Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 952: Chapter 522: Taking a Master (2)

The origin of the surname Feng Lanxin comes from the founder of the Feng family who made a pact with a Red Gold Phoenix.

”I was quite lucky this time, I encountered Little Feng in its infancy. I didn’t even know it was a Red Gold Phoenix, but it was my master who recognized it!” Li Shiming gently stroked Little Feng’s head as he spoke.

”You have a master?” Feng Lanxin was nodding her head when she suddenly sensed something amiss, and couldn’t help but ask in confusion.

She knew Li Shiming; he had joined the sect not long ago and never had the opportunity to become an apprentice.

Moreover, Li Shiming had already advanced to a Nascent Soul Cultivator, and even if he were to take a master, an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator wouldn’t be qualified to be his master.

Not to mention Li Shiming’s level, even just his alchemy skills elevated his status above that of a regular Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioner.

”This was all thanks to Senior Sister Feng introducing me, otherwise I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to meet my master!” Li Shiming thought about the matter of apprenticeship and solemnly stood up, bowing to Feng Lanxin.

”You took Grandmaster Hu as your teacher?” Feng Lanxin immediately understood Li Shiming’s words.

Her gaze at Li Shiming was full of envy; that was Grandmaster Hu, one of the sect’s top strengths, the backbone of the sect.

But she quickly thought of the reason, it was the Red Gold Phoenix, Li Shiming had made a pact with the Red Gold Phoenix.

She thought about Li Shiming’s age; with Li Shiming not yet a hundred years old, he would almost certainly advance to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, giving the Red Gold Phoenix the opportunity to advance to the Late Stage Fourth Grade, becoming the Guardian Spirit Beast of the sect.

This was almost an inevitable future for Li Shiming, no wonder Grandmaster Hu would be so tempted to take Li Shiming as a disciple.

”Yes!” Li Shiming nodded and said.

”I used to worry you might be bullied in the sect, now there’s nothing to worry about!” Feng Lanxin couldn’t help but be happy for Li Shiming, she said with a smile.

Li Shiming could feel Feng Lanxin’s sincerity towards him, which made him think of Master Jiang Hong.

Ever since Master Jiang Hong saw him refine a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Fourth Grade Spirit Pill, his attitude towards him had changed. It would probably be hard to return to the past in the future.

”To thank Senior Sister Feng, I have a small gift here, just not sure if you’ll like it!” Li Shiming took out a jade bottle from his Mustard Seed Ring and said.

He handed over the jade bottle, and Feng Lanxin accepted it with some curiosity.

Inside the jade bottle was a Second-grade Spirit Pill, which was almost trash to a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Feng Lanxin was well aware of Li Shiming’s alchemy skills; taking out a Second-grade Spirit Pill as a gift indicated that this Spirit Pill must have something special about it.

”Is this a Youthful Elixir?” With her vast experience, Feng Lanxin carefully identified the pill and somewhat uncertainly confirmed with Li Shiming.

”Yes, this was a casual work of mine when I first became an Alchemist, and I have only this one left!” Li Shiming replied with a smile.

He had found in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s Nascent Soul Period Book Collection Pavilion that in the Dongqi Continent, the Youthful Elixir was also an extremely rare Spirit Pill, appearing once every few thousand years, and it hadn’t become easier for the Youth Flower to grow due to the changing Spiritual Energy environment.

”Master Li, I’ll accept the Youthful Elixir. If you ever need help in the future, just come find me!” Feng Lanxin said with a look of excitement.

Her hand clutched the jade bottle tightly, as if afraid it would fly away.

Although a Nascent Soul Cultivator can stabilize their appearance, the effect is completely different from that of a Youthful Elixir.

For instance, while Feng Lanxin looked quite young at the moment, any experienced cultivator could discern her approximate age at a glance.

But consuming a Youthful Elixir was different; the Elixir would fix a cultivator’s appearance at eighteen years old, affecting even the eyes, the part that most reveals one’s age, making them as clear as those of an eighteen-year-old.

As a female cultivator, even at over six hundred years old, Feng Lanxin still placed great importance on her appearance.

This promise she made was no light matter, as a Nascent Soul Cultivator upholds promises, knowing that failing to do so could affect their advancement, making it more difficult.

After Feng Lanxin left, Li Shiming waited for half a day, but still received no response from Master Jiang Hong, prompting him to sigh.

Li Shiming sat cross-legged in the Cultivation Room. After so many days, his life-bound artifact, IBMz15, had gathered detailed data on his Nascent Soul Body.

He was communicating with IBMz15, as he had an idea, and the simulation by IBMz15 had yielded results.

Even for a Nascent Soul Cultivator, particularly those in the Nascent Soul Early Stage, the time required for cultivation sessions was too long, affecting many activities.

He needed time for alchemy, as refining a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Fourth Grade Spirit Pill required eighteen days per session, and a Nascent Soul Late Stage Fourth Grade Spirit Pill required even longer, taking a full forty days.

Although Li Si could help by receiving cultivators seeking pills, it wasn’t as effective as Li Shiming personally attending to them, as requests expressed in person had a greater impact.

Additionally, he wanted to participate in some sect activities and would also need time to meet with his master in the future.

His idea was whether he could keep the Cultivation Technique operational within him at all times, so he could always be in a state of cultivation.

Of course, cultivation required absorbing Spiritual Energy. If not enough, he would need to consume Spirit Pills as substitutes.

The Fourth Grade Top-Grade Spirit Pills for a Nascent Soul Early Stage may not be sufficient, but High Grade Fourth-Grade Spirit Pills certainly were.

Keeping his Cultivation Technique running internally, this was something unimaginable for other Nascent Soul Cultivators.

But Li Shiming had special circumstances, which made it possible for him to achieve this.

He had a hundred and ninety-one brains, five Nascent Souls, and the presence of the ”Five Elements Qi Absorption Array”; these were his distinctions from other Nascent Soul Cultivators.

In IBMz15’s simulation, four of the Nascent Souls could be in cultivation status, with the remaining Nascent Soul controlling the body.

In essence, this idea was proven viable in IBMz15’s simulation, now all that was left was his practical implementation.

He controlled his Wood Thunder Nascent Soul, Earth Thunder Nascent Soul, Gold Thunder Nascent Soul, and Water Thunder Nascent Soul to start practicing the ”Five Rhymes Qi Cultivation Technique,” with the Fire Thunder Nascent Soul controlling the body.

He consumed a High Grade Fourth-Grade Spirit Pill, and the Wood Thunder Nascent Soul, Earth Thunder Nascent Soul, Gold Thunder Nascent Soul, and Water Thunder Nascent Soul activated their Cultivation Techniques. He intentionally controlled to not draw Spiritual Energy from around his body but absorbed the energy within the High Grade Fourth-Grade Spirit Pill.

This approach, while increasing his consumption of High Grade Fourth-Grade Spirit Pills, allowed him not to absorb the surrounding Spiritual Energy, thus enabling him to conceal his constant cultivation status even in the presence of other cultivators.

Although only the Wood Thunder Nascent Soul, Earth Thunder Nascent Soul, Gold Thunder Nascent Soul, and Water Thunder Nascent Soul were cultivating, lacking fire-attribute Spiritual Power Pattern, the ”Five Elements Qi Absorption Array” would automatically convert the Spiritual Power Pattern of the other four Nascent Souls into fire-attribute to replenish the Fire Thunder Nascent Soul, maintaining the balance of Spiritual Power Pattern among the five Nascent Souls.

This was a genius idea. He came from another world, having more ideas than the cultivators of this world.

In this regard, he had an absolute advantage. The cultivators of this world had mostly stagnant thinking, lacking in innovative spirit.

Li Shiming’s four Nascent Souls were in the midst of cultivation, absorbing the energy within the High Grade Fourth-Grade Spirit Pill, and he slowly stood up.

Even though his life-bound artifact IBMz15 had validated this, it was still an experimental attempt, breaking the tradition of Nascent Soul Cultivators secluding for cultivation, so he needed to be especially careful to prevent any unexpected damage to himself.

No unexpected events occurred; he stood up, moved his body, and used ”One Step to the Horizon” to navigate within the cave dwelling, and even attempted to command the Fire Thunder Nascent Soul to manifest a part of the Nascent Soul Dharma Form, transforming his arm into a Dharma manifestation arm.

These actions did not affect the cultivation of the four Nascent Souls, primarily due to his use of four separate brains to control the cultivation of the four Nascent Souls, rather than utilizing the original shared brain of the Nascent Souls for control.