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Chapter 1702: Chapter 897: Trap (Part 2)

In the Cultivation World, the number of great cultivators who have mastered the speed rule is extremely few, and even those who have, their combat strength tends to be quite low.

This is because great cultivators who focus on the speed rule do not have powerful offensive rules; they can only rely on speed, which is mostly useful for escaping.

Five great cultivators flew out of the Long-distance Flying Boat, not as the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion Intelligence Department had reported, which was five Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners.

Among the five great cultivators, four were peak great cultivators, and although the other great cultivator wasn’t at the peak, his aura was somewhat peculiar.

"Cui, Yu, when did you two join the Yuqing Sect?" Li Yuanba recognized two of the peak great cultivators and asked with a hint of sarcasm.

Master Cui Cheng is a peak great cultivator of the Infinite Sect, and Great Cultivator Yu Chao is a peak great cultivator of the Beidou Sect. As for the other two peak great cultivators, they should also be from some superpowers.

Unexpectedly, they were all hiding in the Yuqing Sect’s Long-distance Flying Boat, seemingly intending to ambush cultivators of the Yuqing Sect. Without knowing, Li Yuanba had walked right into the trap.

"I didn’t expect it to be you, Mr. Li. It seems you’ve formed a deep enmity with the Yuqing Sect; your methods are truly ruthless!" Master Cui glared at Li Yuanba with hatred.

He still remembered the time he was defeated and escaped by Li Yuanba, and whenever he thought of it, he longed for an opportunity to take revenge.

This time, having accepted the benefits from the Yuqing Sect and teaming up with several peak great cultivators to ambush its cultivators, they unexpectedly caught Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba ignored Master Cui’s words and looked at the one great cultivator who wasn’t at the peak, a hint of puzzlement in his eyes.

"Who are you? Have we met? Why do you harbor such hatred for me?" He questioned the great cultivator.

"Li Yuanba, I am Lin Yuan from the Guiyuan Sect. My current state is all thanks to you!" The great cultivator replied through gritted teeth.

Li Yuanba suddenly understood; no wonder the aura seemed familiar, he just hadn’t recalled it earlier.

It turned out the person was the one whose physical body he had once destroyed and whose Nascent Soul was captured, although the latter was later redeemed by a powerful figure from the Guiyuan Sect using treasures.

He curiously observed Great Cultivator Lin’s body; that powerful figure from the Guiyuan Sect must have used some technique to restore him to the Great Cultivator Realm so quickly.

Ordinarily, a Nascent Soul revival involves integrating into a new body, using the energy refined with the Nascent Soul to strengthen that body, and converting the extra energy from the Nascent Soul into cultivation for this body.

But looking at Great Cultivator Lin’s condition, he seems to have paid the price of sacrificing part of his Nascent Soul’s cultivation, enabling him to start from the Great Cultivator Realm without needing to retrain.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, you shouldn’t have come. I spared your life last time, but this time I won’t hold back!" Li Yuanba said solemnly.

"Li Yuanba, today you must die!" Great Cultivator Lin glowered at Li Yuanba with intense hatred.

Li Yuanba couldn’t help but shake his head and then glanced at the other two peak great cultivators.

However, these two clearly had no intention of introducing themselves and merely summoned their artifacts, ready for battle.

He couldn’t be bothered to inquire about their identities anymore, figuring they were just peak great cultivators from some superpower.

He wasn’t a rootless great cultivator; the opposition couldn’t suppress him with great power unless the Sword Elder behind him didn’t support him.

As for threats from other cultivators, he currently possessed the capability to fight peak great cultivators, so he had no fear of them.

"I originally thought it was Li Shizhen, but it turned out to be you, Mr. Li. Seems the Yuqing Sect miscalculated, though this does make our task somewhat easier!" Master Cui said blandly.

Li Shizhen’s combat prowess was renowned for having the capability to slay two peak great cultivators, and it was even rumored he had slain a half-step great power.

However, there wasn’t any concrete evidence regarding the slaying of a half-step great power, only rumors.

If there was actual proof, the five great cultivators wouldn’t dare accept such a task.

Given that they were all peak great cultivators from superpowers, and Great Cultivator Lin had been a peak great cultivator before too, they understood the gap between great cultivators and half-step great powers, thus didn’t believe Li Shizhen could slay a half-step great power.

When Master Cui mentioned his strength being less than Li Shizhen’s, Li Yuanba wasn’t the least bit angry, and in fact, felt a bit amused.

He was a doppelganger of Li Shiming, and was quite aware of his original’s strength, which indeed surpassed his own.

In truth, there were few cultivators who could force Li Shiming to exert himself fully.

Li Shiming’s greatest strength lay in using all five Nascent Souls in combat, a state he rarely revealed.

"I’m curious, what benefits did the Yuqing Sect offer you, making it worth designing such a trap?" Li Yuanba asked with a smile while summoning his Lifebound Flying Sword Xingyi.

"I’ll tell you before we kill you!" Master Cui retorted coldly.

"Slash!" Li Yuanba was the first to attack; if he didn’t initiate, the four peak great cultivators would seize the best positions.

Facing four peak great cultivators, he couldn’t afford the slightest negligence.

A battle like this made his blood boil and his fighting spirit soar.

Although the original and doppelganger were one, the doppelganger Li Yuanba was naturally more combative, having fought many more battles than the original, Li Shiming, with most of their battle experience derived from him.

With his shout of "Slash," a sword light appeared before Master Cui.

Before Master Cui could react, Xingyi was directly upon him.

Just when Li Yuanba thought he could resolve Master Cui first with Xingyi’s speed, an Ice Crystal Fortress formed around Master Cui.

Xingyi slashed onto the Ice Crystal Fortress, eliciting a faint hum.

A slight crack appeared on the Ice Crystal Fortress, though the damage wasn’t enough to shatter it.

Li Yuanba’s gaze swept over Great Cultivator Yu of the Beidou Sect; this Ice Crystal Fortress was an array application, precisely one of Great Cultivator Yu’s specialties.

It wasn’t his first encounter with the Ice Crystal Fortress, and he was already experienced in countering it.

However, before he could continue the assault, the attacks of the four peak great cultivators reached him.

Li Yuanba shook his head helplessly, summoning Xingyi back, transforming into sword light to dodge the impending attacks.

At this moment, his speed advantage was apparent, as during his Sword Escape, the ’Speed Rule Imprint’ applied to Sword Escape allowed his speed to surpass the four incoming attacks.

Li Yuanba flicked his finger gently on Xingyi, splitting it into a sword light.

The sword light bore his body; while this slowed his speed slightly, he still maintained a slight edge over the attack speed of the four peak great cultivators.

As for the main body of Xingyi, it was again directed at the Ice Crystal Fortress.

Without breaking the Ice Crystal Fortress’s defense, he wouldn’t be able to harm the bodies of the four peak great cultivators.

While the four peak great cultivators attempted to intercept Xingyi, it deftly wove through the energy of the attacks like a swimming fish, striking precisely at the designated area of the Ice Crystal Fortress.

After only three strikes, a crisp sound echoed, and the Ice Crystal Fortress dissipated into ice crystals and scattered.

The secret method of the Ice Crystal Fortress Array required prior preparation; once broken, it couldn’t be deployed again in a short time.

The four peak great cultivators’ expressions grew solemn, each bringing out their defensive artifacts, empowering themselves.

They also realized this battle wouldn’t be easy; Li Yuanba was too fast, even with restrictions on his Divine Foot Skill. Without those restrictions, perhaps there wouldn’t even be a need for a fight.