Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1505 - 799: Returning to the Sect

The Great Venerable found himself utterly helpless, for the 'Nirvana Fire' from the Red Gold Phoenix could destroy a magical artifact with the slightest error.

The Illusion Spirit Dragon caused him even more trouble, since its venom had the power to badly harm magical artifacts, no matter if they served for offense or protection.

He possessed only a few magical artifacts; his fourth-grade top-tier life-bound one, the Golden Bell, had already suffered damage, leaving him without any backups to deploy.

In desperation, he turned to this almost sneaky tactic—these Buddha Beads came from Lianhua Temple's heritage and would instantly create a formation when scattered.

As he targeted Little Feng with his assault, the Great Venerable also hunted for the Illusion Spirit Dragon, yet despite probing with his Divine Sense repeatedly, he failed to pinpoint its location.

Right now, the Illusion Spirit Dragon lurked beyond the reach of the Great Venerable’s Divine Sense, and he couldn't keep up the search forever. The moment a chance presented itself, the dragon would dart back toward the Great Venerable once more.

After waiting briefly, Li Shiming saw that continuing like this led nowhere.

Any more hesitation might draw additional Great Cultivators into the fray.

He stored the 'White Emperor Light Cloud Boat' and soared alongside Great Cultivator Luo Pei straight to the conflict zone.

Sensing the incoming Great Cultivators, the Great Venerable swiftly shifted his alert gaze to Li Shiming.

Unfamiliar with Li Shiming’s background, a sharp caution flashed in his eyes.

"Lianhua Temple’s Guangling pays respects to the benefactor; may I know who you are?" Guangling Great Venerable offered Li Shiming a dharma greeting.

"Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s Li Shizhen pays respects to Guangling Great Venerable!" Li Shiming responded with a subtle smile.

"Li Shizhen?" Fang Ling Great Venerable quickly remembered Li Shizhen's identity, his eyes filling with astonishment.

At this point, Li Shiming had activated 'Divine Eye' to examine the formation formed by the 108 Buddha Beads, with IBMz15's aid spotting the key nodes of the array.

"This is the mountain gate of my Ten Thousand Beast Sect, and according to the rules, it is not permissible for a Great Venerable of your realm to intrude unprovoked!" Li Shiming declared firmly.

The region close to the mountain gate fell under the sect’s watchful eyes; getting nearer would breach the Grotto Heaven’s limits—a no-go zone for outsiders.

Without the sect's invitation, such an uninvited advance amounted to a declaration of war.

"The Ten Thousand Beast Sect, soon enough, it will cease to exist!" Guangling Great Venerable scoffed with icy disdain.

At those words, a fierce killing intent flared in Li Shiming’s gaze.

In a flash, his body vanished from where it stood; employing 'a single stride' broke through the usual bounds of Great Cultivator strikes, allowing him to appear next to Fang Ling Great Venerable, safely beyond striking distance.

Thanks to IBMz15's complete analysis of the 108 Buddha Beads' formation, it held no sway over him anymore.

The instant he materialized beside Guangling Great Venerable, a Fourth-Grade Sword Foundation materialized in his grasp.

He slammed the sword’s flat side against Guangling Great Venerable; already debilitated by the Illusion Spirit Dragon’s poison, even a fresh defensive shield failed to halt the impact.

He deliberately avoided the blade's sharp edge to extract details from Guangling Great Venerable.

Uncertain about the current state of the feud between Ten Thousand Beast Sect and the other three sects, slaying Guangling Great Venerable might lock them into eternal enmity with Lianhua Temple.

It proved wiser to deliver Guangling Great Venerable to Ten Thousand Beast Sect for their judgment.

This strike infused 'Chaos Sword Intent'; though lacking an open injury for full penetration, a portion still seeped into Guangling Great Venerable’s form.

Hit by the attack, Guangling Great Venerable froze solid, stripped of any ability to fight back.

Li Shiming gave a light smile, then added two quick prods to Guangling Great Venerable’s body for good measure.

In that moment, Guangling Great Venerable’s body became fully bound, while a thunder rune sealed his Nascent Soul, blocking all access to spiritual power.

Li Shiming forcefully yanked off Guangling Great Venerable’s Mustard Seed Ring, then swept his Divine Sense across the 108 Buddha Beads. Lacking their owner's energy, they returned to normal under his inspection.

"Quite a fine treasure, indeed!" Li Shiming expressed mild fascination toward the chain of Buddha Beads.

Generations of Buddha Venerables had fostered these beads over countless years; already a special item, the added five thousand years of Buddhist care elevated it nearly to a true Buddhist treasure.

In particular, each Buddha Venerable had employed them as the core for arrays, instilling a distinct Artifact Spirit Wisdom that let the beads independently assemble formations.

Despite lacking top-quality materials—merely fourth-grade high-stage—the extensive nurturing over five millennia made up for those flaws.

Seeing Li Shiming claim his loot, especially the Buddha Beads as Lianhua Temple’s prized possession, filled Guangling Great Venerable’s eyes with raging fury on the verge of explosion.

Though seething with loathing toward Li Shiming, he remained completely helpless beneath Li Shiming’s control.

With ease, Li Shiming flung Guangling Great Venerable over to Great Cultivator Luo Pei, then pulled out his Ten Thousand Beast Sect Identity Jade Disc.

"Master, I’ve returned, just outside the mountain gate!" He sent a message to Master Grandmaster Hu.

Knowing full well this zone lay under Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s array monitoring, he steered clear of the mountain gate to avoid any accidents.

"Are you my little junior?" A silhouette drew near from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's side, asking in disbelief as it approached Li Shiming.