Three years have passed, and the sect has begun to send Nascent Soul cultivators to the coast to block the incoming spirit beast tide.
During this year and a half, Li Shiming did not stop his alchemy, but most of his time was spent cultivating in the 'Heavenly Human Dao' hall within the grotto heaven.
The spiritual power in his five Nascent Souls had finally accumulated to the point where he could participate in normal battles, thanks largely to his use of the early-stage Nascent Soul Fourth-grade High-level Spirit Pills.
"First, I'll inform my master, then finish the Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer, and finally see what this spirit beast tide is like!" he muttered to himself.
Even when Grandmaster Hu was in closed-door cultivation, a clone of his was present, answering many of his difficult questions over the past three years, so he wasn't worried about not encountering Grandmaster Hu.