Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 423: Chapter 258 Guest Elder

Li Shiming had just come back and had not yet had time to carefully examine the changes to the spirit veins of Sword Holding Peak when he received a communication technique from outside the great formation of the peak.

He exited the cave abode and began to control the opening of the great formation.

The Chief Manager Lai was a middle-aged Golden Core cultivator, his complexion pale and sallow, exuding a profound aura that was, however, extremely well-concealed.

As soon as he entered Sword Holding Peak, he paused slightly, his sensitivity to spiritual energy being even keener than Li Shiming’s.

He was certain that this seemingly ordinary spirit mountain had spiritual veins of the Golden Core level.

With his rich experience, he was very clear about the spiritual energy supply of great sects such as the Shushan Sect.

This Sword Holding Peak belonging to Li Shiming should be a branch of Heavenly Eye Peak, theoretically it should not possess Golden Core level spiritual veins; to make such a modification, it must be reformed by a Nascent Soul cultivator, diverting a new vein from the main spiritual veins.

Any task laboring a Nascent Soul cultivator was extremely rare within large sects.

Generally speaking, to elevate the spiritual veins, simply reassigning a spirit mountain with ready Golden Core level spiritual veins would suffice.

Li Shiming was still a Foundation Establishment cultivator, needing to learn under Elder Su, which was why such a modification of the spiritual veins was made.

It was precisely due to this uniqueness that Li Shiming’s change of status within the Shushan Sect was reflected.

“Mr. Li, I’ve come to visit you on behalf of the Beishu Trading Company!” Chief Manager Lai said with a sincere smile, taking the initiative to bow with clasped hands.

He had originally planned to use a different address, with “Mr. Li” being the most appropriate one.

But after perceiving the changes in the spiritual veins of Sword Holding Peak, he immediately changed his manner of address, treating Li Shiming as an equal.

“Chief Manager Lai, please come in!” Li Shiming knew the other party was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator and after returning the salute, he invited him in.

This time, Li Shiming invited Chief Manager Lai into the great hall of the cave abode, a rare gesture for him, but necessary due to Chief Manager Lai’s status, deserving of respectful treatment.

Chief Manager Lai entered the hall and looked at the arrangements all around, especially noticing the Second Grade Golden Lotus in the pool, his eyes filled with admiration.

This was not a deliberate act, but a truly heartfelt appreciation.

A treasure like the Second Grade Golden Lotus, even in the cave abode of a Golden Core cultivator, is exceedingly rare.

“Mr. Li, originally I had prepared a gift, but after seeing this Golden Lotus, I felt a more suitable gift was in order!” Chief Manager Lai said with a smile.

He produced a jade bottle and handed it to Li Shiming.

Li Shiming took the jade bottle and opened the cap, his divine thought probing inside, sensing an incredibly vigorous life force.

“Third Grade Spirit Milk?” He couldn’t help but be surprised, while unable to determine the true name of the spiritual object inside the jade bottle, it didn’t prevent him from judging its rank.

“This is Third Grade Wood Spirit Treasure Milk, obtained by accident. Although it’s rare, it’s not too precious. Its use is nothing more than upgrading a spirit plant from Second Grade to Third Grade, a function too trivial, so I just kept it!” Chief Manager Lai explained frankly, with a smile.

His statement was indeed not incorrect, for upgrading a spirit plant from Second Grade to Third Grade was not guaranteed with the use of Wood Spirit Treasure Milk; the plant itself needed to possess Third Grade potential.

Using Third Grade Wood Spirit Treasure Milk to upgrade a plant that could reach Third Grade in time anyway did seem rather superfluous, essentially exchanging a dose of Third Grade Wood Spirit Treasure Milk for the faster growth of a Third Grade Spirit Plant.

Like the Second Grade Golden Lotus, under the previous density of spiritual energy, it would’ve taken many years to upgrade to Third Grade, but with the current density of spiritual energy, that time could be significantly reduced.

The use of Third Grade Wood Spirit Treasure Milk on the Second Grade Golden Lotus was indeed an optimal choice compared to other spirit plants.

The Second Grade Golden Lotus is among the most precious varieties of spirit plants, with an extremely long growth phase. With the rate at which Li Shiming’s strength was increasing, it was possible that the Second Grade Golden Lotus would not be able to keep up with his pace of improvement.

“Chief Manager Lai, you are too generous, I accept with much gratitude!” Li Shiming didn’t fuss over a gift like a bottle of Third Grade Wood Spirit Treasure Milk.

This gift, although Third Grade, was in fact a consumable among Third Grade spiritual objects, the least valuable.

He did not keep the Third Grade Wood Spirit Treasure Milk, immediately pouring the contents of the jade bottle over the Second Grade Golden Lotus.

Upon contact with the Third Grade Wood Spirit Treasure Milk, the Second Grade Golden Lotus absorbed it instantly, the golden spots at its edges slowly expanding, becoming more pronounced.

Its quality was visibly improving, with the Golden Lotus swaying gently in the water of the spiritual spring.

When Li Shiming initially obtained the Second Grade Golden Lotus, he did not know its effects and only learned of them through the reminders from his fellow sect members.

The effects of the Second Grade Golden Lotus weren’t particularly noticeable, but as its quality improved to Third Grade, the amount of spiritual energy it exhaled increased manyfold, and standing next to the Third Grade Golden Lotus, one could feel the spiritual energy being purified.

This type of spiritual energy was more easily absorbed by cultivators and could even stabilize a cultivator’s mind, reducing the impact on their mental state during cultivation.

This indirectly increased the pace of cultivation, no wonder the Golden Lotus was one of the spirit plants cultivators most desired.

Li Shiming and Chief Manager Lai stood in front of the Third Grade Golden Lotus, both showing a rapturous expression. To a cultivator, pure spiritual energy was intoxicating as fine wine.

“Congratulations Mr. Li on acquiring the Third Grade Golden Lotus, this shall surely make your cultivation journey even smoother!” Chief Manager Lai congratulated with a smile.

“And I have to thank Chief Manager Lai for the Third Grade Wood Spirit Treasure Milk, please take a seat, it was rude of me to keep you standing!” Li Shiming also said with a smile.