When Great Cultivator Duan Zhang was giving up his physical form, he activated a life-saving Jade Talisman, which was a Thunder Escape Talisman prepared by the Yuqing Sectâs Great Ability for Great Cultivators.
The Thunder Escape contained within it differs somewhat from the Thunder Escape that ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators employ, storing Thunder Rules.
If taking the Thunder Rules contained in Great Cultivator Duan Zhangâs Thunder Escape as a standard, then the Thunder Rules contained within this Great Ability life-saving Jade Talisman is ten times that.
This was also his greatest life-saving method; after his Nascent Soul left his body, it transformed into an indescribable lightning and fled into the distance.
Li Shiming naturally detected the movements of Great Cultivator Duan Zhangâs Nascent Soul. His Divine Sense swept over Great Cultivator Duan Zhangâs body and collected it, after which his figure vanished from the spot.
On one side was the Great Ability life-saving Jade Talisman, on the other side was a âOne-Step Arrivalâ controlled by multiple brains. If a true Great Ability had been here to use the Thunder Escape, given that the Great Ability took the lead, Li Shimingâs chances of catching up wouldnât be large.
However, how much of the Great Abilityâs Thunder Rules can truly be stored within the life-saving Jade Talisman â never mind that the Thunder Rules mastered by the Great Cultivator are more than ten-fold, but the Thunder Rules mastered by Great Cultivators are only a mere surface of true Thunder Rules.
Li Shiming can achieve eight thousand miles in one âOne-Step Arrivalâ. He can continuously use âOne-Step Arrivalâ without pause, as long as the energy within his body is sufficient, allowing him unlimited eight thousand mile Space Movement.
In three breaths, he caught up with the Nascent Soul of Great Cultivator Duan Zhang.
The Thunder Escape activated by the Great Ability life-saving Jade Talisman is considered one of the Cultivation Worldâs top life-saving methods.
Yet in front of Li Shiming, it only bought three breathsâ time, and those three breaths included the time he took to retrieve Great Cultivator Duan Zhangâs body.
Great Cultivator Duan Zhangâs Nascent Soul barely sensed a streak of lightning descend, suddenly finding himself trapped within an âElectric Light Prisonâ.
Li Shiming used Duan Zhangâs own methods against him; previously, Great Cultivator Duan Zhang caught Li Yuanba with the âElectric Light Prisonâ, and within his Spirit, a mind was prepared with an âElectric Light Prisonâ.
After catching up to Great Cultivator Duan Zhangâs Nascent Soul, he directly cast an âElectric Light Prisonâ without any prior time required.
The âElectric Light Prisonâ works better on a Nascent Soul than on a Cultivatorâs physical body because when trapping a same-level cultivatorâs body, they could rush through the âElectric Light Prisonâ by force if their body was strong enough.
However, trapping a Nascent Soul is different, as its defensive power is exceedingly weak, and is hardly different for the Nascent Soul of any Great Cultivator.
The Nascent Soul is fundamentally incapable of breaking through a same-level âElectric Light Prisonâ; it would be suicidal.
Though Li Shiming is merely a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner, he has practiced the âHeavenly Human Techniqueâ, and with the Thunder Cultivatorâs supreme treasure âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâ, the power of his Thunder Skill reaches the Middle Late Stage of Great Cultivator level, enough to trap Great Cultivator Duan Zhangâs Nascent Soul.
"Such skill; employing Great Cultivator Thunder Skill at Nascent Soul Middle Stage realm â dying by your hand is no disgrace to me!" Great Cultivator Duan Zhang ceased all actions, only wishing to speak a few last words.
"The âYuqing Thunder Scriptureâ is indeed very strong!" Li Shiming said lightly.
He didnât offer much explanation, simply attributing the power of his Thunder Skill to the âYuqing Thunder Scriptureâ.
"I know the âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâ fell into your hands; I just didnât anticipate youâd still dare to show your face, is Li Yuanba really so important to you?" Great Cultivator Duan Zhang voiced his question.
He reasoned that Li Shiming could use Great Cultivator level Thunder Skill because of the âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâ.
The âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâ, though not a spiritual treasure, holds importance to Thunder Cultivators equal to any spiritual treasure.
It was the beloved possession of a Yuqing Sect Great Ability, confident that the âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâ wouldnât be lost.
For that Great Ability spent thousands of years refining the âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâ. Such an extent of refinement means that even a same-level Great Ability couldnât wipe away the Yuqing Sect Great Abilityâs aura from the âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâ swiftly.
So long as the âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâ remains within the Cultivation Worldâs scope, even within any Grotto Heaven, the Yuqing Sect Great Ability could locate it.
But things didnât turn out as wished; perhaps that Great Ability didnât foresee that Li Shimingâs machine room space is independently formed, unrelated to this world.
Li Shiming can place the âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâ within the machine room space and thus harness its power.
Only when he utilizes the âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâ does it leak its aura.
Even if he leaks some aura of the âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâ, itâs not the original aura, so that Great Ability cannot perceive it; only Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivators near him can sense the âShenxiao Thunder Pearlâs aura.
"You neednât know this â who sent you to capture Li Yuanba?" Li Shiming asked sternly.
"The White Emperor Sect offered a great price; even if I fail today, another Great Cultivator would act; once the White Emperor Sect targets a Cultivator, they canât possibly escape!" Great Cultivator Duan Zhang had no reason to hide anything for the White Emperor Sect.
He resented the White Emperor Sect, attributing his downfall to their task.
"Great Cultivator Duan Zhang, do you have any last words?" Li Shimingâs hand emitted electric light as he asked one final question.