Chapter 181: Evil Qi

Standing proudly atop his Flying Magic Tool, Zhang Nuo looked down at the many Demon Sect cultivators below. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and suddenly, murderous intent erupted across his face!

Everyone had witnessed the scene just now, and seeing Zhang Nuo's murderous intent again, fear rose in the hearts of the dozens of demon cultivators. Just at this moment, a demon cultivator suddenly shouted loudly:

"He is merely a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator! Let us all join forces to kill him! Avenge our fallen fellow Daoists!"

The high-pitched voice instantly turned everyone's fear into rage. Zhang Nuo had originally thought that by killing the leader of the demon cultivators, the rest would be intimidated by his power, but he had not expected the opposite to happen; these people had become even more frenzied.

Following a chorus of shouts, various Magic Treasures shot toward Zhang Nuo. Seeing this, Zhuge Qing on the city wall turned pale. Even if the supernatural powers Zhang Nuo had just displayed were great, he could not withstand an attack from so many demon cultivators, especially with Chu Budong standing below him.

Just now, in order to protect Zhang Nuo, his entire body's Spirit Power had been nearly exhausted, making it impossible for him to break out of the encirclement. Several Magic Treasures were rushing wildly toward him; his life was hanging by a thread!

Suddenly, a flash of spiritual light streaked by. Zhang Nuo's figure in mid-air swooped down, grabbed Chu Budong in one hand, and flew back into the high sky. At the same time, he slapped his Storage Bag with one hand, and a Golden Light flew out. After spinning around in front of him, the Golden Light instantly grew to several zhang in size!

After the Golden Light faded, everyone finally saw clearly that what Zhang Nuo had unleashed was a large seal! At this moment, Zhang Nuo was carrying Chu Budong and standing at the very top of the seal. The Magic Treasures launched by the dozens of demon cultivators below were blocked by the seal, and the sounds of various impacts were incessant.

At the critical moment, forced by necessity, Zhang Nuo had used his final trump card: the 'Heaven-Turning Seal'. This seal was capable of both offense and defense, and its defensive ability was even stronger than the black Ancient Shield of the yellow-faced demon cultivator.

Chu Budong broke out in a cold sweat; if not for Zhang Nuo's timely rescue, he would surely have died. At this moment, the murderous intent on Zhang Nuo's face grew even more intense, and a sharp Evil Qi began to erupt from his body!

His eyes turned slightly red, and a chilling light that could strike terror into the heart radiated from his pupils. Even Chu Budong, who was standing on his body, felt a sense of dread and couldn't help but shiver uncontrollably!

Slaughter! This word sprouted in the depths of Zhang Nuo's heart like a tender shoot. For some reason, he now had a desire to go on a killing spree; it seemed as if only by killing all the demon cultivators before him could he make his heart quiet down.

"Hah!"

With a sudden, loud shout, intense Spirit Power fluctuations radiated from Zhang Nuo's body. He pointed solemnly at the Heaven-Turning Seal beneath him, and instantly, the entire seal shone with golden light. As the Fowen beneath it flowed in a bizarre manner, ten thousand rays of golden light burst forth.

After a loud 'Boom—' sound, the seal slammed heavily into the ground. When the seal was lifted, the bodies of four demon cultivators were seen to have been turned into meat patties.

'Whoosh!' All the demon cultivators were in an uproar. The fighting spirit that had just been ignited turned back into fear in the blink of an eye, and they all retreated rapidly. However, this time Zhang Nuo did not stop there. He first threw Chu Budong back into the fortress, then cast several Dharma techniques in succession, all of which merged into the seal.

For a moment, the Heaven-Turning Seal shone brilliantly and grew another circle in size. The golden light released by the Fowen on the bottom of the seal covered the few demon cultivators below.

Before these few demon cultivators could escape, as soon as their bodies were covered by the golden light, they felt as if a great mountain were pressing down on them, and their entire skeletons emitted cracking sounds.

With a crash, the seal fell rapidly. The few demon cultivators were smashed more than a zhang deep into the ground, and even their bones were ground into powder! Seeing this, as the seal struck for the second time and killed several more demon cultivators, a bone-chilling coldness rose from the depths of their hearts. These demon cultivators drove their Flying Magic Tools and began to flee.

Zhang Nuo was caught up in the excitement of the slaughter. With bloodshot eyes, he looked at the fleeing crowd and revealed a cold sneer. His Three Spirit Seas activated simultaneously, and his body shot out like lightning, appearing behind three demon cultivators in a flash.

These three were fleeing with all their might. When they turned their heads and saw Zhang Nuo appear, they were scared out of their wits, and a chill rose up their spines. They were completely terrified by this star of evil and dared not fight him again, thinking only of saving their lives!

How could Zhang Nuo give them a chance? With a cold snort, three streaks of white light flashed from the Flying Sword beside him, piercing directly through the bodies of the three. Then, his figure turned sharply, and with a slight movement of his Divine Sense, the Heaven-Turning Seal above his head flew toward two demon cultivators in the distance.

These two demon cultivators were originally fleeing on their Flying Magic Tools when suddenly a golden light covered them. The two immediately felt their bodies become heavy, fell directly from their magic tools, and were smashed into the ground by the seal!

Seeing this, the remaining demon cultivators fled even more desperately. Zhang Nuo, as if he had forgotten himself, drove his Flying Magic Tool to chase them. After several dragon roars, four Silver Dragons danced and circled in mid-air, and in the blink of an eye, several more demon cultivators fell.

Zhuge Qing stood on the city wall, unable to believe everything before her eyes. Zhang Nuo, with the strength of one person, had repelled more than forty demon cultivators and even killed several, especially with the seal he had used at the end.

The young woman remembered clearly that it was the discarded Ancient Treasure 'Heaven-Turning Seal' that had been bought for 150,000 Spirit Stones at the auction on the Tianjiang Plain! But now, in Zhang Nuo's hands, the seal seemed to have come back to life; as it flew up and down, it didn't look like a piece of junk at all!

The Nanxuan Sect cultivators on the fortress cheered loudly, especially Chu Budong. He had been beaten too miserably by this group of demon cultivators before, and seeing Zhang Nuo avenge them, he finally felt a sense of relief.

"Kid Zhang! Stop chasing!"

Just as Zhang Nuo was caught up in the slaughter, Chunyangzi's voice came from the Sword Box, like a sudden wake-up call. Zhang Nuo's figure trembled and he stopped. He furrowed his brows and calmed his emotions. He didn't know why just now, he had only felt the pleasure of slaughter! He hadn't expected to be unable to control himself for a moment.

Shaking his head, Zhang Nuo looked at the demon cultivators who had already flown far away. With a move of his Divine Sense, he retrieved his Magic Treasures and then slowly flew back toward the fortress.

As soon as he landed, Chu Budong stepped forward and hugged him, his large face wrinkled with smiles!

"Junior Brother Zhang! You are too amazing!"

Zhang Nuo smiled faintly and didn't say much. At this time, Zhuge Qing also walked over. She kept looking at Zhang Nuo, as if she wanted to get to know him all over again. Although she had known before that his supernatural powers were extraordinary, she had never imagined that he would have such offensive power when exerting his full strength.

Suddenly, the young woman's eyebrows twitched, her expression changed drastically, and she hurried a few steps to Zhang Nuo's side, saying with a trembling voice:

"Brother Zhang! You have advanced to the late stage?"

Hearing this, the surrounding Nanxuan Sect disciples were also shocked. They had only heard a few years ago that Zhang Nuo had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage; how could he have advanced to the late stage so quickly? This speed was too terrifying!

Hearing this, Chu Budong let go of Zhang Nuo. After scanning him with his Divine Sense, he also revealed a look of surprise. That unique Spirit Power fluctuation of the late stage was something one simply couldn't fake!

"I only just succeeded in advancing in the last two months!"

The plain and unremarkable words stunned all five people around him. This matter was easy to say, but everyone knew the difficulty involved! Chu Budong had been trapped in the mid-stage for decades and still hadn't made any progress, yet Zhang Nuo had advanced again in just a few years!

After a moment of silence, Zhuge Qing revealed her signature smile and said:

"Congratulations, Brother Zhang!"

"Yes! Junior Brother Zhang..."

Chu Budong suddenly stopped halfway through his sentence. He had wanted to call out 'Junior Brother Zhang', but on second thought, he felt it was inappropriate. Zhang Nuo was now a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator, with a higher cultivation base than his own; calling him 'Junior Brother' didn't seem quite right!

"Haha, Senior Brother Chu! Why worry about such things! I am still your junior brother!"

With a light smile, Zhang Nuo saw Chu Budong's intention and said calmly. Chu Budong gave an embarrassed, honest smile, but he never did manage to call out the word 'junior brother'.

"By the way, Brother Zhang, why did you come to save us?"

Facing the suddenly appearing Zhang Nuo, Zhuge Qing was a bit puzzled. She really couldn't understand why Zhang Nuo had appeared at the fortress as if he had fallen from the sky.

"Didn't you send me a Sound Transmission Talisman?"

"Me?"

Zhang Nuo was also confused; he had only rushed over after receiving the young woman's Sound Transmission Talisman. However, Zhuge Qing reacted quickly. After a moment of thought, she immediately chuckled:

"I understand! It must have been that at that time, when I activated the Sound Transmission Talisman to call for help, in my haste, I also activated the Sound Transmission Talisman that you had placed a Divine Sense Mark on in the Trial Ground!"

"So that's how it was!"

Nodding slightly, Zhang Nuo pondered for a moment and then asked curiously:

"Since that is the case, why didn't any other cultivators come to save you?"

Looking around, there were only six people in the fortress including himself. By common logic, the rescue cultivators who received the Sound Transmission Talisman should have arrived faster than him!

"Sigh! Except for your Sound Transmission Talisman, the others were all intercepted by the demon cultivators and never sent out at all!"

Zhuge Qing smiled bitterly. If Zhang Nuo hadn't appeared, they would probably have fallen by now!

"Yes! If you hadn't appeared, we would have died eight hundred times over by now!"

Chu Budong looked at the wounds on his body and said with lingering fear.

Just at this moment, a stream of light flew from the distant horizon and arrived at the fortress where Zhuge Qing was in the blink of an eye. After it landed, everyone looked up and saw a Nanxuan Sect disciple, covered in blood and in a wretched state, jump off his Flying Magic Tool.

"Young Sect Master!"

The disciple stumbled, nearly falling, and hurried to Zhuge Qing's side.

"What happened!"

Upon seeing the cultivator's face, the young girl immediately recognized him; this man looked to be in his thirties and had always followed at Zhuge An's side. Now that he had become like this, an ominous feeling shrouded her heart.

"The Sect Masters of the Four Great Sects went to besiege a fortress of Demon Mountain, but they did not expect the enemy to have so many cultivators, and for a time, they were unable to break free. Right now, the Old Sect Master is still locked in a bitter battle with the Sect Leaders of the Five Great Demon Mountains."

Hearing these words, Zhuge Qing's head buzzed, and she nearly fainted!