Cultivation is just so scientific!

Li Shiming quietly returned to the resource point in the Xuanxi Mountain Range. On his way back, he still used the 'Hidden Phoenix Jade Talisman' in conjunction with the 'Chameleon Cloak', and upon approaching the resource point, he used 'Boundless Horizon Within Reach' to appear inside the guarded cave dwelling.

Throughout the entire process, he didn't even alert Kang Yuan.

He did not know the extent of the impact he caused after slaying Feng Qian.

Master Wang He sensed Feng Qian's demise the moment it happened; he had invested too much into Feng Qian.

Feng Qian had also proven his worth, with a high possibility of becoming the new Great Cultivator of the Jade Clear Sect.

This time, bringing Feng Qian to Dongqi Continent was meant to add some experience to his name, making it easier to fight for the resources needed for Feng Qian's promotion to Great Cultivator.

However, unexpectedly, Feng Qian perished while on an insignificant mission.

Feng Qian's final task was investigating the death of three Nascent Soul Early Stage Thunder Cultivators, which Master Wang He only learned of later.

Master Wang He wanted to personally investigate, but given the current situation, he could not move freely.

The Yuqing Sect was indeed much stronger than the four indigenous sects of Dongqi Continent, but it wasn't without enemies on the West Yan Continent, and the number of cultivators that the Yuqing Sect could mobilize was limited.

This time he personally led the team, believing that at the Great Cultivator level, it was sufficient, and with five Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators and over thirty Nascent Soul Early Stage Thunder Cultivators, he thought it enough to suppress the four sects.

After all, Thunder Cultivators are known for their ability to take on many at once, with extremely formidable combat power.

He wasn't too concerned about losing Nascent Soul Early Stage Thunder Cultivators; if too many were lost, more could be brought in.

The true elite of the Nascent Soul Stage were considered to begin at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, and the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators brought by Master Wang He were all powerful.

The strongest among them was his disciple, Feng Qian, who, in his view, could at least hold down numerous Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners.

Who could have imagined that shortly after invading Dongqi Continent, the critical combat power, Feng Qian, would fall?

The Da Yue Mountain Range required Master Wang He to hold it down, so he could not leave this place.

And against enemies that even Feng Qian couldn't withstand, he suddenly found himself with no one to send.

This was simply a disgrace, with a superpower falling behind in the competition against great sects.

While Master Wang He thought he'd fallen behind, in fact, the four sects, including the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, knew nothing of Feng Qian's death.

Master Wang He utilized the intercontinental Communication Array to send a message to the Jade Clear Sect, requesting them to send another Great Cultivator and to increase the number of Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators.

While waiting for reinforcements to arrive, he decided to withdraw the defensive line to maintain the situation.

All of a sudden, the Thunder Cultivators of the Jade Clear Sect, who were originally out, returned to the Da Yue Mountain Range, and some resource points that had been seized were also abandoned by the Jade Clear Sect.

This left the four sects bewildered, also choosing to adopt a wait-and-see approach, fearing this was a scheme by the Jade Clear Sect.

The war on Dongqi Continent, mysteriously, came to a halt.

Li Shiming had no idea that these matters were related to him, as he was immersed in studying the Jade Scroll obtained from Feng Qian's soul crystal ring.

Currently, every bit of comprehension he gained on cultivation brought him a step closer to advancing to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

Life returned to peace, and the days passed by.

On this day, when Li Shiming received another alert from the drone satellite system, yet another Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner had entered the alert zone he had set up.

A murderous intent flashed in his eyes, confident in his ability to launch a surprise attack, as long as a Great Cultivator didn't come personally, he had the ability to slay them.

Just like last time, he used 'Boundless Horizon Within Reach' and, through the effects of the 'Hidden Phoenix Jade Talisman' and 'Chameleon Cloak', quietly left the Xuanxi Mountain Range.

He discovered that if it were a direct path, the target of this Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner was indeed the Xuanxi Mountain Range.

He didn't bother much with these matters and once again set up a Concealing Array and released Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng.

He had calculated the energy accumulation time for Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng, as pulling the 'Thunderous Mysterious Bow' required another ten breaths of energy gathering.

This time perfectly coincided with the moment that the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner entered the attack range to be targeted by the 'Thunderous Mysterious Bow'.

However, when he used 'Divine Sight' to clearly see the face of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner, he quickly instructed Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng to halt the attack.

He looked helplessly at Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng, recognizing a flaw in using the 'Thunderous Mysterious Bow' — it couldn't be stopped midway.

The terrifying energy was accumulating inside the 'Thunderous Mysterious Bow', and if not released, the internal energy build-up would be enough to destroy the 'Thunderous Mysterious Bow'.

This was not the type of energy transformed by Li Shiming's power, but rather energy transformed from the power of Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng as a Great Cultivator.

He shook his head and had Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng divert the direction to release the arrow elsewhere.

Xin Jingyun was somewhat anxious; with Alchemy Master Li Shiming from Central State Commerce carrying out a garrison mission, she had lost contact with Li Shiming.

In normal times, Xin Jingyun could get in touch with Li Shiming via communication tokens, but now, during wartime, prior communication tokens were also restricted.

This was a tactic devised by the four sects to complicate communication for the Jade Clear Sect; although it affected long-distance communication across all of Dongqi Continent, the internal communication of the four sects remained unaffected, as the Identity Jade Disc could still be used for contact.