Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 537 - : Settling In
Chapter 537: Chapter 537: Settling In
Wang Chen sat in the tavern for nearly two hours.
More and more people arrived, most of whom were Pioneering Disciples like him, and not a few were those who sought to drown their sorrows in drink.
Having understood the situation they were currently facing, some disciples appeared quite pessimistic.
This was actually quite normal; they had barely escaped with their lives, only to return to Weifa City and find the Teleportation Array nonfunctional.
Trapped in this isolated city, no one could guarantee that Weifa City could definitely ensure everyone’s safety.
This disaster was unlike the previous Yin wind tides; the large-scale outbreak of Evil Qi, along with the appearance of powerful Evil Spirits, weighed on everyone’s heart like heavy stones.
Various complaints and grievances, as well as regrets and frustrations…
Made Wang Chen feel completely surrounded by negative energy, unable to sit still any longer.
He hadn’t heard any more useful news, so he got up and left the tavern.
Looking for an inn nearby to stay.
To Wang Chen’s surprise, several inns he inquired at were all fully booked.
Even the communal bunk spaces were gone!
Finally, he found an inn that wasn’t full yet, but the shopkeeper said there was only one luxury suite left, charging eight hundred Spirit Stones a day.
Eight hundred Spirit Stones!
Wang Chen almost laughed out of annoyance.
It was outright exploitation; even though the lodging fees in Weifa City’s inns were much higher than in the Mountain and Sea Realm, they were never this exorbitant.
To tell the truth, he could afford these Spirit Stones, but he didn’t want to be taken for a sucker and overcharged.
So he turned and left.
The shopkeeper made a sarcastic comment, saying that once he passed this inn, there would be no other.
Wang Chen wasn’t about to indulge the shopkeeper’s attitude; it wasn’t a problem for him to just find a secluded corner and set up a tent to make do for a few days.
“Immortal Master!”
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Wang Chen had just stepped out of the inn when a timid voice suddenly called out from the side.
He turned and saw a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old crouching in the corner, wearing grey cloth clothing, his neck and left face wrapped in a scarf, with only the right side of his face visible.
Wang Chen was momentarily stunned.
Because he recognized the boy; it was the guide he had hired when he first arrived in the Yin Nether Realm.
The boy quickly scrambled to his feet, looking up and asking, “Immortal Master, are you looking for a place to stay?”
“Yes.”
Wang Chen nodded, “But these inns are all full.”
Actually, this one still had a room, but he didn’t want to be swindled, as it would disturb his state of mind.
The boy licked his lips, mustering his courage to say, “Immortal Master, if you don’t mind, you can stay at my house for a few days.”
Wang Chen smiled, “How much in Spirit Stones?”
It seemed this lad was out to drum up business, and he had quite the mind for commerce.
The boy held out his hand, revealing five fingers, “Fifty, fifty Spirit Stones.”
His voice trembled, probably worried that the price he quoted would anger Wang Chen.
But Wang Chen found it quite affordable, “Alright.”
Compared to the suite costing eight hundred a day, fifty Spirit Stones was a bargain. Even if the boy’s home had modest conditions, it was still better than sleeping on the streets.
The boy immediately grinned with joy, “Immortal Master, please follow me.”
Led by the boy, Wang Chen crossed through much of the district, arriving at an area densely packed with houses.
This should be a residential area for commoners in Weifa City, where the houses were generally dilapidated, and the surrounding environment was somewhat poor.
The boy was anxious, but Wang Chen did not show any disdain as he followed him into a small house.
“Mother, I’m back.”
A woman with a scarred face emerged from a room upon hearing the sound and saw Wang Chen following behind the youth; her expression turned wary and tense.
The boy quickly said, “Mother, this Immortal Master wants to stay at our house for a few days. I was thinking of giving up my room for him. Is that all right with you?”
A pleading look appeared in his eyes.
Clearly, renting out the room was his own idea and had not been approved by his family.
The scarred woman was startled for a moment, her facial expression growing complex.
She bowed to Wang Chen and said apologetically, “Immortal Master, please forgive my son’s ignorance and offense. It’s just that our humble abode might be unfit to accommodate such an esteemed guest.”
Upon hearing his mother say this, the boy was so anxious that he was nearly in tears, yet he didn’t dare to contradict her.
Wang Chen smiled and said, “It’s no trouble; I’ll just be staying temporarily. A place to lay my head is all I need.”
With that, he took out a Middle Spirit Stone, “Here’s the rent for two days in advance.”
When the scarred woman saw the glowing Spirit Stone in Wang Chen’s hand, she became a bit flustered, “Sir, that’s too much.”
Wang Chen shook his head and placed the Spirit Stone on a nearby table.
He said to the boy, “Show me your room.”
Delighted beyond measure, the boy said, “Please, follow me.”
The house had a living room divided from two bedrooms, with the kitchen built outside. Although the rooms were small, they were tidy and clean.
The boy’s room had a stone bed, a stone table, and items like bedding and pillows.
It was extremely spartan.
But the room had a door, which, once closed, could be considered a private space.
“This will do,” Wang Chen said, showing no signs of dissatisfaction. He simply had the boy take all his own bedding and pillows away.
Wang Chen, of course, would use his own items, as his Sumeru Ring was stocked with new goods.
After some thought, Wang Chen also took out several jin of Spirit Rice, Beast Meat, fruits, and vegetables, and gave them to the boy to have his mother help prepare a meal.
“You can keep some of it as a token of gratitude,” he said.
The boy was so moved that he nearly knelt down to kowtow to Wang Chen.
After sending the boy off, Wang Chen took out some daily necessities and simply arranged the room, then sat down to meditate and recover his energy.
He had sustained some internal injuries while fighting the Evil Spirits earlier, then fled all the way to Weifa City.
Only now could he settle down to heal his wounds.
After completing one full cycle of energy circulation and assimilating the Pills he had ingested, Wang Chen’s injuries were mostly healed.
His Vajra Invulnerability granted him a robust Physique; his self-healing ability was much stronger than that of other Cultivators at the same tier.
Just as he had finished healing, there came a light knock at the door.
It was the boy bringing over the meal that had been prepared.
The amenities here were limited, and the dinner was quite simple, yet the scarred woman’s culinary skills were decent enough. Wang Chen ate every bit of the meal without any waste.
Thus, he had temporarily settled down.
In the following two days, Wang Chen went to the tavern every day to gather information and also paid a visit to the Sect’s Law Hall.
The results were very discouraging.
The Sect’s Teleportation Array in the Law Hall had been completely shut down, not allowing anyone to enter the Guardian Town Hall.
And White Monarch True Person, who was in charge of the Law Hall, was reputedly in seclusion; Wang Chen and the other Disciples had not managed to see him.
Meanwhile, more and more Evil Spirits were appearing outside Weifa City, and the number of Cultivators who had escaped to the city was dwindling. It was feared many had already met with misfortune.
What was more terrifying, with the spread of the Yin Sha Energy, large swathes of clouds imbued with Evil Qi had appeared in the sky above Weifa City, and ominous thunder rang out intermittently, as if heralding the end of the world.
The atmosphere within the city was tense to the extreme!
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