Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1761 - 927: Dragon

Li Shiming's form vanished from the vast flying vessel; employing the Divine Foot Skill, he executed several spatial shifts, reappearing thousands of miles away.

The protective suit encasing him was incinerated by his own hand. Proximity to the 'Great Dragon's Fury' had saturated the suit's exterior with radiation, proving too stubborn to cleanse, thus making outright destruction the preferable option.

Subsequently, he observed the Yuqing Sect's colossal flying boat from a considerable distance, needing to confirm the plan's successful execution.

The three cultivators at the Early Nascent Soul stage aboard the vessel experienced a sensation akin to a brief doze, entirely oblivious to the fact they had been ensnared in a scheme.

Even less did they realize that while their senses were momentarily dulled, an intruder had infiltrated their flying transport.

If practitioners of the Early Nascent Soul stage remained unaware, it was certain that any other cultivators present would also perceive nothing amiss.

An inexplicable compulsion entered the minds of the three Early Nascent Soul stage cultivators: they felt an urgent need to deliver these new disciples to the sect's gates without delay.

This directive was effectively implanted into their consciousness by Li Shiming via 'Telepathy.' The significant disparity in their cultivation realms rendered the will implantation subtle and undetectable, indistinguishable from their own spontaneous thoughts.

Naturally, any implanted will must align with a cultivator's intrinsic desires; otherwise, given their heightened sensitivity, they would undoubtedly detect the manipulation.

Fortuitously, the three Early Nascent Soul stage cultivators were already tasked with escorting the new disciples back to the Yuqing Sect, so the will Li Shiming instilled merely reinforced the precise timing.

The immense flying boat maintained a steady velocity, traversing the skies with haste. Within its confines, neither the novices nor the cultivators awaiting their arrival sensed any deviation from the ordinary.

In the lower decks of the massive flying ship, potent radiation relentlessly assaulted the primary formation of the inner ring. This barrier was an isolation formation, and with each surge of radiation, its protective efficacy waned.

Soon enough, the radiation breached the first isolation formation, commencing its corrosive attack on the subsequent layer.

With a distinct 'crack,' the first formation succumbed, its demise heralded by the fracturing of a compass, its surface now marred and its spiritual essence profoundly diminished.

The second formation's resistance proved equally fleeting, necessitating the activation of the third isolation formation.

As the grand flying vessel neared the Yuqing Sect's towering mountain gate, the compass associated with the fourth isolation formation also shattered, leaving only the final defense, meticulously arranged by Li Shiming using a Fourth Grade Array Flag, to contain the 'Great Dragon's Fury.'

Had there been even a slight delay, this last bastion of defense would likely have failed as well.

Such an eventuality would have unleashed the 'Great Dragon's Fury's' raw radiation unimpeded, rapidly degrading all runes and formations throughout the vessel, rendering it incapable of flight mid-journey.

Fortunately, Li Shiming had precisely calculated the corrosive impact of the 'Great Dragon's Fury' radiation, utilizing the IBMz15 for his computations. Up until the moment the flying boat entered the Yuqing Sect's domain, the 'Great Dragon's Fury' remained contained within the formations' protective sphere.

The colossal flying boat settled onto a spacious landing square, as the designated reception cultivator vociferously called for the new disciples to disembark.

Stepping from the flying vessel, the new disciples gazed with wide-eyed wonder at their surroundings. They had arrived at the apex of spiritual power, the Yuqing Sect.

Despite the Yuqing Sect's current less-than-ideal circumstances, such matters were distant concerns for these novices; securing admission to a paramount superpower was, in itself, a cause for immense celebration.

Abruptly, an Early Nascent Soul stage cultivator detected an unusual, fiercely potent energy emanating from the flying boat, an energy he instinctively recognized as a grave threat to his own existence.

Concurrently, the formidable grand formation of the Yuqing Sect blared an alarm, having registered the tell-tale radiation signature of the 'Great Dragon's Fury' lingering within the flying ship.

At this critical juncture, outside the containment of the 'Great Dragon's Fury,' the final formation, painstakingly crafted with the Fourth Grade Array Flag, was succumbing to the relentless radiation, its constituent Array Flags entirely depleted of spiritual energy.

"What is occurring?" A venerable Elder, a Thunder Cultivator of Great Cultivator status, ascended rapidly, transforming into a streak of lightning as he sped towards the commotion, his voice booming with inquiry upon his arrival.

The assembled novices were paralyzed with fear, utterly bewildered by the unfolding events.

The Elder Great Cultivator's immense aura, completely unrestrained, bore down upon them, making it difficult to draw breath and leaving their minds reeling under the overwhelming pressure.

The elder cultivator, radiating thunderous Qi, paid no attention to the new disciples. His eyes fixed on the massive flying boat, and he directed his inquiry towards the three cultivators at the Nascent Soul Early Stage who were guarding it.

"Damn it, that's the aura of 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence'! Who dared to bring 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' back into the sect?" The elder cultivator, without awaiting a reply, recognized the scent emanating from the enormous flying vessel and bellowed.

While 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' is classified as a fourth-grade material, its severe radiation pollution renders it the least valuable among its peers.

Furthermore, since the subjugation of the Hell Cave Heaven and the subsequent sealing of the spatial rifts, 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' has become exceedingly scarce.

He initially surmised that these three Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators had mistakenly identified the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' as a treasure and brought it back, unaware of its true nature.

Given that cultivators who ventured into the Hell Cave Heaven in prior years were required to possess at least a Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivation, it was plausible for those at the Nascent Soul Early Stage to be unfamiliar with 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence'.

However, observing the bewilderment in the eyes of the three Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioners, the elder Thunder Cultivator Great Cultivator instantly grasped that a significant event had transpired.

Just as he was preparing to maneuver the enormous flying boat away from the mountain's entrance, a localized detonation erupted from within.

This minor explosion aboard the 'Great Dragon's Fury' served to propel a small fraction of the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' into the remaining quantity of the same material.