Chapter 544: 318: Magical Treasure_2

Chapter 544: Chapter 318: Magical Treasure_2

Li Shiming sensed for a moment, and he couldn’t describe his current control over the Formation; he looked at the Formation in the Cultivation Room of the cave dwelling and saw through the Spiritual Power Pattern of the Formation without any hesitation.

The Spiritual Power Pattern even indicated the location to break through the Formation but of course, the Formation in the Cultivation Room of the cave dwelling wasn’t enough to serve as a reference, as it was one he had laid out himself.

However, during the process of observing the Formation in the Cultivation Room, the feeling of penetrating the Formation was just like looking at the scenery on a normal day; all the secrets of the Formation lay there, visible without the need for any contemplation.

He extended a Divine Thought and quickly followed with a second, a third, all the way to the one hundred and ninety-first Divine Thought.

In terms of Divine Thought, he felt the strength of his lifebound Magic Artifact, the IBMz15.

Normally, a Cultivator’s Divine Thought can be dispersed, but once dispersed, it equates to the Cultivator using multitasking to control it, and no matter how strong the multitasking ability is, it cannot compare with focusing on one task at a time.

In normal times, a Cultivator may utilize multitasking with Divine Thought, but in battle, where even a slight influence could determine victory or defeat, a Cultivator’s Divine Thought remains singular.

Even if it’s not singular, that would involve using related Secret Techniques to control multiple Divine Thoughts with one.

Like the Nine Palace Sword Formation he used to use, it was controlled by handling the Central Palace Sword to manipulate the other eight flying swords.

There aren’t many cultivators who can freely control nine flying swords, and usually, it’s achieved through practicing the Divine Separation Technique, but the number of Divine Separations one can have is also limited.

The Divine Thoughts issued by Li Shiming were from each CPU of the IBMz15, plus his own brain, each issuing a Divine Thought.

It means each brain controls a single Divine Thought, and each Divine Thought is in a state of full concentration.

This lets him control 191 Magic Artifacts during battle, and that’s not even the most he can handle; with practice of the ‘Divine Separation and Thought Transformation Technique,’ he could control thousands of Magic Artifacts.

As his spiritual power continues to grow, and as he delves deeper into practicing the ‘Divine Separation and Thought Transformation Technique,’ the number of Magic Artifacts he could control would keep increasing.

Although possessing more controllable Magic Artifacts isn’t necessarily better, the overwhelming number of Magic Artifacts does hold a great advantage in a Cultivator’s battle.

Of course, this thought is still but a fantasy for him at present; reaching the Golden Core Stage, the Magic Artifacts useful to him would be at the level of Magic Treasures, and from the beginning of his journey in cultivation, the Magic Treasures he acquired from slaying numerous Cultivators were not few.

But for him to produce 191 Magic Treasures, that would at least not be feasible in a short term, let alone thousands of Magic Treasures.

Even with so many Magic Treasures, whether his spirit could bear it is also a question mark.

The study of the lifebound Magic Artifact IBMz15 still needs long-term experimentation to fully understand its functions; this is a long-term endeavor.

In the following month, Li Shiming didn’t do anything else but wholeheartedly devoted himself to cultivation.

He had stored quite a few Third Grade Cultivation Assistance Spirit Pills since whenever he produced Spirit Pills, just the payment alone was more than what the cultivators providing the Spiritual Medicine received.

The ‘Hundred One-point Pill Technique’ made his Alchemy yields extremely rich, enabling him to support both himself and his clone, Li Yuanba, for their cultivation.

Of course, thinking of continuing to use top-grade Third-Grade Spirit Pills for cultivation in the Golden Core Stage was impossible, mainly because the appearance of such Spirit Pills required the accumulation of ten alchemy sessions to produce one, and that’s only with the continuous production of the same kind of Spirit Pill.

Apart from the period when he first became an Alchemy Master and consecutively produced Elixirs for Cultivators—four kinds of Third-Grade Spiritual Medicine—the chances to continuously produce the same Spirit Pills were rare.

During the time Li Shiming was in seclusion, Shushan Sect was bustling with activity, and the five Heavenly Thunders during his pill formation had become a hot topic among the Cultivators.

In the end, Elder Su came forward and claimed that because Li Shiming was inexperienced with the pill formation process, he released four Corpse Refinings during the formation, intending to redistribute the might of the Heavenly Thunder, which resulted in the simultaneous descent of five thunders.

Some believed this explanation, while others did not, but no Cultivator would try to test it.

Because the risk of forming a ‘Golden Core’ is extremely high, and if one were to use ‘Corpse Refining’ to share the burden of the ‘Heavenly Thunder,’ they may have the means to survive the additional lightning that Li Shiming would face, but the rest of them would not.

As for Li Shiming’s affair with ‘Corpse Refining,’ it became known to outsiders shortly after he slew the ‘Golden Core’ Fang Lu in the ‘Fire Cloud Valley.’

And Li Shiming has many ‘Corpse Refinings,’ which is considered an anomaly among the ‘Righteous Path.’

However many ‘Corpse Refinings’ Li Shiming has, no cultivator would accuse him of anything, for his ‘Corpse Refining’ indeed saved his life and helped him slay ‘Golden Core’ Fang Lu.

Being an ‘Alchemy Master,’ what is wrong with using some means to save one’s life? Who would care about an ‘Alchemy Master’ having more means to preserve his life?

Li Shiming is not known for his combat abilities, and many cultivators see this nothing more than Li Shiming being too cowardly to fight on his own, creating many corpse refinements to protect himself instead.

After various pieces of news were compared, the five ‘Heavenly Thunders’ that struck during Li Shiming’s core formation were forcefully explained away, and eventually, the issue subsided.

Afterward, the most discussed topic was whether Li Shiming could continue his miraculous alchemy capabilities and maintain his record of never failing to produce ‘Third Grade Advanced Spirit Pills.’

Compared to ‘Golden Core Early Stage cultivators’ who mainly consume ‘Third-grade Spirit Pills’ made from ‘Third-grade Spiritual Medicine,’ those at the ‘Middle Late Stage Golden Core’ who hold the most power within the sect have been extremely attentive to Li Shiming’s growth.

Finally, when Li Shiming formed his ‘Golden Core,’ they naturally thought of having Li Shiming craft ‘Third Grade Advanced Spirit Pills’ for them.

With the same ‘Third-grade Spiritual Medicine,’ if Li Shiming can maintain his former level, then the effects of the ‘Third Grade Advanced Spirit Pill’ he produces could match several made by other ‘Alchemy Masters.’

This ‘other Alchemy Master’ in the sect is actually Elder Ma, but because of Li Shiming’s mentor-disciple relationship with Elder Ma, no one would say it out loud.

Elder Ma himself wouldn’t mind, for although the quality of his ‘Third-grade Spirit Pills’ isn’t as high as Li Shiming’s, when compared to other ‘Alchemy Masters,’ it’s still respectable, and he would not lack alchemy tasks should he wish to accept them.

Li Shiming is but one person, plus he had long ago announced his principles of conducting alchemy, which opens the furnace only for geniuses, thus limiting his pill production and the number of cultivators that could be accommodated.

The biggest question now is whether Li Shiming can maintain his alchemy level, so the ‘Middle and Late Stage Golden Core’ elders in the sect are all watching for when Li Shiming emerges from seclusion.

Elder Su and Elder Ma stand outside Li Shiming’s ‘Cultivation Room,’ having waited for a month now, and today is the day Li Shiming is set to leave his seclusion.

They had to come, their old friends had sought them out and interpersonal relations made it impossible to decline.

The formation of the ‘Cultivation Room’ opened, and Li Shiming stepped out slowly.

At the sight of Li Shiming, both Elder Su and Elder Ma were taken aback, barely believing their eyes.

It was extremely rude, but they extended their ‘Divine Thought’ to explore, and after a sweep over Li Shiming, their expressions returned somewhat to normal.

The aura of Li Shiming, who had just left the ‘Cultivation Room,’ was indeed peculiar; based solely on his aura, it was undoubtedly that of the ‘Golden Core Early Stage Peak.’

How long had Li Shiming been cultivating for it to be possible that he reached the ‘Golden Core Early Stage’ in just one month?

No matter how precious the ‘Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures’ are, they couldn’t achieve such an effect.

It was only after they probed with ‘Divine Thought’ that they realized Li Shiming’s aura did reach the ‘Golden Core Early Stage Peak,’ but the total volume of ‘Spiritual Power’ Li Shiming possessed was only that of a ‘Golden Core Early Stage’ that had just stabilized.

Although reaching a stable ‘Golden Core Early Stage’ prowess in just one month could be considered extremely quick cultivation, recalling Li Shiming’s identity as an ‘Alchemy Master’ and the ‘Third Grade Cultivation Assistance Spirit Pills’ at his disposal, it was still understandable.

This was more believable than him reaching ‘Golden Core Early Stage Peak’ in just one month, which is why Elder Su and Elder Ma’s expressions returned to normal.

However, even though their expressions normalized, the shock in their hearts was not so easily quelled. After all, the current power of Li Shiming could definitely be considered on par with a cultivator who had practiced for decades at the ‘Golden Core Early Stage.’