Li Shiming placed the five prepared formation flags into the spirit gathering formation next to the low-grade spirit vein. These five formation flags required a large amount of spiritual energy to nourish.
He took out the Spirit Turtle Shield, which he had never refined since he got it.
He had no sense of crisis before, but now he urgently needed to improve his strength as quickly as possible.
The "Painting the Dragon's Eyes Technique" was activated, and extremely complex patterns flashed on the Spirit Turtle Shield. Among them were the original middle-grade magic weapon patterns of the Spirit Turtle Shield, as well as the magic array patterns that he and Yin Shilan had researched together.
After inheriting the magic circle, he is no longer a newbie who is completely unfamiliar with these patterns.
Four spots of light appeared on the Spirit Turtle Shield, which showed that the quality of the Spirit Turtle Shield exceeded that of top-grade magical weapons.
Of course, although the quality of the Spirit Turtle Shield exceeds that of top-grade magical weapons, its limitations greatly reduce its actual value. Only in the hands of Li Shiming can the Spirit Turtle Shield exert its greatest effect.
Speaking of value, perhaps the handheld mobile magic circle of the Spirit Turtle Shield is of greatest value to the formation master.
Li Shiming no longer randomly selected the order of the four light spots as he did in the past. Although he could still refine them that way, the efficiency would be much lower.
He arranged the four light spots from low to high, and refined them one by one using the "pointing the eyes" method. Soon, the Spirit Turtle Shield established a connection with him.
The Spirit Turtle Shield can now be used, but in order to make it flexible and changeable, it needs to be fully refined.
However, he discovered that when he was at the fourth level of Qi Refining, the speed of refining the Spirit Turtle Shield was much faster than when he was at the initial stage of Qi Refining.
He estimated that it would take about two months to completely refine the Spirit Turtle Shield.
This was already very fast. In the past, it took him nearly a year to refine the top-grade magic weapon, the Green Kite Wood Sword.
Walking out of the cave, Li Shiming came to the spiritual field. He performed the "Spring Breeze and Rain Technique". This time he clearly felt that the range of the "Spring Breeze and Rain Technique" had increased to more than 300 square meters.
An acre of spiritual field can be covered with just two uses of the 'Spring Breeze and Rain Art', which is a major breakthrough of the 'Spring Breeze and Rain Art'.
He had been practicing Lingzhifu spells constantly before, but when he reached a certain level, progress became extremely slow.
Now he finally understood that it was because his own realm was not high enough.
'The Art of Spring Breeze and Rain' is the application of spiritual power. If the quality of the spiritual power in the body is not high enough, the spells it can activate will naturally be limited.
He also performed the 'Spiritual Earth Technique' and the 'Gen Gold Technique'. With the help of IBMz15, he had practiced these two spells to the pinnacle of the initial stage of Qi Refining.
Now that they are cast, these two spells have also been greatly improved.
"It seems that I can apply for the intermediate spiritual plant husband assessment! It's a good time to go to the sect to find out what impact the disappearance of that cultivator has brought!" Li Shiming thought to himself.
He took out a paper crane, jumped on it and headed towards the Nine Peaks of the Sect.
After more than half an hour, the familiar Nine Peaks came into view.
This time he inherited the magic circle, and looking at Jiufeng again was very different from before.
In front of him was a formation beyond imagination, with spider-web-like spiritual power lines protecting the entire Nine Peaks.
Among these spiritual power lines, the nine array eyes that can only be sensed by the array master transmit terrifying spiritual power into the array. The spiritual power lines alone are nearly one meter in diameter.
Although the protective formation in front of him was extremely complex, it was still arranged based on the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, and the rest of the formations were based on the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams.
Of course, what Li Shiming saw was just the tip of the iceberg. At this moment, the sect protection formation was still not fully activated. When it was truly activated, its consumption would be even more terrifying, but the effect would also be even more powerful.
This is the foundation of a large sect. Without extremely high-quality spiritual veins, such a large sect protection formation cannot be set up at all.
With the help of his identity jade disc, he easily entered the sect protection formation.
The Thunder Rain Pavilion on Xunfeng is one of the few pavilions on Xunfeng that is open to the public. The low-level spiritual plant husband listed on his identity jade disc is the credential for entering the Thunder Rain Pavilion on Xunfeng, and he does not need to be a disciple of Xunfeng.
Li Shiming landed in front of Leiyu Pavilion. He felt the vitality in the air, and this time his perception was clearer.
Unlike the feeling of amazement he had when he first came here, he instead felt that the gap between his 'Spring Breeze and Rain Art' and the vitality here was only the difference of an intermediate spiritual plant spell.
He walked into Leiyu Pavilion confidently, and the old-looking Uncle Cheng was still there.
"You are the disciple who is very knowledgeable about the 'Spring Breeze and Rain Art'. What's your name?" Uncle Cheng saw Li Shiming, nodded and said thoughtfully.
"Uncle Master Cheng, my name is Li Shiming!" Li Shiming didn't expect that after such a long time, Uncle Master Cheng still remembered him, and he quickly responded.
"My memory is not bad. I remember your name!" Uncle Cheng was not happy that others thought he had a bad memory. He waved his hand and said, "You came here to join Xunfeng this time, right? If you want to make achievements in the profession of spiritual plant husband, you still have to join Xunfeng!"
"Um, Uncle Cheng, I'm here to apply for the intermediate spiritual plant husband assessment!" Li Shiming reminded somewhat embarrassedly.
Uncle Master Cheng was slightly startled, and a wave emanated from his body and swept across Li Shiming's body.
"You have just been promoted to the fourth level of Qi Refining. Don't be too ambitious. To be a mid-level spiritual plant husband, you do need the strength of the middle stage of Qi Refining. You can still achieve it if you work harder!" Uncle Cheng shook his head and advised.
Li Shiming didn't say anything, he just bent down and waited.
"Okay, if you want to test it, then do it. Use the 'Spring Breeze and Rain Art'!" Uncle Cheng said helplessly, waving his hand.
In his eyes, Li Shiming was just like those impatient disciples who were eager to come to him to try to pass the assessment as soon as they achieved a little success.
He is the gatekeeper for the sect, so how could he allow any cultivator to pass the assessment at will?
A beginner spirit plant master who has not reached a certain level will not be able to master the spells of an intermediate spirit plant master. In that case, it would be he, the examiner, who would be embarrassed.
Li Shiming's fingers drew the magic runes in the air that he had repeated countless times. In less than a breath, the magic runes were completed. This speed made Uncle Cheng sit up straight, with admiration flashing in his eyes.
Just by looking at the speed of casting the spell, one can see how well Li Shiming has mastered the 'Spring Breeze and Rain Art'. There is no room for tricks and it is all improved through constant practice.
Of course, talent is extremely important among these. A spiritual plant husband with strong spiritual plant talent can achieve the same result after practicing once as a spiritual plant husband with weak talent has practiced ten times.
Dark clouds covering an area of more than 300 square meters almost completely covered the sky above the hall. Uncle Cheng waved his hand lightly, and the dark clouds in the sky disappeared instantly.
Li Shiming left Xunfeng with a smile on his face. His identity was already recorded in the jade disc as an intermediate spiritual plant husband.
For becoming an intermediate spirit plant husband, Xun Feng will have another reward, which is that he can obtain the intermediate advanced basic spells of the spirit plant husband for free.
There is only one intermediate advanced basic spell, the 'Spring Breeze and Rain Art', and the rest of the intermediate spiritual plant spells still need to be exchanged for good deeds.
This was already very good. Li Shiming did not have many good deeds and originally did not know if they were enough to exchange for an advanced spell.
He flew to the Zhongfeng Pavilion in a very good mood. When he saw the Pavilion, he didn't know when he would be able to choose any martial arts technique at will.
With unrealistic fantasies, he entered the Canggong Pavilion and saw an acquaintance at a glance, that Senior Brother Liu.
"Give me the jade disc of identity. What kind of skills do you want to obtain?" came the casual voice of Senior Brother Liu.
"Senior Brother Liu, nice to see you again!" Li Shiming greeted him warmly.
"Who are you? Don't mess up our relationship. If you want to get the skills, take out your identity jade disc. Otherwise, leave!" Senior Brother Liu replied without even raising his eyelids.
Li Shiming's smile froze. He helplessly took out the five spirit stones that he had prepared long ago from his storage bag, and stretched out his hand.
Senior Brother Liu moved his hand seemingly unintentionally and took the five spirit stones from him.
"Oh, isn't this Junior Brother Li? I was wondering why he sounded so familiar!" Senior Brother Liu's attitude changed instantly, and he said to Li Shiming with a smile.
"I still have to trouble Senior Brother Liu. This is my identity jade disc. I'm here to receive the advanced skill of 'Spring Breeze and Rain'!" Li Shiming handed over the identity jade disc.
If you give a few spirit stones, you can get better service. The key is that Senior Brother Liu is the kind of person who is willing to do things for the spirit stones.
The last time he came to receive the skills, Senior Brother Liu helped him a lot and gave him excellent advice, which was worth the spirit stones he paid.
"Brother Li, you are used to getting things for free. Is it easy to join a sect? All the skills and spells you got since you joined are free!" While saying strange words, Brother Liu's hands were not slow. He quickly used a new jade slip to copy the advanced skills of 'Spring Breeze and Rain Art' to Li Shiming.
"Senior Brother Liu, look at what you said. I'm still a newcomer, so how can I do any good deeds?" Li Shiming replied with a smile.
"When you pass the junior spirit plant husband assessment, you can still learn the 'Genjin Jue' and the 'Spiritual Earth Jue' for free. Do you want to make up for it this time?" Senior Brother Liu felt sorry for the spirit stones Li Shiming paid, and suggested after thinking about it.
"No need, I already know both 'Genjin Jue' and 'Lingtu Jue'!" Li Shiming shook his head and said as he heard of this saying for the first time.
In fact, after entering the sect, cultivators who want to become spiritual masters will not learn the "Genjin Jue" and the "Spiritual Earth Jue", but will first purchase a copy of the "Spring Breeze and Rain Jue".
Only after mastering the 'Spring Breeze and Rain Art', will it mean that one has the qualifications to be a spiritual husband.
Of course, it does not mean that all spiritual plant husbands can master the 'Gen Gold Technique' and the 'Spiritual Soil Technique' after learning the 'Spring Breeze and Rain Technique'.
Although the sect's 'Genjin Jue' and 'Lingtu Jue' both carry mature true meanings and are relatively easy to learn, there are still many spiritual cultivators who are unable to learn all of them.
Such a spiritual plant husband can only be a primary spiritual plant husband forever. Even to plant spiritual fields, he needs to cooperate with other spiritual plant husbands who have mastered the "Geng Jin Jue" and "Spiritual Earth Jue".
Li Shiming thought of something at this moment. If he could pass the assessment of a junior formation master, would he be able to learn free knowledge?
"Brother Liu, which peak does the junior formation master assessment take place in? If I pass the exam, will there be any free skills?" He asked as soon as he thought of it, as this cost spirit stones.
Senior Brother Liu from the library is indeed like a great encyclopedia.
"Have you also learned formations? The assessment for junior formation masters is held in Lingji Pavilion of Duifeng. After passing, you can create formations for the sect. The income is shockingly high, and it is easy to accumulate enough good deeds to exchange for more formation knowledge.
If you can become a primary array master, why do you need to learn intermediate spirit plant husband! "Senior Brother Liu obviously didn't believe that Li Shiming had the talent of an array master, but he still answered very professionally.
"No wonder Yin Shilan is so rich, it turns out that formation masters have the most promising career prospects!" Li Shiming's eyes lit up and he thought to himself.
"I'm sorry, Uncle-Master Cheng. I'm afraid I can't continue on the path of a spiritual plant husband. I'm going to switch to the greater path of a formation master!" He was thinking a lot and was shocked by the news from Brother Liu.
Of course, you still have to learn advanced skills, which are free. Besides, if you don’t become a professional spiritual plant husband, you still need to learn more if you want to grow something yourself. The spell effects of an intermediate spiritual plant husband are not comparable to those of a primary spiritual plant husband.
"'Spring Breeze and Rain Art' is an advanced spell to 'Spring Breeze and Nourishing Things Art'. The jade slip has a shelf life of one month. Do not leave the sect during this period!" Senior Brother Liu handed the jade slip to Li Shiming in a formal manner and gave instructions.
"Of course, it doesn't matter within the sect's waters. This 'Spring Breeze Nourishing Things' is a universal spell. At most, the true meaning of our sect has some characteristics!" He said in a low voice.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Liu!" Li Shiming said as he took the jade slip.
After leaving Canggong Pavilion, he immediately rushed to Duifeng.
When he was on the paper crane, he applied for an assessment from the Lingji Pavilion of Duifeng through his identity jade disc.
When he flew close to Duifeng, he received a reply allowing him to take the assessment.
No matter which deputy position of immortal cultivation, there are usually not many people taking the test, not to mention the formation masters who have the least number of people, so everyone can take the test.
His application was nothing more than an application to Dui Feng for the qualification to enter. When the paper crane arrived in front of Dui Feng, Dui Feng's magic circle let him in.
In addition to the sect protection formation, each peak has its own formation, and the nine peak protection formations are combined into the sect protection formation. The more Li Shiming looked at it, the more he felt its complexity.
He closed his research on the magic circle because the circle was becoming more and more complicated. He felt that IBM z15 needed to use its full computing power to calculate such a complex circle. In that case, all nine ghosts would be needed to drive the perpetual motion generator.
IBMz15 was capable of calculating such a complex array, but Li Shiming's own brain was overwhelmed. Even though he was just assisting from the side, he felt that his brain could not support such complex calculations.
With his level, it is still a bit difficult for him to study the sect protection formation.
Of course, no formation master would be like him and forcibly analyze and calculate the formation through the fluctuations of spiritual power just by seeing the formation, because formation masters do not have such ability.
The amount of calculations required is enough to drive any formation master crazy.