Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1672 - 882: Jade Pearl_2

Put simply, all thirty-six islands in the ’Yuzhu Islands’ hover as floating landmasses high in the sky.

Floating a single mountain becomes possible through unique formations.

Still, those techniques for levitating mountains work only on mountains themselves; since these islands exceed normal mountains by over ten times in size, keeping them airborne proves far more challenging.

In the earlier Cultivation World, ways to float mountains did exist, but they were mostly used inside Grotto Heavens, rich with plentiful Spiritual Energy ready to be harnessed, which kept the hovering mountains steady.

"Welcome, fellow cultivator, to Yuzhu Islands. Please first come to Kun Three Island to register your information!" A voice transmission reached Li Shiming right as he neared the ’Yuzhu Islands.’

After a brief pause, he descended toward Kun Three Island anyway.

Spotting Kun Three Island proves simple; nearly every cultivator in the Cultivation World knows islands named this way.

Kun Three Island stands as the outermost one, its formations fully accessible; countless inns dot the place, housing plenty of cultivators.

Guided by the markers, Li Shiming reached the registration hall, overseen by a Nascent Soul Early Stage expert handling sign-ups.

"Senior, here’s your identity badge. Inside ’Yuzhu Islands,’ no large-scale spells, no fights, and no wrecking buildings allowed!" Without much respect for Li Shiming’s status as a Great Cultivator, the registrar casually passed over the chest badge and laid out the rules.

Li Shiming’s eyes sharpened a bit; the registrar’s steady, bold tone revealed rock-solid confidence.

If trouble brewed on ’Yuzhu Islands,’ the islands possessed enough might to crush him flat.

Even without showing his full power, his reveal as a Sword Cultivator Great Cultivator carried huge weight as a warning across the Cultivation World.

"I will follow ’Yuzhu Islands’’ rules!" Li Shiming took the badge, fastened it to his chest, and replied with a smile.

Once the badge sat on his chest, the mighty formation of ’Yuzhu Islands’ welcomed him with a cozy embrace.

That welcome stays conditional, since ’Yuzhu Islands’ could boot any cultivator out and revoke access anytime.

Li Shiming wouldn’t risk using formation skills to slip in until he figured out the source of ’Yuzhu Islands’’ unshakeable assurance.

He lingered on Kun Three Island instead of rushing off; after the registration hall, he strolled the streets there.

Stores pack both sides of the streets, trading all sorts of Spiritual Objects.

Li Shiming bought a ’Yuzhu Islands’ map from a text shop.

The map showed him that every one of the thirty-six ’Yuzhu Islands’ boasts special traits.

Nearly every cultivation technique and skill from the Cultivation World finds a home here.

What draws hordes of cultivators to ’Yuzhu Islands’ is mainly the support cultivators offering tons of resources to help others thrive.

Li Shiming’s jade badge on his chest grants access to every island but the central one.

To scout better, he picked the island nearest the main one.

While flying there, whiffs of alchemy hit him—traces of Spiritual Fire, diverse Spiritual Medicines, and the smells from pill-forging.

Nine alchemy chambers fill this island, set in a nine-palace array, each buzzing with busy attendant cultivators.

Everyone visiting aims for alchemy; no fewer than nine solid Pill Masters work in each chamber.

Li Shiming approached one chamber, picking up details even from afar.

He gave a slight head shake; the alchemy scent from this room signaled success, but just basic-grade quality.

Shifting to the next chamber, he quickly saw its alchemy skill fell short of the first.

Alchemy wasn’t his goal; sizing up pill masters came naturally as a fellow Alchemy Master.

Pulling back his attention, he scanned the main island from afar, detecting no mighty auras—not even from a Peak Great Cultivator.

This made him extra wary, so he drew in his senses, avoiding any bold moves.

Had a Peak Great Cultivator’s presence lingered on the main island, he’d feel little worry; those powerhouses, scary as they are, posed no real threat to him.

Li Shiming had cut down five Peak Great Cultivators before; any Peak Great Cultivators from ’Yuzhu Islands’ couldn’t outmatch those.

But lacking even that aura hinted ’Yuzhu Islands’’ strength might top Peak Great Cultivators entirely.

"Could it be a Half-step Great Power or full Great Power?" Li Shiming pondered quietly.

Facing a Half-step Great Power alone would overwhelm him completely.

Li Shiming dropped plans to probe the main island, turning to roam other islands and gauge ’Cloud Island Sea’s’ total power via the skill levels on display.

Landing on Kanyi Island, he saw it specialized in talisman making.

Back in his old Cultivation World, top talismans stayed rare, usable only by elites thanks to scarce stuff.

Yet Kanyi Island overflowed with high-grade talismans, shockingly abundant.

He stepped into a blank talisman store; he’d dabbled in talisman crafting early on in the Cultivation World.

Still, as his cultivation rose, materials grew scarcer, turning talismans into emergency gear over daily tools, leaving few Talisman Makers active.

Lacking ample materials, only dedicated Talisman Makers could push past basic practice; others stalled out.

The superior talisman materials here sparked his curiosity in crafting again.

"Senior, we just got blank talismans for Great Cultivator Level, plus all sorts of Great Cultivator Level talismanic ink!" The Nascent Soul shopkeeper bowed low and pitched.

"Let me check a blank talisman!" Li Shiming requested, intrigued.

Finished talismans hide material traces under spell auras, hard for him to pinpoint.

Blank ones lack that spell interference, letting him inspect materials precisely.

The Nascent Soul shopkeeper set a blank talisman in front of Li Shiming and nodded to an aide, who swiftly brought Spiritual Tea.

Li Shiming ignored the Spiritual Tea with disdain; all his attention locked on the blank talisman.

This blank talisman’s material felt alien, likely from some ocean plant.

Oceans brim with endless treasures no one can fully list; his prior Cultivation World barely tapped them.

Countless spirit beasts rule the seas, striking pacts with human cultivators—beasts claim ocean riches, humans take the land.

Obviously, ’Cloud Island Sea’s’ special floating islands bred these unique resources.

Blank talismans from fourth-grade high-stage sea plants endure Great Cultivator spells, save those from Peak Great Cultivators.

Crafting a Magic Talisman on this blank one, Li Shiming couldn’t add Shenxiao Thunder Pearl boosts; it’d shatter the base quality.

"Got any higher-quality blank talismans?" Li Shiming set it down and asked.

"Superior blank talismans cost a fortune, exchanged only—no Spirit Stones accepted!" The Nascent Soul shopkeeper, momentarily surprised, answered fast.