Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 296: Chapter 194: Success_2

This plan was jointly developed by IBM z15 and Li Shiming based on the personality analysis of the giant bear, and it could be said that its success rate had reached over eighty percent before Li Shiming would implement it.

Li Shiming left the underground, put away the black ‘starlife’ fireproof material on his body, and turned into a sword light to escape in another direction.

After escaping for hundreds of miles, he finally found a secluded cave to enter.

After setting up a formation with several Spirit Stones for the cave, the first thing he did was to check his body.

The small flame that entered his body shocked him, as his knowledge system did not contain such a Spiritual Object.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, his consciousness sweeping through his body.

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When his consciousness entered the Spirit Lake, he saw the small flame right in the center of his Spirit Lake.

Li Shiming sensed the small flame absorbing his Fire Thunder Spiritual Power. Fortunately, the small flame’s appetite was small, absorbing only a little bit of Fire Thunder Spiritual Power each time.

Since it was his own Spirit Lake, his consciousness easily captured the small flame and made contact with it.

The small flame had a weak spiritual intelligence, and it showed a joyful response when his consciousness touched it.

In an instant, an idea flashed in his mind, and he issued a command to the small flame.

Immediately, the small flame left his Spirit Lake and appeared on his fingertip, gently hopping and twinkling there.

Li Shiming didn’t feel any temperature from the small flame on his fingertip; it was as if it had the same temperature as his body.

He searched in his storage bag and found a small piece of First-grade Ore, not even remembering whose unlucky Cultivator it had belonged to.

He held the First-grade Ore above the small flame with his Spiritual Thought, but there was no change, which disappointed him. He had hoped that the small flame could melt the First-grade Ore.

In that case, he could have used the small flame to help with Artifact Refining.

Just as he was contemplating this, the small flame seemed to sense his thoughts too.

A tiny yet terrifying aura emitted from the small flame, and subsequently, the First-grade Ore melted into a liquid, all its impurities refined away, leaving only pure First Grade Metal.

Li Shiming was startled; he almost shook the small flame off his finger.

Fortunately, the small flame had strong control over what it scorched, and it seemed to regard him as its master, so it did not harm his fingers.

Li Shiming held the liquid First Grade Metal with his Spiritual Thought, and soon after the small flame’s scorching ceased, it quickly solidified.

Its quality nearly reached the pinnacle of First Grade Metal, which was simply unimaginable.

It is known that the most difficult task for an Artifact Maker is to remove impurities from the ore, which is partly what differentiates the materials for Low, Middle, and High Grade Magical Artifacts.

The same type of First-grade Ore, forged by different Artifact Makers, could produce metals of different levels.

Of course, there are also ores that are naturally of very high quality, which just need an Artifact Maker of normal skill to forge into Middle or High Grade Magical Artifact materials.

This tiny flame had done half the work of an Artifact Maker, melting spirit ore is the basic skill of an Artifact Maker, and it is the first and most important step in all Magic Artifact creation.

Li Shiming then took out a piece of Second-grade Ore and placed it above the small flame again, issuing a command to it in his mind.

This time, just like before, without any change, the Second-grade Ore also turned into a liquid, its impurities all refined away.

When the Second Grade Metal cooled down, he saw a piece of pure Second Grade Metal.

However, after this refinement, he felt tiredness from the small flame’s spiritual intelligence; he let it return to the Spirit Lake.

The small flame again began to absorb his Fire Thunder Spiritual Power, this time approximately the amount he would use to cast “Thunder Strike Skill” once.

He didn’t mind the consumption of this bit of Fire Thunder Spiritual Power at all. What was the absorption of a bit of spiritual power compared to the function of the small flame? The trade-off was truly worth it.

Having secured the Mu Yang Three-leaf Clover, his next task was to leave the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

Since Xu Chuan had made precautions in advance, he had a means to leave the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, which involved using the channels of the Shushan Sect.

Additionally, he needed to meet up with Li Yuanba. Compared to traveling alone, it was safer to travel with Li Yuanba, especially on the road leading from the Ten Thousand Great Mountains to the outer world’s defensive line. With Li Yuanba, a disciple of the Senluo Sect, there was no need to worry about being troubled.

Li Shiming still maintained the routine of traveling by day and resting at night. This time on his return, he took a different route, avoiding the area of the Four-clawed Flood Dragon Demon Lake.

A few days later, he met with Li Yuanba.

Although Li Yuanba didn’t have as many methods as Li Shiming, with Jiang Chen there, and the road already scouted once by Li Shiming and Xu Chuan, their journey was extremely easy.

“Fellow has worked hard!” Li Shiming said with a smile.

“Fellow is too polite!” Li Yuanba replied with a smile.

Meeting again, the two separate consciousnesses of the same mind conversed in the same manner as before.

“I share half of this with you!” Li Shiming said as he handed half of the Monkey Wine to Li Yuanba. He had calculated with IBMz15 that even half the amount of Monkey Wine was enough to greatly enhance his Body Refinement Techniques to the peak of the Foundation Establishment.

As for after the Foundation Establishment Stage, that would be the Golden Core Stage, where the effects of the Monkey Wine on Body Refinement at the Golden Core level would be almost negligible.

A Golden Core cultivator, even without practicing Body Refinement Techniques, would have extremely formidable defensive power.

Like the Spirit Monkey King of such strength, a single hand could easily crush others. The Spiritual Wine brewed by the Spirit Monkey King was probably just a luxury item, hardly a cultivation resource.

He would not think to sell such treasures; it was better to share them with Li Yuanba to quickly enhance his Body Refinement Techniques.

The stronger Li Yuanba became, the more it also meant an increase in his own strength, enabling him to obtain more resources.

“Thank you, fellow!” Li Yuanba said with a laugh, accepting the Monkey Wine.

The two spent nearly ten days before finally exiting the Ten Thousand Great Mountains and returning to the territory of the Senluo Sect.

After leaving the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, Li Yuanba took out the Jade Flying Boat and controlled it to fly, carrying Li Shiming directly.

Just as Li Shiming thought, the marks of the Senluo Sect on the Jade Flying Boat ensured that their flight encountered no hindrance. Even cultivators who saw them would actively avoid them.

Even those cultivators who bore grudges against the Senluo Sect would not rashly provoke a cultivator of the Senluo Sect whose strength was unknown.

Li Shiming finally had the opportunity to stand in the sky and thoroughly enjoy the scenery of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

The name Ten Thousand Great Mountains came from this being a continuous range of mountains, divided into many mountain ranges.

Mundanes, under the protection of cultivators in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, managed to cultivate fields and build cities, not needing to worry about the threat of spirit beasts.

Compared to the perilous territories of the spirit beasts, the human territories flourished, brimming with life and vigor.

Li Yuanba’s joining of the Senluo Sect indeed changed Li Shiming’s views about the sect.

Though it was a demonic sect, the order within the sect was strict, with clear rewards and punishments, a symbol of a sect thriving anew.

At least within the sect, there were few traces of the demonic path to be seen.

Of course, this might just be on the surface, as Li Yuanba’s exposure was still too shallow.

Having continuously completed three missions this time, plus the heads of two wanted cultivators, Li Yuanba wouldn’t need to take on more missions for a year, which would allow him time to enhance his own strength.

“Fellow, I shall leave you here!” Li Yuanba lowered the Flying Boat and said to Li Shiming.

Over a dozen days, they passed through the Ten Thousand Great Mountains and reached a city near the defensive line.

“Fellow, take care!” Li Shiming replied with a smile.

Li Yuanba took the Jade Flying Boat and left. Only after Li Yuanba’s Flying Boat had disappeared did Li Shiming walk towards the city.

This parting would be for a long time, and they might not meet again. Ever since he learned about the thousands of miles long defensive line established by the Senluo Sect at the border of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains and the outer world, he knew this.

In the future, they might only meet when both had reached a certain high position in their respective sects, or perhaps when they had advanced to the Golden Core stage.