Chapter 318: Heavenly Demon

Baijiaowang's gaze was icy and bone-chilling; a sense of coldness surged from the tips of Zhang Nuo's toes straight to the ends of his hair! He changed the hand seal he was holding, forcibly halting the not-yet-fully-deployed Nine Dragon Chant Sword Array, and then his figure flashed as he retreated backward.

But the moment Zhang Nuo made his move, Baijiaowang's figure blurred and vanished as well, and the next instant, he appeared right in front of Zhang Nuo!

Fear! It was a sense of fear Zhang Nuo had never felt before; the opponent's strength was far above his own, like a maggot on a tarsal bone that simply could not be shaken off!

With a cold smile hanging on the corners of his mouth, Baijiaowang was imposing without being angry. It was unknown what he was thinking at this moment, but he simply pressed in on Zhang Nuo like this without delivering a killing blow. Even so, Zhang Nuo was still frightened into a cold sweat! His heart was practically in his throat! If Baijiaowang wanted to kill him, it would be about the same as crushing an ant!

Just at this moment, a streak of escape light flew rapidly to Zhang Nuo's side, and as the brilliance faded, it revealed the figure of Ye Bufan.

"Baijiaowang! Don't tell me you intend to go back on your word?"

The old man's heavy shout broke the eerie atmosphere from just a moment ago. Zhang Nuo let out a long breath; as long as Ye Bufan was here, Baijiaowang would absolutely not dare to strike easily!

"Hehe! Why must Fellow Daoist Ye be so serious? This King was merely playing a joke on him!"

Upon seeing Ye Bufan appear, Baijiaowang smiled lightly and said.

The moment he saw Baijiaowang suddenly strike to save the tall demon cultivator, Ye Bufan knew something was going to happen, so he did not hesitate and charged over immediately!

"Since you have already struck to save it, that means it has also been defeated. There is only one demon cultivator left in this place!"

Narrowing his eyes slightly, Ye Bufan looked toward the short demon cultivator. He saw that the seawater previously conjured by the joint efforts of the tall and short demon cultivators had long since vanished, and that short demon cultivator was being beaten by Ye Yuemiao such that he only had the power to parry and no strength to strike back! Defeat was only a matter of time!

"Sigh! Fine! Our Sea Flood Dragon Clan admits defeat! Tomorrow, we will naturally give you another mineral vein!"

In this situation, there was no point in continuing to fight. Zhang Nuo had almost single-handedly severely injured two demon cultivators. Letting out a long sigh, Baijiaowang said with lingering unwillingness.

"Good! Baijiaowang is truly straightforward!"

Hearing Baijiaowang admit defeat, a smile immediately appeared on Ye Bufan's face.

"We are leaving!"

Quietly circulating his Mysterious Technique, Baijiaowang let out a long whistle and was the first to fly away from this place, while the short demon cultivator, who was locked in a bitter struggle with the young girl, also transformed into a streak of escape light and followed the group into the distance!

Zhang Nuo let out a sigh of relief, retracted all his Magic Treasures into his body, and then returned to the encampment under Ye Bufan's lead. The moment they entered the encampment, the gazes of all the cultivators inside fell upon Zhang Nuo.

Previously, they only knew that Ye Yuemiao was very close to this person, but they had never imagined his divine abilities were so overbearing! Severely injuring two demon cultivators by himself—this was something many cultivators wouldn't even dare to imagine.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Zhang Nuo remained calm and composed, walking straight behind the old man into the small building. As soon as he sat down, Ye Bufan laughed loudly and said:

"Haha! I didn't expect Little Friend Zhang's divine abilities to be so great; you have truly secured a mineral vein for our Ye Family!"

"Senior is too kind! This one has also been imposing on the Ye Family for many days; I was merely contributing a meager effort!"

He accepted the credit without becoming arrogant, as if he had just performed a very small task. Nodding lightly, Ye Bufan was very satisfied with Zhang Nuo! At this time, Ye Yuemiao was also very happy.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, I once said before that as long as you could help the Ye Family obtain this mineral vein, there would definitely be a great reward afterward! I will fulfill it now! Tell me, what do you want? Spirit Stones or Magic Treasures?"

Appearing extremely generous, the young girl said aloud.

"That is only natural. Little Friend Zhang, there is no need to be polite; just speak your mind!"

What kind of person was Ye Bufan? Upon hearing the girl's words, he immediately chimed in from the side. Zhang Nuo remained calm, but his mind raced through the situation several times. The two of them appeared very generous on the surface, but in reality, they were testing him. If Zhang Nuo opened his mouth like a lion, the goodwill Ye Bufan had just developed toward him would immediately vanish into thin air. But if Zhang Nuo declined and asked for nothing, it would be a bit too pretentious! It would make him seem hypocritical!

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Nuo finally spoke!

"Since Senior has said so, this junior will respectfully obey!"

As soon as these words were finished, the gazes of both Ye Bufan and Ye Yuemiao fell upon him. They were both very curious: what exactly did Zhang Nuo want?

"This junior only wishes to know one thing!"

"A thing?"

The Ye Family ancestor looked at the young girl with a suspicious expression; at this time, the girl was also looking at him with extreme confusion.

"I wonder what it is that Fellow Daoist Zhang wishes to ask?"

Although there was surprise in the girl's heart, she still asked with a spring-breeze-like smile on her face.

"Actually, it is nothing much. It is just that during the battle earlier, Baijiaowang was able to rapidly charge into my Sword Formation and rescue people without any regard. What kind of technique did it use? Is there any way to break it?"

After today's battle, although Zhang Nuo had not officially crossed swords with Baijiaowang, he deeply felt the magnitude of this demon's strength, especially that eerie movement technique, which left him with lingering fear! If he were to encounter this demon alone in the future, whether he could retreat unscathed was still an unknown variable!

"Haha! So that is it! I will not hide it from you, Little Friend Zhang: there are truly not many people who know the background of Baijiaowang, but this old man knows it very clearly!"

A look of joy appeared on Ye Bufan's face. Zhang Nuo was neither greedy for Spirit Stones nor did he want Magic Treasures; what he asked about was actually Baijiaowang! This was enough to show that this person was quite calculating! Today, Baijiaowang had developed hostility toward him, and if they met in the future, they might very well engage in a life-and-death struggle. Only by knowing oneself and the enemy could one remain in an invincible position!

At this time, Ye Yuemiao was also very curious. She only knew a little bit about Baijiaowang's origins, and upon hearing her ancestor say this, she immediately pricked up her ears to listen.

"This Baijiaowang is actually a descendant of a Heavenly Demon! The reason its movement technique is so eerie is because it inherited a heaven-sent divine ability from the Heavenly Demon! It is something others cannot learn!"

"Heavenly Demon?"

Just as the old man's voice fell, Zhang Nuo frowned. This was the first time he had heard this term!

"The so-called Heavenly Demon is a title for some great beings in the Demon Realm. The realm we are currently in is the Human Realm. Due to the differences between realms, demon cultivators from the Demon Realm cannot come to the Human Realm at all. Furthermore, the Human Realm is the realm with the weakest Spiritual Qi; they have no need to expend great effort to come here!"

Pausing slightly, Ye Bufan continued:

"The Heavenly Demon divine ability inherited by Baijiaowang is a type of spatial secret technique. Due to its special bloodline, this secret technique is something only it can learn! You see its movement technique coming and going so eerily; that is because it tears open the nearby void and escapes through space. Naturally, it will be faster than an ordinary body! Even if we people know how to borrow the void to travel, our speed is far inferior!"

Only at this moment did Zhang Nuo realize how terrifying Baijiaowang was! Many great beings possessed the technique of escaping through the void, but to be able to do it as freely as Baijiaowang was somewhat difficult!

"However, as far as I know, this bit of spatial divine ability is only a minor trick. As its cultivation level increases, Baijiaowang's spatial talent will have even greater improvements. As for what kind, this old man cannot know; after all, that is a bloodline inheritance, not something we people can understand!"

"Many thanks to Senior for informing me!"

Zhang Nuo stood up and bowed to Ye Bufan, his expression extremely grave! These matters were too useful to him. Previously, Zhang Nuo had always thought Baijiaowang was just fast, which was why it could come and go without a trace. He had not expected this demon to be a descendant of a Heavenly Demon and to possess such immense spatial divine abilities! If he truly encountered it in the future, it would be better to stay far away!

"Why must Little Friend Zhang be so polite? I wonder how long you intend to stay here?"

Changing the subject, Ye Bufan asked.

Zhang Nuo had originally stopped at the encampment to understand the current situation of the Xian Dalu. After several days, he already knew most of what he needed to know, so he naturally would not stay any longer.

"This junior intends to set off in two more days!"

"Oh, where are you going? Do you need this old man to help with anything?"

Upon hearing that Zhang Nuo was leaving, Ye Bufan's eyes rolled as he spoke. After the battle just now, the old man concluded that Zhang Nuo was a rare talent. Since he was a talent, he could not let him go easily, but he did not have a good excuse for the moment.

"No need to trouble Senior! This junior can leave on his own!"

As Zhang Nuo's thoughts turned, he politely declined Ye Bufan's good intentions. He was going to search for the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave of the mysterious cultivator ancestor; if others were present, it might ruin the big event! Facing the temptation of an Immortal Cave, which family could resist?

"If Fellow Daoist Zhang wants to leave, I can gift you a flying Magic Treasure; it will at least be faster than your escape light!"

Ye Yuemiao reacted extremely quickly, speaking while she lowered her head to ponder.

"Since that is the case, then many thanks, Fellow Daoist Ye!"

A flying-type Magic Treasure was of no great use to a cultivator who had entered the Golden Core stage, but since it was a gift from the young girl, he figured it must not be an ordinary object, so Zhang Nuo did not decline!

The young girl nodded slightly, and with a flip of one hand, a refined Flying Car appeared in her jade hand; the surface of this Flying Car shimmered with flowing light, and the carriage body looked like gold and jade, extremely beautiful!

"This carriage is named 'Tianyang'; judging by your strength, Fellow Daoist, if you drive it with full power, it will be more than twice as fast as your escape speed!"

While explaining, the young girl handed the Flying Car into Zhang Nuo's hands; one could tell how precious this carriage was from the look of reluctance in her eyes!

Zhang Nuo played with the Flying Car for a while, then said a few words of thanks before returning to his own room. Seeing Zhang Nuo leave, Ye Bufan looked at the young girl in confusion and asked:

"You even gave him the Tianyang Flying Carriage; aren't you afraid that this person won't be of use to us in the future?"

"Rest assured, Ancestor! I have placed a mark on the Flying Car; as long as he uses the Flying Car to fly, I will know his location. In this way, as long as he encounters danger, I will know, and when that time comes, if the Ye Family goes to save him, are you still afraid he won't be grateful for our kindness?"

The young girl said with a sweet smile!