Chapter 358: The Raging Gale

Zhang Nuo's expression shifted, and his brows furrowed. He had only used two layers of his cultivation power to activate the Autumn Water Human World, yet he hadn't expected it to fail to break even a mere refined steel shield! The disheveled-haired man fleeing ahead felt a surge of joy! Just as he thought to retract the Small Shield, what happened next caused his complexion to change drastically, and he dared not pause his figure for even an instant!

It was seen that the previously intact black refined steel shield suddenly erupted with numerous cracks on its surface, and in the blink of an eye, with a "clatter," it shattered into countless fragments!

The disheveled-haired man didn't need to think to know that the reason the Small Shield ended up like this was undoubtedly inseparable from Zhang Nuo's Wind Blade attack just now! Fortunately, these attacks hadn't struck his body; otherwise, he feared not even a corpse would have remained!

His furrowed brows smoothed out, and Zhang Nuo nodded slightly. Viewed this way, the power of this folding fan refined by Chunyangzi was quite significant! Immediately, he looked up at the disheveled-haired man, raised one arm high, and with a fierce downward swing, let out a muffled grunt!

Whoosh! As a layer of spiritual light flowed across the surface of the folding fan, a violent gale suddenly erupted. The sound of the void being torn apart was like ghosts weeping and wolves howling! In a single sweep, the gale reached behind the disheveled-haired man, wrapping around him, and a shrill, miserable scream emanated from within the gale!

"Ah~!"

After the scream, a ball of Blood Mist remained in the sky, but the figure of the disheveled-haired man could not be found at all! Zhang Nuo raised an eyebrow and gently stroked the folding fan in his hand. Although this was his first time using this treasure, it felt handy and smooth, without the slightest sense of awkwardness!

Below the light curtain, Yang Huzi and Liu Qingshan saw the disheveled-haired man being slain, and joy appeared on their faces! It seemed they were saved this time! Some were happy while others were sad! The moment the yellow-robed old man saw Zhang Nuo kill the disheveled-haired man with a flick of his finger, his heart instantly turned cold! After meticulously planning for such a long time, the fat meat right at his mouth was gone!

However, compared to their lives, the things inside the light curtain below were less precious! After the three exchanged glances, escape light surged from their bodies, and they intended to flee!

Zhang Nuo merely swept a glance at them, moved his shoulders, and black Butterfly Wings rapidly grew out from his back. With a single vibration, his body blocked the path of the three like a light breeze!

Just as the escape light on the yellow-robed old man's body rose, a tremendous pressure suddenly descended, forcing it back down against his will. The other two fared no better! Their bodies, which had just left the ground, fell back to their original positions!

This shock was no small matter. The three had never dreamed that the young cultivator before them could prevent them from controlling their escape light simply by relying on the pressure radiating from his body!

Before the three could make their next move, Zhang Nuo lightly raised two fingers. With a "chi" sound of piercing through the air, a white Sword Qi shot from his fingertips, directly severing one of the yellow-robed old man's arms!

Seeing the arm fall to the ground, the yellow-robed old man realized his arm had been cut off! He let out a miserable howl and clutched the wound with his other hand!

"If you don't want to die, don't move!"

Zhang Nuo's icy words rang out, and his gaze immediately fell upon the gray-robed Daoist!

"Dispel the array and let them out!"

The soft, light voice contained no pressure, but to the ears of the gray-robed Daoist, it was like a thunderclap. He tentatively tried to explain, but Zhang Nuo raised his hand again, pointing his fingertip directly at him!

"Senior, stop! This junior will stop the array immediately!"

Having the yellow-robed old man's example before him, how could the gray-robed Daoist not understand what Zhang Nuo wanted to do? He hurriedly shouted and tapped the Array Disk in his hand several times!

In an instant, the light curtains on both sides of the mountain withdrew at a speed visible to the naked eye and finally vanished completely! As the array was dispelled, the color drained from the gray-robed Daoist's face! Given Yang Huzi's personality, he would never let him off no matter what!

Sure enough, a brilliant rainbow was seen rushing out from the bottom of the canyon, landing before Zhang Nuo in the blink of an eye.

"Haha! Daoist Zhang, I didn't expect it to really be you!"

Yang Huzi laughed heartily, as if he hadn't been in danger just moments ago! After sensing Zhang Nuo's cultivation level, he quickly changed his form of address!

"Daoist Yang! Are the people who set up the array all here? How do you intend to deal with them?"

Zhang Nuo smiled faintly, his gaze falling on the yellow-robed old man and the other two!

"Zhao Quke! Hehe! Did you ever think you would fall into my, Yang Huzi's, hands again?"

Reaching out to cast three Restrictions, Yang Huzi sealed the magic power of the three, then walked up to the gray-robed Daoist and said in a deep voice.

At this moment, the Daoist's legs had long since gone weak from fear. He had no strength left to speak and only looked at Yang Huzi with a pleading expression!

"Senior Yang, all of this was instigated by Zhao Quke! Even this Hunyuan Array was refined by him single-handedly!"

The young woman surnamed Li rolled her eyes and said fawningly to Yang Huzi.

"You... you bitch!"

The gray-robed Daoist trembled all over with rage. Wasn't this pushing him onto the road to death? It seemed an old saying was very true! The sting in the green snake's mouth, the needle on the red scorpion's tail, neither is as poisonous as a woman's heart!

"Hehe! No need for nonsense! None of you three will leave here alive today!"

As Yang Huzi said this, he raised his hands repeatedly. Three rays of light rolled out from his sleeves, followed by three muffled thuds! The heads of the yellow-robed old man and the others all burst open! Their corpses collapsed directly to the ground!

After finishing all this, Yang Huzi turned his head and thanked Zhang Nuo again. In the depths of Zhang Nuo's pupils, a flash of cold light flickered; this Third Leader of the Giant Spirit Pavilion was truly ruthless, not leaving a single survivor!

At this time, after Liu Qingshan finished arranging the matters below, he also came to Zhang Nuo's side!

"Haha! Little Friend Zhang... ah no! Senior Zhang! Many thanks for your help this time; otherwise, our Giant Spirit Pavilion would have suffered a great loss!"

Liu Qingshan had originally wanted to call Zhang Nuo "little friend," but he instantly sensed the increase in his cultivation and changed his address immediately.

"Brother Liu, we have known each other for many years, why be so formal? It is better to address each other as brothers in the future!"

Not having seen him for decades, Zhang Nuo was still the same, having not changed at all. Liu Qingshan's face lit up with joy, and he nodded in agreement!

"Tell me, Daoist Zhang, why did you suddenly appear here?"

Although Yang Huzi was a man of rough appearance, he was meticulous in his thinking. After his thoughts turned rapidly, he asked nonchalantly.

"Sigh! It's a long story! When I was at Tianqi Immortal Mountain, I was hunted by enemies. With no other choice, I used a ruse of faked death and then hid in the Immortal Mountain to cultivate. It was only recently that I entered the Nascent Soul Stage! I didn't expect the Sea Flood Dragon Clan, who occupies Tianqi Immortal Mountain, to be very dissatisfied with me secretly cultivating on their mountain! In the end, I had to agree to two of their conditions to be able to leave safely!"

After Zhang Nuo briefly explained what happened, his gaze swept over Yang Huzi and Liu Qingshan. He saw that their expressions were slightly strange; hearing these things was like listening to a legendary tale!

"This is not a place for conversation. If Little Friend Zhang doesn't mind, why not travel with us? The Giant Spirit Pavilion has just obtained an Immortal Mountain in the depths of the Xianhuan Continent, but our influence has not yet stabilized! I ask that Little Friend Zhang lend us a hand!"

Liu Qingshan secretly glanced at Yang Huzi, and after receiving his tacit approval, he extended the invitation to Zhang Nuo! Upon hearing this, Zhang Nuo was secretly delighted; this was exactly the result he wanted!

However, he did not show any particular joy. After pretending to ponder for a moment, he nodded in agreement! Liu Qingshan was overjoyed; if they had the protection of a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator on the road, the goods they were transporting would certainly arrive safely!

Just as the three wanted to turn and leave, Zhang Nuo turned his head to look at the three corpses on the ground. A bloodstain split open on his right palm, and three green branches like vines stretched out. With a single coil, they wrapped around the three corpses and, in the blink of an eye, pulled them into his palm!

Yang Huzi's eyes went somewhat blank watching this. Why was Zhang Nuo collecting the corpses of these cultivators? Could it be that he knew some secret technique for controlling corpses?

Since they had just met, it was not appropriate to ask too much, so he had to keep the question in his heart to explore slowly in the future! The three returned to the front of the giant carriage and counted the people. The team that originally had dozens of people now had only a dozen or so left after the baptism of the Hunyuan Array!

However, the only thing to be thankful for was that the two ox-like spirit beasts pulling the carriage were not injured, so they could still move forward! After burying the fallen cultivators on the spot, Zhang Nuo followed the Giant Spirit Pavilion group forward!

Along the way, Zhang Nuo learned a lot about the Giant Spirit Pavilion from Liu Qingshan! In the last dozen years or so, the Giant Spirit Pavilion had, by a stroke of luck, obtained an Immortal Mountain. This Immortal Mountain ranked seventh on the list of the Thirty-Six Immortal Mountains and was named: Yulong!

Hearing this news, Zhang Nuo couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart. Given the influence of the Giant Spirit Pavilion, obtaining an Immortal Mountain in the top ten was truly not easy!

At the same time, Zhang Nuo received another piece of news: the Giant Spirit Pavilion's main leader, Zhou Huizheng, was personally sitting in command on the Immortal Mountain! It seemed the Giant Spirit Pavilion had moved its entire base, determined to hold onto Yulong Immortal Mountain at any cost!

When Zhang Nuo asked what was being carried in the giant carriage, Liu Qingshan did not hide it at all!

"Little Friend Zhang, inside the carriage are the array materials we collected from various towns. Additionally, there is one very important item: the ancient Transmission Array passed down through the Giant Spirit Pavilion for many years! Due to the craftsmanship involved, I fear no one in the Human Realm today can build it, so we had no choice but to move it here intact. As long as we have this Transmission Array, we will have a constant supply of materials transported over! By then, holding the Immortal Mountain will absolutely be no problem!"

A Transmission Array? Zhang Nuo would never have imagined that inside the giant carriage pulled by two spirit beasts was actually an ancient Transmission Array! No wonder they didn't dare to travel by air! They were afraid that if they were ambushed and fell from mid-air, the array would be broken!