Chapter 430: Rapid Rise

Through these several years of observation, Zhang Nuo finally discovered that the "Four Spirits Square Cauldron" was indeed a rare treasure; it could resist the intrusion of cold air for long periods, and its value had long since exceeded any Magic Treasure on his person! Overall, if not for the existence of the "Four Spirits Square Cauldron," Zhang Nuo and Su Haizhen would have long since turned into icicles!

One year later, Su Haizhen's cultivation base finally stabilized. Looking at his beloved who had already stepped into the Nascent Soul Stage, Zhang Nuo was overjoyed. As fellow Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, their Dual Cultivation Technique would be even more harmonious! Previously, when they practiced the Dual Cultivation Technique, it was like an adult partnering with a child; due to the disparity in cultivation, there were always some imperfections. But now, as both were Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, it was like two adults being together!

Since Su Haizhen's cultivation had improved, the next step was to practice the methods corresponding to the Nascent Soul Stage! Given the strength of the Su Family, they had prepared Nascent Soul Stage techniques for her many years ago, so there was no need to worry about a lack of techniques at this time.

As for Zhang Nuo, it went without saying; he had not yet finished practicing his previous techniques and had no time to learn new ones. Besides continuing to practice the "Immovable Underworld King," the "Shangqing Sword Art" was his top priority. He only possessed the techniques for the first ten layers of the sword art, and Zhang Nuo had only cultivated to the Ninth Layer!

Being only one layer away from minor success, he decided to finish one thing at a time, so Zhang Nuo started with the "Shangqing Sword Art." As for the remaining supernatural abilities, Zhang Nuo was not in a hurry, because apart from the "Shangqing Sword Art" and "Immovable Underworld King," the others were all auxiliary techniques! They could be practiced sooner or later!

Thinking this way in his heart, he began to practice according to the plan he had made in advance! Su Haizhen, with the primary goal of laying a solid foundation, diligently practiced several Nascent Soul Stage techniques!

Unknowingly, these two had spent another twenty years inside the Small Tripod, and they were completely unaware of the earth-shaking changes happening outside!

In these twenty years, the Great Underworld Mansion rose rapidly on the Xianhuan Continent. Ever since the "Master" arrived, he had forcibly raised the cultivation bases of the Demon Emperor, Qin Xiaofeng, and Chi Bilie to the late Nascent Soul Stage. In this way, the Great Underworld Mansion suddenly gained three experts at the late Nascent Soul Stage!

However, this method of rapidly increasing cultivation used by the "Master" also had some drawbacks. First was the sustainability of the cultivation; the cultivation of those who were boosted could only last for a maximum of one hundred years. If they could not break through the Nascent Soul Stage bottleneck and enter the Spirit Severing Stage within a hundred years, their cultivation would fall back to their previous levels!

Although the Demon Emperor and the others were well aware of this, they had no choice but to accept it. After all, with their own cultivation speeds, it was basically impossible to advance to the late Nascent Soul Stage in such a short time!

The Demon Emperor had other thoughts in his heart; he was absolutely confident that he could break through to the Spirit Severing Stage within a hundred years. By that time, after ascending to the Demon Realm, he believed that no matter how great the "Master's" supernatural powers were, he would definitely not pursue him to the Demon Realm!

After helping these three improve their cultivation, it was finally Jin Buhuan's turn. The Master did not immediately set out to improve his strength, but instead asked him in detail about the process of his fight with Zhang Nuo!

Jin Buhuan dared not hide anything and told everything in detail. After listening, the Master's face turned gloomy! From Jin Buhuan's description, it was not hard to see that Zhang Nuo possessed two great treasures of the Underworld! The "Hell Butterfly" and the "Nether Divine Tree"!

How could a nameless little cultivator from the Human Realm possess these two heavy treasures? One must know that these two items were definitely not things one could easily obtain, even in the Underworld! After several rounds of questioning, the Master saw there was no more useful information, so he gave Jin Buhuan some pills and told him how to take them. He would help him improve his rank after he recovered his previous cultivation!

Holding the pills and exiting the Master's room, Jin Buhuan cursed Zhang Nuo to the ground in his heart. If not for him, he would probably have advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage by now! But things had reached this point, and he could not blame others; who told him to be so unlucky as to cross paths with Zhang Nuo back then?

After the cultivation of Qin Xiaofeng and the others improved, they began to provoke other forces on the Xianhuan Continent. The Great Underworld Mansion wanted to monopolize this treasure land! However, the vast Xianhuan Continent was full of various divine people, and for a time, there were several tough nuts to crack that gave Qin Xiaofeng and the others a great headache!

After several major battles, the Great Underworld Mansion also suffered not insignificant losses! Originally, there were not many cultivators in the Great Underworld Mansion, and they had only wiped out several forces by relying on their strong overall cultivation. But if they really encountered a large cultivation sect, they had no way to take it down quickly!

Just as the Great Underworld Mansion was resting and regrouping, news came from the First Immortal Mountain. It was said that Lu Yuhou had appeared again, and his cultivation at this time had also greatly improved, almost stepping into the Spirit Severing Stage!

This news was no less than several thunderclaps sounding simultaneously over the Xianhuan Continent. When Lu Yuhou was at the Nascent Soul Stage, his supernatural powers were already terrifying, and now he had entered the Spirit Severing Stage! The consequences were simply unimaginable! For a time, cultivators across the entire Xianhuan Continent felt insecure, and no one dared to step into the First Immortal Mountain again!

At this time, the First Immortal Mountain had finally become the number one place of doom! Everyone turned pale at the mention of it! Likewise, this news reached the Great Underworld Mansion. After the Master received this news, his expression could not help but become solemn, and he pondered the reasons behind it in his heart!

"Master! That Lu Yuhou must have been subjected to Possession! Otherwise, his cultivation would not have climbed so fast!"

Qin Xiaofeng stood before the Master, lowering his head and saying in a deep voice.

"I don't need you to tell me that; I had already guessed it! However, the fact that his cultivation could improve so quickly in a short time is indeed unexpected! It seems it is time for me to take a trip to the First Immortal Mountain!"

From within the black robe, two chilling gazes could no longer be concealed and shot out! One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers; if the Great Underworld Mansion wanted to dominate the Xianhuan Continent, it had to pull out the sharpest poisonous fang! Invisibly, Lu Yuhou had become that poisonous fang!

Qin Xiaofeng looked up at the Master, his eyes full of terror! He had heard from those cultivators who escaped that the moment Lu Yuhou made a move, he wiped out several Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, and it took almost no effort. He had never truly seen the Master make a move, nor did he know what his specific supernatural powers were like!

"Master! Do you want to take a few people with you on this trip?"

"No need! With your cultivation, you wouldn't last a few rounds under Lu Yuhou! If things go wrong, you might even lose your lives. I can go alone!"

As the Master spoke, his figure slowly stood up, and then one foot stepped forward nonchalantly! Suddenly, Qin Xiaofeng only felt a blur before his eyes, and a slight breeze swept past him. When he looked up, he couldn't help but gasp! He saw that the Master, who was just in front of him, was already hundreds of feet away in the blink of an eye!

He did not expect that a single step could cover such a distance! Although Qin Xiaofeng also had a late Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, he still could not achieve this! Terrified in his heart, he had to reconsider the true cultivation of this Master!

With a few flickers of his figure, the Master left "Hongjun Immortal Mountain" and flew toward the direction of the First Immortal Mountain! His flight speed was far faster than that of Qin Xiaofeng and the others. Several days later, a streak of light landed on the First Immortal Mountain!

At this time, the First Immortal Mountain was like a place of great doom; within a radius of several thousand miles, there were no cultivators active, and what could occasionally be seen were only some demonic beasts!

Flying through the First Immortal Mountain, the Master continuously released his Divine Sense to sense everything around him! Just as he reached the mountainside, a black light swept out from somewhere underground and flew directly toward him!

His figure paused, and the eyes under the black robe revealed two sharp glints. He swept his Divine Sense toward the incoming object and discovered it was a cultivator with a cultivation base of about the middle Nascent Soul Stage!

With two soft sounds of *swish swish*, the cultivator flying toward the Master didn't even speak, and as soon as he made a move, he attacked with two Magic Treasures!

"Seeking death!"

When had the Master ever received such treatment? He reached out with one hand and grabbed into the void in the direction from which the two Magic Treasures were attacking. Immediately, several loud *boom* sounds came from mid-air, and at that moment, the void around the Magic Treasures instantly collapsed! In the blink of an eye, it swallowed the two Magic Treasures, and when the void closed again, the Magic Treasures had also disappeared!

This supernatural ability, I am afraid that even Baijiaowang would be left in the dust if he saw it. Baijiaowang's understanding of the void was only inherited from his Heavenly Demon Bloodline, but the Master's move utilized Heaven and Earth Origin Qi! There was a vast difference between the two!

The black shadow that had been rushing toward the Master stopped instantly! Demonic Qi swirled in his eyes, and he remained silent!

Carefully examining the cultivator in the distance, the Master suddenly let out a long whistle!

"Hehe! So it's just a 'Demon Slave'! It seems that the person occupying this place must be a cultivator from the Demon Realm!"

Just as his voice fell, he saw his figure move strangely, and he instantly rushed in front of the cultivator he called a "Demon Slave," his five fingers quickly sweeping past his face! It was as if he were grabbing something!

After the Master's palm swept past, a burst of white gas erupted from the cultivator's body and turned into nothingness in the blink of an eye! Immediately after, the cultivator closed his eyes, as if he had lost consciousness, and fell headfirst toward the ground!

Killing a middle Nascent Soul Stage cultivator with a mere wave of his hand—if others had seen this, they would surely have exclaimed in shock! After doing all this, the Master looked up at the sky, silently operated his Mysterious Technique, and shouted loudly:

"Fellow Daoist of this place, can you come out and meet me?"