Chapter 561 - 273: Breaking Through the Late Stage! Divine Communication Realm Achieved

Chapter 561: Chapter 273: Breaking Through the Late Stage! Divine Communication Realm Achieved

Currently, the various factions in Ning’an had reached a consensus.

Whoever could obtain Chen Sheng’s support would not only secure their position, but also have a bright future ahead of them.

Even Bai Qing, a sect leader in her own right, couldn’t help but subtly make advances toward Chen Sheng. One could only imagine the state of the other factions. Such was the caliber of the First Prodigy.

The Wang Family hadn’t been worried before, as they knew there was some kind of relationship between Chen Sheng and Wang Zilan.

As it turned out, they discovered their relationship wasn’t as deep as they had imagined.

They had even grown somewhat distant.

How could the Wang Family tolerate this?

Naturally, they used every method at their disposal to pressure Wang Zilan.

Left with no other choice, Wang Zilan could only seek out Chen Sheng.

Chen Sheng didn’t refuse her. After all, he had once promised to give her a proper status. However, Nie Lingxi then stepped in to handle the matter for him.

She had a long talk with Wang Zilan.

Wang Zilan, in turn, accepted her place and began to address Nie Lingxi as a sister.

Although Nie Lingxi had an agreement with Chen Sheng that they would not consummate their relationship before marriage, she didn’t stop him from seeing other women, whether it was Sun Yuzhi or Wang Zilan.

She was mentally prepared for it.

It could be said that the only wild card was the sudden appearance of Lady Lan.

But by now, Nie Lingxi had more or less come to accept even that.

Of course, Chen Sheng’s primary focus was still on his cultivation. This was especially true for the Bright Divine Pearl he’d obtained from the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect; after more than two months of its assistance, Chen Sheng could feel increasingly distinct changes in his Divine Soul.

Ninth year of the Mingjing era in the Daqian Empire, the seventh day of the second month.

On this day, while strolling arm-in-arm with Nie Lingxi, Chen Sheng suddenly felt a jolt in his heart. He immediately calmed his mind and summoned the Celestial Book of Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil.

Upon it, lines of new text began to change.

"My name is Chen Sheng. By the time you read these words... with the aid of the Bright Divine Pearl, the Spirit Nourishing Pill, and numerous other top-tier resources, I finally have the confidence to make a breakthrough..."

Seeing the text that appeared, Chen Sheng’s eyes lit up.

’It finally gave a prompt!’

Chen Sheng had been waiting more than two months for this prompt.

Before this, whenever he even thought of breaking through, the Celestial Book would issue a warning. It had gone from "near-certain death" at the beginning, to "outcome uncertain," and now, finally, to the word "confidence."

Chen Sheng had been growing impatient for a long time.

"What’s wrong?"

Sensing that something was slightly off with Chen Sheng, Nie Lingxi asked curiously.

"Lingxi, I’m feeling it."

Chen Sheng said with a straight face.

Nie Lingxi blushed and shot Chen Sheng a look.

"We can talk about that after we get back to the Prefecture City."

Their relationship had progressed by leaps and bounds over the past two months. And while Nie Lingxi always held the line on that final step, she indulged Chen Sheng in many other ways.

Their relationship had even reached the point where she would... for Chen Sheng.

"I mean, I’m feeling the signs of a breakthrough,"

Chen Sheng said with a laugh.

"Are you messing with me?!"

Nie Lingxi glared at Chen Sheng, her face flushing.

"You’re the one whose mind went there."

"Stop it!"

Nie Lingxi’s blush deepened. She turned her head away and said,

"Forget it. I’ll settle the score with you after you come out of seclusion. By the way, should I ask my aunt to be your Protector?"

Coming from a Noble Family, Nie Lingxi naturally understood the importance of Chen Sheng’s current state and wouldn’t dare act petty.

Afterward, Chen Sheng quickly took Nie Lingxi to the Initial Saint Sect to begin his secluded cultivation.

The Spiritual Spring there had become Chen Sheng’s favorite place for seclusion. It even held lingering traces of his life there, as well as that of Sun Yuzhi, Nie Lingxi, and Wang Zilan.

...

[Mental Realm: Second Realm (569/1000)]

[Nine Steps to Heaven: Great Success (633/1000)]

[Six Paths True Scripture, Profound Mastery Section: Great Success (999/1000)]

Inside the Spiritual Spring at the Golden Spring Cave Mansion, Chen Sheng was bare-chested. He observed the changes on his Celestial Book Panel, his expression utterly serene. After a single glance, he slowly closed his eyes.

He began to adjust his condition. Half a day later, when every aspect of his being had reached its absolute peak, he opened his eyes again, a keen light flashing within their depths.

’The breakthrough... begins!’

The greatest bottleneck of the late Profound Mastery Realm was breaking open the Mud Ball Palace between the eyebrows, opening the Spirit Platform, igniting the Divine Fire, and finally birthing one’s Divine Sense. Each step was exceptionally difficult.

The slightest mistake would mean failure, rendering all his previous cultivation null and void.

However, Chen Sheng was fully prepared for this breakthrough.

He had not only consulted numerous records about this process.

He had also specifically sought guidance from the Golden Core Grandmaster, Nie Xiangjun.

Her guidance, coming from such a lofty perspective, had benefited Chen Sheng immensely.

In addition, there was Sun Yuzhi.

She had broken through to the late Profound Mastery Realm only a few short months ago and still remembered the experience clearly. She had shared every detail with Chen Sheng, holding nothing back.

Thus, Chen Sheng’s state of mind was exceptionally stable.

...

An unknown amount of time passed.

Perhaps it was fifteen minutes, or perhaps it was an entire day, but Chen Sheng finally, carefully, broke open the Mud Ball Palace between his brows. At that moment, the Bright Divine Pearl hovered above his head, showering him in streams of light.

It was as if it were illuminating the path before him.

Chen Sheng’s mind was incredibly calm as he began the process of breaking through, step by step.

The next step was to open the Spirit Platform and ignite the Divine Fire.

Thoroughly prepared, Chen Sheng was not reckless, not careless, and certainly not dismissive. The more critical the moment, the more focused his mind became.

With a single thought from Chen Sheng, the dozens of Elemental Crystals pre-arranged around him exploded in unison. In an instant, an exceptionally dense wave of Primordial Qi filled the air.

Within the Spirit Pool, streams of the Golden Spring also began to surge.

It formed a vortex as streams of Spiritual Qi soared upward.

The Primordial Qi in the air also formed a vortex, swirling around Chen Sheng as a tempest of energy brewed throughout the sealed chamber.

Within his Dantian, his True Essence surged.

Within his flesh, his Blood Qi churned.

A RUMBLING sound, like the beating of war drums, was the vibration of his Blood Qi.

Under the combined power of his True Essence, Blood Qi, and the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, Chen Sheng’s entire body seemed to be cloaked in a faint golden radiance, shining with unprecedented brilliance.

This transformation continued for the better part of half a day.

When the power he had gathered reached its apex,

the seated Chen Sheng suddenly clapped his palms together.

The next moment,

a wisp of Golden Light shot out from between Chen Sheng’s eyebrows, rushing straight up.

At the same time, a profound power erupted from the space between his brows.

"BOOM!!!"

This roar was like the one that heralded the dawn of creation.

He felt as if his very Divine Soul was trembling.

The Bright Divine Pearl’s light flowed, and streams of radiance poured into the space between Chen Sheng’s brows, stabilizing his Divine Soul. This was the most dangerous moment; the slightest mistake could result in damage to his Divine Soul.

Following that sound, which only Chen Sheng could perceive, he looked inward and saw an explosion of Golden Light within his mind.

A Spirit Platform was slowly taking shape and solidifying.

At the same time,

a thumb-sized flicker of golden flame suddenly rose. It wavered, sometimes bright, sometimes dim, sometimes there, sometimes not. It looked as if it might go out at any second, yet it shone like a beacon in the chaos.

Its presence brought Chen Sheng immense reassurance.

The Spirit Platform established! The Divine Fire born!

He had finally passed the most difficult hurdle.

All around him, endless Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi frantically converged. The Bright Divine Treasure Pearl shone with an unprecedented light, its energy continuously gathering toward Chen Sheng as if adding fuel for the birth of the Divine Fire.

「Outside the sealed chamber.」

As Chen Sheng established his Spirit Platform, the disturbance grew larger and larger. A terrifying wave of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi spread out over a hundred-zhang radius, forming a vast, stormy vortex within the Initial Saint Sect.

The ground trembled, and the Primordial Qi raged.

Countless shocked gazes turned in that direction, faces filled with utter astonishment.

But Sun Yuzhi, who had been on tenterhooks the entire time, finally let out a long sigh of relief.

She knew the hardest part was over.

From this point on, Chen Sheng was no longer in any danger.

Chen Sheng had successfully broken through!

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