Chapter 442: The Second Purple Mansion Immortal Cave

Upon learning of this matter, Zhang Nuo rushed to the scene immediately, only to see Su Mubai and Su Haizhen staring blankly at that inconspicuous little hill, their eyes filled with astonishment!

Meanwhile, Yang Huzi kept clicking his tongue; the Giant Spirit Pavilion had dominated Yulong Immortal Mountain for many years, so how had they never discovered anything amiss with the hill before them?

"What exactly is going on?"

Zhang Nuo walked up to Su Haizhen, and seeing her deep in thought, he felt a pang of sympathy! During this period, Su Haizhen had clearly grown much thinner from helping the Giant Spirit Pavilion construct various Dharma Arrays!

"Judging by the Restriction here, it should have been left behind by cultivators from the Immortal Illusion Continent in the past! My Fourth Uncle and I currently have no way to break the Restriction, but everyone suspects that this might be the location of the Second Purple Mansion Immortal Cave on Yulong Immortal Mountain!"

Once these words were spoken, Zhang Nuo's tightly furrowed brows instantly relaxed! The Second Purple Mansion Immortal Cave—this was a good thing! Given that Yulong Immortal Mountain ranked seventh among the Thirty-Six Immortal Mountains, it was truly no small feat to possess two Purple Mansion Immortal Caves!

"Let's set this matter aside for now! Once we repel that group from the Great Underworld Mansion, we will find a way to open it!"

At Zhang Nuo's command, everyone quickly dispersed! That night, Zhang Nuo came alone to the vicinity of the small hill. Looking at this hill, which was as small as could be in the darkness, he patted the Spirit Beast Bag at his waist, and a streak of Golden Light flashed out from within! Upon landing, it transformed into the appearance of Xuan Jin.

"Master!"

Bowing slightly toward Zhang Nuo, Xuan Jin said very politely.

"How has your recovery been lately?"

Ever since returning to the First Immortal Mountain, Zhang Nuo had secretly placed Xuan Jin inside the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave; absorbing the pure Spiritual Qi these past few days, Xuan Jin had recovered quite a bit compared to before.

"It's alright! I wonder what business Master has calling me out this time?"

With eyes radiating a metallic luster, Xuan Jin swept a glance over Zhang Nuo and asked with some confusion; one had to know that Zhang Nuo had always valued this Spirit Insect highly and would never bring it out unless it was for something major!

"Look at the small hill ahead; it may hide the Second Purple Mansion Immortal Cave of Yulong Immortal Mountain. Because the Restriction is too powerful, no one has been able to break it yet. You have the ability to ignore various Restrictions, so go inside first and see what the situation is. If it's of no value, then we won't need to waste great effort to break it open!"

Zhang Nuo pointed at the small hill not far away and said calmly.

"That is easy! Master, please wait a moment!"

As he spoke, a flash of Golden Light appeared on Xuan Jin's body, and it vanished into the ground without a sound! Zhang Nuo looked up at the stars filling the sky, hoping in his heart to gain something from this hill, at least enough to help the Giant Spirit Pavilion survive this calamity!

Thinking this, an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Right in front of him, Golden Light flickered on the ground, and Xuan Jin slowly revealed its form!

"How is it?"

Zhang Nuo stepped forward anxiously to ask the newly appeared Xuan Jin!

"Master, your guesses were correct. Beneath this small hill, there is indeed a Purple Mansion Immortal Cave, but compared to the first Purple Mansion Immortal Cave on the Immortal Mountain, the Spiritual Qi here seems a bit weaker!"

Hearing this, Zhang Nuo felt a wave of discouragement! How could the second Immortal Cave be inferior to the first?

"However, I discovered this inside the Immortal Cave, and I believe it will be of great help to Master!"

Xuan Jin opened its palm, and a Jade Slip appeared before Zhang Nuo's eyes. Looking at this very worn Jade Slip, Zhang Nuo took it suspiciously and sank his Divine Sense quickly into it. Upon seeing its contents, he could not help but reveal a look of joy!

The Jade Slip recorded a strange cultivation art named 'Flame Control Technique'! This was a method specifically for controlling flames, sharing a similar ingenuity with the 'Thunder Art' Zhang Nuo had learned at the bottom of the Cold Pool! However, the 'Flame Control Technique' in the Jade Slip could be called exquisite and peerless! Even compared to Chunyangzi's Pure Yang Divine Art, it would not be inferior by much!

If this cultivation art were in the hands of a cultivator who could not use fire, it would be of no use at all, but since Zhang Nuo had refined the 'Red Glow Fire' within his body, there should be no problem practicing this art!

"Besides this, were there any other discoveries?"

After putting away the cultivation art, Zhang Nuo continued to ask.

"There is also the fact that I placed the egg fused with the soul of the Qiongqi beast into the Immortal Cave!"

Xuan Jin smiled mysteriously.

"Oh? Why?"

That egg had always been a particularly important item to Xuan Jin, and it had never been willing to leave it for even half a step, yet this time Xuan Jin had actually left it in the cave; there must be something suspicious here!

"Because inside the Cave Abode, I also sensed another Qiongqi beast soul. I believe that under the influence of the two, that egg will soon be hatched!"

A metallic gleam flashed in its eyes as Xuan Jin looked back at the small hill with deep meaning! Zhang Nuo felt a wave of astonishment! According to Xuan Jin's account, there must have been two Qiongqi beasts on Yulong Immortal Mountain in the past, each guarding a Purple Mansion Immortal Cave!

Zhang Nuo had waited bitterly for so many years for the Qiongqi beast, yet that egg had never cracked its shell! Looking at Xuan Jin's expression now, the time until the Qiongqi beast hatched was truly not far off!

"Let's do this, Xuan Jin! You stay in the Immortal Cave to heal your wounds and observe the movements of the Qiongqi beast! Report to me immediately if anything happens!"

With a heavy nod, Xuan Jin agreed and then vanished into the ground once more! With Xuan Jin guarding the place, Zhang Nuo felt at ease. He turned his form into a long rainbow and rushed toward the direction of his own Cave Abode!

Just as he approached the Cave Abode, he saw Su Haizhen sitting there with her brows tightly furrowed, her pretty face clouded with sorrow, without a hint of a smile! Yet, it was this very look of melancholy that captivated Zhang Nuo! After a moment, he shook his head and woke from his intoxication!

He walked forward, gently embraced his beloved, and said softly in her ear:

"Why is my wife so distressed?"

It was not until Zhang Nuo held her that Su Haizhen came to her senses. She turned her face to look at Zhang Nuo's tender, water-like eyes and could not help but smile beautifully:

"I was just carefully considering the Dharma Array that Fourth Uncle set up. If the Great Underworld Mansion launches an attack from all four sides, I fear we still lack the manpower to block them completely!"

"So that's it!"

Zhang Nuo pulled her into his arms, gently pinched Su Haizhen's little nose, and after a moment of thought, said:

"You can rest assured about that! We have a total of five Nascent Soul Stage cultivators here, while according to my understanding, the Great Underworld Mansion currently only has three. With your husband's divine abilities, I can easily handle one, and the remaining four can certainly handle the other two! As for the other personnel, I have already considered that too! The remaining Golden Core Stage cultivators will absolutely not be able to break the Mountain Protection Restriction set by Fourth Uncle!"

Zhang Nuo analyzed the series of events in an orderly fashion, and even Su Haizhen could not help but be greatly astonished. This fellow, who appeared on the surface to be indifferent to worldly affairs, actually had a plan in mind! He had already grasped all of this!

Suddenly, Su Haizhen leaped up from Zhang Nuo's arms, reached out with two jade fingers, and pinched one of Zhang Nuo's ears tightly, feigning anger:

"I truly never realized your schemes were so deep; I even thought you were a good person all this time! Tell me, have you been coveting me for a long time too?"

Seeing her like this, Zhang Nuo was stunned for a moment, then burst into loud laughter.

"Haha! How did you know? Have you forgotten everything I did to you at the bottom of the 'Maze Sea Vortex'?"

As he spoke, Zhang Nuo pulled Su Haizhen into his arms and kissed her little mouth with deep meaning, then his voice became extremely solemn:

"Haizhen! If the Great Underworld Mansion comes to attack the mountain and we truly cannot hold them off, you must follow Fourth Uncle back to the Dust Realm Immortal Mountain; do not worry about me!"

"That is impossible! I have said before, even if I die, I will die with you! If you don't go, I won't go either!"

Her pretty face returned to a solemn expression! Su Haizhen said every word clearly.

"Sigh! You do not know the strength of the Great Underworld Mansion. If their Master does not come in person, I have some confidence, but if that fellow, the Master, also comes, I fear the destruction of Yulong Immortal Mountain is only a matter of time!"

Regarding the Master of the Great Underworld Mansion, Zhang Nuo had inquired from many sources during this time, especially since the matter of him single-handedly confronting Lu Yuhou had spread throughout the entire continent. According to the descriptions of these people, the Master was very likely a cultivator at the Spirit-Speaking Stage!

Thinking of this, Zhang Nuo suddenly remembered the Nascent Soul of Shi Liang that he had collected into the Four Spirits Square Cauldron! After such a long time, a lot of its origin power should have been consumed; perhaps now it was nothing more than an empty shell!

The reason he had not immediately destroyed Shi Liang's Nascent Soul was that Zhang Nuo wanted to obtain some information about the Great Underworld Mansion from it! Releasing Su Haizhen, Zhang Nuo flipped his hand and summoned the Small Tripod!

With a slight movement of his Divine Sense, wrapped in a cluster of purple electric arcs, a cyan Nascent Soul slowly rose from the tripod and finally stopped in front of Zhang Nuo.

"This is..."

A flash of light shone in Su Haizhen's eyes; she had not expected that Zhang Nuo had only captured Shi Liang's Nascent Soul back then, rather than killing him! But she was incredibly clever, and with a turn of her thoughts, she knew what Zhang Nuo wanted to do!

The Nascent Soul opened his eyes with great effort, and when he saw Zhang Nuo, a cold sneer actually appeared on his face!

"Zhang Nuo! I never thought I would fall into your hands! Hurry up and give me a quick death!"

"A quick death? That depends on whether you cooperate!"

Zhang Nuo hated Shi Liang to the extreme, but he could not lash out right now, because he needed to obtain useful information from Shi Liang's mouth!

"You just want to know about the Great Underworld Mansion, don't you? I'll tell you! Ask quickly!"

To the great surprise of both Zhang Nuo and Su Haizhen, Shi Liang actually agreed without even thinking!