Becoming a Saint From the Iron Armor Skill

Chapter 397: Chapter 203: Literary Dao Dharma Aspect

Anyone with even a sliver of Perception Ability could sense it.

It was impossible to hide.

Even if he replaced the Profound Gold with a denser metal that looked thinner on the outside, it would be no use!

’Forget it. I’ll just take it one step at a time!’

With a slight shake of his head, Chen Cheng decided to ignore the problem.

As long as he was strong enough, what did it matter if he was seen as a walking Humanoid Fierce Beast?

As for his Realm Cultivation, while his Qingfeng Saber Intent was steadily improving, he had made no progress in deducing the Second Layer of the Great Power Realm.

This was a huge problem!

’My master’s Dragon Soaring Realm is a legacy of the Great Dao Sect’s Four Symbols Peak.

If I want to deduce the Second Layer Realm, I’ll probably have to start with the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt and the Tendon-Separating Bone-Crushing Hand.

After I return from this demon-slaying mission, I need to spend some time in focused training and properly consolidate everything I’ve learned.’

Just then, Chen Cheng suddenly sensed something and turned to look toward his courtyard gate.

There, a humanoid illusion roughly ten feet wide, clad in simple scholar’s robes, had appeared in the air above his courtyard gate at some unknown time.

The figure had a gentle and refined appearance, a soft smile on its face. It was none other than the County Magistrate of Moshan County, Shen Zhiming, the fourth son of Patriarch Shen.

The humanoid illusion was clearly not corporeal, but was faintly formed from fluctuations similar to Realm Power.

Yet it was so lifelike it could even smile!

’Could this be what He Xingwen was talking about—the Literary Dao Realm that County Magistrate Shen Zhiming cultivated?’

As Chen Cheng pondered this, he saw a look of surprised suspicion appear on the face of Shen Zhiming’s illusion.

It pondered for a long while before smiling and saying, "I never expected that Lord Chen has also reached this stage!"

Chen Cheng was taken aback. ’What could Shen Zhiming’s illusion possibly mean by that?’

Before Chen Cheng could ask, the humanoid illusion suddenly began to fade, then dissipated completely.

The fluctuations of Realm Power vanished just as abruptly!

"Pardon my presumptuous visit, Lord Chen!" Shen Zhiming’s refined and easygoing voice called out from beyond the gate.

Chen Cheng hurried over to open the courtyard gate and saw Shen Zhiming, dressed in scholar’s robes, standing casually at the entrance.

"Ah, Lord Shen. Please, come in," Chen Cheng said, offering a cupped-fist salute.

Shen Zhiming returned the gesture, then smiled. "Then I shall trouble you."

The two entered the courtyard, and Chen Cheng said, "Lord Shen, why don’t we go inside for some tea?"

Shen Zhiming, however, shook his head and chuckled. "Lord Chen, you are utterly devoted to the Martial Dao. For the sake of Cultivating Martial Dao, you don’t even keep a single maidservant in your courtyard.

I couldn’t possibly trouble Lord Chen to boil water and make tea. The moonlight is lovely tonight; why don’t we just admire it here in the courtyard and chat for a bit?"

Shen Zhiming had arranged for serving maids for Chen Cheng, but Chen Cheng had sent them away, which was why he made such a comment.

Even in such dry and sweltering weather, Chen Cheng naturally had a stove in his courtyard with hot water boiling.

But since Shen Zhiming didn’t want tea, Chen Cheng didn’t insist. He just smiled and said, "Very well."

Shen Zhiming walked to the edge of the garden and looked up at the bright moon hanging high in the sky, appearing as if he had genuinely come to admire it.

Not wanting to disturb his refined pastime, Chen Cheng followed his gaze to the sky.

However, Shen Zhiming was clearly right. Compared to composing poetry under the moon, Chen Cheng was much more of a Martial Fool.

Chen Cheng was fine with cutting people down beneath the moon, but as for simply admiring it, he didn’t have much of an artistic inclination.

Thus, Chen Cheng soon turned his gaze to Shen Zhiming.

Since his arrival in Moshan City, Shen Zhiming had been busy with official duties. The few times he and Chen Cheng had met, their conversations had always been about demon-slaying matters.

As a result, Chen Cheng’s knowledge of Shen Zhiming was extremely limited.

Shen Zhiming was the fourth uncle of Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang. His Martial Arts Talent wasn’t considered particularly high; approaching forty, he was only a Perfect Martial Artist of the Bone Forger Realm.

To Chen Cheng, Shen Zhiming seemed more like a Scholar. So, after hearing from He Xingwen that Shen Zhiming had cultivated the Literary Dao Realm, this impression was only strengthened.

After a long while, Shen Zhiming suddenly turned his head. A sharp light glinted in his eyes, as if they held the power to pierce a person’s very soul.

He suddenly asked, "I wonder, what kind of Realm has Lord Chen cultivated?"

"Realm?" Chen Cheng said, feigning a look of confusion.

’Logically, even Patriarch Shen Mingyuan of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm and the Shen Family Ancestor, Shen Zhaoyi of the Organ Refining Realm, couldn’t tell that I had cultivated a Realm.

How could Shen Zhiming possibly have figured it out?’

"Heh," Shen Zhiming chuckled. "A moment ago, I was cultivating my Literary Dao Dharma Aspect and happened to pass by this area, but Lord Chen perceived my presence.

The Literary Dao Dharma Aspect is the essential aura condensed from the Literary Dao Realm.

Unlike other Realms, the Literary Dao Dharma Aspect is typically far more subtle; only a Martial Artist who has also comprehended a Realm can perceive it.

Therefore, I inferred that Lord Chen has most likely cultivated a Realm."

Shen Zhiming chuckled, as he had clearly seen the doubt in Chen Cheng’s mind at a glance.

"Ah, I see," Chen Cheng said with an expression of sudden realization. Unsure if Shen Zhiming was telling the truth, he decided to bluff and said,

"I’ve cultivated the Powerful Claw Stance, and I’ve recently gained some faint insights into the Great Power Realm."

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