Chapter 153.1
After nearly a hundred years of operation, the Shura Sect’s power was estimated to be far beyond what it originally was. The areas outside the Five Domains were all over the sea, and the caves of evil cultivators had always been hidden deep. It was really a huge project to find them all.
There was also the Shura Sect, which Li Tianyan always felt was not so easy to find.
Li Tianyan looked at Tan Eyu again and asked, “Was there any movement in the Shura Sect recently?”
“No, those guys don’t know whether they were robbed of too many puppets or were afraid of exposing the Shura Sect’s position. They disappeared since the sea attack,” Tan Eyu shook her head and replied.
Li Tianyan couldn’t help but frown. The fact that the Shura Sect had been able to hide its secrets for so many years showed that the sect leader was deep in the water, and he didn’t seem to be an impulsive person. Was the last attack really caused by his years of planning being discovered, and he was so angry?
The more Li Tianyan thought about it, the weirder he felt, but he couldn’t figure out what was wrong.
“What’s wrong?” Cheng Qi asked curiously, seeing his thoughtful expression.
Li Tianyan shook his head, “Maybe I’m overthinking.”
Maybe the last time was just a test by the Shura Sect. Knowing that even with a puppet in hand, they couldn’t easily win, it was possible to calm down and wait for the opportunity.
In the next few months, except for Tian Min, the newly promoted Core Formation elder of Tianfan Immortal Sect, the other supreme elders gradually advanced one after another.
Elder Wu Gen relied on the Hunyuan Pill to enter the late stage of Core Formation. Others were also promoted to the middle stage of Core Formation. The strength of Tianfan Immortal Sect had surpassed that of Biluo Immortal Sect.
After advancing, many elders were not idle. Like the Core Formation elders of other forces, they were all looking for the core of the Shura Sect.
However, Li Tianyan did not get involved in the investigation of the Evil Sect, and focused solely on his cultivation and preparation for forming his core.
Since receiving a ray of Supreme Yin Fire, Li Tianyan had reached the peak stage, but it was not that easy to form a core.
Li Tianyan even took Cheng Qi to the Youlian Forest again and obtained a lot of sixth-level Chaotic Beast Beads. After absorbing them, they only made the true spiritual energy thicker and more solid, but still failed to meet the conditions for advancement.
Except for taking medicinal pills, Li Tianyan tried almost every method to improve, but still couldn’t touch the barrier, so he finally gave up.
“Tianyan, don’t be impatient, it’s still early,” Cheng Qi comforted the somewhat frustrated Li Tianyan.
It once took Li Tianyan twenty years to successfully forge a core. A forty-year-old Core Formation cultivator was considered a top genius even in a place like Tianyun Continent, not to mention that he was only twenty-one years old now.
“I know,” Li Tianyan nodded. It was so smooth that he almost forgot what a bottleneck felt like.
“Have they found the Shura Sect?” Li Tianyan had been practicing in seclusion recently, and Cheng Qi still didn’t understand many things clearly.
“No, many Core Formation elders dug almost three feet into the ground, and no Shura Sect was found. However, there are hundreds of large and small evil sects attached to the Shura Sect,” Cheng Qi told Li Tianyan about the recent news.
“We really can’t find it,” Li Tianyan rubbed his chin and said to himself.
The Hengwu Continent was so big, and even though the core formation elders had been dispatched, they still couldn’t find the evil sect. This made Li Tianyan a little more certain about his suspicions.
“Tianyan is out of seclusion.” As soon as Elder Tian Min came back, he saw Li Tianyan appear, with some surprise on his face.
“Master,” Li Tianyan nodded and called.
Thinking that Li Tianyan seemed to have encountered a bottleneck in his recent cultivation, Elder Tian Min asked again, “Is Tianyan willing to participate in this mission to eliminate the Evil Sect?”
Staying behind closed doors was not the answer. It was better to go out and do some activities and gain experience.
“Aren’t we still don’t know the location of the Shura Sect yet? Why are we taking action?” Li Tianyan looked at Tianmin with some confusion and asked.
“The sect master advocated waiting to find the Shura Sect leader, but the Shura Sect receive heavy losses from many sects, and now it has shrunk and not shown up. Finally, Haoyue Immortal Sect decided to eradicate these minions first, and maybe he can also force the Shura Sect people to show themselves,” Elder Tianmin explained.
It seemed that the only way to find the Shura Sect was to wait for him to form a core and release the restrictions on the evil cultivator’s sea of consciousness. However, given the current situation, it seemed that forming a core would not be accomplished in a short time.
Thinking like this, Li Tianyan nodded and decided to participate in this operation.
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“We are responsible for the Hehuan Sect on the Hongdao Island in the South China Sea. We can bring a hundred foundation-establishment cultivators with us,” Cheng Qi hurried in from outside and said to Li Tianyan.
Li Tianyan opened his eyes and saw Cheng Qi gearing up. The little shuanger seemed to be very interested in this mission. He had volunteered to go to the mission hall early that morning to receive the mission information.
After confirming the date of the operation, several sects divided the evil sects distributed along the coast and on the islands in the sea. Each faction was responsible for an area, which was then allocated within each sect.
Li Tianyan nodded in agreement that day, and Elder Tian Min reported his and Cheng Qi’s names. The sect naturally arranged tasks for them.
“There are more than 120 foundation-establishment evil cultivators in the Hehuan Sect, and there are a thousand people in total, including Qi Condensation cultivators. The strongest one is a peak foundation-establishment cultivator, and he is also the only person in the entire Hehuan Sect who has a puppet,” Cheng Qi said, then handed the map of Hongdao Island to Li Tianyan.
Because Li Tianyan was already at the peak of foundation establishment and was qualified to serve as an elder in Tianfan Immortal Sect, they had to lead a team independently this time.
However, the Hehuan Sect’s strength could only be considered average, and its population was not large, so they were not allocated quotas for Qi condensation disciples.