The Heavenly Ghost maneuvered Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng to draw back, aiming the "Thunderous Mysterious Bow," which had been charging for a full ten breaths, at Wu Zicang.

Actually, Wu Zicang could increase his speed; he had a life-saving Jade Talisman, gifted to him by his master, Great Cultivator Duan Zhang. Activating the life-saving Jade Talisman would be equivalent to Great Cultivator Duan Zhang himself performing a Thunder Escape.

Perhaps if he activated the life-saving Jade Talisman, he might still preserve his life. After all, if Li Shiming wanted to kill him, it would require Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng to deal a fatal blow through the "Thunderous Mysterious Bow."

If Wu Zicang activated the life-saving Jade Talisman and fled using the Thunder Escape of a Great Cultivator, then even if Li Shiming had the speed to catch up, Wu Zicang's escape speed would be too fast, making calculating attack trajectories much more difficult, thereby significantly increasing the difficulty of killing Wu Zicang.

However, the order given to Wu Zicang by Great Cultivator Duan Zhang was to activate a different Jade Talisman.

This Jade Talisman contained a trace of Great Cultivator Duan Zhang's spirit imprint, allowing Duan Zhang to use it to condense an incarnation over a great distance.

While this incarnation wouldn't possess Great Cultivator level strength, it carried the aura of Great Cultivator Duan Zhang, representing Duan Zhang's personal arrival.

In the Cultivation World, no Great Cultivator would dare disrespect this. Even the opposing four major sects' Great Cultivators of Dongqi Continent would have to consider the consequences of making him an enemy to the death.

Great Cultivator Duan Zhang's confidence was not without reason; even among Great Cultivators, his prowess as a Thunder Cultivator placed him among the elite few.

Wu Zicang followed his master Great Cultivator Duan Zhang's order, activating the Jade Talisman. As the talisman shattered, an arrow shot forth.

At that moment, Great Cultivator Duan Zhang's incarnation formed, appearing behind Wu Zicang.

Great Cultivator Duan Zhang was about to speak when he felt his body lighten — an arrow pierced through the incarnation.

This arrow was extremely formidable, destroying the vast majority of the incarnation's energy in one shot.

Because the arrow's target wasn't the suddenly appearing incarnation but Wu Zicang, it merely coincidentally hit the incarnation, and therefore did not fully unleash its power upon impact.

This allowed the incarnation to linger for a moment, just in time to see the arrow strike Wu Zicang.

Wu Zicang wanted to escape, but the arrow contained a Great Cultivator-level attack, destroying both his physical body and Nascent Soul in one strike.

Up until his demise, he never understood how he could have died.

"Who are you?" Great Cultivator Duan Zhang let out a final roar of fury; the incarnation couldn't hold on any longer and dissolved into nothingness.

In his last moments, he sensed the aura of Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng and the aura of that arrow, particularly the aura on the arrow. The incarnation had withstood the arrow's attack and could sense it very clearly.

"That Great Cultivator aura feels somewhat familiar; I seem to have sensed it somewhere before, but the aura of that arrow is unfamiliar. What kind of attack method is this?" Great Cultivator Duan Zhang pondered in his heart within the Da Yue Mountain Range.

He discovered that the aura of the emerging Great Cultivator did not match that of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect or the Great Cultivators of the other three major local sects.

He didn't go to save Wu Zicang; it was already too late to rush there. The incarnation had witnessed Wu Zicang's fall firsthand.

Besides, if he acted personally, it would immediately trigger a chain reaction.

With his movement, the Great Cultivators of the four major local sects would also take action.

The war would suddenly escalate to the highest level — battles between Great Cultivators.

"Who are you?" Great Cultivator Duan Zhang still couldn't pinpoint who the familiar aura belonged to. On one hand, he considered only the Great Cultivators of Dongqi Continent, and on the other, he couldn't associate Zhao Qingfeng with archery.

Zhao Qingfeng was most skilled in using Spiritual Insects; even if he had other attack methods, they couldn't possibly involve archery.

Arrows were too obscure, an extremely niche method of attack in the Cultivation World.

"Could it be the 'Sun-Shooting Sect'?" Great Cultivator Duan Zhang thought of a sect, but shook his head vigorously. If it truly were the 'Sun-Shooting Sect,' he would certainly have received some corresponding intelligence.

If a Great Cultivator from the Sun-Shooting Sect had come to the Dongqi Continent, there would surely have been some leaked news.

The Yuqing Sect and the Sun-Shooting Sect had no enmity; the Sun-Shooting Sect had no reason to assault a Yuqing Sect Thunder Cultivator.

Li Shiming came forward, putting away Wu Zicang's corpse, collecting the Spiritual Objects on him along with the body into his spatial room.

He wasn't overly concerned about the previously appearing Great Cultivator incarnation; due to the vast attack range of the "Thunderous Mysterious Bow," far beyond what a Great Cultivator incarnation could sense, it could only detect a faint trace of Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng's aura, unable to discover his presence.

He placed Living Dead Zhao Qingfeng into his spatial room; if any cultivator tried to find the Great Cultivator who acted, even if they turned the Cultivation World upside down, they couldn't locate the Great Cultivator who made the move.

He did not return to the resource point in the Xuanxi Mountain Range, but instead flew towards the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's mountain gate.

By now, due to the emergence of multiple Yuqing Sect Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators, without enough Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners, staying at those three resource points along with other stationed Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioners would just be courting death.

Moreover, Grandmaster Hu sent an order for him to return to the sect, which was his primary reason for leaving the mission resource point.

After returning to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's mountain gate, Li Shiming felt at ease.

"Come to my place!" As soon as he entered the Ten Thousand Beast Sect mountain gate, Grandmaster Hu's message arrived.

Li Shiming entered the Four Symbols Cave Heaven and arrived at Grandmaster Hu's cave dwelling.

Grandmaster Hu and Master Li were both present. Upon seeing Li Shiming, Grandmaster Hu gestured to a chair next to him, indicating for Li Shiming to sit and speak.

Li Shiming gave a salute to Master Li and obediently sat down.

"This time, you were fortunate to discover the Yuqing Sect's actions in advance. Judging by the intelligence gathered, the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators heading your way were led by Wu Zicang!" Grandmaster Hu looked at Li Shiming, admiring his luck, and shook his head as he spoke.

When Wu Zicang left the Da Yue Mountain Range with two Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators, he didn't conceal his aura.

Such a commotion could not be hidden; naturally, the intelligence department reported it.

Judging by the timing, the three Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators heading towards Li Shiming were precisely the two Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators led by Wu Zicang.

Grandmaster Hu marveled at Li Shiming's luck with reason — the three Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators heading to those three resource points could only be countered by a Great Cultivator; even if Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioners from the four major sects went, it wouldn't suffice.

Let alone Li Shiming, a mere Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioner. If indeed trapped by the three Nascent Soul Middle Stage Thunder Cultivators in the resource point Formation, there would be no escape.

"What is Wu Zicang's status?" Li Shiming asked with curiosity.

He had Wu Zicang's body in his spatial room; knowing Wu Zicang's status would greatly aid in examining Wu Zicang's Mustard Seed Ring.

Knowing Wu Zicang's background, he would pay special attention to some seemingly insignificant Spiritual Objects.

"This time, a Great Cultivator from the Yuqing Sect, named Duan Zhang, came over, and Wu Zicang was Duan Zhang's Direct Disciple!" Grandmaster Hu replied.

Since the Ten Thousand Beast Sect had clashed with the Yuqing Sect, it intensified its intelligence-gathering efforts concerning the Yuqing Sect.

The information Grandmaster Hu was relaying had been compiled by the intelligence department.

"You might be being watched by a Great Cultivator, so stay within the sect for now!" Grandmaster Hu tapped the table decisively.

Even if there was only the slightest possibility, Grandmaster Hu did not want Li Shiming to be in danger.

"Yes, Master, I happen to have some insights recently and wish to seclude myself for a while to see if I can make a breakthrough!" Li Shiming bowed and replied.

He understood that by doing so, Grandmaster Hu would have to suppress criticism on his behalf.

In the current situation, every Nascent Soul Cultivator in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect needed to perform sect-assigned tasks.

But he was openly hiding within the mountain gate, even though it was on Grandmaster Hu's orders, the impact was still present.

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