After completely mastering his Divine Sense, which had increased more than tenfold, Li Xingkong did not immediately begin the next round of cultivation. After all, judging from the previous round of cultivation, if his control was still not up to par in the next round, it wouldn't be something he could control just by writing on a calendar.
Moreover, this kind of cultivation process, which requires multitasking, is extremely mentally taxing. Even after Li Xingkong finished his cultivation, he took a few days off to fully rest and recover.
Moreover, the " Heavenly Evolution Foundation Establishment Method " also includes a minor spell to estimate the current upper limit of one's Divine Sense.
After testing this minor spell, Li Xingkong discovered that with his current physical abilities, his Divine Sense was nearing its limit. To further increase the range of his Divine Sense, he would need even stronger physical abilities and a more stable Mana Circuit.
Regardless of the foundation, forcibly increasing the range of Divine Sense without regard to risks will ultimately lead to dire consequences for the cultivator.
This is similar to how, although rubber and similar materials are insulators, they can still be broken down by voltage at a certain level. Everything has its limits.
After completely mastering his Divine Sense Divine Sense, Li Xingkong also tested its effects on the moon.
With just a slight thought, his Divine Sense surged out of his body like a tide, enveloping the entire moon in a few breaths.
In the base on the far side of the moon, the movement of people, the operation of laboratory instruments, and the sounds of meetings in the underground base can all be seen.
Within the area covered by Divine Sense, no one has any secrets to hide.
With a thought, his Divine Sense condensed into an illusory arm, picked up a glass of water in the lunar base, and then poured it onto the ground, spilling the entire glass of water.
However, the water didn't pour directly onto the ground as expected. The instant it was poured out of the cup, it seemed to freeze in mid-air, as if time had stopped.
Then, with Divine Sense, the spilled water flowed back into the cup as if it had been rewound.
The area enveloped by Divine Sense was as if Li Xingkong were present; there were simply too many things he could do.
In addition to these conventional abilities, Li Xingkong sensed that as long as it was within the range of his Divine Sense, his spells could be released from any location, and the release distance and attack methods of all his spells would become unpredictable.
So far in this seclusion, he has resolved some of the most important cultivation issues. His current strength is already at the Late Foundation Establishment. He only needs to refine his Divine Sense slightly and gradually push his Divine Sense to its current controllable limit. Once that happens, his cultivation level will be considered complete.
However, simply achieving perfection in one's realm is far from enough for Li Xingkong at this point.
He wanted to advance to the Golden Core, but the biggest problem he faced was the Foundation Establishment assessment given to him by the system.
This is something that can't be avoided. Without the system's help, it would be quite difficult for Li Xingkong to figure out the way forward on his own.
It's not that it's impossible, but rather that figuring it out would likely take a lot of time.
Moreover, the Foundation Establishment stage is only the beginning of cultivation. Even if one wants to deduce one's realm on one's own, one's cultivation level would need to be higher.
The assessment for the Foundation Establishment Stage was to allow him to completely control Earth Star. Before going into seclusion, Li Xingkong had no idea about this at all, since the conditions given by the system were all too exaggerated. At that time, Li Xingkong couldn't even do the simplest step.
From Li Xingkong's perspective, who has experienced a surge in Divine Sense and is currently in seclusion, this assessment is, to be honest, actually quite possible.
His Divine Sense could already cover the entire Earth Star. Judging from the capabilities of his Divine Sense Divine Sense, he could manipulate celestial phenomena, drive clouds and rain, and summon wind and snow.
But this is just a clumsy method. If he were to rely entirely on his Divine Sense to operate it, he would have to put in a lot of effort all by himself.
Earth Star is so vast and expansive that it's impossible for one person to take care of it all.
Therefore, the best way is still to use formations to accomplish this, as the system suggested.
However, for a formation to affect the entire Earth Star, it would have to cover the entire Earth Star, which is something that can only be done after Divine Sense has reached a certain level.
Of course, if this formation were as simple as the Nation-Protecting Grand Formation in Divine Land, there would be no need to wait until the Late Foundation Establishment. But to manipulate the weather of the entire Earth Star in real time, a simple formation is far from sufficient.
The difficulty of this thing is worlds apart from the Nation-Protecting Grand Formation.
The complexity and difficulty are on completely different levels.
Given Li Xingkong's current skill in formations, he felt it would be difficult for him to create such a formation.
It's just a few difficulties. What's the point of going into seclusion if not to solve these problems?
Moreover, he already had some ideas; what he lacked now was expertise Dharma Aspect formations.
With the system in place, Li Xingkong doesn't need to delve into the theoretical knowledge Dharma Aspect at this stage; he can simply focus on his studies.
Therefore, after resting for a few days, Li Xingkong obtained an advanced version of the formation theory from the system.
Intermediate-Level Formations: From Beginner to Advanced Level
The Way of Formations
3000 Questions on Practical Battle Formations
Battle Formations, Battle Flags, and Battle Patterns
A huge amount of very hardcore theoretical information was dumped into Li Xingkong's brain like garbage. Even someone as accomplished as Li Xingkong was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of knowledge.
This kind of spiritual practice is good in every way, the only problem is that you have to learn it no matter what you do, and that alone is enough to deter many people.
Fortunately, while Li Xingkong may not be particularly skilled in other areas, he is exceptionally adept at learning, and having cultivated for so long, he has become quite accustomed to it.
It's just a few books; just chug them and that's it.
As for Li Xingkong, he felt that he was completely different from the combat-type cultivator he had imagined. Strictly speaking, he was more like a scholar-type cultivator who basically didn't care much about anything other than cultivation.
Even someone like Tang Cheng, who is considered a good friend of his, would never meddle in other people's business unless Tang Cheng personally asked him for help.
Even so, every time Li Xingkong went into seclusion, he still felt that he didn't have enough time and wished he could make one day last two.
Sometimes he found it strange that the protagonists in other novels could indulge in pleasure and show off all day long without affecting their cultivation or combat power, but for him, without hard work, there was no reward.
Not to mention rare and precious herbs; if he wants any precious medicines for his cultivation, he has to make them himself. There are no shortcuts.
Even the External Core he recently acquired, which he originally thought would be a good aid to cultivation, caused him to lose control of his Divine Sense after using it.
I feel like everyone is on the same path of spiritual practice, but the difficulty I face seems completely different from theirs.