Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1695 - 894: Leaving Seclusion

"Yuan Ba, your strength has advanced tremendously during these years in seclusion!" Jian Wuwei gazed upon his disciple, whose power now exceeded his own, brimming with pride in his heart.

Within Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, Li Yuanba's existence solidifies the Jian Family bloodline's prestigious standing to an extraordinary degree.

The moment he learned of Li Yuanba emerging from retreat, he hurried over without hesitation.

"Master, your sword intent has deepened remarkably; it appears you’ve attuned yourself closer to the ’Void-Breaking Sword Intent’!" Li Yuanba responded with a grin.

"My sword intent progress trails far behind yours; I can’t even comprehend your sword intent!" Jian Wuwei shook his head, replying.

This realization filled him with profound frustration.

As the direct heir of Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion’s Jian Family lineage, his talent in sword intent should vastly outstrip other sword cultivators on this path.

Such superiority was evident in him, yet everything hinges on the benchmark for comparison.

Against Li Yuanba, Jian Wuwei’s aptitude for sword intent clearly pales in comparison.

"I can’t transmit my sword intent just yet. My cultivation must advance further before there’s any chance to impart sword intent!" Li Yuanba shook his head and explained.

It wasn’t unwillingness to bestow the ’Chaos Sword Intent’ upon Jian Wuwei; rather, the ’Chaos Sword Intent’ proved far too profound, and Jian Wuwei’s present level failed to satisfy the inheritance prerequisites.

From his assessment, even should Jian Wuwei meet the requirements for inheriting the ’Chaos Sword Intent’, his prospects of truly mastering it remained exceedingly slim.

Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion housed this very legacy—the ’Sword Intent Stele’—and accessing the ’Sword Intent Stele’ posed no challenge for someone of Jian Wuwei’s position.

Nevertheless, across countless years in Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, not a single sword cultivator had derived the ’Chaos Sword Intent’ from the ’Sword Intent Stele’, for none matched the extraordinary faculties of his original body.

Li Shiming wielded the personal treasure IBMz15, harnessing its immense computing capabilities to transform the ’Sword Intent Stele’ into digitized data, permitting Li Shiming exhaustive and sustained examination.

In this manner did the ’Chaos Sword Intent’ emerge, though it stayed incomplete, demanding IBMz15’s ongoing data dissection of the ’Sword Intent Stele’.

"No more on sword intent. While you secluded yourself, I rejected numerous alchemy requests on your behalf. With you out now, will you resume alchemy?" Jian Wuwei waved his hand, swiftly changing the subject.

"Give me a bit more time; I have matters to handle first!" Li Yuanba considered briefly before replying.

"Perfect timing—your friend Li Shizhen faces dire trouble; word is Great Power Luo of Yuqing Sect intervened personally!" Jian Wuwei scanned his surroundings warily, cautious even within his own cave abode where eavesdropping was impossible, yet prudent given the involvement of a Great Power.

Aware of Li Yuanba’s close friendship with Li Shiming, he had held back from disturbing Li Yuanba’s seclusion amid Li Shiming’s crisis.

Now with Li Yuanba emerged, this issue tied to his friend demanded immediate disclosure.

"Is Li Shizhen safe?" Li Yuanba, privy to fuller details than Jian Wuwei, feigned shock and worry.

"Great Power Luo truly lost all face this round; Sword Elder recounted the event with scorn and derision—a Great Power struck yet failed to seize Li Shizhen!" Jian Wuwei laughed as he shared.

Great Power Luo Yuan had dispatched an avatar to Dongqi Continent; while lesser cultivators remained oblivious, how could fellow Great Powers of that realm be ignorant?

Guessing Great Power Luo Yuan’s avatar’s aim in Dongqi Continent required no effort, given Li Shiming’s open feud with Yuqing Sect.

Yet the avatar’s failure to apprehend Li Shiming left every Great Power astonished.

None but Great Powers could fathom a Great Power’s dread potency; even an avatar of a Thunder Cultivation Great Power surpassed any Great Cultivator’s might.

Should a Great Power Avatar confront a Peak Great Cultivator, it could instantly quell all defiance without stirring; dominating life and death needed no effort.

Awareness of Great Power Luo Yuan’s avatar’s defeat was self-evident, as Li Shiming’s ’Phantom Clone’ lingered in Luanyang Palace alongside his Daoist couple.

Following the incident, however, Li Shiming’s true body evaded detection by any cultivator.

This scant insight into Great Power Luo Yuan’s botched capture attempt reached only a few cultivators; otherwise, countless Great Cultivators would seethe with grudge against Great Power Luo Yuan and Yuqing Sect.

Li Shiming’s vanishing severed the High-level Spirit Pill supply for Great Cultivators accustomed to its use.

Once Great Cultivators have tasted the potency of High-level Spirit Pills, switching back to the weaker effects of Middle or Intermediate Spirit Pills would surely send them into a frenzy of madness.

Fortunately, Li Shiming’s ’Phantom Clone’ endures, reassuring all Great Cultivators that he remains unharmed and merely awaits his triumphant return.

"How long will it take Great Power Luo to recover after unleashing his power?" Li Yuanba inquired with keen curiosity.

While other cultivators might lack answers to this question, Jian Wuwei—as a true heir of the Jian Family bloodline—possessed hidden knowledge beyond outsiders’ grasp.

"Great Power Luo’s avatar journeyed across the vast ocean; though the full measure of their combat prowess stays shrouded, the toll demands no less than a full century for recovery!" Jian Wuwei declared with absolute certainty.