Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 739 - Departure to Green Hill (Part 2)

Chapter 739: Chapter 739 Departure to Green Hill (Part 2)

“The youth of today are truly remarkable!”

The elder that appeared before Wang Chen had a stooped figure, looking as if a gust of wind could blow him away, but his eyes were bright and spirited, free of any senile cloudiness, as though he could peer into one’s Divine Soul.

Wang Chen’s expression grew solemn, “May I ask for the respected elder’s name?”

This elder gave him an extremely peculiar feeling.

Even though the other party was standing dozens of steps away, Wang Chen’s perception of his location was erratic, as if it were both illusory and real, hard to fathom, and impossible to Lock-On with Divine Sense.

As for his Cultivation Level, that was even more unfathomable.

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A Golden Core practitioner, at the very least a high-tier True Person, and one could not rule out the possibility of a Nascent Soul!

Wang Chen secretly gathered his Mana to wrap around the External Core within his Qi Sea, readying himself for a desperate fight.

If the other party harbored malice, then he would have no choice but to self-detonate his External Core.

Perhaps there was still a sliver of a chance to live!

Since crossing over into this world, Wang Chen had encountered only two or three such individuals!

Truth be told, he was somewhat regretful. If he had known that he would provoke such a being, he would not have been so impulsive and killed a person just now.

Only to hear the white-haired elder laughing heartily, “You came looking for me and you don’t know my name?”

Wang Chen was startled for a moment, then soon came to a realization, “So it’s Senior Hu!”

The reason Wang Chen had traveled thousands of miles to the Ever Prosperous Immortal City was that Hu Jiaojiao had told him through a Message Talisman to find a member of the Fox Tribe, a senior named Hu Fei, who would then take him to Green Hill.

Otherwise, even if Wang Chen had a lifetime, he wouldn’t be able to get close to Green Hill!

The annoying part was that Hu Jiaojiao did not specify in the Message Talisman who exactly Hu Fei was.

As a result, he did not recognize the True Person face to face.

But that wasn’t really important; the important thing was that the other party was not an enemy.

Wang Chen couldn’t help but let out a deep breath and respectfully bowed, “Junior Wang Chen wishes to travel to Green Hill and seeks the senior’s assistance. I would be deeply grateful!”

Hu Fei stroked his long white beard, his eyes squinting into slits, “You’ve got quite the nerve, lad, killing someone as soon as you enter the city. Do you think Ever Prosperous has no Nascent Souls?”

Wang Chen gave a wry smile, “Junior had no choice but to act, unwilling to be deceived by a villain.”

At that time, Wang Chen really didn’t have much to fear.

Before entering the city, he changed his appearance and used the power of the External Core to pose as a True Person to intimidate onlookers. Once the deed was done, he quickly withdrew.

He figured he could change his appearance again and come back; no one would be able to see through him.

It was just fortunate that Hu Fei held no ill will towards him.

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Wang Chen couldn’t resist asking, “Senior, how did you know I was looking for you?”

This was what puzzled Wang Chen the most.

“Hand it over.”

Hu Fei’s figure flickered, instantly appearing before him, and extended his right hand.

Wang Chen was initially taken aback, then quickly understood and immediately took out a bead from his chest and placed it in the other’s hand.

This grey and white bead was formed from the self-ignition of the Message Talisman Hu Jiaojiao left for Wang Chen.

Hu Jiaojiao had asked him to keep it with him until he reached Ever Prosperous Immortal City.

Hu Fei had obviously sensed the existence of this bead, which is why he approached Wang Chen!

“It seems you’ve understood,” said Hu Fei as he pocketed the bead, looking at Wang Chen with a peculiar gaze, “You’re quite something, kid. To make Jiaojiao speak up for you. If it weren’t for her earnest letter pleading with me, I wouldn’t have bothered leading a human Cultivator to the ancestral land.”

Wang Chen chuckled awkwardly, “Senior flatters me.”

Was the other party praising him?

No, he was implying something!

But Wang Chen could only pretend he didn’t understand.

“People’s hearts aren’t what they used to be,”

Hu Fei lamented with an air of weariness and then said, “Come back here in three days.”

As soon as his words fell, a gust of wind stirred up the fallen leaves on the ground and howled into the depth of the forest.

Hu Fei disappeared without a trace along with it.

At that very moment, Wang Chen’s ears picked up his voice again: “Kid, stop showing off your External Core, the guy you killed has a background.”

Wang Chen was startled.

To warrant such a warning from the venerated Fox Tribe senior, there was undoubtedly something extraordinary about him; Wang Chen truly hadn’t expected a thug-like character to have such a background.

But what was done was done, and Wang Chen had no regrets about it.

He even dared to return to Ever Prosperous Immortal City.

The most dangerous places are often the safest. To others, this might seem like nonsense, but since Wang Chen could ignore the calculations of the Heavenly Secret Technique and had the Thousand Mechanisms Changing for disguise, he could indeed employ the principle of “hiding in plain sight.”

During his short journey back, he changed into a different robe, and even his height and appearance varied greatly from before, as he also suppressed his cultivation level to the Primary Tier of Purple Mansion.

Then Wang Chen paid another city entry fee and re-entered Ever Prosperous Immortal City.

The process went very smoothly.

No matter the background of that old Biao, his death would still need some time to ferment.

Furthermore, Wang Chen had a hunch that things were not as serious as Hu Fei had made them out to be—the Fox Tribe elder was probably just warning him to discourage the use of such sneaky tactics.

In any case, on his second entry into Ever Prosperous, Wang Chen encountered no trouble at all.

The nighttime Ever Prosperous Immortal City was even more bustling than during the day, with the light of thousands of Luminous Stone lamps hanging from the eaves casting the streets in clear detail.

The pedestrians swarmed and jostled in a clamorous din.

Interestingly, many street stalls that weren’t there during the daytime were set up on both sides of the street, selling all sorts of strange and unusual items—many of which Wang Chen had never seen before, nor understood their purpose.

There were also many snack stalls frying, grilling, and boiling foods like meat skewers and pancakes; their business was booming as well.

Wang Chen bought a few skewers, and they tasted rather good.

Most importantly, the food here was priced much more reasonably than in Thousand Star Immortal City.

“Ancient Sealed Jade for sale!”

Just then, a loud hawking call suddenly rang out, attracting the attention of many bystanders: “Just arrived two days ago, Ancient Sealed Jades, limited in number, come quickly if you want to try your luck!”

Ancient Sealed Jade?

At the sound of that name, Wang Chen’s mind wandered momentarily.

Back when he was in the Mountain and Sea Realm, he had once played this “blind box” game.

The Creation Cauldron came from an Ancient Sealed Jade!

He didn’t expect the Haotian Realm to have the same pastime.

Carrying a touch of nostalgia, Wang Chen approached the stall.

By that time, the seller of the Ancient Sealed Jades had already attracted a crowd of dozens of cultivators, evidently all hoping to try their luck.

Opening Ancient Sealed Jades was, in plain terms, gambling; it was just more fair since the Ancient Sealed Jade was not easy to tamper with.

But the odds of winning big were low, and the house always earns in the end.

Everyone actually understood this, but greed is human nature. As long as not everyone abstains from desire, such games will never cease to exist.

The young cultivator selling the Ancient Sealed Jade saw that enough people had gathered and then said with a beaming smile, “Everyone, take a good look; there’s a limited quantity, the highest bidder takes it!”

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