Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1640 - 866: Inventory (2)

Achieving the rank of Peak Great Cultivator demands more than mere superior cultivation aptitude; it also hinges on gaining favor from mighty forces to amass the vital resources needed for the Peak Great Cultivator Realm.

Even the most gifted regular Great Cultivators find it impossible to climb to the Peak Great Cultivator Realm absent ample resource backing.

Unlike earlier realms, the Peak Great Cultivator Realm sees its resources monopolized by dominant powers, leaving independents unable to gather sufficient Great Cultivator supplies without their aid.

Due to the extreme scarcity and value of Great Cultivator resources, it's already a blessing for typical Great Cultivators to sustain their current realm's needs, much less push ahead without factional support.

Though unaware of the ties between Great Cultivator Lin and Guiyuan Sect's top powerhouse, Li Yuanba realized that the sect's mighty expert approaching Sword Elder for this affair pointed to deeply intricate connections.

Li Yuanba produced a jade box and passed it over to Sword Elder’s incarnation.

"Here’s Fellow Daoist Lin’s Nascent Soul—please handle it as you see fit, Sword Elder!"

Sword Elder’s incarnation took the jade box, flipping it open for a quick look at Great Cultivator Lin’s Nascent Soul.

With a wave of his hand, a ring materialized in his grasp—the soul crystal ring itself.

"No need to hand back the soul crystal ring; let him retain his life-bound artifact!" Sword Elder’s incarnation stated evenly.

Li Yuanba marveled inwardly at the prowess shown by Sword Elder’s incarnation. Retrieving this soul crystal ring demanded either destroying Great Cultivator Lin’s Nascent Soul or letting it persist within the Nascent Soul in energy form.

Powerful cultivators favor the soul crystal ring for storage not just for its vast inner capacity but also its resistance to looting.

The soul crystal ring endures alongside the Nascent Soul unless the cultivator perishes outright.

The soul crystal ring stays with the Nascent Soul no matter where it goes. In times of peril, the Nascent Soul flees carrying the soul crystal ring unimpeded.

"Guiyuan Sect sought more than just Lin Yuan’s Nascent Soul in vain; take this ’Guiyuan Veil’!" Sword Elder’s incarnation produced a sheer item and flung it toward Li Yuanba.

Next, Sword Elder’s incarnation gestured, summoning an energy-converted flying sword before him.

The jade box holding Great Cultivator Lin’s Nascent Soul was set upon the energy-converted flying sword, which he tapped gently.

The energy-converted flying sword rocketed away, vanishing in a flash.

Li Yuanba identified it as ’Flying Sword Transmission,’ a technique rarely used by Sword Cultivators nowadays due to plentiful modern options.

Sword Elder’s incarnation wielded no commonplace ’Flying Sword Transmission.’

Right as the energy-converted flying sword departed, Li Yuanba detected a ripple in space; though ’Flying Sword Transmission’ invoked spatial principles, he grasped neither their workings nor outcomes.

"Guiyuan Sect owes you for this; sparing the Nascent Soul means that old fellow won’t target you. The sect’s other cultivators? Their views mean nothing to you, and they pose no threat regardless!" Sword Elder’s incarnation remarked smilingly.

Through the ’Chaos Sword Intent’ marking Great Cultivator Lin’s Nascent Soul, Sword Elder’s incarnation gauged the depth of Li Yuanba’s Sword Intent mastery.

That insight revealed Li Yuanba’s combat might: armed with such formidable ’Chaos Sword Intent’ plus Divine Foot Skill’s aid, he matched any Great Cultivator.

Jian Wuwei remained quiet nearby, holding his tongue before Sword Elder.

Ultimately, Sword Elder’s incarnation dismissed Li Yuanba first, keeping Jian Wuwei.

Back in his cave abode, Li Yuanba retrieved the ’Guiyuan Veil.’

His Divine Sense probed the ’Guiyuan Veil,’ revealing it as a unique magical treasure usable without Master Recognition Technique.

Activating the ’Guiyuan Veil,’ it floated overhead, expanding into a round, sheer barrier.

The ’Guiyuan Veil’s’ activation unveiled its function at once.

Inside the ’Guiyuan Veil,’ Spiritual Energy shifted; what filtered through turned exceptionally refined, speeding up bodily absorption.

Above all, the ’Guiyuan Veil’ drew in massive volumes of Spiritual Energy, a prime tool for Peak Great Cultivators to boost cultivation pace.

Li Yuanba once regretted forfeiting Great Cultivator Lin’s Nascent Soul, aware of its myriad applications for a Peak Great Cultivator.

Prime among them was feeding it to the Heavenly Ghost—though unsuitable for the present Heavenly Ghost.

His current Heavenly Ghost brimmed with spiritual energy, so he viewed capture as mere storage; advancing later would demand vast spiritual energy.

A Great Cultivator’s Nascent Soul offered the finest spiritual energy source, hence seizing Great Cultivator Lin’s.

Yet all worked out; unforeseen mighty backing for Great Cultivator Lin aside, trading the Nascent Soul for ’Guiyuan Veil’ netted him gains.

Even slight boosts to cultivation speed proved rare for him or his main body, Li Shiming.

For Li Shiming especially, saturated with cultivation aids pushing his speed to limits, few items could further accelerate it.

He figured the ’Guiyuan Veil’ would aid Li Shiming notably.

Li Yuanba drew forth Great Cultivator Lin’s soul crystal ring, its Master Recognition mark erased by Sword Elder’s incarnation, sparing him hassle.

Performing Master Recognition Technique, he bound the soul crystal ring.

Diving his Divine Sense into the soul crystal ring, he detected the stored Spiritual Objects.

First caught his eye: a single-person flying boat, its aura marking it Fourth Grade Top Quality.

Satisfaction bloomed seeing this Fourth-grade top flying boat.

Sword Elder had approved it via Minglu and gifted it personally, so Guiyuan Sect’s elites couldn’t hassle him over it despite any notions.

As Sword Elder noted, beyond the sect’s powerhouses, Li Yuanba ignored Guiyuan Sect’s remaining cultivators.

His shown battle power, backed by Sword Elder, deterred any Central State Continent faction from challenging him.

’Guiyuan Extreme Spirit Boat’—that name emerged after purging the flying boat’s prior Master Recognition mark and imprinting his own.

He stowed the ’Guiyuan Extreme Spirit Boat’ into his soul crystal ring without delay; henceforth, it served as his travel vessel.

Naturally, like Great Cultivator Jian Tianyi, he’d tweak the ’Guiyuan Extreme Spirit Boat’ slightly to spare Guiyuan Sect’s dignity.

Li Yuanba’s Divine Sense roamed the soul crystal ring, noting bottles of elite Great Cultivator spirit pills crafted by main body Li Shiming.

Also present: Great Cultivator Spirit Medicines, Fourth-grade resources, Fourth Grade Top Quality tea ware, backup Fourth Grade Top Quality robes, etc.

Such riches, maddening most Cultivation World denizens, hardly tempted Li Yuanba.

Only when Divine Sense brushed a jade box did excitement stir; peering inside, an icy blast nearly stalled it, forcing swift closure.

Joy lit his features; ’Profound Ice Saint Spirit,’ a near-fifth-grade Artifact Refining material beyond Fourth Grade.

Armed with ’Profound Ice Saint Spirit,’ an ice-specialized Great Cultivator might forge a beyond-Fourth Grade treasure, likely sparking Artifact Tribulation.

Others might unlock those potentials; but for Li Yuanba—or truly, main body Li Shiming—the ’Profound Ice Saint Spirit’ promised boundless might.