Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1391 - 742: Forbidden Spirit

Once the gravity field of the Spirit Treasure 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' was activated, Li Yuanba felt a sudden lightness. Within this domain, he reigned as master, possessing total control over the intensity of the gravitational pressure.

The gravitational force of the stairs merged with the field emitted by the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak'. Leveraging its superior quality, the Spirit Treasure-level 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' integrated into the stairs' field and seized control of the authority.

Naturally, this dominance was limited to the immediate vicinity of Li Yuanba’s body and did not grant him absolute command over the entire area.

Nevertheless, it proved sufficient to shield his frame from the crushing weight of the gravity.

As he ascended step by step, he couldn't suppress a silent curse. How was a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner supposed to navigate this? Forget those at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage; even a Great Cultivator would likely succumb to the ever-increasing gravitational pull.

Luckily, he possessed numerous methods to handle the current predicament.

Eventually, his foot landed on the final stair. Just one step prior, a warning had reached him from the Artifact Spirit of 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak.' The gravity field being managed by the Spirit Treasure had become too intense, pushing past the current endurance limits of the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak.'

For a Spirit Treasure to reach its peak state, it requires the backing of a cultivator—not one at Li Yuanba’s current level, but a powerhouse of the Mahayana Realm.

Deprived of such high-level support, the power that 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' could manifest was inherently restricted.

Fortunately, upon reaching the top stair, the Artifact Spirit informed Li Yuanba that the gravity here had returned to a normal state.

Ahead of him stood a palace, appearing to be the very heart of the Grotto Heaven.

Instead of rushing to investigate the building, he paused to look back at the stairs beneath him.

Once he had completed the climb, a rule light shimmered upon a specific gravity gold brick that linked the steps, and the stairs that had vanished behind him suddenly reappeared.

He crouched down, focusing his full attention on this particular gravity gold brick.

Activating 'Shenmutong' and linking his divine sense with the distant IBMz15, he began a rigorous inspection of the brick.

He harbored a suspicion that this specific gravity gold brick was the source of the stairs' intensified gravity.

His intuition was correct; he faintly detected Rule Power within the brick and confirmed it was no ordinary piece of construction.

Though it looked nearly identical to its neighbors, the other gold bricks lacked Rule Power and did not glow before the stairs manifested.

With a flick of his wrist, the Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword materialized. Channeling his 'Po Xujianyi,' he began to slice through the joints surrounding this gravity gold brick.

Even though the mortar used by the original creator, Langcai Great Power, was incredibly resilient, the ancient figure likely never anticipated a Sword Cultivator using 'Po Xujianyi' to carve it out.

Even with the Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword augmented by 'Po Xujianyi,' extracting the gravity gold brick was a slow process. Had he tried to simply destroy it, the task might have spanned over a century.

In truth, his success in cutting it out was largely due to the fading energy levels within the Grotto Heaven; otherwise, the natural defensive energy would have rendered any interference impossible.

Holding the gravity gold brick, Li Yuanba attempted to imprint it with a Master Recognition Technique. As the spell merged with the brick, a spiritual bond was established between them.

This item was neither a Spirit Treasure nor a magic artifact; it functioned as a unique formation core.

It remained a mystery how Langcai Great Power had refined a gravity gold brick into a core imbued with gravity rules, capable of triggering those rules when integrated into the correct formation.

Furthermore, the material of the brick had been disguised by the Grotto Heaven's influence. While it looked like any other brick, his mastery over it allowed him to see its true essence beneath the facade.

This unknown material felt reminiscent of a Grotto Heaven's core, inherently possessing the Rule Power of gravity.

For most cultivators, this gravity gold brick would be useless since it had already been shaped by Langcai Great Power. Unless one's Cultivation exceeded that of the original creator, reforging it would be nearly impossible.

To utilize its power, the specific corresponding formation was required.

However, because the formation relied on the Rule Power of gravity, even a skilled Array Master would struggle to bridge the gap between the formation and the Rule.

Li Yuanba, however, held an advantage. During his ascent, he had been linked to IBMz15, which had logged every scrap of data from the stairs.

By combining the formation expertise of his essence, Li Shiming, with the analytical power of IBMz15 and the data gathered on the steps, the prospect of recreating the formation was highly plausible.

Regardless, that was a concern for another time. He stowed the gravity gold brick away and shifted his focus toward the palace.

He approached the structure with extreme care, as the previous trials had far surpassed his expectations in terms of danger.

He was well-equipped, yet encountering an obstacle beyond his capabilities could easily turn fatal.

An ancient aura washed over him as he reached the palace entrance.

The wooden doors were decorated with golden studs, but strangely, the wood itself radiated a metallic aura. This timber was actually metallic in nature.

The Cultivation World was full of wonders; he had encountered bi-metallic wood before, but this was his first time seeing wood that was purely metallic.

Its quality was at the peak of the fourth-grade. If he were to dismantle these doors, they could be used to craft dozens of peak fourth-grade flying swords.