Chapter 629: A Thin Line of Separation

Reaching out to gently touch the pale blue light screen, his palm passed through it with great ease. Zhang Nuo discovered there was nothing unusual, so he flashed his figure and his entire person submerged into the light screen!

In an instant, he only felt the surging Demonic Qi around him rushing toward his face. Although they were separated by only a single light screen, the Wai Hai and Nei Hai of the Demon Thunder Sea were as different as heaven and earth!

Zhang Nuo released his Divine Sense to probe the surroundings. After a short while, he did not discover any danger, so he continued forward! After flying for a period of time, he was astonished to discover that the sea beasts that had been chasing him earlier had long since been blocked in the Wai Hai by that pale blue light screen!

Within the light screen, there seemed to be some kind of mysterious power that made the sea beasts afraid to approach easily. Even that 'Black Lightning Cloud-Spitting Beast' at the Late Void Refinement Stage did not dare to come forward again! It only roared madly at Zhang Nuo from outside the light screen!

Having shaken off the pursuit of so many sea beasts, Zhang Nuo immediately let out a long breath in his heart. Following the route in the Jade Slip, he continued to advance toward the location of the Yin and Yang Qi!

After Zhang Nuo's figure completely disappeared into the distance, a white-robed monk flashed out from within the pale blue light screen; it was precisely Jiemie!

Looking at the direction where Zhang Nuo had disappeared with a suspicious expression, his face no longer held its previous composure. He reached out to take out a Sound Transmission Talisman, whispered a few words to it, and after infusing it with Spirit Power, the talisman turned into a streak of fire. It shot into the high sky, circled once, and flew off in a certain direction, disappearing in the blink of an eye!

Deep within the Demon Thunder Sea, on a massive island, a black-robed man was sitting cross-legged on the ground. With his eyes slightly closed, black Demonic Qi was continuously exhaled from his nostrils!

Suddenly, a streak of fire appeared from the horizon. After a few flashes, it arrived right in front of the man. The black-robed man's eyelids moved, and he immediately opened them. He looked at the fire, reached out, and grabbed it in his hand! With a forceful squeeze of his five fingers, the fire burst open with a boom, and Jiemie's voice followed!

After the black-robed man finished listening to the contents of the Sound Transmission Talisman, a hint of ferocity appeared on his face!

"I didn't expect that, besides this Venerable, someone else would know the secret here! This Venerable would like to see just what kind of person it is!"

After the man finished speaking, his figure slowly stood up, and then he walked toward a dry well on the island! This well was several zhang in size, surrounded by a well platform built from emerald-green jade. On the surface of the jade, many Mysterious Runes were engraved!

A power that was not weak was sealed within this dry well! The black-robed man arrived in front of the dry well, gripped the well rim with one hand, and looked down. He saw only an unfathomable darkness within the well, and within this darkness, dark currents surged as if some powerful force wanted to break out from within!

Just as the black-robed man was watching intently, a sudden agitation erupted from within the dry well. Two streams of air, one black and one white, entangled with each other and rushed toward the well mouth. The impact of the two air streams was extremely great, bringing a sheet of fire to the well walls. One could not tell what material the well walls were made of, but under the violent impact of these two forces, they remained completely undamaged!

Just as the two black and white air streams were about to rush out of the well mouth, the Mysterious Runes on the well platform flashed and suppressed them back down!

The two air streams sank back to the bottom of the dry well, and everything returned to calm!

Witnessing this scene, the black-robed man gave a faint, cold laugh and said:

"Don't be impatient, sooner or later you will both belong to this Venerable!"

Having said this, the black-robed man turned around, and his gaze looked toward the distant horizon!

Zhang Nuo drove his escape light, flying continuously in the Nei Hai of the Demon Thunder Sea. In the Nei Hai, there were no dark clouds filling the sky, nor were there arcs of electricity falling everywhere; it was no different from an ordinary ocean! Not even half a sea beast could be seen!

Feeling somewhat puzzled, Zhang Nuo truly could not understand what kind of thing emitted that light screen separating the Wai Hai from the Nei Hai, such that it could actually block powerful sea beasts, and even more surprisingly, human cultivators could enter and exit freely!

It seemed his previous worries were superfluous; there should be no demonic beasts haunting the place where the Yin and Yang Qi were located! However, everything around was terrifyingly quiet, which made Zhang Nuo lose his footing in his heart!

After more than a year, a massive island appeared in front of Zhang Nuo. This island was tens of thousands of miles in circumference. Several low mountains stood upon it, and some unknown plants grew in abundance on the mountains and the ground!

"It's here!"

Seeing this island, Zhang Nuo felt a surge of joy. This place was exactly the same as the place recorded in the Jade Slip that hid the Yin and Yang Qi, and even the positions of the several small islands around it were not wrong!

Landing his feet on this island, Zhang Nuo released his powerful Divine Sense, instantly enveloping the entire island. A moment later, Zhang Nuo's expression changed slightly, and his brows furrowed tightly!

Because when he discovered the dry well sealed with the Yin and Yang Qi, his Divine Sense also sensed the black-robed man standing by the edge of the dry well!

"Garuda!"

Although he could not see the black-robed man's face clearly, Zhang Nuo felt from the aura that the black-robed man was the same as the Demon Realm Venerable who had appeared in the First Immortal Mountain back then! From this, it was not hard to conclude that this person was Garuda!

It seemed Garuda had found the location of the Yin and Yang Qi a step ahead of him. He did not know if the other party had managed to refine the Yin and Yang Qi yet!

Since he had already come, Zhang Nuo could not just leave like this, so he bit the bullet and flew toward the direction of the dry well!

Before long, Zhang Nuo's figure appeared in front of Garuda! Beneath the black robe, a pair of eyes flashed with a piercing cold light.

"So it's you! You actually didn't die in the 'Nine Nether Cold Pool' back then!"

"Hehe! Zhang's luck has always been quite good! Senior must be Garuda, right?"

Zhang Nuo sensed the aura on the other party. At this time, Garuda's cultivation was around the Late Void Refinement Stage. Having returned to the Demon Realm for only a few hundred years, he had already restored his cultivation to this level. It seemed the other party was very likely a figure from the True Immortal Realm!

"Even a brat from the Human Realm like you knows this Venerable's name. It seems the secrecy work done by those fellows in the Demon Realm isn't all that great, is it?"

Zhang Nuo spoke his name, but Garuda was not surprised at all; instead, he mocked the great powers of the Demon Realm!

"So, Senior really is Garuda! This junior is too lucky. The great powers of the Demon Realm almost turned the Demon Realm upside down and still couldn't find Senior, yet unexpectedly, this junior has encountered you here!"

If it were any other Demon Realm cultivator who encountered Garuda alone, they would definitely turn around and run, but Zhang Nuo did the opposite. Not only did he not flee, but he also seemed to have a feeling of having picked up a treasure!

"Hehe! Brat, with just your level of cultivation, do you actually think you can capture me?"

Garuda said disdainfully.

"Of course not! Senior Garuda is a True Immortal existence. Even if your cultivation is greatly damaged now, I am afraid it is still not something this junior can compare to. However, this junior has a few questions I would like to ask. I wonder if Senior could tell me the truth?"

"Speak! You throwing yourself into the net by coming here is not a bad thing for this Venerable; it might even allow this Venerable to recover his cultivation faster! Before you die, I will let you be a ghost who understands why!"

Leaning his body against the edge of the well, Garuda said lazily. Zhang Nuo swept his gaze and discovered that the other party did not leave the edge of the dry well at all. It seemed the Yin and Yang Qi had not been refined by him yet. Otherwise, with Garuda's cultivation, there would be no need to guard a dry well. Since the Yin and Yang Qi were still there, Zhang Nuo's heart gained a bit more hope!

"Senior Garuda can say it that way! Then this junior will start asking! Is Senior really from the True Immortal Realm?"

"Not bad! This Venerable was originally a member of the True Immortal Realm, but later fell into the Human Realm due to certain reasons! Unexpectedly, I was discovered by cultivators on the Xianhuan Continent, and I have been sealed here for tens of thousands of years! It is a pity that the person who sealed this Venerable back then has already fallen; otherwise, if I were to catch them, I would have to extract their soul and refine their spirit!"

Mentioning the matter of being sealed, Garuda gnashed his teeth in hatred! However, thinking about it, this was reasonable; having been sealed for tens of thousands of years, no matter who it happened to, they would not be able to stand it, let alone this former True Immortal existence!

"Just as the rumors from the outside world say, Senior Garuda is a True Immortal! This junior has one more question: after one's cultivation reaches the Great Accomplishment Stage, how can one ascend into the True Immortal Realm?"

"Enter the True Immortal Realm? You are thinking a bit too much. Whether you can survive today depends on this Venerable's mood. Even if you knew this question, what use would it be?"

Beneath the black robe, Garuda let out a cold snort, as if he were unwilling to reveal matters in this regard! Zhang Nuo's face was uncertain; it seemed that such a confidential and major matter could not be asked out of Garuda's mouth without effort!

"Since Senior is unwilling to say, then forget it! This junior will ask one last question. Why were you forced to enter the Human Realm back then? You must know that according to the influence of the laws of heaven and earth, with such high cultivation, once you entered the Human Realm, wouldn't you be tortured to death by the Heavenly Tribulation?"

"Back then! Hmph, if it weren't for those few shameless fellows ambushing this Venerable back then, how would this Venerable have entered the Human Realm? As for the Heavenly Tribulation you speak of, although this Venerable's cultivation is greatly reduced, I am still a True Immortal existence, so the laws of heaven and earth have no constraints on this Venerable!"

Bringing up the events of the past, Garuda became even more furious. His pair of fists clenched, making a 'clucking' sound, and the Demonic Qi on his body was released instantly. A massive pressure forced Zhang Nuo to retreat several steps involuntarily! A force was born within his body, resisting Garuda's might!

"Alright, what needed to be asked has been asked. This Venerable will accept this body!"

After speaking, Garuda slightly curled his five fingers and grabbed toward Zhang Nuo in the void! Suddenly, Zhang Nuo only felt the surrounding space tighten, and he was bound by some kind of force!

This was a technique used by relying on one's own pressure. When high-level cultivators deal with low-level cultivators, they are often hindered by their status and do not want to use Magic Treasures, so they generally use such techniques!