Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1664 - 878: Departure (2)

In the end, Master Ji Chuan settled onto the stone seat. As his mind delved into the stone seat and executed the Secret Technique of Guidance, much like Great Cultivator Shen Ze, he involuntarily spewed a mouthful of fresh blood.

Disappointment rendered him somewhat stunned, and he rose slowly to his feet.

Great Cultivator Liao Yi observed his condition and lacked the will to inquire.

With a darkened face, Great Cultivator Liao Yi took position on the stone seat. No blood came forth from him, yet his aura clearly diminished sharply—no milder than the outburst from fury and despair.

Dejected, they exited the Heavenly Mechanism Garden and spotted Great Cultivator Shen Ze, his eyes wild with frenzy.

"It must be Li Shiming who snatched our opportunity!" The instant Great Cultivator Shen Ze caught sight of the two Great Cultivators, he proclaimed his verdict.

His cue prompted the two Great Cultivators to reflect briefly, comprehending the events within the Divine Palace.

Indeed, solely Li Shiming could have preempted and seized that chance; only he held the opportunity to act.

Their reluctance and wrath discovered a vent, converting into loathing for Li Shiming.

Regrettably, inside the Divine Palace, even locating Li Shiming would leave them powerless against him.

Li Shiming remained oblivious that his Divine Palace expedition had forged deadly enmities with six summit Great Cultivators spanning righteous and demonic paths.

He persisted in gleeful exploration, reaping Great Cultivator resources aplenty.

Beyond the Divine Palace, nowhere else boasted such lavish Great Cultivator resources. His ten-day gains nearly outstripped the entirety he'd forged for the Cultivation World's sects and Great Cultivators across decades.

The lone hassle involved nonstop combats, but thanks to his five Nascent Souls, the Spiritual Power Pattern drain from fights stayed manageable.

Differing from other Great Cultivators, his solitary ventures demanded various Thunder Skills against prohibitions, yet each Thunder Skill drew power from the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’, slashing its actual cost.

"Ten-day countdown begins!" Poised for deeper probing, his life-bound artifact IBMz15 issued the alert.

He steadied his condition, withdrew Great Cultivator Luo Pei and his two Spiritual Pets, then ingested a high-grade Spirit Pill to replenish Spiritual Power.

Rooted in place, he anticipated the closing instant.

IBMz15's countdown struck zero, unleashing a potent heaven-earth repulsion that thrust him from the realm.

Li Shiming materialized airborne, his five Nascent Souls ravenous for void Spiritual Energy—like drought-stricken earth finally quenched—even as his flesh body imbibed it too.

This arose from the Divine Palace confinement: ten days of pure depletion without replenishment, now permitting bodily uptake of external Spiritual Energy.

Assessing his inner state, he permitted his body to draw in the Spiritual Energy.

Though unrefined by ’Heavenly Human Technique’, scant usable Spiritual Energy emerged, yet ample to alleviate the void from extended Spiritual Energy severance.

Probing his finger's teleportation ring, he noted the prior spatial coordinates reappear, dimmed and inert despite brimming Spatial Energy.

Li Shiming deduced this stemmed from the Divine Palace's shutdown, its recharge cycle barring entry even via teleportation ring.

Mirroring the current scenario, the Divine Palace freshly sealed for internal realignment.

Centuries of wait might allow提前 Divine Palace ingress sans formal activation.

Yet by then, he'd likely forgo Divine Palace visits altogether.

Li Shiming knew not his teleportation ring marked a rare token, unlike the six peak Great Cultivators' jade tokens—auto-reclaimed on exit, primed for future issuance via hidden means.

"Seems like all fellow cultivators have emerged!" Amid self-examination, Li Shiming detected distant peak Great Cultivator auras. Unaware of Divine Palace aftermath post-his ventures, he thrilled at re-encountering the six peak Great Cultivators.

Grandmaster Leng Hong, similarly expelled by the Divine Palace, stabilized his aura then located the proximate two Demon Cultivators.

The trio had stuck together originally; ejection from the Divine Palace positioned them nearby.

He hurtled toward the two Great Cultivators—elders' lore dictating instant flight at this juncture, shunning stasis or chats with peers.

Yet this Divine Palace jaunt diverged: save Great Cultivator resources, naught else yielded.

As peak Great Cultivators, their resource cravings weren't dire; slaying for them posed slim risk.

Furthermore, he aimed to rally the Demon duo against Li Shiming, certain the fiend preempted their Divine Beast contract, sowing Divine Beast Garden turmoil and dooming their pacts.

For Devil Cultivators, vengeance waived would scar their mindsets.

Even breakthrough-ready to higher realms, festering grudge barred tranquil ascent.

"Mr. Zong, Mr. Qiu, how about joining forces to find Li Shiming?" Grandmaster Leng Hong put forth the alliance.

The two Demon Cultivators consented near-instantly, aligned in this vendetta.

Li Shiming's enigmas they grasped acutely—strike now or forfeit future hunts eternally.

"Oh, the aura over there, it’s the Heavenly Mechanism Treasure’s aura, such a strong Heavenly Mechanism Treasure aura, it must have been a remarkable Heavenly Mechanism Treasure to emit such a concentrated aura!" Master Qiu Zhi sharply inhaled, his sensing Secret Technique eclipsing his comrades'.

"Rob it first, then seek Li Shiming!" Consensus instant, Grandmaster Leng Hong and Great Cultivator Zongjing declared together.

Scorching avarice blazed in their stares, astonished a righteous Great Cultivator loitered post-Heavenly Mechanism Treasure claim instead of bolting. Prime plunder lure!

Outweighing Li Shiming hatred loomed the Heavenly Mechanism Treasure's allure.

The three Demon Cultivators aligned swiftly, streaking toward Li Shiming.

Elsewhere, Great Cultivator Shen Ze and fellow righteous Great Cultivators spawned in a tight zone, too wary to cluster.

Badly mauled, far from peak might, burdened with loot luring countless Great Cultivators.

Their locale hosted no others presently, but tarrying invited interlopers.

Per Divine Palace openings, entry-barred Great Cultivators haunted fringes, stalking exiting peaks to plunder gear and boons.

Peak Great Cultivators wielded awesome prowess, yet ten-day Divine Palace tolls sapped them; assailant squads could contest them jointly.

Certainly, fortuitous peaks might rendezvous sect rescuers for unbreakable guard.

Still, optimal path: bolt pronto to haven or home sect.

As the three righteous Great Cultivators readied separate escapes, sundry senses caught the Heavenly Mechanism Treasure aura, stalling their flight.

Toward the aura's origin they gazed, doubt dancing in their eyes.