Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1549 - 821: Preparation

"Mr. Liu, I apologize!" Upon spotting Master Liu Ziyun, Li Shiming caught the man's gaze fixed on his robe, which made him shake his head while smiling.

A casual wave of his hand swapped out the shattered and worthless robe for a fresh top-tier fourth-grade one.

"It looks like Mr. Li just endured a fierce clash!" Master Liu Ziyun shot back with a grin.

"I owe it to Mr. Liu's sharp intel that I could block those invading foes!" Li Shiming voiced his thanks.

Without Master Liu Ziyun's timely information, even backed by drone satellite networks, Li Shiming couldn't have kept tabs on the flood of data nonstop.

Maybe he wouldn't have caught wind of the two top-tier Great Cultivators nearing the zone he'd flagged, and by that point, the fight could have spilled into a key spot of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

"With your power, Mr. Li, you'd have crushed the invaders anyway, intel or not!" Master Liu Ziyun picked up on Li Shiming's hint, guessed the result right away, and chuckled.

Still, from what he could tell, the showdown Li Shiming faced was brutally intense, or else that elite fourth-grade robe wouldn't have ended up so completely wrecked.

Right then, while eyeing the fight's aftermath, Master Liu Ziyun spotted five late-stage Golden Corpses positioned at a distance.

Thanks to his own might, plus how those five late-stage Golden Corpses now leaked zero corpse core energy, they came off exactly like five Great Cultivators.

He even noticed two late-stage Golden Corpses gripping two Great Cultivators by the arms. The gap was too wide to make out their faces clearly, but he could spot the signature muddy yellow robe of the White Emperor Sect.

"Why don't I know these five Great Cultivators? And that one in custody looks like he's from the White Emperor Sect?" Master Liu Ziyun wondered aloud, intrigued.

"Those five are my Golden Corpses, and the prisoners are Yan Gao and Wang He!" Li Shiming stated evenly.

Hearing that, Master Liu Ziyun froze up, at a loss for words for a beat.

In the Cultivation World, the mightiest pair of peak Great Cultivators out in the wild had gotten nabbed by Li Shiming.

On top of that, those five late-stage Golden Corpses sent a shiver through Master Liu Ziyun; he soon figured it out, though—that it was likely those very five late-stage Golden Corpses that let Li Shiming take down Master Yan Gao and Master Wang He.

This was just what Li Shiming aimed for Master Liu Ziyun to grasp, or he'd have wiped the site clean ages ago, hiding every trace from the man's view.

Li Shiming figured on leveraging Master Liu Ziyun to flash his might across the Cultivation World, warning any group bold enough to challenge him that they'd foot a heavy bill.

That said, he wasn't about to spill details on the Half-step Great Power bit; one step ahead shows power, but ten steps ahead sparks doubt and nasty rumors.

Capturing two peak Great Cultivators would grab every faction's eye, no point in overdoing it.

"What’s your plan for handling Master Yan Gao and Master Wang He?" Master Liu Ziyun hated risking mix-ups, but the scoop on these two peak Great Cultivators tempted him too much, especially since it could boost Central State Commerce and his group, so he had to inquire.

"Naturally, grill them first, then finish them off!" Li Shiming replied, grinning.

A cold sweat broke out over Master Liu Ziyun; these weren't your average Great Cultivators—they were peak ones, scarce even in top powers.

Every peak Great Cultivator that rose came from a sect pouring endless treasures and ages of effort into them.

Peak Great Cultivators stood as a faction's real backbone, holding massive sway and serving as the boldest displayed might for any group.

Truth be told, dropping these two peak Great Cultivators would slash the White Emperor Sect and Yuqing Sect's overall punch.

Be it hawking this news to the White Emperor Sect and Yuqing Sect themselves or to their rivals among the great powers, it'd bring in huge gains.

Plus, it'd let Central State Commerce move fast so its allies could swoop in and profit from the Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect's downturn.

"I've got the fourth-grade Array Materials you requested; good thing a fresh shipment rolled in, letting me round up everything you asked for!" Master Liu Ziyun shifted gears, pulling out a Mustard Seed Ring and setting it aside.

This round, Li Shiming's haul of fourth-grade Array Materials was massive, the kind that normally meant waiting forever since Central State Commerce had to pull them from distant lands.

But things played out differently now, with the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's influence booming and demanding tons of fourth-grade Array Materials—Central State Commerce caught on first, so they stockpiled heaps from across continents ahead of time to fuel the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's builds.

"I'll stick around Dongqi Continent another five months, taking on alchemy jobs at the Great Cultivator level. I promise top-quality results, equal to high-grade, so pay will match high-grade Spirit Pills for Great Cultivators!" Li Shiming grabbed the Mustard Seed Ring, swept it with his Divine Sense, and nodded, pleased.

Unlike Li Yuanba, who relied on Chongxiao Pavilion's fierce Sword Intent for support, Li Shiming had already proven to the Cultivation World that his own combat ability was his shield.

Anybody eyeing his alchemy talents had to weigh his fighting skills too—the same skills that toppled two peak Great Cultivators.