Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 573: Chapter 333: Attack

Looking down from the sky towards Qianye Temple, the largest Buddhist Sect on the Beishu Continent is composed of a thousand mountain ranges, forming a Buddha flower.

This Buddha flower is also a grand Formation that protects Qianye Temple.

Within Qianye Temple, Venerable Huijing was sitting in the Buddha Hall, and he was not the only Venerable awake in Qianye Temple.

He was not awakened by Qianye Temple to guard, but was roused from his seclusion by the murder of two of his disciples.

Even though he deeply studied Buddhist teachings, the death of the two disciples still caused him profound sorrow; the two Great Arhats had followed him for hundreds of years and were highly valued by him.

Therefore, after returning to Qianye Temple, Venerable Huijing could not immediately immerse himself in deep cultivation.

The one who was really responsible for guarding Qianye Temple was Venerable Huike, whose combat strength, although not exceedingly strong within the ranks of Nascent Soul Ancestors, trained in the “Divine Foot Skill” that allowed him to move across vast distances in an instant, making him the fastest on the Beishu Continent.

Venerable Huike was currently patrolling the domain of Qianye Temple, preventing other Nascent Soul Ancestors from entering Qianye Temple’s sphere of influence.

Venerable Huijing softly chanted Buddhist scriptures, knowing he needed to clear away the influence of his disciples’ deaths soon, lest he develop inner demons during long-term seclusion.

His mind emptied, and the Buddhist scriptures in his mouth transformed into a power that soothed the soul.

Suddenly, his brow furrowed; being disturbed at this critical moment in healing his spirit irked him slightly.

Suppressing the slight annoyance once more, he realized that there was indeed a problem, for with his state of mind, he should not have been easily angered.

He sensed what had disrupted his spirit and noticed a strange fire-spewing object approaching Qianye Temple.

Although the object boasted an impressive presence, it did not exhibit much Spiritual Power Pattern reaction, and instead looked more like something crafted by mortals.

Of course, the object’s flying speed was extremely fast, so fast that within Qianye Temple, only Venerable Huike could be compared to it.

Venerable Huijing withdrew his attention from the outside; this situation did not require his intervention. If even matters like this required the attention of a Venerable, he would have no need for cultivation.

The primary responsibilities of Nascent Soul-level beings in large sects are cultivation, and all resources of the sect are provided for the cultivation of Nascent Souls.

For it is only with the strength of Nascent Souls that a large sect can establish itself on the Beishu Continent.

Therefore, Nascent Soul Ancestors in all large sects occupy the most resources, but they never meddle in affairs. The cultivators of the sect never have any complaints, for everyone knows where the sect’s current influence and resources come from.

Venerable Huijing only managed his own mind, reducing the external influences on his spirit.

The mundane object he had detected was naturally the rocket launched by Li Yuanba. By the time the Arhats in Qianye Temple noticed the rocket, it was already nearing the temple.

Though Li Shiming had never seen the Sect Protection Array of Qianye Temple, he was informed about certain aspects of it.

One must give credit to the intelligence work done by Skywalk Trading Company, for the Jade Scroll originally obtained from Supervisor Feng Yi, although handed over by Li Shiming, was recorded by IBMz15 with just one glance.

Within that Jade Scroll were some partial records on the Sect Protection Array of Qianye Temple.

To other Array Masters, those records might seem like only glimpses of the broader picture, not of much significance.

But for Li Shiming, it allowed him to find a flaw in the Sect Protection Array of Qianye Temple through analysis and calculations with his IBMz15, his life-bound magic tool.

Furthermore, he drafted an Array Breaking Talisman based on this flaw, which was placed in the tip of the rocket.

Li Shiming, using the sonar and camera systems at the front of the rocket as his senses, shared the field of vision ahead of the rocket.

Originally, just the sonar system required more energy than the rocket could carry, but that changed with the integration of the spirit stone motor.

The reason for using a sonar system, a somewhat unorthodox approach compared to this world, instead of traditional Formation scanning techniques from the Cultivation World, is because the sonar system was an unguarded method of investigation in the Cultivation World.

This attack on Qianye Temple with the rocket was not only an experiment but also a crucial data recording exercise.

After this, the flaw in the Sect Protection Array of Qianye Temple would probably be patched by an Array Master, and it would be difficult to breach the array easily. But with the data recorded by the rocket, Li Shiming could acquire more data on the Sect Protection Array, allowing him to break through it once more in a future attempt.

As the rocket approached the front of Qianye Temple’s Sect Protection Array, an Array Breaking Talisman within the tip of the rocket was activated, creating an opening in the array large enough for the rocket’s body to enter.

The rocket plunged into Qianye Temple, and in the shared vision of Li Shiming, he saw the true scale of Qianye Temple: the vast grounds, and the countless Buddha Halls.

He did not choose the center of the Buddha flower as his target, since there was sure to be a powerful presence there. He was only experimenting and taking the opportunity to teach Qianye Temple a lesson, to quench the resentment in his heart, and to take retribution for the temple’s multiple attacks on his alter ego, Li Yuanba.

After all, it was not like he was delivering a gift over a thousand miles, sending the rocket straight to a powerful being only to be caught offhandedly.

His chosen target within Qianye Temple’s grand Buddha flower was a corner where there seemed to be more Buddha Halls, although he did not know its exact location.

When the rocket reached that area, it plunged towards the ground below. While still in mid-air, all three Third Grade Talismans inside the rocket were activated.

These were the “Thunder Cloud Talismans” that Li Shiming had managed to create with the scarce third-grade materials he had acquired—materials especially rare for Thunder-attributed Third Grade Talismans.