Chapter 118: The Seven-Day Agreement

Chapter 118: The Seven-Day Agreement

Dong Tianze's expression was as icy as ever.

"I want to know the situation in the Solitary Mountain Range," he said coldly.

Even when facing his master, Han Zhiyuan, the Vice Cult Leader of the Sinister Soul Temple, he showed little reverence.

Han Zhiyuan had been the one to take a liking to him and bestow upon him the Ethereal Ghost Token. Han Zhiyuan had also told him about Dong Qianfeng secretly joining the Shadow Specter Sect, which led to his betrayal of the Dong Clan.

His deceased foster father, Dong Qianfeng; and his lofty master, the successor of the Celestial Phoenix, were the most important people in Dong Tianze's heart. This master of his in the Sinister Soul Temple was not one of them.

Han Zhiyuan frowned, sighing. "No one dares to enter the Solitary Mountain Range, nor can anyone come out with the bizarre mist shrouding the region.

"I arranged for Hong Tai and the others to go there. You even personally led the party on the Dong Clan's side, but still, there were unexpected complications."

Ding!

A sudden sound came from the Ghost Altar.

Han Zhiyuan waved his hand and a piece of paper fell into his palm.

His eyes widened in surprise as he skimmed the contents of the paper. "Hong Tai's nephew didn't die in Divine Fortune and wants to assume the position of hall master. He even handed over a list of items he wanted to purchase. Nine Heavenly Profound Thunder, Refined Ghost Miasma, Blood Circulation Pills..."

He paused, puzzled. "Does that kid plan to fight the seven major clans to the death in Divine Fortune? Even if he managed to kill Fei Zheng, with people from the Radiant Sun Sect, the Blood Moon Sect, and the Star River Alliance there it'll be hard for him to survive."

Han Zhiyuan had already inwardly abandoned Divine Fortune and the members of the Shadow Specter Sect there.

Even the two hall masters, Meng Qiulan and Zhao Ling had bade him farewell.

"In seven days? "I won't be free in seven days. The Cult Leader wants to discuss important matters with me and I don't have time to deal with him," Han Zhiyuan muttered. He then handed the paper to Dong Tianze. "Tianze, you deal with him."

Dong Tianze reluctantly took the paper and asked, "What exactly should I do?"

"Just sit on the Ghost Altar the way I taught you. They can't see your face. Also, it's best to only meet with Hong Tai's nephew since he's never seen me and won't know if you're real or fake. The other three hall masters have seen my true face, so avoid meeting them to prevent misunderstandings," Han Zhiyuan instructed.

"Seven days..." Dong Tianze stared at the paper, brows knitted in thought.

***

Atop a majestic crimson mountain, deep in the Emberrock Mountain Range on Western Loam in the First World, was a young girl.

She sat at a table filled with delicious foods, drinking alone, and watching the fiery red sunset when a tall, handsome middle-aged man named Li Yuanli walked up.

Li Yuanli stood next to her with a helpless expression on his face. "Girl, something happened in the lower world,"

"What happened?" Li Yuqing turned her head.

Her beautiful face had a hint of baby fat, and her eyes were incredibly clear and bright.

"The fragment lands in the Ouyang Clan's territory in the Fourth World has been contaminated by the murky energy rising from the Fifth World." The handsome Li Yuanli frowned. "Beneath the Ouyang Clan's territory lies the Fifth Continent, where the Heaven Ascension Tribulation Pillar with Eight Trigrams City stands."

Li Yuqing was taken aback. "Father, are you saying Li Jie’s trial caused an accident?"

***

The sky was starting to brighten in Divine Fortune in the Fourth World.

Meng Qiulan watched Pang Jian's figure disappear with a complicated expression before turning to Bai Wei and Bai Zhi. "As your master, what happened in the past is my fault. I just wanted to scare you to motivate you to cultivate diligently..."

"We understand." Bai Zhi nodded, biting her lips.

The two sisters' gazes were still fixed on the faint white mist where Pang Jian had left.

After learning how to use the Ghost Altar from Zhao Ling, Pang Jian packed up the materials needed to set it up and left, claiming that everyone should disperse and hide.

He seemed oblivious to the pleading looks from Bai Wei and Bai Zhi.

"He's only sixteen or seventeen years old. He probably doesn't yet understand the allure of women. He may have refused now, but in the future, he might not," Wu Yi comforted the two sisters.

"The future? What future?" Yang Yuansen sneered. As soon as Pang Jian left, his arrogance returned. "The Sect Leader has abandoned us. We're all destined to die in Divine Fortune. There's no future for anyone here!"

Meng Qiulan was silent for a long while before she finally said, "I feel like he came purely for the Ghost Altar."

"I think so too." Wu Yi nodded. "He seems confident he can survive in Divine Fortune. I really don't know where he gets his confidence."

Zhao Ling smiled bitterly. "So, what do we do now?"

"Let's take it one step at a time. We should try to stay hidden for as long as we can." Meng Qiulan sighed.

***

Pang Jian returned to the cave and reported the good news to Luo Hongyan, "I managed to obtain a Ghost Altar. In seven days, I'll have the chance to meet the Sect Leader of the Shadow Specter Sect."

"Good. Obtaining some rare spirit materials and sinister spirit artifacts will benefit both of us. We can use our spirit jade and spirit stones to trade with the Sect Leader, as long as he appears at the Ghost Altar." Luo Hongyan's eyes lit up in anticipation as she said, "Pang Jian, it won't be long before I can appear fully before you."

With that, the pair spent their days cultivating in the blood pool and prepared to activate the Ghost Altar on the seventh day.

Even though forces from the upper worlds were active in Divine Fortune, Pang Jian was not nervous.

After all, he and Luo Hongyan still had a Divine Spirit Pagoda they could use.

They could always activate the Divine Spirit Pagoda and escape Divine Fortune at a speed far exceeding that of a Cloud Sail.

Even if Divine Fortune became contaminated, he could simply have Luo Hongyan enter the white jade porcelain bottle and seal it with the stopper.

He had advanced to the Marrow Cleansing Realm using the dense murky energy in Eight Trigrams City and did not fear the thin wisps of tainted energy drifting upward from the Fifth World.

In the worst-case scenario, he could convert the spiritual power in his body into murky energy and transform the Earth Blaze Technique into the Earth Demon Technique.

Furthermore, his combat strength drastically increased when his peculiar spiritual sea was filled with murky energy.

One day, Luo Hongyan received some critical information from her Spirit Devils. "Pang Jian, the people from the Radiant Sun Sect are preparing to drench the perimeter of Misty Swamp with oil and burn down the entire swamp."

Pang Jian's face changed dramatically. "The sapling!"