Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest
Chapter 1113: 1113: Backlash

Chapter 1113: Chapter 1113: Backlash

“You’ll regret this!”

At the moment when Wang Chen decapitated the instigator of the battle, that aged voice rang out again, filled with endless anger and resentment.

Even the winds and clouds changed color at its fury!

However, Wang Chen was completely indifferent, controlling the Dragon Abyss Sword, he ground both the corpse and the fallen head to dust.

Even the Sumeru Ring on the right hand of the corpse was not spared, and was destroyed along with everything else!

Such Second-Generation Cultivators, born into great families and backed by old monsters, are the most troublesome, their equipment often imbued with special bloodline restrictions, triggering marks or backlash upon activation, highly troublesome indeed.

Although the Sumeru Ring might have contained some Magical Treasures, Spirit Stones, or such, it wasn’t worth the risk for Wang Chen.

With a flick of his finger, he shot out a flame, which instantly turned into a raging sea of fire in mid-air, the scorching blaze covering the earth, mercilessly destroying any traces left on the ground.

Wang Chen reached out and gathered the corpses of the five Golden Core cultivators he had killed earlier, stripped them of their equipment and Sumeru Rings, then cast them all into the sea of fire to eradicate all traces.

These five Golden Core cultivators were clearly retainers or something similar; there was little risk in confiscating their equipment, and even if there were some restrictions, Wang Chen had the capability to deal with or break them, thus they should not be wasted.

Only after the flames had melted the rocky ground did Wang Chen calmly collect the wreckage of the Magical Treasure Flying Ship into the Cangqing Ring.

Although the Magical Treasure Flying Ship was already destroyed, it could not be completely eradicated on the spot like the corpses; taking it away was to avoid exposing his own secrets, and it could also be reincorporated as materials.

Refining a Magical Treasure Flying Ship requires a variety of high-tier materials, even the wreckage is quite valuable.

Having cleaned the battlefield, Wang Chen soared away with Sword Light.

Meanwhile, back to when the Golden Core cultivator was beheaded by him, in a Cave Mansion on Diecui Peak in Nine States City, thousands of miles away, an elderly man with white hair sitting on a cushion suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes were a blood-red, and from his throat came a silent roar!

In that moment, the entire mountain trembled.

A moment later, the white-haired elder’s eyes regained their clarity, now cold enough to seemingly freeze everything in sight.

He reached out and grabbed a piece of bronze tortoise shell, sliced open his ring finger with the nail of his left thumb, and dripped a drop of crystal-clear blood onto the shell.

The drop of blood was instantly absorbed by the tortoise shell, which immediately glowed faintly.

“Command!”

The white-haired elder tossed the tortoise shell onto the ground in front of him, making hand gestures and pointing at it, causing the shell to silently float up, emanating faint golden True Seal Talisman Scripts, swirling rapidly around it.

The white-haired elder stared intently at the tortoise shell, muttering to himself.

However, as time ticked away, the True Seal Scripts swirling around the tortoise shell showed no sign of stopping, not aligning and forming the divination as he wished.

This was an occurrence the white-haired elder had never encountered before, he waited the time it takes to brew half a pot of tea, still seeing no sign.

A sense of agitation arose within him.

The next moment, a fierce light flashed in the eyes of the white-haired elder; his left thumb flicked his ring finger three times, releasing three more drops of blood into the tortoise shell.

The tortoise shell suddenly shone brightly, an eerie blood color showing through.

Only to hear a crack, the tortoise shell instantly shattered into pieces.

The white-haired elder was shocked, as if struck by lightning, spouting a mouthful of fresh blood.

Deep wrinkles suddenly etched into his forehead, appearing to age decades in an instant, his eyes’ light dimmed, visibly weakened!

After a long while, a ghostly voice echoed in the dead silence of the Cave Mansion: “You nefarious child…”

[Heavenly Merit -1000]

Thousands of miles away, Wang Chen, who was traveling by Sword Control, suddenly saw a message pop up in his field of vision.

This left him quite surprised.

Because this was the most involuntary and passive loss of Heavenly Merit Wang Chen had ever suffered, according to past experience, could it be that a Divine Transformation Big Shot was calculating against him?

This conclusion startled Wang Chen himself.

Could the spoiled second-generation cultivator he killed really have such a significant background?

But after giving it some thought, Wang Chen felt it was unlikely, because if there really was a Divine Transformation Big Shot protecting that guy, it would have been nearly impossible for Wang Chen to kill him, and the warning voice that just reached out to Wang Chen wasn’t overwhelmingly powerful to that extent.

The reduction of one thousand Heavenly Merit this time must have another reason!

But Wang Chen didn’t dwell on it, after all, this loss was truly trivial, as he had just killed six Golden Core cultivators and the Heavenly Merit he gained exceeded three hundred thousand!

He made a big profit.

After flying for two to three thousand li in one breath, feeling quite safe, only then did Wang Chen release Yuanyuan from the True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon and once again brought out the Magical Treasure Flying Ship.

Steering the Flying Warship, he continued towards his destination.

After Yuanyuan had once again directed the course, Wang Chen took out the Sumeru Rings he had just confiscated.

Planning to check the spoils of war.

He had just taken a Sumeru Ring out from the sleeve pocket, and instantly Yuanyuan’s eyes lit up, staring at it: “Wow!”

Only then did Wang Chen remember her lineage as a treasure-seeking Spirit Mouse, and with a thought, he took out the Ancient Sealed Jade he had won at the auction a few days ago, smilingly placing it in front of Yuanyuan.

These Sumeru Rings hadn’t been examined yet and were not suitable for her to play with.

But the two pieces of Ancient Sealed Jade definitely wouldn’t be an issue.

As a result, Yuanyuan grabbed the Ancient Sealed Jade and with puffed cheeks, asked: “Master, is this for me?”

With a look of craving desire.

Wang Chen couldn’t help but pinch her little cheek, saying: “If you like it, then it’s yours.”

Inside the two pieces of Ancient Sealed Jade, there were definitely good things sealed, but he has never been stingy, so giving them to Yuanyuan who liked them wasn’t a problem at all.

“Master, you are so kind!”

Yuanyuan threw herself into Wang Chen’s arms, happily planting a kiss on his face: “You are the best!”

Wang Chen felt as if he had returned to the times when he lived in the small courtyard of Yunyang Sect, full of warm memories in his heart, and involuntarily stroked Yuanyuan’s head: “Alright, you go play with it.”

He placed Yuanyuan to one side, and then began to inspect the confiscated Sumeru Rings.

A total of five Sumeru Rings from five Golden Core cultivators, and their styles were essentially similar. Wang Chen checked them one by one and found that each Sumeru Ring had a restriction set on it.

But such restrictions were nothing to him, and he easily broke them.

As for the hidden marks left on the Sumeru Rings, Wang Chen directly erased them as well.

He could be considered a Grandmaster at Artifact Refining; as long as it didn’t involve karma, curses, or bloodlines, and didn’t exceed his own cultivation level by too much, he had the ability to remove the restrictions.

The contents of these Sumeru Rings were diverse, including Pills, Talismans, Magical Treasures, Spirit Stones, materials including daily necessities, everything one might need.

Wang Chen took everything out, sorted the useful items and stored them in the Cangqing Ring, and the useless items he stuffed back in.

In the end, he destroyed all five Sumeru Rings.

Although it was somewhat regrettable, he was dealing with a large immortal cultivation family, so it was better to be careful!

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