The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 148 - 133 Corrosion Boundary Vine and Mysterious Turtle_1

Chapter 148: Chapter 133 Corrosion Boundary Vine and Mysterious Turtle_1

"I am Pang Jian’s tree!"

In mid-air, Li Yuqing’s pair of clear eyes, rarely showed a dazed expression.

On her slightly chubby yet strikingly featured beautiful face, was full of astonishment and disbelief.

In an instant.

She thought back to when she was in Bagua City and how she had hastily engraved a line of words on the stone ground, telling Pang Jian not to come looking for her.

She still vividly remembered herself hiding in a street, watching Pang Jian rush out of the City Lord Mansion, frantically calling her name over and over again in the square, telling her not to hide and watch, to leave Bagua City as soon as possible.

"It’s Pang Jian’s tree..."

Li Yuqing’s beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed.

At this moment.

The young Corrosion Boundary Vine that had just developed consciousness, every segment of its branches, every piece of its bright green leaves, seemed to be trembling gently.

It had only used the will of Pang Jian, the strokes of the characters told by Pang Jian, to etch out that line of words with its branches.

It couldn’t read.

It didn’t know what the deep marks it had etched represented.

Now it was so frightened that it didn’t dare to make a single move.

Its young mind couldn’t understand much yet, didn’t know why the girl in the sky wanted to destroy it, and it was terrified to the extreme.

Under the immense pressure of fear, feeling utterly powerless, it subconsciously sent out a plea for help to Pang Jian.

It only knew that it had a deep connection with Pang Jian, that it was bound to Pang Jian by a mysterious tie.

It wasn’t clear whether Pang Jian could help it, but it didn’t have other options, it could only seek help from Pang Jian.

Yet it could also feel that the girl who suddenly appeared before it was countless times more powerful than Pang Jian, possessing a terrifying power that could destroy the entire Sky Fortune Fragmented Land.

It secretly doubted whether the things Pang Jian had it etch with its branches could change the girl’s intent to kill it.

It was agonizing in pain.

However.

After agonizing in wait for a while, it found the terrifying girl in mid-air had been dazed all along.

The terrifyingly formidable silver-white giant sword that emanated a sword intent capable of tearing the heavens and earth, disappeared as it trembled in fear.

It was extremely puzzled, and it deeply imprinted in its memory the line of characters it had etched on the ground with the heart of Pang Jian.

It slowly began to understand that those unknown characters had magical powers that made the girl discard her lethal hostility toward it.

It resolved to properly learn this strange script in the future.

After a while.

Li Yuqing finally snapped out of her trance and astonishment, staring at the Corrosion Boundary Vine with its odd behavior, which might turn into a thing of great menace in the future, and humphed, "Where is Pang Jian?"

The segment of the branch that had engraved those words poked tentatively toward the sky with its sharp end.

Li Yuqing looked up and said in surprise, "The Third Realm?"

The leaves and branches of the Corrosion Boundary Vine hurriedly shook vigorously, as if responding to her.

"As expected of the Corrosion Boundary Vine, still so small, yet already possessing such remarkable consciousness."

Li Yuqing was even more astonished and hesitated, "This Sky Fortune Fragment Land, and the nearby lands belonging to the Shangguan Family, will all be connected by your growing vines. Each Fragmented Land will be penetrated and linked by your branches... You are originally one of the sources of pollution from the Fifth Realm."

"But..."

"You are also Pang Jian’s tree..."

The girl sighed softly.

A moment later.

"Swish!"

The huge silver-white giant sword that floated behind her shrank a million times in an instant, flying into her storage ring.

"I’ll spare you this time! After I have seen Pang Jian and asked him, I will decide whether to eradicate you or not!"

The girl turned into a beam of light and vanished from the Sky Fortune Fragmented Land.

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The Third Realm.

Inside a volcanic cave, Pang Jian’s sweat poured down tiredly. He hastily severed the sensory connection between himself and the young Corrosion Boundary Vine, regardless of its many confusions.

Being in the Upper Realm and maintaining a long communication with the Corrosion Boundary Vine in the Fourth Realm was extremely draining on his spirit.

This was entirely different from the occasional glances he took at the Corrosion Boundary Vine in Cloud Marsh.

"Distance! Such a far away distance, along with a long period of spiritual sensing, really takes a toll on the mind."

Pang Jian felt sleepily exhausted.

But his heart was filled with shock, feeling an immense pressure.

He had never thought the girl watching the play in the alley would be so powerful!

He had not expected that after he made the Corrosion Boundary Vine carve out that line of words using the girl’s old method of leaving messages, Li Yuqing would actually stop!

Li Yuqing’s final parting words about the horrors of the Corrosion Boundary Vine, he also heard them clearly.

It turns out.

After the Corrosion Boundary Vine had grown, its vines could extend to the nearby Fragmented Lands, penetrating and connecting each one of them.

The Corrosion Boundary Vine was also one of the sources of pollution from the Fifth Realm!

Pang Jian immediately realized the extraordinary and terrifying extent of this young Corrosion Boundary Vine, definitely beyond the Dark Giant Python!

In his scatterbrained state, holding onto the Origin Sun Spell, he could no longer withstand it and fell asleep in the volcanic cave.

When he woke up, the first person he saw was Luo Hongyan.

"You’re too careless."

Luo Hongyan scolded with a glaring eye, "With your cautious nature, you would have made preparations before sleeping, like setting up the Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder at the cave entrance or placing the Poison Ghost Poisonous Fog."

"And more! I entered the cave, reached your side, and you didn’t even wake up with any sense of alarm?"

Luo Hongyan shook her head in great dissatisfaction.

"I’ve been too tired lately."

Pang Jian made an evasive comment.

It was because he maintained communication with the Corrosion Boundary Vine that he had expended so much mental and spiritual energy, necessitating recovery through deep sleep.

"In cultivation, it’s important to relax when necessary. Don’t overstrain your mind. Otherwise, it’s detrimental rather than beneficial for breaking through to the next realm."

Luo Hongyan advised with the experience of someone who had been there.

"Speaking of that, aside from sleeping, are there any other methods to quickly restore mental and spiritual energy?"

Pang Jian asked humbly.

"Some spirit-nourishing pills and medicinal herbs can help with the rapid recovery of mental and spiritual energy. However, it’s best to wait until you break through to the Hollow Profound Realm and form your Divine Sense before you learn a secret skill that can nourish the soul."

After giving a serious reply, Luo Hongyan took out several bottles of pills from her bracelet and handed them over with a smile, "Take these Calming Pills for now. With your Marrow Cleansing Realm cultivation, you shouldn’t be consuming so much mental and spiritual energy that you need these pills."

Pang Jian didn’t stand on ceremony with her at all.

Taking the Calming Pills, he immediately opened a bottle and swallowed a few. As the medicinal effect dispersed within his body, he indeed felt a lot more spirited.

If he’d had the Calming Pills on hand earlier, perhaps he wouldn’t have needed to sleep at all.

"These Spirit Jades and these Spirit Stones, the blood and flesh of fourth and fifth level Ferocious Beasts and Spirit Beasts..."

With Luo Hongyan’s words, a brilliant light suddenly shone in the small cave, displaying dozens of Spirit Jades and hundreds of Spirit Stones, crystal clear as she presented them.

There was also the rich blood and flesh of Ferocious Beasts and Spirit Beasts.

"These are some of my recent acquisitions."

Luo Hongyan’s enchanting eyes sparkled with joyful laughter as she pushed them toward Pang Jian, "Back in Cloud Marsh, when I was reconstructing my flesh and blood body, most of our cultivation resources were allocated to me."

"It’s time to reciprocate."

She fluttered out gracefully, "Dong Tianze and the people from Yin Spirit Temple are already on their way. I’ll take this opportunity to pull off a few more heists and draw more enmity towards them and the Yin Spirit Temple. When they arrive, I will leak the news in advance so that the individual cultivators I’ve robbed will turn on them."

Humming an unsung tune, she flew out of the volcanic crater in good spirits.

"Fourth and fifth level... beast blood and flesh."

Pang Jian was startled.

After all, it was the Third Realm. The beast blood and flesh they had painstakingly acquired in Cloud Marsh were at most third level.

With Luo Hongyan’s real body, her casual recent raids had secured so much higher-ranked beast blood and flesh.

"I actually don’t need the excess blood and flesh vitality recently, but... the Mysterious Turtle hasn’t been fed enough."

Pang Jian stored the dozens of Spirit Jades and hundreds of Spirit Stones into his bracelet, then began to consume the higher-ranked beast blood and flesh.

Soon, he exclaimed, "The vitality from the blood and flesh of a beast one level higher is indeed much more abundant!"

The rich vitality from the blood and flesh dispersed in his stomach and was immediately detected by the mini Mysterious Turtle inside the bronze medal.

The bronze medal promptly began a vigorous collection.

Afterward.

Pang Jian spent his time in this nameless Fragmented Land, delving into the Origin Sun Spell and Star Flow Skill while eating a large amount of beast blood and flesh.

Half a month later.

"Huff!"

A small, dark green Mysterious Turtle emerged from a cracked bronze door, swaying its head sluggishly.

Pang Jian was immediately awakened.

This palm-sized turtle, identical in form and appearance to the Mysterious Turtle spirit he had seen on Lake Heart Island, looked at Pang Jian, who was also curiously observing it.

After a mutual gaze, the small Mysterious Turtle leisurely... slipped into the rocky wall of the volcano and gradually sank towards the core of the nameless Fragmented Land.

Pang Jian, feeling a connection with the turtle, was acutely aware that it took a very long time to reach the depths beneath the Fragmented Land.

Then, it entered a state of deep slumber.

As it slept, because of its presence, the nameless Fragmented Land began to actively draw in nature’s spiritual energy from the outside.

Consequently, the Fragmented Land gradually, at an incredibly slow pace, began enhancing the concentration of its spiritual energy.

Pang Jian was astonished.

Two days later.

Luo Hongyan, with a veil covering her face, swiftly arrived in the cave and declared, "I saw a Cloud Sail approaching. If nothing goes wrong, that Cloud Sail will head towards the Three Immortal Islands."

"Let’s seize the opportunity to set sail on that Cloud Sail to the Three Immortal Islands," Luo Hongyan urged with a smile.

As soon as Pang Jian left the cave, he saw her donned in a rose-red dress with embroidered shoes, walking on the rocky ground.

"If I keep flying around, those people on the Cloud Sail will be too frightened to accept our Spirit Stones."

Luo Hongyan explained with a light chuckle.

"What would happen if a Mysterious Turtle fell into a piece of Fragment Land?"

Pang Jian suddenly inquired.

"The Fragment Land would become a Spiritual land, like that small island in Wulan Lake. The stronger the Mysterious Turtle, the denser the spiritual energy it can attract," Luo Hongyan casually replied, "Mysterious Turtles are very lazy; most of the time they don’t like to move. They are also called the Spirit of the Earth. Not only do they possess infinite Divine Power, but they can also bless the land around them."

"A Fragmented Land with a Mysterious Turtle of high enough rank could even become a Blessed Land Cave Heaven."

"Rare ore veins, invaluable plants and flowers, and all kinds of Spiritual Materials needed by cultivators might be nurtured within a Blessed Land Cave Heaven," Luo Hongyan revealed the wonders of the Mysterious Turtle.

Pang Jian pondered, "That Mysterious Turtle beneath the small island in Wulan Lake, why didn’t it create a Blessed Land Cave Heaven?"

"Firstly, that Mysterious Turtle isn’t strong enough. Secondly, the Solitude Mountain Range is located in the Fourth Realm, where the initial spiritual energy is mixed and thin, not conducive to its growth," Luo Hongyan gave him a sideways glance but still patiently explained,

"If that Mysterious Turtle were in a different environment, located in the First Realm, Second Realm, or even our current Third Realm, the Fragmented Land where the Mysterious Turtle hides could potentially generate a Blessed Land Cave Heaven."

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