The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 108 - 95 City Lord_1

Within the City Lord Mansion.

The ancient people, gone for three thousand years, were scattered in various places, pointing and gossiping about Li Jie and Luo Hongyan.

"The City Lord is about to awaken, just wait and see how they die," someone said.

"Three thousand years have passed, and the City Lord has finally come to see the light of day again."

"Bagua City should also lift the curse that has persisted for three thousand years!"

"..."

These people, men and women, old and young alike, no longer talked about Spirit Food; they were all discussing the current events.

Luo Hongyan felt a chill down to her bones.

She kept glancing towards the dark alley, seeing that Pang Jian was slow to appear, she couldn’t help but shout again, "Pang Jian, it’s really time to leave!"

"I’m here."

Pang Jian stepped out of the darkness that filled his Spiritual Sea with Filth Alien Power, holding the Astonishing Spear, and arrived beside Luo Hongyan.

He immediately noticed the weirdness inside the mansion and heard more noisy voices with hints of deeper meanings.

"People from the Upper Realm are getting more and more degenerate. Such a person, filled with Filth Alien Power, actually has the qualifications to come to Bagua City."

"Hmph, I don’t even know who it is, colluding with the Different Kinds from the Fifth Realm in secret, leading to these people appearing in Bagua City." ƒrēenovelkiss.com

"They say that our souls have been tainted, aren’t they the same?"

"..."

As soon as Pang Jian appeared, he heard those men and women start to discuss and point at him.

Some stood at the corners of the walls, others beside pools, some gathered around a high platform, as if they were real.

But there was no scent of Soul Spirit or Ghost Object on these people, as if they were air that didn’t exist at all.

Pang Jian frowned.

Being pointed at and coldly spoken about by these people gave him a completely different feeling.

When he and Li Yuqing first stood at the entrance to the alley and looked upon these native inhabitants of Bagua City, they were talking about Spirit Food-related topics.

The inhabitants from that time seemed like a scene from three thousand years ago was projected onto the city from all directions.

Now it was different.

The former residents of the city now seemed to possess self-awareness, Spiritual Wisdom, and were pointing and discussing among themselves.

"Huff!"

Li Jie, who called himself "Calamity Master," landed on the high platform where Yuan Lengshan had once sat, his previously casual and spectator attitude vanished in an instant.

He sat upright, his eyes became solemn, and he stared intently at the old Copper Box at the bottom of the pool, scoffing, "Stop hiding and playing tricks. I don’t care who you are, if you have the guts, come out and face me!"

The noisy voices suddenly ceased for a moment.

The previously noisy City Lord Mansion became silent in an instant, and all the ancient people’s gazes converged on Li Jie.

They no longer made a sound or discussed endlessly; instead, they silently watched Li Jie.

Li Jie remained unafraid.

"Pang Jian, we really should go now," Luo Hongyan said, panic flashing in her eyes. She had a premonition that something terrible was about to happen, and staying was definitely not a good idea.

Even if Pang Jian was slow to realize, he knew that things weren’t looking good.

But he hesitated for a moment, still looking up at Li Jie, "Li Jie, do you need help? You’ve given us quite a bit of Green Fruit Juice, if you need help, I can..."

"Actually, I do need it," replied Li Jie with a wry smile and a sigh, his gaze still on the box at the bottom of the pool and not looking at Pang Jian, "But you two can’t help, because your realms are too low; staying would just mean death."

Pang Jian frowned, "Isn’t the limit for entering Bagua City the Marrow Cleansing Realm?"

"That’s for those who come in pursuit of their fate, like you. As the Calamity Master, I’m not bound by that restriction," Li Jie shook his head.

With those words, Pang Jian understood that Li Jie’s true realm was definitely not what he had claimed.

Looking at Li Jie, who appeared so young and boyish, one would never guess that he had already surpassed the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

After pondering for a moment, Pang Jian admitted, "It seems I really can’t help you."

No longer resisting Luo Hongyan’s urging and pulling, he took the initiative to head towards the Mirror Tunnel, deciding to remove himself from the situation.

Seeing him prepared to leave, Li Jie thought for a moment then suddenly looked over and asked, "Pang Jian, can you tell me who you encountered at that dark alleyway?"

"Sorry, I promised someone that I couldn’t say," Pang Jian shook his head.

"Alright then."

Li Jie seemed somewhat helpless, his gaze returning to the Copper Box at the bottom of the pool, "As the Calamity Master, when I came, I learned that there were three treasures at the bottom of the pool: that spear, that garment, and the porcelain bottle containing the ’Crystal-clear Snow Lotus.’

"After the three things were retrieved, the calamities related to you were supposed to end, and you should have left long ago," he continued nonchalantly, his eyes still fixed on the Copper Box he had never mentioned before, "Pang Jian, I will send you two to the Fourth Realm, where there’s only one Mirror Tunnel."

"Let’s go!" Luo Hongyan pulled Pang Jian towards the Mirror Tunnel.

This time, Pang Jian did not struggle.

He didn’t understand what "Calamity Master" meant, but once he knew Li Jie’s realm was far higher than theirs, he realized that the upcoming calamity targeted at Li Jie, the "Calamity Master," was probably beyond his ability to help.

"Crack!"

The Copper Box that had been shut all this time made a crisp sound from the interior of the lid after all the golden and silver threads had been snapped.

Suddenly, all the yellow light released by the box disappeared in an instant, and the box suddenly opened up.

Curiosity stopped Pang Jian from leaving as he looked over.

He then saw a tall figure in ancient white robes standing up slowly from the box, with hair down and scattered, hiding his face so no one could see his features.

Both his hands were hidden inside the long sleeves of the robe.

He seemed to be in a different time and space; though he stood at the bottom of the pool, in the water, his clothes remained completely dry.

"Pang Jian..."

A haunting, cold voice suddenly echoed within the silent mansion, sounding chilling to the bone.

The voice continually resonated.

The ancients who had appeared in various corners of the City Lord Mansion all looked toward Pang Jian, their mouths repeating a name.

—Pang Jian.

Pang Jian was horrified and exclaimed, "Yuan Lengshan!"

He could hear clearly, the first haunting, cold voice belonged to the already deceased Yuan Lengshan!

The echo of Yuan Lengshan’s voice influenced the ancients, causing them to emit the same sound.

This led the ancients, who had vanished for three thousand years, to look at Pang Jian from various angles, all calling his name like a sinister surge of spirit, making Pang Jian extremely uncomfortable.

"Let’s go!"

Luo Hongyan no longer dared to hesitate; as Pang Jian was startled and stupefied, she grabbed him and rushed toward the Mirror Tunnel.

At that moment.

The figure in the loose white clothing inside the box, using one hand retracted into the sleeve, pushed aside the hair covering the face.

The grim, pallid face of Yuan Lengshan was revealed once more.

"Yuan Lengshan!"

Pang Jian snorted coldly and then stopped in his tracks.

Li Jie stood straight, staring coldly at the figure in the box and said with a deep voice, "You finally decided to show yourself!"

Suddenly, Yuan Lengshan made a move, and from her colorless lips came a man’s "hehe" sound.

At this time.

Pang Jian noticed that the hand she used to play with her hair had only five white bones, devoid of any flesh.

The neck bones connecting her head and limbs were bloodily exposed, with many fierce veins bursting forth with vitality, quickly forming chunks of flesh.

Pang Jian clearly saw the white bones at her neck sprouting flesh, her body gradually becoming full.

"Pang Jian, why aren’t you leaving yet?"

Luo Hongyan found that she suddenly couldn’t move him, turned her head to look, and also saw the face revealed after pushing aside the hair.

That was Yuan Lengshan.

"Congratulations, City Lord!"

"Lord Yuan, you have finally returned!"

"Bagua City shall reappear in the world!"

"..."

All the ancients at every street corner respectfully congratulated with radiant smiles, facing toward the pool.

The box where Yuan Lengshan stood gradually floated upward.

Her neck bones, her skeletal hands, the thoracic cavity beneath her robe, were all rapidly growing flesh.

By the time the box emerged from the pool water, it was as if he had descended from another dimension, arrived in Bagua City.

Arrived at the familiar City Lord Mansion!

He also transformed from Yuan Lengshan into Yuan Shishan, the City Lord of Bagua City, the face that belonged to Yuan Lengshan disappeared, turning into the visage of a valiant man.

He looked at the pool, gazing at the remaining three platforms, the white jade-like stone floor, the green jade-like walls.

Vision filled with remembrance, he sighed, "It’s been too long, really too long, at last, I am able to see the city I created with my own hands."

After a while.

He laughed spontaneously, his gentle gaze falling on Li Jie, "You must be the Calamity Master this time, right?"

Li Jie silently nodded.

"Gentlemen, welcome to my Bagua City as guests!"

Yuan Shishan, with a wide forehead, suddenly raised his arms in a spirited shout, as if reviving the elegance of the past.

All the original inhabitants bowed their heads in worship, shouting his name, congratulating the return of the City Lord.

Yuan Shishan, tall and handsome, with outstanding presence, stood on top of the Copper Box in the middle of the pool, facing the cheering natives, pressed his hands downward signaling them to be silent.

The noisy voices abruptly ceased.

The original inhabitants of Bagua City seemed to have lost their souls in an instant.

They no longer exhibited a shred of spiritual wisdom, standing rigidly in place, like wooden puppet sculptures.

"Did you resurrect through the bones of your descendant Yuan Lengshan?"

Li Jie asked curiously.

Yuan Shishan smiled faintly, neither denying nor confirming, merely saying, "Three thousand years of time have slipped away quietly, and the descendant of the Yuan Family who came to Bagua City to face the calamity over the years, there were quite a few, but only she was extraordinary."

"The soul seeds I planted back in the day, taking root and sprouting within each generation of the Yuan Family, bloomed and bore fruit only in her. Otherwise, I should have been resurrected long ago."

He sighed with boundless emotion.

"Let’s go!"

Luo Hongyan suddenly exerted force, dragging Pang Jian with her, they both landed on the ice crystal-like Mirror Tunnel.

"Bang bang!"

As their feet touched the ice crystal, they couldn’t leave like the people before them.

"I already told you to go, but you dawdled, and now you can’t leave, can you?"

Li Jie said with an expression of helplessness, looking down at the two, "That guy has come out now, temporarily restricting the Mirror Tunnel, you can only stay here like me."

Pang Jian was suddenly startled.

As Li Jie spoke, two voices sounded at the same time, one outside, one inside him.

"Pang Jian, I am Li Jie."

"Listen to me, since you can adapt to the Darkness of the Fifth Realm, you should return to it when the time comes."

"This guy called Yuan Shishan, although he is still weak at the moment, is not someone you can contend with."

"Don’t worry about me, I am the Calamity Master of this trip, I knew what I would face."

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