Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

But at a height of about thirty feet from the ground, just as the falling person was about to smash into a meat pie, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed around his waist, and his body instantly became as light as a feather, slowly drifting down.

Indeed, a Second-Generation Cultivator!

Wang Chen landed as well, putting away the Willow Leaf Flying Boat.

He said to the handsome young man he had kicked off the Flying Warship, who was still in a state of shock, “You’d better take care of yourself now.”

Wang Chen was not familiar at all with this fellow disciple, he didn’t even know his name.

He had not eaten the other’s family’s rice.

So, the small favor he had done earlier was no big deal; from now on, everyone should just mind their own business.

“Senior Brother…”

The handsome young man had just cried out softly in a weak voice when Wang Chen had already vanished into the dense forest.

Gone without a trace!

The Flying Warship with three Purple Mansion Superiors on board was hovering above the valley, and Wang Chen did not wish to be set as an example of “fearing the enemy and avoiding battle due to cowardice.”

Therefore, the mission to pursue and kill the Loose Cultivators of the Five Tiger Stockade still had to be completed.

No matter whether there were any successes or not, at the very least, one must not show any signs of passivity.

He aimed in one direction and executed the Shadowless Divine Traverse, shooting forward like an arrow released from a bow.

By now, the Five Tiger Stockade was completely engulfed in chaos, with hundreds of fleeing Loose Cultivators, many of whom were terrified by Fei Bin’s words, fearing that the Cloud Sun sect would embark on a massacre.

Little did they know that their actions were providing the best cover for Fei Bin and the others.

As Fei Bin had expected, the Cloud Sun sect cared about their reputation. Even with a justifiable cause, they could not act recklessly.

Otherwise, the Sunflame Cannons mounted on the Flying Warship could fire down, and many Loose Cultivators would be reduced to ash!

Also, the three Superiors had not taken any personal action, sitting firmly on the Flying Warship, allowing the disciples of Sunset Peak to perform on their own.

Many disciples were chasing after the Loose Cultivators of the Five Tiger Stockade, flying back and forth through the sky on their Magic Artifacts.

However, the dense forest obstructed their vision, and trying to peer through the canopy to see what was happening on the ground was clearly not within their abilities.

Thus, they soon landed on the ground, forming teams to start searching.

The real battle had just begun!

Before long, Wang Chen had left the Five Tiger Stockade far behind.

All alone, he was surrounded by towering trees, with massive canopies that blotted out the sun, and countless vines hanging down, creating an indescribable gloominess.

Wang Chen slowed down.

He had realized that one of the purposes of the Cleansing Realm Operation initiated by the Cloud Sun sect was undoubtedly to train their forces!

And to train the forces, there would definitely be a casualty quota.

That’s why Chang Chun had said earlier that he needed to make it back alive!

Wang Chen did not like such missions.

He did not object to killing.

Not to mention that killing could earn Heavenly Merit rewards.

Moreover, in this world where the strong dominate, as long as one is alive, it’s impossible to avoid competing with the heavens and fighting with others.

It is easy to talk about being virtuous by oneself, but very difficult to actually do it.

The cultivators who had died at Wang Chen’s hand were no longer just one or two!

What he truly loathed was the feeling of being involuntarily engaged in something, the helplessness and frustration of being arbitrarily manipulated by those above him.

Of course, at the root of it all, was also the fact that he was not strong enough.

Snap!

A large tree twenty to thirty steps away suddenly split open.

Huge chunks of bark fell off, and a man in gray clothes crawled out from the tree hole.

When he looked up, his gaze met Wang Chen’s!

The man in gray immediately turned pale with fear and fell to his knees on the leaf-strewn ground with a thud: “Upper Cultivator, spare my life, please!”

He not only knelt down crisply but did so in a very standard and practiced manner.

Wang Chen was momentarily stunned.

He had never seen a cultivator who was so lacking in integrity that he would kneel at the drop of a hat.

Meanwhile, as he knelt, the eyes of the man in gray clothes flickered around, quickly scanning his surroundings.

Suddenly, he laughed, “Almost had me fooled, you little rascal!”

The man in gray clothes got up from the ground with a grin: “You dare to venture here alone, truly ignorant and fearless. The disciples of the Cloud Sun sect are getting worse with each generation!”

He stared at Wang Chen with a venomous and greedy gleam in his eyes, “A mere fifth level of Qi Cultivation…”

At this moment, in the eyes of the Loose Cultivator, Wang Chen was no longer the emissary of death.

But a plump prey!

Cling!

The next moment, the man in gray found himself suddenly flying through the air.

It felt very strange.

Then he saw a headless body slowly falling in front of him, which looked very familiar!

What is this?

The man in gray hadn’t fully reacted when his consciousness plunged into eternal darkness.

[Heavenly Merit +7]

Wang Chen reached out and caught the head before it hit the ground.

He put it into his Storage Bag.

This was an opponent’s head willingly delivered to his doorstep; it would be rude not to graciously accept it.

He could also report back to his sect now.

Wang Chen didn’t forget to strip the man of his Storage Bag, then with a casting of the Fire Crow Technique, he sent him on his way with a final blessing.

As for the origins of this Loose Cultivator, Wang Chen was quite curious.

He went to check the tree hole and discovered it was actually an exit from a concealed underground tunnel.

The tunnel probably led to the Five Tiger Stockade.

That would be quite a distance!

Originally, if the opponent had quietly hidden underground, there would have been no issue.

But he chose to come out and show off, and just happened to run into him.

This sealed his tragic fate!

Wang Chen continued to progress,

Traversing through the dense forest for over a dozen miles, yet not spotting even a bird feather.

Although the mountains were tall and the forest dense, no larger animals were to be seen.

Let alone Monster Beasts.

Probably because the Loose Cultivators from Five Tiger Stockade had repeatedly cleared the area, the ecological balance had long been thoroughly disrupted.

As for the fleeing Loose Cultivators, there was no trace of them.

This was actually quite normal; Loose Cultivators living in the Outer Domain faced all sorts of dangers every day.

They couldn’t compare to sect disciples in cultivation, but in terms of combat and survival experience, they often had the upper hand.

Because those without experience had long been “naturally” eliminated!

“Over here!”

“Quick, cut him off, don’t let him escape!”

“Take this!”

Just as Wang Chen was considering whether to change direction, a noisy clamor suddenly reached him.

In the woods to his left and ahead, four or five figures appeared.

They were chasing one another!

The one in the lead, shockingly, was a Loose Cultivator covered in blood.

His hair disheveled, his face fierce and ferocious!

And those shouting behind this Loose Cultivator

were four disciples from Sunset Peak.

Due to the fast pace of both parties, the desperately fleeing Loose Cultivator, not choosing his path, rapidly rushed in the direction of Wang Chen!

“Get out of the way!”

The Loose Cultivator saw Wang Chen, his pupils suddenly contracting, and then revealing a fierce expression.

He raised his hand and shot three Black Death Nails at Wang Chen!

The Black Death Nails were a very sinister type of hidden weapon, with a strong ability to pierce armor and penetrate shields, and their lethality significantly increased after being poisoned.

The Loose Cultivator’s attack was lethal.

The Black Death Nails he fired not only shimmered with a faint blue hue but also aimed precisely at Wang Chen’s vital points!

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The third update is here.