Cultivation is just so scientific!
Author: Sunflower seeds eating crowd
Chapter 1122 - 607: Alliance
The larger the blurry area, the higher the realm of the Nascent Soul Cultivator.
The size of the blurry area this time far exceeds that of a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner, so he can be certain that it’s two Great Cultivators.
After returning to the sect, he did not personally investigate the situation of the Yuqing Sect and the White Emperor Sect, but instead let his avatar Li Yuanba inquire about their situation at the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.
It was only after this inquiry that he realized the terror of these two sects.
There was no need to mention the Yuqing Sect, a rare Thunder Cultivation Sect, with three levels of cultivators, all being Thunder Cultivators.
Even the other cultivators in the sect serve the Thunder Cultivators, with Thunder Cultivators as the leading force of the Yuqing Sect.
The fighting strength of the Yuqing Sect is terrifyingly powerful, even the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion would not wish to be enemies with such a force.
Li Yuanba also found that the Yuqing Sect is also a superpower, meaning there is at least an existence beyond the Great Cultivator level in the Yuqing Sect.
The White Emperor Sect is no weaker than the Yuqing Sect, especially targeting Sword Cultivation Sects, completely restraining the Sword Cultivators.
The one Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion most unwilling to be enemies with are not the Thunder Cultivators of Yuqing Sect, but the cultivators of the White Emperor Sect who have mastered the "Invisible Primordial Magnetism" Divine Skill.
If it weren’t for the limited number of cultivators in the White Emperor Sect mastering the "Invisible Primordial Magnetism" Divine Skill, the White Emperor Sect could truly become the bane of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.
Of course, Sword Cultivators are not completely incapable of dealing with the "Invisible Primordial Magnetism" Divine Skill. By using only Sword Intent in battle without using the flying sword, or crafting a non-metallic flying sword, it might reduce the impact of the "Invisible Primordial Magnetism" Divine Skill.
Unfortunately, not using the flying sword and only employing Sword Intent greatly diminishes the power of the Sword Intent, and non-metallic flying swords cannot exhibit the might of Sword Cultivators.
Sword Cultivators, especially those of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, primarily train in the Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique, which is a gold-attribute Sword Cultivation Technique, and most Sword Cultivation Techniques are gold-attributed techniques.
Using a wooden flying sword can manage Sword Intent enhancement, but due to attribute repulsion, its attack power decreases by a notable percentage.
The White Emperor Sect is also a superpower, a force even the Ten Thousand Beast Sect dare not provoke.
Li Shiming dared not stir either; after all, when acting outside, he often activated the invisibility function of his Chameleon Cloak, ensuring his movements remained hidden.
A few days later, Li Shiming was summoned by Grandmaster Hu.
Grandmaster Hu was not in his own cave dwelling; instead, he was at a temporary cave dwelling in the sect set aside for hosting distinguished guests.
Grandmaster Hu’s cave dwelling was in the Four Symbols Cave Heaven, which, while not a particularly secretive place for the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, was not a place external cultivators could enter freely either.
Hence, when entertaining distinguished guests from other sects, he often chose such temporary cave dwellings.
Li Shiming was puzzled as to why he was being met here.
Upon entering the hall of the temporary cave dwelling, he saw that Senior Brother Yue Shan and Registered Disciple Lu Heng had already arrived.
Beside Master Grandmaster Hu sat a stranger Great Cultivator in parallel.
"Mr. Yan, these are my direct disciples, and this is my registered disciple. I will have them handle your affair, and they can mobilize all intelligence resources of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect!" Grandmaster Hu smiled as he spoke to Yan Gao beside him.
Yan Gao had known Grandmaster Hu for hundreds of years, back when Grandmaster Hu and Yan Gao encountered each other on the Central State Continent and fought together, forging some camaraderie.
This unexpected visit from Yan Gao had made Grandmaster Hu suspect some major issue had arisen.
Grandmaster Hu knew well enough that behind Yan Gao was the White Emperor Sect, and although the White Emperor Sect was far off on the West Yan Continent, its strength was something the Ten Thousand Beast Sect couldn’t rival.
Fortunately, Yan Gao’s requests were trivial matters, and to show sincerity, Grandmaster Hu summoned all his disciples, even calling upon his registered disciple.
Such seriousness was meant to let Yan Gao understand that they were doing their utmost here.
"This contains some information, and once you find new clues, I will offer corresponding rewards. Also, this is compensation for you as assisting in the investigation might affect your cultivation!" Yan Gao tossed a Jade Scroll and a Space Ring to Yue Shan as he spoke.
Yue Shan, being the second senior brother, could accept it on their behalf.
Without examining what was inside the Space Ring, Yue Shan used his Divine Sense to enter the Jade Scroll, scanned it, then handed the Jade Scroll to Li Shiming.
When Li Shiming’s Divine Sense entered the Jade Scroll and scanned it, his heart slightly trembled, yet his face showed no sign of emotion, and his aura remained completely steady.
The Jade Scroll recorded the battle between Wang Yuan of the Yuqing Sect and Song Yu of the White Emperor Sect, and the Ten Thousand Beast Sect was tasked to investigate any Nascent Soul Cultivators who had been in that region during this period.
With the resources of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, investigating would naturally be no problem.
Especially since the region was not far from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, though not within its sphere of influence, it was still quite close.
Li Shiming handed the Jade Scroll to Lu Heng, and Lu Heng took it to review.
"Mr. Hu, this time I’m troubling your esteemed sect!" Yan Gao showed no intention to linger as he still needed to find more assistance, and he stood up to say farewell.
"No trouble at all, merely lifting a hand. I’ll see you out!" Grandmaster Hu stood up, smiling.
The two Great Cultivators left the temporary cave dwelling, leaving only Yue Shan, Li Shiming, and Lu Heng behind.
"The Yuqing Sect and the White Emperor Sect can’t just stay put on the West Yan Continent, why come to fight here?" Lu Heng handed the Jade Scroll back to Li Shiming as he spoke.
"It doesn’t matter why. We just need the sect’s intelligence division to investigate and provide a report!" Yue Shan gestured dismissively as he spoke.
Yue Shan’s Divine Sense entered the Space Ring, and his expression showed slight surprise.
Then he took out three jade bottles from the Space Ring, giving two of them to Li Shiming and Lu Heng respectively.
"The White Emperor Sect sure is wealthy, the compensation they casually give includes twenty Mid-level Fourth Grade Spirit Pills!" Yue Shan shook his head in amazement.
The more Yan Gao showcased his vast resources, the more cautious Li Shiming felt he needed to be.
However, having the involved party conduct the investigation always struck him as amusing.
"Senior Brother Yue, Junior Brother Lu, you both take this bottle of Spirit Pills and divide them. I won’t take part, as I plan to go into closed-door cultivation for a while!" Li Shiming tossed the jade bottle back to Yue Shan as he spoke.
"Junior Li, you truly have a rich foundation!" Yue Shan didn’t stand on ceremony, taking the bottle and splitting the Mid-level Fourth Grade Spirit Pills, allotting ten of them to Lu Heng as he spoke.
Lu Heng bade to decline, but Yue Shan firmly pressed them into his hand.
"No need to be polite with Junior Li. He is an Alchemy Master, and has plenty of Fourth-grade Spirit Pills at hand, and the quality of his crafted Fourth-grade Spirit Pills is quite superior!" Yue Shan smiled as he spoke.
"Thank you, Li!" Lu Heng dared not act as casually as Yue Shan, and bowed to thank Li Shiming.
"I didn’t plan to undertake the task, so I shouldn’t receive the Spirit Pills!" Li Shiming waved his hand as he spoke.
In fact, his decision not to participate in the investigation was due to his Cultivation Method.
The Thunder Cultivation Technique he practiced was the Yuqing Thunder Scripture, which is a core cultivation technique of the Yuqing Sect.
If he were to participate in the investigation, he might encounter cultivators from the Yuqing Sect, which could lead to the discovery that he has been practicing the Yuqing Thunder Scripture.
"Shizhen is right; he won’t join the investigation. You two will handle it!" At this moment, Grandmaster Hu returned, heard Li Shiming’s words, and made a decision.
Grandmaster Hu was one of the few aware that Li Shiming practiced the Yuqing Thunder Scripture, and he likewise did not want the Yuqing Sect to discover that Li Shiming had been practicing their core technique.
Originally, the Yuqing Sect was far off on the West Yan Continent, rarely having contact with the Dongqi Continent, with Dongqi’s cultivators perhaps seldom encountering Thunder Cultivators of the Yuqing Sect in their lifetime.
However, this investigation involves the Yuqing Sect, and it’s likely they, too, will send cultivators to participate.
Especially with the newly returned intelligence indicating a Great Cultivator is visiting the Taichu Sect, seemingly a Great Cultivar of the Yuqing Sect, making it all the more impermissible for Li Shiming to leave the sect during this time.
The size of the blurry area this time far exceeds that of a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner, so he can be certain that it’s two Great Cultivators.
After returning to the sect, he did not personally investigate the situation of the Yuqing Sect and the White Emperor Sect, but instead let his avatar Li Yuanba inquire about their situation at the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.
It was only after this inquiry that he realized the terror of these two sects.
There was no need to mention the Yuqing Sect, a rare Thunder Cultivation Sect, with three levels of cultivators, all being Thunder Cultivators.
Even the other cultivators in the sect serve the Thunder Cultivators, with Thunder Cultivators as the leading force of the Yuqing Sect.
The fighting strength of the Yuqing Sect is terrifyingly powerful, even the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion would not wish to be enemies with such a force.
Li Yuanba also found that the Yuqing Sect is also a superpower, meaning there is at least an existence beyond the Great Cultivator level in the Yuqing Sect.
The White Emperor Sect is no weaker than the Yuqing Sect, especially targeting Sword Cultivation Sects, completely restraining the Sword Cultivators.
The one Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion most unwilling to be enemies with are not the Thunder Cultivators of Yuqing Sect, but the cultivators of the White Emperor Sect who have mastered the "Invisible Primordial Magnetism" Divine Skill.
If it weren’t for the limited number of cultivators in the White Emperor Sect mastering the "Invisible Primordial Magnetism" Divine Skill, the White Emperor Sect could truly become the bane of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.
Of course, Sword Cultivators are not completely incapable of dealing with the "Invisible Primordial Magnetism" Divine Skill. By using only Sword Intent in battle without using the flying sword, or crafting a non-metallic flying sword, it might reduce the impact of the "Invisible Primordial Magnetism" Divine Skill.
Unfortunately, not using the flying sword and only employing Sword Intent greatly diminishes the power of the Sword Intent, and non-metallic flying swords cannot exhibit the might of Sword Cultivators.
Sword Cultivators, especially those of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, primarily train in the Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique, which is a gold-attribute Sword Cultivation Technique, and most Sword Cultivation Techniques are gold-attributed techniques.
Using a wooden flying sword can manage Sword Intent enhancement, but due to attribute repulsion, its attack power decreases by a notable percentage.
The White Emperor Sect is also a superpower, a force even the Ten Thousand Beast Sect dare not provoke.
Li Shiming dared not stir either; after all, when acting outside, he often activated the invisibility function of his Chameleon Cloak, ensuring his movements remained hidden.
A few days later, Li Shiming was summoned by Grandmaster Hu.
Grandmaster Hu was not in his own cave dwelling; instead, he was at a temporary cave dwelling in the sect set aside for hosting distinguished guests.
Grandmaster Hu’s cave dwelling was in the Four Symbols Cave Heaven, which, while not a particularly secretive place for the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, was not a place external cultivators could enter freely either.
Hence, when entertaining distinguished guests from other sects, he often chose such temporary cave dwellings.
Li Shiming was puzzled as to why he was being met here.
Upon entering the hall of the temporary cave dwelling, he saw that Senior Brother Yue Shan and Registered Disciple Lu Heng had already arrived.
Beside Master Grandmaster Hu sat a stranger Great Cultivator in parallel.
"Mr. Yan, these are my direct disciples, and this is my registered disciple. I will have them handle your affair, and they can mobilize all intelligence resources of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect!" Grandmaster Hu smiled as he spoke to Yan Gao beside him.
Yan Gao had known Grandmaster Hu for hundreds of years, back when Grandmaster Hu and Yan Gao encountered each other on the Central State Continent and fought together, forging some camaraderie.
This unexpected visit from Yan Gao had made Grandmaster Hu suspect some major issue had arisen.
Grandmaster Hu knew well enough that behind Yan Gao was the White Emperor Sect, and although the White Emperor Sect was far off on the West Yan Continent, its strength was something the Ten Thousand Beast Sect couldn’t rival.
Fortunately, Yan Gao’s requests were trivial matters, and to show sincerity, Grandmaster Hu summoned all his disciples, even calling upon his registered disciple.
Such seriousness was meant to let Yan Gao understand that they were doing their utmost here.
"This contains some information, and once you find new clues, I will offer corresponding rewards. Also, this is compensation for you as assisting in the investigation might affect your cultivation!" Yan Gao tossed a Jade Scroll and a Space Ring to Yue Shan as he spoke.
Yue Shan, being the second senior brother, could accept it on their behalf.
Without examining what was inside the Space Ring, Yue Shan used his Divine Sense to enter the Jade Scroll, scanned it, then handed the Jade Scroll to Li Shiming.
When Li Shiming’s Divine Sense entered the Jade Scroll and scanned it, his heart slightly trembled, yet his face showed no sign of emotion, and his aura remained completely steady.
The Jade Scroll recorded the battle between Wang Yuan of the Yuqing Sect and Song Yu of the White Emperor Sect, and the Ten Thousand Beast Sect was tasked to investigate any Nascent Soul Cultivators who had been in that region during this period.
With the resources of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, investigating would naturally be no problem.
Especially since the region was not far from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, though not within its sphere of influence, it was still quite close.
Li Shiming handed the Jade Scroll to Lu Heng, and Lu Heng took it to review.
"Mr. Hu, this time I’m troubling your esteemed sect!" Yan Gao showed no intention to linger as he still needed to find more assistance, and he stood up to say farewell.
"No trouble at all, merely lifting a hand. I’ll see you out!" Grandmaster Hu stood up, smiling.
The two Great Cultivators left the temporary cave dwelling, leaving only Yue Shan, Li Shiming, and Lu Heng behind.
"The Yuqing Sect and the White Emperor Sect can’t just stay put on the West Yan Continent, why come to fight here?" Lu Heng handed the Jade Scroll back to Li Shiming as he spoke.
"It doesn’t matter why. We just need the sect’s intelligence division to investigate and provide a report!" Yue Shan gestured dismissively as he spoke.
Yue Shan’s Divine Sense entered the Space Ring, and his expression showed slight surprise.
Then he took out three jade bottles from the Space Ring, giving two of them to Li Shiming and Lu Heng respectively.
"The White Emperor Sect sure is wealthy, the compensation they casually give includes twenty Mid-level Fourth Grade Spirit Pills!" Yue Shan shook his head in amazement.
The more Yan Gao showcased his vast resources, the more cautious Li Shiming felt he needed to be.
However, having the involved party conduct the investigation always struck him as amusing.
"Senior Brother Yue, Junior Brother Lu, you both take this bottle of Spirit Pills and divide them. I won’t take part, as I plan to go into closed-door cultivation for a while!" Li Shiming tossed the jade bottle back to Yue Shan as he spoke.
"Junior Li, you truly have a rich foundation!" Yue Shan didn’t stand on ceremony, taking the bottle and splitting the Mid-level Fourth Grade Spirit Pills, allotting ten of them to Lu Heng as he spoke.
Lu Heng bade to decline, but Yue Shan firmly pressed them into his hand.
"No need to be polite with Junior Li. He is an Alchemy Master, and has plenty of Fourth-grade Spirit Pills at hand, and the quality of his crafted Fourth-grade Spirit Pills is quite superior!" Yue Shan smiled as he spoke.
"Thank you, Li!" Lu Heng dared not act as casually as Yue Shan, and bowed to thank Li Shiming.
"I didn’t plan to undertake the task, so I shouldn’t receive the Spirit Pills!" Li Shiming waved his hand as he spoke.
In fact, his decision not to participate in the investigation was due to his Cultivation Method.
The Thunder Cultivation Technique he practiced was the Yuqing Thunder Scripture, which is a core cultivation technique of the Yuqing Sect.
If he were to participate in the investigation, he might encounter cultivators from the Yuqing Sect, which could lead to the discovery that he has been practicing the Yuqing Thunder Scripture.
"Shizhen is right; he won’t join the investigation. You two will handle it!" At this moment, Grandmaster Hu returned, heard Li Shiming’s words, and made a decision.
Grandmaster Hu was one of the few aware that Li Shiming practiced the Yuqing Thunder Scripture, and he likewise did not want the Yuqing Sect to discover that Li Shiming had been practicing their core technique.
Originally, the Yuqing Sect was far off on the West Yan Continent, rarely having contact with the Dongqi Continent, with Dongqi’s cultivators perhaps seldom encountering Thunder Cultivators of the Yuqing Sect in their lifetime.
However, this investigation involves the Yuqing Sect, and it’s likely they, too, will send cultivators to participate.
Especially with the newly returned intelligence indicating a Great Cultivator is visiting the Taichu Sect, seemingly a Great Cultivar of the Yuqing Sect, making it all the more impermissible for Li Shiming to leave the sect during this time.