Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1482 - 787: Resolution (2)

Yet, even though Great Venerable Hongfa had formed the 'Soul Master Recognition Contract' with him, the venerable one's position remained that of the esteemed leader of Da Leiyin Temple.

Smashing the 'Space Acceptance Array' might just serve as a way to release frustration, especially since the conflict within Hell Cave Heaven had largely concluded.

Furthermore, obliterating the 'Space Acceptance Array' would effectively turn every major superpower into a foe at once.

All the mighty cultivators and essential disciples from these superpowers rely heavily on the ease provided by the 'Space Acceptance Array'. Should it get destroyed for real, it would strike at the core benefits enjoyed by these powerful figures and their key followers.

"Mr. Li, I'll pass on your ordeal to the Yuqing Sect and lodge a formal complaint against the White Emperor Sect!" declared the mighty cultivator from Infinite Sect.

The rest of the mighty cultivators chimed in too, offering comparable assurances.

The White Emperor Sect's moves had shattered the shared guidelines upheld by all superpowers. During this massive joint operation involving every superpower, the groups from each faction operated as allies.

Earlier on, Master Qiao from Yuqing Sect had indeed violated those guidelines, but he ended up forfeiting his life as the consequence.

While one mighty cultivator from the White Emperor Sect also met his end, the assault on Li Yuanba involved three such powerhouses, and losing only one didn't balance the scales for all the assailants.

Regarding the demise of those Nascent Soul Middle Stage experts, to powerhouses like these, such losses hardly matched the weight of two mighty cultivators falling.

Li Yuanba thanked the mighty cultivators for their support, then made his way back to the sword cultivator squad.

On this occasion, he had revealed several key aspects, especially the fearsome 'Chaos Sword Intent'. Those who had merely heard tales of his battlefield feats now witnessed his true might firsthand in this clash.

This exposure undoubtedly boosted his fame immensely, yet it also sowed seeds of future dangers.

From now on, any foes plotting against him would view him not as a mere Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator, but as a full-fledged mighty cultivator.

Typically, mighty cultivators face little fear of attacks from enemies, but Li Yuanba's advantages and vulnerabilities stand out equally starkly.

Limited by his current realm, his defenses still align with those of a Nascent Soul Middle Stage—at least until he unveils the protective might of 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak', where his guard becomes his most glaring flaw.

It's exactly this visible shortcoming that gives his adversaries a glimmer of opportunity, convincing them that exploiting it could lead to Li Yuanba's downfall.

"Why overthink it? Even back when my fighting strength was lower, I didn't fret this much!" he shifted his thoughts, letting out a light chuckle to himself.

He turned his attention to the gains from this venture, which included the body of the White Emperor Sect's mighty cultivator, the soul crystal ring, and a superior fourth-grade mountain peak artifact.

This superior fourth-grade mountain peak artifact served as a natal magical treasure, and though its caliber was outstanding, it held little appeal for most other cultivators.

Few practitioners wield mountain peak artifacts, and for a power-diminished superior fourth-grade one like this, potential buyers who truly required it couldn't afford the price, while the affluent saw no reason to pursue it.

Li Yuanba planned to merge this superior fourth-grade mountain peak artifact into 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak'. Drawing on unique techniques from the White Emperor Sect, he could channel the core essence of this artifact directly into 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak'.

As a result, this superior fourth-grade mountain peak artifact proved somewhat valuable as battlefield loot.

He made a mental note about the mighty cultivator's remains as well.

This powerhouse was an Earth Element specialist, boasting physical resilience that ranked among the toughest for any mighty cultivator.

Even with just the flesh of this Earth Element expert left, once it underwent proper forging and purification, the resulting Corpse Refining would surpass others in potency.

"Might come in handy somehow!" he whispered to himself.

Still, refining such a body from an Earth Element expert demanded that either he or his primary form, Li Shiming, reach mighty cultivator level first.

His divine sense slipped into the soul crystal ring, and true to his expectations, the storage inside this mighty cultivator's ring held scant spiritual treasures.

For a venture this perilous, no superpower wanted to risk deploying their most formidable mighty cultivators, dreading any unforeseen casualties during the operation.

That's precisely why, barring special circumstances or the earlier deaths of mighty cultivators and vital disciples, Yuqing Sect had dispatched Master Wang He.

Within the soul crystal ring of the White Emperor Sect's mighty cultivator lay only a handful of mighty cultivator spirit pills, a single fourth-grade upper-stage flying boat, a few fourth-grade upper-stage magical treasures, one superior fourth-grade defensive shield, and various odds and ends.

Regrettably, that superior fourth-grade shield carried heavy radiation and contamination, demanding extensive purification time.

This explained why, in the heat of combat, the mighty cultivator had relied solely on his natal magical treasure—the mountain peak artifact—for protection.

"Lou Wu, take this flying boat—it's yours now!" Li Yuanba pulled out the fourth-grade upper-stage flying boat and flung it toward his disciple without a second thought.

Lou Wu snatched the fourth-grade upper-stage flying boat with delight, immediately executing the recognition ritual to claim it as his own.

Gifts from a master required no second-guessing; in the Cultivation World, the bond between master and disciple often eclipsed even that of parent and child.

Li Yuanba was essentially passing along the spiritual treasures originally allocated for Mighty Cultivator Lou to the venerable one's son.

Despite having a sword cultivator mighty cultivator as his father, Lou Wu couldn't typically acquire a fourth-grade upper-stage flying boat while still at Nascent Soul Early Stage.

In general, flying boats of the highest standard reach fourth-grade upper stage quality.

The superior flying boats that Li Yuanba and his main body Li Shiming had secured stemmed from exceptional situations.

"Yuan Ba, it's premature to hand him something like this!" Mighty Cultivator Lou commented, watching Li Yuanba toss over the fourth-grade upper-stage flying boat so freely.

"Not at all premature—Lou Wu has to push to Nascent Soul Middle Stage right after we get back, or else no more outings for him!" Li Yuanba replied with a dismissive wave.

Lou Wu brimmed with assurance; joining the sword cultivator team on this trip had deepened his grasp of sword intent tremendously, and the trials of this mission matched years of training anywhere else.

External honing paled against the intensity of Hell Cave Heaven, where fights erupted nearly every day against mid-grade four hell creatures.

Besides, with an alchemy master as his teacher and a sword cultivator mighty cultivator as his dad, Lou Wu faced few hurdles for the fourth-grade spirit pills essential for his breakthrough—virtually every possible advancement pill would be lined up for him.

"Here, these spirit pills are for you!" Li Yuanba hurled a couple of jade bottles at Mighty Cultivator Lou, treating them like worthless trinkets.

Mighty Cultivator Lou caught the jade bottles and discovered several mighty cultivator spirit pills inside. Their quality wasn't top-tier, but they carried real worth, exactly suiting his needs.

"I'll accept them!" He no longer balked at taking from Li Yuanba, realizing that Li Yuanba possessed a vast stock of high-quality fourth-grade mighty cultivator spirit pills, ones he probably deemed insignificant.

That said, it didn't render these spirit pills worthless to Li Yuanba; in the realm of mighty cultivators, such pills served as prime trading currency. When bartering for spiritual treasures, offering mighty cultivator spirit pills ensured top priority from any mighty cultivator.

Li Yuanba proceeded to inspect the mustard seed rings belonging to the White Emperor Sect's Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators. They brimmed mostly with earth element spiritual items, with truly precious finds being few and far between.

Even so, amassing over two hundred and ten mustard seed rings amounted to an enormous windfall.

Regardless of how modest the spiritual items' worth, in such great numbers, their total value swelled impressively.

With idle time on his hands, Li Yuanba dove into organizing the contents of these mustard seed rings.

The abundance of mustard seed rings arose because, while many Nascent Souls had fled, very few actually carried space artifacts like soul crystal rings that could be drawn into the Nascent Soul through energy absorption.

Among superpowers, only the core practitioners received soul crystal rings.