NOVEL NEXT Chapter 559: Harvest
Li Shiming returned to the sect and went to his own cave dwelling. He did not first check on Great Cultivator Zhao's body, but instead waited for news from his master, Grandmaster Hu.
He was experienced; if Great Cultivator Zhao's Nascent Soul were to perish and his body was outside the machine space, then his body would also die.
However, since Great Cultivator Zhao's body was preserved within the machine space, even if his Nascent Soul died, it would not affect his body, and it would become a living dead.
He had three such living dead in his machine space.
After about half a day, Li Shiming received a spell from Grandmaster Hu. He activated the formations of the peak in succession and went out to greet him.
"Greetings, Master, please come in!" Li Shiming saw Grandmaster Hu, who was smiling, and bowed respectfully.
It was clear that Grandmaster Hu was in a very good mood, indicating that he had made some gains.
Grandmaster Hu didn't rush to say anything. His visit to his disciple Li Shiming spoke volumes.
Li Shiming guided Grandmaster Hu to the hall of the cave dwelling, let him sit in the principal seat, and served Fourth Grade Spiritual Tea.
"No need to trouble yourself, sit down!" Grandmaster Hu waved his hand with a smile.
Li Shiming obediently sat at the lower seat, watching Grandmaster Hu and waiting for his instructions.
"You've accomplished a great deed this time. Although Great Cultivator Zhao's Nascent Soul has been extinguished, unfortunately, his body seemed to have been devoured by the 'Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insect', and the spiritual objects are nowhere to be found.
However, exterminating Great Cultivator Zhao's Nascent Soul was already a significant achievement. I will discuss with the other great cultivators to decide on your reward!" Grandmaster Hu said with a smile.
After acquiring the intelligence from Li Shiming, Grandmaster Hu knew Li Shiming's character well—aware that Li Shiming wouldn't casually provide information.
Thus, although he asked Li Shiming questions, he hastened towards the direction Li Shiming indicated on the map.
When he caught up with the two 'Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects', he saw that they were biting into Great Cultivator Zhao's Nascent Soul.
No matter how Great Cultivator Zhao's Nascent Soul struggled, it couldn't withstand the gnawing of the two 'Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects'. Grandmaster Hu watched as Great Cultivator Zhao's Nascent Soul was consumed by the insects.
Grandmaster Hu attacked the two 'Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects', but their defense was too strong. In the end, he had no choice but to let the Red Gold Phoenix lure the two insects into the ocean.
Anyway, the ocean is teeming with life, and as long as they stayed away from the Dongqi Continent and marked the area where the two 'Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects' gathered, they wouldn't pose a threat.
As for killing the two 'Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects', with the limited data on hand, unless targeting a study on the insects, it is uncertain how long it would take to kill them.
"Congratulations to Master on slaying Great Cultivator Zhao!" Li Shiming was also extremely pleased. He stood up and bowed.
He merely provided the information. Even though Grandmaster Hu said Great Cultivator Zhao was killed by the two 'Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects', since Grandmaster Hu was present, whose hand Zhao's Nascent Soul died under didn't matter—the credit should go to Grandmaster Hu.
Killing a fellow great cultivator was very important for Grandmaster Hu, as it would significantly enhance his reputation on the Dongqi Continent.
"This is the life-bound magical treasure left behind after Zhao Qingfeng's Nascent Soul perished. Knowing you have high standards, although this treasure can only exert half its power, the materials are extremely fine, so I am gifting it to you!" Grandmaster Hu, understanding Li Shiming's intent, and also needing the reputation, thought for a moment and handed a small magical treasure to Li Shiming.
"Thank you, Master!" Li Shiming accepted the magical treasure with gratitude.
What he held was a small bamboo whip imbued with four Dao auras, belonging to the top-level Fourth Grade Magical Treasure.
If this treasure weren't a life-bound magical treasure of Great Cultivator Zhao, placed in any other great cultivator's hands, it could exert tremendous power.
Of course, if that were the case, Grandmaster Hu probably wouldn't be gifting it to Li Shiming.
After all, Li Shiming's cultivation level was still a bit low, and a fully powered top-level Fourth Grade Magical Treasure would be more potent in Grandmaster Hu's hands.
"Just wait for your reward!" Grandmaster Hu smiled as he left the cave dwelling.
Li Shiming reactivated the formations of the cave dwelling and enhanced the formation's effects with several Fourth Grade Array Flags.
He arrived at the Cultivation Room, and his mind entered the machine space.
Since there were no spatial items on the Nascent Soul, it meant that Great Cultivator Zhao's Nascent Soul didn't have a chance to take the Mustard Seed Ring when it left.
Despite being in the machine space, Li Shiming carefully examined Great Cultivator Zhao's body since it belonged to a great cultivator—a precaution against any hidden means left on the body.
Indeed, within the machine space, with precise control down to 5 nanometers, he was able to discover the Mustard Seed Ring.
This Mustard Seed Ring was a fourth-grade high-stage magical treasure, hidden on the finger of Great Cultivator Zhao's right hand. Without the 5-nanometer control precision, it would not have been easy to discover the concealed Mustard Seed Ring.
Li Shiming cast a spell to rebind the Mustard Seed Ring to himself.
Since the previous owner, Great Cultivator Zhao, had perished, re-binding the Mustard Seed Ring posed no difficulty.
Through the re-binding of the Mustard Seed Ring, it confirmed Grandmaster Hu's words: Great Cultivator Zhao had indeed fallen.