Family Cultivation: I Am the Guardian Beast of the Clan

In front of the jade stone gate, two young men, both around twenty years old, stood guard, and they saw Lin Shanhai leaping towards them. Their expressions showed a slight surprise, but they quickly calmed down.

Initial Foundation Establishment cultivation was not worth too much amazement for the elders of the inner and outer doors of the sect. Lin Shanhai paid no attention to it; compared to a Third Rank Golden Core sect, Foundation Establishment was indeed not much.

Moreover, Nine Peaks Sect was also an absolute powerhouse among Golden Core sects, with one mountain and one Golden Core cultivator during its peak period. Even though it had declined, there were still three Golden Core True Monarchs in the sect, which Lin's family couldn't compare to.

However, the future was uncertain. A glint of confidence flashed deep in Lin Shanhai's eyes. Along this journey, he had also figured out the effect of the python's bloodline implanted in his body by his Grand Ancestor. It was equivalent to a cultivator with a Fifth Rank spiritual root, helping him cultivate at any time and place.

Just this effect alone was extraordinary. In addition, his comprehension had increased by at least twenty times compared to before. Zhang's family secret technique, "Rain of a Thousand Feathers," had already been initially mastered in just these two days.

You should know that ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators took at least a year to start mastering a spell, let alone a secret technique, which would take at least three to five years. In his case, it only took two days, which was enough to shock the entire Tianyuan Prefecture when it got out.

With the Grand Ancestor's backing, Lin Shanhai believed that the three of them had a chance to break through to Golden Core one day.

"I am Lin Shanhai of the Lin family. This is a letter of introduction. I ask the two of you to deliver it to Elder Nangong," Lin Shanhai handed over the letter, and then two storage pouches silently fell into the hands of the two disciples.

Seeing this, the two of them respectfully bowed to Lin Shanhai. Regardless of the circumstances, Lin Shanhai was a Foundation Establishment Realm Expert, and since he had given them face, they naturally needed to show the appropriate attitude.

"Please wait for a moment, Senior. I will inform Elder Nangong right away," Li Fang promptly put away the storage pouches, then used a special technique to send the information into the jade stone gate.

An invisible ripple transmitted the message into the depths of Nine Peaks Sect. Seeing this, Lin Shanhai's eyes revealed a hint of surprise. This jade stone gate was actually a treasure.

Fifteen minutes passed.

"Buzz!"

Behind the jade stone gate, the space trembled, and then a stream of light fell down and transformed into a white-haired and dignified old man. The cultivation of the peak Foundation Establishment Realm made Lin Shanhai's pupils shrink.

"I greet Elder Nangong!"

In front of the jade stone gate, the two Nine Peaks Sect disciples respectfully bowed to the old man. Nangong Wuji, the Elder of the Nine Peaks Sect's main peak, and also in charge of the Foreign Affairs Hall. He was responsible for interacting with all the Foundation Establishment powers in Tianyuan Prefecture.

"I greet Elder Nangong!"

Realizing who Nangong Wuji was, Lin Shanhai also paid his respects with a fellow cultivator's courtesy.

Nangong Wuji looked at Lin Shanhai, a hint of surprise in his eyes. The news of the incident in Azure Heaven Market had already reached his hands through the Tianyuan Hall. He hadn't paid much attention to it; Lin family having a Foundation Establishment Realm Expert was just a matter of them becoming a Second Rank power.

There were more than sixty Second Rank powers existing in the entire Tianyuan Prefecture, including the thirty-six counties and the Second Rank powers developing within the prefecture itself.

Nine Peaks Sect controlled not only Tianyuan Prefecture but also the territories of three prefectures. The total number of Second Rank powers exceeded two hundred.

A newly promoted Second Rank power with only an early Foundation Establishment cultivator indeed didn't warrant too much attention. However, Lin Shanhai's current cultivation level did take him by surprise.

Cultivators had near-photographic memory, and he recalled the situation of the Lin family. Among the Lin family's three brothers, Lin Jinshan had reached Foundation Establishment, and now, Lin Shanhai had as well. It was unreasonable that the eldest brother and family head, Lin Xiuqi, didn't have Foundation Establishment.

This meant that counting the mystical python, the Lin family now boasted four Foundation Establishment Realm Experts. Among the Second Rank powers under Nine Peaks Sect, this was considered a mid-tier accomplishment.

"Did he find some ancient ruins or some other kind of opportunity?"

A thought quickly crossed Nangong Wuji's mind. However, he soon dismissed it. Every family and power had their own secrets and opportunities. At his level, unless it could help him form a Golden Core, there were no resources or status he couldn't acquire.

Moreover, competing for opportunities like robbing another sect's treasures was not something he would do. Aside from the fact that Nine Peaks Sect was not a demon sect, the constant watchful eyes from above were enough to deter him. If he really did something like that, the name of Nine Peaks Sect would be erased.

"Let's go," Nangong Wuji said, his tone neither warm nor cold. With that, he turned and headed inside the gate.

Lin Shanhai didn't dare to say much and followed closely behind. The two of them flew for half an hour, and they finally arrived at the main peak of Nine Peaks Sect.

Foreign Affairs Hall.

After Lin Shanhai handed over the three thousand contribution spirit stones, Nangong Wuji led him to a secret area. The entire secret realm had only one pool, emitting a tri-colored radiance. An inexplicable Dao was condensed above the pool.

"Go in," Nangong Wuji looked at Lin Shanhai and smiled faintly. Anyone who contributed spirit stones was a good fellow!

Lin Shanhai nodded and, with eager anticipation, stepped into the pool, sat cross-legged, and began to absorb the spiritual energy from the source pool.

Nangong Wuji looked at Lin Shanhai inside the source pool, his eyes also revealing a trace of amusement. He wondered how long Lin Shanhai, a Foundation Establishment Realm Expert from the Lin family, could stay in the source pool. One quarter of an hour? Half an hour? Or perhaps half a day?

"In the past, the longest record in Nine Peaks Sect was eight hours," Nangong Wuji muttered to himself.