Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

"Ah!"

Accompanied by a brief and piercing scream, the middle-aged female cultivator who ambushed Wang Chen was hit by a Fire Crow that descended from the sky.

Her body protection spiritual light burst in an instant, and her entire body was instantly covered by scorching flames, turning into ashes in the blink of an eye!

In fact, this middle-aged female cultivator had quite formidable strength, her cultivation realm reaching the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation.

But she still couldn't withstand Wang Chen's single strike.

This is the insurmountable gap between Qi Cultivation cultivators and Purple Mansion cultivators!

"Retreat!"

The bandit leader, whose eyes were split with rage, immediately sprang backward and fled, disappearing into the dense forest in an instant.

The other few bandit cultivators scrambled to escape in different directions.

They were well aware of Wang Chen's prowess and fled in different directions.

Wang Chen reached out to retrieve his Wind Thunder Sword and launched into pursuit.

He paid no heed to the underlings, instead, he focused on tracking the leader.

Despite not being familiar with the terrain, with Wang Chen's current strength, catching up to the high-tier Qi Cultivation bandit was not a problem; however, he followed leisurely behind.

The bandit leader practiced some kind of escaping technique, speeding through the forest at an incredible pace.

Moreover, he was exceedingly cautious and cunning, fleeing along a traceless path, darting left and right, up and down.

Even for a cultivator of the same tier, let alone a Purple Mansion cultivator, it was no simple task to maintain pursuit without being detected by the other party.

Wang Chen maintained a distance of three or four hundred steps and applied the Hidden God Technique to himself.

Then, he used his Divine Sense to firmly lock onto the target.

In such a situation, Wang Chen's powerful Divine Soul attribute played a significant role.

The bandit leader fled for over a dozen miles without ever detecting Wang Chen's presence, thinking he was safe, he finally slowed down and changed direction to continue on.

After roughly the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the bandit leader stopped in front of a cliff.

He looked back warily, then his figure flickered and he dived into the thicket, vanishing from sight.

A moment later, Wang Chen appeared in front of the cliff.

He realized he had lost track of the target.

But Wang Chen was neither frustrated nor disappointed; he carefully observed the surrounding environment.

In front of him was a steep cliff, at least two to three hundred zhang high when looking up.

Beneath the cliff was a densely packed jungle, an easy place to hide a person.

Wang Chen trusted his perception abilities, confirming that the other party was not hidden nearby.

Or perhaps he had flown away using a magic artifact.

So where did the person go?

After pondering, he raised his right hand, with his index and middle fingers joined together as if holding a sword, and passed them in front of his eyes.

He activated the Clarify Technique!

The next moment, the space around him in Wang Chen's vision presented a richer and more vivid image.

The scene in front of him changed.

A path leading to the bottom of the cliff suddenly became visible!

An Illusion Array!

An Illusion Array had been set up in front of the cliff, and it was extremely ingenious.

To an ordinary cultivator, it would certainly have gone unnoticed.

But under the Purple Mansion-level Clarify Technique, the opponent's disguise had nowhere to hide.

Wang Chen's gaze followed the path, and he discovered the outline of a doorway appearing on the cliff.

It was clear in his heart, he had found the bandit's hideout!

Seeing this scene, Wang Chen didn't hesitate at all and directly leaped forward.

He struck a palm against the doorway on the cliff!

This kind of Cave Mansion doorway was bound to be protected by restrictions, and if one didn't know the proper way to enter, the only option was to break through by force.

Bang!

Wang Chen's fist, first reinforced with the Mudstone Technique at the level of Great Perfection, instantly turned the hard rock into mud.

Then his robust mana penetrated straight through, blasting a hole one foot square!

The stone doorway shuddered violently, countless clumps of soil cascading down.

Wang Chen's expression did not change as he unleashed a second and third palm strike in quick succession.

Widening the hole he had already pierced.

After a total of five palm strikes, he had forcefully created an opening large enough for an adult to pass through!

With a flash, Wang Chen swept into it.

He did not forget to bless himself with the Heavy Light Shield Armor—better safe than sorry.

Behind the doorway, there must be a Cave Heaven!

The bandit hideout was vast, larger than Wang Chen had imagined.

In fact, it was a huge stalactite cave, and wherever the eye could see there were stalactites hanging upside down.

Even without daylight, these stalactites and the walls grew a type of luminescent mushroom, emitting a soft milky glow, enough for Wang Chen to clearly see the inside of the cave.

The ground was damp, and the air was filled with a decayed smell.

But not a single person's trace was to be seen.

Wang Chen lunged forward, simultaneously stimulating his Divine Sense to search the surroundings.

When he had penetrated two to three hundred steps into the cave, he suddenly felt that something was amiss.

Before Wang Chen could react, dozens of stalactites around him burst into radiant light, covered in countless runes, and an invisible force quickly enveloped him!

Wang Chen immediately felt as if he were stuck in a quagmire, the circulation of mana within his body turning sluggish.

Not only that, but the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the surrounding space disappeared in an instant, or rather was expelled and became unseen.

Creating an area akin to a mortal's zone devoid of spirit.

A Spirit-Sealing Array!

Wang Chen realized immediately.

The Spirit-Sealing Array could cut off spiritual energy and seal the mana within a cultivator's body.

The cultivator who set up this array was extremely skilled; he had ingeniously utilized the special environment of the cave to set the array's focal points on the stalactites, catching even Wang Chen off guard.

"Hahaha~"

A burst of wild laughter entered Wang Chen's ears.

One after another, gray-robed bandits armed with crossbow arrows appeared all around him, sharp bolts aiming for his vital points, while the bandit leader Wang Chen had been tracking appeared arrogantly in front of him.

Removing his face wrap, he revealed a sinister and aged face.

"Village Chief Wang, you didn't see this coming!"

The bandit leader said with an evil tone, "I've been waiting for you to come knocking!"

Interesting.

Trapped among his enemies, Wang Chen smiled, "Are all the people here?"

The bandit leader was momentarily stunned, then exploded in a furious rage, "Kill!"

He did not waste any more words and immediately issued the death order!

Whiz! Whiz! Whiz!

One after another, the crossbow arrows shot towards Wang Chen.

Due to the effect of the Spirit-Sealing Array, the spells attached to these arrows were not activated, so their power was significantly reduced.

But their strength was still immense, enough to penetrate metal and stone!

And Wang Chen's mana was also restricted; the light from his protective Heavy Light Shield Armor dimmed, and its defensive capabilities were weakened by more than a notch.

In such a situation, the threat of the crossbow arrows to him was undoubtedly much greater. Stay connected through empire

Not just that, following the first volley of arrows, three gray-robed bandits lunged at Wang Chen from different directions.

They had nimble movements and an impressive momentum, the blades in their hands gleaming with an intimidating light.

Aura surged, fierce and irresistible.

Innate Masters!

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