He only now felt a sense of comfort, the feeling of controlling the life and death of weaker enemies before him.
âVoid Shattering Sword Intentâ only truly displays its full power when dealing with cultivators of the same stage.
When âVoid Shattering Sword Intentâ attacks a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner, it cannot attack both the physical body and the Nascent Soul simultaneously, but against the Yuqing Sect Nascent Soul Early Stage Thunder Cultivator in front of him, it attacks both body and soul together.
With just one sword strike, he annihilated the vitality of this Yuqing Sect Nascent Soul Early Stage Thunder Cultivator, and the Nascent Soul couldnât struggle and was also obliterated.
Meanwhile, the âTraceless Illusion Swordâ attacked another Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivator.
Like the effect of the Fourth-Grade Sword Foundation attack, the âTraceless Illusion Swordâ containing âVoid Shattering Sword Intentâ was unstoppable for the Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivator when it attacked a Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioner.
The âTraceless Illusion Swordâ strike obliterated the Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivatorâs body and Nascent Soul, shocking the last Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivator.
The Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivator could not have imagined that in just a moment, he would be the only one left on the battlefield.
Just as this Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivator was preparing to escape, a flash of lightning from Li Shimingâs hand struck him.
A simple âThunder Fall Skillâ, yet under the blessing of the âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâ, it reached the power of a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivator.
The Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivatorâs defense was instantly broken, and he was further invaded by lightning, the stronger lightning destroying everything within him, including body and soul.
Li Shiming casually retracted the âTraceless Illusion Swordâ, revealing only an invisible flying sword. Because the attack happened so quickly, the âTraceless Illusion Swordâ only appeared momentarily when it struck the enemy before he retrieved it.
As for the âVoid Shattering Sword Intentâ, which must never be exposed, it was infused into the âTraceless Illusion Swordâ and Fourth-Grade Sword Foundation. Unless one personally endures or senses it up close, the presence of the âVoid Shattering Sword Intentâ is undetectable.
And the three Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivators who could have detected the âVoid Shattering Sword Intentâ all perished on the spot.
Li Shimingâs divine sense scanned over the three corpses, and he collected both the bodies and the spiritual objects from them.
These were cultivators from a superpower, they might have something valuable, and compared to cultivators from the Dongqi Continent, their resources are definitely more abundant.
Song Qing, Zhu Ying, and Gan Zhi, at the resource point, were preparing to break through the formation to assist their fellow sect members, but before they could act, the battle had already ended.
They stared dumbfoundedly at Li Shiming standing in the air, couldnât believe when their sect harbored such a terrifying existence.
The battle between Li Shiming and the three Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivators seemed extremely effortless, like slicing vegetables, dealing with the enemies without much effort.
But the enemies were Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivators, both the profession of Thunder Cultivator and the superpower of the Yuqing Sect illustrated the terrifying battle prowess of the three Thunder Cultivators.
Yet these formidable three were instantly slain by Li Shiming.
The three of them exchanged glances and then flew out of the formation.
"Thank you Senior Brother for coming to our rescue, may I ask which Senior Brother you are?" Song Qing bowed deeply before Li Shiming and asked.
He had been stationed at the resource point for quite some time and had never met Li Shiming.
"Itâs Master Li, thank you Master Li for saving our lives!" Zhu Ying recognized Li Shiming, speaking before Li Shiming could answer Song Qingâs question.
"Master Li?" Song Qing was initially startled but quickly realized who Zhu Ying referred to as Master Li.
"Li Shizhen greets the three of you!" Li Shiming said with a smile, slightly lifting Song Qing in a gesture of courtesy. He nodded slightly at Zhu Ying and continued, "Fellow sect members should look out for each other, I was stationed at the resource point in the Xuanxi Mountain Range and was expected to come to your aid!"
"Please, Master Li, come inside to rest!" Gan Zhi invited him warmly.
"I wonât stay long, there is only Kang Yuan in the Xuanxi Mountain Range, and I need to return and guard it!" Li Shiming politely declined with a smile.
After Li Shiming left, the three Nascent Soul cultivators remained speechless for a long time.
They hadnât recovered from their shock, as Li Shimingâs strength far exceeded their imaginations.
They also realized that Li Shiming achieved the Nascent Soul Early Stage Peak, which may not mean much for other cultivators, but for someone who hadnât even been a Nascent Soul cultivator for a hundred years, it was incredibly exaggerated.
Li Shiming didnât know what they were thinking; as he returned to the Xuanxi Mountain Range, he pondered over the previous battle.
After experiencing that battle, he felt he had truly grasped his combat capability.
Even though there might have been elements of ambush, in a one-on-three battle, the three Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivators didnât have a chance to retaliate before being instantly dealt with by him.
He further discovered that facing powerful means, Nascent Soul Early Stage practitionersâ defenses were insignificant.
Particularly with the role of the âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâ, it was apparent that if he hadnât surprised them, frontal thunder skills could achieve the same effect.
Even if the three Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivators managed to attack Li Shiming with thunder skills, it wouldnât have had much impact on Li Shiming, who held the Nascent Soul Middle Stage anti-lightning secret method. Instead, any of Li Shimingâs Nascent Soul Middle Stage thunder skills landing on the three Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivators would spell their doom.
His divine sense began examining the spoils of the three Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivators: three ordinary Mustard Seed Rings, indicating that the three were ordinary members within the Yuqing Sect.
Three fourth-grade high-stage âHeavenly Strike Thunder Hammersâ; even at Nascent Soul Early Stage, being able to wield a fourth-grade high-stage life artifact, this is indeed the status of a superpower, even ordinary cultivators have such stature.
However, consider the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion; these Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivators have many similarities with the Sword Cultivators of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.
Many Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivators only possess the âHeavenly Strike Thunder Hammerâ as their sole life artifact. They invest all their resources in enhancing the âHeavenly Strike Thunder Hammerâ without needing to consider other artifacts.
For Thunder Cultivators, having the strongest attack is always more important than defense. Thunder Cultivators naturally have âThunder Escapeâ, an extremely fast movement technique, giving them an advantage in flight speed. Coupled with the strongest attack power, Thunder Cultivators find it easy to hit enemies while being hard to hit themselves.
The items in the three Mustard Seed Rings also reflected this; aside from a few artifacts clearly meant as spoils of war, there were no other Thunder Cultivator artifacts.
Clearly, these three Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivators were prepared for battle, so there were few other spiritual objects in the Mustard Seed Rings, only some spirit pills.
Li Shiming felt quite disappointed, as he didnât find any useful spiritual objects, not even cultivation insights.
He shook his head, realizing he was overthinking. Although there werenât many spiritual objects in the Mustard Seed Rings, their value was decent. To find spiritual objects that made his heart skip a beat, these ordinary Thunder Cultivators probably couldnât provide.
When he returned to the Xuanxi Mountain Range resource point, everything seemed normal there.
Kang Yuan was all smiles, seeing Li Shiming return safely.
"Kang Yuan, report what happened here to the sect. The Yuqing Sect didnât come to seize resources; they came to eliminate our sectâs living combat power!" Li Shiming told Kang Yuan upon meeting him.
He would also notify Grandmaster Hu of the events, but Kang Yuan had different channels, and this was Kang Yuanâs primary duty.
"Finished?" Kang Yuan couldnât help but ask.
Immediately after asking, he realized it was a silly question.
Since Li Shiming had returned, the trouble must have been resolved.
"The Yuqing Sect sent three ordinary Thunder Cultivators, and I dealt with them!" Li Shiming said flatly.
Kang Yuan winced at his response.
In the Yuqing Sect, aside from core members, all cultivators were regular members.
As in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, Kang Yuan was such a regular member; while Li Shiming, as either a direct disciple of a Great Cultivator or due to other reasons, entered the sectâs core, therefore not counted as regular. However, non-regular members are rare in any sect.