Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1377 - 735: Reunion

Li Yuanba set out to find Li Shiming, seeking reinforcements for the upcoming trial.

Traveling ten thousand li away from the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, he activated 'Divine Sight' to sweep the surrounding area. After confirming no one was tracking him, his figure flickered as he utilized 'One Step to Heaven' to vanish into an underwater cave mansion.

Truthfully, even if rival Cultivation experts stumbled upon this location, Li Shiming would remain untouched.

Li Shiming was currently residing within the Treasure Lotus Hall of the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven, rather than the cave mansion itself.

Unless he personally manifested a spatial gate, even the most powerful figures would find it nearly impossible to infiltrate a cave heaven that was already claimed.

This portable grotto heaven differed from those anchored to a Sect; it lacked a permanent entrance. Forcing one's way inside would require severing the spatial ties between the cave heaven and the mundane world.

While many experts possess the power to shatter space, pinpointing the exact coordinates of a hidden spatial grotto is a different matter entirely. Without flawless intelligence, they would simply be striking at shadows.

As Li Yuanba materialized inside the cave mansion, a shimmering spatial gate formed before him.

Stepping through the portal, he arrived within the 'Heavenly Human Dao' Hall.

Great Cultivator Luo Pei was there, waiting. Without a word, Master Pei handed over a Corpse Refining Bracelet.

Li Yuanba accepted the item and immediately departed the grotto heaven.

His sole purpose for this visit was to retrieve five mid-stage Golden Corpses.

These five mid-stage Golden Corpses had already been blooded in actual combat. While they might not threaten a Great Cultivator, they held a crushing advantage over any mid-stage Nascent Soul practitioner.

Combined with the thousands of Qi-forged flying swords stored within the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak,' he felt fully prepared to face a tide of enemies.

When the next dawn broke, Li Yuanba was already standing outside the Sword Peak of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, ready before Wu Qi even arrived.

"Let’s go!" Wu Qi called out, summoning a Flying Boat.

Li Yuanba gave a brief nod and boarded the vessel. As Wu Qi pushed the speed, the boat streaked away from the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.

"We are a bit late; the other sword cultivators from the Pavilion have already departed!" Wu Qi remarked while steering.

"It seems we don't have to fret about finding a spot then," Li Yuanba said with a faint smile.

"Quite right. I’ve sent word to a few brothers, and they’ve secured a place for us. Even with our late arrival, our turn to enter the cave heaven won't be affected!" Wu Qi replied, laughing.

The two chatted casually as they traveled, seemingly unbothered by what was arguably the largest gathering of mid-stage Nascent Soul combatants on the Central State Continent.

Sword cultivators never shied away from a fight; to them, the chaos of battle was the ultimate whetstone for their skills.

After five hours of flight, Li Yuanba could deduce the cave heaven’s location based on their trajectory.

Through the shared surveillance feed of the drone satellite system, he spotted a massive gathering of mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. That had to be the entrance.

Because the concentration of mid-stage Nascent Soul experts was so dense, the satellite could only provide a blurred, massive heat signature rather than an exact headcount.

However, once the location actually came into view, Li Yuanba’s jaw dropped in disbelief.

The destination was a solitary mountain peak, standing alone with no other mountains for hundreds of li.

More than a thousand cultivators were suspended in the air surrounding the peak. Judging by the sheer pressure of their auras, every single one was at the mid-stage Nascent Soul level.

Li Yuanba immediately regretted his earlier confidence. He no longer believed that his 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' and five mid-stage Golden Corpses would allow him to dominate such a crowd.

It wasn't a matter of skill; there were simply too many people.

He was aware that the Central State Continent was home to many Nascent Soul experts, but he never imagined over a thousand mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators would gather in one spot.

The implications were staggering. On the Beishu Continent, ignoring those from the outside, the land might only produce a single mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator every few thousand years.

The disparity between Beishu and the other continents was an abyss.

Any mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator present here could likely act with total impunity back on Beishu.

Li Yuanba was lost in thought as their Flying Boat cut through the clusters of experts.

A few mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators looked ready to take offense at their pathing, but the moment they recognized the insignia of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion on the hull, they swallowed their anger.

Picking a fight with sword maniacs was a recipe for disaster. One only had to look at the nearby formation of thirty-five mid-stage Nascent Soul sword cultivators; if a fight broke out, every single one of them would draw their blades in an instant.

Though thirty-five was a small number compared to the total crowd, the empty space around them proved that most mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators were terrified of getting too close.

The Flying Boat glided into the clearing beside the thirty-five sword cultivators.

As Wu Qi put the boat away, Li Yuanba was the first to step onto the firm ground.

"Master Li, why have you come? This mission is far too dangerous!" Tang Xue Ning exclaimed the moment she saw him.

She wasn't the only one; nearly every sword cultivator in their group looked concerned at Li Yuanba's presence.

They respected his combat prowess, but in a place like this, raw strength had its limits. If hundreds of cultivators of the same level launched a coordinated strike, no amount of talent could withstand the onslaught.