Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 794 - : The Master of Red Cliff (Part 1)

Chapter 794: Chapter 794: The Master of Red Cliff (Part 1)

The Foggy Mountain Realm is a small world enveloped in fog.

Although the presence of the Holy Ancestor’s Way ensures that the cities within this world don’t become isolated like islands,

the lack of a unified dynasty or the existence of Major Sects like in the realm of Immortal Cultivation means, in effect, that each city can be considered an independent vassal state.

The City Lord is naturally the supreme ruler of these vassal kings!

However, only Innate warriors have the right to ascend to the throne, for without sufficient strength, one simply cannot secure a position on it.

Upon hearing Wang Chen’s words, Shao Hongcheng felt as though he had been struck by a pie falling from the sky.

He almost fainted.

However, he quickly calmed down and said with a wry smile, “Junior brother, it’s not that I don’t want to, but truly I’m powerless.”

Shao Hongcheng was well aware that with his talent, breaking through to the Acquired great realm had already been an inconceivable miracle.

Ascending to the throne of City Lord with his Acquired status, he would gain no one’s respect!

Was Wang Chen intending to make him a puppet?

Shao Hongcheng suddenly considered the possibility, then hastily corrected himself, “If it is junior brother’s request, then I…”

Being a puppet…

Would be fine!

“Senior brother is overthinking,”

Wang Chen said with a smile, waving his hand, “I’ve said that I won’t be staying in Red Cliff City forever. What you’ll be doing will not be a nominal position as the ruler of Red Cliff!”

Simply put, Wang Chen intended to elevate Shao Hongcheng to the Innate Realm!

Achieving this would undoubtedly be tremendously challenging, impossible to accomplish by Wang Chen alone.

But he had his grandfatherly mentor—Elder Yao!

Realizing Wang Chen’s intention, Shao Hongcheng’s heart raced, and his blood surged, his hands trembling slightly, “Really? Can you really do that?”

His anxiety was understandable as he lacked confidence.

Wang Chen patted his arm, “Senior brother, trust me.”

Tossing the Red Cliff City Seal in his hand, Wang Chen said, “Let’s go to the City Lord’s Mansion.”

Wang Chen had already made up his mind. First, he would secure the position of Red Cliff City Lord, then find a way to push Shao Hongcheng to the Innate Realm, only to step down and yield the position after reuniting with Hu Jiaojiao.

Wang Chen had even prepared for the worst-case scenario, that Hu Jiaojiao never arrived.

Then, he would have to search for the Mysterious Fox Order himself and find a way out of this world!

The City Lord’s Mansion, located in the very center of the city, was a fortress within the city with high walls and a sturdy defense.

“Stop where you are!”

As Wang Chen and his companion approached the main entrance of the City Lord’s Mansion, they were immediately stopped by two fully-armed samurai.

“Step aside!”

Shao Hongcheng stepped forward and swung his palms, striking out to both sides.

As an Acquired expert who had condensed True Qi, he handled the two Marrow Refining Realm warriors with ease.

The unsuspecting samurai were sent flying backwards.

But Shao Hongcheng did not strike with full force, and they rolled a few times on the ground after landing, watching the two barge into the City Lord’s Mansion in embarrassment.

One of the warriors fumbled in his chest for a whistle.

The next moment, a piercing whistle suddenly sounded.

The seemingly Silent City Lord’s Mansion, like a beast awakened from slumber, instinctively reacted.

“Ambush!”

Squads of elite guards swarmed from different locations, swiftly encircling Wang Chen and Shao Hongcheng as they moved towards the main hall.

“Cease!”

Just as they were about to attack, a tall, scar-faced Armored Warrior sternly ordered them to stop.

He looked at Wang Chen and his companion with a mixture of shock and doubt, then bowed with a fist in palm, “May I ask if one of you gentlemen is Wang Chen, the Holy Master?”

The martial pavilion competition was a battle that made many recognize Wang Chen, the young Innate, and left an impressively profound impression on them.

This armored warrior was one of them.

“That’s right.”

Shao Hongcheng answered for Wang Chen, “Captain Zhang, I advise you not to block the way.”

Although nominally Shao Hongcheng and Wang Chen referred to each other as senior and junior brothers, in reality, he placed himself in a subordinate position.

The armored warrior blocking their path was none other than Zhang Zhongxun, the commander of the City Lord’s Mansion guards, and a well-known high-ranking Acquired martial artist.

Zhang Zhongxun ignored Shao Hongcheng, his gaze firmly fixed on Wang Chen, “Martial Saint Wang, my master is in seclusion; if you wish to visit, please return another day!”

While he spoke, several more figures appeared around, with sharp momentum locking onto Wang Chen simultaneously.

Zhao Zhenxuan had been in command of Red Cliff City for decades; the power under his command was naturally top-notch. Just inside the City Lord’s Mansion, there were as many as ten high-ranking Acquired experts openly known.

The dead men who had previously participated in the ambush on Wang Chen belonged to the hidden forces.

Not included in the count.

These Acquired experts, together with the elite guards of the mansion, could exert a force no less than that of an Innate power.

Therefore, Zhang Zhongxun was not intimidated in the slightest.

“Your master is already dead.”

Wang Chen bluntly pierced through the other’s confidence, showing the Red Cliff City Seal, “Before he died, he entrusted the position of City Lord to me.”

The sight of the jade seal in Wang Chen’s hand caused an uproar among the surrounding guards.

This jade seal was Zhao Zhenxuan’s most important token; there was no one present who did not recognize it, and Wang Chen’s disclosure of Zhao Zhenxuan’s death was like setting off tempestuous waves in everyone’s hearts.

Zhao Zhenxuan is dead?

The invincible City Lord Zhao, in their esteemed view, is dead?

How could this be possible!

“Impossible!”

An imposing-looking elder stepped forward from the crowd and said sternly, “Wang Chen, I respect you as an Innate Martial Saint, but that’s no reason for you to spout nonsense here. Guards, seize him—”

This elder was an executor of the City Lord’s Mansion and a close trusted relative of Zhao Zhenxuan’s.

The secret of Zhao Zhenxuan leading the dead men out of the mansion was known to very few, and he was one of them.

Others might not dare to believe the news of Zhao Zhenxuan’s death brought by Wang Chen, but this elder believed it to be seventy to eighty percent true.

But precisely because of that belief, he was the least able to tolerate Wang Chen seizing the City Lord’s authority.

Otherwise, the fate of the Zhao Clan would be unimaginable.

Wang Chen must die!

However, before the elder could finish his words, Wang Chen suddenly threw out the Red Cliff City Seal he held in his hands.

The jade seal quickly enlarged in midair, in the blink of an eye becoming a massive object one zhang squared, pressing down toward the elder.

The elder felt as if dark clouds were covering the sky, and a great fear suddenly welled up inside him.

He wanted to run, but was bound in place by an invisible force, only able to watch helplessly as the colossal object fell.

Boom!

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The Acquired Cultivation Level executor was instantly crushed into a pulp!

The whole place fell silent.

This scene was too shocking, too inconceivable, completely overturning their common sense, and greatly shaken everyone present to the point of collectively losing their ability to speak.

Nor did they dare to make any moves, afraid they might become the next suppressed casualty!

Wang Chen reached out to beckon, and the Red Cliff City Seal that had fallen to the ground flew back into his hand.

By the time it landed on his palm, it had returned to its original size.

Wang Chen held the city seal in his hand and looked around, asking, “Who else is there?”

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