Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 253: Chapter 173 Fisherman

The early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator’s body did not move, but he was already prepared to take action.

He still harbored doubts, thinking that apart from the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of his own clan, even the younger generation was not aware of this place—it was the greatest secret of the clan.

The appearance of a Qi Refining Cultivator here was so peculiar that he couldn’t make sense of it.

He wanted to use the Formation to contact Wei Lin outside, to ask about the Qi Refining Cultivator before making a decision.

Li Shiming, however, did not hesitate in the slightest; a Spiritual Thought Jade Sword shot out and struck the early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator.

If it had been a normal early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he would not have dared to attack with a Spiritual Thought Jade Sword.

Spiritual Thought attacks are a double-edged sword; when one’s Spiritual Thought is stronger than the opponent’s, the attack becomes the most powerful means of offense, but if it’s weaker, initiating such an attack could backfire on the attacker’s spirit.

The early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator in front of him was already in a state of decline, probably seldom moving his body in an attempt to live longer.

Such an early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, despite his more refined Spiritual Power, was at the lowest ebb of both body and spirit.

Indeed, as soon as Li Shiming’s Spiritual Thought Jade Sword flew out, the early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator sensed his Spiritual Thought attack, but he could not react in time due to long disuse of his body.

Besides, the speed of the Spiritual Thought Jade Sword was even faster than a real flying sword; even if he had been prepared, he wouldn’t have been able to dodge it in the not-so-large hall.

“Ah!” The early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator let out a miserable scream.

However, he was after all an early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator; even weakened by old age, he was not someone who could be injured by a single Spiritual Thought Jade Sword.

The Spiritual Thought Jade Sword only caused his spirit to suffer a severe jolt, experiencing intense pain.

As the early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator was being attacked by the Spiritual Thought Jade Sword, a clone appeared in the hall.

Li Shiming, with his previous experience fighting with an early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, knew how to play to his strengths and fight against an early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

The clone reached the early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator in one step, holding a Third Grade Sword Base, slashing towards the Elderly Cultivator’s body.

Just as the Third Grade Sword Base was about to strike the early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator, a flash of Spiritual Power protected him.

Although the early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator was a Loose Cultivator, not all Loose Cultivators were the same.

The Wei’s Immortal Family was, after all, a wealthy family among Loose Cultivators, occupying a market town and having the capacity to seize other resources.

The early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator had an object for preserving life on his person, a passive Spiritual Artifact for defense, which blocked the clone’s attack.

Meanwhile, Li Shiming’s true form arrived, with the same Third Grade Sword Base slashing down.

The true form’s sword carried a hint of Sword Intent, causing the defense Spiritual Artifact to tremble incessantly.

At the same time, the clone launched another Spiritual Thought Jade Sword at the early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator, plunging the Elderly Cultivator who had just recovered from the true form’s Spiritual Thought Jade Sword back into the agony of spirit pain.

“Clang clang clang clang!” Li Shiming’s true form and the clone were like two skilled blacksmiths, and the early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator was the iron being forged.

The terrifying power, combined with the Sword Intent continuously applied to the defense Spiritual Artifact, caused the early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator’s body to tremble.

The pitiful early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator had barely recovered when he was struck by the true form or the clone’s Spiritual Thought Jade Sword again, falling into uncontrollable spirit pain.

Li Shiming had seized an advantage and was exploiting it mercilessly.

This method was extremely effective; from the beginning of the battle, the early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator was in constant pain, unable to counterattack at all.

After dozens of attacks, the defense Spiritual Artifact finally lost its effectiveness and fell to the ground. The true form’s sword swept across the early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator’s neck, decapitating him.

The clone’s Spiritual Thought swept over, moving the blood and corpse aside.

With the early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator’s body moved, Li Shiming saw a jade floor where the Elderly Cultivator had sat, with complex patterns on it, made from Formation material—the core control of the Formation.

The High-level Array Master who designed the Wei family’s Formation had truly put in a lot of effort, presumably also considering that there were no Cultivators skilled in Formations in the Wei family, and had specially created this foolproof Formation control core.

No wonder Li Shiming had used seventy-two Formation flags to seal the cave dwelling from the outside and had not been discovered; it turned out that the controller of the Formation core was this early-stage Foundation Establishment Elderly Cultivator who knew nothing about Formations.

Li Shiming’s Spiritual Thought penetrated the Formation control core, immediately understanding the entire Formation like the back of his hand.

In the Formation of the Wei family’s residence, every node, every Spiritual Power circuit, all access was now under his control.

He saw that the three Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Tie Clan were still attacking, but the frequency of their attacks was no longer as intense.

It made sense; with the prolonged expenditure of energy, even without a battle, the continuous casting of attacks would lead to excessive consumption of Spiritual Power, leaving no room to talk about killing the Cultivators of the Wei family’s residence.

With a thought, Li Shiming manipulated the Formation and opened a passageway in front of one of the early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Tie Clan.

This early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Tie Clan sent his Magic Artifact charging into the Formation, thinking he had broken through, and instinctually dashed into the Wei family’s residence.