He put away the two First-grade Bamboo Under Black Rabbits. Although following Li Shiming this time might involve danger, these two First-grade Bamboo Under Black Rabbits were quite a fortune for him, and he was reluctant to let go of them.

"Thank you!" Li Shiming nodded at the market owner and said.

With a wave of his hand, a wisp of Divine Sense lifted the Early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, flying towards the outside of the market.

The market owner maintained a humble smile, watching their departing figures until Li Shiming left the market and was no longer visible, he finally exhaled a long breath.

"This is definitely not a Golden Core Early Stage cultivator, I just don't know why he's hiding his identity!" he murmured to himself.

But he soon realized he talked too much, quickly looking around and finding no cultivator nearby, he relaxed.

Li Shiming took the early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator out of the market, checking the drone satellite system and realizing that in this delay, Zhao Lingyu would pass by the area in at most thirty minutes.

"What's your name?" he asked the early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Senior, I'm called Zhang Hai!" Zhang Hai, lifted by the Divine Sense, felt constricted and answered honestly.

"Zhang Hai, I have something to do here. I will set up a formation, and you stay within the formation and do not move!" Li Shiming said with a smile.

As he spoke, a Fourth Grade Array Flag in his hand was thrown out, forming a Concealing Array upon hitting the ground.

Zhang Hai dared not refuse, nor did he have the ability to refuse.

Li Shiming placed Zhang Hai inside the Concealing Array and casually added a Defense Spell on him.

Zhang Hai felt the spell's glow on his body. Even though he was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, he now understood that Li Shiming was definitely not a Golden Core stage cultivator.

The loose cultivators from the Dongqi Continent, though lower in realm, had far more insights than those from the Beishu Continent.

Dongqi Continent's loose cultivators occasionally encountered Golden Core Cultivators and even saw Nascent Soul Cultivators every few years.

Therefore, Zhang Hai knew the differences in spells. This Fourth Grade Defense Spell indicated that Li Shiming was a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

This thought instead calmed him down. To be honest, if Li Shiming were truly a Golden Core Early Stage cultivator, he might have worried about what Li Shiming would do to him.

But Li Shiming being a Nascent Soul Cultivator was different. He, at the early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, had no value to a Nascent Soul Cultivator, not worth the effort of dealing with him.

Although he didn't know what was going on, he knew he should not be in danger.

He looked at the Fourth Grade Defense Spell on him and then at the fourth-grade formation set outside his body, feeling even more at ease.

Li Shiming summoned four Fourth Grade Puppets, using 'Distance Shattered by a Step' speed, setting them up four hundred Baili away.

Though he had achievements in eliminating Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners, he did not underestimate any Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner, let alone Zhao Lingyu, a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner from the Sun Concealing Sect.

Zhao Lingyu could severely injure Senior Brother Zhong Qiang in a fight, surely indicating his immense power.

You must know that Senior Brother Zhong Qiang is the top disciple of Grandmaster Hu, possessing prime cultivation techniques and treasures among the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.

The prowess of Zhao Lingyu, who defeated Senior Brother Zhong Qiang, need not be elaborated.

Li Shiming, with multiple life-preservation methods and immensely strong attacking power, would have avoided someone as formidable as Zhao Lingyu when encountered.

Zhao Lingyu, holding a 'Thousand-Mile Sensing Plate,' was in a good mood, about to solve the matter with his mortal enemy Zhong Qiang and retrieve that item from him.

The intelligence personnel of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect sent back information about Zhong Qiang in Guangyang State, leading him to take on this task immediately and rush to Guangyang State with two subordinates.

He arrived before Li Shiming mainly because Li Shiming was in seclusion at that time and Grandmaster Hu found no trusted cultivator to retrieve Zhong Qiang.

With Zhong Qiang's amnesiac state after body seizing, sending scheming cultivators could result in him being killed and treasures seized.

Even if Zhong Qiang fled as a Nascent Soul, he would at least retain a life-bound treasure. Moreover, fleeing with spatial items would enhance Zhong Qiang's wealth significantly.

Sending cultivators rashly to retrieve Zhong Qiang would not save but doom him.

Grandmaster Hu intended for Yue Shan or Lu Heng to retrieve Zhong Qiang if possible, but it was Li Shiming's emergence from seclusion that designated him for this task.

Zhao Lingyu had another advantage over Li Shiming: the 'Thousand-Mile Sensing Plate.'

He had obtained Zhong Qiang's corpse, making Zhong Qiang's aura in the 'Thousand-Mile Sensing Plate' stronger and easier to track his location.

Although the 'Thousand-Mile Sensing Plate' claims a thousand-mile range, it's under unobstructed conditions.

If Zhong Qiang were inside a formation, it would affect the 'Thousand-Mile Sensing Plate's' effectiveness.

Zhao Lingyu was flying, and the 'Thousand-Mile Sensing Plate' in his hand moved, pointing in a direction.

"Zhong Qiang, let's see where you run now!" Zhao Lingyu exclaimed happily.

His flight path was towards the direction of Li Shiming's Concealing Array.

Of course, this was also near where Li Shiming set the ambush, Zhao Lingyu's movements were not concealed and were under the surveillance of the drone satellite system.

Seeing Zhao Lingyu change direction, Li Shiming patted his forehead, recalling the 'Thousand-Mile Sensing Plate,' which had once tracked him, leaving a deep impression.

It seemed Zhao Lingyu had located Senior Brother Zhong Qiang's position. If he had arrived later, Senior Brother Zhong Qiang might indeed have been found by Zhao Lingyu first.

One could only sigh at Senior Brother Zhong Qiang's good luck being found by Li Shiming first.

Li Shiming connected with the four Fourth Grade Puppets via the drone satellite system. For convenient remote contact, he installed signal receiving and sending devices in the four Fourth Grade Puppets.

The drone satellite system could timely transmit data. Of course, if the distance were too far, delays might occur, but at just four hundred Baili, there would be no delay at all.

What's more, there was the life-bound treasure IBMz15, which continuously calculated Zhao Lingyu's distance. Under Li Shiming's 'Eye of Insight,' he could clearly see Zhao Lingyu's figure, facilitating IBMz15's precise calculation.

Seeing the 'Thousand-Mile Sensing Plate' getting closer to the target, Zhao Lingyu felt a twinge of danger rising within.

His spirit was exceptionally strong, among the top even among Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners.

It was precisely his robust spirit that allowed him to sense danger.

With a slightly weaker spirit, he wouldn't have sensed being targeted by the four Fourth Grade Puppets.

The reason was the four Fourth Grade Puppets were too far away, beyond the perception range of most Nascent Soul cultivators, as striking from four hundred Baili away was almost unprecedented in the Cultivation World.

With a wave, a Fourth-grade High-stage Shield Treasure appeared in front of him, covering his body completely.

He unleashed his Divine Sense, cautiously probing everything around, leaving no inch unchecked.

He had great faith in his spirit, for preemptive danger perception had helped him avoid many crises.

To enhance his spirit, he practiced many extremely cruel demonic secret techniques, allowing him to often gain the upper hand in combat even against those of the same level.

Li Shiming also felt a sudden surge of tension. He knew Zhao Lingyu couldn't have spotted the four Fourth Grade Puppets four hundred Baili away. Zhao Lingyu was waiting for even a slight lapse before he attacked.

He knew Zhao Lingyu couldn't possibly detect his four Fourth Grade Puppets four hundred Baili away. There were rarely such long-range attack methods in the Cultivation World.

Zhao Lingyu waved his hand, holding a Fourth Grade Upper Stage Shield, feeling a twinge of danger as he got closer to the target.

Zhao Lingyu had unwavering confidence in his spirit, as his pre-emptive danger sense had previously helped him avoid many crises.

Li Shiming did not act impulsively. He knew that Zhao Lingyu couldn't possibly discover his four hundred Baili distant and hidden Fourth Grade Puppets.

Li Shiming was waiting, knowing Zhao Lingyu couldn't remain on guard forever, and he would strike when there was a slight opening.

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