Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1459 - 776: Rout

By the fifth day in the second base, Li Yuanba took a moment to rest. In those five days, the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion's team had ventured out on three separate trips.

Their fortune held strong, as no Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Beings crossed their path, turning the clearing operations into smooth and effortless endeavors.

Moreover, with Li Yuanba mending the wounds of the Great Cultivators and bolstering them through the 'Innate Wood' Divine Skills, every superpower—save for the Yuqing Sect and the White Emperor Sect—had surrendered the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' they'd gathered straight to Li Yuanba.

It wasn't a matter of unwillingness to hold onto it; rather, standard storage like isolation jade boxes failed almost immediately, causing rapid complications.

The most disastrous case involved a Great Cultivator who stashed an isolation jade box with 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' inside his soul crystal ring, only to discover after a day that the box's protection had vanished silently, allowing the essence's radiation energy to taint numerous valuable spiritual items within the ring.

Naturally, handing over the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' to Li Yuanba came easily, since the superpowers of the Central State Continent had studied it thoroughly long ago, deeming this Fourth-grade substance utterly worthless.

For the Yuqing Sect and the White Emperor Sect, though, the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' they possessed turned into a massive headache. Discarding it felt wasteful, but holding onto it brought severe difficulties.

Other superpowers refused to let them keep the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' within the second base, citing its potent radiation that wreaked havoc on cultivators.

Without Li Yuanba's special methods to manage the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence', the Great Cultivators from the Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect had no option but to pass it along to those from other superpowers for a token fee.

Even as the Great Cultivators of the Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect realized that this 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' would inevitably reach Li Yuanba in the end, they found themselves powerless to prevent it.

A piercing alarm echoed through the second base, the kind that blared only during dire crises.

"What happened?" Countless cultivators voiced the very same query.

Li Yuanba soared upward, invoking his privilege as one of the few Great Cultivators permitted to fly unrestricted inside the base.

This compact base sheltered more than a thousand Nascent Soul Middle Stage experts; unrestricted flight among them would plunge the place into total disorder.

Using the 'Divine Eye Skill', he spotted a retreating squad, recognizing it as the White Emperor Sect's group.

Yet now, the White Emperor Sect's squad had shrunk to half its size, with fewer than fifty cultivators remaining.

The forms of two airborne Great Cultivators wavered unsteadily, revealing the depth of their grievous injuries.

Li Yuanba shifted his focus to the trailing edge of the White Emperor Sect's squad, and his eyes tightened in focus.

"Damn it, how did they drag the monsters right to the base?" Li Yuanba muttered his curse upon witnessing the chaos behind them.

Trailing the White Emperor Sect's squad loomed a Hell Creatures Formation comprising two thousand Hell Creatures.

Under normal circumstances, a force of two thousand Hell Creatures wouldn't inspire dread; even under direction, it merely added extra hurdles to the cultivators' fights.

Yet within this Hell Creatures Formation, five Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures stood out prominently.

Leading the Hell Creatures Formation were two Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Bull Head Spirits charging ahead like a deadly vanguard, while a Fourth Grade Late Stage Sheep Head Being unleashed distant assaults, relentlessly hurling evil energy balls at the White Emperor Sect's cultivators.

A Fourth Grade Late Stage Horse Head Spirit prowled the formation's edges, poised for action and biding its time for the perfect moment to lunge.

Bringing up the rear of the formation was a Fourth Grade Late Stage Deer Head Spirit, emerging as the most troublesome among these Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures.

If just one Fourth Grade Late Stage Deer Head Spirit appeared, the threat might remain manageable, but with two or more Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures in play, eliminating the Fourth Grade Late Stage Deer Head Spirit had to take top priority.

Failure to do so meant that, thanks to the Fourth Grade Late Stage Deer Head Spirit's restorative powers, the other Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures would prove almost unkillable unless struck down in a single blow.

This marked the first occasion Li Yuanba had witnessed five Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures emerging together, explaining the devastating blow to the White Emperor Sect.

"Safeguard the base, get ready to unleash spell strikes in sequence!" One Great Cultivator ascended into the sky, bellowing the command with authority.

In Li Yuanba's ears rang the heated exchanges over the communication channel between the Great Cultivators.

The two Great Cultivators from the White Emperor Sect, in particular, broadcast desperate pleas, stripping away their usual dignity and coming across as frantic and raw.

Among the gathered cultivators, those hailing from the Central State Continent displayed the steadiest nerves, armed with the 'Space Acceptance Talisman' that offered them an extra safeguard for survival unlike their counterparts from distant lands.

"Yuanba, remain at the base's heart, avoid the fight entirely, and concentrate solely on mending wounds!" Great Cultivator Lou instructed via the communication channel.

This directive didn't stem from Great Cultivator Lou alone but reflected the united consensus of every Great Cultivator present.

Having Li Yuanba, the dedicated healer cultivator, on hand ensured that the elite members of the superpowers could get swift care for any injuries sustained.

Treatment for regular cultivators hinged on Li Yuanba's discretion, and no Great Cultivator dared press him on such matters.

After all, more than a thousand cultivators filled the base, yet he stood as just one individual; the toll of employing the 'Innate Wood' Divine Skills proved substantial, preventing him from aiding everyone and thus focusing efforts on vital personnel.