The sudden sound was like a thunderclap, drawing everyone's attention.

Under numerous gazes, Chen Nan slowly stood up and casually walked up to Zhang Xiao.

Zhang Xiao held the Bone Cutting Knife in one hand, looked at Chen Nan, and sneered: "What? Pretty boy, you want to stand out?"

Chen Nan shrugged and smiled: "I just think, with the reputation of you Black Water Three Heroes, how can it be enough to just take the treasures they brought out from the ruins?"

"They should hand over everything!"

Zhang Xiao gave a cold laugh: "Are you kidding me?"

Chen Nan's gaze was intense: "You were the ones joking first."

Realizing he had been played, Zhang Xiao's eyes widened instantly, and he swung the Bone Cutting Knife down at Chen Nan, but his body suddenly flew backward.

He felt the pain only after hitting the two underlings behind him, as if a hammer had struck his chest, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Chen Nan sneered coldly, not giving Zhang Xiao a chance to resist, as the Soul Destruction Nail struck him heavily, filling his mind with sheer chaos and pure pain.

Immediately, Chen Nan's body swiftly enlarged by a third, pouncing forward like a demon, his fists raining down like raindrops.

Zhang Xiao was muddled by the beating, each descending fist filled with chilling power that terrified him.

He reacted, suddenly shouting, and the mana within him erupted with a boom, pushing Chen Nan away, while his two underlings hurried forward.

The cultivation level of the Eighth Layer of Golden Core Realm was indeed impressive, but Chen Nan had the upper hand in surprise, so this moment he held nothing back, as golden Rune symbols suddenly emerged in the air before him.

It was as if invisible figures were drawing spirit talismans, hundreds of them.

Zhang Xiao widened his eyes in fear, shouting: "Who are you really?"

In response, hundreds of spirit talismans exploded simultaneously, with a power that seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth!

With a loud bang, the two underlings beside Zhang Xiao were torn apart by the immense force, and even Zhang Xiao barely managed to withstand it, resulting in numerous wounds opening up on him.

"Heaven-Slaying Art!"

Chen Nan shouted lowly, and a crimson phantom appeared in the void behind him, sweeping out the Long Spear to directly cut Zhang Xiao into two.

It all happened too fast, and by the time everyone else reacted, all they saw was Zhang Xiao's body being cleaved in two.

"Heaven-Burning Transformation!"

Chen Nan released burning flames from his body, advancing once more, his fiery fists like magma critically striking Zhang Xiao, completely extinguishing his vitality.

Even though Chen Nan had given most of his possessions to his Shadow Clone, his strength remained formidable, coupled with Zhang Xiao's initial underestimation of Chen Nan, leading to his swift demise.

After a deathly silence, the cultivators erupted into cheers.

"Friend, thank you for ridding us of this menace!"

They regarded Chen Nan as a beacon of light, all filled with excitement.

To their surprise, Chen Nan sat in the place where Zhang Xiao had previously sat, and with a slight smile said: "I'm different from Zhang Xiao, he wanted everything."

"But I only want half."

The cheering stopped abruptly, and everyone looked at Chen Nan in disbelief.

...

In the ruins, guided by the King of Ten Thousand Gu, Chen Nan and Zhong Ling arrived at another location, with all dangers on the way eliminated by them.

Perhaps due to the instability of this space, unable to support stronger powers, the demon beasts living in the ruins were no more than the Third Layer of Golden Core Realm. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

The cultivation of the Shadow Clone was only Second-Layer Golden Core Realm, lacking the robust body of the main form, but it was capable of handling the demon beasts in the ruins.

When they arrived at the place pointed out by the King of Ten Thousand Gu, the mentor and student were both shocked.

Because here, was a cemetery!

The cemetery looked desolate and dilapidated. Originally built with walls, now only remnants remained, with each grave obscured by weeds, and even the stone monuments before the graves weathered and broken.

Before these graves, there was a figure kneeling there. Though dead for an unknown number of years, only a skeleton remained, still maintaining a kneeling posture.

Like a gesture of repentance.

Beside the skeleton, on the ground, lay an item resembling a token, about palm-sized, which was what the King of Ten Thousand Gu referred to as treasure.

"Is this really treasure?" Chen Nan doubted, but upon receiving an affirmative answer from the King of Ten Thousand Gu, he stepped forward into the cemetery.

However, the moment he stepped into the cemetery, a suffocating aura of despair and death descended suddenly upon him, making his heart surge with an overwhelming sense of helplessness.

He knew clearly, this power was none other than the Power of Laws!

His arm visibly withered like dried grass, with his vitality rapidly fading away, and within a few breaths, he lost a hundred years of lifespan.

Chen Nan retreated hurriedly, but as he did so, the Shadowless Silk sent by his main form for defense stretched out directly, wrapped around the token on the ground, and pulled it out.

Leaving the cemetery's range, the Power of Laws affecting him vanished, but he was still unsettled.

The Wood Demon Essence within him transformed into green light, entwining his arm, rapidly restoring the withered arm, but the lost lifespan could not be recovered.

"Master, are you alright?" Zhong Ling hurriedly stepped forward to support Chen Nan, full of concern.

Chen Nan waved his hand, astonished: "This cemetery is enveloped by a force of laws, impossible for anyone below Nascent Soul Realm to resist."

Zhong Ling was equally stunned: "Then this is an absolute danger, Master, let's leave quickly."

However, Chen Nan smiled slightly: "Leaving is certain, but how can we depart empty-handed?"

He gestured with his finger, and the token placed on the ground was brought back by the Shadowless Silk, directly grasped in his hand.

The token was made of unknown materials, cool to the touch yet weighty, engraved with ancient inscriptions that were unrecognizable.

"Is it an identity token?" Zhong Ling speculated.

A spark of inspiration flashed in Chen Nan's mind, recalling the identity token given to him by the Righteous Alliance, which seemed to be in the same format, and at the same time, he conceived a bolder idea.

"Do you think, using this token, we could unlock those Jade Scrolls we obtained?"

Previously, he speculated that the restrictions on the Jade Scrolls were likely tied to identifying with a specific token, so could this token be such an identifier?

He acted promptly, directly taking out a Jade Scroll and placing the token on it, whereby the restriction on the Jade Scroll opened.

"Great, it really works!"

Chen Nan was ecstatic, regretting not entering the Library Pavilion earlier, otherwise, he would have surely taken more Jade Scrolls!