Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 882: Chapter 882: Battle of the Golden Core (Part 1)

Lingyou City, Star-Picking Pavilion.

Seven days had passed since the Evil Beast disaster, and this Immortal City had mostly returned to tranquility.

However, the calamity still inflicted substantial damage upon Lingyou City.

The main losses were concentrated outside the city; the vast majority of the Spirit Fields, orchards, and herb gardens were either ravaged by the Evil Beasts or destroyed by the fire rain of the Divine Transformation True Monarch.

Especially the latter, the damage caused to Lingyou City was far greater than that by the Evil Beast Army.

Yet, had it not been for the timely arrival of this Divine Transformation True Monarch, Lingyou City would not have survived unscathed!

But the troubles of Lingyou City were far from over.

“The price of Spirit Rice has already risen several times over recently, and it’s expected to keep rising.”

True Person Jingyun said to Wang Chen with a wry smile, “The prices of Pills and Talismans are rising, too. Everyone is scared.”

The impact of the Evil Beast calamity wasn’t limited to just Lingyou City.

In fact, more than a dozen Immortal Cities, both large and small, were attacked at the same time, and the situations were largely similar to that of Lingyou City, with the worst-hit cities nearly half destroyed by the Evil Beasts.

And these cities were all subordinate cities of Luodu Immortal City!

Under such circumstances, everyone was too preoccupied with their issues to offer aid to Lingyou City.

Of course, after the situation had calmed, prices would inevitably fall, as long as there was profit to be made—numerous immortal merchants would travel thousands of miles to transport and sell their goods.

Listening to this, Wang Chen felt something was amiss, “What exactly is going on here?”

The outbreak of this Evil calamity was so abrupt, and now it’s being said that all the subordinate cities of Luodu Immortal City have suffered; the quirks of the situation were evident to anyone.

True Person Jingyun hesitated for a moment before speaking through a secret transmission, “It’s said that the root cause is in Luodu Immortal City…”

It turned out that including Lingyou City, more than a dozen Immortal Cities under siege by the Evil Beast Army had called for help from Luodu Immortal City.

The latter dispatched several Divine Transformation True Monarchs and dozens of Nascent Soul True Immortals to reinforce these cities.

Just as Luodu Immortal City’s core strength was dispatched, the seal of the Demon Suppression Tower within the city was broken open!

Inside Luodu Immortal City’s Demon Suppression Tower, a Heavenly Monster had been suppressed for hundreds of years.

Furthermore, the Demon Suppression Tower was constantly drawing power from this Heavenly Monster to fuel Luodu Immortal City’s City Protecting Great Array.

Once the Demon Suppression Tower was breached, the nearly exhausted Heavenly Monster immediately awoke and broke free of its shackles, rushing out of Luodu Immortal City.

At that time, the roar of the Heavenly Monster spread across hundreds of miles!

Despite Luodu Immortal City’s efforts to severely restrict the news, such a major incident could hardly be concealed!

Now everyone finally understood that the outbreak of Evil Beasts around the region was actually a diversion, the real purpose was to rescue the Heavenly Monster that had been suppressed in Luodu Immortal City.

Today, Luodu Immortal City was in a state of panic, and many feared that the Heavenly Monster, having regained its strength, would seek revenge.

You have to realize that the Heavenly Monster was akin to an Integration True Venerable in existence!

“This is for the Power Men to worry about.”

True Person Jingyun then said to Wang Chen, “Us minor Golden Cores only need to stay out of it and not worry.”

Put simply, the level of Golden Cores was still too low.

Knowing it was an attempt to comfort, Wang Chen couldn’t help but offer a bitter smile, “Perhaps.”

Before Core Formation, one thought anyone below Golden Core was insignificant.

Now that he had condensed a Golden Core, he realized he was mere cannon fodder in front of higher-tier Cultivators.

Thinking back to seven days ago, the scene of the Divine Transformation True Monarch casting Spells still deeply affected Wang Chen.

Many times, it was not that one wished for death, but when trouble came from the blue, there was nowhere to hide!

“Strive hard in your cultivation,” True Person Jingyun said with great understanding of Wang Chen’s feelings, “Nascent Soul, Divinity Transformation, Integration… We cultivators should reach the peak one step at a time, and one day, we will attain great divine powers and complete freedom…”

“Cough cough!”

The heartfelt words of the Golden Core Female Cultivator were cut short as she suddenly began to cough violently.

Her complexion turned pale swiftly, and blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

Wang Chen was startled, “True Person Jingyun!”

He had sensed that something was wrong with True Person Jingyun’s aura when they met, but he hadn’t realized the situation was so severe.

“It’s nothing.”

True Person Jingyun waved her hand and said, “That day the backlash from the array damaged my Taoist Foundation. I’ve prepared to enter closed-door healing, and it will probably take two to three years to fully recover.”

“I’m afraid I won’t be able to trade with fellow cultivators during this time, or maybe…”

“It’s alright.”

Wang Chen cut her off, “Fellow Daoist Jingyun, you should focus on your healing first, forget about those matters.”

The higher a cultivator’s level, the more troublesome a damaged Taoist Foundation is to repair. The fact that True Person Jingyun insisted on meeting with him despite her illness made Wang Chen feel quite guilty. He was not concerned about the minor matter of trading Spiritual Artifacts at all!

After swallowing a pill, True Person Jingyun’s complexion regained a bit of color, and she barely managed a smile towards Wang Chen.

They talked for a long time.

After all, True Person Jingyun was about to enter closed-door healing, which at the very least would last two to three years. The two of them shared a deep friendship and mutual admiration. Not knowing when they would meet again, they chatted a bit more.

After bidding farewell, Wang Chen took a stroll around Lingyou City.

Just as True Person Jingyun had mentioned, prices of various goods in the city had risen to varying degrees, particularly the Spirit Rice that middle and lower tier cultivators consumed daily—its price had actually tripled.

Of course, this had little impact on Wang Chen. Having formed his Golden Core, his need for Spirit Food had diminished significantly; consuming Yellow Essence and Lingzhi mushrooms was enough to fulfill his body’s requirements.

He had also previously stocked up on a large quantity of high-quality Spirit Rice, Spiritual Wine, and Spirit Fruit.

Yet seizing the opportunity of soaring prices, Wang Chen promptly sold off a batch of newly refined Spiritual Artifacts.

As well as materials obtained from slaying Evil Beasts!

After selling his goods, it was almost nightfall. Wang Chen had no intention of staying overnight in Lingyou City, so he left the Immortal City before the curfew.

“Seal the heavens and earth!”

To Wang Chen’s surprise, just as he flew a hundred miles out, a cold voice suddenly traveled from afar.

In an instant, Wang Chen felt as though he had fallen into a swamp, the space around him solidified abruptly, and invisible pressure came from all directions!

And before this, Wang Chen had not perceived even the slightest sign!

Despite being caught off guard, Wang Chen remained composed in the face of immediate danger, flipping his wrist to reveal a Copper Seal.

The Six Unions Great Seal!

With the infusion of True Yuan, the seal immediately emitted boundless golden light, enveloping Wang Chen in an instant.

The forces that confined and suppressed him were significantly weakened.

The Six Unions Great Seal was the control seal of the Six Harmonies Profound Origin Great Formation. The holder of the seal could control the entire formation and it inherently contained formidable power, equivalent to a high-tier Magical Treasure.

Wang Chen had obtained the Six Unions Great Seal not long ago and had been consecrating it day and night; he had already fully mastered this formation seal.

Just as he successfully activated the power of the Six Unions Great Seal, Wang Chen took a step in midair, using “Wanli Free” to escape several miles away!

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