Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

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The Physique, Root Bone, Comprehension, and Divine Soul, the four main attributes; Wang Chen's starting point upon rebirth was quite low.

Especially the most important Root Bone and Comprehension, which were only a mere two points. If it weren't for being able to enhance these through obtaining Heavenly Merit, he would likely still be a minor Qi Cultivation practitioner.

But Wang Chen's Divine Soul attribute was extremely high, starting at 3+6 points, which the combined total of Root Bone and Comprehension couldn't match even if doubled.

The powerful Divine Soul endowed Wang Chen with a super heightened Perception, even giving rise to some peculiar abilities.

Wang Chen could communicate with the natural world on a certain level, and he could also anticipate danger's approach beforehand; this transcendent intuition had saved his life on several occasions.

As his strength continuously grew and broke through, with the increase in his Divine Soul attribute, such abilities became ever stronger.

Wang Chen could even accurately discern between good and evil.

In his eyes, none of these so-called members of the White Wolf Gang were good; killing them all would not be an injustice.

Particularly Cao Xiong, enveloped in a layer of blood-lust Evil Qi only invisible to common folk, was intensely foul and abhorrent.

Such a vile criminal, if he died a violent death without proper rites, would surely become an Evil Wraith!

Thus, when Wang Chen acted, he used the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Technique, which he had already cultivated to the Great Perfection Level.

Thunder descended upon the world, purging evil and subduing malevolent spirits, particular treatment for all who disobeyed!

Including Cao Xiong and more than a dozen malefactors, none had the chance to escape or even let out a scream before they were pulverized by the Falling Thunder, brimming with an aura of destruction.

The might of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder at the Purple Mansion Tier was simply too strong, and even when its force was scattered, it was still more than what these dregs could withstand.

In an instant their Divine Souls were utterly extinguished — even the need for redemption rites was spared!

Yet the thunder's ferocity spared the children nearby to these members of the White Wolf Gang and not a single child was harmed.

They were untouched by any collateral effects.

Each of them stood with their eyes wide and their mouths agape, astonished to the point of speechlessness.

The small courtyard fell utterly silent.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, a bystander let out a terrified shriek, and as if waking from a dream, the rest of the onlookers scrambled to flee in all directions.

The sight of the White Wolf Gang members dying and their souls dispersing had been so heart-shaking that it made their very souls tremble, with a few even wetting their pants right then and there.

The escape was a sheer instinct.

At this moment, Meng Fei's gaze towards Wang Chen, filled with intense admiration, could only be described with the word "worship."

He knew Wang Chen was mighty, but he had never imagined that Wang Chen would be mighty to such an extent.

With a wave of his hand, formidable enemies turned to ash; this was the power of a true Cultivator!

At this moment, the youth's resolve to grow stronger, to become as powerful as Wang Chen, was unshakeably firm.

"You all pack up,"

Wang Chen said to Meng Fei and the others, "I will take you to another place."

He had been away from the Heavenly Master Pavilion for several days now, and although he had used "seclusion" as a pretext, he could not remain out of sight forever.

Wang Chen couldn't stay here acting as a nanny for these children either.

Taking them away was inevitable.

The children looked at each other, all turning their eyes towards Meng Fei.

Meng Fei stomped his foot: "What are you looking at me for? Didn't you hear the Immortal Master's order? Hurry up and pack, let's go!"

With the eldest brother speaking up, the group of children immediately sprang into action.

In truth, they had little more than a ramshackle home, without much to pack apart from pots, pans, bedding, and clothing, which they carried on their backs as they fled.

Watching this, Wang Chen couldn't help but smile wryly: "There's no need to take these broken things; we can buy new ones later,"

It was really a sight.

These children, accustomed to poverty, even carried out the stinking outhouse, unable to part with it.

In fact, all their worldly possessions together were worth no more than a few Fragmented Spirit Stones.

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Meng Fei scratched his head in embarrassment and quickly had everyone discard the junk, only taking some clothes with them.

He had three storage bags on him, but he lacked the ability to open and use them.

"Let's go."

Seeing that they had cleaned up sufficiently, Wang Chen prepared to leave.

However, they hadn't gone far when a group of people came over and blocked their path.

Among them were quite a few cultivators, as well as some fierce martial artists.

The leader was a middle-aged cultivator with a face full of vicissitudes. He greeted Wang Chen with neither subservience nor arrogance, "May I ask if it was you who killed the members of the White Wolf Gang?"

Wang Chen nodded, "That's correct. Are you here to seek revenge for them?"

"I dare not."

The middle-aged cultivator said with a wry smile, "It's just that I'm afraid the White Wolf Gang will return for revenge and, unable to find the real culprit, vent their anger on us. Therefore, I must ask for your understanding."

Although the aura Wang Chen displayed was weaker than his own cultivation realm, seeing the fate of the White Wolf Gang's members, he did not dare to act rashly. If it weren't for the fear of being targeted for revenge, he wouldn't even dare speak to Wang Chen.

"That's simple."

Wang Chen said, "My surname is Wang. If the White Wolf Gang comes looking for you, tell them to find me at the Heavenly Master Pavilion."

He flicked his hand and a jade token appeared.

The jade token hovered in mid-air, emitting thousands of soft rays of light that coalesced into a large 'Wang' character.

"The Heavenly Master's Token!"

The middle-aged cultivator was suddenly stricken with shock, "So it turns out you are the newly appointed Guarding Heavenly Master of the Shangxun Heavenly Master Pavilion. I, Zhao Yechen, pay my respects to the Heavenly Master. Please forgive my impudence!"

His heart was secretly filled with bitterness.

This middle-aged cultivator knew that Wang Chen was no ordinary person, but he had no idea that Wang Chen was of such high standing.

As representatives of the West Sea Sect, the Guarding Heavenly Masters were all Purple Mansion Superiors!

People following the middle-aged cultivator were all pale as death, shaking tremulously, with some even directly kneeling on the ground.

The Guarding Heavenly Master of the Shangxun Heavenly Master Pavilion!

This was a figure they couldn't even hope to look up to normally, and thinking about the consequences of offending Wang Chen, many were petrified with fear!

"You're quite well-informed."

Wang Chen chuckled as he retracted the Heavenly Master's Token, "Is this enough for you to explain the situation?"

If he wasn't mistaken, this middle-aged cultivator with the cultivation level of the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer should be the person in charge of the Xun Seven Grottoes.

Each grotto had one or several such figures to maintain the basic order.

The other party had clearly learned of the recent events and thus hurried over with people to negotiate.

As the grotto leader, if he played the turtle in events like these, he would have no authority to speak of.

And he wouldn't be able to maintain his position for long!

Zhao Yechen practically knocked his head on the ground, "I wouldn't dare."

Wang Chen waved his hand and left with a bewildered Meng Fei and the others in tow.

After a long while, Zhao Yechen finally straightened up, glaring furiously at a man beside him, "You nearly got me killed. He's a Guarding Heavenly Master!"

The man had a doleful expression, "I had no idea either. If I had known, I wouldn't have dared to speak!"

Zhao Yechen slapped the man's head hard and then looked in the direction Wang Chen had disappeared.

It was as if he saw blood spreading out.

The grotto leader of Xun Seven Grottoes murmured to himself, "The Xun City District won't be peaceful anymore."

He spoke very softly, audible only to himself.

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