Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 178: Chapter 178: Blood God Crystal
 

A fox, a turtle, a snake?

On the way home, Wang Chen mulled over the words Chang Chun had spoken.

The strongest in the Cloud Sun Sect is not even human!

“The turtle” must be referring to the Mysterious Turtle that guards the Inner Mountain Gate, an old creature that has lived for thousands of years and can easily provide treasures that enhance one’s Root Bone. It seemed to play a role similar to that of a land-sweeping monk.

The question is, what kind of fox and what kind of snake are they talking about?

The waters of the Cloud Sun Sect are evidently much deeper than he had imagined!

In the following days, Wang Chen set aside all his distracting thoughts and devoted himself entirely to the practice of swordsmanship.

Chang Chun had told Wang Chen that there would be a swordsmanship assessment once a month.

If Wang Chen did not meet his expectations by then, he would be expelled from his tutelage.

And without the return of any Spirit Stones!

Apart from that, Wang Chen spent all the Human Virtue he earned from the Cleansing Realm Operation on several Grandmaster-level skills.

First was the Spirit Light Shield Armor at Great Perfection.

After testing, he found that the Spirit Light Shield Armor at the Great Perfection level could materialize a shield and armor that were almost tangible. Not only did their defensive power greatly increase, but their resistance to magic artifacts and weapons improved in sync.

It even had a certain rebounding effect!

For example, if an enemy chopped at him with a Magical Enforcer, they might find their weapon sent flying from their hands.

Or even if a magic artifact came smashing down, it could be deflected without breaking through his defenses.

In a situation where he was surrounded, the role of the Great Perfection level Spirit Light Shield Armor would become significantly pronounced.

Next was the Shadowless Divine Traverse.

The Great Perfection level Shadowless Divine Traverse allowed Wang Chen to achieve short-range gliding flight.

Although the flying height was very low, at most three feet off the ground.

But the same ability, under normal circumstances, would require him to ascend to the Purple Mansion before mastering it, and the speed would still be much inferior!

In the future, when facing an invincible enemy, this ability might even save Wang Chen’s life.

Then there was the Vajra Fist, Spiritual Perception Technique, Mighty Strength Technique, Withered Glory Technique…

The number of skills he had mastered that reached the Great Perfection Level soared to eleven!

He had just over four hundred points of Human Virtue left.

Wang Chen planned to invest these in the Sword Control Technique and Shrinking Ground into Inches.

One was the strongest combat skill, and the other was the most outstanding escape skill. It was a must to level them up to Great Perfection!

Actually, he possessed another Grandmaster-level skill.

That was the Geng Metal Finger.

Geng Metal Finger was not effective against Evil Wraiths, but it was very powerful in close combat against enemies.

Wang Chen also wanted to know what special effects this spell would produce when elevated to Great Perfection level.

But he had already invested points in Geng Metal Finger three times, and adding more points now would require 1000 points of Human Virtue.

So it had to wait until last.

As time passed, spring gave way to summer, and before he knew it, Wang Chen had passed his nineteenth birthday.

At the foot of Sunset Peak, in his estate, he quietly tilled the land and grew crops, quietly practiced his cultivation technique and swordsmanship, and gradually improved his strength.

Like a small chrysalis, he was gathering strength for the future transformation into a butterfly.

Apart from regularly going to the peak to listen to lectures, learning skills at Peach Blossom Valley, and occasionally visiting Cloud Dragon City or Cloud Mountain City to purchase materials, he barely left his own territory.

And he seldom socialized or entertained outsiders.

Such a life might be monotonous and boring, but Wang Chen found joy in it.

He was accumulating and settling.

When the weather started to turn hot, Wang Chen made a trip to Cloud Mountain City.

He went there wearing the Thousand Mechanisms Changing mask.

He arrived at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

The Myriad Treasures Pavilion is a leading commerce association in the world of immortal cultivation, said to have branches across myriad worlds, with unfathomable wealth and power.

Many people would rather offend the major sects than provoke the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

For a long time, many families from the Purple Mansion had carved up the profitable businesses within Cloud Mountain City.

However, the business of Myriad Treasures Pavilion and Four Seas Commerce Association had never encountered trouble.

Compared to the Four Seas Commerce Association, which catered to the common folk, the threshold to enter Myriad Treasures Pavilion was much higher.

The starting price for the items sold inside was in the hundreds of Spirit Stones.

When Wang Chen had just arrived in this world, he didn’t even consider looking inside,

What’s the point in looking when you can’t afford to buy!

But now, he had long since stepped over the threshold of Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

This time, Wang Chen came to have the spoils of his victory over the Blood God Child appraised.

He had searched through many records and hadn’t found the origin of this blood bone; it was likely a very rare item.

But to Myriad Treasures Pavilion, even the rarest of items were probably just ordinary.

Still, for safety’s sake, Wang Chen had disguised himself.

Myriad Treasures Pavilion offered an item appraisal service.

As soon as he stated his purpose, a professional appraiser came out to assist him.

When the appraiser saw the blood bone Wang Chen took out, a flicker of surprise crossed the typically stoic face..

“This is a Blood God Crystal.”

After a careful examination, the appraiser confidently told Wang Chen, “The quality is quite good, if the esteemed guest is willing to sell, Myriad Treasures Pavilion can offer three hundred Middle Spirits for it.”

Three hundred Middle Spirits!

Wang Chen had expected the item to be valuable, but he hadn’t anticipated that it would be worth thirty thousand Low Spirits.

That’s equivalent to three Fire Crow Swords!

However, on the surface, he remained impassive and asked, “What use is the Blood God Crystal?”

The Blood God Crystal is a material used to refine second-tier Spiritual Artifacts or even third-tier Magical Treasures, and it can also assist the practice of some special Cultivation Techniques. Its blood marrow can enhance Qi-Blood, making it a precious material for Alchemy.

By tier, the Blood God Crystal is a second-tier material!

Thirty thousand Spirit Stones…

Wang Chen was almost tempted to sell it on the spot.

Yet the uses of the Blood God Crystal made him hesitate, and he decided to keep it.

With the gains from his previous loot, Wang Chen had already exchanged for over four thousand Spirit Stones through various channels, so he had no immediate need for more and thus was not in a rush to part with the crystal.

If there ever came a time when he needed it, purchasing it then would be far too costly!

Under the appraiser’s slightly disappointed gaze, Wang Chen paid the appraisal fee and then left Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

No sooner had Wang Chen returned to the street than a Messenger Crane flapped down from the sky, landing in his arms.

Cloud Mountain City was under a no-fly zone, and without special permission, not even a Purple Mansion Superior could use Magical Artifacts to fly.

However, Messenger Cranes used for sending messages were not included in the ban.

Half a two hours later, Wang Chen appeared in a private room within Yueyue Pavilion.

“Brother Wei!”

After entering, he first greeted Wei Xiong and then turned to the beautiful woman seated on the side with a smile, “Lotus sister, long time no see!”

The Crane Message he had just received was sent by Wei Xiong.

Inviting him to meet at this restaurant.

Wang Chen didn’t expect Wei Lian to be there as well.

It had been a year since they last saw each other.

There was no help for it, as Wei Lian, serving as Xie Yaoxiu’s maid, seldom had chances to go out and wasn’t at liberty to interact with outsiders.

Wang Chen’s understanding of her recent situation came through Wei Xiong.

With the joy of reunion, everyone was naturally very happy.

Wei Lian looked even more confident and beautiful than before, and her aura faintly revealed that unique to Innate Martial Artists.

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