Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1767 - 930: Leaving Seclusion

For thirty years, the avatar of Great Power Luo Yuan remained suspended in the void, its divine radiance long extinguished. Below, fewer than two thousand Cultivators endured; a stark remnant of the initial ten thousand who had once lived.

Throughout these decades, whenever Great Power Luo Yuan’s avatar retreated to his Grotto Heaven for respite, instances of Cultivator defections inevitably arose. This was an unavoidable consequence, as Sect Master Gu Ran lacked the oversight capabilities of Great Power Luo Yuan’s avatar, which could monitor such an expansive region.

In this harsh environment, the remaining Cultivators frequently witnessed fellow disciples succumb to inexplicable, fatal physical mutations, beyond the efficacy of any medicinal cure. Those who perished were all Cultivators, and the grotesque transformations that afflicted their bodies sent shivers down the spines of the survivors.

Cultivators who had experienced the Hell Cave Heaven now perceived the Yuqing Sect mountain gate as akin to another Hell Cave Heaven, with its radiation pollution proving even more devastating than what they had endured there.

Naturally, even those Cultivators who managed to escape this blighted land faced immense challenges in surviving.

Were it not for the valuable intelligence these escapees could provide regarding the Yuqing Sect mountain gate, it's doubtful any other power would have deigned to offer them refuge. Even upon leaving the irradiated zone, the lingering effects could not be purged; their bodies would continue to be slowly eroded until their eventual collapse.

Out of the original multitude exceeding ten thousand Cultivators, only slightly over two thousand persisted after several decades. This attrition rate significantly surpassed Great Power Luo Yuan’s initial projections.

Great Power Luo Yuan observed the pervasive numbness in the eyes of every Cultivator, noting that even Sect Master Gu Ran displayed little remaining vitality.

The uppermost three feet of the Yuqing Sect mountain gate's ground had long been sanitized, yet the radiation pollution outside relentlessly advanced, necessitating continuous clearing efforts beyond the gate as well.

Even after removing three feet of surface soil, residual radiation persisted, albeit with considerably diminished impact.

Regardless of its intensity, any existing radiation rendered spirit soil unsustainable for extended periods.

This particular radiation exhibited an inexplicable corrosive effect on Spiritual Energy, rendering even the Sect Formation inoperable. This inability to redeploy the Formation served as the primary catalyst for the Cultivators’ persistent attempts to flee.

Establishing Formations was generally straightforward, and the Yuqing Sect possessed a substantial reserve of formation materials.

However, once a Formation was activated, the pervasive radiation pollution would relentlessly degrade it, causing the Formation to lose its spiritual essence and become defunct in a remarkably short time.

What profound torment must it be for Cultivators to endure decades within such an environment?

To shield his own Grotto Heaven from the encroaching radiation pollution, Great Power Luo Yuan kept it sealed. Even Sect Master Gu Ran could only establish his cave abode in sectors of the mountain gate where the radiation’s influence was comparably subdued.

Great Power Luo Yuan emitted a sigh of resignation; over these past decades, the sheer number of sighs he had uttered far exceeded the total from his entire life prior.

He extended his hand, retrieving an Array Plate from within his Grotto Heaven. He dared not bring the Array Plate near the ground, instead positioning it a hundred meters above the surface, beyond the reach of the radiation pollution.

He channeled a spell into the Array Plate, which instantly radiated a golden luminescence. From this golden light, tendrils of golden threads unfurled, extending outwards in every direction.

These golden threads intricately wove abstruse patterns, rapidly coalescing into a colossal Formation.

After a moment's hesitation, he conveyed the Yuqing Sect's dire predicament into the array. Subsequently, the immense, cryptic pattern formed by the golden threads transmuted into a singular beam of golden light, launching itself into the distant expanse.

Contacting the Free Great Powers would only be considered in the most dire of circumstances.

The responsibility of safeguarding the sect fell upon the Inheritor Great Ability; this was the necessary price for the sect's facilitation of his advancement to Great Power via the Inheritance Cave Heaven.

However, his capacity to protect the sect was now compromised, and the situation threatened to deteriorate further.

He could already foresee the inevitable aftermath: once the Yuqing Sect's Cultivators were entirely annihilated and the radiation pollution here subsided in intensity, external Cultivators would undoubtedly arrive sequentially to disturb his peace.

The objective was to continuously drain his Qi until, upon reaching a certain threshold, the Great Powers of the White Emperor Sect, or another dominant force, or perhaps even a coalition of such powers, would intervene to seal the gateway to his Inheritance Cave Heaven Space.

At that juncture, even a Great Power would be relegated to mere waiting within the confines of the Inheritance Cave Heaven, until the natural end of his lifespan.

Within a secluded cave abode nestled in the Sword Cave Heaven of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, Li Yuanba's aura fluctuated intensely.

Remarkably, with only fifty years elapsed, Li Yuanba was already making strides toward assaulting the Peak Great Cultivator Realm.

The primary impetus behind this accelerated progress was not, in fact, the influence of the "Heavenly Spirit Jade Pearl."

The Qi emitted by the "Heavenly Spirit Jade Pearl" was characterized by its unwavering stability. As long as its reserves remained unexpended, it could perpetually supply Li Yuanba with the purest Qi available.

The true catalyst for his early assault on the Peak Great Cultivator Realm was the potency of the top-grade Great Cultivator Spirit Pills.

Top-grade Great Cultivator Spirit Pills were considered a theoretical marvel within the realm of alchemy.

The theoretical blueprint for refining a top-grade Great Cultivator Spirit Pill necessitated an Alchemist Master to meticulously conduct one hundred consecutive refinements of Great Cultivator Spirit Pills, ensuring each batch achieved exceptionally high quality.

The cumulative effect of refining one hundred batches of Great Cultivator Spirit Pills would generate a unique medicinal potency within the Pill Furnace, which would, in turn, aid the subsequent refinement, elevating the quality of the next Great Cultivator Spirit Pill by a significant degree.

Under such conditions, if the resulting Great Cultivator Spirit Pill, already possessing high quality, was further enhanced by a major grade, the legendary top-grade Great Cultivator Spirit Pill would materialize.