Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

The flow stemming from the Dark River meandered between the columns, creating complicated runic patterns before converging underneath the central altar.

Atop the mysterious black altar lay a woman, draped in cloud-like gauze, her figure graceful and alluring.

Eight golden chains, as yellow as ripe wheat, hung from the top of the serpent columns, each one binding the woman\'s neck, chest, arms, wrists, and waist.

Due to the angle, Wang Chen could not see her face clearly.

But he had a clear view of a long Golden Cudgel piercing through the lower half of the woman.

Diagonally embedded in the altar.

And her lower half was actually a serpentine tail covered in dense scales!

When Wang Chen entered the stone cavern, this half-human, half-snake woman appeared to be deep in slumber.

Her long black hair cascaded over the altar like a waterfall, spilling over the edge and reaching the ground.

Countless strands of her hair soaked into the trough at the base of the altar, fluttering back and forth under the current and sparking off points of spiritual light.

Wang Chen had never imagined that Yuanyuan would bring him to such a place.

A name instantly surfaced in his mind.

Demon-Suppression Cavern!

There was no disciple of the Cloud Sun Sect who did not know of the Demon-Suppression Cavern.

It is said that for centuries, a terrifying Great Monster had been suppressed beneath the protective mountain array of the Inner Sect.

Every year, the Cloud Sun Sect had to invest a huge amount of resources to strengthen the array\'s seal in the Demon-Suppression Cavern.

Moreover, those Purple Mansion Superiors who violated the sect rules would often be punished by being sent into the Demon-Suppression Cavern to maintain the array!

By this, one can see the degree of importance the sect placed on it.

However, for the average disciple, the Demon-Suppression Cavern was merely a legend of the sect.

If they made a mistake, they were not qualified to be sent to the Demon-Suppression Cavern.

A Great Monster, that\'s a Golden Core level existence!

When Wang Chen realized this, he instinctively wanted to retreat back into the Dark River Channel and then run as far away as possible.

The problem with Yuanyuan could be resolved in another way.

The first priority was to stay alive!

However, as his brain sounded frantic warnings, his body seemed to be hit by a Binding Skill, completely unable to move.

He couldn\'t even summon the mana in his Dantian.

The reason was simple.

The moment Wang Chen entered the cavern, he had stepped into a special Dharma Domain.

With his cultivation level utterly insufficient to resist, he was suppressed to the point of near-death, his life no longer in his own hands.

Too damned unfair!

Wang Chen broke the silence, filled with regret and impulsiveness.

Why did he believe the Old Turtle\'s nonsense and charge headlong into the Demon-Suppression Cavern?

Now they were in a fine mess, both father and son were going to be barbecue Q!

At this moment, little Yuanyuan curled up into a ball inside the Spirit Beast Pouch, with her head down and rear up, trembling as if chilled to the bone.

She conveyed thoughts of fear to Wang Chen.

Little did she know that Wang Chen was now in a situation as precarious as a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river—unable to save himself!

"Hmm~"

Just as he was at his wit\'s end and drenched in sweat, a soft moan suddenly emanated from the altar.

The sound was tender and melodic as if a lover whispered sweet admonishments in one\'s ear, seductive to the soul and stirring whimsical thoughts!

"Eh?"

A coquettish voice rang out: "Unexpectedly, a guest has arrived, how rare this is."

The next moment, Wang Chen felt his body tense, and he involuntarily flew towards the altar, landing on it.

The force that had bound him and suppressed his power in the surrounding space immediately weakened significantly!

Suppressing the impulse to flee, Wang Chen clenched his teeth and bowed with a fist-in-palm salute, saying, "Cloud Sun Sect Disciple Wang Chen pays respects to senior. This disciple has accidentally intruded into this place and begs your forgiveness for any offense!"

Intuition told him that the half-human, half-snake woman who was bound by heavy chains could crush him into dust with a mere flick of her finger.

The gap was simply too great!

"Mistaken entry?"

The woman chuckled lightly, "If the Demon-Suppression Cavern could be entered by mistake, wouldn\'t the Cloud Sun Sect have been wiped out long ago?"

Wang Chen gave a wry smile, "Disciple was guided by the Mysterious Turtle to come here in search of opportunities for it."

As he spoke, he took out the little one from the Spirit Beast Pouch.

Yuanyuan: "Ying ying~"

The little one curled up into a ball, covering its own eyes with its small paws, trembling even more violently.

Wang Chen felt helpless.

It wasn\'t that he was using the Mysterious Turtle and Yuanyuan as a shield.

But he felt that at this point, lying had no meaning.

It was better to tell the truth, as there might still be a chance for a turnaround.

The Old Turtle treated Yuanyuan like its granddaughter, it surely wouldn\'t deliberately harm the little one, right?

"Interesting little thing."

The woman was a bit surprised, "It actually has, um, Upper Realm lineage, and it\'s about to promote its tier."

Wang Chen once again paid his respects, "Please, senior, grant this favor!"

He now understood that this Great Monster was the opportunity that Yuanyuan needed!

"Grant a favor?"

The woman asked languidly, "What\'s in it for me?"

Wang Chen steeled his heart, "May I ask what the senior desires? As long as this disciple has it, it will be offered with both hands!"

He had no other choice, at the very least the other party was willing to communicate.

So even if it required a great sacrifice, as long as he could get through this challenge, it would be entirely worth it!

"What do I want?"

The woman said, "Now that is a good question. Take a seat first, let me think about it."

Wang Chen immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Sitting down with Yuanyuan in his arms.

At this time, Wang Chen finally got a glimpse of the woman\'s appearance.

He was instantly spellbound!

Wang Chen was not unaccustomed to seeing beautiful women.

In his previous life, during an era of information explosion, opening a computer allowed one to appreciate the grace and beauty of thousands of young ladies, most of whom were photoshopped to perfection.

After traveling to this world, he had also seen many beautiful female cultivators.

Such as Xie Yaoxiu, Xie Ling\'er, and others like Wei Lian who was also very pretty, and Lady Chen, and so on.

However, compared to the woman before him, they all fell short by more than a little!

To describe her beauty as "bewitching a nation" would be an understatement.

Ethereal and surreal, as if she didn\'t really exist.

Like the sweetest poison, it made people willingly indulge, even if it meant death without regret!

Facing such indescribable beauty, even if Wang Chen\'s Divine Soul willpower was far stronger and more steadfast than that of an ordinary cultivator, his dao heart still felt a great impact.

If he didn\'t have the Ancient Taoist Stele guarding his Sea of Consciousness, protecting the light of his soul, he might have fallen on the spot!

Despite this, Wang Chen took only one glance before hastily lowering his head.

His heart was beating exceptionally hard.

An unparalleled enchantress!

The woman noticed Wang Chen\'s expression. Her lips curved into a faint smile, and as her lips parted lightly, she said, "I have been sealed here for eight hundred and seventy-three years, tell me about the outside world."

"If what you say pleases me, I will help this little one overcome the Blood-Burning Tribulation."

Eight hundred seventy-three years!

She truly was a Great Monster suppressed by the Cloud Sun Sect.

Wang Chen no longer harbored any thoughts of luck.

He began to tell her everything he knew about the Cloud Sun Sect and related events, without omitting a single detail.

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