The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 77 - 64 The 5th Realm _1

Chapter 77: Chapter 64: The 5th Realm! _1

Chapter 77 -64: The 5th Realm! _1

“The Fifth Realm!”

Pang Jian’s spirit was shaken, as he looked into the darkness with a suddenly profound and grave expression.

“It really could be the Fifth Realm. The harsh and unique environment of the Fifth Realm is just as Pang Jian described!”

Han Duping screamed, already retreating and loudly urging Zhou Qingchen to follow.

Su Meng, like a frightened bird, quickly darted toward the city gate behind her, fearful of touching the endless darkness.

After the shock, Pang Jian quickly regained his composure and sensed the abnormality in his body in secret.

The power he had previously inhaled into his dantian filled it with impurities, as if he had returned to the time before he had truly entered the Qi Refining Realm, repeatedly cleansing the “cotton-wool” filth.

With the presence of dirty waste and foreign objects, the operation of his dantian was not smooth, and the flow of Spiritual Power in his meridians would also be stagnant.

He had no choice but to silently rotate the vortex connecting the Spiritual Sea and the dantian, cleansing those impurities first.

This, in turn, consumed his stored Spiritual Power.

In other words, if one were to cultivate in the darkness, the dirty air within it far exceeded that of Spiritual Energy, and taking it into the body would be a loss rather than a gain.

Pang Jian instantly became alert, realizing that he must not attempt to absorb Spiritual Power to cultivate in the darkness, or else it would only deplete his own strength.

And the air inside, too, could not be inhaled too much, or else it seemed that even one’s internal organs would not be able to handle it.

He could hardly imagine how any creature could exist in the Fifth Realm, under such harsh conditions of complete darkness.

And that Bagua City, missing for three thousand years, could it really be in the Fifth Realm?

“Bang!”

Suddenly, another person appeared out of thin air; and upon landing, he cursed as he stood up while holding his buttocks.

The newcomer was about the same age as Su Meng, fair and clean, with pure eyes as if he had never experienced the lashes of the secular world.

But he was not short in stature, slightly chubby, dressed in fine silk and brocade, exuding an aura of gem-like brilliance.

He had a necklace around his neck, silver bracelets on his arms, and gemstone rings the size of pigeon eggs on his fingers; his attire was extravagantly luxurious.

Standing up, he held a liuli bottle in one hand, drinking an unknown sweet juice, and looking in surprise at the others said, “Ah, why are there still people here! Right, where did you come from?”

No one paid him any attention.

The few who had come from Wulan Lake stood in front of the north gate of Bagua City, staring into the ceaseless darkness in front of them, still unable to react.

Like Pang Jian, they had only one thought in their minds.

Why is Bagua City in the Fifth Realm?

Did they really travel from the Fourth Realm above, using the Mirror Tunnel of Wulan Lake as an entrance, and appear in the Fifth Realm?

“A bunch of dummies, eh? I can’t be bothered with you, I’m going home. The Mirror Tunnel back is right in the center of this city, in the pool within the City Lord Mansion.” Seeing that no one was paying him any attention, the man muttered to himself, put a straw into the liuli bottle, sucked the Green Fruit Juice within, and turned to leave.

“We better leave quickly!”

Han Duping screamed again, dragging Zhou Qingchen towards the north gate of Bagua City, not daring to stay any longer in front of the city gate, “Don’t go exploring the unknown darkness; we must get to the center of Bagua City as soon as possible, and use the Mirror Tunnel to return!”

It was then that he finally understood why, when watching from the island, so many points of light rushed towards the center of the city.

They were all anxious to return through the Mirror Tunnel!

The Bagua City, standing in some unknown place of the Fifth Realm, still so distinctly radiant, what kind of strange things would it attract?

If they did not leave this cursed place quickly, who knew what they would face next?

“Storage Ring.”

Luo Hongyan turned to see the man about to leave and glanced at his illustrious accessories, her bright eyes suddenly shining.

Luo Hongyan called out, “Wait a minute!”

In her eyes, the young man, already a ‘fat sheep,’ turned around blankly and asked, “What, you going to rob me?”

Luo Hongyan sneered, “Exactly my thought.”

“Come on! I knew it’d be like this. Those old things at home lured me in here just to let me face a tribulation. Li Jie, to face the trials, even the name they gave me was with ill-intent!”

The self-identified man, with a straw in his mouth, holding a liuli bottle filled with Green Fruit Juice, posed with a fighting stance, preparing for combat, “You all are targeting me just because my realm is low and I’m alone, thinking I’m easy to bully, right?”

“Come on, I’m not afraid of you!”

He barked with feigned valor.

Everyone was a bit dumbfounded.

The luxuriously dressed newcomer, with his all-too-conspicuous attire as if he didn’t fear being seen as a huge target, seemed to have prepared himself to be robbed; however, his gestures tingled with bluster but did not show a ripple of Spiritual Power.

Could it be that he was merely in the Qi Refining Realm?

With the power of only the Qi Refining Realm, did he flaunt himself into Bagua City seeking death?

“We weren’t thinking of robbing you.”

Zhou Qingchen couldn’t help but laugh.

“Her and him, clearly they want to rob me!”

The man who called himself Li Jie pointed at Luo Hongyan and the menacing Han Duping, grumbling, “I can tell, these two are up to no good, eying my Storage Ring and the Spiritual Artifacts on me!”

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Han Duping chuckled darkly, “You’re not wrong.”

“Zhou, this fellow is laden with treasures and has a Storage Ring on him; if we don’t rob him, someone else will. Let’s rob him but not kill him, shall we?” Han Duping ‘kindly’ suggested.

“Why rob him without any reason?” Zhou Qingchen looked at Han Duping with disdain, then to Li Jie, “I want to ask you some questions.”

“Not robbing me?”

Li Jie’s face showed a hint of discomfort at the thought.

Zhou Qingchen shook his head, “We won’t rob you.”

“If you’re not robbing me, then I’m leaving.”

He chuckled lightly and, without waiting for Zhou Qingchen to ask any questions, stepped through the north gate of Bagua City under everyone’s gaze and quickly made his way towards the city’s center along a wide street.

His boots, adorned with many strange Spirit Patterns, shone brightly as if to increase his speed.

“This guy is a treasure trove and so ostentatious, I think he’s come to Bagua City with a death wish.”

Han Duping shook his head, watching Li Jie leave with the help of his boots, his heart full of regret and silently blaming Zhou Qingchen for being too soft-hearted.

Luo Hongyan was filled with murderous intent, feeling that Li Jie’s realm was indeed low. A thought to chase after him and snatch his treasures began to rise in her heart.

When she turned her head and saw Pang Jian unmoved, she reluctantly dropped the idea.

It was at this moment.

As Li Jie was sprinting wildly through the city streets, two figures suddenly burst from two towering stone buildings to his left and right, heading straight for him!

The newly appeared assailants seemed to have been lurking in the buildings by the city gate, waiting for newcomers to enter before launching their deadly strikes!

One of them was shrouded in a dark red bloody light, while the other had a blazing sun appearing in the palm of his hand when he struck out.

“Blood Moon!”

“Raging Sun Sect!”

Zhou Qingchen and Han Duping frowned and uttered lightly.

The hidden assassins from the Third Realm’s Blood Moon and the Raging Sun Sect had Spiritual Power overflowing their palms and bodies, indicating they were in the Meridians Channeling Realm!

“I told you we should have been the ones to rob him!” Han Duping stamped his foot in regret, “At least we wouldn’t have killed him.”

No sooner had he spoken these words.

“Boom! Boom!”

The two from Blood Moon and Raging Sun Sect suddenly exploded mid-air, just as they were about to reach their target’s head.

In an instant, two living beings burst into limbs and flesh, dead beyond doubt.

Li Jie continued to run forward, completely unaware of what had happened.

In the sky, along with a sudden burst of blood mist, countless small chunks of flesh and bone debris fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Han Duping’s mouth moved, but he was speechless.

Luo Hongyan was also silent.

“Old Han, don’t be so impulsive next time, greed will kill you.”

Zhou Qingchen sighed, his words also meant for Luo Hongyan to hear.

No one had expected that the seemingly harmless little lamb was actually a tough nut to crack.

He relied on some unknown artifact to turn two high-level cultivators who attacked him into smithereens in the blink of an eye.

“Let’s go into the city.”

Luo Hongyan said, looking over at the silent Pang Jian, “You’re not planning to just stay at this city gate, are you?”

Pang Jian shook his head.

He too was shocked by the powerful artifact on that younger individual, realizing for the first time the immense power that a superior weapon could wield.

“I remember, you still lack a combat spell manual.”

Luo Hongyan suddenly walked toward where the bodies lay, and as she walked, she said, “The spells you use for condensing Spiritual Power and raising your realm aren’t for combat. It was fine when you were in the Qi Refining Realm, but now that you’ve advanced to the Meridians Channeling Realm, not having a combat Spirit Spell is a big disadvantage.”

At her words, Pang Jian recalled the time after he had met her and her deliberate flattering during that period.

Back when both Su Yuntian and He Rong were alive, and they were heading to Wulan Lake, they would often gather around the campfire to eat.

It was also at that time that he mentioned he only knew cultivation spells and lacked secret combat techniques.

He didn’t expect Luo Hongyan to have always kept it in mind.

“She’s really good to you, I almost feel like you’re too cold-hearted.”

Zhou Qingchen sighed, thinking to himself that comparing people really make one despair – if Jiang Li, the sister he admired, had even a quarter of Luo Hongyan’s sincerity towards Pang Jian, he wouldn’t often need to drink away his sorrows.

The ever-ready jug of wine was for when he felt depressed, which was why he always had so much left.

“Ning is the most capable woman I have ever seen!”

Su Meng mustered all her courage and glared fiercely at Pang Jian, then immediately chased after Luo Hongyan.

“Oh, a Storage Pouch, not bad.”

Standing amid the scattered limbs, Luo Hongyan used a segment of bloody broken bone to rummage about, lifting a blood-soaked fish skin pouch.

She waved it toward Pang Jian, saying, “This item can store objects. Although it’s not as good as Zhou Qingchen’s Storage Ring, it’s still quite useful.”

“Here, take it.”

Without waiting for Pang Jian to come over, Luo Hongyan decided on her own to allocate the item to Pang Jian.

Han Duping, who was about to ask for it, showed an embarrassed smile.

Because Zhou Qingchen actually agreed, nodding at Pang Jian and saying, “The items for storage include Storage Pouches, Storage Bracelets, and Storage Rings. In terms of value, the Storage Pouch is the least expensive, with the smallest storage space.”

“However, don’t underestimate the Storage Pouch; its space inside is two to three times larger than the bamboo basket you usually carry on your back.”

Pang Jian’s eyes lit up.

“Pang Jian, aren’t you coming over to get it? There’s blood on it; you’ll need to find water to clean it yourself, I’m not wiping it for you. Also, inside there is a combat Spirit Spell suitable for you.”

Luo Hongyan prodded the Storage Pouch with the bloodied broken bone, picking out a small booklet.

Pang Jian did not hesitate any longer.

“Wait, be careful!”

Zhou Qingchen suddenly uttered a soft caution.

Pang Jian instantly clenched the Dragon Pattern Spear, shifting his attention from the pool of blood and looked farther down the wide street.

The previous treasure-laden little lamb, the streets it had passed, and from the bluestone high buildings, seven figures gradually emerged.

The seven people, who seemed to have waited in the stone buildings for a long time, only dared to come out when they saw the little lamb gone far away.

“People from the Star River Alliance!”

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