The Yanri branch sect is very lively today. Even the sect protection formation is open. This is to allow representatives of nearby small and medium-sized forces to enter the Yanri branch sect.
As for the issue of safety, the Wanshou Sect does not need to worry about that.
Although there are still some cultivators in Dongqi Continent who cannot accept the rule of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, no cultivator has the ability to threaten the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
There are not many great cultivators in Dongqi Continent, but there is a great cultivator from the Wanshou Sect in charge of the Yanri Branch Sect.
Not to mention that Master Hu and Li Shiming are both coming over. If you cause trouble at this time, you will just be walking into the tiger's mouth.
Great Monk Su Tong was wearing an ordinary robe. He used a rare treasure to suppress his aura to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. This rare treasure was prepared for him by the Yuqing Sect specifically for this operation.
Even the great formation of the Yanri branch sect failed to scan out his realm, otherwise the realm of a great cultivator alone would have received special attention.
His identity at this time is the Grand Elder of the Demon Pavilion Sect. As for the real Grand Elder of the Demon Pavilion Sect, he has already died at his hands.
No matter how much the Yuqing Sect has declined, no matter how much its intelligence system in the Dongqi Continent has been hit, there are still ways to obtain a lot of intelligence from the Dongqi Continent.
Based on this intelligence, if a great monk were to attack a medium-sized sect that only had cultivators in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, the sect would not even be able to resist.
Almost all the small and medium-sized forces that came this time were from the Demon Sect.
Master Hu invited Li Shiming to come in order to intimidate these evil sects. If the evil sects' evil cultivators are not intimidated, who knows what they will do.
As for annihilating all these demon sects, it would be difficult for the Wan Beast Sect to do so before these demon sects make actual moves against the Wan Beast Sect.
If this were to be done, it would definitely cause panic among all the small and medium-sized forces in Dongqi Continent, and would be detrimental to the Wanshou Sect's rule over Dongqi Continent.
Great Monk Su Tong sat together with a group of Nascent Soul early and middle stage monks. Their positions were at the back of the hall, which corresponded to their status.
None of these cultivators spoke. They all suppressed their auras, fearing that the aura of the devil would leak out and thus cause resentment from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
Today, these small and medium-sized forces all live under the shadow of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and need to rely on the Sect for survival.
The one guarding this place is the great monk Chai, and he has no objection to leaving the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect to guard this place.
Owning a cave heaven alone, at least before more great cultivators are born in the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, the task of guarding the branch sect is more conducive to the cultivation of the great cultivators.
Think about it, the Yanri Sect was once as famous as the Wanshou Sect, and its cave heaven was no worse than the Wanshou Cave Heaven.
"Everyone, follow me to welcome Patriarch Li!" Master Chai sensed something, he stood up and said loudly.
Calling Li Shiming "Ancestor Li" is the name given to him by great cultivators to the outside world, and it is also a recognized practice in the world of immortal cultivation.
The strongest person in a certain force, who also has the highest realm, is usually revered as the ancestor in the sect.
In private, Master Chai could be more casual because of his relationship with Li Shiming, but in such public occasions, he showed enough respect for Li Shiming.
There was not a trace of falsehood in this respect. He knew very well the reason why the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect was so prosperous, and it was the strength of Li Shiming.
All the monks present walked out of the hall and came to the square outside the hall.
A flying boat landed above the square, and two great monks walked out of the boat. One was Great Monk Hu, and the other was the phantom clone.
Of course, all the cultivators present believed that the phantom clone was Li Shizhen, the strongest man in Dongqi Continent and the ancestor of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
The phantom clone's gaze swept across the square, and a faint smile appeared on his face. This smile had been analyzed by IBMz15 and was the reserved smile of a superior, which could put pressure on subordinates and reflect one's own friendliness.
Great Monk Su Tong was also secretly looking at the phantom clone. As a monk in the middle stage of the great monk, he could feel the aura of a peak great monk coming from the phantom clone.
He confirmed that this was Li Shizhen. In fact, he had never doubted that this phantom clone was a fake Li Shizhen. He was handling the internal affairs of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and was accompanied by the great monk Hu. How could he be a fake?
Facing the legendary powerful existence, although Lian Lei had the power of a half-step great power, he still felt his heartbeat quickening and an inexplicable sense of tension permeating his whole body.
The phantom clone passed among the monks and headed towards the gate of the hall.
In this process, he would inevitably pass by the great monk Su Tong.
When the phantom clone approached Master Su Tong, he sensed malice and rapid changes in Master Su Tong's emotions.
Almost instantly, he felt something was wrong.
His current identity is Li Shizhen. Who is Li Shizhen? He is a powerful cultivator who can kill many peak great cultivators. Even if there are cultivators who want to deal with him, they will not send only one cultivator.
If this monk really wants to attack him, then he must have some kind of trump card.
Thinking of this, he did not hesitate at all, and with a wave of his hand, four late-stage golden corpses appeared.
At the same time, a space gate appeared in the void above Master Su Tong, and a huge hand made of energy stretched out from the space gate.
As soon as the big hand appeared, it exuded an indescribable pressure, as if a world was pressing down on the monks.
Even the phantom clone's body froze, and even the activation of "So Close Yet So Far Away" was a step slow, and he failed to dodge the big hand in time.
The big hand grabbed the phantom clone, and then the big hand led the phantom clone into the space gate.
Everything happened so fast that Master Hu and Master Chai were also suppressed by the terrifying pressure from the big hand. By the time they reacted, the phantom clone had disappeared.
"Shizhen!" Monk Hu exclaimed.
He was just about to attack the great monk Su Tong, but the four late-stage golden corpses were faster.
The distance between the phantom clone and the great monk Su Tong was only thirty meters. Given the speed of the late-stage golden corpse, thirty meters away was no different from being right in front of him.
Before the great monk Su Tong could reveal his hidden strength, four late-stage golden corpses appeared beside him.
Lian Lei, a half-step great master, was currently dealing with a phantom clone. He had not expected that the battle outside would be so fast that even a powerful monk like Su Tong could not hold on for even a breath.
Great Monk Su Tong was hit by four late-stage golden corpses, and his body and Nascent Soul collapsed instantly.
The late golden corpses then did something that all the monks were surprised about. Two of the late golden corpses took Monk Hu and Monk Chai with them and quickly retreated out of the hall.
At the same time, the other two late-stage golden corpses had a fourth-grade formation flag in their hands. Several fourth-grade formation flags were thrown to the ground in succession, and a formation was arranged with the great monk Su Tong as the center.
At this time, it was no longer the late-stage golden corpses themselves that controlled the four late-stage golden corpses, but Li Shiming's four brains.
When the phantom clone was attacked, he took over four late-stage golden corpses.
Li Shiming recognized at a glance the huge hand that suddenly appeared as an attack from a half-step great power.
He had experienced an attack from a half-step great power once, so he naturally knew how to deal with this kind of half-step great power.
A half-step great master cannot leave the cave heaven by himself, and the cave heaven needs a cultivator to accompany him, otherwise the anchor point of the cave heaven cannot move freely.
Li Shiming is extremely experienced in dealing with the cave anchor points of half-step great powers. He can effectively seal the spatial connection between the cave and the outside world by using the formation of forbidden space.
Of course, the temporarily arranged restricted space formation has limited power, but all he needs is to block the Half-Step Great Power for a while so that he can leave with Monk Hu and Monk Chai.
As long as they stay away from a certain distance, out of the attack range of the Half-Step Great Power, this powerful Half-Step Great Power will not be able to harm them.
At the scene, Li Shiming only paid attention to Master Hu and Master Chai. As for the safety of other monks, he did not care.
Based on his understanding of the Half-Step Great Power, he actually hoped that the Half-Step Great Power would attack the remaining cultivators, as every attack would consume the Half-Step Great Power.
"Master, I am Shi Zhen. Give me the control authority of the Sun-covering Sect's formation!" A late-stage golden corpse said in a deep voice to Master Hu.
Without any hesitation, Master Hu handed a jade token to the late-stage golden corpse.
The late golden corpse is Li Shiming's refined corpse. Only Li Shiming can control the late golden corpse. He will not refuse any request made by Li Shiming.
"How are you now? Are you in danger?" Monk Hu asked.
He and Master Chai both looked at the late-stage golden corpse with concern. Li Shiming's safety was related to the future of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
If something really happened to Li Shiming, it would be hard to say whether the Wanshou Sect could even survive, let alone defend the Dongqi Continent.
The current Wanshou Sect is entirely supported by Li Shiming's strength.
"That is my phantom clone. My real body is still at the mountain gate of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect!" The late golden corpse explained to the great monk Hu while controlling the jade token.
Master Hu did not have any complaints about Li Shiming's previous deception. Instead, he was happy that it was not Li Shiming, but just a phantom clone.
As for why a phantom clone was mistaken for Li Shiming's real body by Master Hu, Master Hu had no doubts. Master Hu knew that his own cultivation was too weak, so it was normal that he could not understand the abilities of Li Shiming, a top master.
"If the phantom clone is destroyed, will it have a big impact on you?" He thought of the key point and then asked.
"The influence of strength will not exceed one percent!" The late golden corpse thought about it and gave an answer.
This answer is not rigorous. The answer given by IBMz15 is one in one hundred and ninety-one. One of his brains has lost the spirit of the phantom clone, and his own soul is like a serious blow, and all his abilities will be greatly reduced.
But Li Shiming has one hundred and ninety-one such brains, and reducing one will have only one hundred and ninety-first impact.
When the worries of Great Monk Hu and Great Monk Chai were reduced, Li Shiming mobilized the formation of the Sun-covering Sect through the late golden corpse and once again imposed a spatial blockade on the location of Great Monk Su Tong.
This space blockade is enough to completely block the cave anchor point.
If Li Shiming's real body was not here and many magic weapons for setting up the formation were not brought with him, there would be no need for so much trouble.
In the cave of the Half-Step Great Power Lian Lei, after his phantom clone was grabbed by a big hand, Li Shiming saw the old Half-Step Great Power Lian Lei.
"Are you Li Shizhen?" Lian Lei, a half-step great master, looked at the phantom clone and asked uncertainly.
The phantom clone caught by the big hand has extremely powerful spiritual power, but it is a bit of an exaggeration to say that the phantom clone can easily kill many peak monks.
With the current strength of the phantom clone, it is at most equivalent to the combat power of a normal peak great monk, not much higher.
Therefore, Lian Lei, who was a half-step great master, was a little unsure that the captured great master was Li Shizhen.
"Before asking me, shouldn't you introduce yourself?" the phantom clone asked back indifferently.
Although he was caught by Lian Lei, a half-step great master, the phantom clone was not very afraid. It was just a phantom clone. If it was really killed, it would only be the loss of a brain.
It's not an irreversible injury. All he needs to do is rest for a period of time. With the practice of the 'Heavenly Art', he can completely restore the lost spirit in that brain.
The most crucial thing is that this phantom clone blocked an almost fatal disaster for the original body.
The last time Li Shiming met the half-step great power Yang Xing, he was extremely lucky. The half-step great power Yang Xing went astray and was killed by him.
This time is different. Although the half-step great power Lian Lei in front of him looks old in terms of aura, he is much stronger than the half-step great power Yang Xing in terms of cultivation and realm.
The phantom clone checked the situation in the cave. This cave had a distinct lightning style. The sky was covered with thunderclouds, and the rules of thunder and lightning suppressed the entire cave.
Unfortunately, in his eyes, this cave was filled with death, like a world on the verge of collapse.
He understood something in his mind. Perhaps it was for this reason that the half-step great power Lian Lei came to the Dongqi Continent and looked for an opportunity to attack him.
For a half-step powerful being whose life is coming to an end, even if he wastes energy to attack, it doesn't matter.
"You are so brave, I am Lian Lei from the Yuqing Sect!" Lian Lei, who was half a step away from being a great power, was not angry. He praised and introduced himself.
"Li Shizhen from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect greets Fellow Daoist Lian!" The phantom clone nodded slightly and said, as his body was restrained by large hands.
"You are already my prisoner. I have something to ask you, and I hope you can answer honestly!" Lian Lei, a half-step great man, said in a deep voice after confirming the identity of the phantom clone.
"Wait, you said I was a prisoner. I wonder if you could take a look at the situation outside the cave before making a decision!" The phantom clone reminded with a smile.
Lian Lei, who was half a step away from becoming a powerful person, was slightly startled. He quickly looked outside the cave. The first thing he discovered was that the anchor point of the cave was sealed.
He tried to break the seal, but the connection between the cave and the outside world was through a space anchor point. The space anchor point was sealed, so he couldn't accurately locate it when attacking the outside.
Of course, he can keep trying. With his long-term tacit understanding with Dongtian, he will always find the location of the anchor point of the sealed space and then use energy to destroy it.