Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 471: Chapter 282: Meeting

Dawn broke, and Li Yuanba didn’t stop moving, although no longer using “Step by Step Lotus,” he switched to Sword Escape, which greatly reduced his speed.

He didn’t move in a single direction but constantly changed his route to prevent his movements from being predicted by “Fate Communication.”

He didn’t know if this was effective or not, but at least it was better than doing nothing, though it greatly affected his speed.

He dared not linger in any one place, as “Fate Communication” was like shackles, forcing him to be extremely cautious.

That said, the territory of the righteous path was indeed much more stable. Li Yuanba encountered no trouble at all along the way.

This might have been related to his complete lack of Devil Cultivator aura, and as a pure Sword Cultivator, there would hardly be any cultivators willing to provoke him.

As he was about to reach his destination, he suddenly stopped moving.

The reason Li Yuanba stopped was that he felt a slight change in the Space Ring on his finger.

The prohibitions originally set on the Space Ring had mysteriously disappeared.

This phenomenon indicated that the original owner of the Space Ring, Zhi Xin Arhat, had perished, causing the prohibitions on his Space Ring to automatically lift.

Li Yuanba had planned to spend a long time breaking the seal, but it seemed that was no longer necessary.

The death of Zhi Xin Arhat wasn’t just because Li Yuanba had divulged his location; it was also related to the loss of his arm and the damage to his spirit.

“Telepathy,” or any abilities involving the psyche, including Divine Skills, once broken, would suffer backlash.

Not to mention, when Zhi Xin Arhat was using “Telepathy,” Li Yuanba forcefully broke the restriction of “Telepathy” and severed his arm with a sword strike, exacerbating the effects of the backlash during its use.

Wisdom Arhat intervened to save Zhi Xin Arhat, stabilizing his injuries.

If it weren’t for Li Yuanba passing their information to the Senluo Sect, perhaps Zhi Xin Arhat might have survived.

The message sent by Li Yuanba was received by a Golden Core Elder of the Senluo Sect and met with great importance by the sect.

Two years ago, when the two Arhats disappeared in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, and adding the information provided by Li Yuanba, in conjunction with sect intelligence personnel recognizing the identities of the two Arhats, a larger hunt than the one from two years earlier commenced.

The injuries Zhi Xin Arhat suffered fundamentally prevented him from using secret techniques to conceal himself, leaving him no choice but to attempt an escape.

In the end, the two Arhats made a decision: Zhi Xin Arhat alone lured away the pursuers, while Wisdom Arhat escaped on his own.

Li Yuanba breathed a sigh of relief, a smug smile forming on his face.

Zhi Xin Arhat’s unexpected demise was a welcome surprise and with the pursuit by the Senluo Sect, at least Wisdom Arhat would have no opportunity to use “Fate Communication” to track him.

Li Yuanba no longer hesitated. He hadn’t expected that a simple tip-off would solve the trouble he was most worried about, and he turned into a sword light and flew downwards.

In a valley, his figure entered and disappeared beside a stream.

This place was close to Shushan Sect, and he used one hundred and eight Third Grade Array Flags to set up a formation that would protect anyone inside from harm, unless they were attacked by a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

“Fellow, long time no see!” Li Yuanba greeted Li Shiming, who was sitting inside the formation, with a respectful hand gesture and a smile.

“Indeed, it has been a long time, fellow!” Li Shiming also smiled back at his doppelganger, returning the gesture.

Even if such meetings had occurred many times before, he would still enact this ritual every single time.

“Vessel Protecting Pill, Soul Stabilizing Pill, Resurrection Pill, Mountain-Breaking Pill, three of each!” Li Shiming took out five jade vials and tossed them over.

“How about a bet to see who among us becomes a Golden Core first?” Li Yuanba caught the five jade vials and, without even looking, stashed them away and made a proposal.

“Is there any point?” Li Shiming questioned with a laugh.

The main body and the doppelganger looked at each other and laughed heartily. Who else could understand the pride in Li Shiming’s heart?

In just a few short years of struggle, both he and his doppelganger had advanced from the Qi Refinement Realm to the late-stage of Foundation Establishment, an achievement that would be shocking for just one individual, yet he had managed it simultaneously for both his main body and doppelganger.

Now, the main body and doppelganger each had their own prestigious positions in major sects as True Disciples, and both identities were quite special.

Without mentioning Li Shiming, the identity of an Alchemy Master already transcended the need for him to act as a True Disciple. He was now just waiting for his breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage, at which point the sect would elevate his status above most of the Golden Core Elders.

Although Li Yuanba had few friends within the Senluo Sect, his status was none too low.

A Sword Cultivator and True Disciple, sole master of Ten Thousand Sword Peak, backed by a Nascent Soul Ancestor, with a master who was attempting a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage.

As long as he could make it through this most difficult period, he would be able to soar high.

“By the way, I’ve obtained the Space Ring of a Qianye Temple Arhat, and it’s only right to share it with you!” Li Yuanba, suddenly remembering, took off the Space Ring and tossed it to Li Shiming.

It was only because the doppelganger and the main body were one and the same, that he could be so casual with a Space Ring from a Golden Core cultivator of a major sect without even checking it.

Li Yuanba, as a Sword Cultivator, had very little need for external objects.

Moreover, this was the Space Ring of a Qianye Temple Arhat. There might be items inside that could lead to being tracked by Qianye Temple, so it was best given to Li Shiming to handle.

Li Shiming accepted the Space Ring and probed inside it with his Divine Thought.

His discernment was so refined that not only was he unmatchable by cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage, but most Golden Core cultivators couldn’t compare to him.