Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 496: Chapter 294 Backlash_2

Now that his weakness of having a frail soul was remedied, the Wisdom Arhat used ‘Fate Communication’ to predict his future. If his soul had remained weaker than that of the Wisdom Arhat, perhaps he would still be blindly manipulated by the Wisdom Arhat.

Even though the Wisdom Arhat cultivated techniques that enhanced his soul and spirit, making them stronger, he was still unable to compare with Li Yuanba who had withstood the Heavenly Thunder twice.

This situation was like the Wisdom Arhat using ‘Fate Communication’ to try to predict the future of a cultivator who was at a higher realm than the Arhat himself. How could the Wisdom Arhat not suffer blood vomiting as a backlash!

Venerable Huike placed a hand on the Wisdom Arhat’s body, without any hesitation, and scanned his entire body with his Divine Thought.

After a moment, he took out a third-grade Spirit Pill and forcibly fed it to the unconscious Wisdom Arhat.

The Wisdom Arhat had lost consciousness, and this backlash had injured his spirit, a type of injury that was extremely troublesome.

Third-grade Spirit Pills were the best in the temple for treating injuries to the spirit, and also the most expensive among the third-grade pills, but Venerable Huike did not hesitate to use them.

After a good while, the Wisdom Arhat regained consciousness, his eyes dull and lacking their usual brilliance.

“Wisdom, what has happened? How could such a backlash occur?” Venerable Huike, seeing that the Wisdom Arhat had awakened, asked in a deep voice.

With his protection, and being inside the Qianye Temple, the Wisdom Arhat’s use of ‘Fate Communication’ should have faced no disturbances. Therefore, the problem must have originated from the target of the spell.

Could it be that a Nascent Soul Ancestor happened to be by Li Yuanba’s side and disrupted the Wisdom Arhat’s ‘Fate Communication’ spell?

With the capability of ‘Fate Communication,’ unless it is the person being subjected to the spell, even a Golden Core cultivator nearby would not be able to detect the spellcasting, only a Nascent Soul Ancestor would notice something was amiss.

“Venerable, it’s Li Yuanba who has formed his Golden Core!” The Wisdom Arhat said with a look of terror in his dull eyes, his tone incredulous.

No matter how talented he was, Li Yuanba should not have formed his Golden Core so quickly.

Though there have been one-in-a-million cultivators who directly formed their Golden Core from the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage, every one of those cultivators had undergone a very lengthy period of growth during the Foundation Establishment Stage and had sufficient accumulation to achieve this.

Qianye Temple had detailed intelligence on Li Yuanba; from the first time he appeared, to his joining the Senluo Sect. Knowing exactly when Li Yuanba became a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and when he joined the Senluo Sect was precisely why they were shocked by Li Yuanba’s rapid formation of his Golden Core.

“The gift of a reincarnated Bodhisattva is indeed extraordinary; it seems we must welcome back the reincarnated Bodhisattva sooner rather than later!” Venerable Huike mused for a moment before speaking.

By then, Venerable Huike no longer harbored any doubts about Li Yuanba being the reincarnated Bodhisattva. If not for the status of the reincarnated Bodhisattva, how could someone master Divine Foot Skill in such a short time, constantly advance in realm, and form a Golden Core in just a few years.

He believed that if Li Yuanba came to Qianye Temple and practiced the Buddhist cultivation techniques, his advancement in realm would be even quicker.

Li Yuanba would also be able to recover his past life’s innate wisdom faster and become a new Venerable of the Buddhist path, or even return to the status of a Bodhisattva.

“I have disappointed you, Venerable; I was unable to see Li Yuanba’s future!” the Wisdom Arhat said remorsefully.

“Rest well. For the injuries you’ve sustained, I will apply for Spirit Pills for you to recover as soon as possible!” Venerable Huike said, gesturing in a consoling manner.

Although the absence of ‘Fate Communication’ would greatly increase the difficulty of Qianye Temple’s search for Li Yuanba, once Li Yuanba’s identity as the reincarnated Bodhisattva was confirmed, the priority level of the mission to retrieve him would also increase.

Li Yuanba’s Divine Thought scanned a certain area of the void multiple times, then he released his Divine Thought to sweep through the surrounding space, scanning every inch, yet finding nothing.

He slowly exhaled a breath and withdrew his Sword Intent back into his body.

“Junior Li, did you detect something?” He Wei, seeing Li Yuanba relax, finally spoke up.

He and another Golden Core cultivator named Liu Gang were both at the Golden Core Early Stage, on the same level as Li Yuanba, and they had formed their Golden Cores for several decades, but he always maintained ample respect for Li Yuanba.

There was no way not to show respect, the man before them was a Golden Core Sword Cultivator.

Not to mention the Sword Intent that Li Yuanba had just released, which caused the Golden Core inside him to tremble involuntarily. If he were to be enemies with Li Yuanba, not to speak of actual combat, even before any battle occurred, he would already be at a disadvantage.

This made He Wei and Liu Gang regard Li Yuanba as another Elder Jian. For the hundreds of years before Elder Jian entered seclusion, he had suppressed multiple generations of Golden Core cultivators in the Senluo Sect.

In their eyes, Li Yuanba was Elder Jian’s disciple, who would take his place and suppress the Golden Core cultivators of the Senluo Sect for hundreds of years once again.

“I just sensed someone spying!” Li Yuanba explained, then waved his hand and continued, “It might be a mistake in my perception, let’s continue on our way!”

He Wei and Liu Gang exchanged a glance. They didn’t believe Li Yuanba’s perception was wrong, for the Sword Intent and Divine Thought he had just displayed far surpassed theirs.

However, since Li Yuanba didn’t want to elaborate, they also didn’t ask further.

“Is there any danger on Northern Island?” Seeing that the two Golden Core cultivators had a good attitude, and considering that he would be guarding Northern Island with them for the next half a year, Li Yuanba took the initiative to ask.

He accepted the mission to guard Northern Island because it was not high-level, suitable for Golden Core Early Stage cultivators to pick up.

He didn’t want to gain an abundance of resources through the mission; he just wanted to accumulate enough contribution points early to apply to become an Elder somewhere, which would afford him more free time.

“The danger level on Northern Island is very low, the sea beasts in the ocean won’t breach the contract with humans. At most, there will be one or two Great Demons causing trouble. With Junior Li here, dealing with them should be even more effortless!” He Wei replied with a smile.

“I will still rely on the help of both of you. I’ve just advanced to the Golden Core stage not long ago and lack a lot in experience!” Li Yuanba replied, downplaying his abilities.

“With the grand formation on Northern Island, there’s not much need for us!” Liu Gang responded with a laugh.

“I’ve noticed a downside of being at the Golden Core stage. When at the Foundation Establishment stage, approaching a grand formation would not be detected, but at the Golden Core stage, one gets noticed. I wonder if there is any cultivation technique that could avoid that?” Li Yuanba took the opportunity to inquire.

“Secret techniques that can hide oneself from detection by grand formations are quite rare; they’re core cultivation techniques held within the sect. I know that the Sky Concealing Secret Technique can conceal one’s aura and avoid detection by various grand formations. However, just the contribution points required for the Sky Concealing Secret Technique exceed two hundred thousand, not to mention the extremely stringent cultivation conditions. I for one wouldn’t learn such a technique just to hide my aura!” Liu Gang knew quite a bit, and he responded with a laugh.

Li Yuanba’s question, of course, had its purpose. Previously he hadn’t thought much about it, but after becoming a Golden Core, he started considering the future trips to the territories of Righteous Path forces.

If he didn’t master a secret technique capable of concealing his presence, it’s likely he would be discovered even before nearing the grand formations at the Jieshan Mountain Pass, let alone sneaking across.

Though he didn’t need to contact his main body, Li Shiming, for a long time, such matters were unpredictable. If Li Shiming needed his help, he would have to go immediately.

With Master Elder Jian in seclusion, he didn’t have friends within the sect on his own, so if he wanted to learn about these secrets, he could only get the information from fellow Golden Core cultivators in the sect.

Indeed, after establishing a relationship with the two Golden Core cultivators, these minor issues got resolved without any trouble at all.

It was a pity that the Sky Concealing Secret Technique was too expensive. Had he known this earlier, he might have used one of his two free chances to learn a cultivation technique to acquire the Sky Concealing Secret Technique in advance.

But on second thought, the Fiery Sun Jade Body Technique and Evil Corpse Spirit Record were more important. These two techniques were the foundation for enhancing one’s strength.

Upon reaching the Golden Core stage, he lost the advantage he once had as a True Disciple. There were far fewer missions available for selection at the Golden Core stage. For instance, battle missions that could quickly earn contribution points weren’t even visible to him.

It wasn’t that the sect distrusted his strength, but those missions were usually taken on by Golden Core Elders with higher status within the sect.