The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 310 - 293: Soul Search_1

Chapter 310: Chapter 293: Soul Search_1

Li Yuanchen, his father, the Break Armor Marquis Li Wei, at the mid-stage of the Immortal Realm.

The Li Family, having produced a True God from their ancestors, is one of the powerful military families of the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom.

The current family head, Li Wei, is in his prime and a person with real power, commanding a divine army.

In the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom, and even throughout the entire Eastland, his fame is indeed extraordinary.

The original plan for Li Yuanchen and the others was not to go to the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land, but to take that ship directly to the Fourth Realm, which has been tainted by the Filth Alien Power.

The Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom has also been paying attention to the abnormalities in the Fourth Realm, instructing the Break Armor Marquis Li Wei to dispatch men to investigate.

Along the way, Li Yuanchen suddenly heard that in the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land, many puppets of Alien Gods from the Outer Realm had entered.

Therefore, he changed his mind on the spot.

He commanded the ship, named Busted Armour after his father, to head straight for the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land.

The divine army escorting him, those whose realms surpassed the Hollow Profound Realm, left on a separate, small vessel to continue investigating the Fourth Realm.

According to the plan, those highly skilled soldiers of the Broken Armor Army would return from the Fourth Realm and wait at a predetermined location outside the Mysterious Fog for Li Yuanchen.

Unfortunately, the Busted Armour that entered the Mysterious Fog soon became lost and suffered the same tragic fate as the Sword Boat.

Li Yuanchen, of noble status, saw that the situation was increasingly getting out of control, and used the search for a lifeline as a reason to leave with a treasured item.

He wandered alone in the Mysterious Fog, conducting several explorations, and each time he returned to the Busted Armour, more casualties would be found.

Battles, killings, the disintegration of human nature, likewise destroyed the Busted Armour.

Li Yuanchen, in solitude, continued deeper into the Mysterious Fog, desperately seeking a sliver of hope.

Until he inadvertently saw the Sword Boat.

What followed was, more or less, what everyone had guessed.

He secretly snuck into the Sword Boat, used a Secret Skill to penetrate into Xu Jie’s body, covertly observed Ye Fei’s thoughts, and then transformed himself into Luo Yuan.

"It’s roughly like this."

After a session of Soul Searching, Dong Tianze told everyone the information he had learned, with an indifferent expression.

Li Yuanchen, barely hanging onto life, had his heartbeat stop at that moment.

"He’s dead just like that?"

Qi Qingsong, stroking his chin and taking a close look, said, "Dong Tianze, since he could delve into people’s thoughts, he must be skilled in some sort of peculiar and sinister Sorcery. You must ensure it’s foolproof."

"He’s already dead," Dong Tianze snorted coldly, clearly displeased.

He suddenly looked toward Pang Jian, hesitating as he said, "Inside Li Yuanchen’s Sea of Consciousness, all Spiritual Senses... all Divine Senses have been extinguished during my search. There are only some silver Divine Senses left, still lingering in his brain’s Sea of Consciousness, unaffected by my Soul Searching Secret Skill."

Zhou Qingchen was stunned for a moment, "Silver Divine Sense?"

Pang Jian’s eyebrows twitched, silently communicating with the Bee King. Immediately, two Golden Bee Insects swarmed towards Li Yuanchen’s eyeholes.

The Bee Souls separated from the bodies of the insects, entered Li Yuanchen’s Sea of Consciousness, and fought over those bright silver Divine Senses.

In no time, the bright silver Divine Senses belonging to Li Yuanchen were devoured cleanly by the two Golden Bee Insects.

Their bellies swollen, they allowed the Bee Souls to return inside them, and the two Golden Bee Insects quickly disappeared into the Mysterious Fog.

"Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom, the Break Armor Marquis Li Wei."

Zhuang Yuyan’s brows slightly furrowed, speaking with a hint of worry, "I’ve heard of this man’s reputation; he is... rather difficult to deal with."

The three great divine countries of Eastland don’t mesh well with the Sect forces from the First Realm, each having their own territories and rules.

The three great divine countries, each with profound roots, have powerful True Gods in every era.

She feared that the death of Li Yuanchen might provoke retaliation from the Break Armor Marquis and bring trouble to the Sword Tower.

"It was Li Yuanchen who made a move against us first! Besides, since entering the Mysterious Fog, how many people have died due to being lost? Everyone on the Busted Armour is dead, isn’t it very normal for Li Yuanchen to be included?" Qi Qingsong seemed indifferent.

He then looked towards Zhao Yuanqi and Fang Boxuan, saying, "As long as we don’t speak, no one will know Li Yuanchen’s death is related to us."

"Why are you looking at me? Of course, I won’t say a word!" Fang Boxuan declared his position.

Zhao Yuanqi also snorted coldly.

Dong Tianze suddenly said, "Pang Jian, regarding those silver Divine Senses of Li Yuanchen, I’d like to talk with you privately."

At this, everyone immediately cast doubtful looks at him, knowing he must have obtained some secret intelligence.

"Being so secretive, what’s so difficult to share?" Fang Boxuan, not in the best of moods, snorted.

"The most useless among us dares to question me?"

Dong Tianze’s expression cooled, "Li Yuanchen was brought here alive by Pang Jian, and it was I who extracted the information. If we agree to tell you, then listen."

"If I don’t want to say it, you have no right to know. It doesn’t matter anyway, you’ve hardly contributed anything."

Zhao Yuanqi, who left the Sword Boat early, and Fang Boxuan, who had fled without fighting, were the ones he found most appalling, and he did not mince his words.

Only Zhou Qingchen, who was forced into the gourd, Qi Qingsong, and Zhuang Yuyan, who stayed to fight to the death, received some modicum of respect from him.

"I..."

Fang Boxuan opened his mouth to argue, found no counterargument, and ultimately stayed silent out of frustration.

"It’s fine, go ahead," said Pang Jian.

"You really want to hear it?"

"Go ahead."

"Alright then."

Dong Tianze nodded, and without any preamble, dropped a bombshell, "From Li Yuanchen’s memories, I’ve come across a strange situation. According to Li Yuanchen’s understanding and words, all of our Divine Senses should only be called Spiritual Senses."

"Only those Spiritual Senses, refined through the transformation of Alien Gods’ Divine Consciousness, can be called Divine Senses."

"In Li Yuanchen’s Sea of Consciousness, those silver ones were the Divine Senses, while those I erased were merely Spiritual Senses," Dong Tianze explained, baffled himself.

Those listening were just as perplexed.

The cultivation system passed down through generations of the Human Race, with detailed descriptions of various realms, mentions something called Divine Sense, which emerges during the Hollow Profound Realm stage.

In Li Yuanchen’s mind, how has there been a change in terminology, suddenly referred to as Spiritual Sense?

If that’s the case, shouldn’t the Divine Sense within the Sea of Consciousness of all of them also be called Spiritual Sense?

Pang Jian commanded tersely, "Continue!"

"Li Yuanchen changed his mind on the spur of the moment because of a transformation in heaven and earth, due to the opening of Purgatory, which allowed many Alien Gods from the Outer Realm to turn their gaze upon Purgatory again. He had heard that numerous puppets of the Alien Gods had massively entered the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land, and it was with the idea of hunting these puppets that he stepped in."

"Moreover, it was only recently that he came to know that by refining the Divine Consciousness of Alien Gods, one can form a true Divine Sense."

"Such Divine Sense, condensed from the Divine Consciousness of Alien Gods, is not limited by the Hollow Profound Realm, and yet possesses many profound mysteries."

Having said that, Dong Tianze looked at Pang Jian.

"Pang Jian, could you see those ants, the golden ones that flew out of your eyes...?"

Qi Qingsong inquired.

Pang Jian nodded slightly, saying, "In the Prayer Spirit Forbidden Land, through some broken stone statues and wooden carvings, I gathered some fragments of Divine Consciousness from Alien Gods, thereby condensing golden Divine Sense. He’s right, this kind of Divine Sense is not limited by realm, indeed possessing many wondrous aspects."

At that, the group erupted in commotion.

"Does it mean that since Purgatory only occasionally opens, cultivators only have the chance to contact those Alien Gods from the Outer Realm then, to be able to hunt and collect their Divine Consciousness? So, the higher-ups kept it a secret, not divulging what so-called true Divine Sense is?"

"If Divine Sense without divinity is only called Spiritual Sense, then what we all have is Spiritual Sense!"

"What Li Yuanchen and Pang Jian have, one silver, one gold, their Divine Sense is clearly different from ours!"

"It seems that the massive emergence of Alien Gods from the Outer Realm represents both a crisis and an opportunity!"

"If the total volume of Divine Sense can achieve a breakthrough through Them, our potential for cultivation could also be amplified!"

"..."

The group discussed eagerly.

Eventually, Fang Boxuan’s cold remark brought everyone’s topic of discussion and fervor to a halt.

"If we can’t get out of the Mysterious Fog, what’s the use of thinking so much?"

At these words, everyone fell silent as if doused with cold water.

No matter whether it was Fu Wangchen from the Desolated Terrains or Li Yuanchen from the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom, two formidable figures from the First Realm, they both struggled to find a glimmer of hope within the Mysterious Fog.

They too had endured those hard times, knowing that when hope and a turning point remain unseen for a long time, the human heart will eventually change.

Only by staying alive and leaving this endless Mysterious Fog would the topics they discussed have any meaning.

Otherwise, it’s all in vain.

Pang Jian remained silent.

At that moment, in his Sea of Consciousness, six golden Bee Souls suddenly appeared.

The Bee Insects headed towards the "Spring Eye" below his Sea of Consciousness and each spit out a mouthful of honey, then immediately vanished.

In the beehive, six new bee pupae emerged.

As the bee pupae formed, they unhesitatingly sought the Blood and Flesh Essence Energy originating from him, the dense Qi and Blood energy he had stored in the "Creation Divine Pool," and it immediately flowed towards the copper badge.

Pang Jian silently retrieved the flesh and blood of Ferocious Beasts to supplement himself.

"Don’t worry, I have a clear direction and can lead you all to the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land," said Pang Jian, who had taken a seat.

To the gentle Zhuang Yuyan, he said, "Senior sister, could you go to the cabin and fill the Spirit Array with Spirit Jade, and restart the Sword Boat?"

"Yes! Absolutely!"

Zhuang Yuyan was briefly stunned, her eyes brimming with uncontrollable ecstasy: "Junior brother! You’re not joking, right? Have you truly found a way out?!"

"Pang Jian!"

The others also snapped to realization, their gazes fixed on Pang Jian’s face like fiery blades.

How long had they been mired in the Mysterious Fog?

How many had mentally collapsed because they couldn’t bear it?

Pang Jian, who had left and returned, not only captured Li Yuanchen, who had been using the alias Luo Yuan, but also found a way out for everyone, causing their spirits to boil over.

"There should be no problem. Senior sister, please activate the Sword Boat, we’ll set off right now," Pang Jian affirmed.

"Junior brother, you are our delightful surprise," Zhuang Yuyan remarked, her smile blooming.

She, who held one hundred and ten thousand Spirit Jade, swiftly entered the cabin, busying herself with arranging the Array within.

"Pang Jian, quickly tell us, how did you find the way out?"

"You lad, how many secrets are you hiding?"

The very close Qi Qingsong and Zhou Qingchen circled around him.

Dong Tianze, who initially wanted to ask a few questions as well, seeing that they had already gone over, coldly took a seat at Black Iron Mountain.

"This person..."

Zhao Yuanqi, who re-strapped the large gourd on her back and sat beside the hull, had a pretty little face that looked somewhat dazed and lost, her eyes also grew deep and dark.

She had not witnessed the brilliance of Pang Jian in the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands.

Now, within the boundless Mysterious Fog, she finally experienced Pang Jian’s miracles.

This young Hunter, who was supposed to have joined the Red Mountain cultivators under Zhou Qingchen’s introduction, left a profound impression on her.

Li Yuanchen, the son of the Break Armor Marquis from the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom, a figure who made her feel hopeless and powerless, reappeared before her looking as wretched as a dead dog.

At this moment, Pang Jian had once again found a way out for the lost and helpless crowd.

"A golden fish is not confined to a shallow pool; once it encounters a storm, it transforms into a dragon."

Zhao Yuanqi murmured softly.

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