Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

He hid in an underground secret chamber, not idly waiting for fate’s judgment.

But instead strived every second to improve himself.

At this moment, Wang Chen was revisiting yesterday’s battle.

Although he had emerged entirely victorious against four enemies, it didn’t mean there were no lessons to be learned.

The past must not be forgotten, for it serves as a teacher for the future!

Over and over he pondered, carefully scrutinizing, Wang Chen felt that his victory in this fierce battle had many contributing factors.

First was the enemy’s underestimation.

At the beginning, when he was intercepted by a gray-robed cultivator, he showed weakness, relying on the Stealth Breath Technique to pretend to have the outer appearance of a fourth-tier Qi Cultivation mana, which did not arouse much vigilance from the enemy.

As for those three people, including the direct descendant of the Purple Mansion, they were even more arrogant and despotic, disdainful of others.

Therefore, when Wang Chen made his sudden move, he caught them completely by surprise.

Otherwise, there would have been no chance of victory!

The lesson this brought to Wang Chen was: Never underestimate any enemy, no matter how weak they may seem.

The Spiritual Perception Technique needs to be advanced to Grandmaster level, and the Stealth Breath Technique also needs to reach Grandmaster level.

In short, to prevent the opponent from seeing through you, you must be clear about the enemy’s strength!

Second, talismans were very powerful in combat, especially when used for surprise attacks.

Three out of the four cultivators were killed by the Meteor Fire Talismans.

This proved that Wang Chen’s approach of using talismans to compensate for his insufficient combat power was absolutely correct.

But the shortcoming of magical talismans was also evident.

Once they encountered a strong body protection magic artifact, they seemed very weak.

If at that time Wang Chen didn’t have a spirit mechanism epiphany and used the Grandmaster level Mudstone Technique to forcefully break the opponent’s Rock Armor, he might now be fleeing to the Outer Domain, wanted and hunted by the Purple Mansion family and the Cloud Sun sect!

But in the field of elementary talisman crafting, he had already raised his skills to a very high level.

The might of the magical talismans carried by talisman paper was close to its limit, and there wasn’t much room for improvement.

And higher-tier Talisman Crafting Techniques required a peak Qi Cultivation or even Purple Mansion cultivation level to master and use!

Does that mean there are no solutions?

Not at all!

Although Wang Chen’s time practicing the way of talismans wasn’t very long, with the help of the immortal cultivation panel’s cheats, he had already reached an extremely high position.

Grandmaster, the teacher who establishes sects, is incomparable to any craftsman!

The biggest problem for Wang Chen was that his skill levels had risen too quickly, and in dealing with constant crises, he’d only been concerned with grinding proficiency without time for consolidation and research.

Now, being confined to the secret chamber, he finally calmed down and began to explore the mysteries of Grandmaster level Talisman Crafting Techniques.

At his thought, spiritual light flashed in Wang Chen’s mind, and countless ideas about talismans emerged.

This was exactly the ability conferred upon him by his Grandmaster level Talisman Crafting Technique, which had not yet been fully utilized!

In this moment, Wang Chen completely forgot his own situation.

That “to understand the Dao in the morning and to die in the evening would be no regret” kind of enlightenment made him joyfully intoxicated!

One day, two days, three days…

Wang Chen’s Grandmaster realization lasted for three full days.

For four days, Wang Chen had not taken a single step out of his home, except for periodically going up to collect and set up the Mandarin Duck Mirror, he basically stayed hidden within the third underground level of the secret chamber.

Not even a mouse came looking for him!

From this, Wang Chen deduced that he probably, maybe, possibly had avoided a disaster.

Otherwise, with the power of the Purple Mansion family and the Cloud Sun sect, once they found any clues, it would be impossible for them to have no movements for such a long time.

Aware of this, Wang Chen hurried out at sunrise to clean the weeds in the Spirit Fields.

It was not that he was reluctant to give up the yield of the ten mu of Spirit Fields.

Rather, if someone noticed that his family’s Spirit Fields had not been tended to for a long time, the neighbors would surely report to the Defense Area.

At that point, if the Defense Area sent someone to investigate, or even used the Soul Tablet to look for his whereabouts.

That would be troublesome!

Fortunately, Wang Chen only had ten mu of Spirit Fields, and now that his strength had soared, although the weeds grown over four days were numerous, they didn’t take too much effort to clear.

Afterward, he returned to the secret chamber to continue laying low.

A few more days passed, just as peacefully as before.

Wang Chen finally confirmed that he really hadn’t been exposed and could still be an Outer Sect cultivator quietly farming his Spirit Fields.

He didn’t have to abandon everything and flee to the Outer Domain after all!

As for Lv Defang, Wang Chen felt even less fear after this ordeal.

At the same time, his Grandmaster-level comprehension began to yield preliminary results.

…

Still inside the secret chamber.

Wang Chen concentrated, calmed his breath, lifted his right arm, and brought his index and middle fingers together, stabbing forward with a sword-like gesture.

Tips of his fingers shimmered with dots of Spiritual Light.

As his arm and wrist moved, he swiftly drew a True Seal Talisman Diagram in the air in the blink of an eye.

Three hooked characters, traced out lightly to form a talisman!

“Quickly!”

The next moment, Wang Chen transformed his hand into a palm and suddenly struck forward.

The Magical Talisman that he had just drawn instantly turned into a blazing fireball, roaring as it struck the wall ahead!

Bang!

Accompanied by a muffled sound, the sturdy secret chamber violently shook, with a fair amount of dust falling down.

Success!

This Meteor Fire Talisman, drawn from thin air entirely relying on his own Mana and without the need for talisman paper, pens, or ink, was successfully cultivated by Wang Chen, and its power was quite formidable.

Sketching talismans in the Void, condensing Qi into talismans, was a unique spellcasting technique of Talisman Cultivators.

Every Talisman Cultivator capable of mastering this Dharma Technique was a genius with exceptional comprehension!

Wang Chen wasn’t exclusively a Talisman Cultivator specialized in talismans nor did he have masters or seniors to consult.

He had understood this amazing technique entirely on his own, inspired by the spirit ideas from Grandmaster-level Talisman Crafting Technique.

Because it required no medium, theoretically the power of “finger talismans” was limitless.

It was only limited by the Cultivator’s Cultivation Level!

The Meteor Fireball that Wang Chen had just launched was significantly more lethal than talismans drawn on paper.

The rock wall that had a layer blasted off was the best proof of this!

Of course, finger talismans had their drawbacks.

For example, the “pre-casting” time was a bit long, and they could only cast one at a time.

But the stronger power was enough to compensate for these flaws, and there was still room for improvement!

In fact, aside from “finger talismans,” Wang Chen had also developed a technique for “blood talismans.”

But the power of “blood talismans” was even greater, not suitable for display in the underground secret chamber.

Dong~

At that moment, the sound of the Fixed Sun bell from Cloud Mountain City’s Star Observation Pavilion reached Wang Chen’s ears.

Dong! Dong! Dong~

Although he was thirty zhang underground, he could still hear the sound from the third-tier Magical Treasure.

Even if it wasn’t as clear as it would be on the surface, he could still hear it loud and clear.

However, unlike usual.

This time, the bell from Fixed Sun did not convey the time but rang continuously for twenty-four tolls!

The constant ringing awakened memories deeply buried within Wang Chen.

He suddenly realized.

The annual ancestral ceremony of the Cloud Sun Sect was about to begin!

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