Chapter 583: Sect Extermination (Part 2)
Now that we are this close, and with our preparations in place, once the other side's Nascent Soul cultivators appear, they are bound to face a massacre.
Although the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Flower Butterfly Sect aren't loose cultivator Nascent Souls, they aren't far off. Their combat ability is far inferior to those of the Nascent Soul cultivators of mid-to-large sects, let alone comparable to the Nascent Soul Sword Cultivators of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.
Yun Xiao instructs Li Yuanba to act, enabling him to showcase his abilities more, facilitating their cooperation in the future.
Indeed, it hasn't been long since they've joined forces with Li Yuanba, but they are already considering a long-term collaboration with him.
Possessing a top-grade fourth-grade Lifebound Flying Sword and the ability to break through the Sect Protection Array of a small sect in a short time, even though Li Yuanba is a newly promoted Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator, they are extremely inclined to accept Li Yuanba into their team.
If they don't recruit such a teammate now, by the time Li Yuanba's strength increases further, other teams will be vying for him. Even now, if some teams learn of Li Yuanba's abilities, they would eagerly welcome him.
"I have an area attack!" Li Yuanba confirmed confidently.
Next to him, the female sword cultivator Zhuo Xuan smiled slightly. This was supposed to be her task, as she was the Sword Cultivator in the team most skilled in area attacks.
If Li Yuanba couldn't manage to surprise the enemy, she would immediately take over.
Li Yuanba summoned the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak,' and Yun Xiao curiously watched 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak,' feeling its artifact was somewhat peculiar, making it difficult to determine its precise grade.
"Ten Thousand Swords Strike, unleash!" Li Yuanba's mind entered the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak,' and he pointed towards the eight nearby mountain peaks.
Five 'Flowing Light Star Meteors,' along with several upgraded to fourth-grade, containing his Nascent Soul-Level 'Supreme Yang Sword Intent' swords, divided into eight groups, each led by fourth-grade swords and Nascent Soul Sword Intent, flew towards the eight mountain peaks.
As soon as he unleashed 'Ten Thousand Swords Strike,' the squad's concealment dissipated, exposing them under the Flower Butterfly Sect's formation.
But none of that mattered now, as Yun Xiao and the other four Nascent Soul Sword Cultivators brimmed with Sword Intent, and their Lifebound Flying Swords, carrying Sword Intent, shot out, following closely after the myriad swords from the 'Ten Thousand Swords Strike.'
Under the observation of Li Yuanba's 'Divine Eyes,' he saw the array nodes and Spiritual Power Pattern paths on the eight mountain peaks clearly.
In addition, the Mountain Protection Array on these peaks was far less complex than a Sect Formation, aided by the computational power of the IBM z15.
As the myriad swords from the 'Ten Thousand Swords Strike' flew towards the peaks, the leading sword, under his control, first struck the key nodes of the formation, instantly breaking the formation on the eight peaks.
With his capabilities, he couldn't control all the myriad swords, so his method was to have a few swords act as control swords, with the others following them.
If the original Li Shiming were here, he could have accurately controlled every single sword.
Li Shiming had trained in the Divine Splitting Method, possessing one hundred ninety-one brains, so by splitting into a hundred, he only needed one hundred brains to control all the swords.
But Li Yuanba couldn't accomplish this; his mental cultivation was far inferior to the original Li Shiming.
Fortunately, his task wasn't to kill, but to disturb the enemy, not requiring precise control of all the swords.
Once the leading swords broke the formation, with the formation broken on the peaks, each had thousands of swords pouring towards the caves on the peaks.
Li Yuanba's attack was so sudden that, by the time the Nascent Soul cultivators in the caves noticed, countless swords had already breached the caves.
If he were alone, he definitely wouldn't dare to assault eight Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators at once.
But it was different now; with five Nascent Soul Sword Cultivators by his side, he could act confidently and boldly.
Whether it was the fate of the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Flower Butterfly Sect, four of them, who were in the Nascent Soul Early Stage, were engrossed in their tasks and failed to react immediately.
When these four Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators realized something was wrong, wanting to respond, the swords imbued with Nascent Soul-Level Sword Intent pierced their bodies.
Just as their Nascent Souls wanted to exit, hundreds of swords following in tore their bodies and Nascent Souls to shreds.
Four other Nascent Soul cultivators reacted swiftly; as the cave formations were breached, they had already escaped from the caves, flying into the air, wanting to see who attacked them.
To Yun Xiao and the other five Nascent Soul Sword Cultivators, these Nascent Soul cultivators flying in the air were easy targets.
Not only could each of the five Nascent Soul Sword Cultivators choose one, but they also had an extra Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator for backup.
Four swords, each bearing different Sword Intent, drew four distinct light trails in mid-air; the four Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators didn't even have time to manifest their Nascent Soul Dharma Forms before being struck by the swords.
Li Yuanba was observing his companions' combat methods, curious about the fighting styles of Sword Cultivators.
He had rarely seen genuine Sword Cultivators fight; though he had seen Master Uncle Wu in action, back then, the battle was like an adult hitting a child, incapable of reflecting Master Uncle Wu's true combat strength.
Now, he finally got to see how the Nascent Soul Sword Cultivators of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion fought, and the power of their Sword Intent.
Li Yuanba quickly realized his shortcomings. While his Lifebound Flying Sword, when hitting a Nascent Soul cultivator's body, was enough to destroy the physical body, it was different for these four swords hitting the Nascent Soul cultivators, annihilating not just the body but the Nascent Soul as well, achieving complete soulless destruction.
This was precisely where he was lacking. Having newly become a Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator, he hadn't yet fully exhibited the potent power of a Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator.
"Having Li Yuanba truly makes things easier!" Zhuo Xuan said with a light laugh.
"But there's no intense battle; it feels like my whole body is lacking energy!" Du Lei disagreed, slightly discontented.
"Let Guo Ping and Zhuo Xuan join forces to fight you when we return!" Yun Xiao replied to Du Lei in a low voice.
"There's no need for that!" Du Lei quickly shook his head.
"Eliminate all the Golden Core cultivators of the Flower Butterfly Sect, and once cleared, we'll collect our spoils!" Yun Xiao said with a wave of his hand.
The battle had ended so rapidly that only then did the cultivators of the Flower Butterfly Sect begin to grasp what had happened.
The Golden Core cultivators flew into the air, unaware yet that all their Nascent Soul cultivators had perished.
What awaited them were swords, especially those led by Li Yuanba after hearing Yun Xiao's command, with the results achieved by his myriad flying swords being the most spectacular.
The myriad swords, led by a few swords, danced in the air several times, leaving no cultivator visible in the sky.
Regardless of how fast the Lifebound Flying Swords of the other Nascent Soul Sword Cultivators attacked, they couldn't match the results achieved by the myriad swords.
However, the subsequent battle wasn't one where Li Yuanba's myriad swords could intervene; if he truly directed his swords towards the targets on the ground, there would be no survivors.
With a wave, the myriad swords returned to 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak,' entering its interior.
"This truly is a unique artifact!" Yun Xiao remarked with a smile, looking at the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' artifact.
His interest in the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' was only out of curiosity, without any envy.
As a Sword Cultivator, Li Yuanba was already an anomaly, having not just the Lifebound Flying Sword but also the attacking artifact 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak.'
"This artifact requires the absorption of many fourth-grade flying swords to be fully upgraded. For now, except for the leading sword, the other swords aren't very powerful; it's just for show!" Li Yuanba shook his head and explained.
"Why ever cultivate such an artifact?" Yun Xiao couldn't help but speak, feeling a pang of sympathy.
Just hearing about the conditions needed to upgrade the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak,' even Nascent Soul Sword Cultivators from large sects like the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion would feel a sense of pain for Li Yuanba.
To elevate the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' to its peak power, must one truly invest ten thousand fourth-grade flying swords?
Who could afford such a thing?