Li Shiming was looking through the storage bracelet of the Northern Shu Qi-refining cultivator, and moved from the magic weapon area to the jade slip area nearby.
This Qi-refining cultivator from Northern Shu has stored quite a few jade slips, most of which are ordinary jade slips.
He casually picked up an ordinary jade slip, entered it with his spiritual sense, and found that it was actually the diary of this Northern Shu Qi-refining cultivator.
The diary recorded a conflict between the Qi-refining monk and a talented monk in the sect, and wrote down his dissatisfaction with the talented monk in a jade slip. The tone was so cold that even Li Shiming, a bystander, could feel that the Qi-refining monk had some psychological abnormality.
It really proves the saying, no serious person would write a diary!
Li Shiming put all the jade slips that recorded his diary aside. He had no time to read them. If he read them too much, he would worry that something might go wrong with his mental health.
There are only two truly useful jade slips, one purple and one golden.
He used his spiritual sense to check the purple jade slip first, and found that it contained a technique called "Purple Air Coming from the East". The principle of the technique was to absorb the purple air nurtured by the first ray of sunlight every morning into the body.
This first ray of purple air is of great benefit to cultivators. It has the effect of strengthening the Taoist body, purifying spiritual power, and strengthening the spirit.
Of course, the more comprehensive the technique, the weaker its effect.
However, "Purple Air Coming from the East" is an auxiliary skill. Even if it allows the cultivator to grow slightly in all aspects every day, the accumulation over time can eventually add up to a great deal, which will be of great help to the cultivator.
Li Shiming was very satisfied as he had obtained another useful martial art. The biggest advantage of this martial art was that it could lead to steady growth and there was no need to consider the impact of realm on this martial art.
Even in the Foundation Establishment Stage and Golden Core Stage, 'Purple Air Coming from the East' is still effective.
However, seeing that the jade slip of "Purple Air Coming from the East" is purple, it seems that this skill is not that precious in Northern Shu.
He used his spiritual thoughts to check the golden jade slip again. The golden jade slip recorded a spiritual thought technique called "Hundred Thoughts and Thousands of Recitations".
It is different from the 'Thousand Hammers Forging the Gods' that he obtained, which is a technique to continuously strengthen spiritual thoughts into divine thoughts, while the 'Hundred Thoughts and Thousand Returns Technique' is a technique to differentiate spiritual thoughts.
If 'fighting with both hands' is the secular way of doing two things at once, then 'a hundred thoughts and a thousand turns' is the way of doing two things at once in the world of cultivating immortals.
Of course, the "Hundred Thoughts and Thousands of Reflections" is not just about doing two things at once, it is also about constantly differentiating the spiritual thoughts, thereby dividing the spiritual thoughts into multiple spiritual thoughts with independent thinking abilities according to the degree of cultivation.
Li Shiming had a flash of inspiration and suddenly realized, isn't this the technique prepared for the nine flying sword magic weapons?
It is estimated that the Northern Shu Qi-refining cultivator was planning to practice the "Hundred Thoughts and Thousands of Reflections" after being promoted to the Foundation Establishment Stage to split his own spiritual thoughts into multiple ones, each of which controls the nine flying sword spiritual tools.
By then, using the nine flying swords as spiritual weapons or forming an array or attacking, the sheer amount of crushing will make one invincible in the same realm.
However, in order to utilize the 'Hundred Thoughts and Thousand Returns Technique' to mobilize nine spiritual weapons, even if the nine flying sword spiritual weapons form a set of spiritual weapons, the spiritual power consumed is much less than that of an incomplete set of spiritual weapons, but the spiritual power consumption is still extremely serious. It is estimated that even the total amount of spiritual power in the initial stage of foundation building can only support a limited time.
Li Shiming's eyes lit up, weren't these 'Hundred Thoughts and Thousands of Returns' and the nine flying swords prepared for him?
He possesses the formation ability of a high-level formation master, and his spiritual thoughts are far superior to those of his peers. As for spiritual power, he plans to practice the 'Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Art' during the foundation-building period and become a magic cultivator. Magic cultivators are famous for their strong spiritual power.
In addition, the 'Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Art' is the most advanced martial art. I believe that soon after he enters the foundation-building stage, he will be able to use the nine flying swords.
As for the golden spiritual weapon obtained as a reward this time, it would be more effective if it was given directly to the clone.
The other items in the storage bracelet are a large number of various materials, among which there are only a small number of formation materials, and the quality is not high. The majority are alchemy materials. I think this is the personal interest of the original owner.
After seeing these alchemy materials, he thought of a furnace among the top-grade magic tools. It turned out to be an alchemy furnace.
Li Shiming has no intention of learning alchemy now. His daily practice time is very tight, and he also needs a lot of time to do his own research work.
However, he had no intention of disposing of this batch of alchemy materials. With so many alchemy materials, if one day he had an interest in learning alchemy, he probably wouldn't have to worry about the issue of alchemy materials.
He didn't know that the reason why there were so many alchemy materials in the storage bracelet was because the Mingxin Sect had evacuated as a whole and the original owner was a junior alchemist with an extraordinary background, so some of the sect's Qi Refining period alchemy materials were placed in this storage bracelet.
Li Shiming had no intention of selling this batch of alchemy materials, otherwise he would find that the value of this batch of alchemy materials was no less than the value of the other spiritual objects in the storage bracelet combined.
After he counted the spoils, he casually put the storage bracelet on his wrist.
He had snatched this storage bracelet from the hands of a hostile force in front of a group of Jindan elders. Its origin was clear, so there was no problem in using it.
The uncle who was driving the flying boat glanced at the storage bracelet on Li Shiming's wrist with envy in his eyes. A foundation-building cultivator like him was just using a storage bag, which was far from the level of a storage bracelet.
"Uncle-master, the cave ahead is my cave!" Li Shiming couldn't stand the gazes his uncle cast at him from time to time, and when he saw that they were approaching Eagle's Beak Island, he spoke out quickly.
"Li Shiming, hide your storage bracelet well and don't let other cultivators see it!" The uncle reminded Li Shiming by voice transmission when he said goodbye to his two brothers and left the boat.
"Thank you for your concern, uncle!" Li Shiming was stunned at first, then he bowed and said with a smile.
After returning to the cave, Li Shiming sped up the manufacturing process. With sufficient electricity, he and his clone worked simultaneously.
The next morning, before daybreak, he came out of the underground cave and came to the top of the hill on Eagle's Beak Island.
This is the advantage of living alone. He doesn't have to consider other cultivators and can choose the most suitable place to practice.
If he were in Jiufeng, his cave would not be able to receive the first ray of sunlight in the morning.
As for the best location on the top of the Nine Peaks, it is not his turn to be there. Each area of the Nine Peaks has a designated function and one must have the corresponding authority to enter.
Sitting on the top of the hill, we are above the sea. Although the hill is not high, there are no obstructions around it, so it does not affect the arrival of the first ray of sunshine.
He repeated the contents of the "Purple Air Coming from the East" technique in his mind. The sea level in the distance was still pitch black, this was the darkness before dawn.
Time passed slowly, and first a little paleness appeared on the horizon.
The pale sky lasted for a while, the sea level turned into a red line, and suddenly the sun jumped out from the sea.
At this moment, Li Shiming felt a purple light sweeping across the sky and earth.
He used 'Purple Air Coming from the East' to absorb it with all his strength, but he only absorbed a little bit of it. However, with just this little bit, he felt a slight impact on his physique, spiritual power and spirit.
You have to know that with his current physical condition, it is almost impossible to improve his physical condition without improving his realm.
The 'Vajra Body Protection Divine Art' and the 'Sword Demon Secret Codex' were both top-notch body-refining techniques. With the combination of the two, plus the incarnation of the wrathful Vajra's true meaning and the third-grade sword foundation that were far beyond his own realm, his body refining had already reached the pinnacle of his current realm.
This is also the reason why he can remain calm and composed under large-scale magical attacks on the battlefield of the ninth level of Qi Refining with his body of the eighth level of Qi Refining.
However, this little bit of purple energy made his physique, which had been unable to improve any further, improve a little bit. Although the improvement was weak, it was an improvement that broke through the limit, which made the purple energy of great significance to the physique.
In terms of spiritual power, the influence of purple energy is not that great. It does not enhance the spiritual power, but it makes the spiritual power a little more condensed.
Because Li Shiming's cultivation speed was too fast, there have always been defects in the solidity of his spiritual power.
Unfortunately, the effect of 'Purple Air Coming from the East' was a bit weak, far inferior to his own speed in refining spiritual energy.
Spiritually, the purple energy brought about an imperceptible growth in his spirit. If he had not cultivated his spiritual thoughts in advance, he would not have been able to detect this spiritual growth.
But this is already extremely gratifying. You know, spiritual growth is not easy. Now that the 'Ice Heart Jade Mind Technique' has condensed into his spiritual thoughts, it helps little for the growth of his spirit. It has just become a means of spiritual thought attack.
As for other skills such as 'Hundred Thoughts and Thousand Returns' and 'Thousand Hammers to Temper the Soul', he has not yet started to learn them, so the means to increase his spirit are extremely important now.
The amount of purple energy absorbed each time by 'Purple Air Coming from the East' is very small, that is, the purple energy absorbed at the moment the sun rises. The rest of the time, the absorbed purple energy is integrated in the body.
After feeling the effect of "Purple Air Coming from the East", a new practice was added to the plan every morning.
Li Shiming lightly tapped his finger and the Broken Jade Sword flew out. After actual combat, he had a deeper feeling for the sword bone on his right thumb.
When he controls the Broken Jade Sword, a subtle connection will be established between the sword bone and the Broken Jade Sword. He can also close this connection, so that the Broken Jade Sword will lose the special energy it contains.
He didn't know that this was just a trace of sword intent, a trace of sword intent flowing out from the sword bone.
But after experiencing actual combat, he knew that this trace of special energy had an inexplicable power, allowing him to easily destroy the spiritual imprint in the magic weapon.
He had not strengthened his practice in this area before, and this is a skill that requires long-term experience and practice.
If he could draw out more special energy from the sword bone, his combat power would be greatly enhanced.
He did not ask about the follow-up of Qixing Island, as he did not think he was qualified to do so.
In the sect, only the Jindan cultivator knew what happened on the Seven Star Island. In fact, even if he knew the subsequent developments, he would not be able to influence it in the slightest.
Li Shiming did not want the Northern Shu cultivators to successfully invade the Seven Sects, because after participating in this duel, he had an enemy who was a Northern Shu Jindan cultivator. If the Northern Shu cultivators really defeated the Seven Sects, then he would have to be hunted down by that Jindan cultivator.
Now he has the protection of the sect, and he can practice in peace.
As the days passed, Yin Shilan was a little busy recently and had little time to chat every day. Ren Feier could no longer contact him and he completely went into seclusion.
There was no news at all about the Northern Shu invasion that Li Shiming was worried about. If he had not participated in the duel with the Northern Shu Qi-refining cultivators, he would have thought that there had never been a conflict on the Seven Star Island.
He had a sense of urgency, as if his quiet time was running out.
I don't know if it's because of this reason, or maybe it's because his cultivation has entered a rapid period, his 'Five Elements Qi Gathering Technique' has improved very quickly, bringing him close to the ninth level of Qi Refining.
If he hadn't sensed that the spiritual power in his body was not empty, he would have thought that there was something wrong with his cultivation.
In fact, this is related to the fact that his body has undergone the transformation by Yun Xingyi, a Jindan sword cultivator from Northern Shu. When Yun Xingyi integrated the sword bone into his right thumb, he also used Jindan and his natal flying sword to have some influence on his body.
These effects were not particularly evident at the time, but after a period of time, his body's perception and absorption of spiritual energy were greatly enhanced.
His calculation of the speed of cultivation had to be refreshed almost every few days.
The theoretical value of his cultivation speed should have been 138.79. With the help of his clone at the peak of Qi Refining, and considering the difference in realm, this theoretical value should be improved a little.
However, his current cultivation speed has reached a value close to 200, which is almost twice the speed of a natural spiritual root.
The improvement in Li Shiming's cultivation speed was achieved by a Jindan sword cultivator at the cost of consuming his own natal flying sword and golden elixir. This transformation had nothing to do with his spiritual roots, and as his realm became higher and higher, his cultivation speed would slowly decline.
In fact, without the help of the clone, his cultivation speed was transformed to almost the speed of a natural spiritual root.
One day four months later, an unexpected visitor arrived.
After sensing the voice transmission from outside the mountain protection formation, Li Shiming immediately activated the formation.
The mountain protection formation of Eagle's Beak Island is no longer the small mountain protection formation at the beginning. According to the terrain of Eagle's Beak Island, he connected it to the sea and changed the small mountain protection formation into a defensive formation connected to the seabed.
The defensive power of the formation has been increased several times, and tens of thousands of spirit stones were invested in the formation materials.
He was not stingy at all when it came to his own safety, and he built up three layers of spiritual defense alone. This was already the maximum level of defense limited by the materials of the formation and Eagle's Beak Island itself.
In today's Eagle's Beak Island, it is not easy for even the cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage to break through the mountain protection formation, let alone the Qi Refining cultivators. As for the cultivators in the early and middle stages of the Foundation Establishment stage, they are unable to break the defense of the mountain protection formation.
"Uncle Yin, please come in!" Li Shiming bowed to the visitor.
The person who came was Elder Yin. Li Shiming did not expect that Elder Yin would come to his Eagle Island in person. Generally speaking, if there was anything, he would be called over to talk.