Chapter 335: It Never Rains But It Pours

A streak of rainbow light cut across the horizon, flying through the sky above Tianqi Immortal Mountain. Inside the light, Zhang Nuo stood upright, his eyes fixed ahead! Ever since Jin Buhuan had escaped from his hands, he had not dared to stop, flying at full speed the entire time! Several days later, having not seen any sign of the old man following him, he felt much more at ease!

During the previous battle with the old man, Zhang Nuo had lost quite a bit of Spiritual Qi, and after flying continuously for several more days, he felt somewhat exhausted. Just as he was thinking of finding a place to rest, the light of several Magic Treasures suddenly flashed in the sky directly in front of him, accompanied by several angry shouts!

Extending his Divine Sense, he sensed four cultivators fighting ahead, most of them at the Golden Core Stage level! With a deep frown, Zhang Nuo wanted to make a detour; after all, he did not dare to expose himself too much to others right now! Even the slightest clue could attract people from the Great Underworld Mansion!

Just as Zhang Nuo was about to change direction and leave, a milky-white beam of light as thick as an arm shot up from below his body. He hurriedly dodged, and the beam grazed past him! If his reaction hadn't been fast enough, this strike would have hit him squarely!

His expression tightened, Zhang Nuo's brows lifted slightly, and murderous intent erupted on his face! He looked downward with a cold gaze and saw a cultivator standing on the ground directly below him, holding something that looked like a magic compass! The moment that person saw the sneak attack had failed, his expression changed slightly, and he shifted his body, intending to flee!

Having been attacked for no reason, Zhang Nuo felt a mix of amusement and frustration. It really was a case of "it never rains but it pours"—when a person is down on their luck, even drinking cold water can get stuck in their teeth! Seeing the other party trying to leave just like that, he let out a cold snort. His shoulders moved slightly, and Black Butterfly Wings flashed into existence behind him.

*Whoosh! * After leaving an afterimage in place, Zhang Nuo, with movement as swift as wind and lightning, rushed behind the person who had ambushed him. With a light flick of his sleeve, a dozen White Threads shot out!

Through a scan of his Divine Sense, Zhang Nuo discovered that the person who had ambushed him was at least at the Golden Core Initial Stage, so he unleashed a lethal strike the moment he attacked, leaving no room for mercy!

The man had been fleeing forward when he suddenly felt a malicious wind behind him. In his panic, he turned his head and opened his mouth, spitting out a small refined steel shield. The shield was only a few inches in size at first, but as it met the wind, it expanded to over a zhang in size!

After a burst of clashing metal, Zhang Nuo's Flying Sword struck the small shield entirely! The man let out a long breath, summoned the refined steel shield back into his body with one hand, and looked at Zhang Nuo with a flash in his eyes!

At this moment, Zhang Nuo also retracted his Flying Sword and looked angrily at the cultivator opposite him. He saw that this person was over fifty years old, with a deep scar on his left cheek, making him look extremely ferocious!

"Who are you? Why did you ambush me?"

Zhang Nuo narrowed his eyes, the murderous aura on his face not diminishing in the slightest, and said sternly.

The scarred man felt a bit in the wrong after being asked this by Zhang Nuo, but he still put on a look of disdain and said:

"You're lucky I didn't hit you!"

Hearing this, Zhang Nuo was almost amused to the point of laughter. Where did this unreasonable fellow come from? Just as Zhang Nuo wanted to ask another question, a cultivator's shout suddenly came from the distant sky:

"Senior Brother Feng! Hurry over and help!"

Upon hearing this, the scarred man's figure suddenly flew toward the high sky, ignoring Zhang Nuo entirely! Zhang Nuo gritted his teeth hard! A look of slight embarrassment appeared on his face! It was the first time he had been so despised! To be treated as if he were air! In his anger, he decided to go and see the battle group ahead!

With a surge of escape light, Zhang Nuo rushed toward the battle group in the distant sky. At this moment, the four cultivators in the sky were standing in two pairs facing each other. The scarred man flew to the side of two of them, his expression tightening as he prepared to strike!

Zhang Nuo followed behind him and flew to the side of the two groups. Looking up, he saw that the group on the left was in league with the scarred man, but when his gaze fell upon the two on the right, he couldn't help but chuckle a few times!

"Fellow Daoist Ye, long time no see!"

The two turned to look at Zhang Nuo simultaneously, and upon recognizing his face, they couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang! What a coincidence! I didn't expect to run into you here!"

The one speaking was a young girl in purple; it was none other than Ye Yuemiao. The man standing beside her was also recognized by Zhang Nuo—it was the green-bearded man he had met a few times on the girl's small boat!

"I was just passing through this place by chance! I didn't expect you, Fellow Daoist Ye, to be here too!"

The appearance of the Ye Family members made Zhang Nuo feel that things were becoming serious. By now, there must be more than just the four previous factions on Tianqi Immortal Mountain! However, he kept his face expressionless, putting on a calm appearance.

"Who are they?"

After Zhang Nuo said this simply, he pointed lightly at the three people on his left and asked.

"Don't laugh at us, Fellow Daoist Zhang! Those three are cultivators from the Great Harmony Clan. I originally had no intention of fighting them, but these people are naturally warlike; they started attacking as soon as they saw us!"

Ye Yuemiao blinked her lively eyes, looking somewhat helpless as she spoke.

"I was almost ambushed by them just now as well!"

Zhang Nuo said with a bitter smile, then looked at the scarred man with a flash of fierce light in his eyes! The Great Harmony Clan—Zhang Nuo had heard of this name back when he was on the Tianyuan Continent. This clan was an island nation not far from the Tianyuan Continent, and its cultivators were all extremely combative; even within their own clan, they often engaged in mutual slaughter!

When Ye Yuemiao heard that Zhang Nuo had also been ambushed by them, she was immediately delighted. It seemed these three Great Harmony Clan fellows were in for a big loss. Ye Yuemiao knew Zhang Nuo's methods very well; this person never left loose ends when doing things!

With a shift in his thoughts, Zhang Nuo did not want to get too close to the Ye Family. He scanned the scarred man and the other two with his Divine Sense and saw that all three were at the Golden Core Initial Stage. After weighing the gap, he was confident that if he went all out, he could kill them in a short time!

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, Zhang Nuo began to move. The Butterfly Wings behind him wrapped around his figure, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished from where he stood. The scarred man and his two companions were slightly startled, and before they could react, space fluctuated behind them, and Zhang Nuo appeared like a ghost.

Gray light erupted from his body, and he clenched his five fingers into a fist, striking one of them fiercely! Caught completely off guard, the man was struck directly by Zhang Nuo's fist! A scream rang out, and the scarred man watched helplessly as his companion fell from mid-air to the ground!

Before the scarred man could counterattack, Zhang Nuo flicked his other sleeve, and three White Threads shot out, piercing three bloody holes through another person's body!

In the blink of an eye, only the scarred man remained of the three Great Harmony Clan members! He looked at Zhang Nuo in horror, a chill rising in his heart. With a surge of escape light, he fled toward the distant sky!

"Want to leave! Leave your life behind first!"

Without greeting Ye Yuemiao and her companion, Zhang Nuo also transformed into a streak of escape light and chased after him! With his speed, he could have caught up to the scarred man in an instant if he had pushed himself to the limit, but he didn't do so, deliberately keeping a certain distance as they flew far away!

Zhang Nuo did this simply to separate himself from the Ye Family. If he stayed with Ye Yuemiao for too long, it would be difficult to find a chance to return to the side of the Broken Wall Small Lake!

The scarred man was fleeing for his life, while Zhang Nuo followed closely behind. As the two chased and fled, they disappeared at the edge of the sky! At this time, the green-bearded man looked at the girl in purple and said:

"Should we go over and take a look?"

"No need! With Zhang Nuo's divine abilities, he wouldn't need to chase so far if he wanted to kill the opponent! It seems he doesn't want to travel with us. Forget it, let's go find the Immortal Ancestor!"

The girl sighed softly. During the battle with the Sea Flood Dragon Clan, Ye Yuemiao had been very clear about Zhang Nuo's speed. A sudden realization dawned on her, and she understood his meaning!

While chasing the scarred man, Zhang Nuo scanned behind him with his Divine Sense. Seeing that Ye Yuemiao and her companion had not followed, he felt relieved and wanted to abandon the scarred man ahead and fly in another direction!

But at this very moment! The scarred man ahead suddenly stopped his figure, turned around, and sneered at Zhang Nuo! This left Zhang Nuo completely baffled, and he stopped his figure with a tight expression!

Just as the two stared at each other, a streak of escape light flew from the sky to one side. The moment Zhang Nuo's Divine Sense caught that light, his expression changed drastically. After silently cursing "bad," he turned and fled toward the distance!

The reason Zhang Nuo did this was that he felt a powerful Spiritual Pressure from that streak of light! It was a Spiritual Pressure that only a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator would have! No wonder the scarred cultivator had suddenly stopped; it turned out he had a powerful cultivator coming to his aid!

A moment after Zhang Nuo fled, the streak of light arrived in front of the scarred man. The light converged, revealing the figure of Xiong Kui.

"Clan Leader! That brat killed two of our clansmen!"

Pointing at the fleeing Zhang Nuo, the scarred man said angrily.

"Golden Core Stage?"

His expression sank slightly. With Xiong Kui's Divine Sense, he had long since locked onto Zhang Nuo. Feeling the Spiritual Pressure radiating from him, his cultivation was at most at the Golden Core Late Stage! He had just suffered a setback at the hands of Yang Huzi and was looking for a place to vent his anger, so he immediately made Zhang Nuo his target! With a cold laugh, his escape light surged, and he chased after Zhang Nuo!

Seeing this, the scarred man's face was filled with wild joy! It seemed that with the Clan Leader taking action this time, he would definitely be able to destroy that brat! Zhang Nuo was fleeing at full speed when he suddenly scanned behind him and discovered that the Nascent Soul Stage escape light was rapidly closing in on him!

He cursed his bad luck in his heart! How could he have provoked a Nascent Soul Stage figure? Even with his great divine abilities, it was impossible to contend with such an old monster!