785 Thieving In


    The Ravaged Federation was where Ravaged Tribesmen killed each other in the border of Sanctuary to devour their gics through Nectar. This was a prolonged process, one without any guarantee of sess.


    Very few will manage to train hard and influence their gics to the extent it would create a synergic result, allowing them to eventually enter the Life Stage, which is when they would be instantly brought into the Influenced Region of Sanctuary.


    After entering the Sanctuary, the Ravaged Tribesmen, now existing as nsmen, cultivated peacefully. They drank Nectar like water and cultivated inly, focusing on improving the harmony of their gic makeup so that they could gradually build a stable stack through the Life Stage.


    Not many experienced sess here. After all, if the gicposition wasn''t stable enough, they''ll implode even at the lower levels of the Life Stage, not to mention at the high levels such as the 8-Life Stage and above where even a minor defect resulted in major consequences.


    However, they had plenty of options to grow stronger. First was to patiently consume Nectar and harmonise their gic foundation better. Second was something even the Ravaged Federation did.


    Give Birth!


    Since they had plentiful ess to Nectar without having to fight for it, they could casually consume and have children, inrge numbers. Natural selection alone will create a more efficient gic foundation than what they could umte through centuries of meditation and training.


    This resulted in a poption spike within the Sanctuary, simr to the Ravaged Federation, birthing tens of thousands of geniuses who constantly improved their abilities.


    Best of all, even as nsmen, even with different gic backgrounds, since the core of their umtion was Nectar and the influence generated by the Major Treasure of Pet, they could all sessfully cultivate through a single cultivation technique.


    Gold Ravaged Art!


    Since they practiced the same cultivation technique, every nsman in the Sanctuary could transfer information through the same Information Slip, allowing for further progression of knowledge.


    Thend was bountiful, with resources constantly funnelled into it from the various river streams feeding into the Ravaged Federation from across Sumatra Continent. As a result, the poption of the nsmen in the Sanctuary was consistently maintained at an all-time high.


    960 Million!


    That was the number of nsmen present within the Sanctuary, with the poption oftentimes touching a billion throughout their long history. Moreover, despite having such a massive poption, conflict was minimal within the Sanctuary.


    The reason was simple—Transcendents!


    The Ravaged Federation had a total of 11 Transcendents, with each of them making a significant mark in their history. And unlike most Transcendents, they were extremely active in terms ofmunicating with the nsmen in the Sanctuary.


    They did that because they had to. Whether it be the Mammoth n or the Cooter n, they had a singr gic makeup, which meant that the overall quality and disposition of Mammoth nsmen or Cooter nsmen fell within distinct groups.


    Mammoth nsmen prayed to Empyrean Tusks, lived and supported their Deities. The Chief of the Mammoth nmunicated with the Mammoth Ancestor primarily and took actions. However, they had a set tradition to follow, which was what they did primarily.


    Before the arrival of the Empyrean Boar King, the Mammoth n at most conversed once a century with the Mammoth Ancestor. After all, they had no reason to.


    Even while roaming across Sumatra and braving immense dangers, there were losses to the Mammoth nsmen. But their foundations were never harmed. After all, no existence on Sumatra was capable of harming arge herd of Empyrean Tusks.


    So, they never had a need tomunicate. At most, it was to discuss a n to enter the Mystic Grade, which took significant time and resources to experiment with.


    At least, the Mammoth n were nomadic in nature, so they faced countless situations, which prompted them to asionally talk with the Mammoth Ancestor. The Cooter n, on the other hand, were rooted to their water bodies, governing them since their emergence. N?v(el)B\\jnn


    Forget an Empyrean Snapper dying, the deaths of even Cooter nsmen were extremely low. So, their frequency ofmunication with the Cooter Ancestor was even lower. It was because both ns had a fixed culture that they followed autonomously.


    However, the Ravaged Federation had no such culture. It was an amalgamation of cultures from across Sumatra that made no sense to an individual. As a result, it could quickly spiral into chaos and result in the destruction of the ce.


    Massive wars could easily ur as the Ravaged Tribesmen, with predispositions ording to their gic makeup behaved in every-which way, offending everyone, everywhere. This went true to the nsmen in the Sanctuary too, which was why the Transcendents were actively involved in their lives.


    The Transcendents constantly gave orders to those that had reached the 10-Life Stage, using them to further pass down the rules to the other nsmen. And eventually, using their established channels, the nsmen would pass down orders to the Tribesmen beyond the Sanctuary.


    "A year before the First Major Disaster urred, the Extreme Iron Transcendent briefed us about the Sumatra Chronicles and how this would rapidly shape the future of Sumatra." The old man at the lead spoke respectfully, "He avoided giving us the details, saying it would only fuel the growth of Renduldu. But we were given a certain instruction."


    As he spoke, his slumped back arched further, shing a respectful bow towards In, "We were told to test the first Mystic Path that arrives here before the Fourth Major Disaster. And if the Mystic Path were to pass our test, we''re to hand over the Major Treasure of Pet without resistance."


    ''As what Resha has sensed, anyone who is aware of Sumatra Chronicles will be a part of whatever Renduldu has weaved. And all the growth we''re achieving is fuelling his growth somehow.'' In thought based on what the old man said, ''This must probably be rted to the soul aspect of Prana. He did transport our souls to Earth and back, so he must have gained a fair deal of understanding about it after bing a Transcendent.''


    "What kind of test are we talking about?" In stared at the old man, instantly deciding to use Flight''s power to vanish from their vision if their test seemed like it might waste his time or resources.


    "You see…" The old man trailed off as he spoke, "There are countless factions among the Transcendents, but they are primarily divided into the three of Free Humans, Pranic Beasts, and nsmen."


    "The Pranic Beast faction is pretty muchposed of the Mystic Tentacles and is the strongest. The Free Humans are the most numerous, boasting more than ny nine percent of our Transcendent poption. And finally, there are the nsmen." He pointed at himself, "Even though our numbers are very less, and most of us are young aspared to some of the Free Human Transcendents and Mystic Tentacle Transcendents, at the individual level, we''re the strongest."


    "nsmen possess the power of both a Pranic Beast and a Free Human. So, we represent the pinnacle of cultivation." The old man chuckled, "The nsmen faction is subdivided into Mammoth n, Cooter n, and the Ravaged Federation."


    He patted his chest proudly, "And the Ravaged Federation is the strongest force on Sumatra, both here and in the Transcendent Worlds."


    ''It makes sense, since their poption is insane.'' In nodded, not surprised by the fact. After all, the Ravaged Federation had close to a billion nsmen.


    The closest second used to be the Cooter nsmen, ranging between five to six million, followed by the Mammoth nsmen at a bit over a million. This was before they were both targeted by the Celestial Boar.


    Their numbers had fallen even further now, causing a change in the ranks.


    Running second now was obviously the Quip n, nearing a poption of 14 million and expanding rapidly. Third was the Cooter n, four was the Mammoth n, fifth was the Wean n, and running at thest were the Mystic Humans.


    A few more decadester, the Wean n would reach fourth spot, which was terrifying, because every Wean nsmen was a Gold Grade existence, unlike the rest of the ns. And they were on a rocket track to being the strongest n.


    However, from an overall perspective, the Ravaged Federation was stronger, as they had a higher number of Gold Grade existence, each of whom not only was extremely terrifying, due to theirpound Nature, but also had high cultivation at the Life Stage.


    There were eight nsmen standing before In, all of whom were Gold Grade existence with cultivation at the 10-Life Stage. They were just the faction serving the Extreme Iron Transcendent, which was the newest faction.


    "So, what do I have to do?" In asked upon hearing the old man''s long narration that went on for more than thirty minutes.


    "In around six decades, the Sanctuary would bepleted. When its work is done, the Major Treasure of Pet would naturally leave the Sanctuary and appear in the Ravaged Federation, so it''s not something us nsmen could own anyway." The old man continued as he stared at In, "So, you simply need to fulfil that condition."


    "Finish building the Sanctuary and we''ll give you Pet." The old man stated with respect, "You can do that, right?"


    "I can," In nodded as he turned around, beginning to walk towards the walls of the Sanctuary, "I need to make preparations for it."


    "Sure, take your time…" The old man''s words trailed off, unable to be finished as In''s figure vanished from his view. He hurriedly looked around and asked the people next to him, "Where has he gone to?"


    "Isn''t he only at the Silver Grade? How can he avoid our senses?"


    "Even if he has a special ability, as hinted by Torq, how can this be possible?"


    "I knew something was up. He seemed too casual in our presence. That didn''t seem characteristic of someone at the Silver Grade."


    As the group moured, In''s figure hovered above them in the air, listening to them. He paused for a few seconds before flying in a certain direction. After all, during the long speech given by the old man, he had used Perfect Biome Domination to secretly gather information about Pet''s location.


    ''I''m at the 10-Life Stage now. There''s not many who could detect my actions if I chose to stay subtle.''