Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest - Chapter 149

Chapter 149: Chapter 149: Big Trouble
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[Sword Control Technique·Experience +1]

It takes ten years to sharpen a sword that has never been tested by frost.

Wang Chen’s time practicing the Flying Sword Technique was not very long.

He was not a true Sword Cultivator.

True Sword Cultivators are purely devoted to the sword, forsaking all else aside from the sword.

Wang Chen certainly couldn’t do that.

But the hard work he put into the Sword Control Technique was not the least bit lacking!

And tonight, the sword technique that Wang Chen had honed with countless efforts, the Fire Crow Flying Sword that he had nurtured day and night, finally burst forth with its most brilliant radiance at this moment.

With one sword strike, the evil wraith found its host!

You should know that although the Ghost Bridegroom was somewhat weaker than Granny Tree, it was still of the Black Traveler rank, equivalent to a high-tier Qi Cultivation evil spirit.

Yet such an evil wraith, under heavy guard, was still slain by a single stroke from Wang Chen.

Almost an instant kill.

The might of the Flying Sword was indeed terrifying and fearsome!

Of course, the power of the Fire Crow Sword was formidable, and the enhancement of the Grandmaster-level Fire Crow Technique was indispensable.

But speaking of the mastery of the sword technique itself, Wang Chen had also reached a level of proficiency.

Clang!

The Flying Sword returned to its sheath.

Wang Chen took the opportunity to adjust the somewhat chaotic Qi inside his body.

That strike just now had consumed nearly a third of his mana.

And the sudden full-force outburst was a considerable burden on his Dantian and meridians.

At this moment, those evil spirits, such as the Drum Blowers, Palanquin Bearers, and maidservants, seemed to awaken from a dream. Some scattered and fled, while others howled and pounced toward Wang Chen, attempting to tear him to pieces.

The ones fleeing were all Lantern Carrying Puppets, while those fighting desperately were Transformation Jue.

The most loyal little brothers of the Ghost Bridegroom!

Bring it on!

In Wang Chen’s eyes, these were not fearsome evil spirits, but rather walking Human Virtue red packets!

To conserve his precious mana, he didn’t use the Flying Sword to defeat the enemies again.

He reached out and grabbed a handful of Talismans.

The next moment, clusters of Spiritual Light exploded in front of Wang Chen, blasting toward the fearless Transformation Jue.

“Yaa!” “Yaa!” “Yaa!”

Screams rose and fell in succession as evil spirits were purified and transmigrated.

The Evil-Repelling Talismans crafted by Grandmaster-level Talisman Crafting Technique were undeniably lethal against low-tier evil spirits. The coverage of twelve Talismans unleashed by Wang Chen created compounded damage.

[Human Virtue +12], [Human Virtue +13], [Human Virtue +12]…

His field of vision filled with a row of information prompts.

His Human Virtue points soared!

But how could Wang Chen be satisfied with this? He immediately pounced on the remaining few Transformation Jue.

His fists alternated in a flurry of strikes.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

With the fourth-tier Heavenly Dragon Vajra Right Method, the Vajra Impermeable body along with Grandmaster-level Vajra Fist, even without all magic artifact equipment, Wang Chen’s physical strength had become no less than many who had a Reconstructed Taoist Body of the Purple Mansion Superiors.

His Qi-Blood vitality had reached a level that even Innate Masters could hardly match!

One fist for each Transformation Jue.

It was simpler and more effortless than eating or drinking.

In just a short moment, Wang Chen’s Human Virtue points were close to three hundred.

If he wished, he could now push two Grandmaster-level skills to the Great Perfection tier simultaneously!

Of course, Wang Chen, who had made a mistake once, wouldn’t repeat the same oversight.

After he killed all the Transformation Jue, he prepared to pursue the fleeing Lantern Carrying Puppets.

The Lantern Carrying Puppets were quite interesting.

They were considered White Wanderer Grade evil spirits, but had none of the backbone of their peer Transformation Jue.

After the Ghost Bridegroom was taken down, they all “yīng yīng yīng” fled in panic, none of them seeking revenge on Wang Chen.

But evil spirits were still evil spirits, and Wang Chen wasn’t going to show them any mercy.

These were all precious Human Virtue points!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

However, as soon as Wang Chen moved, dark spikes flew through the air towards him.

The head, the neck, the chest…

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Swift, accurate, and ruthlessly sinister, all aimed at vital points!

“Hey!”

Wang Chen immediately exhaled and threw his voice, meeting the incoming black spikes with a Vajra Fist.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The black spikes were all blasted into clusters of toxic and evil dark qi.

They were instantly dispersed by the power of the Qi-Blood that Wang Chen had stimulated.

At the same time, Wang Chen also caught sight of the silhouette of his ambusher.

It was a withered old granny dressed in bright red floral clothing, wearing a flamboyant red peony in her hair, her cheeks painted with rouge, and a pair of venomous snake-like eyes staring fixedly at him.

Ghost Matchmaker!

In a wedding procession, the presence of a matchmaker was inevitable; this Evil Wraith and the Ghost Bridegroom had the relationship of a jackal and a wolf!

Seeing how easily Wang Chen had shattered her own dark deadly spikes, the Ghost Matchmaker let out a shriek, immediately twisted her golden lotus feet and turned around, transforming into a gust of yin wind to escape.

However, a large net suddenly dropped from the sky, completely enveloping her within.

Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net!

The Ghost Matchmaker caught in the net didn’t have time to react and was instantly dispersed and annihilated.

A bead emitting silvery white radiance fell from thin air.

Yin Qi Pearl!

Wang Chen was immediately overjoyed, and without delay, he commanded the Demon-Slaying Net to retrieve the Yin Qi Pearl.

Previously, killing the Ghost Bridegroom and the Transformation Jue didn’t yield a Yin Qi Pearl.

He hadn’t expected the Ghost Matchmaker would deliver one.

He had just pocketed several hundred Merit Points!

Wang Chen held the Demon-Slaying Net with glee, sensing the newly acquired pure Spiritual Power within this treasure.

In fact, he felt somewhat regretful.

As the saying goes, you can’t have your cake and eat it, too.

Not only is the Demon-Slaying Net the bane of evil spirits, but it can also transform Evil Power into utterly pure Spiritual Power.

But the Evil Wraiths that die within the net don’t bring Wang Chen a sliver of Human Virtue.

You could say that what is gained is surely lost.

A person shouldn’t be greedy!

Stowing away the Demon-Slaying Net, he continued his pursuit of the Lantern Carrying Puppet.

Yet, having been delayed by the Ghost Matchmaker, Wang Chen’s move was one beat too slow; even though he used Evil-Repelling Talismans to continuously slay several Lantern Carrying Puppets during the chase, pushing his Human Virtue points past the three hundred mark,

still, four or five Lantern Carrying Puppets managed to escape into the Ruined City.

Wang Chen stopped in his tracks at the edge of the Ruined City.

Do not enter a forest in pursuit of a fleeing enemy, do not chase after desperate bandits; the feeling that this Ruined City gave him was terribly wrong.

Chasing into it for a mere few tens of points of Human Virtue would undoubtedly be foolish!

Shaking his head, he decisively chose to retreat.

Boom!

Just at that moment, the ground suddenly began to shake violently.

One could see the ground within the Ruined City rising high, countless debris falling down, and an arm thick as a water bucket burst forth from the earth, its grey-black fingers reaching towards the sky.

“Who is it, who killed my bridegroom?”

Accompanied by the sound of boulders crumbling, a bald head then emerged from the ground, issuing an angry roar.

Having retreated hundreds of steps away, Wang Chen felt a buzzing in his ears and a violent churning of Qi-Blood inside his body, and his Dantian Mana showed signs of instability.

His sharp intuition was sending him fierce warnings!

He was in deep trouble!

Wang Chen felt the hair on his body stand on end.

Run!

Suppressing his discomfort, he immediately stimulated his Shadowless Divine Traverse to its full power.

His figure shot forward like an arrow leaving the bowstring, fleeing towards the northwest.

Boom!

In just a few breaths’ time, a huge palm descended from the sky and struck heavily where he had just been standing.

Bellowing like thunder, the earth shook, and the mountains swayed!

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