Chapter 55

Chapter 55 — Graduation Ceremony.

Eight months later, Imperial City, Moon Pavilion.

The sky was clear and especially bright today with the weather being great. In the Moon Pavilion, several high-ranking officials and nobles were currently seated, facing a simple yet pleasant stage.

Even with numerous people gathered in one location, the place was strangely quiet and not a single sound can be heard, as all the people wore a simple, graceful smile that made them stood out.

Tang Yuehua stood quietly at the corner, still wearing her fabulous silver dress and her usual elegant smile.

Today was an important day.

It was Ning Chen's musical performance, Tang Yuehua even invited various important people to come using her large connections.

She went all out for this occasion because it was Ning Chen's solo graduation ceremony. It was an event where he was gonna showcase everything he had learned.

Tang Yuehua was still surprised even at this moment, not imagining that Ning Chen would able to learn everything she taught him in just several months.

He was like a sponge, absorbing everything that was taught to him easily.

However, Tang Yuehua was happy with Ning Chen's result since their relationship as a master and student developed greatly, making them much closer during these past months.

He was definitely her most talented, excellent student and she felt nobody can replace that position.

The very simple reason behind Ning Chen's fast progress was because of Tang Yuehua being great at teaching and he had already possessed a sturdy foundation about etiquette before.

He was also good at comprehending things, making him a quick-learner.

The crown prince, Xue Qinghe and his younger sister, Xue Ke, were also attending the grand graduation ceremony. It was natural because they were both Ning Chen's close friends and they wanted to watch his performance closely.

They also played a big factor on organising this ceremony.

Just at this moment, several light footsteps resounded clearly and attracted everyone's attention.

A youth finely dressed in black and red formal suit walked toward the stage, holding an exquisite pink flute with his hand.

A pair of clear amethyst eyes, sparkling captivatingly and resembling a mirror. A short, neatly combed glossy pink hair that evidently gave people a feel of elegant manners. His sharp face and muscular body was like of a god, brimming with unparalleled charm that brought him a spiritual quality of a majestic and graceful yet imposing might.

All of the people sucked in a deep breath, feeling their heart almost leaping out of their opened mouth. He was so beautiful, as if they were staring at a masterpiece.

The youth became the center of everyone's focus instantly, as if it was a natural and inevitable thing.

Both men and women wore an intoxicated expression, wanting to steal the masterpiece in front of them for themselves. However, they immediately shook their heads and felt it was a blasphemy to defile such an excellent and beautiful being.

The youth carefully arranged his special chair and sat straightly on it, facing the awestruck audience with a graceful smile. He slowly raised both of his slender yet muscular hands along with the flute, slowly starting to play it.

With a pair of soft, gentle eyes, a series of elegant, pure and precious tones slowly flowed out from that exquisite flute.

The entire place was immediately drowned by these pleasant tones, the audience closed their eyes unconsciously and moved along the beautiful sounds of the flute that calmed and captured their intoxicated heart.

Those marvelous and mesmerizing sounds echoed continuesly, filling the air with a poetic atmosphere.

The youth played his flute gracefully, but it also carried a distinct imposing might — the will to defy and conquer every challenges. It wrapped around the audience hearts, trying to influence and control it.

However, they didn't disliked the music controlling their heart and rather liked the sensation of their blood boiling, causing their mood and emotions to grow excited.

Let alone the youth amazing skills, his outward appearance alone made the audience grow astonished. All the things that the youth showed were an unforgettable impression to them.

Tang Yuehua stood silently, listening to the sounds the youth made very carefully. To her own mind, the music sounded differently compared to what the others were hearing.

She interpretated it as him wanting to conquer everyone's heart through his charm and expressing his own heart's desire.

Several months had passed. He had indeed changed a lot. Perhaps, this was something fated to happen.

The youth performing before them was naturally Ning Chen, having went through massive change. A clear change in his temperament. His overflowing charm was now concentrated and contained, allowing him to display it to it's fullest potential.

Ning Chen had undoubtedly done very well. To the extent that even a skilled lady like Tang Yuehua couldn't detect any flaws. In what the others would need three or four years to learn, he had already completed it in less than a year and moreover did it better than anyone else, no one surpassing him.

It was the sole reason on why Ning Chen was able to graduate so early and at the same time have his own graduation ceremony alone.

To the other students who studied with him, Ning Chen was a figure to worship and praised.

When he had just appeared here, everybody had already displayed their likings to him.

Even then, the prideful one's thought that even if Ning Chen was so handsome, there were still many hidden prince charming in the imperial city. They thought he wasn't that much.

After just a few months, however, everyone had already started looking at Ning Chen with different eyes. In the study of all kinds of etiquette and music, Ning Chen had displayed his learning ability that far exceeded them.

Ning Chen was also kind and good mannered, not looking down at them and even would lend a hand if they needed help.

The only thing they found weird about Ning Chen was him always flirting with Tang Yuehua and he would always do it in the most subtle, unsuspecting way, but it couldn't hide his affections.

Ning Chen was also always spending time with Xue Ke and sometimes her brother, helping her as the reliable brother and also a friend he was.

Xue Qinghe watched Ning Chen's performance with an entranced expression. His heart beating excitedly, resonating with the sound of the flute.

It wasn't the first time he had seen Ning Chen's performance.

However, Xue Qinghe's felt that Ning Chen's performance today was especially flawless and better than the past.

In truth, during these past several months, Ning Chen would usually visit Xue Qinghe at the imperial palace with Xue Ke.

They would then discuss things with each other and have musical sessions, the two trying out what they have learned from the academy.

Xue Qinghe was even able to discover Xue Ke developing feelings for Ning Chen and he didn't know what to do...

Xue Qinghe and Ning Chen would also sometimes have a light spar to probe and improve each others strength.

It was something Xue Qinghe would never forget and will definitely treasure as his precious memories.

Ning Chen slowly breath in toward his flute, he had a serene and peaceful eyes, perfectly in accordance with what he was revealing on the surface.

Several months had passed in a blink of the eyes.

During these several months, Ning Chen realized enrolling and studying under Tang Yuehua was the best correct choice.

Ning Chen studying at the Moon Pavilion allowed him to cultivate his heart, causing his desires to expand and grew stronger.

He didn't trained strenuously and instead decided to take several months to rest his body, mind and heart. As a result, he managed to understand himself deeper and sublimated everything he had experience, allowing his heart and spirituality to rise by a level.

Ning Chen's mastery over the art of formation had also increased significantly. He was now able to create more advance formations and create the basic formations more easier and consuming less time.

He had already managed to create the Energy Gathering Formation at the emperor palace four months ago.

He created the formation at the Emperor Palace since it would make his friends cultivation sessions more efficient and greater.

Ning Chen had also created it for his sister much later, but he didn't know if she also shared it with her friends.

With the use of the energy formation and through constant cultivation, Ning Chen was able to reach rank 45.

His progress might appear rather slow, but Ning Chen was compressing his spirit power on purpose. Another reason to consider was his various meridians and accupoints being opened completely, making him need more time to gather energy for his terrifyingly large sprit power capacity.

It was also the same with his vigor cultivation, Ning Chen was changing every single drops of his blood into power by accumulating and compressing a huge amount of his own life energy and the natural energy from the outside into his blood.

This cultivation was dangerous, needing a strong, adaptive body, but Ning Chen's constitution was perfect and sturdy to endure this kind of thing.

The only thing left was for his blood to accumulate more energy to increase his vigor and evolve his body even further.

Ning Chen's biggest improvement was also about his abilities no longer needing much of his focus to control it perfectly.

His abilities had now harmonized with his heart and he was able to control it all with a single thought without wasting any energy.

The Emperor Team had also improved greatly, but Ning Chen was worried about Bai Chenxiang. Her progress recently became slower, nay, it completely halted with no signs of progressing.

It worried him because of Bai Chenxiang slowly being driven into a corner, despairing at the fact she might not be able to defy her fate....

Ning Chen's graduation ceremony soon ended after he received a token of graduation from Tang Yuehua herself.

"The performance was magnificent. Your control over your heart is already complete."

Tang Yuehua praised him with a large proud smile.

Ning Chen nodded joyfully. He then embraced Tang Yuehua, causing her to be startled, not being able to process anything for a moment.

"Master, it's all thanks to you! I will not be able to forget your help..."

Ning Chen whispered gratefully.

During these past months, Ning Chen gradually started calling Tang Yuehua as his own master. She was now Ning Chen's second master.

Tang Yuehua grew uncomfortable, but she didn't expressed it, understanding Ning Chen's emotions.

She smiled elegantly and responded with a quite bitter tone.

"It's all due to your effort. It's just unfortunate that you didn't managed to obtain my domain, but I think it's because I was not able to teach you properly."

It was true.

Ning Chen didn't obtained the Noble Circle Domain.

Tang Yuehua had felt that with Ning Chen's talent, he would able to learn it, but he failed in the end.

She thought it was her fault.

Ning Chen released Tang Yuehua and smiled brightly toward her.

"Master, don't worry. It's definitely not your fault and I didn't really failed."

Ning Chen reassured her, while chuckling.

Tang Yuehua was confused before she hastily questioned him.

"What!? Did you managed to obtain it!?"

Ning Chen didn't said anything, his amethyst eyes just starting to release faint golden light that moved around.

Tang Yuehua felt that golden light contained a powerful imposing and majestic might that wanted everything to submit before Ning Chen.

"I didn't obtained the domain, but also didn't failed... I'm close to obtaining it yet I'm so far from attaining it.."

Ning Chen's eyes, which reflected his soul, returned to normal.

"I need to broaden my heart — my desire further to make my domain complete."

He added.

"I see! Hahaha! That's good to hear!" Tang Yuehua exclaimed, feeling happy to learn that Ning Chen had truly managed to do it, albeit it was incomplete.

In her cloud of happiness, she abruptly hugged Ning Chen unconsciously.

Ning Chen was stunned and felt with Tang Yuehua hugging him voluntarily, he felt it was more comfortable and he was able to smell her sweet, pleasant fragrance that drifted to his nose.

He felt he was inside an utopia, but it was just a fleeting moment, much to his disappointment.

Tang Yuehua slowly backed away in embarrassment after realizing what she did.

It appeared to be cute in Ning Chen's eyes, even though she was clearly much older and mature than him.

"Sorry about that..."

Tang Yuehua said awkwardly.

Ning Chen quickly shook his head and replied quickly.

"No, no. It's fine because It's you, Master."

Tang Yuehua looked at Ning Chen strangely and asked.

"So you mean it's fine, as long it's me?"

Ning Chen nodded as his response.

Tang Yuehua looked deeply toward his face, but she quickly shook her head frantically.

She had definitely gone crazy!

Ahem!

Tang Yuehua coughed lightly and curiously asked him.

"What are you gonna do next after graduating now?"

Ning Chen grinned toothily hearing her question.

"Why? Will you miss me, Master?"

Tang Yuehua suddenly thought of hitting Ning Chen, but controlled herself.

"I will not miss you at all. In fact, it's better for me because no one will try to bother me constantly by flirting," She responded to him casually.

Ning Chen appeared to become disappointed and also pained after hearing those words.

"Okay.... I'll miss you everyday though," Ning Chen said with a small smile.

Tang Yuehua felt guilty seeing his face and said while looking slightly embarrassed.

"If you miss me, then you can visit me sometimes. I'll wait for your arrival."

Ning Chen's face brightened hearing that and replied quickly. "Hehe, thank you, Master."

Tang Yuehua clicked her tongue.

"You're usually so mature, but why do you act like a child around me?"

Ning Chen immediately grew upset, but then realized he was indeed acting slightly childish.

"Master, I think I only appear to be childish whenever I'm around you."

Tang Yuehua laughed elegantly after hearing those words.

"You better fix that attitude of yours then," She sternly said. "Anyway, what will you call your domain after it's completed?"

Tang Yuehua asked curiously, feeling that aura from earlier was similar to her own domain, but also different. It's like Ning Chen's own version of her Noble Circle Domain.

Ning Chen pondered deeply for a moment, sensing the aura he was feeling inside his heart.

He then soon smiled and answered Tang Yuehua's question.

"Conquest Domain. That will be it's name."

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How was this chapter?

This is will be the last time Ning Chen will be describe with exaggeration xd

Fortunately, we managed to update today even with my busy schedule.

It's all thanks to my beloved cousin who did all the editing on my behalf. Although it's not perfect, please bear with it.

You can call their name by 'C', and she is also reading this, so hey sup.

Also, conquest is linked to high rank noble, something like a king, so don't say it's not related.