The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 195 - 180: The Art of Gun Mastery!_1

Chapter 195: Chapter 180: The Art of Gun Mastery!_1

Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands.

At dusk, a radiant red sunset cloud hung over the sky.

Disciples from the Star River Alliance and the Yin Spirit Temple, who were observing the scenery between the sixth and seventh peaks, were also alerted by the battle at Jade Lake.

At this moment, many people stood on the brink of the mountain peaks, looking down at Jade Lake below.

"That young man in black..."

"He is Pang Jian!"

"Pang Jian? Is he the one who possesses a large number of seventh-grade Ferocious Beast Spiritual Materials?"

"That’s him!"

Disciples from the Star River Alliance on the sixth peak and visitors from the Yin Spirit Temple on the seventh peak took a while before they recognized Pang Jian’s identity.

These ordinary sect disciples also had no qualifications to participate in the grand gathering on the last day; now they waited at the summit for the elders to return so that they could lead them away from the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands.

In their spare time, unexpectedly witnessing the excitement below, they all watched with great interest.

"That one, dead at the foot of our mountain, seems to be... Xu Li from Blood Moon!"

A disciple from the Yin Spirit Temple, due to the frequent conflicts with Blood Moon, recognized the identity of the person who had been pierced by a gleaming silver Astonishing Spear.

"This Pang Jian is so strong!"

"Two late-stage Innate Realm cultivators, swiftly killed by his spear techniques, he... Has he broken through to the Hollow Profound Realm?"

"It doesn’t look like it!"

People from the Star River Alliance on the sixth peak and from the Yin Spirit Temple on the seventh peak were discussing fervently on the summits.

The name of Pang Jian, his fierce and ruthless nature, was deeply imprinted in the minds of the disciples from these two major sects.

Below, amidst grass about waist-high, Pang Jian in black robes strode forward.

"Crack!"

In front of him, where the Astonishing Spear had passed over the grassland, the lush vegetation frozen by the ice glistened, eventually shattering due to the intensifying Extreme Cold Alien Power.

"Boom!"

Even the roots of the plants buried underground couldn’t withstand the devastation of the Extreme Cold Power and exploded furiously.

Between Pang Jian and the Astonishing Spear, almost half a mile apart, the sinuous and rugged paths created by the wending movements of the Astonishing Spear continued to transmit the strange sounds of crumbling plants.

Wood chips and leaves scattered and splashed in all directions.

"Pang... He is Pang Jian!"

Eventually, some Individual Cultivators came to their senses, guessing Pang Jian’s identity based on the few words left by Zhang Bin.

"Pang Jian!"

"The one who sold the horn of a seventh-grade Ice Crystal Beast, the seventh-grade Red-eyed Demon Wolf, the seventh-grade Blood Lizard, the seventh-grade Double-headed Ghost Spider, that Pang Jian!"

Dozens of shockingly bewildered gazes suddenly focused on Pang Jian.

"Zhang Bin..."

Seeing Zhang Bin’s frozen and upright skeleton, some Individual Cultivators thought for a moment and immediately understood what had happened.

"Zhang Bin and the others always acted together. Since Zhang Bin appeared here, then Lin Fan, Tu Hui, and Zhang Long must also be somewhere nearby! Pang Jian, having emerged from a secluded place ahead, could they be...?"

"They wanted to murder and loot!"

"It must be so!"

Individual Cultivators who had come to watch the excitement quickly understood what had transpired.

Pang Jian, who possessed a vast fortune, had appeared in a remote corner of Jade Lake and was targeted by Zhang Bin and his companions. They planned to quickly end the battle and loot the massive amount of Spirit Stones Pang Jian had obtained.

In the end, they were one by one killed by Pang Jian!

"Pang Jian..."

Han Ting steadied her spirit and softly called out, confirming Pang Jian’s identity, which also convinced everyone that the young man in black was indeed the one involved in many rumors and scandals with her.

Many Individual Cultivators suddenly showed envious expressions.

The voluptuous Han Ting was an object of fantasy for many Individual Cultivators in private, with countless ones like Zhang Bin coveting her body, repeatedly hinting both overtly and covertly.

Unfortunately, the straightforward Han Ting always kept herself cherishing her purity in matters of male and female relationships.

The many flies couldn’t find a crevice and gradually gave up their fantasies, no longer wasting time on Han Ting.

Only Zhang Bin was an exception; he was always persistent in this matter and never gave up.

In the end...

Everyone looked at Pang Jian with deep understanding, suddenly realizing that Zhang Bin’s death must have something to do with the rumors surrounding Pang Jian and Han Ting.

And who was discreetly spreading the rumors, incessantly gossiping behind their backs? Was it not Fang Xin, Zhang Bin’s female companion?

"Why haven’t you left yet?"

Pang Jian stopped.

Frowning, he looked at Han Ting standing tall and graceful among the other Individual Cultivators, her explosive figure extremely prominent, and said, "Did you drink the medicinal juice Gao Yuan sent you?"

"I did."

Han Ting pursed her lips and nodded, a hint of sweetness rising in her heart.

After being coldly rejected despite throwing herself at him, she no longer had the face to stay in cave fifty-seven. Unexpectedly, Gao Yuan sent her the medicinal juice on behalf of Pang Jian.

After drinking the medicinal juice, it seemed to comfort her inner sense of loss, making her feel that Pang Jian still cared for her.

Han Ting also felt that Pang Jian’s sudden appearance at Jade Lake might have something to do with her.

Including killing Zhang Bin and his companions, she believed that Pang Jian wanted to resolve the enmity with them for her, once and for all.

"I had planned to go to Xuan You Continent. After asking around, I found that only two Cloud Sails were prepared to go there, but both are waiting for the grand event to end and will set sail tomorrow."

"So I was delayed."

Han Ting explained softly.

Pang Jian nodded and said nothing more.

Narrowing his eyes, he established a connection with the many Alien Powers infused into the Astonishing Spear in an instant.

With a thought.

"Swoosh!"

The silver bright spear that killed Xu Li returned to its master like a silver dragon, transforming into a straight silver rainbow, and instantly fell into his palm.

The moment the spear was in hand, a grim and bone-chilling aura began to emanate from Pang Jian’s upright figure.

"Hiss, hiss!"

The spiritual power, charged like ghostly electricity, along with the Extreme Cold Alien Power and Moon Energy, mixed with a hint of Star Power, once again poured into the shaft of the spear.

The spearpoint and the shaft, seamlessly one, suddenly radiated a dazzling silver brilliance, exuding an icy chill to the bone.

"Go!"

The Astonishing Spear, after being recharged, once again turned into a startling rainbow of cold lightning, piercing through the chest of an Individual Cultivator in the Innate Realm standing at a great distance, killing him instantly with an exploded sternum.

"Pang Jian!"

"You!"

The Individual Cultivators screamed in fear.

"Zhang Bin and others, coveting my storage ring, tried to murder and seize the treasure. The people who died below the seventh peak, like the one who just perished, all had the same idea."

Pang Jian rotated his wrist in the air, and the Astonishing Spear wove like a magnificent dragon, twisting and coiling with his hand gestures.

"All of you, get out of the Jade Lake area!"

With the spear sweeping with a fierce momentum as if to clear a battlefield, Pang Jian at the center created a ring. It released a cold fog and Alien Power, driving all the approaching Individual Cultivators away.

The ring also continued to expand outward!

A swath of chilling white fog crazily permeated towards the edge of the ring, freezing the plants till they burst and sending the Cultivators tumbling into icy caverns.

"Boom! Boom, boom!"

Tents set up near Jade Lake were torn and shattered one by one, and the Cultivators cursed as they were forced to evacuate.

Before long, no Individual Cultivators dared to linger, except for Han Ting.

"Swoosh!"

The Astonishing Spear returned to Pang Jian’s palm.

"Innate Realm, the vast Spiritual Sea, mastery over the spear technique!"

Pang Jian, once again clutching the Astonishing Spear, had eyes shining as piercingly as the spearpoint, making Han Ting beside him dare not look directly at him.

Throwing the Astonishing Spear after Zhang Bin, who was retreating at high speed, was just a strike prompted by his whim.

However, he soon realized that as long as he imbued it with his power, all the Alien Powers that left his Spiritual Sea were still under his control!

By channeling his Spiritual Power, Extreme Cold Alien Power, Moon Energy, and Star Power, he could delicately control the Astonishing Spear to chase after the fleeing Zhang Bin.

It was just that, once the Astonishing Spear left his hand, it was extremely difficult to replenish it with power through the air.

This meant that he could only surprise his enemy when using his spear technique or when facing opponents weaker than himself.

Otherwise, once the power within the Astonishing Spear was exhausted, he would have difficulty recalling it through the link with his Spiritual Power, thereby losing his most adept weapon.

Moreover, the Astonishing Spear could only unleash its full strength when it was constantly in his hand.

He dared to kill Zhang Bin with his spear technique because he sensed that Zhang Bin, in the late stage of the Innate Realm, had a Spiritual Sea not even a quarter the size of his own!

"Pang Jian, I heard your sister..."

Han Ting hesitated to speak.

Just the previous night, rumors from Cao had begun circulating, mentioning that a unique item would be offered for sale today.

After several factions inquired secretly, they learned it was a beautiful woman in a red dress.

Han Ting also heard that the stunning woman in red was the same person who had arrived with Pang Jian on Gao Yuan’s Cloud Sail.

Pang Jian’s heart twisted, and his eyes suddenly grew cold as ice, saying, "Go find Gao Yuan quickly, have him activate the Cloud Sail in mid-air. It won’t be long before I might leave Yuan Mang, and I will join you."

"Why not now?"

Han Ting asked.

"Zhang Bin and others are dead, and I need time to inspect those things on their bodies," Pang Jian replied.

"Oh!"

Understanding immediately, Han Ting followed Pang Jian’s instructions and headed for the first peak of Yuan Mang.

In the meantime, Pang Jian suddenly looked up at the summits of the sixth and seventh peaks, where vague and indistinct figures loomed.

He yanked the storage bags from Zhang Bin’s and Xu Li’s waists, and to his surprise, found a Blood Talisman used for communication clutched in Xu Li’s hand.

Back in Thousand Miles of Cloud Land, Ni Chen, who died at his hand, had also been holding one such Blood Talisman.

"Blood Moon, Jiuyuan’s lackey!"

Pang Jian recognized Xu Li’s true identity.

He had long sensed Xu Li tailing him to Jade Lake and intended to lead him to a remote place to kill him, not expecting Zhang Bin and the others to make their move first.

After dealing with Zhang Bin and his gang, he took the opportunity to kill Xu Li, considering him just an Individual Cultivator with malicious intentions.

To his surprise, Xu Li turned out to belong to the Blood Moon.

"Xu Li?"

"Xu Li, where are you?"

As Pang Jian gripped the Blood Talisman, he heard Jiuyuan’s deep voice inquiring.

He did not respond but rather moved deep into the bushes, pulling the storage bags from the bodies of Fang Xin and others, who were lying close to Jade Lake. Without even bothering to check the contents, he sat down in the thickest part of the brush, took out a Spirit Stone and began to meditate with closed eyes.

At the summits of the sixth and seventh peaks.

The Star River Alliance and Yin Spirit Temple disciples, who had been closely watching his actions, saw him claim all the spoils of battle in the manner of an Individual Cultivator after killing, then immediately recovering with Spirit Stones facing Jade Lake, and they thought it all very natural.

—This was indeed the most natural course of action for an Individual Cultivator after murder.

Gradually, the disciples of the two Sects shifted their attention away from Pang Jian, hidden in the depths of the bushes below.

...