Chapter 117: The Reappearance of the Underworld Jade

Zhang Nuo turned all his Storage Bags inside out; apart from a few Magic Treasures and many Spiritual Medicines, there was nothing else of value. As for clues to finding the great treasure in the Dark Swamp, he hadn't discovered even a shred.

"They're all a bunch of paupers! Coming to such a dangerous place as the Trial Ground and not even carrying any good things!"

Glancing askance at the few Storage Bags beside him, Zhang Nuo said with feigned anger.

"I say, boy Zhang, do you think everyone is like you? Having a 'Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect' and a 'Nine Dragon Sword Case'? If that were the case, it wouldn't necessarily be them who were killed just now."

Chunyangzi's irritable voice came from the Sword Box again. However, when Zhang Nuo thought back on it, it was true; his fortuitous encounters were not something everyone would have. To say nothing else, just take the Nine Dragon Sword Case—without the help of the Spirit Insect, even if the Sword Box were given to someone else, it would be a piece of junk in their hands.

"Hehe! Senior is right!"

Zhang Nuo couldn't help but chuckle. At this moment, his hand reached toward his Storage Bag and opened the mouth of the bag. He looked at the contents inside absentmindedly; Zhang Nuo could almost recite the items in the Storage Bag backward, but when his gaze fell upon a piece of Jade Token, he suddenly stopped.

He reached out to take that Jade Token from inside and kept looking at it while it rested in his palm.

This Jade Token was only half the size of a palm, square and upright; one side was carved with very strange characters, while the other side had a large 'Underworld' character written on it!

This was an item Zhang Nuo had obtained when he and Gao Dakuan had just escaped the Divine Sword Sect, after slaying a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator from the 'Great Underworld Mansion'. Because he was unclear about what this Jade Token was for, Zhang Nuo had kept it on his person.

Fiddling with the Jade Token in his hand, Zhang Nuo recalled the days he lived with Gao Dakuan and the others; the faces of his master, Qu Yuan, Ye Ling'er, and the others surfaced in his mind one by one.

"I wonder how they are doing?"

Touched by the scene, Zhang Nuo sighed. And just at this moment, the Remnant Soul of Chunyangzi inside the Sword Box let out a strange cry as if pricked by a needle.

"Look quickly at the Jade Token in your hand!"

Hearing this, Zhang Nuo finally noticed the jade plaque in his hand, but he didn't discover anything special. He immediately closed his eyes and swept his Divine Sense toward the jade plaque, only to feel wisps of Yin Qi coming from the Dark Swamp, gathering toward the jade plaque at an incredibly fast speed.

Opening his eyes wide, Zhang Nuo could hardly believe that a seemingly unremarkable jade plaque could actually absorb Yin Qi.

"Senior, what is going on here!"

Inside the Sword Box, upon hearing Zhang Nuo's inquiry, Chunyangzi was uncharacteristically silent. After a long while, he said with a dim expression:

"It seems this Jade Token really is an object from the Underworld; otherwise, it would be impossible for it to absorb Yin Qi on its own!"

"The Underworld?"

Zhang Nuo's brain immediately turned to mush again. Previously, Chunyangzi said he came from the Immortal World, and now this seemingly unremarkable jade came from the Underworld—what was all this about?

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you too much. In any case, this Jade Token is not an object of the Human Realm, but looking at how it can absorb Yin Qi, it might just help us find the great treasure in the Dark Swamp!"

At the mention of the great treasure, a sharp light immediately flashed in Zhang Nuo's eyes. Matters of the Underworld and the Immortal World were still too far away for him; they were simply ethereal. Right now, the most important thing was to find the great treasure.

"Is there any way?"

Zhang Nuo asked impatiently.

"Before I tell you the method, boy Zhang, you must be mentally prepared: the great treasure in the Dark Swamp might not have any benefit for you at your current level!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Nuo's heart immediately sank, but Chunyangzi also said that it had no benefit for him *now*, which didn't mean he wouldn't use it later.

"Let's find it first!"

Zhang Nuo's stubborn temper flared up again. Chunyangzi had no choice. He sighed softly and said:

"Since this Jade Token can absorb Yin Qi, we will use this point to find the nest of the two-headed snake. Its nest must be extremely heavy with Yin Qi. Once we find the nest of the two-headed snake, I think we won't be far from the great treasure!"

Listening to Chunyangzi's method, Zhang Nuo nodded repeatedly.

"Let's do as Senior says!"

Standing up, Zhang Nuo wanted to enter the Dark Swamp immediately.

"Boy, are you looking for death! You have already stayed in the swamp for a long time today. If you go in again, with your current cultivation, you won't be able to hold up at all. Better to rest for a night, purge the toxins from your body, and go in tomorrow!"

"I was so anxious I actually forgot about this!"

Zhang Nuo scratched his head in embarrassment. Eager to find the treasure, he had forgotten about the poisonous gas in the Dark Swamp. Although this poisonous gas wouldn't kill a person instantly, long-term accumulation in the body was of no benefit.

Zhang Nuo then walked toward a forest in the distance. The forest was a full ten miles away from the Dark Swamp, and relatively speaking, the Spiritual Qi was much denser, making it more suitable for purging the toxins from his body!

Not long after, he arrived in the forest. Zhang Nuo found a large tree as thick as three people could embrace, used his Flying Sword to hollow out the tree, and then flashed into the tree hole. Because his technique was good, one couldn't see any traces from the outside of the tree.

Coupled with the fact that Zhang Nuo had the Nine Dragon Sword Case, such a marvelous treasure to conceal the fluctuations of his Spirit Power, even if a cultivator passed by the tree, they wouldn't discover that he was inside.

After sitting cross-legged, Zhang Nuo silently began to rest. At this time, the sky had darkened, and the roars of various beasts rang out in the forest, occasionally mixed with the sounds of demonic beasts tearing at each other.

Having lived in the Trial Ground for so long, Zhang Nuo was already accustomed to all of this. With his eyes slightly closed, the Spiritual Qi in his body circulated endlessly, nourishing his meridians.

In a place like the Trial Ground, there was almost no distinction between day and night. Even at night, the sky of the Trial Ground was still gray and hazy, and not a single star could be seen.

Zhang Nuo was sitting in meditation when suddenly a fluctuation of Spirit Power appeared in the forest. Instantly, the demonic beasts with some cultivation became restless and fled toward the distance one after another.

Zhang Nuo's heart was suddenly startled. Feeling the incoming Spirit Power fluctuation, it should be a human cultivator, and their cultivation was likely around the Golden Core Middle Stage.

The newcomer's cultivation was not weak; Zhang Nuo dared not be careless. He took a deep breath and quickly concealed his entire aura. Instantly, he became like a dead object, without any signs of life.

With a soft 'swish', the newcomer landed in the forest where Zhang Nuo was. At the same time, the 'rustling' sound of footsteps arose. That person circled the forest once but did not discover Zhang Nuo's presence.

Seeming to stop suddenly at a place thirty zhang away from Zhang Nuo, that cultivator stood motionless! Seeing that the other party didn't make any moves, Zhang Nuo's lifted heart finally relaxed. Perhaps this person was just in the forest to rest temporarily and would leave after a while!