Dashing Student-Chapter 1182: Third Level of Golden Core

In the small courtyard at the far end of the Forget Sorrow Secret Realm, a breathtaking surge of energy suddenly erupted from the house. At this moment, the spiritual energy of nature within a radius of five hundred miles boiled, madly converging towards the courtyard as its center.

Outside the courtyard, Lin Jian, who had been waiting, suddenly widened his eyes, staring at the courtyard in disbelief, muttering to himself, "Is this... a breakthrough again?"

"Since when did cultivation breakthroughs become so easy?"

If he remembered correctly, Chen Nan seemed to have just broken through a small realm yesterday, and now another great realm, causing an immense commotion. Even when a Peak Golden Core Stage Cultivator breaks through, it might not cause such a spectacle.

Even other assassins within a five hundred mile radius felt the spiritual energy of nature being drained away and sensed the wave of energy from the breakthrough, and their expressions changed one by one.

"Is someone breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage? Otherwise, why is the range of influence this wide?"

"Isn’t that direction the landlady’s residence? Could it be her?"

"I heard the landlady’s brother is also there; has he woken up?"

Although Lin Rou’s brother’s situation is quite secretive, many are still aware of it.

The assassins were all discussing one after another, and no one linked this to Chen Nan because, in their eyes, he was still the newcomer, a C-level assassin.

No matter how talented, he was still new.

The vast spiritual energy of nature formed a gigantic vortex, like a funnel, pouring into Chen Nan’s body. But that alone was not enough; he also took out a large amount of Spirit Stones and placed them around him.

The crazy speed at which he absorbed spiritual energy almost made Lin Rou, beside him, drop her jaw in surprise. The consumption of these Spirit Stones, how many cultivators could afford it?

She watched as millions of Low-grade Spirit Stones turned to powder; Chen Nan still felt it wasn’t enough and then took out over a thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones.

Only after consuming half of them, and an hour had passed, did Chen Nan finally stop absorbing spiritual energy. All the spiritual energy transformed into mana, like streams, ultimately merging into the Golden Core.

The original size of the Golden Core was larger than that of a same realm cultivator, and now it was even larger, emitting golden light, enveloping Chen Nan’s body.

When the golden light completely dissipated, Chen Nan opened his eyes and felt his cultivation, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

Through Dual Cultivation with Lin Rou, he had forcibly advanced his cultivation from the Perfection of the Second Layer of Golden Core Realm to the Middle Stage of the Third Layer of Golden Core Realm, nearly leapfrogging an entire great realm!

Moreover, the cultivation gained in this way was not in the least shallow, but extremely solid, without any side effects.

Turning his head, he saw the slightly dumbfounded Lin Rou. Her cultivation also advanced from the Second Layer of Golden Core Realm to the Middle Stage of the Third Layer of Golden Core Realm, advancing even more than Chen Nan.

But the commotion caused by her breakthrough was completely overshadowed by Chen Nan, and even the spiritual energy of nature absorbed by Chen Nan, she only managed to absorb a small portion before she could absorb no more.

Though both possessed cultivation at the Third Layer of Golden Core Realm, the difference between them was like heaven and earth.

Lin Rou at this moment deeply understood why the reward for Chen Nan from Yama Hall kept getting higher, and finally skyrocketed to an exorbitant price.

Because he was worth that price.

"What are you thinking?" Chen Nan gently pulled Lin Rou into his embrace; they faced each other openly, inevitably getting a response.

Lin Rou resisted looking down and just raised her head to say, "I just wonder, you consume resources several times or even tens of times more than others when cultivating. How can I afford you?"

Chen Nan laughed aloud immediately, gently tapped Lin Rou’s forehead, "Silly girl, I don’t need you to support me. Wouldn’t that make me a pretty boy?"

"It’s different; only by giving something will I feel you belong to me. Otherwise, I would only feel the distance between us growing wider." Lin Rou persisted on this issue.

Chen Nan smiled helplessly; his woman insisted on striving, what choice did he have? He could only indulge her.

"Up to you, but for now, why don’t you stay with me?"

He flipped over, pressing Lin Rou beneath him, ferociously diving into the battle.

In Lin Rou’s mind at this moment, a thought involuntarily arose: "Young brother is indeed good, powerful indeed!"

...

Although life in the small courtyard was peaceful, Chen Nan could not stay here indefinitely. When he proposed leaving, Lin Rou said nothing, only tidying Chen Nan’s clothes.

"Take care, I’ll be waiting for you to come back."

Saying that, she slipped a note into Chen Nan’s hand, indifferently saying, "This is Xie Xiao’s current address, I know I can’t stop you, I can only help as much as I can."

For such a considerate woman, Chen Nan didn’t know what to say, so he could only hug her tightly.

"Hey, why don’t you two consider those around you? I’m still here!"

Lin Jian covered his eyes, calling out very helplessly.

Lin Rou then surprised pushed Chen Nan away; being with Chen Nan always made her overlook those nearby: "Say that again, and I’ll let your brother-in-law beat you."

Lin Jian chuckled teasingly, spreading his fingers slightly, playfully saying: "Sis, you wouldn’t let me call him brother-in-law before — now you’ve changed, I had the foresight, huh?"

"You silly." Lin Rou, a bit shy, lowered her head, leaning close to Chen Nan.

Watching the siblings bicker, Chen Nan felt the affection within, pondering for a moment before voicing his thoughts: "Sister Lin, do you wish to continue staying at Forget Worry Inn? If you’re unwilling, I will take you away."

Lin Rou looked up, blinked her big eyes, "Why, are you afraid I’ll be taken advantage of? Don’t worry, now that I’m yours, it’ll never be like before."

"Or do you not hope I’ll stay here?"

Beside her, Lin Jian also hurriedly patted his chest and said, "Brother-in-law, rest assured, I’m here, whoever dares covet my sister, I’ll gouge his eyes out!"

As he said this, he even put on a fierce expression.

Forget Worry Inn is a mix of good and bad, constantly interacting with assassins. Of course, Chen Nan was worried, but he never imposed his thoughts on others.

"I certainly respect your choice and have great trust in you; I worry only about any unavoidable troubles you might face."

Lin Rou happily laughed; having such a thoughtful man, was what many women dreamed of.

"I wish to stay, so I can better gather information for you."

Actually, there was something she didn’t say, and Lin Jian didn’t expose; the reason to continue staying at Forget Worry Inn was that only here could they investigate the truth behind the annihilation of their family!

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