The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 129 - 114: Return Fully Loaded_1

"Who is she?"

"It seems she’s very familiar with the Blood Moon, effortlessly eliminating the Branded Eye and then dealing with that strange blood shadow."

"In the Fourth Realm, there shouldn’t be such an existence!"

"..."

It wasn’t until Luo Hongyan vanished from sight that Zhao Ling and the other two could breathe a sigh of relief and speculate about her identity and origins.

"Bang!"

The Blood Pupa suddenly exploded, and just as Pang Jian regained his freedom, he caught sight of the stunned Dark Ghost trio.

While in the Blood Pupa, he felt as solidified by fine iron, yet he heard the conversation between Luo Hongyan and the mysterious individual, knowing what had occurred.

"Good thing I was prepared..."

He muttered to himself.

The mysterious person who had commissioned the Blood Moon to forge a body was unknown even to the Blood Moon members; thus, the Dark Ghosts knew even less.

This mysterious individual was the very accident Pang Jian had feared.

Had it not been for Luo Hongyan as a back-up, his life would have been in danger within the cabin, as the mysterious person must have had other means at their disposal while he was restrained by the Blood Pupa.

He might have been severely injured or even died on the spot.

"Hong Jian, are you alright?"

Wu Yi rushed over, stepping through the pools of blood.

"I’m fine."

Pang Jian shook his head, pulled the sleeve of his robe down to hide the storage bracelet on his hand, and feigned surprise, asking, "Who was that woman just now?"

"Like us, she’s after the loot of Blood Moon."

Zhao Ling finally dragged her gaze away from the staircase Luo Hongyan had taken and onto him, saying with palpable relief, "If she hadn’t appeared suddenly, this time..."

Meng Qiulan also shuddered at the close call, "Yes, without her, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

"Hong Jian, you really surprised me. You’ve killed Fei Zheng of the Blood Moon, you’re sure to make a name for yourself within the Dark Ghosts! Even the Ghost Leader will take special notice of you, and might even summon you!" Wu Yi remarked, astounded.

Zhao Ling looked impressed, nodding and saying, "I underestimated you, thought you lacked combat experience and would hold us back."

Meng Qiulan was also ready to offer praise.

"To the two Hall Masters!"

Suddenly, Fan Liang’s panicked scream echoed from the deck, "The Golden Coach of the Star River Alliance is descending, along with the Fire Cloud Ship of the Raging Sun Sect, both coming down slowly from the sky!"

"We must retreat quickly; some big shots must be arriving!"

Meng Qiulan and Zhao Ling’s expressions changed drastically.

"Quick! Gather whatever’s inside the cabin and leave this beast-catching ship at once!"

Wu Yi made a decisive call, pulling out a storage bag and sprang into action amid the blood.

Meng Qiulan and Zhao Ling, no longer concerned about the blood and corpses, began frantically gathering.

Only Pang Jian remained stationary.

After breaking out of the Blood Pupa, he spotted a familiar storage bracelet floating toward the staircase after Luo Hongyan.

Looking at the many empty cabinets, he knew quite well that while he was confined within the Blood Pupa, Luo Hongyan had not been idle.

Having obtained ample Beast Blood through the storage bracelet with Luo Hongyan, he was in no mood to quarrel with Meng Qiulan and the others over the remaining scraps.

"Hong Jian, what are you standing around for, not collecting the Beast Blood?"

Zhao Ling, stepping on the corpse of a Blood Moon member, was bagging the Beast Blood placed up high and, seeing Pang Jian motionless, couldn’t help but say, "Didn’t you fight desperately to kill Fei Zheng just for this Beast Blood?"

"Not necessarily."

Wu Yi, head down and busy, still took the opportunity to chime in, "I’ve heard that Master Meng promised to send over the sisters Bai Wei and Bai Zhi to serve you, Hong. Heh, a young man’s courage is often inspired by women!"

As soon as these words were out, disgust flashed in Zhao Ling’s eyes as she scoffed, "I didn’t think you were the same as Yang Yuansen!"

"Hong Jian, I’m a man of my word; those sisters will be under your care from now on!"

Meng Qiulan assured solemnly.

Pang Jian shook his head and simply stated, "Not necessary."

He walked straight towards the staircase.

The sudden arrival of the Star River Alliance and the Raging Sun Sect gave him an ominous premonition, feeling that the tragedy that occurred in the Fragment Land under Ouyang Quan’s rule might have already spread to the surrounding areas.

Only then would the powerful factions of the Upper Realm make frequent appearances.

"Hong Jian!"

As he left the cabin, he heard Bai Wei’s excited call.

The sisters were at the staircase leading to the cabin; they first saw a figure as bewitching as an immortal or a demon enveloped in blood-red smoke departing, and before they could react, they saw Pang Jian.

The delighted sisters approached Pang Jian.

Pang Jian ignored them and simply looked up at the night sky.

In the pitch-black night, a coach bathed in golden light and a ship appearing to float on fire clouds were especially striking.

Given Pang Jian’s understanding of the Upper Realm’s artifacts, these two extraordinary items would soon descend upon Sky Fortune.

Most likely, they would dock near Sky Fortune City, seeking the Shangguan Family to inquire about the situation.

"Hong Jian, my master she..."

Brave Bai Wei, seeing that Pang Jian was silent while gazing at the two extraordinary items in the sky, stepped forward and tugged on his arm, saying, "The people from the Upper Realm will be here soon, is everything alright with them?"

A fragrant scent wafted over, and Pang Jian moved his nose before finally turning his attention to the sisters before him.

The voluptuous elder sister, plump in all the right places and slender where it matters, had a face that seemed both pure and seductive.

The petite younger sister looked even prettier and delicate, her shy demeanor quite endearing.

"It’s fine, they will come up soon."

After just a few more glances, Pang Jian left them with these words: "I’m leaving first."

Having put away the Astonishing Spear, he quickly disappeared from the sight of the two women, returning to Instrument Street, where he had placed the White Jade Porcelain Bottle.

"Huff!"

Luo Hongyan appeared out of the shadows, smiling at him and said, "Those pretty sisters seemed quite disheartened."

"They’re not as beautiful as you."

Pang Jian said offhandedly.

"Of course."

Luo Hongyan took off her storage ring from her snowy white wrist and placed it on the table, before gracefully entering the White Jade Porcelain Bottle. She said seriously, "We must hurry to the Blood Pool in Cloud Marsh. We have plenty of Beast Blood on hand now, but I still need to purify it through the Blood Pool."

"Mhm."

Once she sunk into the "Crystal-clear Snow Lotus," Pang Jian quickly stoppered the bottle, ensuring not a trace of her Qi and Blood leaked out.

"Star River Alliance, Raging Sun Sect, Blood Moon, other Sect powers might also arrive one after another. This Sky Fortune Fragment Land will probably get quite lively later on; I hope the Dark Ghost can hold on."

...

At the ship’s stairwell.

Meng Qiulan barely popped her head out when she saw her two disciples looking dejectedly in the direction of Instrument Street and asked in confusion, "Where’s Hong Jian?"

"He, he left first."

Bai Wei said bitterly.

"Left first?"

Meng Qiulan paused, then said, "I promised him that once things were settled, you two would serve him together. He actually left without taking you with him?"

"Ah!"

Her sister Bai Zhi covered her mouth with a gasp, but her eyes revealed a hint of joy.

"We, he, he..."

Bai Wei stuttered, rendered speechless by the news.

"Two useless wastes, can’t even keep a man!"

Meng Qiulan snorted coldly, looked up at the sky, and said, "Hurry up and leave this place with me!"

Bai Wei and Bai Zhi hurriedly followed.

"Hong Jian actually left first."

Wu Yi, who emerged right after, looked at the two sisters following Meng Qiulan down from the deck and said with a curious expression, "Odd, really odd. That kid... truly has no interest in those sisters?"

Zhao Ling also felt puzzled and said, "He hasn’t looted the ship’s cargo of Beast Blood and flesh like us, nor has he taken the Spirit Jade and Spirit Stones. Those sisters that Yang Yuansen coveted, even you’re interested in them, and yet he didn’t take them with him."

Shaking her head, Zhao Ling pondered, "So what was he after?"

Embarrassed by her words, Wu Yi coughed and said, "Maybe, he’s already got what he wanted. I noticed that he took Fei Zheng’s storage pouch, which I’m sure also contained Beast Blood, and definitely from a third-level Ferocious Beast."

With that said, Zhao Ling nodded in agreement.

...

An hour later.

City Lord Shangguan Dong, leading the powerhouses of the Shangguan Family and the Ouyang Family, arrived and stood on the deck strewn with corpses.

The flagpole bore a huge hole where the black brocade flag had been pierced through; the "Branded Eye" that could re-enact the bloody scene was nowhere to be found.

Inside the ship’s cabins, the scene was as bloody as hell, causing many from both families to feel nauseated.

"Dark Ghost!"

The immaculately clean Shangguan Dong, dressed in a yellow brocade robe, called out furiously, his face the color of iron.

"Looks like the Dark Ghost really went all out this time!"

Ouyang Quan also frowned, rubbing his forehead as he said, "Fei Zheng was at the Great Perfection of the Marrow Cleansing Realm, and he’s been killed. I think the Dark Ghost Leader must have come to Sky Fortune Fragment Land in person!"

After a pause, he added, "Yang Yuansen and his two subordinates might have intentionally revealed their identities to Individual Cultivators just to draw us away!"

As the hidden financial backers of both families were the Blood Moon, the misfortune that befell the Beast-Catching Ship and the killing of all four Marrow Cleansing Realm members of the Blood Moon left them unsure how to face the Blood Moon’s accountability.

"City Lord, the people from the Raging Sun Sect and the Star River Alliance are calling you over for some questions," said a Guest Elder from the Shangguan Family, hurriedly arriving from the southern part of the ship, "The Golden Coach and that Fire Cloud Ship are parked right in front of the southern gate; they still don’t know about the Blood Moon’s plight."

It was because he had seen these two unusual items descend from the sky that Shangguan Dong had returned from an outside town, and upon hearing the news, he nodded somberly.

He instructed the city guards to search for the Dark Ghost’s people and figure out their moves, and then he immediately headed southward.

...

The next day, in the evening.

Thousand Miles of Cloud Land.

A group of Dark Ghost powerhouses gathered at the designated stronghold; some showed elation while others wore gloomy expressions.

"Bigheaded fools! As I was chased by the Shangguan and Ouyang families, you didn’t think to lend a hand, and you even raided that Beast-Catching Ship!"

Bald-headed Yang Yuansen burst into the room as the others were tallying up the spoils of war.

Glaring at Meng Qiulan, as well as Zhao Ling and Wu Yi, he bellowed, "Where’s that kid Hong Jian? I want to see for myself how he killed Fei Zheng!"

From his subordinates, he had learned that the sisters they rescued had been given to Pang Jian by Meng Qiulan’s decisions.

He lost two capable Marrow Cleansing Realm fighters and had been injured by Shangguan Dong and others, gaining nothing for himself while Meng Qiulan, Zhao Ling, and others reaped a great harvest.

He had come to demand his share of the spoils.

...