Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1501 - 797: Deal

Li Shiming handed over a batch of Great Cultivator Spirit Pills that weren't all that impressive to him, simply tossing them to Great Cultivator Luo Pei without a second thought.

Those Great Cultivator Spirit Pills possessed the power to boost Great Cultivator Luo Pei's cultivation base significantly.

Within the vast long-distance commerce fleet, Li Shiming made his home aboard the lead Long-distance Flying Boat, whereas Great Cultivator Luo Pei held position on the trailing Long-distance Flying Boat.

Great Cultivator Luo Pei practiced the "Black Water Flood Sky Skill," a potent water-based cultivation technique. IBMz15 swiftly dissected it, distilling the most effective approach to mastery.

The Heavenly Ghost required Li Shiming's direction to properly grasp Great Cultivator Luo Pei's training in the "Black Water Flood Sky Skill."

By linking through the Heavenly Ghost, Li Shiming plunged deep into Great Cultivator Luo Pei's form, finally beholding the elusive water rules imprint that had eluded him before.

That water rules imprint etched upon Great Cultivator Luo Pei's Nascent Soul empowered the Heavenly Ghost to command the Nascent Soul, letting Great Cultivator Luo Pei unleash the mighty force of water rules.

As his eyes fell upon the water rules imprint on the Nascent Soul, Li Shiming's brow creased in thought.

The faint and indistinct nature of this water rules imprint revealed just how feeble Great Cultivator Luo Pei's command over water rules truly remained.

It was no surprise that Great Cultivator Luo Pei struggled to overcome fellow great cultivators sans his Spiritual Treasure, the Black Water Sword; a imprint so weak severely curtailed the might of his water assaults.

A surge of inspiration welled up within him, prompting Li Shiming to send a thread of his awareness via the Heavenly Ghost link, seizing control of Great Cultivator Luo Pei's vessel.

Part of his mind branched off to steer Great Cultivator Luo Pei's physical form.

As a Great Cultivator himself, Li Shiming brimmed with expertise in wielding the Nascent Soul.

His consciousness delved into Great Cultivator Luo Pei's Nascent Soul, sparking a flood of revelations about water rules.

Such revelations stemmed from witnessing the genesis of Five Elements Rules inside the Half-Life Cave Heaven, echoes of which appeared on his own body's five Nascent Souls.

Thus, for Li Shiming, unraveling water rules equated to mirroring the water rules imprint from his primary Nascent Soul.

Once he set about grasping the water rules, the imprint on Great Cultivator Luo Pei's Nascent Soul underwent a transformation.

Fresh understandings of water rules sharpened the imprint, rendering it progressively distinct.

Naturally, this sharpening had bounds, halting once it matched the pinnacle of Li Shiming's own water rules knowledge.

Li Shiming proceeded to instruct Great Cultivator Luo Pei on the "Black Water Flood Sky Skill," and with the bolstered water rules imprint on the Nascent Soul, the technique's progress skyrocketed in speed.

Having led Great Cultivator Luo Pei through one session of the "Black Water Flood Sky Skill," Li Shiming passed the ongoing practice to the Heavenly Ghost.

Though the Heavenly Ghost couldn't innovate on its own, faithfully echoing his methods posed no challenge at all.

Li Shiming scrutinized the water rules imprint on Great Cultivator Luo Pei's Nascent Soul, noting its striking resemblance to his personal one.

He shook his head in dismay, struck by the pitifully superficial water rules that Great Cultivator Luo Pei had wielded before.

Considering it further, the situation checked out. As an Independent Cultivator, Great Cultivator Luo Pei's ascent to Great Cultivator status was a monumental fortune in itself. With a Loose Cultivator's scant wisdom and legacy, deep water rules mastery was out of reach.

The abrupt strengthening Li Shiming imposed on the water rules imprint within Great Cultivator Luo Pei's Nascent Soul wouldn't work on an ordinary cultivator.

No Great Cultivator would likely forfeit their autonomy, binding themselves in a harsh contract for superior rule imprints that let him fully command their body or Nascent Soul.

This setup meant baring one's entire being to Li Shiming, hiding nothing at all.

Such a method suited only this unique scenario with Great Cultivator Luo Pei, where the Heavenly Ghost supplanted the soul and disregarded any secrets.

Should Li Shiming try this on Great Venerable Hongfa, contract bindings or not, Great Venerable Hongfa would never endure it.

The five Long-distance Flying Boats soared across the endless sea. Flanked by great cultivator presences fore and aft, and flying Central State Commerce's banner, the fleet sailed unhindered.

Over forty days into their journey, the five Long-distance Flying Boats drew near the shores of Dongqi Continent.

Li Shiming positioned himself on the deck of the foremost Long-distance Flying Boat, eyes fixed on the approaching Dongqi Continent—a homeland he'd forsaken for countless years.

Memories flooded his mind; under the alias Li Shizhen, he'd entered the Ten Thousand Beast Sect here, forged bonds with comrades, and studied under mentors and elders.

Now, reunion with these old faces loomed, stirring a familiar pang of homesick hesitation.

Suddenly, he sensed a great cultivator's aura nearing, so he invoked "Divine Sight" to identify the intruder.

The approaching figure was none other than Liu Ziyun, Central State Commerce's overseer for Dongqi Continent, a true ally from the organization who'd always treated him well.

Crossing paths here seemed too coincidental to be mere fate.

Li Shiming cast a look at the Long-distance Flying Boat underfoot, grasping Liu Ziyun's motives.

This long-distance commerce fleet had been slated to reach Central State Continent some twenty to thirty days after Li Shiming felled two Central State Commerce Great Cultivators, yet more than forty days had elapsed, alerting the commerce headquarters to foul play.

A convoy bearing Central State Commerce's emblem docking at Dongqi Continent wouldn't escape the notice of Liu Ziyun, its regional chief.

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