Chapter 440: Reviving the Heroic Spirit of Yesteryear

"Fourth Master! You returned at just the right time; if you had been even a moment later, I fear you wouldn't have been able to see me!"

Yang Huzi flew over to Zhang Nuo's side, laughing heartily, his previous look of sorrow completely gone!

"Why don't I see the Pavilion Master? Where is the old gentleman?"

Zhang Nuo had scanned the battlefield for a long time but had not discovered Zhou Huizheng! Upon hearing this, Yang Huzi was somewhat stunned. Zhou Huizheng had gone to the First Immortal Mountain with Zhang Nuo back then; could it be that the other party did not know that Zhou Huizheng had already fallen?

"The Pavilion Master has already fallen inside the First Immortal Mountain!"

Once these words were spoken, Zhang Nuo's brows instantly locked together, because before he fell into the Cold Pool, he clearly remembered Zhou Huizheng still struggling to escape with Su Mubai. Could it be that they fell afterward?

During the time Yang Huzi and Shi Liang were in a standoff, Zhang Nuo had returned to Yulong Immortal Mountain. After passing through several small teleportation arrays, he arrived near the main hall. At this moment, he discovered that Liu Qingshan and the others were gathering many disciples, preparing to escape by using this large teleportation array!

At the first sight of Zhang Nuo, Liu Qingshan thought it was a hallucination, but when he rubbed his eyes and looked again, he discovered that Zhang Nuo was still there!

When Zhang Nuo called his name, Liu Qingshan was so moved he was about to cry! For over a hundred years, he had always thought Zhang Nuo had fallen; he never expected him to appear before his eyes today! His dead heart ignited with vitality once more! After briefly speaking with Zhang Nuo about the Great Underworld Mansion, Zhang Nuo could wait no longer and brought everyone to the mountain gate! This was the first time he had heard about Zhou Huizheng's fall!

He let out a long sigh toward the sky; who knew how many cultivators had fallen inside during that trip to the First Immortal Mountain back then!

"Kid Zhang, what are you sighing for? Zhou Huizheng is dead, which is a great benefit to you! In this way, wouldn't this Yulong Immortal Mountain and the Giant Spirit Pavilion become your world?"

Chunyangzi sent a voice transmission to Zhang Nuo. Although Zhang Nuo's purpose for joining the Giant Spirit Pavilion previously was not pure, after long-term interaction with Zhou Huizheng and the others, he found they were not bad people and were completely sincere toward him! Now that his goal had been reached, Zhang Nuo still felt a sense of sorrow in his heart regarding Zhou Huizheng's fall!

"Although the Pavilion Master has fallen, you have returned! This is a stroke of luck within misfortune! In the future, we can dominate this Yulong Immortal Mountain again!"

Yang Huzi kept patting Zhang Nuo's shoulder, a surge of heroic spirit rising to the sky! For some reason, as long as Zhang Nuo was there, he felt confident in his heart! Even though the Great Underworld Mansion's power was not weak now.

Suddenly lowering his head, Zhang Nuo gave a bitter smile, then led the people back to Yulong Hall! Several important cultivators in the pavilion also arrived at the hall. After everyone was seated, Zhang Nuo asked about everything that had happened in the past hundred years, and finally, he told them about what he and Su Haizhen had encountered!

Everyone present was in an uproar! To be trapped at the bottom of the 'Nine Nether Cold Pool' and still be able to escape—one had to say this was a miracle!

"Haha! It seems Fellow Daoist Su has already married the Fourth Master! This is good too; from now on, our Yulong Immortal Mountain and Chen Jie Xian Shan will be one family!"

Yang Huzi looked at the two's cultivation levels and couldn't help but be greatly astonished. To be trapped at the bottom of the Cold Pool for over a hundred years and still have their cultivation levels improve to this degree after coming out was simply too baffling!

In fact, Zhang Nuo had omitted some important details in what he just described, which was why Yang Potian only had a partial understanding!

Su Haizhen smiled sweetly and did not say much, but suddenly her pretty face changed. A question occurred to her: her fourth uncle, Su Mubai, had also escaped with Zhou Huizheng back then—could he have fallen too?

"Fellow Daoist Yang, did my fourth uncle escape the First Immortal Mountain?"

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured! My uncle escaped safely back then and has long since returned to Chen Jie Xian Shan!"

Hearing this, Su Haizhen's heart finally settled! With Su Mubai's reputation as the 'Strange Array Divine Monarch', even if he couldn't beat Lu Yuhou, escaping shouldn't have been a problem!

"Fourth Master, since you have returned to the Immortal Mountain, I have a proposal: how about you take the position of Giant Spirit Pavilion Master?"

As Yang Huzi's thoughts turned, he didn't consult anyone else and wanted to hand the Pavilion Master's throne to Zhang Nuo! As soon as his voice fell, the entire hall was silent; everyone's gaze fell upon Zhang Nuo!

Yang Huzi had a bit of selfishness in doing this. At this time, Zhang Nuo and Su Haizhen were dual cultivation partners. With the relationship between these two, if anything were to happen to Yulong Immortal Mountain, the Su Family would definitely not sit idly by! If Zhang Nuo only existed in the Giant Spirit Pavilion as the Fourth Master, then even if the Su Family were to intervene, it might not be with their full strength!

But if Zhang Nuo's status changed to become the Pavilion Master of the Giant Spirit Pavilion, the nature of the matter would be completely different! The Giant Spirit Pavilion controlled Yulong Immortal Mountain, which was a big piece of fat; Su Mucheng would definitely not watch his son-in-law's property fall into the hands of the Great Underworld Mansion!

Yang Huzi's initiative to give up the Pavilion Master position also slightly startled Zhang Nuo. He really wanted to obtain the Giant Spirit Pavilion, but happiness had come too suddenly, making him somewhat unable to accept it! On the other hand, Zhang Nuo was a man with self-awareness; although his status in the pavilion was not low, if he were to take on this position, he feared many would oppose it.

Especially since there was still a Second Leader, Tian Zhili, on the Central Continent! It was said that this person had always been narrow-minded; coming to the Immortal Illusion Continent this time and leaving him behind to guard was also out of consideration for his temperament!

His gaze swept quickly over the crowd, and looking at the expressions on their faces, Zhang Nuo gave a faint smile and turned back to say to Yang Huzi:

"As for this matter, I think we should let it be! What virtue or ability do I have to occupy this Pavilion Master position!"

"Fourth Master! That's not right. Setting aside past matters, just take today's incident—if you hadn't appeared in time, I fear this Yulong Immortal Mountain would have changed its name! My request as Yang Potian is not an act of impulse, so everyone present, feel free to raise any questions!"

With a shift in his thoughts, Yang Huzi knew why Zhang Nuo had refused; he was afraid that someone in the pavilion would object. He stood up, tried his best to widen his eyes, and spoke loudly to the several leaders of the pavilion present.

At this time, who couldn't see Yang Huzi's intentions? Furthermore, Zhang Nuo's prestige was there; who would take the initiative to touch a sore spot? So when Yang Huzi asked this question, almost no one opposed it, and they all eagerly urged Zhang Nuo to take over the Giant Spirit Pavilion!

This made Zhang Nuo feel a bit embarrassed. He looked at everyone in the hall and was speechless for a moment, until finally, Liu Qingshan stood out!

"Everyone! How about listening to this old man for a moment?"

The noisy sounds in the hall instantly quieted down. Liu Qingshan was an Executive Chief Elder of many years in the pavilion; his words always carried some weight! Seeing that everyone had quieted down, he continued:

"I raise both hands in favor of letting Zhang Nuo take the position of Pavilion Master! First, he was strongly invited to join this pavilion by Pavilion Master Zhou when he was alive. Furthermore, in our Giant Spirit Pavilion right now, whose cultivation is higher than his? Most importantly, he has saved the Giant Spirit Pavilion from danger many times! Based on these three points, Zhang Nuo is the well-deserved candidate!"

Liu Qingshan's words made everyone nod repeatedly in agreement, especially Yang Huzi. Although he had this idea in his heart, his words hadn't been as eloquent as Liu Qingshan's! It was hard to be convincing!

"Elder Liu is right! Zhang Nuo, I think you shouldn't decline!"

"That's right! Fourth Master, don't decline. That bunch from the Great Underworld Mansion just retreated! Who knows when they will come back for revenge? You must take charge for us!"

Following Yang Huzi's lead, everyone urged Zhang Nuo! In the end, having no other choice, Zhang Nuo nodded and agreed! Chunyangzi was so happy his mouth couldn't close!

"Kid Zhang! I say, why is your fate so good? You can't even refuse to be this Pavilion Master!"

Zhang Nuo ignored him, stood up straight, cupped his hands toward the surrounding crowd, and said:

"I am grateful for everyone's favor! I can only temporarily occupy this Pavilion Master position, but I will say this in advance: if there is a more suitable candidate in the pavilion than me, I will certainly abdicate and yield to the worthy! I will never delay the future of the Giant Spirit Pavilion!"

Zhang Nuo said these few sentences with force and vigor, every word sounding as if it came from the bottom of his heart! As soon as Yang Huzi saw Zhang Nuo agree, he immediately laughed out loud!

"Since you've agreed, Fourth Master, from now on you are the Pavilion Master of the Giant Spirit Pavilion, and in the future, I will listen to your command! If you tell me to go forward, I will never take a step back!"

Yang Huzi was the first to take the lead in expressing his stance, and the others naturally followed! Seeing that these people were all very respectful toward him, Zhang Nuo felt somewhat more at ease! However, reaching this point was only the beginning!

Since he had become this Pavilion Master, he had to achieve some results, otherwise, it would be hard to convince people! On the second day after becoming Pavilion Master, Zhang Nuo promoted Liu Qingshan to Executive Chief Elder, which meant that within the Giant Spirit Pavilion, besides him and Yang Huzi, Liu Qingshan's words were authoritative!

On the other hand, Zhang Nuo had Su Haizhen quickly contact people from the Su Family and requested that the Su Family send people to the Giant Spirit Pavilion to help them reset the Mountain Protection Restriction on Yulong Immortal Mountain!

Regarding the way of Arrays, almost none of the Array Masters in the pavilion could compare to the Su Family! Doing this invisibly increased the defense capability of the Immortal Mountain, at least enough to alleviate the crisis of a counterattack from the Great Underworld Mansion!

Thirdly, Zhang Nuo gathered several cultivators in the pavilion who had the best chance of breaking through. Every day, he and Su Haizhen took turns explaining the path of cultivation to them and allocated several good locations in the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave to them, striving to have these people break through to the Golden Core Stage in a short time! Only by increasing the overall strength of the Giant Spirit Pavilion could they not fear the attacks of the Great Underworld Mansion!

However, this process was for the long term and could not resolve the urgent needs of the moment!