Chapter 323: A Great Harvest

Seeing Zhang Nuo's exhausted appearance, Ye Ling'er did not disturb him, and she herself found a quiet corner to sit cross-legged! She used her own cultivation method to dissolve the Restriction within her body!

About a month later, when Zhang Nuo opened his eyes, the injuries on his body had basically healed. He cast his gaze toward his Senior Sister Ye Ling'er, only to see that by this time, Ye Ling'er had long since dissolved the Restriction in her body and was resting her chin in her hands, carefully studying Zhang Nuo.

"It seems Senior Sister should be fine now!"

"Yes! It's just that a Restriction was placed inside my body by Wei Juren before, but it has been undone now!"

With a gentle smile, Ye Ling'er returned to her former self. She slowly stood up, came before Zhang Nuo, and said:

"Junior Brother, I really didn't expect your divine abilities to be so great; even the Young Master of Taixu Palace was killed by you! What have you been doing all these years?"

The look of astonishment on Ye Ling'er's face did not fade for a long time.

"Hehe! Ever since that battle at the Divine Sword Sect, Senior Brother and I fled to the Southern Dynasty Song Clan, and there we..."

With a faint smile, Zhang Nuo told her everything that had happened since leaving the Divine Sword Sect, point by point. As she listened, Ye Ling'er's bright eyes blinked repeatedly; all of this sounded like a story, yet it was real!

"So you mean Senior Brother is still at the Song Clan now?"

Having finally received some information about their fellow disciples, the willow-leaf brows that Ye Ling'er had been knitting tightly finally relaxed quite a bit.

"Yes, and Senior Brother and the eldest young lady of the Song Family probably have a baby by now!"

Zhang Nuo chuckled. After several decades, it was the right choice that Gao Dakuan hadn't come to the Immortal Illusion Continent back then; if he had really come, he probably would have perished here long ago!

"Senior Sister, didn't you flee with Second Senior Brother back then? Where is Second Senior Brother? Where is he now!"

Seeing Ye Ling'er, Zhang Nuo naturally thought of Second Senior Brother Qu Yuan, so he asked immediately.

"Senior Brother Qu Yuan and I originally fled together, but who would have thought we would encounter a man in black chasing us halfway? In the end, Second Senior Brother stayed behind alone to cover our retreat, letting me escape first. To this day, I don't know if he is alive or dead!"

Speaking of this, a look of sorrow appeared on Ye Ling'er's face, and crystal tears appeared in her eyes once again! Zhang Nuo's heart also gave a violent jolt. Back then, he and Gao Dakuan had joined forces to barely kill one man in black from the 'Great Underworld Mansion'. Judging by Qu Yuan's cultivation at the time, it was more than likely that he had met with misfortune!

Looking up at the pitch-black cave ceiling, Zhang Nuo took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled. Of the remaining cultivators from the Divine Sword Sect, they were probably the only ones left! The scene of Sun Yiyang self-detonating his Golden Core back then was still vivid in his mind!

"By the way, Senior Sister, how did you come to the Immortal Illusion Continent?"

As if he had suddenly thought of this question, Zhang Nuo said with a serious expression; one had to know that without the guidance of a major sect, it was impossible for a Loose Cultivator to come to the Immortal Illusion Continent alone!

"Perhaps my luck was better! After escaping the Divine Sword Mountain Range, I originally wanted to go to the Southern Dynasty Song Clan as well. When I had traveled halfway, I was discovered by several cultivators. Seeing that I was traveling alone, they harbored evil intentions. Just at that moment, a Golden Core Cultivator happened to pass by and saved me."

Her complexion darkened slightly. Every time she recalled this incident, Ye Ling'er felt a chill in her heart. If she had really fallen into the hands of those cultivators, she would have suffered a fate worse than death!

"Later, the Golden Core Cultivator who saved me asked about my background. Since the matter of the Divine Sword Sect had just ended at that time, I didn't dare to reveal the truth. After making up a lie, I was taken away by that person!"

"Who was that Golden Core Cultivator?"

Listening to Ye Ling'er's account, Zhang Nuo also broke into a cold sweat inwardly, but he was very curious about the person who could save his Senior Sister.

"He is not a cultivator from the Tianyuan Continent, but an Elder of a major sect on the Central Continent called the 'Giant Spirit Pavilion'! I later followed him to the Central Continent!"

Upon hearing the three words 'Giant Spirit Pavilion', Zhang Nuo's expression changed instantly. This name was not unfamiliar to him; when he had just emerged from the bottom of the Maze Sea Vortex, the small boat he and Su Haizhen encountered belonged to the Giant Spirit Pavilion, and he had even met Liu Qingshan because of it.

"So Senior Sister has also joined the Giant Spirit Pavilion now?"

Zhang Nuo glanced at Ye Ling'er and then said faintly.

"Yes! I was all alone and had nowhere else to go. Besides, the person who saved me said I had good natural aptitude and insisted on taking me back to the Pavilion. With my Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation at the time, it was impossible to resist, so I could only follow him!"

She sighed helplessly. Looking at her expression, she hadn't been very willing at the time either!

"Do you know a Deacon Elder in the Giant Spirit Pavilion named Liu Qingshan!"

"You know him?"

The moment the name Liu Qingshan came out of Zhang Nuo's mouth, Ye Ling'er widened her eyes in surprise.

"We met once!"

Without too much explanation, Zhang Nuo said faintly.

"He is the one who saved me back then! I have already become his disciple now!"

Zhang Nuo was stunned, then shook his head repeatedly with a wry smile! This world was truly too small! He hadn't expected Ye Ling'er to be Liu Qingshan's disciple! Fortunately, he and Liu Qingshan hadn't had any conflict back then, and they had left a good impression on each other!

"Regardless, as long as Senior Sister is safe, that is all that matters. As for whose disciple you are, it is not important! I think even if Master knew, he wouldn't blame us!"

Zhang Nuo, like Ye Ling'er, had both joined other sects during difficult times! But there was a reason for it, and besides, Lin Fan was not the type of rigid person; he would likely understand!

"It's a pity that there has been no news of Master to this day, and I don't know if he is alive or dead! Back then, I saw him flee with Elder Xiao. Thinking about it, with the strength of the two of them combined, they should be fine!"

Both of their gazes dimmed simultaneously; Lin Fan had become a wound in their hearts that could never be erased! Just as the two were talking, Ye Ling'er's expression suddenly shifted, and she took a palm-sized Jade Token from her Storage Bag.

A layer of faint spiritual light appeared on the surface of the Jade Token. Seeing her lift her fair wrist slightly and cast a few incantations, the spiritual light on the surface of the Jade Token quickly condensed into several patterns. The moment her bright eyes saw the patterns, Ye Ling'er became happy all at once. She put the Jade Token away and said with a joyful face:

"Junior Brother, the people from the Giant Spirit Pavilion are nearby. You should come back to the Giant Spirit Pavilion with me! I believe that with your strength, the Pavilion Master will definitely put you to good use!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Nuo felt a stir in his heart. The purpose of his trip was to find the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave on Tianqi Immortal Mountain, and he did not want to join any faction. He remained calm and composed, pretending to be extremely happy as he said:

"Since they are your fellow sect members, Senior Sister, you go and greet them first. I will tidy up my things here!"

Seeing that Zhang Nuo agreed, Ye Ling'er left the cave as soon as she stood up. Taking advantage of this time, Zhang Nuo also quickly rushed out of the cave and hid in a concealed place. The Nine Dragon Sword Case inside his body turned slightly, and he restrained his aura!

Not long after, Ye Ling'er returned to the cave with more than twenty disciples of the Giant Spirit Pavilion. The place was already empty; Zhang Nuo had disappeared as if into thin air!

"Strange! Where did Junior Brother go?"

Because she hadn't heard the sound of fighting, Ye Ling'er wasn't worried that Zhang Nuo had met with any accident. She rested her cheek in her hand, lost in thought and unable to understand.

"Senior Sister Linger, I think that Junior Brother of yours doesn't want to return to the Giant Spirit Pavilion with us!"

At this time, a young man of medium build walked up to Ye Ling'er and said softly.

"Perhaps!"

Sighing lightly, Ye Ling'er began to understand. With Zhang Nuo's current divine abilities, if he wanted to join a faction, no one would refuse! After thinking for a moment, she then said:

"Forget it! As long as I know Junior Brother is safe, that's enough! Let's go!"

After speaking, she walked out of the cave first, with more than twenty Giant Spirit Pavilion disciples following behind her, heading down the mountain! Only after seeing everyone walk far away did Zhang Nuo return to the cave. Feeling a bit hesitant, he felt somewhat sorry for Ye Ling'er, but the situation was clear: if he followed her back to the Giant Spirit Pavilion, it would be very difficult to have another chance to go to Tianqi Immortal Mountain!

Slowly sitting cross-legged on the ground, Zhang Nuo remembered the two Five-Colored Flying Swords he had obtained from Wei Juren. He had seen the power of the Flying Swords with his own eyes back then, so he slapped the Storage Bag at his waist, and two rays of five-colored light flew out from it.

After circling in front of him, they transformed into two giant swords about a zhang long. He narrowed his eyes and probed into the swords with his Divine Sense, but a scene that shocked Zhang Nuo appeared: inside the two Five-Colored Giant Swords, Wei Juren's Divine Sense Mark still remained!

Lowering his head in suspicion, Zhang Nuo also took out the Small Tripod that Wei Juren had used and probed into the tripod with his Divine Sense again, but the result was the same! The Divine Sense Mark left by Wei Juren inside the Small Tripod was still there!

"Could it be that he is not dead yet?"

Muttering to himself, Zhang Nuo simply could not believe it; what kind of existence would a cultivator be to survive for a month inside the Purifying Underworld Divine Tree? Even Miao Chi, who had started out with Body Refining, hadn't been able to last more than ten days in the Divine Tree!

Thinking of this, Zhang Nuo flipped his right hand, and a small tree rapidly grew from his palm. Under the layers of the Divine Tree's wrapping, Wei Juren was indeed still alive, but at this moment, he was already on the verge of death, with only exhalations and very few inhalations left!

Zhang Nuo gasped! A Golden Core stage existence was actually able to contend with the Divine Tree for such a long time; what kind of strangeness was hidden within this!

With a light tap of his finger toward the Divine Tree, the Storage Bag on Wei Juren's body was immediately removed. Zhang Nuo opened the bag's mouth, retrieved the Measuring Heaven Ruler that had been taken away earlier, and then his gaze fell back onto Wei Juren's body!

He saw that although Wei Juren's body was entangled by strips of branches, his physical body remained completely unharmed! Upon closer inspection, Zhang Nuo then discovered that, worn close to Wei Juren's body, there was an earthy-yellow inner armor that looked somewhat similar to human skin!

"So it was this thing causing the trouble!"

Zhang Nuo moved his Divine Sense, and a few branches reached into the inner armor, stripping it off directly! As soon as the earthy-yellow inner armor left Wei Juren's body, he suddenly opened his eyes! His furious gaze stared straight at Zhang Nuo!