The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 479 - 455: Pang Jian Reappears!_1

Chapter 479: Chapter 455: Pang Jian Reappears!_1

The moon disappears, the sun emerges.

The day wanes, and nightfall descends once more.

Time flashes by, and several days have passed.

In the high skies above the Qian Tian Continent, the Sword Boat has long since departed, yet Shi Bingyun and Cai Xin, two Elders from the Immortal Realm, still hover below the clouds.

"Elders, we should return to the Second Realm now,"

uttered Zhu Jinghong of the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom, piloting a small golden ship to the fore of these two Great Elders.

Onboard the ship were seven Great Cultivators of the Immortal Realm from the Demon Sect, Black Valley, Pure Land, and Taiyi Divine Kingdom, tasked with overseeing the battlefield to prevent ninth-grade Bloodline Warriors from the Alien Tribes from striking.

"Our Swordsman Pang Jian from the Sword Tower has not yet returned,"

clutched the Sword Command in her hand and stared intently at the intact land below, her expression serious. "We must ensure Pang Jian is safe and has successfully escaped from the Qian Tian Continent before we can rest easy and return to the Sword Tower."

This altitude was not within the reach of the Filth Alien Power.

Relying on the Sword Command in her hand, she could directly communicate with Jiang Ran, Xu Yu, and others, keeping abreast of world affairs.

If Pang Jian were to escape the land and steer the Origin Demon Sword back to the Second Realm, just by revealing the Sword Command and sending a message, Xu Yu and Jiang Ran at the Sword Tower would be the first to know.

But as of now, there was still no news from Pang Jian.

"The battle in the Xuan You Continent has ended, and there are no more fights here either. Everyone who could leave has left; if Pang Jian has not left, he should be safe," Zhu Jinghong tried to persuade them, as well as to convince himself. "I saw the Earth Spirit Clan’s people diving into the earth, and they didn’t find Pang Jian."

"In my opinion, Pang Jian might have escaped using some kind of void evasion technique; he just hasn’t made contact with the Sword Tower yet."

"Elders..."

He wanted to continue persuading them.

Following orders from the Great Elder Jiang Ran, and previously not quite fond of Pang Jian, the two Sword Tower Elders shook their heads with firm expressions.

"Without word from Pang Jian, we wait here," declared Shi Bingyun firmly.

"Once we leave, with only you two Immortals left, I worry that the Alien Tribes will not abide by the rules," Zhu Jinghong said with a distressed look, trying to reason further.

Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom had always had a deep relationship with Jiang Ran, and Shi Bingyun and Cai Xin were his people.

As one of the Divine Marquises, Zhu Jinghong truly did not wish to see these two stubborn Immortal Realm Great Cultivators endanger themselves by remaining here for an extended period.

"Whoosh!"

A deep red figure like a flaming meteor, streaked across the sky from a distant Fragment Land and descended before these Great Cultivators of the Immortal Realm.

"I am Qi Xu from the Flame Clan!"

The woman, her visage masked by surging flames and long deep red hair like rivers of fire, declared her name, adding, "The war in the Third Realm has settled. My lords, you must not linger in the airspace above the Qian Tian Continent for long. Please depart swiftly!"

"Boom! Boom Boom!"

Behind her, many worlds consumed by raging Earth Fire ignited one scene after another.

It was as though countless worlds, not belonging to Purgatory, were being eradicated by Qi Xu’s Bloodline Secret Skill.

"Flame Clan, ninth-grade Bloodline, Qi Xu."

"A mighty figure who has been unable to ascend to the tenth grade because they were one step short,"

"She will undoubtedly join the ranks of the tenth grade in the near future," observed the Human Race’s Immortal Realm Great Cultivators, faced with this Flame Clan woman whose features were concealed, feeling the overwhelming Flame Force naturally emanating from her, their expressions growing increasingly solemn.

"Our Sect disciple, Pang Jian, is still there!" Shi Bingyun exclaimed.

"I can only promise that our ninth-grade Bloodline Fighters will not lay a finger on him! Whether he can survive and how he survives depends on his own abilities," snorted Qi Xu, urging them, "The next battle will break out in the Second Realm, and I will personally enter the fray. I hope you are prepared!"

"Now, please, all of you must leave!"

Under her expulsion, Cai Xin and Shi Bingyun no longer insisted and resignedly followed Zhu Jinghong as they departed.

...

Within the Raging Sun Sect’s domain,

mountains without vegetation stood proudly on the parched earth.

Their mountain bodies were as smooth as mirrors, which, when hit by the sun’s rays, were bathed in intense sunlight.

Sun God Glare, absorbed by the mirror-like mountain bodies, was drawn into the peaks, fueling them with power.

If a divine being with meticulous Divine Sense were to scrutinize closely, they would discover enigmatic array patterns inscribed within the mountains.

The entire domain of the Raging Sun Sect, with array patterns within the mountains, was capable of linking and assimilating Sun God Glare.

Power from the Fierce Sun would permeate along those patterns, gradually seeping into the veins below, nurturing various scarce veins and forming precious and extraordinary stones.

At this moment,

within a gleaming golden mountain, Lie Yi of the Yao Clan, shirtless and seated in tranquility, had his blood vessels and meridians beneath his fiery red skin become extraordinarily prominent.

At a fierce glance, the veins beneath his skin seemed to form a natural Array.

"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!"

Visible specks of light and golden brilliance, like a rain of light from within the mountain, streamed from the Spiritual Power arrays on the walls towards him.

He was tempering his bones with the power of gold sharpness and refining his heart, born of divine skills, with the essence of the sun within.

The Yao Clan specifically chose the Qian Tian Continent as the battlefield to occupy this treasure land and enhance their strength because of their some connections with the Raging Sun Sect.

At the same time, warriors as powerful as Lie Yi from the Yao Clan were doing the same thing on various mountaintops.

——They were using the protective great array of the Raging Sun Sect to strengthen their bloodlines!

"Our Yao Clan originally lived in the Eastland of the First Realm of Purgatory, the place closest to the sun. Thirty thousand years ago, our tenth-level bloodline holders could even face the Sun Gods from beyond the heavens directly in the Eastland of the First Realm!"

Guang Xu came in and, seeing Lie Yi still absorbing power, excitedly said, "But we have been forced to barely scrape by in the Fifth Realm! In that eternal darkness, where no sun, moon, or stars can be seen in the barren heavens and earth, we can only slowly refine our bloodlines by trading with those of the Human Race who have different intentions and obtaining from them strange stones and pills infused with the Power of the Sun!"

"Dazzling Shadow’s bloodline advancement surpasses mine solely because we rely on the sun."

"In the past, we couldn’t even come in contact with the sun! We could only gather the sun’s radiance through the Gold Friday Stone, the Heaven Sun Stone, and such stones!"

"Heh!"

Lie Yi sneered, saying, "Today, we have stepped into the Upper Realm, standing in a land where we can bask in the sunlight! In such a place, my bloodline advances rapidly, and that girl actually thinks she can surpass me."

Guang Xu, a ninth-level warrior, feeling the intense power within the mountain, smiled and said, "Those of us who have stepped out of darkness are naturally among the top in the realms above."

After a short pause, Guang Xu spoke again, "As for Pang Jian, the people of the Earth Spirit Clan have gone underground to search for him, but to no avail."

"God Son, with your rapidly increasing power and the Raging Sun Sect’s great array’s enhancement, it won’t take long before you surpass all of the same level. A mere whelp from the Sword Tower isn’t worth too much of your effort. Our battle with the Human Race has only just begun, don’t be too..."

His words came to an abrupt halt.

Displaying an impatient expression and just about to retort a few words, Lie Yi also stood up with a boom.

"The Raging Sun Sect’s great array has failed!"

Lie Yi instantly rushed out.

In mid-air, he looked at mountaintops that could absorb the sun’s radiance, illuminated by the brilliant sunlight.

But the sunlight did not penetrate the array within the mountains, nor did it flow deep beneath the ground.

The Yao Clan chose the Raging Sun Sect and battled on this continent for the peculiarities of these mountains, for the special mineral veins deep underground.

This was their foundation for further strength, a treasure land for tempering their bones and bloodlines.

"Swoosh!"

A streak of black and golden sword light suddenly shot out from deep within the earth, heading straight for Lie Yi in the sky.

"Swoosh swoosh swoosh!"

More sword lights followed one after another, all aimed at the God Son of the Yao Clan.

"Pang Jian!"

"Pang Jian!"

Lie Yi and Guang Xu both shouted in alarm.

Guang Xu’s mind was thrown into disarray, and he subconsciously tried to use his Bloodline Power to obliterate those sword lights emerging from the ground.

Suddenly, he felt an astonishing heat locking onto him.

Guang Xu looked up and saw a deep red silhouette burning in the high sky.

"Ninth-level bloodline holders are not allowed to interfere in the battles on land. No one is allowed to break the rules! If anyone dares to break them, you will die, and Lie Yi and the entire Yao Clan will be held accountable!"

Qi Xu, who was hoping for Divine Enthronement and directly serving the Fire God of the Fifth Realm, expressed the will of the Fire God with her stance.

"That Sword Tower youngster is merely at the Extinction Realm cultivation level, Lie Yi should deal with him using his own strength."

"Moreover, he is within the territory of the Raging Sun Sect, in a battlefield most suitable for Lie Yi to showcase his power!"

Qi Xu rebuked harshly.

"Xu, step back!"

The God Son of the Yao Clan, Lie Yi, facing sword lights emerging from the ground, fearlessly activated his Bloodline Power, and a cluster of crimson lights erupted from his chest.

"Boom!"

The crimson glows, like dozens of miniature suns, rolled out from him as the center.

Every sword light coming from underground was stopped in time by a mini-sun.

Amid the mountains of the Raging Sun Sect, the terrifying waves caused by the collision of the sword lights and the sun’s radiance made it hard to keep one’s eyes open, prompting many of the Yao Clan warriors hiding on the mountaintops to rush out as well.

"Sword Tower’s Pang Jian!"

"Such audacity, not focusing solely on fleeing the Qian Tian Continent but daring to ambush our God Son!"

"In this part of the continent where all the Great Cultivators of the Upper Realm Human Race have withdrawn, he still has the guts to show his face!"

The many eighth-level warriors of the Yao Clan, along with two warriors like Guang Xu at the ninth level, were shocked by Pang Jian’s madness, unable to imagine that his audacity was so great.

It was at this moment that Qi Xu’s warning voice fell from the sky again.

"If any ninth-level bloodline holder dares to participate in this battle, the entire Yao Clan will be held accountable! Not a single complete piece of land is allowed any loss due to your recklessness!"

"Lie Yi, it’s time for you to prove your own strength!"

Qi Xu’s warning was very effective; not only the ninth-level Yao Clan warriors but also the eighth-level Bloodline Fighters chose to watch the change due to her words.

In their eyes, their God Son Lie Yi was the strongest eighth-level warrior.

It was natural for him to triumph over a Human of the Extinction Realm!

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