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Chapter 1227: Chapter 660: Harassment

Fourteen Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators, each responsible for combat in the Yuqing Sect, are considered mid-to-upper level even among other superpower mid-stage cultivators.

Yet, despite being such formidable Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators, five were instantly killed when they acted alongside Great Cultivator Duan Zhang.

The remaining nine unscathed Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators felt no relief; they relied on a Defensive Array and their defensive magical treasures to build the strongest defense.

Under their protection, four Nascent Souls stood weak and helpless.

Fortunately, there were many sect members here along with Great Cultivator Duan Zhang, so safety was not a concern.

If there were only a few sect mates, the four Nascent Souls would have immediately fled, seeking to return to their spare bodies to begin the process of Body Seizing for rebirth.

Having lost their physical bodies, their path in cultivation seemed to have collapsed.

Even if they succeeded in Body Seizing for rebirth, their future path would lack significant development.

When Great Cultivator Duan Zhang returned to this scene, he did not lash out at his sect mates. If he were a Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioner, he too would be concerned about his safety like them.

The nine Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators and the five who were left with just their Nascent Souls looked at Great Cultivator Duan Zhang with hopeful eyes, as if asking whether he had solved their problem.

”The cultivator used the ’Astride to Victory’ part of the Divine Foot Skill to escape. We’ll need to come up with a new plan to capture him when we return,” Great Cultivator Duan Zhang said solemnly without hiding anything.

He gestured for them to depart from there.

The nine Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators had long wanted to leave, not to mention the five who were only left with their Nascent Souls, as they are very fragile outside their bodies and hoped to return soon.

The five Nascent Souls’ spare bodies were on the West Yan Continent, and they needed the sect’s power to get them back.

If they returned to the West Yan Continent in their current state, they feared being devoured by spirit beasts over the ocean.

The nine Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators retracted their defensive magical treasures and didn’t want to stay another moment longer, unwilling to face an enemy like Li Shiming.

In fact, they hadn’t even faced him and had already inexplicably lost a significant part of their combat strength. This kind of battle they had never encountered before, leaving them feeling both frustrated and fearful.

They are not afraid of battle—Thunder Cultivators enjoy combat—but they prefer straightforward fights, not the kind where they are instantly killed without even seeing their adversary. They could never like such battles.

Great Cultivator Duan Zhang was in a foul mood as well; he needed to return to explain to the sect and talk about dispatching more Great Cultivators, all of which were trouble.

Thinking as he flew, he momentarily forgot about the nine Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators, having long been accustomed to acting alone.

Of course, the distance between him and the nine Thunder Cultivators was not far, only a few thousand meters.

Suddenly, Great Cultivator Duan Zhang sensed a familiar aura—an attack bearing a hint of Great Cultivator energy. It was Li Shiming launching another assault.

”Dodge quickly!” Great Cultivator Duan Zhang this time didn’t fly toward the direction of the attack by Li Shiming but turned to aid his sect mates.

His speed was indeed swift, but the attack was faster still.

Perhaps if he burned Thunder Rules Energy, he might save one of them, but these Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators were not worth spending such valuable energy.

Li Shiming, using ’Astride to Victory,’ retreated three thousand miles away and found through the drone satellite system that Great Cultivator Duan Zhang hadn’t pursued.

He should leave immediately, as any typical Cultivator would consider.

Both Great Cultivator Duan Zhang and the surviving Yuqing Sect’s Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators thought this way. Li Shiming, just a mid-stage cultivator, no matter what special methods he had, facing a Great Cultivator was extremely dangerous.

Yet they underestimated Li Shiming and his desire for revenge.

With the drone satellite system monitoring the whereabouts of these Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Yuqing Sect, as long as they were within its surveillance, Li Shiming could make arrangements in advance.

And his speed was a huge advantage—even without using ’Astride to Victory,’ only ’Reaching for the Horizon’ was enough to outpace the Nascent Soul Cultivators of Yuqing Sect to set things up in advance.

He arrived a hundred miles away from Great Cultivator Duan Zhang, took out a Fourth Grade Array Flag, and set up a Concealing Array.

Four Fourth Grade Puppets and Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng were prepared for battle in the control room space; the ’Railgun’ was charged, and Li Shiming empowered the four Fourth Grade Top Cone-shaped Magical Treasures with ’Void-shattering Sword Intent.’

Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng also had drawn back the ’Thunderous Mysterious Bow’ for over ten breaths, the energy accumulated to its limit.

After summoning the four Fourth Grade Puppets and Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng, Li Shiming had his five brains separately control the targeting, and within less than a breath after leaving the control room space, the four Fourth Grade Puppets and Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng launched their attack.

This time, Li Shiming was extremely experienced. After launching the attack, he immediately swept his Divine Sense over the four Fourth Grade Puppets, Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng, and the Fourth Grade Array Flag, and executed ’Astride to Victory’ again to retreat three thousand miles away.