Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 712: Chapter 712 Decisive

Indecision leads to chaos!

From Yu Fei’s visit to Wang Chen’s decision to leave, and finally to selling his house, the entire sequence of events took just half a day.

By the next morning, Wang Chen had left Yongle Immortal City.

He held no particular attachment to the city.

And as a holder of the Immortal Register, Wang Chen could settle in any Immortal City within the Nine States Immortal Alliance, so as long as his purse was full of Spirit Stones, he would never become a rootless Loose Cultivator.

Therefore, he left with great determination!

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What Wang Chen didn’t expect was that, just as he had flown a hundred li, several “tails” had suddenly appeared behind him.

They were all controlling Flying Artifacts, a group of Purple Mansion Cultivators tracking him closely like maggots clinging to bones.

This was definitely not a sign of goodwill!

Seeing this, Wang Chen immediately changed direction and sped up his flight through the sky.

The four Purple Mansion pursuers doggedly chased after him.

Realizing he couldn’t shake them off, Wang Chen abruptly stopped in mid-air, turned around to face his pursuers, and demanded in a deep voice, “Gentlemen, what are your intentions in following Wang Chen to this point?”

“Hehe!”

One of the Cultivators said with a laugh, “We’ve heard that you’ve recently come into a substantial fortune. My brothers and I are a bit short on cash, so we thought to ask you for a loan of some Spirit Stones. We’d appreciate your help.”

The words sounded polite, but the intention was clear—it was a robbery!

Wang Chen knew instantly—it must have been the Real Estate Agent Shopkeeper who leaked the information, putting him in others’ crosshairs.

Or perhaps, the Real Estate Agent Shopkeeper was the instigator.

Even without any crimes, the innkeeper and the real estate agents should be killed—ancient wisdom never lies!

Wang Chen took a deep breath and said, “Very well.”

The Cultivator was immediately taken aback.

He had anticipated various reactions from Wang Chen but had not expected him to capitulate so easily. He actually agreed.

This Purple Mansion Cultivator’s contempt for Wang Chen grew as he approached, saying with a smile, “Since you agree, please hand over all the Storage Bags you’re carrying.”

He felt sure of his success but was not careless, skillfully coordinating with his three companions to surround Wang Chen.

As the leader of this hunting expedition, he stayed in constant Divine Sense communication with the three others.

To prevent Wang Chen from fighting back desperately, the four Purple Mansion Cultivators simultaneously exuded imposing auras, locking him down!

A powerful wave of Mana surged back and forth, creating an invisible storm.

Wang Chen was at the eye of this storm!

Yet he seemed totally unaware, calmly letting his opponents set up their formation and complete their arrangements.

It wasn’t until the distance between them had closed to merely a hundred steps that Wang Chen calmly raised his hand.

“Seal!”

A sharp light suddenly flashed in his eyes as he uttered the true word, sending powerful vibrations in all directions.

And in the very moment Wang Chen raised his hand, the four Purple Mansion Cultivators enveloping him felt a chilling sensation.

They considered themselves hunters, coming to capture Wang Chen, the plump prey.

Just as it seemed Wang Chen had fallen into their net, at that moment, they felt more like clueless prey themselves!

“Retreat!”

The leading Cultivator had the highest Realm, and his ability to sense danger was also the strongest.

Realizing something was amiss, he immediately shouted and activated a top-grade Spiritual Artifact he carried with him.

The very next moment, an overwhelming force suddenly appeared, applying its power to each of them.

All four Purple Mansion Cultivators bowed their heads and bent their knees as Spiritual Light shone on their bodies.

The Life-protecting Spiritual Tools and Spirit Talismans they were equipped with were all triggered automatically!

And yet, even so, the four of them still felt as if the end of days was upon them.

“Golden Core!”

The first to bear the brunt, the leader, couldn’t believe his eyes as they widened, and he let out a heartbreaking scream.

In truth, he hadn’t sustained a single injury; it was merely the intimidating spiritual pressure of a Golden Core level that had struck him mentally, nearly causing his psyche to collapse on the spot.

This Purple Mansion cultivator had never imagined that their target was actually a Golden Core True Person!

At this moment, he loathed the person who provided the intelligence to the extreme.

If he had known Wang Chen was a Golden Core, he wouldn’t have pursued this matter even if a knife were pressed to his throat.

It was self-inflicted misery!

“Misunderstanding!”

The leader shouted in terror, “Senior, this is a misunder…”

He couldn’t continue speaking because Wang Chen’s oppressive force had already broken through his body-protecting spiritual artifact’s defense, exerting full pressure on him.

Under such intimidation, his mana, which was usually plentiful, could at most be exerted to ten or twenty percent of its capacity!

The other three Purple Mansion cultivators were also scared out of their wits.

They had completely lost the courage to fight.

In fact, Wang Chen was not a Golden Core True Person; he had only relied on the power of a peak Purple Mansion cultivator to stimulate an external core he had refined and nurtured for three years, creating a pseudo Golden Core aura.

It still fundamentally differed from the true pressure of a Golden Core!

If the four Purple Mansion cultivators had been fearless and united, they would have stood a chance in confronting Wang Chen.

But alas, their morale had completely crumbled, and they began to retreat one after another.

There was no chance for unity.

This provided Wang Chen with the perfect opportunity to divide and conquer!

The next moment, the rolling thunder swept in all directions, and a dazzlingly bright sword light streaked across the sky.

Over the past three years, Wang Chen had not only elevated his realm to the peak of Purple Mansion, but he had also cultivated his external core and life-bound flying sword to the same level.

A head soared into the sky as a result!

But this was only the beginning; the Dragon Abyss Sword, which had been latent for three years, darted back and forth under Wang Chen’s control, its brilliant sword light obscuring the heavens and the thunderous roars echoing without end.

Wang Chen, silent for three years, vented all his pent-up grievances and obsessions through the sword qi, directing it towards the remaining three Purple Mansion cultivators.

In an instant, a rain of blood floated in the sky, soon followed by the pitter-patter of mangled limbs and heads falling to the ground.

This desolate area was void of any human presence, barely even enough to crush the grass and flowers!

In less than ten breaths’ time, the four Purple Mansion cultivators fell to Wang Chen’s flying sword.

Their cultivation levels were not weak, and they were equipped with various spiritual artifacts and spirit talismans, not to mention their rich combat experience.

Yet such an elite team of Purple Mansion cultivators could not stand against Wang Chen, also a Purple Mansion, for even ten breaths—an unbelievable tale were it to be told!

Having slain the last opponent, Wang Chen collected all their storage bags and spiritual artifacts into his Sumeru Ring.

Then, with a handful of talismans, he burned the decaying corpses to ashes.

After cleaning up the aftermath, when Wang Chen reopened his immortal cultivation panel, he suddenly noticed his Heavenly Merit points had breached ten thousand!

Without hesitation, Wang Chen added 1 point to his Divine Soul attribute, bringing it to 26 points.

Still a bit low, huh!

Wang Chen touched his chin, greedily thinking to himself.

Then he continued on his way to his destination.

This time Wang Chen summoned the Dragon Abyss Sword, swiftly flying thousands of miles in one go!

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Here’s the second update.