Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 2004: Chapter 1048: Enhancement_2

Within the Cave Heaven Core, the ’Sword Intent Rule Rune’ and ’Gold Element Rule Rune’ emitted a brilliant light, which was the source of all changes inside the cave heaven.

When the Cave Heaven Core finished digesting the insights shared by Li Shiming, Li Yuanba’s aura suddenly rose to the next level.

Now, he completely distanced himself from Inheritor Great Ability, not in terms of battle strength, but in terms of realm.

His cave heaven expanded again, allowing for more space to store energy.

Li Yuanba slowly opened his eyes, and at the moment his eyes opened, a streak of sword intent shot out from them.

Fortunately, this was within his own cave heaven, otherwise, if any cultivator met his gaze, the inadvertently leaked sword intent might be enough to severely injure an Inheritor Great Ability.

”Am I now in Middle Stage Great Power?” he murmured to himself.

He never would have thought that an outburst on Li Shiming’s end would bring him such tremendous benefits.

Don’t underestimate the advancement from Early Stage to Middle Stage; the vast majority of Great Powers in the Cultivation World are at the early stage.

Of these, all Inheritor Great Abilities are at Early Stage Great Power, and even after thousands of years of accumulation, they cannot break through the bottleneck from early stage to middle stage.

This is an inevitable situation; the cave heaven of Inheritor Great Ability is their greatest limitation.

As for Free Great Power, even without the strong limitations of Inheritor Great Ability, it is still extremely difficult to advance to Middle Stage Great Power.

It’s astonishing that Li Yuanba, having just recently ascended to Great Power, advanced again to reach Middle Stage Great Power; such a cultivation speed would shock the entire Cultivation World.

Of course, truthfully, the insights about ’Gold Rules’ and ’Sword Intent Rule’ shared from Li Shiming have not been completely integrated into himself.

If he could fully digest the sword unleashed by Li Shiming during the ninth heavenly thunder, his cultivation might further enhance.

Li Yuanba sensed his own condition, and his own strength left him in awe.

This closed-door meditation lasted even less time than he imagined, requiring only five days to complete a comprehensive enhancement of himself.

This is not surprising; an improvement in rule insights enhances the Cave Heaven Core, and once the Cave Heaven Core is enhanced, subsequent transformations follow quickly.

With a single step, he exited his cave heaven and appeared in the outside world.

As soon as he stepped out of the cave heaven, his identity jade disc transmitted a notification, and upon checking, he found that Sword Elder was looking for him.

He performed space movement to leave his own abode, with Sword Elder appearing in front of him immediately after.

”Wow!” Sword Elder gasped upon seeing Li Yuanba, momentarily forgetting what he intended to say.

”Sword Elder, what brings you to me?” Li Yuanba proactively asked.

”Has your realm improved? Middle Stage Great Power? How long has it been?” Sword Elder’s mind was still in chaos, and he queried repeatedly.

Sword Elder considered himself a genius, inheriting the sword dao talent of the Jian Family.

Yet, despite controlling the resources of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, he stagnated at Early Stage Great Power for over a millennium.

If it weren’t for the emergence of Li Shiming, he would have given up any thoughts of further advancement long ago.

But looking at Li Yuanba, Sword Elder felt that Li Yuanba’s ascension to Great Power seemed to happen right before his eyes, and just in a blink, Li Yuanba advanced again.

”I had some insights regarding the ancestor’s inheritance!” Li Yuanba had already prepared an explanation.

He received the inheritance from the ancestor of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion in front of numerous Great Powers.

This was not a secret; truly understanding the ancestor’s inheritance of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, to improve one’s realm by a small extent is no surprise.

”But...” Sword Elder wanted to say something but was stuck.

He wanted to comment on how quickly Li Yuanba advanced to Great Power, but considering Li Yuanba’s sword dao talent, he fell silent.

Li Yuanba’s talent was incredibly strong, for he was a genius who could comprehend ’Chaos Sword Intent’ solely through understanding the ’Sword Intent Stele.’

Moreover, he obtained the ancestor’s inheritance through ’Chaos Sword Intent,’ being the sole person in history of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion to do so.

Not to mention, Li Yuanba also had the companionship of Li Shiming, who over the last century refined countless Fifth-grade Spiritual Pills for Great Powers.

Though it’s uncertain how many Fifth-grade Spiritual Pills Li Shiming shared with Li Yuanba, given Li Yuanba’s situation advancing to middleground, it was likely not few.

Sword Elder couldn’t help but envy Li Yuanba for having such a friend—forming a life-and-death bond with a friend who shares resources is a rare and precious opportunity.

”By the way, Yin Shilan ascended to Great Power five days ago; as Li Shiming’s friend, you should go congratulate her!” Sword Elder finally remembered why he sought Li Yuanba, and spoke up.

Li Yuanba wouldn’t tell Sword Elder that he was well aware of this matter.

”I’ll head over right away!” he nodded.

”Do you need the pavilion to prepare a gift?” Sword Elder asked, then explained, ”You are now also an ancestor of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion and can mobilize the core resources here!”

”There’s no need, I have a congratulatory gift ready!” Li Yuanba shook his head with a smile.

With a flash, he departed from Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.

Since ascending to Great Power, he can perform space movement across continental distances without the assistance of Flying Boat or Spiritual Pet.

From Central State Continent to Dongqi Continent, he reached in just a few hours.

The mountain gate of Ten Thousand Beast Sect stood wide open, and a celebratory atmosphere filled the whole place.

Every cultivator of Ten Thousand Beast Sect wore a smile, as the sect gained another Great Power.

These cultivators were unaware of the differences among Great Powers; they only knew that a typical superpower would have just one Great Power, but Ten Thousand Beast Sect now had three.

This elevated the status of Ten Thousand Beast Sect once more, greatly enhancing their cultivators’ clout within the Cultivation World.

After the announcement of the joyous news, Ten Thousand Beast Sect prepared for the grand ceremony.

Having previous experience, Ten Thousand Beast Sect handled it smoothly.

Though the formal ceremony had yet to begin, some Great Powers had already dispatched their avatars.

These Great Power avatars preferred to wait at Ten Thousand Beast Sect rather than arrive late.

Li Taibai was responsible for welcoming these Great Power avatars, as Yin Shilan was still stabilizing her realm, and Li Shiming was in recovery.

Li Shiming paid a heavy price for Yin Shilan’s sake this time.

While he indeed gained considerable return, the massive consumption was not something that could be quickly recuperated.

Currently, his strength is at a low point, which is why he avoids meeting those Great Power avatars.

If he were to appear, some avatars might notice the difference.

He doesn’t wish to test people’s hearts with his life; despite possessing strong self-preservation capabilities, he won’t consider putting himself at risk.

Li Shiming’s physical body has already recovered, as ’Innate Wood’ divine skill is a top-tier healing skill, highly effective at healing self or injuries at the same level.

His primary issue now is cave heaven energy, with energy in all five cave heavens at precarious levels.

Despite his five cave heavens producing vast energy, regaining the ability to mobilize cave heaven energy for combat would take at least ten years.

Li Shiming was examining his condition, where his physical body showed increased strength due to the overload in execution and subsequent recovery.

Within his cave heaven, among the core rule runes, the ’Gold Element Rule Rune’ and ’Sword Intent Rule Rune’ advanced significantly.

However, the ’Gold Element Rule Rune’s improvement was held back by the other Four Five Elements Rule Runes, causing it to fall back every time it advanced, due to the influence of ’Five Elements Qi Absorption Array.’

He didn’t have much thought regarding the ’Gold Element Rule Rune’s situation; it was similar to before, and its impact on combat power was negligible.

His strongest combat ability currently lies in Sword Cultivator, while Thunder Cultivator lagged slightly.