Mortal's Purple Sky Cave Heaven

Chapter 500 Turbulent Times
"Hmm. Silver Moon, you must be eager to see Fellow Daoist Nie now, right? I also really want to see him and see what kind of talent he is that has captivated my granddaughter so much. We have nothing else to do anyway, so let's go and set off for Tianyuan City to see when he will return."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ancestor Ao Xiao immediately stood up.

"I'm also very curious about this junior human." Mo Jianli had no other opinions.

Yin Yue had no objection to it; of the three, she was the one who most wanted to see Nie Zhaonan.

At the same time, more than a dozen renowned experts from the Fengyuan Continent, using teleportation arrays in various locations and traveling day and night, were heading towards the territories of the human and demon races at different times.

Above a massive, desolate mountain range, a thunderous roar echoed through the sky, and a white bone chariot, several dozen feet long, emerged amidst countless swirling silver arcs. After a few flashes, it roared and appeared thousands of feet away.

And then it abruptly stopped in mid-air.

At the front of the white bone flying car was a gaunt and slender old man from the Amur tribe.

The old man had a full head of long gray hair, and his eyes were a sinister green. His two arms, crossed in front of him, were adorned with more than a dozen bone rings of varying sizes, and on each side of his shoulders were half of bone banners several feet high, fluttering in the wind.

The banner was covered in a gray haze, but countless ghostly figures could be vaguely seen and heard, accompanied by howls and wailing.

After the old man from the Axolotl tribe on the Bone Chariot stopped the chariot, he turned his head with a change of expression and gazed in another direction.

As a result, a moment later, a series of loud rumbling sounds suddenly came from the ground, each one louder and more frequent than the last, as if some enormous creature was rushing down from the land.

The old man from the Axolotl tribe remained expressionless, simply standing on the flying chariot, quietly gazing at the source of the distant rumbling sound.

Suddenly, the soil on the distant horizon churned, forming a thick earthen dragon that rapidly spread toward this side.

Upon seeing this, the elder of the Armored Pig Clan's expression shifted slightly, but before he could make any move, a silver giant several tens of feet tall suddenly emerged from the gusts of yellow sand that followed the Earth Dragon.

This giant had long, emerald-green hair, a lion's mouth, and bull's eyes. He was mostly naked, with a blue leather skirt around his waist. His muscles were bulging and seemed to be made of silver, shimmering in the light. With a single stride, he covered hundreds of feet, causing the ground nearby to tremble violently.

This giant's body seemed to be incredibly heavy!

Upon clearly seeing the silver giant's appearance, a hint of surprise finally flashed in the eyes of the elder of the Armored Pig Clan.

Its eyes were dazzlingly white, as if it had no pupils at all.

The silver giant strode straight toward the old man, and before he even got close, he roared with thunderous laughter:
"Who do you think you are? It's the First Elder of the Jiatun Clan. I am Yin Gangzi of the Tianji Clan. Greetings."

"So it's Fellow Daoist Yin Gangzi. I've long heard of the Tianji Clan's reputation. Your Creation Body is indeed unfathomably powerful," the elder of the Jiatun Clan said with a slight smile.

The Tianji Clan is a renowned race on the Fengyuan Continent. Although its members are not numerous, each one possesses astonishing talent and cultivates at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary races.

If one can cultivate to a high level where one can unleash the Creation Body, one's strength can instantly multiply.

Therefore, the Tianji Clan is known as one of the four great secret clans of the Fengyun Continent. Its high-level members rarely show themselves in public. The fact that the elder of the Jiatun Clan was able to encounter a Tianji Clan member at the Mahayana level here was somewhat unexpected and surprising.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist White Bone's reputation is so great that he can be ranked among the top five in the entire Spirit Realm. His strength is no less than that of a True Spirit. What am I compared to him?" The silver giant made a hand seal, and his body shrank rapidly, transforming into a silver-skinned giant about the same size as the old man in an instant.

"Fellow Daoist Yin, you flatter me. I am merely slightly more famous. Why are you here, Fellow Daoist?" The old man from the Armored Pig Clan yawned, asking the question with a hint of knowing the answer already.

“Fellow Daoist Bai Gu also came from the other side of the Fengyun Continent to this remote northwest corner. My purpose should be the same as yours. It’s a pity that there is only one Xuan Tian Zhan Ling Sword.” Upon hearing this, Yin Gangzi’s face showed a solemn expression.

"Fellow Daoist Yin, do you intend to make a move? You haven't even seen the Xuan Tian Treasure yet, isn't it a bit too early to make a move now?" The old man smiled faintly and said after a moment's thought.

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist White Bone would give up so easily and retreat? Since we have encountered each other, let's settle the score first. That would always be better."

Yin Gangzi sneered and took a step forward without hesitation. At the same time, he grabbed at the air with one hand, and a huge silver axe suddenly appeared from his five fingers. He then swung it forward and slashed fiercely.

There was a "pop" sound.

A silvery axe light flashed from the silver axe, transforming into a silver wave that swept straight towards the white bone flying chariot.

Upon seeing this, the old man of the Armored Pig Clan on the bone cart frowned. With a slight tremor of his arm, a bone ring shot out and, with a whooshing sound, transformed into a massive object about an acre in size. Countless gray-white runes appeared on its surface as it crashed into the silver axe light.

There was an earth-shattering bang.

The bone ring shrank back to its original size, and the silver axe light was completely shattered and destroyed by this attack.

"Not bad, not bad. Fellow Daoist Bai Gu's strength is indeed well-deserved. There's no need to test him anymore. Let's fight with all our might! Creation Body!" With a thunderous roar, amidst flashes of silver light, Yin Gangzi's body swelled up, instantly transforming into a gigantic figure tens of feet tall.

In a flash of light, the giant axe in his hand transformed into a mountain-sized object and slowly descended.

The giant axe appeared to be falling slowly, but after a blur, it silently appeared above the bone chariot, while a powerful wave swept down in an instant.

The old man of the Jiatun tribe felt a chill in his heart. He quickly swayed his shoulders, and the two white bone banners immediately flew out. After being supported by the wind, they each transformed into banners several dozen feet long.

A great wailing sound arose from inside, and hundreds of evil spirits rushed out.

Each one had a blue face and fangs, exuding an astonishing aura of ferocity, and possessed terrifying strength at the Fusion Stage.

At the same time, more than a dozen bone rings shot out from the old man's two arms, some making strange whistling sounds, others expanding and contracting erratically, each displaying different powers as they smashed towards the giant axe from the side.

A series of loud bangs immediately followed. The dozen or so bone rings, which arrived later but arrived earlier, were all bounced away upon contact with the giant axe, and the giant axe's downward momentum was also slowed down.

At this moment, hundreds of evil spirits tore that powerful wave into nothingness and charged straight at the giant axe, baring their fangs and claws.

The elder of the Jiatun tribe was also taken aback by the strength displayed by Yin Gangzi. His expression changed, and without thinking, he suddenly made a hand seal with his hand, pouring all the enormous magical power in his body into the flying chariot beneath his feet.

Instantly, silver arcs flashed wildly across the surface of the white bone flying chariot. In a blur, it flipped over and transformed into a five-clawed bone dragon wrapped in electric arcs. After raising its head and roaring angrily, it teleported to Yin Gangzi's side, ready to engage in close combat.

"Well done!" Yin Gangzi's words were like thunder. Without saying another word, he swung his arms, and his two huge fists turned into a silver shadow, smashing wildly.

In an instant, bursts of silver light exploded on the bone dragon's body, and shockwaves swept outwards in all directions.

Thunder roared from the bone dragon's body as it desperately bared its fangs and claws, forcefully withstanding Yin Gangzi's astonishing attack.

For a moment, the two Mahayana cultivators were evenly matched, and powerful fluctuations swept in all directions. Ancient trees in the mountains below fell in large numbers and turned to ashes with a gust of wind.

"What? Yin Gangzi and Bai Gu Zhenren have already arrived in this northwest corner, and they are only a few days away from the human territory?" In the hall of the Helian Merchant Alliance, an old man with red hair sitting in a chair asked an inconspicuous middle-aged man in front of him with a slight change in his expression.

"Not only that, the two also fought a great battle in the wilderness. In the end, apart from destroying a large area of ​​mountains, neither of them could gain the upper hand. We went to the place where they fought and confirmed their presence before we could confirm this news." The man bowed solemnly and replied.

“The Jiatun Clan and the Tianji Clan are not close to the human territory. How come you only received the news now? That’s right. Both of them are top-tier Mahayana cultivators, and their whereabouts are already difficult to find. If it weren’t for this battle, I’m afraid we wouldn’t even know about them now.” The red-haired old man stood up from his chair, put his hands behind his back, and his expression became uncertain.

"What you say is true, Lord Ming. That is indeed the case. I am also powerless to do so," the man replied with a wry smile.

"Where is Nie Zhaonan now? Is there any news?" The red-haired old man asked again, his face darkening.

“Although our Helian Merchant Alliance has many spies among both humans and demons, we still haven’t received any news. However, I have arranged for them to guard Tianyuan City. As long as Nie Zhaonan shows his face, the news will definitely be out of reach.” The man hesitated for a moment before replying with great certainty.

"I originally wanted to find out Nie Zhaonan's exact whereabouts before taking action, but now that those two have arrived, I can't waste time here and let them get there first. I must hurry to the human race." The red-haired old man frowned and thought for a while before saying this in a somewhat gloomy tone.

"With the third-ranked Xuan Tian Treasure in hand, Nie Zhaonan shouldn't be so unwise as to return to the human race. Historically, none of the holders of Xuan Tian Treasures who lacked sufficient strength have ever returned to their clans for protection; instead, they have all fled throughout the Spirit Realm." The man cautiously offered his somewhat different opinion.

“What you say is true, but we haven’t found any trace of him yet, so we can only settle for guarding the human race. That’s why you should intensify your search in the wilderness, send more people, and make sure to find his whereabouts before other forces do.” The red-haired elder seemed to have already made preparations, and gave his instructions.

"Indeed, this is a good idea. With Lord Ming personally guarding the human race, Nie Zhaonan's return to the human race would only be walking into a trap. And in the entire Spirit Realm, the most well-informed organization is our Helian Merchant Alliance. Even if Nie Zhaonan is wandering in the wilderness, we will most likely be the first to discover him." The man said with great joy, as if he had just realized something.

"There's no time to lose. I'll set off immediately. You go and carry it out as well," the red-haired old man confidently instructed.

"Understood, sir." The man bowed and then left the hall.

The red-haired man paced back and forth a few steps, muttering to himself:

"Tian Gangzi and Bai Gu Zhenren are evenly matched in strength, and it would be difficult to determine a winner without a life-or-death struggle. However, they are unlikely to risk their lives for the Xuan Tian Zhan Ling Sword, which they have not yet seen, and will most likely stop short of defeat."

"Ao Xiao of the demon race is quite strong. Yin Gangzi and Bai Gu Zhenren are mutually restraining, which gives Ao Xiao many opportunities to mediate."

"However, whether it's deciding the ownership of the Xuan Tian Zhan Ling Sword through force or exchanging treasures, who in the entire Spirit Realm can compare to my Helian Merchant Alliance?"

As the words faded, the red-haired old man's figure vanished without a trace.

Several days later, as Nie Zhaonan was urging the Azure Spirit Shuttle over a green lake, the lake water below suddenly parted to the sides without warning, and a large green hand shot out from it with lightning speed, grabbing the Azure Spirit Shuttle in its hand.

The giant hand exerted force with its five fingers, seemingly about to completely destroy the magical treasure and the person inside, but the Azure Spirit Shuttle instantly shrank, transforming into a streak of light and escaping in a flash.

Just then, a ripple appeared in the void more than thirty feet above the giant hand, and Nie Zhaonan's figure appeared. The Azure Spirit Shuttle fell into his hand at just the right moment, and he put it away.

Just before the Biling Shuttle was suddenly attacked, Nie Zhaonan reacted and immediately used his teleportation ability to move outside, while also managing to free the Biling Shuttle from the giant hand's grasp.

At this moment, Nie Zhaonan stood high in the sky, looking down at the lake with a solemn expression.

The fact that the enemy below could deceive him shows how powerful he was.

Just as Nie Zhaonan was pondering, the emerald green hand suddenly turned into water droplets with a 'bang', scattering back into the lake water.

At the same time, as the lake below churned, a dignified old man dressed in light robes slowly emerged.

Behind him, a man and a woman stood on either side of him.

The man was refined and cultured, while the woman was beautiful and delicate. They were looking at Nie Zhaonan with caution, seemingly quite wary.

Nie Zhaonan subconsciously scanned the imposing old man with his divine sense, but it was like a mud ox sinking into the sea; he couldn't detect the true depth of the old man's cultivation level at all.

Nie Zhaonan understood this perfectly. His expression changed slightly as he scanned the couple with his divine sense, only to find that both of them possessed the peak of the Integration Realm.

After confirming the identities of the three, Nie Zhaonan's expression calmed down. Looking at the dignified old man in the blue robe, he said calmly:
"You must be the Grand Elder of the Wood Clan. As the only Mahayana cultivator in the Wood Clan, I never expected to find you here waiting for me. I am truly flattered."

Having witnessed the previous attack, and relying on the dignified elder's Mahayana stage cultivation, he naturally judged that Nie Zhaonan's strength was indeed as extraordinary as rumored. He said, word by word:

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