Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1466 - 779: Wang He (Part 2)

"Yuan Ba, are you hurt?" With deep concern, Great Cultivator Lou scanned Li Yuanba from head to toe before inquiring.

Such anxiety was perfectly reasonable. Considering Li Yuanba’s remarkable recovery powers through the ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills, provided he remained alive, healing any wounds merely involved activating the ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills a bit more.

"I’m okay. Master Qiao launched a sudden assault on me, yet I fought back and took his life!" Li Yuanba gestured toward Master Qiao’s lifeless form on the ground while clarifying.

"Mr. Li, we can confirm this incident; Master Qiao violated the regulations. The Yuqing Sect must shoulder the fallout from this!" Hongguang Venerable stepped forward first to declare.

Shortly after, nearly every Great Cultivator present nodded along with Hongguang Venerable’s statement, making their positions clear.

"Yuan Ba, claim the body. I doubt the Yuqing Sect has the nerve to request it back!" Great Cultivator Lou indicated Master Qiao’s corpse and instructed.

His words aimed to signal the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion’s firm stance to the Yuqing Sect, especially with so many Great Cultivators witnessing.

It was well-known that Li Yuanba specialized in Corpse Refining. Though unusual for a Sword Cultivator of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion to master Corpse Refining, nobody dared object, since the Hell Cave Heaven mission had demonstrated to all cultivators how vital Li Yuanba’s five mid-stage Golden Corpses truly were.

Moreover, a Great Cultivator’s remains from a mighty superpower served as the ideal core ingredient for crafting late-stage Golden Corpses.

Li Yuanba grasped Great Cultivator Lou’s intention right away. Truth be told, regardless of whether Great Cultivator Lou mentioned it, he planned to seize Master Qiao’s corpse anyway.

Chances like this seldom arose; acquiring the body of a Great Cultivator from a superpower—and a Thunder Cultivator at that—was no simple feat.

Right before the assembled Great Cultivators, he gathered up Master Qiao’s corpse, along with the ’Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer’ and the soul crystal ring from the remains.

Throughout this, every Great Cultivator observed the deadly mark on Master Qiao’s form. Just a single gash marred Master Qiao’s body, a lethal strike delivered by a flying sword.

This revelation sharpened everyone’s grasp of Li Yuanba’s fighting prowess. Master Qiao had fallen to Li Yuanba’s Lifebound Flying Sword.

From the instant the Infinite Sect’s Great Cultivator detected the sealed realm, causing Li Yuanba’s presence to vanish, until he retrieved the ’Infinite Great Isolation Decree’, the clash barely spanned more than thirty breaths—and not all of that involved actual combat.

"Yuan Ba, you shouldn’t have taken such a gamble!" Once they returned to the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion’s tent at the second base, Great Cultivator Lou remarked gravely.

"Master Qiao employed hired cultivators to keep me under constant surveillance, eager for any slip-up. Rather than expose a weakness, I picked a terrain that suited me to settle things with Master Qiao for good!" Li Yuanba shrugged his shoulders as he detailed.

Great Cultivator Lou seemed ready to add more, yet he held back, realizing that Li Yuanba’s strength and position made further lecturing improper.

Grandmaster Wu lingered close by, observing everything with an amused grin.

Although his time around Li Yuanba had been brief, he increasingly approved of Li Yuanba’s approach.

In the ensuing period, Li Yuanba resumed his routine of intense warfare.

Every couple of days, he had to apply the ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills to aid Great Cultivators and key core cultivators. During Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion’s operations, he proved the most dedicated Sword Cultivator.

Through the relentless bloodshed, his ’Chaos Sword Intent’ surged with greater might.

Ironically, these battle-saturated days brought Li Yuanba a profound sense of calm; for him, the carnage equaled sharpening his Sword Intent.

In the past, no matter his efforts to refine his Sword Intent, he’d never enjoyed such an extended stretch of nonstop killing.

Regrettably, this phase proved short-lived. After a month, reinforcements from the Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect showed up one day.

That afternoon, while Li Yuanba sat in his tent cultivating the ’Unnamed Sword Manual’ via his fourth-grade Sword Foundation, he abruptly halted.

A formidable lightning presence caught his attention, one that felt strikingly familiar; if his instincts served right, it belonged to Master Wang He of the Yuqing Sect.

He hadn’t anticipated the Yuqing Sect sending Master Wang He.

Across all superpowers, not a single one had deployed their supreme Great Cultivator.

Master Wang He surpassed the average Great Cultivator, reaching the absolute height of that realm.

Within the Cultivation World, Great Powers seldom intervened personally, leaving peak Great Cultivators as the ultimate fighting forces.

Half-step Great Powers might exist, yet they seldom emerged from retreat, forever chasing that elusive breakthrough.

Li Yuanba emerged from the tent, seeing that Great Cultivator Lou had also detected Master Wang He’s aura and stepped out to assess.

"Yuan Ba, avoid going off on your own from now on!" Great Cultivator Lou warned, a hint of worry flickering in his gaze.

Mighty as Li Yuanba was, Great Cultivator Lou doubted he could stand against Master Wang He.

Master Wang He occupied the summit among Great Cultivators; only another at that level could truly comprehend the vast divide separating regular ones from a figure like Master Wang.

"I’ll stay cautious!" Li Yuanba replied with a nod.

He understood as well that, while he possessed ways to threaten lesser Great Cultivators, dealing with Master Wang He posed a real challenge.

He lacked confidence that his ’Chaos Sword Intent’ could pierce Master Wang He’s protections.

Not even the over two thousand energy-forged flying swords of ’Ten Thousand Sword Peak’, infused with a Great Cultivator’s Sword Intent, assured victory over Master Wang He.

Once a cultivator attained such heights, raw quantity no longer decided outcomes.

Li Yuanba might strike Master Wang He a thousand times, only for all to be deflected, while a solitary counter from Master Wang He spelled Li Yuanba’s doom.

With Li Yuanba’s assurance, Great Cultivator Lou eased a little.

Together, they turned toward the arriving forces; two groups in total, the first under Master Wang He alongside another Thunder Cultivator from the Yuqing Sect, and the second commanded by a pair of White Emperor Sect Great Cultivators.

Each group included a hundred Nascent Soul Middle Stage experts, undoubtedly replacing the earlier shortages.

"Wang He offers greetings to fellow comrades; it’s been ages!" Master Wang He positioned himself high above the second base, gazing down as he spoke calmly.

He made no effort to mask his power; every soul there, from Nascent Soul Middle Stage to Great Cultivators, endured the overwhelming force.

The Great Cultivators shared quick looks before soaring skyward, aligning themselves at Master Wang He’s height to lessen the dominance of his aura.

Their movements showed impressive harmony, likely forged from extended shared battles, as their presences linked up to jointly withstand Master Wang He’s might.

Temporarily, Master Wang He failed to dominate these Great Cultivators, despite the notable disparity in their strengths.

"Greetings, Mr. Wang; we never thought you’d join us—future purge missions should go far smoother now!" One Great Cultivator responded coolly.

Master Wang He’s earlier aggressions had, surprisingly, united the Great Cultivators at the second base like never before.

"Where’s Li Yuanba? The Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion produced a prodigy capable of felling Great Cultivators!" Master Wang He brushed off the pointed edge in the other Great Cultivator’s remark, sweeping his eyes across the second base.

His focus settled on Li Yuanba; spotting him required little effort. Lately, with the dramatic leaps in his ’Chaos Sword Intent’, Li Yuanba couldn’t blend in among the more than a thousand Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators, drawing immediate notice.

Li Yuanba had no desire to suppress his Sword Intent, but the unbroken chain of fights had propelled its evolution too swiftly—hiding it would stunt further progress.

Furthermore, amid the second base’s cultivators, everyone projected their auras freely after endless conflicts; even among the Nascent Soul Middle Stage group, Li Yuanba’s stood out boldly.