Cultivation is just so scientific!

Three early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators from Senluo Sect, along with a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator who was about to arrive, had not anticipated that there was another cultivator nearby, who had rescued Xu Chuan.

They hurriedly pursued him, but even though the sword light was carrying Xu Chuan, it was much faster than them.

The mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator helplessly stopped, feeling that it was pointless to continue the chase. The difference in speed combined with the escapee's initiative in direction, made the distance between them grow even further.

"Could you see the cultivator's face?" the mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator asked the others.

"No, that cultivator was wearing a hat that concealed his face. Even Spiritual Thought couldn't penetrate it!" another cultivator replied, shaking his head.

Meanwhile, Li Shiming breathed a sigh of relief. Rescuing Xu Chuan was indeed a risk.

Rescuing someone from the hands of three early-stage and one mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators was extremely difficult. Fortunately, before the mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator arrived at the scene, the three early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators had distanced themselves from Xu Chuan, which had given him a chance.

At that moment, the state of him and Xu Chuan was quite strange. Each was on one side of the sword light; this was deliberately done by him.

He did not want Xu Chuan to resist during the Sword Escape, and this approach also gave Xu Chuan a sense of security.

After escaping for several hundred miles and noticing no pursuers behind, Li Shiming finally stopped.

"Mr. Xu, how is the severe poison in your body?" he asked, noticing the black aura on Xu Chuan's face.

He did not want the person he had risked rescuing to die from poisoning, as that would mean his plan had failed.

"This poison is not a big issue. Just find a safe place, and I can resolve it!" Xu Chuan replied, looking at Li Shiming.

He wanted to see Li Shiming's face, but Li Shiming's hat obstructed the view, making it impossible.

Li Shiming, sensing his gaze, took off his hat without any hesitation.

Seeing this gesture from Li Shiming, Xu Chuan's suspicion was greatly reduced. Also, Li Shiming's overly youthful face increased his trust in him.

With a wave of his hand, Li Shiming positioned nine rays of sword light onto the ground, immediately setting up a formation with an isolating and concealing effect.

"Mr. Xu, you can rest inside the formation!" he said, pointing inside.

Xu Chuan nodded, walked into the formation, sat down cross-legged, took out an Elixir Pill, and began to expel the severe poison.

Li Shiming also sat in the formation, though he kept some distance from Xu Chuan to show his stance.

The severe poison Xu Chuan was afflicted with was being diluted by the dual action of the spiritual power in his body and the Detoxification Pill.

The severe poison used by Devil Cultivators is mostly not incurable but is designed to weaken a cultivator's combat abilities and, with continuous harassment by Devil Cultivators, prevent the poison from being expelled, which worsens the condition.

Someone like Xu Chuan, born to such circumstances, naturally carried high-quality antidotal Elixir Pills. Coupled with his high-level primary cultivation technique, the effect against the poison was naturally remarkable.

An hour later, Xu Chuan opened his eyes joyously. The look he gave Li Shiming carried a sense of friendliness.

He did not know why Li Shiming had rescued him, but by now, he could be sure that Li Shiming held no malice.

"I don't know who you are, but could you please tell me, as I must repay this life-saving grace?" Xu Chuan earnestly asked, bowing slightly.

"My name is Li Shiming. I guess I'm a Loose Cultivator. Let's not talk about favors. I had my reasons to help!" Li Shiming hesitated but then spoke up.

Upon hearing Li Shiming claim to be a Loose Cultivator, Xu Chuan looked astonished.

Being extremely close to the Sword Escape light, Xu Chuan could sense the Sword Intent within it.

It was precisely the presence of Sword Intent that allowed the Sword Escape to carry both him and Li Shiming faster than the cultivators from Senluo Sect.

Although Sword Intent is not unique to Sword Cultivators, acquiring Sword Intent is notoriously difficult and represents a significant barrier for entry into sword cultivation.

Besides Sword Intent, Li Shiming was also using nine flying Spiritual Artifacts, indicating that Li Shiming had a strong spirit, enabling him to control nine swords and, concurrently, he must have learned the Spiritual Thought Separation Secret Method, otherwise he wouldn't be able to control nine swords simultaneously.

After the nine flying Spiritual Artifacts landed, they quickly formed a formation. This ability to manipulate formations was convincing enough for Xu Chuan to conclude that Li Shiming was undoubtedly a high-level Array Master.

The most crucial aspect was his background; possessing nine flying Spiritual Artifacts was not something a Loose Cultivator could achieve.

"Mr. Li, this doesn't seem like you are a Loose Cultivator. Whatever you need help with, I will assist without hesitation!" Xu Chuan, relieved from the poison, laughed and pointed at the formation.

"I originally belong to the Sky Sea Sect on Sky Sea Island. Our sect was invaded by Beishu Mingxin Sect. I also got accepted into Thousand Illusion Sect, so I came to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, aiming to reach Thousand Illusion Sect. But the current situation in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains is too chaotic. I have no idea how to leave. I would like to ask you, Mr. Xu, to guide me out!" Li Shiming answered without any concealment.

He didn't need to hide anything. Given Xu Chuan's special identity, he did not want to jeopardize the newly formed friendship by lying. Explore more at My Virtual Library Empire

"Leaving the Ten Thousand Great Mountains is not a problem; I can agree to that. The directions leading out of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains might be sealed, but my sect has ways to pass. However, I was assigned a mission when I came here, so it might take some time!" Xu Chuan considered briefly before replying.