The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 638 - 605: Sword named "Wooden Box"_1

Chapter 638: Chapter 605: Sword named "Wooden Box"_1

His words carried strong self-confidence.

The Ghost Mother, who presided over the Cycle of Retribution in Purgatory, was indeed qualified to confront Long Xiao head-on. Moreover, with the augmentation of the "Heaven Forbidden," Long Xiao’s attempt to break through the "Heaven Forbidden" was bound to fail.

"Keep an eye on the Nine Heavens Thunder God Tree and pay attention to the Dragon Bead."

"Long Xiao didn’t take these two items with Him, which means He’s still guarding against us. Even the conversation we’re having under this Sky Curtain might be overheard by Him."

"So, you shouldn’t ask where I am now anymore."

The relaxed voice of Pu Zhaotian continued to emerge.

Pang Jian didn’t make another sound. His "Chaotic Sky Curtain," forged from his Immortal Primordial Spirit, continued to crush and cover the remaining Thunder Vortex.

His way of fighting was extremely unconventional.

In the eyes of Yu Xin, Zhou Yi, and Lv Qinghe, a true Outer Star River was covering an area of flashing thunder and lightning.

The Star River manifested by Pang Jian’s Great Tao, with stars and celestial bodies, and the five peculiar star domain spaces, were causing the Thunder Vortex to collapse and disintegrate.

As the Thunder Vortex collapsed, the billions of fine lightning strands were absorbed by the Nine Heavens Thunder God Tree.

The Nine Heavens Thunder God Tree grew bit by bit.

Behind the Divine Tree, a giant column formed by the "Dragon Bead" condensed into a dragon eye after the last of the Thunder Vortices disappeared.

This dragon eye, with its dignified and profound gaze, seemed to be monitoring the entire world.

Within the interior of the Saint Spirit Continent, the ceasefire with Old Rock Bear, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Mountains—Aman—and Su Wenrou, who looked up at the sky, including Pang Jian’s divine form transformed into the "Chaotic Sky Curtain"...

The slightest movements within millions of miles, any abnormalities, could not escape the observation of the dragon eye.

If even a glimpse of Pu Zhaotian’s whereabouts was revealed and seen by this dragon eye formed from the "Dragon Bead," Long Xiao, on His way to the "Heaven Forbidden" in the First Realm, could return in an instant.

Forcing His way through "Heaven Forbidden" was just a last resort for Long Xiao.

The best strategy was naturally to locate Pu Zhaotian’s physical whereabouts and strike with a thunderbolt that could annihilate everything, directly destroying Pu Zhaotian’s unformed divine body and Spiritual Soul.

Unfortunately, He couldn’t find Pu Zhaotian’s true body anywhere.

...

The Saint Spirit Continent where the "Poison Calamity" had ended.

The Dragon Cave, the site of the True Dragon Palace.

Outside the grand palace, several dedicated level-eight Great Demons turned to gray-white skeletons during the "Poison Calamity."

The flesh and souls of the Great Demons were eroded away by the spreading fog of the "Poison Calamity," turning into strands that merged into the poison of the blackened Divine Dharma Aspect of Su Wenrou.

The dragon children and grandchildren of Long Xiao did not wait for the "Poison Calamity" to spread before they left early.

At this time, the True Dragon Palace and Dragon Cave, due to the escaping dragons and Demon Race that had yet to return, seemed absolutely silent.

In a corner of the eave of that True Dragon Palace, there was a small wooden sword as thin as a finger.

This sword, called "The Sword Box," contained a separate small world within it.

Pu Zhaotian arrived with the Sword Tower, and as the Sword Tower unleashed myriad rays of light and Spirit Swords, "The Sword Box" was planted somewhere underground.

Only when the "Poison Calamity" engulfed the area did "The Sword Box" emerge from the soil and stealthily inserted itself in the eaves of the True Dragon Palace.

At that time, Long Xiao was in a tough battle with the blackened Su Wenrou. Old Rock Bear was busy lifting up the Fragment Land and getting the Demon Race out of the Saint Spirit Continent.

No Demon God, Demon King, or Great Demon paid attention to the movements around the True Dragon Palace at that stage.

The true body of Pu Zhaotian that Long Xiao so desperately sought was inside the small wooden sword called "The Sword Box," just above the roof of the True Dragon Palace He had constructed to resemble the Observatory.

...

In the miniature world of the sword that looked like a small wooden tower, Pu Zhaotian was sitting cross-legged, his Primordial Spirit and Fate within the Spirit Sea of Consciousness still condensing.

"Almost there, almost there."

He wore a smile on his face, calm and unhurried.

The current plight of the Purgatory Human Tribe seemed, to him, entirely trivial.

Also inside the small wooden tower, Pang Lin walked around with a look of surprise on his face.

She stepped out from the lowest floor of the Sword Tower, through a small door, to arrive here.

Here, she saw only the blue-clothed fat man who had saved her, always smiling with his eyes closed.

Threads of crystalline rosy light continually stretched in and out through the mouth, nose, and ears of this endearing blue-clothed fat man.

"Girl, let me tell you about the cohesion methods of the Spiritual Soul and Fate. In the future, you will also seek Divine Enthronement, so getting familiar early is only beneficial to you," he said.

Pu Zhaotian grinned and said, "After all, those who, like me, have twice attempted to become a True God, are few and far between."

"With the experience of my first attempt, this time will be even faster, smoother, and more relaxed."

"Listen carefully now," he said.

While multitasking, as he communicated with the many True Gods using the "Heaven Forbidden," he still found leisure to instruct Pang Lin.

...

Outside the Continent.

The nine Thunder Vortices finally disappeared completely, and all the splashing Thunderous Lightning was swallowed by the Nine Heavens Thunder God Tree.

The Divine Tree grew to nearly a thousand feet high.

Like the eyes of a dragon, the "Dragon Bead" hovered at the top of the canopy, still surveying the surrounding heavens and earth with dignity.

The "Chaotic Sky Curtain" vanished, reverting to the body form of Pang Jian’s Immortal Primordial Spirit.

Holding the Origin Demon Sword in hand, he looked at the Nine Heavens Thunder God Tree and the Dragon Bead and said, "Elder Su..."

In front of Su Wenrou stood Aman, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Mountains, and behind her was Old Rock Bear—two powerhouses with comparable mastery of the Great Tao. After Su Wenrou broke free, they did not continue to attack.

Like Su Wenrou, they too were staring up at the sky.

"If they’re not fighting, we’ll wait. Here we are, able to tie down a Demon God and the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Mountains from the Fifth Realm without fighting—that’s a victory in itself," Su Wenrou said with a tranquil expression.

"I’m just worried..." she said, her brows slightly furrowed. "Little Lin is still in the Sword Tower. Even though she is protected by the Divine Sword, I’m still concerned for her safety."

A smile emerged at the corner of Pang Jian’s mouth: "Don’t worry, she’s fine."

Before dispelling the "Chaotic Sky Curtain," he had already learned from his Shifu that his sister Pang Lin was not in the Sword Tower.

Wherever the Shifu was, Pang Lin would be there; no one in the world knew their true location.

"Whoosh!"

A Void Mirror abruptly appeared.

The chieftains of the nine great tribes stepped out from this Void Mirror, sighing, "Lin Qiyang is dead, Li Chu is dead too, two True Gods have perished in succession."

"Qiyang knew he would die. On the Ghost Mother’s side, they will help him reincarnate," Su Wenrou responded calmly.

"Hmm, but we’ve still lost two immediate forces," said Li Wang.

"Li Wang!"

"Sect Master..."

With exclamations of shock, Lv Qinghe and Zhou Yi nearly simultaneously plunged towards the Lower Realm.

Zhou Yi, who had become a Ghost Cultivator, was slashed by a bright spatial light blade, instantly turning into a lost soul.

The falling Lv Qinghe, who had hastily summoned the Bone Gate, was also shredded by the piercing spatial light blades.

Having escaped to the Hongdu Fragment Land, Lv Qinghe was not fortunate enough to escape this time and was casually eradicated by Li Wang.

After doing all this, Li Wang then asked, "Pang Jian, where is your Shifu?"

Pang Jian didn’t say a word, but gazed deeply at Him and said, "Long time no see."

He was silent for a moment, then his face and form suddenly changed, transforming into the likeness of Luo Hongyan, and with a cold expression, he said, "How did you recognize me?"

At these words, Su Wenrou was shocked and her color drained.

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