Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1588: 840: Heavenly Tribulation (Part 2)

Capítulo 1588: Chapter 840: Heavenly Tribulation (Part 2)

Li Shiming felt no inclination to handle such matters, lacking any drive for dominance, which prompted him to come up with this particular arrangement.

Provided he stayed alive, the Beishu Sect and the Ten Thousand Beast Sect could expand without restraint, as long as they avoided self-destruction, free from suppression by outside powers.

“Lan’er, put those thoughts aside for now. Your focus should be on stepping into the formation, clearing your thoughts, and getting ready for the breakthrough!” Li Shiming cut off Yin Shilan’s further inquiries, gesturing toward the setup atop the mountain.

Upon the summit of the floating mountain, he had prepared a level platform, employing Fourth Grade Array Flags to establish a supportive formation for the ascension.

Yin Shilan pressed her lips together, offered a smile, and gave a nod, stepping into the formation without showing the slightest anxiety, as though reaching the Nascent Soul Stage was nothing out of the ordinary.

Li Shiming detected her calm mindset and felt immense relief. The recent years had weighed heavily on him.

He dreaded the outcome if Yin Shilan failed to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage. They had vowed to stay together from the Qi Refinement Realm onward, weathering multiple partings, the most extended one lasting a full century before they reunited.

For the past three years, he had proceeded with utmost care, repeatedly evaluating Yin Shilan’s progress through his life-bound magical artifact IBMz15, confirming she followed the correct route.

At last, they had arrived at the final phase; once Yin Shilan achieved the Nascent Soul Stage, his abundant resources would propel her further ahead.

With her lifespan extended by a thousand years upon success, Li Shiming would gain an additional millennium to advance himself, sufficient to guide Yin Shilan toward immortality and secure their eternal companionship.

Li Shiming cast a spell, igniting the formation.

A mere shift in his thoughts sent five late-stage Golden Corpses soaring outward, positioning themselves around the floating mountain to guard it.

Truthfully, his presence alone guaranteed no mishaps, yet he called forth the late-stage Golden Corpses to guarantee complete security.

Yin Shilan advanced through the ascension ritual with poise and composure. Blessed with plentiful resources, superior aptitude, and a well-rounded cultivation technique, her breakthrough proved comparatively straightforward.

On the other hand, for someone like Li Shiming, whose demands for battle prowess were exceptionally high, the process of ascension was several times harder than for ordinary cultivators.

The more potent the cultivation technique, the heightened the dangers encountered during breakthrough.

That explained why Li Shiming opposed Yin Shilan switching her cultivation technique prior to reaching the Nascent Soul Stage. The ‘Thousand Illusion Technique’ was one she had practiced for more than a century, integrating seamlessly with her essence. Its challenges were milder, far less demanding than those of formidable techniques.

Breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage via the ‘Thousand Illusion Technique’ boasted an exceptionally high success probability, though the resulting combat strength post-ascension remained somewhat average.

However, this concerned neither Li Shiming nor Yin Shilan.

Yin Shilan held no fondness for combat; she sought only the cultivation level that allowed her to delve into formation studies at leisure.

Li Shiming required no fighting support from Yin Shilan. He possessed numerous avenues for battle aid. Furthermore, endowing her with defensive prowess was a trivial task for him.

A magic treasure artifact, a formidable spiritual pet, or a sturdy refined corpse—any of these could swiftly grant Yin Shilan combat abilities far surpassing those of standard cultivators.

Yin Shilan ingested a spirit pill, causing her Golden Core to swell as her inner spiritual power, vitality, and spirit were pulled into it.

Thanks to the influence of multiple top-grade Fourth-Grade Spirit Pills, her vitality and spirit diminished to the barest essentials, enabling her to surmount the initial obstacle of the Nascent Soul Stage breakthrough with ease.

Observing from nearby, Li Shiming couldn’t suppress a sigh; with sufficient resources at hand, such a major realm advancement held little real difficulty.

Naturally, how many late-stage Golden Core peak cultivators in the Cultivation World enjoyed the complete backing of an Alchemy Master skilled in crafting top-grade Fourth Grade Nascent Soul Assistance Spirit Pills?

In the entire Cultivation World, Li Shiming stood alone as the Alchemy Master able to produce top-grade Fourth Grade Spirit Pills.

Maybe the Cultivation World assumed another such master existed in Li Yuanba, but that stemmed from the fact that nobody realized Li Shiming and Li Yuanba were one and the same.

Yin Shilan’s Golden Core fractured, and a fledgling Nascent Soul started to take shape inside her.

The spiritual energy from the floating mountain was pulled in to fulfill her requirements, while a vein-locking plate positioned inside the formation housed a Great Cultivator Spirit Vein, substantially securing the needs of her ascension.

This vast influx of spiritual energy supplied Yin Shilan’s Nascent Soul with plentiful essence, and she consumed several top-grade Fourth-Grade Spirit Pills, rapidly restoring the vitality and spirit consumed by her Nascent Soul.

As Yin Shilan’s aura settled into stability, the presence of the Nascent Soul Early Stage infused her with an otherworldly demeanor.

“Lan’er, the Heavenly Tribulation comes next. Stay calm and just remain seated without acting!” Li Shiming alerted Yin Shilan to what lay ahead.

Li Shiming retrieved the spiritual treasure ‘Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer’ and activated the ‘Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’ within the engine room to grant Yin Shilan a Thunder Resistance Secret Method.

Undoubtedly, in the Cultivation World, no Nascent Soul Tribulation had ever been so extravagantly prepared, bestowing a Thunder Resistance Secret Method capable of withstanding peak Great Cultivator Heavenly Thunder upon a fresh Nascent Soul Cultivator.

“Will elder sister be fine?” Ren Fei’er had been roused by the disturbances here. She occupied the cave mansion on the floating mountain, the sole cultivator permitted near this location.

She had refrained from speaking earlier, worried about disturbing Yin Shilan.

As a Golden Core cultivator, she understood the perils involved in ascending to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Only after Li Shiming’s words did she venture to inquire, anxious over elder sister Yin Shilan’s well-being.

Every few years, records showed a cultivator from the Thousand Illusion Sect perishing under the Heavenly Tribulation.

“No need to fret. It looks like your own breakthrough to the Nascent Soul will happen shortly!” Li Shiming responded with a grin, at last having a moment to assess Ren Fei’er’s condition.

Following the provision of Third Grade Advanced Spirit Pills by Li Shiming, Ren Fei’er had thrown herself into diligent cultivation.

Though the pills Li Shiming supplied to Ren Fei’er consisted of the inferior remnants from the batch of top-grade Third-Grade Spirit Pills made for Yin Shilan, these Third Grade Advanced Spirit Pills represented the finest aids for Ren Fei’er and any Golden Core cultivator.

Given Ren Fei’er’s position, obtaining these Third Grade Advanced Spirit Pills demanded no contribution points. Over three years, she advanced to the Golden Core late stage, despite adopting a new primary cultivation technique.

Within five years at most, she would attain the Golden Core Late Stage peak, paving the way for her Nascent Soul Stage ascension.

And she already possessed a complete set of High-level Fourth-grade Nascent Soul Assistance Spirit Pills, inferior to Yin Shilan’s yet still elite resources envied by every late-stage Golden Core peak cultivator.

“Brother-in-law, once elder sister completes her ascension, are you planning to depart?” Ren Fei’er paused briefly before posing the question.

“Indeed, the Beishu Continent feels too confined and would restrict Lan’er’s horizons. I plan to show her the world’s most stunning wonders!” Li Shiming answered with a satisfied smile.

His features radiated joyful contentment as he replied.

A flicker of sorrow appeared in Ren Fei’er’s gaze, though she held it back.

At that moment, a thundercloud gathered overhead above Yin Shilan.

Beishu Sect cultivators could only observe from afar; shielded by five late-stage Golden Corpses, even the Su Sect refrained from interference at this juncture.

Veteran cultivators had swiftly recognized the signs of an impending Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation crossing, their gazes fixed intently on the floating mountain.

Their thrill arose from beholding the emergence of the Beishu Sect’s inaugural Nascent Soul Cultivator since its founding, heralding a fresh chapter for the sect.

Every cultivator in the Beishu Sect was convinced that Nascent Soul Cultivators would arise in steady succession from their ranks, thanks to the stockpile of High-level Fourth-grade Nascent Soul Assistance Spirit Pills stored in the Treasure Pavilion.