Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 694: An Unusual Task
Chapter 694 -694: An Unusual Task
Read latest chapters at freёweɓnovel.com Only.
Patrol and Arrest Bureau, Evil-Suppressing Department.
Within the hall, Guan Shengping sat on a high chair, carefully flipping through the dossier in his hands.
A middle-aged cultivator with a clean-shaven face stood by his side.
The vast room was exceptionally quiet.
After a long while, Guan Shengping put down the thick dossier; a sharp light flickered in his eyes, as thousands of thoughts flashed through his Sea of Consciousness.
...
Unlike many Golden Core True Persons who cultivate in seclusion within their Cave Mansions, he practiced the way of integrating with the world. From the very beginning of his Qi Cultivation to the formation of his Golden Core, he had been cultivating within the government service.
He had been the Director of the Evil-Suppressing Department for 20 years!
Guan Shengping suddenly asked, “How has that junior been doing lately?”
The middle-aged cultivator immediately bowed and answered, “He has been accumulating Immortal Merit, and has completed all his tasks.”
Guan Shengping chuckled, “Not bad.”
He was referring to Wang Chen.
Wang Chen had actually misunderstood something. Unlike True Person Ye, Guan Shengping was born into an Immortal Clan. His vision and Soul Strength far surpassed the latter, and he had no intention of coveting Wang Chen’s secrets.
It was just that this Golden Core cultivator had taken notice of Wang Chen and considered him a talent worth bringing under his command, hence the specific actions were taken.
Merely training the hawk.
In Guan Shengping’s view, the “test” he put Wang Chen through was, in fact, an opportunity for Wang Chen.
An opportunity for promotion!
But before that, he had to grind away Wang Chen’s pride and ensure he would comply and willingly serve him.
Still not submitting?
Thinking back to their first meeting, when Wang Chen did not voluntarily bow his head, Guan Shengping felt he had been too lenient, leading the junior to develop the false impression that he could persevere.
After some thought, he said, “Young people need to experience more. Let’s add some burden.”
The middle-aged cultivator bowed again, “Yes.”
Guan Shengping waved his hand, and the middle-aged cultivator quietly left the hall.
The room once again fell into silence.
The next morning, Wang Chen received another Talisman Message from the Evil-Suppressing Department.
He had a new task!
And this time, the task was anything but ordinary.
The Evil-Suppressing Department actually wanted Wang Chen to chase after a high-tier Purple Mansion Evil Cultivator!
This was very wrong.
One must know, even though it bore the name “Evil-Suppressing,” dealing with Evil Cultivators was the work of the Department of Arrest. For the Evil-Suppressing Department to hand such a task to Wang Chen to complete was obviously overstepping its bounds.
However, the Talisman Message made it clear that this Evil Cultivator was originally a constable of the Evil-Suppressing Department who, unfortunately, had been corrupted by Evil Power during a mission and had eventually fallen to the Demon Path.
For the Evil-Suppressing Department to chase him was a matter of cleaning their own house, an internal affair that naturally should not be handed over to the Department of Arrest.
Additionally, the Evil-Suppressing Department marked the reward for this task as high, three times the Immortal Merit of a regular mission!
But Wang Chen felt a strong threat hidden within it.
Someone was losing patience!
Although according to the rules, he could appeal to a higher authority, expressing his inability to complete such a task and requesting a replacement or additional help—like a specialized pursuit team.
However, Wang Chen knew very well that his appeal would never be accepted.
He tried it.
The result was a severe reprimand from above!
He had no choice but to do it; there was no room for negotiation, or else he would be punished for insubordination!
With no alternative, Wang Chen could only go to the Evil-Suppressing Department to collect the Talisman Card, and leave Yongle Immortal City to pursue the renegade cultivator.
The Haotian Realm was vast and boundless, chasing a runaway cultivator was even harder than searching for a needle in the ocean. The Talisman Card Wang Chen received was sealed with a wisp of the fugitive’s Divine Soul, which could provide him with a “Lock-On Navigation” function.
But it would not work if the distance was too great.
So, Wang Chen needed to be fast.
He rode the Dragon Abyss Sword at a breakneck speed, rushing over a thousand miles in one go.
Guided by the Divine Soul Talisman Card, he finally located the target.
On the peak of a solitary mountain!
As Wang Chen approached the mountain peak with his Sword Control, he saw a lone cultivator in a grey robe standing on the rocks, his body shrouded in swirling dark energy.
From a distance of dozens of yards, Wang Chen called out sternly, “Liang Cen, you’ve been exposed, surrender now!”
The grey-robed cultivator turned around upon hearing this, looking indifferently at Wang Chen in the sky, “Has the Evil-Suppressing Department run out of people, sending out a little copper-badge junior like you?”
Although Liang Cen had turned to the path of evil demons, he clearly had not completely lost rationality or humanity.
Actually, such Evil Cultivators were the most terrifying!
“By capturing you, I will be promoted to a silver badge.”
With an impassive voice, Wang Chen replied, “For my future’s sake, can’t you make a small sacrifice?”
Liang Cen looked at him in a daze, as if his brain had short-circuited.
After a moment, he responded, “Thinking of capturing me? You’re not worthy!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly flew into the air and his robe instantly expanded in all directions. A large amount of black smoke billowed out, completely enveloping him.
In just a few breaths, the Evil Cultivator transformed into a gargantuan crow and dove toward Wang Chen.
The dark smoke surged, and evil power was rampant!
“Swiftly!”
With his hand forming a sword gesture, his Body Protection Dragon Abyss Sword turned into a dazzling light, shooting lightning-fast towards Liang Cen!
The two were closing in an instant.
Boom!
There was only a muffled sound as the giant crow that Liang Cen had transformed into suddenly burst open, and miraculously, turned into thousands of little black crows scattering in all directions.
The surprise attack from the Dragon Abyss Sword completely missed its mark!
The next moment, a vast network of black crows flew over Wang Chen, forming a gigantic web descending upon him.
Each crow was brimming with malevolent energy, making it impossible to discern which one was Liang Cen’s true body.
Wang Chen instantly moved back, trying to avoid getting caught in this net of crows.
Whiz! Whiz! Whiz!
Thousands of black crows flapped their wings at once, shooting countless Flying Feathers after Wang Chen!
Half the sky was obscured.
Simultaneously, a black claw materialized out of nowhere, silently and swiftly reaching out for Wang Chen.
Wang Chen, dividing his attention, continued to retreat swiftly while also controlling the Dragon Abyss Sword to block the black claw.
It wasn’t just that, he also extended his powerful Divine Sense.
Scanning every crow in the air.
Wang Chen was well aware that if he couldn’t find Liang Cen’s true body, killing any number of black crows would be pointless, for as the black mist rose into the air, even more crows would condense and fly out from it.
It was an endless stream!
Crack!
The Dragon Abyss Sword collided fiercely with the black claw, accompanied by a grating friction sound, one of the claws was forcibly severed by the magical flying sword.
But the remaining three claws suddenly contracted and firmly grasped the Dragon Abyss Sword!
The evil power within the black claw burst forth, attempting to contaminate Wang Chen’s Life-bound Flying Sword.
“Break!”
In such circumstances with no way out, Wang Chen used his Mysterious Fire Flying Crow, merging himself into the rapidly expanding crow body and charging to meet the oppressive swarm directly.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
The Fire Crow, fused with Wang Chen, collided with the black crows, causing them to explode instantly into clusters of black smoke that faded into nothingness.
His advance was unstoppable!
———
Here’s the second update, asking for your monthly ticket support, thank you!
