Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 513: Chapter 303: The Situation

“What is happening over by Junior Li?” He Wei, who was in conversation with Liu Gang, suddenly turned towards the direction of Ten Thousand Sword Peak and asked.

A rising aura at Ten Thousand Sword Peak was so powerful that even the Formation there could not conceal it, faintly seeping through from within.

Liu Gang’s face, however, showed a puzzled expression; he was extremely familiar with the aura of an Iron Corpse advancing to a Silver Corpse.

He hadn’t expected that just half a day after parting, there had already been an advancement from Iron Corpse to Silver Corpse on Li Yuanba’s side.

Considering Li Yuanba’s own combat strength, even without a Silver Corpse he was extremely formidable; adding a Silver Corpse would merely compensate for his shortcomings in close combat.

He didn’t know how strong Li Yuanba’s close combat skills were; he was judging based on the strength of normal Sword Cultivators.

Of course, pure Sword Cultivators wouldn’t rely on anything other than their Lifebound Flying Swords, but they had all witnessed Li Yuanba using the Ten Thousand Sword Peak Treasure, which he had broken away from that norm, so what did another Silver Corpse matter?

“Junior Li’s Corpse Refining is breaking through, we shall see if he succeeds!” Liu Gang replied in amazement.

“It seems our gap with Junior Li is growing even larger!” He Wei said, sighing.

Luckily, both men were well aware of their limits and didn’t compare themselves to Li Yuanba, hence there wasn’t much bitterness.

Even though they were Devil Cultivators, the huge gap in strength prevented them from harboring any scheming thoughts.

“Eh!” As the aura from Ten Thousand Sword Peak grew stronger, Liu Gang sensed Sword Intent within Jiang Chen’s aura and exclaimed involuntarily.

His heart was in turmoil; he was primarily a Corpse Refiner, and his understanding of Corpse Refining far exceeded that of He Wei beside him. The Sword Intent in Jiang Chen’s aura indicated that this Corpse Refining possessed special abilities.

This type of Corpse Refining was the ultimate goal for any cultivator engaging in Corpse Refining.

Just like Elder Lv in the past, although he possessed the combat strength of a Silver Corpse and had refined more than ten Iron Corpses at the peak, he still remained vastly interested in refining Jue Tu into a Corpse after encountering him.

Jue Tu was a Corpse that possessed special abilities, a favorite among Devil Cultivators for Corpse Refining materials.

However, such Corpse Refining materials were exceedingly rare; after all, every such Corpse belonged to top talents in any sect, and to slay such beings and snatch their corpses was immensely difficult, not to mention having to face the revenge from their sect afterward.

Of course, if one was lucky enough to acquire such a cauldron and refine it into a Corpse with special abilities, the combat strength of the refined Corpse would far surpass ordinary ones.

“It’s no wonder that Li Yuanba, even as a Sword Cultivator, is thinking of refining a Silver Corpse!” Liu Gang thought to himself. He didn’t disclose this secret, as he didn’t want Li Yuanba to know that the secret of Jiang Chen had leaked from him.

Li Yuanba, with unimaginable resources and power, was best left unprovoked; otherwise, it would be very troublesome.

Jiang Chen’s body swelled to nearly four meters; he opened his mouth bristling with sharp teeth and tightened his entire body as he let out a piercing howl upwards.

The markings on his body, made from Third Grade Corpse Refining Material, were growing dim, the energy within mostly absorbed by him.

Inside his body, a small Corpse Pill had formed, made possible with the supplementation of the Third Grade Corpse Refining Material; otherwise, his body’s Yin Cold Energy, Sword Intent, and Spirit would have been completely drained by the tiny Corpse Pill.

As the Corpse Pill gradually stabilized without further draining Jiang Chen’s energy, he used the Corpse Pill as the core and actively absorbed the Yin Cold Energy within the Formation surrounding him to replenish his own depletion.

Li Yuanba watched Jiang Chen anxiously, his Divine Thought constantly manipulating the Formation, transforming as much Yin Cold Energy as possible for Jiang Chen to absorb.

He was in control of the Formation, which was more effective than if it operated automatically. All he could do to assist had now been done.

Everything now depended on Jiang Chen himself to withstand the trial from heaven and earth.

Before Jiang Chen had much time to recover, a terrifying presence descended from above the cave, causing hearts to palpitate.

Jiang Chen instinctively contracted his body, preparing his strongest defense against the impending attack.

Indeed, Li Yuanba had allowed Jiang Chen to advance within the cave of Ten Thousand Sword Peak partly to block external prying and partly to lessen the threat of Heavenly Thunder.

Ten Thousand Sword Peak was a treasure, especially a top-tier Golden Core Stage one.

Perhaps the Formation and force field of Ten Thousand Sword Peak itself could influence the ferocity of the Heavenly Thunder; even a slight reduction could increase Jiang Chen’s chances of successful advancement.

Clearly, Li Yuanba had overthought; the process of advancing from an Iron Corpse to a Silver Corpse through centuries of development—if there were any exploitable loopholes, cultivators would have discovered them long ago, not waiting for him to find them.

A bolt of Heavenly Thunder passed through the Ten Thousand Sword Peak Treasure’s Formation and force field, ignoring all defenses of the cave and directly striking Jiang Chen.

Purple lightning enveloped every inch of Jiang Chen’s body. As a Corpse Refining subject, Heavenly Thunder was naturally a formidable enemy, almost instantly reducing Jiang Chen’s aura to a faint trace.

Li Yuanba sat cross-legged not far away; although close to Jiang Chen, he was not directly affected by the Heavenly Thunder.

Yet his expression was extremely grim. When the Heavenly Thunder struck, he had connected to Jiang Chen’s soul, protecting Jiang Chen’s spirit of Corpse Refining with his own.

The chance of a Corpse failing under the assault of Heavenly Thunder was extremely high. Li Yuanba used the “Moonlight Corpse Scroll” Secret Technique.