Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

In the sky above, the Black Feather Thunder Hawk, preparing to return to its nest to heal, suddenly bristled its feathers.

A tremendous fear surged suddenly in the heart of this seventh-tier Fiend bird.

Intuition told it that it was facing immense danger!

However, before the Black Feather Thunder Hawk could react, a streak of light shot up from below towards the clouds, hitting it squarely in the abdomen.

Thwack!

The sharp arrowhead, carrying an extremely powerful force, mercilessly penetrated the bird's Body Protection iron feathers, diagonally piercing through its body, and then exiting through the back of the neck, trailing a spray of blood mist!

Screech!

The Black Feather Thunder Hawk couldn't help but let out a piercing scream.

This arrow was too fast, too accurate, and too ruthless, also piercing its internal organs, including the fatal heart!

The seventh-tier Fiend bird immediately lost its balance and began plummeting to the ground from the sky, rocking and reeling.

Black Feather Thunder Hawk's vitality was extremely strong; under normal circumstances, even if it was seriously injured, there would still be a chance to flee. However, after the arrow entered its body, the ensuing power burst forth abruptly, tearing apart its internal organs.

Such damage was more than the Black Feather Thunder Hawk could bear.

Thump!

This reigning aerial tyrant of a thousand miles around, crashed heavily onto the rocky ground.

It didn't die immediately, instinctively struggling, its talons opening and closing, flashing with lightning.

Crackle!

Yet, the second Falling Moon Arrow pursued swiftly, striking through its body once again.

Black Feather Thunder Hawk rolled several times on the ground, spewing bright red blood everywhere, no longer able to struggle, only able to emit a painful and desperate groan from its throat.

The next moment, a third arrow hit its head!

This arrow pinned the Black Feather Thunder Hawk to the ground and also took away its last trace of life.

"Quickly!"

Before Wang Chen could stow away the Sun Shooting Bow, Elder Yao urged in his mind, "Don't waste a seventh-tier Fiend bird!"

Wang Chen quickly reached into his bosom and threw the Reincarnation Pearl at the corpse of the Black Feather Thunder Hawk.

After the death of a high-tier Fierce Beast, its Qi-Blood swiftly deteriorates, and the spiritual energy contained within the blood marrow will also completely deplete.

Therefore, the best extraction is from a live state.

Or immediately after death.

The Reincarnation Pearl landed precisely above the carcass, immediately casting a soft glow.

Tendrils emerging from it quickly descended, burrowing into the body of the Black Feather Thunder Hawk, devouring its essence.

The originally pale pink Reincarnation Pearl turned red at a visible pace!

A seventh-tier Fierce Beast was far beyond comparison with a sixth-tier; controlled by Elder Yao, the Reincarnation Pearl took half an incense stick's time to completely devour the essence of the Black Feather Thunder Hawk's bloodline.

The pearl glowed a bewitchingly sinister blood-red color.

As for the remaining parts of the Black Feather Thunder Hawk, Wang Chen didn't waste them either. He used the Moon Slaying Saber to cut open the corpse, plucked all the feathers, and finally took a pair of talons into his bag.

After the death of the Black Feather Thunder Hawk, its two eyes crystallized and were also pried out by Wang Chen.

These were the most valuable materials from the Black Feather Thunder Hawk.

After scavenging the spoils of battle, Wang Chen embarked on the journey back to Red Cliff City.

Since there was no longer a need to search for and hunt high-tier Fierce Beasts, the return journey, though long, only took him two days to get back to Red Cliff City.

Once at home, Wang Chen rested for a night and the next morning had someone invite Shao Hongcheng over.

"Junior brother, you're finally back!"

Shao Hongcheng was very happy to see Wang Chen but also complained, "In the time you've been out on your journey, the threshold of the Martial Pavilion has nearly been trampled flat by visitors!"

Red Cliff City was suddenly graced with the presence of an Innate expert, which unquestionably rattled the big and small families within the city.

As the saying goes, "One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers," no one knew whether Wang Chen would clash with the current City Lord Zhao Zhenxuan or even oust him.

But that did not stop them from hedging their bets in advance.

As a result, Hongyi Martial Hall was bustling with visitors, a motley crew of characters streaming in.

Most of them were emissaries sent by various families.

Shao Hongcheng had never seen such a scene before, and in Wang Chen's absence, he too was worn out dealing with them.

"These contemptible swarms of flies and dogs are not worth your attention, Senior Brother."

Wang Chen shook his head, then asked, "Senior Brother, do you want to break through to the Acquired Realm?"

"Ah?"

Upon hearing Wang Chen's question, Shao Hongcheng was completely dumbfounded.

Break through to the Acquired Realm?

He dreamed of it, but what was the use of just dreaming?

Shao Hongcheng knew his own limitations well, his talent had reached its limit, and he was not getting any younger. His Qi-Blood was declining year by year, and even with Blood Marrow Pills, the chance of breaking through the Acquired Realm was slim.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have given the precious Blood Marrow Pill to Wang Chen in the first place.

Shao Hongcheng said with a bitter smile, "I certainly do wish to, but..."

"Wishing is enough!"

Wang Chen cut him off, suddenly pointing to the right and saying, "Senior Brother, look who is that?"

Following Wang Chen's direction instinctively, Shao Hongcheng looked and was suddenly struck hard on the back of his head. Despite having reached the pinnacle of Marrow Refinement, he fainted on the spot.

Wang Chen quickly caught his impromptu senior brother, unable to help but ask, "Elder, is this really okay?"

The one who knocked out Shao Hongcheng was not Wang Chen's own doing, but Elder Yao's idea.

This Nascent Soul True Immortal didn't want to wait any longer; he was determined to help Shao Hongcheng break through to the Acquired Realm today, to end the karma between himself and Infinity Sect.

Elder Yao's method was quite straightforward and crude. After Wang Chen knocked out Shao Hongcheng, he was made to carry his cheap senior brother to a bed in the inner chamber.

Wang Chen took out the Reincarnation Pearl and placed it over Shao Hongcheng, then brought out three bottles of Blood Marrow Pills.

The pills stored in Elder Yao's secret vault were preserved using special methods, remaining intact despite the passage of centuries.

Upon opening the bottle, a rich scent of medicine filled the air, and the pills poured out were each as red as blood.

Wang Chen piled all the Blood Marrow Pills around Shao Hongcheng.

The next moment, the Reincarnation Pearl glowed, sprouting tendrils that reached towards the unconscious Shao Hongcheng.

However, these tendrils weren't there to drain his blood but to infuse the essence of Fierce Beast marrow into his body.

Not only that, other tendrils wrapped around the Blood Marrow Pills to absorb their medicinal power.

During this process, Shao Hongcheng's body shook violently, sweat poured out from his skin, and he turned as red as a cooked shrimp.

He struggled and convulsed in pain, yet he never regained consciousness.

This "torturous" process lasted nearly an incense stick's worth of time until all of the Blood Marrow Pills turned to dregs, and the Reincarnation Pearl retracted its tendrils and its light faded away.

"Ugh~"

Shao Hongcheng, lying on the bed, suddenly sat up and opened his eyes, filled with a look of terror.

It was as if he had just had a nightmare.

Wang Chen gave a slight smile, "Senior Brother, congratulations!"

Elder Yao's methods were truly miraculous, promoting Shao Hongcheng to the Acquired Realm in such a short amount of time!

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The second update is here.