Purgatory Clan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Purgatory Clan (炼狱族)
Alias(es)	Purgatory Race
Species/Race	An artificial race whose first generation arose from wandering souls within the Progenitor's treasure and the essence left after his Dao body perished 1666
Affiliation	The Temple, the clan's sole supreme ruling power 1651 1794
Occupation/Role	Ruling power of Purgatory Continent and principal force opposing the human–demon alliance in the Forbidden Sea
Status	Annihilated across Purgatory Continent by the activated Purgatory World-Extinguishing Millstone 1911
First Appearance	Chapter 1122

Background / History

The Purgatory Clan appeared suddenly after the Ancient Era, with ancient records providing no confirmed explanation for its origin. After pressure from human and demon powerhouses, the clan produced its first priest; from then onward, outside cultivators no longer dared enter its territory. 1662

Its own Progenitor later explained that the local clan was created from souls and Dao-body essence connected to him. Because their bodies and souls originated from the Progenitor, he held absolute authority over their cultivation, life, and death. 1666

The clan was confined within the Forbidden Sea by a vast formation allegedly established by a Spirit Realm powerhouse. Clan legends attribute this imprisonment either to fear of their Progenitor or to the heavenly consequences of exterminating an entire race; intelligence from the Supervision Hall instead describes the region as a hunting ground where the Purgatory Race served as prey. 1128

During the conflict in the Forbidden Sea, the clan organized its scattered forces into squads and increasingly deployed Purgatory Blood Demons in groups to counter Cheng Buzheng's hunting activities. Its priests and divine envoys demonstrated exceptional ability to mobilize and command their kin despite lacking the human race's network of Immortal Cities and Teleportation Arrays. 1122

The clan later conducted a mass sacrifice on Purgatory Continent to revive its Progenitor. Millions of elderly clan cultivators were slaughtered alongside countless other victims, while the Grand Divine Envoy and High Priest led the ritual using the clan-suppressing treasure. 1402

After the Progenitor's return, the clan fought a prolonged war against the human–demon alliance within the Blood Baleful Mist. Its leadership used formations, ambushes, terrain advantage, and suicidal law-origin techniques to resist the alliance's advance. 1547 1579 1581

The Progenitor was eventually trapped in Island-Moving Venerable's golden thunder domain. When the clan's elites attempted a rescue, the Grand Priest betrayed them by sabotaging the God-Slaying Array and refining former allies into bloody runes. 1701 1702

Following further losses, the High Priest returned alone and rallied the surviving clan to construct the Unification Altar array. This recovery effort ended when Sha Minghong infiltrated Purgatory Holy Mountain, killed the High Priest, and activated the recovered Purgatory World-Extinguishing Millstone to eradicate the clan throughout Purgatory Continent. 1795 1908 1911

Society and Hierarchy

Rank / Group	Position and capabilities
Progenitor	Creator and ultimate controller of the clan's Mortal Cultivators; the clan can normally comprehend only his primary law, the Law of Blood 1666
High Priest	One of the clan's two foremost leaders; commanded the priest lineage alongside the Grand Divine Envoy's command of the envoy lineage 1164 1596
Grand Divine Envoy	Foremost leader of the Divine Envoy Line and one of the clan's strongest combatants 1164 1701
Priests	Rare rulers of the priest path. Fewer than twenty existed; each possessed supreme combat power, exceptional intelligence, and expertise in clan affairs, formations, artifact refinement, and other auxiliary arts 1128
Purgatory Situ	Rare priest-path cultivators ranked above Blood Demon Envoys but below Divine Envoys and priests. Their combat strength was considered invincible among peers, and they were often assigned guards 1139 1140 1143
Divine Envoys	Spirit Transformation-level elites whose status and combat strength were not inferior to human Spirit Transformation Venerables 1128
Celestial Origin Envoys	Also called Heaven Origin Blood Demon Envoys; stronger than ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators 1128
Earth Origin Envoys	Stronger than ordinary middle-stage Nascent Soul cultivators 1128
Human Origin Envoys	Comparable to early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators 1128
Lesser fiends / Purgatory Apostles	Lower-ranking members; lesser fiends were still comparable to Golden Core cultivators, while third-rank Blood Demons and Apostles existed in great numbers 1128 1579

Physiology

Purgatory Blood Demons are typically portrayed as powerfully built humanoids covered in crimson scales, with blood-red eyes and a murderous blood-light aura. 1138

• Purgatory Clan cultivators possess an innate internal space bound to their lives, where they store collected treasures. The space normally collapses when its owner dies. 1646
• Their bloodline is considered close to, though below, terrifying True Spirit bloodlines; their advantage over many demon cultivators stems from both bloodline and specialized secret arts. 1651
• Purgatory Treasures are refined through clan-specific methods and are most effective in Purgatory Clan hands; human or demon users cannot fully draw out their power. 1143
• The Progenitor's restriction prevents most clan members from comprehending laws beyond the Law of Blood, rendering other law Spiritual Items of limited use to them. 1666

Abilities & Skills

Progenitor's Divine Bestowal

The priest lineage's supreme forbidden art grants overwhelming combat power and can be used collectively by Purgatory Situ. 1140 1548

• A group of Situ can combine through the art into a blood-colored monster capable of confronting large military formations. 1548 1550
• Within the Blood Baleful Mist, the transformed monster benefits heavily from home-ground conditions and can become extremely difficult to destroy. 1548
• A priest using the art within blood-baleful space could temporarily reach middle-stage Spirit Transformation combat strength and law power. 1550
• The technique consumes heavily and is less formidable outside the Blood Baleful Mist. 1550

Law-Origin Self-Destruction

Divine Envoys can detonate their own law origin to shatter encirclements and create an escape route. 1587

• The resulting force can destroy the Law Spirit Bodies of Spirit Transformation opponents. 1587
• It is difficult to prevent without a specialized Spirit Treasure or secret art. 1587

Formation Arts

The clan possesses a complete and closely guarded formation inheritance distinct from human and demon traditions. 1608

• Its formations use special clan-exclusive Array Patterns that enhance Spirit Restrictions and act as keys to their functions. 1608
• Possessing a Purgatory Clan Array Diagram alone is insufficient without understanding these unique patterns. 1608
• Divine Envoys and priests can use special methods to evade the Heaven-Peering Mirror's ordinary surveillance. 1640
• The clan repeatedly erected battle formations in the Blood Baleful Mist to delay the Cosmic Direct-Reverse Heavenly River Great Array. 1635

Territories and Infrastructure

• Purgatory Continent — The clan's homeland, concealed beneath the Blood Baleful Mist and defended by formations. 1164 1607
• Blood Sacred Mountain — The clan's sacred mountain; home to the palaces of Divine Envoys and priests, major intelligence channels, and the Blood Sacred Treasure Vault. 1645
• Blood Sacred City — A colossal city at the foot of Blood Sacred Mountain and a center for Mortal Cultivator trade and information exchange. 1645 1653
• Temple — The sole supreme ruling institution of the Purgatory Clan, headquartered high on Blood Sacred Mountain. 1651 1794
• Blood Abyss Forbidden Ground — Site associated with the Progenitor's black coffin and concealed power. 1596 1659
• Blood Baleful Mist — The clan's primary home-ground advantage; it conceals movements, supports formations, corrodes intruders, and amplifies certain priest-line techniques. 1548 1550 1636

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Purgatory World-Extinguishing Divine Mill / Millstone — The clan-suppressing supreme treasure, guarded by Divine Envoys and regarded as a supreme Spirit Treasure. It was ultimately used to annihilate the clan itself after falling into Sha Minghong's hands. 1128 1184 1911
• Purgatory Divine Tower — A blood-red palace-like treasure that deployed Blood Demon Envoys and fourth-tier Desolate Beasts before escaping enemy suppression. 1208
• Purgatory Treasures — Clan-specific Magic Treasures built from specialized Spirit Restrictions and optimized for Purgatory Clan users. 1143
• Demonic Purgatory Battle Spear — A powerful Purgatory Treasure for which Purgatory Situ possessed a partial construction diagram. 1143
• Blood Sacred Treasure Vault — A treasury within Blood Sacred Mountain that held the overwhelming majority of Purgatory Continent's resources, including law Spiritual Items and inherited arts. 1651 1652

Relationships

• Purgatory Clan Progenitor — Creator, absolute bloodline authority, and object of clan-wide reverence; the clan slaughtered its own members in an attempt to revive him. 1402 1666
• High Priest — Senior leader of the priest lineage and later the principal figure attempting to rebuild the clan after its major losses. 1164 1795
• Grand Divine Envoy — Senior leader of the Divine Envoy Line and commander of the clan's elite military forces. 1164 1596
• Grand Priest — Former high-ranking priest who betrayed the clan during the attempt to free the trapped Progenitor. 1702
• Human and Demon Races — Long-standing enemies whose alliance invaded Purgatory Continent and progressively weakened the clan's defenses. 1547 1635
• Sha Minghong — Destroyer of the clan; killed the High Priest, seized his memories and cultivation, then activated the Millstone against Purgatory Continent. 1908 1911

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Forbidden Sea response — The clan recognizes Cheng Buzheng's repeated hunts, organizes patrol squads, and deploys increasingly numerous Blood Demons. 1122
• Priest-path intelligence conflict — White Situ and his Blood Demon Envoy guards seek Cheng Buzheng's knowledge; Cheng instead captures Situ and extracts information on the clan's treasures and impending plans. 1139 1143
• Purgatory Divine Tower assault — The clan launches a direct attack with the Purgatory Divine Tower, Blood Demon Envoys, and Desolate Beasts before withdrawing with the tower. 1208
• Progenitor revival — The High Priest and Grand Divine Envoy enact a mass sacrifice on Purgatory Continent, sacrificing even their own kin to restore the Progenitor. 1402
• War in the Blood Baleful Mist — The clan uses its formations, Situ formations, priests, Divine Envoys, and terrain advantage to oppose the human–demon alliance. 1548 1579 1619
• Progenitor's emergence and defeat — The Progenitor intervenes directly, but is later trapped in a thunder-law formation while clan elites attempt a rescue. 1676 1701
• Unification Altar reconstruction — The surviving High Priest rallies the clan to construct a massive array intended to support renewed domination. 1795 1796
• Annihilation of Purgatory Continent — Sha Minghong defeats the High Priest and turns the recovered clan-suppressing Millstone against every remaining Purgatory Clan settlement and fugitive. 1908 1911