Chapter 307: Powerful Soul

The moment Zhang Nuo's footsteps crossed into the stone gate, Spirit Power as surging as a tide rushed toward his face! His expression shifted slightly in surprise; he had not expected that just a single gate separated such a vast difference in the concentration of Spiritual Qi between the outside and the inside!

Casting his gaze into the hall, he saw that a night-luminescent pearl was installed at the top of the hall, illuminating the entire Cave Abode as if it were broad daylight.

Various implements were placed along the walls of the hall, along with many bookshelves holding Jade Slips. The most eye-catching item was in the center of the hall: a purple pill furnace half a zhang tall! Inside this furnace, firelight flickered faintly, and the furnace body was shrouded in a pale cyan light; as the cyan glow rotated slowly, it emitted a scorching temperature!

His gaze bypassed the pill furnace to the main seat of the Cave Abode, where a pile of things that looked like white bones lay scattered on a Putan; perhaps those were the remains left behind after the original owner of the Cave Abode had perished.

Just as Zhang Nuo was deep in thought, a loud boom suddenly came from the stone gate behind him, and then it shut tightly, trapping him inside this hall.

However, this did not cause Zhang Nuo any surprise. His calm expression remained very relaxed, and after a faint smile, he said loudly:

"Senior, please come out. I have already entered!"

The empty Cave Abode was filled with the echoes of Zhang Nuo's voice, but after a moment, there was still no movement!

"Since Senior refuses to come out and meet me, then I will not be polite!"

Having said this, Zhang Nuo raised a hand, and dozens of Flying Swords flashed out from his robe sleeves, slowly encircling the purple pill furnace. The sound of dragon roars rose and fell from every Flying Sword; the momentum was quite frightening!

"Hmph! I didn't expect a brat at the Core Formation stage to be so arrogant!"

After a muffled cold snort, a wisp of Spiritual Qi slowly emerged from the bones on the Putan, and after condensing a few times, it transformed into the appearance of an old man in white.

The faint phantom was as substantial as reality, and his Spiritual Pressure was extraordinarily powerful with every gesture! Although Zhang Nuo was at a certain distance from the old man, he was still forced back a few steps by the Spiritual Pressure emanating from him.

"Is this still a cultivator in a soul state?"

His originally calm face suddenly turned ugly. Zhang Nuo felt a powerful Spiritual Pressure, a powerful Spiritual Pressure far above the Spirit Severing Stage; he had no power to resist.

"His cultivation before death must have reached a terrifying level!"

Facing this powerful soul entity, Chunyangzi also gasped; this far exceeded his expectations!

"I didn't expect that you also hide a wisp of a Remnant Soul in your body. Who is it? Come out and let this old man have a look!"

The old man looked on with contempt. He extended a finger and pointed it at Zhang Nuo! Instantly, Zhang Nuo felt the surrounding space tighten! His body could not retreat any further, and in his shock, he wanted to use the 'Hell Butterfly'!

"No need to rush! I will go meet him!"

Chunyangzi stopped Zhang Nuo's movement. The Spiritual Qi here was dense, so it would basically pose no threat to the life essence of his Remnant Soul! At once, a red light flashed, and Chunyangzi's phantom stood by Zhang Nuo's side.

Dressed in a fiery red robe that appeared extremely striking, Chunyangzi exuded an overbearing aura, and his gaze swept over to land on the old man in white!

"Oh!"

Upon seeing Chunyangzi, the old man in white also frowned slightly. Although he was only a wisp of a Remnant Soul, he could completely ignore his power. Zhang Nuo was trapped and unable to move, but the old man in red before him was free to act!

"You... you are not a cultivator from the Human Realm!"

As if he had suddenly realized something, the old man in white's expression changed drastically, and his previous look of contempt vanished instantly!

"Hehe! You guessed right!"

With a cold laugh, Chunyangzi raised his wrist and waved it lightly toward Zhang Nuo's side. The surrounding air emitted a boom, and Zhang Nuo stumbled, finally breaking free from the Restriction!

Staring at Chunyangzi in astonishment, he had not expected that after so many years, he had actually recovered to this state, capable of breaking a Restriction with the power of a Remnant Soul!

The old man in white's expression became even uglier. Looking at Chunyangzi's Remnant Soul, his soul power was much weaker than his own, yet even so, the other party had broken his Restriction with a mere gesture, which was enough to prove that the other party's cultivation was much higher than his own!

"Are you a cultivator from the Immortal World?"

His voice began to tremble. In the old man in white's fearful eyes, the light dissipated; where was the majestic appearance from just a moment ago!

"Correct!"

This simple answer left the old man in white nearly desperate. He clutched his head with both hands and roared hysterically:

"Why? Why does Heaven mock me so! After waiting for tens of thousands of years with such difficulty, I never thought I would wait for such a result! I am not reconciled!"

Waves suddenly surged in his eyes, and the old man in white's fierce gaze stared fixedly at Zhang Nuo! It was as if he wanted to swallow him in one bite!

"You want to perform Possession on his body?"

With his hands clasped behind his back, Chunyangzi's slightly drooping eyelids suddenly lifted, and two flames burned fiercely within his eyes!

"Hehe! I have waited for this day for a long time! Even if a True Immortal descended today, it would be impossible to make me give up this opportunity! Brat, come here!"

The emotions suppressed for tens of thousands of years found an outlet today and were vented entirely upon Zhang Nuo. The old man in white stretched out both hands and grabbed wildly toward Zhang Nuo's body. Despite being in a soul state, his speed was still shockingly fast!

"Get back!"

Seeing a white light rushing toward Zhang Nuo, Chunyangzi flicked his robe sleeve, and a glow like red flames rolled out from the cuff, instantly forming a barrier beside Zhang Nuo!

Seeing this, the white light stopped abruptly. At the same time, it opened its mouth slightly, and a ball of Spiritual Qi struck the barrier directly!

'Boom!'

A loud explosion followed, and Chunyangzi's body shook violently; his body, which was already a phantom, became even more blurred and indistinct!

"Haha! A Remnant Soul is just a Remnant Soul! What is the use of your cultivation being higher than mine? What do you have to compare with my complete soul entity!"

Having seen through Chunyangzi's reality with one strike, the old man in white laughed wildly, shaking the entire Cave Abode.

"I may not be able to, but there is one thing—I don't believe you aren't afraid of it! Zhang, brat, do it!"

Hearing this, Zhang Nuo knew Chunyangzi wanted him to release the 'Hell Butterfly'. At once, a cold aura flashed between his brows, and a Black Butterfly flashed out.

The moment the 'Hell Butterfly' appeared, the old man in white acted as if his tail had been stepped on; with a shrill 'Awoo' scream, he quickly hid above the bones!

"This... this is the 'Hell Butterfly'!"

Compared to when he saw Chunyangzi earlier, the old man in white seemed even more afraid of the Black Butterfly. The Hell Butterfly, wrapped in silver flames, floated quietly in front of Zhang Nuo, its flapping wings leaving arcs of fire in the air!

"You have merged into one with the Hell Butterfly? This is impossible, your cultivation is only at the Core Formation stage!"

The old man in white's body began to fluctuate due to his agitation, gradually becoming somewhat blurred! He could not accept that after waiting for tens of thousands of years, he had actually waited for a brat who could command the 'Hell Butterfly'!

"I think you also know the abilities of the 'Hell Butterfly'. I believe that in this space, you cannot escape the pursuit of this Spirit Beast! Now, can you tell us about yourself?"

Chunyangzi's expression remained unchanged as he walked a few steps closer to the old man in white and said calmly.

"About me?"

"Yes! About you. I imagine you might be a cultivator from the Xianhuan Continent before; you should know how it disappeared!"

Chunyangzi's aggressive, pressing aura made the old man in white feel fear!

"Why it disappeared? You have to ask you cultivators from the Immortal World that!"

Speaking of this, the old man in white was filled with anger, but under the coercion of the Hell Butterfly, he was very restrained!

"Does this matter have something to do with the Immortal World?"

Chunyangzi was greatly surprised; he had spent quite some time in the Immortal World, yet he had never heard of this matter!

"I only know that back then, several True Immortals descended to the world. For some reason, they unleashed powerful arts and sank the vast Xianhuan Continent into the seabed! At that time, my cultivation was at the middle stage of Integration, which was already a very strong existence on the Xianhuan Continent. However, with such cultivation, I couldn't even withstand a single move in front of a True Immortal!"

As the old man in white spoke, he seemed to recall the scene from back then, and from the depths of his eyes, a glimmer of fear emerged!

Zhang Nuo also listened, dumbfounded. The middle stage of Integration was a realm far above the Spirit Severing Stage. It was not hard to see the terror of True Immortals, considering they could ignore the existence of such people.

Chunyangzi kept his head lowered in deep thought. The True Immortals mentioned by the old man in white might not necessarily be immortals! One must know that in the Immortal World, there are many cultivators of various high realms; as long as one is an existence at the Great Accomplishment Stage, dealing with a cultivator at the middle stage of Integration is like an adult hitting a child.

However, even if several cultivators at the Great Accomplishment Stage joined forces, it would be impossible for them to sink the Xianhuan Continent!

"Are you certain those people were True Immortals?"

After Chunyangzi's serious question, the old man in white became somewhat confused. He looked at Chunyangzi and said with a suspicious expression:

"Their cultivation was unfathomable; if they weren't True Immortals, how could they have such great power?"

"Hmph! If they were existences above the Great Accomplishment Stage, I'm afraid you wouldn't have had the ability to deal with them either!"

With a light cold snort, Chunyangzi said disdainfully. For cultivators who had never been to the Immortal World, they could not imagine the divine abilities of realms above Great Accomplishment; perhaps the other party had mistakenly believed that True Immortals had descended.

"This..."

The old man in white looked blank. With his strength back then, he truly could not see through the true strength of those few people. Could it be that they were not True Immortals?

"What is your name?"

Seeing him struggling in deep thought, Chunyangzi did not want to dwell too much on this matter—after all, it was something from tens of thousands of years ago—and suddenly changed the subject.

"My name is Jian Moli! I was the Sect Leader of Yuhua Immortal Mountain!"

Upon hearing "Yuhua Immortal Mountain," Zhang Nuo and Chunyangzi were immediately overjoyed. Yuhua Immortal Mountain ranked twenty-seventh among the Thirty-Six Immortal Mountains of the Xianhuan Continent. They had not expected that, by a stroke of luck, they would find the soul of the last Sect Leader of an Immortal Mountain!