Chapter 545: Pulling Teeth from a Tiger's Mouth

Daring to challenge a high-level cultivator—just for this courage alone, it is not something everyone possesses! Xiao Sheng racked his brains, yet he could not guess who was in the second-floor private room!

The person who shouted the price of seventy million was naturally Zhang Nuo! At this moment, he stood before the projection with his hands behind his back, a look of heartache appearing on his face! Seventy million was not a small number for him; it was almost his entire fortune! If the cultivator on the sixth floor raised the price again, he would have to use some of the items on his person as collateral!

Fortunately, however, the cultivator on the sixth floor seemed to lack that many Spirit Stones for the moment and did not raise the price again! As a result, quite naturally, the egg of this "Hidden Wing Blood-Eating Insect" was won by Zhang Nuo!

At this time, Chen Shuang'er, standing behind Zhang Nuo, had eyes full of astonishment! She found Zhang Nuo increasingly unfathomable! Although this person's cultivation was not high, he gave people a strange feeling! Not to mention that he could produce so many Spirit Stones, even the courage to snatch things from high-level cultivators—this kind of pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth—was definitely not something an ordinary cultivator could compare to!

"Good! Since no one is bidding any further, this insect egg is sold for the price of seventy million High-grade Spirit Stones!"

Following Xiao Sheng's words, a cultivator immediately took the insect egg from his hands and walked toward the private room where Zhang Nuo was located!

Seeing that the Spirit Insect was in hand, Zhang Nuo turned his body and waited directly at the doorway. Before long, the door to the private room was opened, and a small cultivator wearing the attire of the "Jade Study" walked in, holding the Spirit Beast Bag containing the insect egg in both hands!

Zhang Nuo did not waste words with him and directly gave him a Storage Bag. Only after the small cultivator used his Divine Sense to count the number of Spirit Stones did he hand the Spirit Beast Bag over to him!

Opening the bag, Zhang Nuo's Divine Sense swept through as well. After confirming that the insect egg was real, he let the small cultivator withdraw. Not long after, the auction house began selling items again, but Zhang Nuo was in no mood to watch. He called out to Chen Shuang'er, and the two quickly left the private room, then exited the "Jade Study" and returned to their Cave Abode!

Along the way, Zhang Nuo kept using his Divine Sense to scan the surroundings. Seeing that no one was following, he finally set his heart at ease! After returning to the Cave Abode, he hid in his own Stone Chamber, reached out to cast several Restrictions, and sealed the entire Stone Chamber. Only then did he open the Spirit Beast Bag and take out the egg of the "Hidden Wing Blood-Eating Insect"!

At the same time, Xuan Jin flashed out from his body. Upon landing, a light flashed in its eyes, and it looked at the insect egg in Zhang Nuo's palm with great joy!

"Congratulations, Master! With the help of this insect, your Beast-Taming Return-to-One Immortal Illusion Art can advance another step!"

"Xuan Jin, what exactly is the power of this insect? Just now, because we were in the auction house, I couldn't ask too much!"

Looking at Xuan Jin's happy expression, Zhang Nuo was not overly optimistic. After all, this insect had not yet hatched, and how much essence blood would be needed to nurture it remained an unknown. With his current cultivation, if he consumed too much essence blood, it would be a major obstacle to improving his cultivation!

"Master, rest assured! We both belong to the Mysterious Heaven Spirit Insects, so its power will naturally not be small! Especially since it is numerous, and there is a possibility of mutation in the future! So, Master, you can try to imagine what kind of scene it would be if a group of Mysterious Heaven Tier Spirit Insects were released!"

Due to the connection between Spirit Insects, Xuan Jin said with metallic light flashing in its eyes. After hearing this, Zhang Nuo's heart could not stop surging with joy!

"Xuan Jin, can you sense the specific time it will hatch?"

"Master can rest assured about this! In just over a dozen years, I can forcibly stimulate the hatching of the 'Hidden Wing Blood-Eating Insect'! It will not consume too much of Master's essence blood!"

Xuan Jin grabbed the insect egg in its hand, then threw it into its mouth and swallowed it with a movement of its throat! Hearing what Xuan Jin said, Zhang Nuo felt reassured and an excited smile appeared on his face!

"During this period, Master, please do not call me out again!"

After saying this, Xuan Jin turned into a Golden Light and returned to Zhang Nuo's body! When Zhang Nuo walked out of the Stone Chamber, he saw Chen Shuang'er standing in the hall of the Cave Abode waiting for him, a look of hesitation appearing on her pretty face!

"What is it, Shuang'er? Do you have something you need from me?"

This woman's unusual behavior made Zhang Nuo somewhat suspicious, especially the way she looked when she saw the Human Emperor Fang Leihuo, which made Zhang Nuo feel it was even more extraordinary!

"Senior! Shuang'er has a presumptuous request; I do not know if Senior can agree!"

Shuang'er's expression was serious, and she put away her usual smile, which was extremely inconsistent with her delicate appearance!

"Let's hear it!"

Zhang Nuo did not answer immediately and said indifferently.

"Shuang'er has an elder who, due to some reasons, suffered heavy injuries to their body, so I would like to ask Senior to go and take a look! If Senior agrees, Shuang'er will definitely reward you heavily in the future!"

"An elder?"

Rolling his eyes, Zhang Nuo stared fixedly at Shuang'er's face. After a long while, not sensing that she was lying, he nodded slightly!

Once she saw Zhang Nuo agree, Shuang'er bowed deeply to Zhang Nuo!

"Senior, can we go now?"

"Alright! Anyway, I have nothing to do during this time, so I might as well accompany you on a trip. But let's be clear beforehand: I am only a cultivator, and I do not know much about the Dao of saving lives. Whether I can be of help is hard to say!"

Looking at Shuang'er's anxious appearance, Zhang Nuo said.

"Please rest assured, Senior! Shuang'er will not force Senior to do anything!"

With a slight nod, Shuang'er and Zhang Nuo left the Cave Abode and walked toward an inn in the Holy City! Because there were Restrictions against flying within the city, the two of them could only walk. About an hour later, the two appeared in front of an inconspicuous small inn.

Looking up at this inn, it carried a bit of an ancient and simple atmosphere, but there were very few guests entering or leaving! Zhang Nuo followed the young girl, walked straight into the inn, and headed toward the second floor! They stopped at the door of a room at the end of the second floor!

Zhang Nuo's Divine Sense swept into the room, but he unexpectedly discovered that with the strength of his Divine Sense, he was actually unable to probe into it! He felt a bit strange in his heart, and at this moment, the young girl suddenly flipped one hand, a golden Talisman appeared in her hand, and then she pasted the Talisman onto the room door!

In an instant, the golden Talisman turned into a Golden Light and merged into the door. Subsequently, the young girl pushed gently with one hand, and the door opened. The two stepped into the room. They saw that the entire room was not large, only enough to hold a bed and a set of tables and chairs! The room was sealed by layers of Restrictions, so even sunlight could not penetrate it. At the same time, an old man was sitting upright on the bed, his hair and beard all white, his eyes tightly closed. Even when Zhang Nuo and the girl walked in, he did not open his eyes!

Chen Shuang'er closed the door behind her, and in an instant, everything in this room was cut off from the outside world! When Zhang Nuo's Divine Sense swept over the old man on the bed, his heart was shocked! The Spirit Power fluctuations naturally radiating from the old man's body were at the level of the Golden Core Middle Stage!

Looking toward Chen Shuang'er, he saw a look of resentment on her face. She walked to the old man's side in a few steps and called out in a low voice.

"Third Elder! Third Elder!"

After a long time, the old man on the bed finally woke up. The moment his eyes opened, they stared at Zhang Nuo like a hawk!

"Third Elder, do not misunderstand. This Senior is someone Shuang'er specifically sought out!"

Hearing Shuang'er's words, a look of suspicion appeared on the old man's face! Not knowing the reason for the matter, Zhang Nuo did not dare to be negligent and bowed deeply to the old man!

"What is this fellow Daoist's name?"

Although the old man had doubts in his heart, his tone was very polite!

"I am Zhang Nuo! I am an ascended cultivator from the Human Realm, and I have only been in the Immortal Domain for a few decades!"

Upon hearing that Zhang Nuo was an ascended cultivator from the Human Realm, a flash of light immediately crossed the old man's eyes! After all, cultivators who could ascend from the lower realm to the upper realm almost all possessed some kind of great divine ability! When they were in the Human Realm, they should have been the most top-tier existences!

"So the little friend is an ascended cultivator! This old man admires you!"

Nodding, the old man slowly climbed down from the bed, but looking at his appearance, his movements were very strenuous, as if he had suffered extremely serious internal injuries! Chen Shuang'er kept supporting the old man, fearing he might have some mishap!

"Senior Zhang, please sit as well!"

Shuang'er settled the old man onto a chair, then moved another chair in front of Zhang Nuo! The atmosphere in the room became strange, and Zhang Nuo felt unsure in his heart for a moment! He did not know what Chen Shuang'er's intention was in bringing him to see this injured old man!

Judging by the old man's injuries, it was definitely not something he could treat! He felt more and more that something was wrong, but since he had come, Zhang Nuo had no choice but to let fate decide!

Looking at Zhang Nuo's uncertain expression, the old man looked toward Chen Shuang'er. Seeing the young girl nod heavily, the old man then spoke:

"Little friend Zhang, Shuang'er bringing you here this time is actually because this old man has a request! I hope the little friend can agree!"

The old man was quite a straightforward person and did not say any superfluous words.

"Senior, please speak! Although I have not known Fairy Shuang'er for long, I also know that Fairy Shuang'er is not a bad person!"

"Since the little friend says so, Shuang'er, stop hiding your cultivation!"

Seeing that Zhang Nuo did not find an excuse to prevaricate, the old man gave Chen Shuang'er a look! Upon hearing this sentence, Zhang Nuo's heart could not help but stir!

He had spent such a long time with Chen Shuang'er, yet he had never noticed that this woman was hiding her cultivation! Just as he was stunned, Chen Shuang'er took a deep breath, then puffed out her chest slightly, and when she exhaled, her Spirit Power surged instantly! She was clearly a cultivator at the late stage of Spirit Transformation!

This time, Zhang Nuo was truly dumbfounded! He had actually spent such a long time with a late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator without even realizing it! If the other party had wanted to ambush him, he would likely have died several times over already!

"So Fairy Shuang'er's realm is actually one minor stage higher than mine! I was truly rude before!"

Standing up, Zhang Nuo cupped his fists toward Chen Shuang'er and spoke!