Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 305 Talent Ability
Taiping Sect, a small boat sailed out of the fog wall.

Chen Jingshu arrived and left quickly. After meeting Jiang Chen and establishing a preliminary relationship, she did not linger at the Taiping Sect and chose to leave directly.

"Your Highness, is there anything special about the Taoist of Taiping, or rather the Taiping Sect?"

Seeing that they had gone far away from the Taiping Sect, Abbess Jueqing, who had been silent the whole way, finally spoke.

Others might not understand, but she knew that Chen Jingshu's reactions along the way were indeed a bit strange, and their stay at the Taiping Sect was far too short. Logically, they should have stayed at the Taiping Sect for a while to observe it properly.

This time, Chen Jingshu left without hesitation, as if the Taiping Sect were some kind of dragon's den or tiger's lair.

Hearing this, Chen Jingshu turned around with a deep look in her eyes and looked at the Taiping Sect again.

It was unusual, truly unusual. After spending some time with Jiang Chen, she discovered something strange about him through her spiritual connection. Although his cultivation level was only at the peak of Qi Refining, the sense of danger he posed to her was even greater than that of the several Foundation Establishment cultivators she had encountered before.

It's as if a real ferocious beast is hidden beneath that ordinary body.

"Master, do you think the Taiping Sect can raise a true dragon?"

The words drifted by, and Chen Jingshu finally asked a question.

Upon hearing this, Abbess Jueqing frowned, but before she could say anything, Chen Jingshu spoke again.

"There's nothing much to see in the south for now. Let's get back to Huoyuan City as soon as possible. If we stay away for too long, my whereabouts will probably become impossible to hide."

Turning her gaze away, Chen Jingshu made a decision.

"Has the dragon disappeared? If you want to find external forces, this dragon is indeed a good choice."

A look of surprise flashed across her face as the Heartless Abbess turned her gaze to Chen Jingshu.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingshu shook her head.

"No need. Meeting this Taoist priest has been enough."

"As for that dragon, I may have already seen it."

With a puzzled expression, Chen Jingshu recalled the aura she had sensed from Jiang Chen earlier—the aura of a dragon, thick and rich.

If she hadn't been able to confirm through her spiritual connection that Jiang Chen was a real human, she would have almost thought that Jiang Chen, the Taiping Sect Master, was a Dao Foundation Flood Dragon in disguise. However, she was certain that there was an extraordinary relationship between the two.

Besides the dragon's aura, she also sensed some other traces on Jiang Chen's body. However, due to the obscuring effect of some kind of power, she couldn't see them clearly. Nevertheless, these things were enough to prove Jiang Chen's extraordinary nature.

That's why she was so frank and took the initiative to show goodwill to Jiang Chen. Her spiritual body told her that sincerity might be more effective than scheming when facing Jiang Chen.

Hearing this, she understood something and didn't say anything more. For some reason, after leaving the Taiping Sect, she also felt a sense of relief.

After Chen Jingshu and Abbess Jueqing left, standing atop the wooden fish, gazing at the ever-flowing Qingyuan River, Jiang Chen's thoughts drifted away.

Chen Jingshu's arrival was somewhat unexpected. He knew that after the Mist Dragon defeated Crocodile Abyss, the Mist Dragon would inevitably fall into the eyes of the real major powers in the Southern Jing Kingdom, and his connection with the Mist Dragon would be hard to hide from those who were interested. These people were quite likely to send someone to investigate and win him over, but he did not expect that the first person to find him would be the Seventh Princess Chen Jingshu.

"The emperor has been in seclusion for a long time, neglecting state affairs. There are rumors that his lifespan is nearing its end. Now that the throne is vacant, many people are starting to have designs on it."

"Currently, the most influential figures in the court are the First Prince and the Third Prince. Not only are they capable, but they also have Dao Foundation support behind them, and there may even be more than one."

"But now that I see it, this Seventh Prince is not bad either. Although the power behind her is not as strong as that of the First Prince and the Third Prince, she herself has some special qualities."

Thoughts collided, and Jiang Chen pondered many things at that moment.

As the Mist Dragon revealed its Dao Foundation power, it was inevitably drawn into the grand chessboard of the Southern Jing Kingdom. In fact, it had been there before, but it was merely a pawn. Now, it truly had the qualifications to be a player.

"If I'm not mistaken, Chen Jingshu must have some kind of means to communicate with heaven and earth, otherwise she wouldn't have left such a dense aura of heaven and earth on her body, and even her soul would have been affected."

"With such methods, Chen Jingshu naturally has a considerable advantage in cultivation. It is precisely because of this that she not only achieved the perfection of Qi Refining, but also cultivated high-grade true Qi."

"I just don't know if her method is some kind of secret technique or her own special talent. If it's the former, perhaps we can try to exchange it. Although the method of communicating with heaven and earth is good, it is not without its drawbacks. The abnormality of Chen Jingshu's soul is the best proof. The laws of heaven and earth are not so easy to see."

"If it's the latter, then it's more troublesome, as acquiring such a talent is extremely difficult."

A strange light flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes when he thought of Chen Jingshu.

Chen Jingshu was probing his background, and he was probing Chen Jingshu's background as well. To be honest, he was very interested in Chen Jingshu's method of communicating with heaven and earth. If used well, this method could be very helpful for cultivation.

"Now that Chen Jingshu has found me, it means that she has designs on the vacant throne. What she wants is for me to become her ally and help her seize that position."

“This is nothing to me, after all, I do not intend to stay in the Southern Kingdom for long, much less become the ruler of a country.”

"Given the current situation in Nan Jing Kingdom, if I want to obtain more cultivation resources, fighting is inevitable. Compared to the First Prince, whom I don't know well, and the Third Prince, with whom I have some grudges, this Seventh Princess gives me the best impression."

"Given the talent she has shown, helping her is not out of the question, but of course, all of this is contingent on her demonstrating the corresponding abilities."

With that thought in mind, Jiang Chen made his decision.

He was not opposed to forming an alliance with Chen Jingshu. If Chen Jingshu was truly capable of helping him resolve the court's covetousness of the four southern prefectures and buying him some time, then he would be willing to lend Chen Jingshu a helping hand in the future.

Although he now possesses combat strength at the Dao Foundation level, and is not even considered weak among Dao Foundation cultivators, he still doesn't want to openly break ties with the imperial court unless absolutely necessary. Moreover, the imperial court has been established for hundreds of years and still has considerable resources.

Although the possibility of having a True Person of the Purple Mansion overseeing things is extremely slim, there should still be someone at the late stage of the Foundation Establishment stage.

"I hope she won't let me down."

Withdrawing his gaze, Jiang Chen's figure disappeared.

(End of this chapter)