Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 557 - : Keeping Up Appearances

Chapter 557: Chapter 557: Keeping Up Appearances

Sect Main Hall, Merit Department.

After handling the procedures at the Sect Affairs Department, Wang Chen proceeded to the Merit Department.

Upon presenting his identity token, he quickly checked his current merit points balance.

The 100,000 merit points awarded by White Monarch True Person had already been credited!

Wang Chen felt a surge of confidence.

It is often said that money is a hero’s courage, and within the West Sea Sect, merit points were far more valuable than Spirit Stones.

Many precious cultivation techniques and resources for cultivation, including opportunities to enhance one’s own strength, were not purchasable with Spirit Stones but could be exchanged for merit points.

In the past, when Wang Cheng visited the Merit Department, he could only look at the dense list of exchangeable items with envy.

But now, with a pocket full of 100,000 points, aside from a few extremely valuable magical treasures and high-tier natural treasures, he could exchange for almost anything he desired.

However, the more he could afford, the more cautious Wang Chen became.

He meticulously browsed through the Merit Department’s exchange list, committing it firmly to memory.

Then he didn’t exchange for anything!

In fact, Wang Chen hadn’t planned on exchanging for anything on this visit to the Merit Department.

But he had to memorize that list.

Wang Chen’s plan was to use these merit points to exchange for materials to refine his lifebound magic treasure, and since he hadn’t decided what kind of lifebound magic treasure he needed, how could he exchange for the materials?

If he spent his points recklessly without a plan now, it would be too late to regret when he discovered he didn’t have enough points to exchange for all the materials needed to refine his lifebound magic treasure in the future.

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In the end, Wang Chen left the Merit Department under someone’s scornful gaze.

Then, he hurried towards Wanling City.

By the time Wang Chen arrived at Wanling City, it was sunset, and the Immortal City was just lighting up, presenting a completely different view from the daytime.

Wang Chen arrived at the Carefree Pavilion.

He was here tonight at the invitation of Zuo Xiaomo.

“Senior Brother Wang!”

Zuo Xiaomo had been waiting at the entrance of the Carefree Pavilion and immediately showed a delighted smile upon seeing Wang Chen.

Wang Chen smiled slightly, “I apologize for making you wait.”

“Not at all, not at all.”

Zuo Xiaomo shook his head like a rattle-drum, “It’s me who arrived early.”

Under his guidance, the two made their way to a private room on the fifth floor of the Carefree Pavilion.

In reality, with Wang Chen’s current status, he was fully qualified to go up to the sixth floor.

However, he had no intention of showing off after just joining the Long River Vein, and therefore, he did not make use of his identity to book a higher floor room for Zuo Xiaomo.

The private room was already full of people, men and women numbering about a dozen, all young cultivators.

Upon seeing Wang Chen and Zuo Xiaomo, everyone stood up in unison.

“Come, come, come, let me introduce you all!”

Zuo Xiaomo laughed heartily, “This is Senior Brother Wang Chen, the personal disciple of Long River True Person!”

Wang Chen’s identity was not entirely public, and not many people knew about it, but it wasn’t a secret that couldn’t be disclosed.

In fact, he was here tonight to support Zuo Xiaomo!

According to the sect rules, Vein-entered Disciples may mentor a fellow disciple—somewhat similar to the nature of a page.

But they are not master and servant.

The latter cannot directly enter the vein, but hold a preparatory status, making it easier for them to enter the vein in the future than other disciples.

And they have more opportunities.

Originally, Wang Chen intended to offer this opportunity to Zuo Xiaomo.

Zuo Xiaomo was very tempted at first, but after calming down, he declined Wang Chen’s invitation.

Because Zuo Xiaomo felt that his abilities were nowhere near enough to study in the Long River Vein, and his presence would only hinder Wang Chen, becoming a burden to him.

He gave up this precious opportunity and requested Wang Chen to support him once in his capacity as a Vein-entered Disciple.

So the banquet tonight came to be.

“Senior Brother Wang, we meet again!”

All present gave Wang Chen a respectful salute.

Wang Chen returned the salute, “Greetings, everyone.”

Among these people, he recognized only one—Lv Lingshan.

Lv Lingshan was Zuo Xiaomo’s lover; the two were deeply in love but faced numerous tribulations on their journey to be together due to her family’s opposition, preventing them from becoming true Dao companions.

When Wang Chen had served as Zuo Xiaomo’s Taoist Protector, he had met Lv Lingshan once before.

He had a rather good impression of this intelligent and beautiful female cultivator.

Wang Chen’s presence tonight to support Zuo Xiaomo had a great deal to do with Lv Lingshan.

Most of the young cultivators present were from the Lv family!

The main reason Zuo Xiaomo long struggled to gain the Lv family’s approval lay in his lowly status; neither as a distant relative of the Zuo family nor as a former Outer Sect disciple could he catch the eye of Lv Lingshan’s family members.

Not only was Lv Lingshan a legitimate daughter of the Lv family, but her talent for cultivation was also quite remarkable, almost possessing the Golden Core Phenomenon.

Therefore, Zuo Xiaomo was like a toad lusting after swan meat; had it not been for Lv Lingshan’s insistence, their relationship would have been quashed long ago.

Some time ago, the Lv family let slip their intention to find an appropriate Dao companion for Lv Lingshan.

This nearly drove Zuo Xiaomo to despair.

He even considered eloping with Lv Lingshan.

Luckily, Wang Chen returned.

And he had also become the direct disciple of Long River True Person, a Golden Core True Person.

To secure his own happiness for a lifetime, Zuo Xiaomo shamelessly pleaded for Wang Chen’s assistance.

With Wang Chen, a Golden Core disciple stepping in, the Lv family would have to show some respect, and could no longer force Lv Lingshan to sever ties with Zuo Xiaomo.

Wang Chen was keenly aware of his duty and therefore, upon sitting down, he engaged in lively and pleasant conversation with the group of Lv family disciples.

Some of these Lv family disciples had come with the intention of sizing things up; seeing Wang Chen’s genuinely close relationship with Zuo Xiaomo, they couldn’t help but exchange glances with each other.

A Golden Core disciple was someone they could not afford to offend.

The Lv family was in a dilemma!

After all, Long River True Person was no ordinary Golden Core; ranked within the top ten in the sect and with great prospects of breaking through the Golden Core to form a Nascent Soul in the future.

If this Golden Core True Person were to speak about this matter, which of the numerous cultivator families within the Western Sea Sect Mountain Gate wouldn’t want to give face?

A few Lv family disciples thought it over and decided to set aside their pride and dignity to get closer to Wang Chen.

As for Zuo Xiaomo and Lv Lingshan, who were exchanging glances and secret messages, they simply turned a blind eye.

The atmosphere at the banquet was excellent.

Just as the revelry reached its peak, a cold voice came from outside the private room, “Where is Wang Chen?”

No sooner had the voice faded than a loud “bang” sounded, and the door to the room was forcefully pushed open.

Zuo Xiaomo, furiously enraged, was about to stand up and scold the clueless intruder when his sleeve was caught by Lv Lingshan beside him.

She wore an expression of urgent panic, gesturing frantically at him with her eyes.

Zuo Xiaomo was momentarily stunned.

Standing at the doorway, a beautiful woman in white robes, pure as driven snow, could be seen.

Her features were as exquisite as a painting, but her eyes were frightfully cold, causing the temperature in the room to drop sharply.

As her gaze swept over them, all the Lv family disciples involuntarily lowered their heads.

No one dared meet her eyes!

This woman’s aura was extraordinarily powerful, and her cultivation level had reached the high tier of the Purple Mansion.

The gaze of the woman in white finally settled on Wang Chen.

In a moment of sharpness as cutting as a knife, she asked, “Are you Wang Chen?”

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