Chapter 414

Chapter 414: The Eradication of Bandits (Continued One)

Golden Core seed!

At this moment, Ji Yongtai found it truly hard to express the feelings swirling within him.

Born as a loose cultivator, he had decent talent for cultivation, but he took some wrong paths in the early stages. Although he later joined the West Sea Sect and advanced from the outer sect to the inner sect, he lost the chance to continue rising.

For many years, Ji Yongtai had worked tirelessly to improve his cultivation level.

Yet he remained stuck at the early level of the Purple Palace, unable to break through.

He knew very well that without opportunities, reaching the mid-level cultivator from the Purple Palace might be the end of his journey of cultivation.

How reluctantly he accepted this!

Considering the exceptionally talented young fellow in front of him, it was already a sign of his strong will that he could control his emotions.

“Congratulations, Junior Brother!”

Ji Yongtai smiled broadly and cupped his fists, “A Golden Core is within reach!”

If one looked closely into his eyes, they would notice that there was no hint of mirth in the depths of this besieger’s gaze.

Wang Chen returned the gesture, “Senior Brother, you flatter me.”

After a moment of thought, Ji Yongtai said, “Junior Brother Wang, since you are going into closed-door cultivation to break through, feel free to use my family’s quiet room.”

He handed Wang Chen a talisman, “This token can open the spirit gathering formation.”

“Thank you, Senior Brother!”

Wang Chen gratefully took the talisman and placed it in his bag.

“No need to be polite.”

Ji Yongtai waved his hand, “I am counting on you to help me eradicate Xuanyi Dao Ren!”

The two exchanged knowing smiles.

Nearby, Zuo Xiaomo felt a shiver run down his spine as he watched.

After Ji Yongtai left, Wang Chen carefully instructed Zuo Xiaomo, then headed to the quiet room.

He instructed the servants, “Don’t let anyone disturb my closed-door cultivation except for Zuo Xiaomo. Do you understand?”

The servants of the Ji Mansion had already received instructions from Ji Yongtai and promptly answered, “We understand, sir.”

Wang Chen nodded and then closed the door to the quiet room.

This quiet room was spacious and lavishly decorated, the floor covered in jade containing spiritual energy, with intricate runes etched into the walls.

Wang Chen sat down on the meditation cushion and waved his hand to produce eight jade talismans.

He placed the eight talismans in the eight directions, completing a simple defensive formation in an Instant.

However, Wang Chen’s closed-door cultivation to break through was merely a pretext to deal with Ji Yongtai.

After setting up the formation, he meticulously examined the quiet room.

Finally, Wang Chen pressed his right hand against a jade floor tile and suddenly lifted it from the ground!

This jade floor tile was two feet square and weighed over a hundred pounds, but under Wang Chen’s grasp, it felt weightless.

Beneath the floor tile lay dark yellow rock layers.

These rock layers were not naturally formed but rather the result of human spellcasting.

They were extremely hard and very thick!

Wang Chen set the jade floor tile aside and pressed his hand against the rock layer.

He activated the Earth and Stone Technique!

Instantly, the previously sturdy rock softened, allowing him to reach in and pull it into his storage bag.

It had been a long time since Wang Chen had dug a tunnel, but his skills were now even more proficient; both his speed and efficiency greatly surpassed his past.

At the start, Wang Chen avoided the formations originally set up in the quiet room and quickly dug down thirty zhang, then burrowed northward.

After three hours, Wang Chen broke through the earth!

The exit revealed itself in a deep dense forest, surrounded by silence, save for the calls of birds.

Wang Chen skillfully concealed and disguised the new entrance he had created before returning to the quiet room in Beiwang City.

That night, Zuo Xiaomo arrived at the quiet room, bringing him a set of organized materials.

Wang Chen reviewed them and returned them to Zuo Xiaomo, saying, “Junior Brother Zuo, you’ll have to work hard these next few days.”

“Don’t worry.”

Zuo Xiaomo replied in a deep voice, “I’ll keep a close watch on Ji Yongtai!”

His mission to stay in Beiwang City was not about recruiting many loose cultivators into the eradication of bandits team.

It was all about keeping an eye on Ji Yongtai, the besieger of Beiwang City.

While it wasn’t overly difficult, it carried certain dangers.

However, compared to what Wang Chen faced, this danger seemed trivial!

Zuo Xiaomo deeply understood the challenges of this task.

The following morning, just as dawn broke, Wang Chen quietly appeared in the deep mountains, several miles away from Beiwang City.

At this moment, he looked completely different, with a sturdy build and dark skin, fierce features framed by bushy eyebrows and narrowed eyes, armed with a staff and carrying a travel pack—he resembled a wandering loose cultivator.

Glancing back at the mist-covered Beiwang City, Wang Chen activated his movement techniques and sped northwest.

In an instant, he vanished without a trace.

To the northwest of Beiwang City lay a continuous range of mountains, beyond which was the domain of the Northern State.

The terrain was steep, and the dense forest was lush; anyone unfamiliar with the environment could easily become lost within.

Wang Chen found a path that resembled a trade route and strode forward along it.

After approximately half an hour, the path became overgrown with weeds, and the towering trees on either side soared into the clouds, blocking out sunlight and making the area feel eerie and dark.

Wang Chen wiped the sweat off his forehead and sat down on a jade stone by the roadside.

He unpacked his travel bag, pulling out two steamed buns and some jerky, and began to eat heartily.

In his distraction, the bag fell to the ground, its opening spilling out several sparkling spirit stones.

Wang Chen quickly grabbed the bag and scooped the spirit stones back inside.

He hastily finished his rather humble breakfast, wiped his mouth, and continued on his way.

Whoosh!

Just as Wang Chen had taken a few steps, a cold arrow suddenly shot out from the dense forest, aimed at his throat!

Wang Chen reacted quickly, dodging the arrow and his eyes flashing with malice, “Good courage!”

Swish, swish, swish!

Before he could finish speaking, more arrows flew toward him.

These arrows were not ordinary; they flew rapidly and glimmered lightly, their arrowheads spinning and possessing strong piercing power.

Whoosh!

Simultaneously, a large fireball came flying toward his back!

In that moment, figures appeared within the dense forest.

“Get lost!”

Wang Chen shouted angrily, swinging his staff left and right, creating multiple shadows of his weapon to defend himself effectively.

Both the incoming arrows and the fireball were deflected and shattered.

Not a single injury touched him!

The attackers obviously did not expect Wang Chen to be so formidable, causing hesitation in their subsequent assault.

Yet Wang Chen gave them no time to weigh their options; he charged into the nearby mountain forest, swinging his staff fiercely at the nearest attacker.

The attacker could never have imagined Wang Chen would come at him so swiftly.

By the time he reacted, panic gripped him as he hastily raised his long knife to block the downward strike of the staff.

Bang!

As soon as his weapon was raised, it was smashed down, and his head was violently shattered, the blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Such power in a single strike!