Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 2036: Chapter 1064: Mid Stage (2)

Now that his remaining weaknesses are patched up, he begins to attempt a breakthrough.

This breakthrough is not as strenuous as imagined; as soon as he attempts it, the aura around him abruptly heightens, and then the five Cave Heaven Cores begin to absorb energy.

All the energy within the Cave Heaven channels into the Cave Heaven Core, making the Core more solid.

A large amount of energy enters the Cave Heaven Core and then flows out again.

The outgoing energy is already of the Middle Stage Great Power level, far stronger than before.

After the Cave Heaven evolves to the Middle Stage Great Power, it feeds some energy back to the physical body, augmenting it once more.

However, the enhancement to the physical body is not very noticeable, primarily because his body was already exceptionally robust.

”Phew!” Li Shiming exhaled, awakening from the changes brought by his promotion.

He didn’t expect that merely consuming one ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystal’ per Cave Heaven would elevate him to the Middle Stage Great Power.

This is quite normal, actually. Li Yuanba’s promotion to the Middle Stage Great Power meant that in many ways he had already reached the standards of a Middle Stage Great Power himself, only stuck due to the ’Five Elements Rule Runes,’ with the exception of ’Gold Element Rule Rune.’

Additionally, he consumed a large amount of Cave Heaven Energy, which prolonged his promotion to the middle stage.

After exhausting five ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystals’ and remedying these weaknesses, his promotion was smooth sailing.

”Time to accumulate Cave Heaven Energy again!” Promotion to the Middle Stage Great Power greatly depleted the energy within his Cave Heaven.

The total energy in the five Cave Heavens hadn’t decreased; it just appeared less because the energy, once absorbed by the Cave Heaven Core and released again, transformed into a higher quality Middle Stage Great Power energy.

Now, Li Shiming thanks his past recklessness; without any mentor’s guidance, he gathered over two hundred Half-step Fifth Grade Spirit Pets in his Half-step Great Power Cave Heaven, resulting in an energy production two hundred times that of a normal Great Power.

Currently, the energy generated by his five Cave Heavens is already Middle Stage Great Power energy, and its output remains over two hundred times that of a peer Great Power.

This means his daily energy accumulation is equivalent to over two hundred days’ worth for other Great Powers.

His greatest gap with peer Great Powers lies in the accumulation of Cave Heaven energy.

Other Great Powers have accumulated at least a thousand years, and despite frequent battles, their Cave Heaven energy reserves aren’t comparable to Li Shiming’s.

However, given the speed of his Cave Heaven energy production, it won’t be long before he catches up with those seasoned Great Powers.

Moreover, unless expending a full-force attack, in ordinary battles, even if he doesn’t use Cave Heaven energy, peers in the same stage can’t withstand him.

After Li Shiming’s promotion to the Middle Stage Great Power, the first thing he did was summon ten Fifth Grade ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers’ and the three Fifth Grade ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers’ corpses he had previously felled.

He discovered from Li Yuanba how to unlock the personal spaces of the ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers,’ previously unnoticed.

With a series of operations, the personal spaces were opened one by one.

He found some spare weapons, some Divine Domain food, and some daily necessities.

As Yi Yao Great Power had said, ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers’ do not store ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystals’ in their personal spaces, confirmed by his failure to find any in there.

Li Shiming didn’t feel too disappointed, as he hadn’t expected much from this find.

However, these Divine Domain foods were quite rare. Although from another world, the taste was unique and carried the characteristics of ’Holy Spirit’ energy.

’Holy Spirit’ energy, as it is called, can be transformed at will into energy suitable for most human cultivators.

This is why the Great Powers stationed at the Immortal Residence use Divine Domain food to entertain guests, due to its special nature.

Li Shiming officially emerged from seclusion and invited Yin Shilan into his Cave Heaven.

”Shiming, you’ve advanced to the middle stage!” Yin Shilan exclaimed in surprise upon noticing his change as she arrived.

The stronger Li Shiming grew, the more at ease she felt.

The predominant emotion she felt was joy, with little surprise.

This is because Li Yuanba had already reached the Middle Stage Great Power in Central State, and since Li Yuanba is Li Shiming’s avatar, Li Shiming’s advancement to the Middle Stage Great Power at this time was actually overdue.

”It took five ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystals’ for me to succeed. I’ve realized that ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystals’ are immensely beneficial to us Great Powers; henceforth, I must obtain as many as possible!” Li Shiming explained with a smile.

As he spoke, he took out some exotic food, choosing a fruit among them—knowing some exotic foods are unacceptable for humans, he naturally wouldn’t bring those out.

”What sort of Spirit Fruit is this, why can’t I discern its grade?” Yin Shilan asked curiously, looking at the fruit before her.

”This is a fruit from the Divine Domain, akin to our Spirit Fruit, with certain benefits for Great Powers!” Li Shiming said while pointing at the fruit.

Among several, Yin Shilan’s cultivation progress was the slowest.

Li Shiming intended to give her all these fruits, knowing consuming more could enhance one’s cultivation.

Due to her low realm, these fruits were almost ineffective for Li Shiming and Li Yuanba.

Li Shiming’s invitation to Yin Shilan wasn’t solely to let her taste the Divine Domain fruit, but more importantly, to share insights from his recent promotion.

With Yin Shilan’s talent lacking, Li Shiming needed to continually instruct her to avoid her cultivation from stagnating.

This lecture spanned several days until he noticed something occurring outside, prompting him to halt this session.

He had once claimed the external treasure ’Mirror Flower Water Moon,’ and any energy fluctuations around it would alert him.

He diverted a fraction of his attention to examine the situation through his connection with ’Mirror Flower Water Moon.’

What he saw startled him, for just three kilometers away from ’Mirror Flower Water Moon,’ ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers’ were appearing.

If it were just a handful of ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers,’ he’d welcome it, knowing he could easily vanquish them.

But beyond the perimeter, ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers’ were appearing continuously, soon exceeding a hundred in number.

Most of these were Half-step Fifth Grade ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers,’ yet even a multitude of Half-step Fifth Grade ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers’ could wield formidable power.

Under the guidance of Fifth Grade ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers,’ they could exert power several times greater than their own.

Over a hundred ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers’ was a force Li Shiming wouldn’t dare let discover him lightly.

While Li Shiming observed, yet more ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers’ arrived.

Thanks to ’Mirror Flower Water Moon’s’ concealment, the ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers’ hadn’t spotted the ’Daoist Golden Lotus’ nearby. Otherwise, Li Shiming would have to flee immediately.

He cautiously restrained his perception, relying entirely on ’Mirror Flower Water Moon’s’ inherent capability to monitor the developments not far away.

He wanted to see what these ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers’ intended, knowing they wouldn’t have come here without an agenda.

Extracting his Identity Jade Disc, he found its connection with the Immortal Alliance was intermittent.

This indicated he was at the edge of the Falling Immortal Formation, and the Immortal Alliance noticing these ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers’ wasn’t something they could do promptly.

The ’Exotic Divine War Soldiers’ likely chose this location intentionally, familiar with the Immortal Alliance’s Falling Immortal Formation from their prolonged standoff.

Li Shiming recalled what Li Yuanba had heard from several Great Powers discussing—this must be the expansion of the Divine Domain.

Originally, he awaited notification from Li Yuanba, intending to coordinate with the Great Powers over there, but unexpectedly, the Divine Domain’s expansion occurred right beside him.