Chapter 54: The Great Underworld Mansion

Zhang Nuo's fists clenched with a "creak," and the Spiritual Qi in his body surged violently, as if it would burst out of him at any moment. Gao Dakuan was standing right beside Zhang Nuo and suddenly felt something was wrong. When he turned his head to look, he saw Zhang Nuo's face flushed red, showing signs of falling into a cultivation deviation.

"Junior Brother!"

Reaching out to grab Zhang Nuo's hand, a gentle stream of Spirit Power from Gao Dakuan's body quickly transmitted into Zhang Nuo's. Only then did Zhang Nuo wake up as if from a deep dream, and he looked at Gao Dakuan with gratitude.

"What is wrong with you?"

No matter how simple and honest Gao Dakuan was, he felt a bit surprised in his heart. Why had Zhang Nuo suddenly become like this when he was perfectly fine?

"It's nothing, perhaps the Spiritual Pressure within the black clouds affected me!"

Zhang Nuo steadied his mind. He had never told anyone about the Red-haired man and Zhu Tong. Back when he was still a child, when Sun Yiyang and the three Elders asked him about the incident at Heiniu Village, he had used the excuse that he was out playing and hadn't returned home, thus deceiving everyone and escaping disaster.

Later, several people from the sect went to investigate the area around the village and discovered traces of cultivators fighting, so the Blood Sacrifice at Heiniu Village was blamed on one of the people involved in the fight.

But Zhang Nuo had seen it with his own eyes: Zhu Tong had fought the red-haired cultivator that day, and Zhu Tong was already dead. Therefore, the Blood Sacrifice at Heiniu Village was very likely the work of the Red-haired man, especially later on, as Zhang Nuo's understanding of cultivation matters grew, he became even more certain of this point.

The Blood Sacrifice was very likely for the purpose of searching for the "Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect"! Now that the Red-haired man was right before his eyes, how could Zhang Nuo not be agitated? The death of his parents! The death of the entire village! It was nine times out of ten the work of this person!

Sun Yiyang's face was livid, his brows furrowed so tightly they almost formed a knot. His Divine Sense swept over the three people on the black clouds, and he saw that they all had the cultivation of the Golden Core Late Stage. In particular, that old man with the hooked nose was likely already at the Golden Core Late Stage Great Perfection realm!

"Three fellow Daoists, who exactly are you, and why do you want to attack my Divine Sword Sect! I think there might be some misunderstanding here!"

Within the Divine Sword Sect, including Sect Master Sun Yiyang, there were only four Golden Core stage cultivators. Among these four, only Sun Yiyang was at the Golden Core Late Stage, while the remaining people like Shi Liang were all at the Golden Core Middle Stage. In terms of strength, they were almost on par with the three people on the black clouds, but Sun Yiyang could not tell if there were other experts within the black clouds.

His Divine Sense could only barely penetrate three zhang deep into the black mist, so although Sun Yiyang was angry in his heart, he could not immediately tear off the mask of civility.

"Misunderstanding! Hehe! What a huge joke. Would people from our 'Great Underworld Mansion' play such a joke on you?"

The Red-haired man let out a cold laugh, and at the same time, blood-red light bloomed in his eyes.

"Great Underworld Mansion!"

Everyone present heard this name. Many Divine Sword Sect disciples kept shaking their heads; they had never heard this name before. Even Shi Liang and Xiao Jingxuan were somewhat confused, but a strange look flashed in Lin Fan's eyes. He had just formed his Golden Core back then.

He had traveled outside for several years and seemed to have heard this name! It was a mysterious organization. Who was the leader of the organization? No one knew. How many people were in the organization? No one knew either. It was just that this organization was basically full of powerhouses, yet they did not often walk about the continent?

Why would people from the 'Great Underworld Mansion' appear at the Divine Sword Sect today? And they wanted the Divine Sword Sect's territory the moment they opened their mouths!

Sun Yiyang's face became increasingly ugly. Although he did not know why people from the 'Great Underworld Mansion' had come to cause trouble for the Divine Sword Sect, there was one thing he could be certain of: if they did not get the Divine Sword Sect today, they would absolutely not let the matter rest!

"My Divine Sword Sect has always minded its own business with the Great Underworld Mansion..."

Before Sun Yiyang could finish speaking, the Red-haired man interrupted him, appearing extremely dissatisfied.

"Sun Yiyang, give us a straight answer. Are you going to give us the Divine Sword Sect or not!"

As a Sect Master, being scolded like this by someone else caused him to lose all face in front of the many disciples!

"Haha! Since our founding ancestor Deng Tianlin established the sect, my Divine Sword Sect has experienced countless storms. Although I, Sun Yiyang, am incompetent and have not allowed the sect to restore its former divine might, it is not something that you evil outsiders can bully at will!"

Laughing out of extreme anger, Sun Yiyang roared loudly, his voice lingering in the sky above the entire Divine Sword Sect for a long time. The many disciples in front of the sect's main hall also revealed heroic expressions after these words. In their hearts, Sect Master Sun Yiyang was a supreme existence; as long as he was there, the Divine Sword Sect would not fall into the hands of others.

"Slay demons and eliminate devils! Dedicate ourselves to the Dao!"

Hundreds of disciples shouted in unison, and the momentum was extremely terrifying!

"Hmph! A group of ant-like existences, still talking about slaying demons and eliminating devils here! Are you even worthy?"

The hooked-nose old man looked coldly down at the many Divine Sword Sect disciples below!

"Brother Jin, why bother getting angry with them? If you aren't satisfied, you can strike to your heart's content in a moment!"

The Red-haired man smiled faintly; it seemed that killing was like a daily routine for him!

"Fellow Daoist Chi is right! Hehe! Watch how I deal with these ignorant people in a moment!"

The conversation between these two did not have any concealment, so the many disciples within the Divine Sword Sect heard it too. Especially Zhang Nuo; when he heard the old man surnamed Jin call the Red-haired man Fellow Daoist Chi, he firmly memorized this surname!

"So the Red-haired man's surname is Chi! I will not forget you! One day, you will fall into my hands!"

Zhang Nuo thought to himself, recalling the huge blood pool in the center of Heiniu Village, and his heart churned again. However, at this moment, he was no longer as agitated as when he first saw the Red-haired man.

His Divine Sense had also swept over the three people on the black clouds, and he knew that with his current strength, he could not contend with them at all. If he were to force his way up, there would only be a dead end! Rather than dying in vain, it would be better to calm down and cultivate, and wait until his cultivation improved to find an opportunity for revenge!

Just at this moment, a long whistle suddenly came from within the black clouds. The three people above the black clouds couldn't help but have their expressions change drastically upon hearing this whistle. They looked at each other, and the old man surnamed Jin said in a low voice:

"It seems the 'Master' is getting impatient. Let's hurry up and make our move!"

The Red-haired man and the other person nodded simultaneously. Their voices were not loud, but they could not escape Sun Yiyang's ears.

"If you want the Divine Sword Sect! Then bring out some real skill! Three Junior Brothers, assist me in activating the Mountain Protection Array!"

Looking down, Sun Yiyang said loudly to Shi Liang and the others.

"Yes! Senior Brother Sect Leader!"

The three figures simultaneously turned into three streaks of light and rushed to Sun Yiyang's side. As the light faded, Lin Fan and the others were all pinching a strange dharma seal in their hands!

"Mountain Protection Array? I knew you had this trick up your sleeve! Come! Activate it!"

On the black clouds, the man of about thirty years old who had not spoken the whole time finally opened his mouth!