Dashing Student

Looking at the furry triangular ears on the little girl lying on the bed, Chen Nan couldn't resist reaching out to touch them twice.

Just thinking about the possibility of her having a furry tail made him even more excited.

But soon, he shook his head vigorously.

"I've sinned, I've sinned. The poor little girl is almost dead, and what am I thinking?"

Chen Nan took out a Healing Pill and fed it to the unconscious little girl, then checked her wounds.

It seemed to be a stab wound to the abdomen by a sharp weapon, but whether for the Demon Clan or humans, such an injury was only minor.

After feeding the pill, the wound began to slowly heal.

"Alas, I don't know if saving her was right or wrong."

Chen Nan sighed, as he'd heard many rumors about the Demon Clan eating people.

Moreover, long ago, the Demon Clan had fought a war with humans, theoretically making humans mortal enemies of the Demon Clan.

"Forget it, I'll go with my instincts. As long as my mind is clear, nothing else matters."

Soon after, Chen Nan convinced himself. Looking at the still asleep little girl, he sat down nearby to cultivate for a while.

After all, a thousand Spirit Stones can't be spent in vain.

However, before that, he carefully checked the items he possessed, because a sense of dread lingered in his heart, as if something might happen in the city.

After killing Xu Wencheng earlier, he had been busy with alchemy and healing, then went to Ten Thousand Beasts City to sell most materials, keeping only items that seemed usable.

He hadn't carefully inspected them yet.

The first item that appeared in his hand was a shield shaped like a turtle's shell, the Turtle Shield used by Xu Wencheng, an eighth-grade absolutely top-notch shield.

Once activated, this Turtle Shield could easily withstand two attacks from low-level Golden Core Stage cultivators.

However, due to the massive explosion Chen Nan caused in Ten Thousand Butterflies Valley, the Turtle Shield was heavily impacted, and now looked somewhat damaged.

Chen Nan estimated that after using it a few more times, the Turtle Shield would be scrapped, but it was still his best defensive Spiritual Artifact at the moment.

Secondly, there was the Spiritual Artifact used by Xu Wencheng, an eighth-grade longsword, engraved with the characters "Wind Roar" and various miniature arrays.

When the sword was swung, it could create gusts of wind to fend off enemies and form wind blades, truly fitting for Xu Wencheng.

Although wind attribute Spiritual Artifacts were not very suitable for Chen Nan, he only had one Demon Suppressing Sword at hand, which seemed useless, so he kept the Wind Roar Sword as a weapon.

Next, Chen Nan took out the Wind Pearl previously used by Xu Wencheng.

This Wind Pearl's grade was unclear, possibly a Secret Treasure. Once refined and activated with Mana, it could generate a storm.

It seemed to contain infinite wind!

It was without a doubt a treasure and Chen Nan's favorite one. After refining it, he wouldn't lose to any wind attribute cultivator in wind control.

Cultivators are categorized by the Spirit Roots within their bodies, with each person's Spirit Roots differing.

Spirit Roots distinguish mortals from cultivators; only those with Spirit Roots can cultivate.

Generally, single-attribute Spirit Roots, like Metal Spirit Root or Wood Spirit Root, are the strongest.

Above the single Spirit Root is the Innate Spirit Root, allowing for effortless mastery of various Magic and Cultivation without bottlenecks, the top-tier Spirit Root.

The more Spirit Roots one has, the slower the cultivation speed, and the individual's aptitude is deemed lower.

At the Yuantian Sect disciple selection conference, Chen Nan tested his Spirit Roots, revealing Fire and Wood Dual Spirit Roots, an exceptionally good aptitude.

Therefore, he excelled in alchemy and fire control.

It's said that only cultivators with Fire and Wood attributes Spirit Roots can become Alchemists.

Spirit Root possessors are one in a million, and those with single Spirit Roots are a rare encounter once in a century.

Hence, dual Spirit Roots are considered top-notch aptitude.

Apart from the Five Elements Spirit Root, Spirit Roots can undergo mutations, forming special attributes like Wind Spirit Root, Thunder Spirit Root, etc.

These spirit roots are quite rare.

Xu Wencheng had a wind attribute Spirit Root, which led Master Xuanming to accept him as a disciple.

Chen Nan lacked a Wind Spirit Root, so while the Wind Pearl and Wind Roar Sword could be used, they wouldn't be as powerful as Xu Wencheng, who had a Wind Spirit Root.

Now possessing the Wind Pearl, Chen Nan could cultivate wind attribute techniques through it, making the Wind Pearl extremely valuable.

Holding the Wind Pearl, Chen Nan liked it more and more, he directly cut his finger to squeeze a drop of blood onto the Wind Pearl, which absorbed it instantly.

With Xu Wencheng dead, refining the Wind Pearl encountered no resistance.

The Wind Pearl slowly floated above his head, with wisps of breeze encircling his body, a truly exotic sight.

Chen Nan felt a cool breeze blow into his mind, gradually able to clearly sense the surrounding flowing wind.

Thought controlled, the wind threads began to move with his mind, like streamers or threads, wrapping around his fingers, gently touching his skin.

He instinctively opened his mouth and inhaled sharply, instantly drawing the surrounding wind into his mouth.

Then, as he exhaled, a gust of wind stirred up within the room!

Fortunately, each room had an Isolation Array, or Chen Nan would have been complained about for disturbing the peace.

After refining the Wind Pearl, it slowly merged into Chen Nan's body, settling in the Dantian region alongside the Void Breaking Sword, below the King of Ten Thousand Gu.

He slowly opened his eyes, unable to hide the joy within.

This meant he now had another method at his disposal.

Putting away Xu Wencheng's relics, Chen Nan then took out various items from the storage bag.

There were various talismans, Elixir Pills, and Nine-sided Eighth-grade Array Flags, capable of setting up an eighth-grade array.

Items like spirit stones needed no further mention; he also extracted a black dark piece of wood from the depths of the storage bag.

Heavy and palm-sized, this piece of wood made Chen Nan momentarily forget where it came from.

After a while, he recalled finding this wood from the storage bag of Skinny Ghost's old witch companion just as he entered Wuyin Forest.

He remembered the witch was skilled in Wood Attribute Technique, and this wood was clearly her cherished possession.

"Wood cherished by a Wood Attribute Cultivator, surely not ordinary."

Chen Nan picked up the wood for detailed analysis yet found nothing, simply feeling a special fondness for it.

Perhaps his Wood Spirit Root was at work.

After storing the wood away, Chen Nan pulled out the final item.

It was Monk Chengming's relic.

With the remnant soul already eradicated, Chen Nan fearlessly refined the relic, gaining Monk Chengming's inheritance.

The inheritance included several Buddhist Heart Methods, along with the Buddhist magic and Monk Chengming's personal cultivation experiences.

Without exaggeration, this inheritance could elevate a normal cultivator into an enlightened monk.

"Monk Chengming was exceedingly thoughtful."