Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Wang Chen's punch coalesced all of his strength, a full ten out of ten.

The Great Perfection level of Vajra Fist, coupled with the fourth tier enhancement of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method, unleashed a power that was unimaginable.

However, the white-robed lady who took Wang Chen's punch head-on, with her radiance flashing incessantly, incredibly managed to hold up against the brutal force.

Without a doubt, she was carrying a life-saving Magic Artifact.

It shielded her at the crucial moment from Wang Chen's destructive Qi Energy!

Wang Chen wasn't the least bit surprised by this.

Sword Cultivators were strong in offense but weak in defense; the best way to protect themselves, apart from using offense as defense, was undoubtedly layering equipment.

As long as the gear was strong enough, even a glass cannon could turn into a turtle!

He closed the gap with his opponent, continuing to unleash the second punch, the third punch…

Wang Chen was fully aware that he could dominate the fight only because this Complete Qi Cultivation realm sword cultivator from Five Peaks Mountain was too arrogant, giving him the chance to grapple in close combat.

Once they put some distance between them, winning would be too difficult for him against an opponent whose Flying Sword and Swordsmanship both outclassed his.

Wang Chen surmised that this white-robed lady must be a prodigy of Five Peaks Mountain.

Just like one of the Heaven Cloud Seven Beauties, Xie Yaoxiu!

By the time Wang Chen's fist struck the white-robed lady for the third time, he felt a chill run down his spine, and his neck hairs stood on end, a great sense of crisis welling up inside him.

Shrinking Ground into Inches was too late to execute, so Wang Chen abruptly shifted his footsteps, sidestepping half a foot to the left.

Phut!

A clear and gleaming Flying Sword pierced through his Body Protection Magical Armor, stabbing into his back.

Even the Unleaking Heavenly Dragon Vajra Body couldn't completely block it!

The moment the sword blade sank three inches deep, Wang Chen fiercely clenched the muscles of his back, trapping the Flying Sword.

At the same time, he hurled out his fourth punch.

Bang!

The unsteady white-robed lady was knocked back once again, her lovely face pale as paper, her Body Protection Spiritual Light extremely dim, and a jade hairpin inserted in her bun shattered bit by bit.

Blood seeped out from the corners of her mouth.

The Five Peaks Mountain prodigy's heart went cold, her eyes revealing a look of terror for the first time ever.

Her Cultivation Level was exceptional among her peers, and her swordsmanship reigned supreme among Qi Cultivators, having even once battled a Purple Mansion Superior to a standstill.

Armed with a second-tier Spiritual Sword, the white-robed lady had been convinced of her invincibility below the Purple Mansion.

When she saw the urgent call for help from her sect, she rushed over and, without a second thought, commenced her pursuit of Wang Chen.

In the white-robed lady's view, with her strength, capturing him would be an easy task, and she would avenge her fallen sect members!

She had never imagined that Wang Chen, at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, would be so ferociously powerful!

If not for the Spiritual Artifact her master had given her, she likely would have perished under Wang Chen's fists by now.

Realizing that her own demise was a real possibility, the white-robed lady's pride and arrogance crumbled, and she clutched her Storage Bag, shouting harshly, "Stop! My Grandmaster is..."
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The white-robed lady's Grandmaster was none other than Miaoqing True Person, one of the two Golden Cores of Five Peaks Mountain!

However, before she could finish her sentence, a streak of golden-red Qi Energy burst forth, piercing through her left chest instantly.

Geng Metal Finger.

The Great Perfection level Geng Metal Finger!

The white-robed lady shuddered, looking down at her chest in shock.

Her heart had been pierced by the Qi Energy, leaving a bloody hole three inches in size.

Forget Qi Cultivators.

Even a Purple Mansion Superior couldn't survive such a grievous injury.

Despair filled her eyes!

Right after inflicting serious damage with Geng Metal Finger, Wang Chen reached behind to his back with one hand and grabbed the Flying Sword that had stabbed into his heart.

He forcefully yanked it out.

Clutching the razor-sharp blade, Wang Chen spat out a mouthful of blood!

He stumbled, nearly falling to the ground.

The sword thrust by the woman in the white dress, though Wang Chen took it head-on, the flying sword did not penetrate deeply into his body.

However, the sword qi seeped into his viscera, still causing significant damage.

It was only because Wang Chen had cultivated the Unleaking Dragon Vajra Body that he survived; any other Qi Cultivator would have had their internal organs turned to mush by the sword qi.

Now Wang Chen still had the strength to continue fighting!

But when Wang Chen's gaze met that of the woman in the white dress, he didn't hesitate to abandon the idea of delivering a coup de grâce, subconsciously using the Shrinking Ground into Inches technique.

In an instant, he increased the distance between himself and his opponent.

Because he saw in the eyes of the woman in the white dress, amidst her despair and agony, an overwhelming hatred and madness.

What's most important is that the aura of mana leaking out of her body was extremely abnormal.

Boom!

The woman in the white dress, along with her magic artifact equipment and storage bag, exploded into a massive cloud of blood mist.

The surrounding trees, as if struck by an unprecedented and terrible storm, were instantly destroyed and collapsed.

The power of her self-detonation was so great that even Wang Chen, who had darted a hundred steps away, was staggered!

Spurt!

Wang Chen's figure swayed, and he spat out another mouthful of congested blood.

He cast a deep glance at the spot where his opponent had self-detonated, then stored the flying sword he held into his storage bag.

This was his only trophy of war.

The next moment, Wang Chen swallowed two healing pills, then proceeded to consecutively cast dozens of Evil-Repelling Talismans and Rebirth Talismans.

This wasn't because he had eaten too much and felt obligated to give his opponent salvation.

But rather, doing so could confuse the Heavenly Secret Technique, reducing the chances of being locked-on by high-tier cultivators!

Although Wang Chen still did not know the true identity of the woman in the white dress to this point,

She was definitely an Inner Sect disciple of Five Peaks Mountain.

Or even higher!

She had even tried to threaten Wang Chen by claiming the status of an ancestor master, so it was highly unlikely she was a Purple Mansion Superior. It was very likely, she was the granddaughter of a Golden Core True Person.

Wang Chen knew very well that he had probably punched a huge hole in the sky of Five Peaks Mountain!

For this, Wang Chen had no regrets whatsoever.

Even if he had to do it all over again, he would strike down his opponent without hesitation, giving no quarter.

The battles between cultivators knew no mercy—it was either you die, or I live!

Wang Chen wanted to live, so his opponent had to die!

After casting the magical talismans, he immediately activated his Qi Energy to use the Shadowless Divine Traverse, swiftly disappearing into the vast wilderness.

About the time it takes an incense stick to burn, a figure riding the wind and thunder suddenly descended from the sky.

He landed at the site of the self-detonation of the woman in the white dress.

The newcomer was a middle-aged cultivator with a remarkable bearing, holding a horsetail whisk and wearing Cloud Boots, floating three feet above the ground, fingers forming spell gestures.

His face was so gloomy it seemed like it could wring out water.

"Yingxiu…"

A low whisper, containing who knows how much grief and pain.

The middle-aged cultivator reached out to grab a leaf.

His hands were trembling slightly.

On the surface of the leaf, there were a few drops of bright blood.

"Aaah~"

A bestial roar suddenly erupted, and wind and thunder swirled fiercely in all directions, causing the surrounding forest to suffer yet another calamity!

Wang Chen, who had already escaped a hundred miles away, couldn't help but look back one more time.

He felt a faint pain in the wound on his back!

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