Chapter 290: The Hundred-Person Array-Breaking Formation

Miao Chi's expression was dejected, his eyes filled with disbelief! From the traces of the "Hell Butterfly," he felt a terror of the soul! It was a miserable, uncontrollable dread originating from the depths of his heart!

"You... who exactly are you?"

"That is something you have no need to know!"

After Zhang Nuo gave a cold laugh, he clenched his five fingers tightly, and the "Pure Nether Divine Tree" rapidly retracted into his palm. Miao Chi took one last desperate look at this world, for he had already guessed his final outcome; once his physical body was exhausted by the giant tree, his soul would also be extinguished by Zhang Nuo, and he would not even have the chance for reincarnation!

Although Su Haizhen was researching the method to break the array with all her heart, her Divine Sense still sensed everything that had just happened. There were too many secrets on Zhang Nuo; how could a mere small cultivator possess so many techniques, and every single one of them was extremely overbearing? If he were to grow to a higher realm, one might ask, would anyone in the Human Realm still be his opponent?

Perhaps meeting Zhang Nuo here was Heaven's greatest favor to her! Unaccountably, the young girl developed a sense of reliance on Zhang Nuo; in her heart, it seemed that only by cooperating with him could she safely leave this place!

Half a year later, Su Haizhen finally thought of a way to break the "Tianyi Water" Restriction, but the conditions required for this method were extremely harsh, the most primary one being that there must be one hundred cultivators at the Golden Core Stage.

After Zhang Nuo heard the other party's words, his expression turned ugly to the extreme. One hundred Golden Core Stage cultivators—this was not actually difficult; within the Stone Village, there were already forty or fifty people at the Golden Core Stage, and additionally, several dozen more could be found within the other Mo Shi Zhai, so added together, the number was sufficient.

But what Su Haizhen required were cultivators who possessed Spirit Power; cultivators like those who had the cultivation base but lacked Spirit Power simply did not count!

"Besides this method, is there any other way?"

After thinking hard for a long time, the young girl shook her head slightly. She looked at Zhang Nuo helplessly and sighed! Seeing her like this, Zhang Nuo understood the meaning behind it; it seemed that if they wanted to use the water column to escape and ascend to heaven, this was the only way!

"You consider the details further; I will go find them and think of a way!"

After speaking, Zhang Nuo turned around and left the Stone House. After arriving outside, he let out a long whistle toward the sky, and immediately everyone rushed toward this place. Before long, a dense crowd of cultivators stood before Zhang Nuo!

This was the first time since Zhang Nuo became this Leader that he had gathered everyone. No one knew what had happened, and one by one, they pricked up their ears to listen.

Seeing that most of the people had arrived, Zhang Nuo said loudly:

"Fairy Su and I have researched for many days and have finally found a way to leave this place!"

Once these words were spoken, it was like cold water splashed into hot oil; the crowd immediately exploded!

"What? We can leave this place?"

"Can it be true?"

"Heavens! I finally have a day to get ahead!"

The crowd had various expressions; some were weeping bitterly, some were incredibly excited, and a portion of the people did not believe Zhang Nuo's words. There were many cultivators trapped here, and some had never left until they died.

"Leader, what exactly is the method?"

Several older cultivators with relatively steady temperaments walked to the front of Zhang Nuo, wanting to ask for clarity.

"As for the detailed method, only Fairy Su knows it alone, but please believe that as long as we go all out, we will definitely be able to escape this hellhole!"

The crowd was in an uproar again; they had dreamed of escaping this place, and today they finally saw hope! At this moment, everyone was in a state of chaos. Zhang Nuo could not say much more, so he had to let several of the higher-cultivation cultivators from the Zhai into the Stone House.

Diwu Yufu was also among them. As soon as the few entered, they saw light flickering inside the Stone House; Su Haizhen was using an Array Disk to perform many demonstrations of breaking the array.

"Fellow Daoists, please sit down first. I know this matter is very hard for you to accept, but after you listen to me finish, perhaps you will also believe!"

Su Haizhen's white clothes were whiter than snow, and her expression was peaceful; as she spoke, she carried endless charm. Even if these people did not want to listen, looking at the young girl's beautiful face, they all sat down.

"Ten thousand miles away from here, there is a water column that shoots straight into the sky..."

Her jade finger pointed at a light projection, and the young girl spoke slowly. Nearly two hours passed before she finished explaining the entire process. By this time, the few cultivators were already so excited they were about to jump up. One by one, they were eager to try and wanted to rush there immediately.

However, when Su Haizhen mentioned the requirements for the "Hundred-Person Array-Breaking Formation" again, these people were like frost-bitten eggplants, all closing their mouths and saying nothing.

Trapped in this godforsaken place, although the Golden Cores within their bodies were preserved, the Spirit Power in their Divine Seas was extremely scarce. Being able to barely maintain their Golden Cores from dissipating was already not easy! Where would they have any extra strength to break an array!

Glancing at the expressions of the crowd, her beautiful eyes looked toward Zhang Nuo again. The young girl smiled brilliantly; the remaining matters would have to be handled by Zhang Nuo.

The two looked at each other, and Zhang Nuo understood immediately. He said to the crowd in a deep voice:

"Relying on the strength of our one Zhai alone is not enough, so we must also unite with the other few Stone Villages. Only in this way can we rush out of here. I believe they also cannot resist the temptation of escaping this place and will definitely agree!"

"Leader, although this matter is feasible, even if the cultivators of the other Stone Villages believe it! When Miao Chi was here before, his notoriety was almost widespread, and the people of the other few Zhais hated him to the bone. If we bring this up at this time, I fear..."

An old man stroked his beard, his face looking somewhat troubled as he spoke.

"Today I gathered everyone precisely for this matter. I must trouble a few Fellow Daoists to make a trip to the other Stone Villages and persuade them to join this operation!"

Although Zhang Nuo was the Leader here, he had only just sat in this position, so his persuasiveness naturally would not be as strong as the few old men before him.

"Good! Since that is the case, we old fellows will handle this matter for the Leader!"

After pondering for a long time, the group finally agreed. They immediately left the Stone House one after another, preparing to travel far to the other few Stone Villages!

Matters were progressing in an orderly fashion. Su Haizhen considered the entire array-breaking plan once more to ensure nothing went wrong. Zhang Nuo used this time to integrate all the usable resources in the Zhai.

Six days later, the Zhai closest to Zhang Nuo finally had someone arrive. When Zhang Nuo saw this person, his heart was immediately filled with joy. This person was around seventy years old and was also a Leader of a Zhai. From his body, faint Spirit Power fluctuations radiated; it seemed there should be some Spiritual Qi present in his Divine Sea.

"This old man, Jiang Ji, has long heard of Fellow Daoist Zhang's great name. Seeing you today, it is truly well-deserved! Haha!"

Also sensing not-weak Spirit Power fluctuations from Zhang Nuo's body, Jiang Ji immediately stepped forward to show goodwill! Zhang Nuo did not act arrogant and invited him directly into the Stone House. After a round of conversation, the old man was overjoyed.

"This old man has been trapped here for decades and originally thought it impossible to get out alive. I did not expect Fellow Daoist Zhang to give me a glimmer of hope. This old man will definitely do his utmost to help!"

Seeing the other party agree so readily, Zhang Nuo's heart was also wildly happy. After exchanging a few polite words with the other party, Jiang Ji returned to his Zhai to prepare the necessary items.

In the following month, the Leaders of three more Stone Villages came here. These people all had doubts when they first arrived, but after listening to Su Haizhen explain the specific array-breaking method, they were all beaming with joy. Who wouldn't want to escape from here? Even if it were just a tiny glimmer of hope, they would not let it go.

After asking in detail about the required items, the Leaders of the three Zhais each went back to prepare. Now, only one Stone Village had not come, and even the cultivator sent to be responsible for communication had not returned.

Zhang Nuo felt a faint sense of unease in his heart. That Stone Village was the furthest from them; if one did not ride an escape light, it would take over twenty days of travel!

But a month later, when the Leaders of the other four Stone Villages brought their cultivators here, the cultivator sent to communicate still had not returned. This time, Zhang Nuo really could not sit still.

The Leaders of the other four Zhais were also surprised in their hearts; who would give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? To actually not want to escape and ascend to heaven! At this time, Jiang Ji walked to the front of Zhang Nuo, his aged face revealing a slightly ominous look as he said:

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, perhaps you are unaware, but that Stone Village previously had deep grievances with Miao Chi. I suspect the cultivator sent to communicate must have met with trouble!"

Zhang Nuo was startled, his expression changing abruptly. Although he had heard a few cultivators mention this matter before, faced with the hope of escaping this place, he guessed that the other party might put aside their grievances!

But with the person sent not returning for a long time, it seemed Jiang Ji's guess was likely correct! Just at this moment, a clamor of noise rose outside the Stone House, and several cultivators carried a person as they rushed into the Stone House.

"Leader! The cultivator sent to be responsible for communicating with Tang Xing was killed; only one attendant returned!"

Tang Xing was the name of the Leader of that Stone Village. Back then, Miao Chi had dealt a ruthless blow and killed the other party's own child, and from then on, the two Zhais had formed a deep hatred. Unexpectedly, Miao Chi was already dead, yet they actually counted the debt on Zhang Nuo's head, refusing to buy it at all, and even killed the cultivator sent to communicate. If it hadn't been for this attendant being quick-witted, he likely would have died in the other party's Zhai long ago!

His gaze fell upon the cultivator being carried by the crowd; he saw that he was covered in blood, with dozens of wounds on his body bleeding non-stop, and his weak breathing in his mouth was intermittent. If he were not treated immediately, he would likely lose his life!

"Go treat his wounds first!"

Zhang Nuo's eyebrows twitched, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes. At the same time, his entire body radiated a powerful Spiritual Pressure. The surrounding Leaders of the several Stone Villages were impacted by this Spiritual Pressure and could not help but retreat several steps involuntarily. Although they had heard before that this kid named Zhang Nuo had abundant Spirit Power in his Divine Sea, they had not expected it to be this powerful!

The Evil Qi that could not be restrained began to spread throughout Zhang Nuo's entire body; it was his last shred of hope for escaping this place, yet he had not expected Tang Xing to destroy it at such a time, and even kill the cultivator he had sent.

"Four fellow Daoists, please sit for a moment! Zhang will go and take Tang Xing's dog life right now! I will seize the resources in his stronghold! After that, we shall charge out of here together!"

Speaking in an almost commanding tone, a flash of light from an escape technique appeared on Zhang Nuo's body, and he directly broke through the roof of the Stone House and flew away toward the distant sky!