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Chapter 1548: Chapter 820: Sealing (Part 2)

If you’re not paying attention, it’s impossible to hear his words clearly.

Of course, because of this, his words, which were originally full of threats, become unconvincing.

"You’re dealing with me with three thousand years of cultivation, I am not even 150 years old!" Li Shiming replied with a cold smile.

His words deeply hurt the Half-step Great Power, considering he was restricted by a cultivator who was less than 150 years old, especially when he was the one who initiated the attack.

"What conditions do you have for letting me go? Whether it’s magical artifacts, materials, or cultivation resources, my collection is enough to meet your demands!" The Half-step Great Power gave up on threatening and started offering inducements instead.

"Do you have treasures of the same level as the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’? Do you have spiritual treasures?" Li Shiming asked repeatedly.

Upon hearing Li Shiming’s words, the Half-step Great Power was momentarily at a loss for how to respond.

Indeed, as a top existence in the Yuqing Sect, the Half-step Great Power’s lifelong collection was extremely abundant.

But due to the reason of his state, some treasures were still beyond the level he could access.

’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’ is what, that is a unique treasure exclusive to Great Powers, capable of augmenting the attack power of their Thunder Skill.

Even among the Great Powers, unique treasures like the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’ are extremely rare.

Although spiritual treasures among Great Powers are something almost everyone has, the number of Great Powers who can own a second spiritual treasure is also extremely scarce. Without reaching the true realm of a Great Power, one has no opportunity to come into contact with spiritual treasures.

The Half-step Great Power still wanted to speak, but realized that his voice was no longer being transmitted.

It turned out that while Li Shiming was speaking with the Half-step Great Power, he did not stop the rune drawing actions of the late-stage Golden Corpse.

The material of that jade compass was inherently top-level fourth-grade, capable of enabling the rune to produce the strongest effect and stabilizing the rune on it.

The effect of this kind of rune is more direct and convenient, it’s not like the formation set up by one hundred and eight Buddha Beads, which requires constant adjustment once moved, making it extremely troublesome during movement.

This is still because Li Shiming’s Formation abilities were strong enough; ordinary Great Cultivators could not move a formation arranged with one hundred and eight Buddha Beads without causing issues to the Formation.

The last stroke was completed, thoroughly sealing the space connection between the jade compass and the outside world.

Li Shiming relaxed at this moment; the Half-step Great Power was reluctant to abandon three thousand years of cultivation. Had he acted while setting up the Formation or while drawing the rune, perhaps there might still have been a slim hope of desperate action.

But considering that such an action would squander three thousand years of cultivation, making this decision wasn’t easy.

When the Half-step Great Power finally made up his mind, the opportunity was gone, and he found no chance to fight desperately.

Li Shiming approached the jade compass and casually picked up one hundred and eight Buddha Beads; the Formation was no longer needed for suppression.

The spatial sealing rune he drew, matched with the material of the jade compass itself, was many times more effective than the formation arranged by Buddha Beads.

Inside the jade compass was an owner’s imprint, from which he could sense that it was the spirit imprint of Master Wang He.

He did not touch this owner’s imprint and checked for what he was looking for. Soon, at the center of the jade compass, he saw a sphere, embedded like a pearl at the center of the jade compass.

If he hadn’t researched Grotto Heaven, he might truly have overlooked it, mistaking it for a real pearl.

This is precisely one manifestation of Grotto Heaven in the external world. It’s referred to as one of the manifestations because the representation of Grotto Heaven outside is set by the Cave Heaven Master, which can be energized or materialized, or even attached to a living body.

Li Shiming’s face showed a faint smile; he had plenty of time to handle the Half-step Great Power, who brought him considerable trouble and almost claimed his life.

Perhaps he couldn’t withstand a fingertip from the Half-step Great Power, but with the Half-step Great Power sealed inside the Grotto Heaven, their positions changed, allowing only him to attack the opponent, while the opponent couldn’t do anything to him.

This sealing rune is a one-way seal. The outside world can peek inside the Grotto Heaven, and even send energy into the Grotto Heaven internally, but the Half-step Great Power inside it cannot break the space seal.

Li Shiming certainly wouldn’t execute his plan here. He needs a stronger seal to ensure the Half-step Great Power has no chance.

He put away the jade compass, allowing two late-stage Golden Corpses to carry two Peak Great Cultivators.

At this moment, the regret in the hearts of the two Peak Great Cultivators, especially Master Wang He, reached the extreme.

This time, not only was he, the Peak Thunder Cultivator, trapped by Yuqing Sect, but even a Half-step Great Power was ensnared.

He and Yan Gao Great Cultivator had their bodies and Nascent Souls sealed, yet their perception wasn’t sealed—they all saw Li Shiming’s process of sealing the Half-step Great Power’s Grotto Heaven.

A sense of helplessness filled their hearts; that was the Half-step Great Power, and Li Shiming, in a short time, found the greatest weakness of the Half-step Great Power and used this weakness to seal his Grotto Heaven.

Previously, they held a slight hope: as long as the Half-step Great Power was still around and Li Shiming could do nothing to him, they had the hope of being rescued.

They even felt that the reason Li Shiming spared their lives was due to the Half-step Great Power.

"Mr. Liu, I need a batch of Fourth-grade Array Materials. Here is the materials list!" Li Shiming sent a message to Master Liu Ziyun of the Central State Commerce through a contact plate.

"Mr. Li, there are Array Materials in the warehouse. Where do you want them delivered?" Master Liu Ziyun replied almost instantly.

Li Shiming looked at his current position and sent location info to Master Liu Ziyun.

It’s a good place, far from cultivators. He plans to handle the Half-step Great Power right here.

He wouldn’t dare bring the jade compass back to the sect to deal with, in case the Half-step Great Power left a desperate means; he has the ’One Step Forward,’ capable of a spatial movement of eight thousand miles for self-preservation, but the sect couldn’t withstand the desperate means of the Half-step Great Power.

As for why he didn’t seek the support of Ten Thousand Beast Sect for Array Materials and instead bought them from Central State Commerce.

Indeed, Ten Thousand Beast Sect has many Array Materials, but due to the recent expansion, especially the reconstruction of the Taichu branch, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s Array Materials are insufficient even for themselves; their inventory of Array Materials has its uses.

From the Central State Commerce, Li Shiming doesn’t need to settle immediately, all the Spiritual Objects he purchases could be compensated through the refining of Spirit Pills later.

Despite Fourth-grade Array Materials being regarded as precious materials in the Cultivation World, they don’t qualify as much at the level of Great Cultivators. He can pay off the purchase of Fourth-grade Array Materials with the reward from refining a batch of Spirit Pills for Great Cultivators and still have some surplus.

Master Liu Ziyun was quite swift, arriving within just two hours.

Based on his experience, as he approached, he sensed the atmosphere of a Great Cultivator’s battle.

His expression slightly stunned; if his sensing was accurate, the battle here involved the presence of Peak Great Cultivators.

Then he saw Li Shiming, who looked rather disheveled with his robe in tatters.

Master Liu Ziyun felt heartache seeing such a precious top-level fourth-grade Magical Treasure being ruined when the robe, of Fourth Grade Top Quality, was damaged into a ragged garment.

But he soon thought of another matter—what kind of destructive power was needed to damage top-level fourth-grade Magical Treasure like this?

Li Shiming, however, didn’t mind the condition of his robe. After the battle, he was still pondering the previous skirmish, especially recalling the power of that one finger strike from the Half-step Great Power.

He felt that the essence of that finger hid a significant secret.

Despite the robe’s value, he had many top-level fourth-grade robes; accumulated from numerous battles over the years with his doppelgänger Li Yuanba, earning considerable loot, among which were several such top-level fourth-grade robes.

It’s precisely because he isn’t worried about the damage to his robes that his mind is engrossed in contemplating the battle, oblivious to the condition of his robe.