The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 265 - 250 Common Hatred_1

Chapter 265: Chapter 250 Common Hatred_1

"Returning to the First Realm, again?"

Pang Jian looked up puzzlingly.

The drunken Zhou Qingchen also gazed upwards in bewilderment, looking at Li Yuqing whose eyes not only remained steady but grew increasingly bright.

The Li Family’s girl, renowned for her drinking prowess, nodded lightly and explained, "Yes, Sword Tower and Demon Sect were once Sects of the First Realm. There was a time when, due to the fall of their True Gods one after the other, they were forced to leave the First Realm, and new powers took their place from below."

"Weak Sects sink down, while mighty ones ascend; such is the unbroken rule of Purgatory."

"Any Sect, as long as it has a sufficient number of top powerhouses, can migrate upwards, realm by realm."

No sooner had she finished speaking than she swept her meaningful gaze over the leaders of Blood Moon, Star River Alliance, and Yin Spirit Temple.

Tang Hongxiong chuckled, "My ambition is to move Blood Moon to the Second Realm!"

"If you can ascend to the Immortal Realm, Blood Moon stands a chance of standing firm in the Second Realm," Li Yuqing’s eyes grew clearer as she indifferently said, "The position is exactly where Blood Spirit Sect used to be."

"Immortal..."

Tang Hongxiong licked his lips and raised his head to glance at the bright clear sky, "It doesn’t seem out of reach."

"That position will sooner or later belong to our Yin Spirit Temple."

Yin Yiqing suddenly interjected.

The Sect Leader of Yin Spirit Temple, in stark contrast to the bear-like Tang Hongxiong in bearing and stature, was however just as resolute about that spot in the Second Realm formerly held by Blood Spirit Sect, saying, "I will reach the Immortal Realm before you."

The two rivals, aware that the Filth Alien Power might continue to surge upwards, drank more than usual as well.

As the alcohol took effect, their deepest obsessions and desires were ignited by Li Yuqing’s inadvertent guidance, revealing themselves before everyone.

Li Yuqing secretly rolled her eyes.

She thought to herself: "These two fellows, who’ve barely entered the Soul Wandering Realm, really dare to dream big, already hoping for the Immortal Realm."

"By the way, the one who wishes to take me as a disciple, what realm is he in now?"

Pang Jian asked, looking up.

"The peak of the Immortal Realm, at the stage where he could undergo Divine Enthronement at any moment. Most importantly... he’s still very young, possessing endless potential and possibilities," Li Yuqing answered earnestly.

Pang Jian became solemnly respectful.

He held some expectations for this yet-to-be-met, inexpensive mentor.

Afterwards, the group continued to share their experiences after parting ways. Gao Yuan, Han Ting also joined in, discussing their encounters upon reaching the Xuan You Continent.

The Miss Li would occasionally chime in.

Through their conversation, Pang Jian quickly learned that the so-called Alien Gods of the Outer Realm were indeed the divine beings outside the Purgatory World.

In the past, the Heaven Clan living in the higher worlds, along with races like Cyclops, worshipped these Alien Gods of the Outer Realm.

According to Li Yuqing, in the world of Eternal Darkness on the Fifth Layer of Purgatory, Alien Tribes could not communicate with the Alien Gods of the Outer Realm.

Additionally, when the Purgatory World is in a closed state, it is very difficult for the four realms above to communicate with the Alien Gods of the Outer Realm.

Only when the Purgatory World is open, in special areas like the Prayer Spirit Forbidden Land, can a connection be established with Them through altars and statues of the Alien Gods.

At this time, the Alien Gods of the Outer Realm can also sense the altar and statues with which They share an origin.

A portion of the Alien Gods is able to diffuse some of Their power through altars, stone carvings, and wooden statues to observe the current state of the Purgatory World.

"Whoosh!"

Amongst their conversation, another Alien God drifted by.

Countless parchments and dead leaves coalesced into a bizarre sea swirling in the void, as a gigantic silhouette resembling a bat, emanating sinister darkness, approached.

"Miss Li, I don’t feel this one’s very strong. Shall I take it on?"

The inebriated Sect Leader of Yin Spirit Temple volunteered for battle.

"You may."

Li Yuqing gave a slight nod.

"Thank you!"

Yin Yiqing bowed and the power within him began to swell; he immediately cleared away the effects of the alcohol.

"Whoosh!"

A giant tombstone suddenly flew out.

Thousands of Evil Spirits floated the gigantic tombstone, charging towards the Alien God in the midst of parchments and dead leaves.

The tombstone gushed forth with Mysterious Yin Power, as dense as water, and tiny pale inscriptions emerged from the deep blue surface.

"I, Yuan Feng, born in Qian Tian Continent, died in Peng Creek Fragment Land."

"I, Guo Wen, born in Three Immortal Islands, died in Xuan You Continent."

"I, ..."

All the Evil Spirits floating the tombstone were reciting the inscriptions, spreading their ghostly chant far and wide.

The Evil Spirits, locked away for who knows how many years after death, as if suddenly gaining a spark of Spiritual Wisdom, remembered their glorious days and used the reading of the inscriptions to reminisce about their splendid past.

The tombstone creating a sea of Mysterious Yin Alien Power assaulted the parchment and dead leaves and the bat-like Dark Alien God in such a way.

"Still restricted by the Prayer Spirit Forbidden Land, the arrays within the Monument of the Dead cannot operate, otherwise..."

Yin Yiqing, who stood in place, sighed.

"Go!"

A deep blue Soul Shadow, consistent with his image, drifted out from the center of his forehead and became the helm of the "Monument of the Dead," steering the monument and the thousands of Evil Spirits to meet the Dark Alien God.

"Soul Wandering Realm, Spiritual Soul Out Of Body!"

Many individual cultivators exclaimed in shock.

"He has really cultivated to the Soul Wandering Realm. No wonder he dares to talk big and covet the Immortal Realm so early!"

"The Yin Spirit Temple’s Lord is truly extraordinary!"

Everyone was full of admiration.

"Soul Wandering..."

Pang Jian also looked on curiously as Yin Yiqing’s Spiritual Soul landed atop the "Monument of the Dead," commanding legions of Evil Spirits and Ghost Objects like a Sovereign, waving his hand to provoke numerous Evil Spirits and pale inscriptions on the monument, causing the Alien God from the Outer Realm to begin to retreat.

Suddenly, he felt that those Alien Gods from the Outer Realm didn’t seem particularly strong.

"This Alien God from the Outer Realm, his power is not even one ten-thousandth that of his True Body," Li Yuqing said to him indifferently.

"Hmm, understood."

Pang Jian immediately curbed his disdain for the Alien God from the Outer Realm.

"Lord Yin is formidable!"

"The Alien God has fled!"

Lian Feng and other individual cultivators shouted loudly.

Leaving his True Body motionless in place, and with only his Spiritual Soul in cooperation with the "Monument of the Dead," Yin Yiqing indeed forced the Alien God of the Outer Realm into a step-by-step retreat.

Before long, the Alien God from the Outer Realm chose to flee.

"Don’t chase."

Li Yuqing spoke up softly.

"Right, I have a measure of it," replied Yin Yiqing, as his Spiritual Soul, controlling the "Monument of the Dead," returned from the distant firmament. He let his Spiritual Soul slip back into the Sea of Consciousness, and the monument was stored in the Storage Ring.

He appeared calm and collected, seemingly without having expended much effort, which led the various individual cultivators to erupt in cheers of praise.

"Not bad at all."

Tang Hongxiong grinned strangely, leaving it unclear whether he was sincerely praising Yin Yiqing or mocking him.

"He came to scout the situation."

Li Yuqing looked into the distance, watching the bat-like Alien God vanish into the horizon and suddenly said, "I have a bad feeling."

The crowd looked at her, not understanding.

"The Alien Gods from the Outer Realm seem to have found a leader. They no longer fight each other but now have their own territories in the Prayer Spirit Forbidden Land."

Li Yuqing, seemingly able to see into the great distance, frowned slightly, "Alien Gods that are not a scattered force will be much harder to deal with later."

She had hoped that everyone would concentrate in one place, letting those Alien Gods of the Outer Realm battle each other in the Forbidden Land, and when the time came, she would only need to deal with the strongest among them.

Now, the fiercely competitive Alien Gods no longer killed each other, which also made her mood heavy.

"Miss Li, the higher-ups... aren’t they going to send anyone down?" Ling Meiyu from the Star River Alliance inquired.

"Aren’t I here?"

Li Yuqing glanced at her and coldly said, "The pandemonium caused by the Alien Gods isn’t only confined to the Prayer Spirit Forbidden Land in the Third Realm. In the Second Realm, and even the First Realm, stronger and more complete Alien Gods are appearing."

Ling Meiyu sighed and asked, "Has there been such a precedent before?"

"Quite often. Either every few hundred years or every thousand years, the gates of the Purgatory World will open," Li Yuqing said curtly, her face expressionless and her brows furrowed, "This time, however, it will be more troublesome."

"Because the Alien Tribes of the Fifth Realm, accompanied by the infusion of Filth Alien Power, are already migrating to the Fourth Realm."

"The Alien Gods, once combined with them, will double the difficulty in an instant."

Li Yuqing, who had come from the First Realm, educated everyone about the relationship between the Alien Gods of the Outer Realm and the Alien Tribes of the Fifth Realm.

Pang Jian listened intently.

He quickly learned that before the Human Race became the masters of the Purgatory World, the Alien Tribes who lived in the world above had already mastered methods to communicate with the Alien Gods.

Many Alien Tribes, by worshipping those Alien Gods, had acquired powerful secret skills to strengthen themselves.

Because they worshipped the Alien Gods and cultivated their bodies with the secret skills taught by them, the Alien Gods could descend upon Purgatory through them once the Purgatory World opened.

Only they could fairly well bear the descent of the Alien Gods and maximize the power of the Alien Gods.

Thus, when the Human Race took control of the Purgatory World, they exiled these Alien Tribes to the Fifth Realm.

With this done, even if the Purgatory World were to open again, they would not be able to communicate with the Alien Gods.

Without their help, without their presence, the Alien Gods would perceive those altars, stone idols, and wood carvings, and even if they could imbue some of their Divine Consciousness and Divine Power into them, their combat effectiveness would be extremely limited.

Just like the bat-like Alien God that Yin Yiqing repelled.

And like the black-winged Alien God that Li Yuqing had slain with a single sword strike.

Only because there was no proper medium truly suitable for them, and no Alien Tribe capable of harboring their power, did they seem so weak.

"If those shattered altars, stone idols, and wood carvings can still be sensed by them when the Purgatory World opens, why weren’t they utterly destroyed at the beginning?" Ling Meiyu asked, puzzled.

After a moment of silence, Li Yuqing said, "Some people want to understand the world outside Purgatory through them. The altars and stone idols were broken into countless pieces, and the Alien Tribes were exiled to the Fifth Realm, so when they descended upon the altars and stone idols, they were still very weak and easy to deal with."

"If nothing unexpected happens, I alone should be able to deal with all the Alien Gods in the Forbidden Land."

"Those from above would not truly take Alien Gods, whose power is less than one ten-thousandth of their True Body, seriously."

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