Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

In the guest courtyard, Wu Xiang was in high spirits.

This venerable monk seemed to be unloading all the words he had suppressed in his heart for hundreds of years, sharing them with Wang Chen.

In his previous life, he had originally been a monk as well, spending his brief few decades accompanied by the Withered Lamp Ancient Buddha. Although he studied countless scriptures, he remained an ordinary person until death.

After his passing, when Wu Xiang's consciousness revived, he found himself becoming an infant in swaddling clothes.

An abandoned baby.

To make matters worse, a few starving stray dogs, drawn by the scent, approached him.

At this critical juncture, a wandering ascetic monk who happened to be passing by drove the dogs away and took Wu Xiang in.

This ascetic monk, who was the abbot of Lantuo Temple, brought Wu Xiang back to the monastery and nurtured him with great care.

And so, the Wu Xiang of today was made.

"My mentor's kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain..."

When talking about his mentor, Wu Xiang's usually calm eyes revealed extremely complex emotions, "From the beginning, he knew I was a Heavenly Demon, yet he did not strangle me in my cradle."

"Not only that, he imparted to me the supreme Buddhist Law, helping me to truly integrate into this world!"

Wu Xiang's gaze turned to Wang Chen, "When I first saw you years ago, I knew you were not of this world, and I should have eliminated you then and there. But thinking of my mentor..."

The venerable monk paused, then continued, "So I decided to give you a chance, just as my master once gave me a chance."

Wang Chen suddenly realized—this was the real reason why Wu Xiang had bestowed upon him the three Dharma Techniques of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method!

"Never did I expect that in just a few short years, you would cultivate the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method to such a level!"

Wu Xiang sighed, "It's a pity that you've been in this world for too short a time and have grown too quickly, unable to diminish your karma over the span of decades or centuries like I did."

He stared at Wang Chen, "The higher your cultivation realm, the greater the calamities you will face, until death extinguishes your path!"

Wang Chen remained silent.

Wang Chen was well aware that Wu Xiang had no need—and certainly no reason—to scare him with falsehoods.

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Wu Xiang continued, "To break free of the bonds of karma in this world, one must ascend to the Upper Realm!"

"Thank you for the guidance, master."

Wang Chen's mind raced. He bowed deeply to Wu Xiang and then asked, "Can the Upper Realm truly accommodate someone like me, a visitor from a different world?"

Wu Xiang smiled slightly, "The Upper Realm is boundlessly vast and connects myriad worlds. You will understand once you get there."

"You carry a great karma that shields your fate from others, unseen and unfathomed by them, but not everyone is blind to your origins."

"I imparted to you the last three levels of the Vajra Right Method in the hope that you could cultivate your body to an indestructible state, thereby crossing the Void to ascend to the Upper Realm, and avert the calamity of your demise!"

At this point, most of Wang Chen's questions had been answered.

But there were still other doubts he harbored.

He couldn't help but ask, "Master, why do you linger in this world?"

Although Wang Chen didn't know the extent of Wu Xiang's cultivation realm, this venerable monk would surely find it much easier to seek a path to heaven than he would.

Wu Xiang chuckled, "My attachment to this world runs deep, and I can no longer sever it. If I were to force my way through the Void, I would surely face the supreme Heavenly Tribulation."

The venerable monk looked up at the moon that had just risen into the night sky and sighed, "Wang Chen, my friend, our paths crossed by fate, and today our karmic connection ends here. Farewell."

"Namo Amitabha Buddha~"

With a deep chant of the Buddha's name, Wu Xiang's figure gradually vanished on the spot, until he had completely disappeared.

Wang Chen stared blankly at the empty meditation cushion opposite him, where the steam was still rising from the cup of Spiritual Tea.

A sudden, inexplicable sense of melancholy took hold of his heart.

Ever since his arrival, although Wang Chen had made some friends, and had found love and a mentor...

But even with those closest to him, he had never revealed a word of his true secrets.

As an otherworldly visitor, Wang Chen always had an invisible barrier between himself and this world, preventing him from fully integrating into it.

Now, the only person who knew Wang Chen's greatest secret had also severed ties with him!

Wang Chen realized he would never be able to see Wu Xiang again.

At the same time, this reinforced his determination to head to the Upper Realm!

The next morning, Wang Chen, Xu Yingyi, and others boarded the Spiritual Tea Flying Boat provided by the Buddhist Sect of the Western Region, embarking on tens of thousands of miles of return journey.

The first half of the return trip went smoothly, with the Spirit Jia Flying Boat speeding along, carrying over a hundred Taoist cultivators back to the starting point, the Mysterious Origin Temple.

The monks at Mysterious Origin Temple didn't cause them any trouble and activated the Teleportation Array to send everyone across the Flame Mountain, which was difficult for birds to cross.

They arrived back in Chito City.

To everyone's surprise, just as the cultivators had teleported in and were not yet fully recovered, a group of fiendish warriors suddenly streamed in from outside the Golden Buddha Temple.

The lead warrior, wielding a long staff, said nastily, "There are suspicions of evil wraiths lurking in Chito City, and we're about to seal the city for a thorough search. Please leave quickly to avoid disrupting the harmony between the Buddhist and Taoist sects."

The cultivators were in an uproar!

It was clear that they were being driven out, a tactic that was utterly inconsiderate.

Although no one was planning to stay in Chito City, there's a difference between leaving on one's own accord and being forced out.

Many young and fiery cultivators glared angrily at the lead warrior, and the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became tense!

Suddenly, Wang Chen asked, "And if we don't leave?"

The lead warrior faltered for a moment, hesitated, and then replied, "Then please stay here; once we have completely cleared the evil wraiths, we will send you out of the city."

"Don't bother."

Wang Chen waved his hand, "I'll leave now."

He asked Xu Yingyi and the others, "What are your plans?"

Although Wang Chen had previously been elected as the chief representative, this temporary status had ended when they left Spirit Mountain Temple.

Wang Chen had no right to make decisions for them.

"We'll go too!"

Xu Yingyi replied without hesitation and scoffed, "As if I'd stay in this dump even if you asked me to!"

"Exactly, what nonsense!"

"I'm leaving."

"Remember, it's our own choice to leave!"

"Pah!"

With Xu Yingyi leading the way, the group of cultivators jeered and then walked out of the Golden Buddha Temple with their heads held high.

Once outside the temple, they summoned their flying artifacts and flying warships one after another.

"Senior Brother Wang."

Xu Yingyi said to Wang Chen, "I'm also heading back to Canglan Sect now, I hope we can meet again in the future. Take care on your journey and never be careless!"

Wang Chen nodded, "I understand, safe travels to you."

He watched as streams of light shot straight into the sky, disappearing into the vast expanse in the blink of an eye.

Only after everyone had left did Wang Chen summon a beam of Sword Light, soaring into the deep sands of the desert!

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