Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 605 - : The Small Temple has a Big Demon Wind

Chapter 605: Chapter 605: The Small Temple has a Big Demon Wind

Three cultivators arrived.

The one leading had a middle-aged appearance, with a long horse face coupled with triangular eyes and matched with a pair of small mustaches, topped with a large birthmark on the corner of his mouth – an ugly visage that hardly suited his mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivation level.

After the middle-aged cultivator landed, he scanned Wang Chen with cold, disdainful eyes, radiating a hint of viciousness and depth.

“Recently, there’s been an increase in monster beast activities, and it’s suspected that a Great Monster is causing trouble. The higher-ups order you to be on high alert,” he said dismissively to Wang Chen. “Report immediately to the valley at the first sign of trouble, without any mistakes!”

His tone carried a trace of condescending pride.

Wang Chen nodded.

He didn’t want to waste any saliva.

The members of the Flying Catkins Camp came from diversified backgrounds: destitute cultivators scattered in the wilds, sin cultivators wanted in the Immortal City, reclusive cultivators concealing their names and identities…

There were also stowaways from the Lower Realm, like Wang Chen.

Although just a loose cultivator organization, Flying Catkins Valley had dozens of loose cultivator factions, both big and small.

Underhanded fights and open conflicts never ceased.

It could be described as a small temple with a big demon wind.

However, survival wasn’t easy, and by banding together for warmth, everyone had barely managed to come together to collectively face the dangers of the outside world.

This proud and arrogant cultivator was named Li Chengdong, a minor leader within the Flying Catkins Camp.

The force that Li Chengdong belonged to held significant conflict with the force led by Zhang Mushan, and Wang Chen was just so happened to be under Zhang Mushan’s protection, which naturally led to Li’s disdain for Wang Chen.

However, Wang Chen was also a mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator and had a good relationship with Zhang Mushan, so Li Chengdong, wary of potential consequences, did not dare to bully him recklessly.

But that certainly didn’t mean he would have a good attitude.

Seeing Wang Chen ignoring him, Li Chengdong certainly didn’t reflect on his attitude, and a flash of annoyance and jealousy passed through his eyes.

He glanced at the Spirit Fields that Wang Chen had cultivated and said sarcastically, “The Spirit Fields are nicely planted, just be careful not to let them be ruined by monster beasts, that would be a huge loss!”

Wang Chen chuckled and replied, “Thank you for your concern, fellow Daoist.”

“Hmph!”

With a cold snort, Li Chengdong turned and flew away with a flick of his sleeve.

His two subordinates hurriedly followed.

Watching the departure of the horse-faced cultivator until he disappeared from sight, Wang Chen shook his head and returned to his house.

His house was built on a hillside, made of earth sculpted into stone, very sturdy and substantial.

However, simple would be the word to describe both its exterior and interior.

Wang Chen treated it merely as a temporary stopping point; what truly exhausted his efforts inside his new home were the tunnels and secret chambers he dug out beneath it.

The Haotian Realm was incomparable to the Mountain and Sea Realm.

In the Mountain and Sea Realm, the power ceiling was at the Nascent Soul stage, and aside from ascending to the Upper Realm, cultivators from there had no possibility of achieving Divinity Transformation—the rules of heaven and earth simply wouldn’t allow it.

The Haotian Realm was different, however.

Here, not only did you have Nascent Soul True Immortals and Divinity Transformation True Monarchs, but even higher-tier Integration True Venerables and Mahayana Saints existed.

As for Purple Mansion Superiors and Golden Core True Persons, they were as common as dogs and considered less significant than strays on the street!

The Flying Catkins Camp was swarming with Purple Mansion cultivators, with many at high and peak levels.

It was said that in the Haotian Realm, there were no true mortals; practically everyone had the Root Bone for immortal cultivation, with outstanding talents being commonplace, and geniuses with astonishing aptitude emerging in abundance.

Wang Chen, having just arrived, was no more than a shrimp!

Most importantly, a small loose cultivator organization like the Flying Catkins Camp was quite unsafe; one never knew when a Nascent Soul True Immortal might pass by unintentionally and with a casual strike could obliterate the entire valley.

The Nascent Souls of the Haotian Realm were not as low-key as those in the Mountain and Sea Realm, and their numbers were many times more.

Immortals clashing and inadvertently harming lesser cultivators was an all-too-common occurrence in the Haotian Realm.

Wang Chen had no desire to one day become collateral damage in a battle between two powerful cultivators.

Therefore, he dug his secret tunnel particularly deep and long, dedicating a great portion of his time and energy over the past month to this endeavor. To date, the total length of the tunnels he’d excavated had reached dozens of miles!

One of these tunnels led to Flying Catkins Valley.

Slipping into the underground cultivation chamber through the secret passage, Wang Chen first completed the daily practice of his foundational cultivation technique.

Although many of the spells he mastered had weakened in the Haotian Realm, the Innate Five Elements Skill remained unaffected, and thanks to the abundant spiritual energy in the environment, his practice efficiency and effectiveness had actually improved.

The Heavenly Dragon Vajra Right Method wasn’t affected either.

In his previous battle against a formidable enemy, Wang Chen’s victory wouldn’t have been possible without the Undying Body skill, and the Vajra Fist had played a significant role.

Feeling his palm, already healed, Wang Chen then proceeded to practice the Mystical Mirage Dragon Jue.

The Mystical Mirage Dragon Jue, derived from the True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon, was classified as a cultivation technique rather than a spell on his cultivation panel, and it required Heavenly Merit rather than Human Virtue to enhance.

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However, until now, Wang Chen had mainly focused his energy and time on the Innate Five Elements Skill and the Vajra Right Method.

The Mystical Mirage Dragon Jue was still at the first tier and had not yet advanced.

Now in the Haotian Realm, Wang Chen realized the importance of this technique and its utility, so he allocated some time to grind the experience for the Mystical Mirage Dragon Jue.

He aimed to breakthrough one or two tiers in the shortest time possible.

The Mystical Mirage Dragon Jue was an esoteric illusion technique that could be cultivated up to the Nascent Soul stage, possessing the ability to hide and lie dormant, a life-saving skill at critical moments.

After practicing the Mystical Mirage Dragon Jue and noticing the time was about right, Wang Chen left the underground chamber.

He headed to Flying Catkins Valley.

Even though Wang Chen was currently a reserve member of Flying Catkins Camp without the privilege to reside in the valley, he had no issues with daily entrances and exits.

Using his identity plaque, he smoothly passed through the valley’s checkpoint.

The area of Flying Catkins Valley was vast; not to mention housing two or three thousand cultivators, accommodating ten or even fifteen times that number would pose no problem.

But most dwellings were concentrated in one area, houses and tile roofs lined up in close succession, with a focus on practicality and simplicity, evoking a primitive and backward charm.

There were only a few shops in the valley, which held markets every few days.

Wang Chen had attended a few markets before, buying some daily necessities with spirit stones.

Fortunately, the spirit stones from the Mountain and Sea Realm were still valid in the Haotian Realm, or else Wang Chen would really have been left to fend for himself!

He had visited the Zhang Family before, and today was his third visit, so he knew the way well.

At the very least, he wouldn’t get lost.

Upon seeing Wang Chen’s arrival, Zhang Zhuanghu was overjoyed and promptly dragged him into the study.

“Father!”

A sturdy cultivator was perusing a Taoist scripture when his son’s abrupt shout nearly startled him into deviation: “Big Brother Wang is here!”

“I know.”

Zhang Mushan set aside the Taoist scripture and got up to greet Wang Chen: “Taoist Friend Wang, how have you been recently?”

Despite his rough appearance, Zhang Mushan possessed a scholarly demeanor that gave off an air of elegance.

Wang Chen: “Thanks to your kind attention, friend, I’ve been quite well.”

Without Zhang Mushan vouching for him, it wouldn’t have been so simple and easy for Wang Chen to establish a foothold outside the valley.

Both men smiled at each other!

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