Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

The Eighth Ring of Spiritual Energy allowed Wang Chen to experience the realm of "Unity of Heaven and Man" as described in the Taoist Scripture.

When Wang Chen's power stabilized, he finally realized how fortunate it was to have completed his ascension on Holy Light Star.

Through this breakthrough, Wang Chen established an incredibly subtle relationship with this life-bearing planet, embraced and accepted by it, as if he were a child of nature.

He felt a tremendous Fate descending upon him from the void.

This meant that as long as Wang Chen resided on Holy Light Star, he wouldn't easily encounter calamities, and even if danger arose, he would be forewarned in advance.

Moreover, his power would also be enhanced!

Wang Chen's enlightenment lasted for more than ten days, making the butler think something had happened to him, almost calling for emergency rescue.

The day after Wang Chen "came out," Baron Cai Bo visited again.

However, this time, the visitor included another person—Xu Zhen.

"Sir Wang, are you comfortable living here?"

The deputy director of the Institute of Holy Light, with a trace of apology in her eyes, said to Wang Chen, "I came today to tell you the results of the investigation on Professor Dawson's incident."

She handed Wang Chen a document.

Wang Chen took the document marked "Confidential" without showing any emotion and read it carefully.

According to more than two months of investigation by the Imperial Security Bureau, it was concluded that Professor Dawson acted under the instructions of Imperial Parliament Member Edward, intending to harm Wang Chen through experimentation.

The reason Member Edward committed such an act was that he was a secret member of the Holy Fire Hall!

Regrettably, during the capture of this Imperial Parliament Member, Edward failed to escape and committed suicide by gunshot. Later, the Security Bureau found some data files at his home, confirming his secret identity.

Wang Chen was the greatest contributor to the downfall of the Holy Fire Hall, and this was no secret among the Imperial high officials, so Edward's desire for revenge was reasonable.

Due to Edward's death, the investigation was declared concluded.

This incident caused a significant upheaval among the Imperial high officials because Edward was not an ordinary member of parliament; he was a high-ranking, well-connected figure with a substantial family influence.

Due to the complex follow-up handling, Xu Zhen only came now to give Wang Chen an explanation.

"That's it, then," Wang Chen returned the document to her and said calmly, "I have no objections."

An Imperial Parliament Member surely involves a lot, and who can guarantee there isn't a higher-level presence behind Edward?

The matter runs too deep, and Wang Chen didn't want to involve himself and seek trouble.

He believed that if Edward wasn't the mastermind, the opposition wouldn't let it go without a fight.

Wang Chen was just waiting for them to strike again, at which point he would retaliate with a thunderous response!

Of course, if there was no such mastermind, that would naturally be the best outcome.

Xu Zhen sighed, "Sorry for any grievances you've suffered."

The Holy Fire Hall, lurking like a malignant tumor within the Empire, had been inadvertently discovered and destroyed by Wang Chen, but the impact of this tumor wouldn't completely dissipate, only leading to countless troubles.

The Imperial Security Bureau dug deeper and deeper, eventually even scaring themselves.

Some bigwigs found themselves in unstable positions.

Wang Chen's contribution was tremendous, yet he received only a promotion and a title, reflecting the internal divisions and struggles within the Imperial high officials.

Xu Zhen, aware of much of the inside story, deeply felt unfairness for Wang Chen.

Her words were entirely heartfelt.

Wang Chen smiled without saying a word.

Baron Cai Bo coughed and said, "The Empire has its considerations; Wang Chen is still young, taking it steady is also a way to protect him."

"Let's not dwell on past events; let's focus on the future!"

He was over today not just to accompany Xu Zhen but also for an important task.

Now Cai Bo held a new identity as a Special Advisor to the newly forming Imperial Superpower Management Bureau, tasked with collaborating with Wang Chen and Xu Zhen in building the Imperial Superpower System.

The last time this old noble visited Wang Chen at home, he candidly admitted his identity as a Superpower.

Old Cai's superpower was super memory; his brain was like an infinite-capacity high-definition camera, able to record everything he saw and heard, retrieving them instantly when needed.

Moreover, his superpower was naturally awakened and had never diminished.

It was through this superpower that Cai Bo achieved great accomplishments in scientific research.

However, now at an old age and lack of energy, he no longer led large research projects but spent his final days researching superpowers.

"To be honest, I want to leave my brain behind before I die," Cai Bo didn't hide his purpose of participating in the Imperial Superpower System construction plan, "to see if immortality can be achieved!"

The Empire's technology was extremely advanced, capable of building Titan-class Battleships that could destroy planets and once conquered half a galaxy, establishing a network covering the starry sky.

But concerning human research, the Empire's technological development had long stalled.

Cloning technology had been mature for hundreds of years, but while the body could be replicated, the soul and consciousness couldn't be transferred.

Despite countless scientists conducting tireless research and investments, the greatest achievement to date was preserving the brain and prolonging life by connecting it to technological devices.

However, an isolated brain could only survive for about ten years at most, inevitably declining and dying.

The technological path seemed impassable, prompting Cai Bo to try the mystical path to fulfill his wish.

And for Wang Chen, this was undoubtedly an intriguing topic.

Because immortality was a perpetual pursuit of humanity, many cultivators strove against heaven for this very reason!

However, this topic was vast and complex, impossible to explain in three days and three nights.

For now, pragmatic actions were the things to pursue.

In fact, during Wang Chen's stay on Holy Light Star, he didn't take the Empire's salary for nothing; he drafted a plan for a superpower system by comparing the Imperial War Professional System and the Immortal Cultivation System.

The superpower tiers would be classified similarly to War Professionals, divided into S, A, B, C, D, E, F.

But this classification wasn't based on combat strength but rather the types and functions of abilities.

Wang Chen further categorized superpowers into enhancement, energy, matter, mind, and nature, among others, and proceeded with tier determination.

Both Cai Bo and Xu Zhen found Wang Chen's proposed plan very interesting and offered their suggestions to refine and enrich it.

In this process, Wang Chen learned a lot from the two bigwig-level Imperial scientists.

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