Ascending to Godhood: I Can Foresee All Futures

And as far as he knew, there weren’t any suitable female disciples in the Danxia Sect.

Thus, Wangqingshan assumed Chen Sheng was merely making an excuse.

"It can’t be called off."

Chen Sheng slowly shook his head.

"So you’re saying we should just forget about you crashing the wedding?"

"Do you really think the Ning’an Wang Clan is a pushover?!"

"Chen Sheng, I advise you—young men shouldn’t be so rash!"

The surrounding Wang Clan Elders all revealed their anger, speaking up one after another.

They had already given Chen Sheng a way to save face, but he had completely disregarded the honor of the Ning’an Wang Clan. He was being too brash, too disrespectful of the Wang Clan!

"If we weren’t rash, would we still be considered young men?"

Wangqingshan chuckled, his gaze sweeping over the elders, silently telling them to hold their tempers. He then turned back to Chen Sheng.

"Might I ask which family’s young lady is betrothed to Captain Chen?"

"The Nie Clan of Yunzhou."

Chen Sheng raised his head, looking Wangqingshan straight in the eye as he spoke each word with deliberation.

Although his marriage contract with the Nie Family wasn’t finalized yet, it was essentially a done deal. This was clear from Nie Xuanfeng’s attitude.

That being the case, Chen Sheng didn’t mind using the Nie Family’s name to intimidate them.

Sure enough, as the words "The Nie Clan of Yunzhou" left Chen Sheng’s lips, the expressions of the Wang Clan Elders all shifted slightly. They stared at him in disbelief.

They were well aware of what kind of power the Nie Family represented.

They were a truly top-tier Noble Family.

The Ning’an Wang Clan was not even qualified to be compared to them.

"A legitimate daughter of the Nie Family?"

Wangqingshan’s gaze sharpened as he pressed in a low voice.

"That’s right."

Chen Sheng nodded.

Seeing Chen Sheng’s resolute reply, Wangqingshan frowned. Although he had just learned from Wang Zilan that Chen Sheng had rejected the marriage alliance, he had assumed it was for some other reason.

He had never imagined Chen Sheng was actually engaged to someone from the Nie Family.

His expression immediately soured.

An ordinary person would naturally not be qualified to marry into the Nie Family, but Chen Sheng was clearly no ordinary man. He had comprehended a Mental Realm while in the Innate Realm and had earned the title of the foremost of the Ning’an Ten Heroes.

With Nie Xuanfeng’s high regard for him, he was indeed qualified to marry a legitimate daughter of the Nie Family.

Taking a deep breath, Wangqingshan’s expression flickered between cloudy and clear. His tone turned cold.

"So, Captain Chen, did you come to the Wang Family today just to use the Nie Family’s name to pressure us?"

"Of course not."

Chen Sheng slowly shook his head and chuckled lightly.

"I’ve come to make a deal with Clan Leader Wang."

"What kind of deal?"

"The Wang Family provides ten drops of fifty-year Earth Core Spirit Milk, and I will ensure the Wang Family’s share from the battle on Wushan Mountain is twenty percent larger than last time." Chen Sheng slowly held up two fingers.

"And why should the Wang Family believe you?"

Wangqingshan was tempted, but skeptical.

In the last battle on Wushan Mountain, Qingfeng Temple had received the largest share, followed by Golden Spring Temple, then the Government Office. After them came the Iron Sword Sect and Luoyun Manor, and finally, the Ning’an Wang Clan and the Danxia Sect.

An increase of twenty percent was no small amount.

After all, when the time came, Chen Sheng would clearly have to prioritize the interests of the Government Office.

Ten drops of fifty-year Earth Core Spirit Milk were incredibly valuable; even an expert at the Mystic Realm couldn’t treat it lightly. What if the Wang Family gave it to Chen Sheng and he failed to deliver on his promise?

Besides, the matter of him crashing the wedding and humiliating the Wang Family hadn’t even been settled yet.

"The Clan Leader is right. Captain Chen’s strength is impressive, having defeated Lu Xuanzhou of Luoyun Manor. But what about Golden Spring Temple? Qingfeng Temple? Does Captain Chen truly believe he can sway the outcome of the battle on Wushan Mountain?"

"Zhang Daoming of Qingfeng Temple and Fazang of Golden Spring Temple broke through to the Profound Gang Realm long ago. Their strength far surpasses Lu Xuanzhou’s. Even if you can match one of them, Captain Chen, do you think you can overpower all the other heroes?!"

"You’re being a bit arrogant, Captain Chen. Do you intend to suppress the younger generations of the other five major powers while only at the Earth Fiend Realm?"

The other Wang Clan Elders also chimed in.

They all felt that Chen Sheng was being far too arrogant.

They acknowledged that Chen Sheng was exceptional—otherwise they wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to form a marriage alliance with him—but that didn’t mean they believed he could single-handedly dominate all the other talents.

"On what basis?"

A calm smile touched Chen Sheng’s lips. He scanned the crowd, his voice clear and resonant.

"On the basis of the saber in my hand."

"How arrogant."

"Chen Sheng, you’re getting ahead of yourself."

The Wang Clan Elders all frowned and scoffed.

Seeing Chen Sheng’s absolute confidence, Wangqingshan sensed something was off. He raised a hand to silence the other elders, leaned forward slightly, and fixed his gaze on Chen Sheng.

"Are you truly confident you can suppress all the other talents while at the Earth Fiend Realm, Captain Chen? If it’s just your word, I can’t accept that."

"Of course not, at the Earth Fiend Realm."

Chen Sheng smiled, then his tone shifted.

"But what if I break through to the Profound Gang Realm?"

As his words fell, Chen Sheng stopped concealing his aura.

"VMMMM—!"

A vast, condensed, and powerful aura—like a toppling mountain or a deep-sea undertow—erupted from his tall figure without warning.

The air in the hall seemed to churn as if stirred by an invisible hand, and the light itself seemed to twist for an instant.

Streams of deep, tangible Gang Qi surged from the acupoints all over his body. It was not a wild display, but flowed and circled as if alive, faintly forming an invisible barrier around him.

The Gang Qi was so deep it was nearly black, yet from its depths emanated a faint but unmissable dark golden luster, making it seem profound and unfathomable.

Though Chen Sheng deliberately restrained its edge, it still carried an exceptionally sharp aura.

The moment the Profound Gang Qi was released, the pupils of every Wang Clan Elder present contracted, and their hearts trembled.

Even Patriarch Wang, Wangqingshan himself, stared in utter disbelief.

’Chen Sheng has actually broken through to the Profound Gang Realm?’

’How is this possible?!’

’His cultivation speed is terrifying.’

’Just a few months ago, he was only at the Chaoyuan Realm. In just a few short months, he has broken through two major bottlenecks, the Earth Fiend and the Profound Gang Realms.’

If this scene weren’t unfolding so clearly right before his eyes...

...Wangqingshan would never have believed it.

Even witnessing it firsthand, Wangqingshan was momentarily struck silent.

"Clan Leader Wang, do you believe me now?"

Chen Sheng’s voice broke the silence as he looked at Wangqingshan.

"Captain Chen, you’ve certainly given me quite a surprise."

Wangqingshan’s expression flickered, then quickly brightened as he praised,

"Truly befitting the foremost of the Ning’an Ten Heroes. Captain Chen, your reputation is well-deserved."

"So, is the Wang Family taking this deal or not?"

Chen Sheng asked again.

"We’ll take it!"

Wangqingshan answered without hesitation.

At the Earth Fiend Realm, Chen Sheng could already fight above his level and soundly defeat the Profound Gang Realm’s Lu Xuanzhou.

Now that Chen Sheng had also broken through to the Profound Gang Realm, with the power of his Mental Realm on top of that...

Wangqingshan truly couldn’t imagine anyone in Ning’an Prefecture below the Mystic Realm who was qualified to be Chen Sheng’s opponent.

He didn’t believe that even Monk Fazang of Golden Spring Temple or Zhang Daoming of Qingfeng Temple could match the current Chen Sheng.

Although he had miscalculated by not securing a marriage alliance with Chen Sheng, if Chen Sheng could guarantee the Wang Family a twenty percent larger share from the battle on Wushan Mountain, the deal was more than worth it.

"And the matter of me crashing the wedding?"

Chen Sheng asked with a smile.

"It was merely a moment of youthful impulsiveness. The Wang Family understands."

Wangqingshan laughed heartily, brushing the matter aside as if it were nothing.

He then looked to one of the elders seated below him.

"Third Uncle, go to the clan treasury and fetch ten drops of Earth Core Spirit Milk."

Compared to the shares from the battle on Wushan Mountain, a little unpleasantness was nothing in the eyes of a great Noble Family.

The elder looked like he wanted to say something, but Wangqingshan cut him off before he could.

"I trust Captain Chen."

"Yes, Clan Leader."

The elder bowed and slowly withdrew.

"Captain Chen, the banquet is prepared. Please, follow me."

Wangqingshan was now clearly treating Chen Sheng as an equal.

"Then I’d be honored."

Having successfully achieved his goal, a wider smile appeared on Chen Sheng’s face.

’Once I refine this Earth Core Spirit Milk,’ he thought, ’my cultivation should see another boost.’

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