Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1466 - 779: Wang He (Part 2)

"Yuan Ba, are you injured?" Great Cultivator Lou scanned Li Yuanba from head to toe with a worried gaze.

His concern made perfect sense. With Li Yuanba's recovery powers from the 'Innate Wood' Divine Skills, as long as he survived, healing wounds simply required a few extra applications of the 'Innate Wood' Divine Skills.

"I'm okay. Master Qiao launched a sudden assault on me, but I fought back and took his life!" Li Yuanba gestured toward Master Qiao's body on the ground and clarified.

"Mr. Li, we can confirm this incident; Master Qiao violated the rules. The Yuqing Sect must face the fallout on their own!" Hongguang Venerable stepped forward first to declare.

Soon, nearly every Great Cultivator nodded along with Hongguang Venerable's statement, showing their support.

"Yuan Ba, claim the body. I doubt the Yuqing Sect will dare ask for it back!" Great Cultivator Lou indicated Master Qiao's corpse and instructed.

His words aimed to signal the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion's position to the Yuqing Sect via the gathered Great Cultivators present.

It's well-known that Li Yuanba specializes in Corpse Refining. Though unusual for a Sword Cultivator of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion to master Corpse Refining, nobody objected, since the Hell Cave Heaven mission had demonstrated to all cultivators the value of Li Yuanba's five mid-stage Golden Corpses.

Moreover, a Great Cultivator's corpse from a major power serves as prime material for crafting late-stage Golden Corpses.

Li Yuanba grasped Great Cultivator Lou's intention. Truth be told, even without the suggestion, he planned to retrieve Master Qiao's remains.

Chances like this don't come often; a Thunder Cultivator's body from a superpower Great Cultivator proves hard to acquire.

In view of all the Great Cultivators watching, he gathered Master Qiao's corpse, along with the 'Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer' and the soul crystal ring from it.

As this happened, every Great Cultivator noticed the deadly mark on Master Qiao's form. Just a single injury marked Master Qiao's body, a lethal strike from a flying sword.

This revelation gave all the Great Cultivators a sharper insight into Li Yuanba's fighting strength. Li Yuanba's Lifebound Flying Sword had ended Master Qiao.

From the instant the Infinite Sect's Great Cultivator detected the sealed space, causing Li Yuanba's presence to vanish, until he retrieved the 'Infinite Great Isolation Decree', the clash barely exceeded thirty breaths, and not all that time involved actual combat.

"Yuan Ba, you shouldn't have taken such a risk!" Inside the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion tent at the second base, Great Cultivator Lou spoke gravely.

"Master Qiao employed watchers who trailed me nonstop, eager for any slip-up. Rather than expose a weakness, I picked a battlefield suited to me and eliminated Master Qiao for good!" Li Yuanba shrugged and responded.

Great Cultivator Lou seemed ready to add more but held back, considering Li Yuanba's prowess and position made further lecturing unfit.

Grandmaster Wu lingered close by, observing everything with an amused grin.

Although his time around Li Yuanba was brief, he increasingly admired Li Yuanba's approach.

Over the ensuing days, Li Yuanba resumed his routine of intense battles.

Every couple of days, he applied the 'Innate Wood' Divine Skills to aid Great Cultivators and key core cultivators. During Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion operations, he proved the most dedicated Sword Cultivator.

In the midst of the bloodshed, his 'Chaos Sword Intent' surged with greater might.

These battle-saturated days felt oddly serene to Li Yuanba; for him, the killing sharpened his Sword Intent like nothing else.

Before, no matter his efforts to refine his Sword Intent, he lacked such an extended stretch of nonstop slaughter.

Regrettably, this phase ended quickly. After a month, reinforcements from the Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect showed up one day.

That day, Li Yuanba sat in his tent, training the 'Unnamed Sword Manual' using his fourth-grade Sword Foundation, when he abruptly halted.

He detected a formidable lightning presence, one that rang familiar; if accurate, it belonged to Master Wang He of the Yuqing Sect.

He hadn't anticipated the Yuqing Sect sending Master Wang He.

Among all superpowers, none had deployed their top Great Cultivator.

Master Wang He surpassed typical Great Cultivators, reaching the peak of that realm.

In the Cultivation World, Great Powers seldom intervene, leaving peak Great Cultivators as the elite fighting force.

Half-step Great Powers might exist, yet they seldom emerge from retreat, forever chasing that breakthrough insight.

Li Yuanba exited the tent, seeing that Great Cultivator Lou had also picked up on Master Wang He's aura and stepped out to check.

"Yuan Ba, avoid going solo from now on!" Great Cultivator Lou urged, a hint of worry in his eyes.

Despite Li Yuanba's strength, he doubted Li Yuanba could face Master Wang He.

Master Wang He occupied the summit among Great Cultivators; only another at that level truly knew the vast divide from standard Great Cultivators to peaks like Master Wang.

"I'll stay cautious!" Li Yuanba nodded his assent.

He realized too that while he held ways to injure fellow Great Cultivators, dealing with Master Wang He posed a real challenge.

He lacked certainty whether his 'Chaos Sword Intent' could pierce Master Wang He's protections.

Not even the over two thousand energy-forged flying swords from 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak', infused with a Great Cultivator's Sword Intent, assured dominance over Master Wang He.

Once a cultivator hits such heights, raw numbers cease to decide outcomes.

Li Yuanba might strike Master Wang He a thousand times, all parried, yet a single counter from Master Wang He would doom Li Yuanba.

With Li Yuanba's compliance, Great Cultivator Lou eased a bit.

They turned toward the arriving forces; two groups appeared, the first under Master Wang He and another Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivator, the second commanded by a pair of White Emperor Sect Great Cultivators.

Each group included a hundred Nascent Soul Middle Stage experts, probably to replace prior losses.

"Wang He offers greetings to fellow allies; it's been ages!" Master Wang He positioned himself over the second base, gazing down and announcing calmly.

He made no effort to mask his power; all there, from Nascent Soul Middle Stage to Great Cultivators, sensed the overwhelming force.

The Great Cultivators shared looks before ascending into the sky, aligning at Master Wang He's height to lessen his aura's dominance.

Their movements showed impressive teamwork, likely from extended shared fights, linking their auras to jointly counter Master Wang He's pressure.

Temporarily, Master Wang He failed to overwhelm these Great Cultivators, despite the notable disparity in strength.

"Greetings, Mr. Wang; we didn't foresee your arrival—upcoming purge missions should prove far simpler!" One Great Cultivator replied coolly.

Thanks to Master Wang He's earlier taunts, an unusual solidarity formed among the second base's Great Cultivators.

"Where's Li Yuanba? Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion produced a prodigy who fells Great Cultivators!" Master Wang He brushed off the pointed remark from the facing Great Cultivator and surveyed the second base.

His eyes locked on Li Yuanba; spotting him proved easy. Lately, with major leaps in 'Chaos Sword Intent', Li Yuanba stood out among the over a thousand Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators, impossible to miss.

Li Yuanba didn't seek to suppress his Sword Intent, but relentless fights had boosted it so swiftly that hiding it would stunt progress.

Furthermore, at the second base, constant combat meant all cultivators displayed their auras openly; even among Nascent Soul Middle Stage ones, Li Yuanba's shone brightest.