Time passed quickly, and two months later, the battle became more intense. Although the Ink Clan’s side had suffered countless casualties, there was a steady stream of reinforcements coming from the rear, seemingly endless. The Human Race relied on Blue Sky Pass’s heavy defenses to repel the Ink Clan’s fierce attacks.
There weren’t many casualties. Blue Sky Pass itself was a massive palace artifact with its own defensive methods, and the Human Race’s forces were also using this palace artifact as a unit. If this palace artifact wasn’t destroyed, the clansmen hiding inside would basically be safe.
However, there were quite a few people who were corroded by the Ink Force every day. Everyone knew that the Ink Force now had a way to be purified, so there was no need to worry about fighting with the Ink Clan. If there was an opportunity to kill an enemy, even if they were to be corroded by the Ink Force, they would not hesitate.
Originally, the Ink Clan was quite happy to see this happen, because after every great war between the two races, many Ink Disciples had taken the initiative to join them. However, this time, they were surprised to discover that from one day onwards, no Ink Disciples from the Human Race had appeared.
This phenomenon was quite unusual, attracting the attention of some of the Ink Clan’s higher-ups. They wanted to inquire about the situation, but were powerless to do so.
On the square in the center of Blue Sky Pass, Yang Kai used a method to dispel the Ink Force for his clansmen.
Suddenly, the sound of something tearing through the air rang out. It didn’t seem to be the movement of a clansman, so Yang Kai quickly followed the source of the sound and was slightly surprised.
It was a large ship, and from the looks of it, it wasn’t just a flying artifact, but rather a palace artifact.
Previously, on the battlefield, Yang Kai had seen many of the Human Race’s palace artifacts. Although they were all different in appearance, most of them had the appearance of flying ships.
The surface of this ship clearly showed signs of having been attacked, so it must have retreated from the battlefield.
To his surprise, there were a few people standing on the deck of the ship, Dongguo Anping, Fan Xun, and the others.
Seeing them, Yang Kai’s heart skipped a beat as he quickly settled the matter at hand before flying up to the deck.
After greeting Dongguo Anping, Yang Kai examined the ship.
Dongguo Anping smiled and said, “This thing was pulled out from the storehouse. You wanted it urgently, so we didn’t have time to refine it. The rest of it is still in good condition, so the clansmen are using it. Although it was severely damaged in the past, it has been repaired, so you can use it freely.”
Yang Kai nodded and asked suspiciously, “Is this thing useful?”
Dongguo Anping smiled, “We’ll know if it’s useful or not once we try. You need to seal the Light of Purification while also making it easier for people to enter and exit. This is the only thing I can think of. During this period of time, Fan Xun and the others have also tried to modify it many times, but in the end, it was finally decided. I brought it to you for final verification. Come, follow me.”
Saying so, Dongguo Anping called out and led Yang Kai into the cabin.
Entering the cabin, Yang Kai found that it had been greatly modified and had basically been hollowed out. The entire cabin was a huge space with complicated patterns engraved all around it, and in the middle of the cabin was a Space Array.
Dongguo Anping explained, “If there are any clansmen who have been corroded by the Ink Force, they can be teleported through the Space Array on the deck. After the Ink Force is dispersed, they can be teleported out from here.”
Yang Kai nodded, “Elder’s arrangements are thorough.”
Dongguo Anping waved his hand and said, “It’s Fan Xun’s suggestion. He said that you’ve tried it before, and if this thing is really useful, it’s not convenient to open it often to avoid wasting the Light of Purification, so the Space Array must exist. I also heard from Fan Xun that you’ve tried many times in the past few months, but you’ve never been able to avoid this problem, but now it should be able to satisfy your requirements. The space inside this ship has been refined by me using my Artifact Refining Dao, and with Fan Xun’s Array Dao, you can think of it as the space inside your gourd. It has a very strong binding effect, and even if it is occasionally connected to the Space Array, the Light of Purification sealed here will not dissipate.”
After explaining for a while, Dongguo Anping turned to Yang Kai and asked, “Want to try?”
“Good!” Yang Kai nodded. The space inside the cabin was quite large, so if he wanted to test it out, he would need to activate more Purifying Light to see its effects, so Yang Kai used a large amount of Yellow Crystals and Blue Crystals at once. In an instant, a dazzling white light appeared in his hand and filled the entire cabin.
The sheer size of the space caused the Purifying Light to become somewhat thin, so Yang Kai had to use it a few more times before it became slightly denser.
After a careful examination, Yang Kai confirmed that the Light of Purification did not show any signs of dissipating and was perfectly sealed inside the cabin, allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief.
This step was considered a step forward, but when he was experimenting with Fan Xun and the others, this step was not a problem. The difficult part was the next step. If he couldn’t solve the problem of wasting the Light of Purification when entering and exiting, this matter would not be completely resolved.
Yang Kai couldn’t help feeling a little nervous because this matter was too important to him.
The fact that he could use the Light of Purification to dispel the Ink Force was indeed a blessing to the Human Race, but at the same time, he was also being hindered.
Since he had such means, he had no choice but to remain in Blue Sky Pass and guard it, making it impossible for him to go anywhere else.
During this time, he had been trying to solve this problem so that he could have more freedom and solve the waste of the Light of Purification.
Walking up to the Space Array, Yang Kai let out a sigh of relief before activating his Space Force. As the world spun, his vision blurred and he appeared on the deck.
Fan Xun, Feng Ying, and the others had been waiting on the deck, closely observing the movements of the Space Array. When they saw Yang Kai appear, their expressions became solemn as they closely observed him.
“How is it?” Yang Kai quickly asked.
Although he hadn’t felt the light of purification disappear when he was teleported out, it was better to ask the bystanders.
Fan Xun stroked his beard and nodded, “Success, I didn’t see any signs of the purification light leaking out.”
“Really?” Yang Kai raised his brow.
Feng Ying also nodded, “Indeed not.”
“Come, come, all of you go in and try.” Yang Kai stepped aside.
Feng Ying and the others didn’t refuse and immediately teleported into the cabin one by one through the Space Array. A moment later, they were teleported out again.
Yang Kai’s eyes were glued to this scene as he used his Divine Sense to observe the movements of the people entering and exiting, discovering that the Light of Purification did not show any signs of leaking.
Great!
Knowing that this was a success,
Yang Kai couldn’t help but sigh. It hadn’t been easy at all. He had been busy with Fan Xun and the others for several months, but it had still been fruitless. Dongguo Anping had been able to resolve this issue so easily. It wasn’t that the Artifact Refining Dao was stronger than the Array Dao, but the Artifact Refining Dao was obviously more suitable for his plan.
On top of that, the many Spirit Arrays in the cabin had obviously been fused with Artifact Refining and Array Dao to achieve this effect.
“Many thanks for Elder Dongguo’s assistance,” On the deck, after Dongguo Anping left, Yang Kai expressed his gratitude.
Dongguo Anping waved his hand, “You’re too polite, Martial Nephew doesn’t need to be serious.” He paused for a moment before continuing, “Actually, about what you did, I have an idea.”
Yang Kai’s expression became solemn, “Please speak, Elder.”
Dongguo An said calmly, “Originally, I had planned to create a new artifact specifically designed to deal with the Light of Purification, but because of this idea, I changed my mind and used this palace artifact instead.”
As he spoke, he suddenly turned his eyes towards the outside of the pass. Every moment outside the pass, the Human Race and the Ink Clan were engaged in a fierce battle. The sounds of fighting could be heard from far away and the violent fluctuations of energy collisions could be heard. It was obvious that the two races were fighting.
“My Human Race has suffered the attacks of the Ink Clan for many years now, and every few months, our Cave Heaven Paradise will send a large number of people to the Ink Battlefield. For this reason, countless elite disciples have died in battle, but we are still unable to exterminate the entire Ink Clan. The reason for this is because we don’t have the ability to invade the Ink Clan’s headquarters and completely destroy it. Although there are Old Ancestors who personally lead their forces to infiltrate the enemy’s headquarters, they are only treating the symptoms but not the root cause. Sometimes, they even anger the Ink Clan and cause them to launch a powerful counterattack.”
He turned to look at Yang Kai and said, “The existence of the Ink Force is too great of a deterrent to the Human Race. Your arrival and the appearance of the Light of Purification has greatly reduced the deterrence of the Ink Force, giving the Human Race the capital to invade the Ink Clan’s headquarters.”
“Looking closer, if the clansmen want to neutralize the Ink Force, they will need to run back from the battlefield to seek your help, but what if we pull this ship onto the battlefield? If the clansmen are corroded by the Ink Force, they won’t need to return to the pass, they can quickly be dealt with and return to the battlefield to preserve manpower.”
“Looking into the distance, if we refine a few more flying ships that contain the Light of Purification and follow the army, will we be able to break through the Ink Clan’s headquarters and complete our task?”
Although these words were spoken calmly, everyone could feel the excitement and anticipation hidden in Dongguo Anping’s words. After hearing these words, everyone’s eyes began to shine.
That’s right, after resisting the Ink Clan for so many years, the reason why they hadn’t been able to exterminate the Ink Clan was mainly because the power of the Ink Clan was too great of a deterrent to the Human Race, making it impossible for the Human Race to invade the Ink Clan’s headquarters. Most of the time, the Human Race could only passively wait for the Ink Clan to attack, and after finally defeating them, there was no way to exterminate them. They could only watch helplessly as the Ink Clan’s remaining forces retreated and gathered their strength. After several hundred years, the Ink Clan’s forces would come back again.
But that was because they didn’t have a method to resist the Ink Force. Now that they had this method, shouldn’t they make good use of it?
Dongguo Anping was, after all, an Eighth Order Ancestor, so his vision was more far-sighted. While Yang Kai and the others were focused on dealing with the waste of the Light of Purification, he had already set his sights on the expedition.
It was for this reason that the damaged palace artifact in the storehouse was pulled out and repaired.
Because once this was done, the artifact sealing the Light of Purification had to be suitable for an expedition and had to be equipped with strong defensive capabilities.
This palace-shaped artifact was undoubtedly the most suitable choice.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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