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Chapter 495: Chapter 294 Backlash

Between heaven and earth, a thousand mountains formed a Buddhist lotus. This was the location of the greatest Buddhist sect on the Beishu Continent.

Each peak was a petal of the lotus, and the thousand peaks together made up a thousand petals. At the heart of the lotus, an imposing ancient temple stood tall—this was the Qianye Temple.

Within a room of the Qianye Temple, the Wisdom Arhat sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, with Venerable Huike standing behind him.

The room was exceedingly quiet. Ever since Venerable Huike had brought the Wisdom Arhat back from the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, this was the first time the Wisdom Arhat prepared to use ‘Fate Communication’ for divination again.

The main reason was that the previous injuries the Wisdom Arhat had sustained were not light, and using ‘Fate Communication’ for prediction necessitated his body and mind to be in an optimal state to avoid any obstruction.

Qianye Temple was prepared to employ a Venerable to bring back Li Yuanba; they truly wished not to suffer the loss of another Arhat in this matter.

The losses for Qianye Temple this time could be described as immense. The Zhi Xin Arhat cultivated ‘Other’s Heart Knowledge’, and with the demise of Zhi Xin Arhat, combined with the loss of the Inheritance Relics of ‘Other’s Heart Knowledge’, if they could not recover the Inheritance Relics, it was feared that ‘Other’s Heart Knowledge’ would not reemerge in Qianye Temple for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.

Whether it was the suspected reincarnation of a Bodhisattva or the inheritance relic of ‘Other’s Heart Knowledge,’ both were worth Qianye Temple dispatching a Venerable to intervene.

And Venerable Huike, who had mastered the Divine Foot Skill ‘Steps Between Worlds,’ could reach anywhere in the world with his cultivation as a Venerable.

As long as the Wisdom Arhat could use ‘Fate Communication’ to predict the whereabouts of Li Yuanba, his capture would be inevitable, and even the Senluo Sect would be unable to prevent it.

A faint Buddha’s light emerged upon the Wisdom Arhat’s body, his eyes strangely darkened, as ‘Fate Communication’ was fully activated.

At this moment, Li Yuanba was traveling with two Golden Core cultivators from his sect, his sect mission being to change guard at a nearby island known as Northern Island.

This task required half a year, where the three Golden Core cultivators would replace the current Golden Core cultivators stationed at Northern Island.

Li Yuanba had his own reasons for choosing this mission.

With the Ten Thousand Sword Peak Treasure, it was as if he carried his cave abode with him, and with his current combat strength, even if he encountered several enemy Golden Core cultivators, there was nothing to worry about. The Ten Thousand Sword Peak Treasure alone possessed sufficient deterrent power.

Even without using the Ten Thousand Sword Peak Treasure, simply treating the Ten Thousand Sword Peak as a massive defensive formation could withstand attacks from several Golden Core cultivators.

As a Golden Core cultivator of the Senluo Sect, he needed to actively accept missions, as Elder Situ had pointed out.

Once he had accumulated enough contributions, he could apply within the sect to become an Elder overseeing certain affairs, which would make things much easier for him.

Almost all Golden Core Elders did this, and he didn’t wish to make himself an exception.

Anyway, the pressures inside the sect had become a thing of the past, and no Golden Core Elder coveting the Ten Thousand Sword Peak would dare to attempt to seize the Ten Thousand Sword Peak Treasure from a Golden Core Sword Cultivator.

All of a sudden, Li Yuanba had a feeling of being watched, and his sharp Sword Intent surged upward, startling the two Golden Core cultivators traveling with him.

The two Golden Core cultivators were at first shocked, and then they immediately took out their treasures, cautiously scanning their surroundings.

Finding nothing, they then turned their attention back to Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba didn’t know who might be trying to peek at him, but he trusted his senses, and his terrifying Supreme Yang Sword Intent slashed towards the sensed location.

He didn’t know whether it would be effective, but a Sword Cultivator’s Sword Intent has the reputation of ‘one sword breaks ten thousand methods,’ which is not just a rumor but a fact written in the blood of enemies by sword cultivators.

There was nothing in the void, but the faint feeling of being observed seemed to come from a certain place within the emptiness. His Supreme Yang Sword Intent swept through that area, and the faint feeling of being watched disappeared along with the Sword Intent.

Back in Qianye Temple, the Wisdom Arhat spat out a mouthful of blood, his face pale as gold paper.

As an Arhat who had cultivated ‘Fate Communication,’ he had only mastered the most basic part of ‘Fate Communication.’

He had dared to use ‘Fate Communication’ to predict Li Yuanba’s future without any misgivings because Li Yuanba’s strength was one major realm lower than his.

But he had never anticipated that Li Yuanba’s strength would have a qualitative breakthrough in such a short period of time, rising to a Golden Core cultivator.

What was most critical was that Li Yuanba’s soul was incredibly strong, which led to severe backlash for the Wisdom Arhat.

In fact, Li Yuanba’s soul had always been his greatest weakness, a weakness that was relative.

When Li Yuanba was being refined into a Life-bound Corpse Refinement, the original body was in a special state of suspended animation.

That inexplicably successful refinement allowed Li Yuanba’s Corpse Refining spirit to inherit the soul energy of the original body, making his soul about the standard of a regular genius, not particularly remarkable.

Later, Li Yuanba cultivated Spiritual Thought during the Qi Refinement Realm and Divine Thought during the Foundation Establishment Stage, which did enhance his own soul somewhat. However, the top geniuses of great sects had the same opportunities, leaving his soul never standing out.

Especially compared to his original self, Li Shiming, Li Yuanba’s soul appeared even more insignificant.

But after Li Yuanba formed his Golden Core, his soul was transformed. It was far stronger than that of other Golden Core cultivators of the same realm.

This was related to him undergoing the baptism of Heavenly Thunder twice during his Golden Core formation.

Each Heavenly Thunder baptism strengthened his soul. Had it not been for his unusual state of being both human and Corpse Refining, which led to the formation of the peculiar Taiji Dao Body, he wouldn’t have had such an immense opportunity.