The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 388 - 367 Divine Country Jiang Family_1

Chapter 388: Chapter 367 Divine Country Jiang Family_1

Under the deterrence of Sword Tower, both of the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom’s Immortal Realm Divine Marquises chose to lower their flags and still their drums.

The young elites of the Divine Kingdom also lost their temper.

Wiping the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth, Pang Jian sheathed his Astonishing Spear and looked coldly at Huang Swallow Cloud.

Suffering an injury from the clash with the opponent, whose realm was far superior, didn’t surprise him.

Still, he imprinted the image of this Swallowing Cloud Marquis from the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom deep into his mind.

"Mid-stage of the Immortal Realm..."

In retrospect, a few years ago he was just a hunter in Solitude Mountain Range, but now he was a core member of Sword Tower, with a cultivation at the mid-stage of the Soul Wandering Realm.

He believed that in the near future, he would be able to make this Swallowing Cloud Marquis pay the price with his own strength.

"Without the protection of this Sword Tower... you! And you!"

Huang Swallow Cloud covered his wound with one hand and pointed a blood-stained finger at Pang Jian and Chen Weihuang, his voice cold, "In the future, if either of you leave Sword Tower, you’d better watch out!"

Having said that, he flew into the majestic ship to heal his injuries.

Zhu Jinghong also spoke calmly, "Sword Tower, Pu Zhaotian, cannot protect you two forever."

"Buzz!"

Another dazzling sword light shot out from the Sword Tower.

This sword light, resembling colored clouds, carried the profound intent to destroy all beings, enveloping the Astonish Rainbow Marquis in its radiance.

Zhu Jinghong’s expression changed drastically, as he was about to activate his "Sky Rainbow Absolute Sky Technique," but then he felt numerous threads of sword intent pressuring him from above.

Upon closer examination, he found that his Sea of Consciousness had been split by the sword intent, and his Spiritual Soul, refined by thousands of rainbow lights, was also surrounded by strands of small, fish-like sword lights.

Zhu Jinghong was horrified and dared not say another word.

On the first floor of Sword Tower, the images of two elders, one fat and one thin, suddenly became clear and striking.

The fat elder shook his head and chuckled, "That Zhu brat, daring to spout nonsense in my Sword Tower, deserves a lesson as well."

The next moment, everyone saw strands of slender sword light enter Zhu Jinghong’s body through the center of his forehead.

This Astonish Rainbow Marquis from the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom grimaced and let out a groan, as his body began to spray blood.

After the Swallowing Cloud Marquis, he too panicked and withdrew into the interior of the ship, no longer daring to show his face.

"Clang!"

On the grand and majestic ship, the windows of various buildings slammed shut.

All the young elites from the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom who had come to Sword Tower for leisure, were now huddling in their cabins, none daring to utter another word.

Next to the ship, Zhou Wenhao and Su Yue, a pair of master and apprentice, were also silent.

They hadn’t expected that Chen Weihuang, the chief disciple of Pu Zhaotian, could actually call upon the Divine Sword within Sword Tower to use the power of the Tower to suppress external riffraff.

Sword Tower holds supreme authority within the Sect, and the Divine Sword’s response is even above that of the Tower Master!

With both the Swallowing Cloud Marquis and Astonish Rainbow Marquis injured by the Divine Sword, even if their master Jiang Ran were present, he could only stand by and let it happen.

"If it weren’t for Elder Jiang Ran’s presence, this ship from the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom would have been torn apart by sword light the moment it entered Sword Tower," Chen Weihuang dropped this remark and signaled Pang Jian with a glance before the two returned to Litian Peak, one in front of the other.

The image of the Divine Sword’s spirit beneath Sword Tower then slowly faded away.

"Brother Chen is formidable!"

From the peaks and mid-slopes of Misty Peak, Fish Leap Peak, Bright Peak, and Severed Fate Peak, many Sword Tower disciples cheered him off.

In stark contrast were Zhou Wenhao and Su Yue, whose faces lost their luster.

...

Litian Peak.

"With Master absent, it’s only right that we take up the responsibility," Chen Weihuang turned back and looked at the settled Pang Jian, nodding, "Your performance was decent, and you did not disgrace our Master."

"The Heaven Treasure Li Family of the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom, what’s their background? The Great Elder is also surnamed Jiang, could it be?" Pang Jian asked softly.

Chen Weihuang glanced at the sky, hesitated for a moment, and then pointed at the Sword Command around Pang Jian’s waist.

Pang Jian, understanding the hint, grasped the Sword Command.

Information related to Jiang Family of the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom immediately flooded from the point representing Chen Weihuang, elaborating the situation with the Divine Kingdom, and the relationship between Great Elder Jiang Ran and the Jiang Family in detail.

The Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom has True Gods from both the Zhu and Jiang families, and the emperor of the Divine Kingdom often comes from these two families.

The Zhu and Jiang families have intermarried for years, as close as one family.

Jiang Ran himself is a member of a branch of the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom’s Jiang Family. He joined Sword Tower when it still stood in the First Realm and was taken as a disciple by the last Sword God.

Initially, because Jiang Ran’s talents and abilities were not conspicuous, the Jiang Family in the Divine Kingdom did not pay much attention to him.

Only when Jiang Ran began to distinguish himself within Sword Tower did his family’s influence slowly rise within the Jiang Family, and as Jiang Ran became the Great Elder of Sword Tower, the Jiang Family favored him even more.

The Jiang family then fully supported Jiang Ran in his attempt to become a True God, hoping he could replace Pu Zhaotian as the head of Sword Tower.

When Jiang Ran failed, it was also the True God from the Jiang Family who intervened, not only saving his life but also allowing him to only fall in realm rather than being completely annihilated.

At the end of the Sword Command message, Chen Weihuang said, "The Jiang Family has always sought to use Jiang Ran to get their hands on the foundation of our Sword Tower."

Pang Jian nodded in understanding.

At that moment, a jujube-sized healing pill was handed to Pang Jian, "Take this back to your cave residence and consume it to heal. After the elders’ council is over, I will inform you of the latest situation. No matter what, when Master is not around, we cannot allow Jiang Ran to collude with outsiders and act recklessly in the Tower."

Pang Jian bowed, "Understood."

He could clearly feel that Chen Weihuang’s attitude towards him had visibly changed.

"Master is right, you are young, full of vitality, and you also have courage," Chen Weihuang said, tugging the corner of his mouth, and spoke seriously, "Do not let Master down."

"Senior brother, what do you mean?"

"Sword Tower, it needs you to carry the heavy burden in the future."

Chen Weihuang uttered sharply.

...

Inside the cave dwelling.

After swallowing that great healing medicine, Pang Jian’s mind was filled with Chen Weihuang’s last sentence, which also made him feel the pressure.

Great Elder Jiang Ran, the two Immortal Realm Divine Marquises, and that Divine King of the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom from the Jiang family who oversaw everything, any one of these figures could easily snuff out his life at the moment.

To carry Sword Tower forward, he must confront these towering and unreachable presences and trample each one beneath his feet.

"A higher realm, stronger power, is needed to help Sword Tower overcome the dangers of the future."

"Origin Demon Sword!"

Lifting the lid of the box, he took out the black crystal jade-like broken sword.

"I accept my fate, and am willing to acknowledge you as my master."

"Master..."

The faintly lingering soul thought of the Source Demon emerged.

Its demon thought solidified into Demon Light, Demon Flame, Demon Cloud, and many strange demonized existences, appearing in a state of dull stupor.

But it didn’t last long.

It quickly began to grow in strength through the nefarious thoughts, evil intentions, and desires in the hearts of the Sword Tower disciples.

"Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom! The Swallowing Cloud Marquis and the Astonish Rainbow Marquis, such deep and venomous malice!"

The Source Demon quickly became invigorated.

"Haha! Those two, they want to kill you and Chen!"

"They are utterly convinced that Pu Zhaotian will perish in his attempt to ascend to True God status and have come under the Jiang family’s orders to help Jiang Ran take control of the Sword Tower."

"Jiang Ran, with the assistance of a True God from the Jiang family, has already returned to the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm."

"..."

Skilled at harvesting evil thoughts, the Source Demon, as its consciousness began functioning normally, was on the one hand receiving the miscellaneous thoughts of all beings in the Sword Tower, while on the other, reporting to Pang Jian.

Not long after.

A message from Chen Weihuang once again rose from within the Sword Command, saying, "There’s an internal message that the girl from the Heaven Treasure Li Family has killed two level-eight alien warriors."

"Moreover, she herself is seriously injured and her whereabouts in the Fourth Realm are unknown."

"Currently, her Contribution Value still hasn’t been counted. Once it’s counted, she will again rank first on the Soul Wandering Realm’s list."

"I heard that you two have a past, and she wields the Sky-splitting Sword, which has deep ties with our Sword Tower, so I thought I’d let you know."

Pang Jian’s heart clenched, and he quickly used another Sword Light Symbol to check the related message.

Strangely enough, there wasn’t a word about it revealed through the Sword Light Symbols distributed to all Inner Sect Disciples of the Sword Tower.

As he expressed his confusion, Chen Weihuang explained, "Once this news spreads, Zhou Wenhao, Su Yue, and several other disciples of the elders will also know. Since she has been seriously injured, this is not good news, so I asked Senior Xu’s people not to announce it publicly."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Pang Jian’s thoughts stirred, and he promptly established a connection with the Corrosion Boundary Vine to help keep an eye out for Li Yuqing’s whereabouts.

The Corrosion Boundary Vine, rooted in two fragments of the Fourth Realm and many Wood Tribe believers available, could collect news about Li Yuqing, which was much more efficient than searching blindly by himself.

"I hope you’re all right."

Clasping the Origin Demon Sword tightly, Pang Jian took a deep breath, swept the blade with his golden Divine Sense, and said, "Now, let’s see how I can wield you."

Unlike the Divine Swords within the Sword Tower, the Origin Demon Sword could not move on its own.

It could only exert the power of the Origin Demon Sword when in the hands of its wielder, and driven by the wielder’s power.

But the moment the wielder grasped the Origin Demon Sword, they would enter into a mutual influence and struggle with the Source Demon.

Either the Source Demon would capitulate humbly, actively allowing the wielder to hold the sword.

Or the Source Demon would try to erode the wielder, making the wielder become a slave to the Source Demon.

Previously, the Source Demon was unwilling to submit and refused to be wielded by Pang Jian.

But this time, after being honed twice by Pang Jian, it had started to refer to Pang Jian as master, which made Pang Jian decide to truly test the might of the demon sword.

"Panshi Fragment Land, or..."

In the midst of the Source Demon’s terrified and desperate screams, he held the Origin Demon Sword as he jumped into the Copper Box and "snap" closed the lid.

"Don’t!"

The Source Demon’s helpless cry was deafening.

But in the next moment, the cry turned into astonishment, "We’re in the same box! Why, why does a whole new world unfold for you upon entering?!"

Above his head stars shone like diamonds, and the Bright Moon was radiant; this was a resplendent heavenscape the Source Demon had never experienced before.

"Pang Jian, it feels like coming home. What, what situation are you in?"

The Source Demon’s thought consciousness, accompanied by Pang Jian’s soul breath thoughts, soared from the inner world of the box, straight up.

Man and sword, as if in just a moment crossing the Heaven Forbidden of Purgatory, appeared in the Outer Domain Galaxy.

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