Chapter 626: True Immortal Realm

After wandering through the various markets in Luanwu City, Zhang Nuo did manage to acquire a few good items, but what left him somewhat depressed was that the currency spent in the Demon Realm was not Spirit Stones, but something called Magic Crystals. They served the same purpose as Spirit Stones, but most markets in the Demon Realm only accepted Magic Crystals!

For convenience, Zhang Nuo specifically sought out a large market to exchange for some Magic Crystals. After staying in Luanwu City for a few days and feeling there was nothing left to buy, he was just about to leave when Xuan Jin suddenly popped out from his shoulder!

"Master, this is the Demon Realm. I believe there must be many ores here that the Immortal World doesn't have. Why not let me go and have a full meal first!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Nuo felt it made a lot of sense, and since he had time to spare, he let Xuan Jin go out on his own while he waited in Luanwu City!

Several months later, Xuan Jin returned to Zhang Nuo's body, satisfied, and began refining the metals he had obtained from the Demon Realm. Seeing that everything was finished, Zhang Nuo left the city and flew toward the location of the Yin and Yang Qi. The territory of this Demon Realm was no smaller than the Immortal World. According to the records in the Jade Slip, Zhang Nuo flew for a full few years and still had not reached his destination!

On this day, as he was flying at high altitude, the sounds of a fight suddenly came from the front not far away, and there was also a familiar aura!

He stopped in his tracks and pondered carefully. Suddenly, a sharp light flashed in Zhang Nuo's eyes, because that familiar aura was precisely that of the Eight Extremes Demon Veins, and it was at about the sixth level!

The only person in the Demon Realm who could use this technique was likely Baji Laomo. He had entered the Demon Realm a step earlier than Chunyangzi and the others, so it was not strange that his cultivation had improved quickly!

Without delay, he transformed into a streak of light and rushed toward the place of the battle!

Ahead, Demonic Qi was surging to the heavens, and the sound of Magic Treasures colliding was deafening. This place was already on the outskirts of the Demon Realm, somewhat similar to the Wilderness of the Immortal Domain!

When he arrived close by, he saw two cultivators around twenty years old locked in a fierce battle. Both of them were only at the Integration Early Stage. One of them was completely enveloped in Demonic Qi, while the other was in a gray robe, with several Magic Treasures floating in front of him, capable of both offense and defense!

After several exchanges, neither of them could do anything to the other!

Zhang Nuo glanced at the cultivator wrapped in Demonic Qi. It was very clear that the technique the other party was using was the Eight Extremes Demon Veins, but when he had left Yulong Immortal Mountain, Baji Laomo had not yet cultivated the Demon Veins to this level!

The two fighting realized that a powerful cultivator had arrived nearby and both stopped to extend their Divine Sense! Upon seeing this, their expressions changed simultaneously! A cultivator at the Refining Void Middle Stage was a very powerful existence even in this Demon Realm!

"Are you... Zhang Nuo?"

The cultivator wrapped in a mass of Demonic Qi felt his heart sink the moment he saw Zhang Nuo, and he asked tentatively.

"Baji Laomo! How is it that after a mere few hundred years, you don't recognize me anymore?"

Being able to meet Baji Laomo in the Demon Realm was truly beyond Zhang Nuo's expectations. Judging by his appearance, he hadn't been doing too well in the Demon Realm during this time!

"Haha! It really is you! Your cultivation has improved fast enough, kid!"

Seeing that the person opposite him was indeed Zhang Nuo, Baji Laomo let out a loud laugh, while the gray-robed cultivator opposite him frowned deeply. If no one else had intervened, he didn't know how long he and Baji would have fought. But a Refining Void Stage cultivator had appeared halfway; if he didn't escape now, he would only be destroyed!

Thinking of this, the gray-robed cultivator turned and wanted to flee!

"Quick, help me catch him! This person is a subordinate of the Demon Realm Venerable who escaped from the First Immortal Mountain of the Human Realm back then!"

Seeing the other party about to leave, Baji hurriedly called out to Zhang Nuo!

Upon hearing this, Zhang Nuo's thoughts turned rapidly. He also knew about the incident at the First Immortal Mountain back then, and it was precisely because of the Demon Realm Venerable's intervention that he had been trapped in the Cold Pool!

As soon as Baji Laomo's voice fell, purple electric arcs flashed on Zhang Nuo's body. After a rumble of thunder, his entire person transformed into a slender electric arc and vanished! The next moment, thunder sounded again in front of the gray-robed cultivator, and Zhang Nuo revealed his figure!

"Fellow Daoist, please stay!"

Zhang Nuo spoke politely, but the powerful Spiritual Pressure on his body surged out, pressing down on the gray-robed cultivator in front of him! Knowing he was no match for the other party, the gray-robed cultivator still unleashed two Magic Treasures surging with Demonic Qi!

But Zhang Nuo didn't even look at them. With a wave of his hand, a sheet of purple electric arcs instantly covered his surroundings. Purple Lightning Wild Thunder was naturally endowed with the characteristic of restraining demonic objects, so as soon as the two Magic Treasures touched the purple lightning, the Demonic Qi was shredded clean by the electric arcs, and they fell to the ground, having lost all their magic power!

"Purple Lightning Wild Thunder!"

The gray-robed cultivator had never imagined that not only was the other party's cultivation far higher than his, but he also possessed such an item specifically for restraining demonic objects!

"You have a good eye!"

After saying this with disdain, Zhang Nuo curled his five fingers slightly and pressed down toward the void below!

Boom!

An explosive sound rang out, and Zhang Nuo, relying solely on the Spiritual Pressure from his body, shook the gray-robed cultivator down to the ground! At the same time, Baji Laomo flashed over, beat the man into serious injury with a few punches, and finally reached out to cast several Restrictions to seal him!

At this moment, Zhang Nuo also slowly landed back on the ground!

"You just said he was a subordinate of the Demon Realm Venerable. What kind of background does the Demon Realm Venerable have?"

Ignoring the gray-robed cultivator lying on the ground, Zhang Nuo asked Baji. Withdrawing his technique, Baji Laomo revealed his appearance. It was a young face, with a faint bloodstain between his brows!

"It's a long story. This is not the place to talk. Let's leave here first!"

Seeing the old demon's expression, the matter seemed very tricky. Zhang Nuo nodded slightly, and the two of them left the place of the battle with the gray-robed man!

After flying for a few days, the two stopped at the foot of a small mountain. Extending their Divine Sense, they found no danger, and only then did Baji Laomo say:

"Back then, I ascended from the Human Realm to the Demon Realm. Later, I learned that the Demon Realm Venerable who came out of the First Immortal Mountain had also arrived in the Demon Realm. However, as soon as this person ascended into the Demon Realm, he was controlled by several high-level figures in the Demon Realm!"

"Why?"

Zhang Nuo was greatly puzzled. Judging by the appearance of that Demon Realm Venerable, he should have been a great expert of the Demon Realm previously, who then ran into trouble at the First Immortal Mountain in the Human Realm!

"You don't know, that Demon Realm Venerable is named Garuda, and he is a person with a great background. It is rumored that he is a cultivator who came down from the Ancient Demon Realm!"

Zhang Nuo was stunned. What kind of place was the Ancient Demon Realm? He had learned a little about it in some ancient texts back then, but according to the records, the Ancient Demon Realm should have been destroyed long ago. So how did Garuda enter the Human Realm? It was like an eternal mystery that left him completely unable to understand!

"Do you know about the Ancient Demon Realm?"

Baji suddenly blurted out this question!

"I know a little, all seen from ancient texts. It should be a place where many high-level demonic cultivators gathered, right?"

Zhang Nuo said vaguely.

"Hehe, you're wrong this time. Sometimes, what is recorded in ancient texts is not necessarily true. The so-called Ancient Demon Realm does not only contain demonic cultivators; cultivators from all other realms are there. If I were to use a correct term, it should be called the True Immortal Realm!"

"True Immortal Realm?"

Zhang Nuo felt it was somewhat incredible. He hadn't expected the Ancient Demon Realm to have such a name! But the two words "True Immortal" were extremely tempting. Although he forcibly suppressed his excitement, his state of mind still fluctuated a few times!

"Correct! You ascended into the Immortal World a step before me, but have you heard of the Ancient Immortal World?"

Baji Laomo asked mysteriously.

"I know a little. It seems to exist in parallel with the Ancient Demon Realm!"

"At the beginning, I also thought that the Ancient Demon Realm and the Ancient Immortal World were two different realms. But as I investigated deeper, I discovered that they are one and the same realm. To confuse the public, they were deliberately given other names!"

The more Baji spoke, the more excited he became, and the bloodstain between his brows even faintly showed signs of wanting to open!

"Why would they do that?"

"I'm not too sure about that, but Zhang kid, this matter is absolutely true. If you want to know more detailed things, you can only get them from him!"

Pointing at the gray-robed cultivator lying on the ground, Baji Laomo said with deep meaning.

"That's not right! Didn't you say before that Garuda had been controlled by several great beings of the Demon Realm? How could he have subordinates then?"

Zhang Nuo's thoughts shifted, and he spoke hurriedly.

"What kind of figure is Garuda? Could mere great beings of the Demon Realm control him? Years ago, he already broke free from his restraints and fled into the Demon Realm to hide. According to my estimation, he might be trying to return to the True Immortal Realm! Only there can one avoid being swayed by the Heavenly Tribulation and achieve immortality!"

Hearing the four words "achieve immortality," Zhang Nuo's heart became even more agitated! However, he still found it somewhat hard to believe. How would Baji Laomo know about such things? After all, he had only returned to the Demon Realm for a short time; even if his intelligence network were well-informed, he shouldn't know it in such detail!

"How do you know all this?"

"If I must say, my luck has always been relatively good. Back when I was in the Human Realm, I met you and Chunyangzi, which allowed me to rebuild my physical body. After returning to the Demon Realm, I was cared for by an old acquaintance, which is how I advanced to the Integration Stage! And that old acquaintance of mine is one of the great beings of the Demon Realm; I heard all these things from him!"

Smacking his lips, Baji Laomo said happily.

"According to what you mean, the great beings of the Demon Realm are all looking for a way to reach the True Immortal Realm now?"

"Mm, just about! At least the upper echelons of the Demon Realm are doing so. Lower-level demon cultivators don't know about this matter at all. Originally, with my cultivation level, I wouldn't have been qualified to know either!"

Baji Laomo was not wrong; even if he obtained news of the True Immortal Realm, it would be impossible for him to go there, because in every single classic, it is clearly recorded that only after one's cultivation reaches the Great Accomplishment Stage is there a chance to break into the True Immortal Realm!