"These matters are naturally known to someone like Mr. Li, who hails from a superpower!" Master Ren Mu waved his hand and replied, then asked, "What are your plans, Mr. Li?"

"Please provide information about the Yuqing Sect’s mountain gate, as detailed as possible!" Li Shiming said without much consideration.

"Alright, I will obtain the relevant information through some channels, and I’ll keep it confidential, no third party will know!" Master Ren Mu nodded and said.

He was well aware that Li Shiming invited him alone and brought out such a precious Fourth Grade Inquiry Tea for hospitality, clearly indicating confidentiality.

Yet, Li Shiming was very tactful, not using the Fourth Grade Inquiry Tea as a trade, but first offering it to Master Ren Mu. After Master Ren Mu had tasted and benefited from it, then he made his request.

Li Shiming escorted Master Ren Mu out of the mountain gate and, upon returning, saw Yin Shilan’s worried eyes.

"Lan’er, don’t worry, I won’t expose myself. In fact, I have extremely strong means of self-preservation; last time, I even escaped from the hands of a mighty figure!" Li Shiming knew Yin Shilan was worried about him and smiled to reassure her.

"When you leave, take me into the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven. I’ll cultivate and wait for you there!" Yin Shilan said softly.

She knew of Li Shiming’s Heavenly Person Cave Heaven, which he carried with him at all times.

Before this, during the thirty years Li Shiming fled the Dongqi Continent, she had considered it. She did not want to worry about Li Shiming anymore, nor did she want to wait any longer. She had waited a hundred years on the Beishu Continent and thirty years on the Central State Continent.

She decided to go through thick and thin with Li Shiming. Although she might not have the strength to fight alongside him, she could live in the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven and be with him no matter where he went.

"Then we shall never part again!" Li Shiming smiled and hugged Yin Shilan, promising with determination.

Li Shiming had always considered Yin Shilan, and though she could endure loneliness, living in the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven was not a great experience for her.

Additionally, Yin Shilan needed to receive the legacy of the Luanyang Palace, so Li Shiming chose for her to live outside, where she could always communicate with friends from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect and Luanyang Palace.

Now that Yin Shilan chose to stay by his side, Li Shiming would not refuse.

Yin Shilan had just advanced to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, and she had received the Nascent Soul Middle Stage legacy from Luanyang Palace; at least before reaching the Great Cultivator Realm, she didn’t need to go to Luanyang Palace again.

About half a month later, a Jade Scroll was secretly delivered to Li Shiming.

Li Shiming checked the contents of the Jade Scroll and found that it contained not only the latest intelligence on the Yuqing Sect’s mountain gate but also information about the West Yan Continent.

He left four late-stage Golden Corpses in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect and took Yin Shilan away.

His departure was secretive, only known to Grandmaster Hu within the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, and publicly claimed that he needed to retreat for a while.

Retreating is very common among Cultivators, and coupled with Li Shiming’s extremely fast alchemy speed, he had cleared all alchemy commissions.

Li Shiming did not actually let Yin Shilan reside in the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven; he took out the Jade Pearl Flying Boat, and the two of them rode the Fourth-grade top-quality Jade Pearl Flying Boat, flying towards the West Yan Continent.

Given the ample time, the speed of the Fourth-Grade Top Flying Boat was sufficient.

If time were tight, he could have Yin Shilan stay in the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven while he summoned the Golden Winged Dapeng for the journey.

Nowadays, Yin Shilan was not considered weak at all, being quite strong among Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners.

Among those practitioners, several could use top-grade Fourth-Grade Defense treasures; not to mention she possessed a spiritual treasure-level ’Yinren Sword’.

Additionally, her life-saving artifacts alone were sufficient for a composed retreat even when facing a Great Cultivator.

Her Red Gold Phoenix, Little Phoenix, was now at the same level as her, and the Fourth Grade Middle Stage Little Phoenix had combat abilities almost equivalent to an ordinary Great Cultivator.

Unfortunately, Yin Shilan’s combat strength was still somewhat weak against Li Shiming’s enemies.

So when they approached the West Yan Continent, he placed her into the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven.

Though the Yuqing Sect was weaker, its contracts with many forces still existed, and throughout most of the Cultivation World regions, any new cultivators with thunder attributes would catch the Yuqing Sect’s attention.

The Yuqing Sect had dedicated cultivators testing these thunder-attributed seedlings outside, and once they reached the Yuqing Sect’s standards, they would be brought into the sect as disciples.

The intelligence obtained from Master Ren Mu included a piece about the Yuqing Sect accepting new disciples.

This information seemed unremarkable, as attacking the Yuqing Sect’s disciple-introducing flying boats would have minimal impact on the sect.

It was just one direction’s intake for new disciples, and even if they were introduced, it would take at least centuries for them to grow to a level that would significantly support the Yuqing Sect.

Therefore, Master Ren Mu’s intelligence merely mentioned this piece offhandedly.

But Li Shiming clung onto it; on learning that the guards on the flying boat introducing new disciples were merely three Nascent Soul Early Stage Thunder Cultivators, this knowledge allowed him to formulate a targeted plan.

Li Shiming deployed a drone satellite, which flew up to nearly ten thousand meters, putting the entire coastal area near the West Yan Continent within surveillance range.

After several days of waiting, a large flying boat bearing the Yuqing Sect’s mark appeared above the sea.

Li Shiming stood in the void, his eyes fixed on the Yuqing Sect’s large flying boat. As soon as the large flying boat appeared within the scope of his ’Divine Eye’, he activated ’One Step to Reach’.

Crossing eight thousand miles, he instantly appeared nearby.

He cast ’Telepathy’, which enveloped every corner of the large flying boat.

The large flying boat’s Defensive Array had no effect in front of him.

’Telepathy’ not only probes others’ thoughts but can affect the minds of lower cultivators when there’s a vast difference in realms.

Thus, when he showed up beside the large flying boat and fully unleashed the power of ’Telepathy’, every cultivator on board, including the three Nascent Soul Early Stage Thunder Cultivators, had their minds controlled by it.

Li Shiming, as if he were the owner of the flying boat, flashed inside the large flying boat.

He checked the voyage records of the large flying boat, and IBMz15 provided a relatively accurate arrival time.

He arrived at the hold of the large flying boat, which was normally a storage area but was empty due to the flying boat’s mission to introduce new disciples.

He took out four Array Plates, all of which were of extremely high quality, with each reaching top-grade Fourth-Grade quality.

These were his spoils of war, items usually dismissed as useless but now finally put to use.

The four top-grade Fourth-Grade Array Plates were set up in nested rings, and although simple to arrange, arranging four plates together required a keen familiarity with formations.

An ordinary cultivator attempting this would likely fail due to the interferences between the four Array Plates.

Yet he wasn’t done; he retrieved multiple Fourth Grade Array Flags and added a stronger Formation outside the four nested Array Plates.

He then activated the flying boat’s formation, directing part of the formation’s energy into the hold.

Finally, Li Shiming donned an isolation suit, took his place at the center of the four nested Formations, and carefully placed the crafted ’Great Dragon’s Fury’ from the Half-Life Cave Heaven at the heart of the Formation.