Chapter 294

Long before they rushed out of the Mi Hai Vortex, Su Haizhen had already been unable to withstand the energy impact from all around and had fainted directly; as for everything that happened afterward, she was even less aware of it!

It was unknown how much time had passed, but the clothes on their bodies were completely soaked by seawater, and the sound of waves rhythmically slapping against the large tree came to them.

When Su Haizhen struggled to open her eyes, what she saw was the azure sky, and what she breathed in was fresh air!

"We succeeded!"

She had wanted to shout loudly, but the moment her throat moved, her whole body felt a giant pain as if it had fallen apart! Even blinking her eyes required enduring immense agony!

When her gaze fell upon Zhang Nuo, she saw his eyes tightly shut, his face pale, his lips blue, and his breathing faint; recalling the events before she lost consciousness, Su Haizhen felt a wave of emotion—if this young man had not abandoned her, she would not have escaped that godforsaken place.

Just as she was feeling grateful in her heart, one thing immediately caused the young girl's fair face to flush red; she wanted to forcefully move away from Zhang Nuo's body, but her flesh, devoid of any strength, was like a stone and simply would not obey her.

It was seen that one of Zhang Nuo's hands had passed under Su Haizhen's jade-like neck, just enough for the 'Pure Underworld Divine Tree' to form a tree-boat beneath their bodies, while the other hand was firmly pressed onto the young girl's full chest. And he was grabbing it without letting go.

How could Su Haizhen bear this! Having grown up this much, no man had ever dared to treat her like this; she never expected that Zhang Nuo would take such a huge advantage! She did not know if Zhang Nuo was intentionally feigning sleep or if he truly had not woken up; no matter how the young girl blew air from her mouth onto his face, he had absolutely no reaction.

With her body unable to move now, Su Haizhen had no choice but to endure Zhang Nuo's actions, closing her eyes slightly to let her body absorb Spiritual Qi from the outside world as much as possible.

But after trying a few times, the young girl's expression changed; previously, at the bottom of the Mi Hai Vortex, she had practiced an Underworld cultivation method, relying on the help of Yin energy. Now that she was out of there, the external Yin energy was pitifully scarce, and she simply could not absorb it. Her body had adapted to an environment of Yin energy for so long that she could not immediately convert to practicing Spiritual Qi!

In this way, she was anxious but helpless! Various strange expressions flashed across her shy, flushed, pretty face, and as time went on, she actually began to carefully examine Zhang Nuo.

This young man was indeed an extraordinary existence; his various methods and supernatural powers were all unexpected, especially the Black Butterfly within his body, which was full of mystery. With Su Haizhen's experience, she actually could not guess what kind of Spirit Beast it was.

"To be able to practice both Underworld and Human Realm cultivation methods simultaneously, and also be a cultivator of Dharma-Body Dual Cultivation—this guy, I must definitely win him over in the future!"

Thinking this in her heart, the young girl's shy, flushed complexion slowly returned to normal.

At this very moment, in Zhang Nuo's mind, Chunyangzi's voice rang out.

"I say, kid Zhang, this advantage has been taken enough, hasn't it!"

"It is still the senior who has sharp eyes, discovering at once that I was pretending!"

Zhang Nuo gave a faint smile and transmitted his voice back.

"Don't try that with me; I am inside your body, do you think I wouldn't know if your Divine Sense fluctuated?"

With a light cold snort, Chunyangzi laughed and scolded.

"This girl is a bit good-looking, but you can't just keep grabbing her like that, can you?"

"Does the senior really take me for a lecher? I just wanted to see what her first action would be after waking up; if she also tried to find a way to save me, then that would be that, but if she wanted to harm me, there would be no need to keep her!"

What Zhang Nuo hated most in his life were people who returned kindness with enmity; he would not show any leniency to someone like Nanxuan Laozu! Fortunately, Su Haizhen did not harbor any evil thoughts, and besides, given her current physical condition, even if she had the heart, she did not have the strength!

A few days later, Zhang Nuo was still feigning unconsciousness, one hand firmly grasping the young girl's fullness. During these few days, Su Haizhen finally regained some strength; it took her a long time to push Zhang Nuo's hand away, and then she sat up with great effort.

Looking at Zhang Nuo, who was still in a coma, the young girl's heart suddenly stirred; with his powerful cultivation, logically speaking, he should have woken up long ago—why was he still sleeping? Could it be that the other party was intentionally taking advantage of her?

Thinking of this, the young girl's face suddenly turned cold; she lightly raised her palm and struck Zhang Nuo's face.

With a 'slap' sound, five slender fingers left five finger marks on Zhang Nuo's face!

"Serves you right! You've been found out by her!"

Chunyangzi put on a gloating appearance, while Zhang Nuo felt bitter in his heart; it seemed he had suffered a huge loss this time! Having been hit, he pretended to have just woken up. After sitting up, he touched his somewhat painful face with one hand, looked at the young girl with a dazed expression, and asked blankly:

"What are you doing?"

"Hmph! What am I doing? You know that in your own heart!"

Su Haizhen was so angry that her face turned bright red, and tears swirled in her bright eyes, about to spill out. She had never suffered such a huge loss, which made her feel a wave of grievance in her heart!

Zhang Nuo understood what was going on, but he did not dare to show it on his face.

"I was just woken up by your slap; what exactly happened?"

Looking at the young girl in bewilderment, as if he knew nothing, Zhang Nuo hurriedly explained. In the current situation, he could not admit it even if he died!

Knowing full well that he was playing dumb, Su Haizhen had no way to deal with him. At that moment, she used her hand to lightly brush the dark hair from her forehead, pouted her small mouth high, and said:

"Fine! Let's just pretend nothing happened just now! But you must first find a place where we can recover our cultivation!"

"That is possible! But this slap of mine..."

Zhang Nuo still wanted to quibble a few more words, but when he saw Su Haizhen's murderous gaze, the rest of his words were swallowed back down!

The Mist Sea was vast, and Zhang Nuo did not know where they were at this moment; he could only drift along with the flow of the seawater. However, Zhang Nuo was much better off than Su Haizhen; at least he could absorb the external Spiritual Qi.

Half a month later, after the Divine Sea within his body had replenished some Spiritual Qi, he was finally able to control his flight light. Stopping in mid-air several thousand feet high, with the boundless sea beneath his feet, Zhang Nuo looked into the distance, hoping to find a place to land, but he was disappointed; as far as his eyes could see, there was only seawater, and not even the shadow of a small island could be seen.

"How long will it take for you to convert back to practicing Spiritual Qi?"

Wrapped in Zhang Nuo's flight light, Su Haizhen's complexion looked much better than before, but the Divine Sea within her body was completely empty. Blinking her beautiful eyes a few times, the young girl murmured:

"It will take about a year!"

Zhang Nuo was somewhat speechless; for over a year, he couldn't just keep floating in the air! Besides, if they encountered a few powerful Spirit Beasts, it would be even more troublesome!

With no other choice, Zhang Nuo carried Su Haizhen and flew in one direction. After flying for about four or five days, the two suddenly discovered a small boat sailing ahead.

This small boat was not large, only a few zhang in length, but there were quite a few things on the boat, and it was sailing slowly on the sea surface, which was extremely eye-catching!

Zhang Nuo's Divine Sense quickly swept over the small boat, and he saw a few cultivators standing on the deck, among them one or two cultivators at the Golden Core Initial Stage. After estimating the strength of both sides, he was confident he could handle it, so his flight light flashed and he rushed toward the small boat.

At this time, the few cultivators on the boat were chatting idly. Suddenly seeing a streak of flight light rushing out from the distant sky, the few people immediately became alert, and one cultivator even brandished a Magic Treasure.

The flight light moved from afar to near, and soon it was directly above the small boat.

"Fellow Daoists, please do not misunderstand; we are cultivators who have met with disaster here. Could you allow the two of us to come aboard to rest for a few days?"

Seeing that the other party had become hostile, Zhang Nuo did not dare to board the boat rashly, so he hovered in mid-air and said.

The few people on the boat looked at each other. After a moment of hesitation, a middle-aged man who looked to be about forty years old said:

"If it is only to rest for a few days, that is possible! But please, Excellency, do not harbor any crooked thoughts!"

Sensing that the cultivator in the flight light had not-so-weak cultivation, this man did not dare to refuse immediately.

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured! The two of us are not evil people!"

As he spoke, Zhang Nuo slowly landed on the small boat. The flight light faded, revealing his and Su Haizhen's figures! The people on the boat looked up; seeing Zhang Nuo, they thought nothing of it, but the moment they saw Su Haizhen's peerless beauty, several people immediately stared blankly! Their drool was about to flow down to their feet.

This woman was truly too beautiful! She was simply like a Fairy descending to the mortal world; such beauty was something they had never seen in their entire lives! Sensing those gazes like hungry wolves, the young girl flashed and hid behind Zhang Nuo.

Only then did those male cultivators realize it was inappropriate and coughed a few times to cover up their previous loss of composure. The man who had spoken before cupped his hands toward Zhang Nuo and said:

"May I ask where the two of you have come from?"

"Oh! To be honest with you, fellow Daoist, we are on our way to find the Immortal Illusion Continent!"

Zhang Nuo said it without a second thought, though he did not reveal the truth; after all, there were basically no people who had ever come from the bottom of the Mi Hai Vortex, so they could be considered to have set a precedent, and if he told the truth, the other party might not necessarily believe him.

"Searching for the Immortal Illusion Continent? What kind of joke is the fellow Daoist playing!"

The middle-aged man's tone suddenly turned cold, and his brows immediately stood upright. Zhang Nuo was left completely confused; what exactly had happened, and why did this person's attitude change the moment the Immortal Illusion Continent was mentioned?

It was not just the middle-aged man; even the several cultivators beside him could not stop sneering, and some even revealed hostile gazes.

Zhang Nuo had been trapped at the bottom of the Mi Hai Vortex for over twenty years, and he had no idea what had happened during those twenty years! Now, seeing the expressions of these people, his thoughts raced, and he vaguely felt as if some major event had occurred!

"What happened? Could it be that the Immortal Illusion Continent no longer exists?"

Looking at the people on the ship in surprise, Zhang Nuo moved his Divine Sense to quickly envelop the entire ship; judging by these people's intentions, they did not seem to believe his words and were ready to strike at any moment! Before taking action, he had to figure out the cultivation levels of the cultivators on the ship; if a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator were hidden here, he would be finished!