Chapter 274: A Girl Like a Mystery

What kind of Magic Treasure can be activated in the absence of Demonic Qi and Spiritual Qi? This matter might deceive others, but it absolutely cannot deceive Zhang Nuo. All things in the world have necessary connections; where there is a cause, there must be an effect. A Magic Treasure cannot be activated for no reason!

"Could it be that he also understands some kind of cultivation technique from the Underworld?"

Frowning slightly, this was exactly what Zhang Nuo was thinking. In the entire Zhai, he was currently the only one who could sense the presence of Yin energy. Since Su Haizhen could activate a Magic Treasure, and the Spiritual Qi and Demonic Qi here were very thin, then only this one possibility remained!

Once he figured this out, Zhang Nuo's heart couldn't help but stir slightly. He walked slowly out of the Stone House and looked up at the pitch-black sky. At this moment, faint lamplight came from several Stone Houses not far away, looking like fireflies. The flickering light made his heart feel even heavier!

"Nanxuan! You despicable and shameless villain! If I can get out of here, I will definitely take your dog life!"

Trapped here, there was a nameless fire of rage in Zhang Nuo's heart. If it weren't for Nanxuan Laozu borrowing his body back then, perhaps he wouldn't be standing here today!

Just as Zhang Nuo was pondering alone, a sound of footsteps arose. He released his Divine Sense and discovered that the person coming was none other than the Zhai Leader, Miao Chi!

"What is he doing coming here?"

Several thoughts flashed rapidly through his mind. Zhang Nuo turned and entered the Stone House. Having just arrived in the Zhai, it was better to avoid trouble than to invite it, so he did not linger too long.

Although he had gone inside, his Divine Sense remained locked onto Miao Chi! He saw him walking straight along this small alley, and at a distance of nearly fifty zhang from the Stone House where Zhang Nuo was located, he suddenly stopped his figure, turned his head, and gazed for a long time at a very exquisite Stone House on the side of the road.

Zhang Nuo was very surprised. What exactly did Miao Chi want to do coming here? With his status in the Zhai, if he wanted to find someone, he could completely order a servant to notify them; there was no need to come in person at all!

"Su Xianzi, it has been all these years, have you still not considered it?"

Just as Zhang Nuo was letting his imagination run wild, Miao Chi spoke toward the Stone House. After a long while, the door of the Stone House slowly opened, and a woman in white as snow walked out from inside; it was none other than Su Haizhen!

His heart gave a sudden jolt. Zhang Nuo had never expected that the Stone House where Su Haizhen lived was so close to his! Not daring to be the least bit careless, he held his breath and listened intently to the conversation between the two.

"Miao Chi, how many times do I have to say it for you to understand? It is impossible for us!"

A hint of anger appeared on her delicate face. Even when Su Haizhen was angry, she had a unique charm; her slightly raised eyebrows made her appear even more spirited.

"Hehe! Su Xianzi, do you still harbor hopes of getting out of here? I have tried many times. There is no Spiritual Qi here, no Demonic Qi. Regardless of whether they are righteous cultivators or Demon Sect cultivators, once they enter, they will grow old and die here for a lifetime. Getting out is impossible!"

Miao Chi was not angry at all; instead, he gave a cold laugh, stuck out his tongue to lick his dry lips, and then said.

"Even if I am trapped here for a lifetime, I will not agree to your request! You had better give up sooner rather than later!"

Ignoring Miao Chi, Su Haizhen kept her small face stern, and as her red lips parted slightly, she answered without any hesitation.

"I, Miao, have not treated you poorly these past few years, have I? Could it be that you aren't even a little bit moved?"

"No!"

Spitting out these two words lightly, Su Haizhen shook her head with a cold sneer, and then turned her figure, intending to return inside the room.

"Su Haizhen! Don't think that I can't do without you! Among all the female cultivators in the Zhai, whoever I take a fancy to, it is their good fortune! If you continue like this, don't blame me for cutting off your supplies!"

"Suit yourself!"

Still the same two words. Su Haizhen felt disgusted just talking to Miao Chi. She walked straight into the room and then casually pulled the door shut!

"You..."

Miao Chi was so angry he stomped his foot. He really wanted to rush into Su Haizhen's room immediately, but this thought had only just arisen before it was quickly dismissed. He had tried it once before, but he had been repelled by that Magic Treasure in the woman's hand and had almost lost his small life! Having learned his lesson from last time, he dared not easily resort to force again no matter what!

He had thought that by giving the other party more benefits, Su Haizhen would come to her senses and throw herself into his arms, but who would have thought that after so many years, she would accept everything he gave her without even saying a word of thanks! Even now, she remained as cold as frost toward him!

Standing at the doorway fuming for a long time, Miao Chi finally left! Watching his retreating back, Zhang Nuo walked out of the Stone House once again.

What kind of powerful Magic Treasure did this woman have that even Miao Chi dared not easily provoke? Moving his feet lightly forward, Zhang Nuo walked to the door of Su Haizhen's room. He probed his Divine Sense inside and saw the woman sitting cross-legged on the bed.

Suddenly sensing someone outside the door, Su Haizhen's beautiful brows furrowed slightly! Everyone in the entire Zhai knew that Miao Chi liked her, so no man dared to approach where she was.

"Su Xianzi, can we talk?"

Zhang Nuo's lips moved slightly, sending a Sound Transmission into the Stone House.

Su Haizhen was slightly startled. One had to know that even using a minor spell like Sound Transmission consumed a certain amount of Spirit Power. At the bottom of the Maze Sea Vortex, the preciousness of Spirit Power was no less than gold in the human world! This small cultivator actually spared no effort to use a Sound Transmission technique to converse with her.

"What is there to talk about?"

Sending a Sound Transmission back, there was no goodwill in Su Haizhen's words!

"Once we talk, you will naturally know!"

Zhang Nuo appeared very patient, his hands clasped behind his back, his gaze shifting as if he were very confident!

"I think we should just forget it! I have absolutely no interest in you!"

As soon as the cold words were spoken, Zhang Nuo's face changed color. It seemed that without using some means, Su Haizhen would not take him seriously! To verify his previous conjecture, Zhang Nuo's figure lunged forward abruptly. With a flick of his single sleeve, a gale of wind rushed out from the cuff, blowing open the door of Su Haizhen's Stone House directly.

The next moment, a figure flashed, and Zhang Nuo was already standing inside the room! He closed the door with a backhanded motion and formed hand seals with both hands, casting several spells in succession to seal off the entire room.

"You..."

Zhang Nuo's series of actions were extremely swift and fluid! Su Haizhen's originally lowered beautiful eyes opened instantly. She could hardly believe her eyes; in this place, everyone was afraid to waste even a bit of Spirit Power, yet she had not expected this youth before her to be so extravagant!

"Su Xianzi, can we talk now?"

Looking at the girl before him who was as beautiful as a fairy and untainted by the mortal world, Zhang Nuo's heart stirred again, but he immediately calmed himself down! He spoke with extreme self-assurance.

"There is nothing to talk about!"

The girl seemed agitated. Having been in the Zhai for so many years, no one had ever dared to break into her room. Her voice carried a hint of anger, and she saw her snow-white sleeve flick rapidly, a streak of black light sweeping out from within.

With a light 'swish' sound, the black light did not pause at all and slashed directly toward Zhang Nuo!

"Yin energy!"

The moment he saw the Magic Treasure being activated, Zhang Nuo felt the presence of Yin energy upon it. It was genuine Yin energy; he absolutely could not be mistaken! It seemed that everything at this moment verified his conjecture: the girl in white as snow before him really did understand the cultivation methods of the Underworld!

The black light was only the size of a fist, and its flickering radiance made it impossible to see what it was. Judging from the waves of Yin energy, the girl in white's cultivation was likely at the Golden Core Late Stage. Perhaps even higher!

With a strange flash of his figure, Zhang Nuo dodged the attack of the black light, and at the same time, his palm flipped within his sleeve, taking out the 'Measuring Heaven Ruler'.

'Swish!'

The small ruler, wrapped in a layer of gray light, instantly elongated. The floor area of the Stone House was not large, and Zhang Nuo was only a little over two zhang away from Su Haizhen. At such close range, and with the silver ruler extending so quickly, by the time the girl in white reacted, the tip of the small ruler was already pressed against her chest.

Su Haizhen was shocked and pale. She had never expected that a seemingly ordinary young cultivator could strike so swiftly! Through a moment of negligence, she had actually been subdued by him.

Her breathing became somewhat rapid, and her slightly heaving bosom almost touched the tip of the 'Measuring Heaven Ruler'!

"Do I have the capital to talk to you now?"

Still with that same expression, Zhang Nuo asked calmly.

The black light hovered at Zhang Nuo's side, emitting bursts of humming sounds, but Su Haizhen dared not easily activate the Magic Treasure. If it came to speed, even if the black light could strike Zhang Nuo, she would definitely be the first to die!

Her beautiful eyes blinked several times as the young girl earnestly scrutinized Zhang Nuo, only to see a gray halo slowly radiating from his body, with waves of not-insignificant Yin Qi fluctuations emanating from the gray light.

"I didn't expect you to also understand the method of cultivating Yin Qi!"

After her gaze shifted for a moment, the young girl said in astonishment.

"Likewise!"

Seeing that this woman had finally understood this point, Zhang Nuo lightly raised his palm, retracted the Measuring Heaven Ruler, withdrew the gray light from his body, and looked at Su Haizhen with a smile.

"Speak, what do you want to talk about?"

Also putting away her Magic Treasure, Su Haizhen moved her body and stepped off the bed, arriving right in front of Zhang Nuo; her charming, sexy red lips parted slightly as she spoke with extreme allure.

This woman is truly a 'monster!' Every frown and smile would make a man's imagination run wild! Zhang Nuo's originally calm heart became restless once again. It took quite a while before it finally subsided!

"There is one thing I have never been able to figure out: since Fairy Su knows how to cultivate Yin Qi techniques, logically speaking, there should be no one in the Zhai who is your match; why not kill Miao Chi and become the master of this Zhai?"

"To each their own! I have no interest in being the Leader of this Zhai!"

With a faint smile, like a spring breeze brushing against one's face, the young girl revealed a row of neat teeth and said.

Hearing this answer, Zhang Nuo's expression was uncertain; at the same time he asked this question, he had guessed that Su Haizhen would say this, so his eyeballs turned slightly, and a gray, hazy light erupted from the depths of his pupils! He said with great certainty:

"I'm afraid things are not that simple, are they?"