Chapter 1098: Chapter 595: Rescue Once More
Although the fifteen Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners are all members of Yingting Village, they are all very aware of each other’s nature. In the situation where they have lost their bodies and only have their Nascent Souls left, they cannot seek the help of their companions.
If you really believe in the help of your companions, the only possibility is that your Nascent Soul is confined and becomes the furnace for the other party’s cultivation of demonic skills, with all your wealth falling into the hands of the other party.
Therefore, after being attacked, the four Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners made the same choice, opting for Nascent Soul escape.
They all still have a second chance at rebirth. As long as the Nascent Soul can exist, they can perform body possession rebirth using a prepared backup body.
The backup body of a Nascent Soul Practitioner is one of their greatest secrets.
A Nascent Soul Practitioner will not disclose to anyone where their backup body is kept. The backup body is the last hope of a Nascent Soul Practitioner.
"Who is it?"
"Did anyone see where the attack came from?"
The eleven remaining Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners did not have time to pursue Jian Wuwei further. They quickly formed a circle and anxiously activated their defensive magic artifacts, shouting in panic.
The weakness of the Nascent Soul Independent Cultivators was fully revealed at this moment. Due to the speed of the electromagnetic cannon attack performed by the Fourth Grade Puppet and the distance from Baili away, including the four Nascent Soul Practitioners who had fled, all fifteen Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners did not know where the attack came from.
By the time they wanted to check the bodies left by the four fleeing Nascent Soul Practitioners, the Top-level Fourth Grade Conical Magical Treasure within had already disappeared, thanks to the automatic return rune.
Seeing the Nascent Soul Practitioners being attacked from behind, Jian Wuwei did not pause and continued to fly forward.
But he truly had no strength left; his Sword Escape speed became progressively slower.
He knew he couldn’t escape any longer and looked back at the remaining ten Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners.
In just a few breaths, four more Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners’ bodies lost all vitality, as the Top-level Fourth Grade Conical Magical Treasure entered their bodies and destroyed all signs of life.
Four Nascent Souls emerged from their bodies. This time, the four Nascent Souls dared not carry any spatial items and fled into the distance.
To form a defensive formation, the eleven Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners were spaced somewhat closely, making the four Nascent Souls fear being attacked by other Nascent Soul Practitioners after their emergence.
In fact, their concerns were unnecessary. Under normal circumstances, their companions would indeed act as they feared.
However, their companions had no such thoughts at this time. The remaining seven Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners, like frightened birds, dared not linger and fled in the direction they had come from.
While fleeing, another four Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners fell from the air, and four Nascent Souls flew out of their bodies and continued to escape.
Jian Wuwei was stunned, wondering what kind of method this was. Due to his weakened state, his perception was much poorer than before. He only knew that a long-range attack method had severely disadvantaged these Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners, but he could not determine what kind of magic artifact was attacking them.
The last three Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners were desperately escaping, and this time there were no additional attacks, allowing the three Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners to narrowly escape alive.
They did not look back, focused solely on fleeing for their lives.
It was truly terrifying. Out of fifteen Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners, only three remained, completely unaware of who their enemy was.
As for those cultivators who retained their Nascent Souls, body possession rebirth was almost equivalent to a form of death. They were all Loose Cultivators, and it was extremely fortunate that they were able to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage in the first place.
Attempting to achieve body possession rebirth and re-advance to the Nascent Soul Stage was far more difficult than for sect cultivators.
"Which fellow saved my life, can you please show yourself?" Jian Wuwei finally understood that someone had saved him, and he called out loudly.
"Mr. Jian, take this Spirit Pill, your condition is not good!" Li Shiming’s figure appeared in front of him, tossing a jade bottle in his hand.
"Benefactor!" Jian Wuwei was momentarily stunned, not expecting the benefactor to intervene and save him once again.
But upon thinking it through, he realized that on the Dongqi Continent he knew no other Nascent Soul Practitioners, except for his benefactor Li Shiming, who would be willing to fight against fifteen practitioners of the same level to save him.
Even though it seemed that Li Shiming fighting one against fifteen was a complete massacre, saying it was a massacre wouldn’t be accurate; both sides didn’t even face each other, and the fifteen Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners were almost wiped out.
But it was a battle among equals. If Jian Wuwei was at his peak, he might have been able to use the speed and attack power of a Sword Cultivator to fight these fifteen Nascent Soul Independent Cultivators.
Jian Wuwei took the jade bottle, consumed the Fourth-grade Advanced Healing Spirit Pill inside, and stabilized the injuries within his body.
"How did my benefactor know that I was in trouble?" Jian Wuwei was very surprised at Li Shiming’s intervention, and he did not hesitate to ask directly.
He did not suspect any ill intent from Li Shiming. To be honest, if he had any ill intentions, with Li Shiming’s abilities, he would not need to resort to any maneuvers. His physical condition was so poor that he was unable to fight back against Li Shiming.
"I had the intelligence department of the sect monitor your activities, and it happened to be your good fortune. Your battle was detected by the intelligence department and reported to me, allowing me to arrive in time because I happened to be available at that moment!" Li Shiming did not hide anything and answered with a smile.
"Benefactor, I am truly ashamed for troubling you to save me again!" Jian Wuwei bowed with a look of shame.
"It was just acting on a whim. What are your plans? If you want to leave the Dongqi Continent, I can help you make the necessary connections!" Li Shiming asked after waving his hand to help Jian Wuwei up.
"I need to go to the Central State Continent!" Jian Wuwei gritted his teeth, no longer insisting on his principles, and revealed his destination.
Having been saved twice by Li Shiming, repaying such a significant favor was a lifelong endeavor. Once he returned to the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion and his strength improved to a level capable of assisting Li Shiming, he would repay him.
Requesting Li Shiming’s help to return to the Central State Continent was a minor affair compared to a life-saving grace, so after deciding to repay him with his life, he no longer saw it as an issue.
"I will contact the Central State Commerce to check when the next long-distance flying boat to the Central State Continent will depart. You can do me a favor when you go to the Central State Continent!" Li Shiming said with a smile.
Jian Wuwei was, of course, familiar with the Central State Commerce. Hearing that he could use the long-distance flying boat of the Central State Commerce, he felt reassured.
The Central State Commerce was a formidable force, and their long-distance flying boats were the safest option. The mere emblem of Central State Commerce was enough to keep most Fourth Grade Spirit Beasts away from the long-distance flying boats.
"Benefactor, feel free to command me!" Jian Wuwei immediately responded upon hearing he could do something for Li Shiming.
"Please deliver this storage bag to our fellow Li Yuanba at the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion!" Li Shiming handed a storage bag to Jian Wuwei.
"Is Li Yuanba back at the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion?" Jian Wuwei was surprised upon hearing Li Yuanba’s name and quickly asked to confirm.
He had given the ’Sword Intent Sky Towering Scroll’ to Li Yuanba, and even if he hadn’t given it, it would have been lost when he was captured last time.
So, he was unaware that an image of Li Yuanba had been added to the ’Sword Intent Sky Towering Scroll,’ and Li Yuanba had become a Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator.
"Li Yuanba was taken back to the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion by the Sword Cultivator Wu Qi over a year ago. These are the magic artifacts he custom-ordered from me!" Li Shiming explained with a smile.
Jian Wuwei accepted the storage bag and looked at Li Shiming, who was wearing a mask, with deepening questions.
In his mind, Li Shiming’s last rescue was probably not accidental but a deliberate effort to save him.
The reason was likely for Li Yuanba; he was Li Yuanba’s master, and Li Shiming intervened due to Li Yuanba.
Jian Wuwei shook his head vigorously; there was no need to ponder these matters. Li Shiming’s act of saving him was a fact, not just once, but twice.
That alone was worth a lifetime of dedication to repay, and he had already made that decision, so nothing would change his mind.
This was the promise of a Sword Cultivator, the moral baseline of a Sword Cultivator, something worth adhering to with one’s life!