The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 581 - 549 Great Tao Suppression_1

Chapter 581: Chapter 549 Great Tao Suppression_1

The voice of Li Chu resonated within the flesh and blood of Pang Jian, subtle and cautious.

As one of the True Gods, he naturally had the qualifications to enter the Observatory to participate in the council.

Although he did not attend often, he still knew that with the vast divine skills of Li Wang, it was possible to see most regions of this world, and to witness the events happening in real-time.

—If Li Wang wished to see, that is.

From the mundane conversations among mortals in the mortal kingdom to the grand wars among Cultivators in a whole region.

At the Observatory, you could watch the world; heaven referred to the Outer Star River,

while earth encompassed the land of Purgatory and its inhabitants.

At this moment, that ancient True God, who like him, was born from the Jiuli Sect and shared the surname Li, might be watching his battle with Pang Jian from the Observatory.

After all, Pang Jian was the first person in Purgatory to fuse Godhood in the Immortal Realm and successfully create the Divine Tao as a divine being of the human realm.

Li Wang would certainly pay special attention.

Therefore, his resentment toward Li Wang and his venting about the injustices of fate could only be conveyed within Pang Jian’s body.

Deep down, he still feared this kin and originator from the same sect, the Powerhouse of the nine great tribes.

The maple forest that he had genuinely evolved, deeply rooted within his Spirit Sea of Consciousness, was his first attempt to test Pang Jian’s power.

The brief contact, the intense clash of forces, convinced him of Pang Jian’s not-to-be-underestimated strength.

Due to the sealing mist and his deliberate concealment, those secretly observing his battle with Pang Jian should not have noticed anything yet.

But he already knew Pang Jian was exceptional.

And such a Pang Jian had only just forged his Divine Tao, possessing infinite potential to tap into even greater fighting strength.

Sword Tower—a new Sword God’s power that even Li Chu admired.

Thus, in the midst of battle, he suddenly changed his strategy.

He wanted to stir up Pang Jian’s dissatisfaction with Li Wang and make Pang Jian, this sharpest of swords, point its tip towards Li Wang.

"The death of your little disciple, Fu Wangchen, really doesn’t count for much. To tell the truth, I actually have quite an admiration for you, and Pu Zhaotian," Li Chu continued to prattle on.

Underneath the maple tree, his True God body held a serpent-headed staff, smiling without a word.

He wanted to reach a preliminary verbal agreement with Pang Jian within his body, secretly, trying to tie Pang Jian onto the camp against Li Wang, to accumulate strength for his subsequent plan.

"What does the grudge and past feuds between you two have to do with me?"

Pang Jian’s divine voice also rang within his own body.

He said coldly, "What Li Wang did to you, I do not care about. What concerns me, is what you, Li Chu, have done to our Sword Tower, to me."

He truly didn’t care why that child-like form of Li Chu inside the tiny Blessed Land Cave Heavens had turned into what it was now.

During the time when his Shifu was breaking through to the Immortal Realm—its most brilliant moment—this old peak Great Cultivator of the Immortal Realm wanted to blunt his edge.

The Blessed Land Cave Heavens of the Panshi Fragment Land, after releasing a unique aura, were the first to be sought by Li Chu.

Pang Jian couldn’t care less about Li Chu’s past.

Judging from the outcomes of one event after another, Li Chu was the one orchestrating everything from behind the scenes; he was the instigator.

"Tsk!"

Beams of divine light akin to golden needles released from the Immortal Primordial Spirit in Pang Jian’s Spirit Sea of Consciousness.

The golden radiance, carrying the sharp mysteries he had comprehended, existed in the form of sword light, as it gathered the Cold Ice, Star Moon, and Thunderbolt Alien Power within his body, targeting every hidden spot of Li Chu’s essence and spirit.

Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—the powers of the Five Elements, generating and overcoming each other.

Metal has always represented the most potent of tools, suitable for cutting wood.

So, Metal overcomes Wood.

Within those spots full of vigorous vitality, were fiery red maple forests with child-like figures speaking earnestly, attempting to reach a silent alliance with Pang Jian.

Suddenly, a divine sword fell from the heavens!

Every spot attached to Pang Jian’s muscles and organs, every miniaturized Blessed Land Cave Heavens, every maple forest, and child-like figure symbolizing Li Chu saw a dazzling Divine Sword plummet from the sky towards the forest.

As the countless lengths of the radiant golden Divine Sword attacked, the void instantly filled with stars and moons, followed by thunderclaps and hailstorms.

The Golden Sword, the primary weapon, supported by stars, moons, thunderbolts, and cold ice Divine Tao, shattered each miniature world.

All the maple trees were split and cut down by the sword light, with Thunderous Lightning meandering among the flying wood shavings, annihilating the soul intentions Li Chu placed on the child-like figures.

Without any odd sounds, without any particularly shocking movements, just a few faint glimmers on Pang Jian’s skin.

That was all.

Yet, the "Soul Trees" that Li Chu had planted with Divine Secret Techniques within Pang Jian’s flesh and organs were wiped clean.

With the inner trouble removed, Pang Jian, free of worries, swung the Origin Demon Sword with his True Body.

"Tsk!"

Within that splendid golden sword light river, stars and moons were profound, thunderbolts twisted like serpents, wriggling among the glaciers.

As the sword light within him extinguished, the real sword light in the world was reborn.

From that sword light river, countless tiny slender golden sword glows suddenly split off, akin to eradicating the imaginary maple forests, severing Li Chu’s constructed forests and seas of trees as well.

Amid the flying dead branches and debris, Pang Jian kept swinging his sword, undistracted.

While Li Chu, in his rage, brought forth his Divine Dharma Aspect, revealing an exceedingly strange and bizarre body.

This body was nearly ten thousand feet tall, flesh burgeoning with flowers, grass, and trees; at first glance, it seemed a majestic mountain of flesh, studded with thick trunks.

The term "studded" was used because the branches of those trees were also embedded within the very flesh and muscle of the body.

As this novel form emerged, even from the far-off Panshi Fragment Land and the Plant Cave Heaven, as well as the flora on the Fragment Land, the rich life essence within was stirred.

Tiny dots of green and blue light flickered like droplets of water flying against the current, soaring towards the heavens.

Compared to Li Chu in this form, Pang Jian’s true physical body seemed exceedingly tiny; he felt that, in his current state, swinging his sword to slash at Li Chu’s Divine Dharma Aspect was akin to tickling him.

No matter how powerful an ant is, or how sharp the weapon it wields, it still can’t inflict more than a tickle on a body nearly ten thousand feet tall.

"It’s not just you who possesses a Divine Dharma Aspect."

With a thought, Pang Jian offered up his Immortal Primordial Spirit.

This unique body, different from all other True Gods, suddenly expanded, growing immense and towering in an instant.

Its surface glowed with a rainbow hue, like a colorful jade crafted Immortal Primordial Spirit, dazzling under the Purgatory Sky Dome’s light.

With a slight commencement of the Great Tao Gist he was comprehending, behind the Immortal Primordial Spirit’s head, a brilliant Star River formed.

Stars shone brightly, the moon was pristine, the sun fiercely radiant!

When the secret skill activated again, a vast expanse of land spontaneously materialized right beneath this body.

On this land, there were mountains and rivers, storms and thunderbolts, magma-filled volcanoes, and dense forests.

Furthermore, a purple-green Demon Cloud encircled the Continent, like a mysterious curtain of the heavens.

The Star River above was illusionary, and the land below was also illusionary, merely physical manifestations of his comprehension of the Great Tao, reflecting inner arcane mysteries.

Yet the aura revealed by these phenomena was nothing short of astonishing.

This made his very being, as if it stood within an alternative world with a complete manifestation of the Great Tao, a world that encapsulated everything.

Next to Pang Jian’s displayed body, Li Chu’s "Divine Dharma Aspect" suddenly seemed somewhat petty.

Li Chu, who had ascended to True Godhood through the "Tao of Plant," and gained a seat of Godhood, symbolized only one extreme of the Great Tao, evidently lacking richness.

In fact, the majority of True Gods from the Purgatory World revealed oddities in their "Divine Dharma Aspect" of a similar nature.

By taking a single law, one truth of the Great Tao, one obsession or grand wish, and pushing it to its extreme and glorifying it, one could merge with a seat of Godhood and achieve True Godhood.

Li Chu was like this, and so were the other True Gods.

But as Pang Jian’s body appeared, its magnificent spectacle, the physicality that encompassed many Great Tao truths, the True Gods of Purgatory suddenly saw another possibility.

Imperfection, extremity, could achieve True Godhood.

Completeness, fulfillment, a unity of all, could also achieve True Godhood.

"Whoosh!"

A variety of spectacles, all sorts of phenomena, suddenly retreated into Pang Jian’s body.

The Origin Demon Sword, too, enlarged a million times over, with the "Heart of Winter" lying below his feet like a frigid star.

He stood on a star, wielding the unparalleled Demon Sword, swinging it towards the True God Li Chu with a unique body the Purgatory World had never seen before.

From within the Immortal Primordial Spirit Body, from within the True Body, numerous different types of power flowed unhindered into the sword.

His true self, already inside the "Heart of Winter," was unaffected.

The Origin Demon Sword suddenly shone with a brilliant golden light.

The sword, imbued with the Dao decisions and secrets comprehended by Pang Jian, transformed into a stream of light too dazzling for the naked eye to bear, thrusting straight towards Li Chu.

The already sharp Origin Demon Sword, after merging with the Five-clawed Golden Dragon’s horn and claws, had become unbreakable.

And this sword, forged from many rare metals, in terms of the attributes of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, was a Divine Artifact with the attribute of Metal.

Metal overcomes Wood.

When Pang Jian’s sword came slashing down, it naturally formed a pressure that suppressed the Great Tao, its blade instantly penetrating Li Chu’s "Divine Dharma Aspect" through the abdomen.

After the sword passed, a huge transparent hole was left in Li Chu’s abdomen.

No blood flowed, no muscles showed; within the hole, roots and wooden fibers intertwined and clustered.

Li Chu’s "Divine Dharma Aspect," with the body and Godhood merged, might symbolize the strongest self-healing Divine Body between heaven and earth.

But the pressure of the Great Tao prevented even this hole from healing in an instant.

The residual power of the golden brilliance, the piercing intent of the golden sword, even after the blade had left, continued to erode the self-healing vitality within the hole.

Li Chu stared blankly, somewhat incredulous, at the gaping hole in his abdomen.

"Thank you, senior, for helping me consolidate my realm, I am grateful," Pang Jian sheathed his sword and bowed.

He then directly shrank his Immortal Primordial Spirit, turning the awe-inspiring divine body into a beam of radiant divine light.

Like a crystal of Godhood, his Immortal Primordial Spirit returned into the skeleton atop his original body, instantly reverting to the Spirit Sea of Consciousness.

The next moment, Pang Jian, without looking back or sparing another glance, flew straight towards the Panshi Fragment Land.

Li Chu remained frozen in the void, his abdominal cavity still shining with light, still proving that his "Divine Dharma Aspect" had been penetrated by a single sword thrust from Pang Jian.

In the Observatory within the First Realm, the gods fell silent.

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