Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 1892: Chapter 992: Covetous Ambitions (Part 2)

However, when the secret value of Li Shiming exceeded his alchemy ability, the superpowers would no longer show mercy to him.

Li Shiming was unaware of this; he was recently studying the matter of advancing to the Half-step Great Power.

There was good news from IBMz15; the virtualization of the ‘Divine Perception Stele’ was about to succeed.

But how much of the original ‘Divine Perception Stele’s’ effect the virtualized ‘Divine Perception Stele’ retained was uncertain.

The ‘Divine Perception Stele’ contained too many areas that IBMz15 couldn’t comprehend, and in the virtual environment, the incomprehensible parts were forcibly copied by IBMz15.

Coupled with a vast amount of data from Half-step Great Power related classics, the ‘Divine Perception Stele’ had a certain data foundation.

Li Shiming announced he was going into closed-door cultivation and sent Yin Shilan into the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven.

In the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven, Yin Shilan could consolidate her realm, while her doppelganger kept her company inside the Cave Heaven.

Li Shiming sat cross-legged in the grotto, his mind entering the virtual environment of IBMz15, where he saw the ‘Divine Perception Stele.’

The virtual ‘Divine Perception Stele’ had the same imposing power as the real ‘Divine Perception Stele.’

At least from the perception, the virtual ‘Divine Perception Stele’ and the real one were very similar.

His mind entered the virtual ‘Divine Perception Stele’ and triggered it, which then plunged him into an illusion.

He exercised the ‘Heavenly Human Technique’, using the five elements Heavenly Mechanism Treasure to construct a Grotto Heaven, and as the Grotto Heaven was being constructed, he inexplicably emerged from the illusion.

“What happened?” Li Shiming muttered to himself in frustration.

Despite constructing a Grotto Heaven within the illusion of the virtual ‘Divine Perception Stele’, the post-construction situation did not manifest, leaving him unaware of what followed.

Most importantly, he didn’t even know if this illusion attempt was successful or just another failed attempt.

He reactivated the virtual ‘Divine Perception Stele’, but regardless of how many times, he couldn’t get past this point.

He speculated that perhaps the data from the records for advancing to the Half-step Great Power he provided was only sufficient to simulate up to this point by the ‘Divine Perception Stele.’

Even though there was the guidance for constructing a Grotto Heaven, he did not intend to implement it.

He needed more records on advancing to the Half-step Great Power or he had to wait for the Divine Palace in the Cloud Island Sea to open.

His mind entered the teleportation ring, but the coordinates of the Divine Palace still couldn’t be activated.

The drone satellite system sent an alert, and Li Shiming checked the situation through IBMz15, finding that a Great Power Avatar was approaching the Dongqi Continent.

“Master, highest-level alert!” Li Shiming sent a message to Grandmaster Hu, then in a flash left the Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s gate to meet the person.

“Why are these Great Powers so idle, coming here again!” Grandmaster Hu, upon receiving Li Shiming’s message, shook his head.

Having experienced several times, both he and the Ten Thousand Beast Sect had emergency plans and no longer felt as lost as during the initial encounters.

Some core cultivators were relocated, with critical core inheritance and other important materials having long been backed up.

Li Shiming was filled with rage; he hadn’t provoked anyone on the Dongqi Continent, so why wouldn’t these Great Powers leave him alone.

What he couldn’t understand was that one hundred and eight times nine strands of Heavenly Thunder had raised the interest of many superpowers.

All superpowers understood that the current Li Shiming was not someone a Peak Great Cultivator could handle; even Half-step Great Powers would struggle against him.

Were it not for the immense benefits, superpowers wouldn’t dare provoke someone of Li Shiming’s strength.

But the secret behind Li Shiming surviving one hundred and eight Half-step Great Power Heavenly Tribulations at once was so great that every superpower wanted to uncover it.

The fastest to act was Huinan Bodhisattva from Da Leiyin Temple.

Da Leiyin Temple had lost face at the hands of Li Yuanba, losing even the Golden Bodhisattva Protector.

Upon hearing about Li Shiming enduring one hundred and eight Half-step Great Powers’ tribulations simultaneously, Huinan Bodhisattva first thought of Spiritual Pets or puppets.

Furthermore, managing one hundred and eight Spiritual Pets or puppets to endure Half-step Great Power Heavenly Tribulations at once meant Li Shiming had mastered a method to cultivate Half-step Great Power level Spiritual Pets or puppets en masse.

This method could shift the balance of power in the Cultivation World, inciting envy even from other superpowers when held by a major sect.

As the saying goes, “An innocent man gets into trouble because of the treasure he owns.”

Additionally, since Li Shiming was a friend of Li Yuanba, targeting him also served as retaliation against Li Yuanba.

So Huinan Bodhisattva sent a doppelganger to the Dongqi Continent before other superpowers could react upon receiving the news.

This was not Li Shiming’s first battle with a Great Power Avatar; dealing with a Bodhisattva Avatar was merely a change in title.

The Buddhists always liked to create a unique system, but at higher levels, the essence remained the same.

His execution of Space Movement was almost instinctive, bearing a resemblance to the spatial abilities of the Duke of Thunder and the Holy Spirit, though still some ways off the actual level.

During Space Movement, he summoned one hundred and eight ‘Eternal Water Bear Worms’, which formed armor, setting up a defense with the Earth Evil Formation layout.

Previously, every encounter with a Great Power Avatar was fraught with extreme danger, life and death hinging on a single misstep.

This time, however, he was brimming with confidence, filled not with anxiety but excitement for the impending battle.

Huinan Bodhisattva’s doppelganger sensed Li Shiming, who intentionally revealed himself and flew upwards.

The doppelganger, not willing to let Li Shiming go, had come to the Dongqi Continent specifically for him.

Li Shiming flew to the Thirty-Three Heavens, where the ensuing battle wouldn’t affect the Dongqi Continent.

He halted and activated the ‘Beidou Formation Map’, which appeared as a phantom overhead.

Since achieving Half-step Great Power level with his soul, his ability to unleash the power of the ‘Beidou Formation Map’ had significantly improved.

The ‘Beidou Formation Map’ was originally crafted for Great Powers, only fully exploiting its power in their hands.

With his soul at the Half-step Great Power level and given his formation skills, Li Shiming could somewhat exert the ‘Beidou Formation Map’s’ power.

This capability allowed him to deploy various formations with just the ‘Beidou Formation Map’, without needing other formation setting items.

The doppelganger of Huinan Bodhisattva flashed into the Thirty-Three Heavens, standing across from Li Shiming, with both of them watching each other from afar.

The distance between them placed each within the other’s attack range.

Yet, Huinan Bodhisattva’s doppelganger did not attack immediately, curiously eyeing Li Shiming.

He sensed the aura of a Half-step Great Power from Li Shiming, despite his true realm being a Peak Great Cultivator, an unusual phenomenon even for him to witness for the first time.

He then noticed the armor on Li Shiming, almost exclaiming in astonishment.

He realized that the armor was composed of one hundred and eight Half-step Fifth Grade Spirit Insects, understanding the origin of the report about one hundred and eight strands of Heavenly Thunder.

“You do have many secrets; with just the Spirit Insects on your person, you could dominate the Cultivation World without any Great Power interventions!” said Huinan Bodhisattva’s doppelganger with admiration.

His gaze at Li Shiming was filled with appreciation, feeling a strong impulse to take Li Shiming back to Da Leiyin Temple as a direct disciple.

Not that Li Shiming would agree, but within Da Leiyin Temple’s Buddhist Secret Techniques, there existed methods to influence a cultivator’s mind.

Unlike the Devil Cultivator’s aggressive techniques, the Buddhist methods were subtle, working silently and seamlessly.

These methods could gradually transform a cultivator into a member of Buddhism without them realizing.

By bringing Li Shiming into Da Leiyin Temple, with his abilities and one hundred and eight Half-step Fifth Grade Spirit Insects, there would be no need to worry about the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion or any other superpowers.