Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

In the midst of the forest, a figure moved stealthily with the speed of a spectral apparition.

It was none other than Wang Chen, returning full-laden from Black Wind Cliff.

His feet didn't touch the ground as he skimmed over the dense thicket, reaching a spot dozens of steps away in an instant. When his body descended, his toes lightly tapped the branches and vines, propelling him forward once again.

Wang Chen was using the Shadowless Divine Traverse at Great Perfection level.

After being cultivated to the highest level, this skill developed a unique ability resembling 'No trace on the snow and flying on the Grass,' allowing Wang Chen to traverse mid-air for short distances.

To some extent, he could disregard the terrain and move freely.

Most importantly, this form of movement consumed very little mana, similar to the gliding of flying creatures!

Its speed was by no means inferior to that of Flying Artifacts.

Although Wang Chen had a Willow Leaf Flying Boat on him, deep within the Heaven Cloud Mountain Range, he had no intention of challenging the exploring taboo of sparingly using Flying Artifacts, lest he become a target for Monster Animals or Thief and Evil Cultivators.

Not until he left the lush primeval forest and entered a relatively open hill area, did he take out the Willow Leaf Flying Boat from the Storage Bag and summon it as his mode of transport.

This place was not far from the mountain gate of the Cloud Sun Sect; it was theoretically safe from Monster Beasts and hard for Evil Cultivators to find.

But Wang Chen remained vigilant at all times.

The Fire Crow Sword on his back was ready to strike at a moment's notice.

Because some Thief Cultivators and even Demon Cultivators, really liked to ambush Cultivators returning from adventures.

Some desperados also didn't fear the authority of the Cloud Sun Sect.

It wasn't uncommon for sect Disciples to fall prey to ambushes in the Outer Domain, ending up lost without a trace.

However, Wang Chen was in luck today, flying back to the Outer Mountain Gate smoothly without incident.

He didn't encounter any accidents along the way.

Steering the Willow Leaf Flying Boat, Wang Chen arrived in Cloud Lake City.

Among the three cities of the Cloud Sun Outer Sect, Cloud Lake City was the smallest, with a population of only a few tens of thousands.

But the scenery of the small city was beautiful. The nearby Cloud Marsh Lake was glittering and expansive, enchanting visitors with its charm.

However, Wang Chen wasn't there for sightseeing.

Cloud Lake City was home to a large number of Hunter Cultivators, who relied on hunting Monster Beasts all year round to exchange for cultivation resources.

Therefore, an industry chain related to this activity had long since formed within the small city.

Artifact Refining, Alchemy, Armor Crafting...

If Wang Chen wanted to perfectly process the captured Monster Bear, then Cloud Lake City was the best choice.

After entering the city, he found a Monster Dissection Workshop.

A Monster Dissection Workshop was, as the name implied, a workshop specializing in dissecting members of the Monster Race for materials.

Monsters, especially Monster Beasts, could be said to be valuable all over.

For a Cultivator who has hunted a Monster Beast, taking it to a Monster Dissection Workshop for extraction was the best choice to maximize gains.

Because sometimes inside the body of a Monster Beast, particularly good Monster Bone and Beast Tendons may be found.

Even inner cores!

Besides, skinning, tendon-drawing, deboning, claw removal, and meat cutting, etc., are all skilled work.

If you're not adept at dissection and recklessly damage the material with unskilled cutting, a Monster Beast that could have been very valuable might end up being sold only for the price of its meat, resulting in a significant loss!

So professional work needs to be done by professionals.

When Wang Chen showed his Identity Plaque representing the status of an Inner Sect Disciple, he was immediately personally received by the owner of the Monster Dissection Workshop.

Wang Chen didn't waste words, and immediately brought out the several thousand-pound Monster Bear.

"Good heavens!"

Seeing the bear that was like a small mountain, the owner of the Monster Dissection Workshop's eyes lit up instantly.

His right hand's little finger and ring finger began to tremble instinctively, his eyes burning with intensity as he scanned every part of the Monster Bear.

The more he looked, the more pleasantly surprised he became!

Wang Chen's catch was too intact. Aside from a bloody hole near its left eye and the back of the head, the valuable fur was mostly undamaged, with no sign of destruction.

The owner of the Monster Dissection Workshop, being an experienced monster butcher and a seventh-tier Qi Cultivation cultivator, recognized at a glance that the high-tier Monster Transformation had been slain instantly by a Flying Sword.

Otherwise, it couldn't have been so intact!

His attitude toward Wang Chen became even more respectful, "Senior Brother, may I ask what you require?"

Wang Chen was an Inner Sect Disciple, while the owner of the Monster Dissection Workshop was an Outer Sect Disciple, so he addressed Wang Chen as Senior Brother.

This had nothing to do with age.

Wang Chen said, "I want the bear meat, bear paws, and bear gallbladder. Do you purchase the other parts here?"

He intended to keep the bear meat and bear paws for cooking, and the bear gall for making wine to strengthen Qi-Blood, which he needed.

"Yes!"

The workshop owner promptly responded, "I assure you a fair price!"

Once he had Wang Chen's approval, he called over two assistants and began to dissect the Monster Bear.

The butcher's skills were exquisite; a single skinning knife and a bone-paring knife danced in his hands.

First, they removed the bear's skin, then they separated the muscles and extracted the bones.

Then they handled the four large, fatty bear paws.

The workshop owner peeled off the tough outer skin of the bear paws and pulled out all the sharp claws.

What he handed to Wang Chen was paw meat ready to be cooked.

Slicing up an ox, nothing more!

During the processing of the innards, an unexpected surprise emerged.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother!"

The workshop owner beamed as he presented a bear gallbladder to Wang Chen, "Copper Gall!"

This elongated, egg-shaped gallbladder measured over a foot long, its swollen lower part comparable to an adult's fist, presenting a brass color with a scent similar to medicinal herbs.

Bear gallbladders are tiered by quality: muscle gall, iron gall, copper gall, golden gall, and purple gall, with higher tiers naturally being more expensive.

The freshly-dissected copper gall could fetch at least two to three hundred Spirit Stones!

After calculating, aside from the two thousand or so pounds of bear meat, a copper gall, and four bear paws Wang Chen kept,

The workshop owner not only waived the dissection fee but also ended up giving Wang Chen over two hundred Spirit Stones.

Because he bought the bear skin, bones, claws, and organs.

Wang Chen was quite satisfied.

He roughly estimated that the Monster Beast he had casually slain had brought him a total profit of nearly a thousand Spirit Stones!

Wang Chen finally understood why so many cultivators were willing to risk their lives entering the Heavenly Cloud Mountain Range.

Of course, he also knew that he was an anomaly among Qi Cultivators.

Other cultivators found it neither so easy to hunt high-tier Monster Transformations nor could they ensure the integrity of their prey.

If it were a team effort, the actual share each received wouldn't be much.

But compared to the hard work toiling in the fields, the profit from hunting was truly tempting!

Yet Wang Chen didn't let this disturb his peace of mind.

As the saying goes, if one often walks by the river, one cannot avoid getting one's feet wet; the best rider falls off the horse, the best swimmer drowns!

Although the benefits of hunting Monster Beasts were enticing, the risks involved couldn't be ignored. Many experienced hunter cultivators had fallen during seemingly ordinary hunting missions.

Therefore, he had no intention of changing his side job, content to remain a stable Spiritual Plant Farmer.

With his bountiful harvest, Wang Chen returned to the Sunset Peak estate.

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Here's the first update.

PS: Thank you for your concern. A friend brought some medicine over this morning. After taking the medicine, I slept on and off, and it wasn't until the evening that I felt a lot better. There will be another update later.