The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 411 - 390 Demon Sect Divine Artifact_1

Chapter 411: Chapter 390 Demon Sect Divine Artifact_1

As he spoke, Pang Jian lightly grasped the Origin Demon Sword.

He first calmly established a connection with the Source Demon, then calmly looked towards Hong Qiming and said, "The Demon Sword in my hand comes from a branch of the Demon Sect and houses a Source Demon within."

"It can discern the evil thoughts in people’s hearts, especially those aimed against me."

"Hong Qiming, Zhou Yi, the two of you have been scheming to lure people into this place, intending to use the wondrous items we possess to help you uncover the mysteries of this land."

"You two really thought others were oblivious to this?"

Not wanting to waste time with pretense, he directly tore off that veneer of shame and said coldly, "If you want to plot for the secrets of the God and Demon Origin Academy, then please venture into Soul Departure yourselves – I, for one, won’t step in."

Zhou Yi frowned and remained silent.

Hong Qiming exclaimed in shock, "Does the Origin Demon Sword truly possess such magical abilities?"

The Demon Sword Sect had been annihilated for many years, and there wasn’t much knowledge about this sword within the Demon Sect. As a new generation leading figure of the Demon Sect, he had actually never come into contact with the Origin Demon Sword.

After all, the Origin Demon Sword had always been suppressed in the lowest level of the Sword Tower.

However, he also knew that the remnants of the Demon Sword Sect were obsessed with this sword, claiming that if they could call upon the Origin Demon Sword, the Demon Sword Sect could be greatly revived!

"Wu Yuan, this Pang Jian is doomed to die on this land. And the Origin Demon Sword will return to our Demon Sect," he stroked his chin and said, "I already have the Demon God Lamp in hand, and I do not wish to cultivate sword techniques, but you could consider it."

Wu Yuan shook his head, expressionlessly saying, "I am not blessed to enjoy it."

Hong Qiming frowned and suddenly said, "Wu Yuan, the time is now, you must make a choice between me and Pang Jian. Either help me kill Pang Jian, or..."

Wu Yuan suddenly retreated, saying, "Then I would choose to kill you!"

"I knew you weren’t trustworthy, you little rascal!" Hong Qiming sneered coldly.

Flickering flames leapt from the Clear Oil Lamp and soared out like shooting stars chasing after Wu Yuan.

Hong Qiming said harshly, "To think a disciple of the Demon Sect would dare to betray us; I will eliminate you first!"

Wu Yuan had already vanished to the other end of the Mysterious Fog, utilizing Secret Skills to erase the Demon God Lamp’s ability to sense him, leading the chasing flames astray.

Without showing emotion, he said, "Senior brother Hong, you will die. If I chose you, I would die as well."

"Whoosh!"

A purple orb suddenly flew out, hovering above his head, like a Demonic Eye inspecting in all directions.

And Wu Yuan’s figure had already disappeared from Hong Qiming’s sight.

Inside the Mysterious Fog, he suddenly spoke out low, "Pang Jian, the Demon God Lamp is a top-tier Holy Artifact Spiritual Treasure, containing six secret realms. These six realms are created to imitate the world crafted by the Outer World Demon Gods, mysterious and unfathomable."

He knew Hong Qiming should not be able to see him, but Pang Jian definitely could.

"Hong Qiming’s Spiritual Soul is currently within the wick, remember to break his Spiritual Soul."

"But be very careful not to be drawn into any secret realm because once you fall into one, you would be lost in the six secret realms."

"..."

Wu Yuan revealed the secrets of the Demon God Lamp one after another.

And Pang Jian indeed heard everything loud and clear.

He hadn’t expected Wu Yuan to choose so decisively; to turn against his fellow sect member Hong Qiming so abruptly and to disclose the mysteries of the Demon God Lamp.

"Don’t overthink it. You, Liou Youyu, Fan Chen, Hu, the power of you working together exceeds that of Zhou Yi and Hong Qiming. These two have malicious intentions, and once their actions are exposed, their respective sects will inevitably eradicate them."

"Allying with them means a higher chance of death than survival; I know what choice to make."

Wu Yuan muttered to himself within the thick Mysterious Fog.

Pang Jian gently nodded. He subtly turned his pupils golden, and carefully observed the Clear Oil Lamp that Hong Qiming held in his hand.

Just as expected, Hong Qiming’s tiny Spiritual Soul was crouching within the burning wick.

Another wave of Divine Sense radiated out from that wick, still searching for Wu Yuan’s traces and signs of life.

When the ripple reached where Wu Yuan was, the purple orb floating above his head suddenly transformed into a piercing Demonic Eye, staring at the ripple.

"Sizzle sizzle!"

The Divine Sense ripple belonging to Hong Qiming, when spotted by the Demonic Eye, suddenly began to melt away.

Hong Qiming cried out in astonishment, "The Purple Demon Eye!"

"Boom! Boom boom boom! Boom boom!"

Six bizarrely shaped secret realm heavens, like raging and swirling chaos, were unfolding behind Hong Qiming in the void.

Within the secret realms, there were scenes of peace and prosperity, depicting seductive Demon Women and Demon Generals indulging in revelry.

Some secret realms piled with bones turning into mountains, seas of blood as vast as oceans, bringing forth terrifying scenes of world annihilation.

There were realms with skies afire, where Demon Heads roared madly as if undergoing purification by flames.

And in other realms, grand Demon Palaces stood tall, unveiling countless tribes like the Devil Scale Tribe and the Ghost Demon Clan participating in grand ceremonies to worship Outer World Demon Gods.

Those secret realm heavens were connected to the Demon God Lamp in Hong Qiming’s hand, and communicated with his Spiritual Soul crouched in the wick.

His Spiritual Soul, it seemed, was the master of the six secret realm heavens, becoming a revered existence worshipped by myriad demons.

"Wu Yuan! It seems I was wrong!"

"The old man really took a fancy to you and wanted to nurture you all along!"

"The Demon God Lamp is only a Holy Artifact, but the Purple Demon Eye is a Divine Artifact! By bestowing the Purple Demon Eye on you, he intended to support you as the master of the Demon Sect; today, one of us will surely die!"

This Demon Sect Great Cultivator, who was much older and only one realm higher than Wu Yuan, had surprisingly shifted his target.

"Whoo!"

He, commanding the Demon God Lamp with his Spiritual Soul, pulled along the six great secret realms and headed straight for Wu Yuan’s hiding place.

Pang Jian, who was fully concentrated and prepared for a fierce battle, held the Origin Demon Sword with a strange expression on his face.

"Zhou Yi, I’ll leave this kid, Pang Jian, for you to handle."

Hong Qiming’s true body sat cross-legged in the original spot, focusing all his power on the Spiritual Soul within the Demon God Lamp, treating Wu Yuan as the first target to kill.

"Uh..."

Zhou Yi was taken aback.

He sighed softly and suddenly said, "Pang Jian, the soul within your sword cannot possibly comprehend my thoughts."

Pang Jian nodded, "It’s not just you, but also Hong Qiming, Liou Youyu, and the others. The Origin Demon is unable to discern the malice or kindness within our hearts."

He had quietly tried it before.

Using the Origin Demon to secretly probe the thoughts and consciousness of those people, he found that, except for Shen Yanxi from the Desolated Terrains and Cai Shaoheng from Black Valley, the Origin Demon could not sense the good and evil obsessions of anyone else.

Fan Chen, Lv Yan Shu, Hu, Liou Youyu, and that couple from the Ancient Law Sect.

The backgrounds of these people were larger than one another, and each of them possessed treasures. They all had ways to tightly guard their Sea of Consciousness, leaving no opportunity for the Origin Demon to exploit.

"So, you were just bluffing just now?" Zhou Yi asked in surprise.

Pang Jian nodded once again.

"Then..." Zhou Yi habitually looked around and then said, "Are Liou Youyu and the others nearby?"

"Zhou Yi!"

Fan Chen from the Taiyi Divine Kingdom had already appeared first, saying coldly, "I trusted you so much, yet you actually conspired with Hong Qiming to use us as pawns!"

The Flying Fish Ship whizzed over.

The previously hidden Liou Youyu, Hu, Zhou Qingchen, Lv Yan Shu, and others appeared one after another.

They coordinated tacitly to surround Zhou Yi and the true body of Hong Qiming from the Demon Sect in the center.

Seeing the sudden shift in the situation, Hong Qiming was shocked and said solemnly, "Pang Jian, are you intending to deal with both of us?"

"You started it first," Pang Jian slightly tugged at the corner of his mouth and said, "I’ll leave Zhou Yi to you all. I’ll deal with Hong Qiming’s Spiritual Soul and the Demon God Lamp."

"Shoo!"

He soared on his sword.

In a flash, he arrived at the realm where the six great secret realms hung suspended in mid-air, where a Clear Oil Lamp wavered.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The turbulent secret realms, as if the chaos was distantly locking onto Wu Yuan, tried to suck him in.

The scene of massacred witches, demon generals, and a world littered with corpses within the secret realms, spread with an alien power that twisted the Sea of Consciousness and manipulated people’s hearts, causing the void above Wu Yuan’s head to twist and shake.

Yet, Wu Yuan managed to stand still.

Hovering above his head was the Divine Artifact of the Demon Sect, the Purple Demon Eye, and within its increasingly enlarging demonic pupil, the towering and majestic shadow of a demon emerged.

As the towering demon shadow appeared, the six great secret realms summoned by Hong Qiming felt an overwhelming pressure. Every witch, demon general, and demon god inside, including subjects from all worlds worshipping the demon god, suddenly felt a tremendous oppressive force.

The concealed Great Dao demonic rules inside the six great secret realms were altered, and a grand Demonic Sound echoed through heaven and earth.

"Great Demon God Hemo Tian!"

"Hemo Tian!"

"..."

Within the secret realm, countless strange Demonic Sounds spread out, reverberating through the major worlds.

Within the depths of the Purple Demon Eye, the towering demon shadow quietly became real.

Gradually, it turned into a giant demon god with four heads, four faces, and four arms. In its four hands, it held a Token, Prayer Beads, a Lotus, and a Water Bottle, seated on a peacock facing the six great secret realms.

"Boom!"

The six great secret realms belonging to Hong Qiming collapsed and shattered one by one.

"The power of a Divine Artifact is not comparable to the Holy Artifact in your hands, even if you are of higher realm than me," Wu Yuan still had a wooden expression and said, "Within the Purple Demon Eye, an image of the godly shadow of Hemo Tian was sealed. I have refined and fused with it. His godly shadow is the Artifact Soul of the Purple Demon Eye, currently at my disposal."

"Elder Brother Hong, I had no intention of contending for the position of the head of the Demon Sect, but if you press me,"

"then don’t blame me."

"You gave me the Purple Demon Eye and you say you have no intention of contending?!" shouted Hong Qiming’s Spiritual Soul within the Clear Oil Lamp, "From the moment you accepted the Purple Demon Eye, you have been my biggest rival!"

"If that’s the case..." Wu Yuan sighed, helplessly said, "Pang Jian, let’s join forces to kill him."

Pang Jian was somewhat surprised but nodded and said, "Oh, alright."

"Great Demon God Hemo Tian! This is a powerful God Spirit from the Outer Domain Galaxy. It’s unexpected that such a transcendent being also left a godly shadow in Purgatory, sealed within his own eye."

"Pang Jian, I remember that my purpose of existence is to slay the gods of the Outer Realm."

"However, we must avoid killing the demon gods who have ascended from the Heaven Demons. That Great Demon God Hemo Tian should share the same origin as me. I feel like I might even recognize Him."

"You help me find my other half within the Mysterious Fog."

"If you can help me become one, and promise not to hunt the demon gods of the Outer Realm, but instead the godly spirits of other tribes. I am willing to join you in battling beyond the heavens!"

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