Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Long River True Person reached out and drew the Memory Stone towards himself.

He did not activate it immediately but held it for a moment before passing it to the Free Cloud True Person beside him.

Free Cloud True Person, true to his name, had skin like jade and a clear, distinguished look, with an air of leisurely indifference reminiscent of a cloud or a wild crane.

He also held it briefly, then handed it to True Person Ziyang.

True Person Ziyang looked stern and solemn, holding the Memory Stone and giving Wang Chen a deep look.

"You did very well," he said.

Long River True Person smiled slightly, "Do you know why Zen Master Faming would plot against you?"

Zen Master Faming?

The image of that emaciated old monk flashed through Wang Chen's mind.

His thoughts racing, he responded without hesitation, "It must be because of my cultivation of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method."

"Exactly," replied Long River True Person, patting his palm, "Faming is a Zen Master from the Heavenly Dragon Temple in the Western Region and also the Dharma Transmission Elder there. The fact that you've cultivated the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method to the sixth level and that he did not try to capture you to find out why is indeed strange!"

The Golden Core laughed and said, "I know you were able to cultivate this Buddhist Sect cultivation technique to such a level because you consumed some heavenly treasure, which surely must interest those at the Heavenly Dragon Temple."

"The fact that you managed to escape from Faming's grasp is really impressive."

This was the second time Long River True Person praised Wang Chen.

Anyone could see that this Golden Core truly admired Wang Chen.

Standing to the side, Chief Town Heavenly Master Luo Han showed a hint of envy and resentment in his eyes.

Long River True Person was no ordinary Golden Core; he was the Vein Leader of the Long River Vein, one of the Nine Veins of the West Sea Sect, a great cultivator at the eighth level of Golden Core, and very likely to condense his Nascent Soul in the future.

Within the West Sea Sect, Long River True Person's status could be ranked in the top ten!

Luo Han had never dreamed that this Golden Core Vein Leader would personally visit Dayi to inquire about Wang Chen.

With this cause and effect, Wang Chen might be able to enter the Long River Vein upon his return.

To become an Inner Sect Vein-entered Disciple!

This status was far superior to his title as Chief Town Heavenly Master.

"The True Person honors me too much."

Wang Chen humbly said, "I was just lucky."

"Opportunity is also very important," countered Long River True Person. After pausing to think, he added, "You should go back now, the Sect will give you an explanation in due course."

"Thank you, True Person."

Wang Chen bowed to all three True Persons before leaving the Wei Residence's main hall.

Long River True Person gestured for Luo Han and the others to leave as well, then turned to the other two True Persons and said, "What do you think?"

The incident wasn't minor, but it wasn't significant either.

On the minor side, it was just some small actions by the Buddhist Sect, targeting only an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple of the West Sea Sect, and the scheme had not succeeded, leaving them with some embarrassment.

The West Sea Sect could mock, chastise, or even demand an explanation.

But that would be letting it go lightly.

On the more serious side, the presence of the three True Persons indicated they were prepared for a major confrontation.

Although Long River True Person was the leader of a vein and primarily in charge of this investigation, he had no intention of acting arbitrarily or alone.

"This child is quite interesting," said Free Cloud True Person suddenly, "There are very few among our juniors who can compare with him."

"Pity he is not born of the Sect's main lineage," True Person Ziyang said gravely, "And he has cultivated the Buddhist Sect's cultivation technique to such a level..."

Both True Persons realized that Long River True Person intended to mentor Wang Chen.

Free Cloud True Person expressed support for this.

But True Person Ziyang had a different opinion, pointing out the crux of Wang Chen's issue.

It was his identity.

The so-called sect scion refers to disciples born and bred within the sect, with a clear and traceable origin, whose loyalty to the West Sea Sect is the highest and most trustworthy.

If a sect scion possesses outstanding talent, they are certain to receive substantial cultivation and become a core member of the sect.

However, Wang Chen was a loose cultivator who joined the sect with his skills and began studying under a master. His time within the sect hadn't been long. Furthermore, his advanced level of cultivation in the Buddhist techniques made it difficult for others to fully trust him.

The other three True Persons were well aware that Wang Chen must be hiding secrets.

Confident in their status, they would not force Wang Chen to reveal his secrets. Even if Wang Chen possessed treasures, they would not covet them easily.

Conversely, they would not trust Wang Chen without reservation!

"Use men without suspicion,"
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Long River True Person waved his hand and said, "We can talk about this matter later. What needs to be resolved now is the Buddhist side, how to make them give us an explanation and pay the appropriate price for breaking the rules!"

The eyes of this Golden Core were filled with twinkling stars, like flames about to ignite!

In the following three days, Dayi City fell into a peculiar state.

Although the "strict vigilance" status had been lifted, there were noticeably fewer pedestrians on the streets than usual, and some shops did not open, creating a very tense atmosphere.

It seemed as if a storm was brewing!

On the evening three days later, thunderstorms suddenly boomed over Dayi City, thunderclaps deafening to the ear.

The City Protecting Great Array was activated, powerful auras shooting straight into the heavens.

Immediately after, countless streaks of light pierced the darkness and flew westward, illuminating the entire sky.

The thunder and lightning lasted an entire night.

Apart from a very few people, nobody knew what had happened.

Wang Chen also received bits and pieces of information from Kou Shihai.

Simply put, the West Sea Sect had clashed with the Buddhist community of the Western Region. Although the latter had not suffered a significant loss, the Sand Tribe were inadvertently caught in the crossfire, resulting in considerable losses.

The West Sea Sect took this opportunity to vent their anger fiercely.

However, the conflict between both sides did not escalate further and ended rather quickly.

In any case, Dayi City could now sleep without worry.

At least for the next three to five years, there was no need to fear attacks from the Sand People.

After the affair was settled, the three True Persons including Long River True Person left Dayi and returned to their sect.

As for Wang Chen's reward and such, it would probably still take some time.

After all, the sect was vast, and many things required due process, not as swift and efficient as one might want.

What Wang Chen did not expect was that before the sect's reward arrived, he would first receive an unexpected gift!

Inside the Shangxun Heavenly Master Pavilion, Wang Chen was quite speechless as he looked at the beautiful female cultivator kneeling before him.

This enchanting lady was none other than Wei Family's young miss, Wei Qianqian, a ninth-level Qi Cultivation practitioner!

Previously, when Wang Chen had been searching for Sand Tribe Locusts, he destroyed the young miss's boudoir with a single palm, forcing her to emerge.

After Wang Chen was forcibly teleported out of the city and returned, he did not bother with the affairs of the Wei Residence again.

He assumed the Wei Family would clean up the mess themselves.

Wang Chen had no intention of making things difficult for the Wei Family. Although they were suspected of harboring spies, at the critical moment, two members of the Purple Mansion from the Wei Family took action and helped him kill the Locust.

They could be considered to have made merit.

Yet, while he had forgotten about the Wei Family, the young miss Wei Qianqian came to him instead.

Quite literally came to his door.

She wanted to offer herself in exchange for Wang Chen's forgiveness, allowing the Wei Family to survive this crisis!

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The second update is here.