Cultivation is just so scientific!-Chapter 1641 - 867: Attention

Li Yuanba became famous once again, his reputation reaching a fever pitch.

Previously, he had made his mark by injuring and forcing Great Venerable Ming Hai to retreat in a battle.

Now, singlehandedly, he defeated eight peak Great Cultivators and killed the physical body of Great Cultivator Lin, seizing Lin’s Nascent Soul. This battle once again elevated his ranking among the cultivators in the Cultivation World.

Defeating a peak Great Cultivator is easy, but killing one is difficult.

Everyone knows that peak Great Cultivators are nurtured by powerful sects to intimidate other forces with their formidable strength.

Peak Great Cultivators usually possess life-saving means granted by Great Powers. To kill a peak Great Cultivator, one must strike them down in an instant.

Of course, this reputation did not affect Li Yuanba; he continued with his cultivation, working with Li Shiming on alchemy for the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, occasionally going out for missions once every few months.

He delivered the ’Profound Ice Saint Spirit’ and the corpse of Great Cultivator Lin to Li Shiming, as keeping them served little purpose for him.

In the blink of an eye, fifty years had passed, and the competition for Great Cultivator resources in the Cultivation World did not cease. Almost all Great Cultivators improved their cultivation during this time.

This was thanks to Li Shiming’s alchemy. Li Shiming opened up alchemy commissions, accepting them as long as the reward met his requirements.

Over several decades, the accumulated resources of Great Cultivators held by various forces in the Cultivation World were completely depleted, all refined into high-level spirit pills for Great Cultivators.

Now, Li Shiming found himself with more free time, taking on mostly new resources of Great Cultivators for alchemy commissions, indicating the scarcity of such resources, as his previous commissions were largely from years of accumulated stock by various forces.

Deep within the Yuqing Cave Heaven of the Yuqing Sect, a presence awakened, belonging to the Great Power Luo Yuan of the Yuqing Sect.

Shortly after arranging for the cultivators of the Yuqing Sect to retrieve the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl,’ Luo Yuan entered a state of cultivation.

This state lasted for over a hundred years, which to a Great Power passed in the blink of an eye.

Upon awakening from cultivation, he sensed the results of his practice, frowning and sighing.

Without the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl,’ his cultivation effectiveness had noticeably decreased.

With the Shenxiao Thunder Pearl at his side, his control over thunder could be raised by a small level, which was a significant improvement for his realm as a Great Power.

The lack of the Shenxiao Thunder Pearl made him feel a stark sense of loss.

Luo Yuan extended his perception but could not detect the presence of the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl,’ filling him with intense anger.

It seemed that the Yuqing Sect had failed to retrieve the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl,’ otherwise, he should have been able to sense it.

After all, inside the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl,’ there was still his imprint of ownership.

As long as the ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’ remained in the Cultivation World, he could perceive and recover it.

"Where is Wang He?" Luo Yuan asked in a deep voice.

As soon as Luo Yuan asked, he remembered what had happened before. Before his retreat, he received news of the deaths of Master Wang He and the half-step Great Power Yang Xing, which led him to retreat in disillusionment.

He had contemplated personally going to the Dongqi Continent, but the cost of such an action made him hesitate.

Deploying a Great Power, especially far from the sect, could provoke reactions from other Great Powers, not to mention the energy consumed by a single intervention.

He sent out several messages and quickly gained an understanding of the current situation in the Yuqing Sect.

After decades of recovery, the Yuqing Sect had not produced a new peak Great Cultivator, rendering it unable to participate in the high-level competition for the resources of Great Cultivators in the Cultivation World.

This so-called high-end competition was reserved for peak Great Cultivators and only they qualified to compete for the resources of Great Cultivators.

Without the oppression of peak Great Cultivators, even if the Yuqing Sect sent their top Great Cultivators to participate, it would be futile.

There is even the possibility that other powerful sects would seize the opportunity to eliminate the top Great Cultivators of the Yuqing Sect, making its already weakened state even worse.

Even though the Yuqing Sect would not fall from its position as a powerful sect as long as Great Power Luo Yuan was present, the lack of top combat power would lead to its gradual decline.

Should Great Power Luo Yuan fall, the absence of any new Great Power due to the gap in top Great Cultivators would lead the Yuqing Sect not only to lose its status as a powerful sect but also face a catastrophic disaster.

Initially, Luo Yuan did not plan to personally deal with Li Shiming, but after this period of seclusion, he realized the impact of the missing ’Shenxiao Thunder Pearl’ was greater than he had previously imagined.

"Thunder Beast!" While reviewing the information from the intelligence department of the Yuqing Sect, checking on events that happened during his seclusion, he suddenly saw a piece of information and exclaimed in surprise.

It turned out that a cultivator witnessed Li Shiming’s ’Phantom Clone’ riding a Thunder Beast flying above the sea. Li Shiming often rode the Thunder Beast to the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, making it impossible for it to go completely unnoticed.

Luo Yuan did not know that Li Shiming obtained the Thunder Beast from the half-step Great Power Yang Xing. Yang Xing had not disclosed the matter of the Thunder Beast, keeping it a secret.

In the Cultivation World, the more powerful a cultivator is, the more they possess secrets not to be shared with others.

The importance of the Thunder Beast to Thunder Cultivators, especially to Great Powers of the thunder element, is not something outsiders could understand.