CHAPTER 959: CHAPTER 526: GOLDEN CORPSE

"Li!" As Lu Heng left the peak of Grandmaster Hu, he appeared beside Li Shiming and greeted him with a smile.

Due to Lu Heng’s status as a Registered Disciple, he was not eligible to participate in such ceremonies, so he handled some trivial matters outside.

"Thanks for your trouble today, Junior Brother Lu!" Li Shiming responded with a smile.

"No trouble, it’s what I should do!" Lu Heng quickly replied with a smile.

Actually, after the apprenticeship ceremony ended, he could have left, but he waited for Li Shiming to come out, just to have more contact with him.

If he missed this opportunity, he didn’t know how long it would be until he had another chance to interact closely with Li Shiming.

Together, they flew towards the exit of the Grotto Heaven. The space gates of this Four Symbols Cave Heaven have been stabilized. Li Shiming does not reside within the Four Symbols Cave Heaven, therefore he cannot command it to send him directly out.

"Junior Brother Lu, today I only met Second Senior Brother. I haven’t met Grand Senior Brother yet; do you know where he is?" Li Shiming took the opportunity to inquire.

Grandmaster Hu only introduced him to Second Senior Brother Yue Shan and did not mention the Grand Senior Brother, so he was hesitant to ask directly.

"You’re referring to Senior Brother Zhong Qiang; he hasn’t returned to the sect for a long time and it’s been over a hundred years without any news from him!" Lu Heng looked around and then communicated this information quietly.

Li Shiming was stunned upon hearing this news.

In the Cultivation World, time often means little; it’s common to leave for years or decades. However, having no news for over a hundred years likely indicates something has gone wrong.

No wonder Grandmaster Hu hadn’t introduced the Grand Senior Brother Zhong Qiang to him; he probably also knew there was big trouble with Grand Senior Brother Zhong Qiang.

After they exited the Four Symbols Cave Heaven, they parted ways. Lu Heng happily looked at the added name on the Identity Jade Disc, knowing he could use it to contact Li Shiming whenever needed; that’s what he wanted.

The fact that Li Shiming was accepted as an official disciple by Grandmaster Hu had previously been just a small rumor, but after this apprenticeship ceremony, it was finally confirmed.

Now, many acquainted cultivators came to visit, offering congratulatory gifts.

In the following days, he spent his time receiving sect cultivators and received quite a number of gifts.

This didn’t delay him much, as his Cultivation Technique operated automatically, and Alchemy was controlled in the space lab, simultaneously refining two furnaces of Spirit Pills.

Finally, on this day, he was able to spare some time since those in the sect eligible to congratulate him were Nascent Soul Cultivators. Despite there being quite a few Nascent Soul Cultivators in the sect, only a limited number were free.

His alchemical abilities widened his social circle, enabling him to spend several days in receiving guests.

Li Shiming sat in the hall’s chair. Ever since Little Feng arrived, his abode became much livelier.

Originally, there was only the Illusion Spirit Dragon, who appeared lonely without a playmate, usually resting quietly.

With Little Feng’s arrival, the Illusion Spirit Dragon also transformed into a small size, playing together with Little Feng.

"Chirp chirp!" Little Feng hopped into the hall, chirping softly at Li Shiming.

Li Shiming couldn’t help but shake his head with a smile; through their contract, he knew that Little Feng had consumed all the Third Grade Top Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pills he had left.

The timing was about right, as although Little Feng was still an infant, its bloodline was pure enough to quickly absorb the medicinal power in the Spirit Pills.

As for spirit pets with such excellent bloodlines, as long as there are sufficient resources, they can quickly pass through their youthful stages.

Improvement after passing the youthful stage also requires resources, but following Li Shiming, Little Feng won’t have to worry about resources before reaching Fourth Grade, as they are abundantly supplied.

To quickly refine a sufficient number of Third Grade Top Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pills, he retrieved his long-unused Third-grade Pill Furnace.

After all, using a third-grade furnace to refine third-grade Spirit Pills is sufficient, and continuous days of refination yielded more Third Grade Top Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pills.

Additionally, the secondary product, Third-grade Advanced Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pills, were even more abundant; typically, ten furnaces yield one top-grade pill. The higher the grade, the fewer furnaces needed for top-grade pills.

Li Shiming couldn’t release these secondary products; their quality was just too high, so he kept them stored for now, regardless of whether they might be wasted.

At least with abundant resources, he ensured the supply of Third Grade Top Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pills for both Little Feng and the Illusion Spirit Dragon.

With a slight movement of his Divine Sense, Li Shiming placed twenty Third Grade Top Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pills into Little Feng’s Space Ring.

Meanwhile, the Illusion Spirit Dragon also appeared, similarly circling around him.

"You, already at Fourth Grade yet still acting like a child!" Li Shiming shook his head and laughed.

The Illusion Spirit Dragon wasn’t actually very large, and having played with Little Feng as a youngster, it forgot that it was already Fourth Grade, shrinking itself down to resemble an infant spirit pet.

Despite his words, Li Shiming is still gifted the Illusion Spirit Dragon the same twenty Third Grade Top Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pills; these were naturally prepared for them.

After settling Little Feng and the Illusion Spirit Dragon, he checked on his Silver Corpse.

He had thirteen Silver Corpses, with Silver Corpse Nanming being the most valued. All other Silver Corpses had a three-headed, six-armed form.

In the short term, he couldn’t drastically enhance his strength, so upgrading Silver Corpses to Golden Corpses was the best option.

Directly refining Golden Corpses by using the bodies of Nascent Soul Cultivators is possible, but it requires quite a lot of Fourth Grade Corpse Refining Resources; it’s far less convenient than upgrading Silver Corpses to Golden ones.