Chapter 342 - 189: Old Nie’s Shock
「Several days later.」
Above Jingyang Mountain, two streaks of light burst through the clouds. One after the other, they streaked across the clear sky, leaving faint, fleeting trails as they sped toward Ning’an Prefecture City.
The two figures were none other than Chen Sheng and Sun Yuzhi.
After switching his Cultivation Technique, Breaking Realm, refining the Anomalous Fire, and Entering the Dao of Profound Mastery, Chen Sheng’s seclusion was a resounding success.
He had not only stepped into the initial stage of the Mystic Realm—the Primordial Sea Realm—but had also refined the Profound Spirit Yin Fire into his very own Nine Nether Yin Fire.
His strength now was far beyond what an ordinary cultivator just entering the Mystic Realm could ever hope to achieve.
Just as Sun Yuzhi had said, with the Nine Nether Yin Fire—a tyrannical Divine Technique that fused top-tier Evil Qi with a Heaven and Earth Anomalous Fire—Chen Sheng now possessed the confidence to face a mid-stage Mystic Realm expert of the Thunder Sound Realm head-on, and even defeat them.
This also meant that his strength had soared to the very apex of power within Ning’an Prefecture.
This was no exaggeration. In the entire Ning’an Prefecture, there were only about twenty publicly known Mystic Realm experts.
The majority of them were stuck in the initial stage, the Primordial Sea Realm.
Those who managed to reach the mid-stage Thunder Sound Realm were all, without exception, titans in their own right.
Take forces like the Iron Sword Sect, Luoyun Manor, the Danxia Sect, and the Ning’an Wang Clan, for example.
Their respective Sect Leaders, Manor Master, and Patriarch were merely at the mid-stage of the Mystic Realm.
Only the Golden Spring Temple, Qingfeng Temple, and the Government Office, with their profound foundations, had late-stage Divine Communication Realm experts holding the fort.
It was no exaggeration to say that compared to before his seclusion, Chen Sheng had been utterly Transformed. He now truly possessed the qualifications and strength to command the winds and clouds of the Ning’an Martial World.
Thus, Chen Sheng was eager to return.
He could hardly wait to get back to the Jingwu Bureau and take hold of his authority.
And the first target locked in his sights was the one that had plagued the waterways for years and now shared a mortal enmity with him—the Cyan Flood Dragon Alliance!
The reason was simple. During his seclusion...
The Celestial Book of Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil had issued a new warning.
The Golden Spring Temple had confirmed that he and Sun Yuzhi were the ones who had slain the Poisonous Flood Dragon, and their killing intent was blazing.
They had secretly conspired with Lu Canghai, the Manor Master of Luoyun Manor, instigating him to collude with the desperate Cyan Flood Dragon Alliance and set up a deadly trap for him.
Meanwhile, Zhou Kuohai, the Alliance Leader of the Cyan Flood Dragon Alliance, seeking a sliver of hope for survival and to avenge his son, had already made a deal with Lu Canghai.
He intended to trade Chen Sheng’s life for the aid of powers like the Golden Spring Temple and Luoyun Manor, hoping they would help the Cyan Flood Dragon Alliance survive the Government Office’s extermination campaign.
The Golden Spring Temple, Luoyun Manor, the Cyan Flood Dragon Alliance... A three-pronged force. An invisible net of death had already been cast.
If he hadn’t broken through to the Mystic Realm, his only option would have been to hide within the Jingwu Bureau to ensure his safety for the time being.
The moment he stepped outside, he would have faced a thunderous assassination attempt.
Unfortunately for them, no matter how deep their schemes ran, they could never have anticipated that in less than a month, Chen Sheng would not only succeed in Breaking Realm but would also now wield a terrifyingly lethal move capable of defying ranks.
However, before returning to the Jingwu Bureau to assume power, Chen Sheng had one more thing to do.
He needed to visit the Danxia Sect and ask the master craftsman Huoyunzi, an expert in Artifact Refining, to use the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s blood essence and the Dragon’s Tooth to reforge his Dragon Roar Treasure Saber and bring it to true completion.
This matter concerned his own strength, so Chen Sheng naturally wouldn’t delay.
...
"Governor."
As they flew through the air, Chen Sheng suddenly spoke, his voice cutting through the whistling wind.
"What is it?"
The pale blue streak of light ahead of him paused slightly. Sun Yuzhi glanced back, her gaze as cold and imposing as ever.
But if one looked closely, one could see a hint of barely perceptible annoyance in her eyes.
"Why are you displeased?"
Chen Sheng channeled his True Essence, pulling up alongside Sun Yuzhi, and asked with a smile.
"What do you think?"
Sun Yuzhi shot Chen Sheng an irritated glare, a faint, almost invisible blush dusting her cheeks.
’Recalling the intimate details of what had happened in the cave sent her heart into a flutter. She felt as if her usual inviolable dignity as the Vice Governor had been shattered by those few irrepressible moans.’
"I’m afraid I don’t understand, Governor. Please enlighten me."
Chen Sheng feigned confusion, but his eyes held a teasing smile.
As he spoke, his arm slid naturally around Sun Yuzhi’s slender yet resilient waist.
Beneath her official robes, his warmth seeped through the thin fabric, accompanied by a faint, refreshing fragrance that captivated the senses.
"Chen Sheng!"
Sun Yuzhi’s body stiffened slightly as she rebuked him in a low voice:
"Let me say this again. Do not treat me like one of those... shameless women. What happened before was a matter of expediency. If you dare to be so... so brazen again, I will make you regret it!"
Sun Yuzhi’s tone was deliberately harsh, but she didn’t push away the warm hand on her waist.
After their union of spirit and flesh, a blending of their very essences, the defenses around her heart had quietly crumbled. She had already accepted Chen Sheng, body and soul.
Her feigned displeasure now was only because of how Chen Sheng had tormented her before.
She might not have felt it much at the time, but looking back on it now made her extremely embarrassed.
"I will remember your words and never dare to forget."
Chen Sheng immediately promised with a serious expression, but his arm didn’t loosen in the slightest.
’Promises are one thing, actions are another. Right now, he just needed to give her a way to save face.’
Sun Yuzhi’s expression softened slightly. After a moment of silence, she said in a low voice:
"After we return to the Jingwu Bureau, don’t make our relationship public."
"Why is that?"
Chen Sheng raised an eyebrow.
"Your marriage alliance with the Nie Family from the State City is at a critical juncture. The Nie Family is undoubtedly evaluating you from all angles right now—your potential, your character, even your private morals. If word got out that you were involved with your superior, it could create complications and add unnecessary obstacles."