Chapter 859: Chapter 476: Arrival
“Daoist Yuan, isn’t the Heavenly Inquiry Sect a top sect on the continent?” Li Shiming asked curiously when he heard Yuan Xi explain the power distribution of the Dongqi Continent.
From what he understood, the Heavenly Inquiry Sect was extremely powerful, considering Ancestor Luo Wei and Ancestor Han Xiao, who was slain by him, standing against the Skywalk Trading Company and the six major sects on the Beishu Continent.
He thought such a powerful Heavenly Inquiry Sect must be the top sect on the Dongqi Continent, but Yuan Xi did not mention it.
“The Heavenly Inquiry Sect is a secondary sect. They lack Great Cultivators and cannot be compared with the four major sects!” Yuan Xi explained, unaware of how Li Shiming knew the Heavenly Inquiry Sect.
“Great Cultivator?” Li Shiming heard a term he didn’t understand.
“A Great Cultivator is a specific term for a Nascent Soul Ancestor in the late stage, and they are the foundation of major sects!” Yuan Xi said with eyes full of longing.
Yuan Xiao woke from his understanding of formations and looked at Li Shiming with admiration.
As an Array Master, Li Shiming’s casual advice led to a small breakthrough in his understanding of formations.
He was quite certain that Li Shiming must be an Array Master himself, capable of casually advising him.
As they departed, Yuan Xi glanced at Li Shiming and noticed he had no intention of summoning his Flying Boat, so he took out a Flying Boat himself.
Li Shiming had his reasons; his Flying Boat Magical Treasure was designed in the style of the Beishu Continent. He preferred not to expose treasures with Beishu Continent style to avoid trouble.
Yuan Xi’s Flying Boat appeared ordinary, but it was indeed a magical treasure.
Made from Third Grade Wood, although Li Shiming looked down on the artifact refining technique, its speed was acceptable.
Yuan Xi invited Li Shiming to sit inside the cabin, but Li Shiming declined. Since it wasn’t his Flying Boat, sitting in the cabin would hinder his observation of the surroundings.
In the previous eleven months, Li Shiming had hardly encountered Great Demons, not because the ocean had few Great Demons, but because Venerable Huijing was stationed on his Long-distance Flying Boat.
Though Venerable Huijing was the weakest in combat among Nascent Soul Ancestors, the Nascent Soul Aura was enough to deter Third Grade Demons that dared approach.
Lately, when Li Shiming traveled alone, he used ‘Step by Step Lotus’ to travel, along with various means to hide himself. Not only were Third Grade Demons hard-pressed to detect him, but even if they did, they couldn’t match his speed.
Li Shiming and Yuan Xi father and son shared a Flying Boat and soon encountered several attacks from Third Grade Demons.
Li Shiming responded simply; he casually unleashed a bolt of lightning to kill the Third Grade Demons.
Yuan Xi then brought the Third Grade Demons’ corpses onto the Flying Boat for dissection, his grin revealing his good mood.
Of course, after benefitting, Yuan Xi was obliged to share everything he knew with Li Shiming.
Li Shiming was indifferent to the Third Grade Demons’ corpses, as these resources had no value at his cultivation level.
Yuan Xiao wished to ask Li Shiming about formations but was intimidated by his aura and dared not speak.
Li Shiming intended it this way; they weren’t familiar enough, and but for gaining insights into the Dongqi Continent, he wouldn’t be traveling with them.
In any place within the Cultivation World, knowledge is priceless. His knowledge of formations was hard-earned, so he couldn’t share it with others.
“Why are there so many Third Grade Demons in this area?” After two days of sailing, Li Shiming noticed something was amiss and asked Yuan Xi.
In these two days, the concentration of Third Grade Demons they encountered exceeded normal conditions. Third Grade Demons also have territories, yet those encountered seemed to lack territorial awareness.
“In a few hours ahead, you’ll see the beast-luring formation set by the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. These Third Grade Demons are attracted there, most will become resources for the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, and a few will slip through gaps in the beast-luring formation!” Yuan Xi pointed ahead and explained.
Li Shiming took a deep breath; as an Alchemy Master, he was aware that Demon Cores could be used in alchemy.
Demon Cores from Early Stage Great Demons could be refined into Third-grade Spirit Pills for Golden Core Early Stage cultivators, corresponding with Demon Cores from Late Stage Great Demons used for Golden Core Middle Late Stage Spirit Pills.
Considering the vast ocean, the number of Third Grade Demons is innumerable.
Using the beast-luring formation to continuously hunt Third Grade Demons would yield many Demon Cores and train numerous Golden Core cultivators.
No wonder Yuan Xi did everything to accompany Li Shiming; if they returned with Yuan Xiao alone, they’d be escaping all the way.
“Since the Ten Thousand Beast Sect has laid a beast-luring formation and you’re hunting Great Demons in front, wouldn’t they mind?” Li Shiming asked again.
“Apart from us cultivators urgently needing resources, who else would risk their lives in this sea hunting Great Demons, moreover, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect disregards the few Great Demons we kill!” Yuan Xi thought of former teammates, sighed deeply, and said.
He gazed at Li Shiming with gratitude, for without this unknown powerful cultivator’s rescue, he would likely have perished, as would his son Yuan Xiao.
How else could they return with such bounty of Great Demon corpses, allowing his son to exchange a portion for resources needed to advance to Golden Core?