Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1606 - 849: Little Phoenix (Part 2)

At his current realm, a simple scan using his Divine Sense let him identify the gender of the Red Gold Phoenix.

The young Red Gold Phoenix fully broke out of the eggshell, instinctively warming to Yin Shilan and releasing soft chirps.

A tender smile spread across Yin Shilan's features, her heart appearing to dissolve in that very instant.

After some tender moments with the young Red Gold Phoenix, she unleashed a Contract Rune that settled onto it.

The young Red Gold Phoenix flinched a bit, cocking its head as though considering things, yet once it grasped the essence of the Contract Rune, it welcomed the rune into itself without delay.

"I can feel its presence!" Yin Shilan exclaimed with delight.

The young Red Gold Phoenix replied to her by leaping onto her hand, chirping with happiness.

"Lan’er, this is a ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pill’, feed it to the phoenix, and name it while you do!" Li Shiming produced a jade bottle and passed it to her as he spoke.

Thank goodness they had anticipated this, ready for the chance that Yin Shilan might bond with a Red Gold Phoenix.

"With it being a female phoenix, let’s name her Little Phoenix—it goes nicely with Little Feng’s name!" Yin Shilan pondered briefly before deciding, then added to Li Shiming with a helpless tone, "The name Little Feng feels so half-hearted; when Little Phoenix matures, she’ll definitely resent me for it!"

"I’d only just acquired Little Feng at the time, planning it as a short-term name, but she grew fond of it, making any change impossible!" Li Shiming swiftly clarified, avoiding any confession of his naming shortcomings.

Yin Shilan let out a light laugh while observing Li Shiming's fervent justifications.

She pivoted, drew a ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pill’ from the jade bottle, and no sooner had she done so than Little Phoenix chirped in excitement, keen to gobble up the ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pill’.

"Hold on, it’s yours to have!" Yin Shilan eyed the ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pill’, seeing the cause of Little Phoenix's eagerness, and murmured soothingly.

Even if third-grade, this ranked as a superior top-grade third-grade ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pill.’

Sufficient supplies of top-grade third-grade ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pills’ would allow Little Phoenix to rapidly surpass her early growth phase.

In her infant state, Little Phoenix already counted as a third-grade spiritual pet, demonstrating the formidable potency of the Phoenix Clan's mighty bloodline.

When Little Phoenix reaches adulthood, she’ll emerge as an initial fourth-grade spiritual pet, becoming a genuine fighting asset.

Little Phoenix gulped down the top-grade third-grade ’Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pill’ in a single motion, her fresh body drawing in the medicinal power, though it couldn’t process it completely.

Little Phoenix’s form trembled faintly, then she curled up in Yin Shilan’s palm and dozed off.

Yin Shilan softly stroked Little Phoenix’s plumage with her fingers, aiming to let her rest more soundly.

"Shiming, my Master requires me to remain at Luanyang Palace for three months prior to departure, during which she’ll instruct me in acquiring Luanyang Palace’s core legacy!" Yin Shilan suggested in a seeking manner.

Extended residence at Luanyang Palace wasn’t feasible, a condition set before her admittance.

Still, the three-month span surpassed her initial intentions, as she had expected to head back to Dongqi Continent after merely one month.

Unforeseen was her elevation to core cultivator upon arrival, elevating the inheritance to core level, plus with Little Phoenix as the Red Gold Phoenix, Luanyang Palace offered suitable teachings to pursue.

"Heed your Master’s guidance at Luanyang Palace. I’ve readied some Spirit Pills for your daily courtesies, and carry these two jade talismans as well!" Li Shiming raised no objection, recognizing the immense advantages for Yin Shilan in obtaining Luanyang Palace’s core legacy.

He withdrew several jade bottles and two jade talismans, presenting them to Yin Shilan.

Yin Shilan received the jade bottles, uncorking one to reveal Spirit Pills designed for female cultivators, chiefly for beautifying skin, conditioning hair, and similar purposes.

Female-specific aids like these escaped the notice of male cultivators; Li Shiming had clearly assembled them with her in mind.

These third-grade Spirit Pills, while basic, reached at least high-grade standards, with one containing top-grade third-grade caliber.

Regarding the two jade talismans, she identified them as Great Ability Life-saving Jade Talismans, surpassing in refinement the Great Cultivator Life-saving Jade Talisman bestowed by Luanyang Palace after her core cultivator ascension.

"I’ll keep the top-grade third-grade ones for personal use!" Yin Shilan separated that vial of top-grade third-grade Spirit Pills and declared.

"Lan’er, having consumed the ’Youthful Elixir’, such Spirit Pills serve you no purpose!" Li Shiming reasoned as an expert Alchemy Master.

Yin Shilan shot Li Shiming a playful glare, acknowledging his point—these Spirit Pills were intended as presents for her to distribute to others.

During the ensuing period, Li Shiming wasn’t the only one occupied; Yin Shilan shared the bustle.

To absorb Luanyang Palace’s core legacy, Yin Shilan frequently stayed away from Fengqi Palace for more than ten days straight.

At the same time, Li Shiming faced nonstop visits from cultivators, affording him little respite.

Becoming mildly frustrated, he used Yin Shilan’s legacy absorption as cover to exit Luanyang Palace alongside five late-stage Golden Corpses.

On this outing, he steered toward the region near Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.

Once away from Luanyang Palace, he stored the five late-stage Golden Corpses and activated ’Distance as Close as a Step’ to journey to remote areas.

He didn’t shun ’Instantaneous Step’ out of reluctance; rather, deploying ’Instantaneous Step’ through ’Phantom Doppelganger’ proved terribly wasteful.

Though ’Instantaneous Step’ demanded heavy expenditure, and ’Phantom Doppelganger’ restored inner energy, chaining ’Instantaneous Step’ repeatedly necessitated halts for replenishment.

Additionally, deprived of ’Divine Vision Skill’ in the ’Phantom Doppelganger’, his field of view stayed constrained, so ’Instantaneous Step’ offered scant more range than ’Distance as Close as a Step.’

Nevertheless, executing the Divine Foot Skill via ’Phantom Doppelganger’ delivered an extraordinarily distinct sensation.

Each invocation of ’Distance as Close as a Step’ let him detect ripples from the Divine Power Runes on the doppelganger’s Nascent Soul linked to the ’Divine Foot Skill.’

Such sensations mirrored the epiphanies ordinary Great Cultivators encountered when using the Divine Foot Skill, restricting him to one at a time without overlap, akin to standard Great Cultivators.

This approach instead deepened his comprehension of the Divine Foot Skill, unlocking novel understandings from an unconventional perspective.

During his initial arrival at Luanyang Palace, aside from Central Continent’s superpowers, no Great Cultivator representative from Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion had appeared; merely a few solitary Sword Cultivator Great Cultivators had sought him out.

This might stem from Li Yuanba, an Alchemy Master already at Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, rendering deliberate links to Li Shiming, another Alchemy Master, unnecessary.

Li Shiming’s venture near Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion served to connect with his doppelganger Li Yuanba and furnish him with Spirit Pills.

After rejoining the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, all Nascent Soul Middle Stage Spirit Pills for refinement fell to him, leading to a considerable haul of top-grade Nascent Soul Middle Stage Spirit Pills.

Across the years, he had gathered a hefty reserve of top-grade Nascent Soul Middle Stage Spirit Pills, which Li Yuanba sorely required.

Of late, Li Yuanba had secluded for cultivation, advancing steadily in his practice, but remaining distant from Nascent Soul Middle Stage Peak.

For a hasty entry into the Great Cultivator Realm, the prime method involved using top-grade Nascent Soul Middle Stage Spirit Pills.

The ’Phantom Doppelganger’ nimbly soared to an oceanic cavern dwelling, situated thousands of miles from Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.

He barely had to linger before the doppelganger Li Yuanba entered the undersea cave mansion.

The duo of doppelgangers converged, shared a look, and found themselves chuckling uncontrollably.

"Take this late-stage Golden Corpse!" The ’Phantom Doppelganger’ transferred a late-stage Golden Corpse to Li Yuanba.

"Here are five mid-stage Golden Corpses for you!" Li Yuanba offered five mid-stage Golden Corpses while speaking.

Prior to attaining Great Cultivator rank, Li Yuanba intended ongoing seclusion; issues would seldom arise, yet any that did would prove severe.

The late-stage Golden Corpse granted Li Yuanba a solid means of defense, preferably untouched, since employing it could swiftly expose its background.

In contrast, the mid-stage Golden Corpses would return to Li Shiming for trials in elevating them from mid-stage.