Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 390: Chapter 241 Solution_2

Hang Jian felt a chill in his heart, aware that the loss he faced this time might be substantial. To tell the truth, since he was to be taken to the Shushan Sect, his life was naturally not in danger. At most, he would serve the Shushan Sect for a period of years as a Golden Core cultivator.

This was also a normal punishment meted out by large sects to Golden Core cultivators. Even the weakest Independent Practitioner Golden Core was an extremely precious combat force. As long as one wasn’t exceedingly wicked and evil, they were more likely to be utilized rather than executed.

Especially someone like Hang Jian who had family burdens, he was even easier to control.

Elder Zhao looked at the flying sword treasure in his hand, and his Sword Intent suddenly surged, making the treasure emit a slight hum.

Yet Hang Jian’s body swayed, and he nearly fell from the sky due to his inability to stabilize his figure. Although he had been mentally prepared for what Elder Zhao intended to do, the forced severance of his soul from the treasure still dealt some damage to his spirit.

The flying sword treasure in Elder Zhao’s hand lost its master and its glow dimmed.

“Shiming, although you are not a Sword Cultivator, you are practicing the Ten Thousand Sword Flow. You will need many flying sword treasures in the future. I’ve decided to compensate you with Hang Jian’s flying sword treasure,” Elder Zhao said as he tossed the treasure to Li Shiming.

“Thank you, Junior Master Zhao!” Li Shiming accepted the flying sword treasure and thanked him with a bow.

“You, you insist on cultivating Thunder Skill instead of properly practicing Swordmanship,” Elder Zhao still wanted to persuade Li Shiming and shook his head as he spoke.

Li Shiming merely smiled and didn’t say much, his gaze fell upon the flying sword treasure in his hand.

Clearly, this flying sword treasure was Hang Jian’s sole treasure. Hang Jian had not been a Golden Core for very long, and this treasure had not been completely refined into his Lifebound Treasure.

Otherwise, the value of this treasure would have drastically decreased, because when a Lifebound Treasure is used by another cultivator, its power is reduced by nearly half.

The Lifebound Flying Sword of Yun Xingyi, if it weren’t for Yun Xingyi’s preparations for Body Seizing, he wouldn’t have transferred the ownership of his Lifebound Sword. This ensured that Li Shiming and his avatar Li Yuanba could use the sword without worrying about decreased power.

Elder Zhao precisely saw this point, which is why he seized the flying sword treasure from Hang Jian to give to Li Shiming.

Moreover, he thought about how, without his flying sword treasure, Hang Jian’s combat power would significantly decrease. Coupled with the sect’s punishment which was bound to force Hang Jian into servitude for decades, if not a century.

Thus, Hang Jian’s threat to Li Shiming would be completely eliminated.

After a century had passed, Hang Jian, should he meet Li Shiming again, would definitely not be a match for him.

The flying sword treasure in Li Shiming’s hand was the third flying sword treasure he had acquired, as Yun Xingyi’s Lifebound Flying Sword had been given to his avatar Li Yuanba.

That Lifebound Treasure was of the highest quality, sufficient for Yuan Ba’s use during the Golden Core Stage. Yuan Ba intended to become a pure Sword Cultivator and would only have a single Lifebound Flying Sword.

Elder Zhao had just mentioned Li Shiming practiced the Ten Thousand Sword Flow, a special branch within the long-range Sword Cultivation that handles multiple flying swords.

The Ten Thousand Sword Flow didn’t literally mean refining ten thousand swords, but referred to the control of multiple flying swords to conquer foes with dense aerial attacks.

This was completely the opposite of the Sword Cultivation philosophy that specialized in a single sword, where ‘one sword breaks all magic’ contrasted ‘ten thousand swords deployed together’. It was not possible to compare which was superior or inferior, but acquiring a large number of flying sword treasures during the Golden Core Stage was so difficult that most Sword Cultivators abandoned the idea of pursuing the Ten Thousand Sword Flow.

Elder Zhao had no objection to Li Shiming practicing the Ten Thousand Sword Flow, mainly because of Li Shiming’s alchemy level. As long as Li Shiming became an Alchemy Master, accumulating many flying sword treasures wouldn’t be too difficult.

Alchemy Masters were exceedingly wealthy, and Golden Core cultivators were willing to offer their most treasured spiritual materials just to request an Alchemy Master to concoct Spirit Pills.

“Oh, your two masters have also arrived!” Elder Zhao said with a smile as his gaze shifted to the distance.

The arrival of Elder Su and Elder Ma made Hang Jian feel even more fortunate for not having hurt Li Shiming.

He was unaware that Li Shiming had two Golden Core Elder mentors, especially that Elder Ma, an Alchemy Master, was also Li Shiming’s mentor. Had he known this earlier, he would have thought twice before taking action.

“Shiming!” Elders Su and Ma called out in unison.

They naturally sensed that Li Shiming’s aura was normal, and their worries dissipated.

Elder Zhao handed the Jade Scroll to both of them and also recounted what had happened.

Elder Su, of course, knew the reason Li Shiming had left Ji Hongbo behind. His disciple had given so much consideration for his master, which pleased him greatly.

“Shiming, Ji Hongbo will no longer be able to cultivate in the future!” Elder Su would not leave any potential threat to Li Shiming. He used his Divine Thought to grab Ji Hongbo and gently pressed on his body, then said in a deep voice to Li Shiming.

His methods were certainly different from Li Shiming’s; with his touch, he completely destroyed Ji Hongbo’s spirit root seeds.

Without spirit root seeds, even if a Nascent Soul Ancestor were to intervene, they could not change the fact that Ji Hongbo was now unable to cultivate.

A mere mortal, no matter how much Elder Ji valued him, would only be cast into the secular world to be taken care of until death, with no chance of causing further trouble.

Ji Hongbo trembled all over, feeling the most precious spirit root seeds within him vanishing. He struggled desperately, not wanting his spirit root seeds to disappear, but all in vain.

After his spirit root seeds had completely vanished, he didn’t have any spirit left, and even his resentment towards Li Shiming dissipated along with the spirit root seeds.

“On behalf of my disciple, I thank the three of you. From now on, you three families can jointly manage this market!” Elder Su then expressed his gratitude to the three assisting Golden Core cultivators with a bow.

Hang Jian didn’t say anything on the side. He would be punished by the Shushan Sect, having lost his family, he could only find a place to hide and recuperate, with no capacity to preserve such a market.

“Elder Su, most of this market should belong to Mr. Li. We are willing to manage this place for Mr. Li!” The three Golden Core cultivators promptly said, bowing deeply.

They certainly did not wish to offset the favor of being rescued with just a market.

After this incident, it was questionable whether the market could still be run. Besides, they were more interested in Li Shiming’s future; to them, a favor from Li Shiming was much more valuable than the market.

“Seniors, I remember your kindness. If my master has said the market is yours, then please accept it!” Li Shiming interjected.

“We thank Elder Su and Mr. Li, and we will manage the market carefully!” The three Golden Core cultivators looked at each other, exchanged thoughts, and Fu Feng bowed as he spoke.

The three Golden Core cultivators left to find people to deal with the market’s affairs, and they also needed to properly appease the cultivators still lingering at the scene.

Today, the cultivators present had their eyes widely opened and would have much to boast about for many years to come.

They had witnessed seven Golden Cores in action, including three Golden Core Elders from the Shushan Sect, and experienced the unparalleled might of a Sword Cultivation Golden Core.

They also saw Li Shiming holding off Hang Jian’s attack with a Formation and noticed how Li Shiming quickly summoned six Golden Cores, showcasing immense influence.

“Master, I want to travel more in the outside world, so I won’t return with you all!” With only the sect Golden Core Elders and Li Shiming remaining, Li Shiming said somewhat bashfully.

“After this event, I don’t think there will be any cultivators so blind as to dare to trouble you. It is good for you to travel for a while!” Elder Su pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Li Shiming had grown quickly, and combined with his constant seclusion in the sect for alchemy, Elder Su feared that not interacting with the outside world would be detrimental to his cultivation.

“I know you have life-saving items on you. Feel free to use the ‘Ten Thousand Miles Escape Talisman’. Once it’s used up, just tell me, and I will prepare more for you!” Elder Ma added from the side.

He was somewhat dissatisfied with how Li Shiming had handled being trapped this time.

After all, Li Shiming had the ‘Ten Thousand Miles Escape Talisman’, a life-saving item. Even if confronted by a Golden Core Early Stage cultivator, with the ‘Ten Thousand Miles Escape Talisman’, he could easily escape without ever putting himself in danger.