Chapter 376

Chapter 376: Planning for the Future

In the quiet room, Wang Chen slowly opened his eyes.

His Heavenly Virtue had reached completion, and at this moment, his inner power was abundant, with a radiant gleam shining from his eyes.

Wang Chen stood up and left the quiet room, stepping outside.

The day had brightened, with the morning sun casting its light on the tranquil small courtyard, where the dew on the lush grass and vines had yet to evaporate.

In the corner of the courtyard, a purple orchid bloomed quietly.

Wang Chen took a deep breath, feeling a sense of peace and joy!

Today marked his third day of settling in West Sea City.

Three days ago, guided by a young disciple, Wang Chen arrived at this immortal city of the West Sea Sect, completed the necessary entrance procedures, and was assigned this house for residence.

Though the house was not large, it was well-equipped with everything needed: a small courtyard, a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a quiet room. Despite being on the edge of the city, stepping out the door revealed the vast and boundless West Sea.

Facing the sea with spring in full bloom, it truly felt like a dream house!

Of course, the downside was its distance from the spiritual vein, resulting in a lower concentration of spiritual energy.

Otherwise, Wang Chen would not have been able to stay here.

But Wang Chen was already quite satisfied.

The spiritual energy here was comparable to the Purple Palace cave dwelling in Yunshan City from years ago; the island’s spiritual vein must be of a very high grade, perfectly meeting his cultivation needs.

However, living here was not free; earlier, Wang Chen had paid sixty contribution points to the Sect Management Department.

This was equivalent to two months’ rent.

Now, his identity token held only forty contribution points.

The contribution points circulating within the West Sea Sect were undoubtedly of high value. Over the past three days, Wang Chen had visited the Merit Department, the Teachings Pavilion, and several other places, gaining a basic understanding of the market.

The West Sea Sect had thirty-six departments in West Sea City, each managing different inner sect matters, forming a tightly-knit internal management system.

The sect’s contribution points were one of the cornerstones of this system!

In short, they were very precious.

But Wang Chen did not rush to the Merit Department to take on tasks to earn contribution points.

What he needed most now was to carefully plan for the future and prepare for the next steps.

First, of course, was to settle down in West Sea City—this point can be skipped over.

The second was to join one of the nine veins, which was a prerequisite for establishing roots in the West Sea Sect.

Wang Chen did not want to leave in embarrassment three years later.

His fundamental goal was to use the platform of the West Sea Sect to find a way to the upper realm and escape the impending great Calamity in the Mountain-Sea Realm.

The cycle of the great Calamity appearing, enduring, and ending often lasts for decades or even hundreds of years, and it does not suddenly engulf the entire Mountain-Sea Realm.

Most importantly, in the early stages of the great Calamity, unless internal strife occurred within the West Sea Sect, it was unlikely to collapse suddenly.

Perhaps it could even withstand the entire great Calamity.

With the protection of the greatest immortal sect in the Mountain-Sea Realm, Wang Chen had ample time to prepare.

To join one of the nine veins, he needed to start searching for the ferryman that Changchun had mentioned.

This person was incredibly mysterious, and the information Changchun shared with Wang Chen was quite limited, leaving him with no assurance of successfully connecting with the individual.

He had to plan carefully.

Ultimately, Wang Chen needed to elevate his cultivation level to at least the mid-level cultivator from the Purple Palace.

According to Changchun, to "smuggle" into the upper realm required at least the mid-level cultivator from the Purple Palace, with higher level or perfect mastery being ideal.

With a lower cultivation level, there was a risk of perishing along the way!

Wang Chen estimated that he would need four to five years to refine and execute this plan.

As for whether he would succeed, it depended on both his effort and luck.

Whoosh—

While Wang Chen was deep in thought, a flying sword suddenly approached and hovered in front of him.

Wang Chen felt a stir in his heart and reached out to take the letters attached to the sword.

He opened the letter, glanced through it, and then wrote a reply to attach before sending the sword on its way.

After the flying sword departed, Wang Chen left his home and headed to the sect’s main hall.

The main hall of the sect was located in the center of West Sea City and managed thirty-six departments and over a hundred thousand disciples from the nine veins.

With Wang Chen’s current status, he was not qualified to enter the main hall, at most he could roam the departments.

What he intended to do was visit the Teleportation Tower that belonged to the main hall.

The flying sword messages he received were from Zuo Xiaomo, an Outer Sect Disciple he had just gotten to know not long ago.

Zuo Xiaomo lived in Wailing City, and since Outer Sect Disciples could not enter the inner sect, Wang Chen had to be the one to visit him.

However, the distance from West Sea City to Wailing City was over ten thousand miles, and sword flight took a considerable amount of time.

Traveling back and forth was indeed troublesome.

Wang Chen didn’t want to expend that much effort.

He couldn’t help but complain that the West Sea Sect’s mountain gate was truly vast; the inner and outer sects were actually separated by thousands of miles, and visiting each other required one to spend one or two days on a flying artifact.

Fortunately, there was a teleportation array in West Sea City, allowing him to teleport to the outer sect by paying contribution points.

Wang Chen had learned earlier that each teleportation only required one contribution point, so he decided to "splurge" this time.

Upon arriving at the Teleportation Tower, he paid one contribution point to the guarding cultivator and informed them of his destination.

In the blink of an eye, Wang Chen found himself in Wailing City.

Wailing City had its own corresponding teleportation array, and stepping outside led him to a bustling and lively street.

A wave of warm human presence rushed towards him!

Wang Chen felt a bit unaccustomed.

Although Wailing City was an outer sect immortal city and ranked below West Sea City, its scale and population were overwhelmingly larger.

In comparison, West Sea City was considerably quieter.

Yet, Wang Chen did not reject the prosperity and liveliness of Wailing City; after all, deep down, he was still that young man from a modern metropolis in his previous life.

It was just that his soul had gradually been assimilated by this world.

Wailing City had restrictions in place, preventing casual flight through the air, so Wang Chen flagged down a passing carriage.

He headed towards the meeting place with Zuo Xiaomo.

What surprised him was that when he arrived at the private room of the tea house, Zuo Xiaomo was not alone.

Next to this Outer Sect Disciple of the West Sea Sect sat a beautiful girl with bright eyes and white teeth.

"Wang Shixiong!"

Upon seeing Wang Chen, Zuo Xiaomo immediately welcomed him with a warm smile: "Congratulations, Shixiong, I am so happy for you!"

Wang Chen managed a wry smile: "Thank you."

He had previously informed Zuo Xiaomo about passing the entry assessment through a letter of crane paper.

After all, Zuo Xiaomo was the only fellow disciple Wang Chen knew in the West Sea Sect and had provided him with considerable help.

"I came to introduce someone to you."

Zuo Xiaomo said with a beaming smile: "This is my sister Zuo Xiaolan, also an Outer Sect Disciple of our West Sea Sect."

The West Sea Sect had over a million Outer Sect Disciples.

Unlike him, Zuo Xiaolan was an official Outer Sect Disciple with perfect mastery in Qi Training!

"Xiaolan, this is Wang Chen, my Shixiong that I told you about!"

The girl’s eyes sparkled as she bowed gracefully to Wang Chen: "I greet you, Shixiong."

Wang Chen returned the greeting: "Junior Sister Zuo."

He quietly speculated that Zuo Xiaomo might be trying to set him up with his sister.

Wasn’t that a bit too eager?

But it turned out Wang Chen was completely overthinking, as Zuo Xiaomo had no intention of matchmaking.

After accompanying him for a while, Zuo Xiaolan soon took her leave.