The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 287 - 272 Dong Tianze’s Suspicions_1

Chapter 287: Chapter 272 Dong Tianze’s Suspicions_1

The Red Rosy Clouds Boat shot into the sky.

Pang Jian stood at the edge of the boat, staring at the Meteorite Sea growing smaller below, his gaze intense as he attempted to locate an Outer Realm Alien God known as The Observer.

But his search was futile.

By the time the massive meteorite rocks in his view had shrunk to pebbles, he knew the Red Rosy Clouds Boat was gradually drifting away from the Third Realm.

"Pang Jian, I must say, it’s thanks to you that I can go to the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land this time."

Zhou Qingchen said with a smile nearby.

Shifting his gaze from below, Pang Jian turned back to sit next to Zhou Qingchen and asked, "Zhou, how many strands have you condensed in your Divine Sense?"

"A little over forty."

Zhou Qingchen felt somewhat ashamed.

In the ship bound for the Second Realm, there were Zhao Yuanqi and Fang Boxuan, who were gifted beyond measure, Dong Tianze, who was highly valued by Yin Spirit Temple, and his life-and-death friend, Pang Jian.

Each one of them could outshine the others as a dazzling genius in their own right.

Zhou Qingchen, who was always self-aware, knew that his talent in cultivation was inferior to the few people before him and that he had the lowest level of cultivation among them, so he felt a bit inferior.

"Zhou, do you remember what you told me back on Lake Heart Island?"

Pang Jian asked.

Zhou Qingchen paused, then his face broke into a bright smile as he nodded, "Right, I shouldn’t compare myself to fellows like you. I should always compare myself to the person I was before!"

With his inner conflict resolved, Zhou Qingchen whispered, "Pang Jian, what’s the total count of your Divine Sense?"

With this question asked.

Fang Boxuan, Dong Tianze, and even the proud girl with black clothes and silver hair on the Red Rosy Clouds Boat all looked over, intentionally or unintentionally.

Amidst the gusting wind, strands of Zhao Yuanqi’s silver hair fluttered in front of her forehead, her cool eyes filled with a different light.

Sect Master Liu Lingyun had hinted, both overtly and covertly, several times that she should get closer to Pang Jian. She had also said that Li Yuqing from Sword Tower highly valued Pang Jian, claiming that his talent for cultivation was one in ten thousand.

Yet, Zhao Yuanqi had never witnessed Pang Jian’s talent or battle power.

During their time in Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands, she had left the bloody quagmire early on the Red Rosy Clouds Boat and thus had not seen Pang Jian’s methods.

Not too long ago, in the Prayer Spirit Forbidden Land, just like her, Pang Jian was under the protection of Li Yuqing.

She always held doubts over Pang Jian’s talent and combat ability, and was a bit distrustful of the rumors from the outside world.

As the eyes in the boat turned to him, Pang Jian simply said, "Not much."

"Surely it’s more than a hundred, right?"

Fang Boxuan couldn’t help but ask first.

To him, Pang Jian from Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands had left a profound psychological impact. Upon hearing that he would be accompanying Pang Jian to the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land, he initially felt somewhat intimidated.

Latter, thinking about how Sect Master Tang Hongxiong and Jiuyuan had both died, he realized that he and Pang Jian were not enemies.

Having personally witnessed Pang Jian’s killing of Liang Ying and Jiuyuan, and having crossed blades with Pang Jian himself, he always harbored extreme wariness and even fear towards Pang Jian.

Therefore, he was certain that Pang Jian’s Divine Sense total must also exceed a hundred, just like his.

"About that."

Pang Jian replied vaguely.

"I have one hundred and five, Miss Zhao has one hundred and seven. Originally, Yang Rui was the strongest among us, his Divine Sense numbered one hundred and eleven," Fang Boxuan revealed the not-so-secret facts, glanced at Dong Tianze with a cold face, and asked, "What about you?"

"Surely more than you."

Dong Tianze responded coldly.

Aside from Pang Jian, he couldn’t care less about anyone else and lacked any interest in having conversations with them.

"Even more than me..."

Fang Boxuan, who had recently advanced to the later stage of Hollow Profound Realm, frowned and curiously assessed this thorn in the side. "No wonder you’re considered the Ghost Leader after your time with Dark Ghost, and Yin Spirit Temple still protects you."

With that statement, Dong Tianze cast a cold glare at Pang Jian.

Suddenly.

"Exactly how much is it?"

Zhao Yuanqi’s gaze intently fell on Pang Jian, staring into his eyes as she demanded an answer.

Fang Boxuan and Zhou Qingchen had initially thought she was pressing Dong Tianze to give a specific number. When they saw her unrelenting focus on Pang Jian, they realized the true object of her interest was someone else.

"It’s about the same as Yang Rui, just over a hundred and ten,"

Pang Jian said with some reluctance.

One hundred and forty-four was, indeed, over a hundred and ten. He thought his phrasing was not a problem.

"Indeed..."

Zhao Yuanqi nodded as if not surprised.

"Not too shabby, you’re not much behind me."

Dong Tianze said with pride, looking up at a piece of land that was being magnified above their heads, "With a Divine Sense total not exceeding a hundred and ten, you can only make a name for yourself in the Third Realm."

"You!"

Zhou Qingchen and Fang Boxuan’s expressions changed slightly.

Zhao Yuanqi also showed a look of surprise.

They weren’t surprised that Pang Jian’s Divine Sense exceeded one hundred and ten, but the fact that Dong Tianze had also reached this level was somewhat difficult for them to accept.

"Zhou, your total Divine Sense isn’t confirmed yet, you may not necessarily be inferior to him,"

Pang Jian reassured.

Zhou Qingchen bitterly smiled and shook his head without saying much.

"The total amount of Divine Sense isn’t static, even after crossing into the early stage of Hollow Profound Realm, there’s the potential for additional growth," Pang Jian added.

Zhou Qingchen was taken aback, "That’s contrary to the information I received."

"Pang Jian, who told you that you can condense more Divine Sense in other stages of Hollow Profound Realm?"

Fang Boxuan asked incredulously.

Pang Jian hesitated for a moment and did not divulge the truth, instead thinking that once they arrived at the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land, when it was just him and Zhou Qingchen, he would reveal the actual truth.

——The Divine Consciousness of an Alien God can refine more Divine Sense.

"How did you know that?"

Dong Tianze’s expression turned cold as he abruptly stood up from his seated position.

Staring at Pang Jian, he shouted, "You already knew, didn’t you, that hunting Divine Guards and leeching the Phoenix Seal from their foreheads would allow me to refine more Divine Sense? You went to the Meteorite Sea probably planning to hunt Divine Guards as well, didn’t you tamper with something at Black Iron Mountain?"

His wrath erupted once again.

Full of suspicion towards Pang Jian, he always felt that Pang Jian was harboring ill intentions towards him, intent on trapping him.

"I knew it, you wouldn’t be so kind as to just give me Black Iron Mountain for hunting Divine Guards! Pang Jian, you are the most despicable one, full of malicious schemes in your belly!"

Dong Tianze accused with a sharp tone.

"Can it truly continue to refine Divine Sense?"

Fang Boxuan was secretly moved, saying excitedly, "To hunt Divine Guards, to assimilate their Phoenix Seal, and then to increase my Divine Sense? Damn, if I had known I would have done it too!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yuanqi also became somewhat tempted.

The amount of Divine Sense is vital to the refinement of the Spiritual Soul and is an important criterion for judging future talent.

Especially for the large Sects of the First and Second Realms, they place higher importance on the Divine Sense quantity of the Hollow Profound Realm disciples, believing that the more Divine Sense these disciples have, the stronger their future soul cultivation will be.

Dong Tianze sneered, "I am the strongest Divine Guard from the Third Realm; feel free to try your luck. Pang Jian, stop playing dumb, did you or did you not go to hunt Divine Guards?"

Fuming and wishing he could twist his head off, Pang Jian took a deep breath and continuously soothed himself with his inner voice.

He repeated to himself, "He is Pang Lin’s Divine Guard, Pang Lin’s Protector; don’t stoop to his level..."

Pang Jian forcibly maintained his silence.

"Despicable!"

Dong Tianze gave him a cold stare.

He was convinced that Pang Jian was once again plotting to claim some unknown Fragment Land and planned to hunt Heavenly Phoenix Guards to enhance his Divine Sense, which was why he had purposefully left him behind.

Half a day later.

The sky was bright and clear.

"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!"

Out of nowhere, fierce Firm Winds blew, and the Red Rosy Clouds Boat from the Heaven Treasure Li Family shone with patches of rosy light, resisting the onslaught of the Firm Winds.

"Crackle! Sizzle!"

The hull of the Red Rosy Clouds Boat sparkled with flowing light, its upward momentum changing as it shook violently amid the Firm Winds.

"Everyone, be careful; this is the Firm Wind that exists below the Second Realm. We’ve had the misfortune of encountering it," Fang Boxuan yelled to remind everyone, "The Red Rosy Clouds Boat can withstand the impact of the Firm Wind, but everyone quickly bring out your protective Firm Covers."

As he spoke, he was the first to bring out a deep red, blood-like Firm Cover, standing within the ship channeling his power.

"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!"

Zhou Qingchen, Dong Tianze, and Zhao Yuanqi each brought out their Firm Covers right after him.

Standing up and holding onto the ship’s rail, Pang Jian didn’t rush to use his Firm Cover; he felt the ferocious Firm Wind against his body and sensed the sharp wind blades slashing toward him from all directions.

"Clang! Clang clang!"

The tangible and intangible wind blades struck at his ’Phantom Bone Realm’ shiny silver flesh, causing streaks of silver radiance to flare.

Without the need for a Firm Cover to shield his body, with the strength of his own physique, he could withstand winds of this magnitude.

"Pang Jian, you’d better be careful. I’ve heard that when the most terrifying Firm Winds strike, even the Heavenly Spirit Tower of the Yin Spirit Temple, the Fire Cloud Ship of the Raging Sun Sect, and the Golden Coach and Unstable Ferry would be torn apart," Zhou Qingchen, not entirely reassured, shouted, "In the Third Realm, the only thing that can withstand the strongest Firm Wind is the Red Rosy Clouds Boat forged by the Heaven Treasure Li Family."

"That’s why we’re traveling to the Saint Spirit Continent of the Second Realm on board a Red Rosy Clouds Boat."

"Don’t be too reckless!"

Zhou Qingchen repeatedly urged in concern.

"Okay."

Pang Jian heeded his advice and brought out his Qingying Firm Cover.

After a while, indeed, even stronger Firm Winds blew, causing the Qingying Firm Cover he had brought out to flicker on and off.

"Sizzle!"

The Red Rosy Clouds Boat, forged from some rare ferrous metal, bore slender etchings on its hull and deck.

However, as Zhou Qingchen had said, the boat withstood the ferocity of the Firm Winds and continued to ascend, albeit shakily.

"Everyone hang on for just a little longer; in at most a quarter of an hour, we’ll break through the layer of Firm Winds!" Fang Boxuan shouted to encourage everyone.

Curiously gazing upward, Pang Jian clearly saw a vast expanse of land, with numerous smaller Fragment Lands floating beside it, perched atop fluffy clouds.

He also spotted a pure black ship, not ascending from below but moving laterally toward the Continent.

"A Red Rosy Clouds Boat from Red Mountain in the Lower Realm."

From the deck of the ship above came the laughter of someone jesting, "Hehe, they’ve been trapped by the Firm Wind. The Red Rosy Clouds Boat is swaying severely."

"Let’s go have some fun with them."

"Let’s go!"

The pure black ship, like a ferocious beast diving, stirred up even more violent Firm Winds, bringing it to the vicinity of the Red Rosy Clouds Boat.

The wavering Red Rosy Clouds Boat, already struggling to ascend, came to an abrupt halt and was enveloped by several times stronger Firm Winds; moments later, it sharply plunged downwards.

"Haha, I bet it won’t make it up!"

"Just a convergence of four times the strength of the Firm Winds is enough to stop it from ascending. The Red Rosy Clouds Boat, after all, is not a match for our Demon Boat."

"Isn’t that obvious?"

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