Chapter 616: Parting More Often Than Meeting

A few months later, within the Human Emperor Palace, there were four additional Spirit Severing Stage cultivators. Two of these four were wives of the Human Emperor, and the other two were also said to have a close relationship with the Human Emperor!

For no apparent reason, two wives had appeared for the Human Emperor, which left everyone very confused. At first, they thought they were just cauldron-servants, but later they discovered that these two stunning women were indeed the genuine wives of the Human Emperor. Although their cultivation bases were a bit low, their status in the Human Emperor Palace was not low at all!

Zhang Nuo specifically created four places within the Human Emperor Palace for the four of them to reside, and provided them with high-quality Pills every day, with the goal of having them break through to the Integration Stage as quickly as possible!

On the other hand, Zhang Nuo also intensified his cultivation. With the matters of the Human Realm resolved, he had no further worries and was single-mindedly focused on raising his cultivation to the Golden Core Middle Stage!

However, things were not as simple as he had imagined. After reaching the Refining Void Stage, every small realm improvement was extremely difficult. For someone like Zhang Nuo, whose internal techniques were almost all perfected and who had also fused the Nine Divine Seas, the room for improvement had become even smaller!

Zhang Nuo pinned his final hope on the "Immovable Underworld King" on the Ninth Layer! But because he lacked the "Yin and Yang Qi," he had no chance to cultivate the technique to perfection!

Reaching into his Storage Bag, he took out a Jade Slip. This had been given to him by the Great Prophet back then, and it recorded a location in the Demon Realm that contained the Yin and Yang Qi! However, with his current cultivation, if he wanted to forcibly enter the Demon Realm, while it was possible, the chance of falling was very high!

After much thought, Zhang Nuo decided to first raise his cultivation by one small realm before heading to the Demon Realm!

Mysterious Gold and Qiongqi were also brainstorming ideas on the side. Before long, Qiongqi suddenly spoke up!

"Master, I do have a method that might allow your cultivation to reach the Golden Core Middle Stage!"

"Let's hear it!"

Qiongqi had always been reticent and rarely expressed his own opinions; now that he was speaking, he surely had a theory!

"Master's 'Beast-Taming Unity Illusion Immortal Art' is very unique. Perhaps if you fuse another powerful Spirit Beast into your body, you can raise your cultivation once again!"

Zhang Nuo's eyes lit up. This method of Qiongqi's was not entirely unfeasible! It was just a matter of where to find a high-level Spirit Beast; raising one now would definitely be too late!

"The method is good, but what about the Spirit Beast?"

Mysterious Gold looked at Qiongqi, puzzled!

"Does Master still remember that two-headed wolf king we saw in the underground cavern back then?"

Qiongqi said slowly.

"The two-headed wolf king! That Void Refinement Stage demon beast!"

Zhang Nuo pondered. Although the two-headed wolf king's cultivation was not weak, it was a demon beast after all, wild and hard to tame. If he really refined it into his body, it might cause trouble! But then, thinking again, Zhang Nuo felt there might still be a way to solve this. With the Hell Butterfly, he might be able to subdue the soul of the two-headed wolf king! As long as its soul remained imprisoned, he could refine it bit by bit, and in the end, that wolf body would still be his!

"Qiongqi, this idea has reminded me of something! Let's do this: in a few days, we will make a trip!"

After settling this matter, Zhang Nuo went to the residence of Su Haizhen and Ye Yuemiao. After a moment of intimacy, Zhang Nuo proposed that he needed to leave the Holy City for a period of time!

"We have just reunited, and you are leaving again?"

Su Haizhen looked at Zhang Nuo with slight reluctance! This period of time was perhaps the happiest they had ever spent; she hadn't expected the happiness to be so short-lived, and that Zhang Nuo would be leaving them again!

"Yes! What is so urgent?"

Ye Yuemiao was also startled and gently grabbed one of Zhang Nuo's arms! Her pitiful appearance was truly endearing!

"Don't worry, this time when I go out, I will return in at most fifty-plus years, or at least twenty-something years!"

Seeing the resentment of his two Dao companions, Zhang Nuo coaxed them.

"Easily said. We sisters had a very hard time during those few hundred years in the Human Realm, and now that we've only seen you for a few days, you're actually going to abandon us again!"

Su Haizhen stiffened her little face and sat angrily on a chair! After saying a whole lot of nice things, Zhang Nuo finally received permission to leave the Holy City for fifty years!

He knew in his heart that this time was not enough, but in order to be able to leave, Zhang Nuo had to agree!

Leaving the two women's residence, Zhang Nuo went to see Chunyangzi and Liu Qingshan. These two were now single-mindedly focused on cultivation, so after saying only a few words, Zhang Nuo left!

Finally, he found Ai Yuchen. This woman was busy from morning till night; for these past few years, she hadn't cultivated properly, and her face looked a bit haggard!

"Fairy Ai, I have come to see you this time to entrust you with a matter!"

"Please speak, Human Emperor!"

Zhang Nuo never easily asked others for favors, so Ai Yuchen guessed it might be a very important matter!

"I need to go out for a period of time. Please help me look after Chunyangzi and the other three, and satisfy their needs as much as possible!"

"So it's just this. Rest assured, Human Emperor, leave it to me!"

Upon hearing this, Ai Yuchen let out a long sigh of relief. Even if Zhang Nuo hadn't asked, she would have taken good care of the four, especially Ye Yuemiao and Su Haizhen. Anyone with eyes could see that they held a very high position in this Human Emperor's heart!

Having finished giving all his instructions, Zhang Nuo left the Holy City and flew toward the underground cavern where the two-headed wolf king was located! Several years later, when he arrived at Haogao Town, everything had changed.

Since this town was also within the sphere of influence of the Human Emperor Realm, one could occasionally see one or two demon cultivators! Zhang Nuo had suppressed his cultivation beforehand, making it look like he was only at the late Spirit Severing Stage, so no one noticed him at all!

After scouting around the town and seeing nothing unusual, he waited until dark and flew toward the place where the two-headed wolf king was located!

When he arrived at the location, he saw that the area was desolate. After some effort, he finally found the Cave Abode of Xiangtai that had been destroyed by Zhang Nuo previously.

With a sudden flip of his hand, Zhang Nuo took out an Array Disk. After casting several Dharma spells, several array flags flew out and set up an Illusion Array in the surroundings! Then, his figure flashed and he entered the Illusion Array!

Finding the location of the underground teleportation Magic Array, Zhang Nuo let Xuanjin go underground to activate it! Before long, a spiritual light rose from the ground; it seemed that after several hundred years, this Magic Array was still undamaged!

After Xuanjin returned, Zhang Nuo stepped onto the Magic Array, and with a flash of light, he disappeared from the spot!

In an underground Cave Abode, Zhang Nuo appeared. He scanned the surrounding environment and saw that it was just as it had been before, only slightly more humid!

Walking along a passage toward the inside, Zhang Nuo quickly arrived at the cavern where the two-headed wolf king had been bound before! The light screen at the entrance was still as mysterious as ever.

Familiar with the path, he stepped into the cavern. As far as his eyes could see, a giant two-headed wolf was lying quietly in the Dharma Array, and eight red chains were still firmly locking the wolf king in place!

As soon as it sensed movement, the wolf king immediately raised its head. When it discovered it was Zhang Nuo, the two-headed wolf king erupted with a roar!

Zhang Nuo was the only human it had seen in ten thousand years, so it remembered him very clearly!

"Despicable human! Why have you returned!"

"I didn't expect the wolf king to still recognize me! That's not easy! How is it? Is it still okay in this cavern?"

Slowly walking up to the two-headed wolf king, Zhang Nuo asked deliberately.

"What exactly do you want, brat!"

Zhang Nuo had left and returned; there must be something strange about his return this time. Although the wolf king had been trapped here for many years, its mind had not become simple!

"Just came back to see the wolf king!"

As he spoke, Zhang Nuo moved closer to the wolf king! The two-headed wolf king felt more and more that something was wrong. Although the brat in front of it looked like he was only at the late Spirit Severing Stage, a dangerous aura was shrouding him!

"Awoo!"

With a loud cry, the wolf king used all its strength, as if a giant gale were being sprayed from its mouth! However, what surprised the wolf king was that this time, Zhang Nuo didn't even move, just watched it quietly!

"You... you have advanced to the Refining Void Stage?"

To steady his stance, Zhang Nuo had no choice but to reveal his true cultivation level; when the Wolf King felt that formidable Spiritual Pressure, he was terrified to the extreme!

When he first met Zhang Nuo, he was merely a little fellow at the Spirit Transformation Initial Stage, yet after not seeing him for several hundred years, he had actually advanced to the Refining Void Initial Stage! This massive leap could be called ascending to the heavens in a single step!

"Not bad! I have finally made some progress, but compared to your cultivation, Wolf King, it is still lacking just a little! Therefore, I would like to borrow something from you, Wolf King!"

Zhang Nuo continued to approach the Wolf King, not stopping in the slightest because of the roar from just a moment ago!

"What thing?"

The Two-Headed Wolf King looked at Zhang Nuo with suspicion; the Magic Treasure on his body had long since been taken away by Xiangtai, otherwise he would not have been trapped here for so many years! Besides a Magic Treasure, what else could Zhang Nuo want?

"The Wolf King's body!"

As soon as these words were spoken, anger rose from the Wolf King's heart, and malice grew from his gall! He was already in this state, yet Zhang Nuo actually still wanted his body!

"Despicable! Detestable human! You are the root of greed! Even if this King dies, I will not give my body to you!"

His four wolf eyes were almost bulging out of their sockets; roaring, the Wolf King stood up on his two front paws, about to pounce on Zhang Nuo! At the same time, the Dharma Array confining the Wolf King was triggered, and a massive bolt of lightning descended! It struck the enraged Wolf King directly, pinning him to the ground!

Like a pile of mud, the Wolf King lifted his head powerlessly, glaring at Zhang Nuo, who was still closing in on him, with eyes wide enough to split!

"Don't waste your energy; I understood this Dharma Array back then. Its power can be used indefinitely, and even if it traps you until you die, it is impossible for you to escape!"

Standing at a distance of only one zhang from the Wolf King, Zhang Nuo stopped his movement, a cold glint flashing in his eyes as he said indifferently.