Mortal's Purple Sky Cave Heaven

Chapter 253 Qiyun Mountain

"Yes." Nie Ying agreed gently, and the strength in her hands increased a little.

Hearing this, Yuan Yao, Nie Zhaonan's "little maid", served even more attentively without being told, and put her heart into it.

"Huh" Nie Zhaonan let out a long sigh of relief.

It is no longer just that Nie Zhaonan is in his arms, but he has been wrapped by the soft jade without a single gap.

If the other women were not in seclusion, he really had no better way to get close to them all equally.

After a while, Chen Qiaoqian looked at the talisman in her hand inside and out, and then she spoke:
"It is indeed an ancient teleportation talisman. The power of this talisman is even greater than the description in the classics. By activating this talisman, one can be instantly teleported to a place more than 200 miles away. In this way, it is not difficult to escape from the hands of a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage. Of course, my husband is not one of them."

As she spoke, Chen Qiaoqian handed the talisman in her hand to Xin Ruyin.

"Are you sure you can refine this talisman?" Nie Zhaonan did not open his eyes, but just pulled Chen Qiaoqian back into his arms.

"There is no specific method of refining, even I don't know how to do it. However, with my current attainments in formations, after studying this talisman for a while, I can refine a replica, but it will only have one tenth of the power of this ancient teleportation talisman." Chen Qiaoqian said helplessly.

"With 10% of its power, being able to teleport over 20 miles is already pretty good. Even if you are confident that you can refine this ancient teleportation talisman completely, the materials for refining the talisman are not so easy to find. I'm afraid most of them have become extinct in this world, otherwise the refining method would not have been lost." Nie Zhaonan patted her jade back lightly and comforted her softly.

"Sister Qiaoqian, you don't have to be too depressed. It's good enough that you can refine an imitation. If you use several more in succession, you can achieve the same effect." Nie Ying also spoke at the right time.

"Ruyin, what did you find?" Even though Nie Zhaonan didn't open his eyes, the whole room could not escape his perception. Now Xin Ruyin's heart was beating much faster.

"In the art of formation, there is a teleportation disk that is higher than the teleportation array. However, after reading through all the books on formation, I have not found any specific record of it. But I have seen some clues about the teleportation disk from this teleportation talisman, and I can't help but feel excited." Xin Ruyin's clear eyes sparkled, and the joy in her eyes could not be concealed.

The teleportation array and the displacement talisman have the same effect, teleporting people to a certain distance.

Although the materials used to refine the two are very different, there are always some similarities between the runes. It is normal for Xin Ruyin to make this discovery.

Hearing this, Nie Zhaonan nodded. Only Xin Ruyin had a profound attainment in formations and could achieve this level.

As if remembering something, Nie Zhaonan reminded:

"By the way, you can carefully study the silver text in the Golden Palace Jade Book. I'm sure you can also gain a lot of inspiration from the secret text passed down from the fairy world."

Now that all the fellow Taoists have grown up, Nie Zhaonan feels a lot more relaxed with such a group of capable helpers.

There is no need to be distracted by other things other than cultivation. Just focus on improving your cultivation. Some auxiliary means, such as talismans, formations, and puppets, have been prepared by them.

Even like this auction, he didn't need to worry about the specific arrangements. He just needed to stand up for the girls silently and support them from behind.

All the girls' eyes lit up when they heard this. As immortal cultivators, they were naturally very interested in the immortal cultivation items handed down from the fairy world.

After studying the Silver Code once before, they forgot about the Golden Palace Jade Book for a while because their cultivation was too low and they urgently needed to break through to a higher level. Now that they have crossed the hurdle of condensing the Nascent Soul, it is time to study the contents of the Golden Palace Jade Book.

However, such an important item as the Golden Palace Jade Book was naturally placed in the cave. They could only view and study it after entering the cave, so there was no need to rush now.

"Husband, have you ever thought about how a casual cultivator like Sanshan Old Monster got this ancient teleportation talisman?" Wang Ning suddenly asked.

"Is there any need to think too much about this? Either he is lucky and got it in some secret place left over from ancient times, or someone gave it to him intentionally. There are only these two possibilities." Nie Zhaonan smiled slightly and blurted out.

"My husband has also thought of it, but I don't know which possibility is more likely. If it is the latter, I'm afraid someone has bad intentions." There was no sign of surprise on Wang Ning's face. What she could think of, her husband could naturally think of.

"The old demon Hehuan." Nie Zhaonan said the name lightly.

Nie Zhaonan's speculation was certainly not groundless.

During the several meetings with the old demon Hehuan, although the old demon Hehuan had good skills in cultivating his qi and tried his best to hide his thoughts, Nie Zhaonan's spiritual awareness was so powerful and his spiritual perception was so sensitive that the vague trace of malice naturally could not escape Nie Zhaonan's perception.

Moreover, according to the consistent style of Hehuan Old Demon as the number one in the magic world, it is extremely reasonable for him to do this.

"Then how does my husband plan to deal with him?" There was a hint of admiration in Wang Ning's shiny black pupils, and she did not doubt Nie Zhaonan's words at all.

"Don't be anxious. The old demon Hehuan hasn't really attacked me yet. Of course, after learning about the death of the old monster Sanshan, he probably didn't have the courage to attack me. I can spare his life, but of course he will have to pay a heavy price. The specific outcome depends on his attitude." Nie Zhaonan didn't take the old demon Hehuan to heart at all, and just said slowly.

"That's right. In the hands of my husband, even if he is a giant in the Tiannan Demon Sect, he can't cause any trouble." Wang Ning nodded her head and agreed.

In the Hehuan Sect, in an underground secret room filled with swirling demonic energy, the old demon Hehuan who was practicing was suddenly shocked. His eyes suddenly opened, and there was confusion and puzzlement in his green eyes.

Just now, he was practicing his energy very smoothly, without any abnormality. But suddenly, for some reason, his magical power stagnated, and he woke up.

This really gave him a very bad feeling.

"The auction is almost over, right? With the arrogant character of Sanshan Old Monster, and the ancient teleportation talisman he got from the ancient cultivator's cave, I'm afraid there is a great chance that he will make a move to grab the treasure at the auction, but I don't know what the result will be." "How could he know that the matter about the ancient cultivator's cave was just arranged by me, and the teleportation talisman was also given to him by me on purpose, otherwise how could he have such a great opportunity, and I even sacrificed a few powerful ancient treasures for it, but it's worth it."

"I arranged all of this myself, without using anyone else's help. Even if Nie Zhaonan has great magical powers, he would never know that I was the one behind it. Why should I worry about this?"

"Besides, if Nie Zhaonan's true colors are exposed this time and he is just a bully, then it will be my turn to cause trouble for him."

The old demon Hehuan looked at the demonic energy around him and muttered to himself for a long time, as if he was comforting himself or giving himself confidence.

"The news is almost here, and it's time to leave."

The old demon Hehuan stood up, ignored the demonic energy sweeping around him, and strode towards the door of the secret room.

He was obviously very concerned about the fate of the Three Mountain Monster and planned to come out of seclusion early to wait.

What he didn't expect was that when he learned the news of the death of the Three Mountain Old Monster, he was shocked and even looked stunned and dazed.

Considering Nie Zhaonan's ability to easily kill a mid-stage cultivator in the border war, the death of the Three Mountain Monster was within his expectations, so it was not surprising.

But what he absolutely could not accept was that Nie Zhaonan did not even show his face, but just sent out a blood corpse and performed some unknown spiritual secret technique to kill the Three Mountains Monster in an instant. This was not at all what he had expected.

You know, although the strength of the Three Mountains Old Monster is not the best among the cultivators of the same level, his ability to escape is among the best among the same level, and his wind escape technique is even more perfect. Even if he does it himself, he can't do it so cleanly.

For a moment, he became even more wary of Nie Zhaonan, and his desire to kill him faded.

Mount Qiyun is located in the territory of the State of Yu. It has beautiful peaks and, because of a good spiritual vein, the mountain is rich in spiritual energy. It is one of the few good spiritual veins in the State of Yu.

The Zhou family is a Jindan family that occupies this mountain. Apart from several sects in the Yu Kingdom that have Yuanying cultivators in charge, it can be said to be the number one immortal cultivation family in the Yu Kingdom.

It is said that six hundred years ago, the Zhou family was still a foundation-building family and was unknown, but in just a few hundred years, it grew into the behemoth it is today.

The Zhou family’s reputation does not stop there. The three Jindan Zhenren of the Zhou family are often praised by the people of the Yu State.

This is because these three men are not only brothers, but also, shockingly, their ages vary greatly. They can be said to be from three generations. However, this also adds a bit of legendary color to the three of them, and they are known as the Three Heroes of the Zhou Family.

Recently, Qiyun Mountain has been shrouded by a huge forbidden light curtain, and there has been no sign of it closing for several days, as if it is always on guard against enemy attacks.

At the same time, nearly a thousand cultivators of the Zhou family were also dispatched. Some were patrolling around Qiyun Mountain in their flying magic tools, moving very cautiously; some were sitting in the center of the formation with solemn faces. The light curtain of the formation above their heads could not give them any sense of security.

The three Jindan Zhenren also gathered together and discussed something in the hall.

"Brother, what happened? Why do you want to activate the clan protection formation? You must know that by doing so, the amount of spirit stones consumed to maintain the formation is huge, and it is not something our Zhou family can easily afford!" A young man in a green robe had just sat down and he couldn't wait to look at the old man with white eyebrows and white hair sitting in the first seat, and asked a series of questions.

He was at the critical juncture of his retreat, but he received an urgent message from his two brothers and had to stop his practice and break out of retreat.

Their Zhou family sent many of their children to practice in several immortal cultivation sects in Yu State, so they have very good relations with several sects, so there is no possibility of a sudden attack from a powerful force.
The young man in green robe was thinking silently in his heart while asking this question.

“Alas, third brother, you have just come out of retreat and you don’t know much about the current situation in Tiannan. Now my Zhou family is indeed at risk of being wiped out.” Before the white-haired old man could answer, the gray-haired middle-aged man opposite the young man in green robe sighed deeply.

"What on earth happened? I have only been in seclusion for more than ten years. What big thing happened in Tiannan?" The confusion on the face of the young man in green robe became even more intense, and he even had a bad premonition.

"The border war with the Mulan people has long been settled, so I won't tell you more." The gray-haired middle-aged man mentioned it casually, and then changed the subject and said:

"Half a year ago, because the Ghost Spirit Sect found a way to safely enter the Falling Demon Valley, hundreds of cultivators above the Jindan stage entered the Valley. However, the Valley was extremely dangerous. Even though so many high-level cultivators entered the valley, most of them only wandered around the outer valley. A large number of cultivators still died tragically in the restrictions and space cracks in the outer valley. Less than half of them were able to come out alive."

"What's even worse is the inner valley. There are ancient demons sealed by ancient monks in the inner valley, and the Ghost Spirit Sect released them intentionally or unintentionally. It is said that these two ancient demons are extremely powerful. Not only did the Ghost Spirit Sect leader and others die on the spot, but several Nascent Soul monks also died in succession. Only late-stage monks like Senior Wei and Master Mulan can barely fight against them."

When he said the latter part, the gray-haired middle-aged man looked quite frightened and his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

No matter what the gray-haired middle-aged man said, the white-haired old man still sat motionless in the chair, with his eyes closed, as if he was thinking about something.

"Is it the ancient demon that can devour Nascent Soul?" The young man in green robe seemed to know something about the ancient demon.

“That’s right.” The gray-haired middle-aged man nodded. “The ancient demon is even more powerful than that. After devouring the Nascent Souls of several seniors, the ancient demon’s cultivation has recovered a lot.”

“However, there were many Nascent Soul cultivators in the valley, and the ancient demon could only be besieged by the other cultivators after it rampaged for a while. But even with the combined efforts of Senior Wei Wuya, one of the three great cultivators, and Divine Master Mulan, one of them escaped. The other one fell into a space crack together with Senior Han from the Yellow Maple Valley, and there is no news about it anymore.”

The young man in green robe seemed to be immersed in the events narrated by the middle-aged man in grey robe. His face was full of excitement, amazement, yearning, and regret that he could not participate in it. It took him a while to come back to his senses.

"Even if an ancient demon escaped, this is something that the seniors in the Nascent Soul stage should be concerned about. What does it have to do with my Zhou family?" The young man in green robe continued to ask.

Seeing that the young man in green robe had no fear on his face, the middle-aged man in gray robe just sighed helplessly in his heart, thinking that his youthful spirit was gone and his heart was no longer the same as before. There was a time when he was also like his third brother and did not know what fear was.

(End of this chapter)