Chapter 119: Chapter 97: Innate Protective Golden Bell
The joy of first reaching the Innate Realm was indescribable.
Filled with excitement, Chen Sheng willed it, and pure Innate True Qi once again surged from the soles of his feet, creating an invisible lifting force.
The next moment, his entire body slowly lifted off the ground, hovering three feet in the air.
Levitating!
Although his form still wavered slightly and his aura was a bit unstable, this was without a doubt one of the most iconic abilities of an Innate Powerhouse.
He was only unstable because he had just broken through. His fine control over his True Qi would take time and practice to hone.
Feeling the surging power within and this transcendent experience, Chen Sheng’s heart swelled with heroic spirit.
Now, in Changshan County, he was a top-tier powerhouse.
To him, anyone below the Innate Realm was no different than an ant, to be crushed with a mere wave of his hand.
Only a fellow Innate expert was worthy of being his opponent.
’For instance... that envoy from the Cyan Flood Dragon Alliance. He seems like a perfect subject to test my strength.’
’Trying to lure me into a trap?’
’You’d better hope your trap is strong enough!’
After taking a moment to regulate his breathing and stabilize the fluctuating aura from his breakthrough, Chen Sheng retracted the phenomena around him. The Protective Golden Bell and his levitating form dissipated, and he stepped out of the large tent.
Outside the tent, Li Huai Sheng and Yan Ming, who had been waiting for a long time, saw him emerge. They immediately sensed a majestic aura that was completely different from before—profound and unfathomable. Their eyes instantly erupted with intense reverence and an irrepressible, wild joy.
Li Huai Sheng was the first to react. He darted forward and bowed deeply, his voice trembling slightly with excitement:
"My congratulations, Master, on breaking through to the Innate Realm and transcending the mundane! May your Martial Dao prosper!"
Yan Ming followed right behind him, bowing excitedly. "My congratulations, Sir, on achieving the Innate Realm!"
"Rise."
Chen Sheng gave a slight lift of his hand, and a gentle yet irresistible, invisible current of air materialized, steadily helping the two men rise.
This miraculous technique left Yan Ming mesmerized; his reverence and admiration for Chen Sheng instantly reached their peak.
Chen Sheng turned his gaze toward a certain direction outside the Military Preparation Camp. His clear voice carried as he called out:
"Lord Wu, thank you for standing guard."
Although his Cultivation now far surpassed the other man’s, Chen Sheng showed not a hint of arrogance.
He kept Wu Kuang’s past favors in his heart: the grace of being recognized, the many times he had been protected, and this latest act of being gifted treasures and guarded during his breakthrough. He was one to never forget his roots, and he wouldn’t change his attitude simply because his strength had increased.
He wasn’t the type to call the man "Lord Wu" when he was weak, only to start calling him by his given name once he became strong.
"HA HA HA! Good, good... a good lad! You really did it!"
A burst of hearty laughter grew louder as it approached, and with a few flickers, Wu Kuang’s figure appeared before Chen Sheng.
His face was flushed with delight as he sized Chen Sheng up, sensing the formidable, abyssal aura that was contained yet ready to be unleashed. He couldn’t help but clap his hands in admiration, his eyes filled with gratification and emotion.
He hadn’t misjudged him.
Chen Sheng had truly soared to the heavens.
"You flatter me, Lord Wu. If not for your generous gifts of the Vein Protection Pill and the Profound Organ Spiritual Liquid, my breakthrough would never have been this smooth," Chen Sheng said, thanking him again in earnest.
But Wu Kuang waved his hand, his expression magnanimous:
"Ah, no need for such formalities between us. Those external aids were just the icing on the cake. You broke through the Innate Barrier because of your own accumulated foundation. I’m well aware of that."
Hearing this, Chen Sheng felt his respect for the man grow, and he turned to make an inviting gesture.
"County Captain, please, join me in the tent. I’ve just broken through and have some initial insights into the Innate Realm. Perhaps they might be of some help to you, my lord, when you attempt to reach this realm in the future."
"Oh?"
Wu Kuang’s eyes lit up. Such experiential insights were priceless; naturally, he would not refuse.
The two of them walked into the large tent, side by side.
Li Huai Sheng and Yan Ming, left standing where they were, watched with longing as the tent flap fell, their faces a picture of yearning.
’Insights into the Innate Realm... What Martial Master wouldn’t yearn for that?’
As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Chen Sheng paused slightly without turning around and said:
"When the two of you have cultivated to the peak of Foundation Establishment, I will not be stingy in sharing. For now, it would be useless for you to hear it; it would only muddle your minds. Also, the matter of my breakthrough to the Innate Realm is to be kept strictly secret. If the soldiers in the camp ask questions, invent a suitable reason to explain things away."
He was waiting to give that envoy from the Cyan Flood Dragon Alliance a "surprise," so he naturally didn’t want to reveal his trump card so soon.
Hearing this, Li Huai Sheng and Yan Ming immediately composed themselves and answered solemnly:
"As you command!"
"Understood!"
