Li Yuanba didnât bother collecting anything else. There were only ten breaths of time left, and he had to save some for his escape.
He employed the âShort Distance Horizonâ technique and quickly arrived at the entrance of the Grotto Heaven.
He flickered into the spatial gate, and in a flash, he appeared outside.
At the moment his figure materialized, six attacks struck him.
The six attacks didnât cause any harm. His physical bodyâs toughness could be considered top-tier among Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners, as not all of them practiced Body Refining Techniques.
Body Refining Techniques consume a vast amount of resources. The resources needed to refine the body at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage are matched to oneâs realm. Most Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners canât even meet their cultivation resource demands, let alone consider body refinement.
After Li Yuanba advanced to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, his body received a reinforcement, and this was on top of already practicing body refining techniques.
Although his time at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage was short, the six Nascent Soul Practitioners attacking him were only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage.
These six Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners were the top six gathered from the sect in this short time, and they launched their strongest attacks in a battle array.
They thought that while passing through the spatial gate, oneâs defenses would plummet to the lowest point, making it the best opportunity for an ambush.
But in fact, they were wrong. The power of the six magical artifacts and attacks, when gathered, couldnât even break through Li Yuanbaâs physical defense.
The aura of a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Sword Cultivator emanated from Li Yuanba, his suppression enveloping the six Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners, and then, with one stroke of the Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword, the six were slain.
He frowned slightly, wasting another breath of time; four breaths remained.
The âShort Distance Horizonâ was activated once more, and his figure flashed continuously within the Qianren Sectâs mountain gate.
At that moment, the mid- and low-level practitioners in Qianren Sect didnât know what was happening, only that a fierce battle was occurring in the core area where the Nascent Soul Practitioners were. The timid ones hid in their caves, shivering, while the bolder ones watched from a distance.
In the core area of Qianren Sect, there were at least dozens of Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners, most of whom were just putting on a show and not participating in intercepting the intruder.
This led to only six Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners squatting by the spatial gate, waiting for Li Yuanba to emerge, despite the vast size of Qianren Sect.
The Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners were scared out of their wits. They never thought that in a matter of breaths, nearly sixty of their peers would fall, and they couldnât even imagine what kind of powerful existence this was.
Although they didnât sense the aura of a Great Cultivator, they judged that a Great Cultivator must have hidden their identity to invade Qianren Sect.
Among them were those who had participated in the attack on Sword Cultivator Lou Wu, suspecting this was Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilionâs revenge, and that they had sent a Sword Cultivator Great Cultivator.
This speculation further fueled the panic, spreading fear and intensifying the chaos within Qianren Sectâs mountain gate.
So, when Li Yuanba left, he only encountered the interception of those six Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners, while the others had the aura but made no moves.
In two breaths, Li Yuanba charged out of Qianren Sectâs Sect Formation, and at this point, he already saw the approaching Great Cultivator.
He took a deep breath, squeezed out the Spiritual Power within his body, activated âSwift Movement,â and vanished from his original spot, reappearing beyond the Great Cultivatorâs perception range, two thousand miles away.
As he appeared, he staggered involuntarily, his Spiritual Power dropping to a dangerous level.
He consumed a Spirit Pill to restore Spiritual Power and used the Spiritual Power from the pill to activate the Sword Escape, flying into the distance.
At this moment, he dared not use the âShort Distance Horizonâ anymore, as for Sword Cultivators, utilizing the Lifebound Flying Sword-driven Sword Escape is the most effortless and speed-guaranteed means of flight.
The Great Cultivator of Qianren Sect wore a very grim expression. During his swift return flight to the sect, the Cave Heaven Control Jade Token continually reminded him of the situation.
Especially as he entered the sectâs thousand-mile range, he found that the sectâs Cave Heaven Space barrier had disappeared.
This situation would only occur if the Cave Heaven was severely damaged.
Flying at full speed, when he was still two breaths away from Qianren Sect, he saw Li Yuanba emerging from the Sect Formation.
Perceiving Li Yuanbaâs Sword Cultivator aura, he immediately realized that this was the culprit behind the destruction of Qianren Sectâs Cave Heaven.
He was about to make a move against Li Yuanba, but before he knew it, Li Yuanba had mysteriously vanished.
The Great Cultivator faced two choices: one, to return and assess the damage, stabilize the sectâs practitioners, and handle the aftermath.
Two, to chase after Li Yuanba; however, this choice required being faster than Li Yuanba.
Seeing Li Yuanba execute âSwift Movementâ and disappear instantly, he could only trace Li Yuanba to a distant place based on the faint remnant aura, knowing Li Yuanba was already thousands of miles away.
He lost the confidence to pursue Li Yuanba. Li Yuanbaâs speed filled him with a deep sense of powerlessness.
Moreover, with the current state of affairs within the sect, if he didnât return soon, it would undoubtedly lead to significant issues.
The Great Cultivator flew into the Sect Formation and immediately sensed the chaos, especially in the sectâs core area, where the Nascent Soul Practitioners wandered aimlessly as if soulless.