Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 2108: Chapter 1100: Breakthrough (2)

If Great Power Lu Wei indeed discovers something, the possibility of the three Great Powers cooperating to kill Great Power Lu Wei is extremely high.

Great Immortal Envoy Feng Kui never considered the possibility of Li Shiming killing Great Power Lu Wei alone; at that time, Li Shiming was just a Middle Stage Great Power. However, Li Shiming, Li Yuanba, and Li Taibai are all geniuses. If they truly joined forces, they might have some chance of ambushing and killing Great Power Lu Wei at the Middle Stage.

It just so happened that Great Immortal Envoy Feng Kui heard that Li Shiming had come to the Immortal Alliance, and need not say more; as long as they caught Li Shiming, they could find clues.

But even as a Great Immortal Envoy, he cannot handle Li Shiming now.

Because the Southern faction is too powerful now, the presence of two Great Immortal Envoys makes him dare not to act at this time.

But he was not in a hurry; Great Immortal Envoy Feng Jin was preparing to ascend. Once Great Immortal Envoy Feng Jin ascends, only Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu will remain in the Southern faction.

Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu has just advanced not long ago, and his power is not yet fully developed. This would be the best opportunity for him to act.

With such plans in mind, Great Immortal Envoy Feng Kui looked at Li Yuanba with a hint of malice, which Li Yuanba, with his keen perception, felt immediately.

Li Shiming sat on a futon, his eyes closed, connected to the IBMz15.

IBMz15 was repeatedly simulating the aura emitted when Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu advanced. After observing the process of a Late Stage Great Power advancing to a Great Immortal Envoy through Li Yuanba’s observation, Shiming benefited greatly.

It could be said that all the cultivators who stood there to watch Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu’s advancement combined did not gain as much as he did.

In the virtual environment, Li Shiming could feel the state of Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu’s advancement, even using IBMz15 to transpose this state onto himself.

Although this sense of transposition was merely a simulation by the IBMz15, as IBMz15 was Li Shiming’s natal magical artifact, the simulation could reach the soul and achieve a realistic replica.

IBMz15 would also incrementally adjust the simulation data according to the analysis.

Li Shiming initially planned to achieve the opportunity to advance to Great Immortal Envoy by observing Great Immortal Envoy Feng Jin’s ascension process.

Yet, he never expected that merely by observing Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu’s advancement through Li Yuanba, he would achieve such substantial gains.

This is also a normal affair; no one can be certain about what kind of opportunity advancement requires.

Just like Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu, who, despite utilizing all means and even entering long-term seclusion, never truly found the opportunity to advance.

But after drinking Fifth Grade Inquiry Tea, he immediately sensed the opportunity to advance to Great Immortal Envoy, achieving it in one go after five hundred years.

Li Shiming’s situation was much better than Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu’s, as his previous state was equivalent to that of Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu five hundred years ago.

All he needed was to accelerate the process of understanding the opportunity for advancement, skipping hundreds of years of comprehension time to advance to Great Immortal Envoy sooner.

Sitting on the futon, an inexplicable aura appeared on him.

At the celebration, Great Immortal Envoy Feng Jin was discussing with the other three Great Immortal Envoys. Before ascending, he needed to integrate Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu into the circle of Great Immortal Envoys to reduce some troubles for Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu.

Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu sat beside, occasionally chiming in, working hard to get acquainted with the fellow Great Immortal Envoys.

He would need to confront these Great Immortal Envoys directly in the future, so he had to take advantage of such an opportunity.

Suddenly, Great Immortal Envoy Feng Jin paused in his speech, a peculiar look on his face, casting a glance toward Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba sensed Great Immortal Envoy Feng Jin’s gaze and naturally understood its meaning.

The Stone House Grotto Heaven belonging to Li Yuanba is currently under the control of Great Immortal Envoy Feng Jin, and naturally, everything happening in the Grotto Heaven would be known to Great Immortal Envoy Feng Jin.

Li Shiming had emitted an advancement aura, and the formation of the Stone House didn’t restrict the aura close to Great Immortal Envoy, allowing Great Immortal Envoy Feng Jin to sense that Li Shiming was about to advance to Great Immortal Envoy.

”Haha, truly a double blessing, another Great Power is about to advance to Great Immortal Envoy!” Great Immortal Envoy Feng Jin exclaimed with laughter.

”Another Great Power of the Southern faction? How come I’ve never heard of this?” Great Immortal Envoy Feng Kui asked in surprise.

The other two Great Immortal Envoys were also astounded. What was happening in the Southern faction? Were they trying to produce two Great Immortal Envoys at once?

If this were true, then for the next few thousand years, the Southern faction might step over the other three factions.

But they were also puzzled, as they knew well of the Late Stage Great Powers in the Southern faction and even the entire Immortal Alliance who had the chance of advancing to Great Immortal Envoy.

Moreover, they were very aware of the current conditions of these Late Stage Great Powers. It wasn’t possible for them to suddenly advance to Great Immortal Envoy so quickly.

And judging by Great Immortal Envoy Feng Jin’s words, it should be a Late Stage Great Power of the Southern faction, adding to the mysteriousness for the Great Immortal Envoys.

”It’s not a Great Power of the Southern faction, it’s a friend of Yuanba’s, currently dwelling in his abode!” Great Immortal Envoy Feng Jin looked at Li Yuanba, smiling as he answered.

”Is it Li Shizhen? I never expected he would also be about to advance to Great Immortal Envoy!” Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu asked, but his tone was confirming his judgment.

Yi Yao Great Power and the Great Powers attending the celebration were all shocked upon hearing the name.

Without exception, they recognized Li Shizhen, and although Li Shizhen had not displayed much combat strength, he held a special status in the Immortal Domain.

A master of alchemy able to refine high-level fifth-grade Spirit Pills was enough to make any Great Power want to befriend him.

Unfortunately, Li Shizhen was too mysterious. Besides showing up when he first entered the Immortal Domain, he never showed himself again.

Even when taking alchemy commissions, they were conducted through Li Yuanba.

Upon hearing the name Li Shizhen, a hint of killing intent flashed in Great Immortal Envoy Feng Kui’s eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

”If Li Shizhen successfully advances to Great Immortal Envoy, what should this realm be called?” Great Immortal Envoy Jian Feiyu asked, pondering aloud with some confusion.

This question rendered the several Great Immortal Envoys present speechless for a moment; it was a very simple question, yet it caught them off guard.

Indeed, after Li Shizhen advances to Great Immortal Envoy, should he be addressed as a Great Immortal Envoy? This posed a significant issue.

The reason this realm is called ’Great Immortal Envoy’ stems from the fact that historically, all those who advanced to the Great Immortal Envoy realm were core members of the Immortal Alliance.

Only members of the core of the Immortal Alliance could enjoy the resources needed to advance to Great Immortal Envoy.

Therefore, besides the resources in the Immortal Domain controlled by the Immortal Alliance, even the combined resources of the entire Immortal Cultivation Realm wouldn’t likely produce a Great Immortal Envoy.

Only the Immortal Alliance, with its unique presence, could monopolize the Immortal Domain, controlling most of its resources, thus fostering hopes to nurture Great Immortal Envoys.

The conditions for advancing to Great Immortal Envoy include large quantities of fifth-grade Spirit Pills. In this regard, each Great Power’s Grotto Heaven could at most produce one fifth-grade Spiritual Medicine every hundred years.

Even if more Grotto Heavens could be acquired, their production of fifth-grade Spiritual Medicines, along with what’s earned from completing Immortal Alliance missions, would still not suffice for a Great Power’s cultivation needs.

Only the Immortal Alliance, due to the presence of numerous Inheritance Cave Heavens, could produce Spirit Medicines in mass quantities.

Moreover, for resources such as ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystal,’ the Immortal Alliance, having prior intelligence with the Divine Domain, prioritized such tasks yielding ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystal’ for core members.

Additionally, relevant texts and direct guidance from a Great Immortal Envoy also influenced the conditions for advancing to Great Immortal Envoy.

In essence, the Immortal Alliance has almost monopolized the path for cultivators to advance to Great Immortal Envoys. Historically, except for ancient times, all Great Immortal Envoys came from the core members of the Immortal Alliance.

This is why the realm at the Great Ability Peak is called ’Great Immortal Envoy,’ and the title ’Great Immortal Envoy’ also carries another meaning: the supreme authority holder of the Immortal Alliance.

This is also why the several Great Immortal Envoys were indecisive about how to address Li Shiming; there simply was no precedent.