Chapter 560 - 273: Breakthrough to the Late Stage! Divine Communication Realm Achieved

Chapter 560: Chapter 273: Breakthrough to the Late Stage! Divine Communication Realm Achieved

"Ah..."

At that very moment, just as Chen Sheng and Nie Lingxi were sharing a private, intimate moment, Nie Lingshan—who was touring the sights of Ning’an with Nie Xiangjun—suddenly went limp.

She felt a strange emotion welling up from within her, and a deep blush spread across her face.

Nie Xiangjun, who was beside her, quickly caught her, frowning as she asked,

"Lingshan, what’s wrong?"

"N-Nothing... I just feel a little unwell."

Nie Lingshan was silent for a few moments, not telling the truth.

In reality, however, she knew exactly where this strange feeling was coming from.

It had to be her younger sister, Nie Lingxi!

The two of them were like twin lotuses on a single stalk, born from the same mother.

What no one knew was that ever since they were seven, they had developed a subtle connection, so long as they were near each other.

If one experienced a deep emotional shift, the other would also be affected.

Of course, if they were farther apart, the effect would be greatly diminished.

This was precisely why she had deliberately left earlier.

She never expected to still be affected even when they were over a hundred *li* apart.

’What on earth is Lingxi doing?!’

’How could her emotional fluctuations be this intense?’

’It couldn’t be...’

’Has she really opened her heart to Chen Sheng?’

’That shouldn’t be possible.’

’I know Lingxi. She’s always been well-read and reasonable, gentle and virtuous.’

’She wouldn’t be so impulsive. But how else can I explain what’s happening right now?’

For a moment, Nie Lingshan’s mind was in turmoil.

’If I’m this affected now, does this mean I’ll still be affected in the future, even if we’re thousands of miles apart?’

"Are you sure you’re all right?"

Nie Xiangjun sounded unconvinced.

She raised her hand and placed it on Nie Lingshan’s wrist to check, but she couldn’t sense anything amiss.

"I’m just... feeling a bit restless and unwell," Nie Lingshan said hesitantly.

Nie Xiangjun pondered for a few moments, then formed a hand seal. A stream of cyan light, like a refreshing rain, descended upon Nie Lingshan.

"That’s much better. Thank you, Aunt. What... what technique was that?" Nie Lingshan asked, pleasantly surprised.

’If I could learn it too, maybe I wouldn’t be affected in the future.’

"It’s the Ice Purity Spirit Spell from the Daoist Sect. Your Cultivation is too low to even begin. You can only start to comprehend it once you’re above the Pill Realm. Otherwise... In short, you can’t learn it now."

Nie Xiangjun didn’t finish her sentence, simply shaking her head.

"The Pill Realm..."

Nie Lingshan felt a pang of despair.

With her aptitude, reaching the Golden Core Realm anytime soon was practically impossible. This meant that unless she could have her aunt help her every time, she would continue to be affected by Lingxi in the future.

She sighed inwardly, feeling a sense of helplessness and despair.

.....

A few days after Nie Xiangjun and her group arrived in Ning’an, just as she had foretold, someone from the State Government’s Martial Bureau arrived.

The visitor was the Vice Commander of the Yunzhou Jingwu Bureau, a man with the surname Yuan. He brought with him Cultivation Resources bestowed from above, as well as a protective Jade Talisman capable of blocking a single strike from a Pill Realm Grandmaster.

In addition, he also brought Chen Sheng’s letter of appointment.

Patrol Envoy of the Jingwu Bureau, Junior Fourth Grade.

Although it was only an acting position, everyone knew the "acting" part was just a formality to placate the masses. In reality, he now possessed the status and power comparable to a fourth-grade official.

For Chen Sheng, however, what he truly valued were the Spirit Nourishing Pills.

With their help, his speed in breaking through to the late stage of Profound Mastery would increase dramatically.

After accepting the official position, the following period was quite pleasant, much to Chen Sheng’s satisfaction.

For some unknown reason, the Celestial Dragon Temple and Dragon Tiger Mountain seemed to have temporarily set aside their feud. Seeing no movement from them, the Vast Sea Sect assumed there was some hidden reason for their inaction and also chose to bide their time.

As for Ning’an Prefecture, although there were still occasional disputes, things were very peaceful for Chen Sheng.

After all, he was now the de facto master of Ning’an. No one, whether in the Jianghu or the Government Office, dared to defy him. Furthermore, his defeat of Yikong and his intimidation of Li Chengyin had raised his prestige to its peak.

Some of the Outer Mansion forces that had previously intended to meddle in Ning’an during the chaos quickly extinguished those thoughts.

The entirety of Ning’an Prefecture entered a period of paradoxical peace born from turmoil.

「In the blink of an eye, more than two months flew by.」

During these two months, supported by the Spirit Nourishing Pills and the many top-tier resources gifted by the Nie Family, Chen Sheng’s foundation grew at a tremendous pace.

His strength had also progressed.

His Mental Realm, Body Technique, and Divine Techniques all saw significant improvement.

Of course, amidst his Cultivation, Chen Sheng did not neglect Nie Lingxi and Sun Yuzhi. Every few days, he would take them out to stroll through various parts of Ning’an Prefecture.

This, too, was a form of cultivation.

Besides them, there was also Wang Zilan.

In truth, ever since the battle on Wushan Mountain, his relationship with Wang Zilan had cooled somewhat. After all, her greatest value to him had already been used.

Since she didn’t seek him out, he certainly wasn’t going to go out of his way to find her.

He also had a vague understanding of Wang Zilan’s thoughts.

She wanted nothing more than to prove herself.

However, when Wang Zilan finally broke through to the Profound Gang Realm and was ready to prove herself before Chen Sheng, she suddenly discovered that the gap between them... had only grown wider!

The Chen Sheng of today was already the number one prodigy in Yunzhou.

The de facto ruler of Ning’an Prefecture.

Under these circumstances, Wang Zilan was naturally quite frustrated.

But the Wang Family didn’t care about any of that. They used all sorts of methods to urge Wang Zilan to go find Chen Sheng.