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Chapter 1736: Chapter 914: News (Part 2)

To be honest, even though the Bitao Sect is a superpower, he doesn’t care about the fighting strength below their Great Powers.

Now he has a deeper understanding of half-step Great Powers. He knows how difficult it is for a half-step Great Power to make a move. For most half-step Great Powers, being distracted could affect their own cultivation.

So in a conflict with the Bitao Sect, the only thing to worry about is the Great Power.

"Ancestor and Guiyuan Sect’s Jiang Great Power have already informed the Great Powers of the Bitao Sect that in this war, the Great Powers of both sides will not intervene, restricting the war to the Great Cultivator level!" The Phoenix Palace Master replied with a smile.

She understood Li Shiming’s intention; he was preparing to take part in this war among superpowers.

Given Li Shiming’s terrifying battle achievements, his participation would make this war extraordinarily simple and easy.

"I will first send Lan’er back to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, then this avatar will participate in the war with four late-stage Golden Corpses!" Li Shiming promised.

Even though Li Shiming will not personally take part in the war, the involvement of four late-stage Golden Corpses would add more than four Peak Great Cultivators’ worth of power to the Luanyang Palace side.

In this way, Luanyang Palace can almost maintain an invincible position, allowing them to face this war with ease.

This is an opportunity for Luanyang Palace to show their fangs after many years, and the Phoenix Palace Master does not want any problems.

Furthermore, she does not intend to draw on external help as Li Shiming, being involved in this conflict, has a justified reason to join.

The Bitao Islands are located south of the Central State Continent, a region occupied by the Bitao Sect, where they have established a human habitation area, enjoying ocean resources while facing threats from the sea.

In truth, after years of development, the Bitao Sect has long reached an agreement with powerful spirit beasts in the ocean, with limited conflict between them.

Due to its distance from other continents, the Bitao Sect holds absolute power over the Bitao Islands.

At the main hall of the Bitao Sect’s mountain gate at the center of the Bitao Islands, two Peak Great Cultivators sit facing each other, both with very somber expressions.

"Yi Xiao, I somewhat regret agreeing to protect you!" Great Cultivator Hua Ying said in a deep voice.

Great Cultivator Hua Ying is a Peak Great Cultivator of the Bitao Sect, also its most powerful cultivator.

The Bitao Sect has a secret: they have an Inheritance Technique known as the ’Frost Condensation Divine Book’. The Guiyuan Sect has an Inheritance Technique called the ’Cold Heaven Scripture’, and a record in Bitao Sect’s archives states that the ’Frost Condensation Divine Book’ and the ’Cold Heaven Scripture’ were originally one.

The fusion of the ’Frost Condensation Divine Book’ and the ’Cold Heaven Scripture’ forms a top-tier Water Element Cultivation Method known as the ’Qingning Forbidden Scripture’.

Due to this secret, the Bitao Sect intended to cooperate with the Guiyuan Sect to obtain the Inheritance Technique of the ’Cold Heaven Scripture’.

However, how could the Guiyuan Sect possibly let go of one of their core Inheritance Techniques?

Even though the Bitao Sect has been striving for this, all the immense sacrifices they made previously only granted them a small portion of the ’Cold Heaven Scripture’. Without the complete ’Cold Heaven Scripture’, the fusion of the two techniques is impossible.

The Bitao Sect even suspects that the prerequisite for merging the techniques is that both complete Inheritance Jade Scrolls are required.

Consider it: just the ’Frost Condensation Divine Book’ alone is the Bitao Sect’s core inheritance, and ’Cold Heaven Scripture’ is one of Guiyuan Sect’s core inheritances. If the two core inheritances were merged, how high would the level of the merged ’Qingning Forbidden Scripture’ be?

Because of this potential reward, the Bitao Sect has never given up.

Finally, the opportunity arose. Great Cultivator Yi Xiao, who had been paying close attention to the Bitao Sect, knew of their interest in the ’Cold Heaven Scripture’.

This time, he came with the Inheritance Jade Scroll of the ’Cold Heaven Scripture’, proposing that the Bitao Sect swear to protect him in exchange for handing over the ’Cold Heaven Scripture’.

The Bitao Sect agreed to Great Cultivator Yi Xiao’s proposal. The cost of protecting Yi Xiao was outweighing the benefits of obtaining the ’Qingning Forbidden Scripture’, leading the Bitao Sect to take in Great Cultivator Yi Xiao.

However, the development of events was beyond what Great Cultivator Hua Ying had anticipated. What he thought was a squabble between two superpowers turned into a two-on-one superpower war.

Especially with the involvement of Li Shiming, the most prominent Peak Great Cultivator in the Cultivation World, making Great Cultivator Hua Ying extremely troubled.

"Fellow Hua, focus more on how to handle this!" Great Cultivator Yi Xiao said calmly.

Before seeking the Bitao Sect’s protection, he had considered all possibilities, specifically demanding an oath with the Bitao Sect to prevent them from selling him out for profit.

The Bitao Sect made an oath with Great Cultivator Yi Xiao for the ’Qingning Forbidden Scripture’.

An oath made by the sect is almost an unbreakable one.

If the Bitao Sect truly wanted to break the oath, the cost is something they would not be willing to pay.

In the Cultivation World, cultivators take oaths seriously, especially the ones made under Heaven and Earth Rules, which are bound by heavenly constraint.

If a cultivator breaks such a vow, they will be rejected by Heaven and Earth Rules.

When a cultivator reaches the Great Cultivator Realm, further strengthening requires a deeper understanding of Heaven and Earth Rules.

Ignoring the other repercussions of violating Heaven and Earth Rules, the inability to deepen one’s understanding of these rules alone is enough to deter any Great Cultivator from breaking an oath.

When a sect makes an oath, it binds all the Great Cultivators of the sect.

"The Luanyang Palace’s cultivators are all female cultivators, and their strength is reliable. Guiyuan Sect has suffered losses and lacks Peak Great Cultivator strength, reducing their threat to us significantly.

Li Shiming is the only one worth worrying about. His power is too strong, and we have no strength to restrain him!" Great Cultivator Hua Ying, having analyzed the situation thoroughly, said in a deep voice.

"There’s no need to worry about Li Shiming; it’s impossible for him to come personally!" Great Cultivator Yi Xiao said confidently.

Great Cultivator Hua Ying is not a cultivator of the Central State Continent, and the Bitao Sect is somewhat disconnected from the Cultivation World, resulting in fewer channels for intelligence concerning Great Powers.

He analyzes information about Li Shiming entirely through rumors.

"Li Shiming is being watched by Great Power Luo of the Yuqing Sect. If he dares to leave the Dongqi Continent, Great Power Luo may personally take action. I actually hope Li Shiming comes here, so this big problem can be dealt with sooner!" Great Cultivator Yi Xiao explained.

"If that’s the case, then it’s much simpler!" Great Cultivator Hua Ying replied with joy and nodded.

Great Cultivator Yi Xiao did not reveal to the other party that even if Li Shiming does not personally intervene, the forces he can deploy are enough to destroy any Peak Great Cultivator.

Anyway, the Bitao Sect has Great Powers, so no matter how much the Guiyuan Sect and Luanyang Palace attack, they can only make the Bitao Sect lose some cultivators, not achieve much else.

Once they pass this trial, the biggest issue would be not being able to show his face in the Cultivation World, as the Guiyuan Sect and Luanyang Palace would continuously hunt for him.

He glanced at Great Cultivator Hua Ying, knowing he had joined the Bitao Sect after they promised protection.

If Great Cultivator Hua Ying were to fall, he would become the only Peak Great Cultivator of the Bitao Sect, offering him a chance to gain favor in front of the Great Powers and perhaps control of the Bitao Sect.

With that control, he could obtain resources from the Bitao Sect to advance to half-step Great Power, as a backup plan.

The Guiyuan Sect, on the other hand, just wanted him to serve as a Peak Great Cultivator enforcer, without any intention to nurture him further, otherwise, they wouldn’t have forced him to reach Peak Great Cultivator, making his future cultivation path more difficult.

Knowing exactly which cultivators the Guiyuan Sect intends to groom, Great Cultivator Yi Xiao is well aware that it’s Great Power Jiang’s descendant, Great Cultivator Jiang Hao, a true-blue lineage.

Great Cultivator Hua Ying couldn’t possibly imagine that Great Cultivator Yi Xiao has calculated him into his plans.