Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1462 - 777: Reconstruction_2

The impact of this results in the immediate destruction of Hell Creatures, leaving the Hell Deer Head Spirit completely unable to recover.

Cheers burst forth from the Sword Cultivator team; ever since the Hell Creatures Formation had emerged, this stood as their initial success in causing losses to the enemy.

Even the cultivators observing from a distance felt a surge of hope, convinced that if Hell Creatures could be taken down, the cultivators might wear them out through successive fights and ultimately wipe out the entire horde.

While unleashing sword light, Li Yuanba directed the Xingyi Sword hovering over his head, poised to confront the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature at any instant.

The sword light he released operated independently of other Sword Cultivators and managed to eliminate a Hell Creature with just one blow.

Because of the way it was unleashed, such strikes didn't drain him excessively.

Truth be told, once the sword light shot out, it had already slipped beyond the Sword Cultivator’s direct command, depending entirely on the lingering momentum from the release and the embedded Sword Intent to unleash its devastating force.

Throughout the nonstop clashes spanning a full two-hour cycle, the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature refrained from launching a follow-up charge.

The Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature appeared to recognize that Li Yuanba’s Xingyi Sword matched its own velocity.

Furthermore, each time it neared the Sword Cultivator team, it faced a barrage from the elite Great Cultivators within the group, risking instant beheading.

This Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature proved remarkably shrewd; spotting no openings, it held back from further assaults.

Consequently, Li Yuanba’s Xingyi Sword lacked another opportunity to engage right up until the Sword Cultivator team pulled back from the front lines.

The next squad hailed from the Da Leiyin Temple, under the command of two Great Venerables.

Drawing lessons from the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion’s Sword Cultivator team, the two Great Venerables deployed a remote-projection technique alongside a delayed Buddha Light Secret Method, effectively striking the Hell Creatures Formation from afar.

The repeated charges by the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature were disrupted as they collided with the lingering delayed Buddha Light Secret Method from the Da Leiyin Temple’s team, triggering blasts that slowed its pace.

In truth, following the Sword Cultivator team’s example, virtually every major power had devised its own strategy against the Hell Creatures Formation.

Even supposing the Hell Creatures possessed leadership, their cunning fell short of the genuine cultivators from these superpowers.

Particularly regarding combat strategies, the cultivators boasted far greater diversity in approaches.

And the most glaring flaw of the Hell Creatures lay in their repetitive assault style.

Regardless of how the Hell Creatures arranged themselves into formations for better synergy, their offensive patterns stayed unchanged. Once those patterns were spotted and a safe gap maintained, their ranks could be steadily depleted.

The conflict dragged on for two full days, with two thousand Hell Creatures slowly depleted via assorted long-range strikes.

At last, the Great Cultivators surged forward in unison and eradicated five Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures. Lacking support from the Fourth Grade Mid-stage Hell Creatures’ formation, the Great Cultivators simply concentrated on handling the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures.

Once the fight concluded, they cleared the field and established the second base.

Such duties fell to specialized cultivators, while the rest of the cultivators started recuperating and regaining their strength.

"Master Qiao from the Yuqing Sect never made it back to the entry base! Just fourteen Thunder Cultivators from the Yuqing Sect survived; every other Thunder Cultivator met their end. The two Great Cultivators of the White Emperor Sect retreated to Hell Island via the entry base. Besides the four cultivators they carried off, the White Emperor Sect suffered near-total annihilation, most of their fallen cultivators consumed by the Hell Creatures. Scant remains were gathered and returned to Hell Island!" a Great Cultivator announced during the discussion on the Great Cultivator communication channel.

All the Great Cultivators grew quiet, jointly pondering the causes behind the Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect’s devastating defeats.

If the Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect had preserved their peak fighting capacity, such disasters might have been avoided.

Though this tied back to Li Yuanba, fault couldn’t be laid at his feet.

Even in Hell Cave Heaven, where pacts barred infighting, hoping for peaceful harmony among rivals harboring old grudges was a fool’s dream.

Much less could anyone demand that Li Yuanba, once pursued by the Yuqing and White Emperor Sects, step in to heal and support his former hunters.

Only now did the Great Cultivators grasp Li Yuanba’s vital role; his ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills had kept their casualties minimal up to this point.

"How come Master Qiao didn’t head back to the entry base if he wasn’t hurt?" Great Cultivator Lou demanded, his forehead creasing in thought.

He recalled that Master Qiao, in his escape, had ditched his entire sect and emerged unscathed.

With Master Qiao’s skills, falling to Hell Creatures in zones already swept by cultivators seemed impossible.

Provided Master Qiao avoided being cornered by several Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures, his Thunder Escape powers would let him slip away.

Post-battle, the Great Cultivators understood the tower signified a divide. Beyond it lay wild Hell Creatures driven by raw impulses.

Within the tower and further in, the Hell Creatures answered to the Cave Heaven Artifact Spirit, dramatically enhancing their battle prowess.

"Maybe Master Qiao never exited Hell Cave Heaven and simply hunkered down somewhere to recover!" Hongguang Venerable suggested steadily.

As he uttered this, his gaze drifted toward Li Yuanba, whether by design or chance.

His vague statement clicked for every Great Cultivator present.

If Master Qiao hadn’t returned to Hell Island and wasn’t among them, then he lurked in hiding, scheming his payback.

Venting against Hell Creatures made no sense; for Master Qiao, Li Yuanba probably ranked as his prime foe.

"Yuan Ba, stay alert and avoid going off solo!" Great Cultivator Lou warned openly.

"Mr. Li, rest easy; if we spot anything, Luanyang Palace will alert you right away!" the Great Cultivator from Luanyang Palace pledged.

"Infinite Sect will keep tabs on Master Qiao’s whereabouts too, and we’ll pass word to Mr. Li at the first sign!"

"Guiyuan Sect..."

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Every superpower’s Great Cultivator, be they from the Central State Continent or elsewhere, voiced their commitment.

The Hell Cave Heaven assignment stretched on with no clear end, and all relied on Li Yuanba’s help.

Holding back their support now could prompt Li Yuanba to deny the ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills later, endangering upcoming fights.

Certain superpowers now rued overlooking the ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills before.

Previously, Fuliu Sect’s overtures for the ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills inheritance focused on Wood Element Talent cultivators. Superpowers’ Wood Element Talent holders, even after gaining the ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills, merely saw minor rank boosts, far from core disciple levels.

Thus, those who took up the ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills rarely pushed to Nascent Soul Middle Stage, to say nothing of reaching Great Cultivator rank.

Besides, the ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills solely benefited Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivators, which lessened its appeal and led superpowers to undervalue it.

Today, seeing Li Yuanba wield the ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills—even without grasping how it bolstered Great Cultivators at Nascent Soul Middle Stage—sharply raised the superpowers’ appreciation for it.

A few superpowers were already scheming to contact Fuliu Sect about securing the ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills inheritance.

Regrettably, disappointment awaited them, for Fuliu Sect teetered on collapse, and the core inheritance item, the Divine Tree, sat inside Li Shiming’s Half-Life Cave Heaven.

At present, obtaining the ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills inheritance has grown far tougher, with holders of the inheritance item sure to guard it more fiercely.