Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 1723: Chapter 908: Seeking the Dao

"Shilan, it’s wonderful that you remember your master when you have good tea, unlike Shizhen who hasn’t shown up at the sect for many days since returning." Grandmaster Hu smiled as he took the teacup from Yin Shilan’s hand.

He could say that everything was going smoothly. With the support of his favored disciple Li Shiming, his cultivation in the Great Cultivator Realm was steadily advancing.

Even though he’s getting on in years and his potential is nearly exhausted, being able to surpass the other great cultivators of the Dongqi Continent and advancing in the Great Cultivator Realm is already extremely satisfying for him.

In terms of legacy, having Li Shiming, a Peak Great Cultivator, as a disciple, along with Yin Shilan as his Daoist couple, everything is perfect.

Even within the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, his power reached its peak due to Li Shiming.

He lightly sniffed the Fourth Grade Spirit Tea in his cup and for a moment forgot about speaking with Li Shiming, as his mind was wholly immersed in the tea.

After drinking the Fourth Grade Spirit Tea, he felt himself entering a mystical state, with his understanding and comprehension of the Great Cultivator Realm continuously growing.

Li Shiming and Yin Shilan exchanged a glance and both smiled.

They did not disturb Grandmaster Hu, as this state of enlightenment only occurs the first time one drinks this spirit tea.

This tea was picked from three Fourth Grade Inquiry Tea Trees that Li Shiming brought back from the Cloud Island Sea and processed into Fourth Grade Spirit Tea, which is currently the highest quality Fourth Grade Spirit Tea he has produced.

Any cultivator tasting Fourth Grade Inquiry Tea for the first time would fall into an Enlightenment State, with the duration of this state related to the cultivator’s realm and foundation.

Unfortunately, the number of Fourth Grade Inquiry Tea Trees is too few, and the tea produced from the three Fourth Grade Inquiry Tea Trees amounts to only one batch a year.

This was possible only because Li Shiming planted the Fourth Grade Inquiry Tea Trees in the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven and specifically laid out a high-quality piece of spirit soil for these trees, resulting in such production.

This is truly a resource for Great Cultivators, with an annual yield of just one batch. Back in the Divine Palace, the six Peak Great Cultivators didn’t see the value in these three Fourth Grade Inquiry Tea Trees, but if they had Li Shiming’s tea-making skills, they might have fought to claim them.

Over the years, Li Shiming has only harvested thirty batches of Fourth Grade Inquiry Tea; he and Yin Shilan drank some, and now only eighteen batches remain.

"Phew!" Grandmaster Hu awoke from his enlightenment, his eyes glinting with light, clearly having gained significant benefits.

"What kind of divine tea is this? I’ve almost unlocked the insight to advance to the Middle Stage, and it’s only a matter of time before I ascend to the Middle Stage of Great Cultivator!" He looked in astonishment at the cup in his hands, then raised his head to inquire of Li Shiming.

He didn’t call the Fourth Grade Inquiry Tea good tea this time, but rather divine tea.

Indeed, the Fourth Grade Spirit Tea capable of influencing a Great Cultivator only has such effects when brewed by Li Shiming, but a Fourth Grade Spirit Tea that could lead a Great Cultivator to insights in their cultivation had never been heard of before.

"This is Fourth Grade Inquiry Tea, which I acquired by accident outside. This tea only has this kind of magical effect the first time you drink it!" Li Shiming replied with a smile.

"What a pity!" Grandmaster Hu shook his head and said.

It’s unclear what he found regrettable, whether it was the scarcity of Fourth Grade Inquiry Tea or that its effects only occur upon the first drink.

He also understood that acquiring more of this tea with such miraculous effects would not be easy. If it weren’t for his relationship with Li Shiming, he might not even hear about it.

"By the way, this is the information on potential Great Cultivators within the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. We’ve prepared some spiritual medicine and need you to make a batch of Spirit Pills to assist their breakthrough to the Great Cultivator level!" Grandmaster Hu remembered the purpose of his visit and handed over a Jade Scroll.

Li Shiming did not accept the Jade Scroll, as he was not concerned with the affairs of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

To be honest, if not for the fact that the Ten Thousand Beast Sect had treated him well, he wouldn’t have stayed in the sect.

Given his strength, this kind of sect was more of a burden.

"Alchemy can be done at any time; I don’t have many alchemy requests on hand now!" Li Shiming waved and said.

Though thirty years had passed, the production of Great Cultivator resources is limited, and even if all the resources produced in the Cultivation World over these thirty years had been refined by him, it still wouldn’t amount to much.

He performed alchemy in a confined space, using five minds to control five Fourth Grade Pill Furnaces, allowing for simultaneous alchemical production in five furnaces.

"I must thank you on behalf of those cultivators!" Grandmaster Hu said with a joyful expression.

Back when he knew it would take Li Shiming thirty years to return, he accumulated all the spiritual medicine needed for advancing to a Great Cultivator for the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

This time, once Li Shiming refines a batch of Spirit Pills for advancing to the Great Cultivator level, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect will likely elevate multiple Great Cultivators in a short time.

"Master, here are ten protective talismans; you and the sect’s Great Cultivators can each have two. I will make another batch in the future to serve as a foundation for the sect!" Li Shiming thought of something and handed ten talismans to Grandmaster Hu.

These ten protective talismans were made using blank talismans crafted by him as a Peak Great Cultivator, embedding two divine skills, ’Divine Eye’ and ’Instant Tread.’

They allow the user to perform Space Movement over a range of eight thousand li, ensuring safety for anyone in the Great Cultivator Realm.

These even outperform protective Jade Talismans made by Peak Great Cultivators; no matter how skilled in escape skills a Peak Great Cultivator in the Cultivation World might be, their escape speed can’t compare to ’Instant Tread.’