The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 74 - 61 Mirror Tunnel_1

Chapter 74: Chapter 61 Mirror Tunnel_1

Chapter 74 -61 Mirror Tunnel_1

The crystalline lakebed revealed a majestic city to the human world once again.

Three thousand years passed in the blink of an eye, taking away all the creatures within the city, leaving only the city itself standing in an unknown land.

“The ancient city that disappeared for three thousand years!”

Pang Jian’s mind was shocked, and he gazed at the city underneath the lake in astonishment, unable to believe that this city had once vanished.

It stood silently on the lakebed, seemingly untouched by the long passage of time, its streets clean as new, the smooth walls spotless.

It came from the Second Realm above, once situated deep in the heavens, so why, after three thousand years, did it suddenly reappear in Wulan Lake?

“The Mysterious Fog!”

Pang Jian’s horrified eyes shifted from the miraculous spectacle emerging from the lakebed to the thick, motionless gray fog.

Was it the “Mysterious Fog” from the Boundary Wall that displayed the ancient city, lost in the river of time, casting it onto the bed of Wulan Lake?

“Nobody make any rash moves!”

The Heavenly Spirit Tower hovered unsteadily in the air as Luo Hongyan panickedly cried out.

Pang Jian turned around for a look and was amazed to see the White Tower had drifted above their heads.

He hadn’t expected that she actually had the ability to use everyone’s uneven Spiritual Stones to bring the White Tower back into operation.

“Whew!”

The wobbling White Tower, under the gaze of Pang Jian and Zhou Qingchen, slowly floated upward.

Luo Hongyan’s graceful figure appeared from a window on the fifth floor of the White Tower, overlooking Wulan Lake from high above, her bright pupils reflecting deep thought.

Pang Jian watched her and discovered that when she was thinking, there were numerous tiny specks of light in her eyes.

Zhou Qingchen, still in shock from the sudden appearance of the ancient city, did not pay attention to Luo Hongyan, and just kept examining the perhaps real, perhaps fake city under the lake.

“The Mysterious Fog has stopped, yet a city that disappeared for many years now appears out of thin air on the lakebed.”

Luo Hongyan murmured softly.

She controlled the White Tower, drifting above Lake Heart Island, examining the lakebed from different angles.

The shaking White Tower became more and more stable.

Now all she had to do was let the White Tower descend, bring up the two people Pang Jian, and leave the strangely altered Wulan Lake to avoid the spreading of the “Mysterious Fog” once more.

But she did not do so.

After observing for a while, the White Tower stopped again in the distance, and she imitated Pang Jian’s actions by jumping down from the window, her figure light and ethereal as she landed in front of the two men.

“Zhou Qingchen, how much do you know about Bagua City?” she asked.

Zhou Qingchen thought for a moment and said, “I only know that it is an ancient city of the Second Realm. It was once in a place in the Second Realm adjacent to the Boundary Wall. One day, when the Mysterious Fog suddenly spread, it disappeared without a trace.”

He said somewhat sheepishly, “I have never been to the Second Realm, and I don’t know anything else.”

Han Duping and Su Meng came looking, and they too had seen the magical city under the lake when the White Tower rose into the sky, equally stunned.

“While Bagua City beneath us doesn’t disappear, the Mysterious Fog should no longer advance toward us.”

Luo Hongyan pondered for a long time, her face reluctantly saying, “Someone told me that when a mirage-like spectacle appears near the Mysterious Fog, a Mirror Tunnel often forms.”

She hesitated and continued, “On the surface of Wulan Lake, there will be a place that becomes a Mirror Tunnel, and Bagua City is indeed real, just not under the lake beneath us. Where exactly it is I do not know, but what I can tell you is… through the Mirror Tunnel that forms from Wulan Lake, one should be able to reach the real Bagua City.”

“A Mirror Tunnel?”

This strange term puzzled everyone, even the knowledgeable Han Duping was at a loss.

“Yes, a Mirror Tunnel. After such an occurrence, not only in the Fourth Realm’s Solitude Mountain Range but also in some forbidden areas of the Third Realm, and even the weird regions of the Second Realm, similar Mirror Tunnels have been known to form.”

“The existence of the Mirror Tunnel allows everyone to use it to get to Bagua City to explore the truth behind the city’s disappearance.”

“However, once inside, everyone will need to face many uncertainties in the city and encounter people from other worlds.”

Luo Hongyan’s expression was grave, and her heart was in turmoil as she worried that Pang Jian would insist on going.

“Bagua City holds a mystery, and you can see the appearance of the Mirror Tunnel as a trial, but your opponents come from different realms,” Luo Hongyan sighed lightly and said, “You from the Fourth Realm, upon encountering people from the other two worlds, I’m afraid…”

She shook her head.

Zhou Qingchen, Han Duping, including Su Meng, all showed a fascinated expression, stirred by her words.

Pang Jian went straight to the point, “What realm are our opponents likely in?”

“The Mirror Tunnel has a limit; since it appeared in the Fourth Realm, the limit is the Marrow Cleansing Realm. The people you meet will not be beyond the Marrow Cleansing Realm,” Luo Hongyan affirmed.

“The strongest is only Marrow Cleaning Realm?”

Pang Jian took a deep breath, his eyes gradually blazing.

Seeing him like this, Luo Hongyan heaved a sigh, knowing she probably wouldn’t be able to stop him.

Zhou Qingchen couldn’t help but smile wryly, “Pang Jian, the Marrow Cleansing Realm of the Third Realm, and the Marrow Cleansing Realm of the Second Realm, are not the same concept as here. Their magic spells, weapons, and various resources are unimaginable to us.”

Pang Jian nodded, understanding his concerns.

According to Zhou Qingchen, there are many cultivation prodigies in the Red Mountain of the Third Realm that surpass him, and there will only be more and more bizarre prodigies in the Second Realm.

The Marrow Cleaning Realm figures of the higher worlds, with their magic spells and ordeals they have endured since childhood, are something they simply cannot compare to.

Meeting such figures in the mysterious Bagua City would definitely not be pleasant.

Luo Hongyan resignedly made her stance again, softly stating, “Pang Jian, if you really want to go, I am willing to accompany you to Bagua City.”

“What is there in Bagua City?” Zhou Qingchen asked, intrigued.

Luo Hongyan replied indifferently, “There are things that Red Mountain will never be able to provide you.”

Zhou Qingchen’s eyes shone with an unusual light, and he grinned weirdly, “I am also at the Marrow Cleansing Realm, and I want to take a look inside Bagua City. If I miss this chance, who knows when I’ll be able to encounter it again!”

“I…” Su Meng looked timidly at Luo Hongyan and asked softly, “Ning, if you’re going, could you… perhaps take me with you?”

“You’re too weak; I think I should just send you away from Wulan Lake with the Heavenly Spirit Tower,” Luo Hongyan said coldly.

“I want to avenge my father. Dong Tianze is too powerful—if I don’t encounter something extraordinary, I will never be able to do it in my lifetime,” Su Meng pleaded with a sad little round face.

“Dong Tianze revealed himself for a moment at the bottom of the lake; he may have gone to Bagua City!” Zhou Qingchen suddenly remembered this fact and exclaimed, “Previously, he seemed to be hiding inside one of the Mysterious Turtle’s legs, under the lake even before Bagua City appeared.”

Zhou Qingchen described Dong Tianze’s odd condition at the time.

Before he could finish, Pang Jian said, “I will enter Bagua City.”

Luo Hongyan, who had expected this, looked helpless and didn’t bother to persuade them but merely said, “Su Meng, do you want me to send you away?”

Su Meng shook her head vigorously.

“Very well then.”

Luo Hongyan nodded and, pointing toward the White Tower, said to Pang Jian, “At the base of the tower, the Spirit Stones I laid out earlier won’t be of use for the time being. Go there and draw the Spiritual Power from within, with your fastest speed, and open up four meridians connecting to the soles of your feet.”

“As for me, I will find a way for everyone to pass through the Mirror Tunnel in the lake and find the entrance to Bagua City.”

“Pang Jian is a strong force for us—the Spirit Stones… let him use them to enhance his power. You don’t have any objections, do you?”

Hearing that she no longer forced her to leave, Su Meng hurriedly said, “I have no objections!”

Zhou Qingchen, who had been excited, shrugged his shoulders and grinned, “Bagua City shouldn’t lack Spirit Stones!”

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Luo Hongyan’s lips curved in a mocking smile, glancing at him as though looking at a country bumpkin, and said nonchalantly, “There are many legends about Bagua City in the Second Realm, each accompanied by a dazzling array of cultivation materials.”

Zhou Qingchen laughed heartily, pushed Pang Jian, and urged, “You lad, hurry to the Heavenly Spirit Tower; don’t delay everyone’s precious time!”

Pang Jian immediately set off toward the White Tower.

“Prepare yourselves; I’m going to find the entrance to Bagua City.”

Luo Hongyan gracefully moved about Lake Heart Island; she did not step onto the crystalline surface of the lake but wandered around the edge of the island.

“Zhou, let’s have a chat, just the two of us.”

Han Duping pulled Zhou Qingchen aside, intentionally avoiding Su Meng, and whispered his doubts to him.

He said that “Miss Ning” had become proficient at picking herbs and understanding complex Arrays, which seemed quite suspicious.

“Hmm, I’d noticed something was off a while ago.”

Zhou Qingchen nodded in agreement and said, “It’s okay, we just need to be careful. What I don’t know is how much of what she said about Bagua City is true.”

“Only by going in can we verify the truth,” Han Duping sighed and said with a troubled face, “Have you thought it through? Competing with people from the Third Realm and the Second Realm in Bagua City, how confident are you?”

“Not very, but I just want to give it a try. Bagua City isn’t deep within the Mysterious Fog; what’s there to fear!”

“Fine, I’ll accompany you then!”

…

The familiar bottom floor of the White Tower.

Seeing that the Spirit Jade had been replaced by Spirit Stones of varying qualities, Pang Jian returned to his place of cultivation.

Once he entered a meditative state, all the miscellaneous thoughts about Bagua City in his mind were instantly exterminated.

Threads of Spiritual Power, mixed with various impurities, began to flow into his dantian, embarking on cycles of cleansing and refinement.

Compared to before, the quality of the Spiritual Power, both in terms of richness and purity, was far inferior by many folds.

However, he also understood that this was the best he could do with the resources at hand.

Without Spirit Jade available, even a capable woman like Luo Hongyan couldn’t cook without rice; getting the White Tower up into the sky again was impressive enough.

…

Deep night fell once more.

Everyone felt an inexplicable oppression, as if invisible shadows were slowly enveloping the heavens.

Wulan Lake, resembling a massive crystal, gleamed brightly on this pitch-black night in the Fourth Realm.

The light came from Wulan Lake and also from Bagua City beneath the lake.

In the entire Wulan Lake area, only the island was cloaked in darkness, while Bagua City below seemed radiant amidst the eerie atmosphere.

Zhou Qingchen, Han Duping, and Su Meng observed the unusual state of Bagua City at the bottom of the lake.

Suddenly, they saw mosquito-sized spots of light abruptly appear along the edges of Bagua City.

The tiny points of light moved quickly within the radiance of Bagua City, seemingly advancing towards the city’s center along the streets.

Some spots of light touched each other as if they were engaged in fierce battles, occasionally causing a light to extinguish in an instant.

Zhou Qingchen raised an eyebrow and said gravely, “Someone has already gone in!”

He realized that those spots of light were living beings like himself, possibly even the cultivation geniuses from the Third Realm, or even the Second Realm.

The extinguishing of a light point might represent someone leaving Bagua City or perhaps dying within it.

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