God of Pets-Chapter 608: Celestial Essence Sea

"Commander, how much time do you need?" Chen Si saw a glimmer of hope and hurriedly asked.

Chen Guan shook his head and said, "I don't know. I need to make some preparations; otherwise, even if I bring troops to support Mute City, it won't do any good for the situation there. In fact, it might cause it to fall even faster."

"Commander, give us a time; we will definitely hold out until you arrive." Chen Si gritted his teeth and said.

"I can't give you a time because the things I need to prepare, I don't know when I can get them. So I can only ask you to hold on as best as you can until I'm ready." Chen Guan looked calmly at the two of them and said.

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Chen Si and Meng Man left Celestial Yang City, and they were disappointed.

The promise Chen Guan gave them seemed more like a brush-off, a promise without a timeline, as if just to send them away.

Chen Guan didn't say what he needed to prepare, nor how long he needed. There seemed to be no sincerity at all.

"Lord Chen, where are we going now?" Meng Man looked a bit lost, seeing no hope.

"Go back." Chen Si gritted his teeth and said.

"Go back? We haven't secured any support. What will we do when we return?" Meng Man's face was bitter, unable to imagine how she would face the expectant eyes of those people.

"Now we have nowhere else to find support. Thankfully, Commander Zi has already given us a promise." Chen Si said with determination in his eyes.

Meng Man said painfully, "The promise he gave us is just an illusory bubble. I'm afraid we won't even see that day."

"An illusory bubble is still better than nothing. We can't let our compatriots despair. Once they despair, they won't hold on, and they will only die quicker. Even if Commander Zi is just drawing a pie, it serves to quench their thirst."

Chen Si said firmly, "We must give them hope. Only with hope can they endure that hellish place and not turn into devils. Even if we die in the end, we must die like human beings."

Meng Man shivered, understanding what Chen Si meant. If the people of Mute City truly despaired, who knows what tragic events would occur.

So, whether Zi Donglai's promise is painting a pie or not, they must complete that pie, give those in hell a ray of hope, even if it's a false light.

When they sent back the news that Commander Zi and the Purple Sun Corps were preparing to dispatch troops, the whole of Mute City was boiling.

Zi Donglai's battle achievements of destroying Nine Demon City had long spread through Mute City. This was deliberately done by Mute City's rulers, as they needed their residents to see the possibility of defeating the demons.

Now, hearing that Commander Zi was preparing to send troops to save them, the people of Mute City felt as if waiting for a divine messenger to rescue them.

The name of Commander Zi spread more and more like a myth in Mute City, almost becoming a Bodhisattva saving the suffering.

At this moment, Chen Guan was on his way to Mei City in the Celestial Essence Sea. He had to quickly acquire the Reverse Element Skill and elevate his level. Otherwise, fighting the top experts of the Grotto Heaven would still pose a considerable risk.

The Celestial Essence Sea could be described as a Cloud Sea, or as an abyss.

Outside the Celestial Essence Sea are plains. From a distance, the Celestial Essence Sea looks like a vast white ocean.

However, those are not seawater but a special gas mixed with Primordial Energy, arising from underground, condensing without dispersing, churning like clouds and fog, resembling a Cloud Sea covering a vast bottomless abyss.

The range of the Celestial Essence Sea is said to be larger than the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean combined. Traveling across it requires a Flying Secret Skill; otherwise, it's extremely dangerous.

Underneath that Cloud Sea, many terrifying Secret Spirits are hidden. Moreover, the cloud mist of the Celestial Essence Sea is mixed with unknown substances harmful to cultivators. Although it contains Primordial Energy, cultivating by absorbing such energy will harm the body, causing irreversible damage.

At best, meridians get blocked; at worst, Secret Techniques may go wrong, even severing the path of cultivation.

Therefore, to survive in the Celestial Essence Sea, one must first know how to fly.

Of course, if one can't fly, they can use a flying mount or take a flying vehicle.

Chen Guan can fly, but it's too conspicuous, so he chose to take a vehicle to Mei City.

The vehicle belonged to Chen Guan himself, a bit slow and peculiar, but better than nothing.

Chen Guan's vehicle was a Ghost Palanquin, which, in terms of speed in the Grotto Heaven, was quite slow, but at least it could fly.

This time, Chen Guan resumed his true appearance, without disguising himself at all.

The reason for this, firstly, was because with his current strength in the Grotto Heaven, he no longer feared anyone from the Celestial Court Army targeting him. Even if someone discovered Chen Guan was alive, it would have little impact.

Secondly, mainly because Jin Taohua had seen Chen Guan's Spirit Body, and that Spirit Body was his true appearance.

Now, as Chen Guan approached Jin Taohua with this face, she might be reminded of the Blood Spirit she once reared, and might even grant him some special treatment.

Of course, Chen Guan resolutely would not admit he was that Blood Spirit.

If he didn't admit it, he was just a doppelganger of Jin Taohua's fallen Blood Spirit, her Bai Yueguang. If he admitted it, he might be suspected of ulterior motives, which would be hard to explain.

The Ghost Palanquin was like a green train before the era of bullet trains, leisurely progressing toward Mei City.

All around were Cloud Seas, occasionally revealing a mountain peak protruding above, like a solitary island in the Cloud Sea.

Because Chen Guan took a public human flight route, he occasionally saw some cultivators riding flying mounts or using Sword Control passing by from a distance.

He even saw a large ship navigating above the Cloud Sea, the size comparable to an aircraft carrier. It was unfathomable who could afford such a massive Flying Secret Treasure.

The value of that flying ship could probably match a city in the Celestial Essence Sea.

Chen Guan tried to steer clear of others, as danger lurks everywhere in the Celestial Essence Sea. It's not just demons and Secret Spirits; humans themselves can be a threat at times.

Fortunately, those he encountered showed no interest in Chen Guan's shabby little palanquin.

The flying speed alone revealed it wasn't a Grotto Heaven Secret Treasure, and for the time being, no one had designs on him.

While Chen Guan was resting inside the palanquin, he suddenly heard a rushing sound approaching. His heart tightened, but the sound had already reached the front of his palanquin, bringing the Ghost Palanquin to a halt.

Chen Guan lifted the curtain and saw the one stopping him was a young girl standing on a Flying Sword.

Judging by her age, she seemed even younger than Chen Guan, possibly not even twenty. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Generally, women this age reaching the Grotto Heaven should have decent backgrounds.

The armor and Flying Sword she wielded seemed to confirm this, as her sword was almost blinding with embedded Secret Cores, sparkling and colorful, even more dazzling than gemstones.