Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 123: Chapter 108 Ambush

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Li Shiming would need Third Grade Metal materials as a sword base to cultivate the “Sword Demon Secret Manual” himself.

Unfortunately, let alone Third Grade Metal materials, even Second Grade materials had only been seen in Baili Jin Yan’s storage bracelet and not encountered elsewhere.

Fortunately, with the “Sword Demon Secret Manual” acquired by his clone, he could continue the Body Refinement cultivation.

He turned his attention to the last purple Jade Scroll, eager to find out if it contained Baili Jin Yan’s main cultivation method.

If so, the clone wouldn’t need to change the main cultivation method and could directly cultivate the original one, saving a lot of trouble.

“Spirit Control Soul Splitting Technique”, that was the name of the cultivation method inside the last purple Jade Scroll.

“Spirit Control Soul Splitting Technique” was not a cultivating method but a secret technique, an auxiliary tool.

Using the “Spirit Control Soul Splitting Technique”, one could control a soul and, by stimulating the soul’s split-off part, send it out to act as one’s own eyes or with a certain offensive ability to silently take down enemies.

Of course, the primary condition for cultivating the “Spirit Control Soul Splitting Technique” was the presence of Spiritual Thought.

“Spirit Control Soul Splitting Technique” seemed somewhat similar to the Xuanming Sect’s “Five Ghosts Soul Refining Banner” but was in actuality much more advanced.

The controlled soul would be strengthened by the “Spirit Control Soul Splitting Technique”, and after each soul splitting, it could recover through the “Spirit Control Soul Splitting Technique”.

Moreover, the split soul could share vision with the cultivator, and the cultivator could even control the split soul’s actions over a very long range.

In short, this was a high-ranking method of soul manipulation.

Li Shiming sighed in relief; he had truly seen the wonders of the Cultivation World, and such methods did exist.

When he had been threatened by Baili Jin Yan with soul extraction, he thought it was a mere bluff, but he hadn’t expected such techniques to exist.

Of the three purple Jade Scrolls, only the “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique” could be cultivated for now, as the “Sword Demon Secret Manual” and “Spirit Control Soul Splitting Technique” both had prerequisite conditions that he could not meet.

He decided to start with the “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique,” whose cultivation was highly secretive. As long as he didn’t reveal it himself, no one would know he had cultivated this Spiritual Thought Technique.

In the storage bracelet, next to the three purple Jade Scrolls, were some Elixir Pills bottles.

His perception swept over them and immediately recognized the name labeled on one of the Elixir Pills bottles.

“This is a ‘Foundation Establishment Pill’!” Li Shiming almost exclaimed aloud.

No wonder he was excited; whether it was cultivation techniques or magic artifacts, they were all meant to lay a foundation for further advancement.

And for a Qi Refining cultivator aiming to advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage, the “Foundation Establishment Pill” was indispensable.

The pill was also available for exchange in the sect, but the cost was unimaginably high.

He looked at the bottle labeled “Foundation Establishment Pill” and carefully opened it to reveal a second-grade red-glowing Elixir Pill inside.

Despite being only an intermediate second-grade Elixir Pill, no cultivator would seek a higher quality “Foundation Establishment Pill” because it was among the rarest types of second-grade elixirs.

Its concoction required a variety of extremely precious Spiritual Medicines, and it is said that the spirit fields of the Nine Peaks are all planted with the Spiritual Medicines needed for the “Foundation Establishment Pill”.

Even so, the annually produced “Foundation Establishment Pills” are always in short supply due to the sheer number of cultivators seeking to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Although there was only one, Li Shiming looked at this “Foundation Establishment Pill” worth fifty thousand good deeds with great excitement.

He didn’t know how long it would take to accumulate fifty thousand good deeds or whether the sect’s storeroom would have a “Foundation Establishment Pill”.

Even if he could exchange for one “Foundation Establishment Pill”, he was not sure that just one pill would be enough to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The reason why Baili Jin Yan had only prepared one “Foundation Establishment Pill” for him was that he possessed a Heavenly Spirit Root. He had a certain probability of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage even without using the “Foundation Establishment Pill”.

It could be assumed that this “Foundation Establishment Pill” served as a guarantee to make his breakthrough more certain.

Li Shiming suppressed the joy in his heart; he was still a long way from the late-stage Qi Refining, and there was plenty of time ahead.

He capped the “Foundation Establishment Pill” bottle to prevent the leakage of its Spiritual Power. The bottle itself was a treasure that could preserve high-level elixirs like the “Foundation Establishment Pill” for a long time.

He also checked the other elixirs and found “Spirit Revitalizing Pills” for restoring Spiritual Power, “Strong Body Pills” to strengthen the body, and “Detoxification Pills” among others.

Beyond these items, the rest inside the storage bracelet were miscellaneous objects, which he had no plans to touch for now, deciding to keep them all, as he might find something unrecognized and valuable as his strength improved.

Li Shiming brought his consciousness back to his main body, sitting in the middle of the Mysterious Shadow Formation, and practiced the “Five Elements Qi Absorption Technique” with the Gathering Spirit Plate.

Having been out at sea for so many days, riding atop a paper crane, he dared not cultivate his main technique.

If an unexpected attack occurred at sea, he wouldn’t even have time to react.

After completing the cultivation of “Five Elements Qi Absorption Technique”, he stored the Gathering Spirit Plate back in his dimensional space and turned to consider the matters concerning his clone.

One thing was certain: he had to change the main cultivation method for his clone.

He hadn’t found Baili Jin Yan’s original main cultivation method in the storage bracelet, nor did he know the name of it. Even if he did know the name, it wouldn’t help without the method itself.

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