Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

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"Immortal Master, I beg you, save the people of this city!"

Some people kneeling in front of the Guarding Heavenly Master's mansion had spotted Wang Chen hovering in the sky; their cries and pleas grew louder, some even kowtowed repeatedly.

Wang Chen hesitated for a moment then steered the flying boat to hover above the main gate and asked, "What's happened?"

Since he had been stationed at the Nan Shao Guarding Heavenly Master's mansion, local gentry often visited with generous gifts.

Wang Chen had all of them turned away.

If these people were seeking help for their own interests, he wouldn't pay them any heed.

But if it actually involved the lives of the hundreds of thousands of people in Nan Shao City, Wang Chen was willing to listen.

"Maitreya Sect, the Maitreya Sect has rebelled!"

A gentry wept, "They've brought three thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Divine Generals and a hundred thousand troops, intending to annihilate Nan Shao City!"

Three thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Divine Generals?

Wang Chen almost laughed, "Is that true?"

"This humble one would never dare to deceive the Immortal Master!"

The gentry swore and cursed, "If I am lying, may the heavens strike me with lightning. The Maitreya Sect's army is only ten miles south of the city, ready to attack Nan Shao any moment."

"It's said that each of the Maitreya Sect's Heavenly Soldiers and Divine Generals is protected by holy power, impervious to blades and spears, and immune to axe and hammer wounds; our Nan Shao City has merely fifteen thousand soldiers, nowhere near enough to hold them back!"

If the Maitreya Sect breached Nan Shao City, those who would suffer the most wouldn't be the common people but these gentry and merchants.

Therefore, he spoke with tears streaming down, even knocking his forehead bloody.

"You have found the wrong person."

Wang Chen said with a smile, "I am no longer the Guarding Heavenly Master of Nan Shao, and the Immortal Gate that Great Qian will worship from now on is not Cloud Sun sect but Guiyuan Gate!"

"I just killed five newly appointed Heavenly Masters from Guiyuan Gate; you're asking for my help, but aren't you afraid Guiyuan Gate will retaliate against you after I leave?"

The gentry suddenly turned pale as death.

The battle between Wang Chen and the Guiyuan Gate cultivators had erupted suddenly and ended quickly.

But the Star Observation Pavilion was destroyed, such a big commotion; they couldn't possibly be unaware of it.

They were just clueless about the actual situation, and with the Maitreya Sect's threat being so imminent, they all ran here to seek help.

To deal with the Heavenly Soldiers and Divine Generals immune to conventional weapons, wouldn't it require an Immortal Master to take action?

But this group of gentry never dreamed that they might get embroiled in a conflict between two Immortal Gates!

The threat of the Maitreya Sect's army might not be insurmountable, but offending an Immortal Gate...

They looked at each other with desperation and lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to make a sound.

"This official is not afraid!"

Right at this moment, a middle-aged official suddenly stood up, bowed and said, "As long as it saves the people of the city, this official is willing to be shattered to pieces!"

Wang Chen's gaze sharpened, "And you are?"

The middle-aged official solemnly replied, "This subordinate, Tong Zhi Wang Jingwen of Nan Shao!"

Could it actually be a relative?

Wang Chen had some understanding of the official ranks in Great Qian and knew that the Tong Zhi was second-in-command at the Prefectural Government, just below the Prefectural Governor.

After Ruan Zhaoming was killed by him, it must have been this Tong Zhi who took over the responsibilities of the Prefectural Governor.

The man seemed to have some measure of integrity.

Wang Chen could see that Wang Jingwen's words came from the heart and were not just for show.

Most importantly, after Wang Jingwen insisted on speaking even after the stakes had been made clear, whether in terms of integrity or courage, he outshone all the officials and gentry present!

Seeing Wang Chen lost in thought, Wang Jingwen bit his lip and took out a scroll of painting from his sleeve, presenting it with both hands, "This is a Precious Painting passed down in my family, offered for the Immortal Master's enjoyment."

Wang Chen laughed.

He had just come into a fortune; he dared not say how many spoils of war he had obtained, but their total value was certainly no less than twenty thousand Low Spirits.

Wang Jingwen actually thought to use a mortal painting to ask for his intervention...

Hm?

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Wang Chen's heart suddenly stirred, and a glint of spiritual light flashed through his eyes.

He noticed that the scroll in Wang Jingwen's hands indeed held some significance.

Under the Great Perfection level Spiritual Perception Technique's insight, the scroll faintly exuded an unusual precious light.

"Good,"

Wang Chen reached out and snatched the painting, not bothering to unfold it and directly storing it in his Storage Bag, "Since you're not afraid of Guiyuan Gate causing trouble, then I'll help you get rid of the trouble from the Maitreya Sect!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he shot out toward the due south like an arrow released from its bow.

Soaring into the sky on the Willow Leaf Flying Boat, Wang Chen soon saw the vast army of the Maitreya Sect ten miles away!

Numbering at ten thousand, the army of the Maitreya Sect was said to be a hundred thousand strong, truly countless as they covered the mountains and plains.

Wang Chen, from his high vantage point, could see everything very clearly.

Within this army, there was a large number of ordinary civilians, likely more than ten thousand.

Men, women, old and young carrying their families as if fleeing disaster, they were herded together by the people of the Maitreya Sect, obviously unarmed yet positioned at the forefront of the formation.

Some civilians cried out in fear, only to be immediately met with the lash of a whip.

Others struggled and resisted, only to be beheaded with a single stroke!

Wails, cries, and pleas interwoven together, yet failed to arouse the slightest sympathy from the Maitreya Sect followers.

They intensified their cruel beatings of these innocent people, driving them towards the direction of Nan Shao City.

Clearly, they intended to use these thousands of civilians as cannon fodder for the siege, to exhaust the City Guard Army's supply of arrows, rolling stones, and boiling oil!

Such a tragic scene ignited a wave of anger within Wang Chen!

Although he had been in this world for several years, Wang Chen, as a cultivator, had never regarded ordinary mortals as ants.

No matter how difficult life was, or what dangers he faced, Wang Chen always adhered to his beliefs.

He maintained his bottom line in dealing with the world!

The evil acts of the Maitreya Sect undoubtedly touched Wang Chen's bottom line and naturally aroused his fury.

If Wang Chen lacked the ability, he would choose to be wisely self-preserving.

However, now...

I stand unrivaled amongst mortals!

Clang!

Wang Chen flung his sleeves, and the Fire Crow Sword instantly shot out, falling into the crowd below as swiftly as lightning strikes without the ear hearing the sound first.

The next moment, severed heads spurting fresh blood soared into the sky!

The Maitreya Sect followers who had been wielding soaked whips to beat the civilians didn't even realize what had happened when suddenly their heads were gone, their headless bodies fell to the ground like wheat reaped by a scythe, collapsing in unison.

Because Wang Chen made no effort to conceal his actions, the Maitreya Sect's army behind could see everything clearly.

Some let out terrified screams, some grabbed bows and arrows shooting towards Wang Chen in the air, and dozens of agile figures leapt up, each holding a black and glossy Heavy Crossbow in their hands.

It turned out to be the unique Firearm Machine Crossbow of the Imperial Guard Bureau!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

One after another, the crossbow arrows capable of penetrating Body Protection True Qi shot towards Wang Chen.

Wang Chen paid them no heed.

For the Firearm Machine Crossbow came from the Cloud Sun Sect and was meant to target Innate Martial Artists, not cultivators!

He didn't even need to dodge; the Magical Shield Body Protection easily warded off the attacks.

Meanwhile, the Fire Crow Sword, controlled by Wang Chen, weaved through the crowd, lifting a storm of blood wherever it went.

Not a single soul could withstand its sharp edge, either decapitated or cut in half at the waist.

The vanguard of the Maitreya Sect's army collapsed!

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The second chapter is here.