Chapter 296: Transit Island

The small ruler transformed into a streak of light, plunging directly into the radiance ahead. Just as the lecherous man intended to retrieve his Magic Treasure, he suddenly felt the surrounding Spirit Power fluctuate. Before he knew it, over a dozen Flying Swords had appeared all around him!

Greatly alarmed, he hurriedly summoned his trident back. At this moment, those Flying Swords, which Zhang Nuo had transmitted to his side using the 'Instant Sword' technique, slashed toward the lecherous man with crisscrossing sword Qi!

"Not good!"

Sensing that something was wrong, the lecherous man didn't even have time to wait for his trident to fly back. With a flash of escape light on his body, he fled from the heavy slashes of the dozen Flying Swords. Before he could even catch his breath, ten thousand silver lights shimmered above his head, all crashing down upon him at once!

The thousands of ruler shadows transformed by the 'Measuring Heaven Ruler' fell like a violent storm. Even if the lecherous man wanted to dodge, there was nowhere to go! Before he could make any reaction, all the silver ruler shadows struck his body.

Like a hundred bees returning to their hive, the ruler shadows finally condensed into the original form of the 'Measuring Heaven Ruler', piercing straight into the lecherous man's heart. Zhang Nuo flashed over to stand before him, grabbed the small ruler with one hand and pulled it out, while his other hand firmly grasped the man's corpse before tossing it into the 'Seven Kill Ring'!

Before obtaining the 'Pure Underworld Divine Tree', Zhang Nuo had no habit of collecting the corpses of cultivators. However, at the bottom of the Mi Hai Vortex, he was astonished to discover that when this tree grew within his body, it could continuously draw power from the bodies of Golden Core Stage cultivators.

With this discovery, he decided to collect the corpses of all the Golden Core Stage cultivators he killed!

Zhang Nuo's second strike shocked everyone even more. In the blink of an eye, an existence of the same rank as him had fallen just like that. If one hadn't seen it with their own eyes, it would be hard to accept!

The pirate leader in the sky looked increasingly ugly. His previous rage had been suppressed by the lingering power of Zhang Nuo's strike. He stared fixedly at the youth not far ahead, wanting to find some answers from him!

The many cultivators on the small boat below were even more dumbstruck. The cultivator surnamed Liu bared his teeth in fear; judging by his own strength, if he were to face Zhang Nuo, he would likely suffer the same fate!

"Who else is coming?"

With a movement of his Divine Sense, Zhang Nuo gathered all the Flying Swords to his side, then reached out and pointed at the remaining two pirates. At this, the pirate leader gritted his teeth, estimated the gap in strength between them, and suddenly turned, transforming into a streak of escape light that vanished into the horizon.

Seeing their leader had run away, the other pirate dared not continue the battle; he turned his head and flew away rapidly as well! A crisis had vanished in the blink of an eye!

Zhang Nuo did not pursue. His figure landed slowly onto the deck. At this time, the man surnamed Liu walked quickly to his side, cupped his hands, and said very respectfully:

"Many thanks to you, fellow Daoist, for your help!"

Although he was a small realm higher than Zhang Nuo, he no longer dared to underestimate this young cultivator.

"Fellow Daoist, you are too kind!"

With a faint smile, Zhang Nuo returned the courtesy.

Due to the battle just now, everyone on the small boat had gained a few more favorable impressions of Zhang Nuo and Su Haizhen, especially after witnessing Zhang Nuo's divine abilities, which filled them with admiration from the bottom of their hearts.

During the subsequent voyage, Zhang Nuo learned from the others that there were many small islands around the Immortal Illusion Continent, where several powerful sects had established transmission Dharma Arrays.

Through these transmission arrays, cultivators could quickly reach the Immortal Illusion Continent, avoiding many unnecessary journeys, though the transmission fees were shockingly expensive!

Because Zhang Nuo had taken out almost all his Spirit Stones at the bottom of the Mi Hai Vortex, he now only had a few Mid-grade Spirit Stones left on him, which wasn't even enough for a tenth of the transmission fee.

Knowing that Zhang Nuo wanted to go to the Immortal Illusion Continent, the man surnamed Liu decided to let Zhang Nuo and Su Haizhen use the transmission array for free to repay his favor, which made Zhang Nuo quite happy!

From this, it was not hard to see that the status of the man surnamed Liu was not low, as he could casually promise such a thing. Later, through conversation, it was learned that this man surnamed Liu was named Liu Qingshan, and he was an Executive Elder in a large sect on the Central Continent called the 'Giant Spirit Pavilion'. No wonder this person held significant power.

As for the cultivator surnamed Zhao, his name was Zhao Yukun, and he was just an ordinary cultivator within the sect. This made Zhang Nuo greatly surprised; what kind of large sect was the 'Giant Spirit Pavilion' if even a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator could not hold the position of Elder?

After sailing for several months, the small boat finally arrived at an island. This island covered an area of nearly a thousand miles. Several large buildings were constructed on the island, and the surroundings were protected by powerful Restrictions; even if Seventh Rank demonic beasts were to attack, they likely wouldn't be able to break through!

After everyone went ashore, the cultivators on the island came out to welcome them and began to continuously unload cargo from the small boat. Under the guidance of Liu Qingshan, Zhang Nuo and Su Haizhen arrived at a building in the center of the island.

As soon as they entered, Zhang Nuo felt a massive fluctuation of Spirit Power. Walking forward not far, he saw a huge transmission array sitting quietly on the ground. This array was dozens of feet wide, and one look was enough to know it was prepared specifically for long-distance transmission.

"Can the great array be activated now?"

Liu Qingshan asked the disciples guarding the array in a deep voice.

"At any time!"

At this moment, a disciple trotted over to him and replied very respectfully. Hearing this, Liu Qingshan nodded, turned his face, and said to Zhang Nuo with a face full of smiles:

"Fellow Daoist Zhang! I still have official business to attend to, so I won't keep you on the island any longer! Through this array, you can be transmitted directly to our Pavilion's residence on the Immortal Illusion Continent! Once you arrive there, the two of you can depart on your own!"

After Zhang Nuo thanked Liu Qingshan, he and Su Haizhen both stood on the transmission array. Seeing that the two were ready, following Liu Qingshan's order, the great array slowly began to operate. A moment later, with a flash of radiance, Zhang Nuo and the young girl vanished from the array.

Letting out a long breath, Liu Qingshan felt as if he had completed a major task. Just as he turned to leave, Zhao Yukun, who was beside him, asked in confusion:

"Brother Liu, why didn't you take this opportunity to recruit Zhang Nuo into our 'Giant Spirit Pavilion'?"

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Zhao, you think of this matter too simply! A person like Zhang Nuo will not easily join us. If one truly wants to win this person over, one must take it slowly and let him feel that we are sincere!"

Through these few days of getting along with Zhang Nuo, Liu Qingshan deeply felt that while Zhang Nuo appeared very casual on the surface, he was actually very cautious inside, which was completely inconsistent with his honest and simple face.

Although he also had the intention to win Zhang Nuo over, he could not be too hasty; if he accidentally made Zhang Nuo feel annoyed, it would be counterproductive! It was better to proceed step by step; doing things this way would be more effective!

Zhao Yukun was somewhat puzzled. On the Central Continent, whenever the name 'Giant Spirit Pavilion' was mentioned, those cultivators would scramble to get in. Why go through so much trouble!

However, Liu Qingshan was an Executive Elder with vast experience, so doing this naturally had his reasons, and thus he did not ask further.

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Amidst the flashing white light, the figures of Zhang Nuo and Su Haizhen appeared inside a building. When the two stepped off the transmission array, several Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators looked at them with great confusion.

After Zhang Nuo clarified the situation, they left the location of the 'Giant Spirit Pavilion's' Transmission Great Hall. As soon as he walked out of the building, he was stunned by everything before his eyes. It looked like a city, with many cultivators coming and going on the streets, their cultivation levels uneven, and one could even find Qi Refining Stage cultivators.

The 'Giant Spirit Pavilion's' Transmission Great Hall was just the tip of the iceberg here. Walking on the street, Zhang Nuo took a deep breath and felt that the Spiritual Qi here was not as dense as the legends claimed!

"Is this the Immortal Illusion Continent?"

Su Haizhen's pretty face changed slightly. She kept scanning everything around her. This place was no different from towns on other continents; it was truly hard to imagine that this was the legendary Immortal Illusion Continent!

"It should have been built later by the cultivators who arrived here!"

After a thought flashed through his mind, Zhang Nuo guessed.

After walking for a while, Zhang Nuo finally left the city. He saw that in front of this town was the boundless Mist Sea; it turned out that this city was built by the seaside, with the vast and endless Immortal Illusion Continent behind it.

Not daring to rashly head into the interior of the continent, Zhang Nuo and Su Haizhen returned to the city and found a small inn to stay in.

Through conversations with the innkeeper, they learned that there were dozens of such towns along the perimeter of the Immortal Illusion Continent, all built by the major sects from various continents, providing services to cultivators who came here to seek opportunities by charging Spirit Stones.

As for the depths of the Immortal Illusion Continent, to this day, few people had been able to truly enter; even Nascent Soul Stage cultivators did not dare to tread there easily.

Zhang Nuo felt slightly surprised. This Immortal Illusion Continent had been missing for tens of thousands of years; could it be that terrifying demonic beasts still existed within, causing even Nascent Soul Stage cultivators to look on with dread?

The innkeeper saw Zhang Nuo's expression and knew he was a newcomer. After a light cold snort, he said:

"This fellow Daoist, I advise you to stop thinking about the interior of the continent! The dangers there are not for the likes of us! Just honestly do some small business here and earn some Spirit Stones!"

Judging by the innkeeper's intent, he was not looking down on Zhang Nuo, but rather speaking from the bottom of his heart. Zhang Nuo smiled faintly and said a few words of thanks.

Staying in the inn for three days, Zhang Nuo basically figured out the situation here. Cultivators from the Tianyuan Continent were not in this town at all. Most of the cultivators living here were from the Central Continent.

Although he harbored hatred for Nanxuan Laozu in his heart, his current cultivation was not strong enough; meeting too early would not be a good thing. To take revenge, he had to improve his strength!