Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1371 - 732: Inventory

"What could this be?" Li Shiming muttered as he pulled a familiar-looking spiritual item from the soul crystal ring.

Although it resembled a spirit sensing plate, it possessed subtle differences from any he had encountered previously.

He performed a master recognition technique on the device, and a stream of information soon flowed back to him.

Known as the 'Ten Thousand Miles Sensing Plate', this artifact was designed to track a specific aura within a ten-thousand-mile radius.

To his dismay, the specific aura locked within this 'Ten Thousand Miles Sensing Plate' belonged to none other than himself.

It was clear now that despite the outward peace in the Central State Continent, the Yuqing Sect had been relentlessly hunting him in the shadows.

Luckily, he had spent most of his time secluded within the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven, focusing on his Cultivation and avoiding the prying eyes of the Yuqing Sect and other wandering cultivators.

He finally understood how Great Cultivator Duan Zhang had managed to detect him ahead of time during the mission to save his clone, Li Yuanba; the culprit was this very 'Ten Thousand Miles Sensing Plate'.

Given that his 'Shenmu Tong' granted him vision across eight thousand miles, and his 'Step and Arrive' spatial movement shared that range, he should have remained undetected.

Under normal circumstances, Great Cultivator Duan Zhang would only have sensed Li Shiming's arrival at a much closer distance.

Had that been the case, the conflict would have been far simpler, allowing Li Shiming to execute a stealthy ambush instead of being forced into a near-frontal confrontation.

With a quiet sigh, Li Shiming realized that true freedom in the cultivation world might only come after he broke through to the Great Cultivator Realm.

Even though his actual combat strength rivaled that of a Great Cultivator, his official realm remained at the Nascent Soul middle stage. This lack of status meant that many Nascent Soul middle stage experts or Great Cultivators might still be tempted to claim the bounties placed on his head by the Yuqing Sect.

Furthermore, the Yuqing Sect would never abandon their pursuit; they would continue to hunt him until the 'Shenxiao Thunder Pearl' was back in their possession.

Lost in thought, he resumed his search through the contents of the soul crystal ring.

These days, very few spiritual objects could truly impress him. Since even the Great Cultivators of the major superpowers rarely owned spiritual treasures, there were no magical tools here that caught his eye.

As a pinnacle alchemy master, he also had little use for the spirit pills crafted by other Great Cultivators. The time required to purge the elixir poison from such pills would exceed the effort of simply taking several of his own high-grade spirit pills.

Regarding mundane lifestyle items, his many victories had left him with enough fourth-grade objects to furnish half a dozen grotto heavens.

Finally, he discovered something truly valuable within Duan Zhang’s soul crystal ring: a collection of jade scrolls. These weren't formal records, but private notes kept by Duan Zhang regarding the Yuqing Sect’s secret inheritance.

These scrolls contained the personal insights and experiences of Yuqing Sect ancestors who had mastered the 'Yuqing Thunder Scripture'. As a Great Cultivator, Duan Zhang had specifically curated the wisdom of other high-level Great Cultivators and powerful figures.

This unexpected treasure made the difficulty of killing Great Cultivator Duan Zhang feel entirely worth it. Even if he had joined the Yuqing Sect as a core disciple, he wouldn't have been granted access to the insights of Great Cultivators until he reached that same level himself.

Such core inheritance material from a superpower was incredibly rare, arguably worth hundreds or thousands of times more than the 'Yuqing Thunder Scripture' itself.

Much like the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, many members of the Yuqing Sect practiced the same foundational techniques.

The primary advantage for core cultivators lay in their access to deeper inheritance secrets and the wisdom of their predecessors, alongside more abundant resources.

The true value of a superpower's legacy was found in these high-level cultivation experiences—proven paths that allowed a cultivator to bypass countless mistakes and setbacks.

While Li Shiming focused primarily on the 'Heavenly Human Technique', he continued to practice the 'Yuqing Thunder Scripture' and the 'Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique' through dual cultivation.

The 'Heavenly Human Technique' was fearsome for its absolute completeness, yet because it was an experimental creation, Great Power Zhai Ge had not paired it with specific offensive secret techniques.

Naturally, once he reached full mastery, the 'Heavenly Human Technique' would require no external techniques to exert world-shaking power.

However, in his current state, Li Shiming still required potent offensive methods to maximize the potential of the 'Heavenly Human Technique'.

Since Thunder Cultivators and Sword Cultivators were renowned for possessing the most destructive attacks, he would not waste the chance to master the inheritance techniques of two legendary superpowers.

He wasn't worried about the 'Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique'; his clone, Li Yuanba, was already a highly valued core Sword Cultivator within the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, with full access to their most guarded secrets.

Li Yuanba might even be receiving direct tutoring from a Great Power Elder, a privilege that far outweighed reading old records.

Now, the findings in Great Cultivator Duan Zhang’s ring provided the missing pieces of the 'Yuqing Thunder Scripture' for Li Shiming.

He could now study the insights of the Yuqing Sect's greatest thunder cultivators, ensuring he wouldn't lose his way while practicing the 'Yuqing Thunder Scripture'.

Li Shiming promptly transferred the data from the jade scrolls into his life artifact, the IBMz15, leaving the computer to analyze and categorize the information for his future use.