The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 234 - 219 A Bit Embarrassed_1

Chapter 234: Chapter 219 A Bit Embarrassed_1

"Go!"

In the Panshi Fragmented Lands, Pang Jian, after obtaining fifteen thousand Spirit Jade, threw them on the ground without a second word.

The Mysterious Turtle, which had long received the message, immediately exerted its power at the heart of the Fragmented Lands. Harnessing its Divine Skills, it swept up the numerous Spirit Jade and headed straight towards the Underground Spirit Vein that needed continuous nourishment.

Pang Jian also clearly saw the newly acquired Spirit Jade transform into a light rain and shower down onto the Underground Spirit Vein.

"You better not disappoint me."

Wincing at the cost, Pang Jian murmured under his breath and solemnly declared, "Next transaction!"

The Spiritual Materials from Jiuyuan’s collection, each piece of strange bone, including... the hide of a level seven Blood Lizard, were all laid out by him in one go.

The dazzling array of Spiritual Materials suddenly appeared on the Ghost Altar, leaving Dong Tianze dazzled, completely unaware of their value.

"The hide of a level seven Blood Lizard!"

"The skull of a Heavenly Crystal Beast!"

"Blood Origin Worm!"

"..."

The exclamations of Yin Yiqing and Han Zhiyuan continuously rose from within the "Ghost Commanded Token."

Mixed with...

"Did that kid obtain all the marvelous Strange Treasures from Jiuyuan’s collection, including Jiuyuan’s Storage Bracelet?"

"After the Ferocious Beasts killed Jiuyuan, did they not take the Storage Bracelet from his body? Pang Jian, how did you end up with this bracelet?"

"This kid’s luck is simply too good!"

The words of the two sect leaders stirred Dong Tianze’s emotions and even sparked a tinge of envy.

He had not expected that, amidst the chaos of the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands, there would be someone like Pang Jian who managed to profit in secret.

After a good while.

The quiet whispering of the two sect leaders finally ceased, and Yin Yiqing, the head sect leader, estimated a total price—twenty-seven thousand Spirit Jade.

"Twenty-seven thousand, after such careful calculation, it’s roughly this price."

Dong Tianze, now a puppet, spoke with a heavy voice.

"Deal!"

Eager to sell, Pang Jian immediately reached an agreement with Dong Tianze on this transaction and quickly threw the large sum of Spirit Jade towards the earth outside the Ghost Altar, where it again showered down on the Underground Spirit Vein by the Mysterious Turtle’s action.

"Next transaction!"

Alongside Pang Jian’s light shout, the collections from Cao Mang and Liang Ying also began to pile up on the Ghost Altar.

"How did this kid get these rare Spiritual Materials in the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands? That Condensed Star Pearl, I recall, is a Strange Treasure that Liang Ying from the Star River Alliance used for cultivation, how did it also end up in his hands?"

"Liang Ying, could she also have met with misfortune?"

"..."

The voices of Yin Yiqing and Han Zhiyuan, communicating through Divine Sense, continued to resonate through the "Ghost Commanded Token" in Dong Tianze’s hands.

This favored son of the Yin Spirit Temple faintly trembled and, with an exceedingly bizarre and gloomy gaze, stared at Pang Jian on the other end.

Dong Tianze was suddenly a bit annoyed.

Were it not for Pang Jian’s trap, were it not for the pretense of confinement by the Yin Spirit Temple, he himself should have been in the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands, participating in that life-and-death struggle with the Alien Tribes.

If Pang Jian could seek such immense benefit from this racial war, he, Dong Tianze, certainly could have as well!

In just a short time, tens of thousands of Spirit Jade had already been sent over, an enormous fortune he had never possessed in his lifetime.

"Damn you, Pang Jian, if it weren’t for you sabotaging me, I..."

Dong Tianze cursed inwardly.

In the corner of the cave, both the head and deputy sect leaders of the Yin Spirit Temple were shocked by Pang Jian’s gains, intending to thoroughly inquire about Yuan Mang’s situation after the trade ended.

Suddenly.

"Cough cough!"

Pang Jian coughed twice as though his throat was itchy.

The expression on Pang Jian’s face also looked quite... odd, seeming a bit embarrassed.

For some reason, Dong Tianze, who had never seen Pang Jian with such an expression, had a bad feeling brewing inside.

During the third Ghost Altar transaction, when Pang Jian laid out the relics of the Individual Cultivators he had killed, he had been calm and composed, not showing such an expression.

"Ghost Commanded Token!"

"Yin Spirit Wand!"

"Servant Soul Wood!"

The strange and fierce cries of Yin Yiqing and Han Zhiyuan suddenly burst forth from the "Ghost Commanded Token" in Dong Tianze’s hands, causing him to tremble in fright.

With a side glance, he saw the two sect leaders in the cave corner standing up abruptly.

The sect leaders, with their terrifying gaze as if ready to devour someone, stared intently from the shadows at Pang Jian on the other end, clearly trying hard to control their emotions.

Dong Tianze had a feeling that if Pang Jian were truly there in flesh and blood at that moment, the two sect leaders would have already attacked.

Pang Jian would likely have been flayed alive by them.

They would instantly use soul-searching techniques to wring out every detail of Pang Jian’s deepest memories.

"Sect leader, Elder Lou is dead..."

A moment later, Han Zhiyuan’s voice emerged from the "Ghost Commanded Token," clarifying to Dong Tianze what had happened.

Pang Jian, he had actually brought out the relics of the deceased Elder of the Yin Spirit Temple to sell to him, a favorite of the Yin Spirit Temple!

No wonder the damned man seemed somewhat embarrassed!

No wonder the reaction of the two sect leaders hiding in the corner was so intense!

The Spiritual Materials and artifact laid out on the Ghost Altar came from their deceased friend; the fact that they did not immediately rush out from the dark corner showed their profound shrewdness and exceptional self-control.

"I don’t even know what these things are. I found them in a pile of bones."

Pang Jian shook his head and sighed, his expression heavy as he said, "There were just too many dead, slaughtered by alien tribes, eaten and divided by ferocious beasts; such sights are common in the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands. Beasts don’t pick up the belongings left on bodies; after they left, I found these items amongst the broken limbs and flesh."

In just a few words, he conveyed the cruel and bloody reality of the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands, which gradually calmed the three people inside the cave.

"Sect Leader, it looks like Old Lou has fallen in battle; don’t be too sad."

Han Zhiyuan’s expression was sorrowful as he secretly sent a consoling message with his divine sense: "Jiuyuan is dead, Liang Ying is dead, we should have expected that Old Lou wouldn’t have been spared. He hasn’t sent any messages recently, you should have been prepared for this."

"I was prepared."

Yin Yiqing took slow breaths, trying to calm his chaotic emotions, and sighed, "I just didn’t expect that the things he left behind would suddenly be pulled out by this kid."

"Shall we continue with the trade?" Han Zhiyuan whispered.

"The trade won’t end, and many questions are not easy to ask; let’s continue," Yin Yiqing stated without needing to evaluate, and promptly offered a fair price, then immediately commanded Dong Tianze, "Twenty-three thousand in total for both."

Dong Tianze immediately said, "Twenty-three thousand."

"Deal!"

Pang Jian, feeling somewhat uneasy, promptly nodded in agreement, quickly completing the transaction.

He didn’t know what kind of violent reaction there would be from the Yin Spirit Temple once they found out that Lou Yunming had died by his hand.

All he knew was that he needed to make the sale as soon as possible.

He would rather take a loss and sell all the stolen goods quickly, because once the true situation of the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands spread, it would be difficult to find Dong Tianze to strike a deal.

"Fifteen thousand, twenty-seven thousand, twenty-three thousand, a total of sixty-five thousand, exchanged for six million and five hundred thousand spirit stones! Plus the previous investments, ten million spirit stones have already entered the spirit vein of the Fragmented Lands..."

Watching the batch of spirit jade sink into the ground and turn into a rain of light, Pang Jian felt a poignant sense of loss.

The belongings of the four great cultivators of the Spirit Condensation Realm, mostly transformed into spirit jade and fallen down, made the withered and slender spirit vein finally seem somewhat enriched.

Yet, it was still far from being able to nurture spirit stones.

"Cough cough!"

After another cough, Pang Jian took out four storage bracelets and placed them on the Ghost Altar before him.

"These..."

He looked at Dong Tianze.

"Storage bracelets, four thousand each, sixteen thousand in total!"

Dong Tianze immediately responded.

"Deal!"

The final transaction was completed even more swiftly.

"Pang Jian..."

Seeing that no new items or materials were being placed on the Ghost Altar, Dong Tianze, urged on by the two sect leaders in secret, mustered the courage to ask, "What is the current state of the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands? Are the alien tribes and ferocious beasts still hunting human cultivators everywhere?"

Just as Pang Jian was about to speak, his eyebrows suddenly twitched.

After pondering for a moment, Pang Jian put on airs and said unhurriedly, "One piece of information is worth one thousand spirit jade. The Ghost Leader should think carefully before asking."

Dong Tianze was startled.

"Ask!"

"Ask!"

The commands of Yin Yiqing and Han Zhiyuan rang out almost simultaneously.

"Fine!"

Dong Tianze gritted his teeth, placed one thousand spirit jade in the groove in front of the Ghost Altar, and asked the first question: "The battle between the alien tribes, the ferocious beasts, and the human race, at which stage has it arrived?"

After accepting the spirit jade, Pang Jian carelessly scattered them around the Ghost Altar and said ruefully, "The battle has ended; most of the alien tribes and beasts died in the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands. Some weaker alien warriors escaped early on flying spirit artifacts, seemingly heading to the Fourth Realm, afflicted by Filth Alien Power."

Finished speaking, he encouraged Dong Tianze with a glance, suggesting he quickly come forward with more spirit jade to continue asking questions.

"Ask!"

"Ask him, ask how many survivors there are, particularly Cao and the various elders!"

Yin Yiqing and Han Zhiyuan quickly sent their messages one after the other.

As the main and deputy leaders of the Yin Spirit Temple, with the strong foundations of the temple, they could readily produce a million spirit jade at any time.

To exchange a few thousand spirit jade for essential information about Yuan Mang ahead of the Blood Moon and Star River Alliance seemed a worthwhile deal.

Whoever got the accurate information first could make preparations earlier, getting ready to respond sooner.

So...

Dong Tianze once again laid out the spirit jade and, under the direction of the two sect leaders, began to ask questions one by one.

"Cao Mang is dead, Raging Sun Sect’s Elder Wei Wenhan is alive, and Yang Rui is also alive."

Pang Jian took away one thousand spirit jade.

"How did Cao Mang die?"

"I don’t know, ask another question."

"Has it been figured out how the Mirror Tunnel was formed?"

"It is said that Cao Mang colluded with alien tribes; he triggered the Heavenly Killing Spirit Array, trying to kill everyone."

Pang Jian accepted another thousand spirit jade with a smile.

To any question that involved himself, Pang Jian did not lie; he simply indicated he did not know and asked Dong Tianze to inquire again.

He ensured that each question he answered was based on real events. As for the fact that Jiuyuan and Cao Mang died because of him, he simply chose never to mention it.

After he collected another seven thousand spirit jade, Dong Tianze did not continue to interrogate.

Pang Jian immediately got up to dismantle the Ghost Altar.

...