Although Li Shiming's spiritual pet is only light gold in color, it is still only a spiritual pet of the third-grade great demon level.

Judging from the various obvious dragon characteristics, this is a four-clawed golden dragon.

Even among the dragon-type pets of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, there is not a single dragon-type pet whose bloodline can surpass that of Li Shiming's pet.

Sect Master Ji looked at his dragon-type pet. Although his dragon-type pet had reached the middle fourth level, he felt a hint of fear when he sensed the aura emanating from Li Shiming's pet.

Of course, if a real battle breaks out, Sect Master Ji's dragon-type pet can easily kill the Phantom Dragon, but the dragon clan attaches the most importance to bloodline, and purer bloodline brings natural suppression to lower-level bloodlines.

The Phantom Dragon felt its own power; its overall strength had greatly increased. Its top-level dragon bloodline made it far superior to ordinary third-grade spiritual pets in many aspects.

It happily wrapped its body around Li Shiming, showing him its new body.

Li Shiming had a clearer judgment of its strength through the contract. At this time, the body of the Phantom Dragon had extremely strong resistance to various energy attacks, which was the innate ability of the dragon clan.

In addition, the power of the Phantom Dragon is five times that of Li Shiming, which is an extremely powerful power.

You should know that the 'Taiqing Xuangui Jue' that Li Shiming practiced is a top-level body-refining technique. He practiced the Jindan chapter of this technique to the extreme and reached the level of a great elder in body refining.

His strength is definitely the ceiling among human cultivators in the Jindan stage.

The reason why the Phantom Dragon has five times the strength of Li Shiming is because of the power brought by its pure dragon blood.

In addition to defense and strength, the Phantom Dragon also retains its own innate abilities, invisibility and poison.

However, Li Shiming did not let the Phantom Dragon demonstrate its invisibility ability on the spot. The Phantom Dragon's invisibility ability is somewhat special and even divine thoughts cannot detect it.

He didn't know if there were any cultivators from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect who knew the Absolute Spirit Phantom Snake. The current Phantom Dragon no longer had any trace of the Absolute Spirit Phantom Snake, which also made it impossible for the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect cultivators to know that the Phantom Dragon also had the ability to become invisible.

This kind of stealth ability is best kept secret forever to achieve the best effect.

"Master Li, you are born to be a disciple of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect!" When Sect Master Ji saw that the Phantom Dragon had finished its transformation, he walked forward and said with a smile.

Her words made many cultivators laugh. Although Li Shiming joined the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect halfway, the alchemy ability he demonstrated had already made many cultivators have a good impression of Li Shiming.

Now that Li Shiming's spirit pet has such a strong dragon bloodline, it is indeed as Sect Master Ji said, and he should be a disciple of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

"Thank you, Sect Master, for your help. I didn't expect there would be such a big commotion, affecting all of my fellow Taoists and seniors!" Li Shiming looked at the cultivators brought by the Phantom Dragon, and bowed to apologize to Sect Master Ji and the surrounding cultivators.

"Master Li, you have made contributions to the sect, and the sect will never forget it. However, we will deduct 5,000 contribution points from your secret technique and demon pill for you this time!" Sect Master Ji said with a smile and waved his hand.

"It's my duty!" Li Shiming had no complaints. He understood that Sect Master Ji had given him a huge benefit. Otherwise, this kind of secret inheritance technique, let alone five thousand contribution points, could not be exchanged even with twice as many contribution points without the Sect Master's consent.

Inherited secrets and techniques are the foundation of a sect, and only disciples recognized by the sect are qualified to learn them.

Sect Leader Ji did not stay long. Her figure turned into a streak of light and disappeared. Seeing that there was no excitement, the other cultivators also left.

"Master Jiang, this is the Master Li you introduced to the sect, right?" Li Shiming saw an early Nascent Soul cultivator looking at him, so he asked Master Jiang Hong beside him.

"Master Xie, I was the one who introduced Master Li to the sect!" Master Jiang Hong replied with a slight smile. He introduced to Li Shiming, "This is Master Xie Lang. Master Li, come and meet him!"

"Li Shizhen meets Master Xie!" Li Shiming had heard of the reputation of Master Xie Lang, who was one of the top three alchemy masters in the sect along with Master Jiang Hong.

He has been in the sect for three years, and this is the first time he has seen the legendary Master Xie Lang.

If he hadn't caused such a big fuss this time, it would be unknown when he would be able to meet this master alchemist.

"Master Li, I have seen the fourth-grade elixir you refined. I am ashamed of myself. I wonder if you are interested in participating in my research. I am currently studying how to enhance spiritual fire, and have achieved some phased results!" Master Xie Lang spoke very directly and started with an invitation.

Li Shiming was confused. He didn't know why Master Xie Lang invited him to participate in the research.

This type of research is usually very private. Even if there are results, Master Xie Lang will regard it as his own unique ability. Even if he shares it with other alchemy masters in the sect, he will have to obtain enough benefits from the other alchemy masters before he can do so.

It was quite remarkable that Master Xie Lang invited him to join when he had achieved certain results.

"Master Xie, this is a bit unfair of you. Even if Master Li wants to participate in the research, he should participate in my research!" Master Jiang Hong said in a deep voice with a slightly changed expression.

"Look at Master Li's spirit pet. He is a natural dragon cultivator. You just took the opportunity to get to know Master Li. With Master Li's alchemy ability, you appeared in the sphere of influence of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. One day you will join the sect!" Master Xie Lang spoke very bluntly, and without any politeness he negated the credit of Master Jiang Hong's introduction.

Li Shiming finally understood that Master Xie Lang was an alchemy master from the dragon lineage, and he came to snatch people from Master Jiang Hong.

"Thank you Master Xie for your kindness. Currently I just want to advance to the Nascent Soul stage and don't want to participate in research!" Li Shiming did not hesitate at all and immediately rejected Master Xie Lang's invitation.

He couldn't waver at this time. If he really agreed to Master Xie Lang and joined the Dragon lineage by changing jobs, he would not be recognized by much. Instead, he would completely break with the Phoenix lineage and ruin his reputation.

"It's okay, you're always welcome here!" Master Xie Lang said with a smile.

He nodded to Master Jiang Hong, turned and left.

"Master Li, I have something I need to discuss with you in private!" Master Jiang Hong watched Master Xie Lang go away before speaking to Li Shiming.

Li Shiming invited him to the hall of the cave, seated him as host and guest, and brewed a fourth-grade spiritual tea for him.

"You must not leave the sect in the near future!" Master Jiang Hong did not touch the fourth-grade spiritual tea, but said seriously.

"What is this for?" Li Shiming asked curiously.

He has even joined the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. With the strength of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, if any cultivator or force wants to deal with him, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect has the power to deter them.

Especially since even Master Jiang Hong knew about it, shouldn't the sect just take care of such matters?

After all, he is a master of alchemy and has demonstrated his own value.

"The dragon blood of your spirit pet is too pure, and your realm is too low. I am worried that some dragon cultivators will seize your spirit pet and extract its blood!" Master Jiang Hong explained the reason.

Li Shiming thought of Sect Master Ji's exclamation after seeing the Phantom Dragon's transformation, and then thought about the time in the cave when he witnessed the horror of the four-clawed dragon. A spiritual pet with pure dragon blood is definitely the strongest companion of a cultivator.

If his realm reached the Nascent Soul stage, or if the Phantom Dragon reached the fourth level, perhaps those cultivators would have some concerns.

He was now like a child walking in a busy city with a gold brick in his mouth, so it was inevitable that he would be targeted by the monks.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel helpless. No matter where he went, as long as he performed too well, it would be a trouble.

He didn't pay attention to this aspect when he was in the Northern Shu Continent, which led to him leaving his hometown.

He came to the Dongqi Continent and had been hiding his abilities, but he didn't expect that he would still be remembered by others.

"Thank you, Master Jiang. I will be careful!" Li Shiming bowed and expressed his gratitude.

"Now that you have this spiritual pet, you will have no rivals in the Jindan stage. Congratulations!" Master Jiang Hong smiled and said when he saw that Li Shiming had listened to his advice.

Li Shiming also smiled when he heard this.

There was not much ripples in his heart. Even without the Phantom Dragon, he was invincible in the Golden Core Stage.

He chatted with Master Jiang Hong for a while, and after Master Jiang Hong drank the fourth-grade spiritual tea, he stood up and said goodbye.

Li Shiming sent him off the mountain and back to the cave. Only then did he have time to release the Phantom Dragon and carefully examine its abilities.

Because of the change of contract, the connection between him and the Phantom Dragon was strengthened a lot.

As his mind moved slightly, the Phantom Dragon understood what he meant, and its body instantly became invisible.

Li Shiming's spiritual sense swept around, but he could not find the existence of the Phantom Dragon, not even a trace of its breath.

If it weren't for the contract, he really wouldn't have been able to discover that the Phantom Dragon was so close to him.

He sensed the poison of the Phantom Dragon again. It was because he had a contractual relationship with the Phantom Dragon that the poison did not cause any harm to his mind. He sensed the strong danger of the poison from his mind.

The toxicity of this poison has increased more than three times. I'm afraid that even the Great Elder would die instantly if bitten.

The power of the Phantom Dragon's claws has also been greatly enhanced. He has tried to let the Phantom Dragon scratch his skin with its claws, but it broke through his body defense with just a slight scratch and tore his skin.

The life-saving magic weapon IBMz15 re-evaluated the combat power of the Phantom Dragon. The Phantom Dragon can easily kill any elder, including Li Shiming himself.

Because of the Phantom Dragon's stealth ability, its first attack was impossible to dodge. By the time you realized you were being attacked, the attack had already hit you.

It depends on the luck of the person being attacked. If he is caught by the claws of the Phantom Dragon, he may still have a chance to survive. But if he is bitten by the poisonous fangs, then he will surely die unless he is a Nascent Soul cultivator.

After seeing IBMz15's assessment of the combat capability of the Phantom Dragon, Li Shiming felt a deep sense of crisis.

Originally, he always believed that he was invincible in the Jindan stage. He had five Jindans, and all five Jindans had reached the level of a grand elder. His body refining had also reached the level of a grand elder, and his spirit was also at the level of a grand elder.

It can be said that he is a comprehensive great elder-level monk without any weaknesses.

But this is based on human cultivators. Spiritual beasts with dragon blood like the Phantom Dragon can possess strength far exceeding that of human cultivators as long as their blood is strong enough.

In the same realm, human cultivators cannot compare with dragon-blooded spirit beasts.

Not to mention, in addition to the dragon bloodline, there is also the phoenix bloodline, as well as some other powerful bloodline spirit beasts.

If he cannot be promoted to the Nascent Soul stage in the next few years, he will need to go to the Green Field Cave Heaven to look for opportunities. At that time, he will meet the Jindan cultivators of the Dongqi Continent, and perhaps there will be Jindan cultivators with dragon and phoenix bloodlines or powerful bloodline spirit pets among them.

"It seems that we still need to improve our combat effectiveness!" Li Shiming shook his head and said.

In fact, he had already had a plan to improve his combat power, but his opponents had always been enemies far beyond his own realm, so even if he strengthened his combat power, he was still unable to defeat them.

Now that he has set his imaginary enemy on the strength of the Great Elder Jindan, he has a direction to improve his combat power.

The next day, Li Shiming used his contribution points to exchange for a large amount of third-grade 'Meteoric Gold Stone'.

'Meteorite Gold Stone' is a rare gold-attributed top-grade material for refining flying swords and magic weapons in the Northern Shu Continent, but in the exchange list of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, there are a large number of 'Meteorite Gold Stone' that can be exchanged.

Li Shiming no longer has much demand for resources to advance to the Nascent Soul stage. The main reason is that even if he wants, it is difficult to obtain them in a short period of time. He has already exchanged all the resources for advancement to the Nascent Soul stage that can be exchanged in the sect.

Contribution points were of no use to him during this period, and they came easily to him. As long as he was willing to accept the sect's alchemy tasks, he could accumulate them quickly.

'Meteorite Gold Stone' is a third-grade refining material. Even though it is precious, it is limited.

He exchanged enough to refine 181 flying swords at once, which almost emptied the stocks of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

In the days that followed, the rewards for his alchemy changed. He accepted everything from fourth-grade formation materials to fourth-grade refining materials, as well as various fourth-grade resources.

However, he reduced the frequency of alchemy to only one furnace per month and was no longer as crazy as before.

In his computer room, in addition to refining pills, he also had the ability to refine equipment.

He refined the 'Meteoric Gold Stone' into the semi-finished 'Flowing Star Meteor'. The reason why it is called the semi-finished 'Flowing Star Meteor' is that although these semi-finished products are engraved with 360,000 six-line formations, each of which is composed of solid runes, acceleration runes, sharp runes, flexible runes, spirit storage runes and air-breaking runes, he did not complete the last step.

Another year passed. Since he had free time, he would go back and forth between his cave and the Nascent Soul Library in between making pills. He followed the advice of Master Jiang Hong and never left the sect.

In his mustard seed ring, there are one hundred and ninety semi-finished 'Flowing Star Meteorites', waiting for him to activate them.

Activating 'Flowing Stars' must not be done in the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, so he must leave the sect.