Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

At the beginning, the number of Maitreya Sect cultists that Wang Chen had slain wasn't too many.

For an army tens of thousands strong, such casualties were inconsequential, at most a scratch on the surface. Read latest chapter on m_vl_em_p_yr

Yet the Flying Sword, indestructible and mowing down lives like cutting grass, had a devastating impact on the morale of the Maitreya Sect followers.

These fiends with savage dispositions watched helplessly as their comrades were decapitated in a blink, listened to screams of despair, and were splashed in the face with scalding blood...

They couldn't suppress the fear inside and fled in all directions, crying for their fathers and mothers.

Wang Chen, hovering in the air, controlled the Fire Crow Sword to harvest the heads of the Maitreya Sect cultists, and by his own strength separated the tens of thousands of ordinary citizens from the main force of the Maitreya Army.

Among these common people were not a few clever ones.

Seeing such a scene, they immediately ran towards Nan Shao City with all their might.

Driven by these individuals, the rest of the populace fled for their lives.

Some knelt on the ground, kowtowing frantically to Wang Chen in the sky, "Thank you, Immortal Master, thank you, Immortal Master!"

However, Wang Chen didn't need their thanks; instead, he felt they were wasting the opportunity he had given them.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The Maitreya Army had reacted.

The commander of the Maitreya Army was extremely cunning and vicious. In the situation where he temporarily could do nothing about Wang Chen, he ordered the archers to shoot a volley of arrows at the fleeing commoners.

If Wang Chen wanted to protect the citizens, then he would target the citizens.

Let's see how Wang Chen will save them!

Thousands of arrows in the sky formed a dark cloud, with sharp triangular arrowheads flickering with the unique luster of metal, creating an overwhelming sense of oppression.

A fierce light flashed in Wang Chen's eyes as he flicked his wrist and instantly released ten Talismans.

Clusters of Spiritual Light exploded, and suddenly, there was a raging windstorm!

Wang Chen had just activated the "Wind-Calling Talismans"; one talisman could summon a strong gust, and ten talismans together increased their power exponentially, creating a storm.

This storm collided with the arrow rain; instantly thousands of arrows were thrown into disarray.

Many arrowheads were blown to who knows where.

But some slipped through Wang Chen's interception and struck the fleeing crowd.

A few unfortunate citizens were struck by arrows and fell to the ground with screams.

The next moment, balls of flame burst across the sky, drawing long trails and pounding into the ranks of the Maitreya Army's archers, causing earth-shattering explosions.

Fire Crows with flaming wings descended from the sky, creating even greater casualties.

Most of the Maitreya Army's archers were mountain hunters who were agile and skilled in archery. After being trained as an organization, they truly deserved the title of elite.

However, facing a relentless attack of fireballs followed by waves of Fire Crows, the orderly ranks of archers were utterly decimated, and the mountain hunters scattered in panic, wishing they had extra legs!

In fact, it was already brave of them to shoot arrows considering that for hundreds of years, the image of the Immortal Master as invincible had been deeply etched in people's hearts—even wild men living in caves held it in reverence.

The sight of Wang Chen navigating the Flying Boat, ignoring the heavy crossbow fire, and controlling the Flying Sword to slay like mowing grass, perfectly overlapped with the image in their memories, only more terrifying and fearsome.

How could they have the courage to continue fighting?

What's more important was that there were few mountain people who were truly willing to die for the Maitreya Sect.

Their enlistment in the Maitreya Army was entirely because their leaders had reached a cooperation agreement with the upper echelons of the Maitreya Sect.

Even if their biological fathers appeared now, they couldn't be persuaded to face Wang Chen's assault again!

They fled faster than rabbits; many with their clothes and armor ablaze, running while batting at the flames.

The scene was one of utter chaos.

And at that moment, Wang Chen had arrived above the main force of the Maitreya Army.

Countless Maitreya Sect followers looked up at him in horror, involuntarily retreating.

For hundreds of years, the Cloud Sun Sect had dispatched wave after wave of Inner Sect Disciples to the Mortal Realm, stationing them across the thirty-seven states and one hundred and twenty-six counties of Great Qian.

There was only one Guarding Heavenly Master for each county.

Because in the mortal realm, cultivators who possessed magic artifacts and talismans were almost invincible to mortals.

Innate martial artists had the ability to kill Qi Cultivation cultivators, but that was only possible if they were in very close proximity and launched a sudden, surprise attack.

Moreover, the cultivator being killed must not possess any body protection magic artifacts.

As long as a Qi Cultivation cultivator controlled a magic artifact to fly into the air and then reinforced himself with Spirit Light Shield Armor.

No matter how many people there were or how many Innate martial artists, they couldn't do anything about it.

At that moment, the Maitreya Army faced such a predicament; their trump weapon, the Firearm Machine Crossbow, had emptied a box of extravagantly priced special crossbow arrows, yet they hadn't even touched the hem of Wang Chen's clothes.

The distance between the two sides was too great!

"Immortal Master Wang, our Maitreya Sect has no grievances with you, why must you persistently corner us?"

Just then, an elderly voice suddenly rang out, "If you're willing to stop here, our sect is prepared to offer ten spiritual items!"

The one who spoke was the commander of the Maitreya Army!

Ten spiritual items?

Indeed, that was a grand gesture!

"Heh."

Wang Chen let out a cold laugh and reached out to recall the Fire Crow Sword.

"Thunder Come!"

Just as the commander of the Maitreya Sect thought that he might actually cease the battle, a bolt imbued with destructive power fiercely struck at the very center of the Maitreya Army's main force.

The reason Wang Chen recalled his flying sword was that after the intense battle earlier, the mana in his dantian had plummeted to rock bottom.

And the Sword Control Technique was extremely depleting mana.

Wang Chen now relied solely on the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net on his arm to replenish his spiritual power, or else he wouldn't even be able to control the Willow Leaf Flying Boat under his feet, inevitably falling from the sky.

Despite this, once the Maitreya Sect's commander foolishly revealed his presence, he didn't hesitate to unleash the Five Suns Qian Thunder.

Talking about ten spiritual items was simply the most laughable thing!

The cultivators of Guiyuan Gate had just arrived, and the Maitreya Sect quickly led an army to besiege them.

Wang Chen didn't believe it was merely a coincidence.

Regardless of whether there was collusion between Guiyuan Gate and the Maitreya Sect or what kind of schemes they had,

Wang Chen had absolutely no interest.

He only sought a clear conscience, as long as his thoughts were pure, even if he was to leave, he would walk proudly over the corpses of his enemies!

"Ah～"

The Five Suns Qian Thunder at Great Achievement level possessed a might approaching the peak of Qi Cultivation.

Wang Chen's strike was extremely sudden and swift, and executed with utmost precision.

Even though the Maitreya Sect's commander was on guard and managed to activate a blood essence body protection talisman in the nick of time,

he was still struck by lightning and turned into charred ash!

In that moment, the entire battlefield suddenly fell deathly silent.

The thousands of "Heavenly Soldiers and Divine Generals" surrounding the Maitreya Sect's commander were all dumbstruck, hardly believing their own eyes.

In their hearts, their commander was the Maitreya, invincible.

Now, the faith of all Maitreya Sect adherents had collapsed.

No one knew who led the way, but initially only a few cultists threw down their weapons to flee for their lives.

Soon after, others followed suit, and like a virus, the panic spread rapidly, engulfing the entire Maitreya Army within the span of half a pot of tea.

And the scene where Wang Chen single-handedly suppressed an army of a hundred thousand from the Maitreya Sect with a mere sword became an unforgettable memory for many!

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