Ascending to Godhood: I Can Foresee All Futures

Chapter 255: Chapter 152: Profound Sun Treasure Pearl (2)

In fact, he had already made arrangements.

He had hired the renowned White Tiger Hall of the Yunzhou Jianghu to assassinate Chen Sheng at a great cost. Though it risked a complete breakdown of relations, Luoyun Manor had to do it.

Because if Chen Sheng did not die, the shame of Luoyun Manor could never be washed away.

Lu Xuanzhou was finally relieved after hearing his father’s explanation, but he still felt a lingering sense of dissatisfaction. According to his father, that man Chen Sheng was stubbornly refusing to leave the Jingwu Bureau.

This gave the assassins from the White Tiger Hall no opportunity at all.

But Luoyun Manor couldn’t afford to be hasty. If they were, he would easily notice something was wrong.

"Since Father has already made preparations, I will say no more."

Lu Xuanzhou’s expression softened considerably.

"Xuanzhou, you are now nearly thirty years old..."

Lu Canghai started to speak but then hesitated.

Luoyun Manor was the foundation of their Lu Family. With Lu Maozhi being something of a lost cause, he still hoped his other son would come back. However, he also knew that the Vast Sea Upper Sect offered a much better future.

So for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.

"Father, my mind is clear on this. I ask for your forgiveness."

Lu Xuanzhou looked ashamed.

Lu Canghai was silent for a long time, then sighed.

"Fine. Since you are so set on the Martial Dao, I won’t say any more. But you are not young anymore. Have you given any thought to marriage?"

"Father, I... have feelings for one of my senior sisters."

Lu Xuanzhou was silent for a long while before confessing his feelings in a low voice.

What he didn’t say was that the senior sister he liked and admired had no such feelings for him. They had barely even interacted; it was just his one-sided admiration.

However, Lu Xuanzhou was confident that he would eventually win her over.

"Who is it?"

Lu Canghai’s interest was piqued, and he quickly pressed for an answer.

But Lu Xuanzhou didn’t want to say more, so he immediately changed the subject.

"Before I came, the Sect Elders entrusted me with a message for you, Father."

"What instructions does the Upper Sect have?"

Lu Canghai leaned forward slightly, his expression growing much more serious.

The Vast Sea Upper Sect was Luoyun Manor’s backer; he dared not be the slightest bit careless regarding their instructions.

"The Nie Family intends to establish a branch in Ning’an Prefecture. The recent moves against Luoyun Manor are all their doing. However, the Vast Sea Upper Sect has already gone to negotiate with the Nie Family.

"This time, neither of the two great powers will truly intervene, but Father, you still cannot be careless. It would be best to unite with other sects to jointly push Nie Xuanfeng out of Ning’an Prefecture..."

"I understand."

Lu Canghai stroked his long beard upon hearing this, looking thoughtful.

In fact, the Vast Sea Upper Sect had hinted at this information before, but it wasn’t fully confirmed, so he hadn’t dared to act rashly for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.

If not for this, given the situation when Chen Sheng had snatched the bride, how could he possibly have tolerated it over a mere agreement?

Things were different now.

The Vast Sea Upper Sect had made its move and reached an agreement with the Nie Family. Neither side would dispatch their top experts to intervene. This gave Luoyun Manor an opportunity, but on its own, Luoyun Manor was clearly not strong enough to deal with Nie Xuanfeng.

He had to rope in other powers to join forces. At this thought, Lu Canghai’s face became pensive, and he began to ponder his strategy.

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「Jingwu Bureau.」

Having reached the peak of the Earth Fiend realm, Chen Sheng’s cultivation could not advance any further for the time being. Naturally, he wouldn’t be foolish enough to continue his seclusion. His next goal was to obtain a suitable Bright Yang Spiritual Object.

The Innate Three Realms: Chaoyuan True Qi, Earth Fiend Evil Qi, and Profound Gang’s Gang Qi.

The gap between each realm was immense, each requiring a complete transformation. Condensing Evil required refining the qi of an Earth Fiend, while reaching the Profound Gang Realm required a Bright Yang Spiritual Object to gather the Evil Qi and condense it into Gang Qi for a breakthrough.

And while these Bright Yang Spiritual Objects were not as rare as the qi of an Earth Fiend, obtaining one of high quality that was also perfectly compatible was no simple task.

Other top sects would prepare compatible Bright Yang Spiritual Objects for Refining Gang, but he couldn’t do the same. This was because he had refined the Nine Nether Yin Fiend, one of the upper thirty-six grades.

This Evil Qi was far too tyrannical, not something an ordinary Earth Fiend’s qi could compare to.

Even in all of Yunzhou, it could be considered top-tier.

Therefore, to condense his Evil Qi and refine his Gang Qi, he had to find a suitable and precious Spiritual Object. Using an ordinary Bright Yang Spiritual Object would be a waste of the Nine Nether Yin Fiend’s potential.

The reason he had come out of seclusion was that the Celestial Book of Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil had given him a new prompt.

My name is Chen Sheng. By the time you read this, I am filled with endless regret. After my cultivation reached the peak of the Earth Fiend realm, I was desperate to break through to the Profound Gang Realm. What I didn’t realize was that this breakthrough is no easy feat—especially finding a compatible Gang Qi. Because of this, I had no choice but to seek help from Nie Xuanfeng and Sun Yuzhi. But they couldn’t find a Bright Yang Spiritual Object compatible with the Nine Nether Yin Fiend; at most, they could only provide me with some ordinary ones. I was unwilling to accept this, but I was helpless. What I didn’t know was that a perfect opportunity awaited me with the Cyan Flood Dragon Alliance. Their Young Master, Zhou Chengzong, also intended to break through to the Profound Gang Realm. To ensure his only son could build an extraordinary foundation, the Alliance Leader of the Cyan Flood Dragon Alliance sought help from the closely-allied Taiping Dao, asking for a top-tier Spiritual Object. Because Taiping Dao wanted to win over the Cyan Flood Dragon Alliance, they agreed. On May 27 of the Eighth Year of Mingjing, Taiping Dao dispatched an emissary disguised as a merchant to rendezvous with the Cyan Flood Dragon Alliance near the Changshan Waters and hand over the top-tier Spiritual Object: the Profound Sun Treasure Pearl. The Profound Sun Treasure Pearl is a top-tier Bright Yang Spiritual Object and is highly compatible with the Nine Nether Yin Fiend. If I could have seized and refined it, I would have been able to condense the Nine Nether Profound Gang and break through in one go. Unfortunately, because I was unaware of this secret, I ultimately missed out...

It was precisely because of this prompt from the Celestial Book of Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil that Chen Sheng came out of seclusion, preparing to return to Changshan Mountain to seize this opportunity and then break through.

However, Chen Sheng would not be rash about this matter.

Because back when he was in seclusion refining the Profound Yin Qi, another prompt had alerted him.

Due to him snatching the bride earlier, which caused Luoyun Manor to lose a great deal of face, the Manor Master of Luoyun Manor, Lu Canghai, had been holding a grudge against him.

He showed no sign of it on the surface, but in reality, he had secretly hired assassins from the White Tiger Hall to ambush and kill him.

There had always been spies watching him from outside the Jingwu Bureau.

And to ensure a one-hit kill and to be prepared for any eventuality, the person sent by the White Tiger Hall this time was a Profound Gang Realm expert.

As soon as he left, the other party would quickly look for an opportunity to strike.

In fact, with Chen Sheng’s current strength, he already possessed the ability to fight above his rank. After all, his advantages were very clear: he was backed by the top-tier Evil Qi of the Nine Nether Yin Fiend.

He also had his nearly perfected Basic Knife Technique, plus the Six Extremes Golden Bell Technique, a top-tier technique for the Dual Cultivation of Body and Spirit. This made his foundation far superior to that of an ordinary Earth Fiend Martial Master, so a fight was not necessarily out of the question.

But it was the same as always.

As long as he had time to prepare, Chen Sheng refused to take unnecessary risks.

He much preferred to crush opponents with a higher cultivation realm.

Thus, this time he was preparing to ask someone to secretly protect him.

Only then would it be foolproof.

Originally, Chen Sheng had wanted to ask Nie Xuanfeng to protect him, but unfortunately, for some unknown reason, Nie Xuanfeng was not in the Jingwu Bureau. And Chen Sheng was not familiar with the other experts.

He could probably convince them, but he saw no need to.

Therefore, Chen Sheng settled for the next best thing and set his sights on Sun Yuzhi.

Because of the matter with Wang Zilan, Sun Yuzhi was indeed furious. But through the prompts from the Celestial Book, Chen Sheng also knew some of Sun Yuzhi’s thoughts. She was angry, but not as angry as one might imagine.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have let him get handsy without getting truly angry.

She was even faintly looking forward to something, but because of her personality and other reasons, she hadn’t dared to reveal her feelings and was still conflicted.

Of course, this didn’t mean Chen Sheng could just push his luck. Sun Yuzhi was still very clear-headed. A little touching was tolerable, but if he crossed the line, she would very likely turn on him.

Thus, until he found the right opportunity, it would still not be a simple matter for Chen Sheng to achieve "Entering the Dao" with Vice Envoy Sun.

As for how to ask Sun Yuzhi to help, after some thought, he had a plan in mind.

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