Chapter 82: Inside the Trial Ground

Under a gray, hazy sky, the mountain ranges stretched as far as the eye could see, and the roars of various beasts rose and fell! The somewhat humid air, carrying a faint musty smell, permeated this entire region.

This place is the Trial Ground of the Four Sects, reachable only by passing through the Transmission Array on the Tianjiang Plain!

At this moment, a middle-aged male cultivator in white robes was driving a Flying Sword, fighting a giant bear demon beast before him. This cultivator appeared to be at the early Foundation Establishment stage, and his movements were extremely agile as he drifted about. His Flying Sword struck the giant bear's body back and forth like a phantom.

However, the giant bear's body was extremely tough; the Flying Sword slashed against its fur, only causing a large amount of bear hair to fall off without truly wounding its flesh.

The giant bear let out a roar, the sound of which made the surrounding trees tremble! The white-robed cultivator was also in great distress; the giant bear before him appeared to be at least a Four-tier demon beast.

Demon beasts are classified by cultivation rank, divided into First-tier demon beasts, Second-tier demon beasts, Third-tier demon beasts, and so on. The higher the rank of the demon beast, the larger the preceding number. A Four-tier demon beast is equivalent to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage level of a human cultivator.

However, demon beasts possess better innate conditions than human cultivators and have a stronger grasp of the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, so even if they are at the same rank as humans, their strength is generally higher than that of human cultivators.

In the blink of an eye, beads of sweat appeared on the white-robed cultivator's forehead. This giant bear demon beast was too formidable; he had successively used several Magic Treasures, but none could harm the opponent. Just as he wanted to use another Magic Treasure, the giant bear's massive body suddenly flashed and arrived right in front of the white-robed cultivator.

This move terrified the white-robed cultivator. In the previous battle, the giant bear demon beast had always appeared very clumsy and had never been seen to be this swift. Now that the demon beast had suddenly launched an attack, it caught the white-robed cultivator off guard.

Before the white-robed cultivator could make any reaction, the giant bear's pair of paws had already pressed onto his shoulders. The white-robed cultivator was greatly alarmed and immediately wanted to shift his body. At the same time, a gentle Golden Light rapidly radiated from the giant bear's paws; the Golden Light looked extremely warm and did not seem to have much lethality.

But when the Golden Light covered the white-robed cultivator, he felt as if a great mountain had instantly pressed down upon him, making it difficult even to move a finger. As his complexion changed drastically, a thought of despair rose from the bottom of his heart.

The giant bear let out a long roar, and at the same time, its two paws gripped the cultivator's shoulders tightly. With a pull to the left and right, the white-robed cultivator's body was torn in two by it. Poor white-robed cultivator, he perished without even letting out a scream.

Blood! Internal organs were scattered all over the ground, and a heart was still "thump! thump!" beating on the ground. The bloody scent quickly permeated the surrounding air.

The giant bear grabbed the two halves of the cultivator's body, opened its mouth wide, and actually began to eat with relish. In just a moment, the white-robed cultivator's body had entered its belly. It satisfiedly licked its paws with its tongue, then suddenly turned around, and the giant bear disappeared into the depths of the trees.

This scene was extremely bloody; if any other cultivator saw it, they would definitely turn around and run!

On the peak of a mountain in a certain part of the Trial Ground, a cultivator lay prone on the ground, breathing weakly, with a large patch of bloodstains on his chest dyeing his clothes red.

On the cultivator's back was a Sword Box, its surface wreathed in white light, and faint Spiritual Qi was very slowly being transmitted into the cultivator's body. This person was Zhang Nuo, who had been knocked into the Transmission Array by Zuo Mutang.

The moment he flew into the Chuansong Guangzhu, Zhang Nuo had fainted due to his severe injuries. It was unknown how much time had passed when a mountain breeze blew, blowing away the messy hair covering his face and revealing a bloodless, young face.

His fingers moved slightly, as if he felt the breeze brushing past. Zhang Nuo gently opened his eyes, his blurred gaze scanning his surroundings. At this moment, his body was aching terribly, and he did not even know where he was injured!

With great effort, he sat up from the ground, but his head was still dizzy and he could not muster any energy. Thinking carefully about what had happened before, Zhang Nuo seemed to understand where he was!

However, Zuo Mutang's final strike still left him with lingering fear; if it weren't for the Nine Dragon Sword Case helping him block it, he might have already lost his life.

Thinking of the Sword Box, Zhang Nuo immediately took it off his back with difficulty. He was afraid that Zuo Mutang's attack had damaged the Sword Box. He did not know where he was at all, and if he encountered danger, he knew he would be unable to escape without the help of the Sword Box.

Supporting the Sword Box with both hands, he saw that faint white light was still lingering on it, and pure Spiritual Qi was still continuously being transmitted into his body. Waves of warmth made Zhang Nuo's severely injured body feel incomparably comfortable, and the injuries inside his body also showed signs of slowly improving!

Suddenly, Zhang Nuo's eyes lit up! Because he had not driven the Sword Box at all, yet the Sword Box was automatically injecting Spiritual Qi into his body!

In the past, if the Sword Box was not controlled, this kind of thing would never happen. Except for that time when he killed the Zhao Brothers, this was the first time the Sword Box had done this!

With a slight movement of his Divine Sense, Zhang Nuo wanted to make the Sword Box stop! Just as his Divine Sense entered the Sword Box, an old man's voice came from inside it.

"Kid! If you want your injuries to heal quickly, then honestly sit and regulate your breathing!"

This voice was not loud, but it was full of majesty. Zhang Nuo gasped; if he hadn't been injured, he probably would have jumped up already!

Looking at the Sword Box in his hands in disbelief, Zhang Nuo tentatively asked:

"You... who are you?"

"Sit and heal your injuries first! You will naturally know about my affairs later!"

The old man's majestic voice came from the Sword Box again. Zhang Nuo did not dare to ask any further. Following what the old man said, he sat back down properly, closed his eyes slightly, and began to sit and heal his injuries. However, he was still somewhat puzzled in his heart: who was this old man in the Sword Box? Why hadn't he discovered him before? Even when his master Lin Fan had scanned the Sword Box with his Divine Sense, he hadn't discovered anything strange about it?

A series of question marks rose in Zhang Nuo's heart like bubbles. However, given the current situation, treating his injuries was the priority, so he put aside the doubts in his heart and followed the old man's instructions to sit and regulate his breathing.