Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1659 - 876: Target

Upon spotting the Thunder Beast, the Golden Winged Dapeng brimmed with wild excitement, and the Thunder Beast matched its fervor just as intensely.

Through their unique method of communication, these two Divine Beasts exchanged words, which Li Shiming, positioned nearby, fully grasped via the contract link.

Both the Golden Winged Dapeng and the Thunder Beast originated from the Divine Beast Garden, where they had met early and forged a solid friendship.

The Thunder Beast favored the Sea of Lightning—a spot shunned by other Divine Beasts—which meant it rarely clashed with its peers.

"Alright, save the deep chat for later in the Grotto Heaven. Golden Wing, can you carry me flying around here?" Li Shiming cut into their talk to inquire.

The Golden Winged Dapeng shook its head vigorously, conveying its refusal clearly through the contract's bond to Li Shiming.

While the Golden Winged Dapeng itself faced no restrictions, any creature beyond the Divine Palace would activate the forbidding arrays.

Li Shiming posed the question merely for confirmation, having already reaped some gains. Now, it was time to venture off in a fresh direction.

He picked the path where the three Righteous Path Great Cultivators were probably advancing.

With his knowledge of the Divine Palace, solo exploration might drag on forever before yielding real finds.

Nearly three days had already passed, leaving scant time behind.

The smartest move was tailing the route of those three Righteous Path Great Cultivators, since a spot like the Divine Beast Garden surely awaited there too.

Target locked, he shot off toward the horizon without delay.

For the Golden Winged Dapeng, he ordered occasional flyovers above the three Righteous Path Great Cultivators to disrupt their journey.

It wasn't his doing alone; the Divine Beast Garden had revealed the Divine Palace's staggering treasures.

His sole regret stemmed from haste—he tamed the Golden Winged Dapeng right away, missing chances to scour more of the Divine Beast Garden.

Plenty of Divine Beasts lingered in the Divine Beast Garden; he'd barely glimpsed a Phoenix from afar, its aura alone screaming supreme bloodline might.

Unlike the Red Gold Phoenix, this one's true title was simply Phoenix. The Red Gold Phoenix traced to a Phoenix Clan offshoot with potent blood purity, but this was the clan's primal mainline.

He shook off thoughts of the Phoenix and fellow Divine Beasts.

Surveying his haul—an Illusion Spirit Dragon, Red Gold Phoenix, Thunder Beast, and Golden Winged Dapeng—what gripe could he possibly have?

In the Cultivation World, such prizes fell only to superpower core disciples.

Great Cultivator Shen Ze fumed in frustration; every few hours, the Golden Winged Dapeng soared overhead, compelling the trio of Great Cultivators to halt and conceal themselves time and again.

Their pace, never brisk to start, crawled even slower now.

He feared this drag would doom their scheme entirely.

After breaching the Divine Palace, returning with mere Great Cultivator-level scraps—how to face the sect?

The sect's investment to thrust him inside wasn't trivial.

"That cursed Golden Winged Dapeng!" Spotting its silhouette once more in the far sky, he muttered under his breath as the treasured mirror flared with light, shrouding him and his two companion Great Cultivators.

Sharing the Golden Winged Dapeng's sight, Li Shiming noted Great Cultivator Shen Ze's quick maneuvers, yet traced their trail easily. Thus, he watched Shen Ze's form flicker out of view.

He held back from sending the Golden Winged Dapeng against the three Righteous Path Great Cultivators. Mighty as it was, battling three Peak Great Cultivators spelled grave risk.

Should those three cast caution aside to slay the Golden Winged Dapeng first, the beast would face dire straits.

All he sought was persistent harassment, slowing Great Cultivator Shen Ze enough to claim that hidden opportunity spot ahead.

Starting from the Divine Beast Garden toward the goal put him farther afield than Great Cultivator Shen Ze. Without tricks, despite his swift stride, time for probing dwindled fast.

Facing the trio head-on without combat edge would spell defeat in the race.

Two days on, the three Demonic Path Great Cultivators emerged before the Divine Beast Garden walls, eyes gleaming with joy at the sight.

"This went far smoother than expected; fate's clearly on our side!" Grandmaster Leng Hong burst out in thrill.

En route to the Divine Beast Garden, forbidding arrays thinned out noticeably, slashing the perils they met. Their teamwork let them arrive in just over four days—a stunning feat.

By past records, odds of hitting the Divine Beast Garden were slim; path prohibitions hobbled speed, and bad luck could mean grave wounds or worse midway.

"Did Mr. Li perhaps tread this very path?" Great Cultivator Zongjing voiced his sudden hunch.

Grandmaster Leng Hong's face shifted briefly before steadying.

"Even if Mr. Li passed this way, so what? Each Great Cultivator claims just one Divine Beast in the Garden; he can't block us!" Grandmaster Leng Hong dismissed with a hearty chuckle and shake of his head.

In reality, their effortless arrival at the Divine Beast Garden owed much to Li Shiming.