Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 1369: Chapter 731: Returning to the Sect

"Sword Elder, I was captured by the Great Cultivator of the Yuqing Sect, but luckily, a friend rescued me, and I managed to return!" Li Yuanba did not hide anything from the Sword Elder and answered.

"The Great Cultivator of Yuqing Sect?" The Sword Elder was slightly taken aback upon hearing the news, then immediately became furious.

In front of Li Yuanba, he took out an exquisite communication token and activated it.

"Luo Yuan, are you looking for a fight, daring to touch my people!" As soon as the communication token connected, he shouted.

Li Yuanba stared at the Sword Elder in confusion; someone who would compel such a reaction from the Sword Elder must be quite powerful too.

He now knew the name of the Yuqing Sect’s prominent figure, which he surmised would be known to very few across the entire Cultivation World.

Luo Yuan, the Great Power of Yuqing Sect, received the Sword Elder’s communication and was still planning to have a conversation.

Powers of the Cultivation World aren’t abundant, and they all recognize each other. While they’re not exactly close friends, their relationships are uniquely special.

With the life span of a power-user, in their long lives, those they can truly know well over time are only fellow cultivators of the same level.

Given that at the level of a power in the Cultivation World, few can engage in equal dialogue, the powers occasionally communicate to address matters in the Cultivation World.

"Third Elder Jian, what’s your problem? When did I mess with your people?" On the other end, Great Power Luo Yuan was equally bewildered—nobody would be happy being cursed out of the blue.

Had it not been for knowing the strength of the Sword Elder, and the fact that Great Power Luo Yuan had lost the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl,’ weakening him slightly, he might have genuinely wanted to battle the Sword Elder.

Of course, even if he had the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl,’ he would have still considered carefully; sword cultivators like the Sword Elder are all sword maniacs.

Sword maniacs are what the Cultivation World calls sword cultivators who are obsessed with the Sword Dao. To hone their Sword Intent, sword cultivators often seek out strong adversaries for purposeful combat.

Even if severely injured, sword cultivators will challenge again and again; as long as they live, they will fight endlessly.

Add to this the terrifying attack power of sword cultivators, and that’s why they’re called sword maniacs in the Cultivation World.

At this point, Li Yuanba wished he weren’t here, unsure whether he was hearing the Sword Elder’s name or nickname. Regardless, neither should be something he’s privy to.

"Luo Xiaowu, you sent Great Cultivator to capture the Nascent Soul Middle Stage core cultivator of Jian Family right outside Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion. If you don’t explain this clearly, I’ll come over with my sword to find you!" Being called by his nickname by Great Power Luo Yuan, the Sword Elder wasn’t one to lose out, and he retaliated by using Great Power Luo Yuan’s nickname.

Li Yuanba now dared not breathe heavily; it was slightly better on the Sword Elder’s side, as he was the Sword Elder’s junior.

If Great Power Luo Yuan of the Yuqing Sect knew he was eavesdropping and knew Luo Yuan’s nickname, he feared whether Luo Yuan might silence him.

"When did I send Great Cultivators to make trouble over there with you?" Although Great Power Luo Yuan said this, he also knew the Sword Elder wouldn’t lie.

He began to contact information sources to figure out the truth of this matter.

Upon his request, Yuqing Sect’s intelligence department responded swiftly, noting that Great Cultivator Duan Zhang had accepted a mission from the White Emperor Sect, which wasn’t a secret. The intelligence department immediately provided a reply.

Seeing this report, Great Power Luo Yuan frowned slightly. The White Emperor Sect had provided numerous benefits to Yuqing Sect, with its Great Power Yiyi even personally notifying him.

Since Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion was causing trouble on the West Yan Continent, doing somewhat excessively, allowing the sword cultivators of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion to continue on the West Yan Continent might render the West Yan Continent the laughing stock of the Cultivation World.

Cultivators from other continents won’t mention the White Emperor Sect but will say sword cultivators from Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion oppressed West Yan Continent’s forces.

Most critically, White Emperor Sect and Yuqing Sect coexisted on the West Yan Continent, with many intertwined interests, so helping each other when necessary was driven by benefits.

Yet Great Power Luo Yuan didn’t expect his own Great Cultivator to undertake such a mission from the White Emperor Sect, and right at Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion’s doorstep capture their core cultivator.

The capture would have been one thing, but they actually informed Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion of the matter.

Just then, Great Power Luo Yuan received a message that instantly darkened his face.

"Third Elder Jian, Great Cultivator Duan Zhang wasn’t sent by me; he took on the capture mission from the White Emperor Sect. You should be dealing with the White Emperor Sect. Moreover, did you kill Great Cultivator Duan Zhang?" Great Power Luo Yuan suppressed his inner anger as he spoke.

The message he received was precisely that Great Cultivator Duan Zhang’s Life Lamp had extinguished.

As the extinguishing of a Great Cultivator’s Life Lamp in Yuqing Sect hadn’t happened in many years, the cultivators managing the Life Lamps checked repeatedly. Only after confirming there was nothing wrong with the lamp itself did they report the matter.

"Luo Xiaowu, brat Duan Zhang doesn’t deserve me taking action, but if you want to pin this on me, so be it!" Sword Elder was startled upon hearing Great Cultivator Duan Zhang had perished, and he inadvertently glanced at Li Yuanba, willingly taking on this grudge.

The Sword Elder was indeed surprised; he’d heard of Yuqing Sect’s Great Cultivator Duan Zhang, although not a top-tier Great Cultivator, he was a Thunder Cultivator and among Great Cultivators, considered quite formidable.

Yet the friend Li Yuanba spoke of managed to slay Great Cultivator Duan Zhang.