Master Qiao, a Great Cultivator of the White Emperor Sect, along with the other Great Cultivators, all stared blankly at the âThundercloud Techniqueâ gathering in the sky.
Desperation welled up in the hearts of the Great Cultivators. They had not expected that the price they had paid before to withstand the twenty âThundercloud Techniqueâ attacks would be in vain.
Neither the great formation of Primeval Sect nor their current state could withstand another twenty âThundercloud Techniqueâ attacks.
But to their dismay, Li Shiming was not unleashing twenty âThundercloud Techniquesâ, but rather forty all at once.
Realizing that any single one of these âThundercloud Techniquesâ could annihilate any Great Cultivator present, this level of attack should not appear on the Dongqi Continent. Even on the Central State Continent, only the spells of Peak Great Cultivators could reach such power.
The Great Cultivator of the White Emperor Sectâs eyes flickered, and he secretly took out a Life-Saving Talisman and activated it.
His body transformed into a yellow light, shooting towards outside the mountain gate of the Primeval Sect.
He no longer wanted to stay. The fate of the Primeval Sect was irrelevant to him.
Realizing he could not withstand Li Shimingâs attack, staying would only mean perishing with the Primeval Sect.
The Life-Saving Talisman made by the Mighty White Emperor Sect was an Earth Escape Talisman, possessing strong earth rules, allowing escape into the ground to make it difficult to be tracked.
But the Great Cultivator of the White Emperor Sect was within the mountain gate of Primeval Sect, where the earth was reinforced by protective formations, preventing the use of Earth Escape, requiring him to exit the Primeval Sectâs gate.
His sudden departure infuriated the Great Cultivators of the Primeval Sect, this act of desertion was despised by them.
Yet there was nothing they could do, they could not bind the Great Cultivator of the White Emperor Sect to share life and death with the Primeval Sect.
Besides, they had no time to worry about the White Emperor Sect Cultivator, as the âThundercloud Techniqueâ attacks began, an even greater crisis loomed.
Because the Primeval Sect had granted permissions in their great formation to the White Emperor Sect Cultivator, leaving the Primeval Sectâs great formation posed no hindrance to him.
Just as his yellow Earth Escape glow was exiting the Primeval Sectâs gate and entering the ground, a sword light appeared beside it, and with a âChaos Sword Intent,â the âTraceless Illusion Swordâ slashed into the Earth Escape glow.
Li Shiming had anticipated the Great Cultivators within the Primeval Sect attempting to escape and had already released the âTraceless Illusion Swordâ.
When the White Emperor Sect Cultivator made his move to take out the Life-Saving Talisman, Li Shimingâs âDivine Eyeâ observed it, allowing him to wait outside the great formation for the White Emperor Sect Cultivator.
The White Emperor Sect Cultivator was unlucky since those who had truly witnessed the âTraceless Illusion Swordâ were typically deceased, few knew it as his Lifebound Flying Sword.
This was especially true because he always revealed his identity as a Thunder Cultivator, causing all Great Cultivators to overlook him being a Sword Cultivator too.
Mastering rules in two directions was unimaginable for most Great Cultivators.
Thunder Cultivation and Sword Cultivation are the strongest offensive professions in the cultivation world, achieving expertise in any one is challenging, let alone both.
The âTraceless Illusion Swordâ struck the Earth Escape glow. Even with some Earth rules fortification from the Mighty, the âChaos Sword Intentâ separated the White Emperor Sect Cultivator from his Earth Escape state with one slash.
Though breaking the Earth Escape effect consumed part of the âChaos Sword Intentâ, the remaining âChaos Sword Intentâ invaded the White Emperor Sect Cultivatorâs body, wreaking havoc inside.
Li Shiming did not use a second sword; the âTraceless Illusion Swordâ vanished after a single strike.
The White Emperor Sect Cultivatorâs condition did not require a second sword. Although he had not yet fallen, both his physical body and Nascent Soul were continually being eroded by the âChaos Sword Intentâ; death was just a matter of time.
The Primeval Sect, one of the four major sects of the Dongqi Continent with a history spanning ten thousand years, was now facing destruction.
Within the Primeval Sect, after forty âThundercloud Techniqueâ attacks, the great formation collapsed in the first instant.
In reality, the second round of attacks by Li Shiming already dealt significant damage to the Primeval Sectâs formation, and the third round of âThundercloud Techniquesâ was too intense, causing the formation to be unsustainable.
"Escape, whoever can, escape!" Master Qiao shouted, eyes bloodshot.
He did not give up resisting, hoping to provide a glimmer of life-saving opportunity for the other Great Cultivators.
But it was clear, his hope was slim; Li Shiming had no intention of sparing any Great Cultivators.
At this point, it was too late for the Great Cultivators to flee; under the forty âThundercloud Techniquesâ, escape was impossible.
Perhaps before, if escaping with the White Emperor Sect Cultivator, Li Shiming might not have been able to stop everyone, but not anymore.
With the full burst of the âThundercloud Techniquesâ, any cultivators, especially Great Cultivators, were prime targets for the lightning in this area.
Master Qiao watched as a Great Cultivator beside him was struck by lightning. In an instant, the lifeâs breath of the physical body extinguished, and the Nascent Soul within was obliterated by the lightning.