Chapter 753

Chapter 753: Land of Danger

Two days later, Fang Lie finally reached the notorious Land of Star Fragments and saw firsthand how terrifying this place truly was.

To be precise, the Land of Star Fragments wasn’t just a basin—it was a colossal pit thousands of zhang deep and spanning hundreds of thousands of miles. Its walls, polished smooth by relentless winds over millennia, had fused with chaotic energies like dense Spiritual Energy, Immortal Energy, Poisonous Gas, void forces, and the Ninth Heavens Fierce Heavenly Winds. These elements hardened the walls to near-indestructibility, making them impossible for ordinary experts to damage.

Inside the basin, meteors rained down endlessly. The perpetual meteor showers banished darkness, bathing the land in constant light.

Though ninety-nine percent of meteors burned up mid-fall, their descent unleashed devastating shockwaves that struck the ground. These shockwaves weren’t ordinary—they carried lethal mixtures of Ninth Heavens Fierce Heavenly Winds, Immortal Energy, and other volatile gases. The crushing pressure could flatten anyone with a weak body instantly.

Legend claims this basin was once a highland crowned by towering snow-capped peaks of the Great Snow Mountain. Over tens of thousands of years, meteors and their shockwaves hammered it into a gaping pit thousands of zhang deep—proof of their destructive power.

As the armored man guide had warned, these shockwaves were the deadliest threat here: unpredictable and invisible.

At times, they felt like harmless breezes. But without warning, they could crush even steel-bodied cultivators or Semi-Immortal-level Powerhouses to pulp. Their true horror lay in their silence and suddenness.

Elsewhere, Semi-Immortals could scan millions of miles with their divine sense, detecting even an ant. But here, divine sense was useless. Magic couldn’t extend outward, and attack-type divine skills or Dao magic failed entirely. The chaotic energies and warped Heavenly Dao laws—twisted by colliding worlds—disrupted all external power.

Divine skills and Dao magic relied on external Spiritual Energy and laws. Without these, only True Immortals, who could mimic Heavenly Dao laws with their own Magic, might succeed. But no True Cultivators existed in the mortal world—even visiting Immortals would be stripped of power by the basin’s laws.

Self-enhancing spells still worked, though. Spells reinforcing the body functioned because their Magic stayed internal. External protective spells, however, shattered instantly under the basin’s warped laws, wasting Magic.

Here, battle meant pure physical combat. Even concentrated Sword Energy faltered, corrupted by chaotic energies.

This favored Fang Lie. Without divine skills, Dao magic, or Magic, Semi-Immortals lost their edge. His powerful body and clones gave him the upper hand.

With this in mind, Fang Lie spread his wings and flew into the Land of Star Fragments.

Soon after he vanished, Ageless Immortal Child arrived. She stamped her foot and snarled, "You won’t escape me, brat! The Glazed Nascent Fetus is mine!"

She plunged after him.

Her desperation was understandable. To ascend to the Immortal Realm, she needed to survive an Immortal Tribulation—a trial that killed most Semi-Immortals. Her cultivation had peaked in the mortal world, leaving no room for growth. She was trapped, waiting to die.

After two millennia of cultivating immortality, she refused to fade away. A Ninth-Rank Treasure might let her cheat death, but such items were rare. Major sects guarded theirs fiercely, and scattered cultivators rarely obtained them—only one in twenty Semi-Immortal wanderers ever did.

The Glazed Nascent Fetus changed everything. Part of the innate great five elements nascent fetuses, it rivaled Ninth-Rank Treasures in power and could spawn entire Glazed Mineral Veins. This was her last hope.

Such a treasure holds value even greater than most Ninth-Rank Treasures. If the ageless Immortal Child can seize it, she can definitely exchange it for a suitable Ninth-Rank Treasure, and then she will immediately undergo Tribulations to ascend.

By that time, all grievances in the mortal world will have nothing to do with her; the Mo Sect cannot possibly find her in the Immortal Realm to settle scores, right?

With this plan in mind, the ageless Immortal Child was determined to go to any lengths to acquire the Glazed Nascent Fetus.

Just as the ageless Immortal Child entered, several figures appeared at the boundary; they were the Semi-Immortals who had been chasing after her.

They quickly communicated with their divine sense, "Land of Star Fragments? I won’t go in, even if I can’t get the Glazed Nascent Fetus!"

"Damn it, it’s the month when meteors are most intense; the danger is far greater than usual. I don’t want to take risks, I’m out!"

"Sigh, this cursed place, while I also don’t want to venture, I have no choice. My lifespan is only under a hundred years. It’s either Tribulations and ascend, or sit back and let reincarnation take me; I might end up as dinner on someone’s table in my next life! This is not a choice I can make!"

"Well said, rather than waiting to die, it’s better to take a gamble. If I succeed, I’ll be a long-lived Immortal! Even the lowest-level Human Immortal has a lifespan of a Yuan!"

"A Yuan is one hundred twenty-six thousand years; it’s worth a fight, count me in!"

"Ah, I think I’ll pass. I’m still young. I’m sure I can find other opportunities; it’s not worth taking such a big risk!"

After a debate, they split into two groups, with three elderly yet resolute figures pursuing deeper into the Land of Star Fragments.

Fang Lie felt immense pressure as he entered the Land of Star Fragments. This strange place exerted terrifying pressure even on ordinary days, like a small mountain pressing down on his back.

Only a powerful being like Fang Lie, who had made achievements in body refining, could withstand it. A slightly weaker body would suffer internal injuries or even die on the spot.

This terrifying pressure also greatly slowed Fang Lie’s speed. Despite having golden wings to assist him, he could no longer move like the wind and flashes of lightning; his speed became painfully slow.

Fang Lie estimated that with his current power, close to that of the Thunder Tribulation Immortal, he could only maintain a flight speed equivalent to one thousand miles a day.

Compared to mortals, it seemed fast, but for cultivators, it was like a snail. Even the worst Golden Pool would be much faster.

When Fang Lie unleashed his original speed, he could soar tens of thousands of miles in a day—this was what he’d considered playing!

Translated, Fang Lie’s speed had slowed down by over a hundred times; what a terrifying difference!

Moreover, not only was his speed slow, but the consumption of Magic also increased sharply, leading Fang Lie to land and start walking after a while.

In fact, most cultivators exploring the Land of Star Fragments also walked, as it saved Magic and allowed them to search for treasures on the ground.

The surface of the Land of Star Fragments was very peculiar. It was filled with pits and bumps, yet particularly solid. The ground was no longer just soil but had transformed into an entire piece of metal.

After tens of thousands of years of meteorite impacts, the high temperatures and shocks continuously forged this land, turning the soil to ashes and blowing out the metal components remaining.

After all that beating over the years, the material became incredibly tough, almost equivalent to Eighth-rank materials.

In fact, the iron here had become a highly sought-after metal, but unfortunately, the yield was too low.

They were all fused together, making it nearly impossible for ordinary body-refining strong beings to mine them, and even masters would not tire themselves just for a mere Eighth-rank material; they might collect a little on their way out.

As a wealthy individual, Fang Lie naturally scoffed at such trifling gains, so he only observed for a moment before sending out a hundred clones to scout the surroundings.

However, Fang Lie was soon shocked to discover that his clones suffered significant casualties; seven or eight of them died in just a few breaths!

This left Fang Lie deeply astonished, giving him a more profound understanding of the dangers in the Land of Star Fragments. The remaining clones became more cautious and dared not recklessly charge in.

After all, the number of clones was limited, and they simply couldn’t withstand such rapid losses!