Chapter 236: Chapter 145: Profound Yin Qi
With a sigh, Wang Zilan’s gaze grew ever more melancholic.
...
In a secret chamber on the sixteenth subterranean level of the Jingwu Bureau.
Chen Sheng’s eyes were tightly shut, his figure as still as a statue. He maintained a cross-legged posture, his aura suppressed to the absolute limit. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly snapped his eyes open.
He opened his mouth and exhaled a foot-long stream of white energy. Like a sharp arrow, it lingered in the air, slow to dissipate.
At that same moment, a powerful aura surged from his body, climbing rapidly. A grim, cold Evil Qi began to circulate within the secret chamber.
Slowly lowering his palms, Chen Sheng’s expression remained calm. He glanced at the progress on the Celestial Book panel and was reasonably satisfied.
[Blood Slaughter Floating Light Body: Minor Achievement (326/500)]
[Six Extremes Golden Bell Technique: Great Success (322/1000)]
[Basic Knife Technique: Perfection (1867/2000)]
...
During this period of secluded training, Chen Sheng spent nearly half a month refining about half of the Profound Origin Spirit Water he had obtained from the Qu Shui Song Clan, and his Cultivation improved significantly.
In addition, Chen Sheng’s other Body Techniques, Martial Techniques, and Secret Techniques had all steadily improved during his seclusion. One could even see the dense slash marks covering the walls of the secret chamber.
These marks were left behind from Chen Sheng’s blade practice.
Originally, Chen Sheng had planned to completely refine the half-bottle of Profound Origin Spirit Water before ending his seclusion, as he was certain to make even greater progress by then. However, the Celestial Book of Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil suddenly gave him a notification.
It forced him to temporarily end this period of secluded training.
[My name is Chen Sheng. By the time you read these words, I... After obtaining the Profound Origin Spirit Water, I immediately and eagerly chose to enter secluded cultivation, planning to completely refine it before emerging. However, what I never expected was that while I was in seclusion, a problem arose on Wang Zilan’s end.
Because... in the end, after some discussion, Luoyun Manor and the Ning’an Wang Clan decided to finalize the betrothal as soon as possible.
The date was set for the twenty-second day of the fourth month in the Eighth Year of Mingjing. Wang Zilan had planned to take the initiative to find me and offer her Profound Yin Qi, making the situation irreversible to force the Wang Clan Elders to compromise.
But the Wang Family anticipated this and had already placed Wang Zilan under house arrest. Left with no choice, Wang Zilan could only have a kinswoman deliver a letter asking for help, but due to my secluded training...
...the Jingwu Bureau did not disturb me. The kinswoman from the Wang Clan did not know the letter’s specific contents and had no choice but to return. Ultimately, because I was in seclusion, I missed the betrothal. Afterward, every time I thought about it, I was filled with endless regret.]
Line after line of text manifested on the Celestial Book, continuously refreshing:
[If only I had known earlier, I never would have missed this. With Wang Zilan under house arrest, it’s nearly impossible for me to get close to her. The only chance is on the day of the betrothal. I must inform Wang Zilan in advance to prepare a carriage with a Silence Array. Then, I will coordinate with her to sneak into the carriage, take her to bed to ’convince’ her, and absorb her Profound Yin Qi.
Of course, I’ll need Nie Xuanfeng’s help for this. Otherwise, an act like this would certainly incur the wrath of Luoyun Manor and the Ning’an Wang Clan...]
Chen Sheng glanced at the text on the Celestial Book, lost in thought.
He hadn’t expected that his actions had actually made Lu Maozhi nervous, prompting him to immediately push forward with the marriage alliance. Today was already the sixteenth of the fourth month.
There were six days left until the betrothal.
’I have to leave seclusion, meet with Wang Zilan’s kinswoman, and have her take a letter back to the Wang Family so Wang Zilan can prepare in advance.’ Of course, he wouldn’t tell Wang Zilan the specific details of his plan.
Otherwise, she might not agree to fool around in the carriage on the day of the betrothal.
After all, such an act was truly unconventional and outrageous.
...
To Chen Sheng’s surprise, however, the first thing he learned upon emerging from seclusion was not that the kinswoman had arrived, but something else entirely.
Li Xuance—the chief True Inheritor of the Iron Sword Sect, ranked fifth among the Ning’an Ten Heroes and known as the Red Water Sword—had issued a formal challenge to him seven days ago, daring him to a fight.
However, because of his prior instructions, neither Sun Yuzhi nor Nie Xuanfeng had disturbed his secluded training. After some discussion, they had Chen Sheng’s subordinate, Zhao Changqiu, handle the matter.
Zhao Changqiu informed Li Xuance that he was currently in secluded training and would certainly fight him upon emerging. In addition, they spread the news that anyone in Ning’an Prefecture who wished to challenge him...
...would have to defeat Lu Maozhi first.
If they couldn’t even defeat Lu Maozhi, they were not qualified to be his opponent.
This tactful refusal did indeed save Chen Sheng a lot of trouble. Li Xuance, though unwilling to let it go, was helpless. After all, what could he do when the man was in secluded training?
However, to some outsiders, this was merely an excuse for Chen Sheng to avoid the fight, which led to considerable criticism.
But from Chen Sheng’s perspective, Nie Xuanfeng’s actions were exactly what he wanted.
The opinions of the outside world did not affect his thinking. After all, true strength isn’t proven by words, but by a solid combat record.
Furthermore, the act of using Lu Maozhi as a shield once again made him a laughingstock.
Anyone who wanted to challenge Chen Sheng had to defeat Lu Maozhi first.
This statement was tantamount to roasting Lu Maozhi over an open fire.
This made Lu Maozhi furious. Ultimately, left with no other choice, he publicly declared his own defeat at the hands of Li Xuance, hoping to force Chen Sheng to emerge from seclusion and answer the challenge.
However, the Jingwu Bureau gave no response whatsoever.
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