<h4>Chapter 193: The Desperate Battle of the Foreign Races</h4>


    <i>So you''reing for that spirit vein!</i> Pang Jian eximed in excitement.


    After forming his divine sense, Pang Jian noticed hismunication with the ck turtle had be much smoother. The ck turtle understood his transmitted thoughts more urately and could express itself more easily as well.


    <i>Divine sense may not drastically boost mybat prowess, but its versatile applications are incredibly beneficial to me, </i>Pang Jian thought.


    Delighted, Pang Jian continued to converse with the ck turtle.


    The ck turtle told Pang Jian that his presence in the Primordial Wilderness had allowed it to detect the underground spirit vein. For the ck turtle, a spirit vein was far more precious than a mineral vein as it was crucial for its advancement and the creation of a blessednd.


    <i>In that case, let me help you be stronger and assist you in obtaining that spirit vein! </i>


    Sinking to the riverbed, Pang Jian retrieved the barrels containing the blood of the Rank Seven Scarlet-Eyed Demon Wolf and the Rank Seven Blood Lizard from his spatial bracelet and sent them over to the ck turtle using his bronze pendant.


    The ck turtle eagerly devoured the blood of the Rank Seven Vicious Beasts, causing its body to swell once again. Its massive feet glowed with divine light and the natural patterns on its shell seemed to wriggle as if they were alive. Finally, an immense surge of blood essence burst forth.


    The nameless fragmentednd rumbled as clusters of faint spiritual qi were rapidly drawn to it.


    The ck turtle then transmitted an astonishing message. As long as Pang Jian set foot on its territory, he could wield some of its power. This would allow Pang Jian to harmonize with thend, greatly enhancing his strength and granting him unique abilities.


    <i>Harmonizing with thend?</i> Pang Jian wondered, brows twitching.


    Maintaining his connection with the ck turtle, he attempted to examine the nameless fragmentednd.


    His perception through the ck turtle was amplified a thousandfold!


    Pang Jian could sense every de of grass, tree, mountain, stone, and creature within the forest of the vast nameless fragmentednd!


    He could even sense the blood flowing within the birds and beasts.


    Even the smallest insects and the thin wings on their backs were visible to Pang Jian.


    <i>So this is harmonizing with thend!</i>


    Pang Jian realized he could direct the increasingly dense spiritual qi within the nameless fragmentednd at will. He could concentrate the spiritual qi in the forest on Cloud Ind or divert it elsewhere.


    <i>If I can manipte the spiritual qi in the nameless fragmentednd, does that mean I could infuse my attacks with the abundant spiritual qi while I''m there? Could I deny my enemies ess to spiritual qi if they were on the nameless fragmentednd?</i> Pang Jian pondered.


    Noting the direction of his thoughts, the ck turtle informed Pang Jian that the fragmentednd''s power could suppress and weaken anyone on it, preventing them from fully utilizing their strength.


    Pang Jian was amazed.


    <i>I can weaken my enemy''s strength while significantly enhancing mine!</i>


    He recalled how Ni Chen from the Blood Moon Sect had attempted to create a sinister crimson canopy in Misty Swamp, iming it would boost the Blood Moon Sect disciples'' strength while limiting the strength of outsiders.


    However, Luo Hongyan''s Spirit Devils had torn apart the canopy before it could fully form, so Pang Jian never got to experience its intricacies.


    ording to the ck turtle, its nameless fragmentednd worked in the same way, allowing it to achieve an almost god-like status while restricting all other inhabitants on it.


    <i>Thanks to you, I can wield your authority on that nameless fragmentednd. I can freely use the spiritual qi and observe everyone''s every move. If anyone dares to oppose me, their strength will be greatly diminished while mine increases. This... </i>Pang Jian''s eyes lit up with excitement.


    <i>If what the ck turtle says is true, wouldn''t I, Pang Jian, with only my Profound Abode Realm cultivation, be able to contend with Spirit Condensation Realm cultivators on its nameless fragmentednd?</i>


    Pang Jian could not help but fantasize about luring Jiu Yuan, Lou Yunming, and the other Spirit Condensation Realm elders to that nameless fragmentednd and killing them one by one.


    <i>Crack! </i>


    <i>Boom!</i>


    The ck turtle continued to grow, causing the surrounding stones to crack and the ground of the fragmentednd to shake. The blood of Rank Seven Vicious Beasts had provided the ck turtle with immense help in boosting its strength and size.


    As it was about to enter a brief slumber, the ck turtle transmitted onest message, stating that it could influence parts of the Primordial Wilderness and turn it into its dominion once it arrived.


    <i>I could influence the Primordial Wilderness! </i>A n began to form in Pang Jian''s mind.


    Over the next few days, Pang Jian remained patient, periodically connecting to the ck turtle as he awaited the arrival of the nameless fragmentednd. The fragmentednd continued to travel onward despite the ck turtle being in a state of hibernation.


    The ck turtle had cleverly maneuvered the nameless fragmentednd beneath thick clouds bordering the Third and Fourth World so it could travel undetected.


    The thick clouds beneath the Third World meant that the inhabitants of the Fourth World only ever saw a perpetual gray sky and could never see the sun, moon, or stars. At best, they could asionally glimpse the floating fragmentednds above the clouds.


    One day, in a cave on the Fourth Peak, after lying in the copper chest to absorb sr, lunar, and ster energies, Pang Jian reestablished a connection with the ck turtle.


    The ck turtle was now extremely close to the Primordial Wilderness. It was so close that he could see the vague outline of the Primordial Wilderness from the nameless fragmentednd.


    <i>Whoosh! Whoosh!</i>


    A Fire Cloud Ship and a Formless Sailboat left the Primordial Wilderness and headed toward the Fourth World. Boarded on the flying vessels were members of the Celestial Race, the Ghost Race, the Demon Scale Race, and the Wood Race.


    These foreign race warriors were carrying their spoils from the Primordial Wilderness to the contaminated Fourth World, intending to deliver the crucial spirit materials from the Fourth World to the Fifth World.


    <i>Rumble!</i>


    In the cave, Pang Jian suddenly felt the ground tremble. Pushing aside the rocks blocking the entrance, he stood on the mountainside of the Fourth Peak and gazed into the distance.


    Five towering one-eyed giants, each several dozen zhang tall, were climbing the First Peak under the cover of night. Although they had bodies as tough as granite, they were covered in bone-deep wounds. Strangely enough, no blood flowed from these wounds.


    Blinding lights shot out from the cave dwellings and killing arrays embedded within the stone paths as the one-eyed giants climbed the First Peak.


    The two-thousand-zhang-high First Peak of the Primordial Wilderness was like a spiked beast inflicting constant injury to the one-eyed giants.


    Despite their growing wounds, the howling one-eyed giants relentlessly continued their ascent.


    <i>Whoosh!</i>


    The warriors of the Celestial Race and the Demon Scale Race on the Second Peak flew toward the summit of the First Peak. The members of the Wood Race and the Ghost Race had already left the Third Peak and coordinated with the one-eyed giants tounch a fearless assault on the summit of the First Peak.


    It was destined to be a fierce battle.


    A one-eyed giant finally managed to reach the summit when an enormous three-legged cauldron appeared. The cauldron''s walls were engraved with nine suns, which zed with a brilliant light.


    <i>Boom!</i>


    The cauldron struck the one-eyed giant. and it fell from the First Peak, causing the ground to tremble once more. Just like that, the powerful one-eyed giant was met with a heroic end.


    "The Nine Suns Cauldron is truly extraordinary!"


    "The Radiant Sun Sect must trust Yang Rui immensely to bestow such a high-grade spiritual artifact upon him for protection."


    Exmations of awe echoed from a distant valley and Pang Jian could faintly hear their words from where he stood halfway up the Fourth Peak


    Pang Jian continued to watch the battle closely.


    That night, three one-eyed giants met their end. Dozens of warriors from the Ghost Race, the Wood Race, and the Demon Scale Race perished, and over a hundred Rank Four and Rank Five Vicious Beastsy dead.


    Their bodies were strewn across the valleys of the First Peak.


    None of the invading forces had managed to break through the Spirit ughtering Astral Array and reach the summit of the First Peak. The foreign race warriors eventually retreated, regrouping at the Second Peak and the Third Peak to heal their injuries and prepare for another assault.


    "The foreign race warriors won''tst much longer." Huang Qi''s voice came from beneath a long, narrow rock below Pang Jian. He grinned and waved at Pang Jian before continuing, "The weaker foreign race warriors have already flown away on flying vessels. The ones left behind don''t seem to n on leaving alive.


    "Cao Mang and the others won''t need reinforcements after one or two more waves of their suicidal assaults on the summit. At that point, Old Monster Cao will likely even leave the summit to hunt them.


    "They''ll eventually meet their doom if they can''t break the Spirit ughtering Astral Array and just keep attacking recklessly," Huang Qi said, shaking his head regretfully.


    Pang Jian leaped down and stood beside Huang Qi to stare at the scattered rogue cultivators and noble family elders in a distant valley.


    <i>Those people...</i>


    "Shouldn''t the foreign race warriors have noticed them?" Pang Jian asked. "Why haven''t they attacked?"


    "They tried," Huang Qi said with a smile. "But whenever the foreign race warriors riding ck wyverns approached, they scattered and hid in the nearby forests, caves, and valleys before concealing their presence.


    "The foreign race warriors have limited manpower now that they''ve lost some of their numbers and sent people to the Fourth World. They don''t have the resources to y hide-and-seek with these cultivators.


    "They also seem to have realized the spirit materials these cultivators carry arergely redundant and aren''t worth their time to pursue.


    "The invading forces are more interested in capturing the First Peak and seizing the treasures from Spirit Condensation Realm cultivators like Cao Mang, Lady Hua, Jiu Yuan, Lou Yunming, and Wei Wenhan. Their main objective ining here is to collect rare spirit materials, not to kill human cultivators."


    Pang Jian nodded in understanding.


    The two chatted for some time on the mountainside of the Fourth Peak when Pang Jian noticed a giant umbre approaching from the Fifth Peak.


    "Liang Ying of the Star River Alliance," Pang Jian said coldly.