Dashing Student-Chapter 1161: A Tiger Fallen to Flatland

Nie Xiaoyu found the communication talismans carried by the three disciples of Master Xuanming. The squad sent out to find Chen Nan was gifted these talismans, allowing direct communication with Master Xuanming.

Communication talismans are extremely precious; not only can they facilitate conversation, but also leave text messages and even pinpoint locations.

After leaving a message for Master Xuanming, Nie Xiaoyu quickly departed with Lin Qingzhu, heading to another location. They knew they must create chaos to give Chen Nan a chance to escape.

Meanwhile, thirty miles southwest of Yuantian Sect, Master Xuanming captured the corpse puppet released by Chen Nan.

"Damn that Chen Nan brat, how dare he trick me?"

Master Xuanming, his beard and hair standing in anger, slammed his palm fiercely, instantly crushing the indestructible corpse puppet into mush.

In the face of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, corpse puppets are no different from scrap metal.

After pondering for a moment, Master Xuanming suddenly turned his eyes back to Yuantian Sect. He had guessed that Chen Nan released the corpse puppet and would surely escape in the opposite direction.

Just as he was about to pursue, a message suddenly came through the communication talisman. Seeing the words, Master Xuanming was so enraged that he almost spat blood.

"Xuanming Dog, stop sending your disciples to their deaths. I’m starting to feel sorry for them."

Reading the words on the communication talisman, Master Xuanming roared in fury. The mighty Heaven and Earth Power erupted, causing the ground around him to explode and dust to rise high in the sky.

Even so, it didn’t quench his anger.

"Chen Nan, I will grind your bones to ashes!"

As he finished speaking, his body transformed into a rainbow light that shot up into the sky, disappearing on the horizon in an instant, chasing toward the direction of the communication talisman’s signal.

Master Xuanming still didn’t realize he was being played, while Chen Nan at that moment was indeed escaping in the opposite direction of the corpse puppet.

When the corpse puppet was destroyed, he immediately sensed it, becoming even more anxious without realizing it.

At this moment, he was already severely injured, moving slowly, having only managed to escape a hundred miles from Yuantian Sect after such a long time.

If it weren’t for his ability to change his appearance, he feared he would’ve been discovered long ago. But even such disguises are unlikely to evade Master Xuanming’s pursuit.

Given the speed of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, it wouldn’t be long before he catches up.

"No, I must find a place to heal first."

After thinking for a long time, Chen Nan reached a town. Having changed his clothes and appearance, he appeared utterly ordinary.

He randomly chose an inn to stay in, confident that Master Xuanming couldn’t possibly search each one, and his injuries wouldn’t allow him to keep fleeing.

Otherwise, if he indeed encountered an enemy, he could only surrender.

After setting up a simple shielding array in the room using Spirit Stones, Chen Nan began to check his physical condition.

It was shocking upon inspection. He himself was amazed he could keep running with such grave injuries, proving the endless potential of survival instincts.

The bones in his body were shattered, veins were severed, qi and blood reversed. Even his Golden Core was riddled with cracks. If it weren’t for Jianmu at the crucial moment maintaining the Golden Core with several roots, he would’ve been poked to death by Master Xuanming’s finger.

Normally, a cultivator returning from such injuries would’ve died long ago.

Fortunately, Chen Nan possessed the "Heaven-breaking Body," providing strong recovery power, along with the abundant Life Force of the Wood Demon, giving him the confidence to heal his injuries.

After consuming a Healing Pill, Chen Nan began repairing his body bit by bit, a process destined to be long.

Three days passed in the inn as Chen Nan continued healing, but the injuries were too severe, and he could only recover to a barely functional state.

Moreover, if he exerted too much force, the injuries would recur, and even his Golden Core risked damage.

The main issue was he had run out of elixir pills. In such circumstances, he certainly couldn’t refine them himself and needed to purchase more. Fortunately, there was a shop in town selling elixir pills.

The shop was small, yet the pills were abundant.

"Do you have Seventh Grade Healing Pills here?"

The shopkeeper quickly smiled, "Of course we do, but unfortunately, the Seventh Grade Healing Pills have already been bought up. If the elder isn’t in a rush, you might wait two months."

Chen Nan chuckled in anger, "Can you guess why I need healing pills?"

The shopkeeper laughed awkwardly, knowing that healing pills are obviously for healing. He said that because Chen Nan didn’t appear injured. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

But clearly, he needed them now.

"Apologies, we’re truly out at the moment."

Chen Nan waved his hand, turning to leave the shop, but his brows furrowed slightly upon noticing someone following him with ill intentions.

He quickened his pace, left the town, and hadn’t gone far before a cultivator blocked him.

The man sneered at Chen Nan, his expression arrogant, "Why do you want to buy healing pills?"

Chen Nan’s heart sank, he snorted, "Do I need to account to you for what I do? Who do you think you are!"

"Heh, everyone knows our Yuantian Sect is searching for Chen Nan?" The man snorted, suddenly brandishing his weapon, "You want to buy Seventh Grade Healing Pills, that makes you suspect!"

"Moreover, everyone knows Chen Nan can change his appearance, maybe you are him!"

Seeing the man’s foolishness, Chen Nan was shocked as the suspicion was spot on.

Master Xuanming knew it was difficult to find Chen Nan since he could blend into crowds after changing his looks, so he arranged to purchase healing pills across locations, lying in wait.

Anyone buying Seventh Grade Healing Pills was deemed suspicious!

"Xuanming Dog, truly insidious!" Chen Nan gritted his teeth and said.

The cultivator before him seemed startled, his expression becoming panicked, "You... you’re really Chen Nan?"

Originally, he intended to extort something, having often relied on Master Xuanming’s reputation to do so, but this time, he stumbled into truth!

He instinctively reached for his communication talisman to send a message, only to have it knocked away by a small sword.

"I heard you’re severely injured?"

This Yuantian Sect cultivator seemed to realize Chen Nan’s severe injury was well-known, hoping to capture him would be a great achievement.

Yet his first thought was communication, fearing for sharing the credit.

"No, Chen Nan must be mine!"

His aura suddenly surged, his longsword already drawn, flying towards Chen Nan.

Despite being merely a First-Layer Golden Core Realm cultivator, he was immensely troubling for Chen Nan, who had painstakingly recovered somewhat from his injuries, needing not to unleash but one punch at his peak!