Chapter 275: Plotting

Within her clear, bright eyes, ripples of light flickered several times. The young girl blinked her mesmerizing eyes, remaining silent for a long time, with no telling what she was thinking in her heart.

"Both you and I understand the cultivation methods for yin energy; perhaps I can still be of help to you!"

Seeing that there was no reaction on the other party's face, Zhang Nuo had already guessed that she was hesitating in her heart. His tone immediately became sincere, and coupled with his naturally honest and steady face, it was all the more persuasive!

"I just didn't want to be it, I didn't mean anything else!"

After thinking for a moment, the young girl still did not tell the truth!

"Oh! Is that really so? I don't believe it! But since Fairy Su is unwilling to say, then I won't force it!"

After Zhang Nuo finished speaking, his figure turned, his hands lightly formed a magic seal, and he withdrew the Restriction that had been placed inside the Stone House, then turned and left Su Haizhen's room.

Since the other party was unwilling to speak, there was no point in continuing to ask, and it might even damage the good relationship that had just been established; things could not be rushed! So Zhang Nuo prepared himself for a protracted battle.

Just as Zhang Nuo's figure stepped out of Su Haizhen's room, a fierce wind suddenly struck him head-on. Without any mental preparation, Zhang Nuo was startled—who was waiting at the door to ambush him!

Shifting his body slightly, Zhang Nuo dodged the attack. He saw the person who ambushed him miss with a punch, let out a soft "huh," and then struck out with another punch backhanded.

Retreating several steps in succession, Zhang Nuo finally dodged the second strike. A glance allowed him to see the person attacking him clearly: this person was not tall, looked to be about forty years old, had a black face, but the muscles on his body were extremely robust.

"Brat! Who gave you permission to barge into Fairy Su's room!"

Seeing that his two strikes had missed, the black-faced man grew suspicious. Looking at Zhang Nuo, he didn't look like a Body Refining practitioner at all, so how could his movement technique be so agile!

"Hmph! Do I need someone else's permission to go where I want?"

With a cold snort, Zhang Nuo's anger rose to his head; just because he entered Su Haizhen's room once, he had invited an attack from someone else.

"She is the Leader's woman; any man who dares to trespass must be punished!"

After the black-faced man finished speaking, his figure flickered again, intending to strike at Zhang Nuo. Just at this moment, a cold laugh rang out from the darkness in the distance.

"Such big talk! Since you've entered the Zhai, you must follow the rules! Otherwise, you won't have any good fruit to eat!"

The voice was very cold, devoid of any emotion, and even carried a hint of killing intent. Zhang Nuo's heart sank upon hearing this, for the person who had arrived was none other than Miao Chi! Slowly taking steps, Miao Chi arrived in front of Zhang Nuo. After looking him up and down a few times, he suddenly swung his right fist, hitting Zhang Nuo heavily in the lower abdomen.

Zhang Nuo could have dodged this blow, but if he revealed his true strength too early, Miao Chi would be even less likely to let him go. There was another reason why Zhang Nuo did not want to dodge this blow.

Everyone in the Zhai said that Miao Chi's Body Refining technique was remarkable, and as for to what extent, Zhang Nuo did not know, so this was the perfect opportunity.

Thinking of this, the yin energy in his body quickly condensed into a vortex at his lower abdomen. When Miao Chi's fist hit his body heavily, Zhang Nuo appeared to be sent flying dozens of zhang away, but he did not suffer any serious injuries!

With a shift of his thoughts, he instead felt that Miao Chi was not as formidable as the rumors suggested. He deliberately crawled on the ground without getting up, putting on a pained appearance, and watched the triumphant-looking Miao Chi out of the corner of his eye.

For this blow, Miao Chi had only used seventy percent of his strength and did not really intend to kill Zhang Nuo. Looking at the youth who had fallen and could not get up, he glanced at him with disdain and said to the black-faced man not far ahead:

"Go and teach him a lesson!"

"Yes! Leader!"

The fact that his two previous strikes had not hit Zhang Nuo had already left the black-faced man feeling stifled with rage. Now that the opportunity had come, how could he let it go! He began to punch and kick the fallen Zhang Nuo!

"Bang! Bang!" sounds rang out continuously on Zhang Nuo's body. His body trembled violently with each punch that landed. On the surface, Zhang Nuo looked like a dead man with no ability to fight back, but in reality, the yin energy vortex inside his body protected his internal organs well, and he only suffered superficial injuries.

Finally, the black-faced man grew tired, spat on Zhang Nuo, and kicked him far away! He continued to curse as he did so.

"You death-seeking thing! Let's see if you dare to go to Fairy Su's room next time!"

Zhang Nuo pretended to have fainted, lying face up with weak breathing! However, he did not miss a single word of what the other party had said! He made up his mind that once there was an opportunity, he would return the humiliation he suffered today to the black-faced man tenfold.

"Forget it! Don't kill him! The Demon Core he hands in next month cannot be fewer than five, otherwise, hehe..."

Miao Chi did not continue, looked coldly at Su Haizhen's Stone House, and then strode away from here! The black-faced man, like a dog, hid in a dark corner to continue monitoring Su Haizhen!

Only now did Zhang Nuo understand that there had been people monitoring the area around Su Haizhen's Stone House all along; no wonder he was attacked the moment he stepped out of the room.

"Get up! Why are you still pretending now that everyone is gone!"

Su Haizhen's voice, sounding like celestial music, suddenly reached his ears. Zhang Nuo could not help but feel a bitter smile in his heart; this woman had actually discovered long ago that he was not injured!

"Fairy Su is truly... sigh!"

Zhang Nuo pretended to be in great pain as he stood up from the ground, then staggered toward his own Stone House. At this time, many cultivators on the road had seen what just happened. Seeing Zhang Nuo walking over, they immediately avoided him from afar, as if they were dodging a plague god.

Anyone targeted by Miao Chi would not have a good end; for the sake of self-preservation, no cultivator in the Zhai was willing to get involved with Zhang Nuo!

"Human hearts are not what they used to be!"

With a light sigh, Zhang Nuo returned to his room and gently closed the door. His originally hunched back suddenly straightened, and a piercing killing intent erupted from the depths of his pupils!

"Looking at you, it seems you are very unconvinced?"

Chunyangzi suddenly popped out with this sentence.

"If one does not endure small things, one will mess up great plans. Let them be arrogant for two days for now; once I have figured out Su Haizhen's affairs, I won't let a single one of them go!"

Zhang Nuo was very surprised in his heart. This woman's cultivation was not weak, and it would be very easy for her to become the Leader of this Zhai. Why did she choose to hide her strength? There must be something fishy about this!

After thinking for a long time, a bold idea finally surfaced in Zhang Nuo's mind. Perhaps Su Haizhen knew how to get out of here! The reason she hadn't taken action might be that her cultivation was not yet sufficient. Through that one exchange, Zhang Nuo could conclude that the young girl had also switched to cultivating the Underworld cultivation method later on!

Finally having a glimmer of hope in his heart, Zhang Nuo's long-depressed heart ignited with the flame of hope once again! Walking to the bed, Zhang Nuo sat cross-legged. After two hours of breathing exercises, his body recovered to its peak state.

At this time, the "Immovable Underworld King" cultivation method had reached the first level, and the toughness of his physical body was such that he believed he could take a blow from Miao Chi even without using the cultivation method to protect himself.

However, judging from the recent exchange, if it came to a pure physical collision, he was still a little worse than Miao Chi. After all, the other party had advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage by relying on Body Refining Technique, and to a certain extent, Miao Chi was an immortal existence within the Zhai.

But Zhang Nuo had cultivation, he did not rely solely on his physical body, and from this point, Miao Chi would suffer a great loss! Compared to a Magic Treasure, Miao Chi's physical body was still a little lacking. If they were in the outside world, the other party would have sufficient Spirit Power as a supplement, and Zhang Nuo's Magic Treasure still wouldn't be able to hurt him, but the current situation was different; this was the bottom of the Maze Sea Vortex! There was no sufficient Spirit Power to provide for Miao Chi!

"Wash your neck clean and wait for me!"

His pair of fists clenched, making a "creaking" sound. In order to draw out Su Haizhen's secret, he had to endure for a while!

With a "pop" sound, just as Zhang Nuo was thinking of a strategy, the door of the room was pushed open. The black-faced man who had beaten Zhang Nuo yesterday walked in. He scanned Zhang Nuo coldly, his mouth grinning almost to his ears, and said with extreme arrogance:

"The Leader said, you must hand in five Demon Cores next month. If you are even one short, you'll see what happens!"

Looking at the black-faced man who was more overbearing than a mangy dog, Zhang Nuo pretended to be afraid on the surface, but he hated him to the extreme in his heart! As soon as the other party left, Zhang Nuo's expression changed!

"Running dog! You just wait for me too!"

Five Demon Cores were nothing to the current Zhang Nuo, but in order to survive in the Zhai, he had to hand them in.

More than ten days passed, and there was still no news from Su Haizhen. She hid in the Stone House as if she were practicing a cultivation method, and Zhang Nuo was also in his room, constantly contemplating the cultivation process of the "Immovable Underworld King."

In the blink of an eye, it was the month for Zhang Nuo to hand in the Demon Cores. He walked out of the room and slowly headed toward the Zhai gate. Along the way, many cultivators recognized him, and many pointed and discussed him incessantly.

"It's him! It's this new brat who actually dared to provoke Fairy Su!"

"Sigh! Young people! Full of hot blood, but in the end, don't they still have to pay the price!"

"Indeed! I heard he has to hand over five Demon Cores this month? Five! Sigh!"

"Looking at him, he must be a Dharma Cultivator too! He is dead for sure here!"

These people did not avoid Zhang Nuo with their discussion; instead, they appraised him as if looking at a dead man! In truth, it was no wonder; here, without Spiritual Qi, a Dharma Cultivator is equivalent to a piece of trash! Wanting to obtain five Demon Cores is harder than ascending to heaven!

Ignoring these cultivators, Zhang Nuo walked straight to the entrance of the Zhai. At this moment, an elderly cultivator guarding the gate only glanced at him once, and without saying anything more, had someone open the main gate!

When Zhang Nuo walked out of the gate, the old man let out a long sigh and said:

"Perhaps after you go out from here, you will never be able to return! Five Demon Cores! Hmph! Even this old man cannot do it!"