Chapter 528: Great Advancement in Cultivation! Doom Approaches

Chapter 528 -259: Great Advancement in Cultivation! Doom Approaches

The following days were calm and peaceful.

With the continuous nourishment from the Dragon Yang Gu King and the aid of the Seven-leaf Thunder Ginseng’s medicinal power, Chen Sheng’s Cultivation progressed at a considerable rate each day.

Furthermore, Lady Lan, having now acquired a taste for it, came to find him every night to “discuss the path of cultivation.”

As Yin and Yang complemented each other, the gains from just a few short days were equivalent to several months of arduous effort.

As far as Lady Lan was concerned, now that their relationship was physically intimate, there was no longer any need for pretense.

The benefits of cultivating with Chen Sheng far surpassed what she gained from secluded cultivation alone.

‘If that’s the case, why not take the shortcut?’

Lady Lan even secretly estimated that at this rate, she could reach the threshold of the peak late-stage of Profound Mastery in less than half a month.

‘This speed of cultivation is what I’ve always dreamed of!’

Thus, despite occasionally facing Sun Yuzhi’s snide remarks and Ke’Er’s vague suspicions, Lady Lan remained immersed in the joy of her cultivation.

Although Sun Yuzhi still treated Lan Yufei with cold glares and sharp words, after Chen Sheng’s repeated attempts to placate her, she finally suppressed her anger. She decided to settle the score with her rival once the turmoil within the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect had subsided.

And it wasn’t a total loss for her; with Chen Sheng acting as an intermediary, she also shared in many of the cultivation benefits.

For a time, the three of them maintained a delicate and fragile balance.

Each had something to gain.

Meanwhile, another undercurrent within the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect was surging toward a breaking point.

The plot between Great Elder Song Zhe and Blood River Sect Leader Duan He was now meticulously planned.

After several days of investigation, Song Zhe was almost certain.

Aside from the two guests, Chen Sheng and Sun Yuzhi, no other Nie Family experts were lying in wait within the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

This put his mind at ease.

Ever since he had forcefully rejected Lan Yufei’s proposal to side with the Nie Family in the Council Hall, she hadn’t publicly mentioned the matter again.

But far from letting his guard down, Song Zhe grew even more convinced that Lan Yufei was secretly speeding up her plans, intending to bypass the sect’s elders and collude directly with the Nie Family.

Song Zhe decided he would not give her any more time.

‘And I have to act fast!’

‘Fast enough to settle the dust before the Nie Family can formally intervene.’

By the time the situation was settled, even if the Nie Family was unwilling to accept it, they would have no legitimate grounds to interfere in the internal affairs of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

And he, Song Zhe, would end the Ouyang Clan’s rule over the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect in one fell swoop. He could then use this achievement to trade for that coveted opportunity for Core Formation from the Profound Yin Valley.

…

“It’s finally time to make our move!”

In a secret stronghold somewhere in Nanzhao Prefecture, Blood River Sect Leader Duan He, who had been lying in wait, received Song Zhe’s final message.

The two conferred and came to a unanimous decision.

There was no time to lose; delays could bring unforeseen complications.

They would make their move tomorrow!

When the time came, Song Zhe would secretly manipulate and temporarily shut down several key nodes of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s Mountain Protection Array.

Duan He, in turn, would personally lead the elites of the Blood River Sect and unite with other factions subservient to the Profound Yin Valley—all of whom were eyeing the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect like tigers—to coordinate an attack from both inside and out.

With lightning speed, they would eradicate Lan Yufei and the core forces of the Ouyang Lineage.

Of course, that was just Song Zhe’s side of the bargain.

For Duan He, however, the primary objective had quietly shifted the moment he learned Chen Sheng was in the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

The suspected Profound Spirit Yin Fire and the great secret Chen Sheng might hold concerning the Profound Flame Daoist were far more tantalizing to him than an internally divided Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

In his eyes, the potential gains from capturing Chen Sheng might far exceed those of subverting the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect itself!

Duan He promptly reported the plan he had arranged with Song Zhe to Elder Gu of the Profound Yin Valley.

The elder was silent for a moment before speaking, not saying much, only a faint, “Proceed as planned, but know your limits.” This was taken as tacit approval.

After ending the transmission, Duan He gazed toward the layered peaks where the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect was located. A faint, bloody light flickered in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth twisted into a cruel, anticipatory grin as he muttered to himself:

“Chen Sheng… Heh heh… Your time is almost up!”

…

「Evening. November 20th, the Eighth Year of Mingjing.」

In his guest room, Chen Sheng slowly opened his eyes, having just concluded a session of arduous cultivation.

The faint, surging sound of his qi and blood subsided, and the tremors from the Jade Bone Thunder Sound gradually ceased. The intimidating glint in his eyes retracted, returning them to a state of calm as still as an old well.

Sensing the tide of qi and blood and the surging True Essence within him, Chen Sheng focused his thoughts and summoned the Celestial Book Panel for [Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil], visible only to him.

[Mental Realm: Second Realm (320/1000)]

[Nine Steps to Heaven: Great Success (101/1000)] 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

[Six Paths True Scripture – Profound Mastery Chapter: Great Success (877/1000)]

His eyes scanned the clear changes in the data on the panel. Chen Sheng let out a long, turbid breath, a hint of satisfaction welling up within him.

After these past few days of dedicated, arduous cultivation, his Cultivation had finally neared the critical point of the peak of the mid-stage of Profound Mastery.

This rapid progress was primarily thanks to the rare treasure of heaven and earth within his body: the Dragon-Singing Celestial Cicada.

It was precisely due to the continuous nourishment and conversion of its Power of Origin that Chen Sheng’s Cultivation had experienced such an exponential increase.

It was also thanks to the Dragon-Singing Celestial Cicada’s aid that his speed and efficiency in refining a potent and precious medicine like the Seven-leaf Thunder Ginseng far exceeded what anyone would have predicted.

At this rate, with just two or three more days of steady effort, he would be able to truly step into the peak of the mid-stage of Profound Mastery.

Furthermore, during his recent arduous cultivation, another Body Technique he had obtained from the Blood River Sect, the “Blood Slaughter Floating Light Body,” had reached perfection and quietly vanished from the Celestial Book Panel.

The accumulated experience and insights from mastering it had, in turn, further advanced his progress with the “Nine Steps to Heaven.”

It was safe to say that in just a few days, Chen Sheng’s overall strength had seen a solid, comprehensive improvement.

But the most direct reason he had paused his cultivation was that the [Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil] Celestial Book, which had been silent for several days, had just issued a new warning.