Cultivation is just so scientific!-Chapter 590 - 341: Disturbance_2

This place had been discovered; he could not possibly still have the inclination to stay here and continue healing.

With a wave of his hand, he retracted his important items and swiftly left the cave residence. He saw the damaged surroundings, his gaze then wandering to the distance.

He had previously sensed the trajectory of the cannon’s attack; even in his current predicament, he did not flee immediately but instead flew towards the direction of the attack.

"I want to see who is tracking me, and what means are they using?" Patriarch Weng Zhao whispered.

He acted extremely cautiously on his way, but still someone had found his hiding place. If he did not find the tracker, he would not be able to rest easy.

Moreover, the attack used by the opponent was extremely weak in power, which made him realize that it was not a formidable entity.

If it had been a Nascent Soul Ancestor, knowing that he was injured, they would either have summoned more Nascent Soul Ancestors or come themselves to take advantage of his weakened state. Why would they resort to such unsubstantial methods?

Having covered thirty miles in a short time, Patriarch Weng Zhao arrived and saw three Iron Corpses packing up some peculiar mundane items.

"Showing your head but hiding your tail—watch as I destroy your Corpse Refining!" Patriarch Weng Zhao fumed inwardly. He did not find his tracker here, only the three Iron Corpses, which made him feel insulted yet again.

To a Nascent Soul Ancestor, Iron Corpses, equating to the Foundation Establishment Stage, were less than ants.

Yet it was these very creatures that had disturbed his healing process, worsening his conditions.

Patriarch Weng Zhao dared not display the power of the Nascent Soul Stage as that would trigger Formation senses spread all over the continent. Besides, he did not need to use his Nascent Soul strength against the three Iron Corpses.

Advancing towards the three Iron Corpses, three fireballs appeared in front of him.

Just as he was about to make a move, the aura of the three Iron Corpses abruptly changed, and three clusters of thunder clouds appeared in the sky.

The thunder clouds appeared quite mysteriously. There had been no sign before, but they appeared in an instant.

"Heavenly Tribulation!" Patriarch Weng Zhao stabilized himself; he was almost lured into the Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation of the Iron Corpses.

Had he not been injured before, such a Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation would not have concerned him at all. However, being injured, any intense external stimulus could worsen his injuries.

The three Iron Corpses all turned towards Patriarch Weng Zhao, then each of them applied a ’Buddha Light Thousand-mile Talisman’ on themselves.

These three ’Buddha Light Thousand-mile Talismans’ were still compensation given to him from Qianye Temple; these Buddha-affiliated, Golden Core stage life-saving talismans were likely only something Li Shiming would be so lavish with.

The usage of them on the three Iron Corpses was merely to enhance their speed for a short period.

A Buddha’s golden light emerged on the bodies of the Iron Corpses, making them seem holy as they lunged at Patriarch Weng Zhao, completely disregarding the imminent approach of their Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation.

They were undeterred, but Patriarch Weng Zhao was concerned. If the three Iron Corpses were to truly pounce on him, with his defensive power, he did not need to worry about the Iron Corpses being able to harm him.

However, the three Heavenly Thunders would treat Patriarch Weng Zhao as someone aiding the Iron Corpses in their tribulation, thus including him as a target for attack.

Patriarch Weng Zhao no longer had the intention to annihilate the three Iron Corpses. He realized that these three Iron Corpses had been set up to be sacrificial lambs.

No matter whether he killed them or not, in this state, without any Formation’s help, the probability of the Iron Corpses successfully transcending the tribulation was extremely small. Failing the Heavenly Tribulation meant destruction.

Patriarch Weng Zhao turned and ran. It was likely that if any Cultivator from the Cultivation World saw this scene, their jaws would drop.

A Nascent Soul Ancestor, scared off by three Iron Corpses.

However, with the ’Buddha Light Thousand-mile Talisman’ used, the three Iron Corpses were extremely fast. Patriarch Weng Zhao, while suppressing his cultivation, was actually somewhat slower.

This couldn’t be blamed on Patriarch Weng Zhao, who, being injured, couldn’t mobilize his full strength, and suppressing his cultivation level left him with only the power of the Golden Core Middle Stage.

The "Buddha Light Thousand-mile Talisman" was ultimately a talisman from Qianye Temple meant to preserve disciple’s lives, its sole purpose being speed, unleashing extreme velocity within a short period of time.

Just as the three Iron Corpses were about to catch up to Patriarch Weng Zhao, a sudden increase in the aura on Patriarch Weng Zhao’s body revealed a trace of his suppressed cultivation level, and his speed increased significantly, quickly leaving the three Iron Corpses far behind.

At the same moment Patriarch Weng Zhao displayed the aura of a Nascent Soul, the great Formation detected the Nascent Soul aura and alerted the six major sects.

Patriarch Weng Zhao understood this, so even after revealing his Nascent Soul power, he did not waste any time in destroying the three Iron Corpses.

A casual strike took precious time for him; he could not afford to risk his survival on three nearly doomed Iron Corpses.

Patriarch Weng Zhao’s speed increased, and he quickly fled into the distance.

The three Iron Corpses turned and flew in another direction.

At that time, the effect of the "Buddha Light Thousand-mile Talisman" still persisted on them, so they covered a hundred-mile distance in an instant with their speed.

They rushed to a flat area that had been prepared with three Formations in advance, and the three Iron Corpses charged into the Formations.

No sooner had they stopped in the Formation than three bolts of Heavenly Thunder fell from the void, striking each of the three Iron Corpses.

The terrifying Heavenly Thunder instantly turned the surface of the three Iron Corpses into charred remains, and countless tiny bolts of lightning invaded the insides of the Iron Corpses, continuously destroying everything within, even surrounding the Corpses’ Corpse Pills with lightning.

Li Shiming did not look at the condition of the three Iron Corpses; although monitoring Weng Zhao’s flight into the distance through the unmanned satellite system, he could not guarantee that Weng Zhao had no other means or might turn back to check.

He had prepared everything necessary for the Iron Corpses’ advancement; over many days, he had used a considerable amount of third-grade Corpse Refining Material on them.

However, to make the promotion of the Iron Corpses more stable, he initially planned to have the Iron Corpses prepare for several more months before considering their advancement.

Had it not been for dealing with Patriarch Weng Zhao, he would not have had the three Iron Corpses break through prematurely.

If he hadn’t let the three Iron Corpses enter the state of advancement, it’s likely that Patriarch Weng Zhao wouldn’t have spared the three Iron Corpses. Given the strength of the three Iron Corpses, they stood no chance of withstanding an attack from Patriarch Weng Zhao.

By putting them in a do-or-die situation, Li Shiming’s plan was analyzed using his life-bound magical item, IBM z15. Though seemingly extremely dangerous, the success rate was still very high.

Indeed, the three Iron Corpses were safely preserved, now it remained to be seen whether they could withstand the Heavenly Tribulation.

Patriarch Weng Zhao had not revealed his Nascent Soul aura for long, and after getting rid of the three Iron Corpses, he quickly resumed using secret techniques to conceal his Nascent Soul aura.

He sensed the distant Heavenly Thunders and couldn’t help feeling shocked by the cultivator controlling this affair.

It appeared the other party knew he was severely injured and sought to worsen his injury through the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation of the three Iron Corpses.

The death of the three Iron Corpses also meant harm to their master, and, in his judgment, the opponent was at best a Golden Core cultivator, with three Peak Iron Corpses, especially unusual Three-headed and Six-armed Iron Corpses, which were not easy to cultivate.

For the sake of worsening his injuries, the other party had paid such a price.

"Could it be the bald monks from Qianye Temple?" Patriarch Weng Zhao thought of the golden Buddhist light previously seen on the three Iron Corpses. Such Buddhist talismans for preservation, if one appeared by accident it could be a coincidence, but three appearing at once strongly suggested they were from Qianye Temple.

Life-preserving talismans are extremely precious in any sect, and only core disciples within the sect possess such a talisman.

For one cultivator to have three such talismans indicates that the cultivator is among the most central and favored disciples, and the sect would highly prioritize that cultivator’s safety.

Patriarch Weng Zhao also thought of Venerable Huike, who had been the most proactive when six Nascent Soul Ancestors surrounded him.

This was something he could easily sense, and he believed even more strongly that those tracking him were from Qianye Temple.