Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 518: Chapter 305 Master_2

Of course, this was also because he didn’t place too much emphasis on the role of an Array Master, believing that even without one in the Array Formation Starlight Sea, his control over formations would not be weaker than that of an Array Master.

Because the IBM z15 could replace the role of the Array Formation Starlight Sea, the Array Formation Starlight Sea, in his view, acted like an auxiliary calculator, recording the operations that Array Masters had experienced, allowing the easy recall of previous results when encountering the same formations.

In this regard, the IBM z15 even did a better and swifter job than the Array Formation Starlight Sea.

Above Li Shiming’s head, the Array Formation Starlight Sea grew increasingly bright with swathes of starlight.

Fifteen huge waves were blocked by the grand formation of Northern Island, which had consumed more than half of its energy, temporarily unable to replenish it.

He Wei and Liu Gang were also exhausted, having invested over eighty percent of their Spiritual Power into the grand formation.

“We’ve made it through!” He Wei exclaimed excitedly, waving his hands. Though exhausted, he was thrilled, having narrowly escaped death.

Liu Gang, drenched in sweat, started to laugh, his laughter far from as loud as the cheers rising once more from Northern Island, even more intense than the previous time.

Li Yuanba closed his eyes to rest, with the white mist above his head slowly dissipating.

On the other side, above the head of Li Shiming’s original body, the Array Formation Starlight Sea filled the cultivation room he was in, still expanding continuously.

Due to the expansion of the Array Formation Starlight Sea, the originally tiny stars grew larger, revealing some planets orbiting the starlight, where the stars were suns, and the planets revolved around these suns.

If looked at even more closely, it could be observed that both suns and planets were composed of complex Array Formation Patterns, and they shared a symbiotic relationship with each other.

With a “boom,” a tremor occurred deep within Li Shiming’s soul, as well as in the Array Formation Starlight Sea above him.

The countless stars and planets in the Array Formation Starlight Sea were interconnected by beams of light, and if someone from his previous life saw this, they would recognize it as the star map of the Milky Way.

Further away, many more galaxies existed faintly.

Just the star map of the Milky Way alone could be described as vast; every star and planet here was the transformation of the astral knowledge that Li Shiming had learned.

His brief period of cultivation had been extraordinarily rich in experiences.

Starting from his first exposure to formations at the Sky Sea Sect on Sky Sea Island, he had continually learned about astral knowledge.

Then, on the Beishu Continent, after joining the Shushan Sect, he was exposed to the formation legacy of the Shushan Sect.

He even took advantage of being an Alchemy Master, using alchemy to gain more formation knowledge, and his alter ego, Li Yuanba, had passed on the formation knowledge of the Senluo Sect to him; one could say the total amount of formation knowledge he acquired was no less than that of any seasoned Array Master.

If it were a normal Mage, even with these conditions, they could not have mastered all this formation knowledge in such a short time.

But Li Shiming was different, with the existence of the IBM z15, his speed of learning any knowledge was extremely fast; he skipped the lengthy learning process and directly obtained the learning outcomes.

Countless pieces of formation knowledge finally bore fruit today, forming a complete system of formations, which also belonged to Li Shiming’s own formation system.

From now on, Li Shiming could compile his own formation system into a legacy, officially joining the ranks of numerous formation heritages.

Of course, reaching his current achievements didn’t signify the end of research in formations, as looking at those far-off galaxies that were faintly visible indicated that even more formation knowledge would be needed to fill them in.

Li Shiming slowly opened his eyes, divine light flickering and fading within them, as the star map above his head retracted into his body.

His spirit had increased by a full thirty percent, which was a significant mental enhancement considering he had already reached his limit.

Originally, he had thought that there would be no more improvements in his spirit, whether he consumed third-grade Spiritual Objects or practiced mental-enhancement Cultivation Techniques; none had provided any further assistance to his spirit.

“What a pity!” He sighed ruefully after a moment of elation.

Although he had become an Array Master, which certainly delighted him, this epiphany had not influenced his cultivation bottleneck, the barrier between Half-step Golden Core and Golden Core Stage standing firm like an immovable mountain.

Even though he had broken through the array formation bottleneck, which greatly enhanced his spirit, it didn’t provide him with the opportunity for a realm breakthrough.

He didn’t know how much longer he would need to break through to the Golden Core stage, mainly because the breakthrough of his clone, Li Yuanba, was too swift, swiftly enough to seriously agitate his original body.

On Northern Island, He Wei and Liu Gang, who had not been excited for long, once again revealed looks of horror in their eyes.

A wave over two hundred meters high appeared again within the detection range of the formation, and this time, the might carried by the wave surpassed the total of the previous fifteen waves.

“Junior Brother, can you still hold it off?” He Wei asked with a slightly trembling voice.

Even though Li Yuanba had created miracles multiple times, He Wei still lost confidence when facing such a gigantic wave.

“Run as fast as you can, and use all lifesaving means!” Li Yuanba said, shaking his head with a bitter smile.

In his hand, there was a talisman that could enable one to flee tens of thousands of miles in a short time, a lifesaving talisman. Without revealing “Step by Step Lotus,” such lifesaving talismans were the fastest means of escape.

“I’m afraid I won’t be able to escape!” Liu Gang took a deep look at the lifesaving talisman in Li Yuanba’s hand and said solemnly.

Not all cultivators had lifesaving talismans in their possession. Although a minority of the True Inheritors had such talismans, those sect cultivators without much background had a very low chance of obtaining them.

The making of lifesaving talismans was extremely troublesome, and the materials consumed were disproportionately expensive. These were talismans piled up with precious materials, where talking about cost-effectiveness was out of the question, let alone normal consumption.

In the great sects, only the most core cultivators of the sect could obtain them.

For Golden Core cultivators like He Wei and Liu Gang, although they were promoted to the Golden Core stage, their potential was far inferior to those of the Foundation Establishment stage’s core true inheritors.

Perhaps for He Wei and Liu Gang, the early Golden Core stage could be the endpoint of their lives, and only if they were luckier might they have the chance to reach the middle stage of Golden Core.

However, those who possessed lifesaving talismans, the core true inheritors of the sect, were the seeds of the late-stage Golden Core, and even had a slight chance of attempting a breakthrough to Nascent Soul.

Li Yuanba said nothing and would not take out his own lifesaving talisman for Liu Gang.

He Wei also took out a lifesaving talisman from his side. The lifesaving talisman he got wasn’t given by the sect, but was something he obtained through a trade with a considerable amount of resources.

Liu Gang’s resources were exhausted by his Corpse Refining, and he hadn’t prepared for this scenario.

A look of regret appeared on Liu Gang’s face. Lifesaving talismans were indeed precious, but not utterly unobtainable. Just like the lifesaving talisman He Wei had, with enough resources, one could trade for them from some core true inheritors.

Just as Li Yuanba and He Wei were about to activate their lifesaving talismans, a terrifying presence enveloped Northern Island.

Li Yuanba, sensing this familiar presence of a Nascent Soul Ancestor, couldn’t help but feel relieved and put away the lifesaving talisman in his hand.

“My great-grandmaster has arrived!” he said with ease.

Upon hearing his words, He Wei carefully put away the lifesaving talisman, while Liu Gang sat down on the ground without any grace, breathing heavily.

No one could blame Liu Gang, as the continuous life-threatening crises of the day were indeed too stimulating.

The two hundred meter high wave, when still five hundred meters away from Northern Island, was blocked by a force of energy. In the presence of this energy, the wave turned into a docile lamb, calmly blending into the sea.

Ancestor Lu’s figure appeared above Northern Island, his gaze directed towards the depths of the ocean.

He didn’t need to go forward; just standing there was enough to deter the Nascent Soul Ancestors who wanted to infiltrate into the Beishu Continent.

Without forming a deadly feud, Nascent Soul Ancestors would not battle each other, as combat between them involved great consumption for both sides.

The older the age, the harder it is to recover from the consumption of such fights, and a battle between Nascent Soul Ancestors could affect their lifespan.