Chapter 579: The Bi Family

After flying for tens of thousands of miles in one breath, Zhang Nuo found a small mountain and slowly landed. He swept his Divine Sense across the surroundings and, seeing no other cultivators present, felt much more at ease!

With a movement of his body, a streak of Golden Light emerged from within him, and after a few transformations, it turned into the appearance of Xuan Jin!

"How are you and Qiong Qi progressing with the cultivation of the 'Myriad Phenomena Map'?"

These past few years, he had been preoccupied with running for his life and had absolutely no time to ask about Xuan Jin's cultivation.

"Everything is going very smoothly; we have already gained a slight glimpse of the path. I believe that in another hundred years, perhaps there will be some small achievements!"

Xuan Jin's mention of having gained a slight glimpse of the path was enough to make Zhang Nuo ecstatic. Initially, having Xuan Jin and the others cultivate the techniques of a True Immortal was truly a last resort, but unexpectedly, through blind luck, there was actually some improvement!

"Good! From now on, just cultivate peacefully inside my body. Unless some major accident occurs, I will not let you appear again!"

Xuan Wei nodded, then returned once more into Zhang Nuo's body. The reason he thought of this matter was entirely because Zhang Nuo had just recalled the battle between Zhan Luo and Yun Biehe.

In that battle, he finally discovered the gap between himself and Void Refinement cultivators. If he did not have a few more divine abilities, it would be difficult to gain a foothold in this vast Immortal World, especially since he had offended a cultivator from the Human Emperor Palace. He did not know when he might encounter a formidable character again!

Although Beigong Zhenren of the Wuliang Dao Sect had previously guaranteed him that he could step forward to resolve the grudge between him and the Human Emperor, this promise was not empty, but if the Human Emperor agreed on the surface yet acted in the shadows, he could still disregard Beigong Zhenren's face!

Right now, to completely resolve this matter, he had to make himself stronger, strong enough to directly contend with the Human Emperor! Perhaps only then would the Human Emperor abandon the idea of eliminating him.

Although he had obtained quite a few benefits from Chen Sihuai, the troubles that followed in quick succession were also not small. After pondering for a moment, Zhang Nuo suddenly flipped one hand, and the Four Spirits Square Cauldron was summoned by him, rotating slowly above his palm.

A purple light flashed at the mouth of the tripod, and the 'Heaven-Mending Stone' that had been collected inside earlier was revealed. Because there was currently no way to erase the Divine Sense Mark that Zhan Luo had placed within the stone, Zhang Nuo did not dare to release it completely! Watching the stone body tremble slightly, his heart was nonetheless filled with great joy!

Of the nine divine objects needed to fuse the Divine Sea, he now had one. As for the remaining eight, he did not know when he would be able to collect them all!

After putting away the Small Tripod, Zhang Nuo stood up and glanced at the distant sky! The time was near dusk, and several extremely beautiful five-colored rays appeared on the horizon; this unique phenomenon of the Immortal World was very pleasing to the eye! Without realizing it, Zhang Nuo found himself staring in a daze!

Since arriving in the Immortal World, he had either spent his time in dull cultivation or struggling through killing and fighting; when had he ever had such a relaxing moment!

Thinking back to when he was in the Human Realm, with his two Dao companions, watching the sunrise and sunset on Yulong Immortal Mountain, those days could never return! Calculating with his fingers, perhaps Ye Yuemiao and Su Haizhen were already at the Nascent Soul Late Stage of cultivation, and in another two or three hundred years, they would face ascension!

At the thought of ascension, Zhang Nuo felt another headache. Now that the Transformation God Stele in the Reception Hall had been destroyed by the Demon Beast Tide, what method would they use to enter the Immortal World?

Just as he was struggling with these thoughts in his heart, suddenly, in the distant sky, a faint dragon-shaped phantom appeared, though it was extremely vivid! With one coil, that dragon-shaped phantom disappeared!

Zhang Nuo's spirit was roused; what he had just seen was not caused by the celestial phenomena of the Immortal World, but was a genuine dragon-shaped phantom! He took a Jade Slip from his bosom, which recorded the terrain within tens of thousands of miles of Minzhou City!

When his Divine Sense sank into the Jade Slip, Zhang Nuo withdrew it after a moment, his expression becoming somewhat grave, because just ahead of him, ten thousand miles away, there was a True Spirit Family that controlled the bloodline of the Sacred Beast, the Azure Dragon!

"Since I have nothing to do anyway, I might as well pay a visit to the Bi Family; perhaps I can even harvest something!"

Thinking this in his heart, Zhang Nuo transformed into a streak of light and flew toward the direction of the True Spirit Family!

The family that controlled the bloodline of the True Spirit Divine Beast, the Azure Dragon, was surnamed Bi! However, in the last tens of thousands of years, due to the withering of talent in the Bi Family, they had not produced any very formidable characters. According to what Zhang Nuo knew, the one with the highest cultivation in the Bi Family now was the Bi Family head, Bi Yuyang, and this woman's cultivation was only at the Integration Late Stage!

If Zhang Nuo visited in the capacity of a Vice Hall Master of the Yangtian Hall of the Wuliang Dao Sect, he believed the Bi Family head would certainly not give him the cold shoulder! On the contrary, being able to establish a connection with a large sect like the Wuliang Dao Sect, perhaps the other party would even be happy to do so!

Holding this thought, Zhang Nuo sped along the way. The distance of over ten thousand miles was simply nothing to him, and in a short time, Zhang Nuo arrived in front of the gate of a massive mansion!

He saw that this mansion was comparable in size to a city; although it was somewhat dilapidated, one could still see its former glory. Hanging high above the main gate was a plaque with two large characters written on it: Bi Mansion!

This was the Bi Family! Zhang Nuo took a few steps forward, just about to knock on the door, when the gate opened automatically. A male cultivator of about twenty years old walked out. As soon as this person came out, he saw Zhang Nuo, and when his Divine Sense swept over him, his expression turned to one of shock. He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, saying:

"May I ask the name of this senior? Is there something you need at the Bi Family?"

Zhang Nuo nodded slightly, then said softly:

"Please inform the Bi Family head that Zhang Nuo, Vice Hall Master of the Yangtian Hall of the Wuliang Dao Sect, requests an audience!"

The young cultivator opposite was only at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, yet Zhang Nuo still addressed him as a fellow Daoist, which was enough to show that he had no malicious intent!

"Please wait a moment, Senior, I will go at once!"

Turning around, the young cultivator entered the mansion! Before long, a brilliant rainbow emerged from within the Bi Mansion and arrived in front of Zhang Nuo. The light faded to reveal a young girl of seventeen or eighteen years old!

This woman was of medium height, with eyebrows like colorful paintings and eyes like bright stars; she was quite attractive! However, her cultivation had reached the Integration Late Stage!

"Is this fellow Daoist Zhang Nuo? I apologize for not coming out to welcome you sooner!"

The girl's clear voice was like a spring, very pleasant to hear. Zhang Nuo glanced at her, guessing in his heart that she might be the Bi Family head, Bi Yuyang!

"Zhang Nuo was just passing by this place unintentionally and disturbed the Bi Family head; it is truly a discourtesy!"

"Why be so polite, fellow Daoist? Please follow me into the mansion for a chat!"

Just as Zhang Nuo had expected, Bi Yuyang appeared very happy and invited him directly into the mansion! After walking through the mansion for a while, the two arrived in a great hall. After they sat down as host and guest, the girl asked again:

"Does fellow Daoist Zhang have any important business for coming to the Bi Family this time?"

For no reason, a cultivator from the Wuliang Dao Sect coming to the Bi Family truly surprised Bi Yuyang, but as the head of a family, she did not show it at all, and a faint smile remained on her face!

"It is shameful to say! During a previous encounter with a demon cultivator, I suffered some minor injuries and spent a month recuperating nearby. Just as I was about to leave, I discovered the Bi Family's mansion here, so I came specifically to meet fellow Daoist Bi!"

Before Bi Yuyang could speak, a man's voice suddenly came from outside the hall.

"How is it that a dignified Vice Hall Master of the Wuliang Dao Sect would actually get injured? Back when you were at the Spirit Severing Stage, you dared to oppose the Human Emperor; where did that courage go!"

Hearing this, Zhang Nuo stood up abruptly from his chair, his killing intent surging. Judging by the man's words, he seemed to know about his past!

Bi Yuyang, however, remained calm, a smile on her face as she quietly watched the cultivator walking in from outside the hall. This person was somewhat thin and short, not tall, with short hair and a face that emitted a faint white light! His cultivation had also reached the Integration Late Stage!

"The bloodline of the True Spirit White Tiger! You are a cultivator of the Chen Family!"

When Zhang Nuo saw the white light on the man's face, he was shocked. This white light was not something a cultivator could intentionally release; it required one to have cultivated the True Spirit White Tiger bloodline to a certain degree to have this change!

"Oh, it seems fellow Daoist Zhang is also quite well-versed in True Spirit bloodlines?"

The man smiled faintly, but his expression was extremely unnatural! It was as if he had something on his mind!

"Hehe! Brother Chen, why continue to joke with fellow Daoist Zhang?"

Seeing that the killing intent on Zhang Nuo had not yet receded, Bi Yuyang stepped in to mediate.

"This is the head of the Chen Family, fellow Daoist Chen Li, who is also Shuang'er's father!"

Hearing this, Zhang Nuo's eyes widened. The world was too small; how could he run into Chen Shuang'er's father? Why would the heads of two True Spirit Families gather in one place?

While his mind was racing with wild thoughts, Zhang Nuo bowed very respectfully to Chen Li and said:

"So it is the Chen Family head; I was truly discourteous just now!"

"Fellow Daoist, no need for such formalities, but where is my daughter now?"

What Chen Li cared about most was naturally his gifted beloved daughter. Seeing the person who had saved his daughter back then, he naturally would not let him go!

"Fellow Daoist Chen, rest assured, your daughter is currently cultivating in that place. I believe that within two hundred years, she will perhaps advance to the Integration Stage!"

Upon hearing that his daughter was fine and had safely arrived at the Chen Family's secret cultivation site, Chen Li immediately set his heart at ease and thanked Zhang Nuo so profusely that even Zhang Nuo felt a bit embarrassed before he finally stopped!

Although Bi Yuyang did not know where the Chen Family's secret cultivation site was located, he had vaguely heard of it before.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, why have you appeared at the Bi Family?"

Zhang Nuo's frank and open question put Chen Li in a difficult position; he cast his gaze toward Bi Yuyang, not knowing how he should answer!

"Since Fellow Daoist Zhang is not an outsider, there is nothing left to hide! You two fellow Daoists should come in as well!"

As soon as this woman's voice fell, two men were seen walking in from outside the main hall!