Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

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The Ancient Sealed Jade looked extremely sturdy, impervious to water and fire, such that neither an axe chop nor a knife cut could damage it.

But in truth, after a thousand years, the Dharma Seal inside it had become extremely fragile, and once it was affected by foreign supernatural powers, its structure would immediately collapse.

This piece, for which Wang Chen had paid sixty thousand spirits, instantly shattered into pieces, and the item sealed within immediately fell out.

It was none other than a small Ding, covered in copper rust!

Wang Chen, with quick eyes and hands, grabbed it before it could hit the ground.

Though this copper Ding was only the size of a palm, it felt unexpectedly heavy and dense, even denser than Mysterious Iron.

It actually contained goods!

Wang Chen held it in his hand and examined it closely.

However, the copper rust on the surface of the Ding was so thick that the original patterns were completely indiscernible.

He tried to channel a sliver of mana into the Ding.

The result was like casting a stone into the sea; there was no response, and even when Wang Chen increased his effort, it was in vain.

After a moment's thought, Wang Chen summoned the Immortal Cultivation panel.

He felt that this object was not something ordinary; otherwise, it wouldn't have triggered the Ancient Taoist Stele.

The next moment, Wang Chen saw new information appear in the equipment slot on the panel!

[Creation Cauldron (Sealed): 495230/1000000]

Holy shit!

Wang Chen was stunned.

He had previously speculated that there might be something good inside the Ancient Sealed Jade, which is why he took action and intercepted Zuo Qingcheng's bid.

But Wang Chen had never even dreamed that he would actually strike such a fortune.

Although he had no idea what this "Creation Cauldron" was for, the total number of Sealed points, reaching up to a million, clearly indicated its value.

To think that the "Thousand Mechanisms Changing", which had been of great help to Wang Chen, had only ten thousand Sealed points in total.

Merely one-tenth of the former!

While feeling pleasantly surprised, Wang Chen also felt a bit of a toothache.

Looking at the data displayed on the Immortal Cultivation panel, he would need to invest over five hundred thousand points to fully unseal it.

One Sealed point was equivalent to one point of Human Virtue; this would require an investment of over five hundred thousand Human Virtue!

Forget it.

Wang Chen chuckled wryly and shook his head, tucking the Creation Cauldron into his primary Storage Bag.

No matter how good this item was, it was now only to be placed at the bottom of the bag, completely unusable at present!

He would have to wait for the future.

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Time flies in cultivation, and in the blink of an eye, another month had passed hurriedly.

Wang Chen had already adapted to the life of cultivation in West Sea Sect and West Sea City, and like the other entry-level disciples, he would ascend the peak of Cloud Ripple Peak early each morning to absorb the Great Sun Purple Qi.

After morning practice, he would go to the Lecture Hall in the Inner Sect Main Hall to listen to lectures.

The Lecture Hall of the Inner Sect Main Hall, with its twelve halls, could accommodate tens of thousands of disciples for lectures.

The instructors holding lectures in the Law Hall were Golden Core-level Dharma Transmission Elders, mainly teaching disciples the ways of cultivation and battle, as well as the knowledge of Pills, Talismans, Magic Artifacts, Arrays, and various other arts of Immortal Cultivation.

The West Sea Sect was like a comprehensive and supreme institution of learning, where one could learn any knowledge they wanted. Everyone attended public classes—how much one could listen to and learn from these depended entirely on their own efforts and Comprehension.

Wang Chen felt like he was a desert fish that had come to the sea, or a mouse that had fallen into a rice vat.

Wang Chen was thirsty and intoxicated.

This knowledge of cultivation, condensed by countless senior cultivators, greatly supplemented his lack of foundation.

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When Wang Chen had first transmigrated into this world, the original host was nothing more than a lowly Spiritual Plant Farmer in the Outer Sect of Cloud Sun Sect, with poor Root Bone and Comprehension, barely maintaining a living through a few Spirit Fields without any prospects.

However, when Wang Chen replaced the original host and started to diligently strive for self-improvement, making his way into the Inner Sect, the Cloud Sun Sect ascended!

As a result, Wang Chen fell to being a Loose Cultivator, wandering all the way to the West Sea Spirit Domain.

The time he truly spent studying wasn't long at all, if it weren't for the Immortal Cultivation panel, breaking through to the Breakthrough Mansion would have been impossible.

Compared to the small Cloud Sun Sect, West Sea Sect was indeed immensely powerful.

Even an entry-level Disciple like Wang Chen could receive teachings and transmission from several Golden Core Elders.

The knowledge accumulated by the Sect over ten thousand years was an endless treasure trove!

During this time, Wang Chen truly wished he could split himself into several parts to listen to lectures in various Dharma Transmission Halls simultaneously.

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This knowledge was too precious.

Sometimes he even thought that he didn't necessarily have to flee to the Upper Realm; with the strength of West Sea Sect, it was entirely possible to peacefully survive the great calamity of heaven and earth, and it would be excellent to cultivate steadily within the Sect.

He could condense his Golden Core within West Sea Sect, or even break his Golden Core to form an infant, and when he could no longer be contained by this world, he would ascend through tribulation.

To smuggle oneself to the Upper Realm with the body of Purple Mansion was truly unpredictable.

But such thoughts were quickly suppressed by Wang Chen to the bottom of his heart.

For him at the moment, the most important thing was to focus on improving his Cultivation Level and strength.

Whether it was smuggling himself into the Upper Realm or ascending to it, sufficient strength was required to ensure safety.

So there was no need to think too much now, it was best to cultivate in peace.

However, just when Wang Chen was immersed in the vast ocean of knowledge, engrossed in Cultivation to the point of addiction, reality snapped him back to his senses.

Merit Points were gone.

When Wang Chen first entered the Inner Sect, the newcomer's welcome package included a hundred Merit Points.

But first, he paid sixty Merit Points as rent to the Sect Affairs Department, and then gradually spent the remaining points.

Such as exchanging for the Purple Essence Pills necessary for cultivation.

Now, Wang Chen had touched the peak of the first layer of Purple Mansion, with the breakthrough to the second layer just within reach.

But without Merit Points, he couldn't even think about exchanging for Purple Essence Pills, let alone continue living in West Sea City.

Wang Chen, who had sobered up, broke out in a cold sweat.

Calculating the time, his rent payment was due soon, and he only had two Merit Points left.

One Merit Point for a day's stay, two points meant two days, and even bringing this to the Sect Affairs Department for rent renewal would be downright laughable!

Wang Chen immediately rushed to the Merit Department.

The Merit Department was where Sect Disciples took and completed tasks, and when he arrived at the task hall, he was thoroughly shaken by the bustling activity inside.

There were an extraordinary number of entry-level Disciples like Wang Chen running to accept tasks, as well as managing their tasks.

The West Sea Sect, like most Immortal Gates, greatly encouraged its disciples to earn Merit through task completion, exchanging for resources needed in cultivation.

This was extremely beneficial for ensuring the balance of internal resources, enhancing Disciple strength and cohesion.

The Sect had always discouraged unearned benefits, hence the Merit Points system was impeccably established.

Inside the task hall, there was an Ancient Taoist Monument for Merit, towering ten zhang with Spiritual Light radiating in all directions, its surface covered in countless True Seal Talisman Scripts that looked extremely mysterious.

Around the Taoist Monument, hundreds of Disciples were gathered.

Wang Chen took off the Identity Plaque from his waist and raised his hand, throwing it towards the Ancient Taoist Monument for Merit in front of him.

The Identity Plaque of a Sect Disciple was a very special Magic Artifact, comparable to a mobile phone from Wang Chen's previous life in terms of functions, not only used for identity verification but also for receiving messages from the Sect, and serving as a storage and payment tool for Merit Points.

Accepting tasks from the Sect was also one of its functions.

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