Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints

Red Leaf Palace, with Red Leaf True Person's eyebrows tightly knitted, a cold snort echoed, and the pressure in the room increased dramatically, lowering the temperature slightly.

Lin Shiming found his breath catch, and all his hair stood on end.

Even though he could now face a Purple Mansion Peak without much disadvantage, in front of a Golden Core True Person, he couldn't muster any thoughts of resistance.

"I wouldn't dare!"

"True Person, I have merely set up a formation to kill a Fourth Rank Late Stage Purple Mansion Great Demon and accessed its memories using a secret technique from my family!" Lin Shiming paused, carefully choosing his words before responding.

At the same time, he handed over the Storage Bag containing the corpse of the Five-colored Sparrow Great Demon to Red Leaf True Person.

He then passed a Five Flames Pearl Magical Treasure and a Jade Slip to Red Leaf True Person.

"Elder Red Leaf, the images inside the Jade Slip are what I witnessed, and the Five Flames Pearl is a Magical Treasure used by the beast. I was merely curious about the Five Flames Pearl Magical Treasure, but I never expected that behind it lurked a Demon King!"

"Therefore, I dared not delay for any reason. It's a minor matter if my family is exterminated, but it would be catastrophic if it were to disrupt the affairs of Xu Ri Island or the Coral Alliance!"

Lin Shiming's face showed some panic; the Five-colored Demon King's enormous size and astounding strength intimidated him.

As a Purple Mansion cultivator, he had natural fears since the Lin Family controlled Heavenly Phenomenon Island. Without it, they were like a rootless duckweed, and they would need to secure new territory to continue growing.

Similarly, if Heavenly Phenomenon Island fell into the hands of the Demon King, it would mean more potential attack targets for the demons.

Xu Ri Island would also become a hidden threat.

As Lin Shiming explained his concerns one by one, Red Leaf True Person finally retracted her Spirit Might, and his body involuntarily relaxed.

Having said his piece, Lin Shiming stood silently, not daring to look directly at Red Leaf True Person's face.

And Red Leaf True Person did not respond.

Instead, she asked:

"Do you know how many Golden Core True Persons reside on Xu Ri Island?"

"Heavenly Phenomenon Island is important, but Xu Ri Island is the core!"

"Furthermore, Xu Ri True Person is in closed-door seclusion, are you aware of this?"

Red Leaf True Person was silent for a long time before slowly speaking. She turned her back to Lin Shiming, gazing at the wisps of tea vapor rising and relit the sandalwood incense on the eight immortals table.

Each movement was extremely slow, filling the air with a heavy atmosphere.

Lin Shiming felt a surge of joy upon hearing this.

For Red Leaf True Person to speak thus did not signal a refusal; after all, anything not explicitly rejected was a matter of negotiating conditions.

Any difficulty or complication was simply a matter of not offering the right price.

Otherwise, Red Leaf True Person wouldn't have said all this to Lin Shiming.

Of course, while he knew this, Lin Shiming was also aware that now was not the time to be explicit about it.

"Elder Red Leaf, the cultivators of Heavenly Phenomenon Island are no match for that Demon King. I hope you can provide sound advice!"

At that moment, Red Leaf True Person finally turned around, her gaze falling on Lin Shiming as she handed him a cup of Spiritual Tea.

The tea had a dark red hue and a faint aura of Spirit Light that seemed to blossom like begonias within it.

The rich fragrance wafted through the air, causing Lin Shiming's nostrils to flare slightly.

"Resisting the monster tide is now a matter for the entire Coral Alliance, but as you know, proximity to the Outer Sea and the monster tide brings varying degrees of strength and weakness. If you can reach a consensus with Tianliu Island and gain Tianliu True Person's support, Xu Ri Island can be worry-free for at least five years!" Red Leaf True Person said slowly without waiting for Lin Shiming to take the Spiritual Tea.

"These days, I have also arranged a rendezvous to negotiate with Tianliu True Person at Tianliu Island!"

"As long as your Heavenly Phenomenon Island can withstand until then, you can rest easy!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shiming naturally fell silent; Red Leaf True Person's words were quite clear. It appeared Tianliu Island was not willing to form a definitive alliance with Xu Ri Island.

After all, with Xu Ri True Person in seclusion, Xu Ri Island only counted Red Leaf True Person, and another Golden Core True Person guarding the Treasure Pavilion who was barely at the Early Stage—perhaps another hidden cultivator from Xu Ri Island.

As for Tianliu Island, not to mention Tianliu True Person being at the Golden Core Late Stage, but also the father of Yulin, who was a Golden Core Cultivator.

Their number of True Persons far surpassed that of Xu Ri Island.

With these words from Red Leaf True Person, it was apparent she was considering Lin Shiming's past aid to Fuling and his good relationship with Yulin.

Both of whom were disciples of Tianliu True Person, who was rumored to cherish them as his own children.

Unfortunately, Lin Shiming was resigned to the fact that Tianliu True Person had already saved him once during the matter of the Fifth Rank treasure ship, effectively negating any owing favor.

At that moment, even the poured tea seemed suspended in the air.

While Lin Shiming was reluctant to confront the Five-colored Demon King, he was equally unsure about negotiating on Tianliu Island alone.

If he could visit Tianliu Island, he would be able to buy Fifth Rank Spirit Soil and Spirit Water and a lot of Fourth Rank Spirit Pills.

Why wouldn't he be happy to do so?

"Elder, it's a pity that Tianliu True Person helped us last time; otherwise, I would have been bold enough to try?" Lin Shiming said with a helpless shake of his head.

He declined Red Leaf True Person's offer.

"Oh? Then tell me about the scene where you saved Fuling and what happened while you were defending the island with Yulin!" Red Leaf True Person persisted, not ready to give up.

Back then, Xu Ri True Person had let Lin Shiming off the hook with some vague words.

Many details that Red Leaf True Person wanted to inquire about had gone unasked.

And Xu Ri True Person hadn't concluded Lin Shiming had secretly used an Inquiry Spirit Talisman.

Seeing this, Lin Shiming did not dare to withhold information, relating in full detail how he had saved Fuling and defended an island together with the cultivators of Tianliu Island.

Red Leaf True Person nodded frequently at this recounting.

In her view, although Tianliu True Person had stepped forward that day, it may not have had enough weight against Xu Ri True Person's display of power at the time.