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Chapter 206: Chapter 149 Sword Cultivator_2

Li Shiming didn’t understand why he was captured and brought into the cave dwelling.

Yun Xingyi did not bother with the newly captured Qi Refining Cultivator; the use of his sword light had aggravated his internal injuries, preventing him from dealing with the Qi Refining Cultivator right away.

Of course, he wasn’t worried about the Qi Refining Cultivator either. Although he was injured, he could kill the Qi Refining Cultivator with just a thought.

Yun Xingyi was extremely unlucky; he had crossed the perilous ocean only to crash into a Formation.

What was more helpless was that within the Formation, there were as many as seven Golden Core cultivators. These seven Golden Core cultivators, cooperating with each other and using the Formation’s advantages, besieged him together.

Honestly, he didn’t consider any of these seven Golden Core cultivators worth his attention.

If there hadn’t been a Formation, even if seven Golden Core cultivators teamed up against him, he wouldn’t have been afraid at all.

Golden Cores differed from one another, the Golden Cores who survived on the remote continent, whether in lineage or combat experience, were extremely lacking.

This probably had something to do with the rarity of Golden Cores. The scarcity made them top combat forces and opportunities for a Golden Core to take action were much fewer; without opportunities to fight, how could they gain more battle experience?

Yet those seven mediocre Golden Core cultivators, together with the Formation, still caused Yun Xingyi a major setback.

Yun Xingyi took some time to recover, eventually managing to suppress the impact that using the sword light had on his body.

Just as the Golden Core cultivators of Seven Star Island had speculated, his injuries were in a state of barely clinging to life.

He did not want to die, to disappear from this world. His only choice was Body Seizing.

Body Seizing was a Secret Technique with the greatest restrictions in the world; successful or not, a cultivator could only attempt it once in their lifetime.

After a single Body Seizing attempt, even if they successfully merged their soul into another body, the flaws in their soul would prevent them from attempting it again.

The Body Seizing Secret Techniques of each sect were different, and cultivators who learned and used such techniques were extremely rare.

The main reason lay in the consequences of failing the Body Seizing technique; failure would cause the cultivator’s soul to be completely extinguished, their life imprint vanishing from this world.

Yun Xingyi’s body was on the verge of collapse, and he was nearly ready to give up.

But then, his vision landed on Zhuge Xuan and Li Shiming; he released his sword light, using it to destroy the Flying Boat.

Theoretically, he should have killed Li Shiming and kept Zhuge Xuan, but in the end, he chose the Qi Refinement Realm Li Shiming, killing Zhuge Xuan.

“Heaven has not treated me, Yun Xingyi, unkindly, to actually send such a body my way!” Yun Xingyi pulled Li Shiming in front of him, placed a hand on Li Shiming’s body, and after a careful inspection, burst out laughing.

Because of the laughter, he couldn’t help but cough up a mouthful of blood, but this did not affect his joy.

Li Shiming felt a chill down his spine from Yun Xingyi’s touch, and even though he didn’t know what Yun Xingyi was planning, the somewhat crazed state of the latter could only mean it was nothing good.

Yun Xingyi had killed Zhuge Xuan without any hesitation; such a cultivator was capable of anything, in Li Shiming’s estimation.

He wanted to ask loudly, but Yun Xingyi did not give him any chance; his entire body was locked down by a terrifying force, unable to move any part except his eyes and mind.

He told himself to stay calm, as he still had the power to counter-attack. But faced with a Golden Core Sword Cultivator who had fought his way out of Seven Star Island, he had to wait for the right moment.

“Although it’s a three-spirit root, the Metal Spirit Root is exceptionally prominent. The cultivation speed may be slower, but this body is truly perfect. Infused with Third Grade Metal in the body’s Secret Technique, coupled with the Buddhist Body Refining Techniques, it has reached the pinnacle of the Qi Refinement Realm. What a perfect Sword Cultivator’s body this is!” Yun Xingyi murmured to himself.

He wasn’t usually so verbose, but at this moment, he wasn’t at his peak. His physical weakness slightly affected his mind, making him more talkative than usual.

Of course, this was also because he did not sense any danger and was one hundred percent confident that he could control Li Shiming, which led him to disregard him.

Even with serious injuries and only a fraction of his strength remaining, a Golden Core Sword Cultivator is still a Golden Core Sword Cultivator. With the crushing power over his peers during the Golden Core Stage, a single thought was enough to suppress Li Shiming.

In his most desperate moment, finding a sword cultivator like Li Shiming filled Yun Xingyi with great joy.

The only drawback was the tri-spirit root. In the past, not to mention a tri-spirit root, even a Heavenly Spirit Root wouldn’t have mattered, but now he had no choice. A lesser spirit root wasn’t an insurmountable issue.

A spirit root affects the efficiency of absorbing Spiritual Energy, which simply means consuming more resources.

Yun Xingyi believed that with his cultivation experience and Li Shiming’s body, regaining his power was merely a matter of time.

“Kid, you should feel lucky. By using your body to live for you, with your aptitude, you would have reached only the Foundation Establishment Stage at best, hopeless for the Golden Core. But with me using your body, I can help it achieve the Golden Core,” Yun Xingyi said in a good mood, saying a bit more to Li Shiming.

Li Shiming felt all the hairs on his body stand up, this was the intent to seize his body.

Although he had come to this world, which could also be considered body seizing, his seizure had been completed forcibly as soon as he crossed over.

Over the years, he had completely merged with the original body, including the fusion of soul and body. It could be said that he no longer bore any mark of body seizing.

Realizing that Yun Xingyi intended to snatch his body, he almost couldn’t help but strike, but the extremely low success rate given by IBMz15 stopped this thought.

“I don’t know how you managed to refine a Qi Refinement Realm body to be stronger than a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s body, but this is far from enough!” Yun Xingyi continued without paying heed to Li Shiming’s thoughts.

“Before the body seizing, I need to modify this body a bit, make it more perfect!” As he spoke, his hand gently caressed Li Shiming’s body, making Li Shiming feel extremely disgusted.

Li Shiming felt like a piece of succulent meat, a piece that Yun Xingyi was eyeing greedily, ready to bite at any moment.

“First, let the body get to know the Guiyi Sword. The Guiyi Sword is my life-bound magical artifact, and the only magical artifact for a sword cultivator!” When Yun Xingyi placed his hand on Li Shiming, Li Shiming felt a heavy pressure in his chest, judging by the touch, it was a short sword.

It was only because Li Shiming’s body refinement had achieved some minor success that the weight of this short sword alone didn’t break his breastbone.

He then felt the magical artifact known as the Guiyi Sword in his chest, as if emitting countless fine threads, penetrating his body.

Of course, this was just his sensation. In reality, the Guiyi Sword remained motionless. It was Yun Xingyi who was making the Guiyi Sword recognize the body.

A standard sword cultivator would not consider a second magical artifact, focusing all of their effort on strengthening their own life-bound sword.

Sword cultivators need not worry about defense, for they believe that any enemy will be vanquished with a single stroke of their sword.

The most effective defense is the attack, and sword cultivators possess the most terrifying destructive power among their peers, an advantage gained by dedicating themselves solely to their life-bound swords.

Of course, this does not mean that sword cultivators lack defense. Their physique is enhanced by their life-bound sword, usually only slightly weaker than those specializing in body refinement, but stronger than ordinary cultivators at the same level.

Yun Xingyi suffered on Seven Star Island due to his lack of defense. The most severe injury to his body came from the lingering damage left by the Xuanming Sect, Demon Spirit Sect, and Ten Thousand Buddha Sect.

The poison of Xuanming Sect, the curse of Demon Spirit Sect, plus the purification from Ten Thousand Buddha Sect, inflicted long-lasting damage on him.

When seven Golden Core cultivators struck Yun Xingyi at the same time, he broke the Beidou Seven Stars Formation of Seven Star Island with his powerful sword light. Without the protection of the Beidou Seven Stars Formation, several of the Golden Core cultivators would have fallen on the spot.

The injured Yun Xingyi used Sword Escape to flee the battlefield, intending to return for revenge after recovering his injuries. However, he never expected the impeccable cooperation of the seven Golden Cores to be so nauseatingly effective, causing his injuries not to heal but to worsen instead.