Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest
Chapter 1357: 10,000 Sword Varieties

Chapter 1357: Chapter 1357: 10,000 Sword Varieties

Wang Chen was moved.

A Nascent Soul True Immortal like Xiong Liangpeng is truly seasoned and cunning. The secretly crafted star map he produced is undoubtedly of high value, and it is exactly what Wang Chen needs.

Wang Chen hasn’t been at the Dikui Realm Border for long, and his exploration of the void is just beginning. Relying solely on the standard star map issued by the Immortal Alliance, the efficiency in hunting void creatures and outsider heavenly demons is really poor.

And very much dependent on luck.

The "resource points" marked on the Immortal Alliance Star Chart have certainly been farmed repeatedly by others. Initially, Wang Chen had some good fortune and gains, but once problems arise, he has to slowly explore again.

It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, not to mention that the risk also significantly increases.

With Xiong Liangpeng’s secretly crafted star map, the situation would be vastly different!

Wang Chen pondered for a moment and asked, "To what extent do you need care?"

As the saying goes, clear accounts make long friends. He isn’t even considered friends with Xiong Liangpeng, so treating goodwill as a business deal is actually the correct and wise choice.

Xiong Liangpeng raised one finger: "How about safeguarding a member of my family at the Nascent Soul level?"

Wang Chen was silent for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Farewell."

What a joke, exchanging a star map for a Nascent Soul. Wang Chen would have to have been kicked in the head by a donkey to agree to such a demand!

Golden Core True Persons can be nurtured with pills, but to break the Golden Core and condense a Nascent Soul, one must have a matching root bone talent, as well as resources and fate.

When Wang Chen broke through the Nascent Soul Great Realm, he sacrificed the world’s source to the Haotian consciousness.

Xiong Liangpeng is simply dreaming!

"Taoist friend, don’t be hasty!"

Xiong Liangpeng hurriedly reached out to stop Wang Chen and explained, "The secretly crafted star map is just one part. I also have additional rewards!"

His extra reward to Wang Chen was ten fourth-order Demon Pearls, plus five thousand Upper Spirits!

It must be said, the value of these combined is quite high.

But Wang Chen’s heart was unmoved, and he even felt a bit like laughing: "Senior, you’d better find someone more suitable."

Although Xiong Liangpeng hadn’t said it yet, Wang Chen could completely infer the general situation of the old Nascent Soul family’s condition.

Judging by Xiong Liangpeng’s age, his family in the Haotian realm must be quite large, with no less than three to five Golden Core descendants, it is normal to have several hundred Purple Mansions, and it is very likely that they occupy a whole mansion as a foundation.

Because Xiong Liangpeng is a loose cultivator, the family’s status could only reach the top with no further possibility of advancement.

Unless a second Nascent Soul appears in the clan, and it must be a young Nascent Soul.

This way, the family’s power can continue, enjoying a few hundred years of prosperity and wealth without any problem, and perhaps joining a certain power through marriage to clear the label of being a loose cultivator family.

But the Xiong family apparently doesn’t have a second Nascent Soul, and the probability of the juniors breaking the Golden Core to condense a Nascent Soul is not great.

Otherwise, why would Xiong Liangpeng offer precious resources to Wang Chen, wouldn’t it be better to use them on his own younger generation?

The problem is that these things he offered couldn’t really move Wang Chen.

Not worthwhile, too troublesome!

Seeing Wang Chen was completely unmoved and not acting as if he was holding out for a better offer, Xiong Liangpeng gritted his teeth, then took out a pale golden small sword from his Sumeru Ring.

This sword was only palm-length, extremely exquisite in appearance, and emitted a bright glow.

Wang Chen even felt the sword Qi prickling his eyes!

This was extremely impressive.

One has to know that Wang Chen now possesses a Vajra Undying Body, strong enough to resist magical treasures directly, yet he felt an aura of threat from this little sword.

It must be at least a fifth-order treasure!

Xiong Liangpeng’s eyes revealed a trace of regret, he then said, "Taoist Friend Wang, this Myriad Transformations Sword Seed was obtained from my exploration of an ancient predecessor’s cave mansion. It can promote a fourth-order superior flying sword to the fifth order and awaken its supernatural powers!"

What the heck!

Only now did Wang Chen realize how deep the pockets of this old Nascent Soul are!

The secretly crafted star map, fourth-order Demon Pearls, and Upper Spirits were all nothing compared to the Myriad Transformations Sword Seed.

A fourth-order magic artifact is a spiritual treasure, a fifth order is a Yuan Artifact, and the latter might not have many even in the hands of a Divine Transformation True Monarch.

The strength of the Myriad Transformations Sword Seed lies in its ability to upgrade a fourth-order spiritual treasure to a fifth-order Yuan Artifact, making its value immeasurable!

The most important thing is, Wang Chen’s life-bound flying sword, the Dragon Abyss Sword, is a supreme fourth-order spiritual treasure. Once it receives the Myriad Transformations Sword Seed’s enhancement, ascending to a fifth-order Yuan Artifact...

Wang Chen would then have the power to threaten a Divine Transformation True Monarch!

This Myriad Transformations Sword Seed must be acquired!!

Despite the great waves surging in his heart, Wang Chen maintained an indifferent expression on the surface. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Senior, first tell me about your family’s situation."

The Myriad Transformations Sword Seed is good, but meeting Xiong Liangpeng’s demands is not an easy task either.

If the situation of the Xiong family is very troublesome, Wang Chen will have to think carefully.

Xiong Liangpeng was delighted: "That’s necessary, of course."

His heart loosened, yet a kind of indescribable sadness lingered.

It’s truly because his descendants are useless, and he himself is approaching his limit, or else why would he bow to a junior?

Xiong Liangpeng even regretted it a bit.

Many loose cultivators, once they break the Golden Core to condense a Nascent Soul, will decisively sever ties with their family to avoid entangling too many causes and effects.

But he has always cherished his descendants, only to find himself deeper and deeper into trouble, dragging himself down.

Enough already!

Having reached this stage, Xiong Liangpeng had no other choice, thus he explained his family’s situation to Wang Chen in detail.

Just as Wang Chen deduced, the Xiong family has expanded widely in the Haotian realm, forming a large clan long ago, and even established their own Immortal City, ruling over a mansion’s territory.

Currently, the Haotian Xiong Clan has five Golden Cores and over three hundred Purple Mansions, their strength not weaker than an ordinary Immortal Gate.

Of course, the most important asset is this old Nascent Soul ancestor.

And among the Xiong family’s five Golden Cores, three, due to limited talent, have no chance of breaking the Golden Core to condense a Nascent Soul.

Another one’s root bone and comprehension are fine, but unfortunately, their cultivation technique had a mishap that damaged their origin, making a Nascent Soul almost impossible.

Only Xiong Liangpeng’s fifteenth grandson—Xiong Zhaoyuan—has great potential to inherit Xiong Liangpeng’s mantle.

Xiong Liangpeng has also poured significant resources into this grandchild.

Currently, Xiong Zhaoyuan has already reached the peak of the Golden Core level.

However, Xiong Liangpeng calculated for him at the cost of life span, and Xiong Zhaoyuan’s probability of breaking the Golden Core and condensing a Nascent Soul is less than 20%, and even with several Nascent Soul condensing treasures, it might not exceed 30%.

Such a probability is too low.

If the Nascent Soul condensing fails, then the Haotian Xiong Clan won’t hope for another Nascent Soul within a century.

And Xiong Liangpeng has little longevity left!

Once he sits in meditation, the Xiong Clan’s enemies will certainly attack, and the Xiong family will fall into a disastrous fate.

That’s why Xiong Liangpeng hopes Wang Chen can help Xiong Zhaoyuan break through into a Nascent Soul, and also protect the Xiong family before his grandson’s promotion.

As compensation, he is willing to give Wang Chen the secretly crafted star map, fourth-order Demon Pearls, five thousand Upper Spirits...

And the Myriad Transformations Sword Seed!

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