Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 385: Chapter 239: Sweeping Across

One piece of Third Grade Metal material, one piece of Third Grade Fire attribute material, both are Third Grade Array materials of exceptional purity.

At this moment, Li Shiming felt oddly eager for Mr. Hang to confront him, so he could rightfully seize these two Third Grade Five Elements Formation materials.

After all, he was a righteous cultivator, not Senluo Sect’s clone, Li Yuanba.

If it were clone Li Yuanba here, there would be no need for words, just grab them directly, since as a Devil Cultivator, reputation was not a concern.

Li Shiming also activated a magic artifact he had on him, a new gadget he had developed, a miniature surveillance probe connected to a Jade Scroll, transmitting the surveillance data into the jade, stored in the format of the Cultivation World.

That is to say, the content in the Jade Scroll could be directly accessed with Spiritual Thought or Divine Thought, without the need for decoding.

He was gathering evidence for when he would take action; with the evidence in the Jade Scroll and his identity, even if Hang’s Golden Core approached the sect, he would have the confidence to refute it.

“I still don’t know your name, but it’s not important. Here, a few of your friends are waiting for you!” Mr. Hang’s smile vanished in an instant, his eyes flickering with a sinister light.

The third floor’s formation was activated, completely isolating it from the outside world.

Six figures emerged from the inner room; Ji Hongbo, leading them, looked at Li Shiming as if he were looking at a corpse.

In his view, an alchemist like Li Shiming couldn’t be very strong, merely a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, whereas except for him, the other five were all Late-stage Foundation Establishment.

The five Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators invited were among the strongest in Ji Hongbo’s faction; he had specifically chosen these five to ensure a hundred percent chance of capturing Li Shiming.

Killing Li Shiming was not a good option. Ji Hongbo wanted to capture Li Shiming and then confine him, to have him make Spirit Pills.

If he were disobedient, Ji believed that no cultivator could withstand the methods of torture.

“Junior Li, although this is our first meeting, I feel as if I’ve known you for a long time!” Ji Hongbo said with an arrogant posture.

“Fellow disciples of Shushan Sect, are you from Elder Ji’s faction?” Seeing that they were fellow sect members, Li Shiming immediately guessed their identities.

Since he joined Shushan Sect, the only enemies he had within the sect were from Elder Ji’s faction.

He had disrupted a scheme by Elder Ji’s faction to delay Elder Su’s recovery, but afterward, there had been no further news from Elder Ji’s side. He had thought that issue had passed, but here they were, confronting him.

“My name is Ji Hongbo, you should be aware of me!” Ji Hongbo did not rush to make a move. He watched as the five late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators surrounded Li Shiming and introduced himself with a smirk.

“So it’s Senior Brother Ji. I wonder if you’ve informed this fellow Daoist Hang of my identity?” Li Shiming’s expression remained unchanged as he asked casually. Then, turning his head to the shrinking Mr. Hang, he said, “I am Li Shiming, a Pill Master and True Inheritor of Shushan Sect’s Alchemy, congratulations, you’ve stumbled into a major incident!”

Mr. Hang, upon hearing the name Li Shiming, felt it was familiar; after hearing “True Inheritor of Alchemy,” his face turned ashen and he nearly collapsed.

If given another chance, he certainly would not confront Li Shiming just to please Ji Hongbo.

Li Shiming had been in the market, and undoubtedly many cultivators had seen him, for Li Shiming had spent quite some time there.

A simple investigation would make such a matter impossible to conceal.

If it were any other sect cultivator, or even another member of Shushan Sect, they might not take it too seriously. But targeting a Pill Master and True Inheritor, especially one who recently gained immense fame as a super alchemy prodigy, would be akin to rubbing Shushan Sect’s face into the ground.

Within the territory under Shushan Sect’s influence, it was audacious for any cultivator to meddle with Shushan Sect’s True Inheritor of Alchemy. Shushan Sect’s retaliation would be swift and severe.

Mr. Hang thought of another possibility. With a terrified look, he glanced at Ji Hongbo; his intelligence had returned, and he realized the gravity of the situation. How could Ji Hongbo possibly leave him, a witness and participant, alive?

“Hang Yuqing, don’t worry, I’ll handle everything, and you won’t be in trouble either!” Ji Hongbo shouted sternly.

He didn’t want any complications from Hang Yuqing’s side now, especially since they needed Hang Yuqing’s assistance with the formation on the third floor.

“Yes, I’ll follow Fellow Daoist Ji’s lead!” Hang Yuqing said, though his eyes darted around, looking for a way to escape.

Who knew, but Ji Hongbo’s figure flashed, already standing beside Hang Yuqing, his hand lightly resting on Hang’s shoulder. Though he said nothing, Hang understood the implication very clearly.

Hang Yuqing didn’t dare confront him at this moment, he even refrained from activating his defensive spiritual artifact; if he did, he might die before Li Shiming.

“Junior Li, I am very sorry, but your words have had no effect!” Ji Hongbo sneered triumphantly; after speaking, he nodded at the five late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The five Foundation Establishment cultivators simultaneously activated their spiritual artifacts, launching them towards Li Shiming.

“Slash!” Li Shiming commanded loudly. Nine flying swords shot out. He did not use the Nine Palace Sword Formation but instead wielded the nine swords as true flying swords.

The Central Palace Sword targeted one Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, while every two swords attacked another Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.