Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1588: 840: Heavenly Tribulation (Part 2)

Capítulo 1588: Chapter 840: Heavenly Tribulation (Part 2)

Li Shiming felt no urge to handle such matters, harboring zero cravings for dominance, which led him to devise this particular strategy.

So long as he drew breath, the Beishu Sect and the Ten Thousand Beast Sect alike could flourish unchecked, free from any outside pressures, unless they crumbled from within.

“Lan’er, put those thoughts aside for now. Your focus should be stepping into the array, clearing your thoughts, and gearing up for the breakthrough!” Li Shiming cut off Yin Shilan’s further inquiries, gesturing toward the array atop the mountain.

Upon the summit of the suspended mountain, he had fashioned a level expanse, deploying Fourth Grade Array Flags to establish a supportive breakthrough array.

Yin Shilan bit her lip, offered a grin, and agreed with a nod, striding into the array devoid of any anxiety, as though reaching the Nascent Soul Stage were an everyday occurrence.

Detecting her serene mindset, Li Shiming felt immense relief. The recent years had weighed heavily on him.

He dreaded the fallout if Yin Shilan failed to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage. Their vow to stay together dated back to the Qi Refinement Realm, surviving multiple partings, the most grueling a century-long divide before they reunited.

Over three years, he had treaded carefully, relentlessly assessing Yin Shilan’s progress via his life-bound magical artifact IBMz15, confirming she stayed on course.

At last, they approached the final phase; once Yin Shilan attained the Nascent Soul Stage, his abundant reserves would propel her onward.

With her lifespan extended by a millennium, Li Shiming would gain that extra millennium to advance himself, sufficient to guide Yin Shilan toward immortality, securing their eternal companionship.

Li Shiming cast a spell, igniting the array.

A mere thought from him dispatched five late-stage Golden Corpses soaring forth, positioning themselves around the suspended mountain to guard it.

Truth be told, his presence alone guaranteed no mishaps, yet he called upon the late-stage Golden Corpses for utter security.

Yin Shilan advanced through the breakthrough ritual with poise and composure. Blessed with plentiful supplies, superior aptitude, and a well-rounded cultivation method, her ascent proved straightforward.

By comparison, for powerhouses like Li Shiming, whose standards for battle prowess loomed high, breaking through proved several times tougher than for ordinary cultivators.

The mightier the cultivation method, the steeper the perils in the breakthrough process.

This explained Li Shiming’s reluctance to have Yin Shilan switch her cultivation method prior to the Nascent Soul Stage. The ‘Thousand Illusion Technique’ had been her practice for more than a century, blending seamlessly with her essence. Its challenges were milder, far gentler than those of dominant methods.

Breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage via the ‘Thousand Illusion Technique’ boasted a stellar success probability, though the resulting battle strength post-ascension remained fairly average.

Yet Li Shiming and Yin Shilan cared little for that.

Yin Shilan shunned combat; possessing the cultivation to delve into array studies filled her with joy.

Li Shiming required no battle aid from Yin Shilan. He possessed ample avenues for fighting support. Furthermore, endowing her with defensive might was a trivial task for him.

A magic treasure-grade item, a formidable spirit beast companion, or a sturdy refined corpse—any such choice would swiftly arm Yin Shilan with exceptional fighting capability surpassing standard cultivators.

Yin Shilan ingested a spirit pill, causing her Golden Core to swell as her inner spiritual power, life force, and soul were pulled into it.

Thanks to multiple top-grade Fourth-Grade Spirit Pills, her life force and soul dipped to bare essentials, letting her breeze past the initial barrier of the Nascent Soul Stage breakthrough.

Observing nearby, Li Shiming couldn’t suppress a sigh; with sufficient assets, leaping such a major realm posed no real difficulty.

Naturally, how many late-stage Golden Core peak cultivators in the Cultivation World enjoyed the backing of an Alchemy Master skilled in crafting top-grade Fourth Grade Nascent Soul Assistance Spirit Pills?

In the entire Cultivation World, Li Shiming stood alone as the Alchemy Master able to produce top-grade Fourth Grade Spirit Pills.

The Cultivation World might suspect another such master in Li Yuanba, but that stemmed from ignorance that Li Shiming and Li Yuanba were one and the same.

Yin Shilan’s Golden Core fragmented, and a fledgling Nascent Soul started taking shape inside her.

The spiritual energy from the suspended mountain surged toward her to fulfill her demands, while a vein-locking plate embedded in the array housed a Great Cultivator Spirit Vein, amply securing her breakthrough requirements.

This vast influx of spiritual energy furnished Yin Shilan’s Nascent Soul with plentiful essence, and she consumed several top-grade Fourth-Grade Spirit Pills, rapidly restoring the life force and soul consumed by her Nascent Soul.

As Yin Shilan’s aura steadied, the Nascent Soul Early Stage presence cloaked her in an otherworldly glow.

“Lan’er, the Heavenly Tribulation awaits next. Stay calm and remain seated without acting!” Li Shiming alerted Yin Shilan to the impending trial.

Li Shiming retrieved the spiritual treasure ‘Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer’, summoning the ‘Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’ from the engine room to grant Yin Shilan a Thunder Resistance Secret Method.

Undoubtedly, the Cultivation World had never witnessed such opulent Nascent Soul Tribulation preparations, bestowing a Thunder Resistance Secret Method capable of withstanding peak Great Cultivator Heavenly Thunder upon a fresh Nascent Soul Cultivator.

“Will elder sister be safe?” Ren Fei’er had been roused by the disturbance here. She resided in the cave mansion on the suspended mountain, the sole cultivator permitted near this site.

Prior to this, she had refrained from any sound, wary of disturbing Yin Shilan.

As a Golden Core cultivator, she understood the perils of ascending to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Only after Li Shiming’s words did she venture to inquire, fretting over elder sister Yin Shilan’s well-being.

Every few years, a Thousand Illusion Sect cultivator perished under the Heavenly Tribulation, as the annals chronicled.

“No need to fret. It looks like your own breakthrough to the Nascent Soul will come soon enough!” Li Shiming answered with a grin, at last sparing a moment to appraise Ren Fei’er’s condition.

Following Li Shiming’s provision of Third Grade Advanced Spirit Pills, Ren Fei’er had thrown herself into rigorous cultivation.

Though what Li Shiming supplied Ren Fei’er consisted of the subpar remnants from the batch of top-grade Third-Grade Spirit Pills brewed for Yin Shilan, those Third Grade Advanced Spirit Pills ranked as premier aids for Ren Fei’er and any Golden Core cultivator.

Given Ren Fei’er’s position, obtaining these Third Grade Advanced Spirit Pills demanded no contribution points. Within three years, she advanced to the Golden Core late stage, despite adopting a new core cultivation method.

In no more than five years, she’d hit the Golden Core Late Stage summit, heralding her own Nascent Soul breakthrough.

And she already possessed a collection of High-level Fourth-grade Nascent Soul Assistance Spirit Pills, inferior to Yin Shilan’s yet still elite treasures envied by every late-stage Golden Core peak cultivator.

“Brother-in-law, once elder sister completes her breakthrough, will you depart?” Ren Fei’er paused briefly before posing the question.

“Indeed, the Beishu Continent feels too confined and will hinder Lan’er’s horizons. I’ll whisk her away to behold the grandest wonders!” Li Shiming responded with a satisfied smile.

His features radiated joyful contentment as he replied.

A flicker of sorrow crossed Ren Fei’er’s gaze, though she hid it well.

At that moment, a thundercloud brewed overhead above Yin Shilan.

Beishu Sect cultivators could only gaze from afar; shielded by five late-stage Golden Corpses, even the Su Sect hesitated to interfere now.

Seasoned cultivators had swiftly recognized this as the setup for enduring the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation, fixing their eyes on the suspended mountain with keen interest.

Their thrill arose from beholding the emergence of the Beishu Sect’s inaugural Nascent Soul Cultivator since its founding, signaling the dawn of a fresh epoch for the sect.

All Beishu Sect cultivators were convinced that Nascent Soul Cultivators would rise steadily from their ranks, bolstered by the stockpile of High-level Fourth-grade Nascent Soul Assistance Spirit Pills in the Treasure Pavilion.