The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 377 - 356 Master-Disciple Interaction Mode_1

Chapter 377: Chapter 356 Master-Disciple Interaction Mode_1

"Hehe."

Su Yue smirked bitterly and said, "Junior Brother Bai Chuan, who is in the later stage of the Spirit Condensation Realm!"

"Pang Jian, who just stepped into the Spirit Condensation Realm not long ago! What gives him the right to search through Junior Brother Bai Chuan’s spiritual soul memory with his own?"

The three elders who obeyed Jiang Ran also began to question one after another.

Zhou Wenhao, with his warm and elegant demeanor, now slightly frowned and said coldly, "Elder Wang Ce, you oversee the laws of the Sword Tower. Pang Jian forced his way into a fellow disciple’s Sea of Consciousness. How should he be punished?"

The two brothers immediately turned their accusations toward Pang Jian.

"Pang Jian..."

Xu Yu slightly furrowed his brows.

They knew Pang Jian’s spiritual soul harbored strange qualities, but still found it unbelievable, doubting someone with a lower realm like Pang Jian could penetrate Bai Chuan’s spiritual soul memory in an instant.

After all, Bai Chuan was certainly a notch higher in realm than Pang Jian.

At this moment, the puzzled looks of Yao Junhong, Guanghe, and Wang Ce suddenly fell on Bai Chuan’s face.

Bai Chuan appeared frightened, shaking his head aimlessly in panic under Pang Jian’s accusation, "He’s talking nonsense! If anyone is possessed, it’s all because of my own demons, it has nothing to do with Elder Brother Su Yue."

Just a moment ago.

A majestic and mighty golden spiritual soul, like an ancient God Spirit from the Outer Domain Galaxy, suddenly stood tall in his Sea of Consciousness.

When the ancient God Spirit looked at him, the piercing gaze seemed to penetrate all his secrets; he felt a terrifying sense that even the embarrassing things from when he was in open-crotch pants could be known by the deity.

This made him suspect that all his secrets were captured by the God Spirit form of Pang Jian, yet he still denied everything vehemently.

"He, as well as those supposedly bewitched by the Source Demon and committed evil deeds. Elders, I believe you have ways to make them tell the truth," said Pang Jian with unruffled composure.

His spiritual soul’s entry and departure had only served to intimidate Bai Chuan momentarily.

Because it happened in such a short span of time, he actually did not manage to see through Bai Chuan’s thoughts.

But Bai Chuan’s deplorable behavior, coupled with the claims about the Source Demon, convinced him that Bai Chuan must be hiding something.

"It’s Su Yue who is the instigator behind the scenes!" Pang Jian declared with absolute certainty.

Suddenly, Wang Ce stated indifferently, "There is indeed a way."

He exchanged glances with Guanghe and Yao Junhong, sent out a thought through his divine sense, and then said, "Just wait a moment."

Zhou Wenhao and Su Yue felt ill omens.

"I’ve looked at so many people, and it’s easy to see if they’re lying or fearful," Wang Ce glanced at Bai Chuan and said, "Before, I couldn’t confirm whether this matter was related to the Source Demon or not, because the Source Demon indeed possesses such capabilities. However, Bai Chuan..."

He shook his head, "You have too many flaws."

Between the mountains of the Sword Tower.

Those loyal to Wang Ce had already discreetly captured several who were accused of being tormented by the Source Demon, in different buildings and secret halls, and immediately forced the truth out of them with a special concoction.

A quarter of an hour later.

Wang Ce nodded slightly to Chen Weihuang, who had been silent the whole time, and said, "We have both witnesses and confessions. Following the clues, they all point to one person in the end."

"Su Yue."

"He is the prime mover."

Wang Ce let out a cold snort.

"Good," said Chen Weihuang as he touched his own forehead.

Seven dazzling fire swords shot out, vanishing into Su Yue’s body in an instant, and in front of Zhou Wenhao and the other three elders loyal to Jiang Ran, he imprisoned Su Yue on the spot.

"You can go back, there’s nothing for you here anymore."

Chen Weihuang pointed outside.

Pang Jian was startled for a moment, casting a strange look at the nominally eldest brother, realizing that before his arrival, this guy who always wore an expression as lifeless as a dead fish, and who was cold to him, must have done quite a lot in private.

It seemed... Wang Ce and the others... quite followed his lead.

"Go ahead, we only needed to confirm that the Source Demon wasn’t involved through you," said Yao Junhong with a smile.

Pang Jian nodded.

Wang Ce, Yao Junhong, Guanghe, and Xu Yu, the four great elders, had been cautious about acting directly due to their uncertainty about the Source Demon’s capabilities.

They feared that if they dug deep and actually attributed the deeds to the Source Demon, things would become troublesome.

The authority within the Sword Tower still lay in their hands. Zhou Wenhao, Su Yue, and the other three elders behind them still couldn’t match these four at the moment.

Pang Jian left peacefully.

Returning to his cave dwelling, he looked at the Origin Demon Sword in his hand, pondered for a moment, and tried to sense the outside world with his spiritual soul.

To his surprise, he could not perceive through the rock walls of the dwelling with the sensing power of his spiritual soul; even the Mysterious Turtle’s Pass Through the Mountain technique failed to cross the barrier smoothly!

Amazed, he immediately inquired about the situation with Qi Qingsong.

"Not to mention Tower Master’s Litian Peak, even the peaks and cave dwellings where we reside all have this effect. Inside the dwelling, no one outside can perceive anything with divine sense or spiritual power," explained Qi Qingsong.

"You can rest assured, within your dwelling, nobody knows what you are up to."

"However, what in the world are you planning?" asked Qi Qingsong curiously.

Pang Jian did not respond further.

After pondering for a moment, he took out the Copper Box and lifted the lid.

"You stay in here for now."

He tossed the Origin Demon Sword into it.

All traces of the Source Demon’s aura vanished when the lid of the box snapped shut.

This mysterious copper box, taken from Bagua City, would leave anyone who entered it when not wearing the copper medallion in a place of total darkness and dead silence, unable to glimpse the Outer Domain Galaxy.

There was no light, no energy, no sound.

It was a place of true void and desolate silence.

The copper box could also isolate everything; inside, he was unable to communicate with the Mysterious Turtle and the Corrosion Boundary Vine, and undoubtedly, the Source Demon was the same.

After tossing the box under the bed, temporarily resolving the threat of the Source Demon, he sank his consciousness into the Sword Command.

Within the Sword Command, a Sword Light Symbol capable of transmitting messages had three shining points of light.

The three lights represented Qi Qingsong, Zhuang Yuyan, and... Pu Zhaotian.

After hesitating for a moment, he sent a whisper of his thoughts into the light representing Pu Zhaotian, conveying, "I don’t understand how to refine the Origin Demon Sword."

He didn’t have to wait long before an image of Pu Zhaotian’s soul floated out from that grain-sized point of light.

His stout and strong body seemed ready to burst out of his loose robe as he chuckled, "The Origin Demon Sword is, after all, a Divine Sword. One must not treat any Divine Sword as a mere object because it has a... soul."

"When dealing with a Divine Sword, one must treat it as the most important companion in life."

"You can’t try to refine a Divine Sword and imprint your own mark on it. Shared ideals, shared philosophies, unified pursuits, recognition of power and character by the sword—these are what will earn the sword’s approval."

"..."

Pu Zhaotian articulated his insights and experiences.

"It is a Demon Sword," said Pang Jian.

"Then offer it a lure, such as promising to help it complete its broken blade. Also, from the moment it was crafted, its purpose has been to slay the Alien Gods of the Outer Realm."

"You have to let it know that you will, and you also have the ability, to help it find its other half."

"You need to make it clear that you, too, will slay the Alien Gods of the Outer Realm and earn its trust."

"As it is adept at bewitching hearts, so long as you can keep your own heart steadfast and prevent it from consuming your spirit and mind, you can fool it however you like, just make it behave."

"Divine Swords or Demon Swords, the aim isn’t to refine them, but to win their approval."

Pu Zhaotian explained patiently.

His soul image then suddenly entered another Sword Light Symbol, imprinting the mysteries of the Sword Dao he had recently comprehended with his power.

"I have gleaned some new insights into the mysteries of the Chaotic Sword Skill, remember to meditate on them later."

His soul image flew out and suddenly changed the subject, "The Desolated Terrains, how exactly did Fu Wangchen die?"

Pang Jian was startled.

"Another Sword Command bears a Sword Intent I left for you. When you surfaced in the Third Realm’s Meteorite Sea and sent a transmission through the Sword Command, I saw from a faint trace of Sword Intent that Fu Wangchen intended to kill you."

Pu Zhaotian sneered, "His master, Li Chu, was also defeated by me. That boy dared to target you just because the Desolated Terrains are currently under the watch of two True Gods."

"But back in its prime, Sword Tower had five Sword Gods, making it the strongest sect in the First Realm!"

"Whenever the world was in turmoil, whenever Alien Gods aggressively descended into the bodies of their followers below, it was our Sword Tower that took the lead in slaying the gods!"

"Purgatory World’s current prosperity and stability have all been built by generations of Sword Gods from Sword Tower! Even though Sword Tower has fallen into decline without any Sword Gods to hold the fort, I will never allow my disciple to be bullied by others."

Pu Zhaotian spoke with burning anger.

"Five Sword Gods!"

Pang Jian couldn’t help but feel respect well up inside him.

Sword Gods are those who have ascended to godhood through the Sword Dao, referred to as the true gods of the sword.

In the current Purgatory World, the three major Divine Countries of Eastland only have four True Gods in total, that is, the four Divine Kings.

The sects of the other three continents, South Abyss, West Soil, North Ruins, each have only one or two True Gods.

Sword Tower, at its peak with five illustrious True Gods, was naturally the strongest sect of the era, overpowering all Human Race sects.

"So, was Fu Wangchen ultimately eaten by the Ice Armor Eel Dragon, or killed by the Alien Tribes?" Pu Zhaotian inquired further.

"I killed him," answered Pang Jian.

"You?"

"Hmm."

"Well done."

Pu Zhaotian grinned broadly and laughed.

His soul image, laughing more and more brazenly, spoke, "No worries, once I ascend to True God, Sword Tower will return to West Soil in the First Realm. Between Pure Land and Heaven Treasure Sect, there is still a treasure spot meant for Sword Tower that remains vacant, awaiting our nine-story Sword Tower to float in the sky."

In the days that followed.

Pu Zhaotian’s soul image was always present in Pang Jian’s Sword Command, solving his problems with care, and chatting and sharing thoughts when unoccupied.

"I asked Miss Zhuang for the details, the Desolated Terrains’ Lu Jie, Demon Sect’s Jiang Chao, and others, were eliminated by Dong Tianze, Qi Qingsong, and Zhou Qingchen while you were away."

"Yin Spirit Temple’s Dong Tianze is quite the lad; he’s removed future troubles for you."

"Oh, right, your Spirit Condensation Realm is unlike any other. In the early days, the Spirit Condensation Realm existed to temper the newly solidified spiritual soul because it was too weak, but in your case... your Spiritual Soul filled with divinity, so robust, it’s like you’ve skipped that step."

"So, you’re already in the Soul Wandering Realm."

Pu Zhaotian, through the Sword Command, shared any new information he received with Pang Jian.

His reflections on sword cultivation, several perilous events in his life, he shared quite openly.

Most of the time, it was him doing the talking, while Pang Jian listened quietly.

But for some reason, Pang Jian gradually sensed an urgency emanating from him.

He seemed eager to impart all the understanding from his life within a short time, extending beyond just the Sword Dao.

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