Chapter 320: Old Friends from the Past

Zhang Nuo's gaze never left the great array for a single moment. The instant the young woman was tackled by that man, he saw her face filled with terror—a face Zhang Nuo was so familiar with that it almost brought him to tears!

For how many years, day and night, had Zhang Nuo recalled this face!

"Stop that!"

The moment he saw the young woman's face, Zhang Nuo could no longer control the emotions in his heart. He shouted and, disregarding everything, rushed into the Dharma Array! Fortunately, aside from isolating Divine Sense, this array had no defensive Restrictions, so Zhang Nuo rushed inside in one go.

Before figuring out the cultivation levels of the others, Zhang Nuo acted so recklessly; such things rarely happened to him. But the young woman he saw today was truly too important to him. Even if there were Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the great array, he would have entered without the slightest hesitation!

Zhang Nuo's shout gave the dozen or so cultivators in the great array a start. None of them had expected that in this desolate mountain wilderness, there would actually be other cultivators lurking about!

The man who called himself Young Master broke out in a cold sweat, hurriedly abandoned the young woman, and turned his head to look, only to see a young cultivator in a cyan robe rushing into the great array, his angry eyes staring fixedly at him!

Swish, swish, swish! A dozen or so Divine Senses swept rapidly toward Zhang Nuo, but after a moment, these people all began to sneer coldly!

"A mere Golden Core stage cultivator dares to come and ruin this Young Master's good deed?"

The man who called himself Young Master looked to be about thirty years old, wearing a grayish-white robe with a few faint whiskers on his chin, his mouth grinning almost to his earlobes!

When Zhang Nuo's Divine Sense also swept over the dozen or so people, his expression changed slightly. Among these dozen people, the cultivator who called himself Young Master had reached the Golden Core Late Stage. At the same time, there were two cultivators, one in a black robe and one in a yellow robe, whose cultivation had reached the Golden Core Initial Stage. The remaining cultivators were generally around the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

"Let her go! You may leave on your own! Otherwise, don't blame me for taking action!"

Facing the presence of three Golden Core stage cultivators, Zhang Nuo still felt no fear; the flames of anger in his heart were rising steadily! When his gaze fell upon the young woman, she was also looking at him!

The young woman's eyes were crystalline; having someone come to save her naturally moved her greatly. Once she saw the person clearly, she found it hard to believe. The young man's face had barely changed after several decades; it was still that same honest and sincere appearance! It was just that compared to back then, there was a bit less youthful naivety between his brows!

"Junior Martial Brother!"

The young woman moved her red lips and finally made a sound, and at the same time, tears fell onto the ground like beads from a broken string, pitter-patter!

The young woman was none other than Ye Ling'er, who had studied under the same master as Zhang Nuo back then! She would never have imagined that at such a critical moment, the person who stood up for her would actually be Zhang Nuo!

"Senior Martial Sister, do not be afraid! With me here, they cannot hurt you in the slightest!"

Looking at Ye Ling'er's pitiful appearance, Zhang Nuo felt as if he had returned to the days at the Divine Sword Sect; what a peaceful and serene time that was! But those days were long gone and would never return.

"Just you? Aren't you afraid the wind will flash your tongue!"

A Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator standing beside the man in the grayish-white robe, who looked like a fellow very good at bootlicking, said with a cold laugh.

With his beautiful memories suddenly interrupted, murderous intent erupted on Zhang Nuo's face, and two silver flames burned fiercely within his pupils! Without any visible movement, a White Thread shot out from his body silently and directly pierced through the cultivator who had just spoken! After circling once, the White Thread returned to Zhang Nuo's body.

On the chest, a blood hole the size of a bowl appeared, transparent from both sides. Before that cultivator could even figure out what had happened, his corpse fell into a pool of blood.

"I will say it one last time: let her go! You may leave on your own!"

Not knowing the full extent of the other side's background, Zhang Nuo did not want to slaughter them all. Looking at the man in the grayish-white robe, although he was a bit sleazy, his bearing was clearly extraordinary! He must have come from some prestigious sect!

"You..."

Having one of his subordinates killed right in front of him, the man in the grayish-white robe's face showed great fury!

"You dare to kill people from our Taixu Palace!"

Upon hearing the words "Taixu Palace," Zhang Nuo's head buzzed instantly. Taixu Palace was a massive power on the Immortal Illusion Continent. It was said that the palace had as many as five Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and each one's supernatural powers far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people!

These were all things Zhang Nuo had inquired about while at the Ye Family Residence. Even Ye Yuemiao would show a hint of fear whenever she mentioned Taixu Palace, which showed just how powerful their sect was!

Zhang Nuo took another look at the man in front of him. This person was called Young Master; could he be the offspring of the Taixu Palace Master? Thoughts raced through his mind, and for a moment, his emotions calmed down significantly.

The man in the grayish-white robe thought Zhang Nuo was afraid of the Taixu Palace's reputation, and a cold sneer immediately appeared at the corner of his mouth!

"Kid, if you kneel before me now and kowtow three times, I might let you go, but if you don't know what's good for you, this Young Master will make you wish you were dead!"

At this time, the surrounding cultivators also began to curse like rabid dogs.

"Kid! Kneel down quickly!"

"He killed our man, we absolutely cannot let him off easily!"

"That's right! Leave an arm behind!"

They said all sorts of things, and these voices sounded repulsive to Zhang Nuo. Ye Ling'er's face turned pale; she noticed that after Zhang Nuo heard the name of Taixu Palace, he instantly calmed down, his face hesitant, and she thought he was afraid too! Having finally seen Zhang Nuo, she didn't want the righteous young man from back then to have turned into this!

Feeling dejected, Ye Ling'er became even more heartbroken, and tears streamed down her face with every sob!

Zhang Nuo still did not move. With his brows tightly furrowed, he cast his gaze upon Ye Ling'er. The Third Senior Martial Sister from back then had been so lively; he hadn't expected her to fall into such a state! He saw that her cultivation had also reached the Golden Core Initial Stage!

"What are you thinking about? Kneel down for me!"

A disciple of Taixu Palace walked up to Zhang Nuo and raised his leg to kick at Zhang Nuo's knee! But at this very moment, something no one expected happened.

Zhang Nuo's hand suddenly erupted with gray light, and with a follow-through strike, he hit the chest of the Taixu Palace disciple who was walking toward him.

That disciple only had Foundation Establishment strength; how could he withstand a strike from Zhang Nuo using the "Immovable Underworld King" technique! A booming explosion rang out, and the disciple was sent flying backward, while a series of bone-shattering sounds came from within his body!

With a thud, as soon as the body hit the ground, blood flowed from his seven orifices, his face was twisted, and even his eyeballs were blasted out!

"Taixu Palace! Hmph! Even if it were the Heavenly King himself, I would dare to kill his people now!"

A surge of Evil Qi rose abruptly from Zhang Nuo's body, and bloodshot veins exploded in his eyes! Gray mist swirled around him, truly like a god of slaughter descending to the world!

"Good kid! It seems if I don't give you a taste of color, you won't know how high the sky and how thick the earth is! You even dare to provoke Taixu Palace! Get him!"

Once the man in the grayish-white robe saw Zhang Nuo's murderous intent, he immediately became furious. With his Foundation Establishment Late Stage strength, even in a one-on-one fight, he wouldn't fear Zhang Nuo, let alone with two Golden Core Initial Stage cultivators by his side!

Following the order, the remaining cultivators rushed toward Zhang Nuo all at once. Seeing this, Ye Ling'er stopped crying. She looked at Zhang Nuo in astonishment, her heart tight with anxiety. Judging by Zhang Nuo's apparent cultivation, he was only at the Golden Core Late Stage, and with three Golden Core stage existences here, how could he be their match?

Ye Ling'er wanted to help, but a Restriction had been placed inside her body, and now she couldn't even use a shred of Spirit Power; she could only worry helplessly!

Awoo! Just as everyone lunged at Zhang Nuo, several high-pitched dragon roars erupted from Zhang Nuo's body, followed by more than twenty silver dragons, each a zhang long, rushing out from within him.

"Ah~~!"

Following several screams, those Taixu Palace disciples with only Foundation Establishment cultivation were the first to be hit, pierced through by the silver dragons, and turned into mists of blood on the spot. The pungent smell of blood lingered in the great array, refusing to dissipate for a long time.

After dealing with these small fry, Zhang Nuo swept his gaze and landed on the two Golden Core Initial Stage cultivators. Black Butterfly Wings suddenly appeared on his back, and with a slight flap, his body left an afterimage in the void as he rushed toward the nearest black-robed cultivator!

Suddenly opening his mouth, a silver light was spat out. As soon as the silver light appeared, it didn't pause at all, instantly elongating and directly piercing through the astonished black-robed cultivator! Seeing the strike succeed, Zhang Nuo reached out a hand, grabbed the end of the "Measuring Heaven Ruler," and struck forcefully toward the other yellow-robed Golden Core Initial Stage cultivator.

Seeing his companion wiped out in an instant, that person felt a bit of cowardice in his heart. At this moment, as Zhang Nuo swung the ruler, he forcibly activated his Magic Treasure to block it!

Boom!

After a loud explosion, the yellow-robed cultivator was knocked dozens of zhang away. Zhang Nuo's butterfly wings moved again, and like a gale, he arrived in front of the man. Raising his right hand, a bloodstain flashed on his palm, and the "Pure Underworld Divine Tree" grew rapidly, turning in the blink of an eye into a tree hand a zhang large, which grabbed the yellow-robed cultivator!

Wrapped in the branches and leaves of the Divine Tree, the Spirit Power within the yellow-robed cultivator was drained in a few moments. He had no strength left in his body, and as the tree trunk retracted, he was bound inside it.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye; in the time it took the man in the gray-white robe to blink, not a single one of the subordinates he brought remained alive!

Zhang Nuo turned his body, looked at him with a cold, gloomy gaze, and revealed an evil smile at the corner of his mouth as he spoke!

"It's your turn!"