Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest
Chapter 1350: 1350: Declining Politely

Chapter 1350: Chapter 1350: Declining Politely

The reason for Xiong Liangpeng’s visit, apart from wanting to know Wang Chen as a neighbor, was mainly to invite Wang Chen to join a treasure-hunting team he organized.

To search together in the void for a small meteorite!

According to this old True Immortal, he accidentally discovered this meteorite during a battle with the Outsider Heavenly Demons over a decade ago.

Although this meteorite is not big, with a diameter of only four or five miles, it is very likely to contain a Spirit Stone Mine.

However, at that time, Xiong Liangpeng was entangled with the Outsider Heavenly Demons and could only watch helplessly as the meteorite flew away, leaving only a Magical Seal on it.

But the void environment is special, and the induction distance of a Nascent Soul level Magical Seal is very short, so when he got rid of the Heavenly Demons, he could no longer perceive the existence of this meteorite.

However, Xiong Liangpeng is skilled in the Heavenly Secret Technique, and upon returning, he spared no expense in precious longevity to perform calculations.

Calculating that there is a chance to encounter this meteorite containing immense wealth again soon.

But the problem is, Xiong Liangpeng needs to venture deep into the void, and he can’t do it alone, so he secretly organized a team.

So far, three Guest Elders have agreed to join Xiong Liangpeng in forming a treasure-hunting team.

However, he wants to find another teammate to form the Great Five Elements Battle Formation together to ensure foolproof success!

After listening, Wang Chen couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Senior Xiong, why did you choose me?”

Xiong Liangpeng’s invitation sounded very tempting. If Spirit Stone Mines can really be found on the meteorite, it could mean revenue of hundreds of thousands or millions of Spirit Stones.

If a supreme Spirit Stone is unearthed, that would be even more remarkable!

Wang Chen had only been here for a few days, and such a great opportunity fell to him?

Xiong Liangpeng replied with a bitter smile, “To be honest, fellow Daoist, I simply couldn’t find a more suitable person.”

Such matters he wouldn’t dare to seek the help of a Nascent Soul from the Immortal Alliance, otherwise, there would be a risk of being overpowered and replaced.

Immortal Alliance cultivators, especially high-rank practitioners, are always domineering and look down on loose cultivators.

Xiong Liangpeng naturally didn’t dare to take the risk.

And there aren’t many Nascent Soul loose cultivators stationed at the Dikui Realm Gate.

After all, most loose cultivators who reach the True Immortal Realm would rather hide in the corners of the Haotian Realm for secluded cultivation than run to the Realm Gate to fight fiercely with the Outsider Heavenly Demons.

Therefore, the fellow Daoists Xiong Liangpeng could find were very limited.

Wang Chen thought for a while, then politely declined, “Thank you for your kindness, senior, but my strength is limited. I can only appreciate your good intentions and hope for future cooperation.”

Xiong Liangpeng seemed sincere, and the meteorite containing Spirit Stones was indeed tempting.

But Wang Chen wasn’t here for treasure hunting; suddenly going to search for void treasures was pure folly, not something a wise person would do.

Most importantly, people can be unpredictable. Even though Xiong Liangpeng showed no malice, for an old cultivator who has lived nearly a thousand years, his depth of scheming is unimaginable.

Wang Chen truly had no interest in gnawing on this chicken rib!

“All right then.”

Wang Chen’s refusal left Xiong Liangpeng quite disappointed, but this Nascent Soul old cultivator didn’t become angry and nodded in understanding, “Cultivation is not easy. Being cautious is right, let’s talk about it in the future.”

In the end, he remained somewhat dejected.

Having sent off this Nascent Soul True Immortal, Wang Chen stayed in his Cave Mansion for two more days, then set off again for void exploration.

This time, unlike before, he wasn’t just sightseeing; he had a clear goal.

The Magical Treasure Flying Ship moved through the void, silent yet as fast as lightning.

But Wang Chen inside was not relaxed; apart from injecting mana to drive the ship, he had to constantly guard against potential void cracks or void vortices up ahead.

If he collided with the former, even a Third Order Magical Treasure Flying Ship would be instantly severed, let alone a Fourth or Fifth Order Spirit Treasure Taoist Artifact.

As for void vortices, mistakenly entering one would transport him to unknown star domains.

Never to return!

Danger lurks everywhere within the void.

After about three hours of flying, Wang Chen saw the giant Star Ring ahead.

The Star Ring is composed of countless large and small meteorites, orbiting a void vortex, its area hundreds of times larger than the Dikui Realm Gate, thus becoming a habitat for many void creatures.

Including the Outsider Heavenly Demons.

Similar Star Rings are numerous in the surrounding regions of the Dikui Realm Gate.

Wang Chen found one among them, which was marked on the Star Map provided by the Immortal Alliance.

This Star Ring’s danger level isn’t high; records indicate no existence of void creatures above Fourth Order, making it suitable for Wang Chen to explore new maps and gain experience.

When the Magical Treasure Flying Ship approached the Star Ring, Wang Chen opened the hatch and leapt out.

He put away the ship and began sword flight.

For most cultivators, exposing oneself directly to the void environment is unwise, as the pervasive void force erodes the body, causing irreparable damage.

Moreover, there is no spiritual power in the void; sword flight entirely relies on one’s own mana, consuming greatly.

But Wang Chen was different; the immortal body forged from the eighth layer of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method could resist the void’s corrosion, minimizing mana consumption.

Additionally, Wang Chen could absorb the spiritual power contained within the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net to replenish his mana, with endurance far surpassing cultivators of the same level—though the current spiritual power reserves in the Demon-Slaying Net are already low.

Riding on the Dragon Abyss Sword, he began to explore those meteorites over a mile in diameter.

These meteorites attract void creatures to reside.

And Wang Chen’s efforts soon bore fruit; as he targeted a meteorite four or five miles in diameter for exploration, a swarm of black bats surged out from the caves, swarming toward him.

These black bats are Second Order void creatures; they like to hide in natural caves within meteorites or fragmentary lands, relying on devouring void material to survive.

A single black bat alone is weak and can be dealt with by Purple Mansion cultivators.

But they are communal creatures, coming out hundreds or thousands at a time, and can gather and consolidate power, transforming into Third or even Fourth Order beings, capable of crushing Golden Core True Persons.

Wang Chen startled a swarm of four or five hundred black bats, which instantly merged into a giant black beast, baring its claws and teeth trying to engulf Wang Chen.

The dark and evil aura obscured the sky!

Faced with such a scene, Wang Chen waved his sleeve, instantly scattering thousands of sparks.

These sparks swiftly expanded into lifelike Fire Crows, swooping toward the bat swarm.

In both quantity and momentum, they greatly surpassed the latter.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides collided fiercely, causing a violent explosion.

Black bats were blasted into fragments, and the dark aura was dispersed by the scorching flames.

Utterly routed!

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