Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

The carcass of the Red Earth Beast lay silently on the snow-covered ground, its warm blood melting the ice and snow beneath its body, seeping into the black layer of soil.

Wang Chen took a long breath, then removed the Storage Bag hanging from his waist and collected the second-tier Monster Beast into it.

The entire body of a Monster Beast is a treasure; its flesh, bones, membranes, scales, claws, teeth, and hair all have different uses, suitable for consumption, medicine concoction, and even as materials for Artifact Refining.

A massive Spirit Monster like this one could be disassembled for a great quantity of Spiritual Materials, making it highly valuable.

Wang Chen had no experience in disassembling a Monster Beast, so he decided to keep it in the bag for later processing.

Just as he had stowed away the Storage Bag, suddenly a rustling noise reached his ears.

Wang Chen's mind stirred, and without thinking, he brought out the Wind Thunder Sword again.

At the same time, he activated his Divine Sense to investigate the source of the noise.

Thanks to his high Divine Soul attribute, his Divine Sense was exceptionally powerful, scanning across a large expanse of the forest in a moment's time.

Divine Sense was a kind of spiritual power that only cultivators at the Purple Mansion Tier or above could condense.

It functioned like radar, scanning for and seeking out targets; not even the smallest ant within range could escape the scrutiny of Divine Sense.

In just a moment, Wang Chen had locked onto the target.

What appeared in his Perception was a crawling creature that was fleeing rapidly through the dense forest.

"Speed!"

With a sudden thrust, the Wind Thunder Sword, hovering above his head, transformed into a streak of light, carrying a trembling thunderous roar as it flew into the forest.

Guided by his Divine Sense, the second-tier Flying Sword maneuvered skillfully around the trees blocking its path and quickly caught up to the locked target.

Puchi!

The Wind Thunder Sword pierced through the body of the Monster Beast, nailing it to the forest floor.

Ang~

The anguished howl shook the accumulated snow off the surrounding trees, causing it to fall in flurries.

With the Shrinking Ground into Inches technique, Wang Chen entered the forest and saw another Red Earth Beast lying prostrate on the ground ahead.

The Wind Thunder Sword had just penetrated its thick neck, and crimson blood was gushing from the wound.

However, this Red Earth Beast was much smaller than the one Wang Chen had killed earlier, and it seemed to be a juvenile.

The difference in strength was like heaven and earth.

Wang Chen deduced that this young beast must have been the offspring of the earlier Red Earth Beast.

The latter must've been leading the former out to forage for food when they dug him out from the underground chamber, resulting in both of their deaths.

Seeing the young animal still struggling in pain, Wang Chen remotely controlled the Wind Thunder Sword to rise from the ground and then heavily slashed down again.

[Human Virtue+107]

So weak.

Honestly, the acquisition of tens or hundreds of points of Human Virtue no longer excited Wang Chen.

As his Cultivation Level continued to rise, and he faced increasingly formidable enemies, the points earned from Human Virtue would only get higher and higher.

What Wang Chen needed most at the moment was Heavenly Merit.

He opened his Immortal Cultivation panel to take a glance.

[Heavenly Merit (Changing Fate): 978]

[Human Virtue (Breaking Threshold): 4026]

Just 22 points short, and once the Heavenly Merit points reached a thousand, he would be able to attribute additional points to his Physique, Comprehension, or Divine Soul.

Wang Chen would surely attribute them to Comprehension first.

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As he stepped into the Purple Mansion Tier and began cultivating its corresponding techniques and spells, Wang Chen distinctly felt that his Comprehension was insufficient.

Even just one more point would make a big difference in the efficiency with which he comprehended the Dharma Techniques.

To be honest, Wang Chen even had thoughts of fishing, luring out a few cultivators with ill intentions by playing dumb, and gathering 22 points of Heavenly Merit would still be quite simple.

But the Flying Immortal City now…

He picked up the carcasses of the young beasts on the ground, then spread out his movement technique and dashed toward the direction of Flying Immortal City.

Screech~

Having covered less than ten miles in a rapid dash, Wang Chen heard an urgent series of falcon cries coming from the sky.

He looked up, only to see a huge flock of giant eagles darkening the sky as they flew towards Flying Immortal City, followed by hundreds of Luan Birds, black owls, and hawks!

The combined forces of these monster animals created an impressive, sky-darkening momentum.

Wang Chen certainly did not wish to become their target.

He immediately hid in the nearby forest, using the dense trees as cover.

However, the monster animals in the sky did not notice Wang Chen at all and quickly flew past overhead.

Once the flock of birds had flown off into the distance, Wang Chen continued his journey.

As he reached the top of a small mountain, he could see Flying Immortal City below Jade Dragon Mountain.

Wang Chen's expression changed.

The city was undergoing a terrible attack, with countless Monster Beasts from the ground and the sky launching assault after assault on the cultivators holding out in the city.

A Beast Tide, or rather, a Beast Disaster had indeed erupted!

But Wang Chen had never imagined that the scale of the Beast Tide would be so colossal.

At this moment, Flying Immortal City was like a ship in the midst of a raging sea, at any moment at risk of capsize under the assault of the violent waves.

Yet the resistance of the cultivators within the city was incredibly fierce.

Thunder roared, strong winds howled, fireballs soared, and boulders tumbled as streaks of Sword Light, Magic Artifacts, and Talismans collided fiercely with the oncoming hoard of beasts.

With every breath, a large number of Monster Beasts fell, and cultivators also perished!

The sounds of spells exploding, Monster Beasts howling, cultivators shouting commands, and the screams from the wounded and dying mixed together, audible even from a great distance.

Wang Chen saw the giant eagles and Luan Birds circling above Flying Immortal City, diving down sharply from the sky from time to time.

Some cultivators who couldn't dodge in time were caught and lifted into the sky, while others were struck by Wind Blades they spat out.

The biggest problem with Flying Immortal City was its lack of a stable defense system; the city had neither tall walls nor strong protective Arrays, allowing the Beast Clusters to attack with impunity from all directions.

The cultivators could only rely on the buildings within the city for defense, lacking unified command, they were fighting in small groups, each on their own, which easily led to unnecessary casualties at the hands of the Monster Beasts.

A few cultivators tried to break out using Flying Artifacts, but they didn't get far before being overwhelmed by the swarming monster animals.

However, despite the dire situation, Flying Immortal City was not without the power to resist.

The Purple Mansion Tier cultivators scattered in different areas of the city became the main force resisting the Monster Beasts' attacks.

The power of the spells they displayed was astonishing, often clearing a large area with a sweep, occasionally causing a storm of blood amidst the beast horde.

The Monster Beasts that had broken into the city became the focus of the Purple Mansion cultivator's attacks.

The problem was that among the Monster Beasts there were also quite a few Tier 2 Spirit Monsters, which mixed in with the ordinary Monster Beasts and specifically ambushed the Purple Mansion cultivators, greatly suppressing their ability to exert their power.

The greatest advantage of the Monster Beasts lay in their staggering numbers, and as both sides fought desperately, more Monster Beasts continuously joined the fray, putting immense pressure on the cultivators defending the city.

One side had countless fresh forces, while the other was heavily besieged. If such conditions persisted, the downfall of Flying Immortal City was simply a matter of time!

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First update is here.

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