Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1706 - 899: Ice Needle (Part 2)

He truly wished to conceal the matter, yet under those circumstances, how could he possibly do so?

Even if he had massacred every cultivator around Changshui Island, would that have changed anything? Master Cui and Great Cultivator Yu had escaped unscathed, ensuring the news would inevitably spread.

"Looks like you came out on top, or you wouldn’t be hauling the Long-distance Flying Boat back here!" Jian Wuwei gazed at the Flying Boat in the midst of processing, shaking his head as he commented.

Li Yuanba’s formidable fighting ability no longer shocked him; even at Nascent Soul Middle Stage, Li Yuanba could already confront Great Cultivators head-on.

After advancing to Great Cultivator for a while now, his battle strength had soared accordingly, making it natural for him to overpower multiple Peak Great Cultivators.

Naturally, Jian Wuwei wouldn’t hold this view for just any Sword Cultivator.

What made him believe this about Li Yuanba stemmed from his ’Chaos Sword Intent,’ a fearsome power that ignored realm gaps, perfectly capturing the essence of a Sword Cultivator’s single blade shattering all techniques.

"Master, I need to meet Sword Elder!" Li Yuanba requested from Jian Wuwei.

"Something urgent?" Jian Wuwei paused briefly before inquiring.

Sword Elder had last pushed himself hard, and recently he’d stepped back from trivial matters to rapidly restore his depleted energy.

No Great Power from a super faction stands isolated; the whole super faction supports him.

The Cave Heaven Energy he expends comes from the entire super faction, and any depletion cuts into resources and Spiritual Energy for the key cultivators.

"I obtained a treasure this time around, but it’s sealed with an unbreakable spiritual imprint!" Li Yuanba answered openly, holding nothing back.

"A Great Power’s treasure?" Jian Wuwei instantly grasped the treasure’s caliber.

Given Li Yuanba’s capabilities, breaking a Peak Great Cultivator’s spiritual imprint inside would just take time.

Yet Li Yuanba asking Sword Elder for aid indicated he lacked assurance in shattering that spiritual imprint, regardless of the duration.

"Precisely!" Li Yuanba pulled out a box with the ice needle, revealed it to Jian Wuwei, and went on: "I believe it belongs to a Guiyuan Sect Great Power. I seized it from Lin Yuan of Guiyuan Sect, and it almost got me killed!"

"Come with me. What’s in our possession stays ours!" Jian Wuwei declared with excitement, confirming it was indeed a Great Power’s treasure.

He guided Li Yuanba deep into the Sword Cave Heaven to its heart, then performed a spell.

Spatial Energy enveloped Li Yuanba and Jian Wuwei, causing them to disappear from there and reappear in another chamber.

Spiritual energy saturated the room; Sword Elder sat cross-legged, eyes shut, paying the pair no heed.

"Yuan Ba has returned with a Great Power’s ice needle and seeks your aid to erase the spiritual imprint within!" Jian Wuwei stepped ahead lightheartedly to announce.

"Old Ghost Jiang’s ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle’—I detected its aura the moment you entered!" Sword Elder remained seated without stirring, his voice emerging from his form.

"Sword Elder, does this ice needle truly be the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle’?" Li Yuanba presented the jade box, uncovered it to reveal the ice needle, and questioned.

"Yes, it’s the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle.’ Comparable to a spiritual treasure, how did you claim it?" Sword Elder’s voice resounded once more.

"I ran into Lin Yuan outside this time—the one I spared before. He’d barely reached Great Cultivator by rebuilding his cultivation and ambushed me with this ice needle!" Li Yuanba recounted.

"Did they strike first?" Sword Elder probed further.

"Yes, four Peak Great Cultivators along with Lin Yuan laid an ambush!" Li Yuanba responded honestly.

"No issue then—Lin Yuan courted death. I’ll deal with this ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle’; it’s yours now." Sword Elder stated calmly.

The ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle’ from the jade box in Li Yuanba’s grasp lifted on its own toward Sword Elder.

Upon approaching Sword Elder, radiant sword light burst from Sword Elder’s body, piercing straight into the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle.’

"Sword Elder, that’s my treasure!" An elderly voice echoed from within the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle.’

"Check the event yourself. Plus, once it’s in my grasp, must I give it back?" Sword Elder replied nonchalantly.

"I’ll look into it, if..." the elderly voice faded softer until silence fell.

"Done. Use it cautiously though; keep it hidden from Guiyuan Sect cultivators!" Sword Elder sent the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle’ back into Li Yuanba’s jade box.

Li Yuanba's knack for keeping secrets gave him no cause for concern. After all, his Lifebound Flying Sword Xingyi, a spiritual treasure-level blade, had evaded detection by fellow cultivators for ages.

"Thank you, Sword Elder!" Li Yuanba exclaimed with joy, eyes locked on the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle.’

From the exchange between those two Great Powers, how could he fail to grasp that the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle’ ranked as a supreme treasure in their eyes?

Fortune smiled upon him since Sword Elder, a Sword Cultivation Great Power, cared little for non-sword treasures and demanded only a Lifebound Flying Sword.

Should it have been a Great Power from another sect, they would have snatched the treasure from the disciple’s grasp, handing back spiritual items of far lesser worth as compensation.

Sword Elder went quiet, Jian Wuwei gave Li Yuanba a light tug, and Spatial Energy whisked them away.

"You better stay within the pavilion for a while, you’ve offended quite a few powers this time, be careful of their retaliation!" Jian Wuwei cautioned.

"Master, I will be in seclusion for a while!" Li Yuanba nodded in agreement, mentioning offhandedly.

Jian Wuwei gazed at his disciple’s retreating figure, who headed back to his dwelling with a beaming face while admiring the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle,’ and couldn’t suppress a sigh.

His disciple’s talent for courting trouble left Jian Wuwei rather helpless; amid Li Yuanba’s deal with Sword Elder, intel from the Intelligence Department had reached him.

The report offered in-depth details on Li Yuanba’s clash at Changshui Island, unveiling the identities of the four Peak Great Cultivators he faced and the two who fell.

Those two slain Peak Great Cultivators came from a pair of super factions—luckily none from Central State Continent’s mighty powers—so revenge attempts would struggle to target Li Yuanba on this continent.

Their boldest move, as seen this time, would be rallying powerful cultivators for an ambush.

Yet this event showcased Li Yuanba battling four Peak Great Cultivators, overcoming them all, slaying two, and thus soaring his combat prowess to new heights.

The Intelligence Department’s assessment now ranked Li Yuanba’s battle strength on par with Li Shizhen.

Once back in his abode, Li Yuanba hurriedly drew out the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle’ and unleashed the Master Recognition Technique without delay.

With the Master Recognition Technique flowing into the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle,’ it promptly responded to him.

An ice-type supreme treasure, the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle’ wielded devastating attack power and could strike across realms.

It shared similarities with the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl;’ where the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’ amplified Thunder Skill might, the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle’ massively boosted ice needle strikes—simple in function, yet matching in power uplift.

In Great Cultivator Lin’s possession, the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle’s’ strikes could claim the lives of average Peak Great Cultivators.

Should a Peak Great Cultivator wield it, the treasure’s force might even damage a Late-stage Golden Corpse.

Little surprise Li Yuanba had sensed mortal danger; his defenses lagged behind Peak Great Cultivators, and without the Late-stage Golden Corpse deflecting the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle’s onslaught, Great Cultivator Lin might have claimed him this round.

"Really a pity!" Li Yuanba muttered under his breath.

Being a gold-type Sword Cultivator, he stood to gain scant aid from the ’Cold Moon Ice Soul Needle,’ nor did he excel at needle-type assaults.