Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1587 - 840: Heavenly Tribulation

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After Li Shiming vanished from the great hall, the cultivators appointed Elder Su as the first Sect Master of the Beishu Sect, acknowledging his ties to Li Shiming and the Shushan lineage. The leaders then explored the Book Collection Pavilion, stunned by its vast array of cultivation techniques that dwarfed their own core inheritances, prompting them to consider switching methods and diligently earning contribution points. In the Treasure Pavilion, they beheld an overwhelming stockpile of magical treasures, spirit pills, and resources sufficient for centuries, igniting fervor to assign tasks to disciples and successors. As lineages issued authentic tasks across the reordering Beishu Continent, old sect loyalties faded, replaced by unified enthusiasm for the sect's growth under Li Shiming's watchful system.

Three years had gone by, and even though Yin Shilan remained in seclusion, the constrained training duration for a Golden Core cultivator, combined with the rapid progress of the Thousand Illusion Sect's primary method, the 'Thousand Illusion Technique', allowed her daily breaks.

In that time, Li Shiming arrived punctually each day, setting out Spirit Fruits and Spiritual Tea for her while chatting to keep her company.

Over those three years, Third Grade Spirit Fruits and Spiritual Tea never ran short, not even once; all of it came from the Beishu Sect and represented the sole spiritual items Li Shiming sought from them.

Yin Shilan truly possessed exceptional talent in cultivation, achieving Golden Core Peak within a mere three years.

Her progress was boosted further by the guidance Li Shiming offered during their everyday talks, sparking her comprehension of the 'Golden Core Stage' and harmonizing it with her command of the 'Thousand Illusion Technique'.

Even without ever cultivating the 'Thousand Illusion Technique' himself, Li Shiming occupied the highest level in cultivation, dominating the Golden Core Stage. The relatively basic 'Thousand Illusion Technique' wasn't some deep method, but the advice he gave Yin Shilan proved enough to propel her toward the Nascent Soul Stage.

Had it not been for the need to build a strong base for Yin Shilan, Li Shiming might have urged her Nascent Soul breakthrough much sooner.

Li Shiming held off until his life-bound magic treasure IBMz15 evaluated Yin Shilan's condition and the assembled resources for the breakthrough, determining a success probability exceeding eighty percent, at which point he chose to assist her ascent to the Nascent Soul Stage.

"Lan’er, are you prepared?" Li Shiming inquired of Yin Shilan.

A subtle smile appeared on Yin Shilan's face, as she felt secure about the upcoming breakthrough, trusting in the elite resources Li Shiming had gathered for her from the Cultivation World.

Across those three years, she had progressed from Golden Core Middle Stage all the way to the Peak of Golden Core Late Stage, with her spirit hitting the Golden Core Stage's utmost limit, owing to the plentiful resources.

She had been prepared for ages to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage, thereby lengthening her lifespan to a thousand years and sparing Li Shiming any concerns over longevity.

Keen and observant, she grasped Li Shiming's hidden worry regarding the hundred years she had postponed her cultivation.

Although Li Shiming concealed it on the surface, during the last three years, he avoided any of his own cultivation, instead focusing entirely on staying by her side, gathering supplies, and directing her practice.

Li Shiming probably never voiced this to her, yet she could sense it clearly.

For a cultivator at the Golden Core Stage, every session of cultivation takes almost a full day because of how straightforward the technique is.

A mighty figure like Li Shiming would need several days per session, but he still showed up right on time each day to join her, enabling Yin Shilan to realize he had skipped cultivating for those three years.

Therefore, throughout these three years, she drove herself to cultivate intensely, aiming to reach the Nascent Soul Stage quickly so that Li Shiming could unwind and resume his own cultivation without interruption.

"Shiming, with the Spirit Pills you've set aside for me, why worry at all!" Yin Shilan replied, smiling.

Before her rested a collection of Nascent Soul Assistance Spirit Pills that would send any Peak Golden Core Late Stage cultivator into frenzy just by looking; every one of these was a Fourth Grade Top Quality item.

On account of this batch of Fourth Grade Top Quality Nascent Soul Assistance Spirit Pills, stacks of High-level Fourth-grade Nascent Soul Assistance Spirit Pills now crammed the Beishu Sect’s Treasure Pavilion.

Even just those High-level Fourth-grade Nascent Soul Assistance Spirit Pills spurred intense motivation among Beishu Sect's Golden Core Late-stage cultivators for missions, driving them to seize every opportunity to claim these Spirit Pills.

Without doubt, thanks to these High-level Fourth-grade Nascent Soul Assistance Spirit Pills, a fresh group of Nascent Soul cultivators would soon arise in the Beishu Sect.

"In that case, let's exit the Grotto Heaven; I've arranged the breakthrough location for you outside!" Li Shiming stated warmly.

He grasped Yin Shilan's hand and led her out from the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven toward the entrance of the Beishu Sect.

"This is the merged gate; it's really impressive!" Yin Shilan commented, upon their arrival atop a peak in the air that overlooked the Beishu Sect’s gate.

She soon noticed that the mountain housing her cave abode didn't integrate into Beishu’s gate layout but instead hovered boldly above the Beishu gate.

Across the whole gate, no other mountain acted this way, and even its summit towered beyond the 'Beishu Main Peak'.

"Having originated in the Beishu Continent and gained some strength, it's our duty to contribute back to the Beishu Continent. With the Beishu Sect in place, I expect the overall cultivation standards in the Beishu Continent to rise greatly, boosting our defenses against outside dangers!" Li Shiming elaborated, smiling.

"What do you intend for Sky Sea Island?" Yin Shilan, who wholeheartedly supported Li Shiming’s efforts, pondered about Sky Sea Island.

"Sky Sea Island has reestablished the Sky Sea Sect, now operating as a branch of the Beishu Sect. Going forward, talented cultivators from Sky Sea Island will head to the Beishu Sect for further development, while building deeper trade links between Sky Sea Island and the Beishu Continent!" Li Shiming revealed the projects completed over the past three years.

Actually, besides that, he had sent out a Long-distance Flying Boat, guarded by a Late-stage Golden Corpse, to connect with the Dongqi Continent’s Ten Thousand Beast Sect; from now on, regular long-haul trips would link the Ten Thousand Beast Sect and Beishu Continent.

No longer would resources from the Beishu Continent sell for pitifully low prices or get repurchased at exorbitant rates from outsiders.

As the sect Li Shiming himself established, the Beishu Sect would naturally partner with the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. The Ten Thousand Beast Sect would lend support to the Beishu Sect in various ways during its early days, helping the Beishu Sect achieve self-reliance in cultivation resources via inter-continental commerce, which would ultimately secure the Beishu Sect's true footing.