Dashing Student-Chapter 786, Hero Saves the Beauty

Kunlun Mountain, Death Valley.

The night was deep, black mist rolling, and the miasma within the valley was so thick it couldn’t be dispersed, tendrils twining with a decaying scent.

Chen Nan, clad in a sky-blue Daoist robe, stepped into it.

The rubble beneath his feet was jagged, emanating a bone-chilling coldness, as if it could pierce through the marrow.

He walked step by step into the depths of the valley, surrounded by a silence broken only by the "rustle" of his feet on the stones.

The further he went, the denser the miasma grew, to the point where he could barely see his hand in front of his face.

Suddenly!

Chen Nan halted!

He looked down to see countless dark golden strange patterns on the ground that appeared without warning!

These patterns interwove, forming a mysterious and complex design, with strands of Spiritual Power seeping from the lines, rippling like water waves, and then, as if drawn by an invisible force, converging into a massive vortex, swirling wildly!

"This is the place!"

Without any hesitation, Chen Nan swiftly circulated the cultivation technique of the "Scripture of the Hidden Talisman", gathering pure True Qi in his palm!

He pressed fiercely on the core of the dark golden patterns on the ground!

"Buzz—!"

A dull roar echoed through the valley!

The runes under his palm suddenly burst with myriad bright golden lights, so dazzling it was blinding!

A gigantic circular light shield rose from the ground, like an upside-down golden bowl, instantly engulfing Chen Nan’s figure!

The light distorted, the sky and earth swirled!

Chen Nan felt an irresistible pulling force, his body uncontrollably sucked in.

It was unknown how long passed before the dizziness gradually subsided.

"Bang!"

He fell heavily on soft grass.

Chen Nan shook his somewhat heavy head as an incredibly fresh, almost liquefied Spiritual Energy enveloped him, causing all 36,000 pores of his body to open!

He snapped open his eyes!

The sight before him shocked his mind!

In all directions, strange and beautiful flowers bloomed, their colors brilliant, emitting a faint fluorescence.

A clear stream flowed not far away, where a few white-winged, red-crowned cranes elegantly paced, occasionally letting out a few clear cries that echoed through the valley.

The air was filled with an enticing aroma of medicines and flowers.

Compared to the deathly, gloomy scene of Death Valley, this place was a paradise!

Not far in front of him stood a gigantic green stone, several meters high, its smooth surface etched with five grand characters in vigorous, ancient script—Yan State·Qinglan Valley!

"Is this the Kunlun Mountain Small World? Yan State?"

Chen Nan surveyed his surroundings, and started to walk along a winding stone path leading upward.

Before long, a female voice, tinged with sobs, crying for help faintly reached him!

"Help me! Please, spare me!"

The voice was shrill, filled with helplessness and fear!

Chen Nan’s brows furrowed, his pace suddenly quickened, his figure moving like the wind toward the source of the voice!

Turning around a mountain corner, the scene ahead ignited his fury!

I saw a young cultivator in luxurious clothing, with a sly and treacherous look, his cultivation at the early Foundation Establishment Stage, grinning maliciously as he tightly bound a green-clad girl, about sixteen or seventeen, with Spiritual Power!

The girl’s face was delicate, now streaked with tears, struggling desperately but unable to break free of the Spiritual Power’s restraint.

The young cultivator’s hand had rudely reached for the small, exquisite storage bag tied at the girl’s waist, his face full of greed!

"Little beauty, obediently hand over the storage bag, and this young master might let you suffer less!" the young cultivator laughed lewdly, his words spittle-laden.

"Stop!"

Chen Nan’s command was like thunder out of a clear sky!

With his fingers like a sword, he condensed his True Qi at his fingertips, a sharp Powerful Energy piercing the air like lightning, directly targeting the young cultivator’s wrist reaching for the storage bag!

The young cultivator felt an agonizing pain in his wrist, let out a shriek, and involuntarily released his hand, a small blood hole appearing on the wrist that reached for the storage bag, with blood gushing out!

He whipped his head around, his sly eyes locked on the suddenly appeared Chen Nan, and upon sensing that Chen Nan also emitted an aura of the early Foundation Establishment, but bore no sect insignia on his Daoist robe, the fury on his face turned into a sneer.

"Where did this wild brat come from! How dare you meddle in this young master’s business! Do you want to die?!"

The young cultivator, clutching his injured wrist, barked viciously but fearfully.

Chen Nan’s expression was ice-cold, his voice frigid.

"Broad daylight, forcibly seizing a maiden, who gave you the courage?"

The green-clad girl seized the moment to break free from some of the restraints, hurriedly hiding behind a rock, her eyes full of fear and hope peeking at Chen Nan.

"Humph! Whatever this young master fancies is mine! Who do you think you are to meddle?!"

The young cultivator’s malicious intent flashed in his eyes, and suddenly, his other intact hand lifted, a cluster of brilliant fiery red Spiritual Power rapidly condensed in his palm, forming a fist-sized fireball!

"Die at my hands!"

He roared with rage, and the fireball, accompanied by a wave of scorching heat, whistled towards Chen Nan’s face!

Chen Nan’s figure slightly swayed, evading the powerful strike like a phantom!

The fireball brushed past his clothes, and with a "boom," it smashed against the distant stone wall, causing rubble to scatter and leaving a charred crater!

The young cultivator was taken aback, evidently not expecting the opponent to be so quick!

Before he could react, Chen Nan had already closed in!

A straightforward and direct punch!

The fist seemed to be enshrouded with a faint, peculiar aura that unsettled the mind!

The young cultivator hastily raised an arm to defend!

"Boom!"

A muffled sound!

The young cultivator felt a tremendous force mixed with a cold and bizarre powerful energy flooding into his arm, instantly numbing it and nearly losing all sensation!

The spiritual power within him felt obstructed in the face of this bizarre powerful energy!

"Stomp, stomp, stomp!"

The young cultivator staggered back several steps, his face full of shock!

What kind of strange True Qi is this?!

He looked at Chen Nan with astonishment, wondering why this Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator had such domineering and strange True Qi!

His heart filled with dread, realizing he had hit an iron wall today!

"Kid! I’ll get you for this! I won’t let you off!"

The young cultivator uttered a harsh threat, a flicker of venom in his eyes, before turning to flee into the depths of the valley, his spiritual power spurring him on fast, vanishing into the forest in an instant!

Chen Nan did not give chase.

The green-clad young girl appeared from behind the rocks, her face still marked by tear stains, her voice timid.

"Thank... thank you for saving me, senior!"

Chen Nan looked at her calmly.

"My name is Lin Yiyi, I... I’m the daughter of a loose cultivator." Lin Yiyi bowed her head, her voice small, "That man wanted to rob my storage bag, it contains a Spirit Grass I collected."

She paused, her voice edged with a bit of hope as she looked up.

"Senior, where are you heading?"

Chen Nan stated, "Yuantian Sect."

Lin Yiyi’s expression subtly changed.

"Yuantian Sect?!"

She stammered, "That... it’s very far from here, and... it’s said that entering the Yuantian Sect is extremely difficult, strong cultivators abound there..."

She pointed in a direction.

"Walking directly east from here, you’ll see the tallest peak, that’s approximately where Yuantian Peak is. But... the journey is perilous, senior..."

Chen Nan did not respond to the latter part of her statement.

He remembered the direction.

Nie Xiaoyu is at Yuantian Sect!

No matter how far or dangerous, he must go!

"Thank you for informing me."

Chen Nan nodded slightly towards Lin Yiyi.

Before the words fully escaped his lips, he activated the True Qi within and sped away from the spot!

Swish!

A blue shadow flashed by!

Lin Yiyi only felt her eyes blur; Chen Nan’s figure had already appeared dozens of yards away and vanished at the end of the forested path in a few leaps!

The speed left her wide-eyed in shock!

This... this senior, what is his level of cultivation precisely?!

Lin Yiyi stood stunned, regaining her senses only after a long while.

Chen Nan followed the direction Lin Yiyi had indicated, applying his movement technique to hasten forward.

This movement technique was an initial application he gleaned from the Scripture of the Hidden Talisman; though still rudimentary, it complemented his Foundation Establishment Stage True Qi, making his speed quite impressive.

The mountain road was rugged, and the woods were dense.

Yet with wind beneath his feet and clothes fluttering, he traversed the forest like treading on flat ground. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

Yuantian Peak! Nie Xiaoyu!

In his heart, there was only one thought: to reach Yuantian Sect as soon as possible!