Chapter 765: Chapter 429: Closed-door Training

    Five years, for high-level cultivators, are extremely brief; a Golden Core cultivator has a lifespan of five hundred years, while a Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioner has a lifespan of a thousand years.

    In these five years, Li Shiming’s daily schedule was packed full, and if not for his life-bound magic treasure, the IBMz15 with one hundred and ninety-one brains available for use, he, alone, even if he counted all his time, could not have completed all his daily arrangements.

    Li Shiming exuded a faint yet profound aura, a sign that the ’Taiqing Xuan Turtle Technique’ had reached a certain level.

    For top-notch Body Refining Techniques like the ’Taiqing Xuan Turtle Technique,’ a few years are still somewhat short. Had his foundation in Body Refinement not been so solid, he would not have achieved the results he has today.

    However, today, he had an extremely important experiment to conduct. After obtaining the ’Taiqing Xuan Turtle Technique,’ he had been preparing for this experiment.

    Every time he communicated with the Taiqing Xuan Turtle Shell, he could feel a hint of the Taiqing Xuan Turtle Qi.

    After years of continuous communication, combined with the experiences and insights left by predecessors within the Taiqing Xuan Turtle Shell, which also included their descriptions of the Taiqing Xuan Turtle Qi,

    all this could help descendants to quickly grasp the true essence and manifest the form of the ’Taiqing Xuan Turtle Technique,’ something Li Shiming was well aware of.

    To cultivate Body Refining Techniques most swiftly, the best option is naturally to master the true essence and manifestation of form as quickly as possible.

    The reason his ’Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill,’ although not of a particularly high level, showed excellent performance in both cultivation speed and actual combat, was that he had grasped the true essence and manifestation of the ’Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill,’ which allowed the full potential of this Body Refining Technique to be unleashed.

    Over these years, his life-bound magic treasure, the IBMz15, had been continuously collecting data on the Taiqing Xuan Turtle and the ancient environment. For this purpose, he had included all the sect’s materials regarding the ancient times into his life-bound magic treasure, the IBMz15.

    It was only because his status was so high that he could freely access these materials. If it were a common sect disciple, just the required contribution points would be an astronomical figure.

    Li Shiming controlled the IBMz15 with his mind. Since becoming his life-bound magic treasure, the IBMz15’s connection with him had deepened by many times than when it first began.

    "Open the virtual environment!" he commanded the IBMz15.

    Soon, another scene appeared before his eyes, that of the ancient environment recorded in volumes of historical data.

    Gigantic spirit trees, massive creatures with terrifying strength, and Spiritual Energy so abundant it moved cultivators to tears.

    Regrettably, this was only a simulated version of the ancient environment, offering no aid to cultivation.

    The simulation felt so true to life because the IBMz15 had taken full control of Li Shiming’s senses, placing him truly in the midst of it all.

    The IBMz15 was extremely meticulous; before his eyes, there were pollen and various dust particles floating in the breeze, with the scent of flowers mixed with other odors.

    Every plant, every stone, every inch of soil, every mountain, and every river—even when observed with ’Divine Eye,’ one could not find the slightest flaw.

    In the sky above, a cloud drifted with the wind.

    Suddenly, from within the cloud, a Taiqing Xuan Turtle vast as a mountain flew out.

    The Taiqing Xuan Turtle issued a howl that resonated between heaven and earth, instantly silencing the world as all creatures bowed their heads.

    Li Shiming’s perspective shifted, facing the Taiqing Xuan Turtle directly. This Taiqing Xuan Turtle, reconstructed piece by piece from the Taiqing Xuan Turtle Shell, had been created based on the descriptions of predecessors who had condensed the true essence of the ’Taiqing Xuan Turtle Technique,’ ensuring the turtle’s authenticity to the greatest extent possible.

    The IBMz15 even set a standard of strength for the creatures in this virtual world according to the real world, with the Taiqing Xuan Turtle’s strength modeled several times stronger than the most powerful Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner he had ever encountered.

    Thus, when the Taiqing Xuan Turtle made its appearance, its mountainous presence felt not at all like a virtual construct, giving Li Shiming a powerful sense of oppression.

    Li Shiming’s viewpoint moved all around, above and below, without a single blind spot as he observed the Taiqing Xuan Turtle.

    Though there was simulated data, what direct sensory experience could be more straightforward than data? More importantly, to condense the true essence into form, he needed an even deeper comprehension.

    He had an accurate understanding of the form of the Taiqing Xuan Turtle, but that form was merely external, far from a true realization of the Mysterious Turtle.

    His spirit faintly stirred, and the IBMz15 controlled his spirit to leap into the body of the Taiqing Xuan Turtle.

    The moment he entered the body of the Taiqing Xuan Turtle, his perceptions changed, and he transformed into the Taiqing Xuan Turtle.

    This was also a simulation, yet this type of simulation was based on years of research by the IBMz15, supported by a wealth of data, giving everything Li Shiming felt and experienced the theoretical reality of the Taiqing Xuan Turtle as deducted from extensive knowledge.

    In that instant, Li Shiming became the Taiqing Xuan Turtle; he tumbled in the clouds, and from the sky he descended to the earth.

    The earth cracked under his weight, and as he rampaged, mountains flattened and rivers changed course due to the transformed terrain.

    In this simulated world, the Taiqing Xuan Turtle was the mightiest existence. It could do as it pleased, indulging in everything it desired.

    In tandem with Li Shiming’s movements, every action of the Taiqing Xuan Turtle was accompanied by a mass of data calculations, and the changes within the simulated world were derived from corresponding real data.

    Li Shiming could even feel the Taiqing Xuan Turtle Qi that filled the entire body of the creature—tangible as reality, it made the Taiqing Xuan Turtle the hardest entity in this simulated world, with the power to move mountains, change seas, and destroy anything in its path.