Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 318: Chapter 205: Purple Aura_2

At this moment, he felt a wild power contained within his body. He extended his hand, and a Third Grade Sword Base transformed into a longsword in his grasp.

The strength gained from Body Refinement made him feel that just by holding the Third Grade Sword Base, he had the confidence to fight a close combat battle with a Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

When he returned to his cave dwelling, he began to cultivate the “Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Technique” and discovered an even greater surprise.

His cultivation speed had increased by about one percent, a one percent improvement in the speed of cultivation was truly nothing compared to the help he received from Li Yuanba during the Qi Refinement Realm, which nearly doubled his speed.

With Li Yuanba’s assistance during the Qi Refinement Realm, his cultivation speed had indeed increased by nearly twice.

But that was at the cost of consuming the fruits of Li Yuanba’s cultivation. As his avatar, Li Yuanba’s strength was also an important component of his combat ability.

Not to mention, he was counting on Li Yuanba to advance to the Golden Core more quickly to secure more resources for cultivation.

Even though the speed of cultivation had increased by only one percent, this indicated that his talent for cultivation was improving.

“Could it really be that the effects of absorbing the rising purple aura are so remarkable?” Li Shiming could hardly believe the effects of “Purple Qi Eastward.”

In fact, cultivation techniques like “Purple Qi Eastward” were widely circulated among the Taoists, but the most important thing about absorbing purple qi was to persist.

However, the problem is, once a cultivator reaches the Foundation Establishment Stage and primarily focuses on their cultivation technique, a single closed-door session can take a very long time. Not to mention timing the absorption of purple qi daily, they wouldn’t even move their bodies at all.

In such cases, cultivation techniques like “Purple Qi Eastward” become less useful, as the intermittent absorption of purple qi does not offer significant improvement and also wastes a lot of time.

Therefore, cultivation techniques like “Purple Qi Eastward” are generally only practiced by Qi Refining cultivators, not because of the grade of the technique, but because of the cultivators’ own habits of cultivation.

The next morning, Li Shiming once again manipulated one thousand five hundred Fernald reflectors to absorb a hundred times the violet aura for the second time.

This time, both his constitution and spirit saw a significant enhancement, and the speed at which he cultivated his primary cultivation technique increased by another one percent approximately.

It seemed that the least conspicuous technique, “Purple Qi Eastward,” was opening a great door for him, giving him the chance to strive for higher realms.

He forgot everything else, absorbing the violet aura each morning, then cultivating the “Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill” and the “Sword Demon Secret Manual,” spending the rest of his time on the “Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Technique.”

Until one day, more than two months later, he received a message from his master, Elder Su, asking him to go to Heavenly Eye Peak.

“Little junior brother, I heard you’ve been staying at Sword Holding Peak all this time without taking a single step off of it. You don’t come to pay respects to your master, nor do you seek advice from your master on cultivation issues?” At the pavilion on Heavenly Eye Peak, the first words Elder Sister Ye Jingxian said to him were of reproach.

Li Shiming did not know what he had done wrong, as he had never had a master before, nor had anyone ever guided him.

“Elder sister, I think we forgot to tell the junior brother about the monthly visits to Heavenly Eye Peak to pay respects to the master!” Xu Chuan suddenly remembered something and reminded from the side.

“That seems to be the case!” Ye Jingxian thought about it, nodded, and then said to Li Shiming, “From now on, come to Heavenly Eye Peak on the morning of every first day of the month. We will pay respects to our master together, and we can bring up any questions we have for instruction from the master.”

“Understood, elder sister!” Li Shiming responded.

“We can’t really blame ourselves for not informing our junior brother, he started closed-door cultivation as soon as he arrived, and never came out to socialize with us!” Second senior brother Wan Zheng said, spreading his hands.

“Junior brother has just made a breakthrough, so of course, stabilizing his realm is of the utmost importance!” Ye Jingxian actually defended Li Shiming, and then said, “Junior brother, the cultivation during the Foundation Establishment Stage is a long process, don’t be in a rush to achieve success.”

“Yes, you also need to make some friends, communicate more with the disciples of the previous Golden Core elders, and don’t forget to visit Elder Ma when you have time, who has invited you over!” Second senior brother Wan Zheng agreed.

While they were talking, Elder Su appeared in the pavilion, and the five disciples came forward to bow and pay their respects.

“Shiming, if I hadn’t called you over, would I have not seen you at all this year?” Elder Su said, shaking his head helplessly.

“Master, I will adjust my cultivation time properly in the future!” Li Shiming bowed his head and replied.

“Working in isolation is not a good thing. If you have any issues with cultivation, do not try to explore on your own. Many cultivators become possessed by evil spirits because they took the wrong path in cultivation!” Elder Su acknowledged his disciple’s hard work and reminded him with a smile.

“Yes, Master!” Li Shiming felt his master’s care.

“It seems you have no intention of changing your main cultivation technique?” Elder Su asked again.

He had been waiting for Li Shiming to respond about his main cultivation technique for some time, but since Li Shiming had not replied, he guessed what Li Shiming was thinking.

“Master, when I practice the ‘Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Technique,’ I feel a sense of affinity. I think I should take the ‘Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Technique’ as my main cultivation technique!” Li Shiming thought for a moment and then explained.

“I had forgotten about your profound fortune. It seems that the ‘Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Technique’ fits well with your Taoist Body!” Elder Su was slightly startled, then shook his head with a laugh.

The main reason he had taken Li Shiming as his disciple was indeed because of Li Shiming’s profound fortune.

As for Li Shiming’s claim of affinity with the ‘Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Technique,’ he did believe it.

Affinity between the Taoist Body and a cultivation technique is extremely rare, and you should know that most cultivators do not have many choices when it comes to picking a cultivation technique.

Even among Elder Su’s disciples, at most they would have one or two opportunities to choose, and you must understand that the choice of the main cultivation technique affects a cultivator’s entire life; given the opportunity, most would choose the sect’s Inheritance Techniques.

Having chosen the sect’s Inheritance Techniques, although they may not necessarily receive the supporting resources for the Inheritance Techniques, they do have the guidance of their predecessors’ experiences, which at a minimum, can reduce troubles encountered along the path of cultivation.

Of course, choosing Inheritance Techniques inevitably leads to competition since the supporting resources for these techniques are limited. When a large number of cultivators select Inheritance Techniques, the corresponding resources become scarce.

This is less of an issue during the Qi Refinement Realm and early-stage Foundation Establishment since the cultivation resources at these two stages are relatively easier to cultivate and are more abundant in quantity.

However, by the Middle Late Stage Foundation Establishment, the supporting resources for Inheritance Techniques become even scarcer, and the sect prioritizes these resources for disciples with higher talent and greater potential.

Even in the Golden Core Stage, competition exists among Golden Core Elders for the supporting resources of Inheritance Techniques.

Like Elder Su and Elder Ji, they both cultivate the same Inheritance Technique. The resources for advancing to Nascent Soul are the same for them, but the portion of the inheritance resources for advancing to Nascent Soul is only sufficient for one Golden Core Elder to use.

That is the focal point of the conflict between Elder Su and Elder Ji, and it is irreconcilable. The sect can only choose between the two Golden Core Elders.

Elder Ji targeting Elder Su relentlessly is just to force Elder Su out of the competition for the Nascent Soul advancement resources.

Therefore, Li Shiming choosing the ‘Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Technique’ has its advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is the lack of predecessors’ cultivation experiences, making it harder for him to reach the Golden Core. But the advantage lies in resources; the sect’s Thunder attribute resources are easier to apply for, and, assuming there are enough contribution points, they can be exchanged at any time.

According to what Elder Su knows, none of the sect’s key disciples are focusing on Thunder attribute techniques.

“Has your Body Refinement improved again?” Elder Su swept his Divine Thought over Li Shiming and asked with a hint of hesitation.

“Yes, disciple encountered a bit of fortune in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains and recently made a great advance in Body Refinement!” Li Shiming did not hide the truth.

Moreover, he took out the remaining Monkey Wine and handed it to Elder Su.

After reaching a significant level in Body Refinement, the Monkey Wine no longer had much effect on him. The remaining wine could support a Qi Refining cultivator from the initial stage of Body Refinement to minor completion.

“Fortune indeed… your talent may be lacking, but your fortune is truly…” Elder Su swept his Divine Thought over the Monkey Wine and sighed once more.

Resources like Monkey Wine are serendipitous and cannot be sought after; it’s entirely a matter of luck.

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