Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 795: The Master of Red Cliff (Part 2)

Chapter 795 -795: The Master of Red Cliff (Part 2)

Before his death, Zhao Zhenxuan gave Wang Chen the Red Cliff City Seal to exchange for the lives of the entire clan, young and old.

It was actually a Magical Treasure.

This Innate strong man didn’t know where it came from, but because its design was very suitable as a seal, he used it as a token of the City Lord’s authority.

But its true power, Zhao Zhenxuan couldn’t unleash at all.

However, once it fell into Wang Chen’s hands, the situation was different.

Wang Chen had just drawn a sliver of power from the Reincarnation Pearl, activating a small portion of the jade seal’s power, and in one fell swoop, he crushed the meddling opponent.

It also subdued the hearts and wills of everyone present.

“Cultivators, they are Transcendent beings who have Entered Tao!”

In the vast City Lord’s Mansion, there were no shortage of well-informed individuals, who, after the shock, came to their senses and guessed Wang Chen’s identity.

Cultivators!

In the eyes of ordinary people, Cultivators were like celestial beings, existing only in stories and legends.

They simply couldn’t believe that Wang Chen was a Cultivator.

But the truth was right in front of their eyes, and the “pancaked” corpse on the ground was so shocking that they had no choice but to believe it!

The commander of the guards, Zhang Zhongxun, suddenly knelt down and said, “This lowly one, Zhang Zhongxun, pays homage to the City Lord!”

The people around him were amazed again.

Zhang Zhongxun had always been steadfastly loyal to Zhao Zhenxuan, serving as the top War General under his command.

No one could have anticipated that he would be the first to betray Zhao Zhenxuan.

Some people cast glances at Zhang Zhongxun filled with a hint of disdain.

However, Zhang Zhongxun’s attitude was very firm.

Zhao Zhenxuan was already dead.

Though betraying one’s lord was detestable, if the one they were loyal to was gone, they couldn’t possibly remain faithful to a dead man, right?

Zhang Zhongxun was not that noble.

Most importantly, he wasn’t alone; he had a large family behind him.

“I have seen the City Lord!”

Since Zhang Zhongxun had knelt down, those quick-witted among his subordinates hurried to follow suit, casting aside their weapons and kneeling on the ground.

People have a herd mentality, and given Wang Chen’s display of unrivaled strength and their realization that the situation was lost, the guard martial masters began to bow their heads one after another.

However, some Samurai from the Zhao Clan turned and ran.

“Kill!”

Shao Hongcheng took action without a second thought to cut them down.

If a dirty job like this wasn’t for him, would they really expect Wang Chen to do it himself?

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“Those who do not submit, kill!”

Zhang Zhongxun suddenly leaped up, his tiger eyes gleaming with murderous intent.

These fleeing Zhao Clan members were the perfect sacrifices to demonstrate his allegiance!

Thus, scalding blood once again stained the green stone slabs of the City Lord’s Mansion’s floors.

When Wang Chen walked into the main hall of the City Lord’s Mansion and sat in the seat of honor, this brief yet brutal slaughter came to an end.

Without Zhao Zhenxuan, the pillar of stability, and with the betrayal of the mansion’s top experts like Zhang Zhongxun, any resistance from the Zhao Clan members was in vain under the unexpected circumstances.

A moment later, Zhang Zhongxun, covered in blood, came to the main hall to report, “City Lord, all the rebellious members of the Zhao Clan within the mansion have been captured. How you wish to deal with them awaits your instruction.”

To gain Wang Chen’s trust, he had done his best to suppress the resistance within the City Lord’s Mansion.

“Very good.”

Wang Chen nodded, then turned to Shao Hongcheng and said, “Elder brother, I leave this matter in your hands.”

Having taken over the position of City Lord of Red Cliff, Wang Chen had no interest in managing and running the city, so naturally, he handed over these tedious mundane tasks to Shao Hongcheng.

It was also convenient for this benefactor Elder brother to take over in the future.

“Remember, those who submit may be spared, but those who resist shall be killed without mercy!”

Power transitions are often fraught with conspiracy and bloodshed, yet Wang Chen was not the kind of brutal, bloodthirsty person who would exterminate all of Zhao Zhenxuan’s kin.

Although this inevitably left future problems, as long as his conscience was clear, that was what mattered.

In the days that followed, Red Cliff City was a maelstrom of change.

Due to Zhao Zhenxuan’s fall and Wang Chen’s rise, the myriad powers within the city inevitably faced a reshuffle.

Wang Chen had no desire for widespread conflict, so he accepted all the families that came forward to pledge their loyalty.

As for the few who were stubbornly defiant, they had to be removed.

Normally, such turmoil would last a long time, even harming the city’s vitality and heritage.

However, once the news that Wang Chen was a cultivator spread, those families with ulterior motives submitted one after another, at least on the surface they dared not show any hostilities.

Within just three short days, Red Cliff City had undergone a complete transformation!

On the ninth day after Wang Chen took control of Red Cliff, a grand ascension ceremony was held in the City Lord’s Mansion.

It was Shao Hongcheng who had proposed this celebration.

As the saying goes, “Without the right name, words will be met with resistance.” With a formal ceremony, Wang Chen could establish an unsurpassed image in the hearts of the tens of thousands of city residents, as well as dissipate the influence left by Zhao Zhenxuan.

Wang Chen accepted this suggestion.

On the day of the ceremony, representatives from families great and small, along with many martial pavilions and businesses, all attended.

“Greetings, Lord City Lord!”

When all the representatives saluted Wang Chen, who sat in the seat of honor, he suddenly sensed an invisible force descending, enveloping him within.

This power silently infused his body, triggering his Innate True Qi to circulate on its own.

A flicker of Spiritual Light passed through his Sea of Consciousness, and his Divine Soul instantly left his body!

Hovering above the City Lord’s Mansion, Wang Chen’s Divine Soul looked down upon the kneeling crowd, and then his gaze instantly covered the entire city, expanding in all directions.

An arcane Heart Method mantra surfaced in Wang Chen’s mind.

Each word was like a glittering pearl, shining brightly!

An epiphany dawned upon Wang Chen, his vision pierced through layers of fog, catching a glimpse of the true face of this world.

The next moment, he instantly “returned” to his own body.

Wang Chen’s eyes sharpened, his breathing briefly halted.

Without drawing any attention, he reached out and grasped in front of him, and a fiercely burning fireball appeared in his palm.

Whoosh!

Propelled by his True Qi, the fireball streaked across dozens of steps in a blink of an eye and blasted onto a middle-aged man.

“Ah!”

A horrific scream erupted abruptly.

The man was engulfed in flames, desperately struggling as his face twisted in agony.

Clatter!

An exquisitely crafted hand crossbow fell from the man’s embrace.

And it was cocked!

Everyone around, panicked by the situation, now understood.

The man had clearly intended to assassinate Wang Chen but had been exposed by Wang Chen, who subdued him on the spot with the methods of a cultivator!

Under the watchful eyes of all, the middle-aged man was burned to a charred corpse.

With this living example, no one doubted Wang Chen’s identity as a cultivator anymore, and they knelt tremblingly on the ground, especially those with ulterior motives, shaking with fear.

However, Wang Chen’s attention was not on those people, because Elder Yao’s voice was clamoring in his mind.

“Fate Blessing, Fate Blessing, I get it now!”

This Nascent Soul True Immortal was somewhat delirious: “So that’s how it is, that’s how it is!”

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