Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1780 - 936: Control (Part 2)

Li Shiming, while in control of Li Yuanba, bypassed Great Venerable Ming Hai for a direct assault, recognizing the latter's weakened state made him an easy target for eliminating other Great Venerables. In mere moments, five Great Venerables met their demise.

Great Venerable Ming Hai, unable to ignore his internal wounds any longer, let out a furious roar. A golden radiance enveloped his body as he prepared to unleash a forbidden technique that gambled with his life.

However, just as he was about to act, a blinding sword light erupted from within Li Yuanba. The intense brilliance momentarily blinded Great Venerable Ming Hai, and before he could recover, the Xingyi Sword plunged through his being.

His secret technique, deprived of its foundation by the invasive 'Chaos Sword Intent', faltered and ceased.

The injuries sustained by Great Venerable Ming Hai prevented him from activating the 'Thunder Sound Bell' technique. This decision left him defenseless against Li Yuanba's subsequent, direct assault.

Freed from the 'Thunder Sound Bell's' soul-attacking influence, the Xingyi Sword, guided by Li Yuanba's spirit, struck Great Venerable Ming Hai.

With Li Yuanba less than ten meters away, the Xingyi Sword moved with such velocity that Great Venerable Ming Hai had no chance to evade before his body was impaled.

As his life force rapidly ebbed away, Great Venerable Ming Hai abandoned all resistance. He folded his hands into a meditative pose, and with that final gesture, his vitality was completely extinguished.

"I'll leave the rest to you!" Li Shiming declared to Li Yuanba as he withdrew his control over the latter's brain.

Taking command of his own body, Li Yuanba attempted to place an ownership mark on the hovering 'Thunder Sound Bell'. He soon discovered another potent spiritual mark already imbued within it.

Without hesitation, Li Yuanba recognized the mark as the legacy of a Bodhisattva from Da Leiyin Temple.

A cold sneer touched Li Yuanba's lips. He produced three sealing talismans, affixing them to the 'Thunder Sound Bell' before carefully placing the artifact into a jade box designed to contain spiritual objects.

Whether this action would fully thwart the Bodhisattva's retrieval efforts remained uncertain, but it would certainly create significant obstacles for him.

With a resounding 'boom', Li Yuanba felt the entire Beidou Array shudder. Had he not swiftly adjusted the 'Beidou Formation Map,' this impact might have shattered the array.

Through the 'Beidou Formation Map,' he observed that six formidable cultivators from the Infinite Sect were responsible for the tremor.

Under the leadership of Master Cui Cheng, these six cultivators were jointly channeling spiritual power towards a Flame Mountain Peak.

The tremor was a direct consequence of the Flame Mountain Peak's aggressive assault on the Beidou Array.

Li Yuanba experienced a moment of surprise. It was only after gaining mastery of the 'Beidou Formation Map' that he truly grasped its formidable power.

Despite being a Peak Great Cultivator himself, Li Yuanba could only unleash sixty percent of the fifth-grade 'Beidou Formation Map's' potential. Yet, even at this reduced capacity, the array proved incredibly resilient against the combined efforts of several Great Cultivators.

His attention then shifted to the Feiyu Sect. Among their five Great Cultivators, only Great Cultivator Le remained. A peculiar, single eye atop his head generated a swirling storm, focusing its power.

This storm, emanating from the unique eye, was actively intercepting the arrows fired by the late-stage Golden Corpse.

The other four Great Cultivators from the Feiyu Sect had been systematically eliminated by the Golden Corpse's arrows while Li Yuanba was engaged on his front.

Tragically for these Great Cultivators, the Beidou Array shielded them from knowing their attacker or the source of the projectiles. An arrow, materializing from the void, claimed each of their lives.

As their physical forms perished, the cultivators' nascent souls emerged. However, trapped within the Beidou Array, even their nascent souls could not escape.

The four nascent souls were now contained within Great Cultivator Le. Should he manage to flee, he would be able to take all four nascent souls with him.

Great Cultivator Le was consumed by profound regret. If he had foreseen Li Yuanba's immense strength, he would never have involved himself in this conflict.

He considered the grim reality for the Feiyu Sect: the loss of five Great Cultivators at once was a devastating blow. Even if he escaped, the four resurrected Great Cultivators would have to undergo reincarnation and start their cultivation anew, crippling the Feiyu Sect's influence for a considerable duration.

The four departed Great Cultivators represented the absolute elite among the Feiyu Sect's ranks.

Great Cultivator Le desperately schemed for an escape route, abandoning any thought of confronting Li Yuanba.

His 'Storm Eye,' when not employed for defense, possessed formidable offensive capabilities. A sustained barrage might even breach the Beidou Array.

The critical issue, however, was that disabling the 'Storm Eye's' defensive capabilities would render him vulnerable to the sudden, unseen arrows, just like his fallen comrades.

Despite his best efforts, even a peak-grade fourth-grade defensive treasure shattered after just two arrow impacts; his protective artifact was already compromised, leaving him with only the 'Storm Eye' for safeguarding.

He found himself in a difficult predicament, weighing offense against defense, survival against flight, unable to commit to a course of action.

Li Yuanba casually observed Great Cultivator Le through the 'Beidou Formation Map,' perceiving no immediate danger from him, and subsequently disregarded him.

Li Yuanba then redirected his focus to the Guiyuan Sect; they had brought the largest contingent of Great Cultivators, and observing the other supreme forces employing their formidable techniques, he anticipated similar strategies from the Guiyuan Sect.

However, upon examining the Guiyuan Sect, he noted that their seven Great Cultivators were solely utilizing their artifacts for offense against the Formation, refraining from employing treasures that transcended their own cultivation levels.

With such an approach, even an entire day would not suffice for them to breach the defenses of the Beidou Array.

Li Yuanba was perplexed as to why the Guiyuan Sect's Great Cultivators had not produced their treasured items; every other supreme faction had presented their artifacts, making it unlikely that the Guiyuan Sect had arrived unprepared.

Given that the Great Cultivators of the Guiyuan Sect posed no substantial threat, his attention returned to the Infinite Sect.

At this moment, the six Great Cultivators affiliated with the Infinite Sect represented the most significant danger.

His form flickered, vanishing from his initial position and reappearing two hundred meters distant from Master Cui Cheng.

His initial intention was to engage in conventional combat, employing his close-quarters sword cultivator skills to confront Master Cui Cheng directly.

Yet, upon activating the 'Divine Foot Skill,' he discovered it was impossible to teleport directly beside Master Cui Cheng and the other five Great Cultivators, being limited to a maximum range of two hundred meters due to the presence of Flame Mountain Peak.

He perceived that the power emanating from Flame Mountain Peak actively repelled spatial manipulation, obstructing his ability to teleport into close proximity.

The instant Li Yuanba materialized, Master Cui Cheng detected his presence.

"Suppress!" Master Cui Cheng commanded the 'Infinite Fire Peak,' directing its power towards Li Yuanba.

The 'Infinite Fire Peak,' initially intended to assault the Beidou Array, was immediately diverted by Master Cui Cheng upon Li Yuanba's appearance, with the latter designated as the primary target.

The manifestation of the 'Infinite Fire Peak' caused Li Yuanba to feel an immense pressure constricting his body, rendering the surrounding space rigid.

He found himself incapable of employing the Divine Foot Skill or the Sword Escape; it felt as though he were utterly immobilized.

The 'Infinite Fire Peak' advanced upon him with such formidable force that, should it strike him, survival would be impossible.

"Bind it for me!" Li Yuanba urgently called out.

Directly above his head, the 'Beidou Formation Map' expanded, effectively intercepting the trajectory of the 'Infinite Fire Peak.'

The relentless momentum of the 'Infinite Fire Peak,' amplified by flame principles at a supreme power level, presented a fatal peril to any Great Cultivator.

However, the 'Beidou Formation Map,' a Fifth Grade defensive Treasure, possessed the capability to harness the formidable defensive energies of the Beidou Array.

With a resounding "boom," the 'Infinite Fire Peak' collided with the 'Beidou Formation Map,' causing the latter to shudder violently, yet it successfully endured the onslaught from the 'Infinite Fire Peak.'

As the 'Beidou Formation Map' absorbed the impact, the entirety of the Beidou Array vibrated in unison.

Li Yuanba understood that he could not permit another strike from the 'Infinite Fire Peak'; a subsequent blow might very well shatter the Beidou Array.

Without the Beidou Array's protection, his ability to contain all the Great Cultivators would be utterly lost.