The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 567 - 537 Dark Prison_1

Chapter 567: Chapter 537 Dark Prison_1

Purgatory, Hongdu Fragment Land.

After Pang Jian’s Immortal Primordial Spirit disappeared, for a long time, he did not return.

Pu Zhaotian waited anxiously and, having no other choice, used a Secret Skill to send a message to Li Wang, inquiring what the situation was.

Li Wang’s reply was that as the new Realm God of Purgatory, Pang Jian had the ability to step out of the Purgatory World.

The departure of Pang Jian’s Spiritual Soul was most likely related to his status as a Realm God, and he shouldn’t worry too much.

But Li Wang also said, if Pang Jian’s Spiritual Soul never returns, then it would mean his soul had perished in the Outer Star River.

At that time, the extinction would directly manifest in Pang Jian’s fleshly body, which would move towards withering and decay, and within a short time, it would dissipate the power amassed over a lifetime.

Seeing Pang Jian’s body unharmed, Pu Zhaotian, who was somewhat reassured, could only wait passively.

That day, an abnormal surge of Qi and Blood emanated from a deep valley in the northern part of the Fragment Land.

The Tian Du San Ren, Li Yuanli, and Liu Fu, three great True Gods, almost simultaneously sensed that something was amiss.

"Are there still evil cultivators not yet dead?"

Li Yuanli frowned and transformed into a beam of divine light that travelled far away.

Soon after, he transmitted a message, "Pu Pangzi, come and take a look."

Pu Zhaotian didn’t say another word and also condensed into a sword light, making his way to the deep valley where Li Yuanli was.

Thick blood fog steamed within the valley and continuously flowed in and out around a gaunt figure.

Within the blood fog, ancient Great Demons roared as if they were condensed by him.

And on the center of his forehead, a resplendent Phoenix Seal continuously emitted captivating brilliance.

"He is the reason Pang Jian entered Hongdu Fragment Land," Li Yuanli said with an odd look in his eye. "The people from Gui Sacrificial Sect were right in their judgment; he indeed practiced the Sorcery of the Blood Spirit Sect. However, the mark branded on his forehead comes from that perished Heavenly Phoenix and seems to help him resist the infection of Alien Gods from the Outer Realm."

Pu Zhaotian said, "He has only the risk of being eroded by Alien Gods, but he has not yet suffered it. Yin Spirit Temple and Blood Moon originally derived from the Blood Spirit Sect; he might have accidentally stumbled upon the techniques of the Blood Spirit Sect."

Because he knew the relationship between Dong Tianze and his disciple Pang Jian, he had the intention to protect him.

Li Yuanli nodded.

He knew that the one who received the Heavenly Phoenix’s inheritance was the one meticulously protected by the Pure Land; Dong Tianze’s status as a Heavenly Phoenix Guard meant he had to be dealt with cautiously.

With Pu Zhaotian saying this, it fell in line with his thoughts, so he said, "Tell him to be careful."

With that, Li Yuanli left.

Half an hour later, all the blood fog in the deep valley once again merged into Dong Tianze’s body.

Only then was the "Blood God Skill" truly mastered by him.

He opened his eyes, looked at the uninvited guest before him, the scarlet blood light in his eyes gradually retracting as he asked, "Pang Jian... is he okay?"

"You recognize me?" Pu Zhaotian was at a loss for words.

"Blue clothes, Sword Command, very fat, and an aura about you that makes me uneasy," Dong Tianze said calmly, with a serene expression. "It was quite easy to confirm your identity."

Pu Zhaotian touched his nose and asked, "What about the one just now?"

"Heaven Treasure Sect’s Li Yuanli," Dong Tianze answered without any sign of panic, explaining, "I’ve seen Li Jie in Bagua City; they look very alike, and it’s also easy to distinguish."

Are you not afraid?" Pu Zhaotian smiled.

"Although I’ve practiced the techniques of the Blood Spirit Sect, I am not an evil cultivator, and I still possess clear Spiritual Intelligence. Why should I be afraid?" Dong Tianze replied, and then asked again, "How is he?"

"He’s fine, just wandering the Outer Star River with his Spiritual Soul," Pu Zhaotian looked at him with some appreciation, glanced at the Phoenix Seal on his forehead, and said, "With me watching over him, he won’t have any problems. Kid, you should head to the Panshi Fragment Land or somewhere else but do not continue to stay in the Hongdu Fragment Land."

Dong Tianze had practiced the secret techniques of the Blood Spirit Sect. And because Pang Jian’s condition was peculiar, there would inevitably be many eyes watching this place.

Li Yuanli had a good relationship with him and also needed to consider the side of the Pure Land, which is why he wouldn’t act against Dong Tianze.

The other True Gods might not be so easy to talk to. If, while paying attention to Pang Jian, they suddenly became aware of Dong Tianze practicing Sorcery, some True Gods might simply eliminate him on the spot.

He might not be able to stop it even if he wanted to.

"Understood."

Dong Tianze soared into the sky, clasping his hands in a salute towards Pu Zhaotian on the Yin Spirit Blood Halberd before decisively leaving the Hongdu Fragment Land.

However, while high in the sky, he cast a distant glance at Hongdu City.

...

In the vast and enigmatic Mysterious Fog.

Following the inscrutable Thunder God Fan Di, Pang Jian arrived at the Boundary Wall of another world.

This Boundary Wall, like that of Purgatory, was also invisible; he could sense it because his Divine Sense met with resistance.

Lacking the "Purgatory Gate" on his person and unsure if he could cross the Boundary Wall, Pang Jian immediately tried touching it with his hand and attempted to delve deeper.

He did this to test the uniqueness of his Immortal Primordial Spirit.

If his crafted Immortal Primordial Spirit could resist the corruption of the Mysterious Fog and his Divine Sense was not restricted, wouldn’t that mean his Immortal Primordial Spirit was extraordinary?

His hand passed directly through!

It was like reaching into a lake where the hand effortlessly penetrates the water!

Behind him, the Thunder God Fan Di of the Ancient Demon Clan, with his hundred thousand zhang tall golden skeleton frame, once again "sizzled" with the release of lightning.

He seemed even more excited than Pang Jian, "Inside, inside..."

"I’ll go in and take a look, then tell you about it."

Pang Jian vanished in a flash.

On the other side, a fascinating new world suddenly unfolded before Pang Jian’s eyes.

He was still within the Mysterious Fog, yet his Divine Sense was unfettered.

He saw six massive landmasses floating in this world and above these six lands, a huge gray-yellow star hung in the sky.

He vaguely remembered that star!

In the Goddess of Cold Crystal’s world, he had seen a gray-yellow star dragged into the depths of the Mysterious Fog by some force, vanishing like a shooting star.

The star seemed to have been plucked by some terrifyingly powerful entity from the Outer Star River.

In this world suffixed with "Prison," there must certainly be extraordinarily formidable beings; otherwise, it would be difficult to move this star.

In Purgatory, stars were outside the Heaven Forbidden, hovering above the Mysterious Fog, far from Purgatory.

Yet in this world, there were beings bold enough to possess the power to pluck stars and daring to bring them within the fabric of the world.

His Immortal Primordial Spirit concealed within the Mysterious Fog, with its broadly enveloping Divine Sense, sensed the condition of the world outside the fog, eager to see what the intelligent beings of this world were like.

Before long, a flying shuttle-shaped vessel came into the view of his Divine Sense.

"Star Devourer, this act of involving a star seems to have disturbed quite a few formidable fellows. Odd, why have there been so many God Spirits appearing above the Heaven Forbidden of our Dark Prison lately?"

"Could those God Spirits have noticed the Star Devourer lurking in our world, are they specifically here to hunt Him?"

"As long as the Star Devourer doesn’t go out, how can They hunt Him? Even the Alien Gods from the Outer Realm can’t enter our Dark Prison; They are absolutely helpless against the Star Devourer."

"Ah, I actually wish They could come in so we could get rid of the Star Devourer sooner."

"Our Dark Spirit Clan, because of this Star Devourer’s presence, is eternally deprived of sunlight. If He does not die and refuses to leave the Dark Prison, when will we ever find a way out?"

...

The creatures on the vessel spoke strange words, yet Pang Jian understood them.

Having achieved an Immortal Primordial Spirit, he only needed to sense the soul fluctuations of those Dark Spirit Clan members to know what they were expressing, and with a bit of contemplation, he could grasp an entire language and script.

"Dark Prison, Star Devourer, Dark Spirit Clan."

Pang Jian stepped back and left this world.

"How was it? What kind of world is that? And! How, how can you move in and out at will?" The soul of Thunder God Fan Di was in disarray.

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