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Chapter 239: Chapter 166 False Infant

Elder Ren’s visit was sudden, and his departure was just as abrupt; afterwards, there was no further news.

Li Shiming was also unable to contact Ren Fei’er through the contact tile; he felt a sense of regret for not having said goodbye to Ren Fei’er.

He was headed to Beishu, and, considering the distance from his current location, it was likely they would never meet again.

Six months had passed without any word from the Beihai Trading Company, but Li Shiming had successfully broken through to the Qi Refinement Ninth Level.

At this time, the Sky Sea Sect was no longer tranquil. After such a long time, many powers within the sect had learned of the Beishu cultivators’ plans to invade.

If it weren’t for the few Golden Core Elders within the sect holding their ground, they wouldn’t even need the Northern Sea cultivators to attack; the sect would have collapsed on its own.

Li Shiming had also witnessed the handling methods of the Cultivation Sect, which differed from his initial expectation of purely defending their homeland with all their might.

When facing an enemy far stronger than themselves, the Cultivation Sect’s first choice was to leave, even if they had been established in their territory for ten thousand years.

Almost no forces wanted to defect to the Beishu cultivators, which related to some unspoken rules within the Cultivation World.

Cultivation Sects would not accept cultivators of unknown identities or those who harbored enmities. Even if the secular territories of the Seven Sects were occupied, only after several generations would they consider cultivating disciples from that region.

For a sect, the notion of time differed significantly from that of mortals.

While a mortal’s life spanned merely a few decades, even a Golden Core cultivator’s life could reach five hundred years. To them, thirty years in the mortal realm constituted an era; four eras equated to only a hundred and twenty years.

A hundred and twenty years was enough to completely erase the influence of the original Seven Sects among the mortal realms, leaving only the imprint of the Mingxin Sect.

Offshore of Seven Star Island, now opposite the island, there were already as many as ten enormous Flying Boats, and the number of Golden Core cultivators had reached eighteen.

The Golden Core of the Seven Sects on Seven Star Island were mostly silent; even if their combined number of Golden Cores was slightly higher than that of the Beishu Mingxin Sect, they were acutely aware of their own Golden Cores’ combat capabilities.

A seemingly ordinary, yet incredibly fast Flying Boat approached from behind the ten giant Flying Boats.

Subsequently, the cultivators on the ten giant Flying Boats erupted into excitement, loudly shouting “Elder!”

Elder Yin, looking at the scan data from the Beidou Seven Stars Formation, understood in his heart that the Seven Sects had completely lost.

Though there had been no combat, the Seven Sects had already lost a foundation of ten thousand years.

The spiritual power fluctuations detected by the Beidou Seven Stars Formation exceeded its maximum threshold.

Possibly, when they designed the Beidou Seven Stars Formation, they had never considered including Nascent Souls in their calculations.

Although a False Infant was not equivalent to a Nascent Soul, it still ranked as Nascent Soul level combat power; in Beishu, it was considered among the top combat forces, and in the region of the Seven Sects on Sky Sea Island, it was indeed invincible.

The Flying Boat stopped five miles from Seven Star Island, where a massive, ghostly old silhouette appeared.

“I give you six two hours to leave. After six two hours, any cultivator remaining on the territories of the seven sects will be eradicated!” The voice of the massive, ghostly silhouette boomed through heaven and earth.

Suddenly, the gigantic ghostly silhouette extended its hand and lightly swatted towards Seven Star Island.

The Beidou Seven Stars Formation on Seven Star Island, reputed to withstand a full-force attack from a late-stage Golden Core, was forcibly broken with this casual strike.

Fortunately, the massive, unreal figure did not intend to harm anyone, withdrawing his hand after breaking the island’s formation.

“Nascent Soul Dharma Manifestation!” Elder Yin, sensing the obscure sense of his own Golden Core, exclaimed softly.

The other Golden Core Elders reacted similarly; the legendary Nascent Soul Stage divine skill, Nascent Soul Dharma Manifestation, possessed the power to destroy heavens and obliterate the earth.

Although many records mentioned descriptions about Nascent Soul, the actual oppressive feeling when facing a Nascent Soul cultivator, as well as the sense of powerlessness as if fighting against the very world itself, left the Golden Core Elders with no illusions of luck.

Without any need for communication, all the cultivators on Seven Star Island flew towards the rear, each returning to their respective sects.

There was no need for further discussion; this had been previously agreed upon, and having truly experienced the terror of Nascent Soul Dharma Manifestation, even those cultivators who had held onto a sliver of determination completely extinguished their thoughts.

Elder Zang withdrew the Nascent Soul Dharma Manifestation, watching as the cultivators from the Seven Sects departed; his demeanor was extremely indifferent, as if he had casually dismissed a swarm of ants.

However, he knew in his heart that despite his relaxed exterior, he had sustained significant injuries in his confrontation with the Senluo Sect.

He had no intentions of fighting to the death with the cultivators of the Seven Sects; the cultivators who had transferred to the Mingxin Sect were carefully selected, and he did not want them to suffer any losses.

By not taking action, he could protect the Mingxin Sect for some time; if he were to fight with all his might, what remained of his already limited lifespan would be further reduced.

Outsiders often saw Elder Zang as a False Infant, not much different from a Nascent Soul, but in his own perception, a False Infant merely elevated his combat ability to that of Nascent Soul Level, with his essence remaining not much different from that of a Golden Core Peak.

This was precisely why his lifespan was the same as that of a Golden Core Peak, and he no longer had any hope for further advancements.

This was the cost of forcibly entering the state of a False Infant through a special secret technique — cutting off all future prospects in exchange for his current strength.

There was no objection within the Mingxin Sect to Elder Zang’s decision; Elder Zang was the pillar of the Mingxin Sect.

Li Shiming was conducting research when he suddenly noticed that the ‘Thousand-Mile Mutual View Second Generation’ control switch was showing multiple alerts.