Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 938: Chapter 515: Celestial Being (Part 2)

Of course, such a method of escaping into the Grotto Heaven should not be used unless absolutely necessary.

Once discovered, the existence of the Grotto Heaven will bring him immense trouble.

Though many Grotto Heavens are controlled on the Dongqi Continent, each is held by significant powers.

If a force finds out a Grotto Heaven is possessed by Li Shiming, this cultivator, they would spare no expense to seize it from him.

The importance of the Grotto Heaven is such that, if used well, it can serve as the heritage site of a sect.

Li Shiming withdrew the formation; in the future, if he needs to handle any secret matters, he wouldn’t need to leave the sect but could enter the Grotto Heaven.

Don’t be fooled by the appearance of ’Heavenly Human Dao’ as a grand hall. The internal space of this hall is incredibly vast, seeing the middle part of the jade columns shrouded in white clouds reveals its towering height.

The ’Heavenly Human Dao’ hall is sufficient for him to display his Nascent Soul Dharma Form and accommodate his research workshop within, preventing any further relocation.

He didn’t plan to stay outside much longer; although he achieved some combat capability, he was still considerably behind veteran Nascent Soul cultivators.

He didn’t stray far from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s mountain gate for greater security.

He certainly didn’t want to have finally become a Nascent Soul cultivator only to fall due to a careless mistake.

As long as he spends time cultivating, he will inevitably grow strong enough, which is entirely foreseeable.

He performed ’In the Blink of an Eye’ and returned outside the sect’s thousand-mile range, then switched to Thunder Escape flying toward the sect.

Li Shiming returned to his dwelling and immediately noticed a communication technique swirling within the premises.

He beckoned to retrieve it and found it was sent by Master Jiang Hong, inviting him to a gathering upon hearing of his return.

He glanced at the gathering time, scheduled in four days.

Previously, Master Jiang Hong had never invited him to any gatherings, showing that his promotion to the Nascent Soul Stage marked his true entry into Master Jiang Hong’s circle.

With time still early, he first relocated the workshop into the ’Heavenly Human Dao’ hall within the Grotto Heaven.

Though inside the Grotto Heaven, it is another world yet due to his connection with it, the Silver Corpse inside can still be controlled by his mind for research.

Additionally, his avatars Li Yuanba and Venerable Huijing were also sent to the ’Heavenly Human Dao’ hall to cultivate, where the cultivation speed is faster.

Even he himself will enter the ’Heavenly Human Dao’ hall for cultivation in the future.

At this point, his natal spiritual treasure IBMz15 had completed analysis on the Puppet Mechanism Technique, and he received the information transmitted by IBMz15.

The content of the Puppet Mechanism Technique is extremely complex, related also to the different materials involved.

Materials for the Puppet Mechanism Technique are divided into Spiritual Objects and living beings, referring to normal spiritual materials, using different characteristics of these materials to create various parts of the puppets.

Using living beings as materials signifies another approach of the Puppet Mechanism Technique.

For instance, the Asura Puppet is crafted using the body of an Asura as the raw material, refined through special methods.

The ’Heavenly Human Technique’ records methods of crafting puppet mechanisms using living beings as materials, aiming to retain the abilities of living beings to the greatest extent.

Such crafting methods are considered demonic in nature, with the advantage of easier access to materials, although extremely cruel.

Li Shiming focused on using normal materials for crafting; as his research deepened, he truly realized the cultivation world wasn’t as simple as he imagined.

The cultivation world he encountered before was just a small sample.

Even the Puppet Mechanism Technique itself is a separate category that has been preserved for tens of thousands of years in the cultivation world, refined by countless cultivators to become what it is today.

Through learning the Puppet Mechanism Technique, he developed more ideas on the integration of technology and cultivation techniques.

It’s just that he’s short on materials; otherwise, he would attempt crafting a Fourth Grade Puppet.

As for Second or Third Grade puppets, he was disinclined to craft them as even Third Grade Puppets held no value for him.

Four days swiftly passed; time at the Nascent Soul Stage flows exceedingly fast, he’d merely learned some knowledge before the gathering time arrived.

The gathering was held on a peak belonging to a female cultivator named Feng Lanxin, one of the sixty-six floating mountains.

Li Shiming arrived outside the peak, cast a technique, thus opening a passage in the formation of the mountain.

He flew into the formation and saw seven Nascent Soul cultivators seated cross-legged under a massive spirit tree.

He was drawn to the huge spirit tree; fruit hung from its branches and judging from its aura, it was a Fourth Grade Spirit Tree.

”Master Li, come over quickly!” Zhang Kai called out with a smile.

Zhang Kai was the Nascent Soul cultivator who originally introduced Master Jiang Hong to Li Shiming when joining the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. Zhang Kai had contributed to Li Shiming’s inclusion.

Zhang Kai felt sentimental, as Master Jiang Hong inviting Li Shiming into the Ten Thousand Beast Sect was unexpected, and within just a year Li Shiming had become a Nascent Soul cultivator.

”Greetings, Brother Zhang!” Li Shiming landed under the spirit tree, bowing in salute to Zhang Kai.

”No need to be so formal, this is a private gathering, not requiring such formalities, relax a bit!” Zhang Kai said despite his words, he returned the salute earnestly.

Li Shiming’s status today wasn’t what it used to be, as a Nascent Soul Early Stage Alchemy Master, although he hadn’t yet demonstrated the ability to craft Nascent Soul Middle Late Stage Fourth Grade Spirit Pills, the mere skill of crafting Nascent Soul Early Stage Fourth Grade Spirit Pills elevated Li Shiming’s standing above Zhang Kai within the sect.

Li Shiming then saluted the remaining six Nascent Soul cultivators, paying special attention to the two female cultivators, knowing one was the host of this gathering.

”A few more will arrive soon, Master Li please sit down and rest!” Zhang Kai sat on the ground first and said.

Seeing other Nascent Soul cultivators seated on the ground, Li Shiming didn’t act differently and sat on the ground too.

A thick layer of grass covered the ground, this grass was Second Grade Spirit Grass. The dense Second Grade Spirit Grass resembled a carpet, vastly superior to normal ones.

Sitting on the spirit grass, he could feel its freshness and softness like being cradled on a cloud.

Above was the Fourth Grade Spirit Tree, even under its canopy, he could feel the spiritual aura emitted from the tree, relaxing his body and mind.

”I’m late!” Master Jiang Hong arrived at this moment, descending with a laugh.

Behind him were three Nascent Soul cultivators, all present cultivators were at the Nascent Soul Early Stage.

Li Shiming was about to stand and salute but was stopped by Master Jiang Hong’s gesture.

”Master Li, make yourself comfortable, this is just a small gathering of the Fūng faction!” Master Jiang Hong sat beside Li Shiming and said.

Li Shiming surveyed the gathered Nascent Soul cultivators, totaling twelve including himself, still regarded as a small gathering.

On the Beishu Continent, twelve Nascent Soul cultivators gathering would signify a major occurrence.

”Hmm!” Master Jiang Hong noticed an unusual fluctuation in Li Shiming’s aura, exclaiming softly but didn’t probe further.

Despite leading Li Shiming into the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, he respected Li Shiming’s secrets without prying.

What he noticed was the faintness in Li Shiming’s Nascent Soul Early Stage Peak aura.

Other Nascent Soul cultivators also perceived the anomaly in Li Shiming’s aura, merely glancing.

”Taking advantage of Master Li’s emergence from seclusion, everyone had available time, so we arranged this gathering to welcome Master Li’s first attendance!” Feng Lanxin stood, and said with a light laugh.

The Nascent Soul cultivators smiled and nodded at Li Shiming, welcoming him into their fold.

Feng Lanxin raised her hand to the Fourth Grade Spirit Tree overhead, beckoning twelve Fourth Grade Spirit Fruits to fall, each landing before a Nascent Soul cultivator.

”The Dragon Gall Spirit Fruit is nearly depleted, don’t say I’m being stingy!” Feng Lanxin gestured at the Fourth Grade Spirit Tree above, spreading her hands.

The Nascent Soul cultivators laughed, Li Shiming observed and indeed, few spirit fruits remained on the Fourth Grade Spirit Tree, almost clearing the tree during this gathering.