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Chapter 1698: Chapter 895: The Situation (Part 2)

The prominent super forces include the Yuqing Sect and the White Emperor Sect, along with some super forces secretly supporting them, known only to the Great Cultivators of the two sects.

With this support, Lianhua Temple and Sun Concealing Sect began to take action. Although they yielded much territory, the intelligence networks they previously established have not disappeared.

Due to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect forcibly annexing more territory beyond its capability as a major sect, it is unable to fully control the occupied lands.

The Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s dominance not only squeezed the survival environment of Lianhua Temple and Sun Concealing Sect but also pushed some small and medium sects to the brink of life and death.

When Lianhua Temple and Sun Concealing Sect expressed their support for the small and medium sects, these sects joined the resistance against the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

Months passed, and several Great Cultivators of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect sat together, the atmosphere somewhat oppressive.

"Brother Hu, the recent situation is very wrong. The area I control has seen multiple attacks, causing severe losses to the sect there!" Grandmaster Chai said, looking distressed.

Grandmaster Hu noticed Grandmaster Chai’s somewhat unstable aura and understood that he had been troubled lately.

"Let the intelligence department investigate which force is behind this. It seems we were too lenient earlier!" Master Ding said angrily.

Reflecting on Li Shiming’s departure shortly before instability arose in Dongqi Continent, Master Ding felt his own inadequacy.

The current situation in Dongqi Continent was established by Li Shiming. They initially decided to preserve Lianhua Temple and Sun Concealing Sect to prevent excessive losses of powerful cultivators in Dongqi Continent.

Originally, it was thought that Li Shiming could at least suppress Dongqi Continent for over a thousand years. A few hundred years would suffice for the Ten Thousand Beast Sect to cultivate several Great Cultivators to secure the occupied territory firmly.

But unexpectedly, Li Shiming had to leave Dongqi Continent in such a short time, allowing forces not fully suppressed to show signs of resurgence.

"First, withdraw important resources back to the sect, guard Taichu branch well; as long as the main sect and Taichu branch are safe, the rest can wait!" Grandmaster Hu said indifferently.

Within the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, only he knows the contingency left by Li Shiming: two late-stage Golden Corpses hidden in Li Shiming’s cave.

These two late-stage Golden Corpses are frightening entities that can independently counter Peak Great Cultivators. With such power in hand, the petty actions of those forces are merely trivial nuisances to Grandmaster Hu.

Unless a super force from the Cultivation World directly intervenes, he is not afraid of these forces’ actions.

"Aren’t we going to retaliate?" asked Master Ding, unwilling to accept this, speaking loudly.

The Ten Thousand Beast Sect had become the largest sect in Dongqi Continent, boosting his confidence and disdain for former enemies, thinking the best way to deal with enemies is to fight back.

"Let them stir. Without their disturbance, how can we eradicate them from the root!" Grandmaster Hu said calmly.

The Great Cultivators all turned their eyes to Grandmaster Hu, pondering the meaning behind his words.

On Central State Continent, stands a mountain named Yuqing Mountain, housing the Yuqing Sect’s branch there.

Although called a branch, it is more like a base, lacking the true function of a branch.

The super forces of Central State Continent would never allow the Yuqing Sect’s branch to recruit disciples and carry out cultivation technique transmission there.

The Yuqing branch mainly provides lodging for the Yuqing Sect’s Thunder Cultivators visiting Central State Continent, along with intelligence and other support.

Due to the prior reduction in the Yuqing Sect’s strength, the branch on Central State Continent became important.

The Yuqing Sect dispatched several Great Cultivators to secretly liaise with super forces on Central State Continent through the Yuqing branch.

Despite the Yuqing Sect’s current sharp decline in strength, its stance with super forces significantly enhances their power.

No true grudges exist in the Cultivation World; interests are what truly matter.

The decline in Yuqing Sect’s strength, with no recovery for at least a century, meets the conditions for several super forces to draw them in without letting the Yuqing Sect quickly rise again.

Li Yuanba now stands a hundred miles away from the Yuqing branch on Central State Continent, observing its situation.

He requested the intelligence department of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion to monitor the Yuqing Sect, and all related intelligence reached his hands.

Initially, he planned to raid Yuqing Sect’s long-distance Flying Boat at sea, knowing it’s the lifeline of a force and a major income source.

When Yuqing Sect needs resources the most, raiding their long-distance Flying Boat would further strain Yuqing Sect’s resources.

But upon seeing a piece of intelligence, he revised his initial plan.

The intelligence mentioned that three Great Cultivators from Yuqing Sect arrived at Central State Continent from West Yan Continent.

Comparing earlier intelligence, these three Great Cultivators likely carry tasks for engagement with certain super forces.

The intelligence department also highlighted the precious resources Yuqing Sect offered in engagements with certain super forces.

Li Yuanba cared little for the precious resources and focused on the presence of four Yuqing Sect Great Cultivators, including one stationed at Yuqing branch.

He believed that even though the Yuqing Sect was substantial, losing four Great Cultivators would render further plans ineffective.

Thus, he came, targeting the four Thunder Cultivator Great Cultivators.

Few cultivators would believe it if said aloud—a newly advanced Sword Cultivator Great Cultivator aiming at veteran Thunder Cultivator Great Cultivators.

These four Sword Cultivator Great Cultivators were positioned within a formation, though Yuqing branch’s formation doesn’t match a true super force formation, it bears major sect formation power.

Li Yuanba invoked his primary magic treasure, IBMz15, utilizing ’Divine Eye’ to observe the distant formation, transmitting observed data to IBMz15.

After IBMz15’s analysis, detailed formation information streamed into his mind.

He scrutinized the formation details, focusing ’Divine Eye’ on a specific node where a brief vulnerability emerges during energy reflux.

This phenomenon isn’t a flaw of the formation but a normal occurrence. The energy shield relies on formation nodes, necessitating energy reflux nodes.

During the energy reflux, a small energy-free area appears, small and transient.

Not many Array Masters can accurately locate this vulnerability, and even if found, exploiting the brief window is challenging for cultivators.

Li Yuanba differs, having IBMz15’s computational capability pinpointing the vulnerability’s timing accurately, and ’At a single stroke’ allowing him to appear within the formation.

By passing through this energy reflux vulnerability, space restriction by the formation is bypassed.

Li Yuanba vanished from a hundred miles away, reappearing within the formation.

Upon entering the formation, he immediately executed ’In the blink of an eye,’ targeting the formation’s core.

As his figure appeared within the formation, it began scanning his identity.

Time was limited; once the formation detects a cultivator with a questionable identity within, an alarm sounds, rendering his infiltration plan a failure.

Despite potential victory over four Thunder Cultivator Great Cultivators, securing all of them becomes challenging.