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Chapter 1364: Chapter 728: Captured (Part 2)

Li Yuanba’s heart sank as the overwhelming pressure of Great Cultivator Duan Zhang’s Great Cultivator Realm bore heavily on him.

Leaving him unable to resist, he thought for a moment and gave up the fierce struggle.

Great Cultivator Duan Zhang smiled faintly, a beam of electricity fell on Li Yuanba, transforming into a thunder rune that entered Li Yuanba’s body, sealing Li Yuanba’s Nascent Soul.

Li Yuanba’s Nascent Soul lost its ability to move, and his inner Spiritual Power Pattern and spirit were completely sealed, just like a mere mortal.

Great Cultivator Duan Zhang was not finished; he threw out a chain that flew to Li Yuanba, binding him tightly.

This chain had a spirit-restricting effect, specifically used to imprison Nascent Soul Cultivators.

The dual restrictions showed Great Cultivator Duan Zhang’s high regard for Li Yuanba—one spell imprisonment and one magical artifact imprisonment—so even if Li Yuanba had some special means, he could not activate them at this moment.

Great Cultivator Duan Zhang removed the ’Cage of Electric Light’; even though he arranged a Concealing Array around, being so close to Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, a slight leak of aura would cause huge trouble, even for a Great Cultivator.

Although the masters at Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion rarely left the Pavilion, if something happened around Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, it was uncertain whether they might step in to investigate.

After canceling the ’Cage of Electric Light,’ Great Cultivator Duan Zhang then approached Li Yuanba.

His Divine Sense swept over Li Yuanba’s body, his brows slightly furrowed.

Li Yuanba, whether space items or natal magical artifacts, all were integrated into his Nascent Soul through energy transformation.

It would be simple for Great Cultivator Duan Zhang to obtain Li Yuanba’s soul crystal ring and his natal artifact, by just killing Li Yuanba, the most direct way.

But the White Emperor Sect made it clear that Li Yuanba must remain alive, and Great Cultivator Duan Zhang had received quite a bit of compensation; hence, he wouldn’t kill Li Yuanba now.

Of course, if he knew Li Yuanba possessed two Spiritual Treasures or the amount of Great Cultivator Spirit Pills and Spirit Medicine within Li Yuanba’s soul crystal ring, he might disregard the benefits offered by the White Emperor Sect.

Li Yuanba’s wealth exceeded that of ordinary Great Cultivators, especially the magical artifacts on him, which could rival those of masters.

Generally, masters only have one Spiritual Treasure, but Li Yuanba possessed two Spiritual Treasures.

Great Cultivator Duan Zhang was reluctant to kill Li Yuanba now; his figure transformed into a beam of electricity, heading into the distance.

Just moments after he left, Great Cultivator Luo Pei arrived at the scene.

Great Cultivator Luo Pei looked toward the direction Great Cultivator Duan Zhang left; with his speed, he certainly couldn’t catch up to Great Cultivator Duan Zhang.

Meanwhile, in Treasure Lotus Hall, Li Shiming was carefully converging his Cultivation Technique; he needed some time to conclude the cultivation of the ’Heavenly Human Technique.’

His heart burned with extreme anger, as the Yuqing Sect had troubled him multiple times.

Due to the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’ incident, he was forced into this predicament, never expecting Yuqing Sect to extend its hand to his clone Li Yuanba.

He didn’t have to worry about finding Great Cultivator Duan Zhang; he and his clone Li Yuanba had an interdimensional awareness across space and distance.

No matter where his clone Li Yuanba was, as long as he was still in the Cultivation World, even in some grotto heaven, he could sense his location.

Especially with this being on the Central State Continent, where he had deployed a drone satellite system overhead.

The drone satellite system had already locked onto Great Cultivator Duan Zhang’s rapidly moving position; for Li Shiming, Great Cultivator Duan Zhang’s location was as clear as day.

After a cup of tea later, Li Shiming concluded his cultivation, his figure flashed, exiting the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven into the outside world.

With a wave of his hand, Great Cultivator Luo Pei was drawn into the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven by him.

He executed the ’Swift Ascent,’ transforming the Heavenly Person Chaos Energy within him into the energy required for the ’Swift Ascent’ Divine Skill, which, due to the energy containing spatial rules, greatly reduced energy consumption during its execution.

This allowed him to execute ’Swift Ascent’ freely within a short time, without worrying about excessive energy depletion within him.

With his current realm, using ’Swift Ascent’ within one two-hour period wouldn’t impact his combat power much; beyond one two-hour period, the energy within would fall below the realm line.

His ’Divine Eye’ got significantly enhanced under the blessing of ’Heavenly Human Technique’ energy, his sight range reaching eight thousand miles.

This allowed his maximum space movement distance of ’Swift Ascent’ to reach eight thousand miles, making him confident in catching up with Great Cultivator Duan Zhang even after being delayed a cup of tea time.

Furthermore, his Divine Sense range had altered, from the three-kilometer radius of the Nascent Soul Early Stage to an eight-kilometer radius now that his realm had recovered to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

This range was two to three times that of normal Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners, enabling him to attack enemies preemptively without them being able to strike back.

Li Shiming’s figure flashed repeatedly, utilizing five minds to simultaneously execute ’Swift Ascent,’ allowing almost continuous space movement for forty thousand miles.

He didn’t need a full two-hour period; within less than an hour, his ’Divine Eye’ caught sight of Great Cultivator Duan Zhang.

Great Cultivator Duan Zhang, holding Li Yuanba in one hand, was using Thunder Escape to travel, confident that his Great Cultivator aura would prevent any cultivator from obstructing him.

He planned to first return to a secret base of Yuqing Sect on the Central State Continent and then notify White Emperor Sect of the completed mission.

After that, he’d not concern himself with the matter, heading straight back to the West Yan Continent.

By the time Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion noticed Li Yuanba’s disappearance, he should already be over the ocean; as for Chongxiao Pavilion finding Li Yuanba, that would be between Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion and White Emperor Sect.

While he was contemplating, he sensed a deeply engraved aura, which compelled him to gaze towards its source.

The reason this aura was so memorable was that it was wanted by Yuqing Sect, designated by Yuqing Sect’s masters as their target.

Similar to Li Yuanba for the White Emperor Sect, Li Shiming was also Yuqing Sect’s primary fugitive.

Incidentally, Great Cultivator Duan Zhang, along with many Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivators, remained on the Central State Continent, all in pursuit of Li Shiming.

"Such luck!" Great Cultivator Duan Zhang muttered to himself.

He spotted Li Shiming, who was nearby.

Li Shiming hadn’t used ’Swift Ascent’ on the final stretch.

Li Yuanba was in Great Cultivator Duan Zhang’s hand; if fighting ensued, given Li Yuanba’s body with sealed Spiritual Power Pattern and spirit, even a slight battle shockwave could lead to Li Yuanba’s demise.

Li Shiming naturally understood Yuqing Sect’s strong desire to apprehend him; displaying himself, he didn’t believe Great Cultivator Duan Zhang wouldn’t be tempted.

Great Cultivator Duan Zhang was undeniably tempted; capturing Li Shiming would certainly please Yuqing Sect’s masters.

He took out a Spirit Pet Bag, placing Li Yuanba inside.

He hung the Spirit Pet Bag at his waist, worried about accidentally killing Li Yuanba; despite being somewhat degrading, this was the safest approach.

Li Shiming saw Great Cultivator Duan Zhang storing Li Yuanba in the Spirit Pet Bag, knowing Great Cultivator Duan Zhang was preparing to strike.

Through the drone satellite system, he checked the surrounding situation, discovering many cultivators nearby, especially an important market from Central State Commerce not far off.

He did not wish for his existence to be discovered by other cultivators nor wanted other cultivators to witness his combat capabilities.

He pretended to just notice Great Cultivator Duan Zhang, turning to flee, his figure transforming into electric light, escaping into the distance.

Great Cultivator Duan Zhang couldn’t allow Li Shiming to escape, thus activated Thunder Escape to pursue him.

Both used Thunder Escape, with tens of miles between them.

Theoretically, Great Cultivator Duan Zhang, as a Great Cultivator, should have an absolute advantage in Thunder Escape speed, but he found the distance between him and Li Shiming was closing very slowly.