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Chapter 1572: Chapter 832: Nearing Home_2

"A warm welcome is unnecessary. I suspect my return will incite fear in many. Tell them not to provoke me; I can’t be bothered to deal with them!" Li Shiming waved his hand and said.

After saying this, Li Shiming’s ’White Emperor Light Cloud Boat’ accelerated, flying towards the interior of the continent.

Li Nuo and Venerable Huike did not dare to intercept him; they could only watch as Li Shiming’s figure disappeared into the distance.

"How powerful do you think Li Shiming’s cultivation is?" Li Nuo turned to ask Venerable Huike.

Li Nuo could not be blamed for lacking insight; even Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators were rarely seen on the entire Beishu Continent, and Great Cultivators only appeared in legends.

Given Li Shiming’s age, even if they freely speculated, they couldn’t possibly imagine Li Shiming being a Great Cultivator.

"It should be at an extremely profound level of Nascent Soul Middle Stage. The aura of outside Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators isn’t nearly as terrifying as his!" Venerable Huike thought for a moment before replying.

"Where would Li Shiming’s first stop be now that he’s back? Would he go looking for trouble with the Shushan Sect?" Li Nuo continued to ask.

At the mention of Li Shiming possibly causing trouble for the Shushan Sect, a smile appeared on his face. Although the major sects present a unified front outwardly, the internal conflicts never ceased.

As the strongest sect of the Righteous Path on Beishu Continent, the Shushan Sect poses a significant threat to the Demon Sect.

If Li Shiming were to truly attack the Shushan Sect, with their vitality severely weakened, the status of the Senluo Sect on Beishu Continent would rise considerably.

"Regardless of where Li Shiming plans to go, peace on Beishu Continent is likely over!" Venerable Huike shook his head and said.

"Will what happened back then have any impact?" Li Nuo hesitantly asked as he recalled something.

Venerable Huike nearly forgot about it, but with Li Nuo’s reminder, his face changed drastically.

"There shouldn’t be a major issue. We didn’t exert excessive pressure back then!" He replied, uncertainly.

The ’White Emperor Light Cloud Boat’ sailed swiftly through the skies above Beishu Continent. In front of Li Shiming, the image of a charming green-clothed woman flashed repeatedly; she was the person he missed most in this world, and one of his rare attachments.

As the Flying Boat drew closer to the Thousand Illusion Sect, his tension increased.

Having been away for a hundred years, it went without saying that the then Golden Core Stage Yin Shilan, even for him as a Nascent Soul Cultivator, a century was an incredibly long time.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to return; he knew very well how many enemies he had in the Cultivation World, enemies whose forces were vast. A single mistake could mean he might need to hide in a Grotto Heaven for safety.

But his past friends and the people he cared about most would become the targets of those forces.

That’s what he was unwilling to witness, so after traveling to Dongqi Continent, he changed his name to Li Shizhen, severing his ties with Beishu Continent.

Now, he finally had enough power, the strength to protect the people around him, and he was back.

The Thousand Illusion Sect was just as it was back then, without much difference.

Even as one of the top sects on Beishu Continent, the defensive power of the Thousand Illusion Sect’s mountain gate wasn’t as strong as an ordinary medium-sized sect on Dongqi Continent.

Long-standing isolation from external interactions allowed Beishu Continent to preserve its heritage, deeply cultivating its own traditions, yet lacking opportunities to magnify its legacy.

From his perspective on formations, the sect’s major formation used overly outdated concepts, which explained why, upon encountering other continents’ formation knowledge after leaving Beishu Continent, he always felt as if their systems were entirely different.

Now, in terms of formation knowledge, there was no Array Master in the entire Immortal Realm who could compare to him. He instantly recognized problems that he couldn’t see before.

"Junior greets Senior. Why has Senior come to our Thousand Illusion Sect?" A Golden Core Cultivator flew out from the sect and seeing Li Shiming, a look of confusion flashed in his eyes as he bowed and asked.

This Golden Core Cultivator felt Li Shiming was very familiar, but couldn’t immediately recall where he had met him.

After all, nearly a hundred years had passed. Although Li Shiming had gained some fame on Beishu Continent back then, the long years were enough to erase the traces he left behind.

"I’m here to see Yin Shilan!" Li Shiming replied indifferently.

"There’s no Yin Shilan here; Senior has come to the wrong place!" Upon hearing Yin Shilan’s name, the Golden Core Cultivator’s expression slightly changed as he responded.

Fierceness flickered in Li Shiming’s eyes; he noticed the Golden Core Cultivator’s insincerity in his words, knowing Yin Shilan was a disciple of the Thousand Illusion Sect, and already had a Golden Core Cultivation back then.

On Beishu Continent, reaching Golden Core Stage qualified one to become an Elder of a top sect, holding a very high position within.

Given the Golden Core Cultivator’s answer, it implied something had happened to Yin Shilan.

If that were indeed the case, he wouldn’t hesitate to drag everyone involved into Hell and utterly annihilate their sects.

Due to his unstable emotions, Li Shiming’s aura as a Great Cultivator no longer showed the slightest restraint, sweeping outwards in all directions.

The first to be affected was the Golden Core Cultivator, who felt a terrifying aura bearing down on him. Realizing something was wrong, he quickly activated a warning before being overwhelmed by the Great Cultivator’s aura and passed out on the ground.

A piercing alarm sounded within the Thousand Illusion Sect’s mountain gate, a sound not heard for many years, leaving cultivators who had lived peaceful lives stunned until a Golden Core Elder loudly shouted to clarify what was happening.

From the center of the mountain gate, two figures emerged.

"Stay calm, all cultivators maintain the formation. I’ll go take a look!" It was Patriarch Ge, a Nascent Soul Ancestor, who spoke, and she was also Yin Shilan’s master.

Patriarch Ge and Ancestor Zhan exchanged glances, a look of shock passing between them.

Though they reassured the cultivators nicely, they knew deeply that even if all the cultivators maintained the formation well, its effect would be minimal.

The aura outside the formation, even greatly weakened when transmitted through it, was still enough to startle them, two Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Knowing the capabilities of the sect’s formation, they could easily gauge the terrifying presence of the cultivator outside their sect.

But this was their sect; the two Nascent Soul cultivators were unlikely to abandon their sect and flee. Even if they wanted to escape, the chances of doing so in front of such a presence were pitifully low.

"You stay here; I’ll go out!" Patriarch Ge said in a deep voice.

"No, you stay; I’ll go!" Ancestor Zhan shook his head in refusal.

"Although I don’t want to say it, being a female cultivator makes communication with other cultivators relatively easier!" Patriarch Ge gestured with her hand.

Patriarch Ge was one of the few female Nascent Soul cultivators on Beishu Continent, typically considering herself equal to male cultivators. Saying such words now clearly showed her determination.

"I’ll stay behind the formation. If something’s wrong, you retreat immediately into the formation!" Ancestor Zhan knew this wasn’t the time for debate; he spoke in a deep voice.

Outside, although anger surged within Li Shiming, he retained a thread of sanity. Without knowing Yin Shilan’s precise situation, he couldn’t destroy the sect she belonged to.

He restrained his emotions, preparing to break the formation when Patriarch Ge flew out from it.

"Are you Li Shiming?" Patriarch Ge, upon seeing the young cultivator before her, had an incredulous look in her eyes. She couldn’t believe her own eyes, yet the face before her matched the image of the extraordinarily talented young genius in her memory.

Li Shiming back then, with his flawless alchemy skills, was renowned alongside these Ancestors.

"Mr. Ge, I’m here to see Shilan!" Li Shiming suppressed his emotions and said.

Patriarch Ge glanced at the Golden Core Elder lying on the ground. The Golden Core Elder wasn’t dead; he still had breath in him, but the injuries sustained from facing such a formidable presence would take a long time to heal.

"He said there’s no Yin Shilan in the Thousand Illusion Sect. I request Mr. Ge to provide me with an explanation!" Li Shiming pointed at the Golden Core Elder and said indifferently.

His voice lacked any harshness, but recalling the terrifying aura from earlier, Patriarch Ge understood that if she responded poorly, the consequences would be extremely dire.