The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 609 - 576 True God Council_2

Chapter 609: Chapter 576 True God Council_2

"Pu Pangzi, indeed, there is something about him," he sighed inwardly.

After consulting with the two special elders, Pang Jian said, "I will represent Sword Tower and invite several seniors, and additionally gather privately."

"As for you, Elder Li, I have nothing more to say."

He bowed politely to Li Wang, his demeanor distant.

Currently among the sixteen True Gods, excluding Mu Wentao and not counting that one, there are fourteen left.

Liu Fu, Li Yuanli, Dong Shangqing, Su Wenrou, and Lin Qiyang who is also from Pure Land, along with two Individual Cultivator True Gods, make seven True Gods. Counting Pang Jian himself, makes eight.

Pang Jian was directly cleaving the ranks of True Gods!

As a Realm God of the present era, who quite clearly has the freedom to enter and leave Purgatory, Pang Jian’s exploration and understanding of the world beyond are bound to eventually surpass theirs.

The seven he mentioned were already close to him for various reasons. With such an invitation from him, who would refuse a private gathering?

Zhu Ji, Jiang Fan, Li Wang, Ghost Mother, Pei Yishan, and Li Chu, these six excluded True Gods, wouldn’t they be utterly ignorant of his experiences beyond the skies?

To know thyself and thy enemy is to be invincible in every battle.

Without understanding the true power of Alien Gods, if they were to venture into the Outer Star River, they would certainly be at a great disadvantage.

Moreover, in the Filth Alien Power-infested Fifth Realm, it is said that a Fire God has resurrected from death, an Alien God Spirit possessing a true Divine Body.

They need more detailed intelligence, to understand the combat strength of God Spirits, to comprehend places like Purgatory.

Such information could only come through Pang Jian.

Zhu Ji, who was always reticent and rarely spoke in the conference, suddenly said, "Ghost Mother, what are your thoughts on the matter of Mu Wentao?"

A chill ran through the hearts of all the gods.

Su Wenrou, known as the "Medicine and Poison Dual Extremes," looked at Zhu Ji’s vague divine projection in surprise, while the other True Gods were seriously attentive.

Zhu Ji of Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom is considered by most True Gods to have the strongest combat power of the age, overshadowing Su Wenrou and Ghost Mother by half a degree.

Only Su Wenrou and Ghost Mother themselves did not agree with this assessment and had never acknowledged it.

But when Zhu Ji truly spoke up, no one dared to disregard the sound of his voice.

Ghost Mother also did not dare to ignore him and, instead of continuing her silence, said, "As for him, I will not interfere with your actions, nor will I participate. Afterwards, I will not pursue the matter."

Her stance towards Mu Wentao was one of indifference, not seeking revenge on those who take action against him.

It was also her bottom line.

Within the white jade pillars, Zhu Ji’s somewhat stocky figure grew much taller and more imposing following Ghost Mother’s words.

Su Wenrou did not question Ghost Mother, Li Wang merely watched without a word.

All other gods remained silent.

The reason for this was that these True Gods knew all too well that the obstinate and arrogant Ghost Mother always considered herself above others.

Their questions and persuasions would be outright disregarded by Ghost Mother.

Only Zhu Ji could possibly press her a bit.

Zhu Ji continued, "Mu Wentao is on Saint Spirit Continent. I can restrain Old Thunder Dragon, preventing him from acting rashly. My fear is, once action is taken, other accidents may occur, such as the intervention of powerful warriors from Alien Tribes in the Fifth Realm."

This statement undoubtedly indicated his intention to capture and kill Mu Wentao!

In the depths of space, Pang Jian’s Immortal Primordial Spirit looked down in astonishment, focusing on the pillar where Zhu Ji resided.

The implication in Zhu Ji’s words was that he could single-handedly suppress Old Thunder Dragon, who dominated Thunder God’s Path!

He was not afraid of Thunder Dragon at all.

His only concern was that taking action might draw in more Demon Gods and Alien Tribe warriors, leading to an uncontrollable situation that could spiral into a God War of annihilation like that in Purgatory.

"We are also worried about this," Li Wang said to Pang Jian with a bitter smile.

"The Demon Race, after all, has three Demon Gods in existence," Liu Fu sighed.

"What if the other two Demon Gods don’t interfere, tacitly permitting the death of Mu Wentao?" Pang Jian asked in a serious tone.

Li Wang was slightly taken aback, then tentatively asked, "Can you influence the attitude of those two Demon Gods?"

"At least Rock Bear Demon God should not obstruct," Pang Jian thought for a moment before adding, "I emerged from Northern Qi, and there exists another Demon God within Northern Qi who may share a connection with me. However, until I have met him, I cannot ascertain his stance."

"Your Realm God identity can indeed influence Demon Gods," Li Wang said with a smile. "If those two Demon Gods don’t interfere, relying solely on that Old Thunder Dragon, if we really want Mu Wentao to die, it would be difficult for him to survive."

"Then," Zhu Ji spoke up, "I shall suppress the Thunder Dragon, and you all choose someone to assassinate Mu Wentao. This time, we don’t need to bother luring Mu Wentao away from the Saint Spirit Continent; we will directly invade the territory."

Li Wang was surprised, "According to the ancient rules, True Gods should not enter the lands ruled by the Demon Race!"

Zhu Ji said, "That rule was established on the premise that the Demon Race would forever align with us, standing shoulder to shoulder with us. Even if they remain neutral, this rule must be annulled."

Su Wenrou was the first to express her position: "I agree."

Pei Yishan from the Desolated Terrains followed suit, "That Old Thunder Dragon has been so arrogant recently, believing that we would consider the bigger picture and not dare to attack the Demon Race. I also think that we should make a move on Mu Wentao. What we are punishing is an internal traitor, not the gods of the Demon Race."

"The Thunder Dragon dares to intervene in our internal affairs; it deserves a proper lesson!"

With that, he even cast a glance at Li Chu beside him.

Without waiting for the others to speak, Pei Yishan continued, "Li Chu, challenging Pang Jian in the skies above Panshi Fragment Land may be in line with everyone’s thoughts..."

He glanced at Li Wang, then added, "but the Dragon Cave has also interfered! Li Chu told me recently, that the Old Thunder Dragon sent a mental message, hoping he would test Pang Jian’s mettle."

Pang Jian was taken aback.

He hadn’t expected the Dragon Cave to pay so much attention to him, nor had he expected Pei Yishan to reveal this matter in front of everyone.

"Li Chu is also one of us. It’s wrong that he was instigated by that Old Thunder Dragon, but fortunately, he had no intention to harm Pang Jian, and instead, he learned his lesson."

Pei Yishan candidly clarified the situation in advance so that no one could use it against him if it came to light later on.

"Li Chu is a man of my Desolated Terrains; yet that Old Dragon circumvented me and sent a message to Li Chu, making it seem like He was the principal decision-maker of my Desolated Terrains," Pei Yishan humphed, saying, "I will personally go to the Saint Spirit Continent. Whether it’s to suppress the Old Thunder Dragon or to capture and kill Mu Wentao, count me in."

Everyone could see his dissatisfaction with the Thunder Dragon.

Pang Jian couldn’t help but take another look at the overlord of the Desolated Terrains and found that this person was entirely different from Li Chu, not sly and scheming like Li Chu, but straightforward and candid in his approach.

"Good, let’s tentatively settle on this plan,"

Li Wang felt much relieved and encouraged, "Pang Jian, now that the matter concerning Mu Wentao is decided, you can finally share with us your experience after leaving Purgatory, right?"

"Of course," Pang Jian replied, satisfied.

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Panshi Fragment Land.

As dawn began to break, dark clouds suddenly converged in the sky, followed by the muffled sound of thunder.

"Boom! Boom!"

The thunder grew louder, as if it meant to destroy heaven and earth.

Streaks of lightning, like whips and serpentine creatures, fell from the dark clouds, as if the Thunder God was lashing the very earth.

The clouds grew denser and the lightning more intense, shooting towards a deep valley in the heart of Panshi Fragment Land.

Powerful beings within the Fragment Land all had a strong intuition that something in the valley was actively gathering and drawing the thunderbolt.

Towards the whole sky and earth!

"Thunder Cave Heavens, Pang Lin!"

Wu Sujin, who had been guarding this place, floated down in front of the valley and saw Elder Mu Aichuan standing up from his meditation, his back to her as he looked towards the valley.

"There’s been a disturbance in the Cave Heavens."

His mood heavy, Mu Aichuan called out, "I’ve already alerted Sword Tower, asking several Immortal Realm Elders to come quickly to reinforce us. There is a force brewing within the Thunder Cave Heavens, and I do not know whether it is good or bad."

Wu Sujin took out a jade card engraved with lightning and threw it towards the valley to catch the cascading bolts.

A hint of joy appeared at the corner of her mouth as she said, "Elder Mu need not worry. If I’m not mistaken, it is my Junior Sister using the power of the Thunder Cave Heavens to collect thunder and lightning from the external world."

"I have experienced similar events twice already; there should be no problem."

"There’s no need for anyone to worry."

Turning around, she smiled at Qi Qingsong, Zhou Qingchen, Li Yuqing, and the rest of the concerned crowd that had gathered, saying, "It seems that my Junior Sister has made significant progress on the path of thunder."

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