Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1535 - 814: Golden Corpse

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Li Shiming positioned his five newly refined golden corpses across the isolated space to undergo their heavenly tribulation separately, issuing commands through their blood bond. Dense thunderclouds gathered overhead, unleashing three successive bolts of heavenly thunder that scorched and cracked their forms, with the final strike enveloping them in devastating lightning and exposing bone amid severe wounds. As the clouds dissipated, the corpses endured, rapidly regenerating under the rewards of heaven and earth to emerge unscathed and fully late-stage, their cores now bearing sealed auras and additional rule imprints for power and defense.

Li Shiming had no obligation to jot down notes himself, as his innate magical artifact IBMz15 captured each and every element of the late-stage Golden Corpse refinement procedure straight into the database, enabling instant access and review at any moment.

Additionally, IBMz15 would scrutinize and investigate this information to uncover potential enhancement strategies.

Even with the implantation of three rule imprints into the late-stage Golden Corpse all at once, the total rule imprints commanded by his five late-stage Golden Corpses outstripped those held by the majority of Great Cultivators, in essence.

Nevertheless, this represented merely his debut effort in crafting a late-stage Golden Corpse, qualifying as a mere triumphant trial run. He felt certain that pinpointing the underlying method would pave the way for forging superior late-stage Golden Corpses.

Li Shiming pressed on with his investigations into the late-stage Golden Corpse, uncovering that its intellect proved quite substantial.

Still, owing to an utter absence of everyday knowledge, the late-stage Golden Corpse directed its intellect toward warfare alone. Apart from the inherent battle reflexes shared among all Golden Corpses, this one incorporated skillful deployment of rules as well.

Equipped with the 'speed rule imprint', 'power rule imprint', and 'defensive rule imprint', the late-stage Golden Corpse gained an innate sliver of rule-enhanced swiftness, strength, and resilience in battles, without any conscious effort to draw upon the imprints' energies.

Yet in pivotal situations, the late-stage Golden Corpse could deliberately unleash bursts of rule power from the imprints based on the fight's demands, instantly amplifying its swiftness, strength, or resilience.

Through their soul bond, Li Shiming commanded his innate magical artifact IBMz15 to instill human speech patterns and select routine life insights into one late-stage Golden Corpse.

"Greetings, master!" Once this knowledge settled in, the late-stage Golden Corpse performed a bow akin to any ordinary Cultivator and addressed Li Shiming.

"From now on, you’ll be called Li Da!" Li Shiming nodded with approval, eyeing the late-stage Golden Corpse he had just dubbed Li Da.

"Li Da thanks the master for bestowing the name!" Li Da responded while holding his bowed stance.

Regrettably, despite acquiring the essential insights of human Cultivators and managing to mimic them, Li Da remained devoid of the feelings inherent to human Cultivators, rendering his words chillingly detached.

Thankfully, numerous Cultivators exhibiting that very demeanor populated the Cultivation World.

Those engaged in cultivation often endured extended spells of isolated seclusion, while lone Cultivators abounded, ensuring Li Da blended in without drawing suspicion.

Li Shiming proceeded to relay the identical knowledge to the remaining four late-stage Golden Corpses, christening them Li Er, Li San, Li Si, and Li Wu.

Gazing upon the five late-stage Golden Corpses arrayed before him much like everyday Cultivators—devoid of feeling in their utterances yet proficient in standard exchanges—filled him with a sense of achievement.

Still, no angle from which he viewed the five late-stage Golden Corpses dispelled their odd aura, leading him to absentmindedly tap his forehead as the truth struck him.

The cause lay in their recent ordeal with heavenly tribulation, which had torn their prior attire to shreds, rendering the five late-stage Golden Corpses stark naked in that instant.

After a moment's reflection, he sourced five basic robes from his soul crystal ring and distributed them to the five late-stage Golden Corpses for covering.

In his drive to harness the full potential of these five late-stage Golden Corpses, he began devising schemes to elevate their battle prowess to its peak.

The primary hurdle involved the late-stage Golden Corpses' deficiency in distant strike capabilities; upon consideration, they could only manifest their might in close proximity to foes, utterly helpless against remote threats.

While the 'speed rule imprint' rendered the late-stage Golden Corpses blisteringly quick, the adversaries they would encounter—fellow Great Cultivators—demanded a broader array of tactical options for their fighting approach.

Next came the need to amplify the late-stage Golden Corpses' close-combat ferocity, where mere claw reinforcements lagged woefully behind the devastation of a colossal weapon.

Thanks to the 'power rule imprint', the late-stage Golden Corpses wielded armaments of outrageously immense heft; any collision from such tools would overpower even the sturdiest defensive magical treasures.

Finally, concerning the late-stage Golden Corpses' safeguards, Li Shiming's trials revealed they could endure nearly all assaults from premier fourth-grade magical treasures.

Yet within the Cultivation World, Cultivators' unique skill enhancements atop the might of premier fourth-grade magical treasures posed the gravest peril.

For example, Sword Cultivators of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion brandished premier fourth-grade flying swords laced with 'Reality-breaking Sword Intent'; a blow from such a Great Cultivator would shatter the late-stage Golden Corpses' corporeal barriers without fail.

Outfitting the late-stage Golden Corpses in comprehensive armor ensembles might well fortify their protective strengths once more.

Li Shiming stood as an Artifact Refining Master unmatched across the Cultivation World, granting him this superiority alongside stockpiles of elite fourth-grade resources—plenty to equip his five late-stage Golden Corpses fully.

To address far-off assaults, he had crafted the 'Thunderous Mysterious Bow', inspired by the Sun-Shooting Sect's foundational 'Sun Shooting Technique', with a standout rune that channeled raw force into lethal impact—the mightier the force, the fiercer the bow's projectiles.

For up-close warfare, he eyed adapting the forging techniques of Mountain Peak Type Magical Treasures to shape them into massive war hammers.

Fortune smiled on him, as he retained multiple supreme fourth-grade Mountain Peak Type Magical Treasures, looted after vanquishing Great Cultivators and vital members of the White Emperor Sect—the group with whom he'd waged the fiercest battles—yielding the lion's share of these prizes.

He had once envisioned fusing these Mountain Peak Type Magical Treasures into 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak', but circumstances now redirected them to fresh applications.