Chapter 1417: Journey Through the Mortal World
Chen Nan stared at Fang Jingshan with both eyes: "Where's Yu Die? Where did Yu Die go?"
"When the Demon Clan was attacking the mountain, wasn't it you who sent someone to rescue her?" Fang Jingshan looked puzzled and asked Chen Nan in return.
Upon hearing this, Chen Nan raised his eyebrows.
When the Demon Clan attacked the Sky Sword Sect, he was still in the Tao Realm and hadn't returned. How could he have called someone to rescue her?
Seeing Chen Nan's expression was off, Fang Jingshan said, "A woman wielding a Silver Bell Rope, she claimed to be your junior sister, is she fake?"
Chen Nan's anxious heart finally settled.
When he went to the Tao Realm to gather soldiers, he did mention to his junior sister that if Gongsun Yudie had any difficulties, she should help if she could. He hadn't expected her to take it so seriously, knowing full well that Gongsun Yudie was a rival in love, she still risked danger to rescue her.
"Do you know where they went?" Chen Nan asked.
Fang Jingshan shook his head: "I really don't know."
"I understand, you guys should leave quickly. I'll look for them slowly myself," said Chen Nan.
Fang Jingshan gazed at the distant sea, hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and sighed: "I'm afraid our Sky Sword Sect people can't leave. This vast ocean, we can't fly, alas, so be it!"
The people from those sects are cultivators, able to leave by riding Flying Swords.
But these martial artists here lack the ability to fly.
Helpless, Chen Nan had to expand the warship to its maximum, allowing all the hundred-odd people from the Sky Sword Sect to squeeze in.
The warship wasn't meant to hold so many people, but they could squeeze in with difficulty, just like an overloaded car, although the flying speed was affected.
Fortunately, they did not encounter any formidable Demon Clan along the way. After returning smoothly to the Huaxia Continent, Chen Nan let them disembark, telling them to head north to join the Tao Realm army near Mount Tai for safety, and then he left by boat with Liu Ziyuan.
By doing this, Chen Nan had done all he could for the Sky Sword Sect.
At this moment, the sky had darkened.
Looking at Liu Ziyuan beside him, Chen Nan asked, "Speaking of which, niece, where do you plan to go next?"
"I don't know. I got separated from my family and don't know where to look for them," Liu Ziyuan shook her head, a hint of confusion in her eyes, as she asked, "What about you, where do you plan to go?"
Chen Nan shrugged, smiling bitterly: "I'm just like you, also looking for someone, yet I don't know where to start."
Everywhere, demons were rampant. Those signal towers and the like had long been destroyed in the war. Now, whether it be mobile phones or the internet, nearly everything was in a state of paralysis.
"In that case, we really are in the same boat," Liu Ziyuan smiled bitterly.
The warship landed in the forest. Chen Nan picked up some dry firewood and started a fire, saying, "Let's rest for a while and recover some Primordial Qi."
Liu Ziyuan nodded in agreement.
The two of them used their swords to skewer bear paws, roasting them over the fire.
After about an hour, they finished eating the bear paws, and their Primordial Qi was mostly restored. Liu Ziyuan said, "I must leave now. Are you planning to stay here overnight?"
Chen Nan shook his head: "I must go find them, no matter the ends of the earth, be it alive or dead, I have to find them."
"The world is so big, how do you plan to conduct the search?" Liu Ziyuan asked.
Chen Nan hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'm planning to head near Mount Tai. I have a good relationship with the Kuang Clan, and asking them for help will surely yield twice the result with half the effort."
"Then I'll go with you to see," Liu Ziyuan said.
The two decided immediately and headed for Mount Tai.
About ten minutes later, they arrived at the top of Mount Tai.
After all, at this passageway, there were Kuang Clan people guarding it to prevent people from the Demon Realm from entering the Tao Realm.
At this moment, within the passageway between the two realms, cultivators were continuously entering the Mortal World from the Tao Realm. Chen Nan found a Kuang Clan's disciple, and upon inquiry, learned that their clan leader Kuang Zhen Tian had just entered the Mortal World not long ago and went off for a space battle with the Demon Clan Supreme, having yet to return, with the outcome unknown.
Chen Nan also inquired about the whereabouts of Yun Chen, who was reportedly heading south with an army of a hundred thousand cultivators to support the Human Clan.
With no other choice, Chen Nan headed south to search for people.
Liu Ziyuan, on the other hand, chose to stay near Mount Tai because she believed that as a passageway between the two realms, her Liu family was likely to appear here.
Chen Nan went south alone to find people. However, since Yun Chen was with an army of a hundred thousand cultivators, finding them should be relatively easy.
Along the way, although there were signs of disaster everywhere, there were still some survivors.
After inquiring with several people, Chen Nan found Yun Chen by the next morning. She and the Tao siblings were all together, and they were all doing fine.
Chen Nan explained his purpose, hoping for the Kuang Clan's help in searching for people.
Of course, this so-called finding people was not a special search but simply letting him know if they were discovered.
Yun Chen readily agreed, saying it was not a problem.
However, when Chen Nan mentioned the list of people he wanted to find, Yun Chen was shocked: "This... so many, and they're all women, what's your relationship with them?"
"What else could it be? Of course, they're my women!" Chen Nan replied.
As soon as Chen Nan said this, before Yun Chen could despise him, Tao Zui excitedly called out, "Brother Chen, wait, is this Su Yixuan you're talking about the Su Yixuan I'm looking for?"
Chen Nan nodded: "Of course, it is."
"Then... is she also yours?" Tao Zui was immensely disappointed.
"Although she is not, don't get your hopes up, you certainly have no chance."
Tao Zui hurriedly asked, "Why?"
Before Chen Nan could answer, Yun Chen had already rushed over, pointing at Chen Nan and saying, "You lascivious ghost, you're simply shameless to have harmed so many young ladies!"
Seeing her face full of anger, Chen Nan smiled bitterly: "Your jealousy is so obvious, can't you express it a bit more subtly?"
"Thick-skinned!"
Yun Chen gave him a fierce glare.
...
From then on, the four of them fought battles together, resisting the Demon Clan.
Unconsciously, it had been a full six months since the Demon Clan invaded the Mortal World.
In these six months, Xuan Tianji and other Ancient Seven Strong People had still shown no signs; nor had there been any news about the battle between Kuang Zhen Tian and the Demon Clan Supreme, neither side appearing since.
During these six months, Chen Nan had traversed every inch of the Mortal World, yet he still hadn't found a single one of his wives.
During this time, Chen Nan encountered many acquaintances.
Qin Yixuan, after receiving the Magic Treasure he gave her, roamed around with Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, and others, remaining safe and sound.
A few months ago, Chen Nan even ran into Zhu Bajie and others.
He traversed the Mortal World, meeting almost everyone he knew, still unable to find any trace of his love.
Chen Nan didn't even hope to find them all at once. Even within these six months, finding just one would have been enough, but alas, fate opposed him, as he hadn't received a single piece of news.
Over this half year, Chen Nan's cultivation had grown.
Now, he had entered the Heavenly Realm, yet his eyes held a few added traces of melancholy compared to before.
"Could it be that the Immortal Soul Nine Appearances I dreamt of back then... have all come true?" Chen Nan lifted his head to the sky, unable to hold back his tears.
On this day, he bid Yun Chen and the others farewell and left alone by boat, returning from the West to the Huaxia Continent, intending to go back to his old home—the Huaguo Mountain Water Curtain Cave.
(That's it for today, everyone sleep early.)
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