Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

The Evil Cultivator who lay on the ground struggled less and less, to the point where he couldn't even let out a wail.

The Evil Power within his body had diminished by seven or eight out of ten, his life approaching its end without any possibility of turning the tables.

The resentment, despair, and regret in the Evil Cultivator's heart at this moment were beyond description with mere words.

He had powerful strength and controlled several formidable demon-infused artifacts, yet he was unable to unleash the slightest bit of his abilities and was suppressed to death, his bitterly gained Evil Power drained away.

Who would be willing to accept such a fate?

But what could be done?

His biggest mistake was thinking he had everything under control and then stepping into the trap unguarded.

The Celestial Pivot Pavilion of Huai Mountain City had become a trap waiting for its prey the moment Zhao Hongyi left the city.

They were waiting for him!

At this very moment, atop the Celestial Pivot Pavilion sat thirty-nine Cultivators, jointly controlling the Array.

The extra Cultivators present, secretly dispatched by Zhao Hongyi, were there to enhance the Array's power, ready to deal with the prey that fell into the net!

Moreover, the bottom floor of the Celestial Pivot Pavilion had been set up with all the Luminous Stone lamps replaced by cores specifically made to restrain Evil Wraiths.

Most importantly, right after Zhao Hongyi had left, Wang Chen had slipped into the Guarding Mansion of Huai Mountain City through a secret passage.

Taking over control of the City-Protecting Array from the Guarding Envoy!

Although Wang Chen's Cultivation Level was not as high as Zhao Hongyi's, he too was a Purple Mansion Superior.

With such a meticulously arranged trap, unless the trapped Evil Cultivator possessed a Golden Core Cultivation Level, there was no possibility of a comeback.

Wang Chen won so easily because he had the advantages of time, location, and harmony.

The power of the Array prevented the Evil Cultivator from exerting even half his strength, how could he resist the oppression of the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net? His death wasn't unjust in the slightest.

After another half an incense stick's worth of time, the Evil Cultivator's body shrank to the size of a black dog, his clothes turned to ashes, leaving only charred skin wrapped around broken bones, utterly devoid of life.

The Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net, having nothing left to draw, gradually dissipated on its own.

Wang Chen flicked his wrist to retrieve the miraculous object, then cast a Mysterious Fire Flying Crow onto the corpse, incinerating the remains to ash.

He then marked it with a Rebirth Talisman and an Evil-Repelling Talisman.

Although the Evil Cultivator could no longer be considered fully human, performing a cleansing ritual for him was a necessary procedure.

It was to prevent the nurture of further wickedness.

What Wang Chen didn't expect was to find a Storage Bag half-buried in the ashes of the Evil Cultivator!

This palm-sized Storage Bag was jet black with a metallic sheen, seeming woven from some kind of metal thread, able to withstand the high temperatures of the Mysterious Fire Flying Crow without showing any signs of damage.

This surprised Wang Chen.

Clearly, this Storage Bag was no ordinary Magic Artifact, its tier quite high, otherwise it would not have been so durable.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

In the past, whenever Wang Chen had slain an Evil Cultivator or Demon Cultivator, he would directly destroy their Storage Bags.

Because Evil and Demon Cultivators loved to place vicious prohibitions in their storage treasures, touching them could not only lead to backlash but also self-destruction.

The result would be a great loss with nothing gained.

But this Storage Bag was too unusual, and coming from a Purple Mansion-class Evil Cultivator, Wang Chen thought for a moment, then pulled out several Suppressing Evil Talismans to affix to it.

He then wrapped it in the Demon-Slaying Net, winding it around his own arm.

Preparing to bring it back to the Sect as proof of the mission, to be handed over to the Sect for processing.

According to the rules of the Sect, most of such war trophies would eventually end up in his possession.

The West Sea Sect was not like the Cloud Sun Sect, with Golden Core Cultivators numbering in the hundreds, they had their own means to deal with the prohibitions set by Evil Cultivators.

After taking care of everything, Wang Chen returned to the upper floors of the Celestial Pivot Pavilion.

"Superior..."

The cultivators in charge of the array saw him return, all with joy written on their faces, "Is it resolved?"

When Wang Chen had previously descended alone to deal with the trapped evil cultivators, everyone was on tenterhooks, fearing that Wang Chen, being too young, might not be able to overcome the enemy and, as a consequence, doom Huai Mountain City.

Now, seeing Wang Chen unharmed with a relaxed expression, they knew they had worried too much.

"It's resolved!"

Wang Chen said with a smile, "Now it's time to let Zhao Guarding Envoy return."

He directly ascended to the top of the Star Observation Platform, and then released his Glowing Light Flying Sword.

This valuable Spirit Sword, possessing both the abilities of messaging and flying, was not only exceedingly fast but also had a long transmission range.

Wang Chen had long since acquired a trace of Zhao Hongyi's essence. As long as the other party hadn't perished or fallen into a dire situation, he could be reached within the range of this transmission.

After sending out the flying sword, Wang Chen soared into the sky, flying towards the outside of the city.

On the Chi Path outside the South City Gate, a long procession lingered, with drums and gongs sounding the chants for claiming lives.

The cultivators and armored soldiers guarding the city walls were on high alert, the atmosphere tensioned to the utmost.

This hovering procession outside the city was entirely composed of evil wraiths, with anyone being able to see they were waiting for darkness to fall.

After nightfall, the power of evil wraiths would greatly increase!

Previously, with the protection of the City-Protecting Array, everybody wasn't too scared.

But now, the defensive barrier triggered by the array suddenly contracted, leaving everyone unaware of what had happened at Celestial Pivot Pavilion. To say they weren't panicked would be impossible.

As time went on, their morale could only drop lower and lower, perhaps leading to a collapse without a fight.

But the worst-case scenario didn't happen.

Because Wang Chen arrived.

Wang Chen skimmed over the top of the city wall, flicking down Suppressing Evil Talismans toward the evil wraiths below.

When bursts of Spiritual Light exploded among the group of wraiths, he formed a spell with his hands, activating his mana to rapidly condense a massive Mysterious Fire Flying Crow, launching it towards the enemy.

This horde of evil wraiths had clearly been in place to coordinate with the evil cultivators inside the city, but they hadn't expected to attract such a deadly force!

The mana-conjured flying crow, with a wingspan over ten feet, resembled a bomber bathed in flames, diving at a high speed from the sky and slamming into the midst of the wraiths with explosive force.

Boom!

The explosion of flames swallowed up a vast number of evil wraiths, and the relentlessly destructive flame power of utmost yang and hardness obliterated their essence.

[Human Virtue +37], [Human Virtue +39], [Human Virtue +16]…

Clang!

The Red Nether Sword suddenly unsheathed, sweeping with wind, thunder, and fire, cutting through the fleeing and scattered evil wraiths.

By now, the evil wraiths' formation was completely in disarray, driven by sheer terror to flee in all directions.

They were mercilessly reaped by the Red Nether Sword.

Seeing such a scene, the cultivators and armored soldiers on the city wall erupted in cheers.

"Immortal Envoy is mighty!"

Their shouts quickly spread to the city, leaving the citizens hiding at home baffled.

Some people stealthily opened their windows to peek out and soon joined in the cheering crowd.

Joy is contagious!

As night fell, Wang Chen had chased nearly a hundred miles from the city, slaying hundreds of evil wraiths.

He harvested a hefty sum of Human Virtue.

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Here comes the second update.