Li Shiming held a jade box in his hand and looked at Venerable Huike, whose figure flashed and appeared a few miles away, and then continued to flash and disappeared. He felt fortunate in his heart.
Without the Shushan Sect behind him and without an old ancestor to come forward, it would be impossible to suppress Venerable Huike.
The Venerable Huike used the divine power of walking on water, and Li Shiming, who had inherited the power, could naturally recognize it.
Li Shiming finally realized how powerful the 'Worlds Away' of the Nascent Soul Stage was. One step could cover several miles, which was simply the legendary ability to shrink the distance into an inch.
He knew that the interval between each use of the Divine Foot Power was determined by the monk's brain thinking speed. As long as the thinking speed was fast enough, the Divine Foot Power could be used continuously.
This can almost make a cultivator who has practiced the ability of divine feet invincible. He has a great yearning for the ability of divine feet in the Nascent Soul period.
Of course, with Li Shiming's current vision, the abilities of Nascent Soul cultivators are just his imagination. His true abilities are like a blind man touching an elephant.
In his hand was the compensation given by Venerable Huike. One hundred and twenty-eight formation flags were destroyed, and coupled with the pressure from the Nascent Soul powerhouse, he suffered some injuries. It was impossible for a Nascent Soul powerhouse like Venerable Huike to really give him a second-grade spiritual object as compensation.
In addition, Venerable Huike was also helpless. As a Nascent Soul master, how could he have any second-grade spiritual object in his hands?
Finally, there was no other choice but for Venerable Huike to take out a piece of third-grade black mace secret iron as compensation to Li Shiming.
This is a piece of gold-attributed third-grade refining material, enough to refine a flying sword magic weapon.
This means that every time Venerable Huike took out a magic weapon, Li Shiming was a little surprised by his generosity.
In fact, giving third-grade refining materials is much better than giving a ready-made magic weapon. After all, the magic weapons refined by others are refined to suit their own characteristics, and they can never be 100% compatible with themselves.
As long as this mysterious iron can be used to refine a magic weapon according to one's own needs, it will even be better than any other flying sword magic weapon currently in one's hands.
Li Shiming put away the black mace and secret iron, but he did not leave immediately. He always felt that although Venerable Huike had left, he was still paying attention to him in some way.
He smiled indifferently, threw out another 128 formation flags, and rearranged the formation.
He actually hoped that Venerable Huike would come again and give him another piece of third-grade refining material.
Anyway, he was not in a hurry. He had already reunited with Li Yuanba. Li Yuanba was safe now, so it didn't matter if he waited for a while before sending Li Yuanba off.
Venerable Huike was indeed observing Li Shiming from a distance. He still had some doubts about Li Shiming, and he even suspected that the person who set up the spying method was Li Shiming.
The main reason was that Li Shiming’s location was too sensitive, and it was too close to where the pass that Li Yuanba carried with him disappeared.
There are no coincidences in the world of immortal cultivation; everything is connected.
Since Venerable Huike was at the Nascent Soul stage, it is credible that he could have spiritual connection.
If it weren't for Li Shiming's identity issue, Venerable Huike was prepared to arrest him first and use some means to make Li Shiming confess.
Buddhism has many methods to confuse the soul, and with Venerable Huike's level of attainment, it is not difficult to make Li Shiming tell the truth.
But Venerable Huike did not want to do so. The matter of Li Yuanba, the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva, was important, but the alliance between Shushan Sect and Qianye Temple was more important.
The reincarnation of Bodhisattva Li Yuanba was still just speculation. For the sake of a speculation, Li Shiming, the master of alchemy of Shushan Sect, was captured and tortured. Even if Li Shiming was not hurt much afterwards, it would affect the relationship between the two sects.
In addition, using means to confuse the soul will more or less affect the cultivator's soul and hinder future practice.
"Venerable Huike, haven't you found Li Yuanba?" Arhat Zhiming asked hurriedly when he saw Venerable Huike coming back.
"No, Zhiming, go and monitor Li Shiming who is in the magic circle one hundred and twenty miles away. He is the true master of alchemy of Shushan Sect. Don't let him find you!" Venerable Huike pointed in a direction and instructed Zhiming Arhat.
As a Venerable, it was impossible for him to monitor Li Shiming for a long time. He also believed that with Li Shiming's strength in the middle stage of foundation building, Zhiming Arhat was enough to monitor Li Shiming.
"Venerable Huike, is this Li Shiming related to Li Yuanba?" asked Arhat Zhiming in confusion.
Although the two cultivators have the same surname, Li is a common surname. There may not be hundreds of millions of people in the world of immortal cultivation, but there are definitely tens of millions.
"It's just a feeling. Shushan Sect attaches great importance to Li Shiming. Report any findings directly and don't act on your own!" Venerable Huike thought of the important point and warned in a deep voice.
"I'll be there right away!" Arhat Zhiming asked no more questions. Since Venerable Huike said that there was something wrong with Li Shiming, then there must be something wrong.
Li Shiming stayed there for a day. On the surface, he was healing his injuries, but in fact, his injuries were very minor. His pure Taoist body allowed him to recover much faster than other cultivators, and he had already recovered by the time he talked with Venerable Huike.
After deciding to leave, he put away the battle flag.
Although he could not accurately sense that someone was spying on him, he felt uncomfortable in his heart. He guessed that he was still being monitored by Qianye Temple in some way.
He did not fly towards the Jieshan Checkpoint, but changed direction and headed towards the Qianhuan Sect.
The clone Li Yuanba went into seclusion in the computer room. With enough top-level elixirs and the previous killings, it was the time for him to quickly improve his strength. Being in the computer room did not affect his cultivation.
Li Shiming did not use 'Lotus Step by Step' this time. He was a little worried. Just because his clone Li Yuanba used 'Lotus Step by Step' once, he was hunted down by a powerful warrior of the Venerable Level sent by Qianye Temple.
If he was discovered using 'Lotus Steps', Qianye Temple would probably not let him go either.
So this time he honestly took out the flying boat, and the flying boat flew steadily towards the Qianhuan Sect.
There was the mark of Shushan Sect on the flying boat, so even within the sphere of influence of Qianhuan Sect, there would be no trouble. They arrived at the gate of Qianhuan Sect without any trouble along the way.
Li Shiming did not tell Yin Shilan in advance, but from the previous message, he knew that Yin Shilan had not been practicing in seclusion these days, but was studying formations.
He took out the magic flying sword that he had refined during the Qi refining process, and left a message on it with his divine sense. Then he threw the magic flying sword out, and it turned into a ray of sword light and disappeared.
This is the secret method of 'flying sword transmitting messages' in the sword cultivation tradition, recorded in 'Sword Intent Soaring to the Sky'.
Of course, other sword cultivation traditions also have similar "flying sword message" secret methods. Although there are differences in application, they are essentially the same.
After knowing the approximate location of the recipient, they would use the flying sword they had refined to leave the information inside the flying sword and set the recipient's breath characteristics. The flying sword would then find the recipient on its own and deliver the information.
This is a means for sword cultivators to transmit information, and it requires the support of sword intent.
Li Shiming is still very fond of the method of 'flying sword sending messages', which is similar to the tracking missiles in his previous life.
However, after research, he found that the 'Flying Sword Transmission' could not replace the function of tracking missiles. At his current level, the 'Flying Sword Transmission' could only be used within a range of a hundred miles at most, and the flying sword could not carry other objects.
The idea of using the 'Flying Sword Message' as a tracking missile cannot be realized, at least not in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
The 'Flying Sword Message' is not offensive in any way, otherwise it would have been blocked by the formation long ago.
When encountering a large formation, the 'Flying Sword Message' will actively show goodwill, just like other cultivators casting spells to remind their masters, and it will not be hindered by the large formation.
Before long, a graceful figure appeared on a familiar green flying boat.
Although he is already a foundation-building cultivator, Yin Shilan has not changed his flying boat. This is normal. There is not much difference between the flying boat in the Qi Refining period and the flying boat in the Foundation-Building period. Only in the Golden Core period will flying boat magic weapons appear.
However, not all Jindan cultivators have magic-class flying boats. Magic-class flying boats are a luxury item among Jindan cultivators. Only a very small number of Jindan cultivators with high positions, power and wealth are qualified to own them.
"Lan'er!" Li Shiming called softly. In his eyes, Yin Shilan's pretty face was still as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, flawless and pure.
"Shiming!" A rare look of excitement appeared on Yin Shilan's face, which made her blush slightly. She was pleasantly surprised by Li Shiming's sudden visit.
The two of them just stared at each other quietly outside the mountain gate. In each other's eyes there was joy of meeting each other after a long wait, as if they wanted to engrave the image of each other at this moment deep in their souls.
"Junior Sister Yin, who is this?" An annoying voice broke this extremely rare peaceful and beautiful atmosphere.
Li Shiming looked at the person who was speaking. It was a young monk. However, after taking the "Anti-aging Pill", Li Shiming became particularly sensitive to the subtle changes in his skin.
With just one glance, he could tell that the young monk was no less than a hundred years old, which could be observed from the subtle wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and around his mouth.
This young monk must have been using spiritual objects to maintain his skin for a long time, which is why he maintains a seemingly youthful face.
The young monk is quite powerful, having reached the late stage of foundation building. There is an obvious mark of true inheritance on the chest of his robe.
"Lan'er, go to your cave!" Li Shiming saw the flash of disgust in Yin Shilan's eyes towards the newcomer, and said to Yin Shilan with a smile.
Yin Shilan still has to survive in Qianhuan Sect, and Li Shiming doesn't want to provoke Qianhuan Sect's true disciples too much and bring trouble to Yin Shilan. But he himself is not afraid of trouble.
"Who are you? Did you call me Lan'er?" The young monk saw that the two men ignored him and his face turned pale. After hearing Li Shiming's intimate address, he could no longer bear it and raised his voice to ask.
The young cultivator is named Xiao Ke, and he is a true disciple of Qianhuan Sect.
After meeting Yin Shilan, he couldn't stop himself. Whenever Yin Shilan appeared, he would pester her and try to get close to her, wanting to become her Taoist partner.
Xiao Ke did not dare to go too far with Yin Shilan, who was a true master of formation techniques, and just pestered her with words.
Fortunately, Yin Shilan likes quietness on weekdays. Apart from being in the cave, she would go to her master to learn about formations.
She also didn't want to make Li Shiming worry, so she didn't tell him about Xiao Ke.
"Lan'er, let's go!" Li Shiming jumped onto Yin Shilan's flying boat and gently supported Yin Shilan's slender arm.
Xiao Ke's eyes turned red at this moment. In his opinion, Yin Shilan was his person, and Li Shiming's action touched his bottom line.
"How dare you kidnap Junior Sister Yin at the gate of Qianhuan Sect? You deserve to die!" He was not a fool. Although he was extremely angry, he still thought of a legitimate reason to take action.
Even if he was held accountable afterwards, he would argue that it was a misunderstanding. With his status in the sect, killing the monk would not be a big deal.
As Xiao Ke spoke, a flying sword shot towards Li Shiming.
He did not use the illusion he was best at, as it would take a long time to kill someone, and he was worried that the elders on duty in the sect would come and get in the way.
"Be careful!" Yin Shilan exclaimed softly, and a spiritual shield appeared in front of her, about to block Xiao Ke's attack.
But she knew that Xiao Ke was a veteran foundation-building cultivator, and his combat power ranked among the top 20 among the foundation-building cultivators of Qianhuan Sect.
Don’t underestimate these top twenty; for a large sect, they are the elite selected from a thousand.
Although Yin Shilan also knew that Li Shiming had become a foundation-building cultivator, she was still one year less than the time Li Shiming had spent practicing.
Just as Yin Shilan was thinking, Li Shiming's Zhonggong Sword shot out faster than Yin Shilan's spiritual weapon shield.
The Zhonggong Sword first intersected with Xiao Ke's flying sword in the air, and they rubbed against each other in the air. The lightning sword intent in the Zhonggong Sword pierced through the defense of Xiao Ke's flying sword, and the terrifying lightning spiritual power entered the inside of his flying sword and destroyed the spiritual imprint.
Xiao Ke only felt a pain in his brain, and before he could recover, the Zhonggong Sword was in front of him.
Li Shiming also knew that if he killed the true disciples of Qianhuan Sect in front of the sect's mountain gate, he would probably be in big trouble even if he was in the right.
So he still held back. After breaking Xiao Ke's protective spiritual power, the Zhonggong Sword simply stabbed Xiao Ke lightly and then flew back to his side.
Just at this moment, a figure appeared at the scene, and a terrifying aura enveloped the three people at the scene.
"What happened? Why are you fighting in front of the mountain gate?" This was a Jindan elder. His eyes swept across the three people present and paused on Li Shiming.
Since both parties at the scene were true disciples, Elder Jindan did not immediately take action to control both parties.
"Replying to Elder Zheng, Xiao Ke attacked my friend without asking any questions!" Yin Shilan said with an angry look on his face.
"Greetings, Elder Zheng. I am Li Shiming, the Shushan Sect's master of alchemy. I didn't know that the gate of the Qianhuan Sect was so strict. Any disciple of your sect who comes to guide me will be attacked!" Li Shiming's words were not so polite. No one would be happy to be attacked for no reason.
Xiao Ke wanted to speak, but his face changed as soon as he opened his mouth, and no sound came out.
Elder Zheng thought that Xiao Ke was speechless and looked unhappy. The Shushan Sect's true alchemy tradition was the top one among all the true traditions. If he lost his manners in front of the Qianhuan Sect, how could he not be laughed at by other sects!