Dashing Student

On the other side.

The cultivators, enduring the relentless attacks of the Night叉猿, suddenly noticed the Night叉猿 abandoning them and running towards the Ape King's cave.

The cultivators were bewildered, yet followed from afar.

Not long after, they realized what had happened.

The Ape King's child had been killed by Mo Yan and a few others, causing a catastrophic disaster.

The cultivators were happy to follow behind, as long as they caught Mo Yan at the critical moment, they wouldn't have trouble finding Chen Nan?

Meanwhile, Chen Nan, on the other side, was exceedingly anxious.

According to the plan, Mo Yan and the others were supposed to successfully fetch the Dragon Breath Grass and return to his side.

They could watch the Night叉猿 and the cultivators fight each other to exhaustion, and then come out to fish in troubled waters, reaping the benefits.

Unfortunately, an unexpected event occurred, and Mo Yan and the others did not return, clearly indicating that they encountered a mishap.

"No, I can't wait any longer!" Chen Nan took a deep breath, his gaze firm and resolute.

The scorching Heaven-Burning Flame enveloped him, restoring strength to his broken body.

This was his last chance to use the Heaven-Burning Flame; if he couldn't create the Heavenly Demon Pill, he would face only a dead end!

An intensely red pill furnace was taken out by Chen Nan and placed on the ground.

This was one of Chen Nan's spoils of war, just a Nine-grade Pill Furnace, quite ordinary, but he only had this one pill furnace, so he had to make do with it.

He first took out the still imperfect Demon Core of the Thunder Wing White Tiger and directly threw it into the pill furnace, using the Heaven-Burning Flame to burn it, but he couldn't use too intense a flame.

After all, there was only one Demon Core, and there was only this one chance.

Chen Nan's heart grew more anxious, yet the Demon Core showed no signs of melting; if the fire was too intense, he feared he might ruin the Demon Core.

Conflicted and at wit's end, the Demon Core underwent a full half-hour of burning before finally showing signs of melting.

"It really can be done!"

Chen Nan was overjoyed; the hardest part of crafting the Heavenly Demon Pill was melting the Demon Core, and now that the toughest step was resolved, the rest simply followed the process of alchemy.

One by one, spiritual medicines were put into the pill furnace, their strong fragrance spreading far, wafting with the wind for tens of miles.

Some cultivators dared not chase after Mo Yan and the others; they hesitated to enter, hoping to pick up some spoils after everything was over.

"Brother Tang San, can we really find good stuff here?"

A woman snuggled against the shoulder of a cultivator, asking in a coquettish tone.

The man called Brother San laughed heartily: "Of course, just the corpses of those Night叉猿 can make us a fortune."

"Those fools are fixated on the Thunder Wing White Tiger and Chen Nan, leaving us with an undeserved benefit."

The others laughed too, pleased with their cleverness.

At that moment, a strong medicinal aroma reached their nostrils, instantly catching their attention.

"Someone is actually crafting pills at this time? They must be crazy!"

"Right, with so many people here and so many demon beasts, if interrupted, wouldn't it come to nothing?"

Tang San's face lit up, walking straight towards the source of the fragrance: "Whether fool or idiot, since we find this, we can't let it go!"

Quickly, they arrived at the place where Chen Nan was conducting alchemy.

"He's really crafting pills!" Tang San's face was full of astonishment.

The woman beside him looked at Chen Nan's face thoughtfully: "Brother San, it seems he is Chen Nan!"

The Tang Family Brothers had long published Chen Nan's image, so it was no surprise they recognized him.

"Oh? Really?"

Tang San hurriedly took out the image for comparison, his face instantly filled with ecstatic joy.

"Haha, I didn't expect Chen Nan to be here; we've found him, it must be our fortune!"

Their eyes immediately brimmed with greed, as if Chen Nan were some heavenly treasure.

Yet they cautiously held back from approaching, after all, rumors said Chen Nan was a has-been, but now he was crafting elixir pills, seeming a bit different from the tales.

At this critical moment in alchemy, Chen Nan had no mood to handle the unexpected guests, he merely cast a cold glance.

"Scram!"

Upon hearing this, Tang San instantly flew into a rage: "A cripple dares to tell me to scram? Let me see what gives you the nerve!"

With those words, he formed a sealing technique with his hands and spewed out a flame, aiming at Chen Nan.

Being interrupted during alchemy is taboo; seeing the attack about to hit the pill furnace, Chen Nan quickly changed position, shielding the furnace with his body.

Phew!

The flames were intense, instantly burning a hole in the back of Chen Nan's robe, yet due to the Heaven-Burning Flame's presence, he wasn't harmed at all.

After all, ordinary flames could never compare with the Heaven-Burning Flame in power.

Tang San was shocked; his attack caused no effect?

But just then, a surge of violent spiritual power suddenly erupted from the pill furnace.

His attack ultimately disturbed Chen Nan.

With a loud "bang," the Nine-grade Pill Furnace was immediately blown apart, the Heaven-Burning Flame inside nearly spiraling out of control.

"Damn!"

This batch of Heavenly Demon Pill was Chen Nan's hope of survival, as well as Mo Yan, Xu Man, and Mu Wanqing's hope for survival. Chen Nan's heart sank to the pit of despair.

Yet he recalled back at the Qingshan Sect, the first time he practiced alchemy in front of Qing Yao and the others, the pill furnace exploded due to Tie Shan's interference.

That time, he had a sudden inspiration, using the Heaven-Burning Flame as a substitute for the furnace, completing the alchemy.

So Chen Nan gritted his teeth, directly grabbing with both hands, scorching Heaven-Burning Flame flowed from his palms, forming a phantom of a pill furnace.

Within the furnace, an elixir pill was slowly taking shape.

The explosion startled Tang San and the others; seeing Chen Nan still trying to salvage the elixir pill, their eyes lit up.

"Haha, it seems this batch of elixir pills is of great importance to him, now he really can't move!"

"Everyone attack, greet him well, let's see if he dies!"

Tang San gritted his teeth, directly summoned a large saber, mana infused into it, then slashed out.

Swish!

The saber's gleam was piercing, leaving a deep wound on Chen Nan's back!

His body trembled but didn't move, wholly focused on controlling the Heaven-Burning Flame; a careless moment would turn the elixir pills to ash.

Seeing Chen Nan indeed immobile, Tang San and the others grew more unscrupulous, even approaching closely: "Brother, he seems really afraid to move!"

The woman appeared to have found a fun game, raising her foot to kick Chen Nan, but her shoe was instantly burned away by the Heaven-Burning Flame.

"Ah! It hurts!"

Feigning weakness, she looked at Tang San, "Brother, will you punish him for me?"

Tang San, full of heroic spirit, revealed a cruel smile: "Don't worry, watch how I deal with him!"