Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 663 -663 Northern Evil Eye

When Wang Chen walked out of the Supervisory Hall, his expression was quite awful.

He had just finished his rotation guarding the West Evil Eye, and now he was being assigned to guard the Northern Evil Eye.

Guarding the Evil Eye might sound like a prestigious task, but in reality, it’s a very arduous and dangerous one. No prison guard wanted to do it voluntarily, so a rotational system was adopted.

With a rotation every month, under normal circumstances, Wang Chen, having stayed in the Demon Den for three years, would only have to do it two or three times at most.

Now, not only did Wang Chen have to complete such a task consecutively, but according to the demands of the Supervisory Hall, he had to remain at the Northern Evil Eye until a successor appeared before he could return.

As for when the new guarding cultivator would arrive, the reply from the Supervisory Hall was that there was no timeline for now.

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Even with his toes, Wang Chen could figure out that he was definitely being targeted!

Although the number of prison guards working in the Demon Den was not large, under a normal rotation system, there was no situation where a replacement was lacking.

However, you can’t fight against the higher-ups; with the Supervisory Hall bearing down on him, unless Wang Chen was ready to throw caution to the wind, even if he complained to the Forbidden Prison Department, he feared he would not get the justice he deserved.

Wang Chen was all too aware of this.

As a powerless little cultivator, a “temporary worker” without even an Immortal Register, if he couldn’t resist, he could only be at the mercy of others.

The only thing Wang Chen could do was to show a strong attitude in order to fight for a little benefit for himself.

And the so-called rewards and compensation from above were only increases in wages and the allocation of pills and talismans.

By now, Wang Chen was one hundred percent sure—someone was trying to pressure him in this way!

But who the other party was, and what their purpose was, he was still completely in the dark.

Unknowns breed fear, but Wang Chen was unafraid!

After resting in his dwelling for one night, he went to the Northern Evil Eye the next morning.

The four Evil Eyes—east, south, west, and north—are the outlets for the Yin Sha Energy of Yongle Immortal City’s Earth Veins, with the Northern Evil Eye being the lowest and farthest away from the Demon Den.

The Demon Den is already the place where the prison guards of the Forbidden Prison Department are dispatched to, and the Northern Evil Eye is the lowest level of this place of exile.

For Wang Chen, getting to this place was equivalent to being banished!

Last time he went to the West Evil Eye, he was taking over someone else’s rotation. This time he went straight to fill a vacancy, and in Free Residence, there were not only no people, but it was also a chaotic mess, as if it had suffered a catastrophe.

Everywhere he looked, there was devastation!

Wang Chen had to spend quite some effort to tidy up the small house. It took most of the day before he was truly settled.

Fortunately, his Sumeru Ring was filled with a large amount of living supplies, with tables, chairs, and stools all available. Otherwise, setting up again would have been a real hassle.

It was unknown what had happened to the last guarding cultivator to have left Free Residence in such a state!

This was actually a matter worthy of deep reflection.

Once he finished with the tasks at hand, Wang Chen sat down, set up his small red clay stove, and brewed himself a pot of Spiritual Tea.

He sipped the tea while quietly contemplating.

In fact, guarding the Evil Eye was not such a bad thing for him.

Although the environment here was extremely harsh, with Free Residence available for rest and cultivation, as long as he was careful, safety was not a big issue.

Although the days of guarding the Evil Eye alone were extremely dull, it also kept him away from the troubles in the Demon Den, allowing him to practice without any disturbances.

Most importantly, the Evil Wraiths, the greatest threat to cultivators, were actually a resource package for Wang Chen’s experience!

Human Virtue, Spiritual Power, and Yin Qi Pearls could all be obtained from Evil Wraiths!

After weighing the pros and cons, Wang Chen firmed up his thoughts.

What seem to be blessings may actually be curses and vice versa—since circumstances cannot be changed, one should look for opportunities within them.

As a cultivator, only by truly becoming strong can one take control of one’s destiny.

No longer subject to anyone’s manipulation or calculation!

He quickly pushed aside the slight anger and doubts in his heart and began his new journey at the Northern Evil Eye.

Wang Chen first conducted a reconnaissance of the area surrounding Free Residence.

Understanding the environment and terrain was key to ensuring his safety to the greatest extent.

However, he found that the situation at the Northern Evil Eye was much more complex than the West Evil Eye, with the directly affected area being several times larger than the latter’s.

If compared to the Demon Den, the “sphere of influence” of the Northern Evil Eye was at least half that of the former!

There were both large underground caverns and bottomless caves here.

Wang Chen even discovered an Underground Dark River!

This Underground Dark River was a thousand steps away from Free Residence, originating from a dark rock cave, meandering for about one mile, and finally pouring into a narrow fissure.

Although called a dark river, it was actually more like a mountain stream.

What surprised Wang Chen was that the river water was extremely clear and contained a considerable amount of She Qi!

His True Form Chart of the Mystical Mirage Dragon needed to consume She Qi to unleash its powerful might.

The She Qi he had painstakingly collected previously was being consumed very quickly, and it was hard to find more.

This dark river was definitely an unexpected find!

It was equivalent to discovering a resource point.

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The distance between the Northern Evil Eye and Free Residence was over fifteen miles.

This distance was quite far, yet Wang Chen could feel the immense threat from the Evil Eye, even from ten miles away.

After several probes, he estimated that he could get no closer than five miles to the Northern Evil Eye.

Any further, and even his Vajra Immortality couldn’t withstand it!

Of course, there was no need to do so.

During several days of exploration, Wang Chen found the number of Evil Wraiths curiously low—he barely encountered any.

That was very strange.

Given the high concentration of Yin Sha Energy around the Northern Evil Eye, an ideal haven for Evil Wraiths and Monster Spirits, there should normally be a multitude of them!

Yet Wang Chen hardly discovered any.

When things were out of the ordinary, there must be demons at play, so Wang Chen dared not take it lightly. He marked several nodes where Yin Sha Energy gathered and inspected them daily for any unusual occurrences.

On the fifth day of his tenure guarding the Northern Evil Eye, the situation changed!

An abrupt Evil Qi Storm forced Wang Chen to retreat to Free Residence as quickly as possible.

He also activated Free Residence’s Defensive Array to its maximum capacity!

Sitting in the room, Wang Chen could clearly hear the howling noises from outside, sounding like the wailing of ghosts and the howling of wolves, which not even the thick stone walls and the Array could block out.

Fortunately, he had been alert in advance and returned to Free Residence to take shelter in time, otherwise the consequences would be unthinkable!

The Evil Qi Storm lasted for a full three days and nights before it slowly subsided.

When Wang Chen deactivated the Defensive Array and stepped out of Free Residence, the scene that met his eyes was staggering.

White ghostly shadows filled the area around the house, aimlessly floating and drifting, repelling each other when they touched as if they were lost souls with chilling spectral auras.

The very moment Wang Chen opened the door and stepped out, all the ghosts seemed to receive a signal simultaneously.

They turned en masse and stared at Wang Chen with their hollow eyes.

The quietness around him reached an extreme, as did the eeriness!

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