On this day, an extremely important guest came to Shushan Sect. Venerable Huike from Qianye Temple came in person and was received by the sect's Zuo Laozu.
The entire Shushan Sect was bustling with activity, because Venerable Huike was making an open visit, so the Shushan Sect had to show an attitude of welcoming the Nascent Soul Patriarch.
Li Shiming received a message from Ancestor Zuo, asking him to go to Ancestor Zuo's cave.
When no other Nascent Soul ancestors came out of retreat in the sect, Ancestor Zuo was the highest authority in the Shushan Sect, and Li Shiming had to obey his orders.
Ancestor Zuo's cave is located in the core area of the sect. When Li Shiming came to the outside of the mountain protection formation, the formation had already opened a passage for him.
He flew into the formation and saw two people beside the waterfall. One of them was Patriarch Zuo and the other was Venerable Huike.
What caught Li Shiming's attention the most was that the water of this waterfall was actually spiritual spring water. When the spiritual spring water fell from the waterfall, the entire area was filled with spiritual mist, making the monks in it feel refreshed and happy.
You should know that spiritual spring water of this quality is used by other Jindan cultivators to brew spiritual tea.
The grand scale of the event surprised even the worldly-wise Li Shiming.
"Li Shiming greets Ancestor Zuo, and greets Your Excellency!" Li Shiming landed beside the two Nascent Soul ancestors and saluted respectfully.
The two Yuanying ancestors were tasting tea. Based on the aroma of the spiritual tea, he could tell that it was the third-grade spiritual tea that he had roasted.
With the identity of Patriarch Zuo, most of the third-grade spiritual tea roasted by Li Shiming and handed over to the sect was probably divided up by the Yuanying Patriarch.
Given the reputation of this third-grade spiritual tea, it is definitely the best spiritual tea besides the fourth-grade spiritual tea, and it is more than enough to entertain distinguished guests.
Li Shiming had only heard of the fourth-grade spiritual tea but had never seen it. He had obtained the spatial items of a false infant cultivator and a Nascent Soul ancestor, but had not seen the fourth-grade spiritual tea in any of them. It should be that the fourth-grade spiritual tea is extremely rare even at the level of the Nascent Soul ancestor.
"Shiming, your strength is improving very quickly. It seems that I will have to rely on you to refine pills for me in the future!" Ancestor Zuo smiled and waved his hand at Li Shiming.
Patriarch Zuo had a very good attitude towards Li Shiming, which Li Shiming had discovered a long time ago. Patriarch Zuo did not take the competition between the younger generations seriously. With his realm, perhaps only those who reached the level of the great elder would be taken seriously by him.
Li Shiming possesses an excellent talent for alchemy. Such talents are extremely valued in any large sect, and Patriarch Zuo's attitude also reflects this importance.
"Thank you for the compliment, ancestor!" Li Shiming responded carefully.
He gathered his spirit, and at this moment, he suppressed his telepathy tightly, not daring to show it in the slightest.
There are two Yuanying ancestors in front of him. He knows the limitations of his telepathy. If he dares to show his telepathy, he will definitely be discovered by the two Yuanying ancestors.
If only Old Ancestor Zuo was here, perhaps he would just laugh it off and treat it as an ignorant behavior of the younger generation.
But it would be different if Venerable Huike were still around. If he knew that Li Shiming had mastered the ability to read other people's minds, he would definitely investigate the origin of this ability.
Most importantly, the psychic powers such as 'telepathy' are extremely susceptible to backlash. If used in front of a cultivator who is much stronger than oneself, the backlash will inevitably be even more terrifying.
"I asked you to come here this time because Venerable Huike of Qianye Temple has given you the inheritance of 'Divine Eyes' as agreed before. You only have one chance. Do you choose to learn it now, or wait until you become stronger before making a decision?" Patriarch Zuo smiled and explained the reason for calling Li Shiming over.
Patriarch Zuo's words were all out of consideration for Li Shiming. He was worried that Li Shiming would choose to immediately take the test of the inheritance of 'Divine Eyes' because of Venerable Huike.
Venerable Huike came here this time for two reasons, one was to build relationships, because Venerable Huijing of Qianye Temple developed an inner demon, which caused the top combat power of Qianye Temple to drop significantly. Venerable Huike also thought that the attack on Qianye Temple was done by Tianxing Trading Company, so he needed to form closer ties with other major sects in order to deal with possible attacks next time.
The second is to deliver the compensation promised to Li Shiming. Qianye Temple owes Li Shiming a chance to inherit the "Shenmutong".
Venerable Huike had some careful thoughts on this matter. Li Shiming had just been promoted to the Golden Core Stage not long ago, and now he was taking the test of the inheritance of "Divine Eyes". The probability of passing it was extremely low.
Qianye Temple naturally did not want Li Shiming to pass the test of the 'Divine Eyes' inheritance. Although the 'Divine Eyes' was not a very strong magical power, it was one of the several major inherited magical powers of Qianye Temple, and its importance was self-evident.
Taking advantage of the time when Li Shiming just got promoted to the Golden Core, he was allowed to take the test of the inheritance of 'Divine Eyes'. This would not only fulfill his promise, but also prevent Shushan Sect from gaining any benefits. Why not do it?
Patriarch Zuo knew what Venerable Huike was thinking, so he deliberately reminded Li Shiming.
"I want to learn 'Divine Eyes' right now, please help me, Your Excellency!" Li Shiming's eyes lit up. He had wanted to inform Qianye Temple of the agreement a long time ago, but due to the unstable situation in the Northern Shu continent in recent times, he did not notify them.
He didn't expect Qianye Temple to take the initiative to pass on the inheritance of 'Divine Eyes' to him, which was exactly what he wanted.
Patriarch Zuo did not say anything more. The choice of the path of cultivation would often affect the entire life of a cultivator. Even though Patriarch Zuo was a Nascent Soul ancestor, he could not make choices for the cultivators of the sect.
There is no right or wrong in this choice. Perhaps it is correct in the eyes of Ancestor Zuo, but it may be wrong in the eyes of cultivators.
Anyway, it is the cultivators themselves who have to bear the consequences, so it is enough that Ancestor Zuo has fulfilled his obligations.
"Young donor, you have great talent. I believe you will be able to pass the test of 'Divine Vision'. Come over here, I will protect you!" Venerable Huike said kindly, waving his hand.
Patriarch Zuo smiled and took Li Shiming to the location pointed by Venerable Huike. He did not leave, but stood beside Li Shiming.
This attitude is very clear. Patriarch Zuo will be there to protect Li Shiming.
The test of supernatural powers is dangerous.
If Li Shiming was an ordinary Jindan cultivator, it would not matter even if he died on the spot, but Li Shiming was an alchemy master, and the alchemy master with the highest level of alchemy among the same level in the Northern Shu Continent. Once such a talent died, it would have a great impact on the Shushan Sect.
According to incomplete statistics, since Li Shiming became a master of alchemy, the speed at which the Shushan Sect's Golden Elixir cultivators improve their realm has increased by more than times.
Before Li Shiming became a Jindan cultivator, only the Jindan early stage cultivators benefited. After he became a Jindan cultivator, more Jindan middle stage cultivators benefited. I believe that with Li Shiming's cultivation speed, the Jindan late stage cultivators will soon benefit as well.
Patriarch Zuo was also worried that Qianye Temple would take this opportunity to attack Li Shiming. Although the possibility was extremely low, he did not want to take the risk.
As long as he is by his side, even if Li Shiming encounters trouble, he can help Li Shiming get out safely.
Venerable Huike did not seem to notice Patriarch Zuo’s wariness. He maintained a kind expression and took out a relic from the items in the space.
This relic is like an eyeball. When Li Shiming looks at the eyeball relic, he always has an illusion that the eyeball relic is looking at him.
Under the control of Venerable Huike, the eyeball relic flew in front of Li Shiming.
“If you probe your spiritual thoughts into it, the test will be activated!” Venerable Huike said with a smile.
Patriarch Zuo frowned slightly. He was a little dissatisfied with Venerable Huike. Venerable Huike did not give any hints, which made Li Shiming's chance of passing the inheritance test even lower.
Li Shiming followed the words of Venerable Huike and probed his spiritual thoughts into the eyeball relic.
As soon as his divine thought entered the eyeball relic, his brain consciousness containing this divine thought was sucked into the eyeball relic.
Then his brain consciousness saw that he was in a strange world. This world was like a kaleidoscope. The world was divided into countless mirrors. The mirrors reflected each other, forming a strange picture.
Every mirror in this world has some special attraction, trying to draw Li Shiming's attention to this mirror.
Countless mirrors simultaneously emitted a special attraction, as if they wanted to split his gaze into countless parts, but he did not have this ability, and the spirit corresponding to his gaze would be affected.
At first, this influence was bearable, but when the kaleidoscope world began to rotate, the impact on the mind continued to increase.
The kaleidoscope world was spinning faster and faster, and the countless mirrored worlds were cutting his vision and spirit like blades.
This is a test. If Li Shiming did not have extremely strong corresponding talents or had undergone long-term corresponding training, he would most likely have withdrawn due to mental damage.
This is also what Venerable Huike hoped to see, but when he looked at Li Shiming's face, he did not see the expression he wanted to see.
You should know that after Li Shiming's consciousness is sucked into the eye relic, Li Shiming will lose control of his expression, and all psychological changes will be reflected on his face. By observing his facial expression, you can know how he is doing in the test of "Divine Eyes".
Indeed, the test of the inheritance of 'Divine Eyes' is an extreme torture to the spirit. Without the corresponding talent, even if one trains for a long time for the inheritance test, one cannot pass the test of the inheritance of 'Divine Eyes'.
Chiba Temple's countless years of experience can prove this.
But Li Shiming's situation was somewhat special. No matter how much torture his brain suffered, it was only one of his 191 brains. With the support of his life-saving magic weapon IBMz15, the impact he suffered did not put any pressure on him at all.
Venerable Huike looked at Li Shiming in disbelief. If it weren't for Patriarch Zuo watching nearby, he would have wanted to investigate Li Shiming's situation himself.
Li Shiming didn't look like he was taking the test of the inheritance of 'Divine Eyes', he was just taking an ordinary rest.
If the test of inheriting the 'Divine Eyes' was really so easy, why would it take hundreds or even thousands of years for Qianye Temple to produce a successor to the 'Divine Eyes' heritage?
Inside the eyeball relic, the world was no longer rotating regularly, but was twisting irregularly, which increased the impact on Li Shiming's spirit many times.
Venerable Huike looked grim. Judging from the state of his eye relics, he knew that this was the final step in the test of inheritance.
Under normal circumstances, the test of supernatural power inheritance is divided into multiple steps. Each time you pass a step, you can obtain a layer of supernatural power inheritance.
Just like when the divine feet power is passed down, if you pass the entry test, you can get 'lotus blossoms with every step', and then if you pass more tests, you can get deeper magical powers such as 'the world is within reach'.
'Shenmutong' is relatively simple, but it is also divided into multiple levels.
Li Shiming had only one chance to be tested. Originally, Venerable Huike thought that Li Shiming had at most obtained the entry-level supernatural power of "Divine Eyes".
But judging from Li Shiming's performance, I'm afraid that Li Shiming will obtain the full inheritance of 'Divine Eyes'. As long as Li Shiming's realm is improved enough, he will be able to master the 'Divine Eyes'.
The partial outflow of 'Shenmutong' is a completely different concept from the complete outflow of 'Shenmutong'.
Part of the 'Divine Eyes' was leaked out, and no matter how much Li Shiming practiced the 'Divine Eyes', he could not achieve greater success in this magical power.
But after obtaining the entire inheritance of 'Divine Eyes', Li Shiming might one day cultivate 'Divine Eyes' to perfection and be able to make inherited items such as eyeball relics by himself. In that case, 'Divine Eyes' would no longer belong to Qianye Temple alone.
Venerable Huike felt a little regretful. Why did he agree to compensate Li Shiming with an opportunity to inherit his supernatural powers?
Fortunately, it is the 'Divine Eyes Power', which to some extent can be said to be the weakest of all magical powers. Precisely because it is the weakest, Qianye Temple regards it as one of the compensations to Li Shiming.
Although Venerable Huike had many thoughts in his mind, he did not make any small moves.
The old ancestor Zuo next to him is very experienced. No matter what you do, you can't escape the old ancestor Zuo's perception.
It would definitely not be a good choice to make enemies with Patriarch Zuo and the entire Shushan Sect for Li Shiming, at a time when Qianye Temple is at its weakest, with problems both internally and powerful enemies externally.
In contrast to Venerable Huike's expression, Patriarch Zuo had a faint smile on his face.
If it weren't for the fact that Venerable Huike looked unhappy and if Patriarch Zuo didn't want to let Venerable Huike lose face in his home, he would have wanted to laugh out loud.
Patriarch Zuo also noticed that Li Shiming seemed to be particularly suited to this 'Divine Eyes', and the test of 'Divine Eyes' was not difficult at all for Li Shiming.
He thought that Li Shiming was really lucky. Perhaps this was Li Shiming's blessing. The magical power inheritance that Qianye Temple randomly chose was the magical power that most suited Li Shiming.
As for the 'Divine Eyes' being the weakest magical power, it is a magical power. Even if it is the weakest magical power, once mastered, it will be of great benefit when promoted to the Nascent Soul Stage.
The Nascent Soul ancestors who have mastered supernatural powers and the Nascent Soul ancestors who have not mastered supernatural powers can be said to be two levels of Nascent Soul cultivators.