The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 263 - 248 Reunion_1

Chapter 263: Chapter 248 Reunion_1

"Li Yuqing!"

Pang Jian’s mind was shaken.

The so-called... God Spirit that frightened him, forcing him to retreat into the earth and constantly hide,

was actually slain by the young girl from the Li Family at the alley entrance with a single sword strike.

He suddenly understood that the girl indeed possessed the power to destroy the entire Fragment Land with one strike in the skies above the Sky Fortune Fragmented Lands!

"Is it her own overwhelming combat power, or the might of the Divine Sword, or perhaps both?"

Pang Jian, with this thought in mind, hurriedly made his way there.

The journey was exceptionally smooth.

Before long, he saw the immensely broad silver-white great sword, slowly contracting as it fell downwards.

It finally stopped behind the girl in green.

The somewhat baby-faced and beautiful girl had a face without makeup, wearing nothing but a Storage Ring as her only accessory.

She was sitting on a black stone pillar with a smooth peak, her gem-like eyes pure without a hint of impurity.

At this moment, all the shocked and inexplicable gazes were fixed on her, looking at her as if she were a God Spirit of the Purgatory World.

— Just like Pang Jian had previously done.

Pang Jian suddenly became excited!

He saw next to the black stone pillar, a gathering of many people dressed in different attires; among them were members of the Star River Alliance, Blood Moon, Yin Spirit Temple, as well as Cultivators from Red Mountain.

Zhou Qingchen and Han Duping, who he hadn’t seen for a long time, were standing together with Zhao Yuanqi and Jiang Li near that black stone pillar.

Seeing Zhou Qingchen again after nearly two years, Pang Jian felt a surge of emotion.

He suppressed the impulse to rush forward and acknowledge each other and looked at the others. Immediately, he noticed Individual Cultivator Han Ting and Gao Yuan, but Luo Hongyan was nowhere to be found.

Then, he saw Blood Moon’s Fang Boxuan, accompanying a group of Blood Moon experts.

At the locations of the Star River Alliance and Yin Spirit Temple, there were also two groups of people congregating, and judging by their demeanor, they seemed to be in high positions.

But he did not recognize the others and was unaware of their status or background.

"Another survivor has arrived."

Fang Boxuan, whose face had been devoid of smiles for a long time, glanced at the sallow-faced youth and exclaimed, "It has been quite a while since I’ve seen a survivor emerge, this person is really lucky."

"Your luck is the one that’s good,"

Sect Master Tang Hongxiong said in a deep voice.

Towering over everyone, the man built like a bear-human hybrid, with muscles that seemed ready to burst out of his loose robe, commanded an intimidating presence, and his voice boomed like a bell, "That Raging Sun Sect’s Yang Rui, and..."

He glanced over at the Star River Alliance section, and at an elegant-looking woman, he casually said, "As for the new generation leader, only you and Zhao Yuanqi are left alive."

His speech was not accustomed to being lowered, causing Ling Meiyu of the Star River Alliance to sigh in sorrow, "I don’t know how to explain this to her parents."

"The catastrophe has arisen, and it’s not just in the Third Realm; I’m sure her parents can understand," Tang Hongxiong said.

Ling Meiyu spoke regretfully, "I shouldn’t have let her go ahead."

"Alliance Hierarch, it’s her fate, and no one can change it."

"Please accept my condolences and be at peace."

Two Elders from Star River Alliance gently advised her.

They had received news a few days ago that someone saw Xie Xiwen turned into a pile of bones, which greatly depressed them.

At the location of the Yin Spirit Temple group,

Head Sect Master Yin Yiqing and Deputy Sect Master Han Zhiyuan, along with several Hollow Profound Realm Protectors, were conversing quietly, standing quite far from the Star River Alliance and Blood Moon.

This group was also whispering amongst themselves.

"It’s good that we sent Tianze elsewhere."

With his voice lowered, Han Zhiyuan looked at Yin Yiqing and said with relief, "Otherwise, he would have entered the Prayer Spirit Forbidden Land and experienced this millennial anomaly. Perhaps he would be like Yang Rui or Xie Xiwen, targeted by a God Spirit from the Outer Realm, trying forcibly to descend using his flesh and blood."

The morose and resolute Head Sect Master Yin Yiqing did not join the conversation.

His gaze fell on Li Yuqing, sitting above the black stone pillar.

"The Li Family’s battle genius..."

Yin Yiqing was deeply moved.

Without this young girl from the Li Family, the carnage within the Prayer Spirit Forbidden Land would not have been so severe.

They were a group regarded as the strongest combatants in the Third Realm, and they might not have been able to hold out until now.

This made him respect the young girl from the Li Family.

Just as he looked at Li Yuqing, he noticed her gem-like eyes quietly shining with a strange light.

Following the girl’s line of sight, Yin Yiqing noticed that the object of her surprise was the sallow-faced Individual Cultivator who had just arrived.

The next moment, the young girl’s lips moved slightly, uttering a name that caused Yin Yiqing frequent irritation whenever he thought of it.

"Pang Jian,"

Li Yuqing said softly.

"Pang Jian?"

"Pang Jian!"

The people who had gathered to jointly face the enemy were suddenly startled by this name.

Zhou Qingchen was shocked, his eyes instantly reddened as he followed the girl’s gaze and saw the sallow-faced man.

After a moment of shock, he sighed in disappointment.

The person was not who he had been eagerly awaiting; Li Yuqing’s soft call was likely just her talking to herself.

"Why did you only come now?"

The girl in green questioned the sallow-faced man again.

Pang Jian, who had used the "Phantom Bone Realm" to adjust his skin color and facial features, braced himself, pretended to apply makeup, and again used the power of the "Phantom Bone Realm" to alter his appearance.

When he turned back around, he had a different face.

"I’ve been here for a while, but since I couldn’t contact you via the Sword Command, I just wandered around."

Pang Jian replied truthfully.

"Pang Jian!"

Zhou Qingchen roared and was the first one to rush over.

"Pang Jian!"

Blood Moon Tang Hongxiong, the Star River Alliance’s Ling Meiyu, Yin Spirit Temple’s Yin Yiqing and Han Zhiyuan, their captivating eyes shot towards him like swords.

"Pang Jian!"

Gao Yuan and Han Ting were utterly shocked.

"Thud! Thud, thud!"

Zhou Qingchen pounded Pang Jian’s chest with several punches and then gave him a powerful bear hug before finally letting him go.

"You, you kid!"

After releasing him, Zhou Qingchen stuttered, not knowing what to say, his eyes red as he glared at Pang Jian.

"Brother Zhou."

Pang Jian said softly.

"It’s good you’re alright, it’s just good you’re alright. These past two years, I’ve been asking everyone to look for you, I..."

Zhou Qingchen’s voice was choked with emotion; he had a thousand words to say but didn’t quite know how to express them.

"Pang Jian!"

Fang Boxuan, frightened, hastily said to the bear-like Tang Hongxiong, "That’s Pang Jian!"

"Hm, my ears aren’t deaf, of course, I heard."

Towering above everyone, the Sect Master of Raging Sun Sect, with Qi and Blood boiling within him, grinned and chuckled, "A Cultivator of the Hollow Profound Realm, and you even slaughtered Jiuyuan. Even I, Old Tang, am somewhat impressed."

"Sect Master, there’s a warning from Sword Tower, you shouldn’t..."

Fang Boxuan advised in a low voice.

Tang Hongxiong smiled and said, "I’m not going to ignore the life and death of Blood Moon."

"That’s good, Sect Master is wise!"

Fang Boxuan kept lavishly praising him.

On the other side.

Ling Meiyu, the Alliance Hierarch of Star River Alliance, her bright eyes twinkled with tiny stars as she sized up the young man who had killed Elder Liang Ying from their alliance.

"Sword Tower..."

A hint of bitterness surfaced on the corners of her mouth.

Before entering the Prayer Spirit Forbidden Land, she had received a letter from Sword Tower.

She also knew that the same letter had been sent to Blood Moon and Yin Spirit Temple, the content being the same.

——Pang Jian, Inner Gate Disciple of Sword Tower, personally taught by the Tower Master.

Inner Gate Disciple, personally taught by the Tower Master.

These eight words weighed on them like a mountain, causing her, Tang Hongxiong, and Yin Yiqing to refrain from interacting and to immediately discard any thoughts of retaliation against Pang Jian.

Yin Yiqing, who always acted in the most extreme ways, was said to have sat in the main temple for a long time before entering the Prayer Spirit Forbidden Land.

After coming out, he seemed to no longer know who Pang Jian was, as if he had never heard the name.

Personally taught by the Tower Master...

They naturally knew what kind of figure the Tower Master of Sword Tower was.

Thus, upon their sudden encounter with Pang Jian, each of their feelings was very complex, yet they all cautiously maintained their restraint.

They then suddenly realized that the extraordinary girl from the Heaven Treasure Li Family of the First Realm seemed to be very familiar with Pang Jian as well.

"The First Realm, Heaven Treasure Sect, Li Family."

Ling Meiyu’s mood grew even gloomier.

She suddenly realized that there was no way she could recover the dignity of the Star River Alliance.

The death of Liang Ying could only be in vain.

While everyone was lost in their thoughts, Zhou Qingchen pulled Pang Jian over to their side and was about to introduce Zhao Yuanqi, when he suddenly remembered that the two had met before.

He scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed.

The silver-haired and aloof young girl proactively nodded in greeting and said, "The way you were in the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands, it was astonishing. I’m eager to know how you killed Jiuyuan, Lou Yunming, Liang Ying, and the others."

Upon hearing this, the leaders of the three major sects had their façades of calmness pierced by an unusual expression.

"Don’t bring that up!"

Jiang Li gently tugged at her clothes to remind her.

"Oh, I forgot they were all here."

Zhao Yuanqi suddenly realized.

As soon as she said this, the expressions of the three leaders grew even worse.

"Pang Jian!"

Han Duping also greeted with a smile.

Pang Jian politely responded before turning to look at Li Yuqing, who was seated above the black stone column, and said, "The matter you wanted to ask me about..."

The girl in plain green clothes, with her slightly plump chin, gently nodded and said, "We’ll talk about it later."

"Alright."

Pang Jian felt slightly relieved and immediately waved towards a group of Individual Cultivators, beckoning Gao Yuan and Han Ting to come over.

There, gathered were the Individual Cultivators he knew, like Lian Feng, as well as several Spirit Condensation Realm powerhouses he had seen in Yuan Mang.

Gao Yuan, who had seen him signaling earlier, showed an ecstatic look on his face and quickly scurried over.

But Gao Yuan, with only Innate Realm cultivation, felt somewhat inferior among the group of mighty Individual Cultivators and was even more hesitant to face those powerful individuals from Red Mountain, Blood Moon, Star River Alliance, and Yin Spirit Temple.

If it weren’t for Pang Jian signaling to him, he would never have dared to go over.

Han Ting, whose figure was extremely voluptuous and who felt uneasy among the Individual Cultivators, also breathed a sigh of relief.

She quickly followed Gao Yuan’s steps.

"Dongye, that girl belongs to Pang Jian, you better stop eyeing her. Cao Mang is dead, Jiuyuan is dead, Lou Yunming is dead too." Lian Feng coldly smiled and said, "Don’t take it the wrong way, but if you want to survive in the Forbidden Land, don’t provoke Pang Jian."

Dongye Jing, the highest in realm among the Individual Cultivators, quietly concealed the lust in his eyes and, looking regretfully at Han Ting’s exaggerated curves, said, "If she really is Pang Jian’s, naturally I won’t seek death."

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