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Chapter 1497: Chapter 795: Battle

Li Shiming was thinking about his future plans, sipping spiritual tea, his eyes gazing at the sea view outside.

This was his seventh day sailing on the ocean, and by now he had already left the Central State Continent and reached the depths of the ocean.

During the seven-day journey, he encountered no trouble. With such a fast flying boat, even a fourth-grade spirit beast would understand the power of the cultivator controlling it.

Needless to say, those cultivators with higher wisdom chose the route established by the Central State Commerce.

Perhaps Central State’s prosperity was the reason, as during these seven days he encountered three long-distance flying boats. Those three long-distance flying boats sped up to avoid when they saw the ’White Emperor Light Cloud Boat’ from afar.

He was not surprised at all by this, for there are no rules on the ocean, unaffected by the regulations of the continents. Robbery and murder are quite normal here.

It is precisely for this reason that the value difference of intercontinental goods arises, allowing powerful or adventurous cultivators to gain immense wealth from intercontinental voyages.

Meanwhile, the ocean has also buried many cultivators who lacked power but longed for wealth, serving as a punishment for the greedy.

The warning formation of the "White Emperor Light Cloud Boat" flashed, signaling another encounter with a long-distance flying boat.

Initially, he paid no heed, but moments later, from the information sent by the warning formation, he realized the other party was a caravan, with five giant long-distance flying boats.

Li Shiming became somewhat wary; such intercontinental caravans surely have a great cultivator leading them, though it was unknown how many great cultivators were escorting them.

Don’t be fooled by the seemingly legitimate appearance of these long-distance commerce lines, as they could easily turn into pirates, seizing other long-distance flying boats on the ocean.

For them, the ocean without rules is a battlefield of the strong preying on the weak.

Simply arriving in the ocean means entering this contest for wealth and life.

"Qian Yi from Central State Commerce greets fellow from the White Emperor Sect. Which fellow might I be addressing?" A great cultivator flew from the opposite long-distance caravan, standing in the void and bowing courteously.

Li Shiming couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly upon hearing this name.

The name of this great cultivator signifies wealth, yet considering the relationship between Central State Commerce and his own, Li Shiming couldn’t help but sigh.

From the attitude of this great cultivator Qian Yi, it wasn’t hard to see that the relationship between Central State Commerce and the White Emperor Sect seemed quite favorable.

He arrogantly wondered if Central State Commerce had sold him out, leading to such a close relationship between Central State Commerce and the White Emperor Sect.

Actually, he had met this great cultivator Qian Yi before; Qian Yi had approached him for alchemy, and their meeting lasted less than a cup of tea time.

Li Shiming didn’t think of avoiding, for in the ocean, how could one avoid anyway?

He flew out of the cabin, standing atop the ’White Emperor Light Cloud Boat’.

"Mr. Qian, long time no see!" he said with a slight smile.

"You are..." Great cultivator Qian Yi was taken aback, looking at Li Shiming, unable to recall for the moment which great cultivator from the White Emperor Sect he was.

From the tone of the other party, it seemed he recognized him.

He couldn’t help but feel awkward, for failing to recognize the other would appear very impolite.

"You are Li Shizhen!" Another great cultivator from Central State Commerce appeared beside great cultivator Qian Yi, exclaiming in surprise.

This newly arrived great cultivator was also known to Li Shiming, though it was through his avatar Li Yuanba, not this identity.

This cultivator Lu had spent nearly a year with Li Yuanba fighting Hell Creatures in the Hell Cave Heaven. Of course, there wasn’t much of a deep relationship between Li Yuanba and cultivator Lu.

The strongest impression cultivator Lu left on Li Shiming was exchanging a stack of jade scrolls for a treatment with the ’Innate Wood’ divine skill.

Among the jade scrolls cultivator Lu offered was the melee combat ’Nameless Sword Canon’, and cultivator Lu surely lost greatly in that exchange.

It wasn’t surprising that cultivator Lu recognized Li Shiming.

The way Central State Commerce initially treated Li Shizhen didn’t earn much approval from great cultivators. However, at the time he was in Central State Commerce, Li Shiming didn’t interact with many great cultivators.

During those times, Li Shiming was particularly obedient, diligently performing alchemy, without drawing much attention from the great cultivators.

Li Shiming was a guest elder within Central State Commerce, and such a non-core position didn’t receive much attention within Central State Commerce.

Not until he was betrayed, revealing his capabilities to many great cultivators, was it too late for anyone to react.

Even if some great cultivators had opinions about it, concerning the relationship between the two superpowers, Central State Commerce and the White Emperor Sect, a guest elder seemed insignificant.

At that time, cultivator Lu paid some attention to Li Shizhen’s matter and found it a pity that such talent was wasted.

"It’s really you, it’s truly you!" Great cultivator Qian Yi recognized Li Shiming after the reminder from cultivator Lu, whom he had briefly met once.

His eyes widened in disbelief.

Who would believe, who would dare believe, that the nascent soul cultivator from back then had now ascended to become a great cultivator.

"It seems Mr. Qian has recognized me!" Li Shiming maintained a subtle smile as he spoke.

Great cultivator Qian Yi gazed at Li Shiming with an inexplicable expression, as no one had anticipated that Li Shiming would have grown to such a degree.

Previously, he had heard many rumors about Li Shiming, but later Li Shiming vanished entirely from the cultivation world, and he had assumed Li Shiming had been dealt with by the White Emperor Sect.