Chapter 330: 230 Chapter: The Grand Operation
230 The Grand Action
It's merely a matter of mutual consent.
For their own safety, some Foundation Establishment powerhouses immediately extended olive branches, offering various promises and benefits.
They are basically elders of small cultivation sects, providing training quotas and such, often just a word away.
Moreover, not all late-stage Innate martial artists are willing to plan for descendants with insufficient spirit roots; some are solitary figures dedicated to a lifetime of martial arts, concerned only with their own future.
These martial fanatics are the strongest, with a few not very old yet reaching the peak of Innate, unable to progress any further in this world.
In the outside world, Small Knife had neither seen nor heard of such individuals.
Thus, as one of the rare young Foundation Establishment powerhouses, Small Knife and a few other notable spirit-rooted Foundation Establishment individuals under sixty became highly sought after.
After some consideration, Small Knife selected two as his guardians.
They were both peak Innate martial artists, extremely powerful, but unfortunately, they had little lifespan left with limited potential, and the other young Foundation Establishment individuals looked down on them.
Nevertheless, they possessed strong and persistent hearts, solitary, childless, pursuing strength with unwavering conviction, ready to face death unflinchingly.
In this world, there were few such ascetics, mostly rootless seekers.
Even so, they were much more numerous than Immortal Masters, although reaching their level was extremely rare.
Thus Small Knife learned from his two guardians that the top-level martial artists they knew of were all present, and it was unlikely that there were any hidden powerhouses.
Because martial artists reaching this level were all ascetics with extraordinary capabilities, and without sincerity, even with extraordinary talent, it was impossible to reach this level.
Therefore, martial artists who reached this level would come here without hesitation, seeking a slim chance to leave this world and survive.
They understood that if they left, they would at best be cannon fodder.
But it was the only opportunity.
Facing a hundred deaths without regret.
Thus, the Five Elements Sword Sect's order essentially gathered the strongest martial artists of this world, along with some from other paths.
Small Knife said this because he saw other players.
A few powerhouses from the Undying and Holy Sanctuary guilds also chose this path.
Though not purely martial artists, they passed the strength test, possessing power comparable to late-stage Innate martial artists and obtained qualification.
Originally, they wished to become Small Knife's guardians, but since Small Knife required them to join the Little Knife Guild, they ultimately gave up.
Regarding these players, there wasn't much intelligence available, but Small Knife didn't mind much, focusing on improving his own strength was the right path.
As days passed, the final deadline approached.
Those who were meant to come did, and those who weren't would not return.
At that time, there were more than five hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered here, excluding the Five Elements Sword Sect; including other martial artists, the total approached two thousand.
This was the pinnacle of combat power in this Little World, far exceeding players' expectations.
Plain and uneventful, the last day ended just like that.
Small Knife and others gathered at the plaza with mixed emotions, as they were about to leave this world.
Small Knife placed the Foundation Establishment Pill he exchanged into his personal space.
Meanwhile, on Little Knife Island, Little Knife Two accessed his personal space and retrieved the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Now Two was also at the peak of Qi Cultivation, with Small Knife's memory and experience, ready to break through at any time and even confident that he could save at least one Foundation Establishment Pill.
But instead, he was busy crafting designs, restructuring his subordinates, transporting metal from reality, and spending other times on body refining.
Starting with the Thirteen Grand Protectors' Cross Training, with memory and experience, he was confident of achieving Great Perfection.
Controlling two characters through Divine Split was not Small Knife's habit, but if One was merely training, it didn't matter much.
Meanwhile, on Small Knife One's side, numerous Foundation Establishment powerhouses had gathered at the plaza, each accompanied by two martial guardian s.
The excess martial artists gathered together.
Their eyes were fearless, even the grey-haired ones, different from cultivators, exuding more determination and fearlessness.
But the Foundation Establishment cultivators were far behind, except those over sixty or those returning to retire, they still bore faces marked with unconcealed fear and unease.
Small Knife glanced over them, focusing more on the teleportation array in the middle.
It was quite complex.
This teleportation array seemed to be protected by an array, and still, five Foundation Establishment cultivators guarded it.
There were said to be many restrictions as well.
At this moment, the five mountain peaks emitted light, of five colors: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.
Activating the Mountain Protection Array?
What is this for?
Soon a group of people flew out from each peak via sword control, and the leader respectfully saluted with a hand gesture: "Please Spiritual Treasure Celestial Observation Mirror Ancestor take action."
Subsequently, Small Knife saw a round mirror flying out from the peak, heading towards the sky.
Spirit Treasure Celestial Observation Mirror!
A sigh of admiration rose up.
"With this spiritual treasure here, the world can rest easy; even if strong individuals from other worlds manage to enter, they will face death."
The unobtrusive round mirror ascended, expanding rapidly, floating in the sky like a full moon.
Although it emitted a faint unassuming glow.