The splendor of the Grotto Heaven was also the scene that attracted Yin Shilan, it was the five-colored light in the sky.

This five-colored light was not orchestrated by Li Shiming, but was an unintentional act of the Golden Winged Dapeng.

The five-colored light was actually the five-colored divine light. Initially, in the Grotto Heaven, the Golden Winged Dapeng found it too small, and it could only stand on the ground, which was truly uncomfortable for a creature used to soaring in the skies.

After the Grotto Heaven expanded, it finally had the space to fly in the sky.

Though the space still couldn’t satisfy it completely, being able to fly was much better than before.

In its spare time, the Golden Winged Dapeng continuously tried to transform energy in the sky.

The energy in the Grotto Heaven was Five Elements Energy, the foundational energy of the five-colored divine light. Part of the Five Elements Energy was transformed into five-colored divine light through the continuous transformation by the Golden Winged Dapeng.

Later, Li Shiming unexpectedly discovered that among the five Cave Heaven Cores, a ’five-colored divine light’ rune appeared, which was not a rule rune, but a high-order application of the Five Elements Rules, more profound than ordinary rule runes.

The Golden Winged Dapeng was Li Shiming’s Spiritual Pet and had no defenses against him. Out of boredom in the Grotto Heaven, it began studying its five-colored divine light. It never expected that some of its actions would be absorbed as memories by the Grotto Heaven during its growth.

Now, in the skies of all five Grotto Heavens, aside from the occasionally appearing thunderclouds, the splendid light of the five-colored divine light was exceptionally eye-catching.

"Lan’er, welcome to my world!" Li Shiming smiled as he approached Yin Shilan, gesturing to everything in the Grotto Heaven.

"I feel as if what I learned in Luanyang Palace is wrong; what’s here doesn’t match the knowledge I learned!" At this point, Yin Shilan began to closely observe the Grotto Heaven, realizing its size and the presence of life such as Spirit Plants.

Everything here was shattering her understanding. The Half-step Great Power knowledge inherited from Luanyang Palace clashed strongly with the reality before her.

"My Grotto Heaven is somewhat special!" Li Shiming explained with a smile.

He held Yin Shilan’s hand and then appeared in another Grotto Heaven, followed by the third, fourth, and fifth Grotto Heavens.

Yin Shilan’s mouth opened wide, unable to comprehend what she was seeing.

Li Shiming didn’t offer much explanation. The Five Elements Qi Absorption Array, after being calculated by IBMz15, showed too many variabilities.

Even if he paved a path for the Five Elements Qi Absorption Array, the likelihood of replicating that path was too low.

This made cultivation of the Five Elements Qi Absorption Array not worth promoting, despite its numerous benefits for Cultivators.

Even if a Cultivator was extremely lucky and formed a Five Elements Qi Absorption Array within themselves, the resources needed for each major realm upgrade would be five times that of a normal Cultivator, not to mention the risks during the upgrade process.

Without Li Shiming’s alchemy skills and his resource acquisition abilities, cultivating the Five Elements Qi Absorption Array would be self-destructive.

"Lan’er, you should comprehend the rules here!" Li Shiming stated the reason for allowing Yin Shilan into the Grotto Heaven.

He intentionally manifested the rules of the Grotto Heaven. During the construction of the Grotto Heaven, the rule runes within were easier to observe.

Coincidentally, Yin Shilan had some understanding of these rules, making it the perfect opportunity to improve her comprehension.

"It won’t affect your cultivation, will it?" Yin Shilan asked worriedly.

"Not at all, my Grotto Heaven maintains a Five Elements balance, there’s no need to worry!" Li Shiming replied with a smile and a wave of his hand.

He waved his hand, and the ground rose up, rocks and soil transformed into bricks, first forming walls, then a roof. Once the walls were formed, they turned into a stony state, with exquisite engravings appearing on the surface.

In no time, he constructed a palace.

In his Grotto Heaven, he was akin to a deity, capable of performing countless miraculous feats.

Building a palace was just basic operation; in fact, the most challenging part was not the construction, but the transformation of materials.

Turning soil into rock, and rock into a soft substance, all required a deep understanding of material.

In these aspects, Li Shiming excelled, as it was the research focus in his previous life.

Because of this, he could accomplish feats that other half-step Great Powers found incredibly difficult and had mastery over everything in the Grotto Heaven, allowing him to do far more than other half-step Great Powers.

Yin Shilan moved into the palace. Li Shiming studied the rules with her daily, mostly guiding Yin Shilan.

If other half-step Great Powers saw Li Shiming’s cultivation method, they would surely die of envy.

Who, while sealed in the Grotto Heaven, cautiously navigating the half-step Great Power Realm, still had a Daoist couple accompanying them?

A Daoist couple living in the Grotto Heaven would increase the energy consumption of the Grotto Heaven.

If the Daoist couple was at the half-step Great Power Realm, they could increase the energy output of the Grotto Heaven. But if the Daoist couple was truly in the half-step Great Power Realm, they would only stay in their own Grotto Heaven.

Time passed day by day, and Yin Shilan’s understanding of the rules deepened.

Li Shiming also used the time to refine several batches of ’Hundred Herbs Pill’ for Yin Shilan.

He even prepared a Heavenly Mechanism Treasure for Yin Shilan.

Perhaps Luanyang Palace would prepare some resources for Yin Shilan, but the Heavenly Mechanism Treasures they prepared were passed through unknown hands of countless half-step Great Powers.

With Yin Shilan’s naturally low talent, any adverse influence could result in irreparable consequences.

Thus, Li Shiming provided her with the best resources; after all, he had ample resources in this regard, and keeping them unused would be a waste.

Yin Shilan didn’t mention advancing to half-step Great Power, being very aware of her own conditions. She intended to accumulate as much as possible and ascend to half-step Great Power in her strongest state, living up to Li Shiming’s dedication.

In a blink, more than twenty years passed. The energy in Li Shiming’s teleportation ring recovered, allowing him to use it for long-distance teleportation once again.

This unsettled his heart. Other half-step Great Powers, when feeling unsettled, would calm themselves through cultivation.

However, Li Shiming chose to leave the Grotto Heaven.

Yes, he intended to defy the Cultivation World’s rule that half-step Great Powers couldn’t leave their Grotto Heaven, he wanted to step out of his own Grotto Heaven.

The consequences of a half-step Great Power leaving the Grotto Heaven were clear to him: they would face a half-step Great Power Level Heavenly Tribulation.

Now filled with curiosity, Li Shiming wondered if overcoming a half-step Great Power Level Heavenly Tribulation would result in divine rewards.

If he could receive such rewards, would they be repeatable?

With this curiosity, he left a phantom clone to accompany Yin Shilan, and stepped out of the Grotto Heaven himself.

Of course, before stepping out, he summoned an armor consisting of one hundred and eight ’Eternal Water Bears’, giving him the courage to face the Heavenly Tribulation outside the Grotto Heaven.

Upon leaving the Grotto Heaven, he felt the rules inside were lacking. Though the Five Elements Rules formed a complete Five Elements Transformation system, compared to the external broader cyclical system, his Five Elements System was far too thin.

Only the Great Power Realm could establish a system akin to the outside world, something beyond the reach of the half-step Great Power Realm.

As he mused over this, he felt thunderclouds gathering above him.

Li Shiming quickly retracted the spiritual veins from his temporary dwelling, which had been continuously providing energy to the Grotto Heaven over the years.

He didn’t want the Heavenly Tribulation to destroy the spiritual veins. Although collecting the spiritual veins wasn’t purposefully done, gathering such a large number was not easy.

With one step, his figure appeared in the sky.

Above him, the thunderclouds had intensified to the point where they altered the color of the heavens and the earth.

Li Shiming looked at the ’Eternal Water Bear’ armor on his body and shook his head. As long as he wore this armor composed of one hundred and eight ’Eternal Water Bears’, the Heavenly Tribulation he faced would be an extreme version of the half-step Great Power Heavenly Tribulation.