The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 102 - 89 Spirit Food_1

Outside the City Lord Mansion.

Pang Jian, who could perform the delicate technique "Astonishing Edge" of the Astonishing Spear and separate the tip and shaft of the spear, was still far from proficient mastery.

But suddenly,

the plaza which was originally in utter silence, at the eight streets leading to the city gate, became bizarrely bustling with noise.

The areas overwhelmed by the Filth Alien Power from the Fifth Realm remained enveloped in absolute darkness. However, Pang Jian, who had ascended to the Marrow Cleaning Realm using the dark Alien Power, could see clearly in the darkness.

He was startled by the scene before him.

He saw countless people, dressed in ancient clothing, appearing out of nowhere, engaged in loud conversations.

These people stood at the very plaza where he was, lingered at the street corners he had shrunk into before, or emerged in the alleys leading to the City Lord Mansion.

They were everywhere.

From the accessories on their clothes, these men and women of varying ages seemed to be all cultivators.

Pang Jian, with a tingling scalp from shock, felt as if he were suddenly in the midst of the Ghost Realm, and he was involuntarily catching snippets of their conversations.

They were all talking about something called "Spirit Food," discussing who had harvested how much "Spirit Food" in the Lower Realm and how much they should contribute to the City Lord.

The ancient folks all around, with tender smiles on their faces, looked quite kind and courteous.

In his panic, Pang Jian readied himself for battle, only to find that no one took notice of him at all.

The suddenly emerged ancients, as if they were in another dimension, were discussing the topic of "Spirit Food" in their own world.

A bit reassured, Pang Jian then tried to sense his surroundings, and immediately realized that these suddenly appeared ancients were not soul spirits or ghost objects, akin to "Spirit Evil."

He could not detect any unusual energy from these ancient people, who seemed as insubstantial as air.

Suddenly, a man and a woman came hand in hand.

Pang Jian watched as the couple, laughing, passed right through his body and headed straight for the City Lord Mansion.

Ready for combat, he felt nothing as the pair passed through him.

This couple, like all the other ancients, were seemingly just reflections in a mirror, ripples on the water, mere projections from another dimension.

Yet oddly enough, Pang Jian could see their actions and hear them all discussing "Spirit Food."

Pang Jian, unsure of what bizarre occurrence had taken place, watched the extraordinarily lively and abnormal scene in Bagua City, which should have been deathly quiet, amidst the ultimate darkness.

He felt increasingly creepy.

"Li Yuqing in the alley..."

Concerned that the young girl might be frightened, he no longer bothered to perfect the Astonishing Edge and immediately dashed toward the alley with the Astonishing Spear in hand.

A moment later, he returned to the young girl’s side and said in a deep voice, "Are you alright?"

The many ancient people who had suddenly appeared, as if to contribute to the City Lord, followed the alley toward the mansion’s interior, some even passing through Li Yuqing’s body.

She still stood elegantly at the entrance of the alley, holding a finely crafted small wine jug and munching on crimson Zhu fruit, looking excitedly towards the mansion’s interior.

Hearing Pang Jian’s question, she turned her head and asked in surprise, "What could possibly happen to me?"

"These, and these..."

Pang Jian extended his hand, pointing toward a grey-clothed old man who was passing by him, and toward a glamorous woman standing close to the girl.

"Heh."

Li Yuqing, with a whimsically light chuckle, said, "Do you think I’d be afraid of these ghostly things?"

Without waiting for a response from Pang Jian, she waved her hand dismissively and said, "Don’t worry, I knew what was going to happen when I came here. These are neither the living nor the souls; I’m not afraid at all."

Pang Jian asked curiously, "You knew what was going to happen?"

"Yes."

She gestured for Pang Jian to come over.

At that moment, the entrance to the alley had none of the usual tables or chairs; only she stood there.

Pang Jian did as instructed, standing beside her, looking through a barrier-like darkness back into the mansion.

At this point, Yuan Lengshan stood on a high platform, questioning Li Jie about something.

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Inside the courtyard of the City Lord Mansion, numerous ancients, either pouring in through this alley or walking through walls, had gathered.

By the pond.

There stood a majestic, handsome man in a white robe, an individual Pang Jian had not seen before.

On closer observation, Pang Jian realized that he was the same as those suddenly appeared people—a different kind, according to Li Yuqing, not living and not even ghostly spirits.

The man smiled subtly, exuding a remarkable presence.

He was conversing with each contributor, accepting the offerings they presented, and exchanging a few quiet words with them.

After making their contributions, these people would bow in gratitude and then leave.

The never-ending stream of contributors proceeded in an orderly fashion, the scene harmonious and serene.

After taking a sip of fruit wine, Li Yuqing, seeing Pang Jian’s curious gaze fixed on the sights within the City Lord Mansion, asked softly, "Do you know what they mean by ’Spirit Food’ that they’re talking about?"

Pang Jian shook his head.

"Living souls."

Li Yuqing spoke with a frown.

Pang Jian’s expression darkened as he said gravely, "The ’Spirit Food’ they’re discussing, it refers to living souls? The spirits of living people?"

"Yes."

Li Yuqing nodded gently. "Three thousand years ago in Bagua City, the City Lord Yuan Shishan practiced a Forbidden Technique, feeding on living souls."

"He also spread this Forbidden Technique, encouraging the original inhabitants of Bagua City to practice it. Those who refused, he wouldn’t allow them to live in Bagua City."

"Eventually, every citizen of Bagua City, like him, secretly practiced this Forbidden Technique that devoured living souls."

"Those people often went out to capture the life souls of those with strong Qi and blood in some cities of the Third Realm and the towns and villages of the Fourth Realm. Those who lived in Bagua City had to offer Spirit Food to Yuan Shishan at regular intervals."

"What you’re seeing now is one of those tribute offerings."

"Yes, this is also the last tribute offering from Bagua City 3,000 years ago,"

Li Yuqing slowly revealed the truth.

Pang Jian’s scalp tingled as he frowned and asked, "How many people from the Third and Fourth Realm were killed by the hands of these citizens of Bagua City?"

"Hundreds of thousands."

Li Yuqing said.

Pang Jian fell silent for a moment before saying, "City Lord Yuan Shishan and all the citizens of Bagua City deserve to die."

"Indeed, that’s what the higher-ups also thought. That’s why on the last tribute, Bagua City disappeared into thin air and appeared atop this Heavenly Tribulation Pillar."

Li Yuqing took a deep breath and said, "The blood sacrifice of Bagua City, causing the people in the city to die out overnight, was a decision made jointly by all parties involved."

"All parties?" Pang Jian was taken aback.

Li Yuqing nodded and replied, "The sects of Purgatory in the First Realm."

"Purgatory?"

"Yes, our world is called Purgatory."

Li Yuqing affirmed.

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"Boom!"

The battle within the mansion erupted once again.

Dong Tianze swung Ghost Howling, attempting to enhance his own strength substantially by absorbing the surrounding alien objects through the numerous holes on the Black Gold blade.

Practicing the techniques of Yin Spirit Temple, with the Evil Artifact Ghost Howling in his hand, he could indeed do so.

However, to his excitement, he soon realized that swinging Ghost Howling did not bring the desired miraculous effect. The ancient people who flooded in from all directions lacked the energy that a Soul Spirit or Ghost Object should have.

Instead, when he swung Ghost Howling, causing it to emit the sounds of a thousand ghosts wailing, he was mistaken by Lan Xi for attempting to deliver a fatal blow.

Lan Xi snorted coldly and hurled a flower basket filled with twigs at Dong Tianze.

The twigs in the flower basket, during the drift of the basket, struck towards Dong Tianze like swords in advance.

With her move, Lin Beiye of Black Valley, without uttering a word, furiously smashed down with his Coiled Dragon Staff.

Powerful light dragons, tangible as if real, burst forth from the Coiled Dragon Staff, clashing with the enormous "Demon" character flying out from Lan Xi’s clothing.

The stagnant battle suddenly exploded with force.

Lan Xi snorted again, her robes fluttering as she produced more bright red heart-shaped talismans. Some flew towards Lin Beiye, while others targeted Dong Tianze.

"Heart Rend!"

Lan Xi softly uttered the demonic spell.

The heart-shaped talismans flying toward Lin Beiye and Dong Tianze shattered suddenly.

Both Lin Beiye and Dong Tianze grunted in unison, feeling a wrenching pain in their hearts. In a state of shock, they quickly mobilized their powers to dissipate the strange and sinister force within their hearts that Lan Xi had inflicted.

While Lan Xi slapped his Coiled Dragon Staff, countless huge black demon characters took the opportunity to strangle the light dragons.

"Boom!"

Taking advantage of Lin Beiye’s inability to free his hands, Lan Xi injected power into the flower basket, causing it to abruptly burst forth with dazzling bright light.

With a "bang," the flower basket struck Dong Tianze, who immediately suffered several broken bones.

"Because you are the weakest, I’ll kill you first."

Lan Xi approached with a face that seemed to say it was only natural, planning to quickly finish off Dong Tianze before focusing entirely on dealing with Lin Beiye.

Yuan Lengshan was her future hope.

Whether she could establish herself in Demon Heart Sect and advance further in her cultivation level all depended on her youngest apprentice sister.

—For this, she had staked everything.

"Whoosh!"

Lan Xi flying towards Dong Tianze suddenly saw a dazzling array of starlight, like a galaxy suddenly appearing behind her.

Lan Xi turned her head back in terror, striking at the splendid galaxy with the countless demon characters in her palm.

She no longer cared about Dong Tianze, stealthily sweeping over his head and retreating backward in mid-air with difficulty.

Countless demon characters sank into the approaching brilliant galaxy, colliding with thousands of stars and bursting into blinding light.

The fierce momentum forced Lan Xi, who was in the air, to continue retreating.

She watched Luo Hongyan on the high platform with a wary face.

Unaware that she was getting closer and closer to the Dark Alley where Pang Jian had disappeared.

"Ah!"

Lan Xi suddenly screamed, keenly sensing from the darkness behind her an edge that was incredibly sharp and suddenly emerging.

"Bang!"

The pierced galaxy on her chest suddenly exploded, and this ferocious power pushed her to continue moving backward.

"Pfft!"

As she retreated, her body suddenly pierced by a long spear, its tip shining with an eye-catching light.

As a cultivator from Demon Sect, Lan Xi was impaled by a long spear through her chest, and with the spear still in her body, she hung in the air facing the crowd.

The spear that held her aloft, preventing her from landing, extended its other end into the darkness.

Everyone was instantly stunned, momentarily pausing their battle, looking in horror at Lan Xi, who had died first.

—Because Lan Xi was not killed by them!

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