In the world of immortal cultivation, the only one who knew about the attack on the Yuqing branch sect was Li Yuanba's master Jian Wuwei. Jian Wuwei's authority in Jianyi Chongxiao Pavilion extended to the intelligence department, and he was aware of Li Yuanba's concern for the Yuqing sect.
Li Yuanba was also one of the few great monks who was able to kill six great monks and destroy the Yuqing branch.
However, Jian Wuwei did not interfere with what Li Yuanba did. The sword practitioners of Jianyi Chongxiao Pavilion did not have many scruples in their affairs, and many of the resources of the sword practitioners were snatched back with flying swords.
Jian Wuwei sorted out a series of intelligence from the Intelligence Department and, as before, sent the information about the Yuqing Sect to Li Yuanba.
Knowing the content of the intelligence, he observed a moment of silence for Yuqing Sect's long-distance flying boat. One of Yuqing Sect's long-distance flying boats will pass through Zhongzhou Continent, trade some resources in Zhongzhou Continent, and then return to Xiyan Continent.
According to intelligence, there was not a single great cultivator on the long-distance flying boat, only five cultivators in the middle Nascent Soul stage guarding it.
To be honest, having five mid-Nascent Soul cultivators guarding a long-distance flying boat is already a great honor for ordinary sects, but the Yuqing Sect is a super power, and the wealth on a super power's long-distance flying boat is not comparable to that of ordinary sects.
Under normal circumstances, super powers would send great monks to follow the long-distance flying ship, unless the resources on the long-distance flying ship were of extremely low value.
But the value of the resources on this long-distance flying boat is not low, which makes Jian Wuwei wonder whether the Yuqing Sect’s great monks are lacking in combat power.
Not only Jian Wuwei thought so, many forces had discovered this.
Even though the Yuqing Sect is a great and powerful family, it has lost so many great monks in succession, and even the top great monks have fallen. It is normal that there are not enough great monks in the sect.
As a result, various forces in Western Yan also set their sights on the Yuqing Sect.
Yuqing Sect and Baidi Sect are the two super powers in Xiyan Continent, but that does not mean there are no other forces. Although the other forces are weaker than these two super forces, the only difference is the lack of powerful people.
Now that the Yuqing Sect is in a weak state, various forces are trying to take a bite out of it.
Even the Baidi Sect, an ally, is secretly eroding the interests of the Yuqing Sect.
Although there are powerful people in Yuqing Sect, they cannot be asked to handle everything. The powerful people cannot do whatever they want. They will be supervised by other powerful people.
If every powerful person were to interfere in the sect's interest disputes at will, then the conflicts between the super powers would directly rise to the level of the powerful people, which is something no one wants to see.
What's more, even if a powerful person wants to intervene in general affairs, he needs to consider his own situation. The cost of a powerful person's intervention is very high.
Li Yuanba went out again. When he left Jianyi Chongxiao Pavilion, he used the "Arrive in One Go".
His figure appeared eight thousand miles away. In the entire Jianyi Chongxiao Pavilion, except Jian Wuwei who had informed him in advance, no one else knew that he had left Jianyi Chongxiao Pavilion.
With clear intelligence support, he calmly boarded the flying boat and sailed towards an island.
Because the cultivators of the Yuqing branch sect in Zhongzhou mainland were massacred, the Yuqing sect did not send another group of cultivators to take over, which forced the Yuqing branch sect to close.
So this time, the Yuqing Sect's flying boat for a long voyage stopped at Changshui Island.
Changshui Island is a maritime trade island where many forces conduct large-scale resource transactions.
Since the maritime trade here is extremely good, even superpowers sometimes exchange resources here.
This time, the Yuqing Sect's flying boat passed through Changshui Island, where it traded with some forces on the Zhongzhou mainland.
Li Yuanba came to the vicinity of Changshui Island, and he looked at the information sent by the Intelligence Department of Jianyi Chongxiao Pavilion.
Because the transactions between Yuqing Sect's long-distance flying boat and some forces in Zhongzhou Continent were public, the time and place of the transactions could not be kept secret at all. The information in his hands included the exact time of the long-distance flying boat's arrival.
As for the route of the long-distance flying boat, the Intelligence Department had no knowledge of it.
This left him with no choice but to wait on Changshui Island. In fact, this information was enough. The route was top secret to any force and could not be known by other forces.
There are many cultivators near Changshui Island, and the area is quite lively. Li Yuanba did not hide himself and just stopped the flying boat in the air, which did not attract much attention.
When the time was almost up, he put away his flying boat, opened his Divine Vision to its fullest, and stood on a high place to survey the distance.
Soon he saw a long-distance flying boat sailing towards Changshui Island, with the logo of Yuqing Sect on it.
Joy flashed in his eyes, and his figure flashed and he appeared above the long-distance flying boat.
Just as he was about to break through the formation of the long-distance flying boat and enter the interior of the long-distance flying boat, suddenly a spatial energy wave came from the long-distance flying boat, and he found that the entire area was locked by a spatial energy.
"This is a trap!" He was startled and realized that this was a trap set for him.
However, he was not too panicked. He did not sense the presence of the powerful person. As long as the powerful person did not take action personally, he had nothing to worry about.
Although he could not use his divine feet ability, his sword escape speed was still unmatched by other great cultivators.
Xing Yijian's best skill is speed. With the blessing of the 'Speed Rule Mark', his speed when performing sword escape is far beyond those great monks who have not mastered the 'Speed Rule'.
In the world of immortal cultivation, there are very few great cultivators who have mastered the rules of speed. Even if they have mastered the rules of speed, the combat effectiveness of such great cultivators will be extremely low.
Because the great monk who practices speed as his main rule does not have any powerful attack rules, speed is the only way he can use to escape.
Five great monks flew out from the long-distance flying boat, not five mid-Nascent Soul cultivators as the intelligence department of Jianyi Chongxiao Pavilion said.
Among the five great monks, four are at the peak level. Although the other one is not a peak level monk, his aura is somewhat strange.
"Fellow Daoist Cui, Fellow Daoist Yu, when did you two join the Yuqing Sect?" Li Yuanba recognized two of the top monks and asked with a hint of sarcasm.
Master Cui Cheng is the top master of Wuliang Sect, Master Yu Chao is the top master of Beidou Sect, and as for the other two top masters, they should also be the top masters of some super power.
Unexpectedly, they were all hidden in Yuqing Sect's long-distance flying boat. It seemed that they were here specifically to attack the monks of Yuqing Sect. Li Yuanba didn't know why and ran into this trap.
"I didn't expect it to be Fellow Daoist Li. It seems that Fellow Daoist Li and Yuqing Sect have a deep feud, and he is really cruel!" The great monk Cui looked at Li Yuanba with eyes full of resentment.
He remembered that he was defeated by Li Yuanba and had to escape. Whenever he thought of that incident, he wondered when he would have the chance to take revenge.
Unexpectedly, this time, after accepting benefits from the Yuqing Sect and joining forces with several top monks to ambush the monks of the Yuqing Sect, they captured Li Yuanba.
Li Yuanba ignored what Master Cui said. He looked at the only master who was not a peak master, and a look of doubt flashed in his eyes.
"Who are you? Have we met before? Why do you hate me so much?" he asked the great monk.
"Li Yuanba, I am Lin Yuan from Guiyuan Sect. It is all because of you that I am in this state now!" the great monk replied with gritted teeth.
Li Yuanba suddenly realized that it was no wonder that he felt the other person's breath was somewhat familiar but he had never remembered it.
It turned out that the other party was the one whose physical body he had killed and whose Nascent Soul was taken away. Later, his Nascent Soul was exchanged for a treasure by a powerful man from Guiyuan Sect.
He observed the physical body of Master Lin with some curiosity. The great man from Guiyuan Sect must have used some means to allow Master Lin to return to the realm of a great master so quickly.
You should know that ordinary Nascent Soul reconstruction is to reintegrate the Nascent Soul into a new body, use the energy cultivated by the Nascent Soul to strengthen this body, and convert the excess energy of the Nascent Soul into the cultivation of this body.
Judging from the state of Master Lin, it should be at the cost of sacrificing a part of his Nascent Soul cultivation, so when Master Lin re-cultivates, he does not need to start over, but starts from the master realm.
"Friend Lin, you shouldn't have come. I spared your life last time, but I won't hold back this time!" Li Yuanba said in a deep voice.
"Li Yuanba, you will die today!" Master Lin said to Li Yuanba with an extremely hostile look.
Li Yuanba couldn't help but shook his head, and he looked at the other two top monks.
However, these two great monks obviously did not want to introduce themselves. They just took out their magic weapons and looked like they were ready to start a war.
He was too lazy to ask about the identities of these two people. He thought that they were just top monks from some super power.
He is not a great monk without a foundation. It is impossible for the other party to suppress him with his great power, unless the old sword master behind him does not support him.
As for the threats from other monks, he is now capable of fighting against the peak monks, so why should he be afraid of them?
"I originally thought it was Li Shizhen, but it turned out to be Fellow Daoist Li. It seems that the Yuqing Sect made a wrong prediction. However, this also makes our task easier!" Master Cui said lightly.
Li Shizhen's fighting power was enough to kill two great monks at the peak of their powers. It was even said that a half-step great master was killed by him.
However, regarding the matter of half-step great power, there are only rumors and no real evidence.
If there was real evidence, the five great monks would not dare to accept this task.
It is precisely because they are all top great monks of super powers, among whom Great Monk Lin was also a top great monk in the past, and knows the gap between a great monk and a half-step great master, so they do not believe that Li Shizhen can kill a half-step great master at all.
Li Yuanba was not angry at all when Master Cui said that his strength was not as good as Li Shizhen's. Instead, he wanted to laugh.
He was originally Li Shiming's clone, and he knew very well the strength of Li Shiming's original body. He was indeed not as strong as Li Shiming.
In fact, up to now, there are few cultivators who can force Li Shiming to exert his full strength.
You should know that Li Shiming’s strongest point is that all five Nascent Souls participate in the battle, but he has never shown this combat state before.
"I'm very curious, what benefits did the Yuqing Sect give you that made you gather together to design a trap?" Li Yuanba asked with a smile as he summoned his natal flying sword, Xing Yijian.
"I will answer you before we kill you!" Master Cui replied coldly.
"Kill!" Li Yuanba launched the attack first. If he didn't launch another attack, the four top monks would occupy the best position.
Facing four top monks, he did not dare to be careless at all.
Such a battle also made his blood boil and filled him with fighting spirit.
Although the original body and the clone are one, the clone Li Yuanba is very warlike. Along the way, Li Yuanba has fought many times more battles than the original body Li Shiming. Most of their combat experience was provided by Li Yuanba.
As he shouted "Cut", a sword light appeared in front of Master Cui.
Before Master Cui could react, Xing Yijian appeared in front of him.
Just when Li Yuanba thought that he could deal with Master Cui first by using the speed of Xing Yijian, an ice crystal fortress appeared and protected Master Cui inside.
Xing slashed the ice crystal fortress with his sword, causing a slight sound.
A tiny crack appeared on the Ice Crystal Fortress, but the damage was not enough to destroy it.
Li Yuanba's eyes swept over Master Yu of Beidou Sect. This ice crystal fortress was an application of a formation, which was exactly what Master Yu was best at.
This was not the first time he encountered the Ice Crystal Fortress, and he already had experience in fighting against it.
But before he could launch another attack, the attacks of four top monks had already arrived.
Li Yuanba shook his head helplessly. He waved his hand and a sword flew back. His figure turned into sword light and he dodged before the attack came.
At this time, his speed advantage was fully demonstrated. When he was escaping with the sword, the 'speed rule mark' acted on his sword escape, making his sword escape faster than the four attacks coming towards him.
Li Yuanba flicked his finger lightly on the sword, and a sword light emerged from the sword.
The sword light supported his body. Although this slowed down his speed a little, he still maintained a slight advantage over the attack speed of the four peak monks.
And Xing Yijian's real body was attacked again towards the Ice Crystal Fortress.
Without breaking the defense of the Ice Crystal Fortress, he would not be able to harm the bodies of the four top monks.
Although the four top monks wanted to intercept Xing Yijian, Xing Yijian was always able to shuttle between several attack energies like a swimming fish and accurately hit the designated position of the ice crystal fortress.
After only three attacks, the ice crystal fortress made a crisp sound and turned into ice crystals and dispersed.
The secret method of the Ice Crystal Fortress formation needs to be prepared in advance. Once it is broken, it cannot be used a second time in a short period of time.
The expressions of the four great monks at the peak of their powers were extremely solemn. They each took out a magical defensive weapon and used it to strengthen themselves.
They also discovered that this battle would not be easy. Li Yuanba's speed was too fast. This was when Li Yuanba's divine power was restricted. If the divine power was not restricted, I'm afraid this battle would not have to be fought.