Chapter 1453: Chapter 1445: Demon Clan Intelligence_2
"Perhaps... he came to Moon River Valley for me."
If such words were spoken by an unparalleled beauty, people would surely believe them without a doubt, but now the person uttering these words couldn’t even be considered human.
Guo Qing and his companions exchanged glances, somewhat skeptical, but ultimately chose to believe Taiyin, for they had no idea where to look for Chen Nan and Yun Ying.
The disciples of Moon River Valley didn’t know what had happened. They only knew that something major seemed to have taken place in the forbidden land, and they had heard the violent explosion clearly.
Afterward, the Sect Leader announced the sealing of Moon River Valley, forbidding all disciples from entering or leaving, and prohibiting anyone from approaching the forbidden land.
...
Elsewhere, Chen Nan held Yun Ying, slicing through the sky like a long rainbow, finally stopping at a small island a thousand miles away from Moon River Valley.
This small island wasn’t large, but it was bustling, as there was an Immortal Cultivation Market on the island, frequented by cultivators, and many mortals lived there as well.
At that moment, Yun Ying seemed to be in a dream. In just one day, she had experienced a descent from heaven to hell, with her kind-hearted master and martial uncles turning into malevolent ghosts.
Her worldview crumbled in that instant, and her longing for a beautiful world was thoroughly shattered, leaving her complexion as pale as a sheet.
She looked like a soul had been lost, the life drained out of her entirely.
Seeing her vacant gaze, Chen Nan couldn’t help but sigh, stepping forward to pat her shoulder: "Female Knight, I told you, the cultivation world is extremely cruel, with every cultivator struggling."
"Competing with the heavens, the earth, and with others; at least you’re still alive, which is more fortunate than many."
Yun Ying lifted her head, her eyes slowly focusing, falling upon Chen Nan’s pale face: "Master... are you okay?"
She had just started to call him Junior Brother, but then reconsidered, knowing Chen Nan’s strength in confronting her master and martial uncles, realizing it wasn’t appropriate to continue addressing him that way.
Chen Nan seemed to see her doubts, laughing cheerfully: "You can address me however you like, Junior Brother or Chen Nan, it’s all fine. They may have changed, but I haven’t."
Yun Ying was so touched that she almost cried. Relatives she’d known for hundreds of years wanted her dead, yet someone she’d known for just over a month wanted her to live.
Indeed, the cultivation world is truly too cruel.
"Alright, I’ll still call you Junior Brother." Yun Ying sniffled, as if she had grown up all of a sudden: "Here, Master Guo Qing and the others won’t catch up with us, right?"
"Even if they do catch up, we can still escape."
Chen Nan had observed that this Immortal Cultivation Market didn’t have a protective array, and if Guo Qing and the others did catch up, he could escape in any direction.
Earlier, he had hidden in this market, where people from all walks of life gathered, making it impossible for Moon River Valley to search it thoroughly.
"Um..." Yun Ying suddenly seemed a bit bashful, lowering her head: "You actually don’t have to mind me. I rescued you once, and you rescued me once. We’re even."
Her voice grew quieter and quieter, almost inaudible at the end. But Chen Nan knew, this was a sign of Yun Ying’s insecurity and fear that Chen Nan might abandon her too.
At that moment, this innocent girl would truly have nowhere to go.
"Don’t worry, I won’t abandon you, after all, you saved my life." Chen Nan chuckled: "I still prefer you as you were before. You’re a female knight, how can you cry?"
Yun Ying smiled through her tears, her sorrow seeming to dissipate a bit, nodding vigorously: "Yes, I still have to be a female knight, upholding justice!"
With her heart’s knot untied, Yun Ying seemed to come back to life, and Chen Nan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she was his lifesaver, he couldn’t let her die in front of him.
He took a mask from his storage bag and handed it to Yun Ying, smiling: "Although it’s relatively safe here, it’s still more secure to wear a mask."
"Okay."
The two donned their masks and entered the market directly.
Chen Nan, having rescued Yun Ying, naturally intended to see it through to the end. Regarding Yun Ying’s unstable cultivation level, he naturally needed to find a solution.
Fortunately, this problem wasn’t insurmountable. He happened to know of two kinds of elixir pills that could solve Yun Ying’s issue.
The Sixth Grade Foundation Strengthening Pill and the Seventh-grade Scattering Essence Pill; the Foundation Strengthening Pill consolidates a cultivator’s foundation, while the Scattering Essence Pill can disperse a cultivator’s cultivation.
With a dual approach, there was no chance of failure.
Chen Nan calculated his stock of spiritual medicine. When he had previously fled to this market, he had consumed a large amount of spiritual medicine to refine elixir pills for healing and cultivation.
Now he was short on materials for both the Foundation Strengthening Pill and the Scattering Essence Pill, so he took Yun Ying to a store.
The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man with a goatee who, upon seeing Chen Nan, immediately brightened up, hurrying over: "Customer, what would you like this time?"
Chen Nan had previously made purchases here, spending generously, and thus was remembered by the shopkeeper, who naturally greeted him with enthusiasm.
"Shopkeeper, may I borrow some paper and a brush?"
Once provided with the materials, Chen Nan quickly jotted down a list of a dozen materials, including Thousand-year-old Xuan Ginseng Root, Flame Marrow Mushroom, and Clear Dew Spirit Liquid, all Sixth and Seventh Grade.
The combined value of these materials was considerable, so the shopkeeper promptly went off to find them, while Chen Nan took Yun Ying for a stroll around the shop.
This shop not only sold various Heavenly and Earthly Treasures but also dealt in spiritual artifacts, talismans, elixir pills, arrays, etc.
Chen Nan noticed a new Spirit Talisman in the shop and moved towards it. The shop assistant quickly began to introduce it: "You have a keen eye, sir. This Spirit Talisman is newly arrived in our shop, called the ’Sealing Talisman,’ and it’s a Sixth Grade Spiritual Talisman."
"As the name implies, the Sealing Talisman can seal everything, like gold, wood, water, fire, earth, mana, etc. Of course, against someone beyond the Golden Core Realm, it won’t be very effective."
Hearing the assistant’s introduction, Chen Nan was quite interested. Although he knew the assistant probably exaggerated the talisman’s effects, it was indeed quite good.
If used unexpectedly, it might be able to briefly seal the mana of a Golden Core Realm Cultivator, and even a moment’s advantage could be lethal in a life-and-death battle.
As he was about to acquire the Sealing Talisman, nearby customers’ casual conversation caught his ear, not because he was eavesdropping, but because their words piqued his sensitivity.
Demon Clan!
"Have you heard? Recently, a large number of demons suddenly appeared on Fuyun Island. They say they fell from the sky."
"Not just that. They came from the forbidden land, and the Demon Clan personally went to receive them."
Listening to their talk, Chen Nan could no longer hold back, rushing over with a leap: "Fellow Daoists, could you tell me more about the Demon Clan?"
Seeing their puzzled expressions, Chen Nan discreetly handed over some Spirit Stones, and instantaneously, their faces lit up with welcoming smiles.
"Brother, you want to know about the Demon Clan too? Don’t worry, our news is the most reliable!"
Chen Nan then learned some things from them.
First, those demons appeared suddenly, said to have fallen from the sky, but actually, they were squeezed out from space, and none of these demons could clearly explain where they had come from.
Along with the demons, a dilapidated flying boat had fallen as well.
Hearing this, Chen Nan could already confirm that those demons were Ao Hao and others who had come to the Inner Sea with him, and his wife Yuan Sensen was certainly with them.
Moreover, upon hearing this, the demons from the Inner Sea had already gone to receive them. With kin around, they likely wouldn’t be in danger.
The Inner Sea also has demons, but their relationship with the Human Clan isn’t so tense. They occupy a sea area and have established a Demon Country.
While there are conflicts with the Human Clan, generally they coexist peacefully.
Since arriving at the Inner Sea, Chen Nan had been worrying about Yuan Sensen’s safety, but now, hearing this news, he felt much more at ease.
"By the way, where is Fuyun Island?" Chen Nan asked.
One of them stared wide-eyed: "Brother, you don’t even know where Fuyun Island is? It’s a true Cave Heaven Blessed Land!"
