Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1516 - 804: Situation (Part 2)

The scheme of the White Emperor Sect regarding the Dongqi Continent prompted the Yuqing Sect to dispatch Great Cultivator Lü Han, who embodied the position of the Yuqing Sect.

Exactly because the Yuqing Sect got involved, the Three Great Sects relented, uniting their efforts to strike at the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

The Three Great Sects, especially the Sun Concealing Sect, haven't forgotten the incident where Master Wang He and Great Cultivator Yan Gao, both at the pinnacle of Great Cultivators, almost wiped out the Sun Concealing Sect entirely.

Though these two Great Cultivators from the superpower forces now were nowhere near as formidable as those peak ones, the Three Great Sects felt genuinely daunted. What's more, the key factor was that the superpower forces aimed at the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, with the bulk of the rewards going to the Three Great Sects.

Upon reaching the area, Great Cultivator Lü Han got orders from his sect to offer aid at the very least, making sure he didn't dive in too far.

While scanning the reports clutched in his grasp, his forehead creased deeper than before.

As he absorbed the account of the assault on the White Emperor Sect’s base, detailing the instant ruin from the ’Thundercloud Technique’ and the sudden disappearance of the two Great Cultivators, shock flickered across his gaze.

"This is impossible!" he blurted out without thinking.

Fortunately, he was in his makeshift cave abode, so no fellow cultivators caught his moment of disarray.

Cultivators from the other sects might have only witnessed the might of Li Shiming’s lightning strike, yet none truly grasped its immense potency.

However, as a member of the Yuqing Sect and a Thunder Cultivator in his own right, he precisely understood the caliber of strength required to pull off feats like Li Shiming’s.

Not even Master Wang He, if he acted personally, could assure such a devastating blow in so brief a span.

Even scarier still was the demise of those two Great Cultivators from the White Emperor Sect.

Great Cultivator Lü Han was acquainted with the pair of Great Cultivators from the White Emperor Sect. Just like him, prior to setting foot on the Dongqi Continent amid the talent scarcity plaguing the two superpower forces, they had been granted Lifesaving Talismans by mighty figures in their sects.

Should those two Great Cultivators from the White Emperor Sect face an overwhelming foe, the base's protective arrays would shield them long enough to trigger the talisman and flee to safety.

He struggled to grasp how, if just one White Emperor Sect Great Cultivator failed to activate the talisman, it might pass as misfortune. Yet both neglecting to do so pointed to something odd in Li Shiming’s strike.

He couldn't imagine the sort of assault that would stop the two Great Cultivators from activating their Lifesaving Talismans prior to their downfall.

At this realization, cold sweat drenched him, as an intense feeling of looming danger arose within his thoughts.

The technique baffling Great Cultivator Lü Han was, of course, the ’Traceless Illusion Sword.’

Little did anyone suspect that, following his display of Thunder Cultivator Great Cultivator prowess, the freshly promoted Great Cultivator Li Shiming also wielded the expertise of a Sword Cultivator Great Cultivator? Furthermore, be it his Thunder Cultivator talents or his Sword Cultivator talents, he ranked supreme within the Great Cultivator Realm.

The ’Traceless Illusion Sword,’ skilled in concealment, shines in surprise attacks, and enhanced by ’Chaos Sword Intent,’ it carries the ’Sharp Rule Imprint’ and ’Solid Rule Imprint’ as well. Scarcely any Great Cultivators worldwide could endure an onslaught from the ’Traceless Illusion Sword.’

Only if the foe held a spiritual treasure-grade defensive artifact, or maybe paired a supreme defensive artifact with their own command of defensive rules, could they possibly fend off the initial blow of the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ onslaught.

"Withdraw from the base in thirty breaths, and all cultivators board the Long-distance Flying Boat to leave the Dongqi Continent!" Great Cultivator Lü Han placed full faith in his instinct for danger; it stood as his singular gift.

The moment the peril hit him, he resolved his course without delay.

Prior to departing the West Yan Continent, the Yuqing Sect had endowed him with broad powers.

His abrupt command plunged the base into turmoil, leaving many cultivators momentarily frozen before they rushed to collect their possessions.

Thankfully, the majority of cultivators kept their goods on them constantly, enabling a rapid assembly.

Still, thirty breaths hardly sufficed to haul off every Spiritual Object in the base; just the vital ones got secured.

Once the thirty breaths elapsed, Great Cultivator Lü Han along with every cultivator embarked on the Long-distance Flying Boat, forsaking the base as they headed seaward.

Although the base stood deserted of cultivators, the rushed exit left its major array still active.

In the time that followed, Li Shiming struck two additional White Emperor Sect bases.

Yet the Great Cultivator from the White Emperor Sect who was supposed to be at the second base had already departed, so he could merely level it using the ’Thundercloud Technique,’ missing his broader objective.

The third base likewise lacked any trace of the White Emperor Sect Great Cultivator; he concluded the Great Cultivator must have gotten an early alert and escaped.

Confirmation came via reports from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s intelligence division, and notably, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's harsh oppression had badly crippled its spy web.

Were it not for the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's intelligence web, built across thousands of years with numerous secret channels accessible solely to its elite spies, the present network would barely operate at all.

The newest mission for the Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s intelligence division involves tracking down the fled Great Cultivator from the White Emperor Sect.

Li Shiming’s ultimate target became the Yuqing Sect base. On this occasion, he arrived ready, assuming his prior raid on the initial White Emperor Sect base had terrified the Great Cultivators of the two superpower forces.

But he hadn't anticipated the Yuqing Sect's swift response. By the time he pierced the Yuqing Sect base's barriers, it lay vacant.

Every cultivator from the Yuqing Sect base had evacuated; none remained to defend it.

Astonishingly, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s intelligence division soon relayed updates on the Yuqing Sect cultivators, chiefly since the spectacle of the Yuqing Sect deploying a Long-distance Flying Boat to depart was blatantly obvious, observed by numerous nearby cultivators.

Li Shiming saw no point in chasing the Yuqing Sect’s Long-distance Flying Boat, given the low odds of overtaking it sans knowledge of its path.

He didn't hang around the exterior much longer and instead headed back to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect’s mountain gate.

The shockwaves from his strikes rippled far and wide; the Three Great Sects' boldness in assailing the Ten Thousand Beast Sect stemmed solely from the backing of the two superpower forces.

The superpower forces supporting the Three Great Sects wouldn't risk antagonizing Luanyang Palace merely for the Three Great Sects' petty gains.

Lacking hefty rewards, why would anyone seek enmity with Luanyang Palace, yet another superpower force, for insignificant reasons?

Though Luanyang Palace cultivators had withdrawn from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, their ties weren't hidden.

The Three Great Sects' operations advanced without hitches. They figured that in twenty to thirty years, devouring the Ten Thousand Beast Sect would demand little struggle.

Suddenly, a shocking twist occurred: Li Shizhen came back to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. As a Great Cultivator in his own capacity, he also fetched another Great Cultivator for reinforcement.

During this pivotal phase, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect abruptly gained two extra Great Cultivators, a snag the Three Great Sects wished to avoid.

The Ten Thousand Beast Sect's ongoing strain had forced a withdrawal of forces, surrounded by outer sieges; should the Ten Thousand Beast Sect rebound, quelling them later would prove exceedingly tough.

Thus, they chose to partner with the White Emperor Sect and Yuqing Sect to launch a strike on the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, willing to endure certain casualties. Distributing the load across multiple factions would remain tolerable.

To their surprise, right after the Three Great Sects locked in their strategy and prepared talks with the White Emperor Sect, word arrived of the White Emperor Sect’s base's destruction, including the loss of two Great Cultivators and almost a hundred Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivators.

Li Shizhen’s might vastly outstripped what the Three Sects had foreseen, rendering their prior schemes ridiculously naive.

At present, their focus shifted from consuming the Ten Thousand Beast Sect to handling potential counterstrikes from it.

Put more directly, figuring out how to confront vengeance from Li Shizhen.

By revealing his approach to the White Emperor Sect’s base, Li Shizhen displayed his ruthless manner; he struck at superpower force bases without the slightest pause.