Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1669 - 881: Inventory

Having swum a fair distance through the ocean, Li Shiming hollowed out a temporary shelter under a seabed reef.

Building hideouts beneath the waves came naturally to him, thanks to his vast experience.

The Spiritual Treasure ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ rendered slicing the reef remarkably easy and rapid; in mere moments, the temporary hideout took shape.

Inside the hideout’s main chamber, he produced a handful of formation flags and established a basic formation.

Upon activation, the formation purged the seawater from within and erected a barrier over the entrance to block any inflow.

Regrettably, lacking spiritual veins in the area, the formation’s duration was limited. With them present, it could have served as a lasting base.

The hideout’s endurance mattered little to Li Shiming; a secure spot to rest was all he required.

An underwater lair’s prime benefit lay in seawater concealing it from other cultivators’ probes. Furthermore, its submerged position enabled a quick water escape if spotted.

With all arrangements complete, he leisurely steeped a cup of Spiritual Tea and proceeded to inspect his recent spoils.

Five of the six peak Great Cultivators met their end by his hand, while only Master Qiu Zhi slipped away.

Reflecting on it, permitting Master Qiu Zhi’s escape was unwise, as it would inform the other sects of his slaying the remaining five Great Cultivators.

Even as they stood together defending the Divine Palace from foes, the peak Great Cultivators shared scant useful details, yet he indirectly discerned the immense power of their sects.

These sects, in his view, rivaled mighty entities like the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, so he secured a hiding spot first to examine the spoils for valuable intelligence.

He started with the Demon Cultivation Sect Master’s soul crystal ring; intense curiosity gripped him regarding Master Zongjing’s corpse, which he planned to study when opportunity allowed.

Hailing from the Bone Sect, Master Zongjing’s death separated his body into boneless flesh and a standalone skeleton, granting Li Shiming both a bizarre boneless corpse and the bones.

Master Zongjing’s natal treasure consisted of a Fourth Grade Top Quality White Bone Sword, while the skeleton clutched an identical Fourth Grade Top Quality White Bone Sword—another natal treasure, as Li Shiming confirmed.

Master Zongjing thus wielded two natal treasures, a rarity Li Shiming had observed in no other cultivator save himself.

Li Shiming pondered transforming Master Zongjing’s body into a Corpse Refining; the boneless corpse’s uniqueness deeply fascinated him.

He mulled over the skeleton’s applications too, perceiving it as an unexploited treasure, though he’d avoid refining it for personal use until fully understood.

While contemplating, he scanned the spiritual items in the soul crystal ring.

A single sweep of his Divine Sense stirred profound disgust.

Though he had cut down countless cultivators, including those surpassing him in strength, devil cultivation’s practices still profoundly disturbed him.

Master Zongjing appeared to be a demon cultivator specializing in bones, given the abundance of bones in his soul crystal ring—many from humans.

In addition to cultivator bones, mortal remains from infants to elders filled special containers that preserved faint vitality.

This suggested the bones were harvested from living hosts.

Li Shiming removed these bones and utterly incinerated them using ’Nanming Leaving Fire.’

Lacking any desire for these experimental bones, he chose to return them to dust, viewing it as a righteous deed.

Within the soul crystal ring lay a small flying boat constructed entirely from bones. Thankfully, forged from potent spirit beasts’ remains, he felt no compulsion to demolish it.

This small flying boat boasted exceptional quality, attaining Fourth Grade Top Quality—nearly the finest available to Great Cultivators.

Unfortunately, its bone-made form clashed with his tastes, leaving him disinclined to utilize it.

Back on the Dongqi Continent, he could sell it to the Central State Commerce for essential resources.

Subsequently, Li Shiming discovered a collection of Great Cultivator resources stored in jade boxes—clearly Master Zongjing’s gains from the Divine Palace.

Securing these Great Cultivator resources came as no shock; apart from their aggression toward him, he pursued these peak Great Cultivators relentlessly for such prizes.

The bulk of Great Cultivator resources from the Divine Palace venture now belonged to him.

This trove of Great Cultivator resources would suffice to elevate his five Nascent Souls, his dual Li Yuanba, and future Yin Shilan to Peak Great Cultivator Realm without depletion.

This venture yielded a massive haul, with the Great Cultivator resources rivaling the centuries-long stockpiles of the Cultivation World’s super forces.

Li Shiming speculated on the number of top-tier Great Cultivator Spirit Pills he might obtain from this vast array of Great Cultivator resources.