Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 1397: Chapter 745: Return to the Sect

“Have the cultivators from Infinite Sect, Central State Commerce, and Beidou Sect not come out yet? Has anyone seen them?” Wu Qi looked at the cultivators who had already emerged and couldn’t help but ask.

All the cultivators present shook their heads, indicating they were not aware, as they had departed from the sea of flowers earlier.

“They must have ventured deep into the grotto heaven; it’s just unclear how far they’ve gone!” Li Yuanba responded aloud.

“That’s troublesome; the grotto heaven is about to collapse, and they might not make it out in time!” Wu Qi remarked, looking at the constantly trembling space gate.

Anyone could see that the space gate wouldn’t hold much longer. Once it was destroyed, even if the cultivators inside made it to the exit, they wouldn’t be able to leave the grotto heaven.

Then they’d just have to wait for destruction alongside the grotto heaven, with nothing left of them.

“Some cultivators are coming out!” Just as Wu Qi was speaking, the space gate flickered, and someone exclaimed.

The cultivator who emerged was Yin Chang, enveloped in a peculiar energy. As he came through the space gate into the outside world, there was panic in his eyes.

Many cultivators recognized the peculiar energy on Yin Chang as the energy produced by using a life-saving jade talisman.

Yin Chang had used his life-saving item, abandoning his fellow disciples to escape alone.

However, no cultivator would blame him for this; in moments of life and death, self-preservation is the righteous path.

The space gate flickered continuously, and several more cultivators came out, all core practitioners who had used their life-saving jade talismans.

Among them, Che Lian from Infinite Sect and Chang Qing from Beidou Sect also emerged, indicating that only core practitioners from superpowers had life-saving jade talismans; ordinary cultivators didn’t have such resources.

The space gate shook more violently as a core practitioner from Infinite Sect, perhaps reluctant to use the jade talisman, acted a bit late.

Only then did he start passing through the space gate.

As half his body passed through the space gate, it emitted a crisp cracking sound, and suddenly it collapsed.

Half of this core practitioner’s body had emerged, but the other half was within the space gate, vanishing along with its collapse.

Most terrifyingly, it wasn’t just half his physical body that disappeared but also half his nascent soul.

This left him without even the chance for body seizing, and in front of many nascent soul middle stage practitioners, his broken corpse fell to the ground.

At this moment, cultivators from all sects were silent, saying nothing.

If they had been a moment later, they likely would have faced the same fate.

“Mr. Li, did you know the grotto heaven was going to collapse?” Che Lian looked at Li Yuanba, his eyes filled with anger, and asked.

“Che Lian, what do you mean? Did my junior save the wrong people?” Wu Qi retorted loudly before Li Yuanba could answer.

The sword cultivators from Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, the female cultivators from Luanyang Palace, the venerables from Da Leiyin Temple, and former cultivators from Guiyuan Sect and Feiyu Sect all glared at Che Lian in anger.

Most likely, if Che Lian dared to say another wrong word, these cultivators would tear him apart alive.

Perhaps some cultivators among them harbored thoughts against Li Yuanba, but they couldn’t show it; instead, they had to stand with the other cultivators.

Li Yuanba had just saved them, and if they turned against him now, their reputation in the Cultivation World would be ruined.

Che Lian was mad with rage; otherwise, he wouldn’t have made such a mistake.

This time, Infinite Sect suffered huge losses as only four core practitioners emerged, losing several key members.

He didn’t know how he would explain things when he returned; he was the leading cultivator on this mission.

Moreover, they ventured deep into the grotto heaven without gaining anything; they saw the golden road and the destroyed puppets.

Originally, the remnants of the puppets had some value, but the problem was that when they examined them, they found the puppets were forged from cultivators’ bodies, with the essence already lost, rendering the remnants nearly worthless.

In fact, every time the great cultivator’s sword cultivator puppet statue condensed a flying sword, it gathered its essence to refine it.

The continuous refining of ten flying swords consumed all the essence of the great cultivator’s sword puppet statue, leaving nothing but rubbish.

When they crossed the golden road, they saw staircase-like steps leading upwards, but at the top, they found only emptiness.

Judging by the traces on the ground, there seemed to be some kind of building here, but that large structure was gone.

Then they sensed the shaking of the grotto heaven, understanding it was about to collapse.

What made Che Lian most furious was risking his life to delve into the grotto heaven but gaining nothing in the end.

It would have been better to search for resources in the first space, like the other cultivators of the superpowers.

“Sorry, I got a bit agitated!” Che Lian knew a wise man doesn’t suffer immediate losses, so after realizing his mistake, he immediately bowed and apologized.

Yet the eyes of many cultivators looking at him were filled with disdain.

He deeply regretted his words, knowing he shouldn’t have criticized Li Yuanba at such a moment.

Li Yuanba had just saved them from being trapped and dying in the grotto heaven.

The dangers they encountered while exploring the grotto heaven had nothing to do with Li Yuanba.

Blaming Li Yuanba right after leaving the grotto heaven was considered despicable behavior in the Cultivation World.