Cultivation is just so scientific!

Li Shiming held only the Jade Scroll in his hand, unable to calm down for a long time.

The content within the Jade Scroll was too shocking; it was a mere Jade Scroll, but it contained extremely detailed information about the entire Beishu Continent.

The level of detail was such that it even included records of the major Sect Formations.

All of the spirit ores, Spirit Plants, and the various powerful Loose Cultivator forces were categorized and recorded within.

Li Shiming himself was highly knowledgeable about Formations, just a whisker away from entering the realm of an Array Master.

Although he was not too familiar with the Sect Formations of other sects, he knew the Sect Formations of both the Shushan Sect and the Senluo Sect very well.

The Jade Scroll did not contain detailed materials about these two major Sect Formations. It only recorded some of the Formation information that was explored, but an Array Master could deduce the operation of the Formations from these clues, which was of great assistance in breaking through the Formations.

Furthermore, inside the Jade Scroll was a contact method for Cultivators from all forces, ranging from the Qi Refining cultivator to the Golden Core cultivator, nearly a thousand in total.

Such a list did not require much guesswork to confirm that it was a roster of intelligence personnel.

Although Skywalk Trading Company needed to establish itself on the Beishu Continent, the resources required to deploy so many intelligence personnel across the six major sects and throughout Beishu were far beyond what the Beishu division of Skywalk Trading Company could manage.

In Li Shiming's view, this was clearly military intelligence. The information within the Jade Scroll was enough for an invading enemy to strike precisely at important positions on the Beishu Continent.

He felt a signal from his Identity Jade Disc and discovered that there were already dozens of messages on it, all from Elder Zhao and the other two Alchemy Masters asking about his whereabouts.

Previously, during his escape, he had not paid attention to the messages on his Identity Jade Disc.

Now, it was the relentless Elder Zhao who sent a message to confirm whether Li Shiming was still alive.

"Elder Zhao, I am fine and will return to the sect on my own!" Li Shiming sent a message back and without further explanation put away the Identity Jade Disc.

In Fire Cloud Valley, Elder Zhao had already come to. With so many Alchemists and the two Alchemy Masters present, it did not matter that he was merely knocked unconscious; he could have been revived even from grave injuries.

He held the Identity Jade Disc in his hand, his face filled with guilt, and he was consumed with regret.

The incident of Li Shiming killing Fang Lu in his dwelling was reported to the sect by him. The sect had rebuked Skywalk Trading Company for it, and there were follow-up actions.

But Elder Zhao never imagined that Skywalk Trading Company would be so overbearing that Supervisor Feng Yi, a False Infant Cultivator, would dare to attack Li Shiming.

Because of the explosion in Li Shiming's dwelling, no one knew whether he was alive or dead up to this point.

And as Supervisor Feng Yi, with his False Infant, left at ease, the Shushan Sect suffered a great loss of face. Even if they retaliated later, if they lost Li Shiming, an Alchemy Master, the Shushan Sect would inevitably be significantly affected.

Just as he was feeling extremely anxious, the Identity Jade Disc in his hand transmitted a message. His Divine Thought swept over the Identity Jade Disc, and the color of guilt on his face instantly vanished, replaced by a look of elation.

"Is there news from Master Li?" Master Tong Yun and Master Yun Ruo, who were right beside him, saw Elder Zhao's expression and asked in unison.

"Li Shiming is alive; he will return to the sect!" Elder Zhao replied with a smile.

The two Alchemy Masters, out of concern for Li Shiming's disappearance, had mobilized all nearby Cultivators to search for him. Elder Zhao would owe them a favor, as would the Shushan Sect.

"That's great. If anything happened to Master Li, it would be a huge loss for the community of Alchemists!" Master Yun Ruo said with a long sigh of relief.

He held great respect for Li Shiming's alchemy skills. It wasn't just because of the contest, but more so because of their interactions over the two days following the event, which revealed Li Shiming's profound insights into alchemy.

Even he had benefited from Li Shiming's explanations.

Leaving aside the situation in Fire Cloud Valley, Li Shiming was using the "Charming Soul Concealing Secret Technique" in combination with "Step by Step Lotus" to rapidly make his way back to the sect through the shadows on his path. As for those Alchemists from the various sects, they were being led back by Elder Zhao.

Aside from worrying about another attack from Skywalk Trading Company, he had to return to the sect as swiftly as possible because of the Jade Scroll he now carried.

Upon returning to the sect, he promptly arrived outside Heavenly Eye Peak and sent a Sound Transmission Technique request to be seen.

Luckily, he didn't have to wait long. In just thirty minutes, Elder Su sent a response and opened a passage through the Heavenly Eye Peak's Formation.

Li Shiming passed through the passage and entered Heavenly Eye Peak. He landed in the pavilion and quietly waited.

Without making him wait too long, just ten breaths after he entered the pavilion, Elder Su arrived.

"I heard from Xiao Zhao that you got into trouble. Your fortune is something people both love and fear!" Elder Su's gaze swept over Li Shiming's entire body. After making sure he was uninjured, he shook his head helplessly.

The talk of Li Shiming's fortunes started with Elder Su and was acknowledged by many Cultivators.

Elder Su believed that Li Shiming's profound fortune had led to his achievements today, but it also meant that trouble seemed to find him every time he ventured out.

Normal cultivation missions should be part of every Cultivator's daily routine.

Yet look at Li Shiming. Elder Su had specifically chosen the safest of assignments for him, to attend the Alchemy Convention.

The Alchemy Convention could be described as the safest place, teeming with Alchemists from all the righteous forces of the Beishu Continent, a place where no Cultivator would dare to cause trouble, as doing so would mean offending the Alchemists of nearly all the righteous forces.