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Chapter 470: Chapter 281 Counter Damage_2

He wasn’t too worried about the severed arm injury of Zhi Xin Arhat, but rather concerned that if Li Yuan Ba forcibly detached himself from “Telepathy,” whether Zhi Xin Arhat might suffer from a backlash of Divine Skills.

On Li Yuan Ba’s end, after executing “Step by Step Lotus” once more, he had escaped the range of “Telepathy,” and his mind was no longer influenced by the illusions of “Telepathy.”

He regained control over his body and continued to use “Step by Step Lotus” without pause, distancing himself from the two Arhats.

It was only when he had continuously executed “Step by Step Lotus” and reached the area near Jieshan Mountain Pass that he finally stopped.

Approaching Jieshan Mountain Pass, he no longer had to worry about the two Arhats pursuing him.

Normally, several Golden Core Elders from the Senluo Sect were stationed here, and their formation could detect any Golden Core cultivators approaching in advance.

“Damn Qianye Temple!” Both the clone Li Yuan Ba and the original Li Shiming voiced simultaneously in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains and at Sword Holding Peak of the Shushan Sect.

Li Shiming dared not imagine what would happen if the clone Li Yuan Ba were taken back to Qianye Temple. Li Yuan Ba’s existence was indeed very unique, but Li Shiming couldn’t guarantee that nothing would be discovered when Qianye Temple started to analyze him.

He was well aware that the so-called reincarnation was utterly nonsensical.

The loss of the clone Li Yuan Ba had a tremendous impact on Li Shiming.

It was impossible for Li Shiming himself to exclusively practice the Sword Cultivator’s heritage, which required total dedication and persistence.

However, the existence of Li Yuan Ba allowed Li Shiming to possess a certain degree of a Sword Cultivator’s combat capabilities.

Most importantly, Li Yuan Ba’s external actions and handling of dangerous matters greatly ensured the safety of Li Shiming’s original self.

Li Shiming considered Li Yuan Ba as an extension of himself, no different from his own limbs, except that it was detached from his body.

Qianye Temple intended to sever his limbs, which naturally infuriated him.

Thinking of limbs, Li Yuan Ba couldn’t help but glance at the right arm of Zhi Xin Arhat he had brought with him.

When he took the arm, it was partly out of convenience, and partly because he knew that the loss of the arm would make it more difficult for Zhi Xin Arhat to regenerate the limb.

Even if he had severed the arm, without taking it with him, Zhi Xin Arhat could still reattach it using a Spirit Pill for repairing limbs.

As for the Sword Intent that lingered on the arm, having two Arhats present, dispelling it wouldn’t be difficult.

But by taking away the arm, Zhi Xin Arhat would need to use a Spirit Pill to regenerate the limb—and regrowing an arm to match the size of the original one, not to mention restoring it to integrate seamlessly with the rest of the body, would take more than a decade.

During the time the limb remained unregenerated, Zhi Xin Arhat’s cultivation would be significantly impacted.

Li Yuan Ba was about to destroy Zhi Xin Arhat’s right arm when he suddenly stopped his motion. On the fingers of the severed arm, he spotted a small and exquisite ring.

He couldn’t help but laugh; this was even more gratifying than severing Zhi Xin Arhat’s arm.

One could say that his vendetta against the two Arhats for ambushing him was partly avenged with just that one sword strike.

Not only had he severed Zhi Xin Arhat’s arm, but he had also taken Zhi Xin Arhat’s Space Ring.

Of course, upon seeing the Space Ring, Li Yuan Ba also inferred that Zhi Xin Arhat’s status within Qianye Temple must certainly be extraordinary.

You should know that even within the major sects, Golden Core cultivators typically used storage bracelets, and Space Rings were generally possessed only by a few powerful Golden Core cultivators in important positions.

His Divine Thought swept over the Space Ring, but unfortunately, Zhi Xin Arhat had not fallen, thwarting his plan to break the Space Ring’s restrictions and inspect the contents within.

He was not in a rush. With the Space Ring in his hand, as long as he kept eroding its restrictions with his Sword Intent, someday he would be able to break them open.

Li Yuan Ba slipped the Space Ring onto his own finger and began to think back on the entire experience of being ambushed.

Throughout the journey, he was extremely cautious and careful, and choosing that particular valley had been an impromptu decision; even he himself did not know he would set foot on that rock. How, then, did those two Arhats come to know of it?

He felt that it was no longer possible to conceal his movements. It was highly likely that the two Arhats possessed some sort of secret technique that allowed them to track from a distance, or rather, it wasn’t tracking but predicting his course of action.

“Could it be Fate Communication?” he immediately guessed.

After mastering the entry-level Divine Foot Skill “Step by Step Lotus”, both he and his main body, Li Shiming, had begun investigating Divine Skills.

Especially Li Shiming, with his identity as an Alchemy Master, could easily inquire about such matters during discussions with Golden Core cultivators who sought pills. As long as it was within the Golden Core cultivators’ knowledge, they would generously share their insights.

He also learned some knowledge about Divine Skills from Qianye Temple, including the existence of the Divine Skill known as “Fate Communication”.

In terms of Divine Skills, the Buddhist sects had surpassed other cultivators in research.

Other cultivators would only attempt to grasp Divine Skills upon reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, whereas the Buddhists simplified Divine Skills into a legacy that spanned from low to high levels, allowing cultivators with weaker powers to use Divine Skills to a certain extent.

Of course, the number of Divine Skills that Buddhism could pass down in this way was limited, only four in total.

But it was these four legacies of Divine Skills that gave Buddhist Venerables more opportunities to have Divine Skills for protection.

It was precisely because Li Shiming was a well-known Alchemy Master of the Righteous Path that he could inquire about such confidential matters without much concern, and other cultivators were also willing to share these secrets with him to strengthen their friendship.

Without Li Yuanba, it would be impossible to gather much information about Divine Skills.

Li Yuanba then thought of the ability that had trapped him in the Array Formation Illusion. This ability wasn’t an illusion of a formation; although his expertise in formations was not as profound as that of his main body Li Shiming, the idea that any formation could elude his perception was inconceivable.

He had been plunged into the illusion in an instant, which shocked him even more.

One must know that he had cultivated Divine Thought, and even if he was trapped in an Illusion Formation, making him lose his autonomy and completely controlling his body and mind with the illusion wouldn’t have been easy.

“It must be Telepathy!” He thought of another Divine Skill, and his scalp tingled.

Could it be that Qianye Temple, for the sake of an unconfirmed claim of him being a Buddhist reincarnation, had actually sent two Arhats with Divine Skills after him?

The more he thought about it, the more he believed it to be true; how could his “Step by Step Lotus” be so easily controlled otherwise?

His complexion darkened, and he almost considered returning to Senluo Sect right away, since he didn’t know whether “Fate Communication” would reveal his connection to his main body, Li Shiming. Even if they did not discover this particular detail, the probability of being detected by “Fate Communication” would increase greatly if he came into contact with Li Shiming.

However, he absolutely needed to get the Spirit Pill for successful pill formation, which was a crucial step for him to advance to a Golden Core cultivator.

“In that case, I might as well give them a bit of trouble first!” Li Yuanba murmured to himself in a deep voice.

He took out a Jade Scroll and transferred the images of the Wisdom Arhat and Zhi Xin Arhat recorded through the IBMz15 onto it, and he also added their possession of “Telepathy” and “Fate Communication” to the Scroll.

He did not care whether the two Arhats truly possessed the two Divine Skills; since he intended to cause trouble for them, he naturally described them as extravagantly as possible.

He then took out a disposable flying sword, attaching the Jade Scroll to it, and cast “Flying Sword Communication” towards the garrison at Jieshan Mountain Pass.

He did not use his own identity; this was akin to sending an anonymous message, and his intended recipient was the Golden Core Elder stationed at the Jieshan Mountain Pass.

After completing these arrangements, his figure moved toward a nearby location.

This place was a weak point in the great formation that his main body Li Shiming had exploited many times, a flaw within the formation that Li Shiming had taken advantage of repeatedly.

Li Yuanba found it extremely easy to utilize as well.

After passing through the formations of Senluo Sect and those of the Righteous Path, he once again arrived within the domain of the Righteous Path.

He found the right direction and, using the cover of darkness, exerted his full power to deploy “Step by Step Lotus” and quickly disappeared into the distance.