Traveling alongside the Luanyang Palaceâs long-distance flying boat, the flying boat carries several great cultivators from Luanyang Palace, and few superpowers are willing to offend such a superpower as Luanyang Palace.
This is also why Li Shiming initially sent Yin Shilan to Luanyang Palace. Although Luanyang Palace appears to be a peaceful superpower, if one were to provoke its members, the network that Luanyang Palace has throughout the Cultivation World would cause any enemy a massive headache.
Time passed slowly in Yin Shilanâs calculations.
Five days later, she boarded the long-distance flying boat of Luanyang Palace. For her safety, Luanyang Palace specifically dispatched three powerful great cultivators to accompany her, along with two late-stage Golden Corpses and an illusionary clone, making it nearly impossible for anyone to contend with such a lineup unless an immensely powerful being intervened.
Due to Yin Shilanâs eagerness to return, the long-distance flying boat was continuously fueled with energy by the three powerful great cultivators, taking only twenty days to arrive at the Dongqi Continent.
The long-distance flying boat delivered Yin Shilan to the gates of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, as Luanyang Palace and the Ten Thousand Beast Sect are in an alliance; otherwise, the flying boat would never have been able to enter the barrier of the Grotto Heaven.
Yin Shilan flew out of the long-distance flying boat, her palace robe flowing as she flew toward the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.
Upon entering the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, she immediately noticed the additions to the sect.
There were seven floating mountains in the air. The mountain gates of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect originally did not have floating peaks, as maintaining them requires immense energy, usually only achievable in energy-rich Grotto Heavens.
Yet the seven peaks before her floated above the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, not within any Grotto Heaven.
Most striking to her was a peak in the center of the seven, the very one where she had lived for a century.
Six other peaks surrounded this one, which held special meaning for her, filling her with delight.
As she approached the seven peaks, a surprising event occurred: two adjacent peaks moved aside to reveal a passageway.
She flew through the passage, and the peaks resumed their positions.
It became apparent to her that these seven peaks formed a grand formation, interconnected with the formation of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.
"Shiming!" When Yin Shilan saw Li Shiming standing in front of the central mountainâs cave residence, nothing else mattered, neither the mysterious floating peaks nor the great formation. Her eyes only saw Li Shiming.
She held both of Li Shimingâs hands, feeling his warmth, allowing the longing accumulated over many days to flow down her cheeks in tears.
"Lanâer, Iâm sorry for worrying you!" Li Shiming gently embraced her shoulders and spoke softly.
Yin Shilan said nothing, simply resting quietly in Li Shimingâs arms.
"What kind of formation is this? Iâve never seen anything like it," Yin Shilan asked curiously, once she had collected herself after some time.
Having received a wealth of array formation books from Li Shiming and joining Luanyang Palace as a core cultivator, she had access to its collection of array formation books.
She loved the knowledge of formations and had considerable expertise, at least reaching the level of an ordinary Array Master.
However, she could not identify the grand formation of the seven peaks, nor could she find anything remotely similar.
Even though the seven peaks were within her permissions, allowing her to sense the formations within each peak, they remained entirely unfamiliar to her.
For instance, the formation that supported the peak beneath her: she knew of several such formations, yet none bore any resemblance to the ones here.
"These six peaks are my spoils of war and a gift I prepared for you. They are equipped with numerous powerful formations that, in conjunction, achieve extremely strong defensive effects!" Li Shiming explained while handing over a jade scroll to Yin Shilan.
He knew Yin Shilanâs preferences well since they met during their Qi Refinement period.
No other treasure could compete with the gift of a unique formation and the knowledge associated with it for Yin Shilan.
The jade scroll contained information about the formations related to the six peaks, organized by IBMz15.
The six peaks were taken from Law Enforcement Masters of the six major superpowers at Cloud Island Sea.
He also installed a unique floating and flying formation from Cloud Island Sea on Yin Shilanâs peak, allowing it to fly freely.
The peak, in conjunction with the six other peaks, would form many defensive formations, providing better protection for Yin Shilan.
"Come in and take a look; Iâve also prepared a life-saving formation for you!" Li Shiming invited Yin Shilan into the cave residence, where he had set up a âSpace Transmission Arrayâ in a newly excavated room, with the target being an undersea cave residence a hundred thousand miles away.
The protective measures Li Shiming prepared for Yin Shilan were exceedingly thorough; first, it was the gate of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.
Gaining entry to the Ten Thousand Beast Sectâs gate was no easy task, making it the first line of defense.
The six formation peaks, connected to the Ten Thousand Beast Sectâs grand formation, themselves formed a second layer of protection.
Even should powerful cultivators use their strength to forcefully break the formation, this defensive formation never seen before in the Cultivation World could still hold them off for a while.
With just a momentâs respite, Yin Shilan would have ample time to escape through the âSpace Transmission Array.â
Additionally, this was where Li Shiming would reside daily; at the Great Cultivator Peak, cultivating only required maintaining a basic rhythm.
Yin Shilan was extremely pleased with Li Shimingâs gift, and the cultivators of Ten Thousand Beast Sect witnessed the seven peaks in the sky continuously shifting position, as Yin Shilan experimented with the various formations of the peaks.
Li Shiming and Yin Shilan lived within this cave residence, not rushing into cultivation. They watched sunrises and sunsets together, sometimes discussing Dao, other times studying formations, living like a pair of celestial beings.
The illusionary clone naturally had more free time since Li Shiming reached the Peak Great Cultivator stage; the late-stage Golden Corpses now offered minimal assistance to Li Shiming.
Currently, two late-stage Golden Corpses were with Grandmaster Hu, a strong external force for the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.
The other two late-stage Golden Corpses were allocated to the illusionary clone by Li Shiming, greatly compensating for its lack of battle strength.
The illusionary cloneâs strength had improved significantly since Li Shimingâs projection, originally only at the Middle Stage of Great Cultivator; now, he projected one anew with Peak Great Cultivator strength, making a notable difference.
The current illusionary cloneâs power was close to that of a Peak Great Cultivator; the only issue was its slower internal energy recovery rate.
Li Shiming also selected a top-tier fourth-grade âHeavenly Strike Thunder Hammerâ for the illusionary clone from his battle spoils, gifting it a soul crystal ring.
This was perhaps the most extravagant clone; typically, a great cultivatorâs clone didnât wield magical treasures.
Thatâs because the foes a clone could manage didnât require magical treasures, and those needing them were out of reach even with one.
However, Li Shimingâs illusionary clone was different, constructed with âChaotic Spiritual Powerâ and a more substantial spirit, making it nearly indistinguishable from a normal Peak Great Cultivator despite lacking a physical body.
After strengthening the illusionary clone, Li Shiming summoned the Thunder Beast, sending it with the clone to the Central State Continent.
This time, the illusionary clone was to deliver the âHeavenly Spirit Jade Pearlâ to Li Yuanba, a treasure of immense significance.
Li Yuanbaâs abilities were lagging, and without the âHeavenly Spirit Jade Pearlâsâ aid, catching up to the main body would be challenging.
The illusionary cloneâs departure was kept secret; with the Thunder Beastâs speed, delivering the âHeavenly Spirit Jade Pearlâ to Li Yuanba would only take two days.
Li Yuanba had already left the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion to meet the illusionary clone early.