Dashing Student

Chen Nan quickly tossed the old monk's few belongings into the storage bag, not even sparing the sarira.

After all, the sarira was real, and the inheritance was real too.

The old monk originally intended for Chen Nan to refine the sarira, inherit the legacy, so that during possession, he could match the body better and quickly recover his former strength.

But unexpectedly, Chen Nan never believed him from the start and dragged it out for a full seven days.

At this moment, the broken sword unintentionally swept over the sarira, and Chen Nan was stunned on the spot, tentatively testing it again uncertainly.

The broken sword faintly emanated a hint of desire, exactly like when facing undead creatures and the lingering spirit of the old monk!

Now he was certain, this sarira was indeed the old monk's hidden agenda!

"Deceptive, truly deceptive!"

"Old relic, let it gather dust in my storage bag; I'll eventually send you off!"

Chen Nan cursed and directly threw the sarira into the storage bag.

He glanced around to find only the dried corpse of the old monk left in the cave, immediately activating the Transmission Array Plate, costing him ten Mid-grade Spirit Stones.

More expensive than the money he spent on the broken sword!

However, the old monk mentioned that the broken sword seemed to be the Demon Suppressing Sword, which should be quite extraordinary.

Bought with nine thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, it must be a huge profit.

The Transmission Array Plate emitted white light, drawing a complex array on the ground out of thin air.

Upon seeing this, the undead creatures outside the cave became more anxious, desperately crashing against the golden light, even risking injury.

Under such reckless assaults, coupled with the old monk being absorbed by the broken sword, the Demon Suppression Seal finally couldn't hold on, flickered, and then extinguished entirely.

The moment the golden light dissipated, several undead creatures furiously rushed into the cave.

Yet, just before their eyes, Chen Nan stepped into the white light of the teleportation array, disappearing the next instant.

The undead creatures still arrived late, roaring with resentment at the damaged Transmission Array Plate!

...

The white light gradually faded, a wave of dizziness hit Chen Nan's mind, and his vision slowly became clear.

Only then he realized there were several cultivators looking at him dumbstruck, wounded, and in a sorry state.

Behind him was an Iron Armor Wild Boar at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment; evidently, these cultivators were desperately fighting the Iron Armor Wild Boar and were about to lose.

Due to his sudden appearance, whether it was the cultivators or the demon beast, they all froze.

Chen Nan glanced around, spotting the familiar towering giant trees, clearly having returned to Wuyin Forest, luck on his side.

Considering the direction of the Transmission Array Plate's teleportation is random, capable of sending someone a thousand miles away.

Chen Nan felt anxious when using it; however, given the urgency, had he not teleported, he would have been torn apart by undead creatures, thus forcing the teleportation.

If he teleported deep within Wuyin Forest, it would have been a near-certain death; fortunately, his luck was good.

After the initial shock, the Iron Armor Wild Boar was the first to react, lowering its head and pawing the ground twice before charging Chen Nan with its tusks.

No matter how Chen Nan appeared, to the demon beast, there was only one thing: fight!

Chen Nan smiled, familiar with such scenes, even somewhat nostalgic, as he had many encounters with demon beasts in Wuyin Forest.

Seeing the charging wild boar, he unexpectedly spread his legs apart and slightly bent down, intending to block with his body.

The injured cultivators were instantly shocked, urgently shouting.

"Fellow Daoist, this Iron Armor Wild Boar is at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, immensely powerful, quickly dodge!"

Chen Nan didn't respond, even daring to face the Green Ghost Yaksha Ape at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment head-on, let alone a wild boar.

In the blink of an eye, the wild boar rushed to the front, so much that the cultivators closed their eyes, unable to bear witnessing a bloody scene.

Unexpectedly, Chen Nan merely stretched out his hands, firmly grasping the wild boar's tusks, remaining unyielding despite the tremendous impact, though his feet sank into the soil.

The few cultivators nearby were almost jaw-droppingly astounded that someone could wrestle with a demon beast?

"How immense is this person's strength, could he be a Body Cultivator?"

"Doesn't seem so, it proves appearances can be deceiving!"

"So strong!"

"Wait, look, it seems that person is Chen Nan! He's actually still alive!"

"Chen Nan? That Flame Demon who slaughtered over a hundred cultivators in one battle? Truly terrifying!"

Each of them looked over, seeing Chen Nan suddenly exerting strength, directly flinging up the Iron Armor Wild Boar, smashing it fiercely onto the ground.

With a 'bang', the ground trembled, Chen Nan immediately turned over and sat on the wild boar, swinging his fists down.

He exerted no mana, only using physical power, sending the wild boar to the Western Heaven with just a few punches.

Stretching his limbs, Chen Nan felt utterly refreshed.

The injuries he had sustained in the cave healed over several days, his cultivation even breaking through to the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, all progressing positively.

As long as he avoided Xu Wencheng, there would be no problems.

Chen Nan didn't touch the wild boar's corpse when he was about to leave, the few cultivators halted him.

"Fellow Daoist, are you Chen Nan?"

Chen Nan raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked, "You know me?"

"Yes, we've heard of you and seen your portrait," one cultivator replied with some fear.

"I see." Chen Nan appeared approachable, utterly contrary to the frightening rumors, emboldening the cultivators.

"Daoist Chen, we need to tell you something; your companions Mo Yan, Xu Man, and Mu Wanqing were captured by Xu Wencheng, and he said to come meet your death."

"Otherwise... he'll kill your companions!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Nan's expression darkened.

His greatest worry had finally come to pass.

Mo Yan and the others had saved his life, he couldn't forsake them, Xu Wencheng knew this well, thus capturing Mo Yan and the others.

No doubt, if he dared to go, Xu Wencheng wouldn't spare him, likely setting a deadly trap.

Yet if he doesn't go, he would surely develop a Heart Demon, his Heart flawed, cultivation hard to advance.

After contemplating, Chen Nan made a difficult choice.

He couldn't go to die, but he couldn't forsake them either, needed a solution to reconcile both.

Chen Nan looked at the cultivators before him and suddenly asked, "If you provide Xu Wencheng with clues, would there be a reward?"

"Yes," the cultivators nodded, "but you saved us, we won't betray you."

"No!" Chen Nan shook his head, "If you want to thank me, then go ahead and betray me, consider Xu Wencheng's reward your payment."

"Convey him a message, saying I'll be waiting for him at Ten Thousand Butterflies Valley!"