"âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâ has rebelled!" Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine, as he sensed two crazed auras.
âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâ is special, as this spiritual insect cannot perceive realms. In fact, the twelve âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ he cultivated all reached the Fourth Grade Middle Stage.
Although âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâ is at the Fourth Grade Middle Stage, its defensive power is extremely formidable. Without knowing its weakness, even a Great Cultivator attacking it with all might would find it impossible to deal with.
Furthermore, the close-range attack of âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectâ is even more formidable, possessing characteristics that ignore defenses.
Even though Great Cultivator Zhao knew the two âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ had rebelled, he was powerless, as his physical condition rendered him unable to regain control over the frenzied âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ.
Regaining control over the frenzied âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ is far more difficult than regular control, and his current state could not even manage regular control, let alone restraining the frenzied âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ.
The two âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ pounced toward Great Cultivator Zhao, who gritted his teeth as his Nascent Soul emerged from his body.
Due to the Nascent Soul previously having its Spiritual Power Pattern sealed, it couldnât deploy Secret Technique after emergence, relying solely on its inherent ability to fly, failing to reach the speed of normal Nascent Soul transit, not even a fifth.
The two âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ also noticed the Nascent Soul; their combat instincts led them to abandon Great Cultivator Zhaoâs body and chase the Nascent Soul.
"Did it escape?" Li Shiming observed via the drone satellite system as a Nascent Soul and two âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ flew from the peak, heading far away.
The spatial blur created by the Nascent Soul made the drone satellite system hard to discern, but the working tracked robots in that direction saw clearly.
Li Shiming was still somewhat skeptical; such a powerful Great Cultivator, how could he flee in Nascent Soul Emergence after being bombarded twice with an electromagnetic cannon?
Yet through the transmitted images, he clearly saw Great Cultivator Zhaoâs Nascent Soul indeed fled, with the two âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ following behind.
Not daring to inspect himself, he released a Silver Corpse, sending a brain into its body, manipulating the Silver Corpse to fly toward that mountain peak.
The Silver Corpse arrived at the peak, finding the entrance to the cave dwelling.
Since the formation of the cave dwelling was broken, the entrance was easily found, encountering no trouble upon entry.
This temporary cave dwelling held nothing special, without even a cultivation zone found in regular dwellings, the highest arrangement being no more than Third Grade; evidently, Great Cultivator Zhao did not highly regard this dwelling.
However, the temporary dwelling was not entirely devoid of good items. Li Shiming manipulated the Silver Corpse, sensing the Spiritual Energy here was extremely dense.
Such a concentration of Spiritual Energy approximated that of the Fourth Grade Seclusion Room at Ten Thousand Beast Sect.
He did not immediately search for the source of Spiritual Energy, instead heading to Great Cultivator Zhaoâs room.
With Great Cultivator Zhaoâs Nascent Soul having left, he wanted to see if anything good was left behind.
Upon the Silver Corpse entering the room, its movements suddenly became sluggish.
Great Cultivator Zhaoâs body lay on the ground, face pale, yet the terrifying aura belonging to a Great Cultivator was expanding outward.
Had the Nascent Soul not departed the body, just the aura alone would be enough to crush the Silver Corpseâs spirit immediately.
The Silver Corpse was at the Silver Corpse Peak realm, but before the body of Great Cultivator Zhao, it felt substantial pressure all around.
Li Shiming, through the Silver Corpse, clearly saw the situation within the cave dwelling.
Not aware of what had transpired, why Great Cultivator Zhaoâs Nascent Soul would leave the body, as the body hadnât died, just severely injured.
Even with severe body injuries, one should not abandon the body.
Unless faced with a situation of body destruction, cultivators would not abandon their body.
Body Seizing seemed a decent path, yet rebuilding was full of uncertainty; after Body Seizing, cultivators entered an extremely weak state for a long period.
Not to mention the cultivation issues encountered, even before gaining self-preservation abilities, the likelihood of dying prematurely was alarmingly high.
A spirit beast or a treasure-stealing murderous cultivator could cause an unprotected Body Seizing cultivator to fall prematurely.
Even if everything went smoothly, stepping into the Nascent Soul Stage remained a significant bottleneck, still uncertain whether one could achieve Nascent Soul.
Li Shiming didnât know that Great Cultivator Zhao was forced into Nascent Soul Emergence escape due to his own âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ rebellion.
Li Shiming did not hesitate further; the Silver Corpse in the cave dwelling couldnât do anything, already suppressed by Great Cultivator Zhaoâs body, making actions slow; removing Great Cultivator Zhaoâs body was impossible.
He executed âDistance of a Thousand Milesâ, quickly arriving in the cave dwelling.
Observing Great Cultivator Zhaoâs body, sensing the aura belonging to a Great Cultivatorâs body.
Remembering the usage of the electromagnetic cannon previously, attacking this body with the Fourth Grade Conical Magical Treasure, yet it didnât break the bodyâs defenses, evident of the strength of a Great Cultivatorâs body.
If this body had not suffered severe trauma, relying solely on the electromagnetic cannonâs power couldnât inflict any damage on it.
Li Shiming did not hesitate, waving his hand to store Great Cultivator Zhaoâs body into the device space.
Regardless of where the Nascent Soul fled, securing the body this time was a huge gain.
His Divine Sense scanned the cave dwelling, subsequently locating a Fourth-grade Spirit-locking Plate containing a Great Cultivator-level spiritual vein inside.
Such a spiritual vein, even at Ten Thousand Beast Sect, was exclusive for Great Cultivators to use, unavailable for Li Shiming to access.
Without politeness, he stored the Fourth-grade Spirit-locking Plate; finding no other useful Spiritual Objects, he lingered no more, as the Nascent Soul might return at any moment.
He once again executed âDistance of a Thousand Milesâ to leave the cave dwelling, simultaneously monitoring the movements of the two âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ and the Nascent Soul.
The drone satellite system struggled to discern the Nascent Soulâs image, relying only on blurry visuals for judgment, yet the two âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ were clear to see.
"Thatâs not right, why does it look like the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ are hunting the Nascent Soul?" Li Shiming found it increasingly peculiar.
He retrieved the footage shot earlier by the tracked robot, not distant camera footage from the drone satellite, but close-up footage, clearly showing the appearances of the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ and the Nascent Soul.
Magnifying the images of the two âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ, he spotted discrepancies.
Retrieving footage of the battle between Great Cultivator Zhao and Grandmaster Hu, these âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ were distinctly different from those two.
The two âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ had eyes red as blood, even without perceiving the frenzied aura in the video, just from the visual one could discern the frenzy.
"Did they rebel?" Li Shiming speculated the truth.
Though speculating the truth, he did not intend to risk himself.
Mainly, those two âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ were terribly formidable; he feared even if the Nascent Soul was exterminated by the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ, approaching would provoke their pursuit.
He thought, having gained great advantage, he should report the pursuit of the Nascent Soul by two âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ to his master, Grandmaster Hu.
Deciding swiftly, he took out the Identity Jade Disc.
"Master, I discovered two âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ pursuing Great Cultivator Zhaoâs Nascent Soul while returning to the sect!" He refrained from mentioning the temporary cave dwelling, sending only this message to Grandmaster Hu along with a route map.
"You didnât see wrong?" Grandmaster Hu received the message and responded immediately.
Not doubting Li Shiming, but the discovery was indeed too unexpected.
"I didnât see wrong. I just witnessed the âSilver Winged Spirit Gu Insectsâ and Great Cultivator Zhaoâs Nascent Soul!" Li Shiming confirmed.
"Shizhen, absolutely donât pursue, return to the sect first; Iâve already departed!" After a pause, Grandmaster Hu replied, having evidently set off upon receiving the message.