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Chapter 1336: Chapter 714: News_2

He released his aura as a Great Cultivator, and the sect cultivators, as if they had found their backbone, calmed down and looked towards the Great Cultivator.

Seeing that the chaos subsided, the Great Cultivator paid no attention to the situation here; he had more important matters to investigate.

Upon reaching the core area, he felt a chilling sensation deep in his heart.

He saw a large swath of destroyed abodes and sensed that the number of Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect’s core area had significantly decreased.

He dared not imagine that these Nascent Soul cultivators had all perished, hoping instead that they had entered the Grotto Heaven to assist with matters.

He flashed into the Grotto Heaven, and upon entering, even with his composure as a Great Cultivator, his face turned deathly pale.

He could not sense the Artifact Spirit of the Grotto Heaven; the Grotto Heaven of the Qianren Sect was very special, possessing two cores and two Artifact Spirits, one water and one fire, maintaining balance and making this place a holy land for cultivation for Qianren Sect’s cultivators.

But now, not only were the Artifact Spirits gone, even the essence of the Grotto Heaven was rapidly dissipating.

The Cave Heaven Jade Disc in the Great Cultivator’s hand, lacking the assistance of the Artifact Spirits, could not freely control the Grotto Heaven, but as its controller, he was still able to sense the general condition of the Grotto Heaven.

"Spiritual Jade Spring Eye, Fire Jade Kiln! Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, you have truly gone too far!" The Great Cultivator let out a wretched wail; this was the worst outcome, both cores of the Grotto Heaven were entirely lost.

Without its unique properties, the Grotto Heaven would degrade into nothing more than ordinary space, ultimately losing the foundation for its existence.

Suddenly, the Great Cultivator thought of something and, disbelieving, used the Cave Heaven Jade Disc to sense again. This time, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The entire Grotto Heaven lacked any sign of life and was filled with an aura of deathly silence. Originally, there were thirty-two Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators in the Grotto Heaven, the backbone force of the Qianren Sect.

Due to consuming part of the Spiritual Energy to grow Spirit Plants, the Qianren Sect had intentionally restricted the conditions for entering the Grotto Heaven for cultivation, only allowing those who had reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage to enter.

But under the Great Cultivator’s perception, there wasn’t a single trace of life in the Grotto Heaven.

Previously, he thought Nascent Soul cultivators might have entered the Grotto Heaven to assist, but now it seemed he was mistaken.

Regret welled up in his heart as he thought of the Sword Cultivator who left and of how, for the sake of rescuing White Emperor Sect’s resource point, Qianren Sect sent out their elite cultivators to surround and kill.

Qianren Sect believed that they were allies with White Emperor Sect, and assisting an ally in times of trouble was the right thing to do.

But they did not anticipate that such conflicts among major powers were beyond the capacity of sects like Qianren Sect to intervene.

Most critically, not only did they intervene, but they did so decisively, severely injuring Jiang Wu, the son of a Great Cultivator. If Jiang Wu hadn’t had life-saving measures, he might have perished there.

After Li Yuanba had left for some distance, he found a deserted mountain peak where the Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword soared, carving out a temporary abode in the mountainside.

He tossed out several Fourth Grade Array Flags, forming a Concealing Array to shield the temporary abode.

Entering the abode, he placed a vein-locking plate to the side and swallowed a Fourth Grade High-level Spirit Pill, then began practicing the ’Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique.’

With his depleted Spiritual Power Pattern, he would need at least ten days of cultivation to recover, and this was with the assistance of the Fourth Grade High-level Spirit Pill, allowing for such a swift recovery.

Just as he began his seclusion, news spread of the Qianren Sect’s attack.

A major sect with three Great Cultivators, a complete Sect Formation, and dozens of Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners, along with several hundred Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioners, yet such a grand sect was breached by a single Nascent Soul Middle Stage Sword Cultivator, who directly entered the Grotto Heaven.

The specific losses of Qianren Sect were not disclosed, but those in the know speculated.

The first Great Cultivator to return to Qianren Sect promptly sealed off the Grotto Heaven.

Due to no living cultivators inside, what happened within the Grotto Heaven wasn’t divulged.

But through the Great Cultivator’s action of sealing the Grotto Heaven, coupled with nearly sixty Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioners perishing at the mountain gate, one could imagine the extent of the losses within the Grotto Heaven.

Needless to say, Li Yuanba left unscathed; if he hadn’t gained significant benefits, why would he leave willingly!

The losses of the Qianren Sect spawned numerous rumors, elevating the terror of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion to an extreme level.

Naturally, Li Yuanba’s identity was unraveled, as many Qianren Sect cultivators had witnessed his peerless visage.

Li Yuanba’s fame surged, with his past exploits dug out, especially the battle where he slew Xue Huan, the Half-step Great Cultivator of the White Emperor Sect, cementing his status as the number one combat power at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage in the Cultivation World.

This ranking was not entirely solid, as many Peak Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators did not recognize it.

To firmly claim this ranking, Li Yuanba needed to continue proving himself through dazzling exploits.

Upon learning of Qianren Sect’s misfortune, even though White Emperor Sect wasn’t the one that suffered losses, they were exceedingly angry.

Qianren Sect was invaded and suffered heavy losses due to their assistance to White Emperor Sect.

If White Emperor Sect took no countermeasures, what power would dare assist them in the future, and how could White Emperor Sect intimidate other powers?

Through their contact with the Great Cultivators of Qianren Sect, White Emperor Sect learned more detailed information.

What struck everyone was how familiar this method seemed, much like how Great Cultivator Luo Pei from Central State Continent dealt with Fuliu Sect.

Secretly sneaking into the Sect Formation, then entering and sabotaging the Grotto Heaven, depriving the sect of its core foundation.

White Emperor Sect had previously suspected a connection between Li Yuanba and Great Cultivator Luo Pei, and this made them further suspicious.

For multiple reasons, Li Yuanba became the Sword Cultivator that White Emperor Sect most wanted to deal with.

White Emperor Sect previously found it difficult to accurately target Li Yuanba because he was on the Central State Continent, home turf of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.

Now Li Yuanba had entered the heartland of White Emperor Sect, and opportunities to confront Li Yuanba were plentiful.

At the temporary base of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, Great Cultivator Lou held the Identity Jade Disc, constantly checking it.

He sent a message to Li Yuanba, and as a Great Cultivator of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, his Identity Jade Disc had extensive permissions, causing forced notifications on the other end’s Jade Discware for sent messages.

But despite sending the message over a day ago, there was still no response from Li Yuanba, making him increasingly worried.

Before mobilizing Sword Cultivators to the West Yan Continent, Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion had already invested considerable resources and sent numerous intelligence personnel to infiltrate West Yan Continent first, relying on established intelligence networks to build a more comprehensive system.

The news of Qianren Sect’s incident reached Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion not much later than White Emperor Sect.

Upon receiving the news, Great Cultivator Lou immediately knew it was Li Yuanba’s handiwork.

He just didn’t foresee that Li Yuanba would forgo deploying other Sword Cultivators from Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion and tackle Qianren Sect on his own.

Although the intelligence suggested Li Yuanba left unharmed, Great Cultivator Lou remained extremely uneasy.

While Sword Cultivators are formidable, suggesting a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Sword Cultivator could confront an entire major sect is unrealistic. Even without a Great Cultivator present in the sect, the sheer number of Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators would be challenging for the Sword Cultivator to handle.

It’s worth mentioning that the Sword Intent, especially from the Jian Family’s lineage, like the ’Void-Shattering Sword Intent,’ is exceptionally terrifying, capable of easily breaching defenses of the same rank.

However, Sword Intent, particularly strong Sword Intent, when imbued within a flying sword, incurs consumption with each attack.

Even though Sword Cultivators replenish it with their own Sword Intent, the reserves are very limited; using the prowess of Sword Intent to slay multiple cultivators of the same rank isn’t a challenge.

But to slash through dozens to hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators and rampage within a major sect, even Great Cultivator Lou found it hard to believe.