Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1441: 767: Base

Upon spotting the five mid-stage Golden Corpses, the trapped cultivators erupted with sudden enthusiasm.

These five Golden Corpses had been the sole reason for their survival over the previous days. Seeing them reappear during their most desperate hour reignited their fading hope for life.

The gravitational domain of the ‘Ten Thousand Sword Peak’ expanded to cover the vicinity. Li Yuanba focused entirely on fueling the gravity field, having no capacity to worry about anything else at that moment.

Vast amounts of energy surged from his Dantian. Because he had to precisely manipulate the gravity field to target only the hell creatures, the strain left him with no strength for secondary tasks.

The remaining hundred or so survivors noticed the hell creatures’ movements slowing significantly as their offensive pressure waned. Seizing the opening, they unleashed a barrage of spells against the monsters.

Simultaneously, the other Sword Cultivators surged into the fray. Great Cultivator Lou and Grandmaster Wu stood by vigilantly, only intervening when Fourth Grade Late Stage hell beings manifested.

The Sword Cultivators joined the struggle the instant they crossed into the Hell Cave Heaven.

Since they had just arrived, their Lifebound Flying Swords remained free from radiation contamination, allowing them to exert their peak combat prowess.

One Lifebound Flying Sword after another whistled through the air, systematically reaping the lives of the hell creatures.

“Why do these monsters seem so weak?” a Sword Cultivator muttered in confusion after slaying one.

“Stop talking and kill them quickly! Can't you see Li Yuanba is exhausting himself to suppress their strength for your sake?” Great Cultivator Lou shouted in a heavy tone.

He had recognized immediately upon entry that Li Yuanba was pushing the ‘Ten Thousand Sword Peak’ gravity field to its limits.

The spiritual energy required to suppress such a massive horde of equal-level hell creatures was staggering to contemplate.

Realizing the situation, the Sword Cultivators increased the speed of their Lifebound Flying Sword strikes.

The sheer lethality of the Sword Cultivators was unrivaled, and they rapidly purged a zone with a hundred-meter radius.

Great Cultivator Lou produced an Array Plate and slammed it onto the earth. In an instant, the ground surged upward, forming a five-meter-high defensive wall around their perimeter.

While a simple earthen barrier might not stop the hell creatures, it became a formidable obstacle when reinforced by formations.

The wall continued to thicken. With every new layer of earth, the glowing runes of the formation flashed brilliantly across the surface.

Li Yuanba noted the clever design of the formation, which piled Array Runes atop the rising earth to stack defensive power incrementally.

Naturally, such a formation had its weaknesses; it was fragile in standard environments and could be easily bypassed.

Even a reinforced five-meter wall was something a cultivator could simply fly over.

However, it was highly effective within the Hell Cave Heaven. Most hell creatures, barring a few aerial types, tended to charge blindly across the ground.

They would inevitably focus their rage on the wall, allowing the Sword Cultivators behind it to launch their Lifebound Flying Swords with total focus.

Most crucially, this structure secured the entrance point from the outside world, creating a safe zone for arriving reinforcements.

The original strategy required all the Sword Cultivators—and perhaps even the power of a Great Cultivator—to spend significant time clearing a space for this formation.

To their surprise, Li Yuanba’s gravity field had paralyzed the enemy, allowing the area to be secured almost instantly.

The Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion had established this forward base with virtually no losses.

“Everyone, fall back into the formation!” Great Cultivator Lou commanded sharply.

With only a hundred Sword Cultivators, they could not maintain the perimeter if they stayed scattered.

“Yuanba, take a moment to recover!” Lou added, looking toward the young man.

Feeling the hollow ache of depleted energy, Li Yuanba nodded and shut down the gravity field.

The survivors and the Sword Cultivators retreated behind the barricade together.

The Sword Cultivators did not shun the convict cultivators; in this dire situation, every bit of help was vital.

Only the five mid-stage Golden Corpses belonging to Li Yuanba stayed outside, positioned at intervals to guard the exterior of the wall.

Li Yuanba swallowed a Spirit Pill to restore his reserves. He sat in a meditative posture within the base, rapidly refining the pill's essence.

Although only thirty seconds had passed since he entered the Hell Cave Heaven, the intensity of his exertion had drained nearly all his Qi.

At that moment, further reinforcements arrived. Hongguang Venerable of the Da Leiyin Temple led a group of one hundred mid-stage Venerables onto the field.

“Amitabha! The Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion is truly remarkable to have secured such a base so swiftly!” Hongguang Venerable remarked, offering a Buddhist chant of admiration at the sight.

They had expected to be plunged into immediate chaos, as they had followed the Sword Cultivators into the portal almost immediately.

Yet, in that brief window, a fortified base protected by formations had already been erected within the Hell Cave Heaven.

While this base wasn't invincible, it served as a vital bridgehead. As more cultivators arrived, their strength in this location would only continue to grow.