The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 73 - 60 The Ancient City from Three Thousand
Chapter 73: Chapter 60: The Ancient City from Three Thousand Years Ago_1
Chapter 73 -60: The Ancient City from Three Thousand Years Ago_1
At the base of the Heavenly Spirit Tower.
Su Meng stood aside, watching Luo Hongyan carefully extract jade stones that had lost their spiritual power from the recesses embedded in the tower’s base and scrutinize the spirit stones she had placed beside her.
This time, Luo Hongyan didn’t call on her to do anything but took matters into her own hands.
She suddenly felt a pang of heartache.
The “Ning” she admired in her mind was not only learned, but also so brave, yet she had been humiliated by Pang Jian time and again!
Not long ago, a drunken Pang Jian had been here…
Su Meng sighed softly in her heart, then murmured in a low voice, “Ning, is it worth suffering such humiliation for his sake?”
While embedding the spirit stones of varying quality into the array in a special way, Luo Hongyan, without lifting her head, answered, “That depends on who it is. A guy like Zhou Qingchen, I can’t even be bothered to give an extra glance. But since it’s Pang Jian, then naturally, it’s worth it.”
“Such a cold and tough guy needs to be polished more, and although he rejects me now, he might accept me in the future.”
Su Meng was taken aback, “Is he really that good?”
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Luo Hongyan didn’t respond.
Han Duping, who came in holding a storage bracelet, saw her belittle Zhou Qingchen and was single-mindedly determined to win over Pang Jian, thus he felt a hint of reverence towards Pang Jian.
“Ning, take these spirit stones for your use.”
Han Duping piled up square spirit stones in front of him, accompanied by a faint treasure light, “As for the quality, of course, they can’t compare to those from the Upper Realm. But in the Fourth Realm, they are top-notch goods.”
“Just leave them there.”
Luo Hongyan still didn’t lift her head, and while focused on selecting the spirit stones in hand, she said, “If we use spirit jade as raw material, the Heavenly Spirit Tower can take you directly to the Third Realm. Pure Third Realm spirit stones, without a single impurity, can let you soar across the Fourth Realm. Impure spirit stones can only take you away from the Solitude Mountain Range.”
She continued to speak, absorbed in her task, “But we need to be quick; we may not be able to leave if we’re too late.”
“You can also identify rare medicinal herbs, and now you’re even proficient in arrays. The Star River Alliance has taught you a lot,” commented Han Duping.
Busy all day, Luo Hongyan paused for a moment, then for the first time looked up at him and sneered, “Besides the Star River Alliance, naturally, there are others who taught me, it’s just that I can’t tell you who.”
Feeling out the situation, Han Duping frowned, “Certainly must be an extraordinary person.”
Han Duping, who was also adept with arrays, observed for a while and realized that her way of filling the grooves below with those spirit stones must be correct.
But back then, in the southern canyons of the Solitude Mountain Range, the Ning Family was clearly troubled by an array that trapped Yin spirits.
If she already knew the mysteries of arrays, why didn’t she break it back then?
Han Duping wondered in secret.
…
At the mountain summit.
“Mr. Zhou, after I emerged from that well, I claimed to have obtained Mysterious Turtle Essence Blood, why haven’t you asked me a single question?”
Watching the “Mysterious Fog” close in at a constant rate, Pang Jian, standing shoulder to shoulder with Zhou Qingchen, said out of the blue.
Zhou Qingchen huffed, “Are you using Mysterious Turtle Essence Blood to test me?”
Shaking his head, Pang Jian said, “I thought you might offer terms to trade with me.”
Zhou Qingchen’s demeanor softened, and after a moment of thought, he earnestly explained, “Mysterious Turtle Essence Blood is indeed precious and is something I need for Body Refining, but after I return to Red Mountain, I can likewise cleanse my body with other spiritual materials.”
“It’s just a matter of time. We’re not in danger right now, so I can wait.”
After a pause, he continued, “Pang Jian, do you remember what I told you amidst those stone piles, that talent in cultivation is not the only factor determining a cultivator’s future?”
Pang Jian nodded, “I remember.”
“You entered the Meridians Channeling Realm and opened four meridians in one fell swoop; your talent makes even me envious. I’m aware of the vastness of your Spiritual Sea.” Zhou Qingchen smiled, “The reason I consoled you back then was that I had been to the Third Realm and stayed in Red Mountain for a while.”
“In the Fourth World, I, Zhou Qingchen, am considered a standout talent, but in the Upper Realm’s Red Mountain, I’m nothing special.”
“With Sects like Red Mountain, and those above like the Raging Sun Sect, Star River Alliance, Blood Moon, and Yin Spirit Temple, there are far too many of my peers on Universe Heaven and Black Nether Continents who are more outstanding than I am, Zhou Qingchen.”
After a heartfelt talk.
Zhou Qingchen added, “What I said to you back then, someone else had said to me as well. If I were to narrowly envy you for your talent, with so many geniuses above us, how could I manage to be envious of them all?”
“What I need to do is to steadfastly surpass myself, time and time again!”
Zhou Qingchen declared with a spirited confidence.
Pang Jian felt his heart stirred by his words, “No wonder you and Han Duping have such a good relationship.”
“Haha, after we go through a few more life-and-death experiences together, we’ll become inseparable and won’t have any more suspicions or defenses against each other,”
Zhou Qingchen laughed as he spoke, “After we leave Solitude Mountain Range and go somewhere else, whether you come to our Zhou Family or not is up to you. Rest assured, I promised to recommend you to Red Mountain, and I will keep my word! Of course, with your current ability, not to mention Red Mountain, other Upper Realm Sects will also be vying for you.”
As the two spoke, the entire Wulan Lake had been completely frozen over, transforming the area around the island into a world sealed in ice.
Suddenly, brilliant lights emanated from the lakeside next to that well.
Standing atop the mountain peak, the two caught sight of the sudden appearance of the light and glanced at each other before moving closer to the edge of Lake Heart Island to peer down into the depths of the lake.
At this moment, Wulan Lake, penetrated by the Mysterious Fog’s supernatural ability, had turned into a massive ice crystal, allowing them to see straight to the bottom of the lake.
At the lake’s bottom was a figure encased in solid ice.
He was half-naked, standing at the bottom of Wulan Lake like an ice roc, next to a Mysterious Turtle’s leg, with a splendid and luxurious phoenix shining from his forehead.
The brilliant light of the phoenix shrouded his body, allowing him to move his neck with difficulty even in his frozen state.
“Dong Tianze!”
The two exclaimed in unison.
They hadn’t expected Dong Tianze, who had initially jumped into the lake, to be concealed at the bottom all this time, and it was only due to the proximity of the Mysterious Fog and the freezing of Wulan Lake that he had been forcibly revealed.
“Whoosh!”
Below that massive ice crystal, a mirage-like scene slowly emerged, wide streets quickly formed, and ancient stone buildings rose from the ground.
In a short time, an ancient and majestic city was revealed at the bottom of Wulan Lake!
The city stood in the shape of a Bagua at the lake’s bottom, and it was unclear whether it truly existed or was merely an illusory projection.
And Lake Heart Island, where they were, was at the center of this Bagua City. From the center, streets spread outward, flanked by stone buildings on both sides.
Dong Tianze, who had previously emerged from the lake’s bottom, had already disappeared without a trace, as if he had been pressed down beneath that city.
The entire city was constructed of white and green stones, with white stones paving the streets and green stones forming the rubble of the buildings, neatly arranged below the heavens and earth.
However, on the wide streets of the city, the two couldn’t see a single person.
Similarly, there was no movement of people in the stone buildings made of green stone; the entire city was dead silent.
It had appeared out of nowhere, revealing itself before Pang Jian and Zhou Qingchen, leaving the two unsure of what was real and what was illusion.
It was at this moment that Pang Jian noticed the Mysterious Fog that had been steadily approaching them had stopped moving forward.
The sudden appearance of the unknown city and the halt of the Mysterious Fog seemed to be connected in some way.
“This city, I seem to have heard about it before,”
Zhou Qingchen stayed stunned for a long while, rubbed his eyes, and upon reopening them and seeing the ice-crystal-like city constructed of green and white stones still there, he said, “But I can’t recall its origins right now!”
“It’s not real, it absolutely doesn’t exist at the bottom of the lake. I’ve been to Wulan Lake too many times; aside from not having climbed this island, I’ve been everywhere else,” Pang Jian said with conviction, “At the bottom of the lake, there definitely isn’t such a city!”
“Pang Jian, you don’t understand the mystery of the Mysterious Fog, don’t be so certain,” Zhou Qingchen took a deep breath and said, “The Mysterious Fog can create something out of nothing, and it can also make a city like this disappear out of thin air at any moment!”
“I remember now, it’s called Bagua City!”
“The Bagua City that disappeared for three thousand years!”
Zhou Qingchen slapped his head and suddenly exclaimed, “Pang Jian, it’s not from the Fourth Realm, nor the Third Realm!”
“I have been to the archive room of Red Mountain, and from a scroll that records the mysteries of the Mysterious Fog, I have read about matters related to Bagua City! It should be the very Bagua City that disappeared from the Second Realm shrouded by the Mysterious Fog!”
Zhou Qingchen shouted and called out.
“Whoosh!”
The falling White Tower suddenly shone brightly again and began to float slowly upward.
At the entrance to the first level of the White Tower, Su Meng excitedly waved to them, “It worked! Zhou, Pang, hurry over here, we can fly off this island!”
Behind her, Han Duping smiled at Zhou Qingchen and said, “There’s always a way out!”
“Han! The Bagua City that disappeared three thousand years ago has appeared at the bottom of Wulan Lake!” Zhou Qingchen screamed at the top of his lungs.
Han Duping, who was about to jump down from the entrance and passing Su Meng, nearly fell in shock upon hearing this and exclaimed, “Bagua City? The Bagua City from the Second Realm?”
“Bagua City?!”
Luo Hongyan’s exclamations also suddenly echoed from inside the White Tower, and the shaky White Tower immediately floated toward Pang Jian and Zhou Qingchen.
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