Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

In the secret room,

Wang Chen took out a fist-sized clay jar from his Storage Bag.

Upon opening the lid, a strong medicinal scent instantly assailed his nostrils, invigorating his spirit!

What was contained inside the jar was exactly the Dragon Tiger Strong Soul Soup.

This was what the woman who had offered to sell the soup recipe to Wang Chen had prepared on the spot using her ingredients.

To prove the authenticity of the recipe.

Then she drank half a bowl herself, to dispel Wang Chen's doubts.

Under such circumstances, Wang Chen, who had tasted the soup, bought her recipe for the price of fifty Low Spirits.

And this jar of Dragon Tiger Strong Soul Soup was a bonus.

According to the woman, it was worth about three Low Spirits.

Ordinary Loose Cultivators really couldn't afford it!

Wang Chen drank it all in one go.

Upon the soup entering his stomach, a surge of heat rose swiftly from his stomach, spreading in an instant to his internal organs and throughout his limbs and bones.

The flow of his blood suddenly sped up, and fine beads of sweat appeared on Wang Chen's forehead.

He took off his robe and activated the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method to refine and assimilate the dispersing medicinal power within his body.

In just a moment, Wang Chen turned as red as a cooked shrimp, with mists of steam rising from his head.

These were signs of his Qi-Blood boiling inside him.

His muscles bulged all over his body, and his bones kept making explosive noises, as his height actually increased by half a foot!

But for Wang Chen, who had reached Great Achievement in Body Refinement, such abnormalities were nothing special; he used only the time of one incense stick to completely refine the medicinal power of the Dragon Tiger Strong Soul Soup.

Unlike Vajra Ghee which is applied externally to the skin, Dragon Tiger Strong Soul Soup serves to strengthen Qi-Blood from within. Although it is not a perfect match with the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method, the effect was truly good.

At least in the absence of Vajra Ghee, it could basically meet Wang Chen's Body Refinement needs.

Besides, this soup recipe had its own mysteries.

Wang Chen then took out a sheet of jute paper and spread it open.

On this tough paper, there were hundreds of tiny characters densely written.

It contained the formula for the Dragon Tiger Strong Soul Soup and the method for brewing it.

"Dragon Tiger" in Dragon Tiger Strong Soul refers to two main materials.

"Dragon" stands for snakes and pythons, and "Tiger" for tiger beasts, further divided into five snakes, three pythons, and eight tigers.

The main ingredients in the Dragon Tiger Strong Soul Soup that Wang Chen had just consumed were the Black Kui Snake and the Spotted Tiger, both low-level Spirit Monsters, whose essence of blood and flesh were combined with nine other medicinal materials to brew the soup.

It belonged to a lower-tier version of the Dragon Tiger Strong Soul Soup.

Therefore, the medicinal power was relatively limited; a small jar was only enough for Wang Chen's cultivation for the duration of one incense stick.

If one were to use the extremely powerful top-tier version, it would require Spirit Monsters like the Three-Eyed Giant Python and the Cloud-Stepping Tiger!

Spirit Monsters are equivalent to the Purple Mansion, making such materials extremely precious.

The recipes Wang Chen bought were actually eight different levels of the same soup, although they were all called Dragon Tiger Strong Soul Soup, the effects upon taking them were vastly different.

Thus, the fifty Low Spirits he spent were indeed well worth it.

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It's important to realize that such handwritten recipes weren't guaranteed to be confidential and were not bounded by the Magic Seal Spell.

The woman could very well make hundreds or even thousands of copies to sell.

It's just that there weren't too many buyers in a Loose Cultivator city fortress.

One catches whoever one can.

And as the buyer, Wang Chen could also copy and resell it himself, to recoup the cost.

He memorized the recipe once more, and with a clap of his hands, Wang Chen turned the yellow hemp paper into flying ash in an instant!

The formula was now firmly etched in his mind, never to be forgotten.

After putting his outer garments back on, Wang Chen began to plan his future cultivation.

The primary focus was the cultivation of his main technique—the Five Elements Skill.

There was nothing special to say about this; the process from the ninth level of Qi Cultivation to Great Perfection was one of long-term accumulation.

Currently, Wang Chen's experience points at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation had only reached a bit over a hundred, still a long way from the full 900 points.

This was not something to be rushed.

Next came the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method.

Although the fourth layer of cultivation was strong, facing an opponent at the Purple Mansion level would still require further improvement.

Then there were the Mystical Mirage Dragon Jue, Thunderbolt Sword Technique, Five Suns Qian Thunder, and so on.

Cultivating the Mystical Mirage Dragon Jue required She Qi, and he needed to find a place similar to the East Wasteland Great Marsh in the Outer Domain.

This would ensure a source of She Qi for the True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon.

The Five Suns Qian Thunder also required a place dense with thunder and lightning; the Thunderbolt Sword Technique could not be fully utilized in confined spaces...

Thinking carefully, Wang Chen realized that he would be busy for the next few years.

Although there was no one to supervise him, Wang Chen felt as if an invisible whip lashed at him, compelling him to keep moving forward relentlessly without pause.

This invisible whip was the persistent sense of crisis that haunted his mind, an unease he couldn't shake off!

When the time came to breakthrough and open his Breakthrough Mansion, he would have to find a pathway to heaven.

To flee to the Upper Realm just like the Cloud Sun Sect, to avoid the great calamity!

That night, Wang Chen experienced a rare bout of insomnia.

In the past, all he had to do was lie down and he would naturally fall asleep.

But tonight, perhaps due to too many thoughts, he tossed and turned in his bed until well after midnight, even recalling his previous life.

Realizing that there might be an issue with his state of mind, Wang Chen did not force himself to sleep.

He took out items such as the Cloud Brocade Cushion, Purple Sandalwood Stand, Calming Incense Burner, Red Clay Tea Stove, and brewed himself a pot of Spiritual Tea, sipping it while reading the notes of predecessors.

Wang Chen's state of mind quickly settled, and the clutter of troubling thoughts in his mind dissipated unknowingly.

Until dawn.

As usual, Wang Chen returned to the surface, freshened up, and went out for food.

This time he left the house after the cart collecting night fragrance had departed, to avoid encountering any unsightly matter that might spoil his mood.

However, the moment Wang Chen stepped out of his house, he saw his neighbor Aunt Lu approaching him with a beaming smile, "Taoist Friend Wang, are you heading out? I have something I'd like to discuss with you, if you have a moment?"

As the saying goes, one does not slap a smiling face. Although Aunt Lu was rather talkative, she was not of bad character, so Wang Chen felt uncomfortable turning her away and politely inquired, "Aunt Lu, what's the matter?"

Aunt Lu looked around, then lowered her voice and said, "Taoist Friend Wang, I see you're all on your lonesome, with no one to wash your clothes, cook your meals, make your bed, or fold your blankets, which must be inconvenient, right?"

Without waiting for Wang Chen to respond, she continued, "As it happens, I have a distant niece, just twenty-nine years of age, at the Shedding Mortality cultivation level, pretty as a flower, clever and skillful. If you're willing..."

She was actually offering a marriage proposal!

Wang Chen was at a loss whether to laugh or to cry. "Thank you for your kindness, Aunt Lu. I am devoted to my cultivation path and have no intention of marrying at this time."

It seemed that in every corner of the myriad worlds, aunts liked to play matchmaker—a universally consistent trait!

But for Wang Chen at the moment, there was simply no room in his heart to consider matters of marriage.

When one is content alone, the whole family is free from hunger; when one escapes alone, the whole family avoids calamity—it best suited his current situation.

Aunt Lu, thinking he was just picky, bit her lip and said, "Even taking her as a warm-bed servant would be fine!"

Wang Chen: "..."

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