Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 1351: Chapter 722: Advancement

"I see! No wonder the White Emperor Sect is so frantic!" Great Cultivator Lou received the latest intelligence from the West Yan Continent at the ultra-long-range communication array of the Long-distance Flying Boat, and he said gravely.

Thinking of the White Emperor Sect suddenly forming an alliance with the Yuqing Sect and suddenly attacking Master Teng, all this was due to Master Shi Dong’s fall.

He recalled the sword that Master Shi Dong took from him, which he had infused with anger to enhance the Flame Sword Intent, had stimulated the Power Storage Secret Method, and had used the Three Sword Pact to lull Master Shi Dong, leading to the heavy injury to Master Shi Dong with one strike.

But Master Shi Dong’s injury was by no means fatal; even without Spirit Pill treatment, it would only require over a decade of recuperation.

"It seems a cultivator assassinated Shi Dong, and the White Emperor Sect believes it was us!" He didn’t find it too surprising; if the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion encountered a similar situation, they would also blame the opposing side.

If nothing is done, not only will the sect’s reputation be affected, but it will also chill the hearts of the sect’s great cultivators.

The intelligence received by Great Cultivator Lou was also received by other great sword cultivators, and Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion even got the intelligence first.

Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion did not explain to the White Emperor Sect that it wasn’t their sword cultivators who killed Master Shi Dong, but adopted a tacit attitude.

This was the greatest achievement in their prolonged battles; in the combat between superpowers, the fall of great cultivators is rare, and such an achievement is enough to elevate the fame of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion further.

Li Yuanba, being a core sword cultivator of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, also received the intelligence on his Identity Jade Disc.

He just glanced at it and did not pay more attention.

He was communicating with his true self, Li Shiming; on that side, Li Shiming finally completed the upgrade of the ’Traceless Illusion Sword.’

The ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ is currently Li Shiming’s highest achievement in artifact refining, though it hasn’t yet gone through the test of Artifact Tribulation; only after the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ passes the Artifact Tribulation test can it be deemed successful.

Great Cultivator Luo Pei emerged from seclusion, returning from the ’Heavenly Human Dao’ hall in Grotto Heaven to the temporary abode on the small island, without selecting another place, just floating above the island.

Li Shiming remained in the ’Heavenly Human Dao’ hall in Grotto Heaven, and completed the inscription of the last rune on the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ in the chamber space, afterward sending it out of the Grotto Heaven to fall into the hands of Great Cultivator Luo Pei.

The ’Traceless Illusion Sword,’ upgraded with top-grade fourth-grade quality ’Colorless Strange Gold,’ retained its original special stealth feature post-upgrade due to the ’Colorless Strange Gold’s’ uniqueness.

However, the original runes on the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ were re-modified by him.

With the refining experience from ’Ten Thousand Sword Peak,’ and the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ being a fusion of two top-grade fourth-grade materials, its strength exceeds normal top-grade fourth-grade refining materials, allowing him to inscribe more runes on the ’Traceless Illusion Sword.’

Moreover, the improvements in design enabled the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ to accommodate rune quantities that exceed its maximum capacity.

After the upgrade, all original runes on the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’s’ body were cleared; Li Shiming first inscribed four billion sturdy runes on the sword body, with a special distribution across the ’Traceless Illusion Sword,’ making every part of the sword capable of bearing more runes.

Four billion sturdy runes formed a sturdy formation on the ’Traceless Illusion Sword,’ a formation independently researched by Li Shiming through learning vast formation knowledge together with the IBMz15, not taught outside, hence his casual naming.

Yet, the sturdy formation is anything but casual and simple like its name; arranging four billion sturdy runes on the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’s’ small surface to form a sturdy formation is extremely challenging, not to mention leaving enough space for subsequent runes.

The design work for ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ alone took him several months, and the preparation of knowledge reserves is incalculable in time.

Fortified by four billion sturdy runes, the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ was further inscribed with ten billion sharp runes, the theoretical maximum bearing limit for the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ after being enhanced with four billion sturdy runes.

As he inscribed the final sharp rune, he could sense that adding one more rune might directly cause the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ to collapse.

Fortunately, the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ is his Lifebound Flying Sword, having been nurtured within the Gold Thunder Nascent Soul, allowing him to sense even the slightest changes to the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ more clearly, giving him the confidence to proceed.

Now, with ten billion sharp runes and four billion sturdy runes inscribed, the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ appeared in the outside world.

The realm has a strong repulsive force against the ’Traceless Illusion Sword;’ this sword should not exist in this world, having exceeded many boundary rules of this realm.

Artifact Tribulation followed, a test by the realm for spiritual objects that exceed the rules; passing would transform the spiritual object to conform with the realm’s rules, failing results in utter annihilation.

Great Cultivator Luo Pei had no intention to partake in the tribulation, tossing the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ onto the sea beside him.

As a great cultivator, participating in the tribulation of the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ would subject the sword to a Great Cultivator Level Artifact Tribulation.