Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 1991: Chapter 1042: A Century

Li Shiming smiled as he took out the Fifth Grade Spiritual Spring Water he had accumulated over the years. He never expected that the water he had prepared for tea was actually the necessary condition for the Illusion Spirit Dragon’s ascension.

Just as he retrieved a gourd treasure specifically used for storing liquids, the Illusion Spirit Dragon also enlarged its body.

The thirty-meter-long dragon’s body, even when standing on the ground, exuded an immense sense of oppression.

The Illusion Spirit Dragon opened its mouth and inhaled, drawing the Fifth Grade Spiritual Spring Water from the gourd treasure into its mouth.

Even though it was spiritual spring water, once it reached fifth-grade quality, it underwent a qualitative change.

The Fifth Grade Spiritual Spring Water is considered the topmost water in the cultivation world, with the highest quality of water element energy contained within.

The Illusion Spirit Dragon swallowed a large amount of Fifth Grade Spiritual Spring Water, digesting the water element energy within it. The fifth-grade water energy broke through its final bottleneck.

It let out a dragon’s roar, then soared towards the sky.

The Five Grade Spiritual Spring Water was partially absorbed for its energy, while the rest transformed into fifth-grade cloud mist surrounding it, making it look as though it was riding on clouds and mist.

In fact, it truly was riding on the fifth-grade cloud mist.

It was apparent that the Illusion Spirit Dragon’s ascension was not as complicated as Little Feng’s. After absorbing some energy from the Fifth Grade Spiritual Spring Water, it began to evolve towards the fifth grade.

The fifth-grade cloud mist not only enveloped its exterior but also nourished its internal body, and coupled with the unique cultivation technique of the Dragon Clan, its dragon body was undergoing a peculiar evolution.

From half-step fifth grade, it leaped to fifth grade, and the strength of its dragon body was greatly enhanced.

A terrifying aura spread to its surroundings, and an indescribable pressure emanated from within it, expanding outward.

Fortunately, there were no other life forms nearby, only Li Shiming, Li Taibai, and Little Feng. Having just ascended to fifth grade, Little Feng was naturally unafraid of the dragon might emitted by the Illusion Spirit Dragon during its ascension.

However, if any cultivator below a half-step great power were here, the consequences would be dire.

Dragon might is one of the main attack methods of the Dragon Clan, resembling a kind of mental suppression, with its effect increasing as the gap in cultivation level widens.

Even at the same level, the dragon might was quite threatening and should be approached with caution.

”Restrain your dragon might; you’re about to face the Heavenly Tribulation!” Li Shiming reminded aloud.

He had no intention of letting the Illusion Spirit Dragon continue unchecked. If the Illusion Spirit Dragon kept behaving like this, the power of the upcoming heavenly tribulation might greatly increase.

The Illusion Spirit Dragon’s enormous dragon head showed a flattering expression, nodding, which looked somewhat comical.

It restrained its dragon might and even reduced its dragon body to a size of three meters.

An enlarged dragon body could enhance attack power in combat, but what awaited was not a battle, but a full defense against the impending heavenly tribulation.

By shrinking its dragon body, it ensured the best defense.

Li Shiming also followed suit, imparting the ’Innate Wood’ divine skill and ’Thunder Resistance Secret Method’ to the Illusion Spirit Dragon, while handing it two ’Hundred Herbs Pills.’

Using the ’Hundred Herbs Pill’ for energy restoration is perhaps the most wasteful action.

But Li Shiming was wealthy enough to give two ’Hundred Herbs Pills’ to the Illusion Spirit Dragon, to prevent an energy shortage when facing the heavenly tribulation.

The fifth-grade cloud mist around the Illusion Spirit Dragon, although under its control, required energy support to exist.

Using the fifth-grade cloud mist to counteract the heavenly thunder would greatly consume its energy, and if not replenished in time, it could lose the support of the fifth-grade cloud mist.

With everything ready, the thunderclouds gathered.

A bolt of heavenly thunder descended, striking towards the Illusion Spirit Dragon.

The surrounding fifth-grade cloud mist rose upward, shielding its dragon body.

The heavenly thunder struck the fifth-grade cloud mist, immediately scattering into countless tiny bolts of lightning.

The fifth-grade cloud mist was rapidly consumed in the process.

The Illusion Spirit Dragon continuously infused energy into the fifth-grade cloud mist, only able to slow its consumption.

Though the fifth-grade cloud mist blocked the heavenly thunder, the small bolts of lightning still penetrated the cloud mist, striking the dragon’s body.

However, these small bolts of lightning couldn’t even break through its defense.

After consuming one-fifth, the first heavenly thunder ended.

At this time, the Illusion Spirit Dragon infused energy into the fifth-grade cloud mist, allowing it to quickly recover.

By the time the second heavenly thunder struck, the fifth-grade cloud mist had nearly returned to its initial state.

When the second heavenly thunder ended, the fifth-grade cloud mist had been consumed by one-third, and during the interval between the two heavenly thunders, it was restored to its peak state.

Until the sixth heavenly thunder, the Illusion Spirit Dragon finally retracted the fifth-grade cloud mist, facing the heavenly thunder with its dragon body.

The power of the fifth-grade cloud mist surpassed even Li Shiming’s expectations, greatly reducing the difficulty of the Illusion Spirit Dragon’s ascension to the fifth grade.

The subsequent heavenly thunder struck the Illusion Spirit Dragon’s body. With the Dragon Clan’s unique strong defensive power and the effect of the ’Thunder Resistance Secret Method,’ it persisted until the end of the eighth heavenly thunder.

When the ninth heavenly thunder began, the Illusion Spirit Dragon let out an excited dragon roar, having gained a hundred percent confidence in overcoming the heavenly tribulation.

There was still ’Innate Wood’ divine power energy left by Li Shiming within its body; as long as the ninth heavenly thunder couldn’t extinguish it outright, it could recover on its own.

It swallowed two ’Hundred Herbs Pills,’ releasing an immense amount of energy.

It directed all the energy generated by the two ’Hundred Herbs Pills’ into the fifth-grade cloud mist, causing it to churn and expand continuously.