Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1422 - 757: Success (2)

In any Sect, the replacement of an Identity Jade Disc is a highly uncommon event.

Each Identity Jade Disc must be forged through specialized techniques and contains numerous concealed designs that are only known to the authorized craftsmen of the Jade Disc refinement lineage.

To prevent their discs from being compromised, every Sect within the Cultivation World utilizes its own proprietary methods for refining these items.

While updating the Identity Jade Discs for every cultivator is a massive undertaking, integrating the Space Acceptance Talisman directly into the disc has proven to be the most effective strategy.

The primary benefit of embedding the Space Acceptance Talisman into the Identity Jade Disc is that the spatial retrieval function is restricted to verified users only.

This measure ensures that even if an outsider manages to seize an Identity Jade Disc from the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, they will be unable to trigger the space acceptance features.

The departure of Great Venerable Hongfa was delayed for a period, as he had to wait for the successful implementation and testing of the upgraded Identity Jade Discs.

During this interval, Great Venerable Hongfa took on another significant task: acting as a representative for Li Yuanba’s alchemy commissions.

It was only then that he truly grasped the depth of Li Yuanba’s alchemical prowess, seeing him produce Fourth Grade High-level Spirit Pills with such effortless skill.

“It is no wonder the master bestowed such lavish rewards!” he whispered to himself, his mind drifting toward the Fourth Grade Spirit Tea and the Great Cultivator Spirit Pills.

With Great Venerable Hongfa handling the logistics, Li Yuanba’s workload was lightened; he merely had to send his alchemy requests to his main body, Li Shiming, once a month and collect the finished Spirit Pills later.

The testing phase for the Space Acceptance Array was exceptionally thorough, involving various trials across different distances and Cultivation realms.

A new series of experiments was only initiated once the latest generation of Identity Jade Discs had been successfully forged.

By the third month, Great Venerable Hongfa had finally concluded the matters regarding the Space Acceptance Array on the Central State Continent.

He said his goodbyes to Li Yuanba and, escorted by a contingent of Sword Cultivators and bearing the token of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, he set out on his long trek.

When Li Yuanba emerged from his meditative state and exited his chambers, he looked at the vacant table in the hall and shook his head with a faint sigh.

In the past, Great Venerable Hongfa would have a steaming cup of Fourth Grade Spirit Tea ready for him the moment he finished his Cultivation.

Although he was long accustomed to the life of a solitary cultivator, those few months with Great Venerable Hongfa acting as his retainer had subtly altered his daily routine.

From now on, he would have to manage the alchemy commissions personally once again.

Li Yuanba checked the progress of his Cultivation and could only manage a bitter smile.

Though ten years of secluded meditation had greatly bolstered his Spiritual Power Pattern, the path of Sword Cultivation demands the fires of combat; his previous skirmishes were insufficient to fully integrate a decade of intense training.

“Master, I wish to accept some missions and head out!” Li Yuanba announced upon visiting Jian Wuwei’s grotto to pay his respects.

“You are forbidden from leaving for at least five years. Even though the Sword Elder settled things with Da Leiyin Temple, you have made enemies of too many factions. Beyond Da Leiyin Temple, the Infinite Sect, White Emperor Sect, Yuqing Sect, Beidou Sect, and several other superpowers are all searching for an opening to strike at you!” Jian Wuwei replied, shaking his head in frustration.

This student was exceptional in every regard, save for his uncanny ability to draw trouble like a magnet.

As his teacher, Jian Wuwei felt a sense of shame that he could not provide more protection for his disciple.

He could only emphasize the dangers and try to prevent Li Yuanba from taking unnecessary risks.

“I am not worried, Master. I am confident in my ability to escape even if confronted by the elite among Great Cultivators. Furthermore, with the new Space Acceptance Array, I can trigger a space teleportation through my Identity Jade Disc if things turn dire!” Li Yuanba argued.

He had recently spent significant time comparing notes on the Divine Foot Skill with Great Venerable Hongfa.

Despite the differences in how they practiced the Divine Foot Skill, the core principles remained the same, and the insights he gained from the Venerable had profoundly deepened his own mastery.

This knowledge had decreased the energy required for ‘One-Step Reach’ and slightly improved the speed at which he could activate ‘Distant Horizons’.

One should not dismiss such a minor boost in speed; in a life-or-death struggle, a fraction of a second is everything.

“Do you truly believe the Great Powers will remain idle?” Jian Wuwei asked, his voice dropping to a low tone.

“Are the Great Powers not restricted from leaving their Grotto Heaven for long periods?” Li Yuanba asked, clearly caught off guard.

According to his understanding, Great Powers were tethered to their Grotto Heaven and could not survive away from them for long, which is why the leaders of superpowers rarely left their Sect grounds.

However, Jian Wuwei’s words suggested that these masters might still find a way to intervene.

“Many Great Powers possess the skill to manifest avatars. Even a solitary avatar is more formidable than an elite Great Cultivator. Such an avatar can leave the Grotto Heaven, and its lethality is determined by how much energy the Great Power chooses to invest in it!” Jian Wuwei explained.

Hearing this, Li Yuanba immediately abandoned his plans to seek out trials and missions.

He was not foolish enough to think a Great Power’s avatar would be an easy opponent to overcome.

In truth, once one moves beyond the Great Cultivator Realm, combat is no longer just a contest of Spiritual Power Pattern and Spirit; it becomes a battle of Rule mastery.

Even if an avatar lacks the full Spiritual Power Pattern of the original, it still possesses the Great Power’s fundamental understanding of the Rules.

The devastating force of an avatar’s attack is derived directly from that profound comprehension.

Not only did Jian Wuwei warn him, but the Sword Elder also paid Li Yuanba a visit, advising him to stay within the safety of the Sect.

Meanwhile, across the Central State Continent, many cultivators began to notice a very strange phenomenon.

Because the Sword Cultivators of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion were so frequently involved in conflict, they typically suffered a high rate of attrition.

Recently, however, observers noted that these Sword Cultivators seemed to have gained a new method of survival.

Whenever they were cornered, the Sword Cultivators would simply vanish, utilizing long-range space movement to escape.

At first, people assumed these individuals simply possessed rare life-saving talismans.

But as these vanishing acts became more frequent, various organizations realized that the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion had acquired a reliable method for long-distance spatial relocation.

Following a massive investment in intelligence gathering, the secret of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion’s Space Acceptance Array was finally exposed.

The Sword Elder received a message from a monk of Da Leiyin Temple, who berated him harshly and demanded that Great Venerable Hongfa be returned immediately.

The monk had finally realized he had been tricked by the Sword Elder into letting go of a genius capable of constructing ultra-long-range Space Acceptance Arrays.

Having already secured the benefits, the Sword Elder refused to budge, and the monk was too embarrassed to push the issue further, considering their previous agreements.

Once several superpowers confirmed that the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion had successfully deployed an ultra-long-range Space Acceptance Array with a reach of at least several hundred thousand miles, the news shook the continent.

This distance was estimated by tracking the furthest point from which a Sword Cultivator had successfully teleported back to the pavilion.

Even if the estimate wasn't perfect, a range of hundreds of thousands of miles was staggering.

The Space Acceptance Array had previously been limited to a mere ten thousand miles; this upgrade signaled that the technology had moved from experimental theory to practical application.

Upon confirming these reports, many superpowers sent envoys to the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion to negotiate for the rights to the Space Acceptance Array technology.

However, they were all turned away. The technology relied on the mastery of Space Rules, and within the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion—a Sect almost entirely composed of Sword Cultivators—only Great Venerable Hongfa and Li Yuanba had studied it.

With Great Venerable Hongfa no longer on the Central State Continent, the Sect was even more protective of Li Yuanba, refusing to let him be seen.

Consequently, the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion rejected every proposal to share the Space Acceptance Array.

As time passed, reports continued to flow in from other continents, confirming that the Sword Cultivators of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion now possessed the undisputed ability to perform long-range spatial movement.