Dashing Student Chapter 1356: Breaking Infant Pill Recipe

"Exercise caution on your journey back. Should Master Canglan truly move against you, seek refuge with the Demon Sect."

Tu Susu rearranged the folds of Chen Nan’s clothing with the grace of a devoted wife, her voice layered with persistent concern.

"Understood. I am not so naive. If someone intends to take my life, I certainly know how to flee."

Though his heart felt heavy with reluctance, he spoke with a playful tone, hoping to soften the melancholy of their parting.

Tu Susu gently traced a finger over his cheek before retrieving an Instant Teleportation Talisman from her elegant, waist-worn storage bag, pressing it firmly into his hand. "Ensure you keep this safe."

"Coming from you, I hesitate to even use it," Chen Nan teased.

Tu Susu, however, remained resolute. "Nothing outweighs the value of your life."

"By the way, I recovered a pill recipe from the remnants of Yi Mingzi’s possessions. Take a look at this," Chen Nan said, presenting a scroll covered in a dense list of ingredients.

After examining the parchment with a furrowed brow, Tu Susu laughed softly. "This is a formula for the Breaking Infant Pill."

"A Breaking Infant Pill? Is this the elixir required to ascend to the Nascent Soul realm?"

"Indeed. To attain the Nascent Soul is to transcend the ordinary ranks of cultivators. In eras past, one who reached the Nascent Soul was titled a 'Heavenly Monarch,' a being who could resonate with the laws of the universe, commune with the heavens, and fully shed the mortal coil to achieve immortality."

Tu Susu continued with a smile, "Yet, consuming the Breaking Infant Pill is an unavoidable step in this process. Many cultivators remain trapped at the Golden Core Realm Great Perfection for their entire lives—not for a lack of talent, but because they cannot acquire this essential elixir."

It was news to Chen Nan; he had naively believed that sufficient cultivation alone would guarantee a smooth transition to the Nascent Soul.

"Is there no alternative path?"

"It is an absolute necessity." Tu Susu offered him a reassuring gaze. "Do not fret. I shall assist you in securing the Breaking Infant Pill; once you reach the Golden Core Realm Great Perfection, it will be yours."

Clearly, the Breaking Infant Pill was no common commodity; even someone of Tu Susu’s standing would struggle to locate one.

After all, to possess a Breaking Infant Pill was essentially to hold the combat power of a Master in the Nascent Soul realm—the pinnacle of strength across the Nine Provinces—making such an item a target of extreme desire.

"If possible, I would rather see you reach the Nascent Soul realm first," Chen Nan chuckled. "Since we possess the recipe, I will undertake the search for these materials myself."

Tu Susu shook her head with a resigned sigh. "The rarity of the Breaking Infant Pill stems not only from its status as a Fifth Grade Elixir. Few masters are capable of refining it, and the true difficulty lies in the scarcity of the components."

"Some of the primary ingredients are almost impossible to procure outside of ancient Secret Realms or forgotten ruins."

"I will do my best. Regardless, I am still far from the Golden Core Realm Great Perfection," Chen Nan stated with characteristic optimism. "Furthermore, in the Heavenly Border, it seems mortals can achieve the Nascent Soul without the need for a Breaking Infant Pill."

As a Holy Envoy of the Heavenly Border in possession of the King Gu, Chen Nan was aware that many Nascent Soul powerhouses resided there, yet he had never heard of them utilizing such pills.

"That is a different matter entirely," Tu Susu explained, shaking her head. "Those in the Heavenly Border attain the Nascent Soul through faith, but they only maintain that strength within the borders of their own territory."

"Once they traverse beyond the Heavenly Border, their power regresses to the level of the Golden Core Realm Great Perfection."

Chen Nan felt suddenly enlightened. It was no wonder those experts were content to remain sequestered; the faith they derived from the King Gu was both their empowerment and their cage.

"There are manifold paths to the Nascent Soul. Faith is one, while the Breaking Infant Pill is another, though all methods excluding the Pill carry heavy constraints for the practitioner."

"I understand. I know how to proceed," Chen Nan nodded.

Though the time for departure had arrived, their conversation seemed never-ending, and the afternoon sun stretched their shadows long across the earth.

After they had spent some time whispering in private, Tu Wanshan finally reached his limit. "Boy, if you do not remove your hand from my daughter’s waist, I shall sever it from your body!"

In that moment, he bore the full, fearsome presence of the legendary Great Demon.

Chen Nan chuckled awkwardly. "Father-in-law, my time has come. Please, look after Susu for me."

"Get out of my sight! Since when are you my son-in-law? I have given no such consent!" Tu Wanshan bellowed, prompting Chen Nan to make a swift exit.

Tu Susu cast a sharp gaze toward her father. "Are you satisfied now?"

Tu Wanshan hurried over, his tone exasperated. "Oh, Susu! No man is to be trusted. Believe your father—he only desires your body!"

Realizing her father was poised to begin another lecture, Tu Susu quickly turned and departed.

"I am no longer a child; I am well aware of my own choices."

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Once clear of the area, Chen Nan deployed his Flying Boat. After inserting a Spirit Stone, the vessel surged forward at a commendable speed, offering a much-needed convenience.

To avoid unwanted conflict, he hung the token gifted by Tu Wanshan prominently on the boat, ensuring that any Demon Cultivators would recognize his protection and refrain from attacking.

As he sat upon the craft, Chen Nan finally had the leisure to inspect the items taken from his storage bag. One was a secret technique for soul division known as the "All Heaven Star Fighting Great Method," which allowed the practitioner to envision a sea of stars to fortify the Divine Soul and split one’s identity.

Once mastered to a high degree, the user could manifest countless forms, offering endless and miraculous tactical applications.

Yi Mingzi had utilized this very technique to command hundreds of Flying Locust Daggers, a feat Chen Nan had admired since they first encountered one another.

With this, Chen Nan could not only master the "Spiritual Technique" to command thousands of Thousand Paper Cranes, but he could also realize the "Magic Brush Flower."

Imagine a scenario where with a single thought, his Divine Soul fragmented, allowing him to scribe countless talismans simultaneously. To face an enemy while raining down thousands of active Spirit Talismans—the mere thought was exhilarating.

Beyond the secret technique, he possessed a mass of vibrant, golden flame, which he identified as the 139th ranked Everlasting Flame, a celebrated Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire.

Although refining this flame would bolster the power of his "Ten Thousand Flames Gathering Spirit Spell," he chose not to absorb it for himself.

His only disciple, Zhong Ling, cultivated the "Myriad Phenomena Skill" and required such a Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire to achieve perfection in her Five Elements Spirit Root.

He had already resolved that upon finishing his mission, he would depart the Righteous Alliance, as Master Canglan’s presence had become an intolerable danger.

Following his departure, he intended to return to Luoyue Island to await the collaborative effort between the Righteous Alliance and the Demon Sect against the Demon Clan.

For Chen Nan, the corpses of the Demon Clan were as valuable as Demon Spirit Pills—an opportunity he could not afford to squander.

With his strategy solidified, Chen Nan began the practice of the "All Heaven Star Fighting Great Method." Even under the light of day, he could perceive the faint presence of starlight while channeling the technique.

As he channeled the energy according to the prescribed methods, a cooling sensation settled upon his Divine Soul, gradually increasing its strength.

Where his consciousness had once been clouded by darkness, he now felt a burgeoning connection to the stars scattered across the firmament.

Within the depths of his mind, a galaxy of stars appeared, shimmering in the chaos with the brilliance of countless grains of sand upon a shore.