The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 107 - 94: The Strangeness in the Pond_1

"This noise is killing me."

Li Jie found Han Duping’s clamor extremely annoying, snorted, and said, "Keep making noise, and I’ll throw you into that Darkness."

Qi Qingsong immediately fell silent.

He hadn’t taken Li Jie seriously before, but now things were different.

Li Jie had not only easily rescued Dong Tianze from Pang Jian’s grasp, but he also mentioned having a profound connection with the Sect that accepted the Heaven Phoenix inheritor.

In Qi Qingsong’s eyes, Li Jie’s image instantly grew towering; he didn’t dare to provoke Li Jie at this moment.

Pang Jian squatted down, intending to pick up the severed arm to later explain to Zhou Qingchen.

If he couldn’t explain it, he resolved to join forces with Zhou Qingchen to kill Qi Qingsong.

But just as he reached out, the arm quietly retracted into the stone floor and vanished in an instant.

Pang Jian was momentarily stunned.

He suddenly remembered that whether it was people who died in Bagua City or their severed limbs, none lasted long once they touched the ground.

"It seems I won’t be able to explain this to Mr. Zhou."

Pang Jian frowned and said.

Qi Qingsong, who was sweating from the pain of his severed arm, felt his scalp tingle with fear. Hastily, he said, "Pang Jian, we have ways to regrow severed limbs. If mine can grow back, so can that girl’s!"

Pang Jian said, "No wonder you dared to do it so decisively; you had already planned to regrow it once we got out."

"I can find a way for the girl, too!"

In a panic, Qi Qingsong kept backing away, saying, "I promise you! Once I get out of here, I’ll find a way to sort out the girl’s severed arm issue. The kid called Zhou Qingchen is from Red Mountain in the Third Realm; it’ll be easy for me to locate him. I swear to you!"

"Let’s be merciful when we can, forget about it."

Li Jie, inherently kind-hearted, seeing Qi Qingsong both sever his own arm and make this statement, felt compassionate and said, "Pang Jian, I’ll supervise him for you. As long as he swears, I’ll make sure he fulfills his promise."

Without a second word, Qi Qingsong immediately raised his hand to swear.

"Alright, that should be enough."

Li Jie nodded and moved to the spot where the Mirror Tunnel was before.

With one hand, he grabbed the edge of the pool, seemingly touching something invisible, and gently pulled it back.

It was as if he had pulled back an invisible curtain.

The previously vanished Mirror Tunnel then reappeared.

It seemed as though it had never disappeared and was merely covered by an invisible curtain Li Jie held, so it would appear and disappear intermittently.

"Huh!"

As he made the Mirror Tunnel visible again, Li Jie glanced at the pool, his expression slowly turning grave.

Pang Jian turned his head and saw the murky pool, once filled with blood, had started to clear again.

He had noticed earlier that the pool was the most unique spot in the entire City Lord Mansion and indeed in all of Bagua City.

Cultivators from various realms, as long as they died outside of the pool, would gradually vanish into the earth, whether it be their souls or their bodies.

The pool was the exception.

Those who had died earlier, trying to steal the Strange Treasure and escape through the Mirror Tunnel under the watch of Lan Xi, Lin Beiye, and Qi Qingsong, had all perished in the pool.

Their corpses floated in the water, not quietly disappearing.

It was also for this reason that the pool was bloodied, with very few places where the water was clear.

Nobody expected that in just a short period, the only normal pool would also become strange.

This clearly surprised Li Jie as well.

"After Yuan Lengshan died, it turned out like this,"

Dong Tianze, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke from a corner, "When she turned into a mist of blood and sprayed it into the pool, all the corpses and blood began to disappear. And..."

Dong Tianze, seeing that neither Pang Jian nor Luo Hongyan intended to take any further action, added, "And even the souls of the dead were congregating in one place."

"With Ghost Howling in my hands, I was the first to sense the direction of the lingering souls, and after careful observation, I found something unusual."

He pointed down to the bottom of the pool, where a Copper Box wrapped with gold and silver threads emitted a soft yellow light, and said, "Everything is heading into that box."

The group watched in shock.

Indeed, they could see extremely fine strands of blood drifting toward the Copper Box.

The clear pool, scattered with many artifacts left by the deceased, had completely lost their luster.

Only the Copper Box remained eternally at the bottom of the pool, silently devouring all the souls and remains of the dead, while still emitting a faint glow.

"This must be because of Yuan Lengshan!"

Li Jie seemed to realize something and his color slightly changed.

"Whoosh!"

Taking advantage of the others’ astonishment, Dong Tianze suddenly shot towards the reappeared Mirror Tunnel.

He had laid all that groundwork so he could leave Bagua City and not remain any longer.

"Pang Jian, let him go!"

Li Jie shouted sharply.

Pang Jian, about to control the Astonishing Spear, stopped at the shout, watching helplessly as Dong Tianze stepped into the Mirror Tunnel and vanished.

"Spirit Food!"

"Haha, the City Lord has finally gathered all the Spirit Food!"

"Congratulations to the City Lord!"

"..."

Suddenly, a tumultuous and clamorous noise arose again.

The ancient people who had vanished were once more indistinctly visible, standing in various areas within the mansion as if shadows projected from another world.

The ancient people who had vanished 3,000 years ago were all looking at the water pond, excitedly discussing.

But what they were discussing this time seemed not to be about matters from 3,000 years ago, nor their tribute to the City Lord Yuan Shishan.

They were talking about things that were happening right then and there!

Li Jie’s expression was grave as he looked at the ancients reappearing, then turned to the pond that had become clear.

"Gentlemen..." a flustered Qi Qingsong, with a mournful expression, asked, "Can I leave now?"

"Go."

Li Jie dismissed him with an impatient wave of his hand.

Qi Qingsong didn’t dare move, instead turning to look at Pang Jian.

"Remember your promise," Pang Jian said coldly, "If Jiang Li’s arm isn’t restored to its original state, I’ll find you."

"Of course."

Qi Qingsong nodded, and following Dong Tianze, he also left through the Mirror Tunnel.

"Li Jie, how much do you know about the secrets of Bagua City?"

Pang Jian inquired.

Li Jie, whose attention was fully on the Copper Box in the pond, saw the last strand of blood merge into it.

"Pang Jian, you two should leave now."

Li Jie sighed softly, turned to Pang Jian, and said, "This time, I am Bagua City’s Calamity Master, and I can send you to the Mirror Tunnels that connect the various realms with this place."

"I’ve already sent Han Duping and others, along with Zhou Qingchen, to the Third Realm. If you’re willing, I can also send you to the Third Realm. What’s going to happen next has nothing to do with you, there’s no need for you to stay."

After Dong Tianze and Qi Qingsong left, Li Jie revealed part of the truth, earnestly saying, "After this, I don’t know what will happen. It’s likely... it will be an ordeal specifically targeting me."

"Pang Jian, you really should leave now."

He waved his hand again.

Pang Jian felt bewildered, shocked by the term "Calamity Master" Li Jie had used and the various special privileges he could exercise in Bagua City.

"I have a feeling that whatever is about to happen won’t be good."

Luo Hongyan’s brow was furrowed, and before Pang Jian could speak, she tugged at his sleeve and said, "Let’s listen to him, we really should leave. Although I’m not very clear on the situation, I feel like he’s looking out for our best interests."

Li Jie spoke again, "Pang Jian, trust me, you really should leave."

"Wait a minute."

Suddenly, Pang Jian shook off Luo Hongyan and did not heed Li Jie’s advice; instead, he turned and walked into the dark alley. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

He was ready to call out to the girl who was hidden in the shadows to leave with him.

When he entered the familiar place, he instantly felt the Filth Alien Power in the darkness surge crazily towards him again, filling up the Spiritual Sea he had depleted.

However, the girl named Li Yuqing was nowhere to be found.

Pang Jian froze for a moment, then hurriedly rushed out of the alley and stood outside the City Lord Mansion.

Looking at the eight streets connected to the square, he found that each street entrance was empty, with no one in sight.

"Li Yuqing!"

After hesitating for a moment, he began to call out in the darkness, loudly cautioning, "Bagua City is going to face great danger soon, you should leave too, stop hiding and just watching."

His voice spread through the darkness, echoing towards the eight street entrances and growing louder.

But no one responded.

After calling for a while, he visited each street entrance, yelling in the same manner.

Still, the girl did not respond.

"I hope nothing has happened to her..."

He frowned, worrying for the girl, afraid she was in some kind of trouble in the darkness.

"Pang Jian, come back! We really need to leave now!"

Inside the mansion, seeing that he hadn’t returned for some time, Luo Hongyan couldn’t help but shout.

She saw the strands of gold and silver wires coiling around the dilapidated Copper Box being pried open by an invisible force.

Gold and silver wires twisting and breaking.

The old Copper Box at the bottom of the pond seemed to have its seal broken by some force, poised to open up.

"Ah."

Pang Jian sighed, reluctantly returned to the entrance of the alley, and couldn’t help but remember the incident with the girl over food.

Subconsciously, he glanced at the place where he had fallen, then noticed a line of crooked, hastily scratched characters.

—— Don’t tell them who I am, and don’t come looking for me.

Pang Jian was taken aback for a moment, then understood that these words, hastily carved with a sharp tool, were left by the girl.

"Telling me not to look for her..."

Puzzled, he glanced into the dark depths, nodded slightly, and then stepped back into the light.

...

In the corner where Pang Jian had curled up, screaming in agony as he endured the invasion of the Filth Alien Power, the girl suddenly reappeared.

She silently looked toward the alley leading to the City Lord Mansion.

Every scene where Pang Jian had appeared, calling her name, warning her of the impending danger in Bagua City, she had seen clearly from the shadows.

She also saw Pang Jian rush into each street, calling her name repeatedly at every entrance.

Thinking of Pang Jian’s foolish actions, she let out a chuckle, murmuring, "That guy, he actually came back looking for me, and he seemed... quite anxious about me."

"Heh, as if anything could happen to me."

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