CHAPTER 958: CHAPTER 81: PURPLE CLOUD SOUL-LOCKING ARRAY

When Ni Yang was recalling these things, his expression was full of resentment, not seeming like he was faking it.

However, Zhang Xiaoman had no intention of easily trusting him.

After all, this guy already had a precedent of deceiving him.

Anyway, now that he owned the Sect Leader Jade, it was equivalent to putting a ring on Sun Monkey, giving him a means to restrain it.

As long as he stayed vigilant daily, the Tianyuan Sect could still serve as his foothold in this world.

Beside him, Ni Yang was still mumbling about something, seemingly about a certain person from the Tianyuan Sect, but the spiritual waves only conveyed fragmented words, not complete sentences.

"That Tianyuan kid is still pretty decent... just that his brother Tian Feng is a bit of a bastard..."

"Not only did he not believe in me, but he also insisted on handing me over..."

"If it weren’t for his brother’s sake, I would have..."

"This damn Sect Leader Jade was his doing..."

"..."

Zhang Xiaoman watched him mutter away by himself and didn’t interrupt him, but withdrew from the space of the Sect Leader Jade.

He came to the Jade Lake outside and shouted loudly at the lake:

"Ni Yang!"

A ripple of small droplets appeared on the lake, but he did not see that blue figure.

"Ni Yang, come out!"

Zhang Xiaoman called twice more, and then there was a response from below.

A huge dragon head peeked out from under the water, looking at the person in the sky with a very unwilling expression.

"Kid, what do you want now?"

Zhang Xiaoman didn’t mind his attitude and said:

"I’m planning to rebuild the Tianyuan Sect now and also check out the other sects nearby. Do you know where those sects are?"

Ni Yang smirked, dismissively:

"Tianyuan Mountain stretches for a hundred thousand miles, where powerful great demons roam, and where would there be any other sects... oh, maybe those little ones have all died out now, after all, relying completely on physical strength to survive these three hundred years, probably only I, Ni Yang could achieve that..."

Zhang Xiaoman now found that this guy’s temperament was really similar to Master Liu’s; quick to boast without much reason.

Thinking of Master Liu, he started to consider if inviting the other over for cultivation would pose any danger.

Although the Tianyuan Sect was already in ruins, a ship wrecked would still have three thousand nails, and the foundation here was solid.

According to some books he had acquired, there were many Spirit Veins within the Tianyuan Sect.

Cultivating in such places would definitely greatly accelerate the speed of cultivation.

It was just a pity that after the apocalyptic catastrophe, all the Spirit Veins had withered.

Now, although they’ve revived, their effects are certainly not as before.

If possible, he would like Master Liu and others to reside here.

This way, he could speed up his cultivation and also help develop and expand a cultivation sect here.

"Kid, are you thinking of going to those other sects to look for treasures?"

Ni Yang suddenly asked.

Zhang Xiaoman was stunned, looking at him with some doubt, not knowing what this guy wanted to say.

"Why, do you want to go too?"

Ni Yang shook his head and said:

"I do have that thought, but unfortunately, I can’t leave now and can only stay in this Jade Spirit Lake."

"Oh? Why?"

"Ignorant youth, even if I told you, you wouldn’t understand... cough... never mind, never mind, it doesn’t matter if I tell you... I say, kid, can you please not draw out the Jade every time? After all, I’ve lived for nearly ten thousand years, can’t you show some respect?"

Zhang Xiaoman maintained his posture, wordlessly watching him.

"Alright, alright, let’s say I’m intimidated by you..."

"Even though my physical body is strong, I’ve encountered celestial turmoil, and I’m already on my last breath. The Extermination Immortal Array was indeed powerful, causing me wounds that are hard to heal..."

As he spoke, he lifted his body, revealing his complete dragon form to Zhang Xiaoman for the first time.

A massive blue giant dragon, several thousand meters long, slowly rose from the water, causing the ground around to shake. The seven mountain ranges, without the array’s stability, could not withstand the dragon’s movement.

Zhang Xiaoman was about to tell him to stop but then witnessed an unbelievable scene.

This giant dragon’s body was covered with thousands of deep, bone-revealing wounds.

These wounds had long since stopped bleeding, the flesh unable to heal, exposing the stark white dragon bones, very haunting.

"See this? These are the injuries the Extermination Immortal Array left me back then, and even after thousands of years, they haven’t healed."

Ni Yang said as he submerged his body back into the water.

"This Jade Spirit Lake is a rare Spirit Vein in the Mortal World, somewhat similar to my old home in the Immortal Realm, the Netherworld Jade Spring..."

"I’m barely able to heal here, but who would have thought, the Great Witch’s prophecy came true, the apocalyptic calamity happened, the Jade Spirit Lake’s Spiritual Energy dried up, and I almost couldn’t make it..."

Zhang Xiaoman pondered for a moment, then said:

"So, when you previously told me to gather Spirit Stones, it was actually to help heal you?"

"You finally are not too dumb."

Ni Yang nodded approvingly and said:

"The reason I was interested in what you said earlier is that I wanted to tell you, on the Hongzhou Continent, there is a sect named Immortal Alliance, which is the Immortal Palace’s foothold in the Mortal World..."

"Now that the Heaven and Earth Calamity has passed, it’s probably desolate there. If you can’t find other sects, you might as well go and take a look, I’ve heard there are plenty of treasures there..."