Chapter 458: Besieged from Both Sides

The small black figure struggled for a long time amidst the electric arcs, finally exhausting its strength; its body faded bit by bit until it finally vanished!

Zhang Nuo put away the Small Tripod and said to the crowd:

"Qin Xiaofeng used this move against the Divine Sword Sect back in the day! Ye Linger can testify to this!"

His gaze fell upon Ye Linger, and he saw her expression sink as if she were recalling the events of that time. Wasn't it precisely because Wu Min had been struck by Qin Xiaofeng's 'Corpse Soul Charm Technique' that she helped him extract the location of the Divine Sword Sect's Mountain Protection Array eye? It was because of this tiny Charm Technique that the Divine Sword Sect's thousand-year foundation was destroyed!

"The Pavilion Master is correct! I saw it with my own eyes; Qin Xiaofeng extracted this small black figure from Senior Sister Wu Min's body! It must be the essence of the 'Corpse Soul Charm Technique'!"

"Indeed! Back when I was in the Nanxuan Sect, a junior sister of mine was also struck by Qin Xiaofeng's Charm Technique. Fortunately, I discovered it early and managed to break it in time!"

Turning back to look at Yang Huzi, Zhang Nuo said:

"Actually, as long as this kind of Charm Technique is broken, it has no other side effects on a cultivator, so Third Brother didn't need to kill that maidservant just now!"

Hearing Zhang Nuo's words, Yang Huzi felt a wave of regret, but the deed was done, and the dead could not return to life! He could only hate himself for being too impulsive.

"How did the Pavilion Master discover it?"

Liu Qingshan had been investigating the mole within the Giant Linger Pavilion for a long time, yet he had never found any results. Zhang Nuo had recognized it at a single glance, which was truly puzzling! Especially since this 'Corpse Soul Charm Technique' of Qin Xiaofeng's was extremely covert and not easily detected; Yang Huzi had spent all day with that maidservant and had never noticed a thing!

"I didn't discover it myself! It was all its credit!"

Zhang Nuo raised his hand, and the Hell Butterfly flew onto his palm. Its slowly flapping Butterfly Wings made one feel it had no danger at all, yet no one present dared to underestimate it!

"So it was the Pavilion Master's Linger Beast that discovered it!"

Suddenly enlightened, Liu Qingshan felt that there were still too many secrets about Zhang Nuo. Back when the First Purple Mansion Immortal Cave was discovered, Zhang Nuo had once released an illusory Linger Beast! He really wondered what other strange Linger Beasts would emerge from Zhang Nuo in the days to come!

Since the matter of the mole had been clarified, the group could now safely proceed to formulate a plan to deal with the Great Underworld Mansion!

One month later, on 'Hongjun Immortal Mountain', Qin Xiaofeng looked angrily at the three Jade Slips before him; they were all requests for reinforcements reported from the other three Immortal Mountains! Just a few days ago, the three Immortal Mountains captured by the Great Underworld Mansion were each attacked by several major sects joining forces, and the offensives were extremely fierce! It looked as though they were determined to take these three Immortal Mountains back!

These sects had previously been too afraid to openly oppose the Great Underworld Mansion for the sake of self-preservation; where did they get the courage now to sally forth with their entire strength?

"Brother Qin, I don't think this matter is simple! The unusual movements of the Six Great Sects clearly indicate that someone is pulling the strings in the dark!"

Chi Bilie lowered his head in thought. They had originally gathered manpower from all the major Immortal Mountains onto 'Hongjun Immortal Mountain', preparing to launch a major offensive against the Giant Linger Pavilion, but they hadn't expected this matter to arise halfway through!

"Could it be Zhang Nuo?"

The only person Qin Xiaofeng could think of was Zhang Nuo! But if he were to incite such a massive commotion, what method could Zhang Nuo have used?

"Never mind who it is for now. The urgent priority is to hold onto those three Immortal Mountains. Immediately send out all the manpower on Hongjun; we must not let the captured Immortal Mountains suffer any further losses!"

Since he couldn't figure out the cause of the matter, Qin Xiaofeng had to solve the problem at hand first! After Chi Bilie agreed, he hurried out of the great hall!

Two days later, a large number of cultivators flew out from Hongjun Immortal Mountain; these people were divided into three groups to provide support to the other three Immortal Mountains!

Just as these three groups of people left Hongjun Immortal Mountain, the firelight of a Sound Transmission Talisman rose from the ground, flashed with a 'swish', and flew toward the distant sky! In the blink of an eye, it disappeared over the horizon!

Zhang Nuo and Hai Wuqing stood side by side high in the sky, both of their expressions incomparably grave! Listening to the disciples reporting the battles on the other three Immortal Mountains, they nodded incessantly!

Suddenly, a streak of firelight flew in from the horizon, its speed soaring all the way; the firelight, which should have been red, had turned somewhat cyan at this moment!

"It's here!"

Zhang Nuo's Divine Sense stirred, and he quickly captured the streak of firelight! His hands formed a Dharma seal, and then he pressed his thumb and index finger together. As soon as this strange hand seal appeared, the Sound Transmission Talisman firelight rushed toward Zhang Nuo at an even faster speed!

He reached out and grabbed the firelight in his hand, gently squeezing it until it burst! As a faint sentence was transmitted, Zhang Nuo finally revealed a long-lost smile after listening!

"Alliance Leader Hai! We can finally make our move! The cultivators on Hongjun Immortal Mountain have all been sent out!"

Upon hearing this, Hai Wuqing's face also lit up with joy, and his body gave a start!

"Pavilion Master Zhang is truly a master of strategy! In this way, we can proceed according to the original plan!"

Zhang Nuo nodded slightly and said to Liu Qingshan behind him:

"Assemble all the elites of the Giant Linger Pavilion and advance toward Hongjun Immortal Mountain! This battle can only be won, not lost! Anyone who dares to retreat—execute them!"

Following Zhang Nuo's order, countless streaks of light rose from the ground below and flew toward the direction of Hongjun Immortal Mountain! On the other side, Hai Wuqing also had the cultivators of the Mo Tie Alliance move out in full force toward the location of the Great Underworld Mansion!

Watching the numerous cultivators moving toward Hongjun Immortal Mountain, Zhang Nuo also let out a long breath. Just one month ago, after several people discussed it, they decided to have the Six Great Sects take the lead in feigning an attack on the other three Immortal Mountains besides Hongjun Immortal Mountain. In this way, the Great Underworld Mansion would inevitably have to withdraw manpower from Hongjun Immortal Mountain to provide support!

Consequently, Hongjun Immortal Mountain would surely be empty. At this time, the Giant Linger Pavilion and the Mo Tie Alliance would take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and capture Hongjun Immortal Mountain in a short time! Once the Immortal Mountain was captured, they would turn back to help the Six Great Sects deal with the remaining three Immortal Mountains!

Such a plan forced the Great Underworld Mansion to comply! If the Great Underworld Mansion refused to send people to rescue the other three Immortal Mountains, then Zhang Nuo and his group would split their forces to help the Six Great Sects exert even greater pressure!

Sure enough, Qin Xiaofeng was unwilling to lose the Immortal Mountains he had gained and finally split his forces from Hongjun Immortal Mountain to provide reinforcements! Thus, a perfect opportunity had appeared!

Zhang Nuo and Hai Wuqing flew side by side. This time, if they could capture Hongjun Immortal Mountain, the greatest beneficiary would be the Mo Tie Alliance! The fourth-ranked Immortal Mountain was something one could only hope for, not seek!

Flying at full speed, nearly thirty thousand cultivators from the Giant Linger Pavilion and the Mo Tie Alliance appeared around Hongjun Immortal Mountain like divine soldiers descending from heaven!

When Qin Xiaofeng stood on the Immortal Mountain and looked out, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart! This time, he had completely fallen into their trap! Looking at the two people in the lead, he couldn't help but gasp!

Zhang Nuo! Hai Wuqing! One of these two was currently at the height of his fame, while the other was the leader of the largest alliance on the Xianhuan Continent! How had these two joined forces?

All sorts of incomprehension turned into rage, but given the number of cultivators on Hongjun Immortal Mountain at this moment, they simply could not contend with the combined forces of the two factions! In this situation of being attacked from both front and rear, Qin Xiaofeng had no choice but to adopt a defensive strategy!

However, this point seemed to be within Zhang Nuo's expectations. After sending several batches of cultivators to attack the Mountain Protection Restriction for a period of time, he turned back to Su Mubai behind him:

"I'll have to trouble you, Fellow Daoist Su!"

"The Pavilion Master is too polite! Leave the restriction before us to me!"

After speaking, Su Mubai took several Su Family disciples and charged toward the ground! A few glints of light flashed in Hai Wuqing's eyes! Zhang Nuo truly did things flawlessly; the Su family was extremely proficient in the way of arrays. If they weren't here, even if these people joined forces to attack for over a month, they would likely find it very difficult to break the Mountain Protection Array on Hongjun Immortal Mountain!

"Elder Liu! Wait a while; once the Mountain Protection Array is broken, you must immediately lead people to charge in! Alliance Leader Hai and I will be responsible for dealing with Qin Xiaofeng!"

On the surface, these words were said to Liu Qingshan, but in reality, Zhang Nuo was telling Hai Wuqing that there were conditions for letting you have Hongjun Immortal Mountain—you must help me kill Qin Xiaofeng!

Liu Qingshan agreed and went to prepare, while Hai Wuqing remained silent, but everyone was an old hand in the world, so he could naturally hear the subtext!

One day later, at the mountain gate of Hongjun Immortal Mountain, a loud explosion suddenly rang out. Following this sound, two giant light hands, each a hundred zhang in size, slowly appeared from the ground!

These two light hands were as white as snow, and one could tell at a glance that they were composed of pure Linger Power! The moment the light hands appeared, the large hands pressed heavily onto the light curtain of the Mountain Protection Restriction!

With a loud 'Boom—', the light hands split left and right, forcibly tearing an opening in the middle of the Mountain Protection Restriction. At first, the opening was only one zhang in size, but as the force of the light hands increased, the opening grew larger, finally reaching over ten li in size!

Hai Wuqing stood in the sky, his face full of shock! It seemed the title of 'Strange Array Divine Monarch' for Su Mubai was not for nothing; such a powerful method of breaking restrictions, besides requiring the consumption of many Linger Stones, also required exquisite attainments in arrays!

When the restriction of the Mountain Protection Array was torn open to a size of over a hundred li, the two giant light hands flashed with spiritual light and dissipated, turning into a ring of light that sealed this opening!

At the same time, one only heard Liu Qingshan let out a long roar, leading the cultivators of the Giant Linger Pavilion to charge into the Immortal Mountain, while the four Hall Masters of the Mo Tie Alliance also led their subordinates to charge up!

Ever since the cultivators from various continents entered the Xianhuan Continent, the largest-scale battle between sects had finally unfolded! Zhang Nuo and Hai Wuqing looked at each other, and spiritual light rose from both of them simultaneously; like two meteors piercing the sky, they flashed and vanished from where they stood!