The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 54 - 43 Testing _1

Chapter 54: Chapter 43 Testing _1

Chapter 54 -43 Testing _1

Isolated Island.

Under the murky Sky Curtain, Shangguan Qin, ceaselessly gesticulating, gradually revealed a look of despair on her face.

She seemed as if her Essence, Energy, and Spirit had been scooped out, and all that her posture and eyes betrayed were thick layers of negative emotions.

At this moment.

Several gray and insubstantial “Spirit Evils” quietly emerged around Wulan Lake, silently drifting towards Lake Heart Island.

If the Heavenly Spirit Tower was still sweeping over the island, the “Spirit Evils” that entered Lake Heart Island would become its hunting targets the moment they arrived.

Within a certain range, none of the “Spirit Evils” could withstand the terrifying magnetic field targeting souls, released by the Heavenly Spirit Tower.

As long as the Heavenly Spirit Tower could move, it could hunt the “Spirit Evils” on the island, which was why earlier, when the tower was howling, not a single “Spirit Evil” lurking in the shadows dared to show itself.

Only after Pang Jian entered Lake Heart Island and the island mysteriously began to sink, following its strange fall, did the “Spirit Evils” finally take action.

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Shortly afterward, those “Spirit Evils” scattered around the periphery of the island, still deliberately avoiding the Heavenly Spirit Tower at the center of the low mountain.

“The guy under the pit well, to Shangguan Qin, seems like he would handle the two of us with ease.”

With a light sneer, Luo Hongyan twirled a brightly blooming red flower in hand, plucking off its petals one by one, and said, “Shangguan Qin is like this flower, her eyes void of vitality, her life force very faint.”

“I guess there is someone who has suffered from Phoenix Marrow devouring their heart like Ouyang Duanhai, currently right beneath the pit well.”

After discarding the petal-less stem, she stepped over the scattered petals, pulling Pang Jian back as she retreated and said, “Let’s retreat as she suggested, without alarming the guy inside the pit well for now.”

Pang Jian was forcefully dragged back by her.

And of course, he didn’t see the “Spirit Evils” appearing among the flowers near Shangguan Qin when he left the summit of the low mountain.

“Whoosh!”

The moment Pang Jian turned his head, he saw a Cultivator loyal to He Rong heading towards the pristine Heavenly Spirit Tower.

When the man was about a dozen steps away from the Heavenly Spirit Tower, he suddenly collapsed to the ground with a “plop” and never stood up again.

A wisp of exceedingly faint shadow flew out from the crown of his head, instantly disappearing into the highest window of the White Tower.

Su Yuntian and He Rong, who had been anxiously watching the man, saw him suddenly fall, his soul abruptly extracted, and their expressions turned exceedingly ugly.

Only then did they believe what Luo Hongyan said was true; the White Tower from Yin Spirit Temple was indeed eerily abnormal.

Luo Hongyan scoffed, “I warned you not to approach the White Tower.”

Dissatisfied with her already, He Rong listened to her mockery and said with a heavy voice, “We know nothing about the Heavenly Spirit Tower. How could we know whether you’re telling the truth or lying without trying it ourselves?”

“True, you won’t learn your lesson without suffering a bit,” she said, her mouth curving into a mocking smile, carelessly adding, “After all, it’s not my people who are dying. Since you guys want to test it out, why not send a few more to try?”

With a malicious gleam in her eyes, she scanned the servants loyal to the two families back and forth.

Those who caught her gaze, troubled by the recent death of a comrade who had their soul ripped away, instinctively avoided her gaze and dared not look at He Rong and Su Yuntian.

Fearing that He Rong and Su Yuntian might use them to further probe the Heavenly Spirit Tower.

“Ning, how did you come to know about the mysteries of the Heavenly Spirit Tower when we’re all clueless?”

Unable to contain himself, Su Yuntian questioned her.

“In the Upper Realm, a member of the Star River Alliance took a liking to me and told me the secrets of the Heavenly Spirit Tower,” Luo Hongyan casually lied, gazing at the seemingly holy, snow-white Heavenly Spirit Tower, she too felt a strong “Mysterious Yin Power.”

After hesitating for a moment, she suddenly said to Pang Jian, “At the very bottom of the Heavenly Spirit Tower, there should be an Array laid out with Spirit Stones responsible for the aerial maneuvers of the tower.”

Looking up, she turned her gaze towards the highest floor of the White Tower, glanced at the four open windows, and added:

“On the top floor, there’s another Array. I don’t know what Spiritual Material it’s made from, but I do know that because of that Array’s presence, the Heavenly Spirit Tower can suck the souls from nearby living beings.”

“The guy beneath the pit well, I don’t know what he’s up to right now; he probably hasn’t noticed the fall of the Heavenly Spirit Tower yet.”

“Before he comes out, it’s best if we first destroy the Array that poses the biggest threat to all of us. Because we have no way of knowing whether, once that guy leaves the pit well, he could control the Heavenly Spirit Tower to rise again.”

She shared her thoughts.

Pang Jian nodded, “Hmm, Shangguan Qin didn’t dare to make a sound, probably also not wanting to alarm him.”

“Shangguan Qin?”

“She’s also on the island?”

Su Yuntian and He Rong hurriedly inquired, walking towards the peak of the low mountain as they spoke, wanting to verify for themselves.

Calmly, Luo Hongyan said, “She previously gestured for us to quickly flee this small island. Next to her, there’s a pit well punctured by the Phoenix Bone Hole; someone must have gotten a drop of Phoenix Marrow inside and transformed into a Heavenly Phoenix Guard.”

“That person is much more formidable than Ouyang Duanhai; Shangguan Qin thinks us going over there would be akin to courting death.”

He Rong and Su Yuntian heard her words, yet still went to the summit of the low mountain and looked around.

They too saw Shangguan Qin.

Next to the pit well that delved beneath the island, Shangguan Qin urgently signed with her hands, urging them to leave quickly.

With a flickering gaze, Luo Hongyan hesitantly said, “Pang Jian, I can’t approach the Heavenly Spirit Tower, and anyone else would die if they did.”

“But for some reason, I feel that only you can get close to the Heavenly Spirit Tower without dying. If you could smash the soul-sucking Array with your Long Spear after approaching it, it would stop functioning.”

She looked over expectantly.

Pang Jian was dumbstruck, pointing to himself and said, “Me?”

Luo Hongyan nodded earnestly, tempting him, “At the very bottom of the White Tower, there should be many Spirit Stones laid out. And on the top floor, the Spiritual Material that constitutes a strange Soul Array should also be quite precious.”

Pang Jian shook his head, “I’m not going.”

The way that man had died made him very wary of the White Tower in front of him; he didn’t want to rashly approach it.

Luo Hongyan was annoyed in her heart. Her gaze swept across the plaque on his chest, and she really wanted to say that with that miraculous plaque and the fact that he had refined a drop of Phoenix Marrow, he would surely be able to keep his soul from leaving his body.

But once she said this, her identity might be exposed, so she could only forcibly hold it back.

After a long while.

“Forget it, I’ll just try it myself.”

Seeing that she couldn’t persuade him, Luo Hongyan sighed helplessly and suddenly moved toward the White Tower.

As soon as she headed for the White Tower, Pang Jian felt the cold “Mysterious Yin Power” that was emanating from it suddenly become a lot denser.

In the void.

The seductive blood shadow that Luo Hongyan had revealed suddenly shone with a striking red light, immediately alerting the real Ning Yao.

“Whoosh!”

The red-dressed figure hiding in Ning Yao’s mind was clearly being sucked by the Heavenly Spirit Tower, twisting and swaying inside her head.

At the same time, Ning Yao distinctly felt that the force that had been imprisoning her was also warping.

The restrictions that Luo Hongyan had placed on her were actually also being sucked by the Heavenly Spirit Tower, showing signs of beginning to unravel.

Ning Yao, who longed for freedom, became excited at once.

“Heh, if I’m taken away by the Heavenly Spirit Tower, do you think you can still live?”

Luo Hongyan scoffed, speaking in a relatively gentle voice, “Before I ascended to the island, I didn’t know that this White Tower would fall. I dared to come here because I felt that as long as I didn’t enter the White Tower, I could stabilize the soul body within you.”

“If I’m sucked into the Heavenly Spirit Tower, with your fragile soul, won’t it be torn apart in the blink of an eye?”

These words poured cold water on the excited Ning Yao, who immediately quieted down.

In front of the White Tower.

Luo Hongyan suddenly turned around, her nostrils bleeding, seemingly struggling to resist the soul pull of the White Tower.

Her eyes filled with fear and despair, she reached out to Pang Jian, screaming like a drowning person trying to grab the last straw to save her life, “Pang Jian, save me! Quickly pull me back; pull me away from the Heavenly Spirit Tower!”

As if she was being contaminated by a terrifying evil force, she had no power to leave the “Heavenly Spirit Tower” on her own and could only scream desperately, hoping for Pang Jian’s rescue.

Su Yuntian, He Rong, and everyone else were shocked by this scene, feeling horrified.

She had already passed by the corpse of that He family servant; she was now less than ten steps away from the White Tower!

“Stay away from the Heavenly Spirit Tower!”

He Rong, not only without any intention to rescue, commanded all those loyal to him to keep even farther away from that evil Heavenly Spirit Tower.

“Dad!”

Su Meng exclaimed.

Su Yuntian kept a stern face, shook his head calmly, and said, “You and I, our cultivation realms are the same as hers, we are all in the Meridians Channeling Realm. If she can’t hold on, it’ll be death for us too if we go there. Don’t do anything stupid!”

Seeing Su Meng’s reluctance and fearing that she would act impulsively, Su Yuntian grabbed her arm.

Controlled by her father, Su Meng could only watch Luo Hongyan with helpless yearning.

“Why do you insist on dragging me down with you when you’re seeking death?”

Just then, with a face ashen with anger, Pang Jian cursed as he took a step toward Luo Hongyan.

After one step came a second, and then a third.

Pang Jian felt no discomfort at all!

The next moment, Su Meng’s eyes blurred, and she saw that Pang Jian had already reached Luo Hongyan’s side.

This time, he did not avoid contact; instead, he swiftly grabbed Luo Hongyan’s slender waist and rapidly retreated with her in midair.

“Pang… young master!”

Constrained by her father, Su Meng squirmed and cried out excitedly, her apple-like round face flushing with exhilaration.

He Rong and Su Yuntian, along with the servants of both families, all watched the two with widened eyes.

Pang Jian had not experienced soul departure, nor had he been absorbed by the Soul Array inside the White Tower.

Held awkwardly in the crook of his arm, Luo Hongyan looked up at him, her beautiful eyes glimmering with an odd brilliance.

In the mind of the real Ning Yao, the Luo Hongyan in a red dress let out a triumphant “giggle.”

This laugh was full of merriment and joy but could only be heard by the real Ning Yao.

“Swipe!”

In the blink of an eye, Pang Jian returned, stabilizing Luo Hongyan after he set her down on the ground. His sharply contoured face was filled with cold hardness and impatience as he said frostily, “Next time you want to court death, don’t call for me to save you.”

Luo Hongyan’s face was pale, seemingly frightened not lightly, with traces of blood under her shapely nose.

She wiped it off casually, her starry bright eyes then fixing on Pang Jian’s face, staring deeply yet silently.

Su Yuntian and He Rong, along with the servants from the Qi Refinement Realm of both families, she ignored altogether, as if they were all just dead people.

After a while, seeing that Pang Jian was feeling uncomfortable under her gaze, Luo Hongyan finally said softly, “Aren’t you alive and well? See, my intuition was right, you are completely unaffected by the Heavenly Spirit Tower.”

Pang Jian was silent, from beginning to end he had felt no discomfort, no sensation of his soul being pulled by evil forces.

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