Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 185: Chapter 139: Leaving the Pass

“Cultivating a Foundation Establishment Cultivator isn’t easy, I know you harbor resentment, but the sect has already done its best to be fair,” Yu Sect Leader patiently advised.

The Sect Leader of Heavenly Sea, being able to persuade Li Shiming like this, was partly because of the relationship with Yin Shilan and also because of Li Shiming’s innate talent in formation.

In such a short time, Li Shiming had become an Intermediate Array Master with the Array Formation Starlight Sea, a promotion speed even faster than Yin Shilan’s. From this perspective, Li Shiming’s talent for formations was stronger than Yin Shilan’s.

“I bear no resentment, I only wish to retrieve ‘Thousand-Mile Mutual View.’ I will not accept the Yun Family’s compensation!” Li Shiming obstinately said.

Yu Sect Leader felt a headache brewing, as Li Shiming’s attitude brought a sense of estrangement.

He took out the Identity Jade Disc and contacted Deacon Xu.

Before long, Deacon Xu arrived, but his expression was somewhat poor.

“The case has concluded, return Li Shiming’s ‘Thousand-Mile Mutual View’ to him!” Yu Sect Leader waved his hand and instructed.

“Yu Sect Leader, the ‘Thousand-Mile Mutual View’ was taken by Peak Master Zhao, stating it needed to be verified for authenticity and hasn’t been returned yet!” Deacon Xu didn’t produce the ‘Thousand-Mile Mutual View,’ but explained instead.

“Then have Peak Master Zhao return it!” Yu Sect Leader said irritably, then turned to Li Shiming and added, “Stay here for a while!”

Li Shiming nodded and quietly waited.

The ‘Thousand-Mile Mutual View’ was bound to his Identity Jade Disc, rendering it useless to others who took it.

It wasn’t long before Deacon Xu returned, and Yu Sect Leader, observing his countenance, knew that there were some complications.

“Here are a thousand spirit stones, Peak Master Zhao said he accidentally damaged the ‘Thousand-Mile Mutual View’ and is compensating Li Shiming double!” Deacon Xu took out a thousand spirit stones and placed them in front of Li Shiming.

The atmosphere in the room turned delicate in an instant, Li Shiming had even refused a compensation of a hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones and had only one reasonable request, to have his belongings returned. Yet, it had come to this.

“Please ask Deacon Xu to return the thousand spirit stones to Peak Master Zhao. Even if my item is in pieces, still, please return the pieces to me!” Li Shiming pushed the spirit stones back.

“Yu Sect Leader, I will take my leave now!” Li Shiming stood up, bowed to Yu Sect Leader, and said.

“Tell me, what exactly happened?” After Li Shiming left, Yu Sect Leader turned to Deacon Xu and asked in a deep voice.

Although cultivators could easily cause massive destruction inadvertently, they were also the ones most capable of controlling their own power; the idea of damaging the ‘Thousand-Mile Mutual View’ carelessly was implausible to him.

“Peak Master Zhao had handed the ‘Thousand-Mile Mutual View’ to a newly supported trading house for research, but for some unknown reason, it burned down as soon as it was disassembled!” Deacon Xu helplessly replied.

Of course, this wasn’t the explanation given by Peak Master Zhao but information obtained through Yu Sect Leader’s intelligence system.

Deacon Xu was an important member of the sect’s intelligence system, often seeing some reports even before they reached Yu Sect Leader.

Yu Sect Leader shook his head; nowadays, with his associated Hidden Dragon Trading House using ‘Thousand-Mile Mutual View Second Generation’ to form a sales network, and with the collapse of Yun’s Trading House, this market was completely dominated by Hidden Dragon Trading House.

This type of Qi Refinement Realm market, once gaining a significant share, the profits were astonishing.

Neither Peak Master Zhao nor Yu Sect Leader might care about this profit, but they also had junior disciples to consider, ultimately needing to secure some legitimate benefits for them.

Yu Sect Leader could not say whether Peak Master Zhao’s actions were right or wrong, in the interest of Gen Peak, and for the sake of junior disciples, it was justifiable.

But provoking Li Shiming like this at such a time would only deepen his disappointment with the sect.

“I hope time will soothe everything, I hope Li Shiming does not truly leave the sect!” he lamented.

An Intermediate Array Master with knowledge of the Sect Formation was not someone who could be easily let go from the sect; if such an intention existed, the only possibility would be execution by the sect.

Thus, Yu Sect Leader hoped it wouldn’t come to that; a talent like Li Shiming should not be affected by internal strife within the sect.

He didn’t understand Li Shiming; even growing up in a mundane family in this world, Li Shiming’s sense of belonging wasn’t strong.

He had joined the Heavenly Sea Sect, trying to accept becoming its cultivator. Yet at this moment, he encountered the filthy aspects of Heavenly Sea Sect.

Especially since Peak Master Zhao, a senior within Heavenly Sea Sect, had deeply disappointed Li Shiming and even spurred mistrust towards the sect.

Of course, his current realm and power meant that only his talent in formations was essential to the sect; he had no influence in other areas yet.

Even his talent in formations was still considered potential; only when he became a High-level Array Master would he truly be a crucial figure in the sect.

Yun’s did not pay out a hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones; they would only deem Li Shiming foolish, yet in his mind, this grudge would become his rationale to act against Yun’s.

As for Peak Master Zhao, Li Shiming just had to endure, enduring until he had the power to confront Peak Master Zhao personally, such is the Cultivation World.

Due to the sect attack incident, and being the creator of ‘Thousand-Mile Mutual View,’ six months later, Li Shiming had completely vanished from the sect’s view.

The collaboration with Hidden Dragon Trading House continued, and a large amount of materials were transported through Hidden Dragon Trading House to Eagle Beak Island.

No one knew what he was researching, but with the identity of the creator of ‘Thousand-Mile Mutual View,’ no one questioned his need for vast resources.