I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

The long sword pierced through the noisy, burly man in front of him, the cold blade drawing out a spray of blood.

Lin Che's face remained expressionless, as if he were merely brushing dust off his clothes.

His left hand continued to form hand seals, and his true energy surged forth, instantly condensing into a dazzling golden giant hand in mid-air.

With his five fingers as firm as a sturdy iron fist, he gripped the early Foundation Establishment cultivator who was besieging the Cangming Flood Dragon on its left!

The giant golden hand moved with incredible speed and carried a binding force. The moment the man sensed the danger, he was trapped, and the flow of his spiritual energy became sluggish.

"What?!" He froze, his face drained of color.

Although he didn't turn around, the sudden disappearance of his companion's presence behind him, along with the abruptly stopped scream, made him realize that the second brother was probably in grave danger!

However, Lin Che did not give him time to struggle.

Just as the golden giant hand firmly locked it in place, a massive black shadow, as large as a small mountain, appeared out of thin air, carrying a suffocatingly heavy pressure!

The old patriarch of the River-Overturning Alligator Turtle clan has returned to the battlefield!

A fierce glint flashed in its steady tortoise eyes, and its massive, battering ram-like tail was raised, its shell glowing with an eerie light as it was imbued with supernatural power!

Zhenlangwei—Break!

The giant tail, like a mountain-splitting hammer or a whip lashing from a monstrous wave, crashed down with unparalleled force and overwhelming power onto the Foundation Establishment cultivator who was imprisoned by the golden giant hand and unable to move!

"No—!" The monk only had time to let out a desperate roar.

boom! ! !

A heavy thud was accompanied by the ear-piercing sound of bones cracking.

The second-tier protective spirit armor he wore, shimmering with spiritual light, was like paper in the face of absolute power, instantly denting and cracking!

The violent force passed through his body, slamming him into the hard ground below like a nail.

Dust mixed with blood splattered, forming a shocking crater, and the breath was instantly extinguished.

With a single strike, the River-Overturning Crocodile Turtle killed its enemy without stopping, its body surging with a yellowish-brown aura.

The force field unfolded instantly, and the powerful gravity and control effects, like a quagmire, enveloped the remaining three enemies, causing them to sink into a slump once again.

At the same time, Lin Che used his divine sense to control the black longsword, which transformed into a deadly black light that swept across the battlefield in an instant.

It precisely pierced the throat of the cultivator on the other side, who had been blasted away by the Azure Sea Dragon's "Azure Sea Water Cannon" and was struggling to get up.

Quickly finish them off, completely cutting off their chance of survival.

From Lin Che's sudden counterattack to the killing of three people, only a few breaths passed.

This sudden reversal and bloody massacre left the leader of that squad horrified, his eyes bloodshot and his heart filled with dread!

"Second brother! Fifth brother! Sixth brother!" he roared hoarsely, his eyes bloodshot, but his heart was instantly overwhelmed by boundless fear.

A ferocious dragon in the late stage of Foundation Establishment!

A giant tortoise beast in the late stage of Foundation Establishment!

This is hardly the lone, fat sheep they've been hunting.

It was as if he had walked headlong into an impenetrable trap and been completely surrounded and defeated!

The whole "murder and robbery" thing has become a joke now.

Survival became the only thought!

"Fellow Daoist! Fellow Daoist, please stop! We were blind and offended you! We beg you to show mercy and spare our lives!"

He pleaded for mercy while suddenly retreating backward, his eyes darting around as he searched for an opening and a direction to escape.

"Now you know to beg for mercy?"

A cold smile curved Lin Che's lips, his eyes devoid of any warmth: "When you were so arrogant and domineering just now, trying to kill me, did you ever think of holding back?"

Before the words were even finished, a sharp whooshing sound suddenly came from high above!

Several semi-transparent, feather-shaped blades of energy, with edges swirling with wind spirit energy, appeared as if out of thin air.

From the four directions of east, west, south, and north, they locked onto a Foundation Establishment cultivator below who was trying to escape the gravitational field and whose face was filled with panic.

It sealed off all his escape routes.

After the air blade, a streak of azure light fell rapidly!

It was the Azure-Eyed Eagle leader that Lin Che had secretly released and had been hiding high in the sky waiting for the right moment!

Its emerald-like eagle eyes were filled with murderous intent, and its sharp claws were like hooks, aiming straight for the cultivator's crown!

"Quickly resolve this and leave no future trouble!" Lin Che mentally relayed the order.

"Roar!" Cangming Jiao roared, its huge body swaying and stirring up a gale, instantly catching up with the team leader who was trying to escape.

Its gaping maw opened wide, and a chilling dragon's might mixed with fierce water-based spiritual energy descended upon it.

Lin Che himself pointed his sword at the same spot, and a sharp sword aura, combined with the gravity suppression of the River-Overturning Crocodile Turtle, attacked the last Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

At this point, the outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt.

With overwhelming strength and the exquisite coordination of the spirit beasts, the remaining resistance quickly crumbled.

A moment later, the battlefield returned to silence, leaving only a faint smell of blood and the residual fluctuations of spiritual energy after the collision.

The Azure-Eyed Eagle spread its wings and soared high, its sharp eyes scanning the surrounding area warily to guard against any lurking spy or unexpected events.

Cangming Jiao then quickly began cleaning up the battlefield, gathering the storage bags, weapons, tattered armor, and other scattered items from the fallen cultivators.

He happily carried Fei to Lin Che, grinning as if seeking praise:

"Hehe, boss, how was it? My Cangming Water Blister technique was pretty good, wasn't it? That kid was totally stunned by my blast!"

Lin Che took the pile of spoils, understood his thoughts, glanced at Cangming Jiao, and nodded: "Good teamwork, you'll be rewarded when we get back."

"Thank you so much, boss!" Cangming Jiao immediately beamed with joy.

"If you ever get into a fight like this again, just call me anytime! I'll make sure it's handled perfectly!"

After returning the Azure Sea Dragon, the River-Covering Crocodile Turtle, and the Azure-Eyed Eagle that was on high alert in the sky to the secret realm for rest, Lin Che began to carefully take stock of the gains from this counterattack.

First and foremost, of course, are the gains made by the six Foundation Establishment cultivators in the secret realm.

Their specially made blue storage bags were intact.

Lin Che probed with his divine sense and quickly scanned the area.

The bag contained mostly about thirty broken weapons, which were tokens dropped after killing the puppet beasts in this area.

This saved Lin Che the trouble of slowly collecting the information himself.

Secondly, there were some scattered first- and second-tier spirit ores and metal fragments, as well as a few spirit herbs and medicines that grew in an environment of malevolent energy and had a yin-cold or metal-based attribute. They were of acceptable quality, but not rare.

It seems this team hasn't been in the secret realm for very long, and their gains are limited.

However, an object mixed in with the scraps of materials caught Lin Che's attention.

It was a broken tooth, about half a foot long and as thick as a thumb.

It is dark gold in color, extremely hard, with jagged edges and a faint trace of metallic beast aura.

More importantly, the aura seemed to have dissipated not long ago, and the broken tooth itself contained some active spiritual energy that had not completely dissipated.

"This is... a recently broken tooth from some kind of demonic beast?" Lin Che frowned slightly, picked up the broken tooth, and examined it carefully.

With a thought, the system panel appeared:

[Item: Metallic Monster Tooth]

[Grade: Tier 2 High-Grade Material]

[Status: The fracture occurred less than twelve hours ago; residual pure metallic demonic energy and faint life force remain.]

"A broken tooth from a second-tier high-grade metal-attribute spirit beast? Broken less than a day ago?"

A glint flashed in Lin Che's eyes, followed by a hint of regret.

"What a pity, I should have spared one of them for questioning..."

The broken tooth was clearly obtained by them within this secret realm, and was not brought in from outside.

Following this clue, we may very well find traces of this metal-type spirit beast!

This is one of Lin Che's goals for this trip: to find a suitable metal-attribute natal spirit beast for his third son, Lin Xuanfeng!

However, the regret was only momentary, and Lin Che quickly calmed down.

"It's alright. With Xiao Huan here, as long as this monster is still in the secret realm, and its lair or activity area contains high-value metal minerals or its aura is special enough, finding it will not be difficult."

Next, Lin Che gathered together the fragments of the second-tier spirit armor that had been shattered or damaged by the aftershocks of the battle, as well as the magical artifacts used by several cultivators.

Although these items are damaged, their materials are still acceptable. They can be brought back and smelted to recover some spiritual materials, so they should not be wasted.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the ancient relics.

That pale blue jade pendant for storage.

Lin Che cautiously probed the jade pendant repeatedly with the system to confirm that there were no hidden restrictions or curses before slowly probing it with his divine sense.

The interior of the jade pendant was more spacious than I had imagined, but most of the area was empty. Many of the spirit stones and elixirs that were originally stored there had long since lost their spiritual power and turned into stubborn rocks or dust.

Only one thing remained, radiating a warm and restrained spiritual light, quietly suspended in the center of the space.

Lin Che had a thought and took it out.

It was a light blue spear about seven feet long.

The gun barrel is neither jade nor wood; it is cool to the touch and has a subtle elasticity, with naturally occurring cloud-like veins on its surface.

The spearhead is long and narrow, with a cold gleam within, its sharpness restrained yet ready to be unleashed.

The spear has a simple and smooth design. Although it lacks dazzling brilliance, it has a unique charm that is as steady as a mountain and as agile as the wind.

The system panel will then update:

[Item: Flowing Cloud Jade Spear]

[Rank: Tier 2 Supreme Magical Artifact]

【Characteristics: Resilience (the spear shaft can withstand tremendous force and return to its original shape), Armor Penetration (the spearhead has an additional penetrating effect on spirit shields and physical armor), Agility (consumes less spirit energy when wielding, with a speed bonus)】

[Hidden Feature: Contains internal mechanisms, can be detached, and contains inherited knowledge.]

"A second-tier top-grade magic weapon, and it even contains hidden wonders?" Lin Che's eyes revealed interest.

Following the system prompts, he channeled a wisp of pure spiritual energy into his fingertip and gently tapped a highly concealed cloud-pattern node near the end of the gun barrel, while simultaneously vibrating it at a specific frequency.

"Click".

With a barely audible click of a mechanism, a thin slit quietly slid open in the middle of the seemingly seamless gun barrel.

Lin Che carefully separated them, and in the hollow part, there lay a jade slip with a pure white texture and full of spiritual energy.

His consciousness sank into the jade slip, and a large amount of information flooded into his mind.

"The Flowing Clouds Riding the Wind Spear Technique"!

A mid-grade Earth-rank spear technique inheritance!

Unlike the rudimentary spells circulating in the market that only focus on the resemblance of the moves, which cultivators may need to change when they reach the next level.

This "Flowing Clouds Riding the Wind Spear Technique" is an extremely complete and systematic spear technique!

Its content is all-encompassing: from the most basic techniques of holding a gun, standing in a stance, and harnessing power, to exquisite and complex offensive and defensive moves, and the coordination of dodging and weaving.

From how to nurture a weapon with one's own spiritual power and improve its compatibility, to the unique combat technique of drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to enhance the weapon's power in actual combat;

It also provides a detailed explanation and cultivation guide for the "form, momentum, intention, and spirit" of the gun-wielding realm.

This is simply a treasure trove of spear techniques, worthy of being passed down as the core of a family and studied and refined by cultivators for a lifetime!

"What a magnificent 'Flowing Clouds Riding the Wind Spear Technique'!"

"To be able to turn the tables and kill so many people while under siege, this person is indeed extraordinary!"

Lin Che withdrew his divine sense, his eyes sparkling with wonder, and a genuine smile appeared on his face.

"I never expected to gain such an unexpected reward. This spear technique is both agile and steady, with attacks as unpredictable as flowing clouds and movements as if riding the wind. It perfectly matches the characteristics of a wind spirit root cultivator... Xuan Jing is a lucky child."

Lin Che carefully placed the jade slip back into the gun barrel, closed the mechanism, and put away the spear along with the legacy within it.

This is perhaps one of the biggest single gains from this trip to the secret realm so far.

After doing all this, Lin Che looked up and his gaze returned to the direction that the Illusion Crystal Seeker had previously pointed out.

That rare medicinal herb, hundreds of years old, has not yet been acquired.

The clues about the metal-attribute spirit beasts also need to be followed.