Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 803: Chapter 803: Open the Warehouse
 

Under the cover of nightfall, Wang Chen stealthily submerged himself into the chilly river at a deserted spot.

The area of Taiwu City was vast, and because it backed onto a mountain, there were many rivers originating from within the mountain flowing through the city.

The river Wang Chen just entered was a small one known as the Wash Silk River.

The moment he dipped into the water, he switched from breathing externally to using his inner breathing technique. His robust Innate True Qi radiated out from within him, forming a protective barrier on the surface of his body, shielding him from the river’s intrusion.

With a gesture of casting a spell, Wang Chen employed the Water Controlling Technique, and like a fish, he agilely dived to the bottom of the river.

He swiftly navigated underwater.

Having reached the transcendent level, Wang Chen was able to cultivate some basic spells, and the Water Controlling Technique was one of them.

However, the spells in this world were vastly different from those in the Haotian Realm, so the spells Wang Chen had previously learned were of no use here.

Luckily, he had Elder Yao as a mentor at his side, and quickly mastered a dozen practical spells.

Although the Wash Silk River was small, it was still three or four zhang deep. To avoid detection, Wang Chen stayed close to the riverbed and submerged under a small bridge.

There, however, was bustling with activity. Colorful lanterns were hung high beside the river, and courtesans with made-up faces leaned on the window sills, beaming and greeting the passersby below.

Samurais rode their horses leaning on the tilted bridge, red sleeves waved from the buildings, behind the curved screens of jade, sunk into a drowsy slumber among the flowers!

Those on the bridge were blinded by the allure of beauty, and nobody noticed Wang Chen under the bridge, who felt along the bridge pier and triggered a hidden mechanism.

Accompanied by a low rumbling sound, a water tunnel appeared before him.

Without a second thought, Wang Chen plunged into it.

The underwater passage wasn’t long, and after exploring about a hundred steps forward, his head surfaced.

The next moment, Wang Chen sprang out from the water.

His clothes were spotless and dry, not a drop of water on them.

He landed before a sealed door and snapped his fingers to produce a burst of flame.

The bright light of the fire instantly lit up the stone door in front of him, making the True Seal Talisman Script engraved on its surface shimmer with a faint glow.

“You’re in luck,”

Elder Yao remarked, “This treasure vault hasn’t been discovered by others.”

Although Elder Yao had visited Taiwu City decades ago, this treasure vault was built over a hundred years earlier and had been sealed ever since, never again opened.

Bearing in mind that Taiwu City’s population numbered in the millions and that it gathered the strongest of the human race in this world, the fact that several centuries had passed without affecting the existence of this treasure vault, indeed made it a stroke of good luck.

Following the guidance of this Nascent Soul True Immortal, Wang Chen placed his hands on the stone door.

He injected it with Innate True Qi.

But the infusion of True Qi wasn’t done blindly, instead, he traced the True Seal Talisman Script on the surface of the stone door, illuminating each symbol in turn in a specific sequence until all symbols were entirely enveloped.

Boom!

The next moment, the stone door trembled violently, and torrents of dust cascaded down.

Immediately following, the stone door swung open with a rolling sound, creating an even louder disturbance.

At that very moment, Wang Chen suddenly sensed something off, as if some presence had also been triggered.

“This isn’t good!”

Elder Yao said in a grave tone, “Someone has set up an array underground; they could trace us here. You need to speed up!”

What was supposed to be a concealed operation had now been exposed!

Wang Chen nodded and immediately darted into the newly opened secret passage.

The vault wasn’t very large, approximately nine meters squared, and inside it were dozens of chests of various sizes.

It was quite similar to the other secret vault that Elder Yao had shown him before.

He casually flipped open the nearest chest, which was filled to the brim with Purple Gold Coins.

Purple Gold Coins again!

How much did this old senior love to save!

Wang Chen quietly mocked, only to hear Elder Yao say, “Ignore these; they’re worthless.”

Indeed, what Wang Chen saw was merely a decoy vault, and the items inside, though not entirely without value, were mostly mundane.

The truly good items were hidden by Elder Yao in another secret chamber.

False storerooms concealing secret vaults are also a common treasure-hiding method.

However, this secret chamber’s seal was much stronger, and Wang Chen expended thirty percent of his Innate True Qi just to open it.

It also wasted a lot of time.

He faintly felt that he didn’t have much time left.

And the moment he entered the secret chamber, Wang Chen’s attention was instantly drawn to a ring on the right shelf!

This ring was silver-grey in color with the simplest design of a plain band, devoid of any decorations or inlays.

But Wang Chen recognized it at a glance—it was a Sumeru Ring!

Most importantly, he could feel that this Sumeru Ring was exuding a wisp of nature’s spiritual energy.

Although very faint, it was still as conspicuous as a candlelight in the darkness!

Elder Yao exclaimed, “Huh?”

Wang Chen stepped forward and grabbed the Sumeru Ring in his hand, then extracted a strand of nature’s spiritual energy from the Reincarnation Pearl and performed the opening technique.

The Sumeru Ring actually opened!

But the space it revealed to Wang Chen was not large; it was merely five feet square, with most of the area still Sealed.

Nevertheless, Wang Chen was extremely satisfied.

Since coming to this world, the biggest trouble was the lack of storage artifacts, which resulted in only being able to take back a part of the Fierce Beasts he hunted in the wilderness.

Moreover, other important items like weapons, supplies, and Healing Pills had to be carried on his person,

which was extremely inconvenient.

Now, with this Sumeru Ring, many problems could be solved.

With limited time, he couldn’t afford to dawdle, stuffing the other items hidden in the secret chamber into the Sumeru Ring one after another.

He also drew a lot of nature’s spiritual energy from the Reincarnation Pearl.

As a result, Elder Yao was completely silent, probably unable to communicate with Wang Chen any longer.

After packing the items, Wang Chen re-sealed the secret chamber.

As for the things in the false storeroom outside, he hadn’t touched a single item, nor did he have space for them.

Bang!

Just as Wang Chen was leaving the secret vault, planning to return the way he had come, the stone wall on the right side of the passage suddenly exploded.

Numerous fragments flew in all directions!

A burly Samurai with a bear-like waist burst in, his eyes glaring as he shouted, “You thief, stop…”

He didn’t get to finish his words before Wang Chen swung a punch at him.

The burly Samurai showed a look of disdain, and immediately stretched out his fan-sized palm, reaching for Wang Chen’s “soft” fist.

As an Innate strongman, he was confident he could crush Wang Chen’s fist directly.

Crack!

With fist meeting palm, the burly Samurai’s thick fingers instantly shattered, and his entire arm twisted and deformed.

The immense pain contorted the Innate strongman’s face, and he opened his mouth to howl, but Wang Chen’s second punch struck him right in the face.

Snap!

The huge head burst on the spot, its red and white contents splattering on the stone wall behind.

A ghastly sight!

However, the death of the burly Samurai was just the beginning; behind him, in the breached stone hole, new figures appeared.

And there were quite a few of them!

Wang Chen leapt back, quickly retreating into the waterway.

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The second update is here.