Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

In the presence of a large crowd, Zuo Xiaomo and Lv Lingshan couldn't be overly affectionate during their long-awaited reunion.

However, the entangled glances between them emitted a sour scent of romance that attracted even more sideways glances from the people around them.

Frankly, after understanding the situation, Wang Chen wasn't optimistic about their future.

Although the backgrounds of Zuo Xiaomo and Lv Lingshan were similar, and neither were the principal descendants of their families, the latter's talent greatly surpassed that of the former, which was bound to take her further on the path of cultivation.

By the time Lv Lingshan achieved her Breakthrough Mansion, while Zuo Xiaomo was still stuck at the Qi Cultivation bottleneck, their statuses would be misaligned.

Even if Zuo Xiaomo managed to reach the Purple Mansion, but Lv Lingshan formed her Golden Core, how could the two of them be together then?

Even if they themselves could persevere, the pressure from their sects and families would also be unbearable.

Of course, despite his concerns, Wang Chen sincerely hoped that all lovers in the world could become united!

"Junior Sister Lingshan, let me introduce you."

After whispering to Lv Lingshan for a while, Zuo Xiaomo finally remembered Wang Chen: "This is Senior Brother Wang, whom I've mentioned to you before, and he is also my Taoist Protector."

"Junior Sister Lingshan greets Senior Brother."

Lv Lingshan gracefully performed a bow toward Wang Chen: "Thank you for taking care of Senior Brother Zuo."

Wang Chen smiled and said, "No need to be polite."

Just as Lv Lingshan was about to say something else, a thunderous boom suddenly filled everyone's ears.

The time had come, and the gates of the Nine Dragons Land Palace opened!

Lv Lingshan immediately stuffed a Storage Bag into Zuo Xiaomo's hand and said with pursed lips, "Take care."

Zuo Xiaomo nodded firmly.

At that moment, a thousand disciples who were participating in the Outer Sect examination began to enter the palace one by one.

Each disciple received a copy of the "Nine Dragons Land Palace Geomantic Chart."

Their task for the examination was to explore unknown areas within the palace and record them on this geomantic chart, with their final verdict determined by the results of their exploration.

In addition, everyone was equipped with a Memory Stone, and the recorded scenes would also serve as a standard for assessing their scores.

It also served the purpose of preventing cheating.

However, Wang Chen felt that relying only on these measures to prevent Taoist Protectors from secretly helping the disciples during the examination seemed unrealistic.

The sect leaders were certainly aware of this, so they probably had other considerations in mind.

He and Zuo Xiaomo stepped into the Nine Dragons Land Palace together, passing through a long corridor to reach the Nine Dragons Great Hall.

The Nine Dragons Great Hall was where the true entrance to the land palace was located.

Its vast space was supported by nine huge dragon-shaped stone pillars, each over thirty feet in diameter, holding up the high dome above. Countless Luminous Stones embedded in the cavern walls emitted a soft glow, illuminating the entire hall in fine detail.

Disciples taking the examination and their Taoist Protectors flocked toward the second dragon column.

Before they even got close to the stone pillar, streaks of light flashed by, and everyone vanished without a trace!

Wang Chen had previously made sure to learn about the Nine Dragons Land Palace, so he knew they were using the hall's Transmission Array to go to the second layer of the palace.

The Nine Dragons Great Hall's nine dragon pillars guarded nine large Transmission Arrays, each leading to a different layer of the palace.

But for now, only the first and second pillars had been activated.

They led to the first and second layers, respectively.

Up to now, the exploration of the Nine Dragons Land Palace by the West Sea Sect had only reached certain areas of the second layer.

Even the first layer had places that had not been fully explored.

The enormity of this secret realm was apparent.

It is said that a hundred years ago, two Nascent Soul True Immortals of the West Sea Sect had joined forces to dive into the palace, attempting to break the prohibitions within.

Their attempt ended in failure, nearly becoming trapped inside.

Afterward, the West Sea Sect declared a prohibition, forbidding Nascent Soul True Immortals and Golden Core True Persons from entering the palace.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The prevailing theory is that the Nine Dragons Land Palace was built by a powerful immortal sect in ancient times, expressly for the purpose of testing their disciples.

But this theory has many unresolved questions, and the true story remains to be discovered.

What can be confirmed now is that the Nine Dragons Land Palace contains a large number of oddities, as well as monsters and evil wraiths.

Although it's extremely dangerous, there's also a chance to obtain precious materials, spiritual creatures, and the equivalent of a blind box, Ancient Sealed Jades!

Ever since the opening of the Nine Dragons Land Palace, there have been numerous cases of West Sea Sect disciples finding opportunities and striking it rich inside.

There have even been rumors of loose cultivators stumbling upon ancient magical treasures!

In summary, this is a place where danger and opportunity coexist, an adventure playground for middle and lower-level cultivators!

Wang Chen took out a mid-grade spirit stone from his storage bag and held it in his hand, stepping into the range of the transmission array together with Zuo Xiaomo.

The next moment, a burst of spiritual light exploded in his hand.

The whole person disappeared from the spot.

After a dizzying whirl, Wang Chen felt his feet touch the ground again.

His vision also returned to normal.

However, the scene before him took him by surprise!

There was no one around, including Zuo Xiaomo, whom Wang Chen was responsible for protecting.

Normally, everyone's transmission location would be the same, and they would only scatter to explore new areas after reaching the second floor of the land palace.

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But now, he had become completely isolated!

Wang Chen looked around and found himself in a desolate hilly area.

Although located who knows how deep underground, this place was not pitch-black. Many mushrooms that emitted light grew on the ground, and white glowing stones were inlaid on many of the stone pillars protruding from the surface.

Ordinary people could also see normally, not to mention cultivators with developed abilities.

But Wang Chen clearly felt the oppression coming from the surrounding space.

The concentration of spiritual energy here was still abundant but couldn't compare with the inner mountain gate of the West Sea Sect.

He estimated that in such an environment, his cultivation level could only perform at seventy to eighty percent at most!

After some thought, Wang Chen took out a talisman message from his storage bag.

To see if he could establish contact with Zuo Xiaomo.

The most troublesome thing now was that Wang Chen didn't know whether he alone had encountered an accident or if everyone had faced the same situation.

After the talisman message was sent out, it circled around and unexpectedly flew back.

It had failed!

Wang Chen, not giving up, switched to his Glowing Light Sword.

The result was even worse.

After the Glowing Light Sword flew out, it fluttered around like a headless fly, nearly colliding with a nearby stone pillar.

With no other choice, he had to recall the flying sword.

Finally, Wang Chen took out the "Nine Dragons Land Palace Geomancy Map."

This geomantic chart was not issued by the sect; he had purchased the latest version himself with spirit stones.

The price was not cheap.

The "Nine Dragons Land Palace Geomancy Map" is also a magic artifact that revealed a detailed map of the second floor of the land palace as soon as mana was injected to activate it.

However, Wang Chen couldn't find his own location on it!

This meant that the positioning feature of this magic artifact was also ineffective here.

From this, Wang Chen deduced that he had been transported to an unknown area.

If Wang Chen wanted to return to the surface, he would have to find an area that had been explored and recorded on the geomantic chart.

As for Zuo Xiaomo, he would have to rely on himself now!

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