Dashing Student-Chapter 1082: Disheartened

"Get lost!"

Chen Nan was becoming increasingly impatient with the Divine Calculator, and directly kicked him away.

Still alive yet thinking about one’s affairs after death?

Clearly aiming for what he might leave behind after his demise.

This scoundrel!

The Divine Calculator was kicked but didn’t get angry; instead, he returned to Chen Nan’s side with a smile.

"Don’t worry, junior brother, I, the Daoist, will definitely help you complete that blasted Demon Ancestor’s mission!"

He patted his chest as he spoke, but his eyes were full of scheming.

Chen Nan could guess a bit; it was nothing more than wanting to retrieve the Compass, with the premise being to dismantle the Arrays on other Ancient Altars.

Thus, his motive didn’t conflict with what Chen Nan needed to do.

Moreover, Chen Nan always felt that the Divine Calculator was hiding his strength, at least not so weak as to be freely beaten and scolded.

But since he was willing to disguise himself, Chen Nan didn’t mind venting a bit.

"Then let’s go, Daoist brother, I don’t have time to play mind games with you, if you have any schemes, don’t blame me for turning against you."

By now, both were more or less out in the open, knowing each other’s goals, and it didn’t matter if they fell out.

But the Divine Calculator still wanted to make use of Chen Nan’s strength, so he quickly added with a smile, "Junior brother, you’re mistaken, the Daoist is not that kind of person."

The two left the Divine Hall and headed straight for the nearest Ancient Altar.

A month was very pressing, but luckily Chen Nan had a way to deal with Corpse Puppets, otherwise, he’d just find a place to wait for death.

Just after Chen Nan and the Divine Calculator set off, a figure in the distance also rushed towards the Divine Hall.

It was none other than Young Master Duobao.

However, Young Master Duobao’s face was filled with anger, looking extremely agitated.

"Damn Taoist, actually erased my Divine Soul Power, I’m going to skin you alive!"

Not long ago, he sensed that the Divine Soul Power he left on the Seventy-two Star Constellation Sword Formation had vanished, infuriating him tremendously.

Knowing that the Secret Treasure is incredibly significant, being the most precious among all his treasured Secret Treasures.

Now to lose it before his eyes was like having a piece of flesh carved out from his heart, causing immense pain.

So he ignored the Paperman woman and rushed straight to the last place his Divine Soul Power disappeared.

Similarly, the Paperman woman also sensed her mark disappearing, gnashing her teeth in hatred towards Chen Nan for her treasure being plundered midway.

This grievance was hard to swallow.

Thus, she also rushed toward the last place the mark disappeared.

...

Chen Nan and the Divine Calculator traversed mountains and waters, finally reaching the Ancient Altar closest to the Divine Hall after two days.

But to their surprise, many cultivators had already gathered at the Ancient Altar.

Even the Array on the altar had been activated, with many people entering the Underground Palace linked to the Array to seize treasures.

"How could this be?"

Chen Nan furrowed his brow deeply; after all, to activate the Array, matching Tokens were needed, did everyone here possess Tokens?

The Divine Calculator patted his chest, smiling, "I’m best at gathering information, let the Daoist go check it out."

Then he mingled into the crowd, engaging in conversation with others.

Soon, he returned to Chen Nan with a grim expression.

"I’ve found out, junior brother, they’re in the same predicament as you, all placed under Restrictions by the Demon Ancestor, here to destroy Arrays."

"What?!"

Chen Nan’s eyes widened in shock.

Originally, he thought he was the only one the Demon Ancestor sought, giving him some leverage to negotiate with the Demon Ancestor.

But to his surprise, the Demon Ancestor hadn’t only sought him out, but many other cultivators too.

This way, he wasn’t the Demon Ancestor’s only choice.

"I was wrong, thinking I could snatch chestnuts from the fire, but the Demon Ancestor never intended to spare me from the start!"

Chen Nan gritted his teeth, feeling betrayed.

He was now certain that even if he destroyed all the Arrays, the Demon Ancestor wouldn’t lift the Restriction on him.

"Junior brother, then you..."

The Divine Calculator inquired softly.

After pondering for a long time, Chen Nan suddenly handed all the Tokens given by the Demon Ancestor to the Divine Calculator.

"Daoist brother, the Demon Ancestor won’t spare me, but I don’t want to die yet, so I’m not going to destroy the Arrays."

"What? If you do that, junior brother, you’re surely inviting death, how can I not stay by your side?" The Divine Calculator quickly said.

In fact, he was reluctant to part with the treasures Chen Nan possessed.

"Daoist brother, let’s just leave it at that, before leaving, I wish you’d teach me ’Sleeve Universe’, or I won’t die in peace." Chen Nan appeared disheartened. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Alas, alright." The Divine Calculator sighed deeply, "Since it’s your dying wish, the Daoist will fulfill it!"

With that, he gently tapped his finger on Chen Nan’s forehead, and a torrent of information surged into Chen Nan’s mind.

After a while, Chen Nan digested all the information.

"Truly worthy of being the secret technique passed down in your lineage, Daoist brother, it’s indeed mysterious. Thank you, Daoist brother!"

He smiled and then posed a question that deeply frustrated the Divine Calculator.

He pulled out a copper plate from his chest, seemingly ordinary, with an ancient aura, and a symbol of a serpent devouring its tail in the middle.

"Daoist brother, what secret does this copper plate hold?"

He had tried almost everything, burned it, electrocuted it, infused it with Mana and Divine Soul Power, all to no avail.

Yet, the fact that the Divine Calculator valued it indicated it must conceal something.

The Divine Calculator was fuming, having had his possession snatched and still being asked how to use it.

Truly heartless!

But considering Chen Nan had only a month left, the Divine Calculator sighed and began to explain.

"I don’t actually know, but the ancient cultivators didn’t use Jade Scrolls for magic inheritances, they used copper plates like this one. I wanted to obtain the copper plate because of that symbol."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of Beast Skin from his storage bag.

The Beast Skin wasn’t large, but it contained a special method for channeling Mana, with a serpent devouring its tail symbol in the center.

It was visibly identical to the symbol on the copper plate.

Seeing this, Chen Nan’s eyes lit up, "Daoist brother, just give me the Beast Skin then."

Without any courtesy, he snatched the Beast Skin, instantly putting it into his storage bag without a glance.

The Divine Calculator was infuriated, claiming it was his fate!

He continuously consoled himself, "He’ll soon be dead, don’t stoop to his level."

"Once he’s dead, everything will be mine again."

Thinking this made him feel a lot better.

"Daoist brother, I hope we can meet again, farewell!"

Chen Nan clasped his hands in salute, then turned and left gracefully, seemingly just going to find a place to quietly await the Restriction’s activation.

Little did he know, he could barely hold back his laughter, having gotten ’Sleeve Universe’ so easily, another powerful secret technique.

Even unraveling the secret of the copper plate.

This round of gains was almost complete, only missing the Mystic Yin True Water!