Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 227: Chapter 160: Talisman Treasures

“I possess a talisman of great power, capable even of a strike equivalent to an early-stage Foundation Establishment!” a Qi Refining Cultivator said.

Afterward, several Qi Refining Cultivators each revealed their trump cards, all of them sect geniuses, and each held abilities that exceeded their current levels.

Of course, these trump cards were not easily usable, similar to making a copper corpse self-destruct. Without the protection of the ‘Inverted Nine Palace Trigram Formation’, letting the copper corpse self-destruct would backlash against its master, a tactic on the battlefield that nearly amounted to mutual destruction.

And the activation of powerful talismans by Qi Refining cultivators also required time.

Instantaneous casting wasn’t possible, and even a slight delay could mean the difference between life and death.

Li Shiming was also considering whether he should reveal his hand, as he had previously wanted to keep his Three-headed Six-armed Copper Corpse and Mid-grade Magic Weapon Gatling a secret.

Because both the Three-headed Six-armed Copper Corpse and the Mid-grade Magic Weapon Gatling were unprecedented in this world.

But ever since he met Ren Fei’er’s mother, the Golden Core Expert, and noticed how she looked at the Three-headed Six-armed Copper Corpse and Mid-grade Magic Weapon Gatling, he knew he had been arrogant.

For a powerful cultivator, his actions were minor; a Qi Refining copper corpse, no matter how it was modified, still had Qi Refinement combat power.

As for the Mid-grade Magic Weapon Gatling, its true power lay in continuous attacks at the level of the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, but beyond a certain point, such attacks wouldn’t even breach defenses.

Even if the attacks of the Eighth Layer Qi Refining accumulated to a terrifying amount, they couldn’t inflict damage if they didn’t penetrate the defenses.

Of course, that was what the Golden Core Expert thought, from the perspective of the Qi Refinement Realm. The Three-headed Six-armed Copper Corpse was somewhat better, merely offering more directions for attack and more weapons.

The Mid-grade Magic Weapon Gatling was a real mass destruction weapon; unless one had Body Refinement capabilities like Baili Jin Yan, it was impossible to withstand the attacks of Mid-grade Magic Weapon Gatling.

Besides, Li Shiming was not worried about someone spying on his Three-headed Six-armed Copper Corpse and Mid-grade Magic Weapon Gatling.

The core basis of the Three-headed Six-armed Copper Corpse was the anatomy and surgical skills from his past life, detailed down to every minute blood vessel and nerve connection, plus the ingenious ideas from a medical postgraduate.

There was also the third-grade spiritual item that formed the ‘Netherworld Ghost Realm Array’; without these components, even if one could replicate the Three-headed Six-armed Copper Corpse, it would just be a model without any practical use.

The Corpse Refining technique succeeded precisely because every minute blood vessel and nerve were correctly connected, allowing the Yin Cold Energy inside the body to circulate freely.

The Mid-grade Magic Weapon Gatling was even less concerning, priced at ten thousand Spirit Stones each, not to mention the Micro Formations densely packed on the Mid-grade Magic Weapon Gatling.

These Micro Formations, crafted with operations exceeding the micro-level, couldn’t even be replicated by Li Shiming himself outside of his own workshop space.

Moreover, the complex formations within the Mid-grade Magic Weapon Gatling naturally encrypted it, and even if an Array Master wished to research it, the trap-like formations designed with IBM z15 would drive the Array Master mad.

Most importantly, Li Shiming now had substantial backing; though it may seem he was somewhat relying on others, he indeed had the support of a Golden Core Elder.

Any cultivator daring to profit from him would need to consider Elder Yin’s thoughts.

Of course, what he didn’t know was that his backing was far more than just Elder Yin; Yin Shilan’s mother, Elder Ren of Xuanming Sect, was also a Golden Core Elder.

“Everyone, let us prepare to counterattack. I will move the ‘Inverted Nine Palace Trigram Formation’ forward, and all Senior Brothers must coordinate to launch effective strikes!” Li Shiming summoned the copper corpse while he spoke.

The appearance of the copper corpse caused all the cultivators to gasp simultaneously, especially two Xuanming Sect cultivators whose eyes shone brightly.

If not for saving face, they would have eagerly clambered over the copper corpse to study it.

The appearance of the Three-headed Six-armed Copper Corpse was indeed too dazzling, regrettably, each arm of the Three-headed Six-armed Copper Corpse held a Mid-grade Magic Artifact, which somewhat diminished its impressive entrance.

The two Xuanming Sect cultivators harbored a thought: who exactly were the real disciples of Xuanming Sect? This Three-headed Six-armed Copper Corpse was genuinely crafted using the ‘Xuanming Corpse Refining Chapter’.”

About this, how could they possibly err, as they themselves were studying the ‘Xuanming Corpse Refining Chapter’.

“Um, Junior Li, did you say you want to move the ‘Inverted Nine Palace Trigram Formation’?” He Chuan seized another key point in Li Shiming’s words at this time.

The cultivators, roused from their shock over the Three-headed Six-armed Copper Corpse, heard He Chuan’s question and turned to Li Shiming for confirmation.

Moving a formation was extraordinarily complicated, as keeping the formation operational while moving it required massive amounts of calculations to achieve.

Few Array Masters were willing to do so, mainly because it was too prone to errors, and a minor mistake could lead to loss of face as the formation collapsed on the spot.

“Yes, this ‘Inverted Nine Palace Trigram Formation’ can reduce its defensive power by thirty percent in order to move. The movement won’t be very fast. Everyone should firstly discuss and agree on a joint target, then surprise them with a sudden strike!” Li Shiming nodded and said.

Although the battle had paused, the distance between the two sides was not far, only a hundred meters.

At this distance, the long-range spells of both sides could still reach each other, and even some magic artifacts could threaten at their maximum range.