Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Outside the Town Sand Pass, sand locusts swarmed the sky, wave after wave as if endless.

Atop the Seven-Star Pavilion, Wang Chen fell into deep thought.

After learning of the causes and consequences of the locust plague, he was very willing to take on this extremely important task.

The problem was that Dayi City's population exceeded several millions, with countless buildings densely packed and streets and alleys winding like a labyrinth.

In such a special and complex environment, finding a "locust" in disguise would be far from easy!

Since the Sand Tribe dared to send one of their own to Dayi as bait, this individual must be a master of concealment; otherwise, it would be an utterly futile effort and certainly not this foolish.

Although Wang Chen felt that no cultivator in the entire Dayi City was better suited for this task than himself.

The global mode of the Immortal Cultivation panel was immensely powerful.

However, the Human Virtue points he had left were nowhere near enough to support a thorough search of the entire city!

Kou Shihai clearly saw Wang Chen's dilemma and handed him a golden talisman: "This Prayer Heavenly Mechanism Talisman is for you to use."

Prayer Heavenly Mechanism Talisman!

Wang Chen was immediately startled.

Even though he no longer relied on talisman crafting to earn Spirit Stones, his mastery in the field of talismans had not waned, and he naturally knew what kind of talisman Kou Shihai had handed him.

This was a tier-three Treasure Talisman!

The function of the Prayer Heavenly Mechanism Talisman was to find people and it even allowed for "fuzzy searching". Simply by activating the power of the talisman and offering a prayer, a response was guaranteed.

The more detailed the identity of the target, the more accurate the information obtained would be.

No one knew whether the Sand Tribe Locust was male or female, old or young, or under what guise they had infiltrated the city.

But with the Prayer Heavenly Mechanism Talisman, a search could be conducted, although the results would not be very precise.

However, Wang Chen only needed a rough range.

This tier-three Treasure Talisman was simply the perfect match for the global mode!

It was a pity it was so precious. Kou Shihai, as the great leader of Town Sand Pass, could only produce one for Wang Chen.

No more were available.

"I will do my utmost!"

Wang Chen solemnly accepted the valuable Treasure Talisman: "Elder Brother, what about the Seven-Star Pavilion..."

He would have to leave the Seven-Star Pavilion to search for the "locust", thus unable to continue presiding over it.

"Leave it to me."

Kou Shihai made a grand gesture: "The Prayer Heavenly Mechanism Talisman can only last for the duration of a stick of incense. If you can't find the locust, come back immediately, and we'll fight these insects to the end!"

The Prayer Heavenly Mechanism Talisman was not all-powerful; its duration and effects were limited, and even if the target was found, capturing them would not be easy.

The reason Kou Shihai entrusted this arduous task to Wang Chen was primarily because, as a Guarding Heavenly Master, Wang Chen had the freedom to move about, even fly overhead, during the 'City Sobering' period.

Secondly, it was because Kou Shihai trusted Wang Chen, but not Luo Han and the people on Luo Han's side!

This point, he did not explicitly state.

But Wang Chen knew it in his heart!

The locust plague could not destroy Dayi City, but if the damage inflicted was too great, the Chief Town Heavenly Master Luo Han could use this as a pretext to petition the Sect to condemn Kou Shihai.

After all, he was the great leader!

Fortunately, Wang Chen had not yet returned to the Heavenly Master Pavilion; otherwise, it would have been difficult for Kou Shihai to ask for his help.

With the catastrophe looming like a raging fire, there was no room for any delay or hesitation.

Armed with the Prayer Heavenly Mechanism Talisman, Wang Chen soared up in a streak of Sword Light, speeding towards the main city of Dayi.

At this moment, Dayi City had already entered a state of "strict solemnity".

All shops were shut, no pedestrians to be seen in the streets and alleys, only squads of fully armed Battle Cultivators patrolling back and forth, guarding against unexpected incidents.

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The population of Dayi City was too vast, making it impossible to prevent the infiltration of spies; during major crises, there would always emerge some trouble-making spirits and monsters.

As Wang Chen flew over the main city, he immediately activated the Prayer Heavenly Mechanism Talisman in his hand.

A burst of Spiritual Light suddenly exploded, instantly enveloping him completely before silently merging into his body.

An indescribable and profound feeling suddenly surged in Wang Chen's heart.

Without a second thought, he silently recited, "I want to know the hiding place of the Sand Tribe Locust."

As the prayer was fulfilled, it seemed as if an invisible force instantly infused into Wang Chen's Sea of Consciousness, causing a flash of Divine Sense.

Found it!

This third-tier Treasure Talisman had not been wasted after all—the Sand Tribe Locust had indeed infiltrated Dayi City.

The coordinates are in the eastern part of the city!

Actually hiding in the east of the city?

Wang Chen's gaze sharpened, and he immediately flew in the direction his Divine Sense indicated.

The duration of the Prayer Heavenly Mechanism Talisman was short; once the time limit passed, there would be no possibility of rooting out the source of the locust disaster.

Therefore, not a second could be wasted.

Probably because the "search criteria" were too vague, the feedback from the Prayer Heavenly Mechanism Talisman to Wang Chen's Divine Sense was fairly indistinct, or rather, ambiguous, and at first, only roughly indicated the location.

But as he entered the eastern district, the location pinpointed by his Divine Sense progressively became clearer and more accurate.

Moments later, Wang Chen landed on the roof of a tall building.
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Below him were rows of grand and luxurious mansions.

As the saying goes, the east is wealthy, the west is noble, the south is poor, and the north is lowly. Although the main city of Dayi didn't strictly adhere to this rule, the environment in the eastern part of the city, far from the Town Sand Pass, was undoubtedly the best, and many local family ancestral homes were situated here.

Wang Chen narrowed his eyes.

In his Divine Sense perception, the target's location was not fixed but shifted within a very small area.

The range could be locked down to within one li around!

It wasn't that the power of the Prayer Heavenly Mechanism Talisman had reached its limit, but rather that the target had some ability to interfere with heavenly secrets, impacting the effects of this third-tier talisman.

This was actually quite normal; if Kou Shihai had a Prayer Heavenly Mechanism Talisman capable of searching for enemies, then the Sand Tribe would not be ignorant of it, especially since they had the Buddhist Sect of the Western Region backing them.

It made perfect sense for the "locust" to carry an item specifically targeting the talisman.

A distance of one li was neither too large nor too small, and this particular area was quite special.

This "locust" really knew how to choose a location!

Other cultivators might have already been at a loss for what to do at this point—surely you can't search every house, right?

Even if one had the energy and ability to do so, there simply wasn't enough time left.

Wang Chen took a deep breath and activated the global mode of his panel.

His field of vision abruptly expanded, and little specks of light appeared like stars in the blink of an eye.

This time, Wang Chen exerted his Divine Sense fully, even triggering the power of the Upper Clear Qiankun Mirror.

To enhance his scouting ability.

At the same time, his stockpile of Human Virtue began to decrease at an alarming rate.

But at this stage, Wang Chen could no longer afford to care about the consumption of Human Virtue, focusing solely on finding the target.

[Human Virtue: 12674], [Human Virtue: 10295], [Human Virtue: 9236]...

When his points of Human Virtue fell below 8000, all of a sudden, a mass of blood-red light caught his eye.

Found it!

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