Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1482 - 787: Resolution (2)

Even though Great Venerable Hongfa had formed the 'Soul Master Recognition Contract' with him, when it came to position, he continued to hold the title of Great Venerable from Da Leiyin Temple.

Destroying the 'Space Acceptance Array' amounted to little more than releasing pent-up fury, particularly as the conflict within Hell Cave Heaven had largely concluded.

Furthermore, wrecking the 'Space Acceptance Array' would equate to turning every major power into foes at once.

The elite experts and key members of those major powers all relied on the ease provided by the 'Space Acceptance Array'. Should it get demolished for real, their own gains would suffer a severe blow.

"Mr. Li, I'll pass along your account to the Yuqing Sect and lodge a formal complaint against the White Emperor Sect!" declared the great cultivator from Infinite Sect.

The remaining great cultivators chimed in too, offering pledges that echoed the same sentiment.

The White Emperor Sect's moves had shattered the shared guidelines upheld by every major power. During this massive joint operation involving all the major powers, the groups from each faction operated in alliance.

Earlier on, Master Qiao of the Yuqing Sect had indeed violated those guidelines, yet he ended up forfeiting his life as the consequence.

While one great cultivator from the White Emperor Sect had also met his end, the assault on Li Yuanba involved three great cultivators, so losing only a single one failed to balance the scales for all the assailants.

Regarding the demise of those Nascent Soul Middle Stage experts, to powerhouses like these great cultivators, such losses paled far short of the toll from two great cultivators.

Li Yuanba thanked the great cultivators for their support, then made his way back to the sword cultivator squad.

On this occasion, he had revealed several critical aspects, especially the fearsome 'Chaos Sword Intent'. Those who had merely learned of his battlefield feats through tales now witnessed his formidable fighting ability firsthand in this clash.

This revelation undoubtedly boosted his fame immensely, yet it also sowed the seeds of potential dangers.

From now on, any foes plotting against him would no longer view him as just a Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator, but treat him on par with a great cultivator.

Typically, great cultivators need not fret over threats bold enough to strike at them, but Li Yuanba's advantages and vulnerabilities stood out glaringly.

Limited by his current level, his defenses lingered at Nascent Soul Middle Stage strength—at the very least, until he unveiled the protective might of 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak', that very defense became his most glaring flaw.

Exactly because of this visible shortcoming, it sparked optimism among his adversaries, convincing them that exploiting it could lead to Li Yuanba's downfall.

"Why overthink it all? Back when my battle strength was even feebler, I didn't face half these worries!" He shifted his thoughts, letting out a light chuckle to himself.

He turned his attention to the rewards from this venture, which included the body of the White Emperor Sect's great cultivator, the soul crystal ring, plus a peak fourth-grade mountain peak artifact.

This peak fourth-grade mountain peak artifact served as a natal magical treasure, and while its caliber shone exceptionally bright, it held minimal worth for most other cultivators.

Few practitioners ever wielded mountain peak artifacts, and for a power-diminished peak fourth-grade one like this, buyers who truly required it couldn't foot the bill, while the affluent ones had no interest in it.

Li Yuanba planned to merge this peak fourth-grade mountain peak artifact right into 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak'. Drawing on unique techniques from the White Emperor Sect, he could channel the core essence of this artifact straight into 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak'.

As a result, this peak fourth-grade mountain peak artifact proved mildly beneficial as battlefield loot.

He also paid close attention to the great cultivator's remains.

This particular great cultivator specialized in Earth Element cultivation, boasting physical resilience that ranked top among all great cultivators.

Even with just the flesh of this Earth Element specialist left behind, once it underwent forging and purification, transforming it into a Corpse Refining would yield a version far superior to typical ones.

"Might prove a bit handy!" he whispered under his breath.

Still, refining such a body from an Earth Element specialist demanded that either he or his primary form, Li Shiming, reach great cultivator rank before the process could begin.

His divine sense slipped into the soul crystal ring, and true to his guesses, the great cultivator's soul crystal ring contained scant spiritual treasures.

In a venture brimming with peril like this, not even the major powers wanted to risk dispatching their mightiest great cultivators, dreading any mishaps that could claim them mid-task.

That explained why, barring special circumstances or the casualties among great cultivators and select core members, the Yuqing Sect had dispatched Master Wang He.

Inside the White Emperor Sect great cultivator's soul crystal ring lay merely a handful of great cultivator spirit pills, a single fourth-grade upper-stage flying boat, a few fourth-grade upper-stage magical treasures, one peak fourth-grade defensive shield, and various odds and ends.

Regrettably, that peak fourth-grade shield carried heavy contamination from radiation, demanding extensive purification to restore.

This explained why, in the midst of combat, the great cultivator had relied solely on his natal magical treasure—the mountain peak artifact—for protection.

"Lou Wu, take this flying boat—it's yours!" Li Yuanba pulled out the fourth-grade upper-stage flying boat and flung it lightly toward his disciple.

Lou Wu snatched the fourth-grade upper-stage flying boat with delight, swiftly executing the recognition ritual to claim it as his own.

Gifts from a master required no second thoughts; in the Cultivation World, the bond between master and disciple often outshone even that of parent and child.

Li Yuanba was essentially redirecting the spiritual treasures originally earmarked for Great Cultivator Lou straight to Great Cultivator Lou's offspring.

Despite having a sword cultivator great cultivator for a father, Lou Wu at Nascent Soul Early Stage couldn't normally boast a fourth-grade upper-stage flying boat.

In general, flying boats topped out at fourth-grade upper-stage quality for everyday use.

The superior flying boats that Li Yuanba and his main body Li Shiming had acquired stemmed purely from extraordinary events.

"Yuan Ba, handing him something like this seems premature!" Great Cultivator Lou commented, watching Li Yuanba so freely pass along a fourth-grade upper-stage flying boat.

"It's not premature at all—Lou Wu has to push to Nascent Soul Middle Stage the moment we get back, or else no more outings for him!" Li Yuanba dismissed the concern with a wave.

Lou Wu brimmed with assurance; tagging along with the sword cultivator team to this place had deepened his grasp of sword intent tremendously, and the trials of this mission matched years of secluded practice anywhere else.

Tempering in the outside world paled against the intensity of Hell Cave Heaven, where fights erupted nearly every day against mid-grade four hell creatures.

On top of that, with an alchemy master as his teacher and a sword cultivator great cultivator as his dad, Lou Wu faced scant concerns over sourcing the fourth-grade spirit pills for his breakthrough—virtually every possible advancement aid would line up for him.

"Here, these spirit pills go to you!" Li Yuanba hurled a couple of jade bottles toward Great Cultivator Lou, treating them like worthless trash.

Great Cultivator Lou grabbed the jade bottles and discovered several great cultivator spirit pills nestled inside. Their potency wasn't top-tier, but their worth remained immense, hitting exactly what he required.

"I'll accept them!" He no longer balked at taking from Li Yuanba, realizing his friend had stockpiled loads of high-quality fourth-grade great cultivator spirit pills, the sort he probably deemed insignificant.

That said, it didn't render these spirit pills worthless to Li Yuanba; in the realm of great cultivators, such spirit pills served as the ultimate trade goods. When bartering for spiritual treasures, offering great cultivator spirit pills as payment would always jump to the front of any great cultivator's list.

Li Yuanba set about inspecting the mustard seed rings from the White Emperor Sect's Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators. They brimmed mostly with earth element spiritual treasures, rendering truly prized items quite scarce.

Yet, amassing over two hundred and ten mustard seed rings in itself formed an enormous windfall.

Regardless of how modest the spiritual treasures' value might be, in such vast quantities, their total worth swelled to impressive heights.

With idle time on his hands, Li Yuanba dove into organizing these mustard seed rings.

The sheer volume of mustard seed rings arose because, although many Nascent Souls had fled, items like soul crystal rings that could absorb directly into the Nascent Soul via energy were exceedingly uncommon.

Within major powers, only core practitioners ever received soul crystal rings.