Chapter 585: The Way Out

When Zhang Nuo arrived at the backyard, he saw a man in ink-colored robes looking at him with a face full of smiles!

"Was it you, fellow Daoist, who called out to me just now?"

After sizing the man up once more, Zhang Nuo said calmly.

"Indeed! I see that you, fellow Daoist, have an extraordinary bearing; I imagine you are not comparable to those vulgar mortals. I, Ding, happen to have a few rare treasures here, waiting for a fated person to arrive!"

The man in ink-colored robes surnamed Ding chuckled, though a light peculiar to a profiteer flashed in his eyes! Zhang Nuo remained calm and nodded slightly; as long as it was something useful to him, he naturally wouldn't mind spending a few more Spirit Stones!

"It seems you, fellow Daoist, are the owner of this workshop! I trust you will not disappoint me!"

Zhang Nuo said with a magnanimous air.

"In that case, please follow me, Ding, into the room to discuss in detail!"

The man surnamed Ding flicked his sleeves and made a gesture of invitation. Zhang Nuo did not stand on ceremony and walked into the room he indicated! Upon entering the room, he saw that the furnishings here were extremely simple, like a place specifically for receiving guests!

In the center of the room hung a magnificent painting of mountains and rivers. For some reason, the first time Zhang Nuo saw this painting, he had a strange feeling, as if there were some kind of mysterious power within it!

The man surnamed Ding closed the door behind him, then reached out and cast several Restrictions, sealing the entire room. Finally, he pointed solemnly at the giant painting! Instantly, a bizarre scene occurred: the mountains and water in the painting appeared to come alive, and vast Spiritual Qi continuously emanated from it!

At the same time, a Golden Light poured out from a mountain peak somewhere in the giant painting, reaching directly to Zhang Nuo's feet!

"Please, fellow Daoist Zhang!"

After finishing all this, the man surnamed Ding reached out and made a gesture of invitation! Zhang Nuo did not immediately step onto the Golden Light. His gaze shifted slightly, and his expression changed a few times. Although he had guessed before that this painting had other mechanisms, he did not know what type of treasure it was. What if it were a trap?

Seeing Zhang Nuo's hesitation, the man surnamed Ding was not surprised and said with a faint smile:

"Haha! Fellow Daoist, do not misunderstand. This scroll is a Space Treasure; I have kept some important materials inside it!"

After saying this, he stepped onto the Golden Light first, and his body immediately submerged into the scroll! Zhang Nuo then understood that it was a Space Treasure similar to a 'Small Sumeru Cave Heaven'! He then moved his body and followed behind the man surnamed Ding!

As the Golden Light flashed before his eyes, the scenery appearing before Zhang Nuo changed completely. A moment ago he was in a room, but in an instant, he was standing on a mountain peak. Looking at the ethereal clouds and mist all around, his heart was shocked! The area created by this Space Treasure was a bit too large! It was no different from real towering mountains and ridges. Even the ground beneath his feet had a solid feel!

"Fellow Daoist Ding's Space Treasure is already no ordinary object. I imagine the materials hidden here will also be hard-to-find items! It seems I, Zhang, have found the right person this time!"

After flattering the man surnamed Ding a few times, Zhang Nuo got down to business!

"Fellow Daoist, hurry and take out the materials for me, Zhang, to see!"

A look of pride appeared on the face of the man surnamed Ding. Then, his gaze swept slightly toward the ground not far away, and he suddenly reached out with one hand. A Jade Box the size of a palm flew out from the soil and landed in his hand with a flash of light! He gently opened the Jade Box, and Zhang Nuo's gaze fell upon it!

He saw a black object the thickness of a finger lying quietly in the box; it looked like metal on the surface!

"This is..."

Zhang Nuo asked the man surnamed Ding in confusion.

"This is a metal extracted from the essence of Profound Cloud Mother. Don't let its unappealing appearance fool you; its degree of hardness far exceeds what you, fellow Daoist, might imagine. If you add a little to a Magic Treasure, you can greatly increase its defensive power!"

After just a glance, Zhang Nuo shook his head slightly. This kind of thing might still be of great use to other cultivators, but to him, it was merely a redundant existence! Treasures like the Nine Dragon Sword Case and the Four Spirits Square Cauldron did not need the addition of external objects at all!

Seeing Zhang Nuo remain silent when faced with such an item, the man surnamed Ding's heart sank slightly. It seemed that if he didn't bring out something real, he wouldn't be able to move this young man at all!

He closed the lid of the Jade Box and pushed it backhand, causing the Jade Box to submerge into the ground and disappear! After lowering his head to ponder for a moment, the man surnamed Ding reached out and grabbed at the ground in the distance again. This time, a flash of spiritual light passed, and after it landed in his hand, it was unexpectedly a Jade Bottle the size of a fist!

He reached out and opened the bottle stopper, and a refreshing medicinal fragrance wafted out. Zhang Nuo took a deep breath and felt his internal organs feel indescribably comfortable!

The man surnamed Ding finally noticed a change in Zhang Nuo's face. Overjoyed, he pointed to the Jade Bottle and said:

"What is contained in this bottle is a 'Green Lustrous Pill' refined specifically for breaking through the bottleneck of the Spirit Transformation Late Stage. I see your cultivation, fellow Daoist; perhaps you cannot use it now, but in a few decades, it will be of great use!"

The man surnamed Ding could not see through Zhang Nuo's true cultivation at all and still thought the young man opposite him was at the Spirit Transformation Mid-Stage, so he was explaining the benefits of the 'Green Lustrous Pill' eloquently!

But before he could finish speaking, Zhang Nuo gently waved his hand and directly passed on this bottle of Pill as well! Seeing that this wouldn't work either, he took out a few more items one after another, but none of them caught Zhang Nuo's eye. The man surnamed Ding showed a look of suspicion. With his many years of experience running a workshop, cultivators at this level were generally very interested in these items; why did the young man in front of him have no interest at all?

"Fellow Daoist Ding, I, Zhang, do not need these kinds of things. If you cannot bring out something that moves me, I am truly going to leave!"

"Fellow Daoist, please stay!"

Seeing that Zhang Nuo was about to leave, the man surnamed Ding immediately blocked him and sighed softly:

"Sigh! It seems you, fellow Daoist, are also an unusual existence. How about this, I will take out a few items from my workshop's stock. If you, fellow Daoist, still do not need them, it will not be too late to leave then!"

Zhang Nuo nodded, and after stopping his figure, he looked directly at the man surnamed Ding.

This time, the man surnamed Ding seemed to have made up his mind. He reached out and beckoned to the sky, and immediately a bolt of heavenly thunder descended, forming a dark blue Thunder Ball the size of a foot in his palm! On the surface of the blue lightning, there seemed to be a layer of faint flames burning, looking extremely bizarre!

When Zhang Nuo saw this blue lightning, his eyes lit up immediately! When he was at Huan Shou Gong, he had once obtained a 'Forbidden Five Thunders Canon', which clearly recorded this kind of lightning!

This thunder was named 'Blue Flame True Thunder' and also belonged to one of the five ancient strange thunders. It was almost on the same level as 'Purple Lightning Wild Thunder', only 'Blue Flame True Thunder' did not have the effect of restraining demonic objects. But just based on the strength of its power alone, it was enough to be on par with 'Purple Lightning Wild Thunder'!

"Haha! Now this is a good thing! Name your price!"

After a loud laugh, Zhang Nuo didn't even give the man surnamed Ding a chance to speak and asked directly.

"It seems you, fellow Daoist, also recognize this thunder. Since that is the case, I, Ding, will not talk nonsense. However, this 'Blue Flame True Thunder' is also a very important item to me, so the price will likely be a bit higher!"

It was as if he wanted to give Zhang Nuo some mental preparation beforehand!

"Speak!"

"Five hundred million High-grade Spirit Stones! And you cannot exchange it with things like Magic Treasures; I, Ding, only accept Spirit Stones!"

Even though Zhang Nuo's net worth was abundant, he still took a deep breath! Five hundred million High-grade Spirit Stones—this was definitely an astronomical figure for him! Let alone Zhang Nuo, even for a sect as powerful as the Three Great Powers of the Immortal Domain, it would definitely not be an easy matter to produce five hundred million High-grade Spirit Stones all at once!

"Fellow Daoist, although the 'Blue Flame True Thunder' has extraordinary power, you wouldn't set such an exorbitant price, would you? And you only have this little bit in your hand. If the refining fails and these true thunders are exhausted, wouldn't I, Zhang, have wasted a large amount of Spirit Stones for nothing?"

Frowning slightly, Zhang Nuo said noncommittally.

"Sigh, you, fellow Daoist, do not know! The Demon World is about to collapse, and I must seek a way out for myself. If I have more Spirit Stones in my hand, I might even be able to pull some strings and use the Cross-Boundary Teleportation Array to survive in the Immortal World! Furthermore, you, fellow Daoist, understand the power of this thunder without me saying it. If it weren't for the fact that my cultivation is insufficient to refine this thunder, how would I be willing to sell such a treasure?"

The man surnamed Ding spoke with tears in his eyes, looking at the 'Blue Flame True Thunder' in his hand with reluctance!

Zhang Nuo raised an eyebrow. So that was the reason; no wonder he only wanted Spirit Stones and didn't want to exchange for other Magic Treasures! However, five hundred million High-grade Spirit Stones was really too much, and Zhang Nuo couldn't accept it for a moment!

"Have you thought it over, fellow Daoist?"

The man surnamed Ding urged him. Seeing his difficult expression, a look of disdain appeared on his face. Before, it was Zhang Nuo who clamored for good things, but now that he had brought out his most precious item, the other party seemed not to have that many Spirit Stones!

After Zhang Nuo's thoughts turned, a slight smile suddenly appeared on his face! He reached out and touched his waist, took out a Storage Bag, and tossed it to the man surnamed Ding!

"The Spirit Stones here should perhaps be enough!"

The man surnamed Ding was slightly stunned. Previously, he had seen Zhang Nuo hesitate, but a moment later, he had given the Spirit Stones very generously, without even bargaining!

After taking the Storage Bag, the man surnamed Ding swept his Divine Sense inside, and his face immediately revealed wild joy! The Spirit Stones inside far exceeded the amount of five hundred million!

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist is truly generous, but it seems there are many extra Spirit Stones?"

"I know, I will buy the Blue Flame True Thunder first, as for the remaining Spirit Stones, just keep them to pay for the next item you have; if the next item is not what Zhang Nuo wants, you can just return the Spirit Stones to me then!"

Zhang Nuo said calmly!