The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 430 - 409: Changes in the Homeland_1

Chapter 430: Chapter 409: Changes in the Homeland_1

"He’s very worried about you."

In the deserted city, within the tranquil estate, the ethereal and elusive voice of the Sapling echoed.

Perched quaintly on a lotus leaf in the pond, her delicate features had already become clear, her smile sweet and innocent, resembling the girl next door.

She had long since learned to read.

The words that Dong Tianze left on the note, she read them clearly. Her wisdom, growing along with her power, allowed her to sense the anxiety and concern of the writer.

She faintly sensed that the time for parting was near, yet she was quite unwilling to let it happen.

"Father..."

She clutched the hem of her garment, bowed her head, and said timidly, "Are you about to leave soon?"

Pang Jian shook his head: "No rush."

He glanced at the young girl who bore a resemblance to him, his expression becoming a daze, his emotions slowly surging.

The young girl he named Pang Ling sounded close to his sister Pang Lin’s name. Now, as her Soul Body was finely crafted, she was even starting to look more and more like his sister.

The maiden standing gracefully on the lotus leaf gave him the illusion that his sister was by his side and had never left.

"Nothing major happened, and I didn’t plan to leave immediately," he said softly.

At his words, the young girl’s eyes brightened.

All the plants in Sky Rampart City seemed to fill with a fresh and joyful spirit in a moment, and even Cloud Marsh, thousands of miles away, exuded a sense of cheerfulness.

"I just need to send a message."

With a serene smile, Pang Jian wrote a note and threw it into the Ghost Altar.

— I am fine, no need to worry, and don’t disturb me.

When the note disappeared, he immediately dismantled the Ghost Altar and put it back into his wristband.

The reason he didn’t use the Sword Command was that in addition to transmitting messages, the Sword Command also had a positioning function.

With the Sword Command on him, the disciples of Sword Tower could pinpoint his exact location, and Pu Zhaotian could find him in an instant.

Pang Ling, whose true form was the Corrosion Boundary Vine, regarded as the source of filth in the Fifth Realm, he didn’t want to expose it.

"I need to continue my cultivation for a while longer."

With a single thought, he began to use the Body Refining technique from the "Great Creation Sacred Body" to sculpt his own flesh and body.

The Golden Body Realm, which he had already achieved with the help of the level-ten Mysterious Turtle, had recently been refined towards the Creation Realm.

And the Creation Realm was also the strongest height ever reached by the creator of the "Great Creation Sacred Body."

Streams of pure Life Vitality naturally diffused from the Leaf of Life in his chest, working in tandem with the Qi and Blood from a Big Blood Essence Pill, roaming through his veins and organs.

There was a sudden tumult in his Dantian’s Spiritual Sea.

"Whoosh!"

Filth Alien Power converged toward him, and within it, a mix of bizarre and mysterious powers, under the influence of his "Chaos Sea," cleansed his flesh and body together with the Qi and Blood and Life Vitality.

Blood vessels, bone seams, and organ walls, wherever there was weakness, were easily susceptible to the corruptive forces within the Filth Alien Power.

Yet also within this same Filth Alien Power, there existed forces that could nourish the body and strengthen bones and flesh.

"Purely in terms of strengthening the flesh and bones, Filth Alien Power seems to be superior, even better than just Spiritual Energy," Pang Jian thought to himself as he circulated the various powers within his body.

When he fled from the Demon Spirit Continent, his Spiritual Sea was near exhaustion, so he willingly released his Spiritual Power in favor of absorbing Filth Alien Power due to the unique traits of "Chaos Sea."

Once his body was full of Filth Alien Power, he felt like he had become a powerful being from Alien Tribes.

In this state, he didn’t need to use a Firm Cover to protect his body.

Moreover, his physique, his Dantian, and all the pores on his body felt more comfortable in an environment saturated with Filth Alien Power than in a place filled with Spiritual Energy.

When cultivating the "Great Creation Sacred Body," the combination of Filth Alien Power, the force of life, and Qi and Blood also complemented each other.

He soon realized that the strong bodies of the beings from the Fifth Realm might have something to do with the properties of the Filth Alien Power.

Continuous destruction and nourishment were occurring inside their bodies; bones and flesh were reconstructed and strengthened through the process of repeated destruction and rebuilding.

"My Spiritual Soul is not like that of ordinary people; it relies more on dense Qi and Blood and the body," he acknowledged,

He had come to understand this truth long ago, which was why after he recovered from his injuries, he had not been in a hurry to leave Cloud Marsh.

His plan was to leverage the Filth Alien Power here to elevate his body to a new level of strength.

To avoid exposure, the Origin Demon Sword and Sword Command were all thrown into his wristband.

Time passed in this manner.

After cleansing his bones and organs with the three powers once more, he suddenly noticed that the plants near Sky Rampart City were dying.

Whenever he focused on body forging and drew an unending stream of Life Vitality, each time he opened his eyes from his meditation.

The flowers and plants near him would wither in great numbers.

He distinctly remembered that when he came injured to the Sapling’s side, relying on its power to heal his wounds, the fearsome trees within a ten-mile radius were also dying rapidly.

For this reason, he later moved to Sky Rampart City.

Unable to restrain himself, he asked, "The recovery of my injuries, the Body Refining cultivation I’ve done recently, it must be a great consumption for you, right?"

The girl on the lotus leaf smiled brightly and shook her head in denial: "No!"

"Then, why have so many trees died?"

"If they’re dead, let them be dead. As long as the Filth Alien Power is abundant and continuously spreads across the Fragment Land, there will be more trees regenerating."

"By pouring so much Life Vitality into me, aren’t you delaying your own growth?"

"No!"

Pang Jian fell silent.

After a pause, Pang Jian spoke again: "Outside the heavens, there exists an evil God of the Jungle, who has been covetously watching. Once the Purgatory Gate opens, this Alien God from another realm might still come with relentless determination."

"Your own growth should not be hindered for too long by me."

He felt somewhat guilty.

"It won’t."

The girl on the lotus leaf smiled sweetly and said, "That one, he was here too, just lying on the lounge chair. He told me the God of the Jungle won’t come to Cloud Marsh again."

"Luo Hongyan?"

"Hmm."

After the question and answer, Pang Jian’s eyes were filled with surprise.

By today, he naturally knew Luo Hongyan must possess a formidable real body, standing somewhere in the Outer Domain Galaxy.

Moreover, Luo Hongyan’s godhood was certainly extremely high, high enough that many God Spirits needed to look up to Him.

He had once come to Cloud Marsh.

In this elegant courtyard, He was carefully attended to by Pang Ling, and then He made a promise?

The evil God of the Jungle from beyond the heavens, wouldn’t dare to defy His will?

Just as Pang Jian was thinking this.

Far away in Panshi Fragment Land, the Mysterious Turtle transmitted a strand of God’s Thought his way, informing him that another piece of Mysterious Turtle shell had been left in the wooden house in Cloud Wilderness of Fragment Land.

The new Mysterious Turtle shell could be used as a locator for the "Purgatory Gate."

And the Mysterious Turtle, having successfully elevated its bloodline to the eighth level, had left Panshi Fragment Land, leaving that expanse of vast white fog and taking advantage of the deep night, went to the Saint Spirit Continent.

"The Grey Giant Ape, Li Yuqing, and this Mysterious Turtle, one after another have gone to the Saint Spirit Continent."

"Is something happening there?"

Pang Jian was astounded.

...

Yin Spirit Temple.

"Let me not bother him..."

Holding the note, Dong Tianze secretly clenched his teeth, his handsome yet chilly face filled with irritation.

After a few seconds, he started writing furiously, scribbling dozens of small notes and tossing them into the Ghost Altar all at once.

The notes were all filled with curses.

But the long-standing gloom on his brow also dissolved quietly after this temperamental act.

Finally feeling relieved, he stood up and left the cave dwelling and through the pathways of Yin Spirit Temple, informed Wu Yuan and Zhou Qingchen, who were currently staying on the Xuan You Continent, that Pang Jian was still alive.

Zhou Qingchen immediately contacted Hu and Liou Youyu.

The hotshots from the major forces who were forced to stay on Xuan You Continent due to the dangers pervasive in Fragment Land soon learned that Pang Jian was alive and well.

Soon after, all the major sect forces in the Purgatory World learned that Pang Jian was still alive.

...

Demon Spirit Continent.

Among the shattered mountains, grand palaces rose from the ground.

Warriors of the Devil Scale Tribe came from different lands of the Fifth Realm, and at the order of the old clan leader Li Bai, they built cities with local materials.

The robust people of the Devil Scale Tribe were dispersed across the seven lands of the Fifth Realm, but Li Bai was their leader.

At Li Bai’s command, all the warriors of the Devil Scale Tribe would respond, gathering from various lands of the world.

At this moment.

In the hall propped up by grey rocks and stone pillars, a total of five Devil Scale Tribe warriors knelt in front of Li Bai.

They were all strong beings with ninth-level bloodlines.

"Go, join the battle in the Third Realm."

Li Bai waved his hand.

The five warriors, who had just arrived on Demon Spirit Continent from the lower world of Eternal Darkness, bowed deeply and departed.

"Dazzling Shadow."

With a gentle call from Li Bai, his daughter emerged from behind him.

"In the Fourth Realm, in the Extreme North Land, there is a place called Northern Qi enveloped by Mysterious Fog," Li Bai mused, speaking indifferently, "Yu Xin of the Heaven Clan entered it not long ago and hasn’t been seen since. I just received news that the kid from Sword Tower hails from Northern Qi of the Fragment Land."

"Northern Qi, is it his hometown in the Fourth Realm?" Dazzling Shadow’s eyes sharpened.

"Yes."

Li Bai nodded slightly, saying, "On Xuan You Continent in the Third Realm, someone received news the day before yesterday, confirming he’s still alive. Although they don’t know his whereabouts, if he’s still in the Fourth Realm, there’s a high possibility he’s in Northern Qi."

"Even if not for him, it would be worthwhile for you to go just to check on Yu Xin of the Heaven Clan."

"And I need to keep watch over Demon Spirit Continent, lest Zimo turn this land into Ghost Clan’s territory after carving it up for himself."

Li Bai’s face showed concern.

"I’ll go to Northern Qi right away! I also want to see what unusual things are hidden in that Fragment Land shrouded in Mysterious Fog!"

Dazzling Shadow was eager upon learning that Northern Qi was Pang Jian’s hometown.

Every time she thought of how Pang Jian pretended to hold back, feigning a severe injury before suddenly gathering full strength to kill Zhou Yi, she felt infuriated.

In secret, she had instructed many Devil Scale Tribe warriors to search for Pang Jian in the Fragment Lands of the Fourth Realm to no avail.

Now, on hearing that Pang Jian was still alive and that Northern Qi was his hometown, Dazzling Shadow naturally wanted to go and see for herself.

...

In the Fourth Realm, Extreme North Land.

A tattered shuttle-shaped ship suddenly burst out of the murky Mysterious Fog.

The Dark Giant Python, with many parts of its Scale Armor shattered, coiled its snake body high, its body oozing with the stench of blood.

It kept calling out with its mind, seeking help from the only person it could sense.

Soon after, Pang Jian, his body churning with Filth Alien Power, more like a creature from the Fifth Realm than even itself, rapidly appeared on this shuttle-shaped ship through the "Purgatory Gate."

"Hiss hiss!"

It laid itself low, pressing its forehead against the deck of the ship, pleading through mental voice, "Master, save her, she’s in trouble there."

Its beastly eyes were filled with sorrow, deeply regretting the serious injury inflicted on Yu Xin of the Heaven Clan.

It didn’t know how to contact the mighty members of the Heaven Clan; the only one it could think of was its other master.

Pang Jian exclaimed, "What happened?"

"The Demon Race has emerged in great numbers in the Fragment Land of Northern Qi."

...