Chapter 324: Big Trouble

Stared at fiercely by Wei Juren, Zhang Nuo was also startled, but in an instant, he felt at ease; at this moment, Wei Juren was bound by the Profound Tranquility Divine Tree, and no matter how great his divine abilities were, he could not unleash them!

"You... you hurry up and let... me go! Otherwise, my... my father will not spare you!"

After a long while of effort, Wei Juren finally managed to say this sentence. Zhang Nuo's expression was uncertain; he had tortured the Young Master of the dignified Taixu Palace into such a state that even if he released the other party, he would not have a good end in the future.

"Hehe! I can let you go, but you must first tell me what this Small Tripod is called!"

Zhang Nuo gave a cold smile, with no hint of killing intent visible on his face.

"That is mine... return... it to me!"

In the current situation, Wei Juren still refused to give up his Magic Treasure. Watching the light blue Small Tripod floating in front of Zhang Nuo, he had an urge to tear Zhang Nuo into eight pieces, but his body was empty, unable to find even a shadow of Spiritual Qi, so he could only glare at Zhang Nuo with venomous eyes.

"It seems that if I don't give you some suffering, you won't be willing to talk!"

Zhang Nuo had witnessed the divine abilities of this Four-Legged Small Tripod and naturally knew it was no ordinary object. He would not return such a treasure to Wei Juren under any circumstances. As his Divine Sense stirred, two branches of the Profound Tranquility Divine Tree condensed and transformed into two wooden spears, piercing directly into Wei Juren's body!

"Ah~!"

A miserable scream rang out, and fresh blood flowed incessantly from the wounds. His body was already weak and powerless, and after being hit by Zhang Nuo like this, Wei Juren nearly fainted from the pain!

"Now you can tell me the name of the Small Tripod!"

It was very obvious that this Young Master of Taixu Palace was a spineless person who could not withstand torture.

"It is called... called the Four Spirits Square Cauldron!"

"Four Spirits Square Cauldron!"

This name rang in Zhang Nuo's mind like a thunderclap, and even Chunyangzi, who had been silent, gasped!

The Four Spirits Square Cauldron was rumored to be refined from the skulls of four ancient Spirit Beasts. Each of these four Spirit Beasts possessed the ability to control lightning; no wonder the Blue Electric Arc within the Small Tripod was so overbearing.

"Haha! Kid Zhang, you've made a huge profit this time!"

Chunyangzi laughed incessantly, his Divine Sense extending out to scan the Small Tripod repeatedly as he spoke. Zhang Nuo remained calm, pointed a finger at the two five-colored giant swords, and asked Wei Juren again:

"What are their names?"

"Those are the Heaven Splitting Scissors! They were originally Magic Treasures from the Xianhuan Continent! Later obtained by my Taixu Palace!"

This time, Wei Juren had learned to be obedient; without waiting for Zhang Nuo to ask, he volunteered the origin of the two five-colored giant swords!

"Heaven Splitting Scissors! Measuring Heaven Ruler!"

Zhang Nuo had a strange feeling in his heart. Both names of these two Magic Treasures contained the character "Heaven," and both came from the Xianhuan Continent; it did not seem like a coincidence. However, he had no time to dwell on this now. Seeing that Wei Juren was very sensible, he pointed to the earth-yellow inner armor in his hand and asked:

"What is this called?"

At this moment, Wei Juren had an urge to vomit blood. These were clearly his own things, but now they were in someone else's hands, and he was forced to explain them to the other party!

"It is called the Earth Yellow Armor! It is refined from ten-thousand-year profound soil collected from the depths of the earth, and its toughness is comparable to a defensive Magic Treasure!"

Zhang Nuo raised his eyebrows slightly. It seemed his harvest this time was not small. These three Magic Treasures alone could not be measured by Spirit Stones, especially the Four Spirits Square Cauldron, which was a top-tier Ancient Treasure, even better than the Heaven-Turning Seal!

"If you like them! These three Magic Treasures can all be given to you, fellow Daoist, if only you spare my life!"

Wei Juren noticed that Zhang Nuo's eyes were almost glowing green as he looked at the Magic Treasures in front of him, so he immediately wanted to use them as a bargaining chip for survival!

Zhang Nuo gave a faint smile, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. He moved the small tree in his palm a few inches closer, a subtle, hard-to-detect look flashing across his face as he said:

"What was the secret technique you unleashed when you fought me?"

Hearing this, Wei Juren was so angry he nearly choked. His face turned livid, his lips trembled incessantly, and his teeth clicked with rage!

"You... you must not push your luck!"

He dared not easily reveal this secret technique of the Taixu Palace. If it were passed to an outsider, even if he managed to return to the palace alive, he would likely be beaten to death by his father! The secret technique was the foundation of Taixu Palace, and only a few people in the palace could practice it; if he were not the Young Master, he would never have had the opportunity.

Seeing that the person who was just acting cowardly had suddenly become so stubborn, Zhang Nuo was slightly surprised. It seemed the Taixu Palace's secret technique was very important; Wei Juren would not reveal it even if he died.

It was a pity that Zhang Nuo had not yet entered the Nascent Soul Stage and could not use the Soul Searching Technique, otherwise, he could have used it to investigate!

"I am just curious, I have no other intentions! I think you should just tell me, fellow Daoist Wei!"

With a light smile, Zhang Nuo spoke as if coaxing a child.

"Don't you dream of it! Even if I die, I will absolutely not reveal this technique!"

Contrary to his previous behavior, Wei Juren kept his mouth tightly shut, refusing to reveal even a single word! Zhang Nuo was somewhat troubled, but having witnessed the divine power of the Taixu Palace's secret technique, he felt an itch in his heart; if he could learn to practice this technique, his combat power would surely increase manifold!

"Since fellow Daoist Wei refuses to speak, then don't blame me!"

Zhang Nuo gritted his teeth; he hadn't planned on letting Wei Juren go alive anyway, so he might as well go all the way! As his Divine Sense stirred, the branches and leaves of the Divine Tree transformed into a dozen more wooden spears, which all plunged into Wei Juren's body in one go.

A series of pig-slaughtering screams echoed in the empty cave, and the blood flowing from Wei Juren's wounds nearly stained Zhang Nuo's palms red. Despite this, the Young Master of Taixu Palace refused to open his mouth, and in the end, even Zhang Nuo shook his head helplessly!

"Senior, do you have any way?"

Forced by helplessness, Zhang Nuo had to ask Chunyangzi.

"Generally speaking, when someone learns a sect's secret technique, the Sect Leader will set a Restriction in their consciousness to prevent it from being leaked! I suspect this is why the kid refuses to speak. Besides, even if he told you, he would have no way to return to the sect; for some major sects, leaking the method of a secret technique is a capital offense!"

Likewise, Chunyangzi was at his wit's end.

Zhang Nuo frowned tightly; not obtaining the Taixu Palace's secret technique made him feel uncomfortable. While he was bowing his head in thought, his gaze fell upon Wei Juren's Storage Bag, and with a thought, he probed his Divine Sense into the bag.

After a careful inspection, there was nothing inside except for some Spirit Stones and a few types of Pills!

"Stop looking, how could he carry such an important thing with him!"

Chunyangzi said with deep meaning. Zhang Nuo thought back and realized Chunyangzi was right; such a secret technique would surely be memorized in the mind of the person who learned it, so how could there be a Jade Slip or similar object?

"Is there really no way at all?"

With a bitter face, Zhang Nuo sent a voice transmission back!

"This old man is truly at his wit's end! However, there is one method we could try, but the chance of failure is quite high!"

"What method?"

Zhang Nuo could only treat a dead horse as a living one now; no matter if the method was good or bad, having one was much better than having none.

"Didn't you merge with the Hell Butterfly! You can let the Hell Butterfly devour Wei Juren's soul, but don't dissolve it immediately; instead, slowly investigate the things within his soul. The soul will carry some memories, and you might just gain something!"

As soon as Chunyangzi finished speaking, Zhang Nuo lowered his head in secret, his expression flickering with uncertainty! This method was not impossible! In the depths of the soul, there would always be some fragments of memory left, though they would not be complete. Plus, with the Hell Butterfly's characteristic of rapidly dissolving souls, the information left in the soul would become less and less!

After pondering for a long while, Zhang Nuo finally decided to do as Chunyangzi said. Asking for the Taixu Palace's secret technique directly from Wei Juren's mouth was simply impossible. Since that path was blocked, he could only pin his hopes on the Hell Butterfly!

Thinking of this, a flash of yin energy crossed Zhang Nuo's brow, and immediately the Hell Butterfly rushed out; its black body was burning with silver flames, looking utterly eerie!

Wei Juren, who had been bound by the Purifying Underworld Divine Tree the entire time, had never taken his eyes off Zhang Nuo; seeing him after a long while, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and when he released a black butterfly from between his brows, his heart immediately sank!

"You... what are you trying to do?"

People are often like this; after sensing something unfavorable to themselves, they are always unwilling to believe it!

"Sending you on your way!"

After Zhang Nuo gave a malicious smile, the Hell Butterfly flapped its wings and flew above Wei Juren's head!

"I have a Divine Sense Mark left by my father on me; if you kill me, even if you flee to the ends of the earth, he will find you!"

With death right before his eyes, Wei Juren used all the strength in his body and said all of this in one breath!

"Whatever you say now is too late! Even if I don't kill you, you would come looking for revenge in the future, so why should I bring trouble upon myself!"

As he spoke, Zhang Nuo moved his Divine Sense, and a suction force arose from the Hell Butterfly's mouth; a white soul was seen flying out from the crown of Wei Juren's head, circling once before entering the Hell Butterfly's mouth. After finishing all this, the black butterfly flashed and submerged back into Zhang Nuo's brow.

Through his mental connection with the Hell Butterfly, Zhang Nuo told it to decipher the information within this soul! It must not dissolve it immediately!

At the very same moment Zhang Nuo used the Hell Butterfly to take away Wei Juren's soul! In a town on the edge of the Immortal Illusion Continent, inside the temporary residence of Taixu Palace, an old man who was sitting cross-legged in meditation suddenly opened his eyes!

As if he had gone mad, he roared loudly!

"Who killed my son! Who killed my child! I will tear him into ten thousand pieces! Who is it? Who on earth is it?"

The old man's roar almost spread throughout the entire town! Even the sky above the town turned miserable because of it!