Chapter 483: Taking a Disciple

The newest form of the Nine Dragon Sword Case made Zhang Nuo feel somewhat unaccustomed, but the increase in the Flying Sword's power was a good thing. Chunyangzi tried to return inside the sword case once more! Feeling the dense Spiritual Qi within, he suddenly burst into loud laughter!

"Haha! This is the true Nine Dragon Sword Case! Kid Zhang, its power has increased by more than just a little bit!"

It was not hard to see from Chunyangzi's laughter that the sword case had undergone a massive change this time! Moreover, no matter the time, the sword case was slowly absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi! Even the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi at a closer distance was being attracted! This was something that had never happened before!

Zhang Nuo took the sword case into his body, watching as it became even more dazzling under the tempering of his Infant Fire! He could not help but feel a bit more joy in his heart!

Sitting cross-legged, he re-refined the Nine Dragon Sword Case within his body, and in a flash, more than two months passed!

On this day, Zhang Nuo felt that the physical body of Baji Laomo should be nearly complete. After leaving the Cave Abode, he walked toward the Cave Abode where the old demon was located!

"Husband, where are you going in such a rush?"

Just as he stepped out of the Cave Abode, he heard an ethereal voice ring out from behind him. Zhang Nuo turned his head to look and saw it was Su Haizhen! She moved with light, lotus-like steps to stand before Zhang Nuo, a somewhat strange smile on her pretty face!

"I'm going to take care of some business!"

Having never told her about the matter of Baji Laomo, Zhang Nuo had no choice but to find a mediocre excuse.

"Oh? Is that so? I've noticed you running to a certain Cave Abode quite often lately; is there a new flame over there?"

Speaking in a sarcastic tone, Su Haizhen gently hugged one of Zhang Nuo's arms. Zhang Nuo was speechless! He knew in his heart that the vinegar jar at home had been overturned again. Ever since he brought Huo Lifeng back last time, Su Haizhen and Ye Yuemiao had constantly been suspicious of this!

"Sigh! How do you want me to explain this to you? I really have business this time!"

No matter what Zhang Nuo said, Su Haizhen simply did not believe him. With no other choice, Zhang Nuo had to take her along as he walked toward the Cave Abode where Baji Laomo was located!

Su Haizhen held onto one of Zhang Nuo's arms tightly, terrified that he might run away! The two walked along like this, drawing envious gazes from countless disciples in the pavilion! The man was powerful and the woman was enchanting and beautiful! It was truly a match made in heaven! In reality, they had no idea that Zhang Nuo felt like crying inside!

He had never realized before that Su Haizhen was so petty! Ever since he had also taken Ye Yuemiao back, the two of them had twisted into a single rope, terrified that Zhang Nuo would take a third wife!

Before long, the two arrived at the old demon's Cave Abode. As soon as they walked in, Su Haizhen felt a gloomy aura here, and at the same time, a large amount of Demonic Qi swirled around, refusing to dissipate for a long time!

"What kind of place is this?"

Su Haizhen let go of Zhang Nuo's arm, for she also felt that something was unusual! On Yulong Immortal Mountain, when had there ever been such a Cave Abode!

Zhang Nuo ignored her and continued walking forward! After arriving at the main hall, he saw several Array Masters standing to one side, and a seven or eight-year-old boy sitting cross-legged on the ground, eyes tightly shut, hands forming hand seals in a professional manner, with faint Demonic Qi circling his body incessantly!

When Su Haizhen saw this child, she was astonished to the extreme! She did not know where Zhang Nuo had gotten another child! It looked like he was practicing Demonic Arts!

Sensing that someone had entered, Baji Laomo slowly opened his eyes and looked up at Zhang Nuo and Su Haizhen!

"Kid Zhang, you've come!"

As soon as those words left his mouth, Su Haizhen was so shocked that her small mouth hung open, and she could not say a word for a long time! The child did not look old, and his cultivation was only at the fourth or fifth layer of the Qi Refining Stage, so how could he address Zhang Nuo in such a way!

"It seems the physical body the Senior condensed is already complete!"

This sentence from Zhang Nuo made Su Haizhen even more confused; there must be some kind of story between the two of them! Condensing a physical body! Could it be that this child was originally a very powerful demonic cultivator?

Kid Zhang! Senior! The huge difference between these two forms of address made Su Haizhen understand the gap between the two in an instant! The child before her was at least a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator!

"Who is he?"

Su Haizhen leaned against Zhang Nuo's ear and asked in a low voice!

"Since things have come to this, I have no choice but to tell you the truth! You all may step down first!"

Letting out a long breath, Zhang Nuo first had the Array Masters standing in a row leave, then said to Su Haizhen:

"Actually, he is a powerhouse from a higher plane..."

In front of Baji Laomo, Zhang Nuo told the whole story truthfully. Even after hearing it, Su Haizhen had not yet recovered her senses! A powerful cultivator from the Demon Realm had re-condensed his physical body with Zhang Nuo's help! How could this sound even remotely possible?

"Little Girl Su, Kid Zhang is absolutely right!"

Baji stood up from the ground; his height only reached Zhang Nuo's thigh, and he looked up at Su Haizhen.

"If not for him, there would be no 'this old man' today!"

The term "this old man" coming from the mouth of a child was something Su Haizhen still found hard to accept, but seeing Zhang Nuo's serious expression, she did not dare to have any other thoughts!

"So it is Senior Baji! This concubine has been truly rude!"

Bowing deeply to Baji Laomo, Su Haizhen felt very awkward!

"Forget it, now that this old man's cultivation has long since returned to the starting point, you don't need to call me Senior in the future! It is best that my affairs are not known by others on this Immortal Mountain! Therefore, this old man has an idea!"

With a light wave of his hand, Baji looked at Zhang Nuo and said.

"Senior, please feel free to state your idea!"

"En! How about this, from now on, to the outside world, I will be your disciple! In this way, it will not arouse anyone's suspicion!"

Zhang Nuo was stunned for a moment, then gave a somewhat troubled, bitter smile! Taking a long-renowned old demon from the Demon Realm as a disciple! This sort of thing did not seem quite right!

"Aiya! This old man doesn't care, what are you afraid of! With your current cultivation, if this old man's growth speed is astonishing in the future, isn't this also a convenient excuse?"

"Alright! I will announce it to the outside world in a few days!"

Seeing that the old demon insisted on this, Zhang Nuo had no choice but to nod in agreement!

A few days later, news spread across the Xianhuan Continent that Zhang Nuo had recently taken on a disciple named Baji, who was also a seven or eight-year-old child. It was heard that the disciple had extraordinary bones and high aptitude, a rare talent that Zhang Nuo had discovered by chance while out on a trip!

Actually, a master taking a disciple was nothing worth spreading, but Zhang Nuo was completely different! In just over two hundred years, he had advanced to the Nascent Soul Late Stage. Such terrifying cultivation talent made people look on in despair; the disciple he chose must be a dragon among men!

Without making any grand gestures, Zhang Nuo held a simple apprenticeship ceremony at Yulong Hall. From this day on, Baji Laomo called Zhang Nuo "Master" in front of outsiders, while in private, Zhang Nuo still addressed him as "Senior"!

In this way, Baji Laomo justifiably obtained a Cave Abode on Yulong Immortal Mountain and had been cultivating diligently under the identity of Zhang Nuo's disciple!

One year later, Baji Laomo broke through the bottleneck of the Qi Refining Stage and entered the Foundation Establishment Stage! Two years later, Baji Laomo broke through the bottleneck of the Foundation Establishment Stage and entered the Golden Core Stage!

In just three short years, Baji had reached the cultivation of the Golden Core Stage. This flying speed of cultivation once again became explosive news!

Like father, like son! It seemed that the disciple Zhang Nuo had taken on was even more capable than his master! To reach such a level of cultivation in just a few years, his future achievements were simply limitless!

However, Zhang Nuo knew that Baji Laomo's rapid increase in cultivation would stop here! The reason he was able to break through Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment so easily before was entirely due to the Nascent Soul he had previously dissipated!

Dissipating the Nascent Soul not only stabilized his physical body, but the residual Demonic Qi was still enough for Baji to push through his cultivation! After forming the Golden Core, the power of the Nascent Soul within his body was completely exhausted, and as such, his cultivation speed would return to normal!

When it came to cultivation experience, Baji lacked nothing; the only thing he lacked was the adaptability of this new physical body!

Just as Baji Laomo had stabilized, and Zhang Nuo was about to enter a state of seclusion, another piece of news arrived! After much searching, Liu Qingshan had finally found the Pure Yang Body that Chunyangzi needed!

When an infant only a few months old appeared before Zhang Nuo, his heart was shaken once again! This child should not even be weaned yet! Watching the child wail loudly in his swaddling clothes, his heart was nearly broken!

A child is flesh and blood from their parents; one can imagine what the child's parents must be feeling right now!

"Rest assured, Pavilion Master! This child was born to a pair of cultivators who drifted onto the Immortal Illusion Continent! Because they fought with a demonic beast, the two of them have long since perished!"

Seeing through Zhang Nuo's thoughts, Liu Qingshan explained from the side!

Sighing, Zhang Nuo did not say anything more, but simply held the child in his arms and then returned to his own Cave Abode! At this moment, Chunyangzi flashed out of Zhang Nuo's body, his eyes filled with an excited expression!

With his Divine Sense submerged into the child's body, Chunyangzi burst into loud laughter!

"It is him! It is him! A Pure Yang Body! Haha! This old man finally has hope!"

Watching Chunyangzi's bursts of laughter, Zhang Nuo remained indifferent; he thought to himself that from now on, no matter who it was, he would absolutely never do this kind of thing again!

Chunyangzi injected a strand of his Remnant Soul into the infant's body, and in an instant, he seized control of the body!

Two years later, another piece of news spread from Yulong Immortal Mountain: Zhang Nuo had taken another child, named Chunyangzi, as his disciple!

In just a few short years, Zhang Nuo had taken two disciples, which left the cultivators on the Immortal Illusion Continent lost in wild speculation!