Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest
Chapter 1076: 1076: Sudden Change

Chapter 1076: Chapter 1076: Sudden Change

[Heavenly Merit +40000], [Heavenly Merit +60000], [Heavenly Merit +50000], [Heavenly Merit +40000]…

In Wang Chen’s field of vision, a string of information prompts flashed by.

His Heavenly Merit points suddenly increased to 190,000!

For Wang Chen, who had already mastered the “monetization” channel of Heavenly Merit, nothing could be more refreshing than these numbers.

In the scenario just now, he was fully capable of fleeing far before the other party made a move.

But Wang Chen gave these Golden Core True Persons the opportunity to make their move, and then naturally retaliated, reaping a hefty sum of Heavenly Merit points in the process.

Wang Chen’s Heavenly Merit points had been completely depleted during the second hunt for the predecessors’ Cave Mansions.

Now it was as if they were replenished.

If he so wished, he could once again delve into Fulong Mountain to hunt for treasures.

The rewards from unearthing an ancient Cave Mansion were something Wang Chen knew all too well!

However, the moment Wang Chen had this thought, it was immediately and sensibly suppressed by his own Spiritual Sense.

As the saying goes, too much is as bad as too little. If he were to indulge in such treasure-hunting escapades, it could severely affect his cultivation path.

At present, Wang Chen neither lacked cultivation techniques nor magical treasures, he had enough spirit stones, and even had his Golden Core formed.

Persevering in his cultivation was indeed the right path!

He looked around, reached out to retrieve the Qijue Swords back into their scabbard, and then promptly launched upward with Sword Light to continue on his journey.

As for collecting spoils from the battlefield, there truly was nothing to collect.

That’s because all four Golden Core True Persons had been ground into dust by the Qijue Sword Formation, along with all their magic artifacts and magical treasures, including Storage Bags – none were spared.

The might of the Qijue Sword Formation was too formidable; even the Sumeru Ring couldn’t resist the erosion of Sword Qi, leaving no spoils of war to speak of!

This was also because Wang Chen’s proficiency in this sword technique was not yet high, and he didn’t dare to lower his guard intentionally, which could potentially bring hidden dangers, so he had to abandon the idea of collecting the spoils.

And missing out on some unexpected windfalls wasn’t something Wang Chen lamented over.

After the brief battle, he discovered that the power of the Qijue Sword Formation was even stronger than he had anticipated. Although it consumed a lot of mana, once the sword formation was set up, suppressing a few Golden Cores was a breeze.

In fact, the consumption of mana was indeed a weakness, but Wang Chen could make up for it with the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net.

The problem was, the spiritual power stored in the Demon-Slaying Net had been depleted while forging the Qijue Swords!

It needed replenishment.

After returning to Luodu, Wang Chen quietly cultivated at home for two months.

That day, as he was meditating in his chamber, he suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.

The next moment, Wang Chen’s Divine Soul consciousness sank into the Cangqing Ring on the ring finger of his left hand, connecting with his avatar in that mini-world—Ling Zhiyuan.

It had been two years since Wang Chen returned from the Cangqing Domain to the Haotian Realm.

Over these two years, as Wang Chen’s cultivation level advanced, and with Ling Zhiyuan’s constant expansion in the Cangqing Domain, the spiritual connection between the two grew increasingly strong.

However, since communicating across the two worlds required a substantial amount of spiritual power, Wang Chen didn’t often communicate with his other identity unless there was a special situation.

Now he suddenly sensed a call from Ling Zhiyuan, thus initiating the communication channel.

A moment later, Wang Chen withdrew his Divine Soul consciousness.

His expression was grave.

Something had gone wrong in the Cangqing Domain!

To put it simply, Wu Zhao and Ling Zhiyuan had encountered an unprecedentedly powerful enemy. They were in a very difficult situation, and Wang Chen’s true body in the Cangqing Domain was also under severe threat.

When Wang Chen left the Cangqing Domain, his body was stored in the Hanhai Taoist Palace, entrusted to specific guardians.

The trouble Wu Zhao and Ling Zhiyuan ran into, they could handle, but the Hanhai Taoist Palace was thousands of miles away, and sudden emergencies were hard to respond to in time.

This required Wang Chen to make a decision!

Receiving such news, Wang Chen was quite astonished.

Before he left, he had laid the most solid foundation for Wu Zhao’s sweeping dominion. As long as the Empress executed his plan step by step, conquering the entire Cangqing Domain was only a matter of time.

Moreover, Wu Zhao had his avatar to assist her.

In addition, Wang Chen also sent down Lifespan Extension Pills to the Lower Realm to extend their lifespans.

Furthermore, Wang Chen had set up the Mountain River Great Array in the Hanhai Taoist Palace and, together with the army’s protection, it should have been as impregnable as a fortified wall of metal. So how could it be facing such a serious threat?

Since Ling Zhiyuan was not in the Hanhai Taoist Palace either, the limited information obtained wasn’t enough to provide Wang Chen with more intelligence.

All he knew was that the Hanhai Taoist Palace was now completely surrounded by enemies and could fall at any moment!

After some thought, Wang Chen immediately summoned Su Ziling and instructed her with a few sentences.

He needed to go into closed-door cultivation again and declined all visitors.

And this was something Su Ziling was already accustomed to.

After giving the instructions, Wang Chen immediately sealed his chamber, devoting all his heart and soul to the Cangqing Domain.

He needed to descend to the Lower Realm once more.

He had no choice but to go. Even though the original body in the Cangqing Domain had been destroyed, Wang Chen could still reincarnate with his soul in the Lower Realm. However, if his entire Cultivation Level were eradicated, he would have to start all over again, which was a substantial loss.

Most importantly, Xi Yun was still in the Hanhai Taoist Palace.

Wang Chen did not want any harm to come to her!

Because time flowed differently between the Haotian Realm and the Cangqing Domain, each moment of hesitation in the Haotian Realm resulted in ten moments passing by in the Cangqing Domain. There was no time for hesitation or doubt.

As his heart and mind engaged, the Cangqing Ring on his left ring finger emitted a faint glow.

The next moment, Wang Chen’s consciousness instantly plummeted into an abyss.

Time seemed to pass like millions of years, and suddenly, a ray of light appeared in front of him, like a door opening wide.

Without any hesitation, Wang Chen immediately leaped through it.

“Uh~”

He abruptly opened his eyes and sat up, breathing heavily.

After a moment, Wang Chen’s vision returned to normal.

He found himself sitting in a secret chamber, the walls densely inscribed with runes. The light from the ever-burning lamps in the four cardinal directions evenly illuminated this small room of about ten square meters.

Below Wang Chen was a stone platform about three feet high.

Past memories resurfaced in Wang Chen’s mind instantaneously.

This secret chamber was prepared as his refuge, and at the same time, it was the command center of the Mountain River Great Array protecting the Hanhai Taoist Palace!

It should have also been the safest place in the entire Cangqing Domain.

However, when Wang Chen adjusted to this body and formed a spell to connect with the Great Array, he discovered that something was terribly wrong.

The Mountain River Great Array had issues, and they were enormous!

Out of the seventy-two Mountain River Pillars he had planted in the Hanhai Realm, unbelievably, sixty-five had lost contact, and the mere seven remaining were also malfunctioning, sending intermittent flows of Spiritual Power.

They were nearly in ruins!

What happened?

Wang Chen felt an urge to curse, considering the immense effort he had put into setting up the Mountain River Great Array back then.

He had thought it would guarantee a century of security for the Hanhai Taoist Palace, but how many years had it been?

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The second chapter is delivered.