The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 379 - 358 Lei Kun’s Son _1

Chapter 379: Chapter 358 Lei Kun’s Son _1

Book Tower.

An hour later.

The oral spell of the "Pot Heaven Nourishing Qi Spell" volume, as well as the subsequent realms of the "Great Creation Sacred Body," Pang Jian had memorized thoroughly.

However, the profound mysteries of the "Pot Heaven Nourishing Qi Spell" only included the parts about Soul Wandering, Extinction, and the Immortal Realm.

It wasn’t that the spell was incomplete, but rather that the Pot Heaven Sect never had a True God emerge from its ranks.

The Sect’s Spirit Spells and secret skills stagnated at the Immortal Realm.

Since no one using the "Pot Heaven Nourishing Qi Spell" had successfully ascended to True God, no one knew the vistas of True God, and naturally, there was no continuation.

The "Great Creation Sacred Body" was merely a technique to train one’s physique. Following the Refined Blood Realm, there were the Golden Body Realm and the Creation Realm, as well as a theorized but unproven Rebirth Realm.

In the Golden Body Realm, one refines skin and flesh with refined blood, and upon completion, one’s body is like that of iron and gold.

Once the Creation Realm is achieved, even if limbs are severed, they can be regrown using refined blood.

Aside from the heart, other organs can also be refined in the Creation Realm, capturing the essence of heaven and earth’s Creation.

The Rebirth Realm is considered the ultimate realm that the creator of the "Great Creation Sacred Body" envisioned it could reach.

That person said, after reaching this realm, one could be reborn even after death.

Unfortunately, the creator of this body refining secret skill only reached the Creation Realm.

Naturally, there were no further steps for the Rebirth Realm.

"Pot Heaven Sect, Creation Sect, both were annihilated by Sword Tower,"

Pang Jian murmured to himself.

He glanced at the bookshelves beside him and noticed several books also from Pot Heaven Sect and Creation Sect—some techniques for offense.

Picking one at random, he placed the Sword Command on it, and as his Merit Points were deducted, the seal around the book dissolved on its own.

He read them one by one.

He quickly realized that the rest of the related Spirit Spells and secret skills were only classified as mid to high level by Sword Tower, meaning... they were relatively superficial and simple, thus not of high value.

Only the "Pot Heaven Nourishing Qi Spell" and "Great Creation Sacred Body" were classified as saint-level.

"Pang, Pang Junior Brother."

While Pang Jian was engrossed in his books, someone tentatively called him with a hint of timidity.

"You’re from Severed Fate Peak..."

Looking at the slim girl holding a book in the corridor, Pang Jian couldn’t immediately recall her name.

"Song ZiHe."

She quickly introduced herself and said softly, "What a coincidence, I’m also here looking for a Spirit Spell to refine my physique."

Pang Jian nodded as a greeting, then set down the book in his hand and walked straight out.

A moment later, Zeng YuLan from the same lineage of Severed Fate Peak approached and asked, "ZiHe, what are you daydreaming about? Let’s conserve our Merit Points and quickly find a saint-level body refining secret skill to review together."

"I saw Pang Junior Brother," Song ZiHe whispered.

"Where?"

"He’s on his way out."

"It’s not easy to run into him, let’s go have a chat with him!"

The bolder Zeng YuLan took her arm and they headed off.

At the entrance of the Book Tower.

"Pang Jian, there’s something," Pan Zheng began, blocking his path with a hand. "The guard of Equal Cloud Town said some tiger-headed lad came by claiming to look for Luo Yuan. We checked the Sword Tower records and found no such person, then he said he was looking for you and Qi Qingsong."

"Qi Qingsong is in secluded cultivation; I can’t contact him either," Pang Jian replied.

"So..."

"Do you want to meet with him?" Pan Zheng asked.

A thought crossing his mind, Pang Jian inquired, "What’s his name?"

"Lei Qie, he said his father is Lei Kun," Pan Zheng replied.

"Where is he? I’ll go meet him right away!" Pang Jian exclaimed with surprise.

Pan Zheng was about to find someone to lead the way for Pang Jian when he saw Zeng YuLan and Song ZiHe step out.

He beckoned to them, "Pang Jian is headed to Sword Tower, the External Gate at Equal Cloud Town. If you two aren’t busy, take him for a trip there."

"Not at all, we’re free right now," Zeng YuLan smiled warmly, enthusiastically adding, "Pang Junior Brother, it’s been a long time since our last gathering at Drunk Cloud Tower. Qi Qingsong and Zhuang have been busy cultivating and haven’t organized another gathering. Come, I will take you to Equal Cloud Town!"

"Thank you," Pang Jian answered with a nod.

A quarter of an hour later, in Equal Cloud Town, at the town entrance, Pang Jian met the tiger-headed young boy, Lei Qie.

"I am Pang Jian, your father?"

The dark-skinned Lei Qie with a robust physique appeared to be around twelve or thirteen and had already achieved the mid-stage of Marrow Cleaning Realm.

Hearing that the man before him was Pang Jian, he became somewhat restrained and nervously said, "My dad... he sent me to find Luo Yuan."

"That would be me,"

Pang Jian seriously replied.

Lei Qie was startled, then quickly said, "My dad mentioned that Luo Yuan was an Outer Sect Disciple. You, I’ve heard your name before, you’re an Inner Sect Disciple..."

"One and the same," Pang Jian said, pulling up the corner of his mouth in a gentle smile. "How is your dad? And why have you come to search for me now?"

This wasn’t the time for Sword Tower to be recruiting disciples.

"Wow!"

As if he had found someone to rely on, Lei Qie burst into tears at the entrance to Equal Cloud Town.

He had suffered greatly, and choking back sobs, he said, "My dad is in the Spirit Condensation Realm, he can’t come here. He spent a lot of Spirit Jade to get my mother, sister, and me onto the Landscape Spiritual Boat in Sky Water Swamp."

"Once we arrived, we were placed in a place called Water Moon Town, and the Spirit Jade and Spirit Stones I had were soon swindled away."

Blushing with embarrassment, he hung his head and said, "Those people... they want to send my sister to a wealthy family as a concubine."

"I really had no other choice, so I thought of what my dad said—that he knew Luo Yuan... that he knew you, so I decided to take my chances at Sword Tower."

"..."

Like bamboo tubes spilling beans, Lei Qie sobbed out the entire course of events.

The well-protected Lei Kun had never venture far from home before, and this was his first trip afar, directly from the Third Realm to the Second Realm.

Lei Kun had done everything he could.

However, once Lei Qie arrived in the Second Realm, his low cultivation level, combined with his initial extravagant spending, quickly made him a target.

He gambled away all the Spirit Jade and Spirit Stones that Lei Kun had given him, and in the end, he even lost his own sister in the bet.

"Water Moon Town and Shuiyun City both belong to the An Family’s domain. And the An Family is a clan that relies on the backing of Sky Water Swamp," said Zeng YuLan as if reciting treasures.

With a slight frown, she said indifferently, "It’s a trivial matter akin to sesame seeds and mung beans. Brother Pang, how about I take care of it for you?"

Qi Feng, in charge of the town’s external affairs and Wang Ce’s confidant, also said with a smile, "Pang Jian, it truly is a minor issue that isn’t worth your personal visit."

Pang Jian pondered for a moment and then said, "I think I’ll go there myself."

Qi Feng hurriedly said, "A stroll out is good too. Constantly burying oneself in arduous cultivation can make you dull. Let me arrange a Sword Boat for you."

Soon, a small Sword Boat soared into the sky with a loud whoosh.

Without any floors or rooms, the small Sword Boat could carry only about ten people, was not suitable for long voyages, and served as a flying vehicle for disciples traveling across the Qitian Continent and its surrounding Fragment Lands.

Song ZiHe, of few words, was the pilot of this Sword Boat, adjusting its direction with the wheel.

"Brother Pang, you really needn’t have gone yourself."

With an enchanting smile and affectionate eyes, Zeng YuLan said, "Let Elder Qi Feng notify the An Family in Shuiyun City, and they will bring the mother and daughter here.

"On this continent, we at Sword Tower are the true masters; no one dares to cross us."

Her pride was unmistakable in her words.

The tiger-headed Lei Qie, as if in a dream, gazed around the Sword Boat, feeling slightly dazed as he looked at the two fairy-like sisters beside him.

Having been influenced by Lei Kun since childhood, he understood the significance of Sword Tower and Sword Boats.

Lei Kun’s original plan had been to arrange for his son to enter Qitian Continent via a Sword Boat using Spirit Jade, but Sword Tower did not entertain the proposal, leading him to the alternative decision of choosing the Landscape Spiritual Boat of Sky Water Swamp.

Upon arriving in Qitian Continent, he settled down in Water Moon Town. The respect and awe that appeared on the faces of those he met whenever Sword Tower was mentioned, reinforced his determination to seek the Way at Sword Tower time and again.

Originally, he was supposed to undergo Sword Tower’s rigorous selection process during next year’s opening for discipleship, following the rules.

It was his own fault for not resisting the temptation of gambling, and for being duped and cheated, that he ended up in such a predicament.

He also invoked the name of his father, Lei Kun.

However, a Spirit Condensation Realm level Individual Cultivator from the Third Realm didn’t carry much weight in people’s eyes.

When he said his father knew the disciples of Sword Tower, others saw it as nothing but bluster.

"My dad was right; he fought hard to push me upwards. He himself stayed behind in the Third Realm fighting the Alien Tribes, seeking the status of a Guest Elder in a sect, because he knew the significance of having a powerful Sect backing him!" Lei Qie mused silently.

"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!"

As the Sword Boat sped along its way, Cloud Sails and ships from scion families all made way from afar.

Whether Individual Cultivators or scion families, regardless of whether Pang Jian and his companions could see them, they were bowing and paying respects, with sycophantic smiles on their faces, from a good distance away.

This also surprised Pang Jian.

"You’ll get used to it gradually."

Zeng YuLan, with a tempting smile, tidied the disheveled black hair at the nape of her white neck, her actions suggesting a deliberate display of charm as she said, "Scion families rely on Sword Tower, Individual Cultivators have an even lower status, and we are the strongest power on this continent."

"Those people, paying respect to the Sword Boat from a distance, it’s nothing more than normal," she explained.

Pang Jian nodded slightly.

Along the way, he noticed outside the mountains where Sword Tower was located, there were cities sprawled across the plains and fields.

Around those cities, satellite villages and towns were established.

Zeng YuLan was explaining on the side, and he was observing silently, finding that the situation here was quite similar to that of the Third Realm.

Powerful sects occupied lands rich in Spiritual Energy; the families of Outer Sect Disciples, Guest Elders, Inner Sect Disciples, and Elders were all part of the Sect, allowed to live in the towns between the mountains.

All these were within the Sect’s domain.

On the outside, there were scion families reliant on the Sect, mostly existing in the form of cities.

Song ZiHe quietly said, "We’re about to arrive."

As the Sword Boat flew past several cities and crossed a wide plain, upon entering a region with more water, Zeng YuLan beckoned Lei Qie to come over and said, "When we get there, I’ll take you to Water Moon Town."

Lei Qie nodded obediently.

"Brother Pang, please wait a moment for us."

As the Sword Boat began to descend, she took Lei Qie’s hand and leapt down from the boat.

The Sword Boat hung suspended in the empty sky.

"Sword Tower!"

"Sword Boat!"

Everyone in Water Moon Town was taken aback at the sight of the boat moored outside the town entrance.

From about ten miles away, the An Family of Shuiyun City also hurriedly approached on a vessel.

It took just the time to burn a stick of incense.

Zeng YuLan had a cold smirk on her lips as she led a group out of the town; besides Lei Qie’s family of three, there were five Cultivators with mismatched clothes.

"A small faction called the Mountain and River Club runs this place, and all five of its little leaders are here."

"Brother Pang, do they all need to be killed?" Zeng YuLan inquired.

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