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Chapter 240: Chapter 166 False Infant_2

He seemed unconcerned with worldly affairs within the sect, but unknown to the cultivators, he was well aware of many things.

Since he had been affected by the conspiracy between the Holy Ice Sect and the internal powers of his own sect to act against him, he had taken the opportunity to launch “Thousand-Mile Mutual View” and “Thousand-Mile Mutual View Second Generation” to eavesdrop on all conversations through “Thousand-Mile Mutual View.”

He wasn’t interested in normal communications, only paying attention when messages triggered certain keywords that would send an alert.

He approached the program-controlled switch and started checking the triggered messages within.

His expression soon changed dramatically, as all he saw were messages of evacuation. The entire Heavenly Sea Sect was evacuating, and all cultivators had received notices from the sect.

Yet, he had not received any message, as if he had been forgotten.

He took out his Identity Jade Disc, and quickly discovered the problem.

The Identity Jade Disc was unable to connect to the Sect Formation, which had never happened before.

It should be noted that his Identity Jade Disc, as he was an Array Master, held special privileges and had greater authority than those of ordinary cultivators.

To ban his Identity Jade Disc would require the action of a Golden Core Elder.

“Could it be that some Golden Core Elder wants to harm me?” he speculated, but he quickly shook his head, dismissing the thought.

Even if the Golden Core Elders of the sect did not regard his status as a disciple and an Array Master, they should consider Elder Yin’s face. Moreover, if a Golden Core Elder truly wanted to harm him, they wouldn’t need to resort to such tactics; they could easily kill him whenever they found an opportunity.

“If not a Golden Core Elder, then who could it be? Or which power?” His mind raced, and he soon thought of a possibility.

In terms of authority over the Sect Formation, it was not the Golden Core Elders who had the most, but rather the remaining two high-level Array Masters in the sect.

Li Shiming’s mind involuntarily conjured up the image of Junior Master Song, whose inadvertent malice had led him to a definite conclusion about his blocked Identity Jade Disc.

He did not understand why Junior Master Song would do this, but this action had placed him in a deadly situation.

He had been researching earlier, and he hadn’t initially paid much attention to the alerts from the program-controlled switch, usually checking it when he had spare time.

Given his status in the Heavenly Sea Sect, there was usually no urgent matter, and if there was, the sect would notify him.

This delay caused him to miss the chance to meet with the sect at the earliest moment.

It had been some time since Elder Cang issued the final ultimatum for Elder Yin and other Golden Core cultivators to return to the sect.

The massive sect needed to evacuate, and even with prior preparations, a few hours seemed too short.

By the time Elder Yin and the other Golden Core Elders led the sect cultivators away, he realized Li Shiming was missing.

He quickly took out his Identity Jade Disc, attempting to contact Li Shiming but found he couldn’t reach Li Shiming’s Identity Jade Disc.

There was only one possibility for such a situation: that Li Shiming had left the thousand-mile range of the sect.

Elder Yin had not considered another possibility: that Li Shiming’s Identity Jade Disc had been restricted.

Although the sect was evacuating, the sect itself had not vanished, and the Sect Formation was not yet completely deactivated.

Elder Yin shook his head. He would contact Li Shiming later; since he was not within the sect’s premises, he believed that with Li Shiming’s intelligence, he would not be in any danger.

The sect’s evacuation could not wait; it would take time for so many cultivators to leave.

The deadline given by Elder Cang was very precise, allowing the sects no extra time to dismantle the sect’s facilities completely; otherwise, they would not have enough time to leave.

“Let’s go!” Elder Yin said somewhat reluctantly, gazing at the nine peaks of the sect.

Over five thousand cultivators took to the sky all at once, including massive Flying Boats, ordinary small Flying Boats, and other types of flying vehicles; the Heavenly Sea Sect did not leave behind any cultivator.

At least until the sect’s reserves were depleted, there wouldn’t be a mass exodus of disciples.

This was an extraordinary sight, with over five thousand cultivators using flying means to leave, and with the assistance of a Golden Core Elder, their flying speed became extremely fast.

When Li Shiming soared into the air and looked toward the direction of the sect’s nine peaks, there were no traces of immortals, and even the sect formation that had never been closed before was shut down when he left.

His gaze shifted to another direction, where he faintly saw the shadow of a giant flying boat, heading toward the nine peaks of the Sky Sea Sect.

He didn’t know if using Sword Escape would allow him to successfully escape now, but he did not want to take the risk, remembering that among the Beishu cultivators, he still had an enemy at the Golden Core Stage.

Moreover, he did not want to leave with the sect; even if he caught up with the departing group, it was still very dangerous for him not to know whether Junior Master Song or another high-ranking cultivator might target him.

The sect’s withdrawal meant that the protection it offered was no longer as effective before; he knew that Elder Baili, his enemy at the Holy Ice Sect, would not let him go either.

He couldn’t help but shake his head and wryly smile, a mere Qi Refining Cultivator, yet he had enemies at the Golden Core level in both opposing factions, which was a capability in itself.

“Luckily, I kept a backup plan!” Li Shiming sighed long and spoke to himself.

Indeed, he hadn’t placed all his hopes on the sect, nor entirely on the Beishu Trading Company for his journey to Beishu.

He returned to Eagle Beak Island, first going into the underground space to gather everything that could be taken into his space ring.

Thankfully, the interior space of the space ring was sufficiently large, allowing him to carry all the large equipment.

This equipment had been the result of several years of work, and he had relaunched some technologies from his past life with it.

It was with the help of the Sky Sea Sect and resources gained from “Thousand-Mile Mutual View” and “Thousand-Mile Mutual View Second Generation” through dealings with the sect’s trading companies that these equipment had come to be.

After leaving the sect, it wouldn’t be easy for him to gain massive resources anymore.

Although he had millions of spirit stones, without the sect’s protection, daring to procure massive resources would immediately make him a target of major powers.

A mere Qi Refining Ninth Level, being targeted by a major power meant annihilation.

He also took as many spirit fish as he could from the Spiritual Spring, knowing there would be no opportunity to get them after leaving.

After preparing everything, he returned to the surface of the island and began to set up.

Meanwhile, Elder Cang led the cultivators of the Mingxin Sect towards the Sky Sea Sect first.

The geographical position of the Sky Sea Sect was exactly at the center of the seven sects; taking control of the Sky Sea Sect first and then using it as a base, his subordinates were sent to take over other sects.

Should any problems arise, the centrally positioned Elder Cang could also take action at any moment to resolve any potential troubles.

The Mingxin Sect had been confronting the seven sects at Seven Star Island for a long time, but that didn’t mean they weren’t active; they had collected quite a lot of information about the seven sects through various means.

The giant flying boat slowly flew, Elder Cang watching the time, he needed to keep to the agreement, only entering the nine peaks of the Sky Sea Sect after exceeding the agreed time.

Regarding the islands along the way, the Mingxin Sect did not bother to clear them.

There was no need; the Sky Sea Sect had already evacuated, and the remaining mortals on the island were also a resource.

As for the possibility that some cultivators might have stayed on the islands, such matters would be dealt with after taking over the nine peaks.

Because of this, although Li Shiming’s Eagle Beak Island was not far off the route the gigantic flying boat took to the nine peaks of the Sky Sea Sect, and despite its Mountain Protection Array being active, it did not attract much attention.

With the possession of the Sky Sea Sect’s spiritual pulse map, the Mingxin Sect was only interested in islands rich in spiritual energy.

An island like Eagle Beak Island, which only had an inferior spiritual vein, would only draw Qi Refining Cultivators for investigation in the future, and it really wasn’t worth deploying Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

This provided Li Shiming with some time, allowing him to finalize his plans and creating favorable conditions for his departure.