Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 1356: Chapter 724: Preparation (2)

The rain washes over the Divine Tree, nourishing the earth.

Li Shiming stands in the rain, feeling the raindrops on his body without using the Spiritual Power Pattern to ward them off. He experiences the rain, which is formed from pure spirit water, containing incredibly potent spirituality, comparable to the spirit water in the Treasure Lotus Hall.

He smiles, realizing that he no longer needs to worry about top-grade spirit water. Though the spirit water produced in the Treasure Lotus Hall is somewhat slow to form, the spirit water in the Half-Life Cave Heaven generates much more quickly.

Although the actual size of the Half-Life Cave Heaven is smaller than the Treasure Lotus Hall, it is, nevertheless, a grotto heaven—a standalone world.

With Li Shiming’s continuous enhancements, the Half-Life Cave Heaven, though small, has perfected four of the Five Elements.

In fact, the fusion of the cave heaven core with the Half-Life Cave Heaven had been attempted by the previous Cave Heaven Master, Qiu Hengyi, who was at the Half-step Mahayana, but he did not succeed.

The key reason is the choice of the initial treasure to merge. Li Shiming integrated the ’Breathing Earth’ into the Half-Life Cave Heaven, which was a crucial maneuver.

’Breathing Earth’ is a legendary treasure with self-awareness and is the most inclusive of divine objects. After choosing to blend into the Half-Life Cave Heaven, it self-repaired the earth rules and solidified the foundation of the Half-Life Cave Heaven.

This groundwork allowed the Half-Life Cave Heaven to continue merging with other cave heaven cores, perfecting the remaining elements.

Li Shiming focuses his mind on the black cloud hovering above the Half-Life Cave Heaven, where the lightning continues to flicker.

Because of the cave’s small size, the lightning born within is somewhat diminutive.

Yet, lightning is lightning, bearing the same aura of destruction.

Li Shiming discovers that within the Half-Life Cave Heaven, a new rule is emerging from nothingness—the Thunder Rules.

He is fortunate to witness the birth of these cave heaven rules, and a realization arises from within him.

His ’Yuqing Thunder Scripture’ Cultivation Technique automatically operates, and the lightning on his body harmonizes with the lightning in the sky.

His body lifts from the ground, entering the thundercloud. The lightning within the cloud merges with the lightning emanating from inside him, with some external lightning even entering his five Nascent Soul bodies.

Vaguely, he touches the Thunder Rules and gains a slight comprehension of it.

Do not underestimate this tiny insight; this comprehension of the Thunder Rules instantly elevates his ’Yuqing Thunder Scripture’ to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Peak level. If it weren’t for his primary focus on the ’Five Rhymes Qi Cultivation Technique’ and the insufficient accumulation of spiritual power within his body, he could attempt a breakthrough.

Of course, the benefits of comprehending a strand of Thunder Rules extend beyond this, as his thunder power has increased to the extent that he previously required the support of the ’Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer’ to achieve.

Now, with the support of the ’Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer,’ his thunder power can reach that of a Thunder Cultivator Great Cultivator’s thunder strike.

Although it is the weakest among the Thunder Cultivator Great Cultivator’s powers, the significance is entirely different due to his grasp of a sliver of Thunder Rules.

Furthermore, when supported by the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl,’ he can truly unleash the early-stage power of a Thunder Cultivator Great Cultivator.

Previously, no matter how much he supported it, the power of his thunder was restricted, unable to reach the true strength of a Thunder Cultivator Great Cultivator due to the lack of Thunder Rules.

"No wonder so many cultivators are vying for this Half-Life Cave Heaven!" A fiery gleam flashes in Li Shiming’s eyes as he murmurs at the Half-Life Cave Heaven.

This successful comprehension of the Thunder Rules from the Half-Life Cave Heaven, albeit just a strand, signifies the potential of the Half-Life Cave Heaven. If he can comprehend one rule, he can perceive more rules.

This holds significant implications for his advancement to a Great Cultivator. Countless Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners remain stuck at this level, often not due to a lack of resources. Those from elite factions can accumulate resources by continuously completing sect missions.

What they lack is the comprehension of rules, something other cultivators cannot aid with and can only be understood individually.

The Half-Life Cave Heaven, having only partially completed, suits cultivators lacking rule comprehension as it exposes its rules entirely without obfuscation.

In a fully perfected grotto heaven, the rules are embedded within the world’s operation, making them as challenging to observe as rules in the outside macro world.

Li Shiming wants to perceive other rules, such as Earth Rules, Wood Rules, Water Rules, and Fire Rules, but no matter his efforts, he feels as if he’s attempting to see a flower through mist, unable to discern these rules clearly.

He shakes his head, realizing the simplicity he assumed for rule perception is unfounded, as rules are never so easily comprehended.

Currently, the most vital task remains his cultivation. His ’Innate Wood’ and ’Ganlu Divine Water’ Divine Skills have established a firm foundation with prolonged, uninterrupted practice.

He will soon begin transitioning to the ’Heavenly Human Technique,’ marking a significant transformation.

The ’Heavenly Human Technique’ lacks extensive insights and reflections from predecessors, only having Great Power Zhai Ge’s evaluations and conjectures. Zhai Ge claimed the ’Heavenly Human Technique’ stemmed from his studies of various techniques.

However, as Li Shiming continues to study the ’Heavenly Human Technique,’ he discovers it likely originates from refining another technique.

Honestly, transitioning to the ’Heavenly Human Technique’ entails risks, but its immense potential promises greater future advancements.

Most importantly, while his primary Cultivation Technique ’Five Rhymes Qi Cultivation Technique’ is top-tier, after encountering numerous superior techniques, he recognizes a gap compared to the core inheritance techniques of elite forces.

These discrepancies become apparent as cultivation levels rise, highlighting the shortcomings of his technique at advanced stages.

Currently, as a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner, he rarely uses the ’Five Rhymes Qi Cultivation Technique’ in combat, often opting for the ’Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique’ or ’Yuqing Thunder Scripture.’

This is due to the ’Five Rhymes Qi Cultivation Technique’s generic nature, offering limited combat power enhancement.

But having cultivated the ’Five Rhymes Qi Cultivation Technique’ since the Qi Refinement Realm as a Five Elements Skill, and without a mentor, he inadvertently created a ’Five Elements Qi Absorption Array’ within himself.

By the Nascent Soul Stage, he further developed five Nascent Souls arranged in a ’Five Elements Qi Absorption Array,’ necessitating the primary focus on Five Elements Skills.

The only Five Elements Skill he found capable of replacing the ’Five Rhymes Qi Cultivation Technique’ is the ’Heavenly Human Technique,’ which requires a practitioner with all Five Elements Nascent Souls, illustrating its daunting difficulty.

Although he possesses only three spirit root seeds, his chaotic arrangement of the ’Five Elements Qi Absorption Array’ enabled him to develop a multidimensional foundation postnatally.

Though prepared to cultivate, Li Shiming intends to make ample preparations before transitioning.

This transition harbors many unforeseen outcomes, particularly concerning his spiritual pets, even necessitating plans for Great Cultivator Luo Pei, the Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect, and others to prevent backlashes should his realm decline during the transition.

Additionally, he needs to prepare spirit pills for all realms in case his realm drops to the Qi Refinement Realm.

Many lower-realm spirit pills have been cleared from his possession, leaving few behind, requiring restocking.

Li Shiming aims to extract Spiritual Medicine from the Treasure Pavilion and refine it into high-grade, possibly top-grade Spirit Pills for emergencies.

He has also crafted numerous Forbidden Spirit Talismans, handling spiritual insects like the ’Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect’ conveniently placed in the Wind Bag, while corpses enter the Corpse Refining Space for dormant preservation.

However, creatures like Heavenly Ghosts require a Forbidden Spirit Talisman affixed before being stored in a Forbidden Spirit Jade Box, awaiting release upon his realm’s restoration.