Chapter 311: Inner Scene Art

The Jade Slip in Zhang Nuo's hand recorded a cultivation technique called the "Inner Scene Art," a peculiar technique specifically for strengthening a cultivator's Divine Sense. The reason it made him so excited was that Divine Sense is something entirely linked to a cultivator's cultivation level.

In other words, the Divine Sense of a Golden Core stage cultivator, if not specially trained, is almost the same for everyone; thus, its strength would not vary too greatly from one cultivator to another.

In the current Cultivation World, there are very few techniques for training Divine Sense, and even those famous sects likely do not possess any. This "Inner Scene Art" that Zhang Nuo obtained is divided into seven levels! If he were to complete the first two levels, his Divine Sense would be at least more than twice as strong as it is now; this is an unimaginable thing!

For cultivators of the same rank, having a Divine Sense twice as strong as the opponent's first grants an advantage in the range of coverage, and furthermore, in terms of controlling Magic Treasures, the Divine Sense would also be stronger than the opponent's! As for the accuracy and precision of detection, there would be a qualitative improvement.

Previously, the fourth level of the "Shangqing Sword Art" had the effect of strengthening Divine Sense, but compared to the "Inner Scene Art," it was simply like a small witch meeting a great witch!

Such a technique, let alone Zhang Nuo, even those cultivators who have reached the Nascent Soul Stage would fight to the death to snatch it! With a faint smile on his face, Zhang Nuo entered a state of meditation; he was beginning to practice the "Inner Scene Art!"

The first level of the technique is not very difficult. With his current cultivation, it only took him two months to achieve minor success. Feeling his slightly strengthened Divine Sense, he began to practice the second level!

Although there are only seven levels to the technique, the difficulty of the second level is far greater than the first. It took a full year for Zhang Nuo to achieve minor success!

Feeling his Divine Sense like a boundless ocean, clearly enveloping everything in the hall, Zhang Nuo flashed and arrived before Chunyangzi!

"How does it feel?"

"It's truly incredible! The first two levels are already like this; if the entire 'Inner Scene Art' were cultivated to Great Perfection, wouldn't the Divine Sense become strong to an unprecedented degree!"

Marveling at the profoundness of the technique, Zhang Nuo's mouth could hardly close!

"Cultivated to Great Perfection? Keep dreaming! With your current cultivation, that's still a long way off!"

Deeply afraid that Zhang Nuo would become arrogant and lose his head, Chunyangzi said with a bad temper.

"Since you have finished practicing, it is time for us to go out! I wonder what has happened outside in the Xianhuan Continent over these past few years?"

After Chunyangzi pondered for a moment, his figure flashed and vanished into Zhang Nuo's Sword Box! Looking back at this underground Cave Abode, Zhang Nuo did not destroy it! In this world, perhaps he is the only one who knows of this place; keeping this Cave Abode might be useful in the future!

Walking quickly to the stone door, Zhang Nuo flicked his sleeve lightly, and the stone door opened a crack. Zhang Nuo rushed out without a second thought, then transformed into a streak of light, flying toward the surface along the path he had come.

Along the way, Zhang Nuo felt the changes in his late-stage cultivation and felt a surge of joy in his heart! The late-stage Great Perfection—this stage that gives countless cultivators a headache—he had actually completed in only about ten years! The speed could be said to be somewhat astonishing! Even the so-called geniuses of those famous sects would likely be left in the dust!

It is unknown how much time had passed; Zhang Nuo felt there was no path above his head. Perhaps because of the many years, the passage previously opened by the "Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect" had collapsed! However, these things could not stump him at all. With a movement of his Divine Sense, three Flying Swords shot out from his body, and amidst the crisscrossing sword Qi, he forcibly carved out a way forward!

In a valley on the Xianhuan Continent, a man in black had a gloomy expression. Before him lay three cultivators' corpses, blood still flowing from them; it seemed they had died not long ago!

After the man in black took the items from the three corpses and was about to leave, the ground about ten zhang to his left suddenly erupted in a tremor!

After a soft boom, a streak of light drilled directly out from underground. When the light landed on the ground, it revealed a young man in a green robe! The man looked to be about twenty years old and had an honest and simple appearance! It was none other than Zhang Nuo!

Just as he emerged from underground, Zhang Nuo saw the man in black not far away, and his brows furrowed. When the man in black saw Zhang Nuo appear, he was also greatly alarmed! He thought it was an enemy coming to seek revenge!

After seeing the cultivation level of the man in black, Zhang Nuo could not help but let out a bitter smile. This man in black was at most at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage! However, this black clothing made him feel very familiar!

Suddenly, Zhang Nuo remembered what had happened to the Divine Sword Sect decades ago; the cultivators who destroyed the sect back then seemed to all wear this kind of black clothing!

"Are you from the 'Great Underworld Mansion'?"

Zhang Nuo remained calm and walked toward the man in black! The man in black was stunned for a moment, and then a strange look flashed in his eyes!

"Who are you?"

He was very alert and did not easily reveal his identity. By this time, Zhang Nuo had already walked to a distance of three zhang from him. He reached out and patted the Storage Bag at his waist, and a piece of Jade Token flew out; it was the Ming Jade obtained from a "Great Underworld Mansion" cultivator back then!

Holding the Ming Jade in his palm, he pointed it directly at the eyes of the man in black!

"You..."

After the man in black saw the Ming Jade, he was first startled, and then said angrily:

"You killed our people! And took the Jade Token from his body?"

Zhang Nuo felt slightly surprised; the other party had only glanced at the Ming Jade and guessed that his accomplice had fallen. Could there be something strange about this jade?

"Why do you say that? I am also from the 'Great Underworld Mansion'!"

Pretending to be calm, Zhang Nuo said slowly.

"Hmph! A cultivator with your cultivation level, how could you possibly hold such a low-grade jade token in the 'Great Underworld Mansion'!"

Facing a cultivator who was a whole major realm apart from him, the man in black did not show any fear, his gaze turning cold as he spoke with an unkind expression.

"So that's how it is!"

Hearing the other party's words, Zhang Nuo suddenly realized that the Ming Jade represented a cultivator's status in the "Great Underworld Mansion," and the one in his hand must be the lowest rank.

"Since you've seen through it, there's no need to waste any more effort!"

Zhang Nuo smiled coldly and walked toward the man in black. At this moment, the powerful Spiritual Pressure on his body was released, pressing down like a landslide!

The formless and intangible Spiritual Pressure had just struck the man in black when the pressure, like a small mountain, caused his figure to stall, his face turning as ugly as a pig's liver.

*Swish! *

A cold light flashed. The man in black was unwilling to be at the mercy of others, and even knowing he was no match, he still drew a long sword! The chilling sword light flickered incessantly, but the hand holding the sword was trembling!

"I advise you not to waste your energy!"

Facing the long sword in the man in black's hand, Zhang Nuo had no concerns and walked straight toward him. The distance of more than three zhang was not very far, but with Zhang Nuo's first step, the man in black's heart pounded violently; time seemed to have stopped, and this stretch of road became very long!

*Clang! * Just as the man in black hesitated, Zhang Nuo arrived before him. He reached out two fingers and flicked the long sword in his hand, and the long sword flew out of his palm!

"I will ask you a few questions now! If you answer truthfully, you might still be able to save your life!"

"Dream on!"

Almost without any thought, the man in black spat out two words viciously, then swung a fist with one hand, smashing toward Zhang Nuo's face!

"You ignorant thing!"

Cursing angrily, Zhang Nuo did not move his body. Two streaks of white light shot directly from his body, and with two *swish* sounds, the white light directly severed the arms of the man in black!

"Ah!"

Not until his arms hit the ground did the man in black realize that his pair of arms were gone, and the excruciating pain followed! His figure stumbled back several steps.

Zhang Nuo's hatred for the "Great Underworld Mansion" had existed for a long time, and now all this anger was vented on this man in black. He walked forward a few steps, and deep in his eyes, a Silver Flame burned, bloodshot veins bulging in his eyes; at this moment, Zhang Nuo was like a demon! As the Evil Qi surged from his body, it almost made the man in black forget the excruciating pain at his wounds!

"Do not resist anymore! It is useless!"

Zhang Nuo's words seemed to have strong penetrating power, reaching his heart through the skin of the man in black! His heart beat violently, causing more blood to flow from the wounds, like two blood fountains that dyed a large area of the ground red!

"Hah!"

Under such circumstances, the man in black glared at Zhang Nuo, let out a loud shout, and then all the Spirit Power in his body concentrated at one point and suddenly detonated!

"Boom!"

With a muffled thud, the black-robed cultivator's body turned into shreds of flesh and blood, permeating the surrounding space; Zhang Nuo had already quickly dodged far away before the opponent could self-detonate. The pungent smell of blood drifted to his side as the breeze blew!

What he had not expected was that the cultivators of the Great Underworld Mansion would rather end their own lives than reveal the organization's secrets; what kind of faith could make them act this way?

Just as Zhang Nuo was staring straight at the Blood Mist ahead, lost in thought, a faint white light suddenly rushed out from the Blood Mist, fleeing toward the high sky like lightning!

"Want to leave! It's not that easy!"

Zhang Nuo swept his Divine Sense and knew that it was the soul of the cultivator from just now! His soul must have been tempered by some special technique, otherwise, it would never have flown away with such purpose!

With no time to think, a flash of yin energy appeared between Zhang Nuo's brows, and a black light rushed out; after circling in front of him, it lunged directly at the fleeing soul!

After the black light flickered a few times in the sky, it caught up to the soul ahead! Following a powerful suction force, the soul was sucked in by the Hell Butterfly! After finishing all this, the black light submerged back into the space between Zhang Nuo's brows and vanished without a trace!

With his brows tightly furrowed, Zhang Nuo was quite surprised; previously, the movements of the Great Underworld Mansion cultivators were very covert! He had not expected that in just a few short years, the cultivators of the Great Underworld Mansion would be walking freely on the Xianhuan Continent; could it be that they had seized an Xian Mountain to use as their foundation?