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Chapter 205: Chapter 149 Sword Cultivator

Five days had passed, and the formation of Seven Star Island had been completely repaired.

Accompanied by a burst of energy fluctuations, seven spots of starlight lit up on Seven Star Island. The seven starlights connected with each other, enveloping the entire island in a protective shield.

Li Shiming and Yin Shilan were left behind, waiting for this moment. It was only after they had confirmed that the formation of the entire Seven Star Island had no issues that they could return.

“I’ll take Lan’er back first,” Elder Yin appeared beside Yin Shilan and solemnly instructed Zhuge Xuan.

Zhuge Xuan bowed in agreement, and Li Shiming reluctantly made a hand gesture to Yin Shilan: it was a secret signal they had agreed upon for using the Identity Jade Disc to make contact.

Once they returned within the sect’s range, they would be able to use the Identity Jade Disc to communicate.

Elder Yin pretended not to see the young ones’ gesture and, taking Yin Shilan with him, soared into the sky and disappeared.

“Li Shiming, let’s go too,” Zhuge Xuan said with a smile, patting Li Shiming’s shoulder.

Their relationship had grown closer during this mission, especially Zhuge Xuan’s attitude, which had shifted from seeing himself as an elder to treating Li Shiming as an equal.

The main reason was that Elder Yin had allowed Li Shiming to call him uncle, and Zhuge Xuan was not foolish enough to take advantage of Elder Yin, for there was nothing good in doing so.

“Shiming, have you reached a high level now?” Zhuge Xuan asked with a relaxed demeanor aboard the Flying Boat since they no longer had a mission to focus on, and he let the Flying Boat fly on its own.

While on Seven Star Island, he had noticed something unusual about the speed at which Li Shiming could repair formations.

Parts that involved high-level formations didn’t require his intervention; just by allowing Li Shiming to observe and study them for a while, Li Shiming could solve them on his own.

“I’m not sure myself,” Li Shiming responded, still somewhat unclear about the concept of a High-level Array Master, mainly because the three high-level Array Masters in the sect had never brought up the standards for becoming one.

“Has your Array Formation Starlight Sea started operating on its own?” Zhuge Xuan turned to Li Shiming and asked.

Li Shiming nodded. His Array Formation Starlight Sea had indeed begun operating autonomously, even forming its own separate cosmic star chart.

“After we return to the sect, I’ll schedule a time with Brother Chang and Senior Sister Song for your assessment. Once you’re certified as a High-level Array Master, you’ll be able to access the core knowledge of the Sect Array,” Zhuge Xuan said with excitement.

Of course he was happy. There were only three High-level Array Masters within the sect, which made him and the other two very busy.

Over the years, the repair work of the Sect Formation had been entirely reliant on the three of them, which was quite a stretch.

Moreover, Li Shiming was so young and had a great chance of becoming an Array Master. In time, the sect’s formation arts might even be restored to their former glory.

The more he looked at Li Shiming, the more pleasing he found him. Having such a formation talent born in the Sky Sea Sect was a fortunate matter for the sect.

The Flying Boat sped across the sea surface when suddenly, a beam of sword light appeared, and the Flying Boat instantly broke into pieces.

The sword light swept past both Zhuge Xuan and Li Shiming, seemingly conscious in its movements. After a slight hesitation, the sword light pierced through Zhuge Xuan’s heart.

This was the first time Li Shiming had seen a fellow sect elder killed up close. The life force of Zhuge Xuan vanished the moment the sword light entered his body.

When the sword light flew out from Zhuge Xuan’s back, his body turned into a mist of blood.

The sword light was on a completely different level from Zhuge Xuan, leaving him with no power to counterattack. He didn’t even know who his enemy was before he was killed with a single strike.

A chill ran through Li Shiming, as a crushing pressure prevented him from making any movements, not even allowing his Spiritual Thought to leave his body.

He thought of Yin Shilan, wondering if she would be saddened by his death.

He then thought of Ren Fei’er, perhaps she would resent him for breaking their promise.

He thought of his father and of Si Qin and Mo Yan, curious about how they had been faring over the years.

As these thoughts filled his mind and the sword light was upon him, at the moment he thought he would surely die, the sword light carried him into the sea.

The sword light became a barrier, separating the sea water and plunging straight to the seabed.

They were more than a hundred meters from the surface when the sword light cut through the seabed sediment and entered a space.

Li Shiming saw clearly that this was a temporary cave abode of a cultivator. It was common for cultivators to have this habit, and carving out rocks with Magic Artifacts was quite effortless. Having storage bags for collecting the excavated dirt and stone was especially convenient.

But carving out a cave abode in the seabed’s sediment posed some challenges.

Li Shiming had done this kind of work at the bottom of the sea before, but the depths varied considerably, and those cave abodes were dug into coral reefs.

This cave abode had been carved out of silt entirely, and it was unclear what method was used to make the silt as hard as rock and able to withstand the pressure of over a hundred meters of water.

In the face of danger, he still found himself considering these matters.

The sword light vanished, and Li Shiming fell to the ground. He saw a person seated cross-legged in front of him.

Even seated, this individual made him feel as though he was facing a sharp sword; he sensed that the person was a sword, a terrifying blade made for killing.

The first thing that came to Li Shiming’s mind was the Golden Core Sword Cultivator who had caused five massive sword scars on Seven Star Island. The only possibility was a Golden Core Sword Cultivator who could kill a Foundation Establishment Cultivator near the Sky Sea Sect territory—and even a High-level Array Master at that.

Moreover, considering the unimaginable sword light that killed Zhuge Xuan without giving him even a chance to react, it could only be the work of a Golden Core Sword Cultivator.

It then made sense. Their Flying Boat had the misfortune of flying right over the cave abode of the Golden Core Sword Cultivator, who had easily taken them down in passing.

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