The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 246 - 231: The Old Dragon That Dominated the Divine Tao for Ten Thousand Years_1

Chapter 246: Chapter 231: The Old Dragon That Dominated the Divine Tao for Ten Thousand Years_1

Pang Jian was momentarily stunned.

"Luo Yuan, you know him too?"

Lei Kun, who had fortunately escaped a catastrophe, asked curiously, "Both of you hail from the Sword Tower and are active in the Third Realm. Have you two met before?"

Pang Jian shook his head, "I haven’t been to the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands."

"Oh, I see. Let me tell you, your fellow sect member is really something. I heard that before he even reported to the Sword Tower, once he goes to the Second Realm, the Sword Tower will definitely grant him the status of an Inner Sect Disciple!"

Lei Kun spoke animatedly, sharing with Pang Jian the same stories that he had already grown tired of hearing recently.

"He killed Liang Ying of the Star River Alliance, Jiuyuan of the Blood Moon, and Lou Yunming of the Yin Spirit Temple. I wonder if our Sword Tower... will pursue the matter."

Pang Jian, who avoided operating under his real identity due to this worry, asked tentatively.

"Our Sword Tower has plenty of ways to deal with these things!"

Lei Kun glanced at the sky and then pointed at the people who were currently pursuing the White Crane, "You’ve seen how the people from the Demon Sect, Black Valley, and Sky Water Swamp of the Upper Realm act in the Lower Realm. Our Sword Tower has always been protective of its own and places great importance on talent; they will definitely solve all of Pang Jian’s troubles."

Pang Jian nodded slightly.

Afterward, his gaze fell back on the area where the Void Crack had disappeared.

He faintly felt that the "Boundary Wall" surrounding Purgatory World, as well as the "Mysterious Fog" that existed around it, perhaps also had a protective effect on Purgatory World.

Otherwise, if that terrifying presence, like a lion or tiger, had come through the "Mysterious Fog," how terrible would the consequences have been?

Beyond that formidable being, deep within the vast "Mysterious Fog," could there be more mysterious creatures of a similar nature?

Could there be even more god-like existences that had been drifting within the "Mysterious Fog" for countless years, yet unable to find their way home or a way out?

Under the long ravage of time, that being whose flesh was eroded by the "Mysterious Fog" could only desperately struggle in despair.

Could it be possible that other towering beings trapped in the "Mysterious Fog" had even had their bones crushed to dust, becoming part of the void?

"The owner of that White Crane must be extremely terrifying."

Lei Kun suddenly threw in this remark out of the blue.

He pulled Pang Jian away from the area still flickering with a few golden bolts of lightning, and whispered, "The White Crane was actually able to collect these bolts of lightning. Before I found you, I also tried to collect them, but my Thunder Pearl..."

He gave a wry smile and spread open his left hand to Pang Jian.

In his palm lay only some pearl dust.

"I don’t have the ability to collect these golden bolts of lightning, nor do I dare to touch them. Touching them would kill me instantly; they are transcendental beings beyond my current reach."

"I specialize in the Thunder Tao, yet I can only vaguely sense that the golden lightning contains a trace of Thunder Divine Power."

Lei Kun said, his tone heavy with difficulty, continues as they walked, "Only a True God is said to be capable of bestowing divine power upon lightning. In our Purgatory World, apart from that tenth-level Old Thunder Dragon, I can’t think of anyone else who possesses such power."

"Thunder... Divine Power, tenth-level Old Thunder Dragon." Pang Jian was profoundly shocked.

According to Lei Kun’s description, that lion-tiger-like being with wings of lightning – wasn’t it of the same rank as the tenth-level Thunder Dragon?

As years stretched on, in the utter desolation of the "Mysterious Fog" depths, it was eroded to nothing but bones.

It seemed that in a few more years, even its golden skeleton would erode away.

Yet, it was a towering being on the same level as the Old Thunder Dragon, and maybe it was once also an object of divine worship in some world.

"Mysterious Fog, Purgatory Gate..."

Pang Jian decided in secret that he would never mention to anyone again the matter of possessing the copper token.

"Senior Lei, does anyone outside our Purgatory know what’s happening?"

He asked respectfully for knowledge.

"Outside of Purgatory?"

Lei Kun shook his head and bitter smile, "At the firmament of the First Realm worlds, natural bans exist eternally, and only a True God can attempt to break them. When True Gods try to breach these natural bans, there are many precedents of them perishing."

"Those who manage to break through these eternal bans and step out of Purgatory are rare, and all are titans whose names echo through the many worlds of Purgatory."

"But even they..."

Lei Kun frowned deeply, his expression grave, "None have ever returned, nobody has reappeared in Purgatory, we don’t even know if they are alive or dead."

"Yet, even so!"

Lei Kun’s eyes blazed with passion, he looked up at the firmament and shouted, "For a million years, those in the First Realm who ascended to True Godhood, invincible within Purgatory, still persist in assailing the eternal bans, tirelessly trying to break free from their cage to gaze upon the world outside."

"To die is without regrets!"

Lei Kun’s fighting spirit was high, he grinned eerily, "That Old Thunder Dragon is nothing but a coward! At level ten, he’s comparable to a True God and has the power to break the eternal bans, yet he dares not try to breach them. He has lived cowardly for so many years, suppressing all who attempt to achieve Divine Enthronement using the Tao of Thunder, cutting off the Divine Tao for all who follow."

"He hogs this Divine Tao yet doesn’t try to smash the eternal bans, which shows he lacks even the courage to leave Purgatory!"

"If the owner of the White Crane truly manages to kill this Old Dragon in the future and seize this path of Divine Enthronement, it would probably be a joyous event for everyone."

"Unfortunately..."

Lei Kun sighed deeply.

"How easily said?"

"He has occupied this Divine Tao for what seems like ten thousand years, soaked in Thunder Tao for how many years, he does not die, and a new Thunder True God cannot be born, but who can kill him before achieving Divine Enthronement?"

"This is utterly a dead-end path!"

Lei Kun, who also practiced the Thunderbolt Spell, if he could be fortunate enough to climb to its pinnacle.

Once he reaches the Immortal Realm, if he wants to achieve Divine Enthronement through the Thunder Tao, he must first kill the Old Thunder Dragon that bars the way!

The Thunder Dragon would never die, and he would forever be hopeless of Divine Enthronement!

Anyone who cultivated the Tao of Thunder would have to face the Old Thunder Dragon once they reached the Immortal Realm, and either they would remain there indefinitely, unable to advance a single step,

or they would have to slaughter the Old Thunder Dragon who had dominated the Divine Pathway for tens of thousands of years.

At this moment.

"A bunch of whelps, Lord Crane will find you sooner or later and blast you to death one by one!"

The evil White Crane stowed the last golden lightning away, dragged its weary body away, and did not forget to leave behind a few threatening words.

It had successfully seized the opportunity it wanted and was planning to return to present the treasure to its master.

At this point, there was no meaning in entangling further with the people of Cloud Thunder Forbidden Zone or killing more people.

It wanted to leave, but the disciples of Demon Sect, Black Valley, and Sky Water Swamp were not willing to let it escape the Cloud Thunder Forbidden Zone.

"Huff!"

"Whoosh whoosh!"

"Clang!"

A Purple Crystal Pagoda flew out, countless black and purple "Demon" characters fluttered out like birds, seeking to tear and bite at the White Crane’s feathers.

The White Crane, whose pristine feathers were being plucked by the "Demon" characters, emitted a piercing screech.

Then, needle-like streaks of black lightning shot towards the sky by Black Valley disciples pierced through the White Crane’s talons, causing them to bleed profusely.

There were also Kui Water Beads, weightier than mountains, smashing onto the already unsteady White Crane, causing lightning to splash chaotically from its body.

After tucking away the dry bone, the White Crane, which should have been able to escape with ease, suffered ceaseless heavy blows, and due to the worsening of its bodily injuries, it finally crashed to the ground with a "thud."

"It’s done for!"

"It has committed all kinds of evil deeds, and it should die here in Cloud Thunder Forbidden Zone!"

"It killed our brother Yao, it killed nine of our fellow disciples, let’s see where it can flee to this time!"

The excited disciples from the three major Sects paid no heed to Pang Jian and Lei Kun’s conversation off to the side and all rushed towards where the White Crane had fallen.

To their eyes, the White Crane seemed as though it would be slain in the next moment, never to rise again.

"Serves it right!"

Lei Kun spit out contemptuously, gazing at the patch of grass where the White Crane had fallen and snorted coldly, "It did numerous evil deeds. As soon as it came to Cloud Thunder Forbidden Zone, it first cleared away all Ferocious Beasts and Spirit Beasts before attacking everyone who stepped in. This White Crane will be jointly killed by those youngsters, and it will be utterly deserved!"

Pang Jian asked curiously, "Aren’t you going to try?"

Lei Kun knew what he meant and shook his head like a rattle-drum, hastily saying, "I know my own limits. I can’t afford to provoke neither the master behind the White Crane nor the disciples of these great Sects."

With a downcast face, he added bitterly, "I am an Individual Cultivator, with no strong Sect backing me up, no one to support me. Otherwise... when the three major Sects’ disciples chased me and tried to snatch my Lightning Storage Beads, how could they have gotten away with it unscathed?"

"I am at the Spirit Condensation Realm, damn it!"

Lei Kun’s tone was filled with sorrow.

"I understand."

Pang Jian nodded slightly, saying, "Since that’s the case, I might as well get involved. After all..."

He flicked at his clothes, causing the Sword-shaped Token to sway, "After all, like them, I am also a disciple of the Upper Realm’s Sword Tower, and I’m not afraid of offending them."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Pang Jian, empty-handed, charged toward the spot where the White Crane had fallen.

"Luo Yuan, where is your sword?"

Lei Kun shouted out.

"When the White Crane summoned the thunder to strike, my Spirit Sword was shattered."

Pang Jian answered without turning back.

It was indeed strange for a disciple of the Sword Tower, accustomed to using Spirit Swords, to be without one.

"Wait a minute!"

Lei Kun called out.

Because Pang Jian had been so polite to him, this face-loving Individual Cultivator had taken a liking to him.

Lei Kun threw a sword over, saying, "Luo Yuan, don’t look down on it, it’s just an intermediate Spirit Sword. Since we both practice the Thunderbolt Spell, this sword conceals a Thunder Mark. You should be able to use it, at least reluctantly!"

"Swoosh!"

Like a flash of electric light, the Spirit Sword instantly landed in Pang Jian’s hand.

He channelled the Thunder Vortex within his Spiritual Sea into the sword, infusing it with strands of thunder and lightning. Seeing silver-white patterns resembling clusters of thunder emerging on the blade, which absorbed all the released electricity, he was content.

"Senior Lei, thank you!"

Pang Jian held the sword and bowed with luminous eyes.

Lei Kun seemed somewhat flattered, hurriedly saying, "No need for such formality, young brother. You folks from Sword Tower always understand manners better and don’t bully others through power."

He thought to himself, "You are like that, and so was Pang Jian."

"I’ll chat with Senior Lei later!"

Pang Jian drifted off into the distance.

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