Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Having passed through a somewhat dilapidated alley, Wang Chen returned to his home.

Though Dongwu Stockade occupied a large valley, the actual area available for people to live was limited because many Spirit Fields and herb gardens had been cut out within it.

Thousands of houses and tile-roofed homes haphazardly crowded together, which was a characteristic typical of a Loose Cultivators' fort.

Wang Chen's new home, of course, wasn't spacious—a main house with two side rooms plus a small courtyard—none of which could compare with the estate on Sunset Peak that he once owned.

It wasn't even as good as the little home he had had while in the Outer Sect.

Yet such a set of rooms had cost Wang Chen three hundred Spirit Stones, and that was after considering his Qi Cultivation at the seventh level!

Qi Cultivation at the seventh level was the cultivation level Wang Chen feigned with the help of a Great Perfection level Stealth Breath Technique.

Such a cultivation level was higher than most of Dongwu Stockade's cultivators, so ordinary people wouldn't dare to provoke him lightly.

But it wasn't the highest, not among the small handful of top cultivators.

Therefore, it wouldn't attract particular attention.

Of course, Wang Chen had also disguised his true appearance with the Thousand Mechanisms Changing and given himself a fake name.

After all, he was now a wanted fugitive by the Guiyuan Gate!

By the time he got home, the rain had already stopped.

Wang Chen unlocked the door, entered the bedroom next to the main room, lifted the bed and crawled into the tunnel below.

After moving into this new home, he had spent ten days digging three secret passages and five secret chambers underground.

One of the tunnels led to the outside of the valley!

Although he had spent some time in the mortal world, Wang Chen's skill in digging tunnels had not declined at all.

Compared to the house above ground, only these chambers tens of meters deep underground provided him with a true sense of security.

In one of the secret chambers, Wang Chen took off his outer clothing.

He took out a bottle of Vajra Ghee from his Storage Bag, spread it skillfully over his entire body, and then began to practice the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method.

Having obtained the middle three levels of this Body Refinement technique and solved the side effects that came with practicing it, Wang Chen's Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method had broken through the fourth level and could continue to develop further.

After a long while, Wang Chen opened his eyes.

This time, his improvement was negligible, and the medicinal power contained in a bottle of Vajra Ghee clearly could not satisfy the cultivation needs of the fourth level of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method.

And the Vajra Ghee he had just used up was his last bottle!

This substance, as the best auxiliary material for practicing the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method, was almost indispensable during the practice.

At least accustomed to using Vajra Ghee to strengthen his physique, he found the effect much worse without it.

The problem was, after breaking through the fourth level, one bottle at a time was no longer enough!

Originally, Wang Chen had stockpiled nearly two hundred bottles of Vajra Ghee, thinking it would last a long time.

However, all of it had been used up in just over half a year.

After returning from the mortal world to the realm of immortal cultivation, Wang Chen's last visit to Cloud Mountain City was not only for scouting but also intended to replenish his Vajra Ghee through Myriad Treasures Pavilion or Four Seas Commerce Association.

Even if it was five times the price, he would have accepted it!

But Myriad Treasures Pavilion and Four Seas Commerce Association had both vanished, leaving Wang Chen with Spirit Stones but nowhere to spend them.

It was indeed a grievance.

Wang Chen thought for a moment and decided to go to the market tomorrow to inquire if anyone was selling Vajra Ghee.

Inside Dongwu Stockade, there was a market for cultivators to conduct daily transactions.

Besides the cultivators of the fort, there were quite a number of visiting cultivators who traded in the market.

The items they sold were diverse, including Pills, Talismans, Magic Artifacts, Spiritual Materials, and the like.

If it really wasn't possible, he would have to substitute with other kinds of Spiritual Medicine.

The effect surely wouldn't be as good, but it would do in a pinch.

While he was pondering, Wang Chen's gaze suddenly intensified.

His eyes turned towards a mirror hanging on the wall in front of him.

This was the Mandarin Duck Mirror, and the other part, the drake mirror, was placed in the main room. This allowed Wang Chen, who was in the underground secret chamber, to observe the situation on the ground at any moment.

Wang Chen had just heard someone knocking on the door outside.

The door flapped with a resounding bang!

It was imbued with an aggressive, menacing air.

Who is it?

Wang Chen was puzzled.

He had settled in Dongwu Stockade for just half a month and didn't have any acquaintances here; he only nodded and greeted his neighbors when he saw them.

Why would someone be smashing his door?

After a moment of thought, Wang Chen immediately left his secret chamber and took the tunnel back to the surface.

Then he went out and opened the door that was nearly broken from the pounding.

Standing before the door were three cultivators, the one who had been knocking was tall and burly, with a rough face and the look of a fierce god.

"Who are you?"

Wang Chen asked in a deep voice, "What do you want?"

The burly cultivator sized him up and snorted, "You're the new owner of this house? Do you know that Zhong Xing'an owes us five hundred Spirit Stones?"

Wang Chen's face was expressionless, "What does his debt to you have to do with me?"

Zhong Xing'an was indeed the former owner of the house, and Wang Chen had bought it through the recommendation of a real estate agency.

Unexpectedly, the trouble caused by the former owner had now become his problem.

Absolutely nonsensical!

"Zhong Xing'an has run away."

The burly cultivator took it for granted, "So I can only come to you, since you bought his house!"

Such bandit logic made Wang Chen unable to help but laugh, "Get lost!"

His shout was thunderous!

The three cultivators were all shaken at once.

The frontmost burly cultivator even involuntarily stepped back, his face turning pale.

His mind buzzed!

Wang Chen glanced at them and said, "Harass me again, and don't blame me for being rude!"

The rules in a loose cultivator's stockade were very different from those of a sect.

The one with the strongest fist had the loudest voice.

To avoid being bullied, one must either be strong oneself or gather allies!

The top lord of the stockade did not intervene in "minor matters", so there were many gangs within the stockade, which then formed a set of unique coexistence rules.

The few cultivators before his eyes evidently belonged to a gang.

Wang Chen didn't care whether they were truly scammed by the original homeowner; as they had brought trouble to him, there was no need to be polite!

The complexion of the burly cultivator changed from white to blue, veins bulged on his forehead.

However, he didn't make a scene and instead turned around and left, "Let's go!"

The three cultivators, who had been full of aggression just moments ago, scurried away in a pitiful fashion.

Just then, the neighbor across from Wang Chen opened his door and a middle-aged man stealthily poked his head out, whispering to him, "Fellow Wang Xiu, be careful, they are from the Three Rivers Association."

After saying this, he quickly retreated and firmly closed the door behind him.

The Three Rivers Association?

Wang Chen had heard of the name; it was supposed to be a quite powerful cultivator gang in Dongwu Stockade.

But what of it?

Those who angered him would all be harvested for Heavenly Merit!

Wang Chen took note. Your journey continues on m v|l-e'm,p y r

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The second update is here.