The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 207 - 192: Wonderful Uses of Divine Sense_1

Chapter 207: Chapter 192: Wonderful Uses of Divine Sense_1

"Divine Sense, indeed of infinite wonder."

In the ravine, Pang Jian watched thoughtfully as a trail of blood light vanished into the distance, aware that he could not catch up.

"Huff! Huff huff!"

Three silver orbs, driven by the will of his mind and powered by Spiritual Power, flew out from a crevice in a rock, a pile of withered grass, and a patch of mud, respectively.

The three "Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder" orbs disappeared one by one into his bracelet.

If Fang Boxuan had stayed to fight, Pang Jian would have tried to force him into the locations where the "Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder" were hidden, or he might have feigned a flaw in his defense to approach those spots, waiting for the chance to detonate the three thunder orbs and strike Fang Boxuan a heavy blow.

Unfortunately, the scared Fang Boxuan was intent only on escaping for his life, rendering all the preparations Pang Jian had made for subsequent moves useless.

The ability to detonate the thunder orbs from afar he had just executed was possible thanks to his Divine Sense.

His Divine Sense, residing in his Sea of Consciousness, was still not under his delicate control at the moment; however, it was the existence of Divine Sense that enabled him to manipulate Spiritual Power from a distance.

Such a feat was beyond his abilities when he was in the Innate Realm.

In the Innate Realm, as soon as Spiritual Power left his body for even a moment, it would sever its connection with him.

Whether unleashing "Explosive Dance" or gathering Spiritual Power to form Star Flow Skill or Moon Blade, once they left his body, they would quickly lose connection with him.

The various Alien Powers infused within the Astonishing Spear remained linked with his perception for a slightly longer period after the spear left his hand.

He guessed that the Astonishing Spear might have its intrinsic peculiarities.

However, even when he used the spear-wielding techniques, after a short moment, he would have to retrieve the spear into his hand again to re-establish the connection with the Spiritual Power within the spear.

It wasn’t the same now.

The power he had released into "Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder" and "Poison Ghost Poisonous Fog" not only remained connected to him, but he could also cause the power to explode with a mere thought.

"Whoosh!"

With a casual toss, the Astonishing Spear flew like a silver dragon, soaring into the sky and burrowing into the earth under the guidance of his will.

The spear soared straight up into the sky one moment and twisted and turned in serpentine movements the next, aiming at the imaginary enemy in his mind from tricky angles.

The Spiritual Power, Extreme Cold Alien Power, Starlight, and Moon Energy he had pre-emptively infused into the Astonishing Spear were all under his mental control.

Because of the Divine Sense in his Sea of Consciousness, he could exquisitely control the various powers inside the spear with his thoughts.

Currently, what still made him regretful was that he could not infuse Spiritual Power into the Astonishing Spear from a distance.

Once the power in the Astonishing Spear was exhausted, he would have to take the spear back into his palm to infuse it with various extraordinary powers again.

"If I could infuse power into it from a distance, the might of the Astonishing Spear would surely increase significantly. In that case, not only would the spear techniques become unpredictable, but it might also be able to fly tens of miles away, kill the enemy, and then return at will."

Pang Jian secretly anticipated.

Some time passed.

Having just entered the Hollow Profound Realm, he was active near the fourth and fifth peaks, sometimes dressed in the black attire he usually wore and other times in the robes of the Sword Tower.

He quickly realized the power of the blue robe left by Qi Qingsong and the sword-shaped token.

As long as he wore the blue robe with the Sword Tower’s emblem, whether he happened across Individual Cultivators or scions and elders of the Third Realm, they all showed a look of awe.

Knowing who he was and that he was in possession of a great sum of Spirit Stones, neither Individual Cultivators nor scions dared to act rashly.

After much thought, he gradually understood why those Cultivators of high realms and clan elders would remain calm when encountering him in the Sword Tower’s robe.

On one hand, they doubted they could kill him easily; on the other, they feared that someone nearby might see them during the act.

If they were seen killing a Sword Tower outer disciple and the news spread, they would invite endless trouble upon themselves.

In Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands, many Cultivators were hidden in the valleys, forests, and mountain caves.

No one could guarantee that their act of killing him for his treasure would go unnoticed by a second observer.

However.

If he took off the robe with the Sword Tower emblem and switched back to his usual black outfit...

Those who had never seen him wearing the Sword Tower garment, as soon as they confirmed his identity, were all as if injected with chicken blood.

— They all wanted to kill him to snatch the million Spirit Stones.

"The backing of a powerful Sect is like a high-level talisman; it truly is useful."

After numerous trials, Pang Jian had to admit that relying on a Sect with a profound heritage indeed spared him a great deal of trouble.

On this day.

Dressed in black, Pang Jian completely left the Fourth Realm and gradually approached the Third Realm.

Unlike the first and second peaks, the third peak was covered with plants, and its summit was jagged, sharp as a sword’s edge.

For this reason, there had been no flying vessels docked on the third peak before.

"Wood Tribe..."

Pang Jian paused, squinting into the distance, noticing many members of the Wood Tribe along with a few from the Ghost Clan, moving about on the lush third peak.

The second peak, with its smooth summit, was crowded with members of the Heaven Clan and the Devil Scale Tribe.

"Pang Jian, how did you sneak over here?"

Huang Qi appeared quietly once more.

Startled, Pang Jian looked towards the direction Huang Qi had come from, and saw more than a dozen Cultivators of varying realms, along with clan elders, huddled behind a moss-covered rock.

"A disciple of the Sword Tower!"

An Individual Cultivator from the Hollow Profound Realm, who had been active on the fourth peak before and had seen Pang Jian wearing Sword Tower robes, exclaimed in a hushed voice.

"Sword Tower?" An elder from a clan, astonished, whispered, "I saw him last evening, and he was clearly wearing black!"

Someone shouted in a low voice, "I saw him kill two cultivators from the Hollow Profound Realm!"

Pang Jian, who had been listening in silence, tried to use his Divine Sense to probe the situation but found that because the distance was too great, he could not see what was happening behind the rocks.

—At the early stage of the Hollow Profound Realm, one’s Divine Sense should not stray too far from oneself.

"You little rascal, have you broken through?"

Huang Qi couldn’t help but exclaim when he came over.

Just a few days ago, Pang Jian was still in the Innate Realm, and it was a surprise to find that he had already reached the Hollow Profound Realm upon seeing him again.

Looking at the distinguished Huang Qi, Pang Jian asked with a puzzled face, "What are you all gathering over there for?"

"Just huddling together for warmth," Huang Qi replied.

He tugged at the corner of his mouth and then shared the latest situation with Pang Jian.

The Alien Tribes and Ferocious Beasts that suddenly appeared from Yuan Mang had already departed from this land, using the flying spirit artifacts they had seized and taken over.

The departing Alien Tribes, carrying a large number of rare spiritual materials, seemed to have gone to the Fourth Realm, which had been contaminated by the Filth Alien Power.

The remaining Alien Tribes and Ferocious Beasts concentrated their forces mainly in the second and third peaks and were trying to find a way to break through the defenses of the first peak meticulously managed by Cao Mang and Madam Hua.

Apart from that, almost no Alien Tribes or Ferocious Beasts were seen on the other mountains and areas of Yuan Mang.

The cultivators who were still alive, as long as they stayed as far away as possible from the first peak and hid in a secluded and deserted place, should be able to safely survive this calamity.

"In the end, the major sects will gather their strength and come to Yuan Mang; they won’t hold out for long," Huang Qi explained.

"Hey, I didn’t expect Cao, that old dog, to be so formidable. He actually managed to use the Underground Spirit Vein of the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands as a foundation to construct the first peak and build the Heavenly Killing Spirit Array," remarked Huang Qi.

"If the Alien Tribes cannot break this array, they can’t attack the summit and can only watch Cao being arrogant!" Huang Qi vented.

"It’s really infuriating!" grumbled Huang Qi angrily.

Pang Jian gazed into the distance.

The two thousand zhang tall first peak was indeed surrounded by brilliant light. Numerous blade-like rays of spiritual light intertwined like a giant net, enveloping the entire summit.

"Woosh! Woosh!"

Spiritual energy from all directions continued to converge towards the summit of the first peak, as if the towering mountain was bathed in auspicious divine light, looking lofty and mystical.

He couldn’t see people like Cao Mang, Madam Hua, or Jiuyuan from above.

But he felt a shocking murderous aura emanating from the first peak of Yuan Mang, powerful enough to annihilate evil demons.

"Are Cao Mang, Jiuyuan, and those people still alive?" Pang Jian suddenly asked.

"You might be disappointed to hear this. Because of the presence of the Heavenly Killing Spirit Array, those mongrels are all doing quite well," Huang Qi sighed deeply, not caring if the Individual Cultivators and scions of noble families nearby could hear him. Speaking resentfully, he said, "These Alien Tribes are here already; why didn’t they bring any seventh-level powerhouses?"

"Seventh level?" Pang Jian’s mind stirred, and he asked, "What would happen if seventh-level Alien Tribes and Ferocious Beasts arrived?"

"I was just joking, just saying it casually," Huang Qi rolled his eyes, shaking his head with a wry smile. "Let’s hope they don’t come. Seventh-level Alien Tribes and Ferocious Beasts are not something the Third Realm can cope with. If a few of them really came..."

"Then Yuan Mang would have fallen long ago, and all of us should have died," he said gravely. "Seventh-level Alien Tribes and Ferocious Beasts could easily destroy the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands in a short time. The nearby fragmented lands, and even the Xuan You Continent, would be in danger. Seventh level equates to the Great Cultivators of the Soul Wandering Realm; this is not a force that should appear in the Third Realm and exceeds the tolerance limit of the five major sects."

"Oh," Pang Jian nodded, dismissing the idea.

"Underground Spirit Vein..." With a furrowed brow, Pang Jian then asked tentatively, "If the Underground Spirit Vein were gone, could the Heavenly Killing Spirit Array still operate?"

"Of course not," Huang Qi responded with a look of disdain as if such common knowledge was not even worth asking. He explained, "Under our feet in Yuan Mang, there’s only a very small Spirit Vein, but it’s extremely precious."

"The Raging Sun Sect, Star River Alliance, and powerful sects like Red Mountain, Blood Moon, which one isn’t built upon a Spirit Vein?" He continued, "If the Spirit Vein is gone, the foundation that made these sects powerful would also be destroyed. Even the sect’s protective great arrays are often closely related to the Spirit Vein. If the Spirit Vein truly breaks or dries up, major sects will have to seek new land and relocate their sects."

Afterward, he explained to Pang Jian the significant importance of precious Spirit Veins to a sect.

Pang Jian nodded repeatedly as he listened.

A moment later.

"This place is dangerous, I’d better not join the crowd," Pang Jian said as he saw many people already curiously approaching. He cupped his hands in farewell.

In a valley near the third peak, watching a winding and flowing stream, Pang Jian stopped to establish a connection with the Mysterious Turtle.

"Eh!"

He suddenly sensed that the Fragmented Land hidden by the Mysterious Turtle was very close to him and that it wouldn’t be long before the Mysterious Turtle could bring that piece of Fragmented Land to Yuan Mang.

"Under my feet in the Yuan Mang Fragmented Land, there’s an extraordinary Spirit Vein. Can you absorb it?" Pang Jian conveyed his thought.

The Mysterious Turtle immediately responded, telling Pang Jian that it was precisely for that Underground Spirit Vein that it was coming.

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