Dashing Student-Chapter 1236: The Arrival of Crisis

A blood-red light streaked across the sky, vanishing without a trace in an instant. Chen Nan wanted to chase it but could only sigh helplessly, as his divine sense could no longer detect Yi Mingzi’s presence.

"What kind of escape technique is this? It’s almost like an instant teleportation talisman," Chen Nan was astounded. With such an escape technique, even a Nascent Soul cultivator might not be able to catch up.

However, he was well aware that such an escape technique could not be without side effects.

"It’s a pity he got away; he seems to be a disciple of a Nascent Soul True Man. Bad luck indeed. Fortunately, Yi Mingzi doesn’t know who I am."

Chen Nan furrowed his brow slightly. He seemed to be having a streak of bad luck, offending Nascent Soul cultivators wherever he went. It had to be said that this was a skill in itself.

His wounds looked quite disheveled, covered with countless cuts. However, to him, these were minor injuries, and he could heal quickly with his self-healing abilities.

Putting this matter aside, he lightly flicked his sleeve, and the Flame Brilliance daggers that Yi Mingzi used to attack him appeared neatly in front of him, a full count of one hundred and thirty, densely packed.

At the moment, the Flame Brilliance daggers were not being controlled, and the red glow they emitted had vanished. Chen Nan gently took one, placed it in his palm and examined it, discovering that each dagger was engraved with numerous runes.

"No wonder it was able to pierce my defense. It seems they were forged from Ming Flame Stone, which is even more compatible with fire attribute magical power. The name Flame Brilliance is quite fitting."

Ming Flame Stone is a precious artifact refining material that thrives where the earth’s fire is abundant, quite rare. Chen Nan attempted to erase the divine sense imprint left on one of the daggers and surprisingly succeeded.

Though it took him considerable effort, after all, Yi Mingzi was a genuine sixth-layer Golden Core realm cultivator, and the divine sense imprint left behind was naturally quite powerful.

Chen Nan re-refined this Flame Brilliance dagger, gently running his fingertip over the dagger’s blade, causing the Heaven-Burning Flame to ignite silently on the blade. With a thought, the dagger shot out.

The powerful energy sliced open the sea surface, and the high temperature evaporated the seawater into a white vapor mist.

"Impressive power." Chen Nan raised an eyebrow in surprise. This dagger was stronger than he had imagined. Though a single dagger was only a seventh-grade spiritual artifact, combined with over a hundred, the power was comparable to a sixth-grade artifact.

He sighed softly because he lacked Yi Mingzi’s divine splitting method and couldn’t simultaneously control over a hundred daggers; he could only gaze at the remaining one hundred and nineteen daggers in resignation.

After harvesting the Golden Marrow Grass and retrieving the Black Xuan Water Snake’s corpse, Chen Nan left the original place quickly, deciding to stay away from it to avoid Yi Mingzi returning with his master.

Elsewhere, outside a cave dwelling on an island, a blood light flashed and disappeared, followed by Yi Mingzi’s appearance outside the cave dwelling. However, his face was extremely pale, his body faltering, and his aura was weak. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Evidently, the escape technique had greatly depleted him, even destabilizing his realm.

He took out a blood-red elixir pill and swallowed it, immediately looking much better. Then, he respectfully approached the stone gate of the cave dwelling, bowing: "Disciple Yi Mingzi, here to pay respects to Master."

As soon as he finished speaking, the stone gate of the cave dwelling slowly opened.

Inside the cave dwelling, Yi Mingzi knelt before an elderly man with an immortal demeanor, the elder dressed in light blue robes, his aura as unfathomable as the sea, was Yi Mingzi’s master, Master Canglan.

"Little Qi, why are you in such a sorry state? Did you really use the blood escape technique I taught you?" Master Canglan asked softly, his eyelids lifting slightly.

Yi Mingzi immediately squeezed out two tears, crying: "Master, your disciple was bullied. You must avenge me!"

"Oh? Tell me more." Master Canglan’s eyes narrowed slightly, his aura suddenly becoming threatening.

"Disciple found a Golden Marrow Grass on a deserted island, intending to offer it to you, Master, but someone ambushed me, not only taking the Golden Marrow Grass but injuring me."

"If it weren’t for the exquisite blood escape technique taught by you, Master, I might not have seen you again."

After adding details to the narration, Master Canglan flew into a rage: "Outrageous, how dare such a bold person exists? Didn’t you mention me?"

Yi Mingzi feigned wiping his tears: "I certainly mentioned you, but that person was extremely arrogant, saying that even Master is nothing special. I couldn’t bear it any longer and came to find you."

"Alright, even daring not to put me in their eyes, truly living recklessly!" Master Canglan snorted coldly, releasing his formidable Nascent Soul realm power, making the other cultivators on the island tremble in fear, all kneeling.

"Little Qi, don’t worry. I will capture this person for you to vent your anger, but you must also agree to one thing for me."

Yi Mingzi hastily asked: "Master, what is it?"

"Your six senior brothers and sisters have already made achievements on the battlefield, killing many demons. I intend for you to also gain experience there, and possibly earn a good position in the Righteous Alliance."

Yi Mingzi was unwilling, as he was carefree and wouldn’t want to go to a perilous battlefield, one of the reasons he didn’t want to return.

But now he had no choice but to obey his master’s words, otherwise, how could he persuade Master Canglan to avenge him?

"Disciple obeys. I will ensure not to embarrass you or my six senior brothers and sisters."

Master Canglan laughed twice: "Good, worthy of being my disciple. Rest assured, the one who dared to affront you and disrespect me, I will certainly capture him!"

"Thank you, Master!"

...

Meanwhile, a group of uninvited guests arrived on Luoyue Island, wearing the attire of the Righteous Alliance, they looked proud as they went straight to the Island Master Mansion.

Zhong Ling, accompanied by Gao Xue and Li Songnian, came to greet them, feeling quite anxious. They knew Chen Nan suddenly traveled, likely related to Envoy Sun Changgeng before.

With another Righteous Alliance envoy visiting, could it be that Chen Nan was exposed?

The visiting Righteous Alliance envoy was also a disciple of Jinping Island; the leader among them was Chen Mingyuan, Qian Shouyi’s disciple, at sixth-layer Golden Core realm.

"Have there been Righteous Alliance envoys here recently?" Chen Mingyuan glanced at Zhong Ling and the others, his expression stern.

Zhong Ling, feeling uneasy, braced himself to reply: "Yes, Envoy Sir came to collect protection fees and then left Luoyue Island."

"Protection fees?" Zhang Mingyuan furrowed his brow, recalling Luoyue Island’s last payment wasn’t even ten years ago. But he had no intention of exposing his family’s shortcomings: "I see. This time, I come for another matter."

"The envoy was killed after leaving Luoyue Island. Do you have any relation to this?"

Zhong Ling and the others were startled, expressions of disbelief on their faces. Zhong Ling genuinely didn’t know; meanwhile, Gao Xue and Li Songnian were surprised Chen Nan acted so swiftly.

It seemed like the work of a professional assassin!