Chapter 267: Beware of Left and Right

The black Magic Qi vortex on the ground was like a giant monster, opening its blood-red maw, attempting to swallow Nanxuan Laozu and the others in one gulp.

The young girl in purple stood outside the great hall, her delicate body holding that bronze mirror Magic Treasure. Her expression was slightly anxious; seeing Nanxuan Laozu and the others in danger, she wanted to save them, but with a fellow of the bone skeleton's cultivation level present, even if she exerted her full strength, she likely wouldn't be a match!

In order to buy some time for Nanxuan Laozu and the others, the girl held the bronze mirror with one hand, emitting rays of light that bombarded the dilapidated great hall.

For a time, Magic Qi surged within the hall, and golden beams of light crisscrossed outside, leaving the entire great hall in a precarious state; it looked as if it would be destroyed at any moment!

"Stinking girl! You're courting death!"

A pair of black eye sockets swept toward the outside of the hall, and the bone skeleton roared sternly. However, its figure did not move even half a step; it merely unleashed several prayer beads, which charged toward Ye Yuemiao. Do not underestimate these few prayer beads; as they flew, the beads erupted with blinding cyan light, and as they swept through, they even made the surrounding space feel distorted.

Ye Yuemiao knew the power of the prayer beads well. She moved her figure, covering the top of her head with the bronze mirror Magic Treasure. As golden light scattered down, she vanished. But the next moment, her delicate body appeared on the other side of the great hall, while her fair wrists lifted slightly, and two slender fingers pointed at a spot on the hall.

"Boom—"

Under the guidance of the girl in purple, the bronze mirror above her head shot out two arm-thick beams of light, all of which struck the great hall, causing the already dilapidated hall to shake violently!

However, this action by the girl seemed to be of no help at all to Nanxuan Laozu and the others; their bodies were still being slowly pulled toward the center of the black vortex.

At this moment, the distance between Nanxuan Laozu, Zhuo Zhiyan, and the others became very close, so the Old Ancestor simply retracted his escape light and wrapped them all inside, forming a single beam of escape light. However, because Zhang Nuo was at the very center of the vortex, he did not manage to rendezvous with the other three.

The Black Butterfly Wings behind him flapped frantically, yet he still could not maintain his position against the sinking momentum! Cold sweat poured down his forehead, and Zhang Nuo's heart was in his throat; facing the vortex's immense suction, his power was so insignificant!

The bone skeleton watched all of this, the Fo Sheli in its chest position pulsed slightly, and then erupted with dazzling cyan flames!

The cyan flames passed through the gaunt white bones and manifested into a giant palm above its head. This palm was a full zhang in size, its five fingers splayed out just like the claws of a demon beast!

The moment the flame hand formed, it slammed down fiercely toward Nanxuan Laozu and the others, who were struggling against the Magic Qi vortex! One vortex was already giving this group a headache, and now the bone skeleton had suddenly launched a lethal strike. While inside the escape light, Nanxuan Laozu frowned slightly; for the sake of safety, he reached out with a backhand grab.

Right above the Magic Qi vortex, the void shattered, and a giant white light hand rushed out from the void. With a loud boom, it pressed the cyan flame hand down.

Both giant hands shattered in mid-air simultaneously, turning into shards of spiritual light and flames. At the same time, the suction within the vortex surged, sucking in the remains of both.

With his focus divided, Nanxuan Laozu and the others' bodies sank rapidly toward the center of the vortex. In his desperation, Nanxuan Laozu unleashed two jade-white White Discs and stepped directly onto them, which finally slowed their sinking momentum slightly.

Zhang Nuo saw all of this; he was at the very center of the vortex, his feet almost touching the ghastly Magic Qi. Looking at Nanxuan Laozu diagonally above him, his heart nearly sank to the bottom!

It seemed now that Nanxuan Laozu could barely protect himself, so how could he have time to save him? Within the vortex below, all sorts of strange sounds were emitted frequently, occasionally even letting out shrill, human-like screams, which made Zhang Nuo even more terrified!

The dozens of Flying Swords circling around him were also wailing incessantly. The few Flying Swords closest to the vortex were on the verge of breaking free from Zhang Nuo's Divine Sense control and rushing downward. Seeing that the Flying Swords were useless, he had no choice but to retract them into his body!

As the Butterfly Wings behind him flapped, waves of Yin Qi surged out of his body, and between his brows, a faint black butterfly emerged, its expression appearing somewhat ferocious!

"What a strange brat!"

The bone skeleton's gaze swept over and landed on Zhang Nuo. Seeing his body wrapped in both Spiritual Qi and Yin Qi, and with the strange phenomenon between his brows, even one as powerful as he took a deep breath.

If the Restriction hadn't been broken, the bone skeleton would not have used this final move. The Magic Qi vortex in the center of the great hall connected to a small Maze Sea Vortex below, which he usually used to dispose of the corpses of large demon beasts. Today, seeing Nanxuan Laozu and the others trying to escape, he had no choice but to activate this technique!

In fact, this was not the first time the bone skeleton had activated the vortex. Several years ago, he had lured a powerful Seventh-tier Demon Beast into the great hall. Unexpectedly, after several bitter battles, he was no match for that demon beast. Just as he was about to be killed, the bone skeleton opened the Magic Qi vortex, and in an instant, it sucked that Seventh-tier Demon Beast inside.

Today he repeated the old trick, hoping to use this method to wipe out Nanxuan Laozu and the others, but who would have thought that after such a long stalemate, he still couldn't do it!

Especially Zhang Nuo, who was at the center of the vortex; having been pulled by the powerful suction for so long, he still showed no signs of defeat. With his Golden Core Initial Stage cultivation, being able to do this was truly astonishing!

Just as the bone skeleton wanted to strike at Zhang Nuo, Zhang Nuo sensed the other's ill intent. With his brows tightly furrowed, the black Butterfly Wings behind him suddenly wrapped around him, and then spatial fluctuations arose, and he vanished from the spot!

The bone skeleton was shocked; it was clear the other party had used an extremely fast movement technique. Although it was not a true Instant Movement through the void, the speed was astonishing!

However, what happened next made him feel slightly relieved! He saw that at the exact spot where Zhang Nuo had been, a flash of Yin Qi appeared, and Zhang Nuo reappeared. The moment the black Butterfly Wings unfolded, Zhang Nuo's heart went completely cold!

He had just used the Instant Movement power of the 'Hell Butterfly' true form, yet he hadn't managed to break free from the center of the vortex, only flickering slightly in place! Because he was at the very deepest part of the vortex, the suction he endured was the greatest.

"Damn it!"

Zhang Nuo gritted his teeth and spat out two words! The vortex beneath his feet was like a black mouth, constantly biting toward him! The situation was extremely perilous!

Suddenly, at this very moment, Nanxuan Laozu sent a voice transmission to him!

"Zhang Nuo! Stand steady, I will go down and pick you up. With your escape speed from just now, if you break free from the center of the vortex, you should be able to escape this place!"

Hearing the transmission, Zhang Nuo was somewhat stunned. Which side did the sun rise from today? He knew his own situation better than anyone; why would Nanxuan Laozu be willing to risk his life to save him this time?

The matter was urgent, and he had no time to think too much. He nodded slightly, his wings flapping continuously, and he steadied his body directly above the vortex.

At this moment, when Nanxuan Laozu saw this, a trace of an imperceptible smile appeared on his face—a smile that was somewhat excited and somewhat evil!

"Whoosh!"

Wrapped in the escape light with Xiao Zhengxing and Zhuo Zhiyan, the three of them descended rapidly toward where Zhang Nuo was. Just as Zhang Nuo thought Nanxuan Laozu was coming to take him out, a sudden change occurred!

He saw the pair of White Discs under Nanxuan Laozu's feet suddenly flare with intense light the moment they neared Zhang Nuo; the two discs almost turned into two balls of light! Sensing that something was wrong, Zhang Nuo wanted to pull away, but it was already too late!

He saw the two balls of light land heavily on Zhang Nuo, instantly bursting open and turning into a sheet of white light. Then, Nanxuan Laozu's pair of feet stepped heavily onto Zhang Nuo's body. With his feet on a solid object, he used the force of this step to make the escape light on the Old Ancestor's body surge wildly.

With a "swish," he shot directly out of the suction range of the black vortex! Because all of this happened very quickly, in almost the blink of an eye, only Nanxuan Laozu and Zhang Nuo knew what had happened; others were completely unaware, even the bone skeleton standing at the edge of the vortex hadn't seen it clearly.

As for Zhuo Zhiyan and Xiao Zhengxing, who were wrapped in Nanxuan Laozu's escape light, they were even more oblivious! They only felt their flight speed suddenly increase, and then they broke free from the Magic Qi vortex.

"Nanxuan! You despicable and shameless villain!"

Located at the center of the vortex and already unable to hold on, Zhang Nuo was now kicked by Nanxuan Laozu to gain leverage, and his body could no longer stand firm, falling directly toward the depths of the vortex.

In the moment of his fall, countless thoughts flashed through his mind. Although he knew it wasn't easy for Nanxuan Laozu to take the initiative to save him, he never imagined that the other party would use his body to gain leverage! For a moment, Zhang Nuo was so angry that his hair and beard stood on end, and he cursed Nanxuan Laozu bitterly.

The suction of the Magic Qi vortex was truly terrifying; it didn't even let his voice escape. When Nanxuan Laozu turned his head, the black vortex was empty, and Zhang Nuo had long since been swallowed by it.

His snow-white eyebrows twitched a few times; everything he had just done had not been discovered by anyone else, otherwise, he would have had nowhere to hide his old face!

The escape light retracted, revealing the figures of Xiao Zhengxing and Zhuo Zhiyan. The two of them had escaped death and breathed a long sigh of relief, but when they looked toward the great hall, their hearts tightened—Zhang Nuo was gone!

When the two looked toward Nanxuan Laozu, they saw his eyes were unfocused, and his aged face was full of sorrow!

"Zhang Nuo! This old man will avenge you!"

He roared toward the sky, as if Zhang Nuo's fall had caused him unbearable pain! At this time, Zhuo Zhiyan and Xiao Zhengxing were also filled with grief and indignation. Although they hadn't spent much time with Zhang Nuo, this young cultivator had brought them too many surprises!

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The three of them unleashed all their Magic Treasures, bombarding the dilapidated great hall. At this moment, Ye Yuemiao also arrived near the three of them, and upon seeing their expressions, she knew that something had happened to Zhang Nuo!