Chapter 2158: 914, Life and Death, Grand Array
 

Pantian stones are the basic currency of the Great Pantheon Plane and also the source of all cultivation strengths.

Whether cultivators or other demon beasts and divine beasts when they collapse, their bodies nourish the heaven and Earth, and a layer of power permeates to the bottom of heaven and Earth, transforming into Pantian stones.

Pantian stones are the crystallization of gathered power.

However, the Pantian stones in Han Muye’s possession did not come in this way.

His Pantian stones were mainly acquired from searching Wooden Pagoda Lake.

Those invaders of the Primordial Plane, each had at least the strength of the Life and Death Realm.

The Pantian stones that were formed from their collapse, according to the terminology of the Great Pantheon Plane, should be called Life and Death Pantian stones, or simply Life and Death stones.

Having the strength of the Life and Death Realm, one could be considered a core force in any major power in the Great Pantheon Plane.

The collapse of such strong bodies into Pantian stones each contained grand blood essence and source power.

The All-Encompassing Sword Sect had initially offered a reward of 1,000 low-grade Pantian stones to assassinate the disciples of Moon-Encompassing Peak who were returning after retrieving Guo Hua’s Sword Bone.

That is to say, the lives of the eight disciples of Moon-Encompassing Peak were only worth 1,000 low-grade Pantian stones.

Although it’s just 1,000 low-grade Pantian stones, this was already an extremely high price.

Every low-grade Pantian stone was formed when a Dao Extinguishing Realm cultivator’s Dao fruit shattered and then solidified.

In the Great Pantheon Plane, without reaching the Dao Extinguishing Realm, one does not even qualify to condense Pantian stones after death.

At this moment, the Pantian stone that Han Muye casually tossed out was left by a strong cultivator of the Life and Death Realm.

In terms of grade, one Life and Death Pantian stone was equivalent to a hundred thousand low-grade Pantian stones.

The Initial Knowing Realm represents the lowest level of cultivators.

Seeking Dao Realm, Entering Dao Realm, Dao Breaking Realm, Dao Extinguishing Realm, Extreme Dao Realm—these are the Dao Realms, the beginning of cultivation.

Above the Dao Realm are the Prime Origin Realm, Qiankun Realm, Yinyang Realm, Life and Death Realm, Heaven’s Secret Realm, Karma Realm, Reincarnation Realm, and Dominion Realm. With each rise in realm, the strength increases many times that of the previous.

The power of Pantian stones condensed is also many times that of the previous realm.

However, the fragmentation of a Life and Death Realm Pantian stone does not contain as much original power and blood essence as a hundred thousand low-grade Pantian stones, but the quality of its power is sufficient.

Once Han Muye entered the Prime Origin Realm, he could take out his previous collections which allowed his progress to become countless times faster.

“Boom—”

The Life and Death Realm Pantian stone shattered, and the rolling blood essence transformed into a column of smoke; the power from the Life and Death levels was directly stimulated and turned into a layer of gray-black halo.

The halo covered the surrounding green plaza.

Layers of Flowing Light surged, then smashed and flowed on the towering green stone pillars.

“Hum—”

Atop the mountain, a pillar of light that reached for the sky arose.

The pillar turned three hundred zhang high, shimmering in golden Flowing Light, studded with specks like eyes, illuminating the three hundred li of land and sky.

This golden light, falling on the bodies of Moon-Encompassing Peak’s disciples, made them feel their blood flow and the speed of their strength enhance more than twice as fast.

Conversely, those from other sects who did not practice the legacy of Moon-Encompassing Peak felt as though they were carrying a thousand jin burden under this golden light.

“Has the All-Encompassing Sword Sect gone mad? To fully activate the array at Skywind Ridge.”

“Damn, this array costs ten low-grade Pantian stones per hour just to maintain, and the cost in battle is enormous. Is the All-Encompassing Sword Sect really willing to pay such a heavy price?”

The other sect disciples under the cover of golden light gritted their teeth, looking up at the golden pillar with grim expressions.

In the distant woods, several figures appeared, their gaze falling on this golden pillar.

“What is the All-Encompassing Sword Sect trying to do?” a white-bearded elder murmured with a frown.

“Perhaps they’re just bluffing?” on the other side, a burly man in black armor clenched his fist and spoke sternly.

“Should we test it?”

No one answered.

The array was here; no one dared to act rashly.

For ordinary disciples, this array seemed to only add some pressure, but for cultivators above the Dao Realm, the array could gather light columns capable of annihilation.

Although the expenditure was so excessive that no one believed the All-Encompassing Sword Sect would be willing to pay.

But what if the All-Encompassing Sword Sect was indeed insane?

“Let those disciples searching for the mine be careful, and if they encounter enemies, try to retreat beyond three hundred li.”

“In my view, Sect Master Zhang,” said the burly man in black armor wearing a Purple Crown with a steadied aura, chuckled lightly and waved his hand, vanishing into the forest with a swift movement.

The others looked at each other and also left swiftly through the air.

Don’t expect the alliance of these kinds of cultivator sects to have much solidarity.

Each harbors their own designs, coming together only for mutual benefits.

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Broken Swan Mountain.

Among the peaks beneath Skywind Ridge lies a fairly large Skywind Stone Mine.

Yu Shaogang led ten disciples from Moon-Encompassing Peak, moving swiftly as their sword light formed a long rainbow.

“People from the All-Encompassing Sword Sect are here!”

“Quick, destroy this mine tunnel and let’s withdraw first!”

“There aren’t many of them, let’s fight a battle first!”

Several voices rang out, and figures from the mine darted forward.

Some of these figures were tall and wore martial robes, carrying large baskets on their backs, while others held iron shovels and hammers, their faces marked by wild expressions.

“Kill—”

A tall, burly man struck first, smashing his iron pickaxe down at Yu Shaogang.

This strike was powerful and heavy, clearly displaying the strength of someone from the Dao Realm.

This guy turned out to be a high-level expert with the cultivation of the Dao Realm.

“Ha—” Yu Shaogang bellowed, stabbing out with his sword.

The moment the sword’s edge pierced, golden light from the sky fell upon it, turning into a three-meter-long blade of light.

This blade of light made the face of the man with the iron pickaxe change dramatically.

“Clang—”

The sword’s edge collided with the iron pickaxe, shattering it completely.

The burly man’s palm numbed, and his entire body was forced back, slamming into Stone Mountain and causing a shower of rocks.

“Run, he’s in the Entering Dao Realm!”

The burly man spat blood, his cries frantic and alarmed.

Entering Dao Realm.

Originally at the peak of the Initial Knowing Realm just six months ago, Yu Shaogang had made significant progress in his cultivation, having already crossed into the Entering Dao Realm.

At this moment, with the enhancement from the array’s power, Yu Shaogang managed to severely injure a veteran of the Seeking Dao Realm with just one strike.

“This array is indeed excellent.”

Murmuring to himself, Yu Shaogang’s face broke into a smile.

Using only thirty percent of his strength, he could exhibit effects far beyond his full-powered strike.

With such an array’s support, why worry about failing to make notable achievements?

“Kill.”

Without hesitating, he waved his swords’ light onward.

Half an hour later, all the members of the outer sect in this place had been cleared.

At least ten outer sect disciples were killed, including one from the Dao Realm.

The recovered Skywind Stone Ore weighed up to 5,000.

These outer sect members did not care whether the mining veins were damaged or if the mine tunnels would collapse, mining all the precious ores.

With the ores and their kills, the group returned to Skywind Ridge, and Han Muye directly fulfilled the rewards.

Pills to enhance qi and blood power, armor to boost combat strength.

There were also opportunities to comprehend sword techniques and to cultivate atop Skywind Ridge.

Currently, atop Skywind Ridge, the array induced Origin Force, and a thin grey mist permeated with the essence of Life and Death.

Staying there even for just 15 minutes was highly beneficial.

Yu Shaogang killing a Dao Realm cultivator had earned him a chance to comprehend the essence of the Life and Death Realm for 15 minutes.

Yu Shaogang’s fortune made the other disciples envious.

Suddenly, the other disciples each acted on their own, relentlessly seeking and ambushing invading outer sect disciples.

This scene stunned all the allied forces.

Had these people from the All-Encompassing Sword Sect truly gone mad?

Despite facing the joint slaughter of nearly ten sects, they still dared to strike first?