Chapter 477: The Four Hundred and Seventy-Sixth Chapter: The Last Demon Body
Seeing that Zhang Nuo had considered the matter so thoroughly, Chunyangzi let out a long sigh and said:
"Kid Zhang! This old man truly did not misjudge you! Thank you!"
After finishing, he transformed into a streak of red light and dove into Zhang Nuo's body! Thank you! This was a word Zhang Nuo had never heard Chunyangzi say before! With a faint smile on his face, he did not pay it much mind and continued to carefully examine the "Heaven Breaking Hammer" in his hand.
In the blink of an eye, fifty years had passed. The changes over these fifty years represented another qualitative leap for Yulong Immortal Mountain! In particular, the Yulong Workshop at the foot of the mountain was bustling with activity, with heavy traffic every single day, and Spirit Stones flowed into the pockets of the Giant Spirit Pavilion like water!
Over these years, Zhang Nuo and Huo Lifeng had been in seclusion the entire time, neither of them having come out; some disciples had even forgotten that a person named Huo Lifeng had ever existed! As for Su Haizhen and Ye Yuemiao, they often hid in the Di Yi Xian Dong to meditate. As for the Di Er Xian Dong on Yulong Immortal Mountain, the Restriction had yet to be broken to open it.
On this day, Liu Qingshan was chatting with a cultivator in the workshop when suddenly a disciple ran in from outside in a panic! He leaned close to his ear and whispered a sentence!
After listening, Liu Qingshan's expression changed! An extremely excited look appeared on his face! Nearly a hundred years had passed, and the task Zhang Nuo had entrusted to him was finally about to be completed today!
Standing up, Liu Qingshan followed that disciple out of the room and walked toward a main street. In truth, this Yulong Workshop was like a small city, though everything within the city belonged to the Giant Spirit Pavilion.
After passing through several streets, under the guidance of the disciple in front, Liu Qingshan finally saw a cultivator. This person was dressed in black, looked to be no more than thirty years old, and had a tiger's back and a bear's waist with leopard-like eyes! How imposing! His cultivation, in particular, had reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
"Elder, this is the person! Our disciples have verified it clearly! This person is a Natural Demon Body, and he has been practicing Demonic Arts!"
The disciple's voice was very low, for fear of being heard by others!
"Good! You have done well! Have you checked his background and origins?"
"Checked! This person is an Elder from Baoli Immortal Mountain named Duanmu Xiaofeng. I don't need to say anything about his cultivation; you should be able to see it yourself! That's not all; the divine abilities he possesses are not weak either. If we try to act as we did before, I am afraid it will not be possible!"
Liu Qingshan frowned. Baoli Immortal Mountain was ranked nineteenth among the thirty-six immortal mountain sects! The entire immortal mountain was controlled by the Duanmu Family, and Duanmu Xiaofeng was one of the important members of this family.
Previously, among the things Liu Qingshan helped Zhang Nuo collect for the second Jade Slip, there were nine cultivators with Natural Demon Bodies. After a hundred years, eight had already been found, and only one was missing! He had not expected to encounter one today, yet it was a character that was not easy to shake!
One must know that a Natural Demon Body is very hard to find. If it were not for the fact that the Giant Spirit Pavilion's influence had grown and its network of informants had increased over these years, it would have been impossible to find so many Natural Demon Bodies within a century! Among the eight demon bodies obtained, three were even transported from other continents!
"You keep an eye on this person first; do not let him get lost! I am going to find the Pavilion Master now!"
After giving instructions to the disciple beside him, Liu Qingshan quickly left the place, his escape light surging as he rushed toward Yulong Immortal Mountain!
At this moment, in Zhang Nuo's Cave Abode, he was sitting cross-legged alone on a stone bed. In front of him were placed four Magic Treasures: the "Measuring Heaven Ruler," "Heaven Splitting Scissors," "Heaven Opening Axe," and "Heaven Breaking Hammer" from the Sacrificial Heaven Four-Piece Set! He had possessed these four Magic Treasures for some time now, and although the power gathered by the four items was immense, there was a limitation that gave Zhang Nuo a great headache!
For this Sacrificial Heaven Four-Piece Set, every time a divine ability was unleashed, the Magic Treasures themselves would sustain some damage. Not to mention that their power would drop significantly, even driving them would become impossible! It would only slowly recover after waiting another hundred years or so.
If the four Magic Treasures were used separately, there would be no impact, but their power would be greatly discounted! Looking solemnly at these four Magic Treasures emitting different rays of light, Zhang Nuo felt uneasy.
Although he had the Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect and could use Mysterious Crystal Stones to continuously repair them, it was hard to say whether the power of such heaven-defying Magic Treasures would remain even if they were repaired.
There was only one chance, and Zhang Nuo did not dare to test it lightly! He could only stare blankly at the Sacrificial Heaven Four-Piece Set.
Especially that fellow Xuan Jin, who had been out for decades and still hadn't returned; Zhang Nuo was also a bit worried, as he had never left him for such a long time before!
Suddenly, a voice rang out from outside the stone door of the Cave Abode!
Zhang Nuo listened intently; it sounded like Liu Qingshan. With a slight shift in his thoughts, Zhang Nuo flicked his sleeve with one hand and put away all four Magic Treasures!
At this time, Su Haizhen opened the gate of the Cave Abode, and upon seeing it was Liu Qingshan, she immediately asked with a smile:
"Elder Liu is looking for the Pavilion Master? He has been in seclusion and hasn't come out for these years!"
"Immortal Su, this matter is of great importance; I must see the Pavilion Master in person! Please report it!"
Liu Qingshan's face showed anxiety. Su Haizhen hesitated in her heart and was just about to ask what the matter was when suddenly a voice rang out in the hall of the Cave Abode!
"Let Elder Liu come in!"
Hearing this, the two looked toward the hall at the same time, but it was empty; it must have been Zhang Nuo transmitting his voice directly from the Stone Chamber! Liu Qingshan flashed his figure and entered the Cave Abode, walking toward the Stone Chamber where Zhang Nuo was.
At this time, the door of the Stone Chamber had already opened. Zhang Nuo was sitting cross-legged inside. As soon as he walked in, the door of the Stone Chamber closed, and at the same time, Zhang Nuo flicked his hand seals repeatedly, setting up various Restrictions around the Stone Chamber!
A trace of surprise flashed across Liu Qingshan's face; it seemed this matter was extremely important, as Zhang Nuo did not even want Su Haizhen and Ye Yuemiao to know!
"Pavilion Master! The Natural Demon Body you asked me to find is finally almost complete, but this last demon body is a member of the Duanmu Family on Baoli Immortal Mountain! His cultivation is not weak at all; with our strength, we cannot capture him at all! I am afraid of alerting the enemy, so I would like to ask the Pavilion Master to take action personally!"
Zhang Nuo's slightly drooping eyelids finally lifted, and two sharp glints flashed in his eyes. He had not expected that the first one to be completed would actually be the items needed by Baji Laomo!
"The Duanmu Family! Since that is the case, I will take action personally!"
In order to keep the Heart Demon Oath from back then, Zhang Nuo had almost no other path to take, especially since during this period, the Eight Extremes Demon Veins he practiced had also received quite a bit of help from Baji Laomo! It was not just for the Heart Demon Oath; even for the sake of this favor, he had to take action!
"Good! Since the Pavilion Master agrees to take action, then please follow me!"
Liu Qingshan seemed extremely anxious! Without wasting any words, he took Zhang Nuo and walked out of the Cave Abode. Seeing them acting so mysteriously, Su Haizhen and Ye Yuemiao did not dare to ask more, only guessing secretly in their hearts.
After leaving the immortal mountain, the two came directly to the street of the Yulong Workshop. After finding the disciple who was tracking, Zhang Nuo finally saw Duanmu Xiaofeng.
With just a sweep of his gaze, he discovered that this person's cultivation was indeed not weak; I am afraid that even if Liu Qingshan and Yang Huzi joined forces, they would definitely not be his match!
"You all go! Leave this place to me!"
With a light wave of his hand, Zhang Nuo let Liu Qingshan and that disciple leave first. Afterward, the Nine Dragon Sword Case inside his body turned slightly, hiding the Spirit Power fluctuations on his body! He followed quietly behind Duanmu Xiaofeng.
He saw this Duanmu Family cultivator walking with a swagger, turning around in the vast Yulong Workshop as if he were seriously picking out something! Zhang Nuo was deeply afraid that someone would recognize him at this time, so he walked slowly behind Duanmu Xiaofeng with his head lowered!
Looking at his current appearance, no one would ever think that this gentleman was the Pavilion Master of the Giant Spirit Pavilion!
After circling for more than an hour, Duanmu Xiaofeng finally left the Yulong Workshop and flew toward a certain direction! Zhang Nuo did not dare to drive his escape light and could only follow from the ground! With his footwork, he was barely able to keep up without losing him!
After leaving the territory of Yulong Immortal Mountain, Zhang Nuo then drove his escape light, following Duanmu Xiaofeng unhurriedly! Duanmu Xiaofeng, who was flying in front, suddenly discovered that behind him, he didn't know when, another escape light had appeared!
He swept his Divine Sense backward; it seemed this person's cultivation was not weak either! At first, he did not think much of it, thinking it was a passing cultivator, but after a long time, Duanmu Xiaofeng realized that the matter was not that simple!
The escape light behind him always maintained a certain distance from him, and wherever he went, the escape light behind him followed! With a slight shift in his thoughts, Duanmu Xiaofeng stopped, his body standing in mid-air, quietly waiting for the escape light behind him!
Once Zhang Nuo saw that the other party had stopped, a cold sneer could not help but appear on his face. He swept his Divine Sense around; although it was daytime, no other cultivators appeared nearby! After making up his mind, he flashed his figure and arrived in front of Duanmu Xiaofeng!
When the two looked at each other, Duanmu Xiaofeng felt a sudden chill in his heart! Because he discovered that the person following him looked very much like Zhang Nuo! In fact, he had never seen Zhang Nuo; he only judged it from descriptions from the outside world!
"I wonder what business this fellow Daoist has! Why have you been following me!"
Seeing that the other party's cultivation was also not weak, Duanmu Xiaofeng did not dare to be too presumptuous. Although he was angry in his heart, he still forcibly suppressed it and asked with a pleasant countenance.
"Hehe! I just had nothing to do! I am following behind you, fellow Daoist, to take a look around!"
As soon as Zhang Nuo's words fell, it almost made Duanmu Xiaofeng's nose crooked with anger! Take a look around? What are you looking around for while following behind me?
"Who exactly is this fellow Daoist? I am Duanmu Xiaofeng!"
Feeling that the matter was very unusual, Duanmu Xiaofeng reported his name himself! He wanted to use the prestige of the Duanmu Family to scare away this fellow who had ill intentions!
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