Simultaneous Transmigration: We Level Up Alone Across Multiple Worlds

Time flies when you're practicing spiritual cultivation; three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Less than half an hour after Chen Chen left Xiaohuan Island on his escape light, Wang Heng sent an urgent message through the communication jade talisman at his waist.

There's only one sentence: The people from the Star Palace have arrived on the island.

The Earthly Fiend Sword paused slightly above the sea, and Geng Bai's escape light deflected at a small angle before continuing its flight towards Kui Xing Island.

Chen Chen's face remained expressionless.

He put the jade talisman back into his waistband, but his flying speed did not increase by the slightest.

It was still early when we arrived at Kuixing Island.

Deacon Wei was already waiting at the side door, his face showing eagerness. When he saw Chen Chen's escape light land, he quickly stepped forward and said in a low voice.

"The sect leader wants you to enter through the back hall."

The two walked through the narrow corridor in the back hall, where Wang Heng was already in his study.

There were many more nautical charts and account books on the desk than last time. Wang Heng sat behind the desk with a cold cup of tea in front of him. When Chen Chen entered, he gestured for Chen Chen to sit down.

"The people from the Star Palace arrived yesterday. They were an inner guard with two attendants, ostensibly to patrol the trade routes in the southwest sea area."

Wang Heng pushed his teacup aside. "Actually, I only asked one thing after sitting down. What's the name of the master that Miaoyin Sect recently released?"

Chen Chen sat down opposite Wang Heng without saying a word.

"When that inner guard steward left, he left a message saying that the Star Palace has a set of rules for inviting high-level rogue cultivators in the Southwest Sea, and hopes that Fellow Daoist Chen will have time to visit Tianxing City."

"A 'recruitment' arrangement...?"

"It's about being granted amnesty."

Under the rule of the two saints of the Chaotic Star Sea, rogue cultivators appear to be free, but in reality, any technological power beyond their control will be incorporated into the Star Palace's system in various ways.

Those who are not registered must either withstand the pressure or disappear.

"I'll have to wait a bit, let me think about it some more."

Wang Heng nodded, offering no further advice.

Chen Chen took a cloth bag out of his storage bag and placed it on the table.

The heavy bag sank down, containing a batch of stock that Chen Chen had rushed to produce before going into seclusion.

"This month's shipment..."

"There's something else. A rogue cultivator in the Outer Seas got his hands on a small batch of Crimson Refining Sand. It's of above-average quality. Do you want some?"

Crimson Sand is a superior auxiliary material for cultivating fire-attribute spirit insects.

The gold-eating insect has a metallic nature, and red sand promotes the molting of the larvae.

"want."

Then, at Wang Heng's signal, Deacon Wei brought the goods to Chen Chen: two storage bags, one containing the payment and the other containing the required materials.

The amount of spirit stones in front of me wasn't much, but it was enough for Ze Shui Ju's spirit-gathering array to consume for three months and for feeding the gold-devouring insects.

The thirst for spirit stones is not as urgent as it was when I first arrived in the Chaotic Star Sea.

After finishing their business, Wang Heng held his teacup and looked at Chen Chen, suddenly changing his tone.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, I have a personal question for you."

Chen Chen looked at him.

Do you take on apprentices?

Chen Chen's eyebrows twitched slightly; he hadn't expected Wang Heng to ask that.

"My daughter, Wang Ning. How many times have you met her?"

Wang Heng's tone was much softer than when they were discussing business earlier.

"I'm too busy with the sect's affairs, so she's basically figuring out cultivation on her own. Her spiritual roots aren't great, leaning towards water among her three spiritual roots. But she's very smart... at least more composed than I was when I was young."

Seeing that Chen Chen didn't respond, Wang Heng wisely took a step back.

"I just wanted to ask if she can come to you for advice when she encounters difficulties in her cultivation in the future. Just a few words of guidance would be fine."

Chen Chen thought of the little girl at the dock.

Every time we meet, I respectfully call him "Uncle Chen," and then quietly stand aside holding my account book.

"There's no need to take her on as a disciple. She can ask me anything she doesn't understand. Since I'm not on the island, have her write her questions on the jade slip, and I'll look at them together next time I come."

A smile appeared on Wang Heng's lips as he raised his teacup to toast Chen Chen.

A series of light footsteps came from outside the door.

The study door was carefully pushed open a crack, revealing half a face.

Wang Ning glanced inside and saw Chen Chen sitting there. She was taken aback for a moment, then pushed the door a little wider.

She was holding several account books in her arms, wearing a light green plain silk jacket, and her hair was simply tied back with a wooden hairpin.

He's grown a little taller since the last time we met.

"Father. Deacon Wei asked me to bring over last month's accounts."

She spoke to Wang Heng first, then turned to Chen Chen and bowed slightly.

"Uncle Chen."

"Put it on the table," Wang Heng pointed to one side of the desk.

Wang Ning went over and neatly arranged the account books.

After she finished, she hesitated for a moment, then took out a yellowed talisman from the cloth bag at her waist.

"Uncle Chen. The amulet you gave me last time... I tried to draw one myself based on the patterns on it, but it didn't turn out very well..."

She handed over the talisman.

Chen Chen took it and unfolded it.

The talisman paper was the cheapest kind of bamboo paper, and the ink mixing ratio was also incorrect, causing the ink to bleed into a small patch on the paper.

However, not a single line of the pattern was drawn incorrectly. Every stroke followed the original talisman's trajectory as closely as possible, and the pattern was imitated from the finished talisman.

This level of patience is rare.

Chen Chen folded the talisman and returned it to her.

"The ink is too thick. Press the brush tip down lightly, and don't let your wrist rest on the table... If you keep your brush pressed against the table, there's no room to maneuver."

Wang Ning listened attentively and memorized those few sentences.

She took a small notebook out of the cloth bag at her waist, quickly jotted down a few words, and then stuffed the notebook back in.

Wang Heng watched this scene from the side without interrupting. He picked up his teacup, his gaze sweeping back and forth between his daughter and Chen Chen, the teacup concealing the expression on his lips.

Chen Chen stood up. "Let's go."

Wang Heng got up and, along with Wang Ning, escorted him to the entrance of the back hall.

Chen Chen left the island from the direction of the rocky beach.

With the Earthly Fiend Sword at his feet, he flew close to the sea surface, the outline of Kui Xing Island behind him gradually shrinking into a small gray dot.

It was nearly dusk when we returned to Xiaohuan Island.

The setting sun painted the crests of the waves a dark gold, while the low pine forest on the island swayed in the wind.

As he approached, the defensive array of Zeshui Residence automatically rippled with water, and an entrance appeared in the illusionary barrier.

He squeezed through the crevice and entered the cave.

The air inside the cave was dry and cool.

The spirit stones in the Spirit Gathering Array emitted a faint blue light at the array's core.

In the side chamber, the Blood Jade Spider was curled up in the corner of the nurturing array, while the Gold-Eating Insect larvae swam slowly in the Xuan Water.

He took out a fragment of Gengjin from his storage bag, and the larvae instantly gathered on his hand, swarming up to begin feeding.

The sound of insects gnawing at metal is very faint, like fingernails scratching a stone surface, or like grains of salt being sprinkled on a wet tablecloth.

Chen Chen observed for a moment through the Xuan Shui.

The larvae in the swarm have grown even larger than they did two months ago.

"In a little while longer. Once they reach adulthood, they won't be a support role anymore... they'll be combat power."

He stood up, replaced the spirit stones in the spirit beast nurturing array in the side room, and then squatted down in front of the jade basin to take a look at the Thunder Bamboo.

The white root on the plant has branched into three new branches, and a very thin green bud has sprouted on the surface of the potting soil.

He shook his head slightly, thinking that they should think of ways to speed up the growth of the Thunder Bamboo.

Chen Chen stood up and walked to the futon in the center of the main room and sat down.

Close your eyes and let your consciousness sink into your dantian.

He was preparing to circulate his cultivation technique to consolidate his power when suddenly gray mist surged out from the depths of his consciousness, faster than ever before.