Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 980: Princess Visits the Upper Sect

Capital City living is by no means easy.

Daye, being the finest place in Great Liang and the ancient capital of six dynasties, where cultures converge and heroes gather, boasts extremely prosperous trade and commerce, producing innumerable Noble Clans and wealthy merchants.

Naturally, this city is costly at every corner, and the living expenses are exceedingly high for ordinary people.

However, for Wang Chen, who carries a fortune, as long as money can solve a problem, then it’s not a problem at all.

After retrieving his property, he first visited a nearby Real Estate Agent and quickly purchased three maids and five servants to complete his household staff.

As for guards, Wang Chen recruited none—it was unnecessary.

With these servants, Wang Chen naturally didn’t need to lift a finger for cleaning and organizing the house.

The estate has a front and a back section; although not large in size, it contains gardens, pavilions, and towers complete with all amenities, providing enough space for over a hundred people.

For Wang Chen alone with a few servants, living here is exceptionally comfortable.

Moreover, the indoor and outdoor areas of the house have undergone renovation and remodeling, with all new furnishings. The array of peculiar flowers and plants in the backyard is quite refined, evidently Han Zhengjie had invested significant thought and money into it.

Wang Chen truly found himself a bargain.

But he is entitled to this bargain, and would confidently win even if he took the case before Emperor Liang!

After settling into his new home, Wang Chen first notified the Yiluan External Affairs Office of his new address to facilitate communication, then sent an urgent letter through the post to Donglu Prefecture.

This letter was for the Pacification Commissioner Yao Peng, requesting that the latter send Xi Yun to Daye.

Wang Chen planned to spend the coming years in Daye.

As for this Imperial Capital of the Great Liang, it was the optimal place for him to accumulate Fate!

Interestingly, for the next few days, there was no movement from the Yiluan Office.

It seemed as though Wang Chen, the newly popular Blood Cloak Guard, had been forgotten.

But Wang Chen was not anxious at all. Without any upper-level reactions, he devoted his time and energy into cultivation.

Gold and silver flowed from Wang Chen’s hands like water, exchanged for a large quantity of precious medicinal herbs, simultaneously amassing potential points and boosting his store of Spiritual Energy.

The nature’s spiritual energy in the Cangqing Domain is extremely thin, and unless one is inside a Cave Heaven and Blessed Land, solely relying on absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy yields very poor results and is utterly uneconomical.

Without Spiritual Energy, one cannot perform various Spells, nor craft Talismans and Arrays.

Wang Chen’s strategy was to spend money lavishly, without regard to cost.

Because aged medicinal herbs contain some Spiritual Energy, previously wasted as he had not opened his Dantian, but now he could absorb every bit, which was very valuable.

The thousand-year-old ginseng previously obtained by Wang Chen had been fully utilized, and the stored Spiritual Energy in his upper Dantian was still less than half.

However, due to Wang Chen’s large expenditures, the price of precious herbs in Daye City skyrocketed, accelerating the rate at which his finances dwindled.

To raise more Silver, Wang Chen sold all property and shops in Daye acquired by the Ling Family.

Like recovering his house, he encountered numerous challenges in reclaiming these properties, but with his identity as a Thousand Household Blood Cloak Guard and the Demon-subduing Chief Guard, coupled with authentic property deeds, everything concluded without issues.

The proceeds from these sales were all turned into cultivation resources.

Such levels of extravagance would exhaust even the wealthiest of houses, and even Noble Clans would falter.

But Wang Chen did not care, not feeling he was spending harshly, just complaining there were fewer and fewer resources to meet his needs.

His reputation as a "scatter-money young lad" rapidly spread within the Imperial Capital, known by many.

Becoming a topic of discussion in certain circles.

Wang Chen, who practiced cultivation closed off in his home, knew nothing of this and wouldn’t care if he did.

However, Wang Chen had been in Daye for less than half a month when an unexpected guest suddenly visited, disrupting his peaceful life!

"Princess?"

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In the front hall, Wang Chen looked at the visitor lifting her veil and couldn’t help but be startled: "How did you come?"

The guest before him was none other than Princess Qingyun, whom he had once encountered in the Scripture Pavilion.

The beloved younger sister of Emperor Shaowu!

Princess Qingyun did not come alone; she had brought two attendants with her, one of whom possessed the cultivation level of a fifth-tier Martial Ancestor.

Even so, Wang Chen still found it very surprising.

Given Princess Qingyun’s status, she should not be able to leave the palace easily—should any mishap occur, who could bear the responsibility?

If she were to leave, it would be with countless escorts and a myriad of guards!

"I sneaked out."

Princess Qingyun stuck out her little tongue and said, "Thousand Household Wang, you mustn’t tell my imperial brother."

Wang Chen truly didn’t know whether to laugh or cry—would Emperor Shaowu not find out just because he didn’t say anything?

Princess Qingyun noticed Wang Chen’s expression and explained, "Uncle Sun and Uncle Zhang have watched me grow up; they would not betray me."

She was obviously referring to the two attendants.

Wang Chen nodded and asked, "Your Highness, is there something you need from me by sneaking out?"

Princess Qingyun pursed her lips, her expression resolute: "Thousand Household Wang, I need your help to open my Upper Dantian; I want to practice Taoist skills!"

Wang Chen realized that the princess harbored a strong obsession with cultivation, to the extent of stealthily leaving the palace to seek his help.

He pondered for a moment and asked, "What’s in it for me?"

"Ah?"

Princess Qingyun was dumbfounded.

She had braced herself to be rejected by Wang Chen again, and then to plead earnestly.

Yet Wang Chen was asking for benefits?

"Thi-, this palace..."

Princess Qingyun stammered, completely unsure of how to respond.

She was of high status indeed, but she did not possess the qualifications nor conditions to reward Wang Chen, as that would constitute an overstepping of boundaries.

So she could only counter-question, "What do you want?"

"Silver."

Wang Chen answered without hesitation: "This official needs a lot of silver; of course, gold is also acceptable."

Opening the Upper Dantian for Princess Qingyun was not a difficult task for him, but it required a substantial amount of Spiritual Energy.

And this Spiritual Energy had to be exchanged with copious amounts of money—it wasn’t as though he should let it go for free.

After all, Wang Chen is no Saint.

"Gold and silver?"

Princess Qingyun grimaced as she spoke: "But all of my yearly allowance is kept by the Empress Mother!"

As a member of the Royal Family, she received an annual allowance for daily expenses. Living within the palace, Princess Qingyun rarely had a need for gold and silver, and naturally, she would not carry it around.

Wang Chen smiled without saying a word.

Seeing this, Princess Qingyun gritted her teeth and removed a Phoenix Hairpin from her hairdo: "I will give you five hundred thousand Silver Taels, this hairpin as collateral; after I return to the palace, I’ll have Uncle Sun redeem it."

"Is that acceptable?"

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