CHAPTER 1156: CHAPTER 624: SIGNAL_2

He would not dare to attempt such a thing; the value of a magical realm is too immense, so much so that even the Myriad Beasts Sect would never let it go.

Given his status in the Myriad Beasts Sect, even as a disciple of Grandmaster Hu, he could not keep a magical realm.

But it’s different at the resource point in the Xuanxi Mountain Range; here, he can freely enter and exit the grotto heaven without being discovered by anyone.

The Spiritual Energy in the ’Heavenly Human Dao’ hall is abundant, significantly enhancing his cultivation effects.

After consuming most of the ’Purple Thunder Plasma Liquid,’ by the fourth month of his arrival at the resource point in the Xuanxi Mountain Range, he successfully elevated his realm to the peak of Nascent Soul Early Stage.

He stopped consuming the ’Purple Thunder Plasma Liquid’ and put away the remaining potion.

Currently, at the peak of the Nascent Soul Early Stage, he doesn’t require special resources to enhance his strength; he needs to find an opportunity for advancement. Once it arrives, he can advance to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

For regular cultivation, he doesn’t even need the Fourth Grade Cultivation Assistance Spirit Pill; he just needs to cultivate normally in places rich in Spiritual Energy.

Li Shiming emerged from the grotto heaven, sensing the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. That membrane was right in front of him, seemingly touchable but just slightly out of reach.

His understanding of the Five Elements is actually sufficient, even in terms of the ’Yuqing Thunder Method,’ which was compensated by the cultivation insights from Wang Yuan of the Yuqing Sect.

His comprehension of the ’Yuqing Thunder Method’ is equivalent to the level of the core cultivators of the Yuqing Sect, or even higher.

After all, not every core cultivator of the Yuqing Sect has a thunder cultivator of surpassing grandmaster level guiding them, but Li Shiming obtained cultivation insights recorded by Wang Yuan from such guidance.

Additionally, his understanding of the ’Sword Intention Soaring Method’ is also quite profound.

Li Shiming’s cultivation foundation lies in the ’Five Rhymes Qi Cultivation Technique.’ Other techniques like the ’Yuqing Thunder Method’ and ’Sword Intention Soaring Method’ are practiced concurrently. Mastering concurrent cultivation techniques to a considerable degree is sufficient; there’s no need to reach the level for breaking through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

As long as his understanding of the ’Five Rhymes Qi Cultivation Technique’ reaches the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, then theoretically he has the foundation for advancing to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

It all comes down to his luck since the opportunity for advancement is entirely unpredictable. Perhaps a battle, an event, or simply sipping a cup of Spiritual Tea could provide the opportunity for advancement.

Thinking about the opportunity for advancement made Li Shiming feel somewhat helpless.

He is currently doing a task, guarding the resource point in the Xuanxi Mountain Range. According to the sect task description, he has to stay here for at least three years. As for after three years, that depends on how the battle situation unfolds.

And to find an opportunity for advancement, the best approach is to venture out.

Only by venturing out can he engage with more affairs and have a higher chance of finding his opportunity for advancement.

"Forget it, just consider it a period of rest!" Li Shiming shook his head and murmured to himself.

His cultivation speed is fast enough, wasting some time wouldn’t be a problem.

Of course, taking a break doesn’t count as waste. Balancing work and rest is the cultivation way; excessive hard cultivation is not the best choice.

He walked out of the cave mansion he hadn’t left for several months and inspected various places at the resource point.

This work hadn’t been done by him since arriving at this resource point; it was all handled by Kang Yuan.

Kang Yuan had no objections; after all, Li Shiming refined a Fourth Grade Spirit Pill for him, which satisfied Kang Yuan.

Kang Yuan was more than happy to repay Li Shiming in this manner.

"Shizhen, you’ve emerged from seclusion..." Kang Yuan sensed Li Shiming’s emergence and approached him, speaking with a smile.

He stopped halfway, staring vacantly at Li Shiming’s figure.

He sensed the aura of the peak Nascent Soul Early Stage from Li Shiming, leaving him somewhat stunned, yet slightly dazed.

Li Shiming’s reputation within the Myriad Beasts Sect is vast, making some of Li Shiming’s past known by the cultivators.

When Li Shiming advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage was no secret. Looking at the time from Li Shiming’s advancement to the Nascent Soul Stage to the peak of Nascent Soul Early Stage and comparing it to his own cultivation time, Kang Yuan felt as if he had lived all those years like a fool.

He couldn’t help but question if this was the difference between a genius and an average cultivator.

After hundreds of years, having consumed most of his lifespan, he hadn’t reached the peak of the Nascent Soul Early Stage, while Li Shiming took only decades to achieve that.

"I had some insights during my seclusion, a slight improvement in realm!" Li Shiming naturally wouldn’t mention the ’Purple Thunder Plasma Liquid,’ knowing Kang Yuan’s astonishment, he explained with a smile.

"Shizhen, soon enough, I’ll have to address you as senior!" Kang Yuan shook his head and replied with a bitter smile.

He felt a deep sense of powerlessness, even beginning to question his seemingly indestructible Dao heart.

Just as Li Shiming was about to speak, both his and Kang Yuan’s Identity Jade Discs began to quiver simultaneously.

He took out his Identity Jade Disc and discovered it was a request for help signal from one of the nearby resource points. The request indicated that three Nascent Soul Early Stage Thunder Cultivators were attacking the formation at the resource point.

Although the resource point had three Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioners stationed for defense, the enemies were Thunder Cultivators of the same stage.

Thunder Cultivators are extremely rare, and their attack power is one of the most powerful among those of the same stage, rivaling that of Sword Cultivators.

Not to mention one-on-one, even two-on-one or three-on-one, Myriad Beasts Sect’s Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioners can’t handle Thunder Cultivators from the Yuqing Sect.

This holds true even when each Myriad Beasts Sect’s Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioner essentially has a Fourth Grade Lower Stage Spiritual Pet. If it were Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioners from the other three major sects, the situation would be much worse.

"Shizhen, what do you say about calling for reinforcements?" Kang Yuan asked Li Shiming without hesitation.

He knows his status is far inferior to Li Shiming’s, both in strength and sect status. He can only follow Li Shiming’s instructions.

"Kang Yuan, you stay here, activate all formations; I’ll go over to assist. If this place is attacked, send me a message immediately!" Li Shiming thought for a moment before speaking in a serious tone.

Although he hadn’t seen Kang Yuan in battle, he could sense Kang Yuan’s strength was relatively average, and a decent Spiritual Pet wouldn’t make much difference.

Moreover, Li Shiming had just reached the peak of the Nascent Soul Early Stage; he needs battle to potentially find an opportunity for advancement.

"Be careful!" Kang Yuan nodded in agreement.

He knew well that Li Shiming couldn’t possibly send him for reinforcements; doing so would be a death sentence.

Only Li Shiming has the strength here to cope with three Nascent Soul Early Stage Thunder Cultivators.

Li Shiming did not retract the Fourth Grade Array Flag and flew out of the resource point formation, glanced in the direction, and concealed his aura using the ’Hidden Phoenix Jade Talisman’ and activated the invisibility capability of the ’Color-changing Cloak.’

The combination of ’Hidden Phoenix Jade Talisman’ and ’Chameleon Cloak’ makes him extremely difficult to detect even if he encounters a Nascent Soul Cultivator at close range.

The ’Hidden Phoenix Jade Talisman’ is immensely powerful; it can completely conceal all his aura without leakage, or he can choose selective aura concealment.

He cast ’Distance Within Reach’ heading towards the resource point while retrieving surveillance images of the location via his life-bound magic treasure IBMz15, utilizing the drone satellite system.

From the images, it appears the resource point hasn’t been breached yet.

Though the three Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioners of the Myriad Beasts Sect have lesser combat strength compared to the three Nascent Soul Early Stage Thunder Cultivators of the Yuqing Sect, relying on the formation can still hold up for some time.

Of course, this is predicated on none of the three Nascent Soul Early Stage Thunder Cultivators being core cultivators; otherwise, the Thunder Cultivators’ combat strength couldn’t be judged by common sense.