Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1623 - 858: Battle

By the following day, news of Li Yuanba’s martial feats had swept across the Central State Continent, reaching distant lands with astonishing speed.

Great Cultivators represent the pinnacle of combat strength for any faction in the Cultivation World. A Sword Cultivator, having only recently ascended to the rank of Great Cultivator, single-handedly overwhelmed fifteen other Great Cultivators within a brief window of time. This triumph alerted every major power to Li Yuanba’s terrifying potential.

However, unaffected by the commotion, Li Yuanba chose to enter seclusion upon his return to the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.

Simultaneously, a "phantom clone" from the Dongqi Continent was seen traversing the skies atop a Thunder Beast, heading straight for the mountain gate of the sect.

Two days later, Li Yuanba entrusted the golden silk green spirit grass from the jade box—along with various auxiliary Spiritual Medicine provided by the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion—to his "phantom clone."

With that task concluded, he once again browsed the Identity Jade Disc, selecting a new objective focused on vying for Great Cultivator resources within Central State.

On this occasion, however, fate dealt a hand to a large sect that, according to the records, had no intention of dispatching Great Cultivators to mount a defense.

Instead, as soon as the Great Cultivator Spirit Medicine reached maturity, they would simply activate their Formation, allowing their premier Great Cultivators to enter and retrieve the harvest.

It was a pragmatic choice; large sects simply lack the muscle to fend off a coalition of Great Cultivators intent on pillaging. Rather than risking the lives and limbs of their own elites, they preferred to open the resources for the taking.

Successful defense of such resources is a luxury reserved strictly for super forces.

Only when the peak Great Cultivators of these super forces have sufficient leisure can they afford to fortify their resource sites.

With twenty days remaining before the deadline, Li Yuanba felt no urgency. After his previous experience arriving early, he found the waiting period dreadfully monotonous. He concluded that arriving exactly on time would be far more efficient.

He spent the interval consuming a High-level Spirit Pill to refine his "Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique," thereby expanding his capacity for spiritual power patterns.

Departing the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion two days before the resource matured, he set out for his destination.

Utilizing the drone satellite network, he surveyed the site and noted twenty-eight Great Cultivators already congregating, proving that an undefended resource remains a potent lure.

These twenty-eight individuals, grouped mostly into small bands of two or three, had circled the resource site like sharks.

Without a dominant force guarding the area, the gathered Great Cultivators watched one another with suspicion, poised to strike at the slightest opening.

Yet, until the Great Cultivator resource actually reached maturity, they suppressed their urge to initiate hostilities.

They understood that engaging in a premature skirmish might well cost them their chance at the prize, or worse, lead to injuries that would result in their swift elimination by rival groups.

The atmosphere at the site was suffocatingly tense as they observed the medicine and kept wary eyes on their neighbors.

A solitary Great Cultivator suddenly detected a ripple in the fabric of space nearby. Without a moment’s hesitation, he launched three flying axe magical treasures toward the distortion.

As the axes struck, a figure materialized, backed by a flying sword pulsing with overwhelming sword intent.

Li Yuanba was surprised to be met with an immediate attack upon arrival.

He had assumed, based on his previous mission, that the participants would remain hushed and avoid unprovoked aggression even as others arrived.

That expectation had led him to target his arrival point via "One Step Instant" in close proximity to the others.

Fortunately, his reaction time was swift; anticipating the possibility of ambush during his teleportation, he was prepared to move instantly.

While "One Step Instant" boasts an impressive reach—covering eight thousand miles—its greatest weakness lies in accuracy; appearing at such a massive distance makes it impossible to guarantee a perfectly safe landing.

Eight thousand miles far exceeds the reach of his Divine Sense warning, rendering every use of the technique a gamble with hidden dangers.

As his silhouette solidified, he felt the incoming strike of the three magical treasures.

Without pause, he summoned his Xingyi Sword, suppressing it to Fourth Grade Top Quality and imbuing it with "Chaos Sword Intent" bolstered by his "Sword Intent Rule."

The Xingyi Sword darted forward, engaging the three flying axes.

The attacking cultivator appeared to have limited means, as his axes were merely Fourth Grade Upper Stage quality, clearly not natal treasures.

Furthermore, because the attack was improvised, the power behind the axes failed to reach its intended peak.

The Xingyi Sword sliced through the three treasures without a sound, shattering their structural integrity and sending them plummeting to the ground as lifeless junk.

The Great Cultivator turned deathly pale. While Li Yuanba didn’t deem it necessary to use the sword to end him, he dashed forward and delivered a devastating kick directly to the man’s chest.