Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Golden Core Seed!

At this moment, the feelings stirring within Ji Yongtai's heart were truly indescribable.

Despite his natural aptitude for cultivation, he, a Loose Cultivator by origin, had taken detours during the initial stages of his journey. Even though he later joined the West Sea Sect and moved from the Outer to the Inner Sect, he had lost the possibility to rise further.

Over the years, Ji Yongtai had expended untold efforts to enhance his Cultivation Realm.

But he had always been stuck at the Primary Tier of the Purple Mansion without a breakthrough.

He knew all too well that without some fortuitous opportunity, the middle tier of the Purple Mansion would likely be the end of his path.

How unwilling Ji Yongtai was!

That he could control his emotions in front of this young fellow disciple, who was bursting with talent, was already a testament to his strong will.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother!"

With a smile, Ji Yongtai clasped his hands together and said, "The Golden Core is in sight for you!"

If one observed his eyes closely, they would find not a trace of joy in the Guarding Envoy's gaze.

Wang Chen responded with a salute, "Senior Brother overpraises me."

After some thought, Ji Yongtai said, "Junior Brother Wang, since you're planning to seclude yourself for a breakthrough, you should use my family's Cultivation Chamber."

He handed a Talisman Card to Wang Chen, "With this card, you can activate the Spirit Gathering Array."

"Thank you, Senior Brother!"

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Wang Chen, unceremoniously, took the Talisman Card and stored it in his bag.

"No need for thanks."

Ji Yongtai, with a grand wave of his hand, said, "I'm counting on Junior Brother to help me eliminate the Mysterious Intent Taoist!"

The two men exchanged smiles.

Zuo Xiaomo, watching from the side, suddenly felt goosebumps all over.

After Ji Yongtai left, Wang Chen carefully instructed Zuo Xiaomo before heading to the Cultivation Chamber.

He ordered the attendants of the manor, "Apart from Immortal Master Zuo, let no one disturb my seclusion, understood?"

The attendants of Ji's manor, already briefed by Ji Yongtai, respectfully answered, "This servant understands."

Wang Chen nodded, then sealed the door of the chamber.

This Cultivation Chamber was spacious, and its decor was exceedingly luxurious, with a floor paved in spirit-essence-infused aquamarine, and the walls were engraved with complex talismanic scripts.

Wang Chen sat down on the cushion, flicking out eight Jade Talismans from his hand.

Eight talismans set in eight directions, a simple Defensive Array was promptly established.

But Wang Chen's seclusion for a breakthrough was just a pretext for Ji Yongtai.

After setting up the Array, he conducted a thorough and detailed inspection of the chamber.

Finally, Wang Chen pressed his right hand on a piece of aquamarine floor tile and abruptly lifted it from the ground!

The floor tile, two feet square and weighing over a hundred pounds, was as light as a feather under Wang Chen's suctioning palm.

Beneath the tile was a dark yellow stratum.

This layer was not a natural formation but was rather the result of someone's deliberate spellwork.

It was extremely hard and very thick!

Wang Chen first set the aquamarine tile aside and then placed his hand on the stratum.

He activated the Mudstone Technique!

The once-hard rock instantly softened, and he extracted it and stored it within his Storage Bag.

It had been a long time since Wang Chen last excavated a tunnel, but he now handled the skill with even more ease and agility than before, surpassing his former speed and efficiency by a great margin.

Initially, Wang Chen avoided the Arrays that were originally set up in the Cultivation Chamber and dug down thirty feet at an astonishing speed, then headed northward.

After two hours, Wang Chen emerged from the ground!

The exit was unexpectedly located in the midst of a deep, dense forest, desolate and uninhabited, with only the calls of birds from the trees.

Wang Chen skillfully camouflaged and concealed the newly carved entrance, then returned once more to the chamber in Beiwang City.

That very night, Zuo Xiaomo came to the chamber, bringing with him a set of organized materials.

After Wang Chen finished reviewing them, he handed them back to Zuo Xiaomo and said, "Junior Brother Zuo, these next few days might be tough on you."

"Don't worry."

Zuo Xiaomo said in a deep voice, "I'll keep a close watch on Ji Yongtai!"

His mission to stay behind in Beiwang City wasn't primarily about recruiting Loose Cultivators to join the bandit-subduing troops.

It was to watch Ji Yongtai, the Guarding Envoy of Beiwang City.

If one were to speak of hardships, it didn't really qualify, but it entailed a certain degree of danger.

Compared with Wang Chen, however, this danger was practically negligible!

Zuo Xiaomo understood deeply the difficulties of this mission.

The next morning, just as the sky began to brighten, Wang Chen silently appeared in the deep mountains more than ten miles away from Beiwang City.

At this moment, he had completely changed his appearance, with a tall and burly figure, dark skin, bushy eyebrows and fierce-looking eyes. He held a whistle stick and carried a knapsack on his back, assuming the guise of a wandering Loose Cultivator.

Glancing back at Beiwang City, shrouded in thin mist, Wang Chen sped off in a northwestern direction.

He vanished in an instant, without a trace.

To the northwest of Beiwang City lay a range of rolling mountains. Beyond that was the territory of Northern State.

The mountain was rugged and the dense forest lush, and those unfamiliar with the environment could easily lose their way if they ventured too deep.

Wang Chen found what seemed to be a merchant trail along the mountain and strode along it.

After about half a two-hour period, the path ahead was covered with weeds, and the trees on both sides towered into the clouds, blocking out the sunlight, casting a sinister gloom over the area.

Wiping the sweat from his brow, Wang Chen sat down on a piece of bluestone by the road.

He took off the knapsack behind him, opened it, and pulled out two steamed buns and some dried meat, wolfing them down together.

In his inattention, the knapsack fell to the ground, spilling several sparkling Spirit Stones from the open top.

Wang Chen quickly grabbed the knapsack and picked up the Spirit Stones from the ground to stuff them back in.

He hurriedly finished the unremarkable breakfast, wiped his mouth, and continued on his way.

Whoosh!

No sooner had Wang Chen taken a dozen steps than a cold arrow shot out like lightning from the dense forest.

It aimed straight for the vital area of his neck!

Wang Chen reacted incredibly fast, dodging the arrow with a swift sidestep. His eyes shone with a fierce light, "Bold!"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Before his words could fall, more deadly arrows shot towards him.

These were no ordinary arrows; they were not only incredibly fast, but the shafts of the arrows also glowed faintly and the arrowheads whistled through the air with strong armor-piercing capabilities.

Whoosh!

At the same time, a huge fireball flew in from behind Wang Chen.

It blasted toward his back!

Figures began to emerge within the dense forest at this moment.

"Ti!"

Wang Chen shouted angrily, swinging the whistle stick left and right, conjuring layers of stick shadows that protected him imperviously.

Both the flying arrows and the fireball were deflected and shattered to pieces.

Not a single one managed to injure him!

The attackers clearly hadn't anticipated Wang Chen's ferocity; their subsequent attacks were hesitant.

Wang Chen didn't give them time to weigh the pros and cons. He charged into the forest alongside the path, smashing his whistle stick down hard on the nearest attacker.

The attacker had absolutely not expected Wang Chen to charge so swiftly and was utterly shocked, raising his Long Saber in a panic to fend off the descending whistle stick.

Bang!

His War Saber had barely been lifted when it was knocked down, and then his head was brutally blasted apart, sending flesh and blood flying in all directions.

The force of a single blow was so ferocious!

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