The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 58 - 47 Breaking Through_1

Chapter 58: Chapter 47 Breaking Through_1

Chapter 58 -47 Breaking Through_1

“Pang Jian just said, was it he who killed the many cultivators of the Dark Ghosts?”

Han Duping watched Pang Jian’s disappearance, then suddenly turned his head and stared at Luo Hongyan, exclaiming incredulously, “Is this kid not playing a joke on us?”

Su Yuntian, He Rong, and the girl with the sheep horn braids, Su Meng, also had faces full of disbelief.

From Luo Hongyan’s account, all they knew was that cultivators led by Hong Tai from the Dark Ghosts had ambushed them at Black Water Pool.

Because of Ouyang Duanhai’s sudden appearance, and the “Black and White King Python” turning on Hong Tai, they were able to escape amidst the chaos.

As for the fate of Hong Tai and those Ghost Cultivators, Luo Hongyan had not really clarified, so naturally, they did not know.

After Pang Jian and Zhou Qingchen returned, on their way to break the formation at the top of the Heavenly Spirit Tower, he actually claimed… that he had slain all the attackers from the Dark Ghosts except for Hong Tai!

How could that be possible?

Everyone looked at Luo Hongyan with eyes seeking confirmation.

Zhou Qingchen, with his face full of untidy stubble, flashed a look of surprise but somewhat believed it, and asked curiously, “Miss Ning, is what he said true?”

“Yes.”

Luo Hongyan’s expression was cold. She still looked towards the White Tower and couldn’t be bothered to turn around, saying impatiently, “I forgot to tell you earlier, that ‘Black and White King Python’ which betrayed Hong Tai did so because of Pang Jian’s manipulation.”

“After you all fled, he lured the Dark Ghosts to the bottom of Black Water Pool and rode the giant python to slaughter them underwater.”

“All of the Dark Ghost attackers, none escaped except for Hong Tai.”

Luo Hongyan nonchalantly revealed the true facts.

Han Duping was shocked, “So it really was him…”

“No wonder Miss Ning is smitten by him. It seems that it was he who saved Miss Ning’s life at Black Water Pool!”

Su Meng suddenly realized.

Zhou Qingchen, who was lost in thought, gasped after a while, then couldn’t help lamenting, “I never expected that the vow I made before I left would actually be fulfilled by him.”

“My urgency to break through the Marrow Cleansing Realm was precisely to find Hong Tai and those attackers from the Dark Ghosts, to avenge our dead comrades.”

“This guy Pang Jian, without waiting for me to act, did what I was supposed to do.”

He knew Pang Jian harbored secrets and appreciated many qualities in him, but he still had not expected that after he and Han Duping helplessly fled, Pang Jian would take advantage of Hong Tai’s “Black and White King Python” to turn the tide, slaying so many of the Dark Ghost cultivators.

Luo Hongyan sneered, her beautiful eyes showing disdain, thinking to herself that all you were good for was bragging, weren’t you the first to flee when trouble came?

She coughed lightly and added, “This includes Dong Qianfeng, he was the one wearing a golden mask.”

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“Dong Qianfeng!”

Han Duping exclaimed in shock, “Wasn’t he expelled by the Raging Sun Sect? How did he end up wandering into the Fourth Realm and colluding with those people from the Dark Ghosts?”

“Isn’t the Dark Ghost organization known for recruiting those not acknowledged by the seven great families, cast out by the forces of the Upper Realm?” Zhou Qingchen was not surprised and said indifferently, “The Raging Sun Sect expelled him, and the Dong Family dared not take him back. With his cultivation, it was too difficult to survive in the Third Realm; he could only descend to the Fourth Realm.”

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White Tower’s fifth level.

While the others were discussing outside, Pang Jian once again stood before the giant skull, picking up the Dragon Pattern Spear that lay on the ground.

Inside the skull, the deep green Spirit Turtle was no longer moving, and the multitude of Soul Spirits and Ghost Objects swirling around it were still howling incessantly.

Pang Jian slowly closed his eyes.

In the Spiritual Sea below his dantian, the Spiritual Power tidal surge suddenly arose, with waves as big as mountains bursting forth, churning violently within the Spiritual Sea.

The essence of the “Pot Heaven Nourishing Qi Spell” emerged in his mind, as he carefully felt the abnormality within his body, the turmoil of the Spirit Power waves, and the increasingly agitated “sea”.

A feeling of unrest suddenly emerged in his heart, and he allowed the Spiritual Power tidal surge below the dantian to erupt even more fiercely!

Slowly, he began to feel a strong sensation of swelling and pain coming from his lower abdomen.

The intense, burning distention made Pang Jian feel as if his churning Spiritual Sea dantian harbored irritable giant pythons and Thunder Dragons that were eager to break free from his Spiritual Sea and besiege his body’s meridians.

Facing this terrifying pain, he let this “fire” burn even more fiercely, roaring with jubilation in his heart.

“Meridians Channeling Realm, the first layer explores the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, with Spirit Power coursing through the limbs!”

“The Eight Meridians start from the Spiritual Sea and pass through both hands and feet, with each limb having two meridians connected to the Spiritual Sea.”

Considering the breakthrough details of the Meridians Channeling Realm and experiencing the increasingly terrifying pain, Pang Jian’s face revealed a look of madness.

His blood boiled with yearning for this storm!

When the high waves building up above the Spiritual Sea finally reached their peak, they suddenly plummeted downwards!

An overwhelming force from above found relief at the seabed below the Spiritual Sea, piercing through eight deep, abyss-like channels.

The vast and furious Spiritual Power, like floodgates opened, poured into the eight abyss-like channels, erupting from his Spiritual Sea below the dantian.

A thunderous rumble erupted from Pang Jian’s lower abdomen, like the Sky God beating drums, resembling a Thunder Dragon roaring towards the heavens!

In his excruciating pain, he keenly felt four meridians, originating from the Spiritual Sea and connecting to the palms of both hands, like rivers dried up for a million years, suddenly filled by the fierce river water, charging ferociously towards his palms!

The narrow meridian pathways suddenly surged with such majestic Spirit Water, making his arms numb and his body tremble uncontrollably.

“Clang!”

The Dragon Pattern Spear uncontrollably slammed heavily onto the ground.

He settled into a cross-legged position, his shoulders shaking continuously, both arms numb and trembling as if electrified.

He lifted the sleeve of his arm with some difficulty, his eyes widening as he looked.

On his outstretched bare arm, tiny streams of light flowed along four meridians, rushing from his shoulder toward his palm.

The streams of light visible to the naked eye within the four meridians were, in his perception, like a deluge of mighty spiritual power akin to a breached dam.

The tide-like spiritual power advanced inch by inch within the minute meridians, as if opening up wasteland, clearing debris that had accumulated at the bottom of a dried-up riverbed over a thousand years.

The process of expanding the meridians, akin to breaking new ground, came with intense stabbing pain, causing Pang Jian to gnash his teeth and grimace.

He bit down hard, controlling the flood-like spiritual power with his mind, while closely watching his arm with his eyes.

Below the Spiritual Sea, there were four more meridians connected to his feet, which he endured not to open up all at once in a rush.

He focused his mind, only pioneering the four extraordinary meridians that penetrated both hands, aiming to utilize the existing power within his Spiritual Sea.

For most people, due to the limited amount of spiritual power accrued in the Spiritual Sea, it is quite a feat to channel all eight meridians with the tide of spiritual power when breaking through from the Qi Refining Realm to the Meridians Channeling Realm.

Only a few are able to open up one or two more meridians after channeling all eight.

The majority opt for the left and right hands.

The first time the Spiritual Sea is filled, its capacity is limited and ordinarily, the stored spiritual power wouldn’t even be sufficient to smoothly channel one meridian in the left or right hand.

In the Meridians Channeling Realm, the first level of unimpeded Eight Extraordinary Meridians often requires sustained and cumulative effort to expand.

Because many people’s Spiritual Seas aren’t broad enough, a one-time fill isn’t sustainable for long, meaning meridian expansion must proceed cautiously.

This has never been an easy task that can be accomplished overnight.

Originally, he only needed to open up any one of the two meridians of his accustomed right hand, allowing spiritual power to flow to the palm, then enhance his strength with the reinforcing Dragon Pattern Spear, and he could attempt to break the Soul Array.

However, upon the sudden revelation of the eight meridian pathways, he felt that the tremendous spiritual power stored in his Spiritual Sea was sufficient for him to open four meridians connected to his arms simultaneously.

He trusted his intuition!

Therefore, he was pioneering the four meridians at the same time, his open eyes watching, to ensure his success.

Enduring the intense sharp pain, he clearly saw streams of spiritual light slowly advancing within the four meridians.

He also sensed the Spiritual Sea within, ready to adjust his strategy immediately should the outflow of spiritual power from the Spiritual Sea become too much, too quickly, focusing his efforts on opening just one meridian.

Yet every time he sensed the Spiritual Sea, he felt that the spiritual power within remained abundant.

Only then did he realize his Spiritual Sea was likely different from others’, much broader than that of cultivators of the same realm, allowing him to store much more spiritual power!

“It’s Black Water Pool! The acidic peculiar supernatural ability within the black water has helped me expand my dantian Spiritual Sea!”

Pang Jian suddenly realized.

While enduring the suffering, his mind wandered; at this moment, he didn’t need to maintain concentration or the state of the “Pot Heaven Nourishing Qi Spell”.

Time passed unknowingly.

“Hiss!”

A point of greenish light, like a firefly in the deep night, suddenly appeared in the palm of his left hand.

With the emergence of the greenish light, Pang Jian immediately awoke, exclaiming, “Success!”

That was the light released by the overflow of spiritual power!

Depending on the Spirit Spell each person cultivates, the color of the light from the overflow of spiritual power varies; for him, who cultivates the “Pot Heaven Nourishing Qi Spell”, the color of the spiritual light was green.

To avoid wasting spiritual power, he had a thought and cut off the flow of spiritual power through that meridian with his will.

The successfully expanded meridian stopped receiving spiritual power, and the corresponding channel to the Spiritual Sea closed along with it.

This was a mystical sensation, with complete control over the now-open channels of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians at will.

After that, he concentrated his energy on the remaining three meridians, continuing the expansion following the proper method.

“Hiss! Hiss, hiss!”

In just half an hour, the three other meridians that linked his palms to the Spiritual Sea were also successfully expanded as green spiritual light appeared again in his palms.

Entering the Meridians Channeling Realm, Pang Jian, who had managed to open four meridians in one effort, still had a third of his spiritual power left in his Spiritual Sea!

If there weren’t the Soul Array to be destroyed, he could have used the remaining spiritual power to expand two more meridians that penetrated the center of his feet.

Of course, he didn’t do that.

As the destruction of the skull-faced Soul Array relied on spiritual power, he couldn’t squander it recklessly and had to conserve energy for more critical matters.

“Almost there.”

Without the leisure to carefully sense the changes in his body and casually moving his arms a few times, Pang Jian then forcefully lifted the Dragon Pattern Spear.

He aimed the spear point at one of the pieces of stone that made up the hollow skull and was filled with “Mysterious Yin Power”.

With a thought, the Spiritual Sea within the dantian, which had just calmed down, surged again, and spiritual power like a waterfall’s torrent instantly poured into the meridian of his right arm, rushing toward the Dragon Pattern Spear in his palm.

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