The monk felt his brain was completely muddled, could it be that there were monsters inside the Wind Cave?

  Impossible! This wind tunnel is used every day, how can there be a monster? Or did I get the difficulty level wrong? He turned around and took another look at the formation control disk, it was indeed seventh-level difficulty without a doubt.

  But how did Lin Shidi end up in such a state? What exactly happened inside?

  Is Brother Lin's lower plate technique unstable?

  Impossible! Lin Shidi was clearly as steady as a mountain on stage, how could his lower stance be unstable?

  Lin Ming couldn't explain this situation either. He said, "Senior brother, could you please lower the difficulty by one level? Open sixth-level difficulty."

  At seventh-level difficulty, the wind speed was still too fast, Lin Ming's time in the air was too short, he had just felt a hint of the wind's original power when he immediately crashed into the wall.

  So he hopes to lower the difficulty again, grasp the meaning of the wind, and not resist the power of the wind. It's okay if the strength is a little weaker.

  "Want to lower the difficulty?" The executive monk brother was already confused, and before he could ask Lin Ming, Lin Ming had already re-entered the Wind Tunnel. Through countless attempts earlier, he felt that he had slightly grasped a thread of the wind's intent. He wanted to seize this opportunity and take a step into the threshold of the wind's intent.

  After eight hours of cultivation, Lin Ming had crashed into the wall tens of thousands of times. If it weren't for the top-grade healing medicine, so many collisions would have definitely left behind internal injuries.

  At this time, Lin Ming's body no longer had a single intact spot. When he changed into a new set of clothes and emerged from the Wind Tunnel, his senior brother was completely bewildered.

  Next to the executor, there was also a disciple of Tianfu, who couldn't recognize Lin Ming at all. He thought to himself, "Which low-ranking disciple is so weird? Can't you just lower the difficulty level a bit and be done with it? Do you have to torture yourself like this?"

  "Lin Shidi, what are you doing in there?" asked the Executive Monk.

  "Cultivation." Lin Ming smiled slightly and gave a perfunctory answer, then bid farewell and left without waiting for the executive elder brother to ask again.

  The disciples left in the courtyard were still asking: "Lin Shidi? Which Lin Shidi? Is it Lin Wu? No, that's not right either. Although Lin Wu is a bit weaker, he wouldn't be so inferior."

  That attendant glared at the disciple and said: "Lin Ming, Lin Shidi!"

  "Lin Ming? Haha, brother, I admit that joke was too funny. If Lin Ming could really be smashed into that state in the wind tunnel, then I'll walk backwards from now on."

  "You can go wherever you want, don't believe me? Come back next time and see." The executive monk brother was too lazy to bother with that disciple, he started to clean up the altar, it was already closing time.

  .................

  That night, Lin Ming returned to his residence and boiled a tub of medicinal herbs. He undressed and jumped in for a soak that lasted two hours, slowly eliminating the wounds all over his body. After meditating and regulating his breath for the rest of the night, by the next day, the medicinal properties absorbed through his skin had taken effect, and the bruises had also disappeared.

  This bucket of herbal medicine. Worth six or seven hundred taels of gold, in the past. The gold bought enough medicinal materials for Lin Ming to use for seven or eight years, but now, a bucket of medicine is used up, which makes Lin Ming sigh again, without money, wanting to practice martial arts, even if one is a genius, it's useless.

  Yesterday, through eight hours of self-torturing practice, Lin Ming finally touched the edge of the Wind Intent's realm, not even counting as a beginner, and was still far from mastering the Wind Intent.

  This profound "Golden Peng Breaking Void", Lin Ming had originally never expected to master it in a short period of time, but even if he could just master a little bit of it, it would still be incredibly useful.

  Today, Lin Ming did not go to the Wind Cave, he needed some time to let his body digest and remember what he had gained yesterday.

  He then burned a Sound Transmission Symbol for Wang Yuheng, as he was going to the Inscription Master Guild today.

  ..............................

  In these days, a not-so-big-not-so-small thing happened in Tianyun City. The Zhu family announced that Zhu Yan was expelled from the family for violating the family rules, and the Tenth Prince Yunqin also drew a clear line with Zhu Yan.

  This matter was handled very low-key, but all parties still noticed it. Now who doesn't know that Zhu Yan and Lin Ming have a grudge? Even some well-informed people know about the relationship with Lan Yunyue.

  Zhu Yan and Lin Ming are love rivals, and according to reliable sources, they have had many disputes in the past. The contradictions between them have become so intense that they can't be reconciled. At this time, the Zhu family expelled Zhu Yan from the family, and the tenth prince also drew a clear line with Zhu Yan, what does it mean?

  Many people think that Zhu's family and the tenth prince are doing this to show kindness and humility to Lin Ming, but in order to show kindness to Lin Ming, they directly drove such a talented person out of their home. Isn't this method too rash?

  Lin Ming is powerful, but he obviously leans towards the Crown Prince's side. If the Tenth Prince can't win Lin Ming over and drives Zhu Yan away instead, won't that be losing both wife and soldier?

  Why did the tenth prince do this?

  Lin Ming learned of this news and was also somewhat incomprehensible. He put himself in the other's shoes, thinking that if he were the tenth prince, he wouldn't make such a decision just to show off to himself. Was it really necessary?

  "But Zhu Yan has left the family and the Seven Xuanwu Sect, I'll have to be careful of him from now on. This person is naturally gloomy, knows how to endure, and is extremely resilient. He will definitely be unfavorable to me in the future. My strength is getting stronger and stronger, so I'm not afraid, but my parents are still in Qing Sang City, so I should notify the Lin family to protect them."

  "What a pity! He couldn't be killed on the stage at first, leaving this trouble behind!"

  Lin Ming's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness. Although he no longer pursued Wang Yigao and Wang Yanfeng, who had once dealt him a ruthless blow, he was not a soft-hearted person, especially when faced with the possibility of harming his loved ones.

  Thinking of this, Lin Ming took out a Sound Transmission Token and sent it to the Lin Family branch in Tianyun City, instructing them about his parents' matter.

  This afternoon, Lin Ming is going to Mingwen Shifu Hui, which was also agreed upon with Wang Yuheng yesterday.

  As he walked along the road, Lin Ming suddenly stopped in his tracks. He had run into someone, a person that Lin Ming had some impression of - Liao Wenyuan, the only Condensation Period warrior under the Crown Prince.

  The crown prince had a deep understanding of Liao Wenyuan, and before Liao Wenyuan made a name for himself, the young crown prince helped him in his time of need, a kindness that is truly precious.

  So even though Liao Wenyuan already has a noble title and is flying high, he doesn't need to muddy the waters of imperial succession struggles, yet he still wants to assist the crown prince in ascending to the throne.

  "Mr. Lin." Liao Wenyuan slightly cupped his hands together in greeting, being very polite to Lin Ming.

  "Mr. Liao is being polite, it's I who should be paying respects to Mr. Liao." Lin Ming returned the courtesy with a bow, and Liao Wenyuan wasn't surprised that he could find himself. These past few days, he had been able to sense that whenever he walked on the streets, there were always people following him, intentionally or unintentionally. These people didn't have any murderous intent, and it was clear they were sent by the Crown Prince.

  Lin Ming's identity is sensitive, and as soon as he leaves the Seventh Imperial Uncle's mansion, someone will follow him to secretly protect him. It can be said that for the Tenth Prince to kill him in Tianyun City is not much easier than killing Crown Prince Yang Lin.

  He has been going to the Association of Inscription Masters these days, and it's clear that the Crown Prince is also aware.

  "Haha, I didn't expect Mr. Lin to know my name, to be honest, I'm a rough person and don't like these formalities, if you don't mind, I'll just call you Brother Lin from now on."

  Lin Ming smiled and said: "Liao big brother speaks quickly and gets straight to the point. To be honest, I don't like these formalities and honorifics either."

  "Haha, this is exactly what I wanted. Lin brothers, I came here today specifically to find you. Zhu Yan has been driven out of the Zhu family, do you know that?" This sentence was transmitted by Liao Wenyuan using the True Yuan Transmission Sound.

  "Hmm." Lin Ming nodded and also switched to True Essence Transmission.

  "Beware of Zhu Yan."

  "This I understand, but it's just a bit strange, isn't Zhu's family being a bit too harsh?"

  "It's gotten intense, and it's all because of you, Lin brother. You're likely to become the master of the Seven Mystics Mansion and the Seven Mystics Martial Manor, which puts too much pressure on both the Zhu family and the Tenth Prince. They don't dare provoke you, whereas Zhu Yan is just a Qi Condensation Period warrior who can be sacrificed. By driving away Zhu Yan, they won't have to worry about being implicated in any of his future schemes or assassination attempts against you."

  "It's like that... once it involves the interests of a large family and the imperial power struggle, it's really six relatives who don't recognize each other." Lin Ming had no interest in these imperial power struggles and family interests.

  "Yes, that's why since ancient times, being thick-skinned and ruthless has been the way to become a king. Those who are kind find it hard to accomplish great things." Liao Wenyuan sighed as he said this, clearly thinking of the crown prince who was too kind and indecisive.

  "By the way, Lin brothers, the materials you asked the Crown Prince to find last time have already started to be searched for. However, some of these things are not available in Tianyun Country, and the Crown Prince has sent people to neighboring countries to search for them. Especially at the trade fair in Huoluo Country, where everything is complete, it should be possible to find some. But as for gathering all of them, it will take a considerable amount of time. As for Lin brothers' suggestion to return the Zhuangzi, the Crown Prince said that what was given to Lin brothers has already been given away, and there's no reason to take it back. Just let Lin brothers live in peace."

  Huoluo Country is one of the larger countries under the jurisdiction of the Seven Mysteries Valley, surpassing Tianyun Country in both military strength and number of masters. The Huoluo Country's Trade Fair has a great reputation within a radius of 100,000 miles, but it is too far from Tianyun Country. Even riding the Snow Dragon Horse, which can travel 2,000 miles a day, would take over ten days for a round trip.

  The time on the road, plus the time it takes to gather materials, and many materials may not be available for purchase. Obviously, it's impossible for the prince to collect all the materials for the Mingwen symbol on his own.

  Lin Ming said sincerely: "Thank you, Prince, on my behalf. I, Lin Ming, will remember this kindness."

  "Haha, Brother Lin is being polite. As soon as I met Brother Lin, I felt that he was someone I could get along with. Don't worry, the prince has saved up some money over the years and can afford to take on some expenses. However, it's actually you, Brother Lin, who not only has astonishing martial arts skills but is also well-versed in seal carving techniques. It's truly unbelievable! Brother Lin, you have completely overturned my previous understanding of the word 'genius'!"