suggesting formations were inferior nor Spirit Pills superior.

At that time, what the Lin Family lacked most were Array Masters.

There was no choice.

"What if it delays cultivation?" The child continued to ask.

"What does Hou Shou think? Has learning celestial techniques delayed your clan uncles' cultivation?"

The child nodded, seemingly understanding a bit.

"Today, you will study formations. If you develop a Second Rank Formation soon, our Lin Family will flourish. If you cannot develop it, your mother won't be happy even if you reach Foundation Establishment!"

...

"Mother, I'm not at Foundation Establishment." In a flash, the child was already sixty. Due to time spent on arrays, he hadn't reached the Ninth Level of Qi Cultivation, and even his Foundation Establishment level was achieved through elixirs.

The female cultivator continued to walk out.

"Mother, I've yet to master a Second Rank Formation, letting you down." The middle-aged Lin Houshou appeared somewhat dejected.

"Not disappointed, your talent in formations is exceptional. You can study and create a Second Rank Formation as a Qi Cultivator. Your mother believes in you!"

...

At that moment, Lin Houshou suddenly felt a chill, as the Protective Spirit Amulet made from Thousand Year Cold Jade emitted a terrifying cold.

When the cold hit, Lin Houshou awakened instantly.

If he had truly immersed himself in formations, he certainly would have failed the breakthrough, and the Heart Demon Tribulation would have been fatal, as most of his unresolved feelings from his mother consumed much of his past.

As time passed, more illusions about his demonic cultivation and others emerged.

Yet, with the Protective Spirit Amulet, no substantial problem arose.

The mist surrounding Lin Houshou began to disperse.

In the sky, a Thunder Tribulation Pool emerged.

The Tribulation had passed, marking the first Golden Core of the next generation Lin Family!