Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 1974: Chapter 1033: Yuan Ba (Part 2)

Of course, Sword Elder also knew that Li Shizhen was a pseudonym; Li Shiming was the real name.

But at Li Shiming’s level, names don’t matter; he can be called whatever he wants, and the distinction between real and false names is unimportant.

What Sword Elder could confirm was that Li Shiming sent so many half-step Fifth Grade spirit pets to Li Yuanba, and the friendship between the two was genuine.

When Li Yuanba ascends to the Great Power realm, he will have a close Great Power ally to watch over him and assist in that realm.

Perhaps not just one close Great Power ally, considering Li Shiming also has Li Taibai, a Free Great Power, and the newly refined Fifth Grade ’Flying Night Demon’ by Li Shiming. It’s almost imaginable that the influence of Li Yuanba and Li Shiming alone can affect the entire circle of Great Powers in the Cultivation World.

The higher the cultivation level, the harder it is to find truly trustworthy friends.

Li Shiming lent half-step Fifth Grade spirit pets to Li Yuanba, indicating their relationship is closer than that of ordinary friends.

In this regard, Sword Elder somewhat envied Li Yuanba.

Friends are easy to find, but truly trustworthy close friends are rare.

Only cultivators like Li Yuanba and Li Shiming, who knew each other from the junior cultivator days, can maintain the most genuine friendship.

Li Yuanba adjusted his condition and took out the ’Hundred Herbs Pill,’ placed it in his mouth, but did not swallow it.

He stepped out from the Grotto Heaven, arriving in the outside world.

Feeling the rules of the outside world compared to his Grotto Heaven, the external rules were too rich, making him slightly unable to adapt.

Soon after, the force of rejection by heaven and earth manifested on him; he felt as if he was at odds with the entire world.

In the sky, thunderclouds began to gather.

Li Yuanba observed the thunderclouds in the sky, using the remote IBMz15 to analyze the situation of the thunderclouds.

Upon seeing the energy gathering situation of the thunderclouds, he let out a sigh of relief.

At least for the moment, the power of this tribulation was still within an acceptable range.

He mobilized the ’Innate Wood’ divine skill, enhancing the effect with the ’Innate Jianmu Tree Heart,’ adding several ’Innate Wood’ divine skill effects to himself.

He then took out a jade talisman, which was the ’Thunder Resistance Secret Technique Talisman’ made by Li Shiming.

Unfortunately, even the best quality of blank talismans brought back by Li Shiming from Cloud Island Sea could not withstand the ’Thunder Resistance Secret Technique’ cast by a Great Power.

Fortunately, Li Shiming had slain several Great Powers, obtaining some materials for Great Power level jade talismans from them to be able to make the ’Thunder Resistance Secret Technique Talisman’ at the Great Power level.

For the sake of overcoming tribulation, the ’Thunder Secret Technique’ within the talisman must be in a complete state. If using a fourth-grade top-quality jade talisman as the carrier, only part of the power of the ’Thunder Resistance Secret Technique’ could be obtained.

Li Yuanba activated the ’Thunder Resistance Secret Technique Talisman’ without hesitation, adding its effect to himself.

He released the Xingyi Sword, which contained the incredibly imposing ’Chaos Sword Intent.’

”Yuan Ba’s sword intent has grown stronger again!” Sword Elder sensed the ’Chaos Sword Intent’ within the Xingyi Sword and couldn’t help but mutter to himself in amazement.

Normal cultivators at the half-step Great Power level have extreme difficulty enhancing further.

But looking at Li Yuanba, the ’Chaos Sword Intent’ contained within the Xingyi Sword almost reached the pinnacle of half-step Great Power.

If it weren’t for Li Yuanba’s own realm limitation, the power of this ’Chaos Sword Intent’ could be even stronger.

Even though Sword Elder knew Li Yuanba was a genius, he didn’t expect Li Yuanba’s talent to be so high.

Not only Sword Elder but any powerful sword cultivators in the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion were watching Li Yuanba’s actions.

This was a rare opportunity to feel the ascension process of a Great Power through the pavilion’s formation.

Perhaps some sword cultivators might be able to gain insights from this, greatly enhancing their own strength.

With a ’boom,’ the first heavenly thunder descended from the Nine Heavens.

The heavenly thunder transformed into a silver dragon in the air, aiming its dragon head at Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba waved his hand, and the Xingyi Sword slashed out a sword light at a foot distance from him.

After the sword light was cut out, it created a space rift in front of him.

Seeing this sword, Sword Elder couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

Perhaps other sword cultivators thought that Li Yuanba broke through the void with powerful sword intent, but in his eyes, Li Yuanba was actually using space ability to create a space rift in front of him.

And Li Yuanba’s sword was more to stabilize the space rift.

As the heavenly thunder descended, it first contacted the space rift, with at least half of the power absorbed into the space rift.

Li Yuanba appeared with a smug smile; this trick was learned from the ’Flying Night Demon.’

The ’Flying Night Demon’s’ tribulation process involved combating using battle instinct, with the fighting method mainly relying on instinctively unleashing all the Rule Power.

Whether it was Li Shiming or Li Yuanba, their previous application of space rules focused primarily on mobility.

Now using space rifts for defense proved to be very effective.

Using space power to construct a defensive shield is far less solid than the space rift.

Of course, if fighting against intelligent enemies, constructing a defensive shield with space power is better, as a deliberately created space rift could be easily bypassed by an intelligent enemy.

The remaining power of the heavenly thunder, weakened once again by Li Yuanba’s ’Chaos Sword Intent,’ finally struck him.

Li Yuanba’s physique was naturally not as good as Li Shiming’s, but having cultivated the sword body of the ’Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique’ and nourished daily in the Grotto Heaven with energy exceeding normal Great Power’s Cave Heaven by over two hundred times, his physique was several points stronger than that of an average Great Power.

The ultimate power of the first heavenly thunder only caused his hair to stand up, without any harm inflicted.

After a while, the second heavenly thunder followed and descended.

Li Yuanba employed the same approach; the space rift absorbed half of the thunder’s energy, leaving the remainder more manageable.

One by one, the heavenly thunders fell, and he dealt with them accordingly each time.

Sword Elder, watching from afar, displayed a peculiar expression.

Not because Li Yuanba’s method of dealing with heavenly thunder was remarkable, but because his method was so specific, consistently handling the thunder’s power just right.

It seemed as though Li Yuanba had pre-judged the impact of heavenly thunder, allowing him to respond with composure.

What Sword Elder didn’t know was that his judgment was accurate; Li Yuanba had indeed foreseen the thunder’s power and responded deliberately.

The cultivator most knowledgeable about heavenly thunder was undoubtedly Li Shiming.

Li Shiming’s time cultivating wasn’t particularly long; many cultivators in the Cultivation World far exceeded him in age.

Yet the amount of heavenly thunder he faced throughout his life was certainly the highest among all cultivators.

Every spirit pet’s birth required facing a heavenly tribulation.

These experiences combined with the computational power of IBMz15 allowed for prediction of the tribulation’s power to considerable accuracy.

Starting from the seventh heavenly thunder, Li Yuanba’s injuries appeared more significant.

The heavenly thunder caused extensive electric damage on his body, but the ’Innate Wood’ divine skills augmented by ’Innate Jianmu Tree Heart’ quickly healed his injuries.

The pre-stored ’Innate Wood’ energy within his body would heal any wounds that appeared.

After the eighth heavenly thunder fell, he was severely injured, yet before the ninth descended, the ’Innate Wood’ divine skills healed his body.

The final heavenly thunder was also the most powerful.

”Yuan Ba, use the talisman I gave you if necessary, don’t hold back!” Sword Elder became nervous and shouted at Li Yuanba.

It was impossible for Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion to let Li Yuanba undergo the tribulation directly; Sword Elder offered a Great Power level talisman that could create a Great Power level defensive shield upon activation.

This was to enhance the chances of overcoming the tribulation, but once a Great Power talisman is used, the next heavenly thunder’s power would double.

Therefore, it can only be used for the final heavenly thunder, and even though Great Power level talismans are available, the number of cultivators successfully passing through tribulation remains very small.