The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 217 - 202: Fang Boxuan Forced to Give False Testimony_1

Chapter 217: Chapter 202: Fang Boxuan Forced to Give False Testimony_1

"Boom!"

The "Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder" suddenly exploded, and Liang Ying’s corpse was torn apart, turning into severed limbs and chunks of flesh.

The traces of being pierced by the long spear were also concealed.

Having done this, Pang Jian’s cold gaze shifted from the scattered limbs on the ground and suddenly settled on Fang Boxuan with pinpoint accuracy.

A thought-provoking smile curved at the corner of his mouth.

Fang Boxuan was taken aback for a moment, then screamed, "I didn’t see anything!"

He turned around abruptly, transforming into a crimson streak of blood-light with the fastest speed he could muster in his life, and immediately fled the area.

All he wanted was to get far away from Pang Jian, far away from this valley that was like a nightmare come to life.

The bodies of Bai Guanjie, Chen Min, and those fellow senior brothers and sisters were in the valley. He had once suffered Pang Jian’s malicious schemes here, and now he had witnessed Liang Ying being ruthlessly killed by Pang Jian in the same place.

Fang Boxuan silently vowed never to return to the valley between the Fourth Peak and the Fifth Peak in his life, not even to think back on it.

"Jiuyuan, you’ve provoked someone you shouldn’t have provoked. It’s your own bad luck, old man! But you, don’t you bring endless disaster upon our Blood Moon!"

He secretly cursed Jiuyuan as well.

Previously.

He had been using the Blood Talisman to communicate with Jiuyuan, telling him about Pang Jian’s potential and combat power. This was just to stimulate Jiuyuan, to create a heavy psychological burden for him.

Now that he had witnessed first-hand Pang Jian killing Liang Ying of the Spirit Condensation Realm, he decided not to utter a single word about it.

Having always been on bad terms with Jiuyuan, he was curious to know what expression would be on Jiuyuan’s face when Pang Jian, who could kill Liang Ying, truly stood before him to display that power...

"Perhaps, Pang Jian could even help me get rid of Jiuyuan!"

Thinking this, Fang Boxuan suddenly felt a little excited.

"Quite the swift escape."

Pang Jian, in the valley, let out a light snort.

Having displayed his skills by killing Liang Ying of the Spirit Condensation Realm, he no longer considered geniuses like Fang Boxuan worth his attention.

At least, in the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands where the Mysterious Turtle lay hidden, all those of the Hollow Profound Realm were like lambs to the slaughter in his eyes.

Including Yang Rui of the Raging Sun Sect!

He tossed the Meteorite Bead into his storage ring. Upon inspecting with his Divine Sense, he saw about three thousand units of Spirit Jade within Liang Ying’s ring, along with some pill bottles, and various ores and Spiritual Materials that he could not name.

The ready-to-hand Spiritual Artifacts that Liang Ying, a great cultivator of the Spirit Condensation Realm, used were primarily the Star-shattering Umbrella and the Meteorite Bead.

"This umbrella, I could also use and unleash the mysteries within."

Holding the Star-shattering Umbrella, he channeled Star Power, Spiritual Power, Moon Energy, and Extreme Cold Alien Power into it, one by one.

Looking up, he saw different mysteries emerge on the surface of the umbrella and unceremoniously regarded it as his own Strange Treasure.

A moment later.

He returned to the site of the Ghost Clan leader’s corpse and saw the Filth Alien Power dispersing into the surroundings, most of it flowing into a piece of snake skin on the ground.

He picked up the snake skin with curiosity, sensed it silently, and confirmed that this skin could store the Filth Alien Power from the Fifth Realm.

"This item can indeed be of use to me."

Pang Jian’s eyes lit up.

In Bagua City, it was through absorbing Filth Alien Power during the Bone Severing Marrow Washing process that he advanced to the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

In an environment rich with Filth Alien Power, his body’s Spiritual Power would clash with the Filth Alien Power as his flesh, blood, and bones could perfectly adapt to such harsh conditions.

When he ran out of Spiritual Power, he could absorb the Filth Alien Power in another way, fighting against opponents with the power from the Fifth Realm.

If his enemies were Human Race cultivators, releasing all the Filth Alien Power stored inside the snake skin would create an area rich in Filth Alien Energy.

In such an area, his enemies would surely be contaminated by the Filth Alien Power, significantly weakening their strength.

"A fine treasure."

He stored the snake skin away casually and after further inspection, he found no other valuable objects.

He then headed towards the Fourth Peak.

On the way, with an alternative perspective, he saw the protectors and disciples of the Star River Alliance. They had fought fiercely and managed to eliminate the remaining Ghost Clan and Ghost Apes, and also killed the invading Ferocious Beasts.

...

"Fang Boxuan, where did you run off to?"

Xie Xiwen, who had just taken a Calming Pill and was carefully cleaning the blood off her star platter with clear water, frowned and asked suspiciously when Fang Boxuan appeared suddenly, "Were you taking the opportunity to flee while we were fighting the Ferocious Beasts and Alien Tribes?"

"How could I flee? I was worried about something happening to your master, so I went to the valley between the Fourth and Fifth Peaks."

Fang Boxuan replied offhandedly, his mind preoccupied with other thoughts.

"Young Fang, you look a bit pale; did something happen?"

Shen Lei, the older protector, noticed Fang Boxuan’s distracted state and asked curiously, "There shouldn’t be any accidents on Elder Liang’s side. What did you see exactly? Was the level six Ghost Clan chieftain killed by Elder Liang?"

"I didn’t see anything, nothing at all,"

Fang Boxuan repeatedly shook his head in denial, not willing to recall the scene that made him uncomfortable, and said, "I didn’t see Elder Liang and didn’t want to probe any deeper, so I just had to come back."

Shen Lei’s expression darkened. He felt that something was off about Fang Boxuan but couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was.

"The Star-shattering Umbrella!"

"Elder Liang’s Star-shattering Umbrella!"

One of the Innate Realm disciples of the Star River Alliance, who was sitting paralyzed in front of the body of a deceased comrade and mourning, looked up and saw the Star-shattering Umbrella materializing.

"Elder Liang!"

The eyes of everyone from the Star River Alliance quickly turned in that direction.

Fang Boxuan felt a chill in his heart, but he refused to look back, staring instead towards the position of the Third Peak.

"Pang Jian!"

The next moment, as expected, he heard the exclamations of shock from the protectors and disciples of the Star River Alliance.

"Don’t come looking for me, it has nothing to do with me, I didn’t say anything, I don’t know anything..." Fang Boxuan muttered to himself with a solemn face.

Pang Jian, who had the ability to kill Liang Ying alone, had become the Yuanmang bane in his heart. He knew that since Pang Jian dared to kill Liang Ying, he wouldn’t care about the remaining members of the Star River Alliance at all.

—Because Pang Jian could silence them all.

"Pang Jian, how did the Star-shattering Umbrella end up in your hands? Where is our Elder Liang?" Fang Boxuan heard Xie Xiwen asking.

He still refused to look back, pretending to know nothing and care about nothing.

He just looked in the direction of the third peak, wanting to keep out of it, not willing to meddle with an extra word.

"She was killed by the leader of the Ghost Clan in a deep valley between the fourth and fifth peaks. By the time I arrived, the Ghost Clan leader had barely a breath left. I finished him off with a spear, avenging her," Pang Jian’s indifferent voice rose by Fang Boxuan’s ear.

Fang Boxuan’s face twitched, cursing in his heart: "Go deceive the ghosts!"

"What?"

"Ah!"

"Elder Liang is dead? How could this be possible?"

"How could Elder Liang possibly die? The Star-shattering Umbrella is an advanced spiritual artifact. The leader of the Ghost Clan spent so much time and still couldn’t break through the Star-shattering Umbrella!"

"Pang Jian, don’t spout nonsense!"

"..."

The protectors and disciples of the Star River Alliance were furiously looking at Pang Jian, urging him not to talk nonsense.

Only Xie Xiwen, looking at the Star-shattering Umbrella supported by Pang Jian, had a face full of seriousness.

If Liang Ying wasn’t dead, why would the Star-shattering Umbrella... be in Pang Jian’s hands?

She was somewhat convinced but also dared not be certain.

"If you don’t believe it, you can ask Fang Boxuan. He saw everything."

Pang Jian’s voice sounded again.

Fang Boxuan, who had wanted to stay out of it, didn’t even turn his head after the appearance of the Star-shattering Umbrella.

He just didn’t want to have anything to do with Pang Jian.

Unexpectedly, Pang Jian dragged him into it outright.

Fang Boxuan, inwardly cursing Pang Jian’s ancestors for eighteen generations, under the sorrowful and suspicious gazes of Xie Xiwen, Shen Lei, and the other disciples and protectors of the Star River Alliance, had no choice but to turn around, steeling himself.

He first glanced at Pang Jian.

Pang Jian, holding the umbrella, appeared indifferent, his clear eyes emitting a hint of cold.

His heart trembled, and Fang Boxuan’s "greetings" to Pang Jian’s ancestors stopped; he forced a very reluctant smile and sighed, "I didn’t want to make you too sad, afraid you couldn’t bear the shock, so I didn’t dare reveal the truth to you."

"Ah!"

With these words, Liang Ying’s death was undeniably confirmed.

Some of the protectors of the Star River Alliance recalled Fang Boxuan’s previously absent-minded and pale face and began to believe him somewhat.

"If Elder Liang is dead, I want to take her Star-shattering Umbrella, the Meteorite Bead, and her storage bracelet back to the sect," Shen Lei said somberly, extending his hand to Pang Jian and frowning, "These items belong to our Star River Alliance, please hand them over to me."

"This is the reward I deserve for avenging her."

With these words, Pang Jian walked straight towards the third peak.

He completely ignored Shen Lei’s demand and didn’t care how these protectors and disciples of the Star River Alliance would view him.

"Pang Jian! You can leave, but the items must stay!" Shen Lei’s face turned cold as he felt slighted.

He summoned a hazy spiritual power shield, suddenly chasing after Pang Jian from behind, and shouted sternly, "Judging by your attitude, there seems to be something fishy about Elder Liang’s death!"

"Whoosh!"

The Star-shattering Umbrella Pang Jian held suddenly glimmered with stars and moons, its clean and bright light illuminating the deep valley abruptly.

Along the edge of the umbrella, sharp meteors shot out like long spears refined from the essence of stars, shattering Shen Lei’s protective spiritual power shield.

"Crack! Pfft!"

The impaling beams of starlight left Shen Lei’s breastbone shattered as he spat out blood.

Sitting on the ground, Shen Lei was severely injured in an instant, his face in shock as he looked at Pang Jian.

In Pang Jian’s hands, Liang Ying’s Star-shattering Umbrella had unleashed astonishing power and revealed a constellation!

The sudden appearance of the stars meant that not only had Pang Jian gained control of the Star-shattering Umbrella, but he must also have the power of the stars resonating within him!

Pang Jian, soon to be accepted by the Sword Tower of the Second Realm, how could he possess such strange star power?

All the protectors and disciples of the Star River Alliance were stunned.

"An advanced spiritual artifact, truly remarkable when skillfully used," Pang Jian remarked with amazement.

He held the Star-shattering Umbrella and slowly infused it with star power and moon energy, also summoning strands of extreme cold power, contemplating the unique uses of the Star-shattering Umbrella.

His figure grew distant.

Shen Lei watched in a daze, and the horror on the faces of the Star River Alliance protectors and disciples were ignored by Pang Jian.

A group that he could now kill with the Star-shattering Umbrella without the aid of the Mysterious Turtle’s divine power wasn’t worth his attention.

His goal was Jiuyuan, Lou Yunming of the Yin Spirit Temple, and Yuanmang’s former owner—Cao Mou.

He planned to climb to the first peak of Yuanmang.

He wanted to stand on the summit of the first peak, slaying those he had already decided on in his heart, one after another, on the spot.

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