Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 630: Chapter 361: Return to the Sect_2

After all, Li Shiming is already a Golden Core Elder, so he can’t just be forcibly kept within the sect gates.

The cultivators of Shushan Sect probably never expected that this time, or rather every time Master Li left the gates, he had never had a moment of peace.

This time he fled from the pursuit of a Nascent Soul Ancestor, and even killed more than a dozen Golden Core cultivators, all of whom belonged to major sects.

It could be said that if his combat achievements were made public, he could immediately be ranked at the very top among the Golden Core cultivators on the Beishu Continent.

Li Shiming sat in the cultivation room of his cave dwelling, with the Nascent Soul Body, the Fake Infant Body, and the Great Elder-level Body Refining Golden Core by his side.

Sword Holding Peak was the safest place, especially after he had re-arranged the formation at the peak, ensuring that even the aura of a Nascent Soul could not leak out.

The reason he summoned the Nascent Soul Body, the Fake Infant Body, and the Great Elder Level Body Refining Golden Core was for the Nascent Soul Level Spirit Vein inside the Fourth-Grade Locking Vein Plate.

He entered a normal state of cultivation, where the Nascent Soul Level Spirit Vein played a significant role in boosting his cultivation speed.

The Heavenly Ghost was in the cultivation room, switching between the three bodies unpredictably, with each body having its own unique cultivation tasks.

Li Shiming primarily cultivated the “Five Rhymes Qi Cultivation Technique”, practiced the “Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Technique” on the side, the Body Refining Technique “Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill”, and used the “Sword Demon Secret Manual” as a supplementary Cultivation Technique. These techniques occupied the vast majority of his time.

He also needed to engage in Alchemy and research, among other things, each of which was of utmost importance.

For research, now that he had Silver Corpses, he could remove himself from direct involvement.

In the underground factory space, thirteen Silver Corpses were busily at work, each controlled by one of his thirteen brains.

Equivalent to the strength of Golden Core cultivators, the Silver Corpses could also employ Divine Thought, making their research nearly identical to him conducting it personally.

Thirteen Silver Corpses, this was already beyond the number that a normal Golden Core cultivator could refine.

Yet, Li Shiming felt no pressure at all in this regard, as the number of corpses a cultivator could refine was related to their realm and spirit.

At his early Golden Core stage, having cultivated spirit-class techniques, which made his spirit exceptionally strong, he was capable of refining around ten Silver Corpses.

Each Silver Corpse imposed a spiritual burden on the cultivator, and if this burden exceeded the cultivator’s capacity, the Silver Corpses would go out of control.

The advantage of having the IBMz15 as Li Shiming’s lifebound magic weapon became apparent, for with the IBMz15 as his lifebound magic weapon, he had never felt the spiritual burden brought by the Silver Corpses.

If one were to calculate that a single brain could handle ten Silver Corpses, then he could add another one thousand nine hundred Silver Corpses before reaching his limit.

Of course, this calculation was an estimate and not precise, but theoretically speaking, the result was still a conservative estimate.

In the Cultivation World, it is rare for cultivators to raise a large number of Silver Corpses, one or two is typically the limit for an ordinary cultivator.

This wasn’t due to the spiritual burden on the cultivator, but rather the high difficulty of cultivating Silver Corpses.

Firstly, the upgrade from Iron Corpse to Silver Corpse alone sees most Iron Corpses eliminated by the test of Heavenly Thunder.

Secondly, the cultivation of Silver Corpses requires the use of Third Grade Corpse Refining Material, and in the Cultivation World, a powerful Silver Corpse is far more valuable than multiple weaker ones.

Li Shiming was also considering whether he should start increasing the number of Silver Corpses. Before he had to take into account his own spiritual limitations, but now he no longer had that concern.

He also had a large number of Golden Core cultivator corpses at his disposal, having engaged in Corpse Refining as early as the Qi Refinement Realm, thus he collected the corpses of his enemies after every battle.

After so many years of combat, he had preserved a substantial number of Golden Core cultivator corpses.

As for Third Grade Corpse Refining Material, that was even less of a problem.

Third Grade Corpse Refining Material is not particularly precious, and he can obtain such resources simply through alchemy.

The only trouble is, if he really produces a bunch of Silver Corpses, the repeated strikes of Heavenly Thunder might prompt the sect to investigate whether he’s practicing some kind of demonic technique.

As time passed day by day, Li Shiming’s life was peaceful yet fulfilling. He truly brought out the function of his life-bound magical artifact, the IBMz15, dividing himself into many parts, simultaneously engaging in alchemy, cultivation, and research without neglecting any.

One day, the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake lay beside Li Shiming, twisting its body restlessly.

The Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake was extremely fortunate to have encountered Li Shiming; its daily food consisted of high-grade Second Class Spirit Pills, and it rested beside a Nascent Soul Level Spirit Vein. From time to time, it even enjoyed Li Shiming using the “Nine Shao Insect Scripture” to condition its body.

The Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake stayed at the peak of the second grade for half a year and finally, with the aid of abundant resources, it could no longer suppress its own breakthrough.

Li Shiming was very optimistic about the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake, urging it to consolidate its strength during its second grade to lay a solid foundation for the future.

The speed of the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’s advancement was exceedingly fast compared to other spirit beasts.

Even the true inheritors of great sects did not receive the treatment that the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake did, with an Alchemy Master providing Second Grade Spirit Pills, especially one of Li Shiming’s caliber.

“The formation has been set up, the breakthrough depends on you. This is a Spirit Pill for healing, this one is to restore the Spiritual Power within your body, this is to replenish your spirit, take them when you need them!” Li Shiming said with a smile, patting the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake.

He placed several Third-Grade Spirit Pills into the snake’s mouth, which housed a separate space that, while currently small, would grow as the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake matured.

Only top-tier spirit beasts possessed such a space, meant for storing their food.

The “Nine Shao Insect Scripture” did not record anything about the breakthrough of the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake, only mentioning that to break through to the third grade, it had to be done by the snake itself without reliance on its master, else the Heavenly Tribulation would intensify.

The breakthrough of spirit beasts never required as many resources as human cultivators did.

For a breakthrough to the third grade and transforming into a Great Demon, success or failure is part of the natural selection process for spirit beasts.

Li Shiming was not at ease; this world’s Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake was probably the last of its kind, and he had developed an emotional bond with it after spending much time together.

That’s why he prepared several Third-Grade Spirit Pills for it – better safe than sorry, whether they could be used or not.

He gripped the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’s body, a white lotus appeared beneath his feet, and then he and the snake flashed into the middle of the formation atop the mountain.

This formation was prepared in advance, specifically for the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake, to aid it against the Heavenly Thunder.

One could say that Li Shiming had done everything he could; the rest was up to the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake.

The Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake looked back at Li Shiming, then turned and swam towards the center of the formation.

Li Shiming stepped outside the formation, took out his Identity Jade Disc, and sent a message to his master, Elder Su, informing him that his spiritual pet was about to break through, which would cause some disturbance.

After putting away the Identity Jade Disc, he looked towards the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake inside the formation.

The snake coiled its body, emitting an extremely unstable aura as it raised its head towards the sky and let out a hiss.

At this moment, the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake did not use invisibility, as it needed to focus all its energy on the breakthrough.

Amidst its hissing, the aura of the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake surged abruptly. It had long reached the limit of breakthrough, and its internal Spiritual Power swelled to the point of not being able to increase a bit more, making its entry into the breakthrough process exceptionally rapid.

The terrifying aura spread outward but was blocked by the formation, which continually gathered the mountain summit’s Spiritual Power toward the Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake.

The snake, which originally could not absorb any more Spiritual Energy, suddenly became like a bottomless pit, voraciously absorbing the power gathered by the formation.

Li Shiming smiled slightly; he no longer needed to deploy the Spirit Vein of the entire Sword Holding Peak, and merely channeling the Spiritual Energy from the Nascent Soul Level Spirit Vein was sufficient for the snake’s breakthrough needs.