Purgatory

Chapter 11 The Branded Eye
"It seems to be the branded eye of the blood moon."

Zhou Qingchen observed the slowly turning blood-colored pupils on the pitch-black pennant, and suddenly remembered something.

"Blood Wheel Gong!"

In a state of excitement, Shangguanqin gave a soft drink, and saw a dark red halo suddenly appear from the back of her neck.

The Shangguan family in the fourth realm has a great relationship with the blood moon in the upper realm, just like the Zhou family and Hongshan, and everyone knows this.

Within the Shangguan family, those with the most outstanding cultivation talents are often accepted by Xueyue.

Although Shangguanqin is not qualified to practice in the blood moon in the upper realm, her entry method comes from the blood moon.

After confirming that the one revealed on the pennant was the "Eye of Branding", she immediately urged her hard-working "Blood Wheel Kungfu", trying to gain the favor of that blood pupil with the same cultivation technique from the same origin.

After the "Blood Wheel Kung Fu" was launched, a blood-colored ring slowly emerged, faintly similar to the halo around the "branded eye".

As a core member of the Shangguan family, Shangguanqin knows that Blood Moon's magical "branding eyes" can scan the surroundings and imprint the scenes that happened before.

Overhauls from the Blood Moon can often obtain key information through the "Eye of Branding" to make correct decisions.

When the "Eye of the Brand" has such a change, it means that it is searching for people related to the blood moon and wants to deliver an extremely important message.

All the Blood Moon cultivators were dead, and only Shangguanqin had practiced "Blood Wheel Kungfu". She took it for granted that the "Eye of Branding" would choose her and pour the important information hidden in it into her.

In this way, she can know how those blood moon practitioners died.

You can also know whether it was the beasts in the nearby forest that gnawed away the flesh and blood of the corpse, and you can also see whether the Zhou family and Ning family who came after them got a chance here.

It is worth paying a few family servants like this to activate the "Eye of the Brand" with blood.

Thinking in this way, Shangguanqin frantically urged the "Xuelun Gong" and waited for the message from "The Branded Eye".

however……

She waited and waited, thinking that Shangguanqin would definitely be regarded as the first and only choice by the "brand eye", until the blood-colored pupils swelled and burst open, she didn't get the information she wanted.

After the blood pupils exploded, puffs of blood sprayed out, as if a rain of blood had fallen above the Wuding ferry.

Shangguanqin, who had heard from Kuhou for a long time, was full of astonishment on her charming face, obviously unable to accept such a result.

Luo Meng, a strong man like an iron tower, has followed Shangguanqin for many years, and he also knows the wonder of the "branded eye".

Seeing the blood pupils bursting, he only thought that Shangguanqin had got the information he wanted, so he stepped forward and asked, "How?"

Ning Yao, Ning Yuanshan, and even Han Duping all looked at Shangguanqin.

They all agreed that Shangguan Qin, who sacrificed the "Blood Wheel Gong", must have obtained the key information from the "Eye of Branding", knowing what happened.

"not me!"

Shangguanqin screamed suddenly, searching the crowd anxiously, shouting angrily: "Who is it? Who got the most important information from the branded eye? Who is it?!"

She yelled like crazy, and couldn't figure out why the "Eye of the Brand" didn't choose her.

Among the people present, she was the only one who had practiced the Blood Moon Art and offered the "Blood Wheel Kung Fu" on her own initiative.

"Pang Jian, what did you see?"

Zhou Qingchen, who was closest to Pang Jian, saw the strange look in his eyes, and couldn't help asking at this moment.

"Pang Jian?"

"Pang Jian!"

Surprised and incomprehensible gazes immediately focused on Pang Jian, wanting to see him thoroughly.

No one expected that this young hunter from the Cenji Mountains would be favored by the "Eye of the Brand" and pour him the most crucial information.

The people who didn't believe it at first, after careful inspection, found that the blood in Pang Jian's eyes quietly disappeared.

In the bloody light, there seemed to be scenes of blurred images.

It turned out to be him!
Everyone didn't question anymore. Although they didn't know what was going on, they all understood that the young Orion in front of him had replaced Shangguan Qin and received the gift of "Eye of Branding".

"I first saw the earth quake."

Pang Jian drank lightly.

As if holding Tianxian in his mouth, when he said these words, there was a sudden vibration and roar from the earth with many cracks due to the fall of Tianfeng's withered bones!
Everyone looked at Pang Jian in disbelief.

Pang Jian was obviously taken aback, but he didn't expect that the ground under his feet would suddenly vibrate after his words, as if responding to his words.

"What happened next?" Zhou Qingchen's eyes were full of surprise.

He was suddenly a little lucky, thankful for his keen eyesight and initiative to show kindness, as well as his previous strong support for Pang Jian.

"later……"

Pang Jian didn't give a clear answer, but muttered to sort out the messy pictures in his mind and integrate the memories he had just accepted.

The earth was still shaking, and there were endless roars in the depths. It seemed that there was some unknown horror lurking in the deep cracked ravines.

"Go! Get out of here!"

Pang Jian, who finally saw the next scene, suddenly changed his expression. He looked at the gaps on the ground, as if he saw something terrible, about to rush out of it.

"Master Zhou, trust me! Go!"

Pang Jian got on his horse, flicked the reins, and drove the maroon horse towards the forest where the gray ape disappeared.

When the war horse passed through the cracks in the ground, it leaped high and crossed a ravine that was getting bigger and bigger with the vibration of the ground.

Zhou Qingchen's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he had a battle between heaven and man in his heart. He quickly chose to believe in Pang Jian, and shouted violently: "Follow Pang Jian, hurry up!"

As soon as he moved, the servants of the Zhou family didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and all rode their horses to follow him closely.

"Xiao Yao, what about us?"

Ning Yuanshan, who took a step down, hurriedly looked at Ning Yao at this dangerous moment.

"Let's go too!"

Following Ning Yao's decision, the two of Ning's family and the surviving Zhang Heng hurriedly left.

After the Zhou family and the Ning family left, Shangguanqin looked at the indeterminate ferry and suddenly seemed at a loss when he heard the terrible "hissing" sound coming from the ground.

"Miss?" Romon asked eagerly.

"Let's go too!"

The Shangguan family and others who did not have mounts also chose to evacuate in the same direction as the Zhou family and the Ning family.

……

"Fizz!"

From the cracks in the vibrating earth behind him, piercing ghost howls continued to be heard, as if a monster crawled out of the ground taking advantage of the earthquake, intending to exterminate and kill the common people on the surface.

Pang Jian took the lead and sped away again and again.

Behind him, Zhou Qingchen and Han Duping followed closely, followed by the rest of the Zhou family, Ning Yao, Ning Yuanshan and others.

It didn't last long, and the earthquake and howling ghosts behind everyone had slowly stopped.

At this time Pang Jian finally stopped and immediately turned his horse's head.

Everyone also stopped one after another, each with lingering fear, and looked behind them full of doubts.

None of them knew what happened after they left, but they instinctively felt something was wrong.

"Through the eyes of the brand, what did you see?" Ning Yao was the first to question.

Her bright eyes were full of evil, and her attitude towards Pang Jian suddenly became less polite, and her tone was extremely cold.

"I'll talk about it later, let's see if anyone can survive at Shangguan's house." Pang Jian said indifferently.

Everyone suddenly felt chills in their hearts, realizing that a terrible disaster must have happened in the land full of gaps.

Zhou Qingchen raised his hand, signaling to everyone not to worry, but to wait patiently.

"Howling!"

From the area where they fled, creepy screams gradually came out, it sounded like the practitioners of Shangguan's family were being hunted down by some kind of evil.

Zhou Qingchen's face changed slightly, and he took a deep look at Pang Jian, but didn't say much.

"so close!"

Everyone was terrified, secretly glad that Zhou Qingchen chose to trust Pang Jian, so that everyone could escape from that terrifying place in time.

Because of Shangguanqin's indecision, the Shangguan family must have paid a heavy price. I don't know how many people died there.

They didn't make the crowd wait too long, and after a short while, they saw that the brightly colored dress became tattered, and Shangguan Qin, whose white and greasy skin was partly exposed, revealed a terrified expression from the forest.

No matter how hard it is to maintain her charming style, the snow-white back at the back of her neck seems to be dripping with bright red blood.

"Romon."

Shangguanqin looked behind her from time to time, calling softly full of expectation.

It seemed that the big man who was as majestic as a tower and loyal to her would appear again soon.

She has always known that the reason why Romon is loyal to her is that he has always admired her and hopes that one day he can get her favor.

She knew it clearly, but she deliberately avoided it while taking advantage of Romon's feelings for her.

As a result, Romon risked his life and successfully sent her out of the terrifying killing field at the expense of himself.

She survived, Romon...seems never to be seen again.

The Shangguan family who followed her to the Cenji Mountains and wanted to explore the secrets of Tianfeng's bones also died behind.

"Why you? Why did the Eye of the Brand choose to infuse the message with you? Not me?!"

Suddenly, she saw Pang Jian riding a bay red war horse, and the cruel picture of Romon and those servants dying was all in her mind.

She immediately became hysterical, flung her fangs and claws at Pang Jian, and screamed frantically: "You killed Romon! You killed our Shangguan family, you have to pay for them!"

She took it for granted that if she got the message from the "Eye of Branding", none of those people would die.

"Aunt Qin, please calm down!"

Zhou Qingchen flicked the reins, and whipped a dark red lightning bolt into the air, making a "cracking" sound, blocking the mad-looking Shangguanqin.

"Please understand that it is because of your hesitation that you killed your Shangguan family." Ning Yao interjected coldly.

With Zhou Qingchen and Ning Yao present, Shangguanqin, who was in a frenzy, finally realized that she was the only one left now, and no matter how much she made a fuss, she couldn't possibly be a match for these people in front of her.

Gradually, Shangguanqin also calmed down, but still looked at Pang Jian with eyes full of hatred.

"Okay, let's talk about it now, what did you see through the branded eye?"

Ning Yao, who had been full of doubts for a long time, looked at Pang Jian again after Shangguan Qin stopped talking.

"From the cracks in the ground, accompanied by vibrations, many vines that seemed to have spirituality flew out, like fresh strange snakes, killing the practitioners of Blood Moon in an instant, and gnawed their flesh and blood. The people of Blood Moon , most of them are the same as you, and they should also be at the Tongmai state, but they don't have the slightest resistance."

Pang Jian looked at Zhou Qingchen and the others, recalling the vision in his mind while describing the bloody scene.

"They were not killed by wild beasts, nor were they eaten by wild beasts, or they were eaten by vines emerging from the cracks in the ground. It seems that every attack by terrifying vines will be accompanied by underground vibrations."

Pang Jian said his guess after integrating the screen.

"But that's the case?"

After listening to Pang Jian's description, Zhou Qingchen took a breath and immediately looked at Shangguanqin.

He also felt cold.

Among them, only he and Han Duping have reached the Meridian Tongling Realm, and the rest are only at the Qi Refining Realm.

As far as he knew, the blood moon visitors who were attacked and killed by the vines were all in the Tongmai Realm, and there was a leader of the Marrow Washing Realm leading the team.

Even the marrow-washing powerhouse died, if he hadn't chosen to believe in Pang Jian, wouldn't he have ended up in the same end?
"Exactly as he said."

Shangguanqin gave an affirmative answer first, then shuddered uncontrollably, and then asked everyone's confusion: "I just want to know why the branded eye chose you instead of practicing the Blood Moon Art of me?"

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(End of this chapter)