Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 1660: Chapter 876: Target_2

The path Li Shiming took was based on the faint traces of a road on the ground.

And these faint roads were the most recognizable within the Divine Palace, so the maps held by the three Devil Cultivators also used these faint roads as a standard, causing Li Shiming’s path to overlap significantly with that of the three Devil Cultivators.

With Li Shiming clearing the way in front, many of the restrictions were triggered in advance.

The restrictions within the Divine Palace need time to recover energy, and around the restrictions triggered in a short time, there will be no further restrictions appearing.

”Shall we enter together or separately?” Master Qiu Zhi, who hadn’t said much, asked in a deep voice.

”Together, let each of us subdue one with our own abilities!” Grandmaster Leng Hong and Great Cultivator Zongjing discussed for a while and finally decided.

Dealing with a late-stage fourth-grade Divine Beast, in a one-on-one situation, both sides’ combat power is evenly matched.

However, the Divine Beasts in the Divine Beast Garden are more adept at mastering powerful Talent Abilities, making their combat power extremely strong, yet also harder to deal with.

To ensure foolproof success, the best choice is to take a three-on-one approach, first allowing one Great Cultivator to contract with one Divine Beast, and then using a two-on-one approach to allow another Great Cultivator to contract with a Divine Beast.

As for the last Great Cultivator, they’ll have to rely on their own luck.

”Alright, we’ll see who has the stronger skills!” Master Qiu Zhi also nodded in agreement.

The three Devil Cultivators each have their own methods, while they might not be able to avoid harm, they can certainly control the situation, to see whose methods are superior.

This is also relatively fair, a Devil Cultivator’s fairness.

The three Devil Cultivators took out their jade tokens, placed them together on the surrounding wall, and the hidden door appeared.

They entered through the door into the Divine Beast Garden, standing on the platform.

Just as they entered the Divine Beast Garden, pondering how to choose a Divine Beast, everything before their eyes stunned them.

They saw near the platform, nine Divine Beasts were fighting each other, which was a rare spectacle.

But the problem was, when they entered the door and stood on the platform, the nine Divine Beasts immediately stopped fighting and looked at them.

Though the platform is a safe zone, where the Divine Beasts will not attack them.

But the intelligence of the Divine Beasts is extremely high, and it is impossible for them to continue fighting amongst themselves, letting the three Great Cultivators easily gain an advantage.

Being stared at by the nine Divine Beasts, although they knew safety was not an issue, the three Devil Cultivators felt their whole bodies tense.

”What happened?” Grandmaster Leng Hong couldn’t help but exclaim in anger.

They had painstakingly come here to contract a Divine Beast, but looking before them, nine Divine Beasts were right there, leaving them no chance to contract.

With nine Divine Beasts in front, there was no need to search for a Divine Beast anymore, they could choose freely among them.

But the problem is that to contract a Divine Beast, they must defeat it, and even if the three Devil Cultivators were twice as strong, they dare not claim to be able to face nine Divine Beasts simultaneously.

In battling any Divine Beast, they must be extremely cautious, as the Talent Abilities of Divine Beasts often possess deadly power.

”Do we just wait here?” Great Cultivator Zongjing was also dumbfounded and softly asked for his companion’s opinion.

”What’s the point in waiting, are we to compete in patience with these Divine Beasts?” Master Qiu Zhi replied helplessly.

The Divine Beasts confined in the Divine Beast Garden have exceedingly long lifespans, and this standoff might be considered short by Divine Beast standards even if it lasts for years, but for the three Devil Cultivators, there’s only a matter of days.

And they only have one chance to open the Divine Beast Garden, which has already been used.

Once they leave, there is no way to re-enter the Divine Beast Garden, leaving them in a difficult position.

Their predicament was naturally the result of Li Shiming’s actions.

Of course, Li Shiming did not know about this, nor did he intend for it to happen.

Li Shiming had contracted with the Golden Winged Dapeng, the strongest Divine Beast in the Divine Beast Garden, occupying the entrance.

All Divine Beasts are not fools, they knew about the Golden Winged Dapeng often sneaking out of the Divine Beast Garden.

Additionally, the Golden Winged Dapeng, as the strongest Divine Beast, had long held dominion over the entrance area, leading all the Divine Beasts to believe that the entrance area held special significance.

After the Golden Winged Dapeng was contracted away, some Divine Beasts in the garden began to vie for the position of the strongest Divine Beast, with the struggle manifesting as a contest for ownership of the entrance area.

If the three Devil Cultivators had come a bit later, it would have been better; by then, the Divine Beasts would have decided on victors, and they might have encountered an injured Divine Beast.

But they came precisely at this time, just as the nine Divine Beasts began to fight, and their arrival prematurely ended the battle.

Grandmaster Leng Hong looked at the nine Divine Beasts with great unwillingness, contemplating if there was a way to snatch a Divine Beast.

No matter how much he thought, all his methods were rendered useless in the face of nine Divine Beasts.

Not to mention that the two Devil Cultivators beside him weren’t in unity with him; if he did take a risk, the two Devil Cultivators might trip him up.

The other two devil cultivators had similar thoughts, feeling unwilling yet powerless.

”I’m leaving, waiting here is pointless!” Master Qiu Zhi was the first to suggest leaving.

After saying this, without hesitation, he turned around and walked out the door.

With one Great Cultivator gone, the attention of the nine Divine Beasts did not shift from the remaining two Great Cultivators.

The intention of the nine Divine Beasts was clear; they would resume fighting only after no human Great Cultivators were present.

”I’m leaving too!” No matter how reluctant, Great Cultivator Zongjing turned and said.

Grandmaster Leng Hong, as the last one, suppressed his inner unwillingness and also exited through the door.

Outside the wall, the three Devil Cultivators gathered again, and the door that had appeared on the wall had disappeared.

”This situation shouldn’t have occurred!” Grandmaster Leng Hong said in a deep voice.

The opening of the Divine Palace was not a one-time event, and such an abnormal situation had never occurred.

”Could the previous Golden Winged Dapeng be related?” Master Qiu Zhi thought of the Golden Winged Dapeng, which had appeared many times in the sky, and voiced his thoughts.

”I believe it’s more related to Li Shiming. Even if the Golden Winged Dapeng had some abnormalities, it shouldn’t have coincidentally resulted in nine Divine Beasts gathering just as we reached the Divine Beast Garden. It must have been something a Cultivator did that caused chaos in the Divine Beast Garden.” Great Cultivator Zongjing shook his head and stated his judgment.

”Damn it, we shouldn’t have let Li Shiming go first!” Grandmaster Leng Hong agreed with Great Cultivator Zongjing’s judgment and exclaimed angrily.

Unfortunately, within the Divine Palace, even if they could find Li Shiming, due to the presence of his contract, they could do nothing against him.

With no other choice, they could only choose to advance toward another backup target, though after wasting so much time, they weren’t sure if they could reach the other target in time.

This time, they didn’t choose to take the same route as Li Shiming, encountering the normal number of restrictions instead, which severely slowed their progress.

If Li Shiming were to calculate their speed now, he would find that the data he previously obtained with drone satellite surveillance was highly inaccurate; it was the speed at which the three Devil Cultivators followed him.

And their current speed was at least half that of their previous pace.

However, Li Shiming had no mind to pay attention to them, as he was currently advancing rapidly towards his predetermined target direction.

He released Master Luo Pei, along with Little Feng and the Illusion Spirit Dragon. Little Feng and the Illusion Spirit Dragon helped him withstand restriction attacks, while Master Luo Pei was responsible for collecting resources along the way.

Master Luo Pei was still facing a certain degree of danger, but to move faster, he couldn’t worry about that too much.

As long as Master Luo Pei did not die on the spot, the ’Innate Wood’ Divine Skill could bring him back.

Though the restrictions in the Divine Palace were strong, Master Luo Pei donned a set of defensive armor and activated it to its maximum defensive state. The seven components - head armor, chest armor, left arm armor, right arm armor, half body armor, left leg armor, and right leg armor - were all linked together, forming a spirit-treasure-level armor.

This armor was originally prepared by Li Shiming for a late-stage Golden Corpse, but now it was being used on Master Luo Pei.