Purgatory Artist
Chapter 669: The Secret of the Door World

Chapter 669: The Secret of the Door World

Three days later.

Eternal Night.

Liu Ping landed quietly and stood in a pitch-black world.

This was the lowest point of Eternal Night.

A world of darkness.

Liu Ping reached out his hand and took out an item, weighing it in his hand.

This was a cultivation-type storage bag.

It was not difficult to collect materials in the Dream Realm, as long as he completed the missions, he would be able to get the rewards he wanted.

Liu Ping spent three days and finally collected most of the materials for the armor.

One of the characteristics of the Dream Realm was that he could bring the items he obtained out of the Dream Realm and use them in the real world.

This was the last mission of the Dream Realm.

Liu Ping looked at the void.

Lines of small words remained unmoving:

[There are many fantasy items in the Dream Realm, but there is no Moon Soul Secret Jade, it is something unique to the Eternal Night world]

[Go to the dark world of Eternal Night]

[You will find the treasures you want there]

Liu Ping was slightly surprised.

Even if it was the armor of the next era, he could find almost all the materials in the Dream Realm.

But there was no Moon Soul Secret Jade.

Was it too rare, or was the Eternal Night world unique?

God’s voice sounded: "This question is easy to answer, Liu Ping, have you seen divine pillars like the Purgatory and Eternal Night Pillars?"

Liu Ping thought for a while and said: "In the endless history, I have seen many divine pillar worlds, but none of them were like the Purgatory and Eternal Night Divine Pillars."

"That’s right." God continued: "The Eternal Night Divine Pillar allows the dead in the endless world to sleep, and the Purgatory Divine Pillar is surrounded by an inextinguishable hellfire."

Liu Ping said: "No divine pillar world has such a unique power and phenomenon."

He fell silent.

Purgatory and Eternal Night Divine Pillar ... what secrets are hidden?

After a while.

He took out the gourd containing the Forgetting River water, gulping it down until the demonic aura on his body was completely suppressed. Then, he kept the gourd.

Now, he had to drink a few more mouthfuls to suppress the demonic aura.

He was afraid that the Forgetting River water would lose its effect on the sixth day.

"There is no time to lose, according to what the clown said, let’s go find the Moon Soul Secret Jade first." Liu Ping said.

"Southeast, three thousand miles." God said.

Liu Ping’s figure flashed and flew towards the direction God said.

A short while later.

He landed and stood on a hard rocky ground.

"There’s nothing here, so we have to dig?" Liu Ping asked.

"I can’t say." God said.

Liu Ping shrugged his shoulders and took out a shovel to start digging.

"Is it buried deep? Will it be damaged if I use a spell? After all, from the name, it seems to be a piece of jade."he muttered to himself.

God suddenly said, "I only have one thing to say. After that, don’t talk to me for a while. You are looking for the Moon Soul Secret Jade. Why are you holding a shovel?"

Liu Ping shuddered.

He suddenly recalled a scene from a long time ago.

At that time, he was also digging.

What was it for?

... Right, that was to help Yana find the Whip of Torment and Agony.

Back then, when he was solving puzzles in the "Temporary Prison of the Useless", he met a great and indescribable existence.

It was it who gave him the whip.

God’s last reminder, could it be that ...

Liu Ping waved his shovel and dug hard into the soil.

They dug for about ten minutes.

The soil outside had already piled up into a small hill.

Clang!

A clear sound of the shovel hitting something could be heard.

Liu Ping crouched down and swept the soil away, only to see an extremely hard rock underneath.

He lightly rubbed the rock with his hand.

That’s right, I’ve never seen such a material anywhere else. The only time I saw it was in the "Temporary Prison of the Useless".

This rock is related to that great existence!

While he was thinking, lines of burning words appeared in the void of space:

[The unknown existence has awakened, it has noticed your actions]

[It will come to communicate with you soon]

[At this extremely delicate moment, this Sequence must urgently explain to you:]

[None of the things you know can afford to offend it!]

[The next few minutes will determine your life and death, you must be careful when you speak!]

Liu Ping silently finished reading, his heart was filled with shock.

This explanation.

It was exactly the same as before!

"What ... I’m already a World-class life form ..."

Liu Ping muttered absentmindedly.

When he first met that existence, he was only a reserve-duty card user.

At that time, the heroic spirit UI gave him such an explanation, which he could accept.

But now.

He was already a World-class life form, with Deity cards, World Techniques, and even the main attribute of the world.

Prohibition.

But the heroic spirit UI still gave him the exact same explanation.

What was that existence that he met back then?

Liu Ping thought, just as he was about to ask God, he suddenly remembered God’s last sentence.

"I only have one sentence, after that, don’t communicate with me for the time being ..."

God was an omniscient existence.

There must be a reason why God didn’t communicate with him for the time being.

Liu Ping thought silently, then simply shut his mouth.

The next moment.

The burning words seemed to have sensed something, silently disappeared into the void of space.

The entire world became blurry, dispersing before Liu Ping’s eyes.

The void of space flashed.

In the endless darkness, stars as vast as the sea suddenly appeared, like countless blooming flowers, all of them bloomed in front of Liu Ping’s eyes.

Stars.

The endless stars began to gather together, materializing into a huge head that emitted a cold light.

This head looked down at Liu Ping, its expression becoming more and more serious.

「In the future, you once obtained the ’Rock of Nothingness’ from me, is that right?」

"That’s right, sir." Liu Ping said.

「Then how many layers of secrets have you actually solved?」 the Star Head asked.

"Originally, I could have solved three layers of secrets, but you told me that the time wasn’t right, and that secrets couldn’t be easily revealed, so I only told you the first layer of secrets." Liu Ping said.

「Those three secrets?」 the Star Head asked.

"Yes."

Liu Ping recalled for a bit, then said: "At that time, we met in a place called ’Temporary Prison of the Useless’, those three questions were there."

「That’s right, I will spread these questions in Purgatory and the Divine Pillar of Eternal Night’s Surface World, looking for an existence that can answer them.」 the Star Head said.

Liu Ping said: "Three questions."

"The first question is, how did a place like ’Temporary Prison of the Useless’ come to be?"

"The second question is, if there is a world similar to ’Temporary Prison of the Useless’, how do we conquer that world?"

"The third question is, if a world similar to ’Temporary Prison of the Useless’ has a will of its own, then after it dies, how do we revive it?"

"In the extremely long history of our cultivation world, it is known as the ’Trio of the Death of the World’"

The Star Head asked: 「What’s the answer to the first question?」

Liu Ping answered: "This’ Temporary Prison of the Useless’ is made up of a world."

The Star Head doubtfully asked: 「How do you know this answer?」

"The so-called ’Trio of the Death of the World’ contains three layers of puzzles, each of which is the answer to the other."

Liu Ping continued: "The second layer of the puzzle is the answer to the first layer of the puzzle; the third layer of the puzzle is the answer to the second layer of the puzzle; as for the first layer of the puzzle, it is the answer to the third layer of the puzzle"

"To solve the first layer of the puzzle, you only need to look at the second layer of the puzzle."

The Star Head looked down at him and sighed: 「In the years to come, I once used a spell to weave a ’Temporary Prison of the Useless’ and placed it in the Purgatory, hoping that someone would explore it. Who knew that in the end, it would become a place to imprison humans.」

「But fortunately, someone finally solved the first layer of the puzzle.」

Liu Ping shrugged: "Sir, I’m here for the Moonsoul Secret Jade, I need it."

「The Moonsoul Secret Jade ... can’t be given to you.」 the Star Head said.

"Why not?" Liu Ping was surprised.

"Your body is filled with the power of the ’Demon of Termination’, once you succeed in forging the armor, it will go out of control and everything will end.」 the Star Head said.

Liu Ping went silent.

It knows!

It knows everything!

The Starry Giant Skull emitted rings of brilliant light that shone in all directions. At the same time, Liu Ping was completely enveloped in the light.

「Speak, tell me the answer to the second layer of the puzzle, and I’ll consider giving you a chance.」 the Star Head said.

"If I solve the second layer of the puzzle, will you give me the Moonsoul Secret Jade?" Liu Ping asked.

「If you can truly solve the puzzle, I will consider it, I definitely won’t lie.」 the Star Head said.

"Deal!" Liu Ping said.

He thought for a bit, then continued: "The second question is, if there’s a world that’s similar to the ’Temporary Prison of the Useless’, how do you conquer that world?"

"In truth, the third question is its answer."

"Such a world is actually dead, as long as you can think of a way to revive it, you’ll be able to obtain its loyalty."

As soon as he said that.

All of a sudden, the giant star skull let out a roar.

At the same time, the Warden Blade at Liu Ping’s waist also couldn’t help but tremble and vibrate.

Lines of burning words quickly appeared in his mind:

[You’ve revealed an important part of a huge secret]

[The Warden Blade is currently protecting you from all harm]

[The great entity in front of you has unleashed unparalleled power, causing this secret to be suppressed here, only known to you and it]

All the text retracted.

The Star Head’s grand voice resounded again:

「You’ve already solved two layers of the Gate realm’s secret, but I’m not sure if I should let you continue to solve them」

「Now, go and resolve the hidden danger in your body」

「As the saying goes, whoever started the trouble should end it, this is my help to you, as well as your final test」

「If you can resolve the hidden danger in your body, then the secret of the Gate realm of the Divine Pillar of Eternal Night and Purgatory will be opened by you!」

Before it finished, the scenery around him quickly disappeared.

In an instant.

Everything disappeared.

As if it was a dream.

Liu Ping found himself in an unfamiliar world, standing in the middle of a bustling city.

This world appeared to be a world of cultivators, with similar buildings and people wearing cultivation-type clothing.

Liu Ping looked around.

He found himself standing at the corner of a street in front of a restaurant.

A mystical power drifted around his body.

Two lines of glowing text appeared:

[You’ve received help from that entity]

[The Demonic Force has been suppressed for the time being, and is under your control just like your own strength]

Liu Ping looked at the two lines of text and was stunned for a few moments.

What is this for?

Temporarily allowing the evil power to be under my control?

What am I supposed to do here?

While he was thinking, a female voice resounded from the restaurant:

"Alright, if there’s better food, there’s no need to eat it"

A spirit energy fluctuation that belonged to the Nine Hells erupted, causing ripples in the void of space.

A few moments later.

The sound of a spell being cast could be heard from above the restaurant.

Numerous screams of pain could be heard as a thick mist of blood was sent flying, falling onto the street like rain.