Cultivation is just so scientific!

"Where is the guard team? Quickly go help Master Li!" Yu An shouted urgently.

This sort of thing hadn't happened at Wuqing Mountain for a long time, and the guard team didn't react immediately. It was only after Yu An impatiently issued the order that several guards finally arrived.

By this time, it was unclear where to pursue Li Shiming, and Yu An's heart was filled with gloom.

If anything happened to Li Shiming, he wouldn't be able to explain to his father, Yu Ancestor.

He knew the importance of Li Shiming to Yu Ancestor. Before leaving, his father had specifically instructed him to pay close attention to Li Shiming.

Who would have expected that a cultivator dared to cause trouble at Wuqing Mountain, even attacking the abode of an Alchemy Master?

While Yu An ordered the guard team to pursue in the direction Li Shiming left, he was also trying to contact Yu Ancestor.

The Great Elder and Li Shiming turned into two rays of light, with the Great Elder choosing a direction with fewer cultivators to flee. His speed was also extremely fast, taking only thirty minutes to leave Wuqing Mountain far behind to enter a desolate area.

The Great Elder turned to look at Li Shiming, a murderous look flashed in his eyes.

"Do you really think I'm running because I can't beat you?" he thought inwardly.

Looking into the distance, there were no signs of cultivators chasing after them.

This was to be expected. Due to their incredible speed, the other cultivators couldn't catch up.

"You are seeking your own death!" the Great Elder halted his flight, turned his head, and said sternly.

As he spoke, his attack was launched. His flying sword magical treasure was faster than his voice, heading straight for Li Shiming.

Li Shiming stepped into the air, activating 'A Step Away', and instantly appeared beside the Great Elder.

Along with him appeared a phantom of the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle behind him, and his right hand wielded the Third-Grade Sword Base magical treasure, slashing towards the Great Elder's body.

Everything happened so quickly that even the Great Elder didn't know why Li Shiming, who clearly was just a Late-stage Golden Core cultivator, suddenly transformed into a Body Refining Grand Elder.

Li Shiming concealed his true strength, which only affected cultivators with weaker spirits compared to him.

Although the Great Elder was strong, when it came to spirit intensity, no Golden Core Stage cultivator could match Li Shiming.

His one hundred and ninety-one brains all had Great Elder-level spirit intensity, making it rare to encounter a cultivator specializing in spiritual cultivation, let alone having the combined spirit intensity of one hundred and ninety-one brains.

A talisman flew up from the Great Elder's body: his life-saving talisman, which automatically protected him when faced with threats beyond his defenses.

This Great Elder wasn't just a Loose Cultivator but a disciple of the medium-size sect, White Rainbow Sect, named Tai Yi.

Tai Yi, as the Great Elder of the White Rainbow Sect, was highly valued within the sect and naturally had life-saving methods.

Li Shiming's sword struck the defensive shield formed by the talisman, and with a 'crack', the shield was shattered.

Though the defensive shield formed by the life-saving talisman was shattered, its life-saving function still worked effectively, slightly delaying the Third-Grade Sword Base.

This gave Tai Yi a moment to react, and frightfully, he pulled out another talisman.

This talisman was a passive life-saving talisman that allowed instant escape over ten thousand miles, classified as a Fourth Grade life-saving talisman.

As Tai Yi took out the talisman and prepared to activate it, Li Shiming employed another method.

Li Shiming didn't want Tai Yi to escape alive. He had just used 'A Step Away' and didn't want the news of him mastering the Divine Foot Skill to spread across Dongqi Continent.

Upon seeing Tai Yi once more take out the life-saving talisman, Li Shiming used 'Heavenly Demon Entering the Ear'.

A bizarre shrieking sound emitted, instantly entering Tai Yi's ears, leaving him with a blank mind and halted thoughts.

Using this opportunity, Li Shiming's Third-Grade Sword Base dodged the out-of-control shield magical treasure and pierced Tai Yi's vital spot with one strike.

Tai Yi never regained his clarity, never expecting to be slain by a cultivator of the same level.

Confident in his strength, he believed he could escape even if surrounded by several Great Elders, as long as he didn't encounter Li Shiming.

Li Shiming grabbed Tai Yi's corpse and casually tossed it into the space of the machine room, stored the Third-Grade Sword Base, and his aura reverted to that of a Thunder Cultivator.

Through his 'Divine Eye Skill', he saw a team of twelve Golden Core Middle Stage cultivators approaching, belonging to Wuqing Mountain's guard team.

He flew toward the guard team, his face displaying disappointment.

"Master Li, it's great that you're okay!" exclaimed a guard upon seeing Li Shiming, feeling relieved and smiling as he greeted him.

"What could happen to me!" Li Shiming waved casually.

The guards didn't ask about the Great Elder; it was unnecessary to mention him. The Great Elder must have fled long ago, with his superior speed.

Ignoring Li Shiming's disappointed expression, they didn't want to further upset him.

"Master Li, let's return together first. Once the ancestor returns, surely he'll find the whereabouts of that cultivator!" added another guard.

"I appreciate your help!" Li Shiming nodded in agreement.

Li Shiming, escorted by the guards, returned to Wuqing Mountain.

"Master Li, Wuqing Mountain will certainly give you an explanation for this incident!" said Yu An, who had been waiting outside Li Shiming's abode, advancing to speak upon Li Shiming's safe return.

He feared Li Shiming might think Wuqing Mountain was unsafe and choose to reside elsewhere.

If Li Shiming expressed the desire to relocate, many factions would invite him over to stay.

"What's going on, where is Yu Ancestor?" Li Shiming furrowed his brows and asked.

"The ancestor hasn't left Wuqing Mountain for many years. Yet, upon his recent departure, this incident occurred. I've already informed the ancestor, and he'll return shortly!" Yu An shook his head and smiled wryly.

He realized someone at Wuqing Mountain must have leaked the ancestor's travel plans; there weren't many cultivators privy to Yu Ancestor's departure, necessitating a thorough investigation.

"I'm a bit tired, we'll talk when Yu Ancestor returns!" Li Shiming nodded and said.

Returning to his abode, he contemplated the entire incident's cause and effect.

This attack wasn't aimed at him. The Great Elder, through Yang Fu, deliberately lured him away from his abode to launch an attack afterward. Catch the f+o!rma^t!ted v&e&r-si.o-n. at M^|#V|L+E%M!_P^Y+R.

"Was it about the 'Cloud Stepping Order'?" Li Shiming suddenly realized the adversary's objective.

The only mystery was how the secret about the 'Cloud Stepping Order' leaked and how many cultivators were aware of it?

Li Shiming took out Tai Yi's corpse, removed the Space Ring, and began inspecting its contents.

He found an identity token etched with 'White Rainbow Sect,' and the name 'Tai Yi' inscribed on the back.

There were also several magical treasures, all unfortunately Third-Grade, unworthy of his attention.

"The Thousand-year-old Hundred Core Grass, a Great Elder's hand always has a few good things!" After rummaging, he finally found something valuable.

The 'Thousand-year-old Hundred Core Grass' is one of the resources for advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage. Recently, Li Shiming had been studying the knowledge from Dongqi Continent, especially after acquiring numerous travel journals, greatly enhancing his understanding of common knowledge.

'The Thousand-year-old Hundred Core Grass' is a Nascent Soul resource of Dongqi Continent, with a value similar to 'Cold Ice Spirit Congrong.'

Li Shiming wasn't surprised by discovering a Nascent Soul resource. As a Great Elder, Tai Yi certainly prepared for advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage, possessing Nascent Soul resources isn't unusual.

In the Space Ring were three thousand five hundred top-grade spirit stones, slightly increasing his collection of top-grade spirit stones.

Transferring useful Spiritual Objects to himself, he threw the Space Ring into the machine room space as storage. Tai Yi's corpse was placed in another Space Ring specifically used for storing corpses, located within the machine room space.