Li Shiming stayed in the Wei family’s base for another twenty days. He ended his retreat only after the spiritual energy in his body was sufficient to call upon the complete Nine Palace Sword Formation.

During this period, he made a decision, which set the future path for Li Yuanba.

Yes, he needed to separate from Li Yuanba. He had experimented and found that no matter how far his original body was separated from Li Yuanba, it would not affect the connection between the two souls. They could exchange ideas with each other anytime and anywhere.

This also prevented the incidents he had seen in some ancient books where the clone turned against the master.

He and Li Yuanba truly became one whole, and they were still the same even when separated.

Li Yuanba had no background, and he had no intention of forging one for Li Yuanba. Perhaps for small forces or small sects, a forged background might be of some use.

But for the big sects, they simply cannot withstand investigation.

So he decided to use the Senluo Order to let Li Yuanba join the Senluo Sect. Perhaps for a cultivator like Li Yuanba who had no background, this path was the only chance to join a large sect.

In addition, although the Senluo Sect is a demonic sect, it is still a large sect after all, and is planning to unify the vast area of ​​the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Li Yuanba himself has his own main cultivation technique and does not need to practice the magic technique. Li Shiming is mainly interested in the resources of Senluo Sect. Joining Senluo Sect will bring him more ways to obtain resources.

There is no way around it. The main body now has to consider the issue of the materials for the third-grade five-element formation.

Besides, if Li Yuanba wants to improve quickly, he will need a lot of resources.

We can't rely entirely on Li Shiming to obtain it, as that will affect the speed of the main body's cultivation. The main body's cultivation is slow to begin with, and it really can't be delayed.

Having made such a decision, he would need to split up the family.

He took out a 50-cubic-meter storage bag and the storage bracelet that originally belonged to Li Yuanba and gave them to Li Yuanba. The storage bag was just for show and the storage bracelet was a bit eye-catching, but the internal space was large enough so there would be no problem using them secretly.

In addition, he gave out one million spirit stones and gave the remaining thirty-six formation flags to Li Yuanba.

It's not that he is stingy, but these thirty-six formation flags are his last ones. The formation flags originally arranged in the Wei family's base have all lost their spirituality. These thirty-six formation flags were made recently.

Due to the shortage of formation materials, he had no more formation materials to make formation flags.

As for the fact that Li Yuanba is not a formation master, what does it matter? As long as there is a soul connection, Li Yuanba can use the formation flags to arrange the formation at any time with the help of Li Shiming's advanced formation master ability.

Li Shiming also distributed the jade flying boat to Li Yuanba. He had no shortage of flying boats. When he was on Tianhai Island, his enemies were either elites from the sect or cultivators related to the Golden Elixir, so flying boats would be found from time to time among the spoils.

When he was preparing to leave, he used the few remaining formation materials to seal up the cave, especially the top-grade spiritual vein, which he completely blocked.

Regardless of whether the Wei family’s base will be occupied by others, without spiritual veins, this place can no longer be a base for cultivators.

For such a long time, none of the Wei family's foundation-building cultivators have returned, and they are presumably dead. It is highly likely that the top-grade spiritual vein here will not be discovered.

This is a retreat he left behind. If he ever encounters a life-or-death situation, this place will become his hiding place.

Li Shiming and Li Yuanba left the Wei camp through a secret passage and came out from the riverbed outside the valley.

He took out a flying boat and the two of them sat on the deck. As they were in the foundation-building stage, they no longer needed to be as cautious as mice.

From the classics in the Wei family library, he also learned some information about the Shiwan Mountains.

As for the number of cultivators in Beishu, it is definitely countless times more than that in Tianhai Island, especially the number of cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage is much, much more.

The main reason is the abundance of resources for cultivating immortals. Except for the seven major sects on Tianhai Island, it is difficult for other cultivators to obtain sufficient resources. Strategic elixirs such as Foundation Establishment Pills are controlled by the seven major sects.

But it is different in Beishu. Due to the abundance of resources for cultivating immortals, anyone with spiritual roots has the opportunity to cultivate immortals.

Even if one has five spiritual roots, as long as one is willing to pay, one can be cultivated by a small force, not to mention four spiritual roots.

With the supply of abundant resources and the help of more complete cultivation techniques, the five spiritual roots can continuously improve their realm.

Especially the Foundation Building Pill, there are many ways to obtain the Foundation Building Pill in Beishu.

You can obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill by purchasing it directly with spirit stones, participating in some competitions with rewards, or joining a certain force.

Foundation Building Pills are not monopolized in Northern Shu. Many forces have the ability to produce Foundation Building Pills on their own, and even make profits from them.

The seven foundation-building pills in Li Shiming's hand had depreciated by more than half when they arrived in Northern Shu, but he had no use for them now.

As more foundation-building pills are produced, naturally more foundation-building cultivators will be produced.

This is the situation in the lower level of the immortal cultivation world, and Jindan cultivators are still rare. Of course, this scarcity is relative to the continent of Beishu. In terms of quantity, it is definitely incomparable to Tianhai Island.

Just looking at the Mingxin Sect in the Ten Thousand Mountains of Northern Shu, there are nearly twenty Jindan cultivators, plus a false infant cultivator, which almost crushes the seven major sects on Tianhai Island.

The flying boat flew at low altitude for several hours, and Li Shiming saw many battles along the way.

There are battles between Qi-refining monks, battles between Foundation-building monks, and even battles involving dozens of monks.

"It's such a mess!" Li Shiming sighed and shook his head.

"It has nothing to do with us!" Li Yuanba also shook his head.

They did not conceal the aura of the Foundation Establishment Stage, so no blind cultivators would take the initiative to approach them.

After Li Yuanba finished speaking, he closed his eyes again and began to comprehend the meaning of the sword.

Li Shiming also discovered that through him, he passed on the sword intent he had sensed from the sword bone to Li Yuanba, and Li Yuanba then reorganized it using the "Ten Directions Sword Cultivation Art", and the resulting sword intent was more in line with their own.

The 'Ten Directions Sword Cultivation Technique' is, after all, the main cultivation method for sword cultivators, and its core is the sword intent.

The sword intent he comprehended from Jian Fan was nothing more than the sword intent comprehended by the Jindan sword cultivator Yun Xingyi. The most he could do was to simulate it through the sword bone's sword intent.

But after Li Yuanba's re-realization, the sword intent became Li Yuanba's own sword intent.

He and Li Yuanba are one, and he can also use the sword intent that Li Yuanba has comprehended.

Although the process was somewhat complicated, he clearly felt the increase in the power of the sword.

"We're in trouble!" A pursuit appeared in front of the flying boat, with a female cultivator in front and five cultivators chasing behind.

The female cultivator was at the Foundation Establishment stage, and she used sword escape, which was quite fast. However, the five cultivators following behind her were also at the Foundation Establishment stage, and the flying boat they were riding was somewhat special, so that its speed could actually keep up with the speed of sword escape.

Li Shiming did not hesitate at all. He immediately changed the direction of the flying boat and wanted to get away.

He had no interest in getting involved in such trouble, but he didn't want to go looking for trouble, but trouble found him anyway.

After discovering Li Shiming and Li Yuanba, the female cultivator immediately fled towards this side.

"My two fellow Taoists, this treasure is for you!" The female cultivator was very fast and surpassed Li Shiming's flying boat. When she came closer, she raised her hand and a box flew over, and she was heard saying loudly.

Li Shiming frowned. How could he not understand that this female cultivator was trying to divert trouble away.

It was even hard to say whether there was a treasure in the box. The only thing he wanted was for him to take action to stop the pursuers behind him so that the female cultivator would have a chance to escape.

He waved his hand and a stream of spiritual power came out, blocking the box back.

"What you are doing has nothing to do with us. If you come any closer, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Li Shiming shouted sternly.

His spiritual energy was rising, his eyes were flashing with lightning, and his aura was emitting a terrifying pressure.

Although he has just been promoted to the Foundation Establishment Stage, don't forget that his spiritual power is extremely condensed. Regardless of the total amount of spiritual power, its quality alone is equivalent to that of a peak cultivator in the early Foundation Establishment Stage who has practiced for many years.

The Foundation Establishment Stage is not like the Qi Refining Stage, where it is not so easy to improve one's realm.

The vast majority of cultivators who are able to achieve the Golden Elixir spend most of their lives in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and the practice in the Foundation Establishment Stage is extremely slow.

Without decades of accumulation and enough luck, it is difficult to advance even a small level.

This results in a significant gap in strength among cultivators in the initial stage of foundation building.

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Yi has found help!" During this delay, the flying boat chasing behind had already approached, and a loud voice was heard.

Li Shiming looked towards the flying boat. The person who was speaking was a young man with an eagle nose and narrow eyes. He had the strength of an early foundation building cultivator, but judging from his speaking posture and standing position, he should be the leader among the five foundation building cultivators.

What caught his most attention was an old cultivator standing behind the young man. He was a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building and the strongest among the five cultivators.

"My fellow Taoist, your affairs have nothing to do with me. We have things to do, so we will not accompany you anymore!" Li Shiming said with a fist salute.

"The things have been given to you, you can't go back on your word!" the female cultivator said sharply. Her eyes did not look at Li Shiming, but kept looking at Li Yuanba who was silent.

Li Yuanba really attracted the attention of all the monks. His perfect face, which made men jealous and women crazy, had affected the minds of the monks many times in battle.

Li Shiming saw that the female cultivator was still trying to drag him into the water, and saw murderous intent in the young man's eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly that it was troublesome.

"Fellow Daoist, it looks like we have to fight!" Li Shiming turned to Li Yuanba and said helplessly.

Li Yuanba's body was instantly filled with sword intent, and a golden sword flashed out, transforming into a ray of sword light that struck the female cultivator directly.

A shield appeared in front of the female cultivator, and what surprised Li Shiming was that the shield was a spiritual weapon.

It’s not that Li Shiming has never seen the world, but the Northern Shu foundation-building cultivators he met before rarely used spiritual weapons.

Only the old Wei cultivator had two spiritual weapons, while the other several foundation-building cultivators all used super-grade magical weapons.

However, it is not easy for a spiritual shield to block the attack of a sword cultivator of the same level, especially under the sudden attack of Li Yuanba.

"You are a sword cultivator!" The female cultivator's face changed and she screamed in surprise.

The Swift Golden Sword pierced the female cultivator's spiritual weapon shield, and she immediately felt her control over the spiritual weapon shield decline. If it happened a few more times, she would completely lose control of the spiritual weapon shield.

Li Shiming also took action. The nine flying swords of the Nine Palace Sword Formation shot out, and with himself as the center, they surrounded the female cultivator and five foundation-building cultivators.

Nine flying swords were suspended in the air, with lightning flashing between them, connecting the nine flying swords together to form a formation.

This is the Thunder Array that he researched based on the nodes of Zhenfeng's large array, and it is arranged in the form of Nine Palaces.

The biggest function of the Thunder Array is to trigger the power of thunder and lightning. After the nine flying swords formed the Thunder Array, the thunder and lightning in the array became more and more.

"We are cultivators from Baoze Mountain. It would be best if you retreat now, otherwise you will bear the consequences!" At this time, the old man in the middle stage of foundation building behind the young man spoke.

He looked solemnly at the formation surrounding him, the aura of thunder and lightning on Li Shiming, and Li Yuanba's identity as a swordsman.

The thunder cultivator among the magic cultivators is extremely rare just by his inheritance, and he is also a formation master. The sword cultivator is a well-known fighting maniac, and he does not want to fight with such an enemy.

"I had no intention of getting involved, but it's too late now!" Li Shiming replied with a glance at the young man's murderous eyes.

It was obvious at first glance that the young man opposite was a cultivator who had a strong backer and had been admired for a long time, and he had long developed an arrogant character.

In addition, Li Yuanba's appearance made the young man extremely unhappy, which was why he showed his murderous intention when they disagreed.

Li Shiming understood this type of cultivator. If he really retreated, perhaps after the five foundation-building cultivators dealt with the female cultivator, their next target would be to hunt him down.

Perhaps five foundation-building monks cannot defeat him, but the forces behind him will definitely be a big trouble.

Hearing the old man in the middle stage of foundation building give his name, it seems that Baoze Mountain is probably not a simple force.

So Li Shiming decided to solve the problem once and for all.

"Protect the young master and kill him!" The old cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building looked at his young master helplessly, knowing that there was no way to resolve the matter peacefully and there was no time for him to think about it any more, so he shouted loudly.

At this time, the Thunder Array has taken shape, and countless lightning snakes are flying in the array.

It not only blocked the retreat of the female cultivator and the five foundation-building cultivators, but also affected their vision.

The female cultivator was entangled by Li Yuanba's sword light and could not retreat. The sword intent contained in the sword light would make the female cultivator's face turn pale with every strike, as if it was striking her spirit.

The sword light was too fast, and its speed was constantly increasing.

Li Shiming has an extremely strong learning ability. He quickly learned and mastered the sword-controlling method in the "Ten Directions Sword Cultivation Technique" through IBM z15. His learning and mastering is equivalent to Li Yuanba's learning and mastering.

However, there is still a gap between learning and mastering and actual combat. This is the first time that Li Yuanba uses the sword cultivator's fighting method to fight against cultivators of the same level. He is rapidly digesting and absorbing the sword-controlling method he has learned.