Cultivation is just so scientific!

After practicing the "Vajra Body Protection Divine Skill," he began to cultivate the "Five Elements Qi Absorption Technique" above the Gathering Spirit Plate by the Spiritual Spring.

Once the cultivation of the "Five Elements Qi Absorption Technique" was finished, it was time to rest, but this rest period wasn't truly for rest; instead, it was when he would study scientific knowledge through the IBMz15.

In the past, while working in the library, the books he read were chosen at will.

Now, he focused more on energy, medicine, plants, engineering, and machinery, aiming to interpret Spiritual Power, spells, and cultivation techniques through the knowledge of his previous life. His goal was to enable the IBMz15 to analyze cultivators' cultivation techniques and decode the capabilities of Spiritual Energy.

He knew this task wouldn't be easy, as the world lacked the technological level of his former life, but cultivators in this world had established a complete system reliant on Spiritual Energy.

At midnight, he would counteract the resistance coming from the copper corpse.

Afterward, he would practice against the copper corpse in the underground space. He would apply the "Sword Manipulation Technique" he had learned during the day to the copper corpse.

The copper corpse could dodge and block but was not allowed to strike back at him.

Even though the Fiery Flame Sword had become the acknowledged master sword and the "Sword Manipulation Technique" was known as the strongest offensive method for sword cultivators in the Qi Refinement Realm, Li Shiming himself was too weak. Having only recently learned the "Sword Manipulation Technique" and with the Fiery Flame Sword's level being too low,

even if the Fiery Flame Sword struck the copper corpse, it couldn't cause the slightest damage to it.

However, it was precisely this kind of practice that allowed Li Shiming to improve his mastery of the "Sword Manipulation Technique" as quickly as possible.

When Li Shiming became tired, he would switch to practicing control over the copper corpse.

His day of cultivation ended at 3 a.m., after which he would sleep in his cave dwelling for two hours, and then it would be morning again.

His realm was still too low. To maintain the best cultivation effect, he needed to recover himself through sleep.

This was Li Shiming's daily schedule since arriving on Eagle Beak Island, always fully arranged.

After passing two months this way, he was no longer the novice who could only rely on talismans, bombs, and his wits to protect himself.

He had developed his own means of combat, and without exposing the copper corpse, the "Sword Manipulation Technique" greatly enhanced his combat power.

With the Fiery Flame Sword, he managed it as if it was an extension of his own limb within a thirty-meter range, which was the maximum "Sword Manipulation Technique" control range for a Qi Refining Third Level cultivator.

This morning, Li Shiming was somewhat relieved because today, the spirit field didn't require the casting of the "Spring Breeze and Rain Skill."

After two months, the Spirit Rice in the field had finally reached maturity.

Also, looking at the date, this was the last season of the year; after this, the spirit field couldn't be planted with Spirit Rice anymore.

Of course, if he wished, he could switch to planting suitable Spirit Plants during the half-year period not favorable for Spirit Rice cultivation.

The Sky Sea Sect's spirit fields could only be planted with Spirit Rice for six months each year, as determined by countless experiences and trials.

Li Shiming wouldn't consider breaking this pattern; he didn't want to appear too much of an anomaly.

At least until he had a certain self-protective strength within the sect, he didn't dare reveal too many of his abilities.

Currently, in his machine room space, he was conducting a research project on Spirit Rice genetics, attempting to solve the issue of Spirit Rice yield through genetic modification, but so far, the research was still in its early stages.

The main goal was to enable Spirit Rice to increase its yield in ordinary spirit fields.

In front of the five-acre spirit field, Li Shiming had truly poured a significant amount of effort, but the yield could only reach about 160 jin per acre. After handing over fifty jin, he would have 110 jin left per acre.

While this yield seemed quite good, one must take into account that the Spirit Rice seeds used in the spirit field were carefully selected from many generations of Spirit Rice grown in the machine room space, and the Spirit Seedlings were also cultivated there.

If grown in the machine room space, the same acre of Spirit Seedlings could yield more than 600 jin, and their growth period would be halved.

Many factors could affect the growth of Spirit Rice, such as spiritual insects, changing climates, sunlight, and the adaptability of the Spirit Seedlings themselves.

These were all aspects he needed to research. Fortunately, in the machine room space, his consciousness could control things at the micron level, making the most challenging part of the research the growth period of the Spirit Rice itself. It would take generations to obtain results, requiring several months of time even in the machine room space.

The mature Spirit Rice emitted a faint fragrance, and Li Shiming smilingly reflected that no matter how the Spirit Rice in his field turned out, it was the first batch of Spirit Rice he had painstakingly cultivated.

It would still take another one or two hours for the Spirit Rice to reach its optimal state of maturity, so he needed to keep waiting.

As he waited, he felt a warning from his Identity Jade Disc; some creature was attacking the defense array.

The defense array protected Eagle Beak Island, and having been there for two months, this was the first time any creature had attacked the island.

The energy source of the defense array protecting Eagle Beak Island came from a subpar spiritual vein, sustained by the Spiritual Energy of that vein.

At most, the defense array could withstand an assault by a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator for thirty minutes before being breached.

However, this was sufficient, as thirty minutes was more than enough for him to send out a distress signal through his Identity Jade Disc.

Now, through his Identity Jade Disc, he felt the intensity of the attack, which was merely at the strength of a Qi Refining Third Level.

Li Shiming took out the paper crane, jumped onto its back, and drove it towards the location under attack.
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Outside the defense array, a creature the size of a small calf was continuously slamming into the defense array.

With each collision, its skin would quiver, revealing the thick layer of fat beneath it.

Li Shiming knew nothing about this creature; he realized his lack of knowledge and planned to interact with other sect cultivators soon to acquire some crucial information. Otherwise, during such encounters, he wouldn't even recognize the creatures he faced.

"Slice!" Whether he recognized it or not did not affect his attack.

With a flick of his fingers, a beam of sword light followed in the direction pointed towards the creature.

The creature, though seemingly chubby, was extremely agile. Noticing the sword light, it rolled to evade the attack.

But the sword light from the 'Sword Manipulation Technique' was not straightforward; with another motion of Li Shiming's fingers, the sword light turned and continued pursuing the creature.

This time, the distance was too close, and the creature spat out a mouthful of seawater forming a shield of water in front of itself.

The sword light avoided a direct collision with the water shield, skirting under it instead and aiming to slice at the lower half of the creature's body.

The creature tried to adjust the water shield, but its speed couldn't match that of the sword light.

A strange howl erupted from the creature as the Fiery Flame Sword left a wound on its body.

The fire attribute of the Fiery Flame Sword was precisely the weakness of the creature. The blood that flowed from the wound was red, and the high temperature turned it into a mist of blood.

The fire attribute Spiritual Power within Li Shiming had long been replaced by the metal attribute Spiritual Power. Hence, this was purely the fire attribute inherent to the Fiery Flame Sword. Still, it inflicted serious damage on the creature.

The injured creature tried to flee, but how could the closely following sword light let it escape? The light pierced straight into the creature's head.