The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 378 - 357 Chaos Begins_1

Chapter 378: Chapter 357 Chaos Begins_1

Third Realm.

Auspicious Light Fragment Land.

A few Armored Demon Beasts from the Fifth Realm and a group of Ghost Apes overpowered the stationed Raging Sun Sect members who were preparing to construct a deadly array.

Just when a burly Ghost Ape was about to tear apart the last few members of the Raging Sun Sect, a Red Rosy Clouds Boat swiftly approached.

"Whoosh!"

Swarms of deep red saber beams, mixed with a thick scent of blood, enveloped the area like a sea of sabers.

Within the saber sea, a majestic mountain loomed, exuding a sense of overwhelming majesty.

"Red Mountain!"

The Level Six Ghost Ape was engulfed by the saber beams and in the blink of an eye, it was reduced to dismembered limbs and flesh.

"Zhou!"

An elegant and delicate Su Meng, seeing the weather-beaten Zhou Qingchen, waved her hands excitedly as if she had been spared from calamity.

She was dressed in a practical battle suit, her hair tied up in a ponytail, and her clothes stained with blood.

Years had passed, her youthful greenness had faded away, now she shone with a radiant beauty.

"So it’s Su Meng."

Zhou Qingchen and Han Duping both landed from the Red Rosy Clouds Boat.

The Red Rosy Clouds Boat continued to roar in the Void Fragment Land, and the cultivators from Red Mountain above were still hunting the Ferocious Beasts that had entered the Auspicious Light Fragment Land earlier.

Han Duping approached and joked bitterly, "Su Meng, have you also reached the Hollow Profound Realm?"

"Yes, not long ago."

Standing among several Hollow Profound Realm disciples from the Raging Sun Sect, the striking Su Meng clenched her fists and said forcefully, "I’ve been cultivating desperately, all so I could advance my realm sooner and avenge my father!"

"Revenge?" Han Duping was momentarily stunned.

"Dong Tianze!" Su Meng said through gritted teeth.

Zhou Qingchen paused, then recalled that on Lake Heart Island in the Solitude Mountain Range, it was Dong Tianze who had killed her father.

"As for him..." Zhou Qingchen shook his head, not wanting to hurt her feelings, and said, "Then you’ll have to work even harder."

"And Sister Jiang Li?" Su Meng asked.

Zhou Qingchen broke into a smile and said cheerfully, "She hasn’t reached the Hollow Profound Realm; her talent is a notch below yours. So, she was taken away by a Sword Boat to seek refuge in the upper world."

"Damn it, I finally make a breakthrough to the Hollow Profound Realm, and this mess has to happen!" Han Duping complained incessantly.

"Zhou, I heard that you returned from the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land with Pang, and... Dong Tianze." Su Meng pursed her lips and said, "What realm is he now?"

"Mid Spirit Condensation Realm." Zhou Qingchen responded frankly.

Struck hard by the news, Su Meng was speechless for a long while.

...

Still in the Third Realm.

On a Cloud Sail headed toward the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands.

A commander from Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom, clad in shining silver armor, cast fervent glances toward the gathering place of individual cultivators.

"Also surnamed Han, sharing my surname—what a coincidence."

Touching his chin, Han Feng grew more intrigued as he looked and couldn’t help walking toward the area where the individual cultivators were gathered.

"Young lady, I..."

He said politely, "I am Han Feng, a colonel of the Broken Armor Army, and I’d like to discuss some questions about our realms."

A group of individual cultivators froze.

Everyone could see the intentions of the Broken Armor Army commander, but they didn’t dare point them out. They could only pretend to be clueless.

"I was summoned by the Divine Country to kill Alien Tribes and Ferocious Beasts from the Lower Realm, not to discuss love with someone," Han Ting said coldly.

Her stunningly voluptuous figure among these rugged individual cultivators sparked many fantasies.

She had long noticed Han Feng’s intentions and decisively made them clear to avoid any misunderstandings that could cause further trouble.

"Hehe."

Han Feng forced a few dry laughs and turned to leave.

"Filthy whore, nothing but a Hollow Profound Realm individual cultivator. She wouldn’t know a good thing if it slapped her in the face."

Back in his room, the more Han Feng thought about it, the angrier he felt. He ordered his subordinates, "Tell the individual cultivator Xing Dongping that once we enter the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands to capture that woman for me. There are too many eyes on the Cloud Sail; it’s not convenient. But once we’re in the realm of Yuan Mang, it will be easier."

"Sir, shouldn’t we prioritize setting up the Ground Splitting Thunders in the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands before anything else?" his subordinate asked, bowing his head.

"What’s the rush? The Filth Alien Power hasn’t fully poured in yet. Those Alien Tribes and beasts are unlikely to dare rush us immediately," Han Feng said impatiently.

"Alright then."

On deck.

"This is inappropriate; we need to find a way to leave as soon as possible and avoid any complications with the Broken Armor Army," Gao Yuan said frowning to Han Ting: "We’ll talk more once we reach Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands."

"Okay."

Several days later.

Leaning on the ship’s rail, Han Ting looked down at the familiar fragmented land below, her expression distant as she muttered, "Back then, it was on this piece of fragmented land that I met him."

"Pang soared through the dragon gate and ascended to the heavens; he’s long been out of our world," Gao Yuan said bitterly.

"Is it wrong to think about it?" Han Ting’s eyes misted over as she whispered, "If only he had given me a chance. Otherwise..."

"Forget him; let’s think about how to escape from the Broken Armor Army instead."

...

Litian Peak.

Inside Pang Jian’s exclusive cave dwelling.

Sword Tao Profound Argumentation, life philosophies, interesting stories of life, and secret tales of the Sword Tower.

Pu Zhaotian spoke freely.

Pang Jian was huddled in his cave dwelling, contemplating the Chaotic Sword Skill within the Sword Light Symbol while also absorbing various influences from Pu Zhaotian.

"Jiang Ran, why aren’t you dealing with it?"

"You insolent boy! Since I am your master, he will forever be your grandmaster! Remember, do not refer to him by name! Even if one day he truly does something terrible to you, you may resist."

"But do not be so disrespectful!"

After a reprimand from Pu Zhaotian, he sighed, "His master designated the position of Tower Master to me. When I was causing trouble everywhere in my early years, it was he who protected me at every turn."

"That deceased old man did me a great favor."

"Humans must know gratitude. So, even though Jiang my senior brother did some bad things later on, considering his master’s kindness to me, I decided not to pursue the matter further."

Another day.

"Kid, don’t guard against your grandmaster brother. My eye for choosing disciples is the same as for choosing women, I absolutely can’t go wrong."

"Chen that brat, he’s just a bit hot-tempered, his heart isn’t bad, and he’s sharp-witted."

"Ah, but because he’s too sharp, the Sword Dao might be hard for him to take to the ultimate level."

Pu Zhaotian evaluated.

Pang Jian was astonished.

The grandmaster brother he saw was always stone-faced, hardly spoke, even more silent and reticent than himself.

He always thought the other’s mind wasn’t quite right.

Little did he expect Pu Zhaotian’s evaluation to reveal that it was precisely because Chen Weihuang was too sharp-witted that he couldn’t take the Sword Dao to the highest realm.

"Heh, you don’t believe?"

Pu Zhaotian sneered, "Zhou Wenhao, Su Yue, these guys’ little tricks, compared to your grandmaster brother, are nothing! In terms of strategic planning and scheming, even their masters behind them are not as good!"

"He ignores you because he looks down on you for now; you don’t need to bother with him, either."

"In short, as long as I approve and allow them into Litian Peak, he won’t harm them."

Yet another day.

"The battle of the Third Realm broke out first from a place called Three Immortal Islands. The Filth Alien Power has not yet fully spread, and the Cyclops Clan has already become impatient to show themselves."

"Right, the Cyclops Clan, back then, was chased into the Fifth Realm by that Old Thunder Dragon."

"I hope that Old Thunder Dragon awakens from its long slumber soon."

This soul image of Pu Zhaotian conversed with Pang Jian’s own soul image, which had emerged from the Sword Light Symbol that recorded the Chaotic Sword Skill, "Based on the judgment of those fellows above, the tide of the Filth Alien Power will continue all the way to the Second Realm."

"Sword Tower, as well as the Qitian Continent, will also be contaminated in the future."

Pu Zhaotian pondered with concern, "That’s why I must ascend to become a True God. Only if I become a God will the Sword Tower be able to relocate to the First Realm in advance, according to the ancient rules set by the old True Gods."

"Where does the Filth Alien Power come from, and why does it keep surging up?" Pang Jian wondered.

"To this day, it remains an unsolved mystery."

Pu Zhaotian frowned, seriously answering, "Every few years, there will be events of Filth Alien Power surging up. This is something that can never be avoided; we can only face it over and over again."

"It is a rule of Purgatory, unbroken since ancient times."

"There is a theory that the Filth Alien Power comes from below the Fifth Realm, from the ultimate region of darkness. As to the specifics, even the level ten powerhouses of the Fifth Realm have been unable to investigate so far."

A few days later.

Pang Jian let his consciousness drift through a Sword Light Symbol which contained news from all over Purgatory to understand the current state of the world.

Suddenly, Pu Zhaotian said, "Recently, a hot topic among the True Gods is that it would be better for several True Gods to break through the Heaven Forbidden and step into the Outer Domain Galaxy together next time."

"More people means a greater advantage against the enclosure and interception by Alien Gods from the Outer Realms."

"Of course, this will happen after the internal strife of Purgatory is resolved."

At that moment, Pang Jian suddenly said, "On the moon, there resides the Moon Goddess. On the sun, there should also be a Sun God."

"How do you know?"

"From the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land, I heard some Alien Tribes talking about it."

"This information... is very important!"

The soul image of Pu Zhaotian quietly vanished.

Before long, in Pang Jian’s Sword Command, an additional nine hundred Merit Points appeared.

After a while.

"Thump, thump!"

Chen Weihuang knocked on the door.

He didn’t enter, instead he said from outside, "The lower part of the Great Creation Sacred Body and the subsequent spells of the Pot Heaven Nourishing Qi Spell have been newly arranged in the Book Tower."

Pang Jian’s eyes lit up, "Senior brother..."

No one outside responded, Chen Weihuang had already left.

...

Sharpen Blade Peak, Book Tower.

Pan Zheng took the Sword Command, deducted Merit Points, and personally led Pang Jian inside.

He took Pang Jian to the second floor of the Book Tower, took down two brand-new books, and handed them over to Pang Jian.

"Your grandmaster brother Chen Weihuang threatened Su Yue by exerting his realm’s power level, forcing Jiang Ran to return the originals to the Sword Tower."

"These two are also copied versions; the originals are already in Elder Guanghe’s hands. After he meticulously inspected the details to ensure there were no issues, confirming Jiang Ran hadn’t altered a single word."

"You can rest assured to study and practice from them."

Pan Zheng left with a smile.

Pang Jian was surprised.

Master Pu Zhaotian’s evaluation of the grandmaster brother now seemed to have some truth to it. He had not expected that his grandmaster brother could actually make Jiang Ran capitulate, dutifully returning the two coveted books to the Sword Tower.

"His manner is not great, but he’s not a bad person."

Finding a cushion to sit down, Pang Jian started to study the two books, memorizing every single character attentively.

...

PS: For the next three to four days, normal updates with two Chapters each, as Old Ni is taking his son, wife, and parents out for a mountain hike and travel. The following Chapters are pre-written, so I can only ensure normal updates~