Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1606 - 849: Little Phoenix (Part 2)

At his current cultivation stage, a mere sweep of his Divine Sense enabled him to identify the gender of the Red Gold Phoenix.

The young Red Gold Phoenix fully broke free from the eggshell, instinctively feeling a bond with Yin Shilan and emitting soft chirps.

A tender smile spread across Yin Shilan’s face, as though her heart softened completely in that instant.

After spending some time with the young Red Gold Phoenix, she finally released a Contract Rune that settled onto the little creature.

The young Red Gold Phoenix seemed a bit surprised, cocking its head in thought, yet once it grasped the nature of the Contract Rune, it allowed the rune to enter its body without any resistance.

"I can sense its existence!" Yin Shilan exclaimed with delight.

In response, the young Red Gold Phoenix hopped onto her hand, chirping happily.

"Lan’er, here’s a ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pill’—give it to the phoenix, and while you’re at it, pick a name for it!" Li Shiming produced a jade bottle and passed it to her as he spoke.

It was fortunate that they had come prepared this time, anticipating the chance that Yin Shilan might form a contract with a Red Gold Phoenix.

"Since she’s a female phoenix, let’s name her Little Phoenix—it pairs nicely with Little Feng’s name!" Yin Shilan pondered briefly before deciding, then added with a helpless tone to Li Shiming, "The name Little Feng feels so casual; when Little Phoenix grows older, she’ll probably hold it against me!"

"I’d only just acquired Little Feng at that time, planning for it to be a temporary name, but unexpectedly, Little Feng grew fond of it, and changing it became impossible!" Li Shiming quickly clarified, refusing to own up to his poor naming skills.

Yin Shilan giggled while watching Li Shiming struggle to justify himself.

She pivoted, retrieved a ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pill’ from the jade bottle, and the moment it appeared, Little Phoenix chirped excitedly, eager to devour the ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pill’.

"No need to hurry; it’s all yours!" Yin Shilan eyed the ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pill’ and realized the reason for Little Phoenix’s impatience, speaking gently to it.

Even though it ranked as third-grade, this was a superior top-grade third-grade ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pill.’

With sufficient top-grade third-grade ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pills’ available, Little Phoenix could swiftly advance beyond its early stages.

In its infancy, Little Phoenix already qualified as a third-grade spiritual pet, highlighting the formidable power of the Phoenix Clan’s bloodline.

Upon reaching maturity, Little Phoenix would advance to an early fourth-grade spiritual pet, forming a genuine fighting asset.

Little Phoenix gulped down the top-grade third-grade ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pill’ in one go, its fresh body taking in the energy but struggling to process it entirely.

Little Phoenix’s form trembled faintly before it nestled comfortably in Yin Shilan’s palm and drifted off to sleep.

With a soft touch, Yin Shilan stroked Little Phoenix’s feathers, hoping to let it rest more soundly.

"Shiming, my Master insists I remain at Luanyang Palace for three months prior to returning, during which she’ll instruct me on inheriting the core legacy of Luanyang Palace!" Yin Shilan proposed in a seeking-advice manner.

Long-term residence at Luanyang Palace wasn’t possible for her, as settled before her arrival.

Still, this three-month period stretched beyond her initial expectations, where she figured a single month would suffice to head back to Dongqi Continent.

No one foresaw her becoming a core cultivator right upon entering, elevating the inheritance she’d receive to core level, and plus the addition of Little Phoenix, the Red Gold Phoenix, Luanyang Palace possessed relevant inheritances for study.

"Follow your Master’s guidance at Luanyang Palace—I’ve gathered some Spirit Pills for you, useful for your daily exchanges, and don’t forget these two jade talismans!" Li Shiming had no objections, knowing the core legacy of Luanyang Palace would bring immense advantages to Yin Shilan.

He pulled out several jade bottles and two jade talismans, offering them to Yin Shilan.

Yin Shilan took the jade bottles, uncorking one to find Spirit Pills tailored for female cultivators, focused on skincare, hair nourishment, and similar benefits.

Such items rarely concerned male cultivators, so Li Shiming had clearly assembled them just for her.

Though these Spirit Pills were merely third-grade, they all reached at least high-grade level, with one bottle containing top-grade third-grade quality.

Regarding the two jade talismans, she knew them as Great Ability Life-saving Jade Talismans, surpassing in refinement the Great Cultivator Life-saving Jade Talisman that Luanyang Palace had granted her upon core cultivator status.

"I’ll keep the top-grade third-grade ones for my own use!" Yin Shilan separated that bottle of top-grade third-grade Spirit Pills and declared.

"Lan’er, after consuming the ’Youthful Elixir’, you won’t require these kinds of Spirit Pills!" Li Shiming reasoned as an expert Alchemy Master.

Yin Shilan gave Li Shiming an eye roll, acknowledging the truth in his words—these Spirit Pills were meant for her to gift to others.

During the following days, both Li Shiming and Yin Shilan found themselves occupied without respite.

Yin Shilan had to absorb the core legacy of Luanyang Palace, which kept her away from Fengqi Palace for more than ten days straight at times.

On the other hand, Li Shiming faced a stream of visiting cultivators, leaving him scarce moments of peace.

Feeling increasingly annoyed, he seized the chance during Yin Shilan’s legacy absorption to depart Luanyang Palace accompanied by five late-stage Golden Corpses.

On this occasion, his destination was the area near Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.

Once outside Luanyang Palace, he stored the five late-stage Golden Corpses and employed ’Distance as Close as a Step’ to travel to distant locations.

He could have chosen ’Instantaneous Step’, but executing it via ’Phantom Doppelganger’ proved extremely wasteful.

’Instantaneous Step’ demanded heavy consumption, and although ’Phantom Doppelganger’ restored inner energy, chaining multiple ’Instantaneous Steps’ required pauses for recovery.

Furthermore, since ’Phantom Doppelganger’ lacked the ability to employ ’Divine Vision Skill’, his sight was restricted, rendering ’Instantaneous Step’ only marginally superior in range to ’Distance as Close as a Step.’

Nevertheless, employing ’Phantom Doppelganger’ for Divine Foot Skill created a truly extraordinary sensation.

Each activation of ’Distance as Close as a Step’ let him detect the ripples of the Divine Power Rune tied to ’Divine Foot Skill’ within the doppelganger’s Nascent Soul.

This provided perceptions similar to those ordinary Great Cultivators gained from using Divine Foot Skill, where handling several at once proved beyond reach, much like for regular Great Cultivators.

Rather than hindering him, this deepened his grasp of Divine Foot Skill, yielding fresh insights from an alternate viewpoint.

Back when he first reached Luanyang Palace, among the Central Continent’s major forces, no official from Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion had come, just a handful of independent Sword Cultivator Great Cultivators paid him a visit.

Likely because Li Yuanba, an Alchemy Master at Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, made deliberate ties with another Alchemy Master like Li Shiming unnecessary.

Li Shiming’s trip to the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion area aimed to rendezvous with his doppelganger Li Yuanba and deliver Spirit Pills to him.

After his return to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, every Nascent Soul Middle Stage Spirit Pill went to him for refining, yielding a substantial collection of Nascent Soul Middle Stage Top-grade Spirit Pills.

Through the years, he had stockpiled a considerable quantity of Nascent Soul Middle Stage Top-grade Spirit Pills, which Li Yuanba desperately required.

Lately, Li Yuanba had secluded himself in cultivation, making solid headway, though he remained distant from Nascent Soul Middle Stage Peak.

For a swift breakthrough into the Great Cultivator Realm, the optimal approach involved using Nascent Soul Middle Stage Top-grade Spirit Pills.

The ’Phantom Doppelganger’ skillfully navigated to an underwater cave dwelling, situated thousands of miles away from Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.

He didn’t have to wait long before the doppelganger Li Yuanba showed up at the underwater cave dwelling.

Upon meeting, the two doppelgangers shared a look and burst into laughter.

"Take this late-stage Golden Corpse!" The ’Phantom Doppelganger’ passed a late-stage Golden Corpse over to Li Yuanba.

"Here are five mid-stage Golden Corpses for you!" Li Yuanba offered the five mid-stage Golden Corpses while speaking.

Until his ascension to Great Cultivator, Li Yuanba planned to stay in seclusion, where issues wouldn’t arise often, but if they did, they’d be major threats.

A late-stage Golden Corpse granted Li Yuanba a strong means of protection, though it was best left unused, since deploying it could readily expose its source.

The mid-stage Golden Corpses, by contrast, would return to Li Shiming for efforts to upgrade them from mid-stage.