Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1459 - 776: Rout

By the fifth day in the second base, Li Yuanba found himself taking a break. Over those five days, the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion's squad had ventured out on three separate occasions.

Their fortune held strong, avoiding any encounters with Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Beings, which turned their mission sweeps into straightforward tasks.

Moreover, thanks to Li Yuanba's efforts in mending the wounds of the Great Cultivators and boosting them via the 'Innate Wood' Divine Skills, every superpower aside from the Yuqing Sect and the White Emperor Sect handed over their gathered 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' to him.

It wasn't a matter of reluctance to hold onto it; rather, standard preservation techniques such as isolation jade boxes failed almost immediately, leading to complications.

The most disastrous case involved a Great Cultivator who stored an isolation jade box with 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' inside his soul crystal ring, discovering just a day afterward that the box's protection had silently vanished, allowing the essence's radiating energy to taint numerous valuable spiritual items within the ring.

Naturally, parting with the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' so easily made sense for them, as the Central State Continent's superpowers had extensively studied it long ago, deeming this Fourth-grade substance utterly worthless.

For the Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect, however, the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' they possessed turned into a major headache. Discarding it felt wasteful, but retaining it brought severe difficulties.

Other superpowers refused to let them keep the 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' within the second base, citing its potent radiation that gravely impacts cultivators.

Since the Great Cultivators from Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect lacked Li Yuanba's special methods for managing 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence', they had no option but to pass it along to Great Cultivators from the other superpowers for a token fee.

Although the Great Cultivators of Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect realized that this 'Hell Disgust Crystal Essence' would inevitably reach Li Yuanba in the end, they were powerless to prevent it.

Suddenly, an emergency alarm blared across the second base, the kind reserved solely for crises.

"What happened?" Countless cultivators echoed the frantic query.

Li Yuanba ascended into the skies, invoking his privilege that permitted only Great Cultivators to soar freely inside the base.

With more than a thousand Nascent Soul Middle Stage experts crammed into this compact base, unrestricted flight would plunge everything into total disorder.

Using the 'Divine Eye Skill', he spotted a retreating group and recognized it as the White Emperor Sect's squad.

Yet now, the White Emperor Sect's squad had shrunk by half, with fewer than fifty cultivators remaining.

The two airborne Great Cultivators' forms wavered unsteadily, a clear sign of their grievous wounds.

Shifting his focus to the trailing end of the White Emperor Sect's squad, Li Yuanba's eyes tightened in focus.

"Damn it, how could they drag those monsters right to the base?" Li Yuanba muttered a curse as the rear scene unfolded before him.

Trailing the White Emperor Sect's squad was a formation of Hell Creatures, comprising fully two thousand of them.

Under ordinary circumstances, two thousand Hell Creatures in formation wouldn't inspire fear; even under leadership, they'd merely add extra hassle to the cultivators' fights.

Yet within this Hell Creatures Formation, five Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures caught his attention.

Leading the Hell Creatures Formation were two Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Bull Head Spirits charging at the front, with a Fourth Grade Late Stage Sheep Head Being unleashing distant assaults, relentlessly hurling balls of malevolent energy at the White Emperor Sect's cultivators.

A Fourth Grade Late Stage Horse Head Spirit lingered on the formation's edges, poised for action and biding its time for the perfect moment to lunge.

Bringing up the rear of the formation stood a Fourth Grade Late Stage Deer Head Spirit, the most problematic among these Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures.

Should only one Fourth Grade Late Stage Deer Head Spirit be present, the threat would remain manageable, but against two or more Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures, eliminating the Fourth Grade Late Stage Deer Head Spirit had to come first.

Fail to do so, and the Fourth Grade Late Stage Deer Head Spirit's restorative powers would render the other Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures virtually unkillable, barring instant annihilation.

For the first time, Li Yuanba witnessed five Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Creatures emerging together, explaining the devastating blow to the White Emperor Sect.

"Safeguard the base, get ready to unleash spell barrages in sequence!" One Great Cultivator soared upward, bellowing the command.

Li Yuanba's ears picked up the chatter flowing through the Great Cultivators' communication channel as well.

The two White Emperor Sect Great Cultivators, in particular, broadcast desperate pleas, stripped of their usual dignity and coming across as quite grating.

Of all the gathered cultivators, the Central State Continent's group stayed calmest, armed with the 'Space Acceptance Talisman' that offered them an extra safeguard for survival over those from other lands.

"Yuanba, remain at the base's heart, avoid the fight, and concentrate on your healing duties!" Great Cultivator Lou instructed via the communication channel.

This directive didn't stem from Great Cultivator Lou alone; it reflected the united consensus of every Great Cultivator.

Having Li Yuanba, the dedicated healer cultivator, on site ensured that the elite members of the superpowers could get prompt care for their injuries.

Treatment for regular cultivators hinged on Li Yuanba's discretion, and no Great Cultivator dared press him on such matters.

With over a thousand cultivators present and only one of him, the toll of employing 'Innate Wood' Divine Skills proved substantial, preventing him from aiding all, so vital personnel took precedence in healing.