Subsequently, each of the superpowers sent out specialized cultivators to start setting up the base.
Though called a base, it was basically multiple formations. Superpowers are wealthy and well-prepared for this large-scale task.
One array after another was taken out, and layers of formations were set up.
It didnât take long before a base with a radius of about fifty meters appeared next to the tower.
The small size was due to the greater danger hereâthe smaller the area, the stronger the defense.
Of course, the most critical are the isolation and confusion arrays, making it difficult for hell creatures to discover the base.
This place will also serve as a resting spot for a while; they wonât advance until hell creatures in the area are cleared.
If hell creatures, like before, fought purely on instinct without much coordination, they could have risked a big push directly to the core.
However, with the newfound coordination of hell creatures, the difficulty increased several folds, requiring a more cautious approach.
The superpowers reassigned their tasks; the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion team, which bore the heaviest burden, was allowed first into the base to rest, along with several other superpower teams.
The remaining superpower teams began clearing out hell creatures from around the base.
Though the hell creaturesâ combat power increased with coordination, human cultivators had superior wisdom, allowing them to exhaust hell creatures as long as they didnât rush it.
Li Yuanba chose not to rest and instead went to the tower.
A gleam flickered in his eyes as his âDivine Eyeâ fully opened, connecting to his life-bound artifact IBMz15.
He wouldnât miss this opportunity to study unknown formations.
Due to the operation of the formation, the runes on the tower were hard to discern.
Under âDivine Eye,â he began deciphering these cryptic runes using extensive knowledge of formations as a foundation.
After a long while, he exhaled deeply, a trace of amazement in his eyes.
Despite Li Shimingâs formation expertise and IBMz15âs aid, they couldnât further analyze the towerâs large formation.
Most importantly, he didnât even know its purpose, let alone how to break it.
If the towerâs formation had a clear function, he might find a way to break it by understanding its purpose.
Standing before this towerâs formation, he was at a loss, the first time he encountered an unfathomable formation.
He realized this towerâs formation surely had extremely important purposes.
He shook his head, thinking he could uncover its function once he saw other formations or ventured into the Hell Cave Heaven core.
While his research was not entirely fruitless, he noticed references to space and stability among the tower runes, though further study was hindered by time, scarce array pieces, and inability to break them.
Thinking of breaking it, he tried his âChaos Sword Intentâ against the tower, but it had no effect; his attack vanished upon contact.
"What a pity!" he thought to himself.
If Li Shiming were here, various approaches might yield some results.
However, Li Yuanba focused on sword cultivation, his main strength being combat, with other abilities mostly borrowed from Li Shiming.
When he returned from the tower to the base, three hours had passed.
No great cultivator questioned his actions due to his considerable authority there.
"Yuan Ba, you need to bestow the âInnate Woodâ divine skill on other great cultivators, except those from Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect!" Great Cultivator Lou approached with a request.
A bestowed âInnate Woodâ divine skill leaves a healing energy inside the body for two days, providing immediate treatment upon injury.
After two days, this healing energy dissipates automatically.
Previously, Li Yuanba had only conferred the âInnate Woodâ divine skill on his core cultivators and great cultivators.
Now Great Cultivator Lou approached him out of necessity.
In past battles, great cultivators assumed at worst theyâd be injured, without life threats, and could seek Li Yuanba for healing post-injury.
But now, given hell creaturesâ heightened threat, great cultivators must prioritize their safety.
Given the chance, they willingly offer goodwill to ensure their safety.
"No problem, just have the great cultivators requiring âInnate Woodâ divine skill come to me!" Li Yuanba nodded in agreement.
Each conferment indebted the great cultivator personally.
Additionally, as each âInnate Woodâ divine skill only lasts two days, further conferments would deepen the obligation.
By missionâs end, superpowersâ great cultivators likely owe him many favors, facilitating his future ventures.
Apart from Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect, all other great cultivators came smiling to Li Yuanba, accepting his âInnate Woodâ divine skill.
The two great cultivators from White Emperor Sect fared decently, remaining in normal condition, while Yuqing Sect had one injured great cultivator unable to fight even after consuming healing spirit pills.
As battle intensity grew, the Yuqing Sectâs injured great cultivator faced mounting danger.
With only two great cultivators, leaving one behind in the base reduced Yuqing Sectâs combat power significantly.
A single great cultivator against fourth grade late-stage hell beings couldnât quickly end the fight, risking Yuqing Sectâs Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitionerâs safety.
Without great cultivator support, if a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitionerâs fight went awry, no remedying force remained.
Li Yuanbaâs âInnate Woodâ divine skill bestowed to great cultivators widened Yuqing Sectâs gap with other teams.
After establishing a second base, battle tactics changed, with each superpowerâs team individually handling hell creatures.
Yuqing Sect and White Emperor Sect acted domineeringly, facing greater risks alone during missions without other superpowersâ aid.
This left both teams facing bigger dangers but unable to neglect their tasks.
Li Yuanbaâs five mid-stage golden corpses were borrowed, with Luanyang Palace negotiating favorable terms for Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.
Besides Luanyang Palace, several other superpowers discussed borrowing mid-stage golden corpses with Great Cultivator Lou.
Days of combat highlighted the importance of these five mid-stage golden corpses to all superpowers.
To minimize their cultivatorsâ casualties, using the mid-stage golden corpses as vanguards was the best choice.
Li Yuanba had no objections, lending them with Great Cultivator Louâs agreement, securing significant benefits for himself.
In fact, the high-quality fourth-grade corpse refining materials he received and those promised but not yet delivered were enough to refine all his mid-stage nascent soul core cultivatorsâ corpses.