Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1757 - 925: Invitation
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For the past two years, Grandmaster Hu and Grandmaster Chai had kept a vigilant watch near the Sun Concealing Sect.
The existence of a Half-step Great Power posed a significant and constant peril to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, overshadowing all other concerns.
A disturbance among the four Late-stage Golden Corpses instantly alerted Grandmaster Hu and Grandmaster Chai, drawing their gaze towards the sealed area within the Sun Concealing Sect.
They recognized that their intervention would be futile if the situation surpassed the capabilities of the four Late-stage Golden Corpses.
Upon witnessing the formation that sealed the space being breached by the Late-stage Golden Corpses, their faces broke into smiles.
They understood this action by the Late-stage Golden Corpses signified that the conflict was resolved.
When a phantom doppelganger emerged from the void, Grandmaster Hu was the first to approach it.
"Is the Half-step Great Power dealt with?" Grandmaster Hu intensely examined the phantom doppelganger, mistaking it for the genuine cultivator and inquiring with a helpless sigh."The Half-step Great Power from the Yuqing Sect has had his lifespan entirely depleted by me; he has perished. The grotto-heaven here will soon collapse. This surrounding region must be isolated to prevent the impact of the spatial disruption!" the phantom doppelganger responded with a grin.He omitted any mention of the perilous journey, as the objective had been achieved."Excellent!" The profound relief that washed over Grandmaster Hu and Grandmaster Chai was immeasurable, belying the immense pressure they had endured throughout those two years.They had been facing a Half-step Great Power, a being of such awe-inspiring might that they had previously only encountered in hushed legends.The very notion of a Half-step Great Power lurking within the Dongqi Continent, and as their adversary, was terrifying. Without Li Shiming's assurance of the Half-step Great Power's confinement, they could scarcely imagine the dire fate awaiting the Ten Thousand Beast Sect."Master, please disseminate this news. Furthermore, instruct the sect to refuse any cultivators from the Yuqing Sect!" the phantom doppelganger continued."Naturally. The Yuqing Sect has overstepped their bounds!" Grandmaster Hu declared with a firm nod.Despite the Yuqing Sect's status as a supreme power, their ties had been irrevocably severed. Reconciling with their Great Cultivators was out of the question, and arranging for Li Shiming to perform alchemy for them was no longer an option.The phantom doppelganger did not linger at the Sun Concealing Sect, quickly proceeding towards the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's main gate.Following the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's official declaration that Lian Lei, the Half-step Great Power from the Yuqing Sect, had ambushed Li Shizhen and subsequently perished, Li Shizhen would cease accepting any alchemy requests from the Yuqing Sect.This announcement sent shockwaves throughout the entire cultivation world. While Li Shiming's earlier vanquishing of a Peak Great Cultivator had demonstrated his considerable prowess, a feat many factions could comprehend.Details regarding Li Shiming's might were no longer a secret: his talent as a Thunder Cultivator, his swift Late-stage Golden Corpses, and his divine-beast-level spiritual pets were renowned.With such a formidable array of power, his ability to defeat several Peak Great Cultivators was understandable.However, the demise of Lian Lei, a Half-step Great Power of the Yuqing Sect, at the hands of Li Shiming proved challenging for many factions to accept.It must be noted that the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's announcement did not explicitly state Li Shiming had personally slain the Half-step Great Power Lian Lei. Yet, aside from Li Shiming himself, even the combined might of the entire Ten Thousand Beast Sect would have been insufficient to harm Lian Lei in the slightest.Moreover, it struck many as peculiar that the Yuqing Sect would deploy a Half-step Great Power solely to confront Li Shiming.Nevertheless, given Li Shiming's current alchemical mastery, no faction wished to incur his displeasure, and widespread support was offered for his stance against the Yuqing Sect.Consequently, his refusal to fulfill alchemy commissions for Yuqing Sect cultivators garnered significant backing from numerous influential forces.After all, forfeiting the alchemy commissions from a super power's Great Cultivator meant reduced waiting times for the Great Cultivators of other factions.The Ten Thousand Beast Sect reaped substantial benefits from this development, as their perceived strength increased among various super powers, fostering deeper collaborations in numerous intercontinental trade ventures.These grand affairs did not concern Li Shiming. Upon the phantom doppelganger's return to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, Li Shiming proceeded to claim the spoils from this hard-fought battle.Observing that the spectral doppelganger still retained a tangible form, even as its physical state underwent transformation, it was apparent that without the sustenance of a Nascent Soul for an extended duration, the body would swiftly dissipate back into energy.
"We will devise a solution at a later time!" The thought of eliminating a Great Cultivator solely to acquire their Nascent Soul was not a path he intended to take.
Ever since his immersion into the world of cultivation, while he seldom extended leniency and always executed his actions with decisive finality, he had never initiated conflict with any faction. Every deed he committed was, in his view, justifiable.
Nevertheless, the act of securing a Nascent Soul for his spectral doppelganger would not be postponed indefinitely, given that the actions perpetrated by the Yuqing Sect demanded retribution.
This was his established modus operandi; failure to deliver a forceful response would inevitably lead to other forces disregarding him.
Li Shiming retrieved the soul crystal ring belonging to the Half-step Great Power Lian Lei and projected his divine sense into it.
An astonishing quantity of jade scrolls presented themselves, a sight far exceeding his expectations for a single spatial artifact.
Within the confines of the soul crystal ring, apart from the numerous jade scrolls, there were no other spiritual objects of significant value.
He surmised that this Half-step Great Power Lian Lei might have not only replicated the entirety of the Yuqing Sect’s Book Collection Pavilion within the soul crystal ring but also acquired a substantial collection of ancient texts through other serendipitous discoveries.
This conclusion was further solidified upon examining the jade scrolls, which revealed not only the foundational texts of Thunder Cultivation but also a diverse array of scrolls pertaining to various other attributes.