Chapter 301: Chenjie Mountain

Amidst the massive spiritual light triggered by dozens of Array Disks, the "Fierce Spirit Beast" turned around and around like a headless fly, yet it could not find a way out.

Su Mucheng's old eyes narrowed slightly; as the Dharma seal in his hand shifted, the large mass of spiritual light rapidly shrank into a single point, followed by bursts of cracking sounds.

When the spiritual light before his eyes vanished, one could see that the hands and feet of the "Fierce Spirit Beast" were bound by a transparent force. This force was like water, with ripples flashing across it, and it appeared extremely rigid!

The demon beast roared several times, wanting to use its powerful physical body to break free from the restraints, but no matter how hard he exerted himself, the transparent force wrapped around him simply would not break!

"Haha! Don't waste your energy! Even a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Late Stage wouldn't be able to break the restraints of my 'Kunlong Array'!"

The massive body of the "Fierce Spirit Beast" collapsed to the ground, rolling back and forth incessantly. He could not listen to Su Mucheng's words at all; he did not want to fall into the hands of human cultivators, as the consequences were terrifying just to think about!

"Awooo!"

The roar became increasingly shrill, shaking the eardrums of Zhang Nuo and the others until they ached!

"If it weren't for the need to keep you alive, I would have killed you already! What are you howling for!"

A disciple of the Su Family was so annoyed by the noise that he lightly flipped his palm, brandishing a huge long saber in his hand, then walked quickly to the side of the demon beast and pointed the tip of the blade directly at its throat while speaking.

This move was indeed effective; the "Fierce Spirit Beast" stopped its strange howling, its pair of venomous eyes staring fiercely at that disciple.

"Young Friend Zhang! I must thank you for this!"

Once Su Mucheng saw that the demon beast had been subdued, he flashed over to Zhang Nuo's side and spoke very politely. During the battle with the "Fierce Spirit Beast" just now, the strength Zhang Nuo displayed had absolutely astonished him. Although he was in a position of passively taking hits, being able to remain undefeated while facing a Seventh-tier Demon Beast was already quite impressive!

"Senior, you are too kind! This junior was merely helping out!"

Bowing to return the courtesy, Zhang Nuo exchanged a few pleasantries and wanted to leave immediately. Seeing that Zhang Nuo was about to go, Su Mucheng's eyes rolled, and he said some words to persuade him to stay.

Zhang Nuo had long since seen through his intentions, which were nothing more than wanting him to join the Su Family. After politely declining, Su Mucheng finally sighed helplessly and reached into his Storage Bag to take out an array disk the size of a palm.

"Since Young Friend has matters to attend to, this old man will not force you, but you must accept this item!"

As he spoke, Su Mucheng sent the array disk in his hand toward Zhang Nuo. Glancing at it slightly, one could see that this array disk was extremely exquisite, carved entirely from fine jade. There were over a hundred types of Fowen on it; just looking at the surface, it was clearly no ordinary object.

"This is..."

Not reaching out to take it immediately, Zhang Nuo looked at Su Mucheng in confusion!

"Oh! This is just an escape array disk uniquely crafted by my Su Family. If Young Friend encounters any danger, as long as you activate the array disk, it will immediately trigger the internal teleportation array, and escaping tens of thousands of miles away in an instant will be no problem at all!"

Seeing Zhang Nuo hesitate, the old man explained quickly. Hearing this, Zhang Nuo's eyes lit up; although this thing was not some supreme treasure, it was quite good for saving one's life at a critical moment! He immediately took the array disk and spoke some words of thanks.

After Zhang Nuo drove his escape light and flew away, a subtle smile that was hard to detect appeared on Su Mucheng's face! After a long while, he turned around and slowly walked toward the "Fierce Spirit Beast"!

After flying for several days, Zhang Nuo landed in a mountain valley. With his Divine Sense fully expanded, he carefully inspected the surrounding environment. Finding no danger, he found a flat piece of ground and sat down.

With a light flip of his palm, the array disk that Su Mucheng had given him appeared in his palm. After examining it before his eyes for a long time, he finally shook his head helplessly.

The other party had easily given him such a precious item; although there was an intention to win him over on the surface, Zhang Nuo felt that the matter was not that simple! There must be something strange about the array disk! However, with his current understanding of the way of arrays, he was unable to see through the clues within it!

"Senior, what did you see?"

Just as Zhang Nuo was observing the array disk, Chunyangzi was also scanning it back and forth with his Divine Sense. When Zhang Nuo asked, Chunyangzi smiled lightly and then said helplessly:

"With this old man's discernment, there is no way to see through the things inside the array disk! However, I imagine that Su Mucheng wouldn't harm you! Just keep it by your side for now!"

Nodding slightly, Zhang Nuo put the array disk away again and sank his Divine Sense into the "Measuring Heaven Ruler" within his body. After a rough look at the map of the Xianhuan Continent, he realized there was still a long journey ahead to the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave of the mysterious cultivator ancestor.

Having only been deep in the Xianhuan Continent for such a short time, Zhang Nuo had already encountered many bizarre things; he truly dared not imagine what earth-shattering events would occur if he went any deeper!

However, his firm conviction constantly warned Zhang Nuo! He must not lose heart; since he had reached this point today, he had to push through even if there were mountains of blades and seas of fire ahead.

After resting in place for two days, Zhang Nuo set off again! Along the way, he flew over countless high mountains. Everywhere he saw, various spiritual plants and demon beasts were everywhere, and the cultivation of some demon beasts even exceeded Zhang Nuo's imagination.

Three months later, as Zhang Nuo's figure streaked across the sky, a towering mountain suddenly blocked his path.

This mountain was more than a thousand fathoms high; looking at it, one could see the peak piercing straight into the clouds, and waves of powerful yet tranquil Spiritual Qi emanated from this mountain.

Stopping his movement, Zhang Nuo sensed the extraordinary nature of this mountain. He immediately sank his Divine Sense into the "Measuring Heaven Ruler," and upon careful inspection, he discovered that the mountain before him was actually "Chenjie," one of the thirty-six Xian Mountains on the Xianhuan Continent!

Chenjie Mountain was located on the outer periphery of the Xianhuan Continent and ranked thirty-fourth among the thirty-six Xian Mountains! Although the ranking was quite low, the Spiritual Qi within this mountain was extremely dense. Looking at its current state, it was not hard to imagine how majestic this Xian Mountain must have been in the past.

As his body slowly landed on Chenjie Mountain, Zhang Nuo took a deep breath of the air here. Fragrant! Clear! The refreshing coolness that seeped into his heart made every pore on his body open involuntarily!

"Senior, why don't we look for the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave in Chenjie Mountain first?"

Feeling the powerful force of the Xian Mountain, a thought suddenly arose in Zhang Nuo's mind, because almost every Xian Mountain would have a Purple Mansion Immortal Cave. Now that he had arrived on this mountain, it would be a pity not to search for it!

"Very well! Let's see what is strange about these immortal caves!"

Being equally curious, the prestige of the Xian Mountains and the Purple Mansion Immortal Caves had long since made Chunyangzi's ears callous.

Seeing that Chunyangzi agreed, Zhang Nuo did not delay and flew around the massive Chenjie Mountain. The size of this mountain far exceeded Zhang Nuo's range of imagination; after flying for several days, he hadn't even finished seeing half of this Xian Mountain!

With his Divine Sense fully expanded, he carefully checked every inch of land like a sieve, but after flying all the way, he hadn't even found a shadow of the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave. This made Zhang Nuo feel somewhat regretful!

"Young Zhang, the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave is the foundation for the existence of these Xian Mountains; it is impossible for you to find it easily!"

Hearing this, just as Zhang Nuo was about to speak, a sudden sound of breaking air rang out from afar. He was greatly startled, swallowed the words he was about to say, and looked up to see a blurry small black dot appearing a thousand miles away from Chenjie Mountain!

The speed of this black dot was very fast; the sound of breaking air had already traveled from a thousand miles away. His heart sank slightly; he had just found the Xian Mountain, and he didn't expect someone else to have found it so soon!

His body slowly landed on the mountain, and the "Nine Dragon Sword Case" within his body rotated slightly, absorbing all the Spirit Power fluctuations on his body. Finding a hidden place, Zhang Nuo hid himself.

In a situation where he did not know who the newcomers were, Zhang Nuo chose to avoid them! Before long, the black dot on the horizon slowly enlarged. Only then did Zhang Nuo see clearly that it was a pitch-black stone palace. This palace was extremely huge, wrapped in a mass of Demonic Qi, and it landed on the Xian Mountain in the blink of an eye.

As soon as the stone palace landed, several cultivators flew out of it quickly. After observing the surrounding terrain, it was only after a moment that several more cultivators walked out of the palace!

The place where Zhang Nuo was hiding was a certain distance from the stone palace, and because he had restrained his aura, the cultivators in the stone palace did not discover his existence.

When he saw the last person to walk out of the stone palace, Zhang Nuo's expression changed drastically, and he almost bit his tongue!

"Demon Emperor!"

This figure who had once made him feel deep fear had actually come to Chenjie Xian Shan as well! It seemed that the secrets within this mountain would not be waiting for him to discover them!

"I didn't expect the people of the Five Great Demon Mountains to have such long noses!"

Chunyangzi was also deeply shocked. Zhang Nuo's current cultivation was not enough to contend with the Demon Emperor. In the current situation, if he were discovered, he wouldn't even have the possibility of self-preservation!

Back during the Great War of the Heavenly Descent, Zhang Nuo had exhausted all his divine abilities, and the Demon Emperor had long since remembered him firmly, wishing he could eat his flesh and drink his blood!

"Do not act rashly! Find an opportunity to run!"

Even if Chunyangzi hadn't said it, Zhang Nuo understood the danger involved. He kept his body hidden, not letting a single trace of aura leak out, and carefully observed the actions of the cultivators from the Five Great Demon Mountains.

However, the thing that shocked Zhang Nuo had only just begun; he saw the Demon Emperor say something to the cultivators beside him, and these people quickly returned to the stone palace.

Not long after, several black-robed cultivators walked out from within; Zhang Nuo recognized four of them, and the moment he saw these four people, the blood in his body began to boil! Wisps of Evil Qi leaked from his body, impossible to conceal!

"Kid Zhang, control yourself!"

Chunyangzi was shocked; don't look at how faint this Evil Qi was, but to the senses of a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, even if there was only a tiny bit, they would still discover it!