At this moment, Chen Nan's eyes flashed with divine light. He finally sensed Meng Ke'er's true cultivation level, which was fluctuating between the intermediate level of the fourth rank and the completed level of the fourth rank. This was truly astonishing!
Previously, Chen Nan's cultivation level was inferior to Meng Ke'er's, and since she deliberately concealed her strength, he was never able to clearly sense what level her cultivation had reached. Now that the two are at the same level, he can naturally see it clearly.
Chen Nan thought to himself, "It's strange that her power is fluctuating between the intermediate and advanced stages of the fourth rank! Plus, she has a terrifying power sealed within her. This woman is truly unfathomable..."
At this moment, Kelly, one of the ten greatest masters in the West, floated into the air from a courtyard not far away and slowly flew towards this place.
Chen Nan's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He sensed the strong magical elemental fluctuations around Kelly. Only now, having reached the fourth-tier mastery stage, did he realize how terrifying Kelly, Meng Ke'er, and other top ten experts were.
"Congratulations, Brother Chen, on your great leap forward in cultivation! Now I finally know how powerful the top ten experts of the Eastern Continent are!" Kelly's hearty laughter came from the sky, and then he slowly landed in the courtyard.
Chen Nan sheathed his divine halberd and strode toward the crowd, whereupon he began to offer a polite explanation of right and wrong, merits and demerits.
Everyone looked at Chen Nan with strange eyes. This guy has only been in the industry for a little over half a year since his debut, but one major event after another has happened to him. Among the younger generation, few can match his popularity.
Especially this time, the fact that Hou Yi's bow was bent and almost killed the angel is simply like a fantasy. It is expected that the news will spread throughout the continent in a few days, and it will definitely cause a huge uproar.
Chen Nan's greatly improved skills at this time were indeed a timely boon. Otherwise, given his current reputation, many young people would likely be dissatisfied if he didn't possess the strength of one of the "Top Ten." Welcome!
All the young people congratulated Chen Nan, and the dilapidated courtyard was unusually lively.
Two days later, the severely injured Long Wu awoke from her coma.
"Long Wu, you're finally awake." Chen Nan stopped his practice. For the past two days, he had been continuously channeling his true energy into Long Wu's body, slowly healing her. The effect was remarkable; she woke up half the time it had been predicted by the imperial physicians to be four or five days ago.
Long Wu opened his eyes in confusion, then his eyes gradually regained their light. He frowned slightly and said, "You scoundrel, what are you doing in my room? You're not trying to take advantage of me, are you?"
Chen Nan was speechless. He hadn't expected Long Wu to say something like that after waking up, but it was definitely in her usual style. However, Chen Nan smiled again, noticing a fleeting glint of shrewdness in Long Wu's bright eyes.
"Long Wu, how are you feeling?" He reached out to take her pulse, trying to sense whether the disordered internal energy in her body had gradually calmed down.
"Oh dear, you scoundrel..." This time, Long Wu was genuinely embarrassed and annoyed. Two blushes crept onto her pale, beautiful face. She hurriedly shook off Chen Nan's large hand and said angrily, "Don't touch me."
Just then, a chuckle came from outside: "Hehe, don't be afraid, Sister Longwu, I'm here."
A fragrant breeze wafted into the room, and the little princess rushed in. Her big eyes darted around, scanning back and forth between Long Wu and Chen Nan.
"Sister Longwu, is someone bullying you? I'll call someone to catch the pervert."
Long Wu chuckled softly, "Little troublemaker, you are a princess of a nation, how can you be so naughty? Come here, let your big sister give you a hug."
Chen Nan was somewhat surprised, feeling that after Long Wu woke up this time, her mood seemed no longer as depressed as it had been not long ago, and she seemed to have become much more cheerful.
The little princess giggled. She walked over quietly and sat on the edge of the bed, but dared not get too close. She knew from her time at Shenfeng Academy that Long Wu liked to tease girls, and she usually kept a safe distance from him.
"Are you feeling much better, Sister Longwu? I was so worried about you these past two days." The little princess smiled sweetly and asked Longwu if she was feeling well.
"A sycophantic devil!" That was Chen Nan's assessment of the little princess.
"You filthy scoundrel, how dare you insult me! Humph, I'll have your head cut off!" The little princess glared fiercely at Chen Nan. In fact, ever since she returned to the palace, she had wanted to find someone to deal with Chen Nan and Kelly, but Chu Yue stopped her.
Just then, footsteps echoed through the courtyard. The young powerhouses from the four academies had come together to visit Long Wu after receiving the news.
Soon after, Princess Chuyue, Meng Ke'er, and Kelly also arrived here.
Everyone was overjoyed to see Long Wu awaken from her coma, especially the eldest princess Chu Yue, who showed her extra care, holding her hand and urging her to take good care of herself. She also instructed the imperial physician to bring the best ginseng from the palace to nourish Long Wu's body.
Chen Nan sneered. He already knew that Long Wu's family was one of the top ten cultivation families in the Eastern Continent. He figured that Princess Chu Yue was so enthusiastic because of this.
Half an hour later, Chen Nan was to transfer his true energy to Long Wu to regulate her disordered internal energy flow, and everyone in the room withdrew.
"Thank you, Long Wu!" After transferring his true energy, Chen Nan sat on the chair in front of the bed and whispered to Long Wu.
At this moment, Long Wu's complexion gradually improved, and her originally pale cheeks regained some color. She sighed and said, "No need to thank me. If it weren't for your constant guidance along the way from the City of Sin to the capital of Chu, I think I might have... The reason I saved you this time was also to end this life."
Chen Nan said urgently, "Long Wu, do you really want to keep running away? You shouldn't be so depressed. Maybe in a year, maybe in three years, maybe in ten years, you will slowly forget everything that happened. If you don't think about yourself, you should think about your parents. They just lost a son. Can you bear to let them lose a daughter too?" As he said these words, Chen Nan felt a little ashamed. He wasn't like this ten thousand years ago.
Long Wu smiled slightly and said, "You don't need to bother comforting me. Having died once, I understand that there are still many beautiful things in this world worth cherishing. I will not give up on myself again."
"Haha... I knew it! How could Long Wu, who was once as radiant as the sun, be like an ordinary little girl who cries at the slightest thing?"
"Okay, so you're indirectly mocking how I was not long ago." Long Wu punched him lightly, then suddenly remembered something and said, "I've already explained why I saved you this time, so don't overthink it."
"Yes, I won't overthink it. I only know that there was once a beautiful girl who saved a man with her own life..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Long Wu's face turned slightly red as she quickly stopped Chen Nan. She knew that if she let him continue talking nonsense, he would definitely say something that would make her blush.
Afterwards, under Chen Nan's forceful enthusiasm, he fed Long Wu a bowl of medicinal porridge, then told her to take good care of herself before turning and leaving. After the room quieted down, Long Wu sighed. Although she seemed a little more cheerful on the surface, she was still depressed inside. How could she possibly forget Qianlong in such a short time?
During the two days she was in a coma, memories of the past twenty years surfaced in her mind—those that were once, those that had vanished, and those that would last forever…
Laughter, tears, emotion… a vibrant tapestry of memories, as if it were just yesterday. After falling into a coma, Long Wu's state of mind slowly began to change. She whispered to herself, "Let the past fly away…"
Three days after the battle in the palace, the old monster secretly returned. After meeting with the Emperor of Chu and Sima Lingkong, a fifth-tier peerless master, he met with Chen Nan in a secret room.
When Chen Nan saw him, he was horrified. The old man was disheveled, covered in blood, and looked extremely frightening. The old monster was much older than before, with most of his hair gone and his wrinkled skin like a dried orange peel. He looked extremely weak at the moment.
"Senior, what's wrong with you..." Although Chen Nan had a general idea in his mind, he was still somewhat surprised by his current state.
The old monster was about to speak when he suddenly coughed violently, crimson blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, making his wrinkled, pale face even more frightening. He waved his hand, gesturing for Chen Nan to sit down, and muttered to himself, "Terrible, chaos is brewing..."
"What exactly happened these past few days, senior?" Chen Nan asked cautiously, seeing the old monster's state. With the old monster's cultivation level, if he wanted to escape from a battle between invincible experts, he should have been able to retreat calmly and wouldn't be in this disheveled state now. He must have participated in the treasure hunt from beginning to end.
"Terrifying, terrifying! I never imagined there would be such a powerful person in the human realm. You must know who I'm talking about. I never expected that he would be resurrected after being dead for thousands of years." A hint of fear appeared on the old monster's face, a stark contrast to his usual demeanor, showing that the Great Demon had left an indelible impression on him.
"You didn't see the Great Demon's later actions, so you can never guess just how powerful he truly is!" The old monster seemed to be transported back to that terrifying scene, his face turning deathly pale, his chest heaving violently. It took him a while to calm down before he sighed and said, "The Great Demon's strength has far exceeded the limits allowed by the human world. Someone like him can no longer remain in this world, but he has sealed himself away. In the human world, he is a god! No one can defeat him! I know, great chaos is about to erupt!"