Cultivation is just so scientific!-Chapter 354 - 223: Guardedness_2
Chapter 354: Chapter 223: Guardedness_2
The “Sword Demon Secret Manual” had given him the defensive power to resist attacks from ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators wielding Spiritual Artifacts, but against the attacks of True Disciples or Cultivators with powerful Spiritual Artifacts, it was incapable of defense.
With the “Step by Step Lotus,” he was able to increase his speed and distance from any Cultivator. If he couldn’t beat his opponent, he would kite them, and if kiting didn’t work, he would run.
Moreover, the most crucial point was, being a Devil Cultivator by nature, he was inherently an enemy of the Qianye Temple, so even if he used the “Step by Step Lotus,” he didn’t need to worry about Qianye Temple coming to trouble him.
Of course, he also understood that he had to be cautious when using the “Step by Step Lotus.” Elder Lv’s attitude today had been very strange, and he had a hunch that it might be connected to the “Step by Step Lotus.”
As he thought about this, he modified the Formation again, enlarging its interior space.
This Formation could prevent peeping from outsiders; neither Spiritual Thought nor Divine Thought could penetrate the Formation set up by the thirty-six flags—not even the great Formation in this place.
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Li Yuanba stood on the ground, focusing his mind on the “White Lotus Diagram.” He had shared the knowledge of how to use the “Step by Step Lotus” from his original self, Li Shiming.
His body left the ground, and a white lotus appeared beneath his feet. Nearly a hundred meters away, a second white lotus emerged.
The figure of Li Yuanba vanished from the original spot and appeared on the second white lotus. This was the maximum distance he could achieve with normal use of the “Step by Step Lotus,” and it was only a little less than the distance that Jue Yuan Buddha could reach—the difference wasn’t significant.
Having mastered the “Step by Step Lotus,” the worries he had before had lessened considerably.
He didn’t linger any longer. At this moment, the battlefield was actually safer. He contemplated avoiding future contact with Elder Lv as much as possible.
His Spiritual Thought swept through, gathering all the Formation flags, and in a flash, he left the checkpoint and headed towards the battlefield.
Elder Lv stood at a higher place, watching Li Yuanba with cold eyes.
He was quite optimistic about Li Yuanba, but that was under the condition that he did not conflict with his own interests. He let out a faint cold laugh; how could Li Yuanba possibly escape from his grasp?
Naturally, he wanted to try to exchange the Foundation Establishment resources with Li Yuanba for the inheritance of the Divine Foot Skill. If Li Yuanba refused, then he couldn’t blame him for being ruthless.
From the start of cultivation, Devil Cultivators survived through constant killing and contention over resources. Any resource beneficial to themselves, they wouldn’t possibly let go.
He had to succeed before Li Yuanba returned to the sect; otherwise, once back in the sect, he wouldn’t dare make a move under the watchful eyes of Elder Jian—it would be no different from courting death.
Li Yuanba, using the Sword Escape to hurry along, didn’t dare to underestimate Qianye Temple at all; the abilities of the Buddhas of Qianye Temple were by no means weak.
This time, he was lucky; shortly after covering forty miles, he sensed intense fluctuations from the collision of Spiritual Power ahead.
He canceled the Sword Escape, switched to the Flying Technique, and quietly approached the origin of the noises, keeping low to the ground.
Soon he could see the battlefield clearly: twelve Buddhas were surrounded at the center, with fifteen Devil Cultivators continuously attacking from the outside.
The twelve Buddhas defended brilliantly, each using defensive Spiritual Artifacts to form two defense circles. If the outer defense was broken, those on the inside would top up the defense, giving their comrades time to re-establish the outer defense circle.
Such cooperation among Cultivators was extremely rare; most of the time Cultivators cultivated alone, with few willing to place complete trust in other Cultivators.
At least within the Senluo Sect, it would be impossible to find so many Cultivators coordinating together. Perhaps Devil Cultivators would have individual friends, but to say that Devil Cultivators could completely trust a friend was almost an impossibility.
The fifteen attacking Devil Cultivators showed no cooperation; they only relied on their numbers and continuously employed various techniques to try to break through the Buddhas’ defenses.
Originally, this battlefield hadn’t had so many Cultivators from both sides present; it began with merely four Buddhas and six Devil Cultivators encountering each other.
Neither side could gain the upper hand, and their battle drew nearby Cultivators from both sides, gathering more and more until the scene became what it was now. Devil Cultivators, who searched far and wide across the battlefield, became more numerous, leading to the current situation.
“I want four Buddhas; the rest are yours to divide!” Li Yuanba appeared on the edge of the battlefield, speaking in a deep voice.
“Who are you to talk so big!” a Devil Cultivator said dissatisfactorily.
Li Yuan Ba did not speak. Instead, he looked at several of the Devil Cultivators before him. These were individuals who recognized him—they were his peers who had come as Foundation Establishment Devil Cultivators.
“Brother, none of us has any objections!” those Devil Cultivators who recognized Li Yuan Ba quickly declared their stance loudly.
The rest of the Devil Cultivators also realized the situation. Among them were those at the Middle Late Stage Foundation Establishment, yet they were calling a cultivator at the early-stage Foundation Establishment “brother.” It was evident that a True Disciple had arrived.
“Brother, I’m not eloquent, please forgive my rudeness. This matter should indeed be handled by you, Brother!” said the previously dissatisfied Devil Cultivator, changing his expression and repeatedly speaking.
“Then let’s make it quick, drawing more Buddhas here would be troublesome!” Li Yuan Ba did not take the Devil Cultivator’s previous words to heart and stated.
He waved his hand, and the sword light surged with Sword Intent, striking towards the Buddhas in the encirclement.
“Be careful, a True Inheritor has come!” The encircled Buddhas, naturally hearing the exchange among the Devil Cultivators, warned each other while actually bolstering their own courage.
The disciples of the major sects who were True Inheritors were not to be underestimated: possessing powerful Secret Techniques, tremendous Spiritual Artifacts, and a variety of life-saving means, they had become the nightmare of ordinary cultivators.
The sword light struck a Kasaya Spiritual Artifact, which transformed into a golden wall, protecting a section of the area—it was the strongest defense among the twelve Buddhas.
Just one strike greatly changed the expression of the owner of the Kasaya Spiritual Artifact.
“Sword Intent, this is a Sword Cultivator!” he exclaimed in alarm.
The second and third strikes, occurring in just a little over a breath’s time, struck in quick succession. The once impressive Kasaya Spiritual Artifact lost its defensive effect, disconnected from its owner, and fell to the ground.
The Buddha spat out a mouthful of blood. Just as he tried to bring out a new defense Spiritual Artifact to fill the gap in his defense, the sword light was already upon him.
The defense formed by the cooperation of the twelve Buddhas was truly excellent. Each Buddha only had to concentrate their spiritual power on guarding their own corner to ensure the safety of all Buddhas.
However, the same defense had its flaws. If it was breached and the enemy’s attack was fast enough, then all the cooperating Buddhas would lose protection in a short span of time.
At this moment, the sword light was like the most fearsome viper, first killing the owner of the Kasaya Spiritual Artifact and then weaving through the Buddhas, continuously slaying half of them before any Buddha could react and disperse their defensive formation to defend themselves.
But by then it was too late. For the remaining six Buddhas, even if Li Yuan Ba did not make another move, they would not be able to withstand the attacks from the fifteen Devil Cultivators.
Li Yuan Ba showed no mercy. His sword light caught up with a Buddha, and in the despairing gaze of the latter, it broke through the defensive Spiritual Artifact and extinguished his life.
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The rest of the Devil Cultivators encircled and killed the five remaining Buddhas. Three Devil Cultivators surrounded one Buddha—incompetency to swiftly resolve the fight did not befit participation in this grand battle.
After the battle, all the Devil Cultivators looked at Li Yuan Ba with eyes full of reverence. Li Yuan Ba joined the battlefield and in less than two breaths of time, broke the deadlock in the battle, killing seven Buddhas in succession, showcasing the terror of a Sword Cultivator.
Li Yuan Ba nodded. He collected the corpses of four Buddhas, choosing those at the Middle Late Stage Foundation Establishment. Not a single Devil Cultivator raised objections to this.
It wasn’t until Li Yuan Ba left that the Devil Cultivators began to discuss how to distribute the spoils of war. Those matters no longer concerned Li Yuan Ba.
In the following few days, Li Yuan Ba roamed the battlefield, continuously slaying Buddhas.
His Sword Intent, honed in battle, became even sharper—perhaps due to slaying too many cultivators, the aura of slaughter within his Sword Intent also became extremely intense.
Even once, when he was fighting an early-stage Buddha, the intensity of the killing aura in his Sword Intent directly impacted the Buddha’s mind. Without offering any resistance, his body stiffened as he was pierced through the heart by Li Yuan Ba’s sword.
The number of Buddha corpses in Li Yuan Ba’s storage bracelet increased, and his reputation spread across the battlefield.
