Cultivation is just so scientific!

It wasn't the fault of the "Devil Sound Lotus"; Li Shiming simply chose the wrong target to use the Sound Wave Technique on.

If he had used the "Devil Sound Lotus" against the cultivators from other sects, even those from the demonic sects, the "Devil Sound Lotus" would have produced a remarkable effect.

However, due to the primary cultivation technique of the Holy Ice Sect, they possessed an extremely strong resistance against mind-dazzling illusions.

Furthermore, Li Shiming's realm was still too low. If he had also been at the late-stage Qi Refining Realm, the two Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators would have definitely been unable to withstand it.

As he contemplated this, a chilly light appeared before him.

It was a transparent ice sword, which stopped half a meter in front of him.

In front of him, a small Spirit Turtle Shield appeared, a mid-grade Spirit Turtle Shield that naturally couldn't withstand a full-power strike from a Qi Refining 7th Level Cultivator, but it was the effect produced by the shield's defensive array.

This strike also made the defensive array of the Spirit Turtle Shield tremble for a moment, finally neutralizing the full force of the strike.

Li Shiming's eyes narrowed slightly; a Spiritual Thought Jade Sword, invisible to the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, shot out, targeting the Qi Refining 7th Level Cultivator.

At the same time, under the drive of the "Sword Manipulation Technique," the Qingyuan Wood Sword transformed into a streak of sword light following the Spiritual Thought Jade Sword towards the Qi Refining 7th Level Cultivator.

Speaking of the Qingyuan Wood Sword, after Li Shiming had some Spirit Stones, he still wanted to buy a high-grade metal-attribute sword artifact from Yun's Trading House, but after reviewing several, none satisfied him.

The main reason was still the high quality of the Qingyuan Wood Sword. Switching to those high-grade sword artifacts wouldn't fundamentally enhance the power of his "Sword Manipulation Technique."

Considering the time it would take to re-refine a high-grade sword artifact, he found it not worthwhile, so he continued using the Qingyuan Wood Sword until now.

Another most important reason was that his standards were too high.

Having seen the magic artifacts in Baili Jin Yan's storage bracelet, although he still couldn't use the artifacts inside the storage bracelet, he truly did not appreciate ordinary high-grade magical artifacts.

The Qi Refining 7th Level Cultivator was extremely surprised when his attack failed to penetrate Li Shiming's defenses; this was already a direct confrontation.

In the direct confrontation, his high-grade magic tool was unable to break through the defenses of a Qi Refining Fourth Level Cultivator, even though he was using a high-grade defense magic tool. Discover exclusive content at My Virtual Library Empire

The Spirit Turtle Shield in front of Li Shiming was only a mid-grade magic artifact, making it incomprehensible where the problem lay.

In the Cultivation World, magic artifacts are indeed important, but the realm is more so; each realm level will cause a qualitative change in spiritual power, bringing immense enhancements in both power and control of magic artifacts.

With the spiritual power of the Qi Refining 7th Level, controlling a high-grade magic artifact theoretically could easily break through a Qi Refining Fourth Level's high-grade defense magic artifact.

While he was still considering another attack, he felt an intense pain in his head, which was not physical pain but soul-based.

Since he had delegated his defense to the Qi Refining Eighth Level Cultivator, he had absolutely no defense of his own at the moment.

Besides, even if he had any defenses, the Spiritual Thought attack from the Spiritual Thought Jade Sword was over-standard for a Qi Refining cultivator and was an undefendable attack method.

It was only because Li Shiming had not practiced the "Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique" for long; otherwise, this strike could have instantly killed the Qi Refining 7th Level Cultivator.

Spiritual Thought is an important hallmark that distinguishes Foundation Establishment Cultivators from Qi Refining Cultivators, representing an attack method that leaps an entire major grade, let alone ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators who cannot possess Spiritual Thought attack methods.

The Qi Refining 7th Level Cultivator opened his mouth, about to scream in agony, when a beam of sword light passed through his chest, cutting short the cry he was about to make within his stomach.

The Qi Refining Eighth Level Cultivator had never expected that a clash between the Qi Refining 7th Level Cultivator and the Qi Refining Fourth Level Li Shiming would result in an instant kill.

Over on his end, he was using Elixir Pills to forcibly enhance himself, barely managing to withstand the attack from the Mid-grade Magic Weapon Gatling from the copper corpse.

He really wanted to flee, but the spot where Li Shiming stood was too serendipitous, perfectly blocking the entrance and leaving him no way out.

If he wanted to escape, then he would have to repel the copper corpse and Li Shiming.

"Let's die together!" The Qi Refining Eighth Level Cultivator yelled with a fierce look in his eyes.

The spiritual power fluctuations on his body became violent, and his body began to swell.

How could Li Shiming allow him to self-destruct; a self-destruction from a Qi Refining Eighth Level Cultivator, his slight frame couldn't withstand.

He shot out another Spiritual Thought Jade Sword; the madness in the eyes of the Qi Refining Eighth Level Cultivator, when hit in the brain by the Spiritual Thought Jade Sword, seemed to solidify.

The high-grade magic artifact shield in his hands, due to the short loss of spiritual power support, was struck by several ice crystal bullets and knocked away.

The body of the Qi Refining Eighth Level Cultivator was exposed in front of the Mid-grade Magic Weapon Gatling, and in a moment, several holes appeared in his chest, with the most fatal being the heart damage.

Li Shiming sighed in relief; he had won this battle, but it was not as easy as he had imagined.

Using the Spiritual Thought Jade Sword twice to harm his enemies, as their realms were higher than his own, both uses of the Spiritual Thought Jade Sword left him feeling spiritually exhausted.

He then realized the risks of using the Spiritual Thought Jade Sword in combat; he had encountered Qi Refining cultivators who lacked the means to defend against Spiritual Thought attacks.

If the enemy had methods to counter Spiritual Thought, combined with the difference in their realms, he feared his spirit would suffer severe damage.

Before the battle, he had underestimated the combat power of the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators; he only understood this during the actual fight.