Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1763 - 928: Wrath

A day later, at the Yuqing Sect’s mountain gate, the sky abruptly began to weep, its downpour extinguishing the lingering embers upon the ground.

Within the void, Great Power Luo Yuan stood, his gaze distant, as numerous cultivators below tirelessly sifted through the wreckage, desperately seeking buried cultivators and precious resources.

Great Power Luo Yuan remained outside his own grotto heaven; his presence here was vital, serving as the steadfast pillar for the surviving members of the Yuqing Sect.

The rain failed to touch him, his protective spiritual energy forming an impervious barrier against the falling drops.

Suddenly, his senses flared, detecting a pervasive contamination of radiation.

He gazed skyward, where the menacing dark clouds resembled monstrous entities, spewing radioactive rain onto the world below.

A profound shock struck him: if this radioactive deluge were to reach the earth, would the Yuqing Sect’s mountain gate be irrevocably tainted by radioactive contamination?

In a blur, he materialized amidst the dark clouds, his hands acting like blades, slicing through the oppressive mass and parting it asunder.

As the clouds were forced apart, no sunlight penetrated; above them lay a thick shroud of dust, the true origin of the hazardous radiation pollution.

Just as Great Power Luo Yuan prepared to cleanse the dust, he sensed an opposing force emanating from the very rules of heaven and earth.

As a chosen inheritor of immense power, he could not remain distant from his Inheritance Cave Heaven for an extended period.

Since the cataclysmic explosion, he had not returned to the grotto heaven, choosing instead to fortify the morale of those outside.

Though he had lingered outside for a considerable duration, he could prolong his stay as long as he refrained from unleashing his powers.

However, the moment he employed his full might, the Heaven and Earth Rules took notice, intensifying their opposition dramatically.

Should Great Power Luo Yuan persist in forcefully wielding his abilities, he would face retaliatory attacks from the Heaven and Earth Rules, a prospect he found utterly unacceptable.

Considering the complete reliance of the Yuqing Sect upon him, he could only emit a prolonged sigh and, in a flash, retreat back into the grotto heaven.

With his suppressing presence gone, the clouds swiftly converged, and the radioactive rain resumed its descent upon the land.

Master Ren Mu received a piece of urgent intelligence, the kind reserved exclusively for momentous occurrences within the Cultivation World.

As he painstakingly reviewed the urgent dispatch, his alarm grew, mingled with disbelief.

The core of the report detailed the catastrophic transformation of the Yuqing Sect’s mountain gate into desolate ruins.

A cultivator affiliated with the Central State Commerce, located on the West Yan Continent, had personally witnessed the terrifying mushroom cloud erupting from the Yuqing Sect, the very phenomenon responsible for obliterating its mountain gate.

No further specifics regarding the annihilation of the Yuqing Sect’s mountain gate were provided.

Despite the intense desire of many cultivators to investigate the scene firsthand, none could approach the Yuqing Sect’s mountain gate, hindered by insurmountable spatial barriers and the terrifying aura emanating from powerful beings.

Intelligence operatives discreetly embedded within the Yuqing Sect had also fallen silent, and it wasn't solely the Central State Commerce; other major forces had received identical reports.

It was hardly surprising that the Yuqing Sect harbored intelligence operatives from various major powers, as all such forces engaged in extensive infiltration.

With sufficient incentive, through methods like bribery, cultivation advancements, coercion, or temptation, one could invariably position an informant within a formidable force.

As Master Ren Mu scrutinized the intelligence, a compelling possibility surfaced in his mind. Perhaps not merely a possibility, but a near certainty; he felt ninety percent sure that the destruction of the Yuqing Sect’s mountain gate was orchestrate by Li Shiming.

Li Shiming had only recently received intelligence concerning the Yuqing Sect’s mountain gate from him, and shortly thereafter, the gate was annihilated.

While it was difficult for Master Ren Mu to fully accept, given the unfolding events, Li Shiming was the only individual he knew possessing both the capacity and the means to execute such a devastating act.

Despite numerous cultivators harboring deep-seated animosity towards the Yuqing Sect, only Li Shiming was deemed likely to confront a major force and exact vengeance.

Master Ren Mu exhaled a long breath; when he had prepared the intelligence regarding the Yuqing Sect’s mountain gate for Li Shiming, he had employed a subtle stratagem. The information hadn't originated from the Central State Commerce's intelligence division but was meticulously compiled by himself through a review of existing data.

He harbored no concern about any cultivators discerning his involvement; since suspicion would not fall upon him, Li Shiming's own suspicion would appear less pronounced.

The Ten Thousand Beast Sect, to which Li Shiming belonged, lacked the formidable intelligence apparatus required to possess such specific knowledge about the Yuqing Sect.

Even if the Yuqing Sect attempted an investigation, their inquiries would inevitably commence from this point.

Just as Master Ren Mu was experiencing a flicker of unease, subsequent intelligence arrived, assuaging his worries: two days following the catastrophic explosion, Li Shiming had made an appearance at the Sun Concealing Sect on the Dongqi Continent.

Despite Master Ren Mu’s lingering conviction that Li Shiming orchestrated the Yuqing Sect’s downfall, he remained baffled by the method Li Shiming employed to traverse from the West Yan Continent to the Dongqi Continent in a mere two days.

Possessing intimate knowledge of Li Shiming, unlike many others, Master Ren Mu was certain he was an individual who actively sidestepped needless complications. The question then arose: how could such a person possibly have openly presented himself at the Sun Concealing Sect and engaged with numerous powerful cultivators?

A chuckle escaped him; Li Shiming’s conspicuous actions appeared entirely out of character and superfluous.

The devastating event at the Yuqing Sect had sent ripples of shock throughout the entire Cultivation World.

A palpable sense of unease and heightened vigilance spread, particularly among the various supreme powers.

The defensive strength of the Yuqing Sect was on par with any other major power. If its mountain gates could not withstand the catastrophic explosion, it logically followed that the gates of other supreme powers would also prove vulnerable to such immense destructive force.