Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Qiankun Movement!

Wang Chen had only read about such supernatural powers in books; he never expected to experience it firsthand today.

The West Sea Sect truly deserved its reputation as the number one Immortal Gate in the Mountain and Sea Realm, with a profundity unfathomable to outsiders!

He steadied his mind and began to observe his surroundings.

Wang Chen, now on a bustling and lively street, saw shops lined up with crowds of people bustling to and fro.

But when he was transported here, it didn't startle any of the pedestrians.

With a quick glance, Wang Chen saw cultivators all around him, mostly at the Qi Cultivation Stage, with only a few at the Purple Mansion Cultivation Level.

He distinctly felt that the people here had a very special quality.

They all seemed very confident, and the men handsome and the women beautiful—the average attractiveness here was the highest Wang Chen had ever seen.

After pondering for a moment, he stopped a passerby and asked, "Fellow Daoist, may I know where this place is?"

Wang Chen didn't just randomly choose someone to ask; the young passerby was handsome and extravagantly dressed, carrying various magic artifacts, with a subtle spiritual light concealed within, clearly not from an ordinary household.

Qi Cultivation ninth level.

Most importantly, the person's facial expression seemed very approachable.

"Ah?"

The young passerby that Wang Chen stopped was taken aback, his eyes showing a trace of incredulity: "This is Wanling City."

Wanling City!

Wang Chen immediately understood: "Thank you."

Wanling City was one of the nine outer cities of the West Sea Sect's Outer Sect and was also the largest Immortal City, boasting a population of tens of millions.

In total, the West Sea Sect directly governs ten Immortal Cities between its Inner and Outer Mountain Gates, overseeing hundreds of millions of cultivators and mortals. Aside from the Myriad Immortals City of the Inner Sect, Wanling City was the most famous.

Thus, the passerby's expression was easy to understand—who, being in the city, wouldn't know the place?

If it hadn't been for Wang Chen who didn't conceal his cultivation, revealing an aura of the Purple Mansion Level, the young man would probably have made fun of him and couldn't help but scoff a few times.

But then, it seemed he thought of something, his eyes rolling, "To meet is fate; I, Zuo Xiaomo of the West Sea Sect's Outer Sect, wonder if it'd be my honor to invite the Superior for a cup of Spiritual Tea?"

Wang Chen smiled: "Good!"

What Wang Chen lacked most now was understanding of the West Sea Sect and the Central Region.

In the situation where he knew nothing of his surroundings, chasing down a deeply hidden evil cultivator was no different than looking for a needle in the ocean. The little information attached to the mission content was hardly enough to let him pass the entrance examination.

The most important thing was that Wang Chen felt this mission was not simple!

And this passerby he had grabbed was most likely a local native, and also a West Sea Sect disciple; getting information through him would be very convenient.

This sort of proposal was precisely what Wang Chen desired.

Zuo Xiaomo, familiar with the place, led Wang Chen to a nearby teahouse. After choosing a private room and taking a seat, he ordered a pot of Spiritual Tea and a selection of tri-colored pastries.

"The pastries at this Five-Flavors Tea House are quite good."

Zuo Xiaomo enthusiastically introduced: "Superior, please have a taste."

"My surname is Wang, Wang Chen."

Wang Chen took a piece of pastry and tasted it; indeed, it was delicious.

"So you are Superior Wang."

Zuo Xiaomo's attitude became even warmer: "Is this your first time in Wanling City?"

"You don't need to probe me."

Wang Chen smiled and said, "To tell you the truth, I am a newly promoted Inner Sect Disciple, I just met True Person Zixiao and received an entrance examination task. Then I was transported here."

"Ah!"

This time, Zuo Xiaomo was genuinely astonished: "So you are an Inner Sect senior brother!"

"I'm not considered a senior brother just yet."

Wang Chen waved his hand, "If I can't pass the assessment, I'll just go back to where I came from."

In fact, if he failed the mission, he could still be demoted and enter the Outer Sect.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

But that was not necessary to share with the other person.

Zuo Xiaomo's thoughts raced, "Then senior brother, is there anything I can do to help you?"

This Outer Sect disciple of the West Sea Sect was quite excited—no wonder he saw the spiritual magpies chirping on the tree when he went out this morning.

There are actually two types of disciples in the Outer Sect of the West Sea Sect: official disciples and preliminary disciples.

Official disciples are like permanent staff. Unless they commit a wrongdoing and are expelled, this status can accompany them until death and cannot be arbitrarily revoked.

Preliminary disciples are on temporary status. If they can't become official within the specified period, they must leave willingly.

Zuo Xiaomo was a preliminary disciple.

Under normal circumstances, given his status, it would be impossible for him to have dealings with an Inner Sect Disciple.

Intuition told Zuo Xiaomo that Wang Chen was his biggest opportunity.

If he didn't grasp it firmly, he would definitely regret it in the future!

Wang Chen pondered for a moment and then told Zuo Xiaomo about the content of his mission.

Sharing deep details with someone you've just met was taboo, and according to common sense, Wang Chen having just met Zuo Xiaomo should not have casually revealed his secrets.

However, Wang Chen felt that since he had no connections here, he was almost like a blind man, with a start as bad as it could get, and continuing to be secretive would only waste time.

On the contrary, by being frank, he might gain unexpected assistance.

Zuo Xiaomo frowned after listening, "Evil Cultivators? That's genuinely tricky."

Evil Cultivators are not Evil Wraiths; they still retain some human intelligence and sensibility, so unless they voluntarily enter the heavily guarded Immortal City, it is very hard to distinguish them.

The most crucial part of Wang Chen's mission was to first find Zhou Senzhi, and then to capture or kill him.

Zuo Xiaomo gave a suggestion, "Senior brother, you could ask Dongming Residence."

If Myriad Treasures Pavilion is a merchant selling Magic Artifacts and Spells, then Dongming Residence is a broker that sells information.

Wang Chen could commission Dongming Residence to help track down Zhou Senzhi's whereabouts, which were far more efficient than what he could achieve alone as an individual Cultivator.

Of course, the services of Dongming Residence are very expensive!

"Price isn't a problem!"

Wang Chen declared immediately, "Let's head to Dongming Residence right now."

Zuo Xiaomo, "..."

He hadn't expected Wang Chen to be so decisive and impatient to seek information before even finishing a pot of Spiritual Tea.

Of course, at this point, Zuo Xiaomo was in no position to contradict Wang Chen and promptly called the waiter to settle the bill before hurrying off to Dongming Residence within Wanling City.

Dongming Residence, dealing in such trade, naturally paid great attention to its security, and ordinary people could not even figure out how to approach them.

But Zuo Xiaomo was different; he was evidently very familiar with the situation in Wanling City and successfully led Wang Chen to Dongming Residence.

Beyond just showing the way, Zuo Xiaomo also acted as a guarantor to help Wang Chen strike a deal with Dongming Residence.

Wang Chen paid one hundred thousand Spirit Stones in exchange for the latest intelligence related to Zhou Senzhi.

As he left Dongming Residence, he couldn't help but reflect inwardly.

Before coming to the West Sea Sect, Wang Chen had disposed of most of the items he had acquired, including some stolen goods.

He currently had over a million Spirit Stones in "cash."

This fortune seemed astonishingly large, but only when he arrived in the West Sea Spirit Domain did he realize that no matter how many Spirit Stones you have, they are quickly spent!

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The second update is here.