Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest
Chapter 1102: 1102 Nine States (Part 1)

Chapter 1102: Chapter 1102 Nine States (Part 1)

[Taiqing Concealing Technique · Experience +1]

In the quiet room, Wang Chen slowly opened his eyes, his aura as steady and thick as a mountain.

He opened his Cultivation Panel, and his gaze landed on the skills section.

[Taiqing True Concealing Skill (Great Perfection)]

After a year of secluded cultivation, Wang Chen had finally maxed out the level of the Taiqing Concealing Technique.

What he hadn’t expected was that the name of the spell had actually changed.

This was the first time such a thing had happened!

Taiqing True Concealing Skill!

Wang Chen, driven by a hint of curiosity, cast this Great Perfection level spell upon himself.

He discovered that not only could he perfectly conceal and restrain his aura, but he could also freely adjust the attributes and strength of his aura, achieving endless variations at will.

A cultivator has three breaths: the aura breath, the life breath, and the soul breath.

Among them, the aura breath, which is also the mana aura, is the easiest to conceal; the life breath and soul breath, representing life and the Divine Soul, are much more difficult to hide to an undetectable level.

Perceiving the life breath and soul breath can lead to the most direct assessment of a cultivator’s age.

Before practicing the Taiqing True Concealing Skill, Wang Chen found it difficult to hide his true cultivation level and age in the presence of fellow cultivators of the same tier.

This could have brought him considerable trouble.

Now this problem was completely resolved. As long as Wang Chen wished, he could freely adjust his aura breath, life breath, and soul breath, and impersonating an older individual was no problem at all.

Paired with the Thousand Mechanisms Changing, it was nothing short of a perfect divine technique!

Wang Chen, brimming with enthusiasm, continuously adjusted his three breaths—sometimes deep as an abyss, sometimes vibrant with life, sometimes calm as water, sometimes vast as the sea.

He even elevated his mana aura to the level of a high-rank Nascent Soul!

Unfortunately, he could not maintain it for a long time.

But Wang Chen was already very satisfied. The Taiqing Concealing Technique, a fourth-tier spell, when cultivated to its highest realm and resulting magical powers fit him perfectly.

After adjusting his aura back to the high-order Golden Core level, Wang Chen got up and left the quiet room.

He summoned Su Ziling and said, “I plan to travel for a while, possibly for a year and a half, or even longer. Would you prefer to stay in Luodu or go to the Mysterious Origin Dark Immortal Mansion?”

Traveling the vast worlds, even the countless small worlds, is something nearly every cultivator ascending to the Nascent Soul Great Realm undertakes.

Because at this level of cultivation, continuing to practice in seclusion makes it difficult to advance further.

They need to comprehend the natural order of heaven and earth and the laws of the world to gain insight into the path ahead!

This is also an inevitable shift from “body” to “mind.”

As the saying goes, a clear mind opens the path unimpeded. Without this precious and unique insight, aspiring to ascend to the Divinity Transformation realm would be like a fool’s dream!

But Wang Chen’s travel this time had another important purpose.

That was to fulfill a promise he once made!

As Su Ziling’s power was still weak, taking her with him would be neither convenient nor safe, so having her stay in the Luodu Immortal City or the Mysterious Origin Dark Immortal Mansion was in her best interest.

Su Ziling thought for a moment, then firmly answered, “Master, I would like to go to the Mysterious Origin Dark Immortal Mansion!”

Wang Chen was a bit surprised, “Are you sure? I can’t say for sure how long this journey will take, and you won’t be able to easily leave once inside the Mysterious Origin Dark Immortal Mansion.”

While the Mysterious Origin Dark Immortal Mansion offers better cultivation conditions, Luodu Immortal City is bustling and lively. Knowing Su Ziling’s personality, Wang Chen thought she would choose to stay at home.

As for safety, both places were very safe.

“I’ve decided!”

Su Ziling nodded vigorously: “Let’s go to the Mysterious Origin Dark Immortal Mansion!”

The fact that Wang Chen broke the Golden Core to Condense the Nascent Soul brought a huge shock to Su Ziling; she realized that if she did not strive to catch up, she might not be able to keep pace with Wang Chen in the future.

Because over the past period, she had been cultivating diligently.

Now that Wang Chen was about to travel abroad, Su Ziling knew she could not follow, so she resolutely chose the Mysterious Origin Dark Immortal Mansion.

“Good.”

Wang Chen, without wasting words, took her away from Luodu and flew towards the Mysterious Origin Dark Immortal Mansion.

Returning to the Mysterious Origin Dark Immortal Mansion after a year, the concentration of spiritual energy inside this Cave Heaven had almost returned to its original level, more than sufficient for the cultivation of a Nascent Soul True Immortal.

It was much stronger than Wang Chen’s residence in Luodu.

However, the spiritual energy reserve of the Fleeting Moment Tower was only about one to two percent of what it originally was, meaning that without the input of Spirit Stones for replenishment, relying solely on the tower’s own recovery would take decades or even hundreds of years before Wang Chen could visit again.

The problem was that Wang Chen did not have many Spirit Stones on hand, nowhere near enough to support such a huge consumption.

So he could only keep the Fleeting Moment Tower in a closed state.

After settling Su Ziling, Wang Chen locked the door of the Mysterious Origin Dark Immortal Mansion and then returned to Luodu Immortal City.

His next destination was the Jiuzhou Immortal City!

Jiuzhou Immortal City is one of the three major heavenly Immortal Cities in the Haotian Realm, ruling over millions of miles of the Nine States territory, and is the location of the Nine States Immortal Alliance, filled with numerous high-rank practitioners and bigwigs.

Wang Chen’s visit to Jiuzhou Immortal City was not just for tourism and exposure; he needed to apply for access to descend to the Mountain and Sea Realm from the Nine States Immortal Alliance.

Moreover, the Nine States Immortal Alliance controlled the Teleportation Array leading to the Mountain and Sea Realm!

And Wang Chen had yet to fulfill a promise to someone in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Since Luodu Immortal City was extremely far from Jiuzhou Immortal City, even if Wang Chen had the Nine States Geomantic Chart, travelling to Jiuzhou Immortal City on a Golden Core Flying Warship would be troublesome.

It would take a long time, not to mention the many dangers and uncertainties on the way.

Thus, the simplest method was to use the Luodu Teleportation Array to teleport to Jiuzhou Immortal City!

The Luodu Teleportation Array was open to all cultivators, although the fee was quite high.

The farther the distance, the higher the fee.

But this “plane ticket,” Wang Chen could still afford.

Before leaving, he wore the Thousand Mechanisms Changing, adjusted his aura, and disguised himself as a grizzled, worldly-wise middle-aged high-order Golden Core.

The Luodu Teleportation Array was located inside the Tower of Heaven-reaching, a gigantic tower a hundred zhang high, guarded by Golden Core cultivators.

Wang Chen, at the cost of five hundred Middle Spirits, bought the qualification to teleport to Jiuzhou Immortal City.

Two days later, he entered the Tower of Heaven-reaching and stood on the massive Transmission Array with dozens of other cultivators also headed for Jiuzhou Immortal City.

Suddenly, a flash of white light passed, the world turned upside down, light and shadows flowed, and time seemed to freeze at that moment.

When Wang Chen regained his senses, he found himself already inside a majestic hall.

The nature’s spiritual energy silently enveloped Wang Chen, making him aware of the difference here.

Jiuzhou Immortal City had arrived!

“Quickly get out!”

An indifferent and merciless voice suddenly echoed in everyone’s ears.

Before anyone could react, an overwhelming force abruptly swept over them, forcibly ejecting them all from the grand hall.