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Chapter 1340: Chapter 716: One Sword (Part 2)

Just as the twelve Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners were hesitating, a figure appeared among them.

The cultivator who appeared was Li Yuanba. He took advantage of the moment when the twelve Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners were mentally unsettled due to Master Shi Dong’s escape and used the technique "Mile Apart Yet Inches Away" to rapidly arrive among them.

Since the twelve Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners had not considered the matter of combat, they perceived the battle as being between Master Shi Dong and Great Cultivator Lou.

They had no qualification to participate in a Great Cultivator’s battle; they were merely spectators.

But they never expected that Master Shi Dong would be injured and flee after just receiving Great Cultivator Lou’s first sword, leaving them there.

Even less did they expect Li Yuanba to seize the opportunity so decisively and dare to directly enter the close proximity of twelve Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners.

The twelve Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners were not weak. They were the elites among the White Emperor Sect’s Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners, gathered specifically to deal with Li Yuanba.

The battle prowess Li Yuanba displayed forced the White Emperor Sect to take him seriously.

Especially after he slew Xue Huan, the half-step Great Cultivator, his combat ability at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage realm rose to the highest level.

Recently, Li Yuanba has been gaining the title of the number one at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage realm, though not yet universally recognized, has at least led many super forces to not dare underestimate him.

Deploying twelve Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners shows the White Emperor Sect’s extreme seriousness.

Even the twelve Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners recognized that, no matter how formidable Li Yuanba was, he couldn’t face them head-on.

They really didn’t expect Li Yuanba to be so audacious, daring to challenge them actively.

When Li Yuanba appeared among the twelve Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners, the "Ten Thousand Sword Peak" was cast out, soaring above their heads.

The "Ten Thousand Sword Peak" transformed into a colossal mountain peak, its gravitational field pressing down upon the twelve Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners.

Honestly, the gravitational field’s effect was not particularly great on the twelve Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners, for they were all earth element cultivators of the White Emperor Sect, possessing strong resistance to gravitational fields.

The gravitational field influenced them minimally, merely causing a momentary delay in their movements during the first breath of time.

It was precisely during this instant that the true killing move of the "Ten Thousand Sword Peak" emerged.

Ten thousand energy-converted flying swords shot out, bizarrely forming the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Immortal Sword Formation" as they appeared.

The "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Immortal Sword Formation" is an array specifically designed by Li Shiming for the ten thousand energy-converted flying swords of the "Ten Thousand Sword Peak," featuring effects of attack, illusion, and confusion.

Originally, the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Immortal Sword Formation" could only easily be arranged when Li Shiming was nearby, utilizing the assistance of 191 brains.

Utilizing ten thousand energy-converted flying swords as array instruments requires detailed control over each one.

In any case, with Li Yuanba’s current ability, it was impossible to instantaneously arrange the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Immortal Sword Formation."

Nevertheless, arranging the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Immortal Sword Formation" wasn’t led by Li Yuanba but executed by the Artifact Spirit of the "Ten Thousand Sword Peak."

The Artifact Spirit naturally holds an advantage in controlling the "Ten Thousand Sword Peak."

Born from within the "Ten Thousand Sword Peak," the Artifact Spirit is essentially one with it, possessing a certain wisdom, especially regarding the rapid acquisition of related knowledge about the "Ten Thousand Sword Peak."

Li Shiming had originally passed the formation of the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Immortal Sword Formation" to the Artifact Spirit of the "Ten Thousand Sword Peak," and after this period of learning, the Artifact Spirit mastered the formation and employed it in this practical combat.

Because Li Yuanba could not expose the true quality of the "Ten Thousand Sword Peak," he suppressed its quality to Fourth Grade Top Quality.

Even at Fourth Grade Top Quality, expecting the "Ten Thousand Sword Peak" to suppress twelve extremely strong Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators was somewhat unrealistic.

Therefore, Li Yuanba had the Artifact Spirit deploy the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Immortal Sword Formation," ensuring that the ten thousand energy-converted flying swords accurately flew to their positions under the Artifact Spirit’s control, arranging the formation in merely a breath.

The twelve Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners felt themselves before a blur, as the figures of their comrades vanished from sight.

The first Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioner saw only himself, unable to sense the presence or aura of any of his comrades.

Surrounding him were fly swords forming tree-like structures, stretching endlessly, perceivable through both eye and Divine Sense as identical flying sword trees.

Upon first witnessing Li Yuanba’s movements, even Great Cultivator Lou was initially startled.

Although Li Yuanba was not in any real danger with him present, actually dealing with the White Emperor Sect’s Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners had severe ramifications.

However, seeing Li Yuanba deploy the "Ten Thousand Sword Peak," fashioned into an array with ten thousand energy-converted flying swords, he understood that Li Yuanba only acted with certainty.

This eased his mind considerably, also providing a suitable opportunity to assess Li Yuanba’s combat prowess.

He was also curious about how Li Yuanba managed to infiltrate the Qianren Sect single-handedly, causing significant damage.

With no need to control the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Immortal Sword Formation," Li Yuanba was quite relaxed. He had the surplus capacity to control seven Fourth Grade energy-converted flying swords, not part of the formation.

These seven Fourth Grade energy-converted flying swords were special, each infused with the Great Cultivator’s "Void-shattering Sword Intent."

Li Yuanba himself possessed the Nascent Soul Middle Stage realm, allowing him to confront practitioners of the same rank without employing the Five Elements Killing Array formation against these Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners.

With a slight mental shift, the seven Fourth Grade energy-converted flying swords carrying the Great Cultivator’s "Void-shattering Sword Intent" slowly approached seven Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners.

The slow approach was necessary because the movement of the seven Fourth Grade energy-converted flying swords within the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Immortal Sword Formation" needed compliance with the array’s structure.

A cautious Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioner reinforced himself with multiple layers of defense, attempting to break the formation.

Yet, the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Immortal Sword Formation," refined repeatedly by Li Shiming, boasted a complexity that even an Array Master trapped within would face severe challenges.

He attacked the flying sword trees, strangely finding his assault against the tangible trees falling through as if phantom-like, utterly ineffective.

He maneuvered among the sword trees seeking his comrades, yet regardless of where he wandered, he saw none.

Even Great Cultivator Lou watching from outside felt amazement, noting how twelve Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners within the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Immortal Sword Formation" glided past each other at arm’s distance, yet seemingly unseen.

Great Cultivator Lou deeply admired this formation, its illusionary technique alone qualifying it as a wondrous array.

While a Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioner passed a flying sword tree, a sword abruptly shot forth, and because of his proximity and unsuspecting nature regarding attacks from sword trees, he was caught off guard.

This sword hit his defenses, igniting the Great Cultivator’s "Void-shattering Sword Intent," shredding through the defenses. The Fourth Grade energy-converted flying sword, seizing the breach, penetrated the Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioner’s body.

After expending much of the Great Cultivator’s "Void-shattering Sword Intent," residual power erupted within the practitioner’s body.

In an instant, the practitioner’s flesh was destroyed, his Nascent Soul, sluggish because of the gravitational field, failed to escape and was swept by the Great Cultivator’s "Void-shattering Sword Intent."

The same battle transpired among six other Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners.

Among them, three managed to extricate their Nascent Souls from their bodies, while the remaining four had their Nascent Souls annihilated on site.