Chapter 136: Chapter 114 Accident_2

    The Xuanming Sect cultivator did not recognize Ren Fei’er, otherwise this battle would not need to be fought.

    By this time, Li Shiming had recognized the tactics used by the Xuanming Sect cultivator, whose strength had reached the late-stage of Qi Refinement, similar to that of the stationed cultivator.

    It was unclear how the Han Family had colluded with this Xuanming Sect cultivator, or if there was some other reason.

    But whatever the reason, the Han Family was definitely finished. As long as not all the cultivators at the scene were dead, the collusion with the Xuanming Sect would be confirmed.

    The stationed cultivator was indeed old, and although he possessed dense spiritual power, he lacked stamina.

    On the other hand, the Xuanming Sect cultivator seemed to grow more eager as the battle waged on, and he did not care about the arrival of Li Shiming, as one more cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refinement made no difference to him.

    Ren Fei’er’s spiritual power fluctuations were severely suppressed by the Buddhist spiritual power; unless one was particularly close, it was impossible to clearly sense her realm.

    “Junior Brother, escape quickly and report the situation here to the sect; your Senior Brother will hold him back!” The stationed cultivator, seeing Li Shiming’s arrival, could not help but shout anxiously.

    It was meaningless for all the sect cultivators to fall here. As long as Li Shiming could escape, the sect would avenge him in due time.

    If the stationed cultivator had not said this, Li Shiming might have chosen to hide some of his strength and look for a way to escape.

    Li Shiming waved his hand, and a copper corpse appeared in front of him.

    Clutching a huge, low-grade axe magical artifact in its hand, the copper corpse let out a roar and charged towards the Xuanming Sect cultivator.

    “Senior Brother, I’ll help you!” shouted Li Shiming loudly.

    He himself took to the air with Ren Fei’er, while the Qingyuan Wood Sword at his side transformed into a beam of sword light, emitting the unique brilliance characteristic of sword cultivation.

    He did not join the battle himself, as he was very clear about his own strength.

    It may seem that he alone had killed ten middle-stage Qi Refinement cultivators, but they were all loose cultivators, vastly inferior to sect cultivators.

    He had previously encountered a late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator from the Xuanming Sect and knew all too well how terrifying they could be; leaving the battlefield was undoubtedly the best choice.

    The stationed cultivator showed a flash of surprise in his eyes when he saw Li Shiming summon a copper corpse, but he was not overly shocked.

    The Heavenly Sea Sect also had methods to cultivate corpse refining; while cultivators who refined copper corpses were rare, they were not non-existent.

    Indeed, if a refined corpse was injured, it could be repaired by replenishing bones and flesh, but such foreign matter needed a long time to integrate into the corpse part.

    Besides, doing so could severely damage the corpse’s vitality or even cause its grade to drop.

    Thus, many corpse-refining cultivators, even with damaged corpses, wouldn’t attempt repairs if the damage didn’t significantly impact battle.

    “I’ll look for it when I get back. There must be some!” Ren Fei’er nodded firmly, confident in her assertion.

    The Xuanming Sect cultivators also realized the copper corpse belonged to Li Shiming; they tried multiple times to rush towards him, but each attempt was thwarted by the copper corpse and the attacks of the defending cultivators.

    Just as one was about to use a secret technique, a voice echoed in his ear.

    “Scram back!” The ‘Magic Ear Token,’ combined with the unique intonation of the Xuanming Sect, made him panic. Without hesitation, he employed an escape skill, turning into a streak of black light to break from the battlefield, fleeing into the distance.

    Though the copper corpse was not slow, it was far outpaced by the escape skill, and even the defending cultivator’s spells couldn’t keep up with the speed of the black light.

    The defending cultivator was taken aback; the battle seemed to favor their side, but prolonging it was uncertain, mainly because he was getting old and running low on strength.

    If the fight continued, he might not last much longer.

    “Big brother, I’m going back. This is a communication token. Remember to contact me when you return to the sect; if you don’t, I won’t pay attention to you anymore!” Ren Fei’er said with an upset face, glancing at the void, then turned to Li Shiming, handing him a jade token.

    “Can this token really contact you?” Li Shiming took the jade piece, first surprised and slightly incredulous, then, recalling something, he asked, “Your injury hasn’t healed; can you make it back alone?”

    “Someone from home has come to pick me up. You hurry back to the sect. I still want to hear your stories!” Ren Fei’er implored with a hint of reluctance in her voice.

    “You take care too!” Li Shiming waved his hand.

    Ren Fei’er rode a paper crane into the distance. Li Shiming watched his paper crane being taken away, thought for a moment, but said nothing; after all, he had acquired the top-grade Black Sparrow Wing, so the paper crane could be a gift to Ren Fei’er.

    “Little junior sister, do you like this boy? Should I tie him up and bring him back for you?” The Foundation Establishment Cultivator jested upon seeing Ren Fei’er.

    This junior sister was so called according to Elder Ren’s side. In the sect, status was primarily determined by strength, and age differences meant little as long as one’s power was sufficient, they would be addressed as senior or junior fellow disciples.

    However, there were exceptions, such as the children of Golden Core Elders. Any Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator would treat them as equals in the sect.

    “Mind your own business!” Ren Fei’er pouted.

    She was obedient only in front of a few people, and the direct disciple of her mother wasn’t among them.