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Chapter 1697: Chapter 895: The Situation

Luanyang Palace, second floor of Fengqi Palace, Yin Shilan watched Li Shiming’s ’phantom clone’ intently.

Even though the phantom clone had assured her that the main body was unharmed, Yin Shilan still kept her eyes on the phantom whenever she had the time, not only to inquire about Li Shiming’s situation but also out of fear that if she looked away for a moment, the phantom might disappear.

Her worry wasn’t verbally expressed, but Li Shiming could still see it in her eyes.

Her concerns deepened as she learned more about the cultivation world, especially after realizing how powerful Li Shiming was. Her worry lay in the fact that there was a cultivator out there powerful enough to force Li Shiming to flee for his life.

Even the most powerful peak great cultivators in the Nascent Soul Stage in the cultivation world were slain by Li Shiming when they faced him two against one.

One could only imagine how formidable the cultivator had to be to make Li Shiming retreat. She even wondered if this cultivator was the rumored great power.

Upon joining Luanyang Palace, Yin Shilan learned from her master that the strongest presence there was indeed a great power, which was why Luanyang Palace became a superpower, possessing the resources sufficient for all the female cultivators of Luanyang Palace to train.

Although Li Shiming had disappeared, leaving only a phantom clone behind, Luanyang Palace’s attitude towards Yin Shilan did not change; instead, they valued her even more.

This was undoubtedly related to the fact that Li Shiming had successfully escaped from a great power, and as long as he was not dead, Luanyang Palace would continue to treat Yin Shilan as their core cultivator.

The phantom clone was currently going through intelligence reports from Dongqi Continent, collected by Luanyang Palace on behalf of Li Shiming.

Although Li Shiming had publicly declared he was in seclusion for training, word had spread to various factions on Dongqi Continent, causing some restless forces to begin stirring.

As he examined the reports, he understood there must be some superpower maneuvering behind these events.

Without a superpower’s backing, news of Li Shiming fleeing Dongqi Continent could never have reached the factions there.

Nor would any faction dare to target the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, which had the support of Luanyang Palace, where three great cultivators were stationed permanently.

He shook his head, not caring about the minor actions of those factions on Dongqi Continent since he had sent two late-stage golden corpses back to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

The two late-stage golden corpses were under Li Shiming’s control, and with their immensely powerful equipment, they could easily defeat several peak great cultivators.

He was actually pleased with the instability on Dongqi Continent; chaos was welcome. The Ten Thousand Beast Sect occupied three-quarters of Dongqi Continent, and once the remaining factions fell into the chaos, they could be rounded up, bringing the entire continent under control.

Lianhua Temple and Sun Concealing Sect were influenced by superpowers behind the scenes, but Li Shiming’s overwhelming might forced these major sects to retreat into a small territory.

Reports indicated that these two major sects were the most active.

The phantom clone wore a faint smile, certain that the backers of Lianhua Temple and Sun Concealing Sect bore the influence of Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect.

"Looks like it’s time to give Yuqing Sect some trouble, and White Emperor Sect cannot remain idle either!" the phantom clone thought to itself.

"Phantom, is there any good news?" Seeing the smile on the phantom clone’s face, Yin Shilan, who had been closely watching, hurriedly asked.

The phantom’s answers were always vague. It wasn’t that Li Shiming didn’t want to clarify, but he himself was unsure if Cloud Island Sea was in the same world as the Central State Continent or another world altogether.

Saying too much might only make Yin Shilan worry more. Additionally, if the Cloud Island Sea was the same world as Central State Continent, it wasn’t impossible for Great Power Luo Yuan from Yuqing Sect to hunt him down there.

Li Shiming remembered that the teleportation ring was obtained from Half-step Great Power Yang Xing of Yuqing Sect.

"There’s some good news: the main body has found a safe place for seclusion, and it’ll take about thirty years to return!" The phantom clone refrained from mentioning its prior thoughts, responding instead to Yin Shilan’s question.

"That puts my mind at ease!" Yin Shilan’s face relaxed upon hearing that Li Shiming had begun his seclusion.

During her time with Li Shiming, she had witnessed his knack for attracting trouble.

As a great cultivator, Li Shiming had made many strong enemies in the cultivation world.

Even if Li Shiming fled to another place, he could still cause incidents, and she worried if he could come back alive.

Her concerns were justified. As soon as Li Shiming arrived at Cloud Island Sea, he managed to offend all six superpowers there and even caused the death of a half-step great power.

If it weren’t for Li Shiming deciding to go into seclusion, Cloud Island Sea wouldn’t be so peaceful.

Meanwhile, on Dongqi Continent, over the years, Lianhua Temple and Sun Concealing Sect had been contracting their powers, losing a vast amount of territory. The resources they collected each year were insufficient to meet the current disciples’ needs.

The two major sects still had some reserves, but the resource shortfall was being covered by past accumulations.

However, this situation couldn’t continue indefinitely, and both major sects were aware of this.

It was during these most challenging times that a superpower reached out to them with an olive branch.