Chapter 484: Wishes Fulfilled

Having completed these two matters in succession, Zhang Nuo's heart was finally completely at ease. Now, Chunyangzi and Baji Laomo both had their own physical bodies, and their cultivation speed was not slow either!

Next, he had to consider his own affairs! The Spirit Severing Stage, a chasm that every cultivator in the Human Realm wished to cross, was something Zhang Nuo finally had to face!

When he formally proposed that he was going to attempt to break through to the Spirit Severing Stage, Liu Qingshan and Yang Huzi both fell silent! They knew better than anyone in their hearts that, given Zhang Nuo's aptitude, entering the Spirit Severing Stage was only a matter of time, and after entering the Spirit Severing Stage, a major turning point would be ascending!

The current Yulong Immortal Mountain was at the height of its popularity; if Zhang Nuo were to suddenly ascend to the Upper Realm, then who would protect the Immortal Mountain? Huo Lifeng's cultivation was not weak, but she was ultimately not one of the Immortal Mountain's own people! Furthermore, because of the previous Heavenly Tribulation, Huo Lifeng's injuries had not yet recovered to this day!

Zhang Nuo also understood what these two were thinking, but in his heart, he had another plan!

"Third Brother, Elder Liu! The time we have spent together is not short, and you should know my, Zhang Nuo's, character! This time, when I attempt to break through to the Spirit Severing Stage, I do not know if I will succeed, but even if I do, I will not immediately ascend to the Immortal World and leave! Besides, over these many years, I have also left behind many contingencies for Yulong!"

Watching Zhang Nuo speak with a serious expression, Yang Huzi and Liu Qingshan both listened attentively!

"First! When I took in Huo Lifeng, it was also so that she could protect our Yulong Immortal Mountain! Do not look at her current injuries; I believe that in another hundred years or so, there will be improvement! Second, the two disciples I took in, you have both witnessed them; their aptitude is far above my own! I believe that in a hundred years or so, they will enter the Nascent Soul Stage!"

The two were deeply convinced of the two points Zhang Nuo mentioned! Especially Baji's cultivation speed, which was like flying; as for Chunyangzi, he was not small now, but it was not hard to see that his future potential was also not low!

Seeing the two nod, Zhang Nuo continued:

"Furthermore, my two wives, which one of them is not one in ten thousand! Su Haizhen is a genius in arrays, and she will be of great help to the Immortal Mountain. As for Ye Yuemiao, I believe that within a hundred years, she will also advance to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage! By that time, there will still be six Nascent Soul Stage cultivators on Yulong Immortal Mountain! The power will still be not to be underestimated!"

As Zhang Nuo spoke, it was as if he were painting a beautiful blueprint in front of the two!

"There is one more thing I cannot set my mind at ease about!"

As he spoke, the light in Zhang Nuo's eyes dimmed. He looked carefully at Yang Huzi and Liu Qingshan.

"Please speak, Pavilion Master!"

Liu Qingshan sensed something unusual! He saw a trace of stillness in his eyes!

"Your cultivation! There is no need to mention Third Brother's; if you cultivate with focus, perhaps it is possible to enter the Spirit Severing Stage! But Elder Liu, you have put a lot of heart and blood into the Immortal Mountain over these years; shouldn't you also cultivate new people to replace you? If you continue to exhaust yourself like this, I am afraid you will have no chance at all to advance to the Spirit Severing Stage!"

A look of gratitude flashed in the eyes of both Liu Qingshan and Yang Huzi at the same time! Zhang Nuo had actually considered even this point! Just a few years ago, because Zhao Yukun failed to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage, his lifespan was ultimately exhausted, and he fell on the Xianhuan Continent!

Whenever they thought of this, Yang Huzi and the others felt endless heartache! Zhao Yukun had come to the Xianhuan Continent together with Liu Qingshan, and for the sake of the Giant Spirit Pavilion, he had been busy running around, having almost no time to cultivate. By the time he realized his days were numbered, it was already too late!

In order to prevent such a tragedy from happening again, Zhang Nuo deliberately reminded the two!

"Many thanks for the Pavilion Master's concern! Everything Liu has today is bestowed by the Pavilion Master! Even if I am fated not to reach the Spirit Severing Stage in this life, this old man has no regrets!"

Tears almost flowed from his aged eyes!

"I am just making a suggestion! As for how to do it, it depends on Third Brother and Elder Liu yourselves! And after this closed-door cultivation, I will not appear for a long time; you see if there is anything else you need me to do! I will strive to finish everything before I go into closed-door cultivation!"

"No more! Pavilion Master, you can go into closed-door cultivation with peace of mind! Strive to advance to the Spirit Severing Stage as soon as possible!"

Standing up abruptly, Liu Qingshan said firmly!

"That's right! Fourth Brother, since the founding of our Giant Spirit Pavilion, there has never been a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator; once you succeed in advancing, it will also add glory to our Giant Spirit Pavilion! You can rest assured about the affairs in the Pavilion! With the two of us here, no trouble will arise!"

Yang Huzi seemed a bit lost, as if he had not yet recovered from Zhang Nuo's words just now!

"Since that is the case! Then I will leave it to you two!"

When Zhang Nuo's figure disappeared at the entrance of the main hall, Yang Huzi and Liu Qingshan did not realize it! It would be a full two hundred years before they saw this former Giant Spirit Pavilion Master again!

Returning to the Cave Abode, Zhang Nuo spent a few days with his two beloved wives, and afterwards, he found a Cave Abode on the Immortal Mountain and began a long period of closed-door cultivation!

On the day of his closed-door cultivation, Baji and Chunyangzi found Zhang Nuo and gave some pointers; on the surface, Zhang Nuo was their master, but when it came to true learning, Zhang Nuo was far inferior to the two! It was just that the two were currently limited by their bodies and had not yet reached their ideal realms!

The moment the Cave Abode door closed, several types of Restrictions lit up around the Cave Abode, the layers upon layers of Restrictions dazzling to the eye!

Zhang Nuo sat alone in the Cave Abode, steadied his mind, and then laughed dumbly! This time in closed-door cultivation, there would be no more of Chunyangzi's guidance; if he really encountered an emergency, he would have to solve it himself!

But fortunately, he was not entirely alone! With a flick of his sleeve, a red light flashed out, and after a few transformations, the true form of the 'Qiongqi Beast' appeared!

"Now only you are left to accompany me!"

Looking at the giant beast, which was red like a burning coal, Zhang Nuo gave a bitter smile! The Qiongqi Beast let out a long howl, shook its head, and rubbed against his chest a few times, appearing extremely affectionate!

His Divine Sense sank into the Spirit Beast Bag again, only to see that fellow Xuan Jin was still sleeping soundly, his snoring shaking the heavens! He reached out, took out the Spirit Beast Bag, opened the bag's mouth, and placed it by his side!

If one day Xuan Jin woke up on his own, he could directly leave the Spirit Beast Bag! Attempting to break through to the Spirit Severing Stage was a long and arduous process! Zhang Nuo did not want to be distracted by other things!

"Alright Qiongqi! You start cultivating too!"

Pointing to a Cave Abode in one of the passages of the Cave Abode, Zhang Nuo said.

The Qiongqi Beast walked over very sensibly! At this moment, in the main hall of the Cave Abode, only Zhang Nuo was left! Sitting cross-legged, his hands formed a Buddhist hand gesture, and as his eyes slowly closed, the path to breaking through to the Spirit Severing Stage officially began!

Cultivation has no years; this saying is not false at all! In a cultivator's life, almost two-thirds of their time is spent in cultivation!

Therefore, the first thing a cultivator must endure is loneliness! If one cannot make their heart like a clear mirror, let alone cultivation, I am afraid they would not even be able to sit still!

After a hundred years passed, just as Zhang Nuo had anticipated, within the hundred years, Chunyangzi and Baji Laomo both successively broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage, and when they were at the Nascent Soul Early-stage, they had already made quite a name for themselves on the Xianhuan Continent! The two almost became the new strength for Yulong!

And Ye Yuemiao and Su Haizhen also made significant progress; Su Haizhen finally, by a stroke of luck, advanced to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, while Ye Yuemiao advanced to the Middle Stage!

Liu Qingshan and Yang Huzi, after listening to Zhang Nuo's words, also successively cultivated their own successors, and then took time to enter the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave to cultivate!

In a hundred years, the Giant Spirit Pavilion had almost changed a whole set of people! The previous veteran cultivators had either died or were in closed-door cultivation! And Yulong Immortal Mountain was still that once-unrivaled Immortal Mountain, especially the prosperity of the Yulong Workshop, which far exceeded Liu Qingshan's initial expectations!

At this time, the Yulong Workshop had opened branches in various places! It was almost famous throughout the Xianhuan!

Zhang Nuo's name had almost been forgotten by the cultivators on the continent; he had not appeared for over a hundred years, and now only some legends were still circulating on the continent! After more than a hundred years of wind and frost, these legends that were once familiar to people had also changed a lot, appearing in completely different versions!

Chunyangzi and Baji Laomo presided over the overall situation of the Giant Spirit Pavilion; although these two sometimes did not have very compatible tempers, whenever they encountered matters of life and death for the Immortal Mountain, they would always be the first to stand up!

One of the two cultivated Demonic Arts, and the other cultivated strange fire techniques! It could be said that their cooperation was seamless! However, not a single cultivator on the Xianhuan Continent knew that these two disciples of Zhang Nuo were great beings from the Upper Realm!

Just like this, time flew by! Another hundred years passed, and the cultivation speed of Chunyangzi and Baji Laomo began to slow down!

Since the Xianhuan Continent appeared, it had been several hundred years; within this period, countless cultivators poured into this continent, and with the increase in numbers, the rapid rise of various towns and gatherings, the Spiritual Qi on the continent was not as dense as before!

Over time, it almost became no different from other continents! However, on the Xianhuan Continent, there were still rich mineral veins, and these eventually became the focus of the cultivators! Major forces began to fight for the mineral veins, and for a period of time, it turned the Xianhuan into a land of blood once again!

Chunyangzi stood at the entrance of the Cave Abode where Zhang Nuo was in closed-door cultivation, watching the light of the large array of Restrictions flashing incessantly; he did not know how Zhang Nuo was doing now!

"Kid Zhang! You must succeed! This old man has walked through so many storms with you, and we are only one last step away; you must not take it lightly!"

After saying these words with a heavy heart, suddenly, the sky above the peak of Yulong Immortal Mountain changed color! Rolling wind and thunder, mixed with immense pressure, instantly pressed down onto the location of the mountain peak!