CHAPTER 1020: CHAPTER 1105: BREAKTHROUGH, EIGHTH LAYER OF TAO!

Chen Nan’s eyes widened as he watched Lan Yuqin kiss him voluntarily, his heart unable to calm down.

Feeling the soft lips, Chen Nan involuntarily wanted to respond, but at that moment, Lan Yuqin let go of him. She looked at him calmly, smiled, and said, "Forget about what just happened, don’t tell anyone."

After saying that, she turned and walked toward the door.

Kissed me and then wants to leave, what’s going on?

Chen Nan wanted to rush up and demand an explanation from this rogue woman, but Lan Yuqin had already opened the door and walked out, where Su Qingqing was standing.

"Teacher, what were you two chatting about?" Su Qingqing asked merrily.

Little did she know, Lan Yuqin had just forcibly kissed her boyfriend...

Lan Yuqin smiled and said, "Nothing much, I just asked why you gave up the best university and went to Ninghai together."

At the mention of this, Su Qingqing puffed up her cheeks and pointed at Chen Nan who walked out, saying, "It’s all because of this guy, who stubbornly insisted on going to Ninghai despite being as immovable as a rock."

Lan Yuqin shook her head with a bitter smile and patted Su Qingqing’s head, saying, "He might have his reasons, don’t dwell on it too much."

Su Qingqing playfully stuck out her tongue: "It’s okay, I’m used to it. This guy never follows the rules in anything he does."

"Especially when skipping classes in school." Lan Yuqin agreed heartily.

Su Qingqing giggled and said to Lan Yuqin, "Teacher, next semester without us naughty students, you won’t be used to it."

"Next semester..."

Lan Yuqin paused for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I probably won’t be teaching here next semester."

Su Qingqing and Chen Nan both furrowed their brows and asked almost simultaneously, "Where are you going? We won’t be able to see you anymore?"

"Not telling you where yet, but don’t worry, we’ll have plenty of opportunities to meet in the future." Lan Yuqin glanced at Chen Nan and said, "By the way, when’s your wedding? Don’t forget to let me know, the teacher must come to your celebrations."

"The date hasn’t been set yet, but we’ll definitely invite you." Chen Nan replied.

He felt confused inside. What game is Lan Yuqin playing? She forcibly kissed him in the room moments ago, but now talks about him marrying someone else with a calm demeanor, showing no jealousy.

Ah, women’s minds are unfathomable!

Chen Nan sighed in his heart.

Lan Yuqin walked and chatted with Su Qingqing, arriving at the lobby.

Urged by everyone, Lan Yuqin didn’t rush back; she had dinner here and chatted a while before leaving.

...

At night, in the still of the night, Chen Nan went to the rooftop.

Since the last match with the Chess Saint in the Ghost Realm, Chen Nan not only learned the Chess Dao Holy Skill but also advanced his Mental Realm Cultivation, originally at the Seventh Level of Tao Control, further consolidating it and vaguely touching the threshold of the Eighth Layer Heaven.

And after the battle with Hua Kuangdao at the Sky Sword Sect this morning, Chen Nan became more proficient in deploying the Chess Dao Holy Skill, taking another step forward in his Mental Realm Cultivation, seemingly seeing the gate of the Eighth Layer Heaven opening towards him. With just one more step, he could cross into the Eighth Layer Heaven.

Chen Nan sat cross-legged on the rooftop terrace, surrounded by swirling black Demonic Qi, like black flames dancing around him, which looked somewhat eerie.

He slowly raised his hands, two chess pieces forming in his hands.

Gradually, the two chess pieces floated from his palms, as if coming to life, spinning and dancing around him mysteriously.

As the two chess pieces spun, Chen Nan’s mind grew clearer, like a mirror, able to spot his flaws and devise solutions, his Mental Realm Cultivation gradually rising with the dance of the pieces.

At this moment, Chen Nan seemed to see a door in his mind.

This door was half-open, on the side of it lay the Seventh Level of Tao Control, pushing it open would lead to the Eighth Layer Heaven.

"Seems it’s time to strive for a higher realm."

Chen Nan muttered to himself, grabbing a Ten-thousand-year-old Ginseng in his hand, channeling Inner Strength to refine the ginseng, absorbing its nature’s spiritual energy to assist his Inner Strength in achieving a breakthrough.

Originally, the two chess pieces suspended around Chen Nan began to reveal the word—Soldier.

Both chess pieces were the least noticeable soldiers on a chess board, but now they exuded an incredibly fierce aura, as if each piece housed a killing god.

Chen Nan continually absorbed the spiritual energy from the Ten-thousand-year-old Ginseng.

With the intake of spiritual energy, the two chess pieces gradually condensed from their previously semi-transparent state, becoming increasingly solid.

With his previous strength, he could only form one chess piece, transforming it into a Chess Dao Soldier, just as he did when facing Hua Kuangdao this morning. But now, he aimed to form two chess pieces, turning both into Chess Dao Soldiers.

This challenge was immensely difficult, but success would mean almost crossing into the Eighth Layer Heaven.

Sweat gradually formed on Chen Nan’s forehead.

He continuously attempted to use the Chess Dao Holy Skill to simultaneously transform two pieces into Chess Dao Soldiers, but each attempt was unsuccessful.

Yet, he remained undeterred.

Each failed attempt consumed a large amount of Inner Strength, but luckily with the ginseng on hand, he could absorb spiritual energy to replenish his strength.

After eight consecutive failures, on the ninth attempt, the black light around Chen Nan grew unprecedentedly strong. He roared toward the sky, instantly changing the weather, shaking Heaven and Earth as the two pieces shot into the sky, each transforming into four Chess Dao Soldiers.

Two chess pieces metamorphosed into eight Chess Dao Soldiers, neatly arranged in front, donned in Heavy Armor, holding Long Spears, majestic and impressive.

Meanwhile, within Chen Nan’s body, a sound like "buzz" echoed, as if breaking through a barrier, madly absorbing external spiritual energy, converting it into Inner Strength, and circulating it through his body, refining his flesh.

At this moment, he successfully stepped into the Eighth Layer of Tao Domain.

Ten minutes later, his flesh refining completed, Chen Nan breathed a long sigh, waved his hand, and the eight Chess Dao Soldiers neatly lined in front instantly turned back into two pieces, disappearing in his hand.

"I’ve only condensed pieces now; if I could, like the Chess Saint, form a chessboard and trap the enemy within the Chess Dao Formation, the power would undoubtedly multiply!" Chen Nan thought to himself.