Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Thud!

The despicable thief fell heavily to the ground, his nose and mouth oozing bright red blood.

His claws were completely twisted, and it was unclear how many bones were broken.

He passed out the moment he hit the ground.

At the same time, two dark-gleaming daggers simultaneously stabbed toward Wang Chen's back and side waist!

Although the two youths were mortals, their moves were swift and ruthless, and their actions extremely proficient.

Being attacked at close range, a Qi Cultivation cultivator could be killed by mortals if they didn't have Magical Armor or a Body Protection Magic Artifact, and it wouldn't be surprising.

Wang Chen hadn't activated his Magical Armor.

Nor did he carry any automatically protecting Magic Artifacts.

But if he were to be injured by such a sneak attack, it would be a huge joke!

The two daggers stopped dead three inches away from Wang Chen.

Regardless of how much force the two youths exerted, turning their faces red with strain and contorting their expressions, they couldn't push their weapons any further.

When the youths realized they had hit a snag, Wang Chen had already fiercely struck them with his sleeves.

Bang! Bang!

The five youths surrounding Wang Chen were all knocked back four to five yards.

Some collided with others, some were stopped by the walls of houses, and then, they rolled on the ground, howling in pain.

However, these few were still the lucky ones.

The youths who attempted to backstab Wang Chen were twisted and deformed when they hit the ground, their eyes bulging and mouths agape, already dead beyond all doubt.

Wang Chen always believed in an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth; if he didn't possess great strength, he would be the one lying on the ground right now.

Since the others wanted his life, Wang Chen naturally had to deliver an equal response!

"Murder!"

A youth spat out blood and screamed, "The Immortal Master has committed murder, help!"

While shouting, he was widening the distance between himself and Wang Chen.

Quite slippery.

Wang Chen's eyes flashed, about to take action and send this one to reunite with his companions.

Suddenly, a dozen cultivators appeared all around!

A burly cultivator with a full beard said sternly, "The kids were just joking with Your Excellency. Are you not afraid of retribution for being so cruel?"

The other cultivators kept silent, merely surrounding Wang Chen tightly.

They stared at Wang Chen's eyes like a pack of wolves zeroing in on their prey!

"Ah, my poor grandson!"

An old man with white hair threw himself onto the corpse of the youth with the black face, wailing, "The heavens are blind, such a good boy beaten to death alive, where is the justice in this world!"

Those unaware of the truth listening in might feel a surge of righteous indignation!

The burly cultivator glared at Wang Chen, "If you don't give us an explanation today, don't even think about leaving Flying Immortal City!"

Wang Chen laughed.

He realized he had made another mistake.

To rectify this error, Wang Chen withdrew the Hidden God Technique he had been maintaining around himself.

A powerful surge of mana instantly dispersed in all directions.

Wang Chen's Cultivation Realm was thus completely revealed.

"Purple Mansion!"

A cultivator cried out in alarm, his face turning ashen.

The dozen cultivators surrounding Wang Chen uncontrollably backed away, dripping sweat profusely!

The strongest among them was at the fifth tier of Qi Cultivation, with most at the third or fourth tier. Bullying a high-tier Qi Cultivation cultivator with their numbers might be feasible, but facing a Purple Mansion Superior, even several times their number would be futile.

Now it was no longer a question of whether they were willing to let Wang Chen go, but whether Wang Chen would spare them!

The burly cultivator leading the group didn't fare much better than his companions.

His legs trembling, he croaked, "A misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding."

Unfortunately, his voice wavered, completely lacking in persuasive power.

"Misunderstanding?"

Wang Chen smiled and said, "You're already asking me to explain myself, how could it possibly be a misunderstanding?"

The burly cultivator forced out a smile more ugly than crying, suddenly swung up his fan-sized palm, and smacked his own face fiercely.

Smack! Smack! Smack!

Clear and loud, each smack stronger than the last!

In the blink of an eye, the face of this Qi Cultivation sixth-tier cultivator swelled up as if inflated, looking as bizarre as it could get.

He really went for it, a ruthless character indeed.

Wang Chen watched the other party slap himself, thirty slaps in, before asking, "What's your name?"

"Gu, Gu Hongzhao."

The burly cultivator asked with a pained expression, "Senior, I really made a mistake."

His biggest mistake was severely underestimating Wang Chen's strength and cultivation level.

He originally thought that by gathering a dozen or so brothers, they could easily crush Wang Chen and strip him clean.

Gu Hongzhao had played such tricks many times before.

But in the end, walking too often on a dark path, one is bound to encounter ghosts!

"I won't make it difficult for you."

Wang Chen said, "But I do have some questions that I want to ask you, and I hope you will answer truthfully."

The burly cultivator immediately felt as if he had been pardoned, "No problem, no problem at all, as long as I know, I won't hide anything. If not, may the sky strike me with thunder, may it split me open!"

Boom!

Just as his words fell, the overcast sky resounded with the sound of thunder!

The burly cultivator was nearly scared out of his wits, "I, I…"

"Don't say anything now."

Wang Chen waved his hand and said, "Let's go, to the best tavern in the city."

Killing the man would have been too easy for Wang Chen, who wouldn't even need a flying sword, a single fingertip would suffice to poke the man to death.

But there was no meaning in doing so.

On the contrary, keeping a living mouth could help him gather information.

The recent conflict made Wang Chen realize that inside Flying Immortal City, there was no need to hide his true cultivation level, because concealing it might actually bring more trouble upon himself.

If he had revealed his Purple Mansion cultivation level earlier, would those controlled young men still have seen him as an easy target?

The answer is, of course, no!

After arriving at the tavern, Wang Chen sat down with Gu Hongzhao in a corner.

Gu Hongzhao gave detailed and accurate answers to all the questions Wang Chen inquired about, as long as he knew them.

For what he didn't know, he didn't dare to speak recklessly.

Even so, Wang Chen gained a preliminary understanding of the situation in Flying Immortal City.

As for Jade Dragon Mountain, even Gu Hongzhao himself had never entered, and he could only speculate from the outside.

Only then did he realize he had made another mistake.

This mistake should have been placed first.

Crossing Jade Dragon Mountain required choosing the right time; winter was absolutely not suitable for entering, as it was too easy to encounter danger.

The Jade Dragon Mountain stretched three thousand miles wide, who knew how many cultivators' remains were buried there!

And now, it was deep into autumn, and although it wasn't winter, it wasn't a wise time to venture into the big mountains either.

If he missed the right season, then Wang Chen would have to stay in Flying Immortal City for a while. His current plan was to wait until next spring, when the flowers bloomed, before entering Jade Dragon Mountain again.

Feeling he could not squeeze out any more information, Wang Chen finally let Gu Hongzhao go.

As for what to do next, he already had a plan!

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The second update is here.