Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 40 Burning

Having activated a 'Basic Light Body Talisman,' Li Shiming flitted between the rocks and trees, on the last path down the mountain that the large server IBMz15 had analyzed.

If he could have jumped down from the cliff, whose height was unknown, without any harm, there would have been many options available to him.

But he was only a Qi Refining Second Level novice, and since he barely knew how to apply Spiritual Power Patterns, he didn't have the ability to jump from heights over a hundred meters.

On the surface, he did not look distressed and did not seem to be fleeing, because he could always detect an ambush ahead of time.

Sometimes it was the uneasy rustling of small animals, other times it was an inconspicuous imprint on the ground.

Li Shiming stopped again; he had noticed a small stone fifty meters ahead had moved from its original position, revealing a small damp patch.

This indicated that someone had been there not long before, and his eyes continued to sweep the surroundings.

Most of the cultivators attending this market were Qi Refining Early Stage Cultivators, who, to some extent, could not yet move without leaving traces, invariably leaving some clues behind.

Li Shiming felt annoyed inwardly; he hadn't expected the Cultivation World to be so dark. He had merely revealed a bit of his wealth, and already countless cultivators were targeting him.

This was still considered a relatively safe market provided by Gu Jia, which showed just how dangerous the Cultivation World could be.

In fact, Gu Jia did regard this market as extremely safe. Partly, the safety came from all the cultivators abiding by the rule of not fighting within the market.

The other part was due to the reputation of the Sky Sea Sect's station in Central Capital.

Gu Jia, being a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, naturally no one in the market dared to provoke him, and every cultivator tried their best to ingratiate themselves with him.

Of course, if Li Shiming had used Gu Jia's name, then at least no cultivators would have dared to attack him so brazenly.

Li Shiming found the cultivators' hiding place just as his gaze fell on a large tree, and two cultivators emerged from behind it.

The two cultivators wore identical clothes and had very ordinary faces, but their eyes were extremely sharp.

Once Li Shiming discovered their hiding spot, they walked out directly.

Being unable to ambush and attack covertly was irrelevant; Li Shiming was too weak. One was a Qi Refining Third Level and the other a Qi Refining Fourth Level cultivator; for them, taking down Li Shiming, a mere Qi Refining Second Level, was almost a certainty.

"Hand over your storage bag, and we'll let you leave," the Qi Refining Fourth Level cultivator said sternly.

Li Shiming was sixty meters away from him, yet his words clearly entered his ears.

Li Shiming naturally would not hand over his storage bag, although there wasn't much in it; most of his valuable items were stored in the "server space."

He was very clear that even if he handed over the storage bag, the opposing cultivators would not let him go.

He quickly calculated his odds in a fight, and clearly, relying on the abilities of a cultivator, his chance of winning was less than one percent.

All he had at his disposal were two 'Basic Earth Armor Talismans,' five 'Basic Fireball Talismans,' and five 'Basic Ice Arrow Talismans.'

The power of these low-level talismans was akin to the normal offensive methods of Early Stage Qi Refining Cultivators, but both opposing cultivators' fluctuations in Spiritual Power were much stronger than his, especially one whose Spiritual Power fluctuation made him feel palpitations.

This was still at a distance of over sixty meters; if he were to get any closer, he feared he might not even be able to stand steadily.

Li Shiming's consciousness entered the engine room space, and he took out an "aluminothermic bomb" from the box.

The two cultivators opposite slowly moved forward, their fingers on talismans that enhanced their speed, ready to activate them once they were within a certain distance, making it very difficult for Li Shiming to escape from their grasp.

They didn't want Li Shiming to get away, and although every route was blocked by cultivators, Li Shiming figured it would be hard to escape.

But if other cultivators killed Li Shiming, the spoils of the battle wouldn't fall to them.

According to the information they received, this was a rookie, and the two cultivators wanted to use words to disturb the rookie's mind, aiming to kill him with one strike.

Li Shiming clasped the "aluminothermic bomb" with both hands, leaning back through the strength of his waist, converging spiritual power in his waist and arms.

This was his rudimentary application of spiritual power, which when channeled to his arms, allowed him to burst forth with power multiple times his own.

This parabolic motion, from posture to the transmission of force, was the result of research from large server IBMz15's database on sports papers.

This motion could transmit the full strength of his body to the "aluminothermic bomb," his body acting like a catapult, with his arms as the throwing arm of the catapult.

"I'll crush you!" Li Shiming shouted as the "aluminothermic bomb" flew towards the two cultivators.

After launching the "aluminothermic bomb," his consciousness once again entered the engine room space and took out a large, soft object made from "starlite" to cover himself.

The two cultivators saw the "aluminothermic bomb" he threw, which showed no trace of spiritual power waves.

In the eyes of the cultivators, objects without spiritual power waves could not pose any threat to cultivators.

Even the Qi Refining Fourth Level cultivator casually released a burst of spiritual power, attempting to shatter the incoming "aluminothermic bomb."

Li Shiming's "aluminothermic bomb" had two explosion modes: one was a timed explosion, which he had to operate in the engine room space using his consciousness, with the timing device hidden inside the casing of the "aluminothermic bomb."

The second mode was explosion on impact, due to the inherent instability of the "aluminothermic bomb," containing several unstable chemicals, any impact would cause these substances to generate a large amount of heat energy.

Thus, the moment the Qi Refining Fourth Level cultivator's spiritual power hit the "aluminothermic bomb," it exploded.

The sound of the "aluminothermic bomb" exploding was not very loud, and the most terrifying aspect of the "aluminothermic bomb" wasn't its explosive force, but the horrifying flames it unleashed.

This was an incendiary bomb, specifically designed to create flames.

With a "boom," a ball of flames erupted at the center of the "aluminothermic bomb," engulfing a forty-meter radius entirely in fire.

Prior to hearing the explosion, the two cultivators were blinded by the intense light produced by the "aluminothermic bomb." This blindness could be cured quickly with a bit of spiritual power circulation by a cultivator.

But what followed was the flames, which were not ordinary flames. The aluminum content caused the flames to reach temperatures close to 3000 degrees.

Blinded, the two cultivators' first instinct was to fall back, simultaneously switching their acceleration talismans for defensive talismans in their storage bags.

Their reaction was swift, but the "aluminothermic bomb's" engulfing speed was faster, and the two cultivators were swallowed by the flames.

Their screams lasted for two seconds before stopping, the flames from the "aluminothermic bomb" also dissipated in just a few seconds, leaving behind acrid white smoke at the scene.