Cultivation is just so scientific!-Chapter 1638 - 865: Killing Blow (2)
However, he did not hinder Great Cultivator Yu’s actions; instead, he cooperated with him.
He was well aware that Great Cultivator Yu had enough time to activate his life-saving Jade Talisman before the formation was destroyed.
The numerous fruitless battles made him determined to successfully kill a Peak Great Cultivator.
Before he took on this mission, his master Jian Wuwei had told him that, unlike previous missions, in tasks where only powerful Great Cultivators could participate, it was crucial to eliminate opposing Great Cultivators whenever possible.
Whether they were Peak or top-tier Great Cultivators, they were among the most formidable entities of any power.
The fall of such a powerful Great Cultivator would leave a vacuum in the top-level combat power of that faction, and during these times of fierce competition for Great Cultivator resources, such a vacuum would cause that faction to lag behind others.
Li Yuanba had detected the malice from Great Cultivator Lin and Great Cultivator Yu against himself for a long time, and now he finally had the chance to take revenge.
He decided to spare Great Cultivator Yu, whom he couldn’t kill, and focused his attack on Great Cultivator Lin instead.
Just as Great Cultivator Jian Tianyi broke through the Ice Crystal Fortress Array with one sword, Great Cultivator Lin also realized what he needed to do and retrieved the life-saving Jade Talisman from his soul crystal ring.
But at this moment, the attack that Li Yuanba had long prepared was launched.
The late-stage Golden Corpse flashed to the front of Great Cultivator Lin and embraced him tightly.
It exerted all its strength in the embrace, and after the previous period of battle, the defenses on Great Cultivator Lin’s body were already weakened by fatigue. The embrace tightened Great Cultivator Lin’s defenses.
While the late-stage Golden Corpse held Great Cultivator Lin firmly, even if he activated the life-saving Jade Talisman, he couldn’t enter the escape skill state due to the influence of the late-stage Golden Corpse.
The Xingyi Sword was a hair slower than the late-stage Golden Corpse, which was Li Yuanba’s intention.
Great Cultivator Lin’s defense was on the verge of collapsing, and he couldn’t even move.
The Xingyi Sword carried unmatched power and struck the center of Great Cultivator Lin’s forehead.
In normal combat, unless the disparity in power was vast, this position could not be hit.
The Xingyi Sword met little resistance as it pierced into the center of Great Cultivator Lin’s forehead.
Passing through a barrier, Li Yuanba understood that it had penetrated the brain.
With a thought, ’Chaos Sword Intent’ surged from the sword body, wreaking havoc on everything around.
From the forehead into the brain, there was the brain tissue.
Not to mention ’Chaos Sword Intent,’ even without any sword intent, a flying sword piercing this spot was lethal.
A hole appeared in Great Cultivator Lin’s forehead, the life in his eyes vanished, and his face still held a strong expression of unwillingness.
Suddenly, a petite Nascent Soul flew out from his body.
This petite Nascent Soul, upon leaving the body, showed a look of terror and attempted to fly away in the distance.
Li Yuanba executed ’Heaven and Earth at the Fingertips,’ blocking the Nascent Soul’s path of escape.
At that moment, the Nascent Soul almost collided with Li Yuanba’s body, immediately turning to flee in another direction.
Golden light flickered around Li Yuanba, and from him as the center, a thousand-meter range was covered in flying sand.
He had activated ’Sanmei Divine Wind,’ and before Great Cultivator Lin’s Nascent Soul could accelerate, it was encircled by the sandstorm created by ’Sanmei Divine Wind.’
The appearance of ’Sanmei Divine Wind’ completely prevented Great Cultivator Lin’s Nascent Soul from escaping.
’Sanmei Divine Wind’ had a strong targeting effect on souls and spirits, and the Nascent Soul was precisely the vessel of the soul; within the ’Sanmei Divine Wind,’ even without moving, it would be attacked by countless ’Sanmei Divine Sands.’
Just as Great Cultivator Lin’s Nascent Soul was nearly collapsing under the assault of ’Sanmei Divine Wind,’ Li Yuanba extended a hand and cast a Soul-locking Talisman onto the Nascent Soul, rendering it unable to move at all.
Li Yuanba produced a Soul-locking Jade Box, and with several spells, applied all his soul-locking methods on Great Cultivator Lin’s Nascent Soul.
Only then did he place the Nascent Soul into the Soul-locking Jade Box, which could serve as the best food for the Heavenly Ghost.
Even if not for feeding the Heavenly Ghost, such a Nascent Soul holds considerable research value.
As Li Yuanba took Great Cultivator Lin’s Nascent Soul, the entire battlefield fell silent.
Beside him, Master Cui, Phoenix Palace Master, and Master Ren Mu, upon witnessing Great Cultivator Lin’s demise, instinctively halted their battle.
Master Cui’s gaze towards Li Yuanba contained a hint of fear. Although he had been beaten severely before, he was keenly aware of Li Yuanba’s weaknesses and believed that one opportunity was all that was needed to turn the tables against him.
But seeing how Great Cultivator Lin’s body was destroyed and even his Nascent Soul couldn’t escape, Li Yuanba’s ruthlessness left Master Cui intensely apprehensive.
Li Yuanba had mastered the ’Sanmei Divine Wind’ divine skill, which eliminated the possibility of a Nascent Soul escaping from his grasp.
Li Yuanba collected Great Cultivator Lin’s body; using divine sense to lift the corpse, he contemplated refining the body of this Peak Great Cultivator into a late-stage Golden Corpse.
Using the body of a Peak Great Cultivator for Corpse Refining was perhaps a unique idea throughout the entire Cultivation World.
"I withdraw!" Master Cui exclaimed loudly before Li Yuanba even turned to him.
After saying this, he immediately retreated to the side, as if fearing that Great Cultivator Jian Tianyi and Li Yuanba might change their minds.
"Amitabha, I withdraw!" Great Venerable Ming Hai also followed suit.
During the previous battle, he had not intervened, choosing instead to observe.
This was quite natural, considering his greatly tarnished reputation now, all due to Li Yuanba.
Harboring some dissatisfaction in his heart, he had maintained a bystander stance in the previous conflict.
Phoenix Palace Master and Master Ren Mu also ceased fighting and stood beside Great Cultivator Jian Tianyi.
"I withdraw as well!" Great Cultivator Le of Feiyu Sect, also a spectator, voiced his intention.
"Mr. Jian, Mr. Li, I’m not vying for Great Cultivator resources, I just want to enter the Spirit Realm Cave Heaven to experience the situation there!" Phoenix Palace Master stated his request.
"I too wish to witness the Spirit Realm Cave Heaven; I can’t contend with you, so the Great Cultivator resources are yours this time!" Master Ren Mu followed with his words.
"Yuan Ba, I’ve truly witnessed firsthand your strength!" Great Cultivator Jian Tianyi, this time, genuinely saw Li Yuanba in action.
Although the Sword Intent from the Energy-converted Flying Swords of ’Ten Thousand Sword Peak’ does not compare to that unleashed personally by a Sword Cultivator Great Cultivator, it still contains part of the Sword Cultivator Great Cultivator’s powerful aura.
When over two thousand Fourth Grade Energy Flying Swords were unleashed, Great Cultivator Jian Tianyi’s hair stood on end.
Being particularly sensitive to Sword Intent, the sudden presence of over two thousand ’Chaos Sword Intent’ swords, no matter how shallow the ’Chaos Sword Intent’ might be, it was still ’Chaos Sword Intent.’
Who could withstand an attack from over two thousand Fourth Grade Energy Flying Swords, all imbued with ’Chaos Sword Intent’?
Not to mention Li Yuanba’s novel fighting style, with the Lifebound Flying Sword Xingyi at a distance and the late-stage Golden Corpse alongside himself in close combat.
Great Cultivator Jian Tianyi saw Li Yuanba’s close combat capabilities; a Longsword making even Great Cultivators unstoppable.
Great Cultivator Jian Tianyi recalled his battle against two Peak Great Cultivators; had it not been for Li Yuanba resolving the outer layer of top-tier Great Cultivators first, his side would likely have struggled in a bitter battle.
"This time was fortuitous. Great Cultivator Lin was abandoned by Great Cultivator Yu, giving me the chance to slay Lin’s physical body!" Li Yuanba humbly said.
"Yuan Ba, let’s go gather the spoils of battle!" Great Cultivator Jian Tianyi said in a solemn tone as he watched Great Venerable Ming Hai and Great Cultivator Le withdraw.
At this moment, only he and Li Yuanba remained in the area, alongside Phoenix Palace Master and Master Ren Mu; these two Peak Great Cultivators had a close relationship with the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, at least at the Peak Great Cultivator level.
Recalling the communication between Li Shiming’s avatar and Master Ren Mu, and knowing the latter’s outstanding character, made him someone who cultivators were eager to befriend.
