Cultivation is just so scientific!-Chapter 359 - 226: The Snipe and the Clam

Chapter 359: Chapter 226: The Snipe and the Clam

Elder Lv was still quickly thinking about how to break the formation when Jue Tu Buddha caught up.

Jue Tu Buddha didn’t use a spiritual artifact; his killing intent was his most powerful weapon. He lunged at Elder Lv, and sharp edges formed on each of his fingers from his killing intent.

Elder Lv shook his head, dodging Jue Tu Buddha’s attack, while a flying sword appeared before him.

If one were to ask where Elder Lv’s greatest strength lay after he suppressed his cultivation, it was certainly that he could still wield a magical treasure.

He didn’t use his main magical treasure; as a Golden Core Elder of a major sect, of course he possessed more than one magical treasure.

Flying swords weren’t exclusive to sword cultivators. It was precisely because of the strength of sword cultivators, combined with some cultivators who hadn’t learned the sword cultivation techniques but had acquired skills to use flying swords from within sword cultivation techniques, that over countless years, flying swords had become one of the mainstream magic artifacts in the cultivation world.

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Though this flying sword magical treasure of Elder Lv was not particularly powerful, it was enough to deal with a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Even if Jue Tu Buddha had the strength of a Half Golden Core, he was still at the Foundation Establishment stage and couldn’t comprehend the power of a Golden Core without exceeding this level.

Of course, Elder Lv didn’t use the flying sword magical treasure unrestrainedly; he could only unleash one-tenth of its power, else he would risk breaking the suppression of his cultivation.

Once the flying sword magical treasure was deployed, it immediately alerted Jue Tu Buddha.

Although Jue Tu Buddha was influenced by his killing intent, he wasn’t a fool. His murderous thoughts drove his body, but his Buddhist heart kept him lucid; otherwise, he would have long fallen into an endless killing tribulation.

“You are a Golden Core cultivator!” Jue Tu Buddha said with a hoarse voice.

Elder Lv naturally did not respond, only accelerating the speed of the flying sword magical treasure as it shot towards Jue Tu Buddha.

Jue Tu Buddha watched the approaching flying sword magical treasure and suddenly struck his own chest, then spat out a mouthful of blood.

This blood was not red but a terrifying black, and it creepily wriggled as if it came from hell.

Elder Lv hadn’t anticipated this move from Jue Tu Buddha; the flying sword magical treasure was already in front of Jue Tu Buddha when it got sprayed directly with the black blood.

The flying sword magical treasure paused mid-air, and Elder Lv felt as if his brain had been struck by a heavy hammer.

In the flying sword magical treasure, the killing intent contained in the black blood invaded the inside, damaging the spiritual imprint.

Ordinary killing intent couldn’t achieve this; Jue Tu Buddha used his lifeblood from his heart. This spew was tantamount to using up over ten years of effort all at once.

He was very clear that if he didn’t take the opportunity to severely injure this Golden Core cultivator while he was suppressing his power, not only would completing the task given by Qianye Temple be out of reach, but his very survival would be uncertain.

Thus, his tactic was to stake his life from the beginning; probably even Elder Lv hadn’t expected that their confrontation would become a life-threatening struggle so quickly.

Jue Tu Buddha’s temperament was extremely radical and extreme; without such a nature, how could he possibly have made achievements in turning killing into enlightenment.

Upon realizing Elder Lv was a Golden Core cultivator, Jue Tu Buddha employed one of his few abilities that could affect a Golden Core magical treasure.

Elder Lv was in extreme discomfort; the flying sword magical treasure was connected to his spirit. As the magical treasure suffered attacks and its spiritual imprint was eroded, the backlash affected his spirit.

Of course, if he had controlled the flying sword magical treasure with his Golden Core power, Jue Tu Buddha wouldn’t have had a chance.

It was precisely because his power was suppressed to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, using the spiritual power of the Late-stage Foundation Establishment to manipulate the flying sword magical treasure, that aside from being much stronger than a spiritual artifact in power, it wasn’t much stronger than an ordinary spiritual artifact in resisting Jue Tu Buddha’s spiritual type attacks.

Not to mention, Jue Tu Buddha was using a secret technique proven by Qianye Temple to be effective against Golden Core cultivators’ magical treasures, and this alone caused significant damage to Elder Lv’s spirit.

Jue Tu Buddha didn’t hesitate; his figure flashed as he pounced towards Elder Lv.

Elder Lv instinctively dodged, evading Jue Tu Buddha’s attack again. After all, Elder Lv’s combat experience was too rich; even his body’s instinctive self-protective actions were sufficient to avoid attacks like those from Jue Tu Buddha.

After attacking over ten times, Jue Tu Buddha realized this too, knowing that this type of attack was fundamentally ineffective against Elder Lv.

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As a Golden Core Elder of the Senluo Sect, how could a Golden Core cultivator capable of holding such a position be simple?

Li Yuanba and his own persona, Li Shiming, who were watching from aside, were stunned. Li Shiming considered himself and his avatar Li Yuanba to be quite strong among the Foundation Establishment cultivators. However, upon witnessing the battle between these two, he realized he was merely a frog in a well, having underestimated the cultivators of the world.

Take, for instance, the flying sword magical treasure that Elder Lv used while suppressing his cultivation; each strike was much stronger than the talismans in his possession.

It’s known that talismans generally have the power of merely one-tenth to several tenths of a magical treasure, and each usage requires preparation time.

Yet, Elder Lv was using the flying sword magical treasure like an infinitely reusable talisman, and its power was significantly greater than any talisman.

However, even such an attack was broken by Jue Tu Buddha in one bite, and the flying sword magical treasure lost control.

Each of Jue Tu Buddha’s lunges was something Elder Lv clearly didn’t want to contend with, and so he kept dodging.

If Elder Lv could have confronted Jue Tu Buddha’s attacks, he would have resolutely clashed head-on, a combat style Elder Lv should theoretically have no reason to fear.