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Chapter 1952: Chapter 1022: Opportunity (Part 2)

She was naturally happy; Li Shiming was practically half a member of Luanyang Palace, so in times of great need, the palace could turn to him. Li Shiming would lend a hand considering Yin Shilan’s presence.

Reflecting on Li Shiming’s age and talent, one realizes he has thousands of years ahead at the Mahayana Realm.

Furthermore, his battle prowess is exceedingly terrifying, an assessment agreed upon by several Great Powers during private exchanges.

Though young and quickly ascending into Great Power status, Li Shiming’s demonstrated combat strength allows him to easily defeat Wen Chao Great Power, forcing other Great Powers to take him seriously.

Given another hundred or thousand years, just imagine how formidable his power would become.

The more they exchanged, the more fear the Great Powers felt.

Without a way to swiftly subdue Li Shiming, no Great Power would dare to take action against him again.

“Thank you, Senior Sister Meng!” Li Shiming respectfully replied.

Great Power Meng Jun led Li Shiming and Yin Shilan into Luanyang Palace, directly into the Inheritance Cave Heaven.

With Li Shiming’s level of strength, he harbored no resistance to entering an Inheritor Great Ability’s Inheritance Cave Heaven. Thoughts of subjugation by such means were only wishful thinking.

Now possessing the ‘Dustless Sword’ and newly crafted ‘Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer,’ he hoped a Great Power would challenge him so he could test his newly refined spirit treasures.

That was wishful thinking indeed as the matter of spirit treasure crafting had already been deduced by several Great Powers.

The ‘Thunder Prison’ on the Dongqi Continent is rigorously supervised, but its circumstances remain under the watchful eye of superpowers. Detailed information may be scarce, but spirit treasure tribulations aren’t blindly misidentified.

Twice the spirit treasure tribulations happened, confirming Li Shiming’s creation of two spirit treasures to the Great Powers.

Li Shiming already possessed spirit treasures though they were crafted with Fourth Grade Top Material, which naturally limits their power.

Therefore, Great Powers unanimously believed Li Shiming’s strength had considerably increased, deepening their apprehension toward him.

Great Power Meng Jun hosted Li Shiming and Yin Shilan at her residence, where she exchanged cultivation experiences at the Mahayana Realm with Li Shiming.

Meanwhile, Meng Jun’s avatar guided Yin Shilan, sharing insights for advancing to Half-step Great Power and offering tailored advice according to her situation.

“Junior Li, after my avatar’s discussions with Shilan, we have advice regarding her ascension opportunity, based on over ten thousand years of Luanyang Palace’s experience. However, we can’t guarantee success!” Great Power Meng Jun hesitated before speaking to Li Shiming.

“Regarding female cultivator advancement, Luanyang Palace is the most experienced. I will heed Senior Sister Meng’s advice!” Li Shiming smiled.

All Great Powers know that ascension opportunities are not guaranteed; chances are rare and fortuitous.

Female cultivators are a special group; their mindset, thoughts, body, and spirit differ from male cultivators.

This is why Li Shiming brought Yin Shilan to Luanyang Palace, which has cultivated female cultivators for over ten thousand years, amassing rich experience in their cultivation.

“Shilan possesses a calm demeanor; without your help, she’d likely never surpass the Great Cultivator Realm!” Great Power Meng Jun lamented.

Cultivators in the Cultivation World must possess a competitive spirit — fighting for opportunities, resources, fortune, and all things beneficial.

A tranquil disposition like Yin Shilan’s limits her to a resource barrier, halting her progress.

Besides, her talent doesn’t stand out compared to the core Great Cultivators of Luanyang Palace.

Meeting Li Shiming, a Dao companion with ample resources, is her saving grace; otherwise, ascending to the Nascent Soul Stage would have been extraordinarily difficult. Meng Jun’s mention of the Great Cultivator Realm was an exaggeration.

“I met Lan’er during the Qi Refinement Realm, and she’s always been this way!” Li Shiming nodded in agreement.

He didn’t mind his contributions at all.

Not only for Yin Shilan, he could nurture dozens of Great Cultivators with ease given his abundant resources.

“Therefore, Shilan should seek her ascension opportunity through her passions!” Great Power Meng Jun continued.

Li Shiming’s eyes lit up as he discerned feasibility in her words.

“Thank you, Senior Sister Meng!” he sincerely thanked her.

They stayed at Luanyang Palace for another month.

During this time, Yin Shilan received daily guidance from Meng Jun’s avatar, an invaluable chance.

Both Meng Jun Great Power and Yin Shilan cultivated the same ‘Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens’ cultivation technique. With Meng Jun’s guidance, Yin Shilan’s understanding increased manifold.

This month proved highly beneficial for Yin Shilan.

Afterward, Li Shiming left with Yin Shilan.

Great sighs of relief were breathed by multiple Inheritor Great Abilities upon his departure from Central State Continent.

The ‘Feiyu Wind Stepping Boat’ sailed toward Beishu Continent, with elite control and speed — taking only over twenty days to reach Beishu Continent.

Turning aside, the ‘Feiyu Wind Stepping Boat’ turned direction, bypassing Beishu Continent to travel via Beihai to Sky Sea Island.

Arriving at Sky Sea Island, Yin Shilan grew lively.

Her childhood memories reside here, deep and unforgettable.

The ‘Feiyu Wind Stepping Boat’ gracefully flew to the former gate of Sky Sea Sect.

Sky Sea Island fell under the management of Beishu Sect; Sky Sea Sect was reestablished.

“Shiming, what about Eagle Beak Island?” At the site where Li Shiming first met Yin Shilan, she asked regretfully.

Li Shiming smiled slightly, raising a hand in the air.

Instantly, numerous rocks emerged from the sea, settling upon Eagle Beak Island’s foundation.

Under Great Power energy, the rocks integrated as part of Eagle Beak Island.

To Yin Shilan’s eyes, Eagle Beak Island was restored and visibly growing.

In the span of thirty minutes, Eagle Beak Island was rebuilt, followed by his foundation’s use of wood energy to plant the former low-grade spirit plants there.

“Lan’er, would you like to explore my grotto?” Li Shiming proposed, gesturing politely to Yin Shilan.

Yin Shilan chuckled, returned the gesture, and together they landed on Eagle Beak Island.

Touching the grass and trees, bless meant by Shiming’s restoration, felt familiar; he had accessed reminiscent imagery from IBMz15 records.

Consequently, everything matched its original likeness without any deviation.

Reflecting upon the past, Shilan mused over her century-long wait followed by joyous days forming a Daoist couple with Li Shiming.

Her heart was profoundly calm, a strange aura arose within her.

Li Shiming sensed this aura with delight — an ascension opportunity.

Without delay, he summoned one hundred and eight vein-locking plates with Great Cultivator Spirit Veins, setting them upon Eagle Beak Island, molding a formation.

On Sky Sea Island, situated North of Beishu Continent, the spiritual energy here wouldn’t suffice for Yin Shilan’s Half-step Great Power breakthrough.

Fortunately, Li Shiming had ample spirit veins from numerous elite Great Cultivators he had slain across superpowers.

With one hundred and eight vein-locking plates in place, spiritual energy erupted like a geyser.

The formation locked this energy within Eagle Beak Island.

A dense spiritual energy column extended skyward, emitting faint spiritual light.