Cultivation is just so scientific!-Chapter 466 - 279 Strength_2

The view was from a high angle overlooking the land, and what made his scalp tingle was that he didn't see the edge of the world but only the entire Beishu Continent and some islands near the Beishu Continent, beyond which lay the ocean.

Even knowing that this land was vast, he had no idea that a photograph taken from such a high altitude would capture only the Beishu Continent.

At this height, in his previous life, one could have captured the outline of a planet.

What shocked him even more was the curvature of the earth. He had believed the earth was flat, based on the data returned from numerous failed rocket launches that had been analyzed by the IBM z15.

But according to this image, the earth still had a curvature, albeit very slight. If the land beneath his feet was still a sphere, he couldn't even imagine how large this planet must be.

He shook his head, realizing that his original satellite plan had to be abandoned, because based on this image, he needed to overturn all previous space research from his former life and establish a new theory of space tailored to this world.

He was not short on time. Currently in the Foundation Establishment stage, he could live two hundred years, and once he broke through to the Golden Core, his lifespan would extend to five hundred years.

He had plenty of time to reinvent a space theory that conformed to this world, but this would definitely not be achieved swiftly, so he decided to put aside his yearning for space for the time being.

However, there was an alternative method: using drones at an altitude close to the Thirty-Three Heavens, some ten thousand meters up, to set up temporary low-altitude satellites.

Few cultivators were willing to approach ten thousand meters, mainly because it was too dangerous—cultivators' control over such heights was not as precise as his.

Most cultivators did not venture above three thousand meters in the air. Awe of high altitudes began from the early stages of being a cultivator, and only those in the Golden Core stage or higher ever ascended to the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Given the scarcity of cultivators at the Golden Core stage and higher, plus the vastness of the sky, a drone fitted with array formation patterns to conceal spiritual energy fluctuations could communicate with the ground using only the radio waves of the previous era.

These radio waves, unrelated to spiritual energy, were unlikely to attract the attention of cultivators, thus greatly reducing the risk of detection.

Li Shiming shifted his research focus to long-endurance drones, and this task was simplified since he did not have to consider using only mundane materials.

His skill in artifact refining was already great and, combined with his almost Array Master-level knowledge of formations and years of studying mechanical engineering and electronic science, he had merged the wisdom of both the previous world and the Cultivation World.

The toughest problem of energy from his previous life was the easiest to solve here: spirit stones were small, yet stored a vast amount of spiritual energy within.

If he used mid-grade spirit stones, their transformed power could keep a drone flying for several months.

While Li Shiming was immersed in his research, Li Yuan Ba, his other self stationed in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, needed to emerge from seclusion once again.

Two years, a very short period for any cultivator—but in just those two years, Li Yuan Ba had made rapid progress in his cultivation.

Sitting next to the five treasure-grade flying swords at the summit of Ten Thousand Sword Peak, Li Yuan Ba's aura seemed to merge with that of Ten Thousand Sword Peak, his Sword Intent appearing as one with the Sword Intent of Ten Thousand Sword Peak.

If a cultivator from the Senluo Sect recognized him, they would be astounded by the rate of his cultivation progress.

His aura had now reached Late-stage Foundation Establishment, and in just two short years, he had advanced from Mid-stage to Late-stage Foundation Establishment, nearing the peak of Foundation Establishment—a cultivation speed almost inconceivable.

However, this cultivation speed occurred quite naturally, aided not only by a considerable amount of top-grade spirit pills but also because of the impact of annihilating Niu Ziru, a Golden Core cultivator, on his Sword Intent.

Since that return to Ten Thousand Sword Peak, Li Yuan Ba's Sword Intent had been increasing at an exceptionally rapid pace.

Suddenly, a breeze began to stir atop Ten Thousand Sword Peak, growing stronger by the moment.

If one were to sense it carefully, they would realize it wasn't just wind but him detaching his Sword Intent from its connection with Ten Thousand Sword Peak.

Ten Thousand Sword Peak had already become different from before; every position where a flying sword was planted was reinforced with Artifact Refining materials, and the reinforced parts of the ten thousand flying swords were integrated with the entire Ten Thousand Sword Peak.

Aside from the core part which had not yet been completed, Elder Lv had devoted countless efforts to designing the Ten Thousand Sword Peak Treasure design and collecting the refindered materials. Only the core Third-grade Refining Materials were not used, and all others were completed by Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba only needed to turn the core Third-grade Refining Materials into the core of the Ten Thousand Sword Peak Treasure as per the requirements, and then he could transform the Ten Thousand Sword Peak into a treasure.

This task naturally had to wait until he reached the Golden Core Stage to proceed, and presently he had done everything that he could.

Retracting the Sword Intent back into his body, he slowly stood up.

His aura was not hidden at all; his sky-surging Sword Intent combined with his near Foundation Establishment Peak realm, his combat power had improved several times compared to two years ago.

He had not expected that, in the absence of the limitations of the Sword Intent, the effects of cultivating with top-grade Spirit Pills would be so good.

Even the Pure Dao Body of his original self, Li Shiming, seemed to be slower in cultivation speed than his.

Both were cultivating with top-grade Spirit Pills to their maximum capacity; it just came down to the two Dao Body's ability to absorb Spiritual Energy.

And on Li Shiming's side, the aid of the Third Grade Golden Lotus and the Spirit Cleansing Carp helped, not to mention that Li Shiming had even made Third Grade Spiritual Tea his daily drink.

Yet, he still did not exceed the cultivation speed of Li Yuanba; the difference likely had to do with the Supreme Yang and Yin Body formed after Li Yuanba cultivated "Purple Qi Eastward."

To balance this Supreme Yang and Yin, Li Yuanba maintained his human state during the day and cultivated the "Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique."

At night he transformed into a Corpse Refining state, which didn't require any Cultivation Technique to actively absorb Spiritual Energy; his body naturally absorbed the cold Yin energy of heaven and earth.

This discovery came from two years ago when he transformed into a Corpse Refining state at night and perceived the change in his body.

It seemed that because the top-grade Spirit Pills had made his human state's Supreme Yang exceed the Corpse Refining state's Yin, the transformation into Corpse Refining caused his body to instinctively balance itself, crazily absorbing the cold Yin energy.

The next day, he noticed something unusual; the improvements in both his human and Corpse Refining states were entirely reflected in his realm enhancement, effectively giving him double the cultivation effect.

It is important to note that during the day, his human state was undergoing cultivation with top-grade Spirit Pills, and at night, due to the time required for the pill effects to diminish, no top-grade Spirit Pills were consumed.

Between the Yin and Yang, he was essentially consuming double the top-grade Spirit Pills each day to aid his cultivation, and naturally, this made his cultivation speed surpass that of his original form.

It is indeed not Li Yuanba's fault for not realizing this initially.

Firstly, his Dao Body, transformed by cultivating "Purple Qi Eastward," was a type of Dao Body that had never appeared in any record before, and understanding this kind of Dao Body's characteristics required a long time of personal exploration.

Li Yuanba, embodying both life and death in one state, while not without precedent, certainly was not discovered in historical records as previously existing.

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Li Yuanba came about by accident, which was further influenced by Li Shiming's lack of knowledge about cultivation, eventually turning the accident into a split identity.

Moreover, due to the abilities of the original body, Li Shiming, the split identity Li Yuanba grew, and through "Purple Qi Eastward" achieved this unknown Dao Body.

Secondly, although Li Yuanba had his own cave dwelling previously, it was within Ten Thousand Sword Peak. Even confident that Elder Jian would not discover anything within the dwelling, he dared not transform into a Corpse within the gaze of Elder Jian.

Only now that he was cultivating alone, did he have the opportunity to switch between Corpse Refining state and human state at any time.