Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1745 - 919: Inventory

The Golden Winged Dapeng, a master of ultra-long-range flight, could traverse hundreds of miles through the void, its movements imbued with an almost mystical swiftness, surpassing even that of the Thunder Beast.

After several days elapsed, the phantom clone made its return to the illustrious Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

Li Shiming had not been engaged in seclusion recently; his foremost priority at this juncture was the accumulation of profound insights.

He retrieved the spoils of war from the phantom clone's possession, which notably included the Nascent Soul of the esteemed Great Cultivator Hua Ying.

This particular Nascent Soul belonged to a cultivator at the absolute zenith of the Nascent Soul Realm, existing in its most potent state. Nevertheless, bereft of the sanctuary of a physical form, the Nascent Soul was inherently susceptible and exceedingly fragile.

He harbored certain notions regarding the disposition of this Nascent Soul.

Summoning forth the Heavenly Ghost, Li Shiming then employed his intellect to guide its actions, subsequently ensconcing both the Heavenly Ghost and the Nascent Soul of Great Cultivator Hua Ying within the confines of his Materialization Chamber space.

In truth, the moment the Nascent Soul breached the threshold of the Materialization Chamber space, its capacity for independent consciousness would be irrevocably lost, irrespective of the experiment's ultimate outcome.

The Materialization Chamber space represented his deepest secret. Though its external dimensions might appear unassuming, when contrasted with a Grotto Heaven or even the interior of a spatial artifact, the Materialization Chamber space was substantial, its functionality rivaled only by the IBMz15, his fated magical artifact.

This unique space, which had accompanied him throughout his journey, proved instrumental in his formative growth.

Once confined within the Materialization Chamber space, the Nascent Soul of Great Cultivator Hua Ying found its consciousness meticulously sealed by an array of restrictions, rendering it incapable of thought or perception.

The Heavenly Ghost then extended a single digit, probing gently into the core of the Nascent Soul's being.

Given that the Heavenly Ghost was an entity of pure spirit, and the Nascent Soul a complex amalgamation of soul and spiritual power patterns, a form of energetic construct, the invasion by the Heavenly Ghost was met with minimal resistance.

Li Shiming leveraged the Materialization Chamber space's unparalleled precision, its capacity for 0.05-nanometer micro-control, to meticulously magnify every component within the Nascent Soul.

He himself was the possessor of five Nascent Souls from Peak Great Cultivators, having delved deeply into the intricacies of such Nascent Souls, particularly through dedicated analytical projects utilizing his life-bound magical artifact, the IBMz15.

Through his rigorous observations, each element within the Nascent Soul's structure was clearly delineated by function, and he successfully identified the specific area corresponding to the consciousness of Great Cultivator Hua Ying—this region being the repository of memories manifested through Great Cultivator Hua Ying's soul within the Nascent Soul.

Upon the Heavenly Ghost's extended digit, a filament of spirit was expertly shaped into a scalpel, delicately excising the consciousness of Great Cultivator Hua Ying from the very fabric of the Nascent Soul.

This was an unprecedented act within the cultivation world; at the very least, none of the countless ancient texts Li Shiming had acquired contained any record of such a procedure.

Throughout the surgical extraction, the profound difficulty of separating consciousness became acutely apparent. Without the minute precision afforded by 0.05-nanometer micro-control, the extraction of consciousness from the Nascent Soul would have been an insurmountable task.

This excised fragment of consciousness was not discarded; instead, it was consumed by the Heavenly Ghost.

The entire intricate process spanned a full day. While the Soul Lamp belonging to Great Cultivator Hua Ying at the Bitao Sect remained illuminated, in essence, Great Cultivator Hua Ying had been utterly annihilated.

Within the Materialization Chamber space, the Nascent Soul existed in a state of profound disarray, entirely devoid of consciousness, yet retaining a primal instinct that prevented its complete dissolution.

Li Shiming carefully transferred the Nascent Soul from the Materialization Chamber space, allowing it to gently hover before him.

He meticulously lifted all imposed restrictions upon the Nascent Soul; its internal and external states were subjected to the keen scrutiny of his divine sense, ensuring that any aberration would be immediately detected.

The IBMz15 also joined in the vigilant monitoring. Despite his considerable confidence in the experiment's success, the clandestine nature of this endeavor left no margin for even the slightest error.

As the inhibitions were dismantled, the Nascent Soul re-established its vital connection with the external environment.

Yet, the Nascent Soul remained quiescent; it instinctively began to draw in the surrounding spiritual energy, circulating it internally to fortify the spiritual power patterns residing within its core.

Following a thorough period of examination, which confirmed the highly successful extraction of Great Cultivator Hua Ying's consciousness from the Nascent Soul, he entrusted the now-purified Nascent Soul to the phantom clone standing beside him.

The phantom clone proceeded to absorb the Nascent Soul directly into its being. Though subtle, the integration was evident. Upon entering the phantom clone's body, the Nascent Soul produced no abnormal energy fluctuations; it assimilated seamlessly into its new host.

Its essence began its journey into the depths of the Nascent Soul; this was a demonic cultivation secret technique that Li Shiming had acquired by spiritually invading the Nascent Souls of other cultivators.

However, the method of invasion employed by that demonic cultivation secret technique was exceedingly brutal. Even if successful, it only resulted in the addition of a Demon Infant, whose primary utility was as a power source for puppets and other spiritual artifacts.

In Li Shiming's possession, this demonic cultivation secret technique yielded results far surpassing the creator's wildest imaginings.

After the original consciousness of the Nascent Soul was purged, under the influence of this Nascent Soul incursion secret technique, it became susceptible to the phantom clone's spirit, bending to its control.

Naturally, even then, this Nascent Soul could not be deemed the phantom clone's own, yet it could undertake functions typically associated with a Nascent Soul.

For example, the phantom clone's former energy source was its physical form, with every component of that body constructed from energy.

With the Nascent Soul now integrated, it serves as an energy reservoir, possessing the storage capacity of a Peak Great Cultivator, thereby eliminating any concerns about the phantom clone's energy reserves.

Moreover, by utilizing this Nascent Soul, the phantom clone gains the ability to directly absorb external spiritual energy, transforming it into spiritual power patterns.

Regrettably, the Cultivation Technique attributed to this Nascent Soul is water-elemental, which means the resulting spiritual power patterns necessitate conversion by the phantom clone. This process incurs some loss but ultimately yields a superior quality of 'chaotic spiritual power'.