Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1746 - 919: Inventory (2)

However, the minor flaws do not overshadow the merits. With the Nascent Soul’s phantom clone, he can truly be considered a Peak Great Cultivator, albeit without a physical body.

Once the phantom clone controlled the Nascent Soul, Great Cultivator Hua Ying’s soul crystal ring and his life-bound magical artifact could no longer be concealed. Controlled by the phantom clone, the Nascent Soul materialized them and delivered them out of the Nascent Soul.

Li Shiming took the soul crystal ring. Although Great Cultivator Hua Ying was not theoretically dead, his Nascent Soul’s control by the phantom clone allowed Li Shiming’s divine sense to enter the soul crystal ring without any hindrance.

Inside the soul crystal ring, he saw a fourth-grade top shuttle-shaped flying boat.

Shuttle-shaped flying boats are rare in the Cultivation World, where mainstream flying boats resemble ships.

Li Shiming instructed the phantom clone to remove the ownership mark from the fourth-grade top shuttle-shaped flying boat, then re-imprinted his own mark of ownership.

The ’Crossing Void Shuttle’, a fourth-grade top shuttle-shaped flying boat, was designed in shuttle shape for easy navigation through the sea.

Its specialty lies in blending with water upon entering the sea, making it undetectable unless scanned directly by the divine sense of a Peak Great Cultivator.

Its sky-flying capabilities are similar to other fourth-grade top flying boats, with comparable speed and defense.

"This is excellent!" Even Li Shiming, who had seen and possessed many fourth-grade top flying boats, couldn’t help but praise after understanding the ’Crossing Void Shuttle’s performance.

Once the ’Crossing Void Shuttle’ enters the sea, it is almost impossible to detect.

Even with a divine sense scan by a Peak Great Cultivator, the scan range in the sea is limited, making it easy for the ’Crossing Void Shuttle’ to escape a Peak Great Cultivator’s pursuit by accelerating.

Thinking of Great Cultivator Hua Ying, he didn’t even have time to activate his life-saving means, let alone a chance to use the ’Crossing Void Shuttle’.

Li Shiming handed the ’Crossing Void Shuttle’ to the phantom clone, intending to use it for dealing with external matters for now. Later, when the clone Li Yuanba finishes his seclusion, the ’Crossing Void Shuttle’ will be given to him for use.

He himself did not need it, as he had many life-saving methods, especially with the restoration of spatial energy to his teleportation ring, which is considered his strongest life-saving tool.

From Great Cultivator Hua Ying’s soul crystal ring, he also discovered some fourth-grade top lifestyle items, indicating that this was a cultivator who enjoyed the finer things in life.

"Oh!" As Li Shiming examined the soul crystal ring, he discovered a particularly special jade scroll.

The jade scroll was deemed special because its shape differed from ordinary jade scrolls.

Most jade scrolls are cylindrical, made from spiritual jade, while this jade scroll was composed of two cylindrical spiritual jades.

Both cylindrical spiritual jades emitted a dark golden glow, clearly indicating a top-grade jade scroll.

Seeing this special jade scroll, Li Shiming’s heart stirred as he thought of a possibility.

He took out the jade scroll and entered it with his divine sense, discovering two cultivation techniques he had guessed within the left and right side of the jade scroll: ’Frost Condensation Divine Book’ and ’Cold Heaven Scripture’.

At the intersection of the two jade scrolls, there was another cultivation technique named ’Qingning Forbidden Scripture’.

As his divine sense swept through the three cultivation techniques in the jade scroll, all contents were recorded into IBMz15’s database.

Li Shiming used IBMz15 to examine the three cultivation techniques, immediately memorizing their contents and receiving IBMz15’s analysis of the techniques.

Both ’Frost Condensation Divine Book’ and ’Cold Heaven Scripture’ are inheritance techniques, containing extensive records of cultivation experiences from predecessor cultivators, offering detailed references throughout nearly the entire cultivation process.

Any cultivator obtaining these inheritance techniques could safely cultivate them with proper guidance.

The only factor affecting cultivation progress is the cultivator’s own aptitude and talent.

That’s why superpowers carefully select talented core cultivators to receive complete inheritance, ensuring their investment isn’t wasted due to high potential.

As for ’Qingning Forbidden Scripture’, it is a water element cultivation method. Through analysis, Li Shiming determined its ceiling is exceedingly high.

It offers certain enhancement effects for advancing to Peak Great Cultivator status, and even provides significant advantages for progressing to half-step Great Power.

This esteemed technique holds the potential for cultivation all the way to ascension, boasting a quality that rivals the formidable ’Heavenly Human Technique’.

Determining whether the ’Qingning Forbidden Scripture’ or the ’Heavenly Human Technique’ reigns supreme is a matter of ongoing debate. However, the former presents a more approachable path, as any cultivator with water element affinity can readily practice it.

Conversely, the ’Heavenly Human Technique’ demands a cultivator possessing a five-element innate talent, and crucially, mastery of the ’Five Elements Divine Technique’ before one can even begin.

Despite the ’Heavenly Human Technique’s superior might, had Li Shiming stumbled upon the ’Qingning Forbidden Scripture’ earlier, he might well have chosen it over the ’Heavenly Human Technique’.

He vividly recalls the perilous journey and considerable risks undertaken to obtain the ’Five Elements Divine Technique’, a prerequisite for cultivating the ’Heavenly Human Technique’.

The path of the ’Five Elements Divine Technique’ was fraught with unforeseen perils; it was sheer fortune alone that allowed him to continue his cultivation of the ’Heavenly Human Technique’.

"Such profound techniques are merely for contemplation!" Li Shiming remarked with a hint of regret as he studied the ’Qingning Forbidden Scripture’.

As an inherited scripture, the ’Qingning Forbidden Scripture’ traces its origins to a legendary ancient Sect, which mysteriously fractured and dispersed.

Nevertheless, within the ’Qingning Forbidden Scripture’ lie invaluable cultivation insights from revered ancestors, smoothing the cultivation journey considerably compared to the arduous ’Heavenly Human Technique’.

Li Shiming, employing his phantom clone, plunged into the conflict embroiling Luanyang Palace, Guiyuan Sect, and Bitao Sect. The mission culminated in a stunning ambush of Great Cultivator Hua Ying by the phantom clone, successfully apprehending Great Cultivator Yi Xiao.

For those privy to Li Shiming’s prowess in subduing two Peak Great Cultivators simultaneously, this outcome was hardly a shock.

Even though only a phantom clone was deployed, whispers from Guiyuan Sect spoke of Li Shiming unleashing a potent spiritual pet alongside four formidable late-stage Golden Corpses in his assault.

Li Shiming’s formidable reputation was already cemented in the minds of numerous factions; this latest exploit merely added another shining jewel to his already illustrious list of accomplishments.

In truth, his notoriety was soon eclipsed by subsequent events that dramatically seized the attention of the entire Cultivation World.

The relentless assault by Guiyuan Sect upon Bitao Sect did not wane. They marshaled additional Great Cultivators and forged alliances with several other powers, effectively blockading Bitao Sect’s vital resource supply lines.

Guiyuan Sect even began to encroach upon and absorb territories within Bitao Archipelago, demonstrating an unwavering resolve to utterly annihilate the Bitao Sect.

No influential power within the Cultivation World remains ignorant of Guiyuan Sect’s calculated stratagem, and subtle pressures are being exerted upon Bitao Sect for reasons yet undisclosed.

Considering the formidable presence of a Great Power dwelling within Bitao Sect, their complete annihilation would be virtually impossible under any but the most dire and improbable circumstances.

Any direct approach to Bitao Sect’s main mountain gates risks immediate retribution from said Great Power; consequently, Guiyuan Sect’s territorial expansion into Bitao Archipelago is largely confined to its peripheral regions.

The underlying objective of Guiyuan Sect’s actions is to convey a clear message to Bitao Sect, compelling them toward urgent negotiations.

Within the ranks of Bitao Sect, a select group of cultivators have been elevated to positions of influence, bolstered by the backing of the Great Power.

Curiously, the newly appointed leader of the formidable Bitao Sect possesses a cultivation level that caps at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Peak.

Bitao Sect still has two Great Cultivators remaining in its ranks, and it’s worth noting that not all those neutralized by Li Shiming were original members; some were merely hired mercenaries.

Admittedly, the two remaining Great Cultivators of Bitao Sect are advanced in age and nearing the end of their lifespans, rendering them unlikely candidates to assume leadership.

The cultivator who has ascended to lead Bitao Sect, a practitioner at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, is named Shi Sha. However, his primary focus appears to be the apprehension of Great Cultivator Hua Ying, rather than engaging in parleys with Guiyuan Sect.

Deep within Bitao Sect, the soul lamp bearing the name of Great Cultivator Hua Ying continues to flicker, a testament to the enduring presence of his Nascent Soul.