Chapter 578: The Three Elders of Orphan-Guarding

Looking toward the source of the sound, one could see an old man in green robes standing steadily high in the sky. Although his face was aged, his skin was extremely smooth, just like that of a newborn infant! His cultivation base was terrifyingly high, reaching the Golden Core Middle Stage!

The moment Zhang Nuo saw this person, his heart sank. Judging by the old man's appearance and cultivation, he was very likely Yun Biehe, one of the famous "Three Elders of Orphan-Guarding" from the Human Emperor Realm!

In the Human Emperor Realm, besides the Human Emperor Fang Leihuo, there were three experts at the Refining Void Stage collectively known as the "Three Elders of Orphan-Guarding." Legend had it that they had served three generations of Human Emperors, and their bizarre divine abilities had allowed them to survive Heavenly Tribulation time and time again without ever falling!

"Is that Senior Yun above?"

Zhang Nuo, who had already engaged his escape light, instantly retracted it back into his body. Standing on the ground, he looked up and asked toward the high sky.

"Correct! It is indeed this old man! You escaped from Niu Xiukong's hands back then and caused my Human Emperor Palace to lose face. Since you have come today, stay! Await the Human Emperor's judgment!"

Upon seeing that Zhang Nuo recognized him and did not dare to act rashly, Yun Biehe said arrogantly in a deep voice!

Looking at the old man's demeanor, Zhang Nuo desperately wanted to rush up and slap him, but he only dared to think about it. After all, the cultivation gap was there; even if Zhang Nuo used all his divine abilities, he likely wouldn't be able to get close to the old man!

"Senior Yun, I think there is a misunderstanding here..."

"Shut up!"

Zhang Nuo wanted to explain a few more words, but Yun Biehe's angry shout forced the rest of his words back down. Before a junior, his words were like commands, allowing no room for rebuttal!

Zhang Nuo suppressed the anger in his heart and was contemplating how to escape when suddenly, a streak of light flashed across the distant sky. Zhan Luo had caught up. When he saw the scene before him, he was also slightly startled, not expecting to have arrived at another battlefield between humans and demon beasts!

Sweeping his Divine Sense across the ground, Zhan Luo discovered Zhang Nuo's tracks and was instantly overjoyed. After chasing for such a long time, this human boy had finally landed on the ground; no matter what, he could not let him escape this time!

Thinking of this, Zhan Luo let out a long howl and charged toward Zhang Nuo's location! After his long howl, not only did Zhang Nuo hear it, but Yun Biehe, who had been in mid-air, heard it clearly as well. Turning his head to look, he saw a Transformation Stage demon cultivator at the Lianxu Chuji stage, wielding a pair of beast bones in his hands, slashing fiercely down at Zhang Nuo!

"Stop right there, old man! He belongs to my Human Emperor Palace!"

Yun Biehe's expression sank, and his figure vanished from the spot in an instant. The next moment, behind Zhan Luo, space fluctuated, and the old man leaped out, grabbing at the void behind Zhan Luo!

Zhan Luo, who had been focused on Zhang Nuo and hadn't noticed another expert in the high sky, saw the beast bones about to strike Zhang Nuo when he suddenly felt the Spiritual Pressure behind him become chaotic. Too late to attack Zhang Nuo again, he backhanded the beast bones to slash behind him!

"Bang!"

A muffled sound rang out. Yun Biehe had a bronze mirror Magic Treasure in his hand, and the beast bones struck it heavily! The two figures flew apart rapidly. Zhan Luo's eyes were practically spitting fire; he had been on the verge of killing Zhang Nuo, only for a human Refining Void Stage expert to intervene halfway!

"This is... this is the legendary dragon bone!"

Looking at the pair of beast bones in Zhan Luo's hands, Yun Biehe's voice trembled slightly! Zhang Nuo also cast a glance, and only then did he realize why the beast bones in Zhan Luo's hands were so hard—they were the bones of the legendary True Spirit Sacred Beast, the dragon!

"Old man opposite! Get away quickly, I'm not in the mood to fight you today!"

Zhan Luo brandished the dragon bone in his hand and spoke menacingly. His Divine Sense never left Zhang Nuo's body, fearing that if he were careless for even a moment, he would escape again!

Zhang Nuo truly had no intention of escaping. Watching the two in mid-air, he found it quite amusing. It seemed that man proposes, but heaven disposes; by some stroke of luck, he had actually caused Zhan Luo and Yun Biehe to fight! The cultivation of these two could be said to be evenly matched; if they fought, it would surely be earth-shattering! By that time, it would be perfectly fine for him to run!

"Such big words, aren't you afraid of biting your tongue?"

As one of the Three Elders of Orphan-Guarding, Yun Biehe had always been arrogant. Even though the one before him was a Transformation Stage demon cultivator, he didn't take him seriously at all!

With a flick of the palm-sized bronze mirror in his hand, it instantly expanded to over several hundred zhang, covering a large area of the sky! Golden Light radiated out, and like a cage, it enclosed both Zhan Luo and himself within!

Zhang Nuo saw that the situation was bad and retreated a few steps, narrowly avoiding being trapped inside the Golden Light emitted by the bronze mirror!

"Old thing! You're courting death!"

Zhan Luo felt like he was going crazy. Looking up at the massive bronze mirror, he brandished the dragon bone and charged toward Yun Biehe again. He had completely understood that if he didn't kill the old man before him, he would have no chance to kill Zhang Nuo!

Yun Biehe smiled faintly and cast a spell, which immediately merged into the bronze mirror. In an instant, within the area covered by the mirror, countless clones of the old man descended from the sky. Whether in appearance or the pressure emitted from their bodies, they were identical to the real Yun Biehe!

Zhan Luo gasped inwardly; with so many clones, it was hard to distinguish the real from the fake. If he were careless for a moment, he would immediately fall victim to a lethal blow!

Zhang Nuo was equally astonished. It seemed Yun Biehe's reputation was well-earned; with a single move, he had trapped the great demon that had been pestering him for over a year!

"What is your name? If you are willing to hand over the dragon bone in your hand, this old man might spare your life!"

In the sky, countless Yun Biehes spoke in unison, their lip movements surprisingly consistent! Zhang Nuo had been standing below, and upon hearing the old man's words, his facial muscles twitched slightly. It seemed that revealing all the good things one possessed might not be a good thing; Zhan Luo had incited Yun Biehe's murderous intent precisely because of the dragon bone in his hand!

"Despicable, hateful human! So greedy!"

Zhan Luo was so angry his eyes widened. He swung the dragon bone in his hand, smashing it toward the clone nearest to him! However, the dragon bone passed straight through the clone's body in a very bizarre manner!

Just as his strike passed, a clone of the old man behind him suddenly moved, forming a blade with his fingers, and slashed rapidly toward Zhan Luo's back with lightning speed!

However, with Zhan Luo's divine abilities, he detected it at the first moment! He swept the dragon bone horizontally behind him, but when it touched the old man's clone, it still passed through as if there were nothing there, just like before.

The short horns on his head trembled, and cold sweat broke out on Zhan Luo's forehead. The old man's divine ability was too bizarre; the hundreds of clones surrounding him could almost instantly turn into the old man's physical body, and at the same time, quickly cancel this effect! No matter how sharp his Divine Sense was, he could not discover which clone Yun Biehe was hiding in!

Zhang Nuo watched all of this. He asked himself, if he were the one fighting Yun Biehe, and the opponent used such a divine ability, he would end up in the same plight as Zhan Luo, or perhaps even worse!

With a shift of his thoughts, the Nine Dragon Sword Case within Zhang Nuo's body rotated slightly, concealing all the Spirit Power fluctuations on his body! Even so, Zhan Luo did not look his way; the biggest problem now was Yun Biehe, not Zhang Nuo!

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Zhang Nuo slowly retreated. Relying on his footwork, he wove between the numerous demon beasts and human cultivators! In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from the battlefield!

High in the sky, Yun Biehe and Zhan Luo were locked in a fierce battle! Bursts of booming sounds rang out continuously!

A thousand miles away from the battlefield, a man in green robes was sprinting across the ground like a flying bird. Only after confirming he was safe did he stop and let out a long sigh! This person was naturally Zhang Nuo!

The feeling of surviving a disaster made his heart lighten. He engaged his escape light and sped away toward the distant sky once more!

As for who lived or died between Zhan Luo and Yun Biehe on the battlefield, it was of no importance to him. As long as he could evade Zhan Luo's pursuit, he could live!

Two years later, Zhang Nuo's figure appeared in a large city. This city was named Minzhou. This place had not yet been invaded by demon beasts, so it was relatively stable! As for the sphere of influence it belonged to, it was still the Wuliang Dao Sect, so Zhang Nuo was no longer afraid of encountering cultivators from the Human Emperor Realm!

He found an inn in the city to stay in! He had to recover his Spirit Power; years of continuous flight had consumed more than half of the Spirit Power in his body!

Four months later, Zhang Nuo had restored his cultivation to its peak strength. Only then did he walk out of the inn and inquire about the Demon Beast Tide in Minzhou City!

In recent years, as the Three Great Powers increased their defenses, the demon beasts had not made much progress! However, the war at the front had become even more intense! It was said that among the Three Great Powers, almost all Refining Void Stage cultivators had been dispatched! And on the demon beast side, all their elites were out as well.

In several major battles, the number of fallen cultivators had reached an astronomical figure! As for a small place like Bushishan, no cultivators even knew of it!

Thinking carefully, Zhang Nuo had no plans to return to Bushishan for the time being! After wandering around the market in Minzhou City, Zhang Nuo did not find any good items!

Since Zhang Nuo had spent quite a few Spirit Stones in the Immortal World during this period, he found a decent-looking shop and sold a small piece of White Profound Crystal Stone!

His previously empty Storage Bag was once again full of Spirit Stones! To avoid unnecessary trouble, as soon as the transaction was completed, Zhang Nuo immediately left the city and flew away in a certain direction!