Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1484 - 788: Sword Elder (Part 2)

The individual Sword Elder named second turned out to be Li Yuanba, addressed directly by name. Such a minor aspect plainly revealed the tight connection linking Sword Elder to Li Yuanba.

This revelation left plenty of Great Cultivators drawing in sharp breaths, for they recognized the weight of it all stemming from members of a super force.

Within a super force, securing the approval of a Great Power proves tough even for a Great Cultivator, as such beings fixate solely on a select handful of cultivators inside the group.

Those chosen few rise to become the elite figures in the force, holding considerable influence.

"It was lucky we had Yuan Ba along. His efforts proved huge, helping not only our group but also the other super forces!" Great Cultivator Lou commended Li Yuanba openly.

"Yuan Ba truly stands out!" Sword Elder grinned and gave Li Yuanba a nod of approval.

"Gratitude for the present, Sword Elder. Lacking it, my ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skills couldn’t have advanced enough to support the Great Cultivators!" Li Yuanba inclined his head toward Sword Elder.

"You earned it. I’ll reach out to those ancient ones to check if more fine items await you!" Sword Elder brushed it off with a wave.

Sword Elder cast his gaze across the cultivators from the remaining super forces. Noting their count and matching it against the ongoing updates received, the crucial part Li Yuanba played became obvious.

At last, his attention settled on the space rift, and he signaled to Master Wang He.

Master Wang He moved respectfully to the side, yielding the space rift over to Sword Elder.

A serious expression crossed Sword Elder’s face; as he examined the space rift, a brief flicker of astonishment appeared in his gaze.

At his level of power, surprising him took real effort.

He offered no lengthy explanation. His goal stood plain—to close off the space rift.

"Everyone pull back a hundred Baili, with Great Cultivators guiding their followers!" His voice boomed deeply in command.

Every Great Cultivator withdrew alongside their sect companions.

Not a single cultivator raised doubts. Here stood a Great Power, commanding boundless might, the ultimate peak of the Cultivation World.

Though just a clone had arrived, it could wipe out any Great Cultivator in an instant; even Master Wang He complied without hesitation.

Li Yuanba fell back a hundred Baili together with the Sword Cultivators, triggering his ’Divine Vision’ for a sharper view than what others could manage.

Naturally, those equipped with special Pupil Skills activated them too. An opportunity like this to behold a Great Power at work could come only once in a lifetime.

Even from a hundred Baili away, the cultivators managed to catch Sword Elder’s actions.

Sword Elder approached the space rift and first scanned the array etched into the ground.

Shielded though it was by radiation-proof concrete, the array edged toward ruin.

The heavy pollution impacted all Spiritual Objects alike.

That explained why no super force managed to hold onto ’Hell Disgust Crystal Essence’ for extended periods, in part from missing the right usage technique; had they known how to apply it properly, they wouldn’t have handed it over to Li Yuanba even if storage failed.

With a sweep of his hand, Sword Elder dissolved the array’s bindings, stirring the spatial energy back to life inside the space rift.

Hell Creatures kept attempting to force their way out, surging toward the now-shifted space rift.

Sword Elder ignored the Hell Creatures entirely, viewing Fourth Grade Middle Stage and Late Stage ones as equally trivial.

One Hell Creature pushed through the rift, only to get torn apart right away by a fearsome surge of energy.

Across the hundred Baili radius, no human cultivators lingered. Sword Elder let loose a portion of his aura, and even in the shaky confines of a Hell Cave Heaven, he curbed it to a set boundary, though the Hell Creatures still pushed back against it.

Yet another Hell Creature forced its way past, undaunted and driven purely by the urge to press forward.

Suddenly, Sword Elder unleashed his Sword Intent, smashing the Hell Creatures to powder in a flash, along with their debris and any newcomers.

"This Grotto Heaven feels far too weak!" Sword Elder fine-tuned the Sword Intent’s intensity with care. Just moments before, as he gathered the Sword Intent, he’d felt it almost tear apart the Hell Cave Heaven’s fabric.

After all, the Sword Intent from a Sword Cultivation Great Power ranked among the rare methods that balanced suppression with overwhelming force.

These opposing traits allowed Great Powers to deploy mighty arts with ease, though they often sparked unintended consequences.

Think spatial ripples or breakdowns, massive harm to surroundings, and more.

The Sword Intent belonging to a Sword Cultivation Great Power centered on pure Intent, and under the Great Power’s careful hold, it leaked only the slightest trace of its fierce aura.

That’s precisely why he could wield such a forceful method inside the Hell Cave Heaven. Should other Great Powers attempt the same, they’d likely shatter the Hell Cave Heaven in the process.

On top of that, Sword Elder got summoned specifically because his Sword Intent tied into space, granting him deep knowledge of spatial matters, ideal for blocking this space rift.

As Sword Elder built up his Sword Intent, Li Yuanba watched from the hundred Baili line; nearby ground rocks eroded into powder, dissolving into nothing.

This sight sent chills racing across Li Yuanba’s scalp, his frame quivering faintly, as he confronted the might of a Great Power—even if just a mere glimpse of it.

Every substance in the hundred Baili zone broke down the moment Sword Elder formed the Sword Intent, wiped out by the lingering Sword Intent.

Power on that scale left him unable to fathom the true extent of a Great Power’s strength.

He fixed his stare on Sword Elder, all the while capturing the scene via IBMz15, enriching IBMz15’s records with direct insights into Great Powers for both himself and the primary form Li Shiming.

A compact flying sword materialized in front of Sword Elder, and he appeared to strain a bit.

As only a clone, the capabilities he tapped remained far below those of his true self.

Still, the strain arose not from any shortage of strength but from holding back the burst of force.

Causing ruin comes simply; unleashing everything works fine. But curbing that force calls for ironclad mastery.

The greater the strength, the tougher the mastery.

Li Yuanba spotted Sword Elder’s flying sword, surprised that Sword Elder would deploy his Lifebound Flying Sword through a mere clone.

Yet on second thought, it made sense—Sword Elder held no fears regarding his Lifebound Flying Sword’s safety.

He himself possessed the Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword; fresh from its upgrade to spirit treasure status, its Artifact Spirit hadn’t fully grown yet.

When the Artifact Spirit ripens, it gains the ability to move on its own without guidance.

This covers actions at extreme distances past a cultivator’s reach, spanning thousands or even millions of miles, striking foes by itself.

Beyond that, via the soul link, it responds to recall signals by soaring back from millions of miles to its owner.

All this amounted to Li Yuanba’s guesses while at Nascent Soul Middle Stage; the ways of a Great Power stretched beyond his complete grasp, likely hiding further unknown talents.

Sword Elder’s spirit treasure flying sword glided across the space rift, trailing a dazzling sword glow with each pass.

The space rift got enveloped in the radiant sword light, which gradually faded, replaced by a silvery film that formed a slim barrier across the space rift.

Sword Elder drew back the spirit treasure flying sword; the moment it vanished, the overwhelming aura blanketing the hundred Baili evaporated at once.

Li Yuanba noted some stone shapes on the ground, which collapsed into powder as the spirit treasure flying sword returned, then scattered off.