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Chapter 716 - 404 News_2

Chapter 716: Chapter 404 News_2

Five years may seem like a long time, but for a Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator, it truly isn’t much.

During those five years of cultivation, Li Yuanba consistently took large doses of Third Grade Advanced Spirit Pills suitable for the Golden Core Middle Stage. However, the increase in the Spiritual Power Pattern within his Golden Core was very limited compared to five years ago; he was still at the middle phase of the Golden Core Middle Stage, a long way off from the Late-stage Golden Core.

In the same span of five years, his original body, Li Shiming, had only progressed to one-third of the Golden Core Middle Stage, even though Li Shiming had the enhancement of a Nascent Soul Level Spirit Vein. His progress through five years of cultivation was still slow.

Of course, their cultivation speed, if compared with other Golden Core cultivators in the Cultivation World, was like being boosted by a rocket.

Not to mention that the majority of Golden Core cultivators spend a large amount of time striving to obtain Third-grade Spiritual Medicine and have very little time actually available to use such Spirit Pills for cultivation.

This is why it takes some Golden Core cultivators hundreds of years to progress from the Golden Core Early Stage to the Middle Stage. Resources are always the biggest challenge in cultivation.

Li Yuanba sat cross-legged in the Cultivation Room, with the Ten Thousand Sword Peak Treasure floating in front of him.

Although his cultivation level hadn’t increased much in five years, his actual combat power had greatly improved.

Because of the energy absorbed in balancing the Corpse Refining state previously, his realm had greatly advanced in a short time, but this also made his realm unstable.

Over five years, he had spent a long time practicing the "Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique" to enhance his Sword Intent and stabilize his realm.

Perhaps because of his Body Refinement reaching the Great Elder Level, his speed in cultivating Sword Intent had increased significantly.

Now, his Sword Intent had reached the Golden Core Middle Stage Sword Intent as described in "Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique". It was in line with his realm’s progression, which had elevated his overall strength by a significant notch.

Long-term use of the Ten Thousand Sword Peak Treasure to cultivate "Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique" had also strengthened his connection with the treasure significantly. He even felt that his connection with the Ten Thousand Sword Peak Treasure was nearly approaching that of the Xingyi Sword.

This surprised him, as he knew that the Xingyi Sword was his life-bound treasure.

Yet, it was not unexpected. As a Sword Cultivator, Sword Intent is his strongest weapon, and the long-term interaction of Sword Intent with the Ten Thousand Sword Peak made the Sword Intent within it increasingly compatible with his own. This bond at the level of Sword Intent was nearly equivalent to that with a life-bound treasure.

As he was cultivating, his Identity Jade Disc received a message.

For a message to come through while he was cultivating, only a very few people had such privilege.

He slowly withdrew his Sword Intent from the Ten Thousand Sword Peak and ended this cultivation session.

He took out the Identity Jade Disc and, upon seeing the message, he realized it was indeed something that required immediate attention.

Ancestor Lu had sent him a message, urging him to return to the sect immediately.

Li Yuanba didn’t know what had happened, but he couldn’t defy Ancestor Lu’s orders.

He sent a message to Steward Yue Xing, informing him of his returning to the sect, and then he activated his Sword Escape towards the direction of the sect.

Though he wasn’t employing the "Step by Step Lotus," as a Middle Stage Golden Core Sword Cultivator who based his practice on the top-tier Sword Cultivation Technique "Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique", his Sword Escape speed was not slow.

When he arrived at the sect, he found that the great formation was operating at its maximum capacity.

Such a situation hardly ever occurred; clearly, an Array Master was controlling the formation, which only happened when major events unfolded in the sect.

After showing his Identity Jade Disc and passing through a thorough scanning by the grand formation, he was finally allowed into the sect.

This rigorous inspection alone was entirely different from usual times.

"Come to Three Saints Peak!" Ancestor Lu’s voice rang in his ear just as he entered the sect.

Without stopping his Sword Escape, he flew toward Three Saints Peak.

As he soared past various parts of the sect, he noticed that every formation was activated, and numerous Golden Core cultivators were stationed at many significant nodes of these formations.

A tense atmosphere enveloped the sect, prompting Li Yuanba to wonder what had happened.

Upon arriving at Three Saints Peak, he saw several high-level members of the sect and four Golden Core Elders emitting the aura of Great Elders standing in the void outside the peak, seemingly waiting for something.

The sect’s high-ranking members smiled warmly when they saw Li Yuanba.

This gave Li Yuanba a chill, as he was not familiar with the high ranks of the sect, but he knew that these were well-known Devil Cultivators; their warm smiles did not match the typical persona of Devil Cultivators.

No cultivator spoke to him, and the formation at Three Saints Peak opened a passage, allowing him to enter.

As soon as he entered the formation at Three Saints Peak, he felt the restlessness of the Spiritual Energy, a highly unstable state of Spiritual Energy that should not have appeared at such a location.

"I’ve seen Ancestor Lu!" Li Yuanba greeted Ancestor Lu with a bow.

"You’ve arrived; your master will soon attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage. You are his true inheritor. You should observe the process from the sidelines; it’s a rare opportunity, so cherish it!" Ancestor Lu said with a smile upon seeing Li Yuanba.

Surprise showed on Li Yuanba’s face; his master, Elder Jian, was finally about to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage.

This was great news. Although Ancestor Lu always protected him, Ancestor Lu belonged to a different generation, so their relationship was naturally not as close as his relationship with Elder Jian.

Once Elder Jian successfully broke through, he would have two Nascent Soul Ancestors to rely on.

Regarding whether Elder Jian could successfully break through, Li Yuanba, who also practiced the Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique, was very confident.

The Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique, a top-tier Sword Cultivation Technique, had enhancements for forming the nascent soul; with the sect’s resources and the resources prepared by Elder Jian himself, his chances of breaking through were higher than those of other cultivators.

In the Beishu Continent, there were likely no techniques at the same level as the Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique, which could break through the Nascent Soul Stage and reach even higher levels.

And in the Beishu Continent, techniques could at most reach the Nascent Soul Stage, which was considered the peak.

This difference in techniques has a significant impact on forming the nascent soul.

Sword cultivators who practiced the Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique aimed not only at the Nascent Soul Stage but also at much higher levels, both mentally and in other aspects, far surpassing others.

"Ancestor, how is my master doing?" Li Yuanba couldn’t help but ask.

"Feel the Spiritual Energy of this place. He has excellent talent and can now sense the natural energies. I am very optimistic about his advancement to the Nascent Soul Stage!" Ancestor Lu said candidly, as Li Yuanba was considered family.

"What about those people outside?" remembering the Golden Core cultivators outside when he entered Three Saints Peak, Li Yuanba asked.

"They wanted to observe the advancement process, wishful thinking on their part. The more observers, the more potential complications. Anyway, the sect’s requirement is to have at least one exceptionally talented junior to witness it; your presence is sufficient!" Ancestor Lu replied with a laugh.

Li Yuanba then understood the reason those Golden Core cultivators were waiting outside; probably because they could not enter Three Saints Peak to observe, staying outside allowed them to sense the atmosphere of advancement to some extent.

As for his exceptional talent, it was acknowledged within the sect.

Someone who advanced to Golden Core in his thirties and reached the Golden Core Middle Stage in just a few years, his cultivation speed alone, if not considered an exceptional talent, would mean there were no exceptionally talented juniors within the sect.

"Your cultivation speed is somewhat quick!" Ancestor Lu observed Li Yuanba closely.

However, after carefully sensing Li Yuanba’s cultivation level, a look of admiration appeared in his eyes.

"Indeed, although your cultivation speed is fast, your realm is very stable. To say you have exceptional talent is an understatement; your talent is rare in a thousand years!" Ancestor Lu said with a smile.

He was naturally very happy, as his disciple was about to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage, while his grand-disciple had already reached the Golden Core Middle Stage and had completed more than half of the cultivation process at that stage.

Back in the day, Elder Jian did not possess the talent Li Yuanba had, and in his view, Li Yuanba had an extremely high probability of advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage.