Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1456: 774: Reunion (Part 2)

The three Great Cultivators sensed the easing of pain in their forms and promptly voiced their thanks to Li Yuanba, declaring, “Thank you, Mr. Li!”

For the moment, their appreciation came only in words, yet everyone understood that proper compensation would surely come later.

This act was practically like rescuing them from death, since wounds in this perilous setting left them vulnerable to assaults from Late Stage Fourth Grade Hell Beings.

The ongoing purge hadn't ventured into the deadliest zones of the Hell Cave Heaven yet.

Li Yuanba grinned and unleashed the ‘Innate Wood’ divine skill upon the remaining Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners. As an area-of-effect healing power, it wrapped more than twenty Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners in its verdant light.

Having repeatedly employed the ‘Innate Wood’ divine skill over a period, he had moved beyond needing IBMz15's calculations for accurate deployment; now, pure instinct guided him to flawless recovery.

He took care to avoid excessive healing, steering clear of any potential complications.

Surrounded by thankful murmurs, Li Yuanba made his way back to the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion cultivators, ignoring the hungry glares from the wounded members of the Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect.

Right then, not even the allies of those two sects dared to intervene for them.

After facing the earlier clashes, everyone grasped the perils of the Hell Cave Heaven, and provoking a healer of Li Yuanba's caliber was a foolish move indeed.

Scarcely had the two groups united when cultivators from different continents spotted an odd occurrence.

One cultivator took a hit from a Hell Creature, and right before a follow-up strike from another Hell Creature could land, the defenseless figure simply disappeared into thin air.

“That’s the Space Acceptance Array—you’ve installed a Space Acceptance Array on Hell Island!” shouted a Great Cultivator from another continent in astonishment.

How could he fail to identify the ‘Space Acceptance Array’? For years, Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion had deployed ‘Space Acceptance Arrays’ on multiple continents, boosting the confidence of Sword Cultivators immensely.

Emboldened by the ‘Space Acceptance Array’, these bold Sword Cultivators now confronted foes far beyond their usual reach.

The ‘Space Acceptance Array’ stood as a vital formation that countless superpowers yearned to master, yet it remained exclusive to Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, making it incredibly hard to obtain.

“You’ve hidden this well. Why not share this trick with us? We’ve suffered heavy casualties these past ten days or more!” The Great Cultivator shot a fierce look at Grandmaster Lou and demanded.

“The Space Acceptance Array has limited slots; it can barely handle our group. There’s just no room for more!” Grandmaster Lou replied with a casual shrug.

The Great Cultivator remained skeptical, glancing at the other Great Cultivators from the Central State Continent, but found them all nodding in agreement.

“Could we use the Space Acceptance Array to evacuate our wounded back to Hell Island?” Then, a fit Great Cultivator from Yuqing Sect piped up.

Grandmaster Lou ignored him completely, not bothering with a response or even a look, and instead chatted with Grandmaster Wu.

The remaining Great Cultivators from the Central State Continent stayed silent too. Though each possessed a ‘Space Acceptance Talisman’, they lacked the power to grant access to outsiders.

Besides, every cultivator carried just one spare ‘Space Acceptance Talisman’, which needed returning to the ‘Space Acceptance Array’ after activation, followed by a replacement from Great Venerable Hongfa.

Who would surrender their lifeline to another? In the Hell Cave Heaven, a ‘Space Acceptance Talisman’ often spelled the difference between life and death.

The Yuqing Sect Great Cultivator's face twisted in fury as he fixed his eyes on Li Yuanba, a flicker of killing intent flashing through.

Li Yuanba's presence had dragged him into this humiliating spot.

Despite the battlefield brimming with all sorts of hostile auras, the killing intent from the Yuqing Sect Great Cultivator stood out, impossible for the assembled Great Cultivators to miss.

However, the Central State Continent Great Cultivators viewed his demeanor with amusement, while the two Sword Cultivators from Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion showed no concern, observing like spectators at a spectacle.

All the Great Cultivators from the Central State Continent knew full well the fearsome might of Li Yuanba in battle.

Even relying solely on the ‘Chaos Sword Intent’, Li Yuanba could hold his own against that Yuqing Sect Great Cultivator, without mentioning his secret techniques.

Such devastating power that swiftly felled Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Beings—while most Central State Continent Great Cultivators hadn't witnessed it personally, they inferred its horror from the reverent looks the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Sword Cultivator from Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion cast toward Li Yuanba.

Sword Cultivators from Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion brimmed with arrogance, and only something truly exceptional could draw such awe from them.

A few Great Cultivators even toyed with the idea of the Yuqing Sect Great Cultivator clashing with Li Yuanba, just to behold his true prowess in action.

The Yuqing Sect Great Cultivator sensed the unease but couldn't pinpoint the cause.

He masked his killing intent, aware that ample time remained for a chance to strike.

Furthermore, the two nearby Great Cultivators from the White Emperor Sect made ideal partners, ready to join forces when the moment arrived.

Once the teams combined, the group's forward momentum surged ahead much faster.

“A structure lies ahead!” Days afterward, a cultivator's startled cry pulled everyone's focus.

Through the endless stretch in Hell Cave Heaven, their gazes had met only desolate, plantless expanses—nothing but dirt and stone in sight.

This marked their initial brush with any building in Hell Cave Heaven, igniting fresh vigor in every cultivator.

Regardless of Hell Cave Heaven's oddities, it remained a mighty Grotto Heaven, where even a casual leftover Spiritual Object could prove an invaluable gem for cultivators.

Each delve into a Grotto Heaven yielded vast fortunes.

Naturally, the cultivators tempered expectations for abundant treasures in Hell Cave Heaven. Any such finds would likely degrade under the fierce radiation energy, becoming worthless.

Li Yuanba invoked the ‘Divine Eye Skill’ to inspect the building.

A stone tower rose there; its exterior looked plain enough, yet scanning the energy pulses via the ‘Divine Eye Skill’ revealed anomalies encircling it.

The tower linked seamlessly with the ground, forging ties to far-off realms beyond sight.

From the array lore he had imparted, it seemed the tower served as a formation node, though he'd never encountered one spanning such vast reaches.

No prior formation node had stretched to distances even the ‘Divine Eye Skill’ failed to pierce.

As the group drew nearer to the tower, every cultivator observed a shift: the Hell Creatures had grown notably more cunning.

Previously, Hell Creatures battled on raw impulse, displaying faint teamwork that stemmed mostly from innate drives.

Now, however, the Hell Creatures acted under some directive; Hell Bull Head Spirits clustered into a battering rush squad, while Hell Sheep Head Beings grouped for distant strikes.

Hell Horse Head Spirits banded as swift mounted forces.

Hell Deer Head Spirits lingered behind, dedicated purely to restoration.

The cultivator squad reeled from this abrupt evolution.

Thankfully, with key Great Cultivators stepping in and no Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Beings appearing, order returned without mishaps.

Still, this hampered the team's progress immensely, stretching a full day to close the gap from spotting the tower to arriving at its base.