Chapter 354: Agreement

The cultivator who appeared was none other than Baijiaowang. When his gaze swept over Zhang Nuo, he immediately felt this person looked somewhat familiar. As his thoughts raced, he suddenly recalled a scene from several decades ago at the Ye Family's base, where a Foundation Establishment cultivator had soundly defeated two demon cultivators!

In any case, Baijiaowang had never expected that the cultivator who had condensed a Nascent Soul here would actually be Zhang Nuo! Looking at Zhang Nuo, who was dressed in green robes with an indifferent expression, a faint stir arose in the deepest part of his heart.

This person had actually managed to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage within a hundred years; his natural talent was truly immeasurable! Even if he were to intercept the other party, it likely wouldn't be an easy matter!

"I didn't expect it to be you!"

His originally stern face suddenly became somewhat gentle. Baijiaowang took a few steps forward, arriving before Zhang Nuo, and spoke.

"Baijiaowang! Could it be that Tianqi Immortal Mountain has been occupied by your Sea Flood Dragon Clan?"

Zhang Nuo's expression turned slightly bitter. He had calculated everything, but he had never calculated that this immortal mountain would fall into the hands of the Sea Flood Dragon Clan!

"Correct! This place is now mine!"

He continued to size up Zhang Nuo, as if trying to discover something special about him.

"It seems the Flood Dragon King's strength is truly not weak, to be able to seize this mountain from among numerous factions!"

Zhang Nuo's expression remained unchanged, and a faint smile hung on the corners of his mouth, but inwardly he was secretly lamenting. Back then, he had helped the Ye Family win a mineral vein from the Sea Flood Dragon Clan, originally intending to draw closer to the Ye Family, but who would have thought that fate would play such a trick? Today, he did not know how Baijiaowang would deal with him, a person who had stolen the immortal cave abode.

"Fellow Daoist, I saw everything regarding your condensation of the Nascent Soul! However, please rest assured, Fellow Daoist, I will not make things difficult for you!"

On Zhang Nuo's uncertain face, a look of surprise suddenly appeared. Listening to Baijiaowang's meaning, he actually wanted to let him off the hook! This was a bit too hard to believe!

Within the immortal mountain, the most important place was the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave, and yet the immortal cave had been occupied by someone else, and Baijiaowang was still taking it calmly—this seemed very unusual! Could it be that the other party feared Zhang Nuo, who had just entered the Nascent Soul Stage? Shaking his head slightly, Zhang Nuo felt this was not very realistic. Baijiaowang had been famous for a long time; even for the sake of his reputation, he would absolutely not let him go easily!

A trace of a strange look flashed through Baijiaowang's eyes. After a faint smile, he continued:

"However, if Fellow Daoist Zhang wishes to leave this place, you must agree to two conditions of mine! Otherwise, even if I have to risk being severely injured for several decades, I will still have to experience your divine abilities!"

Although the words were spoken politely, waves of killing intent seeped out from Baijiaowang's body. Zhang Nuo raised an eyebrow, and his heart immediately understood! There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world! Since he had used someone else's Purple Mansion Immortal Cave, walking away without a trace was completely impossible! He would definitely have to make some sacrifices!

"The Flood Dragon King may speak! Zhang is not a stingy person!"

Compared to a fierce battle, losing some things was perhaps better! Therefore, Zhang Nuo agreed almost without any consideration!

"Straightforward! I like talking to such people! Since Fellow Daoist Zhang has agreed, then I will not be polite! The first condition is that you need to hand over the method for entering the Zifu Tianqi Immortal Cave! I wonder what Fellow Daoist thinks?"

Just as he stated the first condition, Baijiaowang narrowed his eyes, staring fixedly at the changes on Zhang Nuo's face. As long as he showed the slightest sign of disagreement, perhaps he would strike immediately!

"This is only natural! Zhang only borrowed the immortal cave for a period of time; how could I not return it after using it?"

As he spoke, Zhang Nuo flipped one hand, and a magic array disk was taken out, which he casually tossed toward Baijiaowang! After all, the useful items in that cave abode had already been collected by Chunyangzi; even if he told the Sea Flood Dragon Clan the method to enter and exit the cave, they could only use it as a place for cultivation!

Seeing that Zhang Nuo handed over the array disk without the slightest hesitation, Baijiaowang reached out to catch it, swept his Divine Sense over it slightly, and then nodded!

"Since Fellow Daoist has agreed to the first condition, then the second condition is that while you are on the Xianhuan Continent, you are not allowed to strike against the members of my Sea Flood Dragon Clan! Furthermore, if you encounter my clansmen in distress, you must offer assistance if you are able to protect yourself!"

Hearing this condition, Zhang Nuo pondered for a moment, then said with great difficulty:

"Flood Dragon King, what if your clansmen want to harm me? Am I not allowed to strike back then?"

"That is naturally not the case! If my clansmen are at fault first, Fellow Daoist does not need to abide by this agreement!"

"Good! I agree to this as well!"

Zhang Nuo agreed in one breath! Not striking against the cultivators of the Sea Flood Dragon Clan—this point he could completely achieve! As for saving the other party when they were in distress, whether he saw it or didn't see it was entirely up to him to decide!

"Haha! Since Fellow Daoist has agreed to these two conditions, please wait a moment; I will go and test whether this array disk can truly open the immortal cave!"

After a long laugh, Baijiaowang said with great joy!

"Flood Dragon King, please go ahead! By the way, the specific method for using the array disk is recorded on it. I believe that with the Flood Dragon King's aptitude, you should be able to learn it in a moment!"

Just as Baijiaowang flew toward the bottom of the lake, Zhang Nuo said in a deep voice. He stood in place without moving, just watching quietly as Baijiaowang submerged into the lake water.

After about half an hour, a spatial fluctuation occurred on the surface of the lake, and Baijiaowang's figure flashed out. The next moment, with another flash, he appeared before Zhang Nuo.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang truly did not break your word! This array disk can indeed open the immortal cave. Since that is the case, Fellow Daoist may leave on your own!"

After verifying the authenticity of the array disk, Baijiaowang cupped his fists slightly toward Zhang Nuo.

"Many thanks, Flood Dragon King!"

After Zhang Nuo simply exchanged a few polite words, his escape light rose suddenly, and he transformed into a long rainbow, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye!

Watching Zhang Nuo's receding back, a sharp look appeared in Baijiaowang's eyes! At this moment, from somewhere on the immortal mountain, a streak of escape light shot toward Baijiaowang. As the light faded, it revealed the figure of the Water Flood Dragon.

This demon tilted its head slightly and asked in great confusion:

"Boss! Why did you let him go so easily?"

"If I didn't let him go, do you want to fight him?"

With a gloomy face, Baijiaowang said unpleasantly.

"This... of course I can't! But isn't there you, Boss? Could it be that a cultivator who just condensed a Nascent Soul could be a match for you, Boss?"

After being reprimanded, the Water Flood Dragon blushed and said.

"Hmph! You saw the scene where his primordial spirit collected the Golden Light falling from the sky; the magnitude of this person's divine abilities is likely beyond our imagination! Even I cannot guarantee that I could destroy him without being unscathed! In that case, it is better to grant him a favor! At least we won't have one more enemy!"

After saying a few words with some unwillingness, Baijiaowang looked toward the direction of the lake! After using the array disk provided by Zhang Nuo to enter the immortal cave, although he discovered that many things were missing inside, it was not good to go and ask Zhang Nuo for them! After all, with the Sea Flood Dragon Clan's attainments in Arrays and Restrictions, they might not be able to open the immortal cave even after another few hundred years!

Although they had suffered a loss, it was still much better than having no immortal cave and just guarding an empty immortal mountain!

"Let's just leave this matter at that! You go and organize the people now! Cultivate in the immortal cave according to the level of their cultivation, and strive to improve our strength as soon as possible, so as to stabilize our position within the immortal mountain!"

Throwing the array disk in his hand to the Water Flood Dragon, Baijiaowang said with a stern expression!

The Water Flood Dragon took the array disk, nodded slightly, and then transformed into a streak of escape light and flew away!

Zhang Nuo, inside the escape light, felt the flight speed, which was completely different from before, and his heart felt as if two doors had been opened; he felt much more relieved!

"Kid Zhang, stop being happy for a moment; think about where we should go!"

Since he had entered the Nascent Soul Stage, what Chunyangzi cared about most was how Zhang Nuo would search for a Pure Yang Body in the future! But he could not urge Zhang Nuo over and over again, so he could only ask tactfully.

"Senior, do you think those major factions would accept me with my current cultivation?"

Zhang Nuo smiled faintly, as if telling a joke.

"Nonsense! With your current cultivation, you could open a sect on your own! Those major factions would naturally be dying to have you join!"

"Since that is the case! Then we will first find a faction to join, and then find a way to occupy this faction. In this way, it will be much easier than creating a faction ourselves!"

Sensing that Chunyangzi was becoming impatient, Zhang Nuo hurriedly explained.

"Oh my! I say, young Zhang, you look quite honest and steady on the surface, but I never expected you to be so cunning inside! To think you'd actually want to pull a 'stealing the sky and changing the sun' trick!"

Zhang Nuo did not know if Chunyangzi was praising him or scolding him with these words! It felt a bit strange to hear!

"Hehe! Isn't this also for the sake of speed? If I find the Pure Yang Body that you need a day earlier, can't you begin your cultivation a day earlier? Perhaps you might even be able to take me back to the Immortal World together with you?"

After a light chuckle, Zhang Nuo said this in a teasing tone.

"Let's not talk about that for now! Do you have any power in mind that you want to replace?"

After a slight hesitation, Zhang Nuo's expression tightened, and he said very solemnly:

"Giant Spirit Pavilion!"

Upon hearing this, Chunyangzi thought about it for a moment and felt that Zhang Nuo's idea was actually quite good! First of all, the Giant Spirit Pavilion was not a family-style existence, and there were no blood relations between the cultivators; as long as the Pavilion Master was replaced in a legitimate manner, it would absolutely not cause too much of a commotion!

Furthermore, Yang Potian had a favorable impression of Zhang Nuo back then, so if he defected there now, it would not arouse the other party's suspicion! It was just that he did not know who the other two leaders of the Giant Spirit Pavilion were! If they were as easy to talk to as Yang Potian, then things would be even easier to handle!

After the two discussed the details, they settled on this matter! However, the whereabouts of the Giant Spirit Pavilion's group had become the biggest problem at this moment! Zhang Nuo had to find some cultivators to learn about the recent situation of the Giant Spirit Pavilion over these years so that he could be prepared!