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Chapter 460: Chapter 276: Destroying the Pill_2

Meanwhile, his body underwent a transformation, changing from a human form to a Corpse Refining, which increased his defensive power several times over.

Without his Golden Core, Niu Ziru’s physical defensive power plummeted to the extreme, naturally unable to withstand the fatal blow of the Third Grade Sword Base.

In the moments before his life faded, disbelief still lingered in his eyes; he saw something incredible, Li Yuanba had actually transformed into a refined corpse.

Unfortunately, he wouldn’t be able to tell anyone about this inexplicable and bizarre event ever again.

Niu Ziru’s body was hit by the shockwave from his own Golden Core’s self-detonation. Even though he was three hundred meters away, the side of his body facing the blast continuously turned into a blood mist under the power of the spiritual force.

However, with his body serving as a buffer, Li Yuanba had time to use “Step by Step Lotus” to flash a hundred meters away, and in this direction, Niu Ziru’s body acted as a barrier, reducing the might of the spiritual force by ninety percent.

The residual power of the spiritual shockwave made Li Yuanba’s body sway, but it didn’t cause him any harm.

He was somewhat unaccustomed to the Corpse Refining body, so once the danger had passed, he immediately switched back to his human form.

He flew to the site of the explosion, caught sight of Niu Ziru’s fragmented corpse, which was largely destroyed by the spiritual shockwave; what remained was barely recognizable as a human.

“Hahaha!” Li Yuanba laughed heartily as he looked at the scene, his Sword Intent more active than usual within him.

He had killed a Golden Core cultivator, no matter how weak that Golden Core cultivator was, for a Golden Core cultivator was still a Golden Core cultivator. Killing one from a higher realm was incredibly fulfilling.

After using Sword Intent continuously for over six hours, and having slain a Golden Core cultivator almost exclusively with Sword Intent, his Sword Intent had been significantly honed, seemingly maturing a lot in the process.

This time, his Sword Intent had benefited greatly, arguably equal to what he would’ve achieved after several months of practicing Sword Intent at Ten Thousand Sword Peak. Additionally, his Sword Intent now contained a vague and indescribable will, a hidden benefit from slaying a Golden Core cultivator of a higher realm.

Li Yuanba felt that when his Sword Intent next faced a Golden Core cultivator, the suppression due to realm would be even less significant; this was the effect of the mysterious will that had merged into his Sword Intent.

This was normal, as a Sword Cultivator’s Sword Intent grows fastest in battle, with Sword Cultivators maturing amid slaughter.

His Divine Thought swept over and found a storage bag.

The surface of the storage bag was slightly damaged, but fortunately, the space within the storage bag was intact.

“Really poor!” Li Yuanba’s Divine Thought entered the storage bag and he couldn’t help but blurt out.

For one, a Golden Core cultivator was actually using a storage bag that only a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would use. Even though the bag’s space was not small, being about one hundred cubic meters, it was still embarrassingly shabby.

It is known that a True Disciple of a major sect would, after some time, be able to exchange contribution points for a storage bracelet, or perhaps a Golden Core Master would reward them with a storage bracelet.

Secondly, the items inside the storage bag, the only thing of some value was a Mallet-shaped Magical Treasure.

The Mallet-shaped Magical Treasure was useless to both Li Yuanba himself and to his original self, Li Shiming. They weren’t poor enough to be without magical treasures; they have some standards when it comes to magical treasures.

An ordinary magical treasure wouldn’t catch his eye. The Mallet-shaped Magical Treasure was a Devil Cultivator treasure, and presumably, if Li Yuanba wanted to use it as a flying sword, a single Supreme Yang Sword Intent would destroy the heretical Array Diagram pattern within the treasure.

And Li Shiming, being a Righteous Path cultivator, how could he possibly wield a Mallet-shaped Magical Treasure with such an ominous aura?

As for the other items in the storage bag, Li Yuanba’s Divine Thought scanned them once and immediately gave up on keeping them, planning to trade them all away when the opportunity arose.

It was only now that Li Yuanba truly understood the difference between a Loose Cultivator and a sect cultivator. Had Niu Ziru been a sect Golden Core cultivator, Li Yuanba would never have dared to slowly wear him down like this.

After all, even if a Golden Core cultivator from a sect wasn’t his match, such a long duration would be more than enough to summon a group of fellow sect members for assistance.

It’s precisely for Loose Cultivators like Niu Ziru that, after encountering danger, they could only attempt to escape by themselves.

The Cultivation Techniques and magical treasures of Loose Cultivators are significant weaknesses. A mallet-shaped magical treasure serves both as offense and defense but is somewhat powerless; after all, it’s not a defensive magical treasure. Replacing defense with offense is not effective against faster enemies.

Li Yuanba was preparing to store away the storage bag. Collected storage bags would later be sent to his main body, Li Shiming, and would become a warehouse in the mechanical room space.

He suddenly stopped his actions, his Divine Thought sweeping over an object that appeared in his hand.

This was a Communication Token. Loose Cultivators were not like sect cultivators; for them to communicate with each other, they either had to apply for Communication Tokens from the sect in their domain or purchase them from large trading firms, relying on the trading firm’s Communication Array to achieve the purpose of exchanging messages.

The Communication Token in his hand bore the mark of the Senluo Sect; it was a token issued by the Senluo Sect.

The Communication Token was bound to a specific owner and encrypted; even if other Cultivators acquired it, they wouldn’t be able to use this particular token.

Li Yuanba scanned the Communication Token meticulously with his Divine Thought, while his mind connected with the distant main body, Li Shiming.

On the other side, Shiming’s mind stirred slightly as he commanded the IBMz15 to record the data scanned by the Divine Thought of his avatar, Li Yuanba.

The Communication Token was covered with dense Array Formation Patterns that were anti-cracking; even a High-level Array Master would not be able to decipher them easily. Such an anti-cracking method was considered extremely secure.

But Li Shiming himself was only a hair’s breadth away from being an Array Master, and with the help of the IBMz15, he was arguably three parts stronger than an Array Master in deciphering formations alone.

It didn’t take long for the Communication Token from the Senluo Sect to be deciphered by Li Shiming.

Li Yuanba invoked a Sword Intent, which, under the precise guidance of Divine Thought, jabbed at a certain point on the Array Formation Patterns on the Communication Token, severing the formations circuit there.

His Divine Thought detected the removal of the restrictions on the Communication Token; he could now access the information inside it.

He found the last communication data within the token; he saw the name of the person Niu Ziru last contacted.

Since the Communication Token originated from the Senluo Sect, Elder Yue, proud of his status, did not conceal his identity. He probably never imagined that Niu Ziru, who worked for him, would fall, let alone that a Communication Token from the Senluo Sect would be cracked by a Cultivator.

“Elder Yue!” Li Yuanba knew who was after him, and he felt a surge of helplessness.

Although he knew that it was Elder Yue who was after him, there was nothing he could do to Elder Yue.

Although Elder Yue was not as powerful as Elder Jian in terms of strength, he was undoubtedly an Elder with real power in the Senluo Sect, and he also had the support of a Nascent Soul Ancestor.

Even more so, Elder Yue’s power and influence surpassed that of Elder Jian. Elder Jian relied on his personal combat power within the Senluo Sect, whereas Elder Yue, in addition to his personal combat power, also had many Devil Cultivators who had pledged allegiance to him and were at his command.

Being an outright enemy of such a powerful Golden Core Elder was undoubtedly very dangerous.

If it weren’t for Elder Yue not wanting to entangle himself with trouble, fearful that Ancestor Lu might notice something, or dispatch a Golden Core cultivator from within the sect, or take action himself, none of these outcomes would have occurred.

Even if Li Yuanba managed to escape the attack from the Golden Core cultivator, he had also exposed the entrance-level Divine Skill, “Step by Step Lotus” of Divine Foot Skill.

One can imagine that once “Step by Step Lotus” is exposed, with him being a Foundation Establishment Cultivator possessing Divine Skills, it implies he holds the legacy of Divine Foot Skill. Plus, the fact that he mastered and applied “Step by Step Lotus” so quickly will inevitably raise suspicions about him.

Even if he had the protection from Ancestor Lu above, he could not guarantee the safety within his sect anymore.

He wouldn’t even dare to ensure that Ancestor Lu wouldn’t covet the legacy of Divine Foot Skill. The more he understood about the Divine Skills, the more he realized how alluring the Divine Foot Skill was.

He wasn’t like Qianye Temple, a large sect that could openly acknowledge the possession of a Divine Skills legacy and yet have enough confidence to protect the legacy.