Chapter 744 - 398: The Purge

Hearing the Bow Lady’s familiar voice and tone, Yang An relaxed considerably.

He hadn’t heard the Bow Lady’s voice for a while since entering the Land of Shattered Armor, and he’d actually missed her.

In any case, even though he was always physically alone, having the Bow Lady there to talk to him relieved a great deal of his stress.

"This is an Illusion Realm, a world called Earth, completely different from the Origin Realm."

Yang An replied, but he still didn’t tell the Bow Lady that this place was his home. He didn’t plan on telling anyone, because it was too important.

But this wasn’t the time for a detailed explanation. Yang An needed the Bow Lady’s help.

"There should be a soul nearby that hasn’t dissipated yet. Bow Lady, I need you to devour it and get its memories."

Yang An requested.

Hearing Yang An’s words, the Bow Lady began her search without hesitation.

"Southeast, two thousand meters away."

Yang An immediately sped toward the City God’s soul. ’In just a short while, the guy’s soul has already gotten this far. Good thing I woke up the Bow Lady.’

"Huh? This flavor is a little strange."

The Bow Lady finally succeeded in devouring the City God’s soul. The sound of her smacking her lips came through as she spoke in surprise.

"It tastes a bit like you—very bitter, but with a hint of that flavor only handsome men have."

The Bow Lady seemed to be savoring the aftertaste.

Yang An was baffled.

’Could she really figure out my true identity just from my ’flavor’?’

Fortunately, the Bow Lady only made a few comments and didn’t press the issue, beginning to digest the City God’s memories instead.

Before long, without Yang An having to say a word, the Bow Lady understood what kind of place this was from the digested memories.

"So, here’s what happened..."

Yang An explained everything to the Bow Lady in detail—all that had transpired since he entered the Land of Shattered Armor, the current situation, and the predicament they now faced.

"So, you want to use this guy’s memories to understand this world and help Pan Yu take control of it?"

the Bow Lady asked curiously.

"That’s the idea. It’s not like we can fight back, right?"

Yang An spread his hands and said helplessly.

His gestures, however, were seen by Pan Yu and their companion, who were completely baffled and had no idea what Yang An was doing.

"This isn’t like you at all. You think you can fool me? You’d just obediently listen to that old geezer and do what he says? Ha."

the Bow Lady said in a mocking tone. She was with Yang An day and night; she knew him far too well.

She might believe it if you said Yang An listened to someone else.

But listening to Life Crane? As if she’d ever believe that.

Yang An gave an embarrassed laugh.

"You know me best, Bow Lady."

"Cut the flattery, you little brat. You think I don’t know you? You’re obviously just pretending to be obedient while planning to sabotage that old geezer’s plan behind his back, aren’t you? Just tell me straight, what are you going to do?"

She knew Yang An would do something like this, but she didn’t know exactly what he had planned. In truth, it didn’t matter. Whatever he wanted to do, she would help him.

"I plan to start by... cleansing this world!"

Yang An said, his voice righteous and filled with a new solemnity.

"If you were just helping Pan Yu, you wouldn’t need to go this far. You must have another motive, right?"

the Bow Lady said with a laugh.

Yang An nodded and asked seriously,

"Bow Lady, based on the memories you just perceived, how do you think this world compares to the Origin Realm?"

"They’re worlds apart. This place is too peaceful. These Cultivators have started to be tainted by a corrupting energy, but they haven’t yet reached the point of bringing disaster to the common folk. If they’re allowed to continue, though, this place will sooner or later become no different from the Origin Realm."

the Bow Lady said.

Yang An nodded again.

"That’s exactly why I want to cleanse this world. I don’t want it to become another Origin Realm."

"But what does that have to do with you?"

The Bow Lady seemed a little confused.

"Because I’m treating it as an escape route. The Origin Realm will collapse sooner or later, but we might be able to survive in this world afterward."

Yang An still didn’t state his true reason, but this explanation alone was enough to convince the Bow Lady.

"That makes sense. The biggest difference between you and that bunch from the Origin Realm is that they want more of the same, but you want a better world.

"And as it happens, what you like, I like too."

The Bow Lady seemed very happy. Perhaps it was because only Yang An, Pan Yu, and his companion were here, with none of the other annoying characters she couldn’t stand.

"However, with your current strength, trying to cleanse this world once you leave the area Pan Yu controls will be extremely difficult."

The Bow Lady got down to business, relaying all the information she had obtained from the City God’s soul memory to Yang An.

That City God hadn’t been lying. He really had been dead for a long time. It was only after his death that he was led to Emei Mansion, taught the Qi Eating Technique, and became the City God of Ya’an, after which he cultivated a new physical body.

He wasn’t the only one; the City Gods of other places and some of the other Cultivators were the same.

The living beings here were unable to access the path of cultivation before death. At most, they only had some common Martial Arts Techniques and the Sensing Method, which was also known as the technique for Inviting the God.

After becoming the City God of Ya’an, the man had diligently guarded the area for several decades. As time went on, however, his underhanded dealings grew more and more frequent.