Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1415: 754: Contract

As the darkness of night descended, it offered little cover for a cultivator, yet for someone like Li Yuanba, who possessed the Divine Foot Skill, even a slight shift in conditions could be exploited and magnified.

Great Venerable Hongfa examined the defensive formation, but it failed to pinpoint Li Yuanba’s location.

His confidence in this formation was absolute, as it integrated spatial abilities alongside standard detection arrays. Within a hundred-mile radius, no one should have been able to evade its scrutiny.

While Great Venerable Hongfa might have lacked top-tier combat strength, he was a preeminent master of spatial research.

The space-acceptance array of Little Lei Yin Temple and its sophisticated spatial scanning methods were all products of his design.

Exhaling deeply, he felt a wave of helplessness; the prospect of confronting a lethal sword cultivator like Li Yuanba was something he desperately wished to avoid.

"Ming Fa must be sent away tomorrow!" he resolved internally. Regardless of Ming Fa’s protests or the potential for a report to Da Leiyin Temple, he was determined to see him gone.

In the midst of his thoughts, a warning signal suddenly flared from the formation.

He immediately linked his divine sense to the array, searching for the source of the disturbance.

Despite several sweeps, the formation detected no cultivator. Due to Li Yuanba’s earlier challenge, the monks of Little Lei Yin Temple were too frightened to venture out, and outside visitors were rare.

Great Venerable Hongfa refused to believe the formation was malfunctioning. It had never issued a false alarm before; why would it start now, with Li Yuanba lurking nearby?

Abandoning his reliance on the array, he unleashed his formidable Great Venerable divine sense, extending it past the temple’s boundaries to uncover the cause of the alert.

The moment his divine sense surged outward, he caught sight of Li Yuanba’s figure.

Li Yuanba wasn’t outside Little Lei Yin Temple at all. He was standing right inside, positioned directly beneath the protective formation shield.

Previously, Li Yuanba had stayed beyond the scanning range of the temple’s array. His senses were incredibly sharp, and by using his "Divine Eye Skill" to track energy fluctuations, he had calculated a safe distance of over a hundred miles.

When night fell, he triggered "One Step Away," instantly appearing on the surface of the formation shield.

He had targeted a specific formation node. By landing there and using his divine sense to manipulate the spiritual power patterns of the node, he managed to slip into Little Lei Yin Temple in the blink of an eye.

Great Venerable Hongfa had never imagined a cultivator could penetrate the temple’s defenses so instantaneously. Thus, when the warning first sounded, his initial instinct had been to scan the perimeter outside.

Having decided to strike, Li Yuanba had no intention of holding back.

He dropped the "Infinite Great Isolation Decree" to the ground. It activated immediately, sealing off a thousand-meter radius in an instant.

He had positioned himself at the very heart of Little Lei Yin Temple, using the "Infinite Great Isolation Decree" to lock the majority of the grounds into a separate, isolated space.

One hundred and thirty-eight monks were currently within this section of the temple. Their quarters were clustered near the main hall, where the spiritual Qi was most concentrated.

Every single one of those one hundred and thirty-eight monks was trapped within the independent space, completely severing Little Lei Yin Temple’s connection to the world outside.

Li Yuanba felt a sense of relief once the "Infinite Great Isolation Decree" was successfully established.

Fighting at full power would reveal many of his secrets, a risk he could not afford to take.

With this isolated space, as long as he left no survivors, no one outside would ever learn the details of his methods.

Detecting Great Venerable Hongfa’s divine sense, Li Yuanba offered a faint smile and summoned his treasure, the "Ten Thousand Sword Peak."

The moment it appeared, the gravity field—bolstered by the "Gravity Gold Brick"—unleashed its full weight.

Aside from Great Venerable Hongfa, every monk, including Ming Fa, was instantly crushed by the overwhelming gravitational force.

Monks with lower Cultivation levels saw their bones shatter and muscles tear, their bodies reduced to bloody mist. Only Ming Fa, a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner, and four Mid-stage Venerables survived the initial pressure, though they were left entirely incapacitated.

The gravity field was terrifying; neither the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner nor the Mid-stage Venerables could budge an inch.

Even Great Venerable Hongfa felt a sludge-like resistance when he tried to move, a sensation that made his skin crawl with dread.

Even if he weren't slowed down, he wouldn't dare face Li Yuanba’s "Chaos Sword Intent" at his full strength.

Desperate to protect himself, he flickered and vanished, reappearing at the inner edge of the "Infinite Great Isolation Decree" barrier.

Li Yuanba’s eyes narrowed. He hadn't expected this combat-weak Great Venerable Hongfa to possess a Space Divine Power, though he couldn't tell if it was the Divine Foot Skill.

Great Venerable Hongfa was equally shocked; his spatial transfer had been blocked, preventing him from escaping the temple grounds.

He launched a powerful blow infused with rule power against the spatial barrier, but the wall only trembled slightly in response.

He stared at the barrier in shock, wondering what kind of artifact could produce such an effect.

Major powers often possessed space-isolating treasures designed to trap and execute Great Cultivators, but these were rarely seen and usually reserved for hunting down traitors.

They weren't typically used in standard battles between Great Cultivators because of their immense value; such treasures, capable of enduring multiple hits from a Great Cultivator, required incredibly rare materials and the crafting expertise of truly mighty beings.