Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1516 - 804: Situation (Part 2)

The scheme hatched by the White Emperor Sect for the Dongqi Continent prompted the Yuqing Sect to dispatch Great Cultivator Lü Han, who stood as their official representative.

Exactly because the Yuqing Sect got involved, the Three Great Sects managed to reach a consensus, banding together to launch an offensive against the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

The Three Great Sects, especially the Sun Concealing Sect, haven't forgotten the near-destruction caused by Master Wang He and Great Cultivator Yan Gao, those two pinnacle Great Cultivators who almost wiped them out.

Though the pair of Great Cultivators from the superpower forces this round paled in comparison to those peak powerhouses, the Three Great Sects felt genuinely daunted. On top of that, the key factor was how the superpower forces aimed straight at the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, with the bulk of the gains heading to the Three Great Sects.

Great Cultivator Lü Han, right after arriving, had been given clear orders from his sect: offer aid at the very most, but avoid plunging in too far.

As he scanned the reports clutched in his grasp, his forehead creased deeper than before.

Upon reaching the account of the assault on the White Emperor Sect’s outpost—detailing the instant devastation from the ’Thundercloud Technique’ and the sudden disappearance of the two Great Cultivators—a flicker of astonishment crossed his gaze.

"This is impossible!" he blurted out without thinking.

Fortune smiled on him, as this was his private temporary abode, sparing other cultivators from seeing his momentary lapse.

Maybe the folks from other sects just caught a glimpse of the might in Li Shiming’s lightning strike, yet nobody truly grasped its full terrifying extent.

But as a member of the Yuqing Sect and a Thunder Cultivator to boot, he perfectly understood the sheer power required to pull off feats like Li Shiming’s.

Even Master Wang He in person might not assure such a devastating blow in so little time.

What chilled him even more was the demise of those two Great Cultivators from the White Emperor Sect.

Great Cultivator Lü Han was acquainted with the duo from the White Emperor Sect. Just like him, prior to setting foot on the Dongqi Continent amid the talent shortage plaguing the two superpower forces, they’d been granted Lifesaving Talismans by mighty figures back in their sects.

Should those two White Emperor Sect Great Cultivators face an overwhelming foe, the outpost’s protective arrays would shield them long enough to trigger the talisman and slip away.

He could chalk up one of them failing to activate the talisman as bad luck. But both neglecting to do so pointed to something downright eerie in Li Shiming’s strike.

He simply couldn’t wrap his head around what sort of assault would stop the two Great Cultivators from deploying their Lifesaving Talismans before they dropped.

This realization sent a shiver down his spine, igniting a feeling of dire peril like never before in his thoughts.

Great Cultivator Lü Han failed to grasp the technique at play, which was none other than the ’Traceless Illusion Sword.’

Who could’ve imagined that after flaunting his Thunder Cultivator prowess as a Great Cultivator, the freshly promoted Li Shiming also wielded the expertise of a Sword Cultivator Great Cultivator? What’s more, be it his Thunder Cultivator skills or his Sword Cultivator talents, he ranked at the pinnacle within the Great Cultivator Realm.

The ’Traceless Illusion Sword,’ masterful in concealment, shines in surprise attacks, and enhanced by ’Chaos Sword Intent,’ it carries both the ’Sharp Rule Imprint’ and ’Solid Rule Imprint.’ Scarcely any Great Cultivator worldwide could endure an onslaught from the ’Traceless Illusion Sword.’

Only if the foe wielded a spiritual treasure-grade defensive artifact, or fused a supreme defensive artifact with their own command of defensive rules, could they possibly fend off the opening blow of a ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ barrage.

"Withdraw from the base in thirty breaths, and all cultivators board the Long-distance Flying Boat to leave the Dongqi Continent!" Great Cultivator Lü Han placed total faith in his instinct for danger; it was his one-of-a-kind gift.

The moment the threat registered, he locked in his choice without delay.

Before departing the West Yan Continent, the Yuqing Sect had armed him with plenty of command power.

His abrupt command plunged the outpost into turmoil, leaving many cultivators momentarily frozen before they scrambled to grab their things.

Thankfully, the majority of cultivators kept their possessions on hand constantly, enabling a rapid assembly.

Still, thirty breaths hardly sufficed to haul every Spiritual Object from the outpost; just the vital ones got bundled up.

With the thirty breaths up, Great Cultivator Lü Han and the entire group of cultivators climbed aboard the Long-distance Flying Boat, ditching the outpost and heading out to sea.

Even though the outpost stood empty of cultivators, the rushed exit left its mighty array still humming along.

In the days that followed, Li Shiming struck at two additional outposts belonging to the White Emperor Sect.

Yet the Great Cultivator from the White Emperor Sect who’d been at the second outpost had already vacated, so he could only level it using the ’Thundercloud Technique,’ missing his bigger objective.

The third outpost likewise lacked any trace of the White Emperor Sect’s Great Cultivator; he figured the powerhouse had gotten a heads-up and bolted beforehand.

Reports from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s spy network backed this up, and it’s noteworthy that the brutal crackdown on the Ten Thousand Beast Sect had wrecked much of its intel web.

Were it not for the Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s ancient intel setup, spanning thousands of years with secret channels accessible only to its elite spies, the network would’ve collapsed entirely by now.

The freshest mission from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s intel arm was hunting down that fleeing Great Cultivator from the White Emperor Sect.

Li Shiming’s ultimate stop was the Yuqing Sect outpost. This go-around, he arrived ready, convinced his prior hit on the initial White Emperor Sect outpost had spooked the Great Cultivators of the two superpower forces.

But he hadn’t anticipated the Yuqing Sect’s swift response. By the time he pierced the Yuqing Sect outpost’s barriers, it lay deserted.

Every cultivator from the Yuqing Sect outpost had cleared out; none remained to hold the fort.

Strikingly, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s intel team soon delivered updates on the Yuqing Sect’s crew, chiefly since the spectacle of them fleeing via Long-distance Flying Boat was impossible to miss, spotted by loads of nearby cultivators.

Li Shiming saw no point in chasing the Yuqing Sect’s Long-distance Flying Boat, given the low odds of overtaking it sans a known route.

He didn’t hang around the exterior long and instead wheeled back to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s mountain gate.

The shockwaves from his strikes rippled far and wide; the Three Great Sects’ boldness in targeting the Ten Thousand Beast Sect stemmed solely from backing by the two superpower forces.

The superpower entities propping up the Three Great Sects wouldn’t risk clashing with Luanyang Palace over the puny perks of the Three Great Sects.

Lacking hefty rewards, why would anyone pick a fight with Luanyang Palace, yet another superpower juggernaut, for petty squabbles?

Even after Luanyang Palace’s cultivators pulled out from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, their ties weren’t some hidden truth.

The Three Great Sects’ operations had been rolling along without hitches. They figured in two or three decades, gobbling up the Ten Thousand Beast Sect would be a breeze.

Then came the curveball: Li Shizhen made his way back to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. As a Great Cultivator himself, he even hauled in another to lend a hand.

At this make-or-break juncture, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect abruptly gained two extra Great Cultivators—a headache the Three Great Sects desperately wanted to dodge.

The Ten Thousand Beast Sect was already squeezed tight under mounting pressure, hemmed in by outer sieges; should they bounce back, pinning them down later would prove a nightmare.

That’s why they opted to team up with the White Emperor Sect and Yuqing Sect for a direct raid on the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, willing to eat some casualties. Spreading the load across multiple groups would keep it manageable.

But shockingly, just as the Three Great Sects sealed their strategy and geared up to hash it out with the White Emperor Sect, word hit that the White Emperor Sect’s outpost was rubble, with two Great Cultivators and close to a hundred Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivators wiped out.

Li Shizhen’s might blew past what the Three Sects had bargained for, rendering their prior schemes a total joke.

These days, their focus shifted from devouring the Ten Thousand Beast Sect to bracing for counterstrikes.

Or put sharper, figuring out how to handle vengeance from Li Shizhen.

By unveiling his approach on the White Emperor Sect’s outpost, Li Shizhen revealed his ruthless way of operating; he struck at superpower outposts without the slightest pause.