Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

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Suspended in the air, Meng Zhichao's heart plummeted sharply.

As if sinking into a bottomless abyss.

As an Inner Sect Disciple of Guiyuan Gate and a legitimate descendant of the Meng Family, Meng Zhichao's cultivation career had been smooth sailing, having ascended to the high tiers of Qi Cultivation in his youthful years.

His future was boundless!

This time, Meng Zhichao followed his fellow disciples to Great Qian to take over this mortal subordinate state that originally belonged to the Cloud Sun sect, primarily because his family wanted to temper his will and enrich his life experience.

According to the plan, Meng Zhichao would serve as the Guarding Heavenly Master in Nan Shao for the next three years before returning to Guiyuan Gate.

It was only a matter of course that he would ascend to the ranks of the true transmission disciples!

Meng Zhichao certainly knew the situation in the mortal world and was prepared to "suffer."

But he never imagined that he would be risking his life upon his arrival!

Before coming to Nan Shao, Meng Zhichao had a considerable understanding of the situation here, as the current Guarding Heavenly Master was Wang Chen, a disciple of the Cloud Sun sect's Sunset Peak.

With a Qi Cultivation level of the seventh tier.

Sunset Peak is the last branch of the Cloud Sun Nine Peaks, and Wang Chen was obscure. It was said that he was lucky enough to have earned merit and ascended into the Inner Sect without any influential connections.

In Meng Zhichao's opinion, he didn't need anyone else's help; he could take down Wang Chen on his own.

As a member of the Meng Family, he should have such confidence and pride!

If Wang Chen knew his place and was willing to swear a servitude oath, Meng Zhichao wouldn't mind having a servant of the same tier by his side.

As for the possibility of Wang Chen resisting—Meng Zhichao never even considered it.

Because accompanying him to Nan Shao, besides three fellow disciple brothers, there was also an uncle at the eighth tier of Qi Cultivation.

Five against one, could a mere seventh-tier cultivator turn the heavens upside down?

And now, the only thought in Meng Zhichao's mind was—run!

What crap about the sixth tier of Qi Cultivation!

They had all been utterly conned by Cao Chengping.

Meng Zhichao had never seen a Qi Cultivator of the seventh tier so formidable as to take down two of their cultivators in the blink of an eye.

That included the highest-leveled uncle!

Meng Zhichao had no time to recall the Magic Artifact he had just cast, full force he urged on the Cloud Piercer Shuttle he controlled, wanting to escape far away.

As for the other two disciples of Guiyuan Gate, it was clear they had the exact same idea.

These three disciples of Guiyuan Gate had been terrified by Wang Chen's fierce methods of cutting down enemies like mowing grass, and they tacitly fled in different directions.

However, just as their Flying Artifacts started, they heard a loud reprimand in their ears: "Thunder Come!"

Boom!

A series of thunderbolts brimming with destructive energy descended instantly from the sky, enveloping all three of Meng Zhichao's group.

The three Guiyuan Gate disciples screamed in unison as they were knocked down from their Flying Artifacts by the Five Suns Qian Thunder just unleashed by Wang Chen, crashing heavily to the ground.

Although they were either protected by Artifacts or bolstered by Spirit Light Shield Armor and were not killed on the spot.

However, one after another Fire Crow ablaze with fierce flames followed relentlessly, pummeling them mercilessly.

Meng Zhichao's two brothers died on the spot, and it was only at the last moment that he crushed an Amulet his elders had given him, barely holding off the attack of several Fire Crows.

"Spare my life!"

Overwhelmed by fear, Meng Zhichao had completely lost the courage to resist. He lay prostrate on the ground, tears streaming down his face: "I am willing to make a servitude oath and serve you as the master, from now on to work like an ox or horse…"

Meng Zhichao's words were not yet finished when a dazzling sword light struck like lightning, swirling around the Guiyuan Gate disciple several times, silently slicing through his Body Protection Spiritual Light as a hot knife through lard.

Thud!

The next moment, a spurt of warm blood sprayed out, and a pair of wide-eyed, dumbstruck head thudded to the ground!

[Heavenly Merit +7]

Wang Chen shook his arm and sleeves, drawing the newly returned Fire Crow Sword back into his sleeve.

Boom!

The remaining half of the Star Observation Pavilion collapsed behind him.

The roaring flames, fanned by the wind, threatened to spread to other buildings.

Wang Chen formed a spell with his hands and cast the Cloud-Rain Skill.

Although there was no spiritual energy in the mortal realm, the Cloud-Rain Skill could still condense water vapor and soon, a light rain began to fall.

The rain increased steadily, quickly getting the fire under control.

Raindrops falling from the sky were repelled by an invisible barrier as they hit Wang Chen.

He gathered the bodies of the five Guiyuan Gate cultivators together, then collected the storage bags they carried on their persons.

And their magic artifacts!

This battle not only increased Wang Chen's Heavenly Merit by ninety points, but also yielded a very substantial loot.

He obtained no fewer than five flying artifacts!

All five storage bags were intact, and their contents made Wang Chen feel like he had struck it rich overnight.

He made a rough count and found that there were over seven thousand spirit stones in total!

This was actually quite normal, as these Guiyuan Gate disciples had been dispatched to take over the guard duties of the Guarding Heavenly Master's estate.

Like Wang Chen, they needed a large number of spirit stones to operate the Spirit Gathering Array for their cultivation, otherwise, there was the risk of their cultivation level dropping.

In addition, he seized a total of eleven magic artifacts, including axes, whips, seals, shields, swords, umbrellas, banners, and more.

Plus five array plates.

As for talismans, pills, spirit food, materials, and so on, there were countless!

The people of Guiyuan Gate were certainly generous!

Although Wang Chen was widely experienced, he couldn't help but be secretly astounded.

He didn't know that in order to smoothly take over the Great Qian, the Guiyuan Gate had selected inner sect disciples with powerful backgrounds for the assignment, each bringing a large amount of equipment and supplies.

Because the rewards were rich and it was an opportunity to accumulate experience and merits, without connections and influence, it was impossible to get this assignment.

And all of this had inadvertently fallen into Wang Chen's hands!

Wang Chen was truly grateful to these affluent cultivators of Guiyuan Gate.

Since the Cloud Sun sect no longer existed, upon his return to the world of immortal cultivation, he could only be a loose cultivator.

These magic artifacts, spirit stones, talismans, and pills were enough to sustain Wang Chen's cultivation needs for the coming years!

To show his gratitude, Wang Chen burned their bodies to ashes.

He then added double the number of Rebirth Talismans and Evil-Repelling Talismans.

He also chanted the Rebirth Mantra twice more, to ensure their smooth passing on the road to the Netherworld!

After cleaning up the aftermath, the rain had stopped, and the Star Observation Pavilion was now nothing but a pile of smoldering ruins.

It was time to leave!

Looking around, Wang Chen felt a surge of emotion.

He had not submitted to Guiyuan Gate and had even slain five of their cultivators, proving himself worthy of his Cloud Sun disciple identity.

His karmic debts were settled, and from now on, Wang Chen would have to journey alone!

Although the path ahead was uncertain, his heart harbored not a hint of bewilderment.

Wang Chen's goal had never changed!

He summoned the Willow Leaf Flying Boat and leapt onto the flying artifact, soaring into the sky.

"Immortal Master, save us!"

Unexpectedly, just as he had ascended about a dozen yards into the air, Wang Chen suddenly heard a cry for help.

Focusing his gaze, he saw a mass of people kneeling in front of the Heavenly Master's estate.

These were all people of wealth and stature, the officials and dignitaries of Nan Shao city!

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