Chapter 343: Faking Death

The voice Zhang Nuo heard was indeed Chunyangzi's, though it sounded extremely faint.

"Senior! Senior!"

With a slight movement of his Divine Sense, Zhang Nuo quickly sent a voice transmission toward the bottom of the lake. Not long after, Chunyangzi's voice transmission rang out once more.

"Kid Zhang! Hurry to the bottom of the lake! The Restriction is about to open!"

Hearing this news made Zhang Nuo even more excited! However, when his gaze fell upon the two people fighting on the shore, his expression suddenly turned dejected! If those two found out that the seal to the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave beneath the lake had been opened, would there be any chance left for him?

His thoughts raced, and for a moment, he was unable to make a choice! He moved his feet lightly on the surface of the lake, and immediately, the Divine Senses of both the white-robed monk and Nanxuan Laozu swept toward him.

This made Zhang Nuo even more certain that neither of them had forgotten his existence! Under these circumstances, if he were to rush directly toward the bottom of the lake, it would surely arouse their suspicion! Even if he could enter the Immortal Cave, the monk and Nanxuan Laozu would follow right behind him! As for what would happen afterward, one could figure that out even with their big toe!

"Hurry! Kid Zhang, there isn't much time left!"

Chunyangzi's faint voice sounded again, the urgency in it even more pronounced!

Frowning slightly, Zhang Nuo wished the old monk and Nanxuan could both drop dead immediately, but such a thing seemed unlikely! His gaze drifted, and he saw the several Puppets hovering in the sky; suddenly, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes!

Without delay, he moved his Divine Sense to control the few Puppets, slowly moving them toward his side. The movements of these Puppets did not alert the two Nascent Soul Stage cultivators; after all, these Puppets had low cultivation, and even if they all returned to Zhang Nuo's side, they would be of no use at all.

Before long, the few Puppets arrived above Zhang Nuo's head, each turning its head and emitting low humming sounds! He snuck a glance at Nanxuan Laozu and saw that he was putting all his energy into the fight with the monk, paying no attention to this side at all. As for the white-robed monk, he was handling things with ease, his figure flickering as he glanced toward Zhang Nuo from time to time!

Giving a slight nod, Zhang Nuo took advantage of the moment the monk wasn't paying attention and flicked his finger at the Seven Kill Ring. A cultivator's corpse he had previously stored in the ring flew out instantly. At the same time, the Puppets beside him swarmed forward, directly wrapping around the corpse and charging toward the sky.

Meanwhile, Zhang Nuo's body sank rapidly toward the bottom of the lake, and in the blink of an eye, he was completely submerged. Immediately after, the Nine Dragon Sword Case within his body spun rapidly, concealing all the aura on his person!

All of this happened very quickly. When the gazes of Nanxuan Laozu and the white-robed monk swept over, they only saw several Puppets carrying a person as they charged toward the high sky!

"Want to run! It's not that easy!"

The first to be enraged was Nanxuan Laozu. As soon as he saw Zhang Nuo trying to escape, he roared loudly. To get rid of Zhang Nuo, he had been looking for an opportunity all these days; now that he was so close, how could he let it go! He swung one hand violently in the direction of the Puppets!

Instantly, several White Jade Round Plates shot out. With spiritual light flashing, these plates emitted the sound of breaking through the air and reached the Puppets in an instant! At the same time, the white-robed monk did not hold back either; the prayer beads around him moved with green light and also attacked the Puppets!

At this moment, two Puppets moved to block the attacks of the two Nascent Soul Stage cultivators! With a loud boom, mere Puppets could not possibly have any effect! The instantly destroyed Puppets turned into a pile of wreckage and fell directly into the lake water.

During this brief delay, the other Puppets, carrying the corpse Zhang Nuo had released from the Seven Kill Ring, charged fiercely into the high sky!

The white-robed monk and Nanxuan Laozu were both furious. If a junior were to escape right in front of them like this, wouldn't they be laughed at by everyone if word got out!

Nanxuan Laozu was even more anxious. With a slight frown, his body suddenly shot into mid-air, and he stretched out one hand, grabbing at the void where the Puppets were.

Suddenly, spatial fluctuations arose above the heads of those Puppets, and a white light-hand, fully a zhang in size, appeared. With a follow-up grab, it caught them directly! As the light-hand exerted all its strength, a loud explosion rang out, and the several Puppets and the corpse they were protecting were all shattered to pieces! The sky-filling Blood Mist almost dyed the white light-hand red! The wreckage of the Puppets fell to the ground one after another.

Seeing that the strike had succeeded, Nanxuan Laozu's heart was finally at ease! As long as Zhang Nuo was killed, no one would ever know about his embarrassing incident! As for the Skull Monk before him, he was only looking for the prayer beads, so he naturally wouldn't ask about other matters!

When the white-robed monk saw 'Zhang Nuo' killed instantly, he was also somewhat puzzled, but his Divine Sense swept toward the mass of Blood Mist in mid-air. Seeing no sign of the prayer beads, he immediately focused all his attention on Nanxuan Laozu. Since the prayer beads were not on Zhang Nuo, perhaps they were on Nanxuan Laozu!

"Fellow Daoist! Now only you are left! I presume the prayer beads are with you?"

Hearing the monk's words, Nanxuan Laozu's expression changed slightly. However, since Zhang Nuo was dead, the rest would be easier to handle. As for the white-robed monk, although he was no match for him, escaping was still not a problem!

"Hehe! This old man really didn't take the prayer beads! If you don't believe me, Fellow Daoist, there is nothing this old man can do!"

As he spoke, Nanxuan Laozu moved his Divine Sense, recalling all the White Jade Round Plates, and with a flash of his escape light, he turned into a streak of light and fled toward the sky!

"The matter hasn't been cleared up yet, where do you think you're going?"

Seeing the other party trying to escape, the monk was furious and chased after him, his body also turning into a streak of escape light! The two of them, one in front and one behind, disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye!

At this time, Zhang Nuo had long since sunk to the bottom of the lake. Here, dozens of Array Disks were shining brightly. Chunyangzi stood in the middle of these Array Disks, his hands continuously waving to cast incantations. In front of him, within a massive screen of light, countless Fowen were flickering incessantly! And where those Fowen gathered, over a hundred Array Flags were embedded into the light screen, their light flaring as they tore open a gap a chi long.

"Senior!"

Zhang Nuo's figure slowly approached Chunyangzi in the water, sending a cautious voice transmission.

"You've finally come! If I had to hold on for any longer, I wouldn't have been able to keep it up!"

Taking a look at Zhang Nuo, Chunyangzi was also slightly startled. He saw that Zhang Nuo's body was weak and powerless, looking exactly like an empty shell! Although he didn't know what had happened to his body, Chunyangzi vaguely felt that he must have encountered major trouble!

Under the current circumstances, Chunyangzi could not afford to ask more! He immediately said:

"In a moment, I will exert all my strength to activate the Array. As soon as the gap in the Restriction ahead grows larger, you must charge in immediately! Remember, the Restriction will repair the crack in an instant, so you don't have much time!"

After this quick explanation, Chunyangzi looked at Zhang Nuo, who nodded with great effort, and then the Butterfly Wings on his back spread open!

Closing his eyes slightly, Chunyangzi's body became increasingly ethereal. Immediately following, a muffled groan escaped his lips, and at the same time, the surrounding Array Disks chimed softly, all erupting with dazzling spiritual light!

Whoosh! The Array Disks surged forward in the water, arriving instantly at the crack in the light screen Restriction. At the same time, the hundreds of Array Flags also flared with light, and sounds like space being torn apart rang out in the water!

After doing all this, Chunyangzi's figure flashed, turning into a red light that submerged into Zhang Nuo's body, drilling directly into the interior of the Nine Dragon Sword Case! Zhang Nuo wondered how he had managed over these past few months as his gaze fell upon the light screen Restriction!

At this moment, under the influence of the numerous Array Disks and Array Flags, the gap that was originally only a chi wide was gradually growing larger. The Fowen surrounding the light screen surged toward the rupture like a tidal wave, as if trying desperately to repair it!

Zhang Nuo stared fixedly at the opening in the light screen. Suddenly, with a slight movement of the wings on his back, he turned into a streak of light and charged directly into the crack. This time, Zhang Nuo had no path of retreat! Even if there were many dangers behind this light screen Restriction, he had to venture through!

The moment his body submerged into the Restriction, the Array Disks and Array Flags supporting the crack were suddenly attacked by the numerous Fowen, and in the blink of an eye, they all burst apart! With a loud boom, the gap in the light screen closed up again instantly! In the lake water, apart from some fragments of the Array Disks floating about, Zhang Nuo's shadow could no longer be found!

At the same time, the pink lotus flowers blooming on the surface of the lake disappeared almost instantly, and the lake water became as clear and transparent as before!

On the shore, many Puppet remains were silently swallowed by an invisible force, and they were seeping into the ground at a speed visible to the naked eye! In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the place became as it usually was, not even leaving a trace of the fight!

As for outside the Illusion Array, over a dozen factions were still fighting for the Tianqi Immortal Mountain. Every short while, cultivators would fall; these had almost become a daily routine! No one noticed! At the bottom of the small lake of the Illusion Array, an unusual event was taking place!

Meanwhile, Nanxuan Laozu was being chased by the white-robed monk with nowhere to go, the two of them pursuing each other like this.

"I've told you how many times! This old man really didn't take your prayer beads!"

"Amitabha! If you didn't, let this old monk search you and I shall know!"

Ignoring Nanxuan Laozu's explanation, the white-robed monk, while in his escape light, chanted a loud Buddhist name!

Like a dog-skin plaster! With Nanxuan Laozu's escape speed, he simply couldn't shake off the monk! He could only curse loudly while fleeing around the Immortal Mountain!