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Chapter 362: Chapter 227: Slaying the Demon_2

The soul division and surveillance equipment were both observing Elder Lv, allowing him at least to sense the prying presence of the soul division.

Li Shiming had laid out his trap here long ago, and in addition to the array previously set up, he had prepared multiple contingences—this was one of them.

His plan was to use the ghost’s surveillance to draw the enemy’s attention while he himself watched the enemy’s every move through the monitoring equipment.

But unexpectedly, the enemy turned out to be a Golden Core cultivator—fortunately, Elder Lv’s consciousness was absorbed into the Jade Foot Relics, granting him a sliver of opportunity.

Li Shiming was right beside the formation, his eyes closed, hiding in the shadow of a boulder.

What he was using was the recently acquired ‘Charming Soul Concealing Secret Technique,’ an invisibility cultivation technique with exceptionally good effects, allowing him the chance to set up this lure for an ambush.

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Just as Elder Lv destroyed the soul division with a palm strike and shattered the surveillance equipment, Li Shiming’s invisible state disappeared, and the “Top-grade Magic Device Electromagnetic Gun” appeared in his hand, which didn’t even need to be aimed—the lure he set up was for this very strike.

Unlike when the “Top-grade Magic Device Electromagnetic Gun” was used during the Qi Refinement Realm, his understanding of formations had greatly deepened. The thunder and lightning generated by the arrays he set up now were far superior to those in the past, doubling the power of the produced lightning.

Moreover, after such long accumulation, it had reached the extreme limit of what the array could handle.

The Third Grade Sword Base that acted as ammunition inside the “Top-grade Magic Device Electromagnetic Gun,” thanks to the enhancement of Li Shiming’s strength—especially his Body Refinement strength, which exceeded the limit of the Foundation Establishment Stage—was stronger than all other spiritual artifacts, even within the Foundation Establishment Stage.

This meant that the firepower of the Third Grade Sword Base was many times more powerful than when it had been used during the Qi Refinement Realm.

Even though the “Top-grade Magic Device Electromagnetic Gun” itself had not undergone any enhancement, the increased electrical power within and the boosted firepower meant its destructive capacity was incomparable to before.

Li Shiming emerged, drew the “Top-grade Magic Device Electromagnetic Gun,” and fired, all in the same instant.

A dazzling light flashed by as the “Top-grade Magic Device Electromagnetic Gun” fired the Third Grade Sword Base Bomb, shooting it towards Elder Lv.

At this moment, Elder Lv had just shattered the formation with a palm, destroyed the soul division, and the surveillance equipment, and had not yet retracted his palm when he was struck by the attack from the Third Grade Sword Base Bomb.

Elder Lv did not dodge, as the attack came too swiftly, leaving him no chance to evade.

The problem that worried Li Shiming the most didn’t arise—Elder Lv did not resort to exerting power beyond the Foundation Establishment Stage when faced with danger.

It wasn’t Elder Lv’s combat instincts at fault here; his combat instincts wrongly underestimated the power of the “Top-grade Magic Device Electromagnetic Gun.”

As a Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator seasoned in the Cultivation World, he placed little to no importance on a magic artifact like the “Top-grade Magic Device Electromagnetic Gun.”

What’s a top-grade magic tool? It’s something Qi Refinement Realm cultivators in later stages use; even the poorest Foundation Establishment Cultivators wouldn’t bother with it, since even they could afford a super-grade magical artifact.

So, when faced with an attack by a cultivator wielding a top-grade magic tool, Elder Lv’s combat instincts didn’t even consider dodging and treated such an attack as a low-level strike that his body could withstand.

The Third Grade Sword Base Bomb fired by the “Top-grade Magic Device Electromagnetic Gun” pierced through space with a velocity and ferocity beyond what cultivators of this world could imagine—creating a fatal wound in Elder Lv’s body.

The fatal injury to his body caused the Jade Foot Relics to sense the rapid loss of his life energy, relaxing the test on Elder Lv.

Elder Lv’s consciousness emerged from the Jade Foot Relics, and he immediately realized that something was amiss with himself.

He saw Li Yuanba and Li Shiming; knowing he had been harmed by the two, he no longer hesitated to tap into the last of his strength, unsealing the power of his Golden Core.

But everything was too late—the surging Golden Core Power halted midway.

Elder Lv’s head hung down as the life energy completely dissipated from his body.

Li Shiming stepped forward to collect Elder Lv’s corpse into the storage space and handed the prepared storage bag to Li Yuanba, who in turn gave his own prepared storage bag to Li Shiming.

“Fellow, let’s meet again when the opportunity arises,” Li Yuanba said, bowing.

“Fellow, next time we meet, let’s see who among us reaches the Golden Core first,” Li Shiming laughed heartily.

The original body and the avatar exchanged smiles, and Li Yuanba left first. Lotus flowers bloomed beneath his feet and quickly disappeared from sight.

Li Shiming also knew that he couldn’t stay here long. His divine thought swept over the surroundings, collecting the array flags and such, and like Yuan Ba, he too left swiftly upon white lotuses.

Two breaths after leaving, an explosion occurred—it was another one of his contingencies that unfortunately was not needed and ended up serving as a means to clear the battlefield.

Four breaths later, several figures arrived at the scene of the battle. They were eight Golden Core cultivators, among them were four Arhats, and the other four were Golden Cores stationed here from the Righteous Path’s various sects.

After sensing the Golden Core aura on the Foundation Establishment battlefield, they immediately understood that a Senluo Sect Golden Core cultivator had entered the battlefield.

In such circumstances, there were no courtesies extended, especially from the Arhats Zhi Kong and Zhi Ming. They arranged for Jue Tu Buddha to take action, and upon learning of the presence of a Golden Core Demon Cultivator on the battlefield, their first thought was that the demon cultivator had come for Jue Tu Buddha.

The two Arhats quickly summoned numerous Golden Cores as witnesses and entered the Foundation Establishment battlefield, intent on capturing the intruding Golden Core Demon Cultivator.

“What kind of cultivation technique has left these traces? How is there not the slightest fluctuation of Spiritual Power?” Zhi Ming Arhat frowned as he looked at the nearly overturned ground.

The other Golden Cores and Arhats shook their heads; even with their extensive experiences, they had never seen such powerful mundane explosions.

Most crucially, after such destruction at the site, all traces were lost—even the remnants of the battle’s aura couldn’t be preserved.

However, considering the outburst of Golden Core Spiritual Power here, it was certain that the Golden Core Demon Cultivator had eradicated any trace of the battlefield.

Elsewhere, the three Golden Core Elders at the Jieshan Mountain Pass also sensed the Golden Core Spiritual Power fluctuations on the Foundation Establishment battlefield. They thought it was Qianye Temple or the Righteous Path that had sent a Golden Core or an Arhat into the battlefield.

“Elder Lv’s aura has vanished!” Just as they were about to take a look, a Golden Core Elder exclaimed in shock.

Upon Elder Lv’s demise, the aura on the puppet in his temporary cave dwelling disappeared as well.

Without its master’s spirit imprint, the puppet became an inanimate object, and the aura of Elder Lv, which previously indicated he was in secluded cultivation, was no longer detectable. If this had happened within the sect’s gates, it wouldn’t pose a problem.

But in this standoffish wartime environment, even a cultivator in seclusion needed to emit their aura to let others know their status.

“This is bad, could it be that Elder Lv entered the battlefield on his own?” another Golden Core Elder said gravely.

They were Golden Core Elders of the same sect and had known each other for many years; naturally, they were aware of some of the secret techniques that Elder Lv knew, including those that could deceive Golden Core investigations to suppress one’s realm.

The three Golden Core Elders exchanged glances, seeking each other’s consent with their eyes, and then all nodded in agreement.

Together, they decided to open Elder Lv’s temporary cave dwelling. Using their authority, they activated the power of the large formation and forcibly opened the cave dwelling’s array.

As they entered the cave dwelling, they found a puppet standing still.

“What do we do now?” asked one Golden Core Elder, somewhat helplessly looking at the unconscious puppet.

The state of the puppet clearly explained Elder Lv’s fate, no wonder there was a burst of Golden Core aura on the Foundation Establishment battlefield. It was a fatal injury and a last full-force counter-attack before death.

They were certain that Elder Lv had indeed fallen, otherwise the puppet would not have lost the spirit imprint.

Of course, to verify whether Elder Lv had indeed perished, there were ways within the sect.

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