Li Yuanba did not immediately sacrifice Yun Xingyi's natal flying sword. His golden elixir had just been formed. If he forcibly sacrificed his natal magic weapon, the weak golden elixir would not be able to withstand it.

Fortunately, he also brought a bottle of third-grade elixir this time. This bottle of third-grade elixir was given to him by his original body Li Shiming, so that after he succeeded in making the elixir, he could use this bottle of third-grade elixir to continue practicing without wasting precious practice time.

As for the third-grade elixir, Li Shiming could not guarantee that all of them were top-grade elixirs. This bottle of third-grade elixir contained the third-grade high-grade elixir 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill'.

'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill' was originally a general-purpose elixir for auxiliary cultivation in the Shushan Sect, used to assist in the initial stage of golden elixir cultivation.

Being chosen by a large sect like the Shushan Sect and designated as the sect's golden elixir to assist in cultivation, the 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill' certainly has its own characteristics.

On the one hand, the third-grade materials of the "Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill" are controlled by the Shushan Sect and can be mined sustainably.

On the other hand, the 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill' is extremely versatile and can be considered a relatively mild elixir to assist in the early stages of cultivation.

The bottle of third-grade high-level "Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pills" in his hand contained fifty pills, which was enough for him to consume for a while.

In the following days, he took the high-level 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill' every day to practice the Golden Elixir Chapter of the 'Sword Intent Soaring to the Sky' to strengthen the golden elixir in his body.

In addition, he continued to practice the 'Secret Book of the Sword Demon', but at this time, the 'Secret Book of the Sword Demon' no longer had the function of refining the body.

The only function of the 'Sword Demon Secret Book' in the Jindan period is to use the secret method of the 'Sword Demon Secret Book' to refine the third-grade sword base, so that the quality of the third-grade sword base can be improved and become a real magic weapon.

Of course, since the 'Sword Demon Secret Book' was originally a practice method for close combat swordsmanship, even if the third-grade sword base was transformed into a magic weapon, it would only be a close combat long sword magic weapon, completely different from a flying sword magic weapon.

Li Yuanba is practicing hard, and the rest of the things can only be done after his golden elixir has reached a certain level of spiritual power reserves.

His advancement to the Golden Core Stage had a significant impact on his main body.

In Shushan Sect, Li Shiming suddenly stopped all affairs and announced that he would go into seclusion for a period of time.

His sudden retreat had a significant impact.

Although his orders are no longer as dense as before, and he needs to refine a furnace of third-grade elixirs every day, the number of Jindan monks who come to visit him every day never stops, as this is already an appointment.

He is only open for reception for a short period of time in the morning, during which time he can receive one or two guests at most. Compared with the large number of monks who want to make friends with him, the appointment time is extended to several months later.

However, although Li Shiming made the decision suddenly, it did not cause any complaints. The cultivators who had made appointments took the initiative to contact Shushan Sect and postponed their appointment times.

His masters, Elder Su and Elder Ma, were very concerned about this matter, but they had already closed the Sword Holding Peak and were in the cave, so it was difficult to disturb them.

Li Shiming's cultivation realm has reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage. He has been troubled by the comprehension of Dancheng. His cultivation experience is still too short, which makes his accumulation far less than that of other cultivators at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Normally speaking, no matter how talented he is, he would need several years of experience before he could make further progress.

As for the breakthrough of his clone Li Yuanba, it was really a coincidence. The cooperation between the Tai Chi Taoist body and Elder Yue, plus his own luck, made it possible for him to achieve this achievement of breaking through right after increasing his strength to the peak of foundation building.

You should know that this kind of breakthrough without any bottleneck is extremely rare in the entire world of immortal cultivation, and it is difficult for one out of ten thousand cultivators at the peak of the foundation-building stage to achieve this.

Moreover, these peak Foundation Establishment cultivators who have achieved such achievements are all cultivators who have accumulated decades of experience in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Li Yuanba is the incarnation of Li Shiming. After Li Yuanba succeeded in making the elixir, his insights into the golden elixir period were naturally completely absorbed by Li Shiming.

This also gave Li Shiming his own insights into the elixir, which was the main reason for his sudden retreat.

Of course, this does not mean that other people’s insights into pill-making are universal. Every cultivator’s insights into pill-making are different.

The opportunity to make the elixir comes from each cultivator's different understanding of the world. Even if two cultivators practice the same technique and live in exactly the same environment, their insights into making the elixir will not be the same.

The comprehension of the elixir by the clone Li Yuanba did not directly allow Li Shiming to obtain the complete comprehension of the elixir that suited his own nature, but it was not without any effect.

Li Shiming, sitting in the training room in the cave with his eyes closed, was combining his own situation with the insights he gained from his clone Li Yuanba.

His situation is too special, and the complexity of his spiritual lake is probably unique among those in the foundation-building period.

'Five Elements Qi Gathering Array', thunder-attributed five elements spiritual power, major in 'Five Rhythms Qi Refining Art', and minor in 'Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Art', which made the five elements thunder-attributed spiritual power in his spirit lake extremely spiritual.

Although this greatly increased the power of the spiritual energy in his spiritual lake, it also made it extremely versatile. With all five elements complete, most of the secret techniques could be practiced freely.

However, the situation in his spiritual lake also made it extremely difficult for him to break through, and the insights he needed to achieve alchemy were more complicated than those of other cultivators.

He constantly mobilized IBMz15 to assist his brain in analyzing and organizing his insights into the pill-making process. In just a few days, he achieved results that were almost equivalent to other cultivators' months or even years of seclusion and meditation.

This was exactly what he was good at. After ten days of seclusion, although he still could not find the opportunity for a breakthrough, his aura had improved a lot.

"This is a pleasant surprise!" Li Shiming sensed the changes in the spiritual lake in his body and shook his head helplessly muttering to himself.

The ten days of research on the insights of elixir success would not be in vain. One must know that the insights of elixir success gained from the clone Li Yuanba, as well as the research on one's own golden elixir after success, are indescribable to other cultivators.

This kind of insight and experience cannot be achieved by disciples even if the master is willing to teach them, mainly because insights cannot be conveyed through words or other means.

It means that the master does not hide anything from his disciples and summarizes his feelings to them through words. Empty words may even lead the disciples astray.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the insights into making the elixir are all gained by the cultivators themselves, and the master can only point out the experiences of the predecessors in gaining the insights into making the elixir.

There is no other cultivator who can share the insights of his clone Li Yuanba 100% through the connection of souls like Li Shiming. This is almost equivalent to having achieved enlightenment once himself.

The benefit Li Shiming gained was that the spiritual power in his spiritual lake was almost semi-solid. Previously, the spiritual power in the spiritual lake was in a full state, and it had been purified by the 'Five Elements Qi Gathering Array'.

However, he had a new understanding of spiritual power, so the spiritual power was compressed again on the original basis, forming the current semi-solid spiritual power.

The changes in the Spirit Lake were reflected in his body, which meant that his aura had improved. According to the standards of the immortal cultivation world, he was now half a step into the Golden Core stage.

Half-step Golden Elixir is a manifestation of some understanding of the elixir, but the understanding is not complete.

Half-step Golden Elixir shows that the cultivator has chosen the right path. As long as he continues to accumulate, the probability of achieving the elixir is extremely high.

Although Li Shiming was disappointed, he immediately recovered his mood. He finally made another half step forward and was only half a step away from becoming a Jindan cultivator.

He also wanted to have the same luck as his clone Li Yuanba, but such luck was not so easy to obtain and could only be achieved through a variety of coincidences.

Now that he has digested the insights into elixir-making that he gained from his clone Li Yuanba, his retreat should be over.

He sent a message to his master, Elder Su and Elder Ma, and also sent the same message to Mr. Lai, the manager of Beishu Trading Company.

"Shiming, come to Tianmu Peak!" He soon received a reply from Elder Su.

Li Shiming thought about it and realized that today was the monthly meeting day with his master Elder Su, and all the disciples would go to Tianmu Peak.

He left the cave and flew towards Tianmu Peak.

When he landed in the pavilion where they met every day, he found that Senior Sister Ye Jingxian was also there.

Ye Jingxian has been in seclusion and rarely leaves the cave.

"Have you broken through to the Half-Step Golden Core?" Elder Su didn't even need to use his divine sense. Since Li Shiming had just broken through to the Half-Step Golden Core, his aura was in an unstable state. In addition, Li Shiming had no thoughts to hide, so he could see it at a glance.

He was not questioning, but expressing disbelief.

Li Shiming's cultivation level quickly broke through from the early stage of foundation building to the late stage of foundation building and even to the peak of foundation building within a few years. Although these are extremely rare, considering that Li Shiming is a master of alchemy, his cultivation resources can be said to be endless, and perhaps there are some opportunities, so it is understandable that he can have such a speed of cultivation.

Anyway, Elder Su had already witnessed how great Li Shiming's fortune was, and it was also recognized by almost all the cultivators who were familiar with Li Shiming, including Elder Ma.

But the advancement from the peak of foundation building to the half-step golden elixir is not the accumulation of spiritual power, but the improvement of the cognition of spiritual power.

The reason why it is called Half-Step Golden Elixir is that it means that the strength exceeds that of the cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and it also means that the comprehension of making an elixir has reached nearly half.

It is precisely because of the nearly half-realized elixir-making experience that the bottleneck of the foundation-building period can be loosened, allowing one's own strength to be improved to a level close to the golden elixir period.

Although Senior Sister Ye Jingxian is already a Jindan cultivator, the surprise in her eyes is no less than that of her other senior brothers.

She thought about her experience from the peak of foundation building to the half-step golden elixir, and couldn't help but shake her head and smile bitterly. She thought she was already a genius, but compared with her junior brother Li Shiming, if she was a genius, then what was Li Shiming?

"Monster!" She came up with a word to describe Li Shiming.

Second Senior Brother Wan Zheng had a look of regret on his face. He had always been worried that Li Shiming would surpass him, but he never expected that this time would come so quickly. He was still in the late stage of foundation building, and it would take many years for him to reach the peak of foundation building.

However, after several years, Li Shiming not only caught up with him, but also surpassed his level and reached the Half-Step Golden Elixir, the level he longed for.

Even though Wan Zheng had Elder Su as his master, he could not guarantee whether he had the opportunity to become a half-step golden elixir, let alone become a golden elixir cultivator.

He also needs to compete with many cultivators of the same level for the resources to make pills. He has to defeat many cultivators of the same level before he can have his own resources to make pills.

This is the material foundation. Without achieving the half-step golden elixir, he doesn't even want to participate in this kind of competition.

Third senior brother Lu Shi and fourth senior brother Xu Chuan had long given up the idea of ​​comparing themselves with Li Shiming, but they were still shocked by Li Shiming's rapid progress.

"I've had some insights recently, and after a period of seclusion, I broke through to the Half-Step Golden Elixir realm. Unfortunately, this has used up all my accumulation, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to improve further in a short period of time!" Li Shiming replied frankly.

The corner of Elder Su's mouth twitched. If Li Shiming had not indeed broken through to the Half-Step Golden Core, he would have wanted to ask Li Shiming, how long have you been practicing and how come you have accumulated so much experience.

"I don't have anything to teach you right now. You should reduce your alchemy work and participate in more safe tasks!" Elder Su thought about it and put forward his own suggestions.

If Li Shiming was still at the peak of foundation building, he would not have made such a suggestion. Li Shiming's alchemy can be regarded as a kind of control exercise of spiritual power.

But Li Shiming has already become a half-step golden elixir, which means that Li Shiming's golden elixir path has a clear direction, and all he needs is an opportunity.

Since Li Shiming has been refining elixirs for such a long time without any realization, he should put aside the alchemy work and do other things to see if these other things can give him some realization.

A normal Half-Step Golden Elixir would carry out dangerous combat missions and constantly hone himself between life and death.

It is obvious that Li Shiming cannot be allowed to do this. Not to mention that Elder Ma will not agree, even the sect will not allow such a thing to happen. If something happens to Li Shiming, it will be a huge loss for their line, and even for the sect.

"Yes, Master!" Li Shiming would naturally agree. He still had to listen to his master's advice on the experience of breaking through the golden elixir.

"Regarding your task, don't take it yourself. I will discuss it with Elder Ma!" Elder Su thought about it but still felt a little worried.

Li Shiming bowed and agreed. It was obvious that his master cared more about his safety than he did himself.

In fact, with his current strength, he can almost be called the number one in the Foundation Establishment Period.

If he didn't have the noble identity of a master alchemist, constant life and death trials would be his best choice.

"Junior brother, it seems that you are about to catch up with me!" Ye Jingxian smiled at Li Shiming.

She was happy for Li Shiming and had no jealousy at all. She was able to succeed in making the elixir entirely thanks to the elixir refined by Li Shiming.

In addition, if Li Shiming becomes a Jindan cultivator, then she and Li Shiming will have hundreds more years to spend together. This means she will have an extra trustworthy companion on the path, which is extremely important.

With a fellow alchemy master like Li Shiming as her companion on the journey, she even has the confidence to reach the Nascent Soul realm that was previously unimaginable.

Of course, she was not just a mere dependent. She was already a Jindan cultivator and she believed that she could be a help to Li Shiming.