Even without Grandmaster Hu, Great Cultivator Zhao would have succumbed to his own spiritual insectâs backlash and died, but Grandmaster Hu personally witnessed Great Cultivator Zhaoâs downfall, giving it a different significance.
Great Cultivator Zhao died silently, whether it was Gu Feng Sect or other sects, they would not regard Great Cultivator Zhao as fallen, but would still consider Great Cultivator Zhao as part of Gu Feng Sectâs combat power.
However, with Grandmaster Huâs testimony and the evidence of Great Cultivator Zhaoâs Nascent Soul being destroyed, all factions have realized that Gu Feng Sect has lost a Great Cultivator.
"There havenât been any significant events recently, so you need to quickly refine this set of flying swords to proficient use. Your realm does not match your treasures!" Grandmaster Hu instructed Li Shiming in the end.
Grandmaster Hu was unaware that Li Shiming possessed the Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer as his life treasure; he speculated Li Shimingâs life treasure was of an auxiliary nature.
Although Li Shiming didnât explicitly tell Grandmaster Hu, he hinted at it through his words.
Li Shiming returned to his cave dwelling, not intending to refine the set of top-grade Fourth-Grade Flying Sword named âFive-Colored Flying Phoenix Swordâ into his life treasure.
He allocated a section of his brain specifically for refining the âFive-Colored Flying Phoenix Sword.â
As Grandmaster Hu suggested, he needed to refine the âFive-Colored Flying Phoenix Swordâ to a high level of proficiency, allowing him to use some Sword Cultivator techniques and not always use Thunder Skill barehanded.
Additionally, he had another separate brain controlling the Water Thunder Nascent Soul refining the âWater Dragon Taoist Robe.â
Apart from the Fire Thunder Nascent Soul, the other three Nascent Souls returned to the cultivation state.
Days later, the sect sent over the materials for the âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pill,â and the Fire Thunder Nascent Soul began batch alchemy.
For the refining of the third-grade âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pill,â he could use the third-grade Pill Furnace to refine, concurrently refining ten furnaces of spirit pills.
This way, each refining session could produce a supreme spirit pill.
After the first third-grade supreme âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pillâ was completed, he used twenty brains to summon the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insect.â
He presented the third-grade supreme âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pillâ before the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insect,â and for the first time, the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâ expressed joy.
Li Shiming was taken aback upon sensing the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâsâ joy; he hadnât expected the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâ to express such emotions.
According to Great Cultivator Zhaoâs research on the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insect,â it was incapable of communication. Great Cultivator Zhao attempted countless times without any progress, leading to an absolute conclusion.
It was evident that Great Cultivator Zhaoâs research had issues, as Li Shiming indeed sensed the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâsâ joy.
This indicated that besides its frenzied consciousness, the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâ possessed other emotions, which were usually hidden within its frenzied consciousness and unnoticeable.
The third-grade supreme âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pillâ served as a key, unlocking the hidden emotions of the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insect.â
In fact, Great Cultivator Zhao also used third-grade supreme âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pillsâ to feed the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insect,â as third-grade âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pillsâ were not particularly precious spirit pills, with easily obtainable materials.
As long as thereâs a substantial amount of spirit pill materials and a sufficiently skilled Alchemy Master, there is a chance to refine supreme quality âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pills.â
However, the supreme âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pillsâ refined by other Alchemy Masters are distinct from those refined by Li Shiming.
Li Shimingâs supreme âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pillsâ are of truly supreme qualityâthe highest quality achievable theoretically in alchemy, with no flaws, maximizing the âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pillâsâ performance.
Other Alchemy Mastersâ occasionally refined supreme âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pillsâ could not achieve the theoretical highest quality, having some discrepancies.
Due to the perfect supreme âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pillâ refined by Li Shiming, it attracted the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insect,â causing it to reveal some emotions.
Perhaps itâs an illusion, but after the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâ consumed the supreme âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pill,â Li Shiming felt the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâ seemed more attached to him.
Without receiving instructions, the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâ preferred to be closer to him, rather than keeping a certain distance as before.
Donât underestimate this short distance; every living being has its own alert distance.
Only to those extremely trusted will a living being allow them within its alert distance; otherwise, it will maintain that distance.
However, the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâ merely consumed one supreme âSpirit Worm Golden Yang Pillâ and requires more prolonged observation, yet having a beginning gives Li Shiming more confidence in cultivating the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insect.â
Once the backlash risk of the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâ is eliminated, perhaps he could control it with just one brain.
Li Shiming took out the Bamboo Whip Treasure previously given by Grandmaster Hu, which was Great Cultivator Zhaoâs life treasure.
He hesitated slightly, not immediately using the Master Recognition Technique to recognize it as master.
Great Cultivator Zhaoâs body was still alive but lacked the Nascent Soul, and whether the body still counted as Great Cultivator Zhao without the Nascent Soul was difficult to say.
Nevertheless, the body still carried the scent of Great Cultivator Zhao, which would not change.
It depends on whether Great Cultivator Zhaoâs life treasure can recognize Great Cultivator Zhaoâs body and take it as the master without the Nascent Soul.
If it truly could be so, then perhaps this life treasure could still unleash its full power.
Nevertheless, Great Cultivator Zhaoâs body has not yet recovered, and Li Shiming doesnât plan to overly stimulate the heavily injured body.
He calmed his mind, began communicating with the life treasure IBMz15, and started researching Puppet Mechanism Technique.
He planned to use the Fourth-grade Puppet Mechanism Materials he had to create three Fourth-grade Puppets.
Once Fourth-grade Puppets were created, their strength was not fixed and would grow with their masterâs realm, enhancing their powers with the consumption of precious puppet mechanism materials.
Thus, after creating three Fourth-grade Puppets during the Nascent Soul Early Stage, he could enhance their powers to assist him as his realm advanced.
Creating Fourth-grade Puppets was not easy, let alone forging three Fourth-grade Puppets.
Li Shiming was not someone who adhered strictly to conventions. Together with IBMz15, after deeply researching Puppet Mechanism Technique, he redesigned a Fourth-grade Puppet more suitable for him.
The energy core device of a Fourth-grade Puppet is the most crucial, and Great Cultivator Zhao prepared three sets of materials, while IBMz15 tried to design a stronger energy core device through countless calculations.
Puppet Mechanism Technique is an extremely complex knowledge system; even cultivators who developed their brains found success in Puppet Mechanism Technique challenging.
The reason why itâs usually Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators who create puppet mechanisms lies not only in the costly materials of Puppet Mechanism Technique but also because Nascent Soul Cultivators have the mental capacity aligning with its beginner standards.
The difficulty of merely learning Puppet Mechanism Technique stands, let alone redesigning on its basis.
Even for Li Shiming, with cooperation from IBMz15, it took a month to redesign a Fourth-grade Puppet.
Yet manufacturing the Fourth-grade Puppet requires even more time, needing assistance from Fire Thunder Nascent Soul or Golden Corpse Nanmingâs âNanming Leaving Fire.â
On the fortieth day, Golden Corpse Nanming completed the Nascent Soul Late Stage High-level Healing Spirit Pill refinement.
Though it was claimed Golden Corpse Nanming refined them, it was Li Shiming who did, merely borrowing Golden Corpse Nanmingâs âNanming Leaving Fire.â
A total of six Nascent Soul Late Stage High-level Healing Spirit Pills were refined, each reaching theoretical limits, requiring large-scale production for top-tier spirit pills.