Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Not just Wang Chen, even those stall owners around him, as well as the onlookers watching the excitement, knew very well.

This fellow with a face covered in bloodstains and a fearsome expression was clearly there to cause trouble for Wang Chen.

As long as they could catch a small point, they could vehemently argue that there was something wrong with Wang Chen\'s talismans.

And it would not be easy to refute.

Because talismans have a certain probability of failure or loss of control during actual use.

For example, a Meteor Fire Talisman might explode as soon as it was ignited before being launched.

Instead of harming the enemy, it injures oneself.

No matter how high the quality of the talismans Wang Chen refined, he couldn\'t claim they were a hundred percent infallible.

This was indeed a tricky situation to clarify!

"Fuck your mother, compensate with spirit stones!"

The burly cultivator with a fierce look extended his hairy palm and slammed it down heavily on Wang Chen\'s stall.

Crack!

All four corners of the long table cracked simultaneously.

At this moment, two Red Cloaked Guards parted the crowd and walked over.

They held long swords and looked coldly at the burly cultivator and Wang Chen but showed no intention of intervening.

In Ten Thousand Cultivators City, the Red Cloaked Guards were a very special existence, obeying the City Lord and responsible for maintaining the order and rules of this city of loose cultivators.

Anyone disrupting the order or violating the rules was an enemy of the Red Cloaked Guards!

The Red Cloaked Guards had three thousand official members, each of them with a Qi Cultivation level above the seventh layer, overseen by ten Purple Mansion Superiors.

What\'s more important, the Red Cloaked Guards had their own system, with all members trained internally.

They also served as the primary force to counterbalance the fifty-seven Purple Mansion families.

There were also Red Cloaked Guards stationed in this market, and the reason they did not intervene was that the burly cultivator, though roaring like thunder, did not break the strict rule against private fighting.

This kind of dispute over transactions, no matter who was in the right, was generally not something the Red Cloaked Guards would involve themselves in.

But if the burly cultivator started to get physical with Wang Chen, those two Red Cloaked Guards would not stand idly by!

All eyes were now focused on Wang Chen.

Some were sympathetic, some were mocking, and some were gloating...

It was just a matter of seeing how he would deal with it!

Wang Chen\'s talisman business had been booming recently; they were sold out as soon as he laid them out. There were many who envied him.

They couldn\'t wait to see Wang Chen\'s downfall!

"Compensate with spirit stones?"

Wang Chen surprised everyone: "No spirit stones to give, but I have one life!"

All those present were dumbfounded.

When Wang Chen came out to set up his stall, he always did so in disguise. His current image was that of a distinguished middle-aged cultivator, exuding the elegant demeanor of an immortal.

Who would have thought that such a typical ruffian phrase would come from his mouth?

A full sense of incongruity!

"What?"

The burly cultivator, who had been ready for the next step, was caught off guard: "No spirit stones?"

How could Wang Chen have no spirit stones!

"Correct!"

Wang Chen sneered: "Stop nagging like old women, let\'s talk on the Life and Death Platform!"

The number one rule in Ten Thousand Cultivators City was the strict prohibition of private fighting.

Whoever violated this rule, be it ordinary loose cultivators or even Purple Mansion Superiors, would pay with their lives!

Since the establishment of Ten Thousand Cultivators City, hundreds to thousands of Purple Mansion members have died at the hands of the Red Cloaked Guards.

As for the ordinary loose cultivators, there were countless more!

Therefore, the residents of the city, regardless of their cultivation levels, adhered very strictly to this rule.

But cultivators, after all, are not ordinary people, and there are always those brimming with impulsive hot-bloodedness.

So, the second rule is, if one wishes to settle personal grievances, they must either go to the Dueling Platform or the Life and Death Platform.

The Dueling Platform determines the winner, while the Life and Death Platform decides life and death!

This rule follows the law of the cultivation world—might makes right.

It would still make sense for Wang Chen to settle disputes by dueling, as dealing with such a person through reasoning was utterly futile, the other party being thoroughly annoying.

Ascending the Life and Death Platform was too subversive of common sense.

The burly cultivator exuding evil Qi was clearly not one to be trifitted with, most likely a battle-hardened warrior among battle cultivators.

He was at the eighth level of Qi cultivation.

Wang Chen, as a talisman cultivator at the seventh level of Qi cultivation, was actually going to stake his life against a warrior at the eighth level. Stay updated through мѵʟ

Could it be that he didn\'t know that in Ten Thousand Cultivators City, the use of talismans would also be suppressed by the great formation?

"Good!"

The burly cultivator sneered in response, cracking his knuckles with a malicious sound, "Since you\'re courting death, I\'ll grant your wish!"

He wouldn\'t kill Wang Chen, because doing so would not only prevent him from getting a Fragmented Spirit Stone but might also anger his patron.

However, beating Wang Chen half to death wasn\'t an issue at all.

As for the thought of losing to Wang Chen, the burly cultivator didn\'t even consider it.

He was certain of his victory!

In this market, there were both the Dueling Platform and the Life and Death Platform. As a crowd gathered around Wang Chen and the burly cultivator, arriving at the Life and Death Platform, many onlookers rushed over to watch the excitement.

Everyone was living their lives well; very few were so inclined to step onto the Life and Death Platform.

Such a spectacle was something few wished to miss.

The two Red Cloaked Guards from before, along with those who arrived later, took position around the four sides of the Life and Death Platform.

They did not interfere with Wang Chen and the burly cultivator, who were to resolve their grievances through a fight to the death.

This was the rule of Ten Thousand Cultivators City!

"You still have time to admit defeat and pay with Spirit Stones!"

The burly cultivator sneered while standing on the Life and Death Platform, "Otherwise, you son of a..."

Before he could finish, a fist emanating a faint golden glow instantaneously magnified in his field of vision.

Thump!

The burly cultivator\'s head exploded like a watermelon struck by a sledgehammer—a messy array of red, white, and black splattering in all directions.

The next moment, the headless corpse toppled backward with a heavy thud.

Interestingly, as he fell, his body suddenly shimmered with a clear, bright light.

Clearly, his body protection magic artifact had been activated.

But it was a moment too late.

A single moment spelled the difference between life and death!

Bang!

The heavy impact echoed in everyone\'s hearts.

The entire place fell deathly silent.

Many people hadn\'t even grasped what had happened, and the fight was over.

Over?

Was this really a fight to the death?

It was clearly a one-sided slaughter!

If the victor had been the burly cultivator, everyone could have understood, for his overwhelming Blood Fiend Energy could not be faked.

But it was the dignified looking Wang Chen who had just shattered his opponent\'s skull with one punch!

Many cultivators present felt as if their understanding of the world had been turned upside down.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Wang Chen removed the Storage Bag hanging from the waist of the burly cultivator.

He then fished out a Jade Pendant.

This was clearly the burly cultivator\'s body protection magic artifact.

The artifact was actually quite impressive, but in the special environment of Ten Thousand Cultivators City, its activation speed was just a bit slower, resulting in the burly cultivator\'s tragedy.

After collecting the spoils of war, Wang Chen cast a Meteor Fire Talisman, incinerating the opponent\'s body to ashes.

Then, he wrapped things up with a Rebirth Talisman and an Evil-Repelling Talisman.

A complete set of corpse-clearing actions, Wang Chen performed as smoothly as Moving Cloud, sending chills down the spines of the onlookers.

How many times had he performed similar tasks to exhibit such proficiency!

Everyone watched as Wang Chen stepped down from the Life and Death Platform and returned to his stall, continuing to drink tea and read.

With a relaxed and leisurely demeanor, it was as if he had simply gone out to relieve himself.

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