Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 676: Chapter 676 20000

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Puh!

True Person Ye’s chest suddenly caved in, his body’s surface rippled with a faint golden hue.

This was the characteristic intense tremor of the Golden Core mana safeguarding his body!

This Golden Core True Person had made a mistake.

His biggest mistake lay in underestimating Wang Chen’s strength and failing to predict that Wang Chen could produce four Magical Treasures to fight against him, trapping his Golden Core in the process.

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With the Golden Core dislodged from his body, True Person Ye’s life’s cultivation was drastically reduced, and naturally, his defensive power plummeted.

He was still too confident.

Wang Chen’s punch broke through True Person Ye’s Body Protection mana, bursting into his body!

True Person Ye had already sustained serious internal injuries, and now they were compounded even further.

He was sent flying once again, his face as pale as paper!

Yet Wang Chen, like a shadow, followed with one palm strike after another, giving True Person Ye no chance to catch his breath.

True Person Ye received three consecutive blows, his body swaying unstably, his expression ugly to the extreme.

In just a short moment, this Golden Core True Person was driven into a corner!

What was even more terrifying was that, with his Body Protection mana shattered, the pervasive Yin Sha Evil Power around him seeped into his skin.

This further weakened True Person Ye’s strength.

Falling into such a state was something True Person Ye had never anticipated.

Seeing Wang Chen’s palm heading towards him once more, the Golden Core True Person revealed a look of resoluteness!

He suddenly raised his right palm, transforming it into a blade and concentrating all his mana, he met Wang Chen’s oncoming Vajra Palm head-on.

At the same time, True Person Ye’s left hand formed a spell.

He wanted to buy himself a moment, then detonate his Lifebound Magic Treasure.

That was the bronze bell tangled with the True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon.

This was True Person Ye’s reluctant choice.

He had made a mistake, and now it was time to pay the price; otherwise, he might truly die at Wang Chen’s hands.

Compared to the devastating consequence of detonating the Golden Core, the aftermath of blowing up his Lifebound Magic Treasure was undoubtedly much less severe.

Once this Magical Treasure burst open, the unleashed power would be sufficient to turn the tide of battle!

True Person Ye did not believe that Wang Chen, with merely the Purple Mansion cultivation level, could truly control four Magical Treasures with the ease of moving his own limbs.@@novelbin@@

It must be said that the Golden Core True Person’s judgment was correct, and his method of counterattack was both decisive and clever.

Indeed, Wang Chen lacked the ability to control four Magical Treasures at once. His continuous deployment of the True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon, Dragon Abyss Sword, Creation Cauldron, and Upper Clear Qiankun Mirror was all thanks to the power of the Ancient Taoist Stele!

However, Wang Chen’s cultivation level was indeed not high, so even with the aid of the Ancient Taoist Stele, he could only achieve what he had so far.

But he had a plan in mind, seeing his opponent’s desperate move, he suddenly withdrew the Vajra Palm he had struck out with.

He spat out a streak of Sword Light!

This scene was almost identical to when True Person Ye had spewed out a Sword Pill.

In fact, what Wang Chen had expelled was also a Sword Pill!

He had obtained a Sword Pill many years earlier and had been keeping it nurtured within his Dantian, rarely using it in battle.

Although the Sword Pill was not of a very high tier, as a trump card, it was certain to catch an opponent off guard at a crucial moment.

True Person Ye didn’t expect it and was then pierced through the brow by a sword!

“Uh…”

He suddenly widened his eyes, his body shuddered, his limbs stiffened, his eyes revealing an incredulous look.

The right palm that had just been raised fell limply, the left hand’s fingers loosened, and the concentrated mana silently dissipated.

This Golden Core True Person stood frozen, his expression changing from despair to regret, and then to a blank stare.

In just an instant, it shifted several times.

Ending with a deep, heavy sigh!

The Golden Core, extinguished!

[Heavenly Merit +20000]

Wang Chen let out a long breath, stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.

His battle with True Person Ye had actually lasted for a very short time.

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But this battle was undoubtedly the most dangerous and difficult one that Wang Chen had faced in his cultivation journey so far.

It might seem like he won beautifully, and he even managed to defeat a Golden Core True Person while being weaker and crossing a great realm gap.

But in reality, he exhausted every strategy and technique he had, relied on various trump cards, and a bit of luck to secure victory over his opponent.

There was a moment previously when even a slight misstep by Wang Chen could have led to an irreversible disaster!

But he still won.

The victory in this battle held tremendous significance for Wang Chen.

However, at this moment, all he wanted to do was to lie down and rest immediately.

The consumption of mana, soul power, and soul strength was simply too great.

“Master…”

A crisp voice suddenly entered Wang Chen’s ears.

He looked up and saw the Ding poking its head out of the Creation Cauldron, asking, “Should we collect this Golden Core?”

Its eyes gleamed with greedy desire, “It smells so good!”

True Person Ye died so suddenly that he hadn’t had the chance to self-destruct his Lifebound Magic Treasure or Golden Core.

His Golden Core, now unowned and out of control, was trapped by both the Creation Cauldron and the Upper Clear Qiankun Mirror, struggling to escape in a frenzy.

Wang Chen knew that the Golden Core of a True Person was sentient.

Moreover, with special secret techniques, a True Person could even use the Golden Core to reincarnate!

Without a second thought, he responded, “Collect it.”

“Watch me!”

The Ding clapped its palms, and the lid of the Creation Cauldron flew up, emitting a torrent of precious light that enveloped the Golden Core.

Dragging it forcefully into the cauldron.

If True Person Ye had not died, the Creation Cauldron would not have been able to capture his Golden Core.

Wang Chen, as the master of the cauldron, was a drag on it.

But since True Person Ye had perished, his Golden Core lost its support and backup, and thus its ability to resist.

Bang!

The lid of the cauldron closed, and the Ding retracted its head.

Wang Chen then retrieved both the Creation Cauldron and the Upper Clear Qiankun Mirror—now was not the time to deal with the Golden Core.

Next, Wang Chen collected both the Dragon Abyss Sword and the True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon.

He also obtained a Magical Treasure tier Sword Pill, and True Person Ye’s Lifebound Magic Treasure!

Both were uncontrolled and ownerless, which allowed Wang Chen to pick up a great bargain.

But Wang Chen’s gains did not stop there.

From True Person Ye’s body, he stripped off a Sumeru Ring!

This Sumeru Ring was secured by strong restrictions, and it was nearly impossible for Wang Chen at his current cultivation level to break them.

He was not in a hurry, first prioritizing the proper handling of his opponent’s body.

This was the Yin Sha Lands, with the Evil Eye right ahead, where evil power was thick to the extreme.

Without the Heavenly Net Robe’s protection, Wang Chen wouldn’t be able to stay here at all.

If True Person Ye’s body was not dealt with properly, once tainted by demonic influence, it could very well turn into a Golden Core zombie.

Therefore, he retreated to a safe area, and then summoned the Mysterious Fire Flying Crow to incinerate it to ashes.

Indeed, the Robe worn by True Person Ye and the accessories he carried were not ordinary at all, but Wang Chen worried they might carry traces, so he destroyed them all.

In the end, he affixed a stack of Heavenly Secrets Talismans and Rebirth Talismans for rites of passage.

The clean-up Wang Chen undertook took much longer than the actual battle with his opponent!

Only after eliminating any potential troubles, did Wang Chen turn his attention back to his immortal cultivation panel.

[Heavenly Merit: 21534]

His Heavenly Merit had increased by a full 20,000 points!

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