Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 116: Chapter 104 Retest_2

The middle-aged handsome man’s voice was very soft, but Li Shiming still heard it clearly.

Elders are the highest echelon of the Sky Sea Sect. They are invincible beings who have surpassed the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Normally, Elders do not interfere in the affairs of the sect. Even the Sect Leader is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, which shows that Elders are an existence above the Sect Leader.

Only when major incidents concerning the sect’s survival or matters at the Elder level arise do Elders take action.

“You should not leave, stay in the pavilion!” the middle-aged handsome man solemnly said to Li Shiming.

He had reviewed Li Shiming’s information and knew that Li Shiming’s residence was outside of the Nine Peaks.

With the situation unclear at this time, he did not want anything untoward to happen to a promising Array disciple.

Inside Dui Peak, even if battle at the Elder level erupted, it would not affect this area.

“Yes, Junior Master!” Li Shiming bowed and responded.

“My surname is Zhuge. Call me Junior Master Zhuge!” Junior Master Zhuge said while sensing the outside situation through the Array.

After the Elder had left, the Array did not provide any useful information, which was a good sign, indicating that no battle at the Elder level had broken out within the sect’s territorial waters.

The Sect Protection Array of the Nine Peaks could also monitor any intense Spiritual Power fluctuations that occurred within a thousand-mile radius of the sect’s waters.

A battle at the Foundation Establishment Stage, once it occurred within a thousand miles of the sect, would be detected by the sect, let alone fluctuations from an Elder-level battle.

Li Shiming waited for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and Junior Master Zhuge received a transcendent message, his expression then relaxed.

“You can leave now!” Junior Master Zhuge said, waving Li Shiming away.

“Junior Master Zhuge, has something happened?” After taking a few steps, Li Shiming couldn’t help but turn back and ask curiously.

“An Elder from the external sect suddenly came, and the whole Elder left without restraining his aura, alarming the Array!” Perhaps owing to the scarcity of Array Masters, Junior Master Zhuge did not get angry at his question but instead smiled and answered.

Li Shiming bowed to Junior Master Zhuge then left the Spirit Mechanism Pavilion. Riding on his paper crane, he contemplated the recent events.

The sudden arrival of an external sect Elder led him to speculate.

The timing was just too coincidental. The incident with Baili Jin Yan yesterday, and today an external sect Elder showed up.

Just by looking at Baili Jin Yan’s storage bracelet, it was something that should not have been provided by an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Perhaps there really was a Great Cultivator of Elder level behind him.

Li Shiming reminded himself to stay calm. The fact that Baili Jin Yan had captured him was something Baili Jin Yan had done in secret.

And the clash between him and Baili Jin Yan had all taken place within the Dragon-locking Phoenix-sealing Array, with not even a trace of aura leaking out.

Plus, the uninhabited island where the conflict occurred had been destroyed, and the subsequent continuous heavy rain had almost left no clue.

What he considered was the possibility that the person behind Baili Jin Yan could investigate the situation on the uninhabited island. And in the vast expanse of the sea, pinpointing the last known location of Baili Jin Yan, especially when hidden by an Array, was an almost impossible task.

Li Shiming comforted himself continuously as he returned to Eagle Beak Island.

Everything on Eagle Beak Island was normal. He tried to put aside his thoughts, as if nothing had happened, and started his own activities.

First, he began to learn the “Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique”, placing the Jade Scroll on his forehead. Soon, the “Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique” was integrated into his IBMz15.

The “Spring Breeze and Rain Skill” creates a cloud that provides Spirit Water and life force to plants through the form of spirit rain.

The “Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique” is an advanced Spell of the “Spring Breeze and Rain Skill”, and its most basic requirement is a certain level of mastery of the “Spring Breeze and Rain Skill”.

Because “Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique” is established on the basis of “Spring Breeze and Rain Skill,” the content of “Spring Breeze and Rain Skill” is included at the beginning of “Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique.”

“Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique” also forms rain clouds, but the spirit rain it generates falls in the form of mist, with not a drop wasted on the spirit plants.

Moreover, with the spell quality of “Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique” being one level higher, the effect of the spirit rain is significantly increased.

Li Shiming examined the true meaning of “Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique,” capturing the essence of “silently infiltrating the night with the wind, nourishing everything delicately and soundlessly.”

Even in the Jade Scroll of “Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique,” there was an accompanying true meaning diagram. By observing this diagram, one could gain a more intuitive understanding of the technique’s true meaning.

The diagram, drawn with ink, depicted a spring mist gently nourishing all things, conveying an extremely profound artistic conception.

Anyway, Li Shiming found that the true meaning diagram was far less direct than the videos he accessed through the IBM z15.

He found videos of gentle spring drizzle in the IBM z15 and connected them to videos of plants growing rapidly after being nourished by the spring rain, shot with special filming techniques.

His senses immersed in the video scenes, he experienced the steady fall of the spring rain, the joy of the plants, and the revival of the earth.

Unsurprisingly, he grasped the true meaning of “Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique.” His fingers traced the Spring Breeze Nourishing Runes, and the sky above his five-acre spirit field, encompassing the entirety of Eagle Beak Island, became covered with dark clouds.

Only at this moment did he truly become an Intermediate Spirit Plant Cultivator. The identity conferred upon him by Master Cheng of the Thunder Rain Pavilion was merely a qualification for him to learn the sect’s advanced cultivational spell for Spirit Plant Cultivators.

Only after he truly mastered the “Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique,” a fundamental intermediate-level spell for Spirit Plant Cultivators, would the sect officially recognize him as an Intermediate Spirit Plant Cultivator.

Once he went to the Thunder Rain Pavilion for the “Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique” authentication, his status as an Intermediate Spirit Plant Cultivator would be updated within the sect, and he would gain access to certain affairs designated for Intermediate Spirit Plant Cultivators.

Despite the vast expanse of dark clouds, Li Shiming could sense his control over the spirit rain within them.

Following his intent, the spirit rain within the clouds began to fall, but this time not in the form of droplets, but as a mist.

This mist-like spirit rain seemed to have consciousness of its own, converging towards the spirit plants on the island.

There weren’t many spirit plants on the island, just some aromatic spirit plants and Spirit Bamboo.

Enveloped by the misty spirit rain, a new shoot next to the Spirit Bamboo crackled as it grew, stretching several inches within just a few breaths.

The leaves of the aromatic spirit plants also grew larger in size. This brief application of “Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique” had increased the growth rate of the spirit plants manyfold.

No wonder it is said that if an Intermediate Spirit Plant Cultivator were to grow Spirit Rice, the yield would be greatly increased and the growing time significantly reduced. Given the current effects of the “Spring Breeze Nourishing Technique,” this is no exaggeration.

However, with such effects, one could manage better spirit fields and cultivate more valuable spirit plants. Why bother growing Spirit Rice, a relatively low-value spirit plant?

Li Shiming did not immediately return to the sect’s Thunder Rain Pavilion for authentication. He had only received the advanced cultivation technique not long ago, and it would seem too showy to do so now.

With his current title of Basic-level Array Master, he decided to check out the tasks available for Basic-level Array Masters first and wait some days before seeking authentication.

Just as Junior Master Zhuge had said, when Li Shiming infused a thread of spiritual power into his Identity Jade Disc, he sensed a special remote communication channel open.

What made it special was that upon opening this communication channel, the Identity Jade Disc automatically received a series of tasks.

These tasks were all for Basic-level Array Masters. If he chose any task, he could reply directly, and the Sect Formation would update in real time; the task would then be marked as taken.

Li Shiming couldn’t help but marvel; this was essentially a simple network!

Using the Sect Protection Array as a server and router, utilizing the remote communication channel as networking cables, and the Identity Jade Disc as the terminal, they had formed an interactive network capable of receiving, processing, giving feedback, storing, and updating information.

Of course, this interactive network was far from as mature as the networks of his former world, but given the coverage of thousands of miles, this technology was leagues ahead of his previous world in terms of signal coverage.

In his previous world, networks consisted of countless base stations, each covering only a small area.