The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 170 - 155: Creating an Art of Offense and Attack_1

Chapter 170: Chapter 155: Creating an Art of Offense and Attack_1

"Jiuyuan!"

A lavishly decorated cloud sail also descended slowly from the half-sky of Yuanmang, coming to a stop in the airspace of the Fourth Realm’s peak, dominated by the Blood Moon.

A rugged man with a square face and resolute features, dressed in a satin yellow robe, laughed loudly as he left his cloud sail, plummeting down beside Jiuyuan.

Many disciples and protectors of Blood Moon, surrounding the Fourth Realm, sat quietly without a word once they saw who the newcomer was.

"Lei Kun, what brings you to Yuanmang as well?"

Jiuyuan withdrew his gaze from Gao Yuan’s departing cloud sail and looked at the companion with whom he had explored Forbidden Lands many times, curiously asking, "The strange treasures that Cao has brought out, do they contain something you need?"

"Master Lei, we also want to come down for a stroll."

"Old Lei, we want to wander around the mountain peak."

From within Lei Kun’s cloud sail, adorned with carved dragons and painted phoenixes, came the coquettish cries of a group of charming women.

Beautiful women peeked out, glanced at the silent monks of Blood Moon, and quickly retracted their heads.

"All of you, stay inside!"

Lei Kun, intimidating even without anger, glared at the favored women he kept, then turned with a hearty laugh and said, "I’m not really clear about the items among Cao’s strange treasures. However..."

"His underlings, within the list of participants’ materials they’ve collected, indeed have the thunder attribute spirit material that I need."

Before Jiuyuan could speak, Lei Kun gave a bitter smile and sighed, "I have obtained the Xuanlei True Jue, but I dare not truly channel the heavenly thunder into my body for cultivation. You know the dominance of the Xuanlei True Jue; with one misstep, my soul could scatter."

As they were old friends with similar interests, Jiuyuan said upon hearing this, "I understand your intention. I will refine a new corporeal body for you to use."

As he spoke, Jiuyuan’s gaze, filled with lust, naturally drifted towards the gorgeous women inside the cloud sail.

Lei Kun laughed and said, "You can pick anyone you fancy!"

The moment those words were spoken, the clamoring women suddenly turned pale.

They then realized, no matter how much affection Lei Kun seemed to show them in the past, in his heart, they were all disposable at a critical moment.

Jiuyuan held a high status, and his infamy... was also widespread. The fates of the women who fell into Jiuyuan’s hands were well known to them.

"I’m not interested in the birds you keep."

Jiuyuan shook his head and withdrew his gaze.

The vulgar and mediocre women inside the cloud sail weren’t his type; he couldn’t be bothered to ask Lei Kun for them.

"By the way, the new body I entrusted you with for refinement, how did it come to harm in the Lower Realm? How could the Dark Ghosts of the insignificant Fourth Realm dare to attack your Blood Moon’s beast-catching ship?"

"And..."

Lei Kun’s face turned cold, "Even though it was just a split soul of mine in the new body, it’s not something the Marrow Cleansing Realm could contend with!"

Jiuyuan frowned.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered a minor detail reported by the surviving disciples about that incident.

When the Dark Ghosts attacked the beast-catching ship and battled with the disciples of Blood Moon on the deck, a stunningly beautiful mystery woman appeared.

It was this woman, of unknown origin, who floated to the location of the "Branded Eye," shattering the blood-red eye that held the truth.

It was also because of her appearance and the terrifying power she displayed that the disciples of Blood Moon fled the beast-catching ship one after another.

Some disciples saw her enter the cabin before they fled, and in that cabin... was the new body Blood Moon had prepared for Lei Kun.

"A stunningly beautiful woman, the brother from the siblings, referred to Dong Tianze as Ghost Leader, claiming to avenge those Dark Ghost followers..."

Jiuyuan stroked his chin, lost in thought.

After a moment, harboring doubts, he revealed the intricate details to Lei Kun and added, "I suspect a brother and sister pair from the Upper Realm were involved in the attack on the beast-catching ship. The demise of your new body could very well have been the work of the sister. However, I’m not yet clear about their names."

Before he could finish, Lei Kun snorted coldly, "They’re here in Yuanmang?"

"Yes, in Yuanmang, just settled into a cave dwelling on the First Peak. I can’t pin down their background, and being an Elder of Blood Moon, I have to consider the consequences of anything I do."

"But your concerns... are merely those of an individual cultivator."

"Even if those two truly come from noble families from the Upper realm, or a powerful sect, you won’t bring trouble onto the sect."

Jiuyuan implied.

The old acquaintance Lei Kun naturally understood his meaning and nodded, "I’ll go and look into it."

"Great. All I know is that the individual cultivator is called Gao Yuan; just be careful." Jiuyuan’s eyes flashed violently, and with a twisted smile, he said, "If it’s confirmed they are the attackers, and they are not from the Upper Realm, I will make sure they wish they’d never been born."

"I know your temper."

Lei Kun nodded in agreement, then gave a wry smile, "You still have to continue refining a new body for me. Without a new body ready for soul transfer, I truly dare not begin practicing the Xuanlei True Jue."

"I understand; I will arrange for someone to continue."

...

At the First Peak of Yuanmang.

The nineteenth floor, cave dwelling number fifty-six.

"Just to stay for one day, it costs two hundred spirit stones?"

Pang Jian couldn’t help but click his tongue in awe as he stood at the entrance of his cave dwelling, talking to Gao Yuan, who was at the adjacent dwelling number fifty-five.

"Yes, two hundred spirit stones for one day. The First Peak of Yuanmang has a total of thirty-six floors, each floor filled with numerous caves like this. Our dwelling on the nineteenth floor is considered a mid-to-high location, so of course, the price is higher," Gao Yuan explained with a pained expression.

They had arrived a bit late, and the cheaper cave dwellings below the nineteenth floor had already been taken by individual cultivators with insufficient strength.

The Individual Cultivators of the Third Realm, as well as the scions of the continents Universe Heaven and Black Nether, now all come to gain experience from Cao’s domain, Yuanmang.

Those who lacked confidence in their own level of cultivation and feared being ambushed and killed could only spend Spirit Stones to stay on the First Peak.

In this way, at least they could ensure their safety while in Yuanmang.

"I’m staying next door, if you need anything, just find me. Just now, I saw a few Individual Cultivator friends I know settled on the First Peak; I’m going to ask them for some news,"

Gao Yuan immediately took his leave.

In front of each cave dwelling, there was a stone path extending to the left and right, with rows of stone steps leading up and down.

At this moment, Gao Yuan was descending the steps, walking towards the levels below.

This showed that the fellow Individual Cultivators he was acquainted with were all residing below.

Pang Jian watched him until he stopped at a much lower level, then he headed toward several caves on the left.

"He went to the seventh level..."

After silently counting, Pang Jian returned to his own cave dwelling and gently closed the stone door.

The tidy cave dwelling was furnished with simple tables, chairs, beds, and meditation cushions, while the walls were embedded with Luminous Pearls, making the dwelling bright and luminous.

Inside, even without the enhancement of a Spirit Array, nature’s spiritual energy was still quite rich.

"Good place,"

Pang Jian quietly commented.

Since leaving Solitude Mountain Range, this Fragment Land known as Yuanmang was the place with the richest nature’s spiritual energy he had encountered.

Sky Fortune, Ice Rock Island, and the unknown Fragment Land deeply hidden by the Mysterious Turtle, were far inferior to Yuanmang in terms of both nature’s spiritual energy and size.

No wonder Cao Mang, the first among Individual Cultivators in the Third Realm, made Yuanmang a territory under his rule and firmly occupied it.

"I wonder if she’s doing well,"

Looking around the empty cave dwelling, Pang Jian muttered to himself.

Perhaps due to their long time spent together, he felt somewhat unaccustomed to the solitude of such a dwelling when he was the only one present.

Pang Jian also knew that Luo Hongyan’s trip was just to submit the Spirit Stones required to participate in the gathering. Cao’s people also needed to inspect the number of Spirit Stones she had, in order to exchange for a token to attend the meeting.

"With her level of cultivation, and being in Yuanmang’s First Peak, Jiuyuan should not dare to act recklessly,"

With a bit of concern, Pang Jian sat down on the meditation cushion and took out small booklets detailing the cultivation Magic Spells.

"Mysterious Sun Skill, Heaven Star Spell, Yellow Star Skill, Flame Spell, Moon Blade..."

Low- and mid-level cultivation Magic Spells and techniques related to fire, sun, moon, and star power – all were relatively basic methods.

——They all originated from the remains of Individual Cultivators from Ice Rock Island.

He deliberately brought these not-so-profound Spirit Spells and Secret Skills to ponder upon because his Spiritual Sea was exceptionally special, capable of accommodating different kinds of power.

Due to his extraordinary Spiritual Sea, his cultivation journey also deviated from that of ordinary cultivators.

He did not need to be fixated on a single advanced and exquisite spell.

What could greatly enhance his combat ability and play a decisive role during breakthroughs in his realm was the fusion of different powers!

When low- and middle-level Magic Spells and Secret Skills were fused and released by him, they could all exhibit miraculous strengths.

He had his own direction in cultivation.

...

On this day,

With both hands moving in unison, Pang Jian conjured a resplendent Star River on the ceiling of the cave dwelling.

In the cave dwelling illuminated by the Luminous Pearls, this Star River, as if it held the sun, the moon, and the stars within, appeared dazzling and mysterious, as though it contained the profound mysteries of the firmament.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Suddenly, brilliant starlight, solar essence, and Moon Blades shot out from the resplendent Star River, falling like meteors.

The ground of Cave Dwelling No. 56 instantly "crackled," and in no time, several pits formed.

Integrating the Origin Sun Spell, Mysterious Sun Skill, Ground Flame Spell, Moon Blade, and Heaven Star Spell, Pang Jian utilized his Chaos Sea’s advantage to create a powerful offensive Secret Skill.

"Let’s call it... Milky Way Fission."

Pang Jian named it with satisfaction.

This offensive Secret Skill was inspired by the Star Flow Skill, which originally condensed star power into a series of meteors.

Based on the Star Flow Skill, he also infused the sun and flame energy, then condensed Extreme Cold Alien Power, integrating them separately into Moon Energy and star power, forming a more complete Star River.

Because a real Star River is not just stars—it also includes the sun and the moon.

The word "fission" originated from his Astonishing Spear’s first technique, "Explosive Dance," combining it with the Star Flow Skill to create "Milky Way Fission."

Knowing the oddity of his Spiritual Sea, he did not conform to the norm, nor was he fixated on a single Magic Spell or Secret Skill.

Instead, he relied on the characteristics of the Chaos Sea to fuse and experiment with techniques, and now the potency seemed quite extraordinary.

"Thump! Thump! Thump Thump Thump!"

Angrily banging noises suddenly came from the stone floor beneath his feet.

Below him, in Cave Dwelling No. 56 on the eighteenth level, someone disgruntled by the noise he was causing was furiously striking the rock wall, cursing angrily.

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