Chapter 601: Jile Temple

At the very moment the blue Thunder Ball in Zhang Nuo's hand vanished, a blue bolt of lightning flashed above Ai Yuchen's head, and then ten thousand thunderbolts fell from the sky in unison, greeting her body!

Caught off guard, Ai Yuchen almost fell for it, but fortunately, her reaction was not slow; seeing the rolling thunder above her head, she looked up and spat out a green light, which immediately transformed into a wooden stake several zhang thick in mid-air, completely shielding the young girl beneath it!

The rumbling sound was incessant as the Blue Flame True Thunder, its surface shimmering with faint flames, struck the wooden stake entirely; in an instant, the wooden stake was shattered like dry wood and rotten weeds, turning into countless specks of spiritual light that vanished between heaven and earth!

Ai Yuchen looked down, still shaken, only to see that Zhang Nuo was already standing on the transmission Dharma Array, smiling coldly at her!

Swish! The cross-boundary transmission Dharma Array flashed with light, and the four of them vanished! Then, ripples erupted from the cyan pillar of light in the Transmission Great Hall that reached straight to the sky! A moment later, everything returned to calm!

Ai Yuchen looked up at the high sky, where a few arcs of electricity from the "Blue Flame True Thunder" Zhang Nuo had unleashed with his Thunder Art were still shimmering!

"Blue Flame True Thunder! Just how many secrets does Zhang Nuo have? To think he possesses two types of such exotic thunder!"

Muttering to herself, the young girl suddenly realized that the greatest crisis in the Immortal World did not come from the Three Great Powers, but from this Zhang Nuo whom she could not fathom!

High above a certain place in the Immortal Domain, the void was suddenly torn open, and a beam of array light descended; when the light faded, four figures appeared! It was Zhang Nuo and the others!

Having adapted to the dizziness caused by the transmission, Zhang Nuo opened his eyes and swept his Divine Sense across the land below, his heart finally settling completely!

"It seems Fairy Murong's coordinates were correct; we have indeed appeared safely in the Immortal Domain!"

Turning his head back, Zhang Nuo glanced at Murong Hongxiu beside him, but she furrowed her delicate brows and revealed a wry smile on her face!

"Daoist Zhang should take a closer look! Although this is the Immortal Domain, it is not the territory of the Wuliang Dao Sect; if this young woman is not mistaken, this should be the territory of Jile Temple!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Nuo could not help but furrow his brows as well! At this moment, the two small demons behind them each opened their mouths and released Chen Li and Bi Yuyang!

Although these two had been inside the small demons' bodies, the dizziness brought on by the cross-boundary transmission had not diminished in the slightest; after adapting for a moment, they said happily:

"Many thanks to Daoist Zhang and Daoist Murong! We two will never forget the grace of being able to return to the Immortal Domain this time!"

"That is unnecessary; you two may leave on your own now. I still have some things to discuss with Fairy Murong!"

Zhang Nuo was not polite and directly issued an order to leave; Chen Li and Bi Yuyang looked at each other, said a few more words of thanks, and then flew away on their escape lights!

"Daoist Murong, do you intend to return to the Wuliang Dao Sect this time?"

"Exactly! I wonder where the Senior intends to go?"

The young girl said with a blank expression.

"Since this is the territory of Jile Temple, I happen to be going to see an old acquaintance; I am afraid it will be some days before I can return to the sect! Please trouble the Fairy to convey a message to Beigong Zhenren for me!"

"Very well! Then this young woman will take her leave!"

Without lingering, the young girl took the two small demons behind her and flew in the direction of the Wuliang Dao Sect! Zhang Nuo watched her go until she was far away, then braced his body, expelled the medicinal power of the previous "Pseudo-Demon Pill" from his body, and returned to the aura of a human cultivator. He also transformed into a rainbow and shot off in a certain direction!

Several days later, Zhang Nuo appeared in a small city; after purchasing a Jade Slip containing a map of the Jile Temple region in a shop, he hurried toward Jile Temple!

Zhang Nuo was going to Jile Temple to see Luo Lie; so many years had passed, and he did not know how Luo Lie was faring in Jile Temple! Furthermore, after Zhang Nuo entered the Refining Void Stage, there were still some problems troubling him; others did not understand his body very well, so he had no choice but to consult Luo Lie!

After transiting through several towns and spending six years, Zhang Nuo finally arrived at the outskirts of Jile Temple!

Jile Temple was completely different from the other two powers; it had no buildings floating in mid-air, and everything was situated on the ground, yet the area of Jile Temple far exceeded that of the Wuliang Dao Sect and Wushuang Saint Emperor City.

The entire temple was divided into three layers, named the Upper Temple, Middle Temple, and Lower Temple respectively; only disciples with profound cultivation could reside in the Upper Temple, ordinary disciples could reside in the Middle Temple, and as for newly initiated disciples, they resided in the Lower Temple!

This strictly hierarchical way of living could clearly distinguish the cultivation levels of the disciples in the temple!

When Zhang Nuo arrived at the Lower Temple, he saw countless spiritual fields around it, in which various spiritual plants grew, covering an area of tens of thousands of mu!

In the spiritual fields, some low-level cultivators could be seen working! Zhang Nuo walked along a main road toward the Lower Temple; at this time, some low-level disciples of the Lower Temple on the road all looked at this young Refining Void Stage cultivator with eyes of reverence!

When he reached the gate of the Lower Temple, a young novice monk ran up to Zhang Nuo! He bowed deeply and said:

"This Senior, may I ask what business brings you to Jile Temple?"

"I am Zhang Nuo! I wish to see Daoist Luo Lie in Jile Temple; could I trouble you to inform him?"

"Please wait a moment, Senior, this little monk will go at once!"

Seeing that Zhang Nuo was very polite and did not seem to be looking for trouble, the young novice monk ran inside in a flash! Zhang Nuo waited quietly at the gate; at this moment, an escape light suddenly streaked across the sky above the Lower Temple, but immediately this escape light circled back and landed directly beside Zhang Nuo!

The light faded, revealing a monk! Zhang Nuo swept his gaze over him and was surprised to find he recognized him; it was indeed the monk Xiangxin who had guarded Bushishan with him back then!

The monk scrutinized Zhang Nuo for a long time, his eyes full of astonishment, before finally asking tentatively:

"Is the Senior Zhang Nuo?"

"Hehe, Daoist Xiangxin, have you forgotten me after more than two hundred years of separation?"

Looking at Xiangxin, whose cultivation was still stagnant before him, Zhang Nuo said with a faint smile.

"I didn't expect that after a few years, you have actually advanced to the Refining Void Stage!"

Upon hearing the affirmative answer, the monk Xiangxin could no longer hide the surprise in his heart and scrutinized Zhang Nuo from head to toe for a long time!

"I merely obtained some opportunities! By the way, how did that battle at Bushishan go after I left?"

Suddenly thinking of Tianyi Laodao, Zhang Nuo asked this question.

"Back then, you performed a great service! If you hadn't lured Zhan Luo away, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to hold that mountain for a hundred years. It is said that Zhan Luo was later severely wounded by Yun Biehe, one of the three elders entrusted by the Human Emperor of the Human Emperor Realm, but the demon still managed to escape!"

Zhang Nuo was not surprised; with Zhan Luo's supernatural powers, he should have been able to do so if he wanted to save his life!

"I wonder where you went after leaving Bushishan, and why your cultivation has advanced to such a level?"

Xiangxin rolled his eyes and asked.

"It is shameful to say, but back then I was chased by Zhan Luo with no way to heaven and no door to earth; forced by necessity, I joined forces with the cultivators of the Four Great True Spirit Families to charge into the Demon World, where I stayed for a full two hundred years before returning to the Immortal Domain not long ago!"

"Oh! You went to the Demon World!"

Even though Zhang Nuo said it lightly, anyone could guess the danger involved! The look of astonishment in Xiangxin's eyes deepened even further! Just as the two were talking, an escape light flew over from the direction of the Middle Temple!

Before the person arrived, the voice arrived first.

"I say, kid Zhang! What method did you use to raise your cultivation to the Refining Void Stage? Tell this old man quickly!"

As soon as the voice fell, Luo Lie appeared before the two! Zhang Nuo looked at the old man before him and saw that his cultivation had still not progressed and was still stuck at the Integration Stage!

"Do you two know each other?"

Xiangxin looked at Zhang Nuo and Luo Lie in great confusion!

"Of course we know each other; this kid even lived in my Mowen Valley for a period of time!"

Luo Lie had always been unrestrained in character; even though Zhang Nuo had advanced to the Refining Void Stage, he still addressed him as "kid Zhang"! Zhang Nuo did not mind this at all!

"So that's how it is! Since the senior has matters to attend to, then Xiangxin will not disturb you further!"

After saying this, the monk Xiangxin tactfully left first!

Under the guidance of Luo Lie, Zhang Nuo also flew toward a certain building in the Middle Temple!

Inside a six-story small building, Zhang Nuo and Luo Lie stood facing each other. At this moment, the old man's eyes were carefully looking Zhang Nuo over! After a long while, he said in surprise:

"It seems that giving you the Return to One True Art back then was the right choice! Such a terrifyingly powerful physical body could not be cultivated even with a higher-level Body Refining Technique!"

Zhang Nuo nodded slightly, but he immediately said:

"Fellow Daoist, there is still one thing I must ask of you!"

"Speak!"

Luo Lie said with an expressionless face.

"You have been in Jile Temple for many years; have you ever heard of anyone who understands the Shangqing Sword Art? As long as I obtain this sword art, my cultivation can advance another step!"

Hearing what Zhang Nuo said, Luo Lie's expression suddenly turned ugly! He touched his bald head with one hand and said helplessly:

"I asked several seniors in the temple about this matter when I returned to Jile Temple, but they all indicated they did not know of the existence of this sword art. Kid Zhang, where exactly did you get your sword art from? Could it be a fragmentary piece from the very beginning?"

A sharp glint suddenly flashed in Zhang Nuo's eyes! What Luo Lie said reminded him that back in the Divine Sword Sect in the Human Realm, when Lin Fan gave him the sword art, he never mentioned who had created it! Could it really be as Luo Lie guessed? If that were the case, Zhang Nuo would have suffered a huge loss!

When he was in the Demon Realm, he had taken a gamble and refined the Nine Dragon Sword Case into his natal Magic Treasure. If he lost the Third Layer of the Shangqing Sword Art, wouldn't all his previous efforts be wasted?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt a lingering fear, and Zhang Nuo could not help but shiver all over!