The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 543 - 517 Evil Demon Banquet_1

Chapter 543: Chapter 517 Evil Demon Banquet_1

Those of the demonic path, apart from their practice of heretical doctrines and secret skills that deviate from orthodoxy, also secretly commune with Alien Gods from the Outer Realm.

After the Human Race upheld its supremacy in Purgatory, they either slaughtered or exiled and oppressed the Alien Tribes that worshiped diverse God Spirits in the Fifth Realm, destroying their altars and temples, and obliterating all mediators connecting the Alien Gods with Purgatory.

By doing this, they intended to prevent the Alien Gods of the Outer Realm from continuing to exert influence in Purgatory.

The Human Race had no faith of its own.

Humans embarking on the path of spiritual practice were even less likely to regard God Spirits from outer worlds as entities to whom they must pray and offer sacrifices.

Yet there were abominations, some pestilent beings secretly communicated with Alien Gods from Outer Space.

They learned to construct altars and forge secret temples in the manner of the Alien Tribes, seeking heretical practices from these Alien Gods that departed from righteous paths.

Once such individuals were discovered, all Sect powers would strive to eradicate them.

Bone Gate, Black Wood Sect, and Blood Prison Sect had all been confirmed as factions of the demonic path.

They, too, were annihilated by the sweep of the most formidable forces.

Yet today, in Hongdu Fragment Land, where Individual Cultivators gathered, the three notorious evil Sects surprisingly made a joint appearance.

Currently, Hongdu is still within the Second Realm, still within the world that the Human Race can control; how dare they brazenly show themselves?

Pang Jian knew something was wrong.

A strand of his Divine Sense infiltrated the Sword Command, as he also planned to notify the Immortal Realm Elders of Sword Tower of the drastic changes in Hongdu Fragment Land at the first opportunity.

The emergence of Bone Gate, Black Wood Sect, and Blood Prison Sect indicated that there must be an extremely terrifying force at work behind the scenes.

One misstep, and the structure of the Purgatory Second Realm could be overturned.

The mighty Sects with a True God at their helm must immediately heed this matter; a True God must descend swiftly to crush the brazen audacity of the evil cultivators with thunderous might.

"Crack!"

This Sword Command, which only the core members of Sword Tower could possess, mysteriously shattered upon the infusion of his Divine Sense.

Within the Sword Command, those Sword Light Symbols that communicated with the outside burst like stars suddenly being extinguished.

Some force was clandestinely sabotaging all Secret Symbols and Transmission Stones that communicated with the outside world!

"Pang Jian, she doesn’t seem to be in Purgatory, I can’t connect with her!"

The Heaven Phoenix Mark on the forehead of Dong Tianze transformed into a brilliantly resplendent phoenix, exuding sacred and stern aura, unafraid of the dark forces that damaged the Sword Command, sound stones, and secret symbols.

But he still couldn’t establish contact with Pang Lin.

"We need to leave Hongdu Fragment Land as soon as possible."

Pang Jian looked around and suddenly saw numerous battered and dilapidated ships flying in from the sky beyond the Fragment Land.

On those ships, there were crude altars and curious shrine wood carvings and rock sculptures of deities.

The so-called evil cultivators knelt devoutly beside the altars, bowing and silently mouthing their prayers.

The altar, shrine carvings, and statues—objects capable of establishing a connection with Alien Gods from the Outer Realm and allowing God Spirits to descend with their Divine Consciousness—were all radiating fluctuations of Divine Power.

At this moment, uncounted Alien Gods turned their attention to this place.

Hongdu Fragment Land has evidently become a banquet held by the evil cultivators.

Those secret practitioners of vile scriptures, the evil cultivators who previously hid their heads yet dared not show their faces, traveled from far and wide from hidden places in the Second Realm, or even the First Realm, to rush to Hongdu Fragment Land.

What exactly do they intend to do?

Were they trying to induce the Immortal Realm Elders of Sword Tower to come here through Dong Tianze, to gather and annihilate them in one fell swoop?

Probably not that simple.

"Whoosh!"

From a ship that had traveled a long distance, a humanoid figure with a spider’s body made of stone floated out.

Its delicate face gently swayed as it searched for a target.

Soon, it saw Pang Jian and Dong Tianze.

The Middle-level God, Yang Luo, in a puppet body infused with Godhood, manifested once again in the Purgatory World.

Its cold and deep eyes calmly fixated on Pang Jian, its lips curving into a strange smile.

Pang Jian furrowed his brow.

He felt increasingly that this gathering led by the Individual Cultivators concealed an even greater conspiracy; it wasn’t just about luring the Elders of Sword Tower.

"Should we pick a place to break through?" Dong Tianze suggested.

Pang Jian didn’t respond.

To the north, west, and east of the Fragment Land, evil cultivators heavily guarded, allowing no one to flee.

Without surprise, the south side of the Fragment Land was likely guarded by evil Sects as well.

The sky was also unlikely to be overlooked.

Thinking this, he instinctively looked up and indeed, saw a black speck flickering in the sky above Hongdu Fragment Land.

Like a black star.

The sunset glow had faded, the sky dimmed, and night was about to fall.

That black speck stood out extraordinarily in the dim sky; anyone looking upward from the Fragment Land would always see this black dot at first glance.

Gazing at this black dot, Pang Jian immediately felt a heavy pressure, as if he was being watched by a malicious eye.

The fearful Individual Cultivators of Fragment Land, some fled east, some vanished west, and some even tried to force their way through the Bone Gate to the north.

Yet, no one dared to take to the skies, no one dared to break through the encirclement from above.

The black dot made everyone who saw it instinctively want to avoid it, deterring anyone from even approaching.

"Mysterious Turtle, Pang Ling, Bee Insect, Hei."

Pang Jian concentrated his thoughts and divided them into four.

The Mysterious Turtle in the midst of meditative transformation faintly responded with a weak thought.

"Father!" cried Pang Ling.

Several bee insects buzzing around the Cloud Wilderness flitted their wings with a whirring sound.

Even the Dark Giant Python, which previously paid him little attention, reluctantly transmitted a message, "What are you doing?"

Pang Jian’s mind instantly became resolute.

"There’s no need to force our way through, we’ll immediately return to Hongdu Fragment Land and find a secluded place to watch for developments."

He took the lead and descended toward Hongdu Fragment Land, this time not choosing the northern regions of the Fragment Land, but plummeting toward the southern territories instead.

Dong Tianze, without a moment’s hesitation, didn’t say a word and closely followed, maneuvering the Yin Spirit Blood Halberd.

Below the Fragment Land, Huang Qi and Lin Miaojin were staring fixedly at Pang Jian and Dong Tianze in the sky.

At this moment, who knows how many Individual Cultivators from Hongdu Fragment Land, just like the two of them, flew towards the sky, heading east, north, and west with even greater speed and determination.

The sky was sparsely dotted with figures.

Nevertheless, Huang Qi and Lin Miaojin ignored everyone else, focusing solely on them.

They also watched as, after a moment of hesitation in the sky, instead of choosing to break through the encirclement like most people, they suddenly turned and plunged toward the southern parts of the Fragment Land.

"No matter what Pang Jian is thinking, we just need to follow!"

Huang Qi was decisive too, skimming the treetops along the dense forest of the Fragment Land’s northern border.

Lin Miaojin hesitated for a moment, but then, gritting her teeth, she decided to follow.

"The south..."

The elder with the hooked nose, watching the two disappearing into the distance, muttered with confusion, "There is no way out in all of Hongdu Fragment Land, what could they possibly do by going south?"

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In the southern part of Hongdu Fragment Land.

In a desolate wasteland, sparse, broken stone towers and ruins lay scattered around.

Under the dark night sky, in this rarely visited world, billowing sand and dust rose and tumbled like the sea.

In the southern void, a palace materialized into reality stood silently.

"God and Demon Origin Academy!"

Seeing the bizarre palace that Zimo, the God Spirit of the Ghost Clan, had brought forth on the Demon Spirit Continent, Pang Jian knew that the southern part of Hongdu Fragment Land was also under the control of demonic cultivators who worshipped Alien Gods of Ghost Clan.

With the addition of the "God and Demon Origin Academy" to the southern void, it was bound to be even more terrifying than the restrictions imposed by Bone Gate, Blood Prison Sect, and Black Wood Sect.

What could these many evil cultivators be gathering in Hongdu for?

"Swoosh! Swoosh!"

One after the other, landing in a ruin in the wasteland, Pang Jian concealed his aura and hid his magnetic field.

Dong Tianze, following suit, also covered up his own aura.

"I have a way to get you out of Hongdu."

Without wasting a word, Pang Jian spoke bluntly, "There is a Mysterious Turtle beneath Panshi Fragment Land responding to my call, and I can send you there right now."

"What about you?" Dong Tianze asked.

"I can leave at any time too," Pang Jian replied, revealing a bronze plate known as "Purgatory Gate" concealed beneath his clothes. "This bronze plate has the power to carry us both through the void. The heavens of the Fragment Land aren’t truly sealed, and there is no tight barrier isolating it; I can send you away immediately."

A flash of surprise in Dong Tianze’s eyes quickly disappeared as he calmly said, "Since that’s the case, I’m not in a hurry now."

He took out the Blood God Skill and sat down against a broken wall in the ruins, saying, "Someone at the headquarters of the Blood Spirit Sect handed this spell to me. The followers of the Gui Sacrificial Sect pressed me over and over, as if to force me to practice the Blood God Skill against my will."

"They pressed me, and I deliberately refrained from practicing it; I wouldn’t grant them their wish."

"But now..."

Dong Tianze’s forehead veins bulged as he said coldly, "Now that you have a way to get me out, now that we can escape Hongdu Fragment Land, I suddenly want to take a look at this Blood God Skill."

"For some reason, I’m no longer in a hurry to leave this Fragment Land."

Having said that, he opened the Blood God Skill in front of Pang Jian and lowered his head to look at the first character.

As he did so, his Spiritual Soul suddenly flew out from the Phoenix Seal between his eyebrows.

His Spiritual Soul, as if drawn and sucked in, was directly led into the Blood God Skill!

It wasn’t him comprehending the Blood God Skill; rather, the sinister skill was forcibly extracting his Spiritual Soul!

"Snap!"

The Blood God Skill, like a scarlet mask, adhered entirely to his face.

Many small characters emerged from the skill, rushing into his skin with haste.

Everything happened too quickly, so swiftly that Pang Jian couldn’t prepare for it.

By the time he thought to do something, he felt that the Blood God Skill, mask-like, and Dong Tianze’s engulfed Spiritual Soul were inseparable.

He couldn’t tear apart the Blood God Skill.

If the skill were torn apart, Dong Tianze’s Spiritual Soul within it seemed like it would be destroyed as well.

The bestowal of the Blood God Skill, Dong Tianze’s comprehension of it; once started, it couldn’t be stopped.

If it were stopped, if external forces tried to intervene, Dong Tianze would die because of the Blood God Skill!

As a result, Pang Jian could not only not prevent it, but he also had to be wary of others who might come and try to seize the Blood God Skill, lest Dong Tianze’s soul be destroyed mid-way.

"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!"

The spiritual energy of Hongdu Fragment Land suddenly started stirring abnormally.

Spiritual energy, drawn by two terrifying magnetic fields, started converging toward the east and west of the Fragment Land.

At that moment, Pang Jian’s heart trembled, and he finally understood what those demonic cultivators were gathered in Hongdu for.

There were two top-tier Great Cultivators from the Immortal Realm, who wanted to advance to True Godhood in Hongdu Fragment Land by capitalizing on the vacated fate!

The divine position that the True Gods had left for Shifu Pu Zhaotian, which became empty after Fan Ao’s death, was clearly targeted by two extremely evil cultivators.

The Alien Gods from the Outer Realm and those mighty beings from the Fifth Realm were the ones pushing from behind the scenes!

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