Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1477: 785: Compass
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With the spatial rift issue settled, Master Wang He stood watch over it, as the remaining Great Cultivators stayed close by, eliminating incoming Hell Creatures together with every Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner.
Li Yuanba found himself with a moment to breathe. Since Master Wang He had signed the peace agreement on behalf of the Yuqing Sect, his concerns for personal security faded away.
Truth be told, should the Yuqing Sect attempt any mischief against him, Master Wang He simply lacked the spare moments for such antics at present.
Li Yuanba decided to do some scouting. Traveling from the tower to this spot, he realized the spatial rift sat far from the heart of the massive Formation.
The rest of the Great Cultivators lacked his expertise in Formations and the immense computational might of the IBMz15. In the vast expanse of the Formation encircling the tower, none of them could pinpoint its exact core.
Curiosity drove him to check out that central spot, the true heart of the Hell Cave Heaven, where surprises might await.
No Great Cultivators or Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners called on him to fight anymore.
His efforts in this operation earned him extra leeway to act independently.
The other cultivators saw no need for him to push further; he'd already given more than enough.
Activating the ‘God Eye’, Li Yuanba benefited from the absence of spatial rift disruptions, sharpening his energy detection to new heights.
The earlier clash had lured countless Hell Creatures toward the spatial rift, leaving fewer threats scattered in surrounding areas.
Staying alert would keep him out of danger.
As he neared the Hell Cave Heaven's core, the ‘God Eye’ picked up the Array Spiritual Power lines with increasing clarity, confirming the IBMz15’s precise computations.
At last, he reached the Hell Cave Heaven's core zone, barren of any structures save for a modest hillock.
“Found it!” A grin spread across Li Yuanba's face.
The hillock appeared unremarkable at first glance, yet he detected Array Spiritual Power lines from all directions funneling straight into it.
On top of that, it drew in radiation energy too, a fact revealed by the energy's flow toward it.
Right when he prepared to inspect the hillock closely, a sudden weight pressed down on his frame.
“Gravity field!” Recognition hit him in an instant.
How ironic it felt; he'd wielded gravity fields against foes countless times, yet here a fellow Cultivator turned one back on him.
No sooner had the gravity field taken hold than three Great Cultivators burst from surrounding angles, hurling three Mountain Peak Treasures his way.
A fiercer gravity field poured from those three Mountain Peak Treasures, layering atop the first to create four in total, binding Li Yuanba and almost freezing him in place.
Luckily, his Divine Sense remained active. In a flash of intent, ‘Ten Thousand Sword Peak’ burst forth from his Nascent Soul.
At the same moment, an even stronger gravity field surged outward over a thousand-meter span, pulling the three Great Cultivators into its grasp.
Their Mountain Peak Treasures suffered the effect as well, the abrupt added mass derailing their strike against Li Yuanba.
Those three Mountain Peak Treasures crashed down short of their mark, missing Li Yuanba entirely.
Regaining bare command over his form, Li Yuanba didn't hesitate, launching Sword Escape where his figure blurred into sword light and sped away.
He knew who those three Great Cultivators were. Battling them might let him take down one or two, but being so near the spatial rift, unleashing full power would reveal his Spiritual Power Pattern.
Exposing his Spiritual Power Pattern just to eliminate foes seemed unwise; withdrawal made more sense, especially since he'd identified them and could settle scores another day.
Those three hailed from the White Emperor Sect. Li Yuanba had fixated on Master Wang He from the Yuqing Sect, overlooking the White Emperor Sect's potential threat.
Against the Yuqing Sect's might, the White Emperor Sect's three Great Cultivators ranked merely as standard fighters, paling beside Master Wang He at the Great Cultivator Peak. Master Wang He's dominance had hidden their presence.
Li Yuanba hadn't anticipated the White Emperor Sect's three Great Cultivators ambushing him right then.
This moment marked the deepest relaxation among all Cultivators.
The Formation had sealed the spatial rift, halting the influx of Hell Creatures from the Hell Cave Heaven, while the prolonged fight drew to a close with the major task almost done.
Even the ever-vigilant Li Yuanba had eased his defenses a touch.
Now a streak of sword light, Li Yuanba broke free from the three Great Cultivators' surround. A hand gesture retracted ‘Ten Thousand Sword Peak’ as energy into his body.
“White Emperor Sect, you'll pay for this!” His furious roar echoed as he vanished.
The White Emperor Sect's three Great Cultivators shared looks of dismay. They'd orchestrated this ambush jointly, convinced it was airtight.
Having seen Li Yuanba in action earlier, they knew for sure: his assault capabilities matched a Great Cultivator's, though his defenses lingered at Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
This showed in how he often called upon five Mid-stage Golden Corpses for shielding in fights.
“What now?” one Great Cultivator inquired.
“What choice do we have? Hurry back to the others. Regardless of Li Yuanba's fearsome strikes, he can't hold off a combined assault from all these cultivators!” The other Great Cultivator sighed in resignation, shaking his head.