The Inner Sea was a brand new world for Chen Nan. No one knew whether there were gods or demons within it, so he currently had no plans to head there.

However, on second thought, given his knack for attracting trouble, the Inner Sea might one day serve as a retreat, provided he found a way to reach it.

"My Daoist brother, although I'm keen to accompany you to the Inner Sea, I'm truly entangled in various affairs. However, should you find a way to the Inner Sea in the future, do let me know."

The Divine Calculator chuckled slyly, leaning in close to Chen Nan's ear and asked, "I bet you can't bear to leave your lovely ladies, can you?"

Chen Nan's face turned crimson immediately, and he cleared his throat twice: "Daoist brother, have you ever been beaten?"

He was always confident in his cultivation. With so many fortunate encounters, his cultivation progressed rapidly, far surpassing even the so-called prodigies.

Those prodigies had trained since birth, while Chen Nan had only been in the Nine Provinces for about three or four years.

To his surprise, the Divine Calculator smirked dismissively, patting his round belly: "Kid, don't underestimate this Daoist; do you really think I'm the same as in the Secret Realm? I'm a Nascent Soul Realm now!"

As he finished speaking, a powerful aura erupted from him, momentarily as imposing as a majestic mountain, causing people to feel breathless.

But the aura quickly dissipated, and the Divine Calculator looked smug, seemingly waiting for Chen Nan's praise.

"You truly hid your strength. I just didn't expect you to hide it so deeply." Chen Nan sighed lightly, realizing that relying on force was no longer an option.

This wouldn't do; he needed to send the Divine Calculator away quickly, or he would be powerless if he pulled any more tricks.

The Divine Calculator was immediately agitated: "What do you mean? Do you think I hid my cultivation from you back then?"

"Wasn't it?"

"Uh... It was, but not that exaggerated. Hiding my cultivation at the dignified Nascent Soul Realm to play with you? At that time, I was really at the Golden Core Realm!" The Divine Calculator was adamant, afraid Chen Nan wouldn't believe him.

"Oh? Then how did you reach the Nascent Soul Realm?" Chen Nan became curious.

As far as he knew, advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm required comprehending the Power of Laws and taking the Breaking Infant Pill, both of which were quite challenging.

But listening to the Divine Calculator, it sounded as easy as eating or drinking, and completed in a short time.

The Divine Calculator smirked mysteriously, lowered his voice, and said, "That's my secret!"

"Oh." Chen Nan replied with a very indifferent expression.

The Divine Calculator was taken aback: "That's it? Aren't you curious? Don't you have any itch in your heart? Shouldn't you be begging me to tell you, so I can keep you in suspense for a few days, and then tell you mercifully when your curiosity peaks?"

Chen Nan chuckled lightly, looking at him as if he were an idiot: "Whatever makes you happy, but I truly have no interest in your secret."

At this, the Divine Calculator became persistent. Although it was his secret, not telling it made him as uneasy as a cat on a hot tin roof.

"Alright, let's skip the preliminaries. I'll just tell you."

"Actually, I'm not quite sure what happened either. Suddenly, some memories appeared in my mind, and my cultivation naturally reached the Nascent Soul Realm."

Chen Nan pointed to himself: "Do I look like an idiot to you?"

"I swear I'm not lying!" The Divine Calculator was so agitated he was almost swearing to the heavens.

Seeing his sincere expression, Chen Nan was indeed surprised. If what he said was true, the Divine Calculator's identity might not be ordinary.

This also explained why he knew so much about the Southern Marsh; perhaps he really had been in and out of it many times.

"So what memories did you gain?"

"They're fragmented, can't connect them, but one scene was incredibly shocking." The Divine Calculator's expression suddenly turned a bit fearful, as if he were seeing a scene across time and space that shook him profoundly.

"What scene?"

"I saw... the fall of ten thousand immortals!"

...

What the Divine Calculator said was too astonishing for Chen Nan to delve deeply into, especially since even the Divine Calculator himself couldn't explain it, and it might just have been a dream.

After they ended the topic of cultivation, the Divine Calculator resumed his previous nagging self, chattering on.

"Junior brother, with our combined effort this time, we'll surely reap great rewards from this war. We must see the battlefield cleanup through to the end!"

"But I still think it's best if we part ways, Daoist brother. After all, it's hard for the two of us to split the spoils." Chen Nan was intent on sending the Divine Calculator away.

Although it felt cordial to reunite with an old friend, the Divine Calculator didn't care about familiarity when it came to causing trouble. Last time, he almost lost his life because of the treasure supposedly hidden deep in the Great Swamp, only to find it was suppressing the Demon Ancestor.

Who knew what scheme the Divine Calculator had this time? Did he want to release another Great Demon like the Demon Ancestor?

Yet the Divine Calculator, shamelessly draping an arm around Chen Nan's shoulder, chuckled, "What's so hard to split? Whoever grabs it keeps it."

Seeing that he truly had no intention of leaving, Chen Nan was in a quandary. Helplessly, he had to divulge a bit about the cause of the current war. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Learning that the actual target was the Demon Clan, the Divine Calculator's eyes lit up, as the value of a Demon Clan member was immense.

Apart from the spiritual materials found in the Demon Clan, which surpassed those of demon beasts, the Demon Core within them could be refined into pure cultivation for human cultivators to absorb.

Back then, the wars between humans and the Demon Clan began because each was hunting the other.

The Demon Clan treated humans as blood food, while humans sought to kill the Demon Clan for rapid cultivation improvement, eventually leading to war.

"Junior brother, are you serious about this?"

"Of course, but very few people know about it, Daoist brother. You mustn't spread the word; otherwise, if we can't lure out the Demon Clan, all our efforts will be in vain." Chen Nan quickly warned him.

If the Righteous Alliance and Demon Sect's grand plans amounted to nothing, they would likely place Chen Nan on their must-kill list.

"Rest assured, what kind of businessman would this Daoist be if I shared such a moneymaking venture with others?" The Divine Calculator was already lost in dreams of making money.

"So, we should split up, to prevent uneven distribution later," Chen Nan quickly suggested.

But the Divine Calculator shook his head and said, "No rush, no rush. The Demon Clan hasn't even shown up yet. We can split after they do."

If he could, Chen Nan would've grabbed the Divine Calculator and given him a good beating as this old man was truly shameless to the extreme.

With things at this point, Chen Nan's objections were useless, so he had no choice but to agree.

Thus, a group of people appeared on the Righteous Demon Battlefield, scavenging the storage bags of fallen cultivators, and cleaning the battlefield so thoroughly not a single Spirit Stone was left.