Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 1370: Chapter 731: Return to the Sect (2)

Defeating and killing are two different things. Especially for powerful great cultivators, defeating them might be possible, but killing them is another matter. Which of these great cultivators from superpowers don’t have a Great Ability Life-saving Jade Talisman in hand?

If they want to escape, at least a Nascent Soul can manage to flee back.

"Third Elder Jian, the Jade Purity Sect and the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion have no intention of going to full-scale war. Yiyi and I just don’t want the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion to overdo things on this side of West Yan!" Luo Yuan, knowing that it wasn’t Sword Elder who acted, naturally wouldn’t really hold grudges against Sword Elder. He pondered and said.

"You restrain the Jade Purity Sect, and I’ll restrain this side!" Sword Elder agreed without much thought.

Even if Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion is formidable, it’s quite challenging to simultaneously become enemies with two great powers.

Otherwise, how could they quickly withdraw from the West Yan Continent? Just not wanting to be overly passive.

"Alright, it’s settled then!" Luo Yuan replied.

The most critical matter for Great Power Luo Yuan now is to retrieve the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’. Without the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’, he lacked the confidence even when speaking to Sword Elder.

The world outside is still unaware of the loss of the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’. Only the core cultivators and great cultivators of the Jade Purity Sect know about it and are investigating.

Now, there’s an additional matter, which is the downfall of Great Cultivator Duan Zhang.

Whether it’s retrieving the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’ or investigating the downfall of Great Cultivator Duan Zhang, both need to be pursued on the Central State Continent.

If there’s indeed intensified conflict with the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, it’s feared that the sect’s Thunder Cultivators would find it difficult to conduct investigations on the Central State Continent.

Li Yuanba watched as two great powers decided the relationship between two superpowers with just a few words—this is what truly influences the existence within the cultivation world.

"Advise your friend to be cautious of the Jade Purity Sect!" Sword Elder put away the communication token and turned to instruct Li Yuanba.

"Luo Yuan won’t take action personally, right?" Li Yuanba asked, slightly worried.

He had indeed heard Sword Elder threaten previously to wield his sword toward the Jade Purity Sect, indicating that it’s not impossible for a great power to strike.

"Rest assured, Luo Yuan wouldn’t go out of the sect; the cost is too high and not worth it!" Sword Elder vaguely explained.

"Then it’s fine!" Li Yuanba said, relieved.

Upon hearing this, Sword Elder also couldn’t help but laugh, realizing that Li Yuanba’s friend indeed wasn’t afraid of the Jade Purity Sect’s Thunder Cultivators and great cultivators.

But considering that someone who could slay Great Cultivator Duan Zhang wouldn’t fear other great cultivators was also logical.

"Alright, the Jade Purity Sect won’t dispatch great cultivators to seek you out anymore!" Sword Elder waved and said, and after speaking, his figure vanished.

Li Yuanba wanted to ask, the trouble with the Jade Purity Sect was resolved, but what about the White Emperor Sect?

Considering the conflict between the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion and the White Emperor Sect, where the White Emperor Sect had fallen great cultivators and a large number of core cultivators, Sword Elder wouldn’t want to intervene for just one core cultivator like him.

Fortunately, without a superpower watching him, the pressure was halved immediately.

Back in his cave abode, he sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion with spiritual energy surging beneath him.

He took out the ’Ten Thousand Sword Peak’ and began cultivating the ’Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique’ while comprehending the great cultivators’ sword intent within the ’Ten Thousand Sword Peak’.

Of course, with only one brain, he devoted ninety percent of his mind to the cultivation of the ’Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique’, while the ’Ten Thousand Sword Peak’, with ten percent of his mind, only served as a bridge.

In actuality, the main body Li Shiming had distributed part of his brain to remotely comprehend the great cultivators’ sword intent within the ten Fourth Grade Energy Flying Swords of the ’Ten Thousand Sword Peak’, and then shared the insights with Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba was determined to use every available moment to cultivate diligently from now on.

He didn’t want to go through the experience of being captured by cultivators again, that sense of powerlessness made him feel humiliated.

Most importantly, his main body Li Shiming’s strength was advancing rapidly after cultivating the ’Heavenly Human Technique’.

If Li Yuanba didn’t work hard, he might not be able to assist in the future, and the splitting of Li Yuanba would lose its purpose.

After returning, Li Shiming entered the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven, where he saw Great Cultivator Luo Pei standing there dazedly.

He knew that the Heavenly Ghost within Great Cultivator Luo Pei was still digesting the gains from this event, making Luo Pei temporarily unusable.

The corpse of Great Cultivator Duan Zhang was placed in the machine room space, considering that he was a great cultivator of the Jade Purity Sect, a superpower with great abilities, so he was a bit cautious.

Sharing the communication between Sword Elder and Jade Purity Sect’s Great Power Luo Yuan from Li Yuanba, he understood that the killing of Great Cultivator Duan Zhang could bring some trouble.

Fortunately, he didn’t plan to go out. His resources were sufficient, and he had the ’Heavenly Human Technique’, such a supreme cultivation technique.

Moreover, unless a great power arrives, even if a top-level great cultivator pursued him, he could still escape.

Li Shiming sent his mind into the machine room space, observing Great Cultivator Duan Zhang’s body, another corpse of a great cultivator from a superpower, and just the corpse refining material would attract countless Devil Cultivators outside.

He had already informed Li Yuanba to purchase some Fourth Grade Corpse Refining Resources when he had time.

Li Yuanba had quite a few Fourth Grade Spirit Pills, which are hard currency; releasing the message to exchange them for Fourth Grade Corpse Refining Resources would entice many Nascent Soul cultivators willing to trade.

He didn’t want to make a big deal out of it, planning to exchange slowly over time.

The robe on Great Cultivator Duan Zhang’s body was a top-level fourth-grade robe; unfortunately, as a great cultivator from a superpower, this top-level fourth-grade robe didn’t need to solidify defensive spells but rather some practical life spells.

This is understandable, as even if a top-level fourth-grade robe was solidified with defensive spells, it couldn’t compare with the Thunder Shield Skill cast by Great Cultivator Duan Zhang himself.

The defensive spells that could be solidified on a top-level Fourth Grade Magical Treasure had limited power, rendering them nearly useless among great cultivators from superpowers.

Only those who doubted their own strength would solidify defensive spells on their own robes, at least that’s how Duan Zhang valued it as a Thunder Cultivator.

Therefore, the value of this top-level Fourth Grade Magical Treasure wasn’t high. Li Shiming didn’t touch this top-level fourth-grade robe; later, when refining Great Cultivator Duan Zhang into a corpse, it could still be worn.

His mind entered the soul crystal ring of Great Cultivator Duan Zhang, where he wanted to view the spoils.

The most notable item was a Fourth Grade Upper Stage Flying Boat; Li Shiming didn’t care enough to bind it. His discerning eyes grew tired of numerous fine objects, and having a ’Jiguang Xunying Boat’ made him view other flying boats as trash.

"Oh, why does Great Cultivator Duan Zhang have so many Great Cultivator Spirit Medicines?" He was slightly surprised to find, among a pile of jade boxes in the soul crystal ring, ten Great Cultivator Spirit Medicines.

The quantity of Great Cultivator Spirit Medicines has always been extremely scarce. Both he and his split Li Yuanba had accepted alchemy commissions, but even then, the most he ever refined in one go was four furnaces.

That was only because the great cultivator had accumulated them for many years; other great cultivators could barely refine one or two furnaces.

Considering Great Cultivator Duan Zhang’s stockpile, the other great cultivators he encountered appeared like poor men.

Li Shiming didn’t realize that five of these ten Great Cultivator Spirit Medicines were the compensation provided by the White Emperor Sect to hire Great Cultivator Duan Zhang to capture Li Yuanba, otherwise, Great Cultivator Duan Zhang wouldn’t have ventured near the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion to act, no matter how stubborn he was.

The White Emperor Sect’s offer was too generous for Great Cultivator Duan Zhang to refuse, but as a result, he ended up being dragged into the matter himself.

The other five Great Cultivator Spirit Medicines were Duan Zhang’s own accumulation, intended to gather more Great Cultivator Spirit Medicines and then find a higher-level Alchemy Master to refine more Great Cultivator Spirit Pills to attempt a breakthrough in his current realm.

He never imagined that his hoarded stock and mission gains would all find their way to the enemy’s hands.

In truth, to Li Shiming, those ten Great Cultivator Spirit Medicines could only be seen as the cherry on the cake.