Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 1394: Chapter 743: Exploration (Part 2)

They know very well that within this Grotto Heaven, if they encounter any trouble, the most trustworthy place is the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.

It can also be said that the five Mid-stage Golden Corpses left by Li Yuanba, any of which can be considered the strongest existence below a Great Cultivator.

The fastest ones are Central State Commerce, Infinite Sect, and Beidou Sect. Their core cultivators take the lead, sprinting forward with all their might.

They were blinded by wealth, especially during the rush, constantly discovering exposed fourth-grade resources.

This is a Grotto Heaven sealed for thousands of years, and the environment of the Grotto Heaven itself contains abundant resources. If they can excavate in this area now, they might be able to mine a considerable amount of fourth-grade resources.

But their greed is even greater. Since there are fourth-grade resources exposed on the surface just here, if they move further inside, even to the areas where Langcai Great Power once lived, wouldn’t it be full of fourth-grade resources everywhere?

Their imagination was still a bit lacking. In fact, all items in Langcai Great Power’s residence are of fourth-grade top quality.

Che Lian led the Infinite Sect’s Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners, surpassing Central State Commerce’s team. Blue light flickered on the legs of the Infinite Sect’s Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners, a result of using High-level Acceleration Talismans.

To achieve faster speed, Infinite Sect used group High-level Acceleration Talismans.

“Yin Chang, see you ahead!” Che Lian laughed as he spoke.

Shortly after surpassing Central State Commerce, he collided head-on with a space barrier.

He saw a golden sea of flowers. Although he was a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner, and still a core practitioner of a superpower, he had no impulsive sensory excitement towards the color of gold.

But a golden sea of flowers still temporarily shocked him.

Without the concealments of the Grotto Heaven, each flower in the golden sea revealed its extremely high quality.

He hesitated whether to collect these golden flower stalks here or continue inward.

“Rush through first and then decide!” He made up his mind, waved his hand, and led his comrades flying towards the other side of the flower sea.

While they were in the flower sea, the sea of flowers swayed.

Numerous petals danced in the air, continuously colliding mid-air, and with each collision, the speed of the petals increased.

Soon, the petals transformed into countless sharp blades, cutting through Che Lian and the Infinite Sect’s Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners in the air.

“Defense, quickly defend!” Although the Infinite Sect’s Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners were moving at extreme speed, they still had defenses, but it was clear that their current defenses weren’t enough to withstand the attacks from the numerous petals.

The petals’ inherent slicing power persisted, even due to the chaos of the Grotto Heaven, but here it didn’t require the control of the Cave Heaven Artifact Spirit, it attacked purely instinctively.

“Ah!” A cry rang out as a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner’s defense was broken.

From being attacked to the first Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner’s defense being broken, only Five Breath Time passed.

And the attack power of the petal sea hadn’t even reached its maximum; each petal increased in speed and attack power after colliding.

Yet just within Five Breath Time, there were Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners unable to resist, indicating the astonishing power of this flower sea.

In reality, no matter how high a cultivator’s defensive power is, they cannot face so many petal attacks simultaneously.

Each petal reduces a cultivator’s defense, and under countless petal slices, the cultivator’s defense quickly dropped to a dangerous level.

The body of the first Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner was cut into pieces; before the pieces even fell, the second Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner suffered the same fate.

A series of screams followed, each one marking the instant death of a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner.

Che Lian and several other Infinite Sect core practitioners found themselves in grave danger and helplessly pulled out their life-saving Jade Talismans, disappearing above the flower sea after activating them, reappearing at the edge of the space barrier where they had entered, beyond the flower sea’s range.

The several Infinite Sect core practitioners exchanged glances, each seeing the unsettled look of fear in the eyes of the others.

They smiled bitterly, realizing this time’s losses were significant, even though the fallen ones were ordinary Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners of Infinite Sect.

But, even ordinary Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners are the most crucial force of a sect.

In the Cultivation World, there are few occasions when the Great Cultivator is truly mobilized; usually, everyday tasks and affairs are handled by Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners, whose numbers determine the upper limit of a sect’s capacity to handle regular tasks.

Instantly losing so many Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners may not be severely crippling to Infinite Sect, but it certainly affects the contention for some interests.

At this moment, Beidou Sect and Central State Commerce simultaneously passed through the space barrier, Chang Qing and Yin Chang saw the standing Infinite Sect core practitioners, their eyes filled with puzzlement.

At this time, the sea of flowers, having taken all the remaining Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners of Infinite Sect, had returned to a calm state.

Even the bodies of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners left no traces; they were cut too finely and upon falling to the ground were entirely absorbed by the flower sea.

“Where are the other practitioners?” Yin Chang glanced at Che Lian, then at the flower sea, his gaze drifting as he asked.

He guessed something had happened here; otherwise, given Che Lian’s prior excitement, how could he be calmly staying here?

“I sent them ahead; we’re here to collect these flower stalks!” Che Lian lied with open eyes.

“You have such a good heart?” scoffed Chang Qing from Beidou Sect.

Chang Qing and Yin Chang stopped questioning Che Lian, knowing that no matter how much they asked, Che Lian wouldn’t tell the truth.

They refocused on the sea of flowers, hesitated slightly, then each selected a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner from among their comrades.

The two chosen Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners had no way to refuse, layered multiple defenses on themselves, and then entered the flower sea.

Within several breaths of entering the flower sea, the petals fluttered, and within a few breaths, the two Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners were reduced to countless fragments scattered into the flower sea.

“Hiss!” All Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners took a collective gasp.

This flower sea looked beautiful, yet it was a man-eating maw.

They understood where the rest of Infinite Sect’s Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners went, disdainfully glancing at Che Lian, as it was Che Lian’s lie that led two of their comrades to their deaths.

Just as the two Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners were reduced to fragments, other superpower’s Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners arrived, witnessing the flower sea’s ferocity.

Slowly, more and more Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners gathered here, all aware of the flower sea’s terror.

“We’re going back!” Wu Qi, after seeing the flower sea, didn’t attempt to break through it.

Though Mid-stage Golden Corpses are strong, he wouldn’t risk using Li Yuanba’s Mid-stage Golden Corpses; he could discern that even Mid-stage Golden Corpses wouldn’t make it through the flower sea.

Upon hearing Wu Qi’s words, the Sword Cultivators turned to leave.

The previous space still had many unexplored areas, and just by walking along, they’ve found numerous fourth-grade resources.

There are even top-grade fourth-grade gold materials; rather than waste time on an impassable flower sea, they may as well return to the earlier space, where danger levels are significantly lower.

The Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion withdrew, followed by Luanyang Palace, Da Leiyin Temple, Guiyuan Sect, and Feiyu Sect, all seeking resources in the previous space; those there are tangible and attainable.

Unlike here at the flower sea, even if they pass through it, the rewards are uncertain.

Especially knowing Li Yuanba already passed through the flower sea; if there are treasures on the other side, most likely they’ve fallen into Li Yuanba’s hands.

Even if they all proceed, they have no confidence in snatching resources from Li Yuanba’s grasp.

They had witnessed Li Yuanba’s might; additionally, just seeing Li Yuanba can pass such a terrifying flower sea is beyond their desires.