Chapter 418: Ten Thousand Year Calamity

Now that he had figured out the origins of the Buddha and the Demon, a weight in Zhang Nuo's heart finally lifted! It turned out that the thing inside his body really was a demonic object, and furthermore, it was a divine sense split from a famous figure of the Demon Realm!

"So you are also a senior from the Demon Realm! I have truly been disrespectful!"

The solemn expression on his face vanished completely; Zhang Nuo smiled lightly, paying no mind at all to the greedy look in Jiemie Heshang's eyes!

"Enough useless talk! Have you made up your mind?"

"I have! I will not go with you!"

In truth, the monk had already anticipated Zhang Nuo's answer to some extent, so when he heard these words, he was not surprised at all. He gave a cold, sinister smile and intended to strike to capture Zhang Nuo, but at this moment, Zhang Nuo shouted loudly:

"Wait! I would like to show you something, Master!"

"What thing? You brat had better not play any tricks on me, otherwise you will suffer more!"

Watching Zhang Nuo cautiously, and seeing that he had no intention of attacking, Jiemie Heshang felt a wave of suspicion!

"Master will know once you see it!"

As he spoke, Zhang Nuo raised his right hand, and a bloodstain split open on his palm. Following this, a black radiance flashed out, and in the blink of an eye, a black Kuluotou appeared before him!

"I say, brat, why did you bring me out again?"

Baji Laomo was extremely displeased, his lower jaw moving repeatedly to produce the sound of teeth clashing together! Zhang Nuo did not explain, only pointing his finger at Jiemie Heshang opposite them. The old demon did not understand the meaning, and when he turned his head back to look, his single silver eye was filled with astonishment!

"Jiemie! You are still alive!"

As if he had seen a monster, it took Baji Laomo a long time to utter this single sentence!

"You are..."

Looking at the black Kuluotou, Jiemie had a feeling that was both very distant and very familiar. But for a moment, he could not recall it at all!

"I am Baji!"

The black skull at this time had no skin or flesh, and there was no way to tell what expression was on his face, but the moment the two words "Baji" were spoken, Jiemie Heshang's body rapidly retreated a few steps.

"You... how did you become like this?"

It seemed these two had known each other before and were quite familiar with one another; upon hearing that this black skull was indeed Baji Laomo, the monk was greatly shocked!

"Sigh! Don't mention it. I was tortured by a group of cultivators from the Great Underworld Mansion for a long time, and only then was I saved by Zhang Nuo! Why are you completely fine, and your physical body is still intact? It's just that your cultivation has dropped!"

Baji was lost in thought, his one eye constantly sizing up Jiemie Heshang.

"Actually, I am not much better off than you!"

As he spoke, the monk took a deep breath. One could see the skin on his body peeling off at a speed visible to the naked eye, just like withered tree bark. In the blink of an eye, only a complete skeleton remained, along with the Relic burning with flames at the heart position! After Baji glanced at it, the surprise in his heart finally vanished! It turned out this monk was not much different from himself!

It was not the first time Zhang Nuo had seen the monk's true form, so he was not surprised. It seemed his original conjecture was entirely correct: there really was some sort of connection between Jiemie Heshang and Baji Laomo. Both of these two came from the Demon Realm, and their cultivation levels while in the Demon Realm were not weak either. It looked like they must have come to the Human Realm because of the same matter!

What exactly was this matter? Even cultivators of their great ability could not protect themselves! And then there was Chunyangzi. Calculating carefully, the time Baji mentioned entering the Human Realm was not long after Chunyangzi's. In particular, these two shared a common point: they both kept their mouths shut about how they came to the Human Realm. Chunyangzi had only mentioned in passing that he had come to the Human Realm because he was heavily wounded by an opponent during some great battle!

A great battle! Zhang Nuo's brows suddenly furrowed tightly! With Chunyangzi's cultivation back then, what kind of great battle could have caused him to fall? While he was lost in wild thoughts, Baji Laomo and Jiemie Heshang chatted a great deal! What made him feel somewhat surprised was that Chunyangzi remained completely silent; he was hiding inside Zhang Nuo's body, quietly listening to the conversation between the two!

"Chunyangzi, how much longer do you intend to play dead? Come out quickly!"

Baji Laomo turned his head and spoke toward Zhang Nuo's body. This time, Zhang Nuo was inwardly delighted! He sent a voice transmission to Chunyangzi.

"Senior, this time it wasn't me who betrayed you!"

"Hmph! If you hadn't released Baji, how could the current situation have arisen? If this Remnant Soul of mine is destroyed, I will not let you off even if I become a ghost!"

Chunyangzi was greatly enraged, but since his name had been called, it was no longer convenient to hide. Immediately, a red light flashed within Zhang Nuo's body, and in a blink, a crimson phantom appeared by Zhang Nuo's side!

"Haha! Chunyangzi, I didn't expect you to be in an even more miserable state than the two of us, left with only a Remnant Soul!"

Jiemie Heshang laughed loudly, as if he had picked up a great bargain! Suddenly, the monk seemed to remember something, and his tone shifted as he said again:

"When Zhang Nuo entered my 'Immortal Palace' back then, you were already inside his body, right? Why didn't you come out to meet me at that time?"

"Fellow Daoist Jiemie, with that appearance you had back then, I didn't recognize that it was you!"

Chunyangzi glanced sideways at the monk, speaking in an unpleasant tone.

"Hmph! I think you were afraid that I would strike and destroy you!"

Without realizing it, their conversation began to carry a thick scent of gunpowder. Zhang Nuo frowned, and with one hand, he pinched a Dharma seal inside his robe sleeve. If the monk really intended to do anything detrimental to Chunyangzi, he would strike immediately; even if he knew he was no match, he would still put up a fight!

However, things did not develop as Zhang Nuo had imagined. Chunyangzi did not care at all about Jiemie Heshang's threat, because at that time, he truly did not know that the Skull Monk was the famous Jiemie of the Demon Realm!

"Jiemie, forget it. We have both fallen into this state, what is there left to fight over?"

Baji Laomo's words made the monk calm down somewhat!

"The Immortal World and the Demon Realm have always been at odds. If it weren't for the 'Ten Thousand Year Calamity', we could never have joined forces!"

The monk's words allowed Zhang Nuo to hear a term: "Ten Thousand Year Calamity". It seemed this had a great deal to do with the fall of Chunyangzi and the others. The "Ten Thousand Year Calamity" must have been an extremely tragic great battle! A great battle where two realms joined forces—then who was the enemy? Zhang Nuo finally could not hold back, and he asked the Chunyangzi at his side:

"Senior, what is the 'Ten Thousand Year Calamity'?"

"I will tell you about this later! Better to consider the monk before us first!"

With a solemn face, Chunyangzi still harbored wariness toward Jiemie Heshang!

"Does Zhang Nuo think he can still leave after meeting me today? Although this child's cultivation has advanced greatly under your guidance, he will absolutely not escape from this old monk's palm!"

Jiemie's cold laughter made the flames on the Relic inside his body tremble incessantly!

"Hmph! Do not underestimate him! You will suffer for it if you do! Go!"

With a cold snort, Chunyangzi feigned confidence, his figure flashing and disappearing into Zhang Nuo's body. Upon hearing the word "go", Zhang Nuo waved his right hand, taking back Baji Laomo, and then moved his shoulders. Black Butterfly Wings appeared on his back, and in the next moment, they wrapped around him, causing him to vanish from the spot without a trace!

Subsequently, high in the sky several hundred zhang away, Zhang Nuo appeared out of thin air. The black wings on his back flapped lightly, turning into a startling rainbow as he fled toward the horizon!

"Want to leave! Not that easy!"

Although Jiemie Heshang knew Zhang Nuo intended to flee, he absolutely did not expect such speed. In almost the blink of an eye, the person was already several hundred zhang away!

Having finally found a way to subdue the split sense within the prayer beads, how could Jiemie let it go! His escape light surged, and he chased after Zhang Nuo!

With Zhang Nuo's Nascent Soul Middle Stage escape speed, plus the amplification of the Butterfly Wings, he simply could not shake off Jiemie Heshang!

"Senior! This monk's escape light is too fast; I'm afraid I cannot escape by relying on speed alone!"

"Run first! Do not fight him! You are simply no match for him!"

Chunyangzi was also frustrated! On this trip to the First Immortal Mountain, he had hoped to find something to restrain demonic objects, but he had not expected to provoke Jiemie Heshang! If Zhang Nuo could not shake off the monk in a short time, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Zhang Nuo did not even dare to turn his head, his heart set solely on fleeing; high above the Xian Mountain, two streaks of light chased each other rapidly, and at this moment, no one cared about the hidden spatial rifts anymore! They just charged forward with their heads down!

"Senior! What exactly is the 'Ten Thousand Year Calamity'?"

While fleeing for his life, Zhang Nuo did not forget to ask Chunyangzi about the 'Ten Thousand Year Calamity'!

"This is a long story. The so-called 'Ten Thousand Year Calamity' is what the various higher realms call that great war! Back then, a powerful demonic beast was capable of traveling across realms! It first destroyed several small realms, and finally, it was the Demon Realm's turn! At that time, the Demon Realm did not lack high-level cultivators, but facing that powerful demonic beast, they still had no way to stop the destruction of the Demon Realm. Later, forced by desperation, the Demon Realm had no choice but to seek help from several other realms."

Zhang Nuo listened in confusion; after all, he had not yet come into contact with other realms and had only stayed in the Human Realm. Furthermore, what exactly was that powerful demonic beast Chunyangzi spoke of, that even many high-level cultivators of the Demon Realm joining forces could not slay it! It was simply too terrifying!

"And then what happened?"

"Later, by offering a great many benefits, the Demon Realm finally persuaded several other realms. Everyone gathered the most powerful cultivators from their respective realms and entered the Demon Realm together! I myself perished in that very battle! Thinking back on that great war now, I still feel a lingering fear!"

Chunyangzi's voice began to tremble, and from it, Zhang Nuo could sense the tragic nature of that battle! The strong from several realms had gathered together, yet they still had no way to slay that demonic beast! And a great number of cultivators had perished!

Thinking this in his heart, Zhang Nuo became all the more interested in that demonic beast capable of traveling across realms!

"Senior, how was the demonic beast eventually slain?"

"Slain! Heh! In the end, no one was able to slay it; it was only that several Great Vehicle stage cultivators used a supreme Array to seal it away! Only then was the Demon Realm preserved!"

Zhang Nuo's heart stirred! Listening to Chunyangzi's meaning, that demonic beast was still not dead!