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Chapter 1472: Chapter 782: Oath (Part 2)

Afterwards, the remaining Great Cultivators all agreed one by one. Their words were not meant to specifically target Li Yuanba; they also believed that Li Yuanba could make a greater contribution at the left corner, and there should be no problems in terms of safety.

The front row of the four-direction formation consisted entirely of Great Cultivators. Although, relatively speaking, the left corner would be attacked from two sides, it was still within the attack range of the Great Cultivators.

“If Yuanba goes there, I’ll switch to next to Yuanba!” Great Cultivator Lou saw that things couldn’t be helped and reluctantly agreed.

Li Yuanba didn’t mind at all and switched to the left corner with Great Cultivator Lou.

After arriving at the left corner, he casually summoned five mid-stage Golden Corpses to stand in front of him.

Great Cultivator Wang He saw this scene and didn’t say much. He had no intention of pulling any tricks under the noses of so many Great Cultivators.

Although almost all the Great Cultivators supported him at the moment, if Li Yuanba’s safety were truly compromised, most of the Great Cultivators here would come to his rescue.

The Great Cultivators owed Li Yuanba a favor as they still needed his enhancement for their ‘Innate Wood’ Divine Skills.

“Yuanba, be cautious. I always feel that Wang He harbors ill intentions!” Great Cultivator Lou reminded Li Yuanba via telepathy.

“It’s fine. You actually didn’t need to come over. Lou Wu still needs your protection!” Li Yuanba replied with a smile.

“I entrusted Lou Wu to Brother Teng. He’s very safe inside the formation!” Great Cultivator Lou said solemnly.

Great Cultivator Teng was not at the front but was guarding the rear of the four-direction formation, where there were few Hell Creatures attacking, thus it was relatively easy.

Although they talked, the attacks from all the cultivators never ceased.

Li Yuanba reached the left corner, and his pressure increased exponentially.

In front and to the left, Hell Creatures continually surged toward him.

The sword light containing ‘Chaos Sword Intent’, with each diffusion, shot towards the Hell Creatures.

Each sword light could clear a long stretch in its path.

He felt the Sword Intent within his body; because the ‘Chaos Sword Intent’ was too powerful, even the small amount he could diffuse each time achieved such results.

Other Great Cultivators secretly observed his combat. Previously, they equated his status to that of a Great Cultivator and had seen his combat style, but this was the first time fighting alongside all the Great Cultivators.

The Great Cultivators did not want Li Yuanba to surpass them; after all, they prided themselves as Great Cultivators.

Seeing Li Yuanba easily kill multiple Hell Creatures with a single sword light, they intentionally increased their attack intensity, ensuring each strike surpassed Li Yuanba’s attack results.

As a result, the speed at which Hell Creatures were being cleared increased sharply.

After several hours of battle, some Great Cultivators had begun to take Spirit Pills to restore their spiritual power, a consequence of excessive consumption that could not be quickly replenished.

Li Yuanba’s spiritual power was indeed lesser than the Great Cultivators’, but each of his sword lights consumed much less than the Great Cultivators’ attacks, which allowed him to maintain persistent attack strength.

Meanwhile, in trying to exceed his attack power, the Great Cultivators maintained a high-intensity assault, naturally unable to persist for too long.

“Retreat a mile and prepare to rest!” Great Cultivator Wang He issued the order reluctantly upon observing this.

If this continued, once the Great Cultivators were overly depleted and faced a large number of Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Beings, there might be significant casualties.

The four-direction formation slowly retreated, killing the Hell Creatures pursuing them from the front until they had withdrawn about a mile, and the Hell Creatures chasing from the front were almost cleared.

The Great Cultivators understood the necessity of this break, feeling the significant spiritual power consumption, all for the sake of appearance.

In front of so many Great Cultivators, if they were outperformed by Li Yuanba, a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner, it would be extremely humiliating to admit it later.

“Yuanba, you gave them a hard time!” Great Cultivator Lou remarked via telepathy.

“What’s on their minds, I wonder? We’re Sword Cultivators, and they are comparing attack power with a Sword Cultivator?!” Li Yuanba shook his head and laughed through telepathy.

“Indeed, comparing attack power with a Sword Cultivator!” Great Cultivator Lou also laughed.

It seemed Great Cultivator Lou forgot that Li Yuanba was still a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner, or perhaps he had long stopped viewing Li Yuanba as such.

“Li Yuanba, I wish to speak with you!” Great Cultivator Wang He approached Li Yuanba and said.

His actions drew the attention of the Great Cultivators, and Great Cultivator Lou signaled to Grandmaster Wu and Great Cultivator Teng in the distance, as all three Sword Cultivator Great Masters prepared for battle.

“Please go ahead, Senior Wang!” Li Yuanba smiled and gestured politely.

With five mid-stage Golden Corpses beside him, even if Great Cultivator Wang He initiated a sudden attack, he had full confidence that these five would timely block Wang He’s assault for him.

Of course, given the current situation, unless Great Cultivator Wang He had lost his mind, he wouldn’t consider attacking Li Yuanba.

“About your conflict with the Yuqing Sect, I hope we can discuss it after leaving the Hell Cave Heaven. For now, our mission in Hell Cave Heaven should take precedence. On behalf of the Yuqing Sect, I propose an oath to coexist peacefully with you and jointly resist enemies in the Hell Cave Heaven,” Great Cultivator Wang He stated solemnly.

His words were quite unexpected for Li Yuanba. It was evident that Great Cultivator Wang He wanted to avoid complications in Hell Cave Heaven, or perhaps he was confident in dealing with him later outside.

But none of this mattered; as long as the Yuqing Sect and he could coexist peacefully in Hell Cave Heaven, he didn’t care about potential troubles once they left.

Inside Hell Cave Heaven, his ability to protect himself had significantly diminished.

In the absence of utilizing ‘Divine Foot Skill’, his speed entirely relied on the Sword Escape performed through Xingyi Sword.

Though Xingyi Sword contained four billion speed runes, enabling a rapid Sword Escape, when compared to Thunder Cultivator Great Master Wang He, the speed still seemed insufficient.

“I am willing to coexist peacefully with the Yuqing Sect in Hell Cave Heaven!” Li Yuanba nodded in agreement.

Great Cultivator Wang He casually drew an oath rune in front of them. Li Yuanba observed the oath rune with ‘Divine Eye Skill’, and Great Cultivator Lou reassured him via telepathy that there was no issue.

Under the witness of many Great Cultivators, both parties signed the oath contract before the oath rune.

Seeing the oath rune successfully transform into a contract, the present Great Cultivators all exhaled a sigh of relief.

In recent months, the conflict between the Yuqing Sect and Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, or more specifically between Great Cultivator Wang He and Li Yuanba, put the Great Cultivators in a difficult position.

On one side was the powerful Great Cultivator Wang He, whose combat strength was the strongest assurance in times of danger.

On the other was Li Yuanba, possessing the ‘Innate Wood’ Divine Skill, capable of enhancing the skill and providing timely treatment in case of severe injuries.

Every Great Cultivator here owed Li Yuanba a favor.

“This is for the best; within Hell Cave Heaven, a concerted effort from both sides is necessary!” Hongguang Venerable said with a smile.

One by one, the Great Cultivators congratulated, seemingly more joyous than the involved parties.

Great Cultivator Wang He was actually quite resigned internally. He also wanted to quickly resolve the troublesome matter of Li Yuanba, but after such prolonged observation, he realized that the three Sword Cultivator Great Masters of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion offered excellent protection to Li Yuanba.

No opportunity was ever presented to him; Li Yuanba was also very cautious, never acting alone.

The prolonged opposition led to a strong vigilance among the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion’s Sword Cultivators toward Great Cultivator Wang He.

If not for the increasingly threatening Hell Creatures within Hell Cave Heaven, Great Cultivator Wang He wouldn’t have been concerned, but he didn’t want to continue this way given the present risks.

He knew he needed to unite all cultivators, including the Sword Cultivators of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, to fully accomplish the mission within Hell Cave Heaven.