Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1524 - 808: After the Battle (Part 2)

He wasn't losing his mind at all. Rather than wasting several years clearing the ruins of this battlefield, it made more sense for him to practice the 'Heavenly Human Technique' and boost his personal power.

Yet, a different approach captured his interest deeply—it involved leveraging the power of the 'Sanmei Divine Wind' divine ability.

Though the 'Sanmei Divine Wind' doesn't focus on purifying energy, wiping out all forces in its coverage is merely a minor feature it holds.

Right here, however, the 'Sanmei Divine Wind' promised to deliver optimal results.

Naturally, while sweeping away surface leftover energy was straightforward, dealing with the contamination that had sunk into the ground below via the 'Sanmei Divine Wind' posed the real challenge.

Still, by activating all 191 brains, aided by IBMz15, and directing the 'Sanmei Divine Wind' to scour the tainted layers underground multiple times, he could eliminate the subsurface filth.

The biggest hurdle lay in guiding the 'Sanmei Divine Wind' deep into the earth without triggering fresh contamination.

When it came to accuracy, Li Shiming would rank himself second; no one else could claim the top spot.

With his strategy set, Li Shiming's thoughts shifted, and centering on his form, a fifty-meter circle got shrouded in the 'Sanmei Divine Sand' from the 'Sanmei Divine Wind' divine skill.

The lingering energy floating in the atmosphere was swiftly purged by the 'Sanmei Divine Sand', which then burrowed below ground, shuttling to and fro as he directed.

Once he pulled back the 'Sanmei Divine Wind', Li Shiming inspected the fifty-meter zone and saw that the taint had vanished completely.

That said, purifying only this spot proved pointless, since the leftover thunder energy from surrounding regions quickly wafted in, fouling the freshly purified space.

"What kind of divine skill is that? It actually purges the leftover battlefield energy?" Grandmaster Hu's gaze sparkled as he detected the purified region and wondered aloud in awe.

You couldn't fault Grandmaster Hu for his narrow exposure. The 'Sanmei Divine Wind' counts as a highly uncommon Gold Element Divine Power, and even in the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, only a handful of sword cultivators truly command it.

The Dongqi Continent rarely interacts with the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, so knowledge of the 'Sanmei Divine Wind' remains scarce there.

"It's a lucky find I made, letting me grasp a Gold Element Divine Power!" Li Shiming answered evasively.

Explaining the 'Sanmei Divine Wind's' roots proves tricky, given its status as a inherited divine skill from the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.

At his words, Grandmaster Hu instantly grasped that this divine skill's background might be shady, likely tied to mighty influences.

"I'll keep the cultivators in the grotto inside and block other cultivators from stepping into the formation for now!" Grandmaster Hu declared gravely.

Thanks to the formation's barrier, no cultivator caught sight of Li Shiming unleashing the 'Sanmei Divine Wind'.

He poured full force into the 'Sanmei Divine Wind' divine skill, spending a full day to purify the whole Taichu Sect's mountain gate from top to bottom.

Ironically, the Taichu Sect's mountain gate lay in such ruins from merely three volleys of thunder strikes, yet purging the battle remnants—even with the perfect technique and the 'Sanmei Divine Wind'—demanded an entire day from him.

Should other mighty cultivators attempt it, forget achieving such thoroughness; it would drag on for years, maybe decades.

"Excellent! Even if we've forfeited the spirit soil in this place, the spiritual veins allow us to grow vast stretches of premium spirit fields without issue!" Grandmaster Hu, observing nearby, burst out in thrilled praise as the final patch of ground got cleansed.

Though just the spiritual veins survived at the Taichu Sect's mountain gate, with everything else obliterated, those veins form the vital core.

For any sect building its mountain gate, spiritual veins come first in planning. Lacking them renders all schemes useless.

No matter its might, a formation demands a steady energy source.

Temporary setups might run by drawing Spiritual Energy from the emptiness, plus some spirit stones and spiritual items.

Yet sect formations differ vastly, craving far greater power. Leaning on spirit stones and spiritual items for that won't hold up over time.

Permanent formations always revolve around spiritual veins to tackle the energy needs.

By now, the second wave of Ten Thousand Beast Sect cultivators secured the perimeter, and the Array Master rushed in first.

Li Shiming recalled his 108 Buddha Beads, letting the Array Master reset the formation.

This site's formation didn't have to sync with the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's main array. A basic setup to seal off the outer world would do.

Enhancements to the formation could come later, matching the area's growth step by step.

"Shizhen, come on. Let's inspect the grotto. The takeover there went off without a hitch!" Grandmaster Hu, buoyed by positive reports, grinned while addressing Li Shiming.

Through the spatial gate, Li Shiming followed him into the grotto, discovering a solidly built space with a solid framework of rules.

Still, this grotto fell short in honing a single rule, unlike the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion's Sword Cave Heaven, dominated by Gold Rules for sword cultivators to draw in unrefined Gold Element Spirit Qi without hassle.

The Taichu Cave Heaven's balanced rules made it ideal for farming and cultivation.

Indeed, that's precisely how the Taichu Sect ran things earlier, filling the grotto with spirit fields galore.

Even with prior intel on the Taichu Cave Heaven, Grandmaster Hu beamed widely upon spotting the huge spirit fields brimming with rare spirit plants.

"How's it going? Any pushback?" In the central zone, Grandmaster Hu questioned a Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioner.

"No pushback at all. The grotto holds no combat cultivators anymore—just support types. The survivors say all fighters got sent to the front lines.

Right now, besides the Spirit Plant Masters, we've rounded up the support cultivators. Those Spirit Plant Masters agreeing to contract with the Ten Thousand Beast Sect are already tending the spirit fields.

The Cave Heaven Core sits here. We're unsure how to proceed, so we've held off for Master Uncle's arrival!" The Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioner laid out the details.

His enthusiasm shone through, revealing how the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's seizure of the Taichu Sect's cave heaven fired up the cultivators.

"Shizhen, you claim the Cave Heaven Core as your own—from this point, it's under your control!" Grandmaster Hu told Li Shiming, smiling.

Mastering a Cave Heaven Core unlocks its controls, especially the power to direct Cave Heaven Spirit Qi for crafting elite cultivation spots.

In typical major sects, cave heavens' spirit qi gets divided among the top cultivators.

But this occasion stood apart. Li Shiming had single-handedly seized the Taichu Cave Heaven. Handing it over to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect already meant giving up huge gains.

The sect had to offer compensation. Letting Li Shiming bind to the Cave Heaven Core ensured the sect's elites wouldn't skim the rewards.

The bulk of the cave heaven's yields would go to the sect, leaving a modest share just for Li Shiming.

"Master, you should take it instead. I'll be wandering more and won't linger long on the Dongqi Continent!" Li Shiming paused briefly before turning it down.

"Wherever you roam, this Cave Heaven remains yours. That's the sect's call!" Grandmaster Hu shot back, dismissing it with a wave.

Though Li Shiming was his pupil, given the youth's prowess, the top cultivators knew the Dongqi Continent cramped a supreme talent like him.

The Ten Thousand Beast Sect and Li Shiming required a lasting tie, with Grandmaster Hu bridging it for now, but his eventual end would snap that chain.

Thus, they devised a new link via shared stakes—the Taichu Cave Heaven. No matter Li Shiming's location, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect would forever hold a Cave Heaven tied to him.