Dashing Student-Chapter 1318: You’re Awesome

If Chen Nan were in Deng Yunhe's shoes, Deng Yuntian would definitely die, as after this encounter, Deng Yuntian would surely want to kill him without hesitation.

An enemy isn't worth softening the heart for.

But Deng Yunhe wasn't him. From the beginning, he never thought about killing Deng Yuntian, after all, they share the same father.

"You are awesome!" Deng Yunhe exclaimed with joy as he embraced Chen Nan's shoulder, smiling broadly.

"You don't blame me?" Chen Nan frowned.

Deng Yunhe widened his eyes: "Why should I blame you? If it weren't for the Ancestral Patriarch's sudden appearance, I would have crippled him, you only injured his Divine Soul, which is a bargain for him."

"I'm not a pedantic person, Deng Yuntian's talent is indeed amazing, I can't catch up no matter how hard I try. With him around, the Deng Family I establish will never surpass the Deng Family he's in."

"So you injured him, made him a cripple, I'm grateful to you can't express enough."

Chen Nan breathed a heavy sigh of relief and unconsciously smiled. It was so comfortable to be understood by someone.

After the group divided the spoils, they resumed their training.

A few days later, a major event occurred on Ning Yu's hometown of Qingtuo Island; Zhu Liang, the prince of the island's top family, the Zhu Family, was murdered, with no body left behind.

This incident was eventually classified as a murder and robbery by passing cultivators, with no way to investigate further.

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After two months, Chen Nan and his group of five returned to the Righteous Alliance's frontline camp, having grown much in their mindset over the two months.

The camp and the people were as familiar as ever, Yi Mingzi sat inside the tent, a false smile on his face.

When he noticed Chen Nan's cultivation had advanced to the Golden Core Realm Fifth Layer, he was greatly surprised. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before he would be left far behind.

This was something he couldn't bear!

"Welcome back, our great heroes. You're quite popular now, countless cultivators want to see you all." Yi Mingzi said with a fake smile.

Chen Nan merely opened his palm and said flatly, "Our Solid Soul Pills should be given now."

"Of course, no problem." Yi Mingzi waved his hand, and five bottles of elixir pills flew into Chen Nan's hand as if they had been prepared in advance.

To hand over the Solid Soul Pills so easily made Chen Nan slightly surprised. He certainly didn't believe Yi Mingzi could easily let go of past grievances.

Just from his previous action of sending them behind the Demon Sect's lines, it was clear how petty he was.

Even if Yi Mingzi wanted to let bygones be bygones, Chen Nan wouldn't agree. The animosity between him and Yi Mingzi had long reached a point of no return.

"If there's nothing else, we'll be taking our leave."

After saying that, the five were ready to leave, but Yi Mingzi finally revealed his true intentions.

"Haha, don't rush, you're now heroes of the Righteous Alliance, so there's a more important task for you."

"I refuse." Chen Nan said without hesitation.

Yi Mingzi choked for a moment, but quickly adjusted his mindset, shaking his head: "This is something the elders of the Righteous Alliance have agreed upon, it cannot be refused, unless you intend to betray the Righteous Alliance."

"And don't forget, you still have the Soul Locking Talisman restriction on you."

Chen Nan's face darkened. He knew Yi Mingzi didn't have good intentions, but the current situation left them no room to refuse.

"Tell us, what do you want us to do this time?"

"It's very simple." Yi Mingzi chuckled, "Our Righteous Alliance has seized a resource island, rich in resources, but recently many Demon Sect Cultivators have appeared there."

"So, we have decided to send you all there to clear out the demon cultivators on the island."

At first glance, this task seems fine, but Chen Nan knew there must be a trap.

"When do we set off?" Chen Nan asked again.

"Three days later." Yi Mingzi extended three fingers, smiling all the while.

After leaving the tent, Deng Yunhe looked furious. "This guy is utterly despicable, clearly trying to harm us again!"

Chen Nan comforted him, "It's alright, when soldiers come, handle them as they come, and when water approaches, use earth to block it. Just someone setting an ambush, but the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators can't intervene, Yi Mingzi wouldn't dare to target us too blatantly."

"So there's no need to worry."

Everyone understood Chen Nan's confidence and strength; as long as Nascent Soul Realm cultivators didn't intervene, there was plenty of room for maneuver.

Daoist Cui shook his head and sighed, walking ahead seemingly unintentionally and said, "Ah, I thought I could roam freely like fish in the sea and birds in the sky, but in the end, we're still stuck in a cage."

Chen Nan slightly turned his head, feeling a bit despondent inside. They were indeed living in a cage with the Soul Locking Talisman on them.

"Let's go, to the Library Pavilion."

The Library Pavilion was a place established by the Righteous Alliance, storing a vast collection of books, whether they were Heart Sutras, Magic, travelogues, or novels, all were available.

These were picked from spoils of war, even containing magic from the Demon Sect. As long as you have contribution points, you can enter.

The group of five soon arrived. After paying the contribution points, they entered, greeted by towering bookshelves reaching up to the top floor.

Underneath the bookshelves, one could feel very small.

At that time, some cultivators were flying near the bookshelves, selecting and searching for the books they needed.

"Jue Mingzi, why did we come here? Do you know any secret techniques?" Deng Yunhe asked curiously.

But Chen Nan shook his head and said, "I just can't resign myself to being controlled like this. Since the Soul Locking Talisman was created by a cultivator, there must be a way to break it."

"You want us to look here?"

Deng Yunhe widened his eyes, looking at the vast sea of books, feeling a wave of despair.

Daoist Cui also shook his head and said, "It's said that the Soul Locking Talisman was made by a peak Nascent Soul Realm immortal. Only he knows how to make it, finding a way to break it is nearly impossible."

"I'm just hoping for a stroke of luck." Chen Nan smiled bitterly, "We only have three days."

The group stayed silent. Since being sent to the battlefield, they had lost their freedom, and of course, they wished to find a solution.

So they silently went to look for books, all related to talismans, which left them feeling overwhelmed.

Three days was a long time, making Deng Yunhe feel dizzy, with bloodshot eyes, yet it was too short, too short to cover but a fraction of the books on talismans.

They found many runes similar to the Soul Locking Talisman, but without exception, none were it, leaving them disappointed time and time again.

Chen Nan tried to rely on his experience in making talismans to find a solution to the Soul Locking Talisman, so he was looking very carefully, but ultimately, he knew this method wasn't feasible.

To break the Soul Locking Talisman, they had to find another way.