Chapter 671

Chapter 671: The Truth Revealed (Part One)

Creak!

Wang Chen tightened the long rope in his hand with all his might, the muscles in his arm bulging dramatically as the surging Qi and blood pulsed beneath his skin, unleashing a formidable aura.

At the other end of the rope, the Exorcising Net strained against dozens of Evil Spirits, which were desperately struggling to break free.

They let out bizarre and ghastly howls—some shifting colors incessantly, others contorting violently, some darting left and right, while a few flickered between solid and ethereal forms…

Yet no matter what tricks these Evil Spirits tried, they could not escape the confines of the Exorcising Net.

They were like lambs awaiting slaughter, powerless as they were gutted and drained of their blood.

Finally, they were stripped of their last trace of dark forces, vanishing into nothingness!

As Wang Chen retrieved the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil, he also gathered three Evil Energy Pearls, including one Pure Evil Energy Pearl!

But this was not his primary concern.

At this moment, Wang Chen sensed that the treasure in his hand was undergoing a profound transformation!

In truth, he had felt this sensation days earlier.

As Wang Chen ventured deeper into the Northern Evil Eye, the number of Evil Spirits he encountered and eliminated grew, causing the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil to absorb and convert an ever-increasing amount of dark forces.

It far surpassed Wang Chen’s own needs.

Clearly, the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil’s capacity to hold spiritual energy was not limitless and was approaching a critical threshold.

And now, that threshold had been reached!

Noticing the unusual activity within the Exorcising Net, Wang Chen swiftly retreated to the Safe House.

At this moment, the faint golden light emanating from the Exorcising Net outshone even the Obsidian Lamp. Each strand of the net shimmered, becoming translucent and radiating a breathtaking beauty.

With the treasure in hand, a flash of insight illuminated Wang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness.

He tossed the Exorcising Net into the air and spat out a mouthful of blood.

This blood contained the essence of Wang Chen’s energy, spirit, and mind, along with a fragment of his foundation, equivalent to three years of cultivation for an ordinary Purple Palace disciple.

He intended to use the blood sacrifice method to help the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil surpass its limits!

Drops of his vital blood silently merged with the Exorcising Net, imbuing the treasure with a faint crimson hue as its aura underwent a sudden, dramatic shift.

The large net abruptly contracted, transforming into a radiant spectrum of colors before floating down like a feather.

It settled onto Wang Chen, materializing into a weightless Daoist robe!

Simultaneously, a sequence of true seal characters appeared in his Sea of Consciousness.

This was the message the Exorcising Net conveyed to him!

This treasure clearly possessed a spiritual essence, but having been sealed for an extended period, it had not manifested as a Cauldron Spirit like the Life Creation Cauldron when it came into Wang Chen’s possession.

Now, with the spiritual essence of the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil recondensing, the emergence of a new Cauldron Spirit was inevitable!

What it had just transmitted to Wang Chen was a new refinement method.

And a “premium feature manual.”

After the upgrade, the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil significantly enhanced Wang Chen’s control over it.

Now, Wang Chen could not only use the Exorcising Net to exterminate evil spirits but also bind them within, giving him complete control over whether to extract their dark forces or Virtue points!

Previously, Wang Chen was unable to do this.

This meant he could now safely decide when to harvest the dark forces from evil spirits or gather Virtue points!

Moreover, Wang Chen could transform the Exorcising Net into the Heavenly Robe, which, when worn, would protect him from the erosion of negative energy and provide stronger Defense against higher-level evil spirits.

In the future, when he didn’t need this treasure, he could simply wear the robe and wouldn’t have to fear surprise attacks from magical spirits and evil spirits.

Finally, Wang Chen’s control over the Exorcising Net reached an entirely new level.

In his hands, this treasure would become even more powerful and terrifying—especially to magical spirits.

With the upgraded Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil, Wang Chen’s courage soared, and in the following days, he began to push into the mid-region of the Northern Evil Eye.

The closer he got to the Evil Eye, the more powerful the evil spirits that appeared.

And there were many of them.

Wang Chen did not become overconfident; he still advanced cautiously, starting from the outer regions and moving carefully towards the center.

He eliminated all the evil spirits he encountered.

The spiritual energy capacity of the upgraded Exorcising Net also increased significantly; after several rounds of harvesting, the treasure showed no signs of being “full.”

Wang Chen did not feed all the magical spirits to it.

Instead, he bound a large portion of the evil spirits with the Exorcising Net and then destroyed them with the Longyuan Sword.

His Virtue points rose rapidly.

It’s important to note that in the areas between the outer and mid-regions, one hardly encountered weak magical spirits; most of the evil spirits had reached the "Grudge" level, comparable to the Purple Palace cultivators!

If Wang Chen wasn’t experiencing a rapid increase in Virtue points after slaying a large number of such evil spirits, that would indeed be a strange matter!

He quickly broke through the one hundred thousand mark, moving towards three hundred thousand, then five hundred thousand…

Wang Chen was eager to see if, when his Virtue points reached a certain limit, any changes would appear on his Cultivation Panel.

Would it receive an upgrade version like the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil?

Just as Wang Chen was immersed in hunting monsters and gaining Virtue points, a pesky figure reappeared.

It greatly affected his mood!

"Wang Chen, have you figured things out?"

In the Safe House, Sima Changming sat in the main seat, looking at Wang Chen with a sympathetic gaze.

Wang Chen had just returned from hunting monsters, and both his stamina and spirit were severely depleted, making him appear quite haggard.

Moreover, he looked somewhat disheveled.

"The Lesser Steward does not understand the chief steward’s meaning."

Wang Chen answered calmly, “Please enlighten me, chief steward!”

He no longer wished to play along with this scheming person and bluntly stated, "May I ask what it is you truly want?"

The use of "you" carried a strong mocking tone.

"Good courage!"

Sima Changming clearly did not expect Wang Chen to be so bold; his eyes twitched, and he then forced a fake smile: "Let me be straightforward, give me the treasures you have."

"I will ensure you a spot in the Yongle Immortal Registry and send you safely out of the Evil Abyss to reside in the Immortal City!"

Wang Chen was taken aback. "Treasures? What treasures?"

Of course, he had treasures, and more than one.

But Wang Chen absolutely could not admit that.

He suspected the other party was trying to deceive him!

"Stop pretending!"

Sima Changming tore off his hypocritical mask and glared at Wang Chen, speaking in a sinister tone: "You have not been affected at all in the Evil Abyss, your cultivation has increased instead of regressed, and you lack treasures to resist negative energy, so how are you managing to survive here?"

Wang Chen, a powerless low-level cultivator, accomplished things that many clan elites could not complete.

It would be surprising if there were no secrets!

Now he understood!

Sima Changming continued, "I won’t treat you unfairly; I will provide you with a house in the Yongle Immortal City. You know well how expensive houses are in the city."

"Wang Chen, think carefully; this opportunity is only once!"