Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 248: Chapter 170 Combat_2

Every power wanted the cultivators from their own forces to join the Senluo Sect, so they could establish a connection with the Senluo Sect.

Under such circumstances, the continuous great battles among the cultivation factions actually accelerated the Senluo Sect’s plan to unify the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

At the same time, the Senluo Order could win over a group of cultivators. Those who could survive and bring the Senluo Order to the Senluo Sect were undoubtedly extremely resourceful, which fit perfectly with the style of the Senluo Sect.

Li Shiming also obtained the common method of entry and exit to the Beishu Market, as well as the locations of some of the marketplaces.

When he asked these questions, even Guan Laosan, thick as he was, realized that he wasn’t a cultivator from Beishu.

As a cultivator from Beishu, how could one not know the common method of entry and exit to the market, especially a cultivator who had reached the Qi Refining Ninth Level? It was even less likely.

However, Li Shiming didn’t care whether Guan Laosan had guessed anything, because Guan Laosan’s fate was sealed.

After dealing with Guan Laosan, Li Shiming collected the three storage pouches and put them in the machinery space to use as a storehouse.

As for the items of the Guan family’s three brothers, he selected a low-grade magic robe and a low-grade sword and collected a few hundred spirit stones. The rest of the junk he buried inside the cave.

Perhaps many years later, some fortunate youth would dig out these items from the cave. Although these items were useless to Li Shiming, they were still treasures for early-stage Qi Refining cultivators, such as elixir pills and magic artifacts.

He continued to rest in the cave, pondering over a new plan of action.

He was no longer completely in the dark, as he now understood the basic situation of the Cultivation World of Beishu.

The Cultivation World of Beishu was in one word, ‘chaotic’. The appearance of the Senluo Order was just one small aspect; the main reason was the Senluo Sect continuously eroding the interests of other sects.

This had led to small powers within the area originally controlled by various sects scrambling for resources.

The Senluo Sect, being large and powerful, did not care about these minor resources, but they were great temptations for the smaller powers.

Moreover, with ambitious powers seeking to grow and some wanting to cut down others and snatch away their goods, the already chaotic situation became even more severe.

The Senluo Sect’s own style of managing its domain during expansion was also different from conventional sects, plus being in the midst of expanding, it had no time to govern the various powers within the Ten Thousand Great Mountains and allowed them to engage in chaos.

Li Shiming shook his head helplessly; entering the Ten Thousand Great Mountains now was not a good choice. Even if he acted as a Loose Cultivator, he was at constant risk of being mistaken by some power as a spy from another force and killed.

As he was considering this, his gaze sharpened as he looked outside the cave.

Five presences were rapidly approaching, one of which was from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and he also recognized the other four presences: the four Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivators he had let go.

“I still need to ask for your help, fellow!” Li Shiming was not afraid; instead, his fighting spirit rose, and a doppelgänger appeared beside him. He turned to the doppelgänger with a smile and said.

“Fellow, today we shall join hands to slay a Foundation Establishment!” The doppelgänger was very enthusiastic.

Ever since he had a doppelgänger, he had almost always maintained a state of multitasking, with the doppelgänger continuing some research work even within the machinery space.

This method turned the most useless Jianghu Heart Method ‘Bilateral Strife’ into a true multitasking ability that he could maintain for a long time.

Of course, ‘Bilateral Strife’ was just a key, and what truly allowed him to multitask were his powerful spirit and Spiritual Thought.

Moreover, the longer he maintained this state of multitasking, the more each of the separate consciousnesses was nourished and strengthened by their respective bodies.

Li Shiming and his doppelgänger stepped out of the cave, just in time to encounter the Foundation Establishment Cultivator chasing after him with four Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivators.

“Uncle, it’s this kid who stole the Senluo Order!” One of the Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivators pointed at Li Shiming and said.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator swept over them with his Spiritual Thought, confirming the strength of Li Shiming and the doppelgänger. Although they were two Qi Refining Ninth Level Cultivators, they posed no threat in his eyes.

Qi Refining Cultivators and Foundation Establishment Cultivators have a natural grand canyon between them; apart from the rare geniuses cultivated by the major sects, this gap at the realm is an insurmountable chasm for cultivators.

“Hand over the Senluo Order and your Storage Bag, then take your own lives!” the Foundation Establishment Cultivator commanded indifferently.

“The Senluo Order is right here, if you want it, come and get it yourself!” Li Shiming said with a smile.

In his hand appeared the Shu Mountain Seal, which he had been able to use since reaching the Qi Refining Ninth Level, and he had been continuously gathering Spiritual Power into it.

Of course, his target was not the Foundation Establishment Cultivator; although the Shu Mountain Seal was powerful, with his current realm, he was still unable to restrain a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Even if the Foundation Establishment Cultivator before him was at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, the weakest among Foundation Establishment Cultivators, that was not something he, a Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator, could restrain with just a Super-grade Magical Artifact.

“A Super-grade Magical Artifact!” The Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s eyes lit up, revealing joy upon seeing the Shu Mountain Seal that Li Shiming took out.

Even as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he had only one Super-grade Magical Artifact, with all his other tools being top-grade magic tools.

However, he immediately realized that the two Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivators before him actually dared to resist.

He mobilized his Spiritual Thought to form the oppressive might of the Foundation Establishment Stage, pressing down on Li Shiming and his clone.

This was a common and most effective tactic used by Foundation Establishment Cultivators against Qi Refining cultivators.

The oppressive might transformed from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s Spiritual Thought was unsolvable for Qi Refining Cultivators who lacked Spiritual Thought, enough to suppress them both mentally and physically, and in severe cases, even rob them of the ability to move.

But this time, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator had clearly misjudged his opponents, as both Li Shiming and his clone possessed Spiritual Thoughts, and had even cultivated methods to attack with it.

In terms of the strength of Spiritual Thought, they were even stronger than the Foundation Establishment Cultivator, so the latter’s oppressive might had no effect whatsoever.

The clone charged forward, having stood behind his original body all this while. As he burst out, he immediately allowed the Foundation Establishment Cultivator to see his face clearly.

Having lived for over a century, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator was still involuntarily taken aback upon seeing the clone’s visage.

He could hardly imagine that the world contained such a flawless person.

Yes, flawless. With his century-old perspective, he saw no imperfections in the clone’s visage; it was as if all the beauty of the world was concentrated upon his face.

Due to the Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s momentary stun, the clone closed in on him, his top-grade magic tool, the Golden Strike Sword, now being used as a close combat weapon, thrust at him.

This top-grade magic tool was originally a top-grade metal-attribute magic tool refined by Baili Jin Yan; it was just that they had not used the Golden Strike Sword on Sky Sea Island before, so as not to alert Elder Baili.

Although the Golden Strike Sword was a top-grade magic tool, it could be used as Baili Jin Yan’s primary attack weapon; apart from being among the top in the category of top-grade magic tools, it was also a perfect fit for Baili Jin Yan.

On the other side, Li Shiming’s original body activated the Shu Mountain Seal, which flew out and immediately enveloped four Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivators.

The four Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivators, under the Shu Mountain Seal, couldn’t even twitch, let alone escape.

With just one strike, the four Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivators were completely squashed.

“You deserve to die!” the Foundation Establishment Cultivator roared furiously.

But this was a feeble rage. With the clone engaging him at close quarters, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator had lost much of his advantage.

The clone cultivated the “Sword Demon Secret Manual,” absolutely overwhelming any cultivator who hadn’t practiced Body Refinement in close combat.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s body had been strengthened during Foundation Establishment, but it still could not compare to the clone who had cultivated the “Sword Demon Secret Manual.” Not to mention that the clone had also absorbed a drop of Golden Core Essence Blood, which made his refinement surpass the strength that should have been present at the Qi Refining level according to the “Sword Demon Secret Manual.”

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator, entangled by the clone, could only continuously unleash spiritual energy attacks, trying to shake off the clone’s assault, but the clone moved even faster than him, circling around him with the Golden Strike Sword persistently thrusting.