Li Shimingās illusion clone stood on the deck, the silhouette of an island faintly visible in the distance.
He was aboard the large flying vessel of the Luanyang Palace, and this time the Phoenix Palace Master personally led the mission, accompanied by five late-stage Great Cultivators and hundreds of female cultivators of various levels.
These hundreds of female cultivators of various levels had come along to Bitao Island to gain combat experience.
The war initiated by the three superpowers this time was an extremely rare opportunity for honing skills.
Although female cultivators generally were not adept at combat, Luanyang Palace still aimed to cultivate a group of powerful female cultivators.
Li Shiming had initially intended for his illusion clone to operate a flying vessel alone, but the Phoenix Palace Master, considering the energy issues of the clone, invited him to share a large flying vessel with them.
"Mr. Li, the battlefield we have prepared with the Bitao Sect is not far from here!" The Phoenix Palace Master approached the illusion clone, looking at the distant island and said.
"Do you need me to do anything?" the illusion clone asked.
"Not for now, according to the rules, we start with the Golden Core cultivators, then the Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators will engage, so the younger generation has a chance to train!" the Phoenix Palace Master explained with a smile.
"Alright, I just hope Bitao Sect will hand over Great Cultivator Yi Xiao!" the illusion clone nodded and said.
This time, after sending Yin Shilan back to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, the illusion clone immediately joined Luanyang Palace, having come specifically for Great Cultivator Yi Xiao.
Great Cultivator Yi Xiaoās skills were extremely refined, one of the rare few who nearly put him at a disadvantage without having the upper hand in level.
Of course, this also had to do with the fact that he was an illusion clone and could not wield many of the abilities of the main body.
This time after returning, the illusion clone received considerable support from the main body.
"Guiyuan Sect seems weakened, unable to send even a single Peak Great Cultivator!" the Phoenix Palace Master changed the topic, expressing dissatisfaction.
This time, Guiyuan Sect also dispatched six Great Cultivators and hundreds of cultivators of various levels, yet among the six Great Cultivators, there was no Peak Great Cultivator, making their combat strength far less comparable to that of Luanyang Palace.
The illusion clone, hearing these words, found it difficult to respond.
The Guiyuan Sectās Lin Yuan, a Peak Great Cultivator, had his physical body slain by him, and later he killed him again, and in the second slay, not only did he destroy Lin Yuanās physical body, but also eradicated his Nascent Soul.
Guiyuan Sect consumed vast resources to cultivate another Peak Great Cultivator, Yi Xiao, who due to his actions, was now wanted by both Guiyuan Sect and Luanyang Palace.
Now Guiyuan Sect has not a single Peak Great Cultivator, making their party seem rather meager.
Fortunately, with the alliance of Luanyang Palace, their combined strength still holds a significant advantage over Bitao Sect.
"This war is related to me, here are twenty talismans for protection, consider it my small contribution!" The illusion clone shook his head, producing twenty talismans and handing them to the Phoenix Palace Master.
Surprised, the Phoenix Palace Master glanced at the illusion clone; life-protecting talismans were extremely precious, due to the scarcity of production materials, making them a privilege only for the sectās particularly valued cultivators.
The fact that the illusion clone could produce twenty life-saving talismans at once surprised even the highly knowledgeable Phoenix Palace Master.
"These are the āInstant Escapeā life-saving talismans, I didnāt expect Mr. Li, besides being an Alchemy Master, to be so skilled in talisman crafting, and this talisman paper is something Iāve never seen before!" The Phoenix Palace Master marveled after inspecting them with her Divine Sense.
"Theyāre merely practice works, hope theyāll be of some help!" the illusion clone responded with a smile.
In fact, these āInstant Escapeā life-saving talismans differed considerably from the life-saving talismans prepared for the Great Cultivators of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.
The twenty āInstant Escapeā life-saving talismans prepared this time were made from ordinary Great Cultivator blank talismans, as they hadnāt settled āDivine Sightā on the talismans, the āInstant Escapeā performed by the talismans allowed space movement up to only four hundred miles.
In his view, the four-hundred-mile space movement was indeed nothing compared to his āInstant Escapeā executing eight thousand miles.
But in the eyes of the Phoenix Palace Master, these life-saving talismans were about as valuable as life-saving talismans crafted by Peak Great Cultivators using precious fourth-grade top-tier Jade Talismans, and due to the uniqueness of āInstant Escapeā, their practicality was even higher.
"Thank you, Mr. Li, this should help ensure some promising talents donāt perish prematurely!" The Phoenix Palace Master stored away the twenty āInstant Escapeā life-saving talismans and said.
She immediately turned back into the cabin of the large flying vessel, ready to distribute the twenty āInstant Escapeā life-saving talismans.
She also planned to allocate two āInstant Escapeā life-saving talismans to each of the other five Great Cultivators, to enhance their abilities to protect themselves.
Luanyang Palace seldom participated in wars of this magnitude, and the Phoenix Palace Master took this war very seriously, bringing along many elite cultivators of various levels.
She was determined not to lose too many elite cultivators in this war, as these female cultivators were all promising talents and the future hope of Luanyang Palace.
About half an hour later, the large flying vessel halted, descending to a height of a hundred meters, activating the Defensive Array, while the scanning array on the vessel was fully operational, constantly monitoring all activity nearby.