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Chapter 1349: Chapter 721: Sneak Attack

"They have arrived!" Yan Gao transmitted.

His gaze fell on Master Teng’s Long-distance Flying Boat; their target was not all Sword Cultivators, but rather specifically Master Teng.

No matter how powerful he and Master Wang He were, they couldn’t confidently face three Sword Cultivator Great Cultivators in their prime, along with hundreds of Nascent Soul Sword Cultivators.

But Master Teng was severely injured, making him their target.

As long as they could kill Master Teng, it would give the White Emperor Sect some semblance of dignity.

The White Emperor Sect believed that Master Shi Dong was killed by Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion’s Sword Cultivator Great Cultivator; otherwise, who else in West Yan Continent had the chance, ability, and motive to attack Master Shi Dong?

This kind of tactic was only something the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion’s Sword Cultivators would employ.

Previously, when trying to surround and kill Master Teng, they let him escape; now, by seizing the chance of Master Teng’s serious injury, they could ambush and kill him, balancing Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion’s loss with that of the White Emperor Sect, at least at the Great Cultivator level.

Moreover, having completely broken ties with Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, the war had escalated to the Great Cultivator level.

Now, Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion has strategically retreated, but once they are prepared, the ensuing war with the White Emperor Sect will be extremely fierce.

Only Yan Gao Great Cultivator understands the extent of the White Emperor Sect’s losses.

In the war with Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, the White Emperor Sect lost over sixty percent of their Nascent Soul Cultivators excelling in management, and a smaller portion of combat-type Nascent Soul Cultivators.

The White Emperor Sect is finding it hard to manage their current sphere of influence, lacking enough Nascent Soul Cultivators to manage and guard it, which is bound to cause problems over time.

Additionally, the significant loss of combat-type Nascent Soul Cultivators will reveal huge hidden threats in the coming years.

The most crucial aspect is reputation; engaging with Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage isn’t a major issue even if some Nascent Soul Cultivators are lost.

But since the incident where Master Shi Dong couldn’t withstand even a single sword from Master Teng and got seriously injured, it severely ruined the White Emperor Sect’s reputation.

This is already the case without the outside world knowing of Master Shi Dong’s fall, which would have further damaged the White Emperor Sect’s reputation.

Previously, in the effort with Yuqing Sect’s Great Cultivator to surround and kill Master Teng, they failed to stop him, which also affected the White Emperor Sect’s reputation, and Yuqing Sect was impacted as well.

Yan Gao and Wang He Great Cultivators combined efforts to rejuvenate their reputation.

The two Great Cultivators locked eyes on Master Teng’s Long-distance Flying Boat; they only had one chance for an attack — if they couldn’t resolve the situation with that strike, they’d swiftly depart.

If caught in a siege by a large number of Sword Cultivators, even at their elite Great Cultivator level, they couldn’t ensure a safe retreat without harm.

Li Yuanba wasn’t staying inside his cabin; he didn’t want this voyage to be like the last, solely focused on Alchemy.

He wanted to experience the ocean, and see the powerful spirit beasts within.

They had just departed from West Yan Continent, and he was still full of curiosity; though he knew that over time, he might lose interest in the monotonous sea view.

He constantly activated "Divine Sense," but not mentioning Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion’s Long-distance Flying Boat navigating on the travel route where almost no strong spirit beasts were found, even if off-route, the presence of four Sword Cultivator Great Cultivators on the four Long-distance Flying Boats would intimidate any powerful spirit beasts just from sensing their aura.

He switched observation methods and used "Divine Sense" to examine the water element Spiritual Energy in the ocean.

In his thinking, if he found places in the ocean where the water element Spiritual Energy was abundant, perhaps there would be spiritual veins or treasures there.

Of course, this was a trivial attempt, as finding Spiritual Objects in the ocean was difficult, let alone treasures.

While the ocean holds numerous Spiritual Objects, its vastness makes searching for Spiritual Objects extremely difficult without water attribute talent.

Cultivators with water attribute talent usually only search for marine resources near the coast; venturing into the deep sea to gather resources means competing with the Spirit Beast Clan, and they absolutely wouldn’t allow it.

"Huh, there’s a spirit beast hidden there?" Li Yuanba’s "Divine Sense" detected an anomaly in the water element Spiritual Energy in a certain area ahead, and he muttered quietly to himself.

That area was right along the route of the Long-distance Flying Boat, precisely on Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion’s travel line.

He immediately became alert, recognizing the signal of unusual water element Spiritual Energy suggesting that something was amiss, even though "Divine Sense" couldn’t ascertain exactly what was wrong there.

"Junior Master Lou, something seems to be wrong there!" Li Yuanba contacted Great Cultivator Lou to report.

Great Cultivator Lou glanced toward the rapidly approaching area; without "Divine Sense," he couldn’t detect the abnormality of the water element Spiritual Energy beyond his Divine Sense range.

But having some faith in Li Yuanba, he waved his hand, releasing his Lifebound Flying Sword from within, sending a fiery-red sword light flying toward the area.

Li Yuanba watched the sword light with great envy.

Generally speaking, the attack range of Nascent Soul Cultivators is within their Divine Sense, and long-range attacks are typically akin to using a bow and arrow or magic weapons.

But Great Cultivator Lou displayed his own sword light, an energy fused with Sword Intent and Spiritual Power Pattern from his Lifebound Flying Sword; typically, the sword light’s attack range is within Divine Sense, yet Great Cultivator Lou was able to execute super long-range attacks with it.