The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 434 - 413 The Explosive News_1

Chapter 434: Chapter 413 The Explosive News_1

Second Realm, Demon Abyss Continent.

In the heartland of the continent, there were many dark pits abyssal in nature, as if leading straight to the depths of the Demon Abyss.

Looking down from the sky, one would find numerous dark and deep pits, like a series of sinister and evil Demonic Eyes embedded in the center of the land, chilling to behold.

If Pang Jian were here, he would instantly recognize that the layout resembled that of the flag banner when The Observer’s consciousness took possession.

——Filled with numerous cavity-like Demonic Eyes.

Inside one of the dark, vast pits.

Wu Yuan, in an underground dwelling, learned of the news that Pang Jian and others had abandoned their Heavenly Eyes in defense of Zhou Qingchen.

Holding the Purple Demon Eye in both hands, Wu Yuan, whose Divine Consciousness contained a hint of divinity, methodically refined the soul image of He Motian within, his brow furrowed as he considered departing.

When his Divine Consciousness disappeared from the Purple Demon Eye, that four-faced, four-armed Great Demon God seemed to suddenly relax.

"Phew!"

A tall figure emerged abruptly.

"Sect Master."

Wu Yuan bowed respectfully.

Xiang Shengwei waved his hand, indicating there was no need for such formalities, and said, "Is He Motian’s own consciousness in the process of gradually awakening?"

"Um." Wu Yuan did not dare to hide anything, earnestly replying: "Though slow, I indeed feel that forces from the Outer Domain Galaxy are discreetly nourishing Him."

"Whenever Purgatory opens, He Motian, whose true body resides in the Outer Domain, can sense this Demonic Soul."

The pupils of Xiang Shengwei’s eyes were the same peculiar purple as the Purple Demon Eye in Wu Yuan’s hand.

He observed the Demon Sect’s treasured artifact held by Wu Yuan with a profound look, and said, "It is precisely because your Spiritual Soul is extraordinary and rich with divinity that you have a chance to resist His mental invasion."

"Hong Qiming..."

Shaking his head, Xiang Shengwei commented, "When he ascended to the Spirit Condensation Realm, Purgatory had not yet opened, and he missed the opportunity to capture an Alien God puppet for refining his Spiritual Soul."

"However, even if he had the chance, with his corrupt intentions, he may not necessarily be able to withstand He Motian’s spiritual corrosion."

As the revered Sect Master of the many branches of the Demon Sect, Xiang Shengwei was aware of what was happening in the Xuan You Continent and had guessed what Wu Yuan intended to do.

"Your Contribution Value has already been exchanged for pills and artifacts, and you are at a critical stage in your assault on the Soul Wandering Realm, do not go down and meddle."

Xiang Shengwei sighed softly, "Because of Hong Qiming being seduced by Zhou Yi, our faces are already tarnished. If you were to enter the Xuan You Continent and, like those youths, abandon your Heavenly Eye, our Demon Sect would become a laughingstock."

Wu Yuan dared not disobey, bowing deeply: "I understand."

"Ling Yimo, that girl, her soul seed comes from the High God Zimo, whom the Ghost Mother reveres; she’s well aware of this." Seeing him agree without any complaint, Xiang Shengwei patiently explained, "Through that girl, the Ghost Mother has deciphered quite a bit of the heritage left by ancient Alien Gods, deepening our understanding of the civilization in the Outer Domain Galaxy."

"The Ghost Mother has always been confident in her ability to suppress Him with the Ghost Karma Skill and turn His soul to her use."

"The tragedy that happened in the Demon Spirit Continent indicates that He has fully awakened, and it also means that when the Mysterious Fog appeared, He had prepared further measures."

"Therefore, in the struggle between Him and the Ghost Mother, it is He who has temporarily won."

After his statement, Xiang Shengwei said, "Forcing the Ghost Mother to publicly apologize is to coerce her into admitting that, in her prolonged struggle with the Alien God Zimo, she is the defeated party."

"She, by her own hand, has created a complete Soul Body for an Alien God from the Outer Realm."

Xiang Shengwei shook his head, "With her personality, getting her to admit her mistake is indeed extremely difficult."

"What about Li Wang?" Wu Yuan asked.

"Li Wang..."

The Demon Sect leader gave a bitter smile, "He fancies himself as the leader of the True Gods, and every assembly of the True Gods is personally convened by him. To force him to bow his head like that youngster Zhou Yi did is as difficult as ascending to the heavens."

...

Also in the Second Realm, Sword Tower.

Litian Peak.

Chen Weihuang, together with Yao Junhong, Wang Ce, Guanghe, and Xu Yu, arrived at Pu Zhaotian’s retreat.

"What’s the matter?"

Pu Zhaotian leaned against a rock wall, sitting on a cushion, grinning at Xu Yu, "You are the one to collect and summarize news from various worlds of Purgatory, what big news warrants you all coming here together?"

"This news, I have not yet announced to the entire Sword Tower, see for yourself." Xu Yu tossed over a jade talisman.

Grasping the talisman, Pu Zhaotian immediately understood everything and cursed, "This kid is active everywhere, yet he returns to the Xuan You Continent from the Second Realm on a Landscape Spiritual Boat. Why didn’t he send me a message?"

He was not angry because Pang Jian answered Zhou Qingchen’s call to cause trouble at the Gui Sacrificial Sect and Jiuli Sect’s exchange points, but because Pang Jian had disregarded him.

While in the Second Realm, in an environment not yet pervaded by the Filth Alien Power, Pang Jian only needed to transmit a message to the Sword Command, and he would have been immediately aware.

With his power, no matter where he was in the Second Realm or the First Realm, he could immediately communicate with Pang Jian.

The usually reticent Guanghe, with a stern face, said: "Stay on topic!"

"Zhou Qingchen’s backing comes from Red Mountain." Xu Yu coughed, "The Sect Master of Red Mountain, also your dear friend, is perceived by everyone as Red Mountain’s supporter, our Sword Tower."

"What’s there to hide?" Pu Zhaotian hee-heed with a smirk, brazenly saying, "Liu Lingyun is my woman, so naturally, I’m Red Mountain’s backer! Even though Red Mountain is in the Third Realm, if anyone dares to give her a hard time, I definitely won’t stand idly by!"

As a woman herself, Xu Yu saw his shamelessness and gritted her teeth, "You have quite a few women!"

"For a man like me, being favored by numerous ladies, isn’t that only natural?" Pu Zhaotian shamelessly laughed out loud, before saying again, "I know what you all are worried about."

The smile on his face gradually faded and he became somewhat serious.

"Zhou Qingchen can represent Sword Tower, so can Pang Jian, and also Hu Yatou, Liou Youyu. Then let me ask, have they done anything wrong? The Ghost Mother raises tigers for trouble, Li Wang knowingly taught that kid the Void Mirror Skill despite knowing his rebellious nature, leading to the fall of many talents, why shouldn’t he publicly apologize?"

Pu Zhaotian snorted coldly and said, "Right and wrong should not be judged by one’s level of cultivation. Zhou Qingchen is only in the Spirit Condensation Realm, while the Ghost Mother and Li Wang are True Gods, but in my eyes, his actions are without a single flaw!"

Upon this statement, Chen Weihuang and the four Great Elders immediately fell silent.

After a good while, Xu Yu finally said, "The Alien Tribes and ferocious beasts are closing in on us, a horrific blood battle is about to erupt, at a time when we need internal unity the most, such an incident suddenly arises..."

"Let me say it again, they are not wrong. The mistake should be borne by the one who erred!" Pu Zhaotian exclaimed intensely.

Xu Yu gave a bitter smile and nodded gently, "I understand."

"Chen, go to Xuan You Continent and represent the entire Sword Tower to support your junior brothers and sisters," Pu Zhaotian instructed, then roared angrily, "Tell Pang Jian, he better remember to reply to my message!"

Chen Weihuang turned and left.

...

Xuan You Continent.

An astonishing piece of news burst forth from Yin Spirit Temple.

A team claiming to be from the Ancient Demon Clan appeared at the far north of the Fourth Realm, in the Northern Qi Fragment Land shrouded by the Mysterious Fog.

The Heaven Clan’s young lady Yu Xin was captured alive by an eighth-level Red-eyed Demon Wolf, while Dazzling Shadow of the Devil Scale Tribe gathered strong warriors from the Devil Scale Tribe, Yao Clan, and Wood Tribe to venture deep for exploration.

When this news exploded, it also spread to the Alien Tribes and ferocious beasts surrounding the land.

Following this news, another claim began to propagate stealthily.

It said that the ferocious beasts enslaved by the Fifth Realm’s Alien Tribes had been deliberately suppressed in their bloodlines and intellect for tens of thousands of years, preventing the manifestation of powerful bloodline secret skills and widespread intelligence among the beasts.

The Ancient Demon Clan rooted in Northern Qi, however, had the ability to help all ferocious beasts activate the bloodlines they were meant to have.

This information clearly carried the intention to incite the ferocious beasts to rebel against the Alien Tribes.

The cultivators of the Human Race’s major sects, who had recently suffered attacks by ferocious beasts fed on Bloodthirsty Liquid, were in a state of panic.

Having such advantageous news, they were naturally eager to spread it.

Quickly, all the ferocious beasts and Alien Tribes advancing into the Third Realm became aware of this message.

The result was that the Alien Tribes and the ferocious beasts temporarily halted their encroachment on Universe Heaven and Xuan You continents.

...

Outside the Prayer Spirit Forbidden Land, within the Stone Forest.

"Fan Chen, what brings you here?"

The bold and uninhibited Hu Yatou sat on the newly arrived Flying Fish Ship, took the wine jar passed by Zhou Qingchen, drank and said, "Your Taiyi Divine Kingdom, do they allow you to respond to us?"

"The Divine Country is the Divine Country, I am myself."

The immaculately dressed scion of the Taiyi Divine Kingdom first found Yin Spirit Temple, learned from Han Zhiyuan’s mouth that Pang Jian and Zhou Qingchen’s party had made it to the stone forest outside the Forbidden Land, and then proceeded to find them on his own initiative.

Looking at these comrades-in-arms who had fought side by side on the Demon Spirit Continent, and who managed to escape destruction because of Pang Jian’s decision to take a deadly blow from Dazzling Shadow to kill Zhou Yi, Fan Chen smiled and said, "Pang Jian, why have you called them here?"

"That darn kid Wu Yuan didn’t show up, as for the Demon Sect... Hmph!" Dong Wenjian snorted coldly.

"He exchanged all his Contribution Value and already went back to the Demon Sect to advance to the Soul Wandering Realm, should he stick around to engage in your foolishness?" Fan Chen rolled his eyes, then turned back to Pang Jian.

"Do you all know about the message I released through the Yin Spirit Temple?" Pang Jian inquired.

"We know."

"Are there truly Ancient Demon Clan members surviving, suddenly appearing in Northern Qi?"

"Pang Jian, how powerful are those Ancient Demon Clan warriors?"

"You didn’t release a false message, did you? Northern Qi is your hometown; you haven’t spouted nonsense, have you?"

Dong Wenjian, Fan Chen, and Lin Manhe all had odd expressions.

Pang Jian had risked himself to take Dazzling Shadow’s heavy blow to kill Zhou Yi, saving everyone’s life, earning their recognition of him.

But since they were not too familiar with Pang Jian and had a limited understanding of him, doubts still lingered.

"The true strength of those Ancient Demon Clan members..." Pang Jian became solemn, "At the same level, it would take several Alien Tribes and Human Race warriors to have a hope of killing one demon!"

The crowd was shocked.

Looking at the towering stone pillars, Pang Jian shifted the topic, "Right outside the Prayer Spirit Forbidden Land, within these lofty stone forests, perhaps there remain the remains of the Ancient Demon Clan."

...