Chapter 326: Eyeing Like a Tiger

Among the many people, Zhang Nuo's gaze suddenly discovered three familiar figures! His brows furrowed, and he couldn't help but let his thoughts race rapidly!

These three people were one woman and two men; the woman was none other than his Senior Sister Ye Ling'er, and as for the two men, one was Liu Qingshan, whom he had met when he first emerged from the bottom of the Maze Sea Vortex, while the other was Zhao Yukun. It seemed that even the cultivators of the Giant Spirit Palace had caught the scent of the Immortal Mountain!

Whoever could fight on par with Nanxuan Laozu and the others must also be a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, but it was unknown who exactly had come from the Giant Spirit Palace this time.

At this very moment, ten thousand miles away from Tianqi Immortal Mountain, a massive black stone palace was floating in the sky. Demonic Qi surged on the surface of the stone palace, and waves of chilling aura emanated from within.

"What is going on? The soul of one disciple has still not returned!"

Jin Buhuan stood in a corner of the stone palace, holding something that looked like a dharma plate in his hand, a look of extreme gravity on his face!

"This is impossible! Souls under the special Restriction placed by our Great Underworld Mansion cannot possibly cross over to the Underworld!"

The red-haired man's expression changed slightly at this moment. The number of cultivators they had brought from the Great Underworld Mansion this time was not large, so he knew exactly how many had fallen along the way!

Even if cultivators fell, their souls would return to the dharma plate in Jin Buhuan's hand. After receiving several souls in succession, one had still not returned!

"Could it be that the cultivator hasn't fallen?"

After thinking for a moment, the red-haired man spoke again.

"That is impossible! His life-bound Nascent Soul tablet has already been destroyed, which means his physical body has long since been killed!"

Jin Buhuan replied noncommittally. After hearing this, the red-haired man looked suspicious and was about to say something else when he suddenly heard the voice of the Demon Emperor ring out in the great hall.

"Haha! Ahead is indeed another Immortal Mountain!"

Upon hearing this, the two men were immediately overjoyed. Having no heart to care about the soul of a mere subordinate, they flickered and arrived before the Demon Emperor!

"Hehe! Lord Demon Emperor! It seems our luck is quite good!"

Jin Buhuan was like an old fox; a few flashes of sharp light crossed his eyes before he chuckled and said.

The Demon Emperor's originally happy face sank the moment he saw the group from the Great Underworld Mansion. They had encountered one or two Immortal Mountains before, but because the people from the Great Underworld Mansion refused to take action, they had missed great opportunities and let the Immortal Mountains slip through their fingers!

"The Immortal Mountain we encountered this time will surely have cultivators from other sects on it. Do you of the Great Underworld Mansion still not intend to take action?"

A murderous aura appeared on his gloomy face; it seemed the Demon Emperor wanted to force them to act this time!

Jin Buhuan and the red-haired man's expressions tightened simultaneously. Feeling the powerful pressure radiating from the Demon Emperor, cold sweat seeped from their foreheads. In the years since entering the Xianhuan Continent, the Great Underworld Mansion had hardly participated in any battles, only sending out a few subordinates to search for something across the continent!

"Why must Lord Demon Emperor be angry? This time, the Great Underworld Mansion will no longer sit idly by!"

A calm voice broke the uneasy atmosphere. Qin Xiaofeng walked out from a corner of the hall with a faint smile on his face, showing no fear in the face of the Demon Emperor's threat!

Among the three leading cultivators of the Great Underworld Mansion, Qin Xiaofeng was the most troublesome. The Demon Emperor also had a massive headache regarding this person, but out of respect for the 'Master', he could not easily lash out! He only hoped for a great opportunity for this guy to fall on his own! That way, it would have nothing to do with him!

Thinking this to himself, the Demon Emperor cast his gaze onto Qin Xiaofeng and said:

"What? The Great Underworld Mansion has decided to take action this time?"

As soon as his voice fell, Wang Ji and the others standing beside the Demon Emperor also looked toward the group from the Great Underworld Mansion!

"Hehe! That is only natural! We of the Great Underworld Mansion are not useless. We must obtain this Immortal Mountain before us! Please rest assured, Lord Demon Emperor! This time, we will never let the cultivators of the Five Great Demon Mountains fight alone again!"

Contrary to his usual behavior, Qin Xiaofeng's words were resolute and decisive, not sounding like he was lying at all!

The other party becoming so generous all of a sudden made the Demon Emperor somewhat unable to accept it. He frowned slightly, pondering in his heart: what are these cultivators from the Great Underworld Mansion planning now?

However, since they had agreed to take action, he could not think too much about it now. The Demon Emperor uttered a single word of agreement, and with his Divine Sense moving repeatedly, the massive black stone palace in mid-air immediately shot toward the Immortal Mountain ahead like a black meteor!

Zhang Nuo hid in a concealed spot, his gaze still not leaving the great battle in mid-air. The three Nascent Soul Stage experts seemed evenly matched in strength, and it was estimated they would not be able to determine a victor for a while!

"I say, kid Zhang, why are you watching them from here? Hurry up and find the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave!"

Upon seeing Nanxuan Laozu, the anger in Zhang Nuo's heart was hard to suppress, so he had forgotten his main task for a moment. After being reminded by Chunyangzi, he gently tapped his own head with his hand! He didn't want to think that after cultivating for so many years, his state of mind was still so difficult to control!

"Going now!"

His body quietly moved toward the side of Tianqi Immortal Mountain, his gaze searching everywhere on the mountain! Since the three forces were all entangled with one another, this was the perfect opportunity!

After traveling nearly a hundred miles, Zhang Nuo dared to release a bit of his Divine Sense to probe the various parts of the Immortal Mountain! The Purple Mansion Immortal Cave was the foundation of an Immortal Mountain, so the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave of any Immortal Mountain would be heavily protected. Finding a mere small cave abode in such a vast mountain was by no means an easy task!

However, Zhang Nuo was more relaxed than them; with the map in the Measuring Heaven Ruler as a guide, he quickly locked onto an area. However, the map did not mark the specific location, which also gave him a massive headache! This area was at least a thousand miles wide, and there were three Nascent Soul Stage cultivators fighting at the top of the Immortal Mountain.

If he were careless and his aura was discovered by the three old monsters, all his plans would fall short of success! Not daring to release too much Divine Sense to probe, this increased the difficulty of finding the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave even further.

Walking forward cautiously, Zhang Nuo kept calculating things in his heart. Where he passed, it was either barren or filled with green pines and cypresses. The huge contrast made him suspicious: was this really an Immortal Mountain?

After traveling over a hundred miles, he looked up at the sky again and saw that the battle between the three streaks of light was becoming increasingly intense! Streaks of scorching rainbow light constantly collided with each other, emitting thunderous roars.

"Fight! The longer you fight, the greater my chance will be!"

With a cold smile, it didn't have much impact on him no matter which of the three in the sky died. However, it was best if no side fell right now; maintaining a three-legged standoff was the best!

A series of flowing water sounds suddenly entered Zhang Nuo's ears, interrupting his train of thought. He tilted his head to listen to where the sound was coming from, and his footsteps moved over there without him realizing it.

After walking a dozen miles, a broken cliff over ten feet high appeared ahead. Above the cliff, several streams of water flowed down slowly, looking like a small waterfall from afar!

The water flowing down from the cliff gathered into a small stream, winding its way down the mountain! Surrounded by green trees and red flowers with green grass, it actually had a bit of an immortal realm feel to it!

Having fought for so long outside, this was the first time Zhang Nuo had seen such a pleasant scene, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed. Below the waterfall was a small lake, the clear and transparent water allowing one to see the bottom at a glance! The stream falling from the waterfall crashed directly into the small lake, stirring up layers of water mist, and under the sunlight, a small rainbow appeared!

Taking a step forward, Zhang Nuo quickly arrived at the lakeside and reached out to ripple the lake water a few times; immediately, a sense of chilliness was transmitted!

"Why do I feel that this place is a bit strange?"

Chunyangzi released his Divine Sense, enveloping the entire area within it. A moment later, he muttered.

"What is it?"

Zhang Nuo did not feel anything amiss, so he stood up and transmitted his voice back!

"I can't say for sure for a moment! I just feel that the things before my eyes are not quite real!"

"Not real?"

Looking around, every flower, blade of grass, and tree here existed truly and clearly. Why would Chunyangzi have this feeling? However, Zhang Nuo did not doubt Chunyangzi's thoughts; after all, if one were to count by years, the other could be his ancestor!

He reached out and grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, feeling the fine dirt leak through the gaps in his fingers; it was no different from the outside world!

He snapped off a few flower branches by the lake and could clearly see the inside of the branches as well. Finally, Zhang Nuo reached his hand into the lake water again!

"Senior, everything here is truly real! I cannot see anything suspicious!"

Transmitting his voice back in confusion, Zhang Nuo really could not feel any difference. Chunyangzi remained silent for a long time. After a long while, he suddenly let out a cold laugh full of meaning and said:

"As expected, it is not an Illusion Array that an ordinary cultivator could create; it can actually deceive even the five senses!"

Hearing these words, Zhang Nuo could not help but gasp; judging by the meaning in Chunyangzi's words, everything here was merely an illusion, not something that truly existed! Yet he could clearly and tangibly feel what he saw with his eyes and heard with his ears; how could this possibly be fake? For an Illusion Array to be set up so realistically! Then the cultivation level of the person who set the array must be to a terrifying degree!

Chunyangzi ignored Zhang Nuo's shock; he continued to release his Divine Sense, examining every inch of the land here.

"Kid Zhang, you don't need to be shocked! A true master of the Illusion Array can paralyze all five senses of those who enter the array! What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real!"

"But look!"

Zhang Nuo suddenly pointed his hand toward the other side of the small lake, where a small beast was seen walking lazily to the lakeside, then lowering its head to drink the stream water from the lake, looking very happy!

"Hehe! Even cultivators like us can be paralyzed by an Illusion Array, let alone a small beast? Although the sensation of it drinking the stream water is vivid, in reality, it hasn't drunk anything at all!"

With a light chuckle, Chunyangzi spoke again.