Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1503 - 798: Outside the Sect

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Liu Ziyun approached the captured Central State Commerce caravan with caution, sensing two unfamiliar Great Cultivator auras among the five Long-distance Flying Boats. Recognizing Li Shiming aboard the lead vessel, he learned of the alchemist's past betrayal by the commerce's leadership and his recent advancement, which enabled him to slay the escorting Great Cultivators and seize the boats intact. As they discussed Li Shiming's plans to visit the beleaguered Ten Thousand Beast Sect before traveling, Liu Ziyun proposed purchasing the boats for his faction, offering in exchange a substantial batch of Late Stage Fourth Grade Phoenix and Dragon Clan resources for Li Shiming's spirit pets. They agreed to formalize the deal with a contract, transferring the vessels and cargo immediately while awaiting delivery in eight months to a year.

Upon bidding farewell to Liu Ziyun, Li Shiming journeyed alongside only Great Cultivator Luo Pei, Little Feng, and the Illusion Spirit Dragon. Eleven 'Silver Winged Spirit Gu Insects' rested securely within his robe.

Contracts exert a formidable binding strength; the pair of great cultivators had invoked their rule powers to forge the pact. Violating it would trigger a dreadful backlash.

Li Shiming hadn't foreseen that he'd ultimately return the long-distance commerce fleet captured from Central State Commerce entirely intact.

Liu Ziyun, the overseer of the Dongqi Continent branch for Central State Commerce, stands out as remarkably capable. In a single negotiation, he not only sidestepped enmity with Li Shiming but also secured substantial advantages.

"Looks like I’ll have to stay in the Dongqi Continent for a year this time!" Li Shiming whispered to himself.

Still, the trade-off proves highly rewarding. The five long-distance flying boats plus their loads can be swapped for the essentials required for Little Feng and the Illusion Spirit Dragon's ascension, while even some resources for afterward get addressed in part.

One must recognize that five long-distance flying boats with their cargo nearly equal the groundwork of a major sect.

Across the Dongqi Continent, the groups deemed major sects—per the cultivation world's established power benchmarks—consist solely of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, Taichu Sect, Lianhua Temple, and Sun Concealing Sect.

This underscores the tremendous worth of the forces Li Shiming claimed, which fueled his determination to press on fully and transport the five long-distance flying boats all the way to the Dongqi Continent.

Li Shiming retrieved the 'White Emperor Light Cloud Boat' and sped off toward the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

As proximity to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect increased, so did his thrill.

Yet, while still thousands of miles distant from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, an irregularity caught his attention.

Numerous Nascent Soul cultivators soared through this region, yet none hailed from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

Based on the insignias adorning these Nascent Soul cultivators' garments, some came from the Taichu Sect and the Sun Concealing Sect, while the ones in monk robes were plainly esteemed personages of the Lianhua Temple.

This spot sits perilously near the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's mountain gate, squarely in their essential domain. The brazen takeover by intruders from three sects revealed the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's desperately fragile position.

"Little Feng, Illusion Spirit Dragon, drive them away; kill any who don’t leave!" Li Shiming commanded Little Feng and the Illusion Spirit Dragon.

Though Little Feng and the Illusion Spirit Dragon contributed little on the Central State Continent, that hardly signified feeble power on their part.

As spirit pets bearing the mightiest bloodlines from the Phoenix and Dragon Clans, they could thoroughly match peak Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators and even clash fleetingly with great cultivators.

Be aware that Ten Thousand Beast Sect great cultivators leaned on alliances with Fourth Grade Middle Stage spirit pets, enabling them to dominate peers of equal rank via two-against-one confrontations.

Li Shiming saw no need to intervene himself; no great cultivators appeared in the vicinity, and Little Feng paired with the Illusion Spirit Dragon could manage the threat handily.

Little Feng and the Illusion Spirit Dragon seldom entered battle. Hearing the directive, they unleashed a thunderous dragon roar and piercing phoenix cry, hurtling toward the skyborne Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Be careful, it’s the spirit beasts of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect!" Soon enough, as Little Feng and the Illusion Spirit Dragon closed in on those Nascent Soul cultivators, one spotted Little Feng and cried out the alert.

Regrettably, Little Feng held no title as the direst menace. As a Red Gold Phoenix, its 'Nirvana Fire' carried soul-searing might, yet the Illusion Spirit Dragon lurked in stealth mode, evading detection by even Nascent Soul cultivators' divine sense.

Just a great cultivator's divine sense might uncover the Fourth Grade Middle Stage Illusion Spirit Dragon, but after advancing to Late Stage Fourth Grade, divine sense from great cultivators would prove useless against spotting the Illusion Spirit Dragon.

The Illusion Spirit Dragon required no elaborate skills; its dragon claws boasted potent armor-shattering prowess. These milder Nascent Soul cultivators, despite their shielding magical artifacts, couldn't endure even one claw blow.

"Ah!" A shriek pierced the air. While the notified Nascent Soul cultivator scanned the chaos and geared up to tackle Little Feng alongside others, the original warner got mysteriously shredded by the Illusion Spirit Dragon.

In that desperate final instant, this Nascent Soul cultivator sought a Nascent Soul Emergence, striving to command his nascent soul into flight.

But it met the Illusion Spirit Dragon's breath head-on, suffering a direct strike that doomed the nascent soul right there.

Exposed momentarily by the strike, the Illusion Spirit Dragon coiled its form with a twist before fading from sight once more.

Right then, Little Feng struck too; its wings beat abruptly twice, boosting its pace by multiples.

A handful of Nascent Soul cultivators, absorbed in forging a battle array, discovered Little Feng bursting into their midst before they linked up their efforts.

'Nirvana Fire' flickered and surged from Little Feng's plumage; each phantom feather ignited into a flare of 'Nirvana Fire'.

These soaring blazing feathers moved with seeming awareness, targeting three nearby Nascent Soul cultivators, and though their pace looked leisurely, they truly hemmed in vast swaths of dodge room en route.

Facing the blaze assault, the three Nascent Soul cultivators swiftly drew defensive magical artifacts for protection. Of them, a Water-attribute Nascent Soul cultivator unleashed Water-Based Magic, intent on quenching the flames clinging to the feathers.

The other pair of Nascent Soul cultivators likewise applied alternative tactics to repel the nearing fiery feathers.

Yet evidently, they lacked knowledge of the 'Nirvana Fire's' fearsome reputation; realizing they confronted the 'Nirvana Fire' would have deterred such responses entirely.

The Red Gold Phoenix commands widespread fame, though not every Red Gold Phoenix wields the 'Nirvana Fire'.