Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1682 - 887: Trouble (2)

His abrupt halt shocked the cultivators lying in ambush, eagerly awaiting his plunge into the formation, with the leading Great Cultivator feeling the most stunned, as he knew precisely how expertly hidden the formation truly was.

Li Shiming’s Flying Boat might race at breakneck speed, yet even an Array Master would fail to detect this formation without focused scrutiny, crashing straight into its trap.

The Great Cultivator scanned the horde of Great Cultivators he’d assembled, his heart swelling with certainty; whether Li Shiming was ensnared in the formation or not, encircling and eliminating him with such overwhelming numbers posed no challenge.

With a flick of his hand, he dispelled the formation’s cloaking, revealing himself to Li Shiming’s view.

"Mr. Witch, I never imagined Yuzhu Island would welcome guests in such a manner. Should word of this leak, what fate awaits Yuzhu Island?" Li Shiming instantly identified the central Great Cultivator as Grandmaster Wu Ding and inquired gravely.

Grandmaster Wu Ding ranked as a prominent Great Cultivator of the Yuzhu Islands, occupying a lofty status; he had directed the defense against the beast tide.

Li Shiming hadn’t anticipated Wu Ding’s blockade; initially, he suspected Great Cultivators from Duiyi Island.

"Once we slay you, every cultivator present belongs to us. Who could possibly find out?" Grandmaster Wu Ding bellowed with laughter.

In truth, the ideal approach would’ve kept Li Shiming confined within the Yuzhu Islands, yet exposure would spell doom for them.

Yuzhu Islands drew cultivators via their esteemed reputation, guaranteeing safety for everyone on the islands.

Shattering that promise would crumble the very foundation sustaining Yuzhu Islands.

Thus, Grandmaster Wu Ding opted to waylay Li Shiming during his exit.

For this ambush to succeed, he swiftly rallied reliable Great Cultivators from the island the moment Li Shiming set off, racing ahead on the swiftest Flying Boat to lay the snare.

Given the formidable prowess Li Shiming displayed, Grandmaster Wu Ding treated the threat gravely, summoning fifteen Great Cultivators—nearly every available one from Yuzhu Islands.

Right then, these Great Cultivators exploited Grandmaster Wu Ding’s banter with Li Shiming to encircle him completely.

Li Shiming naturally spotted these Great Cultivators’ maneuvers, yet dismissed them entirely.

"Murder for treasures—clearly, the High-level Spirit Pill’s temptation surpasses what I imagined!" Li Shiming shook his head while speaking.

He tested the waters, gauging if Yuzhu Islands’ Great Cultivators hunted the High-level Spirit Pill or knew him as the survivor from the Divine Palace.

"Trading High-level Spirit Pills for worthless resources—what idiocy!" With Li Shiming boxed in, Grandmaster Wu Ding jabbed a finger at him, roaring in mockery.

Li Shiming rubbed his nose upon hearing the taunt; he’d assumed Cloud Island Sea’s cultivation scene far outstripped his old world, so offering High-level Spirit Pills hadn’t raised alarms.

Still, Wu Ding’s bold mockery stirred deep irritation within him.

"Mr. Witch, you’ve truly provoked my wrath!" he murmured softly.

Grandmaster Wu Ding caught the frosty glare peeking from Li Shiming’s mask, a shiver gripping his soul, though the two elite Great Cultivators flanking him eased the dread.

Before he could utter another word, his defensive spiritual power shattered, a blade stabbing viciously into his back.

Li Shiming had unleashed the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ the instant these Great Cultivators materialized.

To be fair, against Great Cultivators lacking realm superiority, Li Shiming possessed countless ways to dispatch them.

Yet, with Cloud Island Sea’s abundance of talismans, granting Grandmaster Wu Ding any chance to react risked him deploying a life-preserving talisman and escaping.

As Wu Ding prattled on, the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ had stealthily positioned itself beside Grandmaster Wu Ding.

Infused with Li Shiming’s ’Chaos Sword Intent,’ the sword overwhelmed Grandmaster Wu Ding’s protective spiritual power effortlessly.

Beyond mere spiritual power, even a defensive artifact from Wu Ding might falter against this abrupt strike.

Victims of this sword had included Great Cultivators far mightier than Wu Ding.

Upon the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ penetrating Wu Ding’s body, the ’Chaos Sword Intent’ assaulted both his flesh and Nascent Soul without mercy.

Grandmaster Wu Ding’s realm proved too feeble to fend off the ’Chaos Sword Intent’s’ incursion; in mere half a breath, his body and Nascent Soul both perished.

"Brother Witch!" Shouts of shock erupted; the Great Cultivators farther from Wu Ding remained unaware, but those next to him detected the issue as the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ emerged.

A cold smirk crossed Li Shiming’s face; once he struck, mercy was off the table.

His form blinked away from his position; the ’Glazed Flying Cloud Sword’ launched from the vanishing point, aiming straight at the nearest Great Cultivators.

He materialized behind yet another Great Cultivator, unleashing his Fourth-Grade Sword Foundation in a sweeping arc that felled the foe instantly.

From Wu Ding’s corpse, the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ withdrew, slipping back into hiding.

The Great Cultivator struck by the ’Glazed Flying Cloud Sword’ summoned a defensive treasure, but the blade smashed it apart and snuffed out his life in one thrust.

Mere moments passed, and three Great Cultivators lay dead.

A wave of icy dread gripped the hearts of the survivors; they hadn’t anticipated that Li Shiming, this Sword Cultivator, possessed such overwhelming battle prowess beyond their wildest guesses.

Wu Ding’s demise left them leaderless all of a sudden.

As they wavered between fleeing the battle or persisting, Li Shiming’s silhouette flickered behind one more Great Cultivator, claiming another life with a lightning-fast slash.

The ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ claimed yet another victory; the struck Great Cultivator only realized his end too late.

However, the ’Glazed Flying Cloud Sword’s’ strikes proved too obvious, and on its next assault, three Great Cultivators united to repel it.

Though the three halted the ’Glazed Flying Cloud Sword,’ they sacrificed a defensive treasure, highlighting the immense force behind its blow.

Right when these three started feeling relieved, Li Shiming appeared at their backs; clustered so tightly, his Fourth-Grade Sword Foundation cleaved through all three in a single motion.

Only now did the leftover Great Cultivators grasp the peril, frantically activating their life-preserving talismans.

Despite deploying those life-saving talismans, Li Shiming’s Divine Foot Skill allowed just three Great Cultivators to flee; the others met their doom.

Li Shiming collected the corpses of all the Great Cultivators and paused in thought for a bit before retrieving the ’Chasing Wind Dragon Boat.’

On this occasion, though, he steered toward the Yuzhu Islands.

He’d long pondered if the Half-step Great Power could truly not exit the Grotto Heaven.

From the beast tide ordeal, he observed that the Yuzhu Islands’ Half-step Great Power never showed up even at critical junctures; while its displayed assaults were extraordinarily mighty, Wu Ding’s reactions and the shift in the Half-step Great Power’s tactics suggested it couldn’t unleash power repeatedly.

Naturally, this remained his guess, yet with Yuzhu Islands daring to provoke him first, he seized the moment to test it.

Right now, the Yuzhu Islands’ Half-step Great Power lingered in its most vulnerable state, and chances like this would grow scarce afterward.

Resolve hardened in Li Shiming’s mind; this wasn’t his own cultivation realm, so entangling countless cultivators’ fates didn’t faze him one bit.