CHAPTER 865: CHAPTER 865: WHO DARES CALL THEMSELVES A GENIUS?

Chen Nan took out the Inheritance Stele and handed it to Jiang Zheng; he didn’t concern himself with the matters that followed.

Jiang Zheng carefully stored all the steles, then began to plan the location.

This place must be secluded and designated as a forbidden area, not allowing ordinary people to enter, and even multiple arrays should be arranged to prevent malicious intent.

Seeing Jiang Zheng deep in thought, Chen Nan bid farewell and turned to leave.

"Master, let me know once you’ve handled things. I still want to see if I can get other inheritances. I’ll go back to cultivate now."

After speaking, Chen Nan then left with Tang Zhirou.

Tang Zhirou had to return to her room to digest the inheritance she received. It’s foreseeable that her strength will soar in the future.

Chen Nan, on the other hand, returned to the Alchemy Room; he had almost taken it as his home.

But as soon as he entered, he saw a pair of eyes filled with resentment.

"Ah, has our Qingshan Sect’s genius returned?"

Song Shuhu was in the midst of concocting elixir pills, his resentment deep like a ghost’s.

Although he didn’t know what had happened, Chen Nan was certain he hadn’t made a mistake.

"Not at all. In front of a predecessor, how dare I call myself a genius?"

Seeing him so humble, Song Shuhu felt embarrassed to reprimand him harshly.

"Predecessor, may I know why you are concocting elixir pills here? If you’re lacking any spiritual medicine, I will strive to find it for you!"

Chen Nan asked with some curiosity in his heart.

After all, he’s merely an honorary elder, surely not concocting for the sect, right?

Qingshan Sect doesn’t have such influence.

He reckoned Song Shuhu must need to concoct some elixir pills for himself.

But the root of the issue was precisely the reason he didn’t want to consider.

"Haha, there’s no choice. Since the others in Qingshan Sect who can concoct seventh-grade elixir pills are unavailable, they sought me out."

"Despite being so old, I still have to work overtime concocting elixir pills for you guys in Qingshan Sect. It’s simply bullying the old!"

As he explained, Chen Nan finally understood what had transpired.

It turned out that since he went to the Inheritance Land and it just happened time to supply the other four sects, they’d originally promised to supply elixir pills to them every month.

The quantity of seventh-grade elixir pills was considerable.

Chen Nan spent more time cultivating recently, hence the shortage of seventh-grade elixir pills; he initially planned to rush to concoct on the last day but was summoned to the Inheritance Land.

With people coming to demand the elixir pills, the sect elders had no choice but to plead with Song Shuhu.

Song Shuhu also wanted to leave a good impression on Chen Nan, so he didn’t refuse, but he didn’t expect the shortfall in seventh-grade elixir pills to be so large.

If he wasn’t a sixth-grade alchemist, he really couldn’t have completed it.

Hence, he naturally harbored deep resentment towards Chen Nan, like an abandoned grieved woman.

"Ah, predecessor, you’ve worked hard. You’re truly high-minded and selfless, I’m impressed!"

Chen Nan enthusiastically stepped forward, massaging Song Shuhu’s shoulders, and followed up with a series of compliments, which pleased Song Shuhu greatly.

Given Chen Nan’s decent attitude, Song Shuhu didn’t pursue the matter further; in fact, he was merely putting on a show for Chen Nan, since he still considered bringing Chen Nan back to the Dan Sect.

"Alright, the upcoming tasks are yours; drop by to exchange alchemy insights with me whenever you’re free, understood?"

"The youngster complies!" Chen Nan cupped his hands and smiled.

In the adjacent room, the two newly arrived fifth-grade alchemists wished dearly to take Chen Nan’s place.

Being able to exchange alchemy insights with a disciple of the Dan Sect was their dream come true.

But since Song Shuhu couldn’t leave Qingshan Sect for the time being, there was still hope for them.

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After sending away Song Shuhu, Chen Nan returned to his dedicated alchemy room inside the Alchemy Room.

The whole Alchemy Room was divided into several alchemy rooms to prevent mutual disturbances among alchemists, each room equipped with an independent array.

Chen Nan activated the array, thoroughly isolating his alchemy room before taking out the Void Breaking Sword.

Such a powerful weapon in hand, he needed to refine it early for peace of mind.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, slowly closed his eyes, and conjured mana from within, enveloping the Void Breaking Sword, and began refining it bit by bit.

At this moment, Chen Nan had no idea that far beyond the Qingshan Mountain Range, a third-rate sect was welcoming an unexpected visitor.

"Ah, having you visit our Yunxiao Sect truly makes our entire sect shine brightly!"

An elderly man at the Peak of Foundation Establishment was fawningly flattering a scholar-like man.

For no other reason, the scholar carried considerable weight, being the beloved disciple of Master Xuanming from the first-rate sect Yuantian Sect.

This person was Xu Wencheng, sent by Master Xuanming to find Chen Nan!

Compared to Liu Tong and Hu Chuan who had previously hunted Chen Nan, Xu Wencheng clearly displayed more savvy; out in public, he invoked the names of Yuantian Sect and Master Xuanming.

Bear in mind that Yuantian Sect was a first-rate sect with numerous powerful figures.

And Master Xuanming was a peak Great Cultivator of the Nascent Soul Stage, revered by countless people.

Few would dare to show disrespect.

Soon, they arrived at the Yunxiao Sect’s main hall, and the sect leader was already present in the hall.

On both sides of the hall stood several direct disciples of Yunxiao Sect.

Having them here was in hopes that someone of similar age to Xu Wencheng might get a chance to hitch onto a big name.

Though the sect leader did not fawn over Xu Wencheng like his disciples, he was equally courteous.

"What guidance has the beloved disciple of Master Xuanming for the Yunxiao Sect?"

Xu Wencheng smiled slightly, not showing arrogance despite his backing, demonstrating courtesy instead.

"Elder, there’s no need for such courtesy. I came to ask for your help in finding someone."

"Oh? I wonder who it is you’re searching for?" The sect leader seemed quite surprised.

Xu Wencheng sighed lightly, saying, "This person previously attended our sect’s disciple acceptance ceremony but showed despicable conduct, attempting to cheat his way into the sect."

"After Master discovered him, he refused to repent, fleeing the sect. Master intended for someone to bring him back to atone, but unexpectedly he killed one of our Yuantian Sect disciples."

"This person is outrageously vile, so Master sent me out to seek him. I suspect he may have fled here, thus I’m here to make inquiries."

If Chen Nan were present, he’d realize how terrifying malicious slander added color can be.

In Xu Wencheng’s words, he had become an irredeemable villain.

Upon hearing this, a Yunxiao Sect elder immediately slammed the table and stood up.

"What? There’s actually such a shameless person? Rest assured, Mr. Xu, we will definitely assist in the search!"

"By the way, what’s the name of this shameless person?"

The direct disciples of Yunxiao Sect were all indignant now, eager to slay the shameless person spoken of by Xu Wencheng.

Xu Wencheng sighed and shook his head, "We only know he goes by the name Chen Nan. Despite his despicable conduct, his talent is astonishing."

Hearing this name, the great hall fell silent instantly.