[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivation-is-just-so-scientific":3,"chapter-cultivation-is-just-so-scientific-cultivation-is-just-so-scientific-chapter-403":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cultivation is just so scientific!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},233673,509,"Chapter 403 248: Thousand Illusions","cultivation-is-just-so-scientific-chapter-403",403,"\u003Cp>Li Shiming held a jade box in his hand, feeling fortunate as he watched Venerable Huike, whose figure flickered and appeared a distance away, then continued to move until he was no longer visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the backing of Shushan Sect or an elder stepping forward, it would have been impossible to suppress Venerable Huike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Venerable Huike used was indeed the Divine Foot Skill. Having received the inheritance, Li Shiming recognized it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shiming truly realized how formidable the 'A Step as a Thousand Miles' ability of the Nascent Soul Stage was—traveling a distance in one step, this was simply the legendary ability to shrink distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that the intervals between each use of the Divine Foot Skill were determined by the speed of the cultivator's brain activity; as long as the thought speed was fast enough, the Divine Foot Skill could be used continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could almost place a cultivator who practiced the Divine Foot Skill in an invincible position. He longed greatly for the Divine Foot Skill of the Nascent Soul period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, with Li Shiming's current perspective, his understanding of a Nascent Soul cultivator's abilities was merely imaginative, like a blind man groping an elephant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand was the compensation given by Venerable Huike: after one hundred and twenty-eight Array flags were destroyed and the pressure of a Nascent Soul Great Power had caused him some injuries, it was impossible for such a Nascent Soul Great Power as Venerable Huike to really provide Second Grade Spiritual Objects as compensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Venerable Huike was also helpless; as a Nascent Soul Great Power, he wouldn't have Second Grade Spiritual Objects at his disposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, with no other options, Venerable Huike gave a piece of Third-grade Profound Mace Secret Iron as compensation to Li Shiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a gold attribute Third-grade Refining Material, with enough mass to forge a flying sword artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say that Venerable Huike had handed over an artifact was an extreme generosity that even surprised Li Shiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, providing Third-grade Refining Materials was far superior to providing a finished artifact because an artifact forged by another party is always made to suit their characteristics and can never perfectly match one's own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could refine an artifact that met his own needs out of the Profound Mace Secret Iron, it might even be better than any other flying sword artifacts he currently possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shiming tucked away the Profound Mace Secret Iron. He didn't leave immediately; he always felt that although Venerable Huike had left, he was still observing him in some way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled faintly, casually throwing out the one hundred and twenty-eight Array flags, setting up a Formation again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually hoped Venerable Huike would come again and bring him another piece of Third-grade Refining Material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was in no hurry, as he had already reunited with Li Yuanba, who was presently very safe. It wouldn't matter if he waited a while longer to send Li Yuanba on his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venerable Huike was indeed observing Li Shiming from a distance. He still harbored doubts about Li Shiming and even suspected that the one who had set up the surveillance was Li Shiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly, the location of Li Shiming was too sensitive, too close to where the pass that Li Yuanba carried had gone missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Cultivation World, there are no coincidences; everything is connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being at the Nascent Soul Stage, the trustworthiness of Venerable Huike's psychic senses was still reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for concerns over Li Shiming's identity, Venerable Huike would have been ready to capture him and use measures to make Li Shiming confess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Buddhist way has many methods to mystify the soul; with Venerable Huike's level, making Li Shiming tell the truth would not be difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Venerable Huike did not wish to proceed that way. The matter of Li Yuanba being a Bodhisattva reincarnation was significant, but the alliance between Shushan Sect and Qianye Temple was even more critical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter of Li Yuanba being a Bodhisattva reincarnation was still a guess. For the sake of a guess, to capture Li Shiming, a True Inheritor of Alchemy from Shushan Sect, and interrogate him—even if Li Shiming wasn't greatly harmed afterward, it would still impact the relationship between the two sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, using methods that mystified the soul would, to some extent, affect a cultivator's soul, hindering future cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Venerable Huike, did you not find Li Yuanba?\" Zhi Ming Arhat, seeing Venerable Huike return, promptly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, Zhi Ming, go and monitor that Li Shiming 120 li away in the Array; he is Shushan Sect's True Inheritor of Alchemy. Make sure he does not detect you!\" Venerable Huike pointed in a direction as he instructed Zhi Ming Arhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Venerable, he couldn't possibly monitor Li Shiming for a long time. He also believed that, with Li Shiming's mid-stage Foundation Establishment strength, Zhi Ming Arhat was more than capable of monitoring him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Venerable Huike, is Li Shiming related to Li Yuanba?\" Zhi Ming Arhat asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the two cultivators shared the same surname, the surname Li was common, and while there weren't billions in the Cultivation World, there were definitely millions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just a feeling. Shushan Sect values Li Shiming highly. If you discover anything, report it directly, and do not act on your own!\" Venerable Huike, realizing the gravity of the situation, sternly instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll head over now!\" Zhi Ming Arhat asked no more questions. If Venerable Huike said there was an issue with Li Shiming, there must be an issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shiming stayed in the same place for a day, appearing to treat his injuries on the surface. In reality, his injuries were very light; the Pure Dao Body accelerated the healing of his injuries, which had already recovered during his conversation with Venerable Huike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deciding to leave, he collected the Array flags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he couldn't precisely sense someone spying, he still felt somewhat uneasy; he suspected he was still being monitored by Qianye Temple using some method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't fly toward Jieshan Mountain Pass but changed direction, heading toward Thousand Illusion Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuanba's clone had directly entered secluded cultivation in the machine room space. With plenty of top-tier Spirit Pills and the previous carnage, it was time to rapidly enhance his strength, and being in the machine room space did not hinder his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>",1068,"2026-05-29T15:23:13.735Z","2026-06-01T04:29:36.269Z",1,"novelbin.me","58f896c32a20ef76070a9d1c2ec7910ea3f8a92565323725d2ab6759612dc0d0","cultivation-is-just-so-scientific-chapter-404","cultivation-is-just-so-scientific-chapter-402",1800,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-is-just-so-scientific-cover.jpg"]