Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

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The many cultivators that successively appeared in front of the mountain peak were, of course, not all part of the same group.

Under normal circumstances, in order to be able to enter the Azure Drop Heaven Secret Realm at the first opportunity and to reduce the number of competitors, different teams would inevitably have had a confrontation.

However, they were now temporarily united, joining forces to deal with the cultivators from the West Sea Sect blocking the way in front of the rock wall.

The pressure on Sun Wenxuan and others suddenly increased dramatically.

Most of the Purple Mansion cultivators had no choice but to give up counterattacking and put all their efforts into maintaining the operation of the Defensive Array, desperately resisting the enemy's relentless barrage.@@novelbin@@

Only a few individuals were still counterattacking.

Among them were Wang Chen and Yin Sulan.

Although Yin Sulan's Cultivation Realm was not the highest, she came from an Immortal Cultivation Noble Clan and was a disciple of Long River True Person. Her sword mastery was second to none within the team, and she played a crucial role in dealing damage.

For a sword cultivator like her, striking at the opponent had a much greater effect than passively defending!

As for Wang Chen, the reason why the commander, Sun Wenxuan, had him fight side by side with Yin Sulan was that Wang Chen's Nine Heavens Divine Thunder was incredibly sharp.

Since the battle began, Wang Chen had released waves of thunder, never-ending as if infinite.

He not only revealed his profound cultivation in this spell, but his mana was so abundant that even Sun Wenxuan was shocked, which led him to promptly assign the task of counterattacking to him.

In fact, Wang Chen did not disappoint Sun Wenxuan's expectations.

Thunder Magic spells were known for their speed of instant casting and their tremendous destructive power, and they were notoriously difficult to defend against.

And the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder was among the superior Dharma Techniques of thunder magic, far surpassing ordinary Falling Thunder spells. Even with a Body Protection Magical Shield, ordinary Qi Cultivators couldn't withstand it even if it was an area attack.

Under Wang Chen's counterattack, all of the Qi Cultivators retreated to the back, leaving only the Purple Mansion Superiors in the front.

The treasures within the Azure Drop Heaven Secret Realm were indeed tempting, but when compared to one's own life, the latter was somewhat more important.

These Qi Cultivators didn't want to become cannon fodder either.

And the Purple Mansion Superiors, who were the main attacking force, were also stubbornly holding their ground without collapsing.

The bone in front of them was just too hard to chew!

To withstand Wang Chen's Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, they had to sacrifice various Body Protection Spiritual Artifacts, or use Spirit Talismans to enhance their defenses, otherwise they risked being scorched to a crisp by the thunder descending from the sky.

But while resisting the thunder, these Purple Mansion Superiors also had to guard against Yin Sulan's Flying Sword.

Yin Sulan's Flying Sword was not an ordinary item—it was a Life-bound Magic Treasure that had been forged from countless precious materials; after her long-term nurturing and refining, her control over it had reached the level of an extension of her own body, her breath and divine reach synthesized perfectly.

Most importantly, Yin Sulan, although proud, was not at all dogmatic.

She did not use her Life-bound Flying Sword to forcibly suppress the many opponents, but instead cooperated with Wang Chen's Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, specifically targeting those enemies who exposed weaknesses.

When a Loose Cultivator from the Purple Mansion saw his Body Protection Spiritual Artifact damaged by continuous thunder strikes, which significantly weakened its defensive capabilities, a dazzling sword light attacked with the speed of lightning, whirling up and down around him.

The Sword Light flashed twice, and the cultivator's Heavy Light Shield Armor was breached.

Immediately thereafter, he was decapitated with a sword!

Although the cultivators besieging the West Sea Sect team held an absolute numerical advantage, expecting them to act with unity, covering each other, was undoubtedly a fool's dream.

This Loose Cultivator's misfortune was compounded by the lack of reliable teammates by his side; had there been support, he would not have been taken down so easily.

Even more exasperating was the fact that before the headless body had even fallen completely, a hand swiftly reached out from the side and snatched the Storage Bag from his waist!

The Storage Bag of a Purple Mansion cultivator was certainly worth a significant amount.

Each of these cultivators harbored their own cunning schemes, all hoping that others would exert full effort so they could take advantage of the situation. When they saw someone else perish, there wasn't a trace of sorrow, but rather a secret delight.

Yet another competitor was out of the picture!

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Seeing such a scene, many Purple Mansion Superiors suddenly had the urge to retreat, either giving up their attack on the defensive array or instead dodging or defending against the counterattacks from Wang Chen and Yin Sulan.

This resulted in Sun Wenxuan's group of several dozen people actually holding their ground!

However, just at this moment, the stone wall behind them suddenly shone brightly, as a portal with an ancient design faintly emerged, its surface shimmering with flowing light, revealing countless profound and mysterious runes.

The originally chaotic battlefield suddenly became silent.

All attention was captured by this newly appeared portal.

"The gate to the secret realm!"

Someone let out a heart-wrenching scream.

His cry was like a ladle of cold water thrown into a boiling pot of oil, immediately exploding!

Those Loose Cultivators who had already been retreating became excited as if injected with adrenaline, their eyes bloodshot and their expressions fierce, heedlessly intensifying their attacks on the defensive array.

As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold, and for many Loose Cultivators who lived an uncertain daily existence, the Azure Drop Heaven Secret Realm was their grand opportunity to defy fate and change their destiny.

Now that the opportunity was right in front of them, how could they restrain their greed?

At this moment, greed overwhelmed reason.

Sun Wenxuan and his companions' pressure increased greatly.

The problem was, although the gate to the Azure Drop Heaven Secret Realm had appeared, it had not truly opened yet.

To be among the first to enter, they still needed to hold on for a while longer.

But the number of cultivators drawn by the noise had grown even larger!

A torrential rain of fire poured down, its overwhelming might suppressing even the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, as the ground shook violently, ridges quickly rising from beneath the soil, rapidly advancing toward the position of the West Sea Sect's cultivators.

Accompanying that were innumerable spells and magic artifacts striking down!

Seeing the grim situation, Sun Wenxuan, who was in charge of the defensive array, had a flash of fierceness in his eyes and reached out for a pale golden talisman.

"Activate!"

This precious treasure talisman was instantly triggered, sending out invisible fluctuations in all directions, actually blocking all attacks, turning flames, wind blades, falling thunder, ice spikes, and earth spikes into chaotic spiritual energy, dissipated between heaven and earth.

The powerful spiritual artifacts and magic artifacts, too, lost their connection with their masters and clattered to the ground.

Exclamations erupted one after another!

Unavoidably, the attackers fell into disarray, with many cultivators instinctively trying to retrieve their spiritual artifacts.

While also sneakily grabbing a handful more.

As a result, the intensity of their attack on the defensive array greatly diminished.

And Sun Wenxuan, who had triggered the treasure talisman, was pale, his hands trembling slightly, obviously having consumed a great deal of mana.

At a high cost.

Boom!

Just then, an invisible force erupted from behind, bringing with it an abundance of incredibly pure spiritual energy that filled the surrounding space.

The defensive array set up by the West Sea Sect's cultivators instantly crumbled, everyone stumbling and falling to the ground.

Just as disheveled were the hundreds of Loose Cultivators who had rushed over to seize the opportunity.

The gate to the secret realm, opened!