Chapter 302: Sui Huayuan

Hearing Chunyangzi's warning, Zhang Nuo still could not control his emotions; like a bloodthirsty monster, he absorbed all the blood in his body into himself.

Lines of blood began to burst forth in his eyes, and fierce silver flames surged endlessly in the depths of his pupils!

"Boy Zhang!"

Seeing that something was wrong, Chunyangzi used the mental power of his Remnant Soul to strike hard at Zhang Nuo's mind, causing his whole body to shudder with a chill! Zhang Nuo came to his senses as if waking from a great dream, felt that something was amiss, and hurriedly restrained the aura on his body again!

He looked toward the black stone palace and, seeing that the Demon Emperor and the others had no reaction, he finally felt relieved; however, when his gaze fell upon those four people again, his emotions were still somewhat agitated! He felt as if he could crush the steel teeth in his mouth!

The four men in black who walked out of the stone palace were none other than Qin Xiaofeng, Jin Buhuan, and Shi Liang of the Great Underworld Mansion, along with that man surnamed Chi!

Zhang Nuo had seen the man surnamed Chi when he was very young; his appearance was as if carved into his heart, impossible to wipe away or erase! Especially when thinking of the Blood Sacrifice incident in Heiniu Village, Zhang Nuo could not help but want to rush up and ask the man surnamed Chi what exactly happened in the village back then!

"You must learn to restrain your emotions! You cannot be swayed by negative emotions!"

Seeing Zhang Nuo's figure trembling uncontrollably, Chunyangzi advised him helplessly, but at this moment, Zhang Nuo could not hear a word; his mind was filled entirely with that huge blood pool in the center of the village! It was as if, at this moment, he could smell the bloody scent emanating from the blood pool again! That bloody scent filled with desolation, terror, and despair!

Qin Xiaofeng and the others exited the stone palace and glanced at the entire Chenjie Mountain, and the man surnamed Chi even took a deep breath of the air here! Immediately, the gazes of all four fell upon the Demon Emperor.

"How do you feel? Is this an Xian Mountain?"

"Haha! In this old man's opinion, there can be no mistake! The Spiritual Qi here is dense; it should be one of the thirty-six Xian Mountains!"

A strange look appeared on Jin Buhuan's aged face, which vanished in a flash as he laughed aloud.

"This venerable one has the same feeling, but I do not know the name of this mountain!"

"The name is not important! As long as we find the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave, that is enough!"

Qin Xiaofeng looked toward the mountaintop leisurely and said indifferently. The Demon Emperor had always disliked this person's way of doing things, so he ignored him entirely! He turned his body and ordered the several demonic cultivators beside him:

"Go and check the surroundings!"

"Yes!"

These demonic cultivators answered in unison and then searched outward with the stone palace as the center! When Zhang Nuo saw this scene, his heart was almost in his throat; he was at a certain distance from the Demon Emperor and his group, but at the current speed, the searching demonic cultivators would sooner or later arrive at his hiding place.

Anger and anxiety merged in his heart; although Zhang Nuo desperately wanted to grab the man surnamed Chi and ask for an explanation, his cultivation was not enough. Never mind grabbing anyone, even self-preservation was a problem! Which one of these cultivators opposite him did not hate him to the bone? If they really discovered Zhang Nuo, they would certainly kill him with all their might!

As his thoughts turned, two demonic cultivators were walking toward Zhang Nuo's location; the two walked slowly, scanning the surrounding area with their Divine Sense as they went! Every time the two took a step, Zhang Nuo felt as if his heart were being trampled upon! Cold sweat kept seeping down his forehead! His hands were tucked into his sleeves, forming a Dharma seal.

If he were truly discovered, he would have to risk it all! He would quickly kill the two demonic cultivators who came searching and then activate his Butterfly Wings to escape! If it came to the flight speed of a cultivator, Zhang Nuo had some confidence, but having previously witnessed the flight speed of the black stone palace, his heart immediately turned cold!

That massive stone palace looked clumsy, but in actual flight, its speed far exceeded the escape light of a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator! It would only be a matter of time before it caught up to him!

The Divine Sense of the two demonic cultivators was not very powerful, so when they scanned Zhang Nuo's hiding place, they did not discover him. Seeing that the two were about to approach Zhang Nuo, he gritted his teeth, ready to strike at any moment to make one final struggle!

But just at this critical juncture, a dazzling green light suddenly flew in from the distant sky. The Demon Emperor and the others were discussing something, but suddenly their expressions turned ugly, and countless gazes were cast toward the direction from which the green light came.

The speed of the green light was very fast, not inferior to the black stone palace. In a moment, the green light landed a hundred feet away from the stone palace. The green light faded, revealing a Bronze Flying Carriage several tens of feet in size!

Various Fowen flowed on the surface of this carriage; it seemed that the rapid flight just now had a close relationship with the Fowen on the carriage body!

"Boom—!"

A sound of metal striking the ground rang out. The door of the Bronze Flying Carriage opened, and several dozen cultivators walked out. Among them, an old man stood in the middle of the many cultivators, and there was also a quirky young girl curiously looking at everything around her.

Due to the appearance of the Bronze Flying Carriage, the many demonic cultivators focused their attention on it, which invisibly relieved the siege on Zhang Nuo!

Looking from afar at the cultivators who had emerged from the flying carriage, Zhang Nuo's heart gave a sudden jolt, because among the many figures, there was actually one person he recognized!

That young girl wearing a pale green palace dress! This person was none other than Li Xue, whom Zhang Nuo had rescued from the Sea Flood Dragon Clan that day! Since Li Xue had boarded the flying boat of Nanxuan Laozu, the fact that she had arrived at the Xianhuan Continent was enough to prove that the group from the Nanxuan Sect had also arrived here safely!

Some are happy while others are sad; Zhang Nuo had escaped a disaster, but the Demon Emperor and the others were having a major headache. They had just found an Xian Mountain and had not even begun to explore it when a group of people suddenly appeared. Looking at the cultivation of these people, they did not seem weak and should have a significant background!

"What a majestic Xian Mountain!"

The old man who walked out of the Bronze Flying Carriage acted as if he had not seen the Demon Emperor and his group, raising his eyes to look at Chenjie Mountain and exclaiming loudly.

Being ignored like this, a slight anger rose in the Demon Emperor's heart. His gaze slanted, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a biting cold killing intent bore down on the old man!

"Hmph!"

The old man felt the unkind gaze of the other party and let out a cold snort, releasing his massive Spiritual Pressure to show that his cultivation was not weak!

"Only at the Nascent Soul Early-stage?"

Qin Xiaofeng sneered dismissively. Then he lightly flicked the dust off his sleeves! His arrogant expression made the old man very unhappy! Even the Demon Emperor, a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, did not dare to be the least bit careless; a mere boy at the Golden Core Late Stage dared to be like this!

"Where did you come from, fellow Daoist?"

The Demon Emperor knew well that even if the two sides started a fight, the people of the Great Underworld Mansion would not easily join the battle, and relying solely on these disciples of the Five Great Demon Mountains, they would have to pay a price to win! Moreover, which of the cultivators capable of coming to the Xianhuan Continent did not have a deep family background?

Looking at the old man, his domineering aura was exposed; although his cultivation was one small realm lower than his own, he was definitely a person who had been through many battles! He must not be underestimated!

"Tianyuan Continent!"

The old man's somewhat flushed face revealed a hint of surprise; after the psychological battle with the other party just now, he had not expected the other party to become so polite.

"Oh! What a coincidence, we also come from the Tianyuan Continent!"

Upon hearing that they were cultivators from the Tianyuan Continent, the Demon Emperor searched his memory rapidly for everything about the old man; he wanted to know who this domineering cultivator was and who his backing was!

"Hehe! Since we come from the same continent, it means we are very fated! This old man is Sui Huayuan! I do not know your honorable name, fellow Daoist!"

The red-faced old man gave a faint chuckle; his words sounded amiable, but they were hinting to the Demon Emperor and the others that he had a significant background!

Upon hearing the three words "Sui Huayuan," the Demon Emperor's heart gave a jolt! He had long heard of Sui Huayuan of the Great Sui Empire, and especially that nickname "One Step, One Thousand People," which was a resounding golden signboard!

"So it is Fellow Daoist Sui; I have heard of you for a long time! This venerable one is the Demon Emperor of the Five Great Demon Mountains!"

The Demon Emperor did not show weakness either, stating his background with a light laugh!

A strange look flashed in Sui Huayuan's eyes, but it vanished in a flash, and he immediately laughed aloud:

"Haha! So it is the last Demon Emperor who galloped across the land tens of thousands of years ago! I had long heard that you had been resurrected; I did not expect to meet you here today!"

Scanning the Demon Emperor repeatedly with his Divine Sense and seeing that his cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, Sui Huayuan finally felt relieved. It seemed the rumors were true; the resurrected Demon Emperor's cultivation had indeed dropped significantly, falling from his original Spirit Severing Stage to the Nascent Soul Stage! Spirit Severing and Nascent Soul sounded like they were only separated by one realm, but the gap between them was extremely huge!

As long as the other party was not a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator, Sui Huayuan was confident that he could definitely put up a fight!

"Fellow Daoist Sui, we discovered this place first, so please..."

The atmosphere that had just eased up suddenly became tense the moment the Demon Emperor finished speaking. Before he could even finish his sentence, Sui Huayuan smiled coldly:

"This is the Xianhuan Continent! The things inside do not belong to anyone! Whether one can obtain them depends on each other's ability!"

Sui Huayuan was born into an imperial family, and his kingly, domineering aura was innate. In the Great Sui Empire, his word was law; when had he ever negotiated terms with anyone!

The Demon Emperor's expression also changed abruptly; as the dignified Demon Emperor, he was an overlord of a region back at the Five Great Demon Mountains, and no one had ever dared to defy him. Facing this widely renowned Sui Huayuan, the fury in his heart could no longer be suppressed!

A Xian Mountain! For any sect, it holds extremely significant meaning; perhaps they might find opportunities within the Xian Mountain, making their cultivation path smooth from then on, and reaching higher realms much faster!

Today, the Xian Mountain is right before their eyes; for either side to give it up is impossible! When a disagreement arises, the best solution is to see whose fist is harder! In this world of the Cultivation World where the weak are prey to the strong, cultivation level determines everything!

"Does Fellow Daoist Sui mean to contend with me for this Xian Mountain?"

Killing intent surged from the Demon Emperor's body, rays of sharp light flickered in his cold gaze, and one hand was held behind his back; in his palm, a Golden Brick emerged!