Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 2032: Chapter 1062: Separation (Part 2)

At this moment, Yin Shilan and Li Taibai have both entered the Grotto Heaven, the ’Daoist Golden Lotus’ is in a concealed state within the ’Mirror Flower Water Moon’, this supreme treasure.

Although this area is near the border between the Immortal Domain and the Divine Domain, the chance of discovering the ’Mirror Flower Water Moon’ treasure is extremely small, let alone discovering the ’Daoist Golden Lotus’ inside it.

Li Shiming took out an ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystal’, and placed it at the core of a Grotto Heaven.

The energy inside the ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystal’ transformed into energy identical to that of the Grotto Heaven core, which slowly absorbed energy from the ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystal’.

The Grotto Heaven core absorbed the energy from the ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystal’, and this energy, after being transformed by the Grotto Heaven core, was injected into the Grotto Heaven, strengthening its foundation.

During this process, he could vaguely perceive that the rune of the Grotto Heaven core was being activated, and the energy of the ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystal’ seemed to have the ability to enhance the rune.

This was not a true enhancement, but a fluctuation influenced by the energy of the ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystal’.

However, Li Shiming could still sense deeper rules through these changes.

He left part of his mind to sense the changes in the rune of the Grotto Heaven core, and took out four more ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystals’ to place into four other Grotto Heaven cores.

At the same time, he realized deeper rules through the changes in the runes of the five Grotto Heaven cores.

It was only after using the ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystal’ that Li Shiming understood the significance of the ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystal’ to the great powers.

Besides the gradual enhancement of the Grotto Heavens, it could also increase the great powers’ comprehension of the rules.

This essentially counted as a retreating meditation for Li Shiming; consuming one ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystal’ takes considerable time, at least a year.

He had five Grotto Heavens, consuming five ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystals’ at once.

The five Grotto Heavens increased his combat power, but also made his demand for resources greater.

Six ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystals’ seemed numerous, but they were only enough to enhance his five Grotto Heavens once.

Over at the Seven Immortals Residence, because Li Yuanba was a fellow disciple of Yi Yao Great Power, Yi Yao Great Power assisted Li Yuanba with affairs regarding joining the Seven Immortals Residence.

Yi Yao Great Power contacted the Immortal Alliance, and Li Yuanba’s Identity Jade Disc information was updated, granting him the rights to the Seven Immortals Residence.

Within the Seven Immortals Residence, Li Yuanba had a wooden building as his dwelling.

Of course, as a great power, most of his time was spent in the Grotto Heaven; the wooden building was merely for receiving guests or leisure.

The scenery inside the Seven Immortals Residence was quite nice, thanks to the handiwork of Great Power Lin Jing.

Yi Yao Great Power and Ding Feng Great Power were both Sword Cultivation Great Powers, having no particular ideas about the arrangement inside the Seven Immortals Residence; if not for Great Power Lin Jing, the interior might just have been a few simple tables and chairs.

On the tenth day of Li Yuanba’s stay at the Seven Immortals Residence, the Sword Intent and energy consumed by the ten thousand energy-converted flying swords within his Grotto Heaven were fully replenished.

His combat power returned to its peak, all thanks to his Grotto Heaven’s energy output for such a quick recovery.

During these ten days, Yi Yao Great Power and Ding Feng Great Power frequently sought Li Yuanba, to discuss mutual cooperation matters.

Although Li Yuanba’s combat power was strong, in case they encountered even stronger foes, cooperation would still be necessary.

"Yuanba, come with me to the Five Immortals Residence for reinforcement!" Yi Yao Great Power suddenly sought Li Yuanba out one day and said.

"Why haven’t I seen any mission posted by the Five Immortals Residence?" Upon hearing it was a rescue mission, Li Yuanba checked his Identity Jade Disc, finding nothing and asked.

Previously, he and Li Shiming had taken on a rescue mission from the Seventy-three Immortal Residence, by accepting it from the task list on the Identity Jade Disc.

"This is our private agreement; in the Immortal Residences on the Immortal Domain front, whenever there are enemies hard to resist, the rest of the Immortal Residences are required to provide support!" Yi Yao Great Power explained.

Ding Feng Great Power remained at the Seven Immortals Residence; according to Yi Yao Great Power, under normal circumstances, only one great power would be sent for such reinforcements.

This is to minimize the impact of the great powers leaving their home Immortal Residences, and even if the ’Exotic Realm Divine Soldiers’ attack during this time, they can hold out until aid returns.

This time, if not for Yi Yao Great Power wanting to introduce Li Yuanba to some friends and familiarize him, they wouldn’t have traveled together.

Yi Yao Great Power and Li Yuanba used a teleportation array, where Li Yuanba discovered for the first time that the Immortal Residences at the border all were equipped with teleportation arrays.

Additionally, they didn’t need to pay contribution points to the Immortal Alliance when using the teleportation arrays, but had to bear the cost of the ’Exotic Realm Spirit Crystals’ consumed themselves.

Standing together inside the teleportation array, located right in the hall of the Seven Immortals Residence, were Li Yuanba and Yi Yao Great Power; when the teleportation array was needed, the floor tiles in the hall would split open, revealing the teleportation array underneath.

Once the teleportation array was activated, Li Yuanba, feeling familiar spatial fluctuations, found himself in another space shortly after.

"Mr. Yi, who is this fellow Daoist? I’ve never seen them; has the Seven Immortals Residence accepted new members?" Li Yuanba heard a string of inquiries as soon as he appeared.

The one asking was a great power clad in a red robe, exuding a fiery aura all over, clearly a Fire Element Great Power.

"Fellow Daoist Pan, this is my junior brother Li Yuanba!" Yi Yao Great Power introduced with a smile, then turning to Li Yuanba, "This is Great Power Pan Hui, one of the two great powers of the Five Immortals Residence, the other is called Tian Jing!"

"I’ve never heard of you having such a junior, yet his Sword Intent is even stronger than yours!" Great Power Pan Hui shook his head and remarked.

"Fellow Daoist Pan, we still have the time to chat, what is the situation like?" Yi Yao Great Power waved his hand to stop his inquiries and asked loudly.

"Right, Brother Tian is still outside, let’s hurry over!" Great Power Pan Hui clapped his head and said.

Li Yuanba glanced around, noting there were no other reinforcements.

"We have a close relationship with the Five Immortals Residence; they first come to us for help when in trouble, and we turn to them first too. This also depends on the enemy’s momentum; when more aid is needed, other Immortal Residences will be notified." Yi Yao Great Power explained to Li Yuanba while walking.

Arriving outside the Five Immortals Residence, Li Yuanba saw Tian Jing Great Power.

No wonder Great Power Pan Hui still had leisure to talk; this Tian Jing Great Power was a Water Element Great Power, and as Li Yuanba observed, he was controlling water to defend against the attacks of five fifth-grade ’Exotic Realm Divine Soldiers’.

A massive water sphere had formed around Tian Jing Great Power in a radius of a thousand meters.

He stood inside the water sphere, and the attacks from the fifth-grade ’Exotic Realm Divine Soldiers’ were weakened as they struck the sphere.

Meanwhile, using Water Escape within the sphere, his figure remained elusive.

It was Li Yuanba’s first time witnessing such a style of combat, and he could tell this thousand-meter-wide water sphere had some connection with Tian Jing Great Power’s Grotto Heaven.

This allowed the water sphere’s size to remain constant despite repeated attacks.

Of course, this sort of defense was merely a delaying tactic; every time the ’Exotic Realm Divine Soldiers’ attacked, the water in the sphere consumed was essentially the energy from Tian Jing Great Power’s Grotto Heaven.

This defensive method, which used the energy of the Grotto Heaven, could not be sustained for long by any great power, as excessive consumption could affect their own strength.

"Pan Hui, did you forget I’m engaged in battle!" Although Tian Jing Great Power was a Water Element Great Power, his temperament was incredibly fiery, his shout transmitted directly through a secret technique.

"Coming, aren’t we bringing two Sword Cultivation Great Powers? These five guys are easily dealt with!" Great Power Pan Hui knew he was in the wrong and indicated to Yi Yao Great Power as he loudly replied.

"Yuanba, you take two; the rest we each handle one, how about that?" Yi Yao Great Power turned to Li Yuanba and asked.

He had seen Li Yuanba in action, knowing how formidable Li Yuanba’s combat power was, and saw this battle as an opportunity for the Five Immortals Residence to recognize Li Yuanba’s strength, facilitating future acquaintances.