My path to immortality began with my posting to guard Dawancun.

Chapter 76 A Huge Sum of Money
Joining someone else's fold is not something that can be simply explained by the word "defecting."

Just like Wang Tieniu and Duan Xiaolei in front of us,

If one were to truly join Shen Changchuan's tutelage,
From then on, they would belong to Shen Changchuan for the rest of their lives, working for him and being controlled and managed by him.

Just like during the Three Kingdoms period, when famous ministers and generals recognized another as their lord...
Unless their lord is defeated and killed, those who pledge allegiance to one side are almost never allowed to leave for life.

If one were to leave without the lord's approval, it would be considered treason, resulting in the loss of one's reputation overnight. In an era where loyalty was paramount, this would be tantamount to social death.

In this world of cultivation...
Because of the difference in power levels
The relationship, however, became even closer.

For example, later on, Wang Tieniu and Duan Xiaolei defected.
So, if Shen Changchuan personally took action to kill them, even to the point of eradicating their entire families, no one outside would think anything of it.

As it should be.

Of course,
The two men joined Shen Changchuan's forces, acknowledging him as their master and working for him.
He also needs to provide certain cultivation resources, as well as some cultivation techniques and spells, for the two of them to train.

In some ways, they are both employees and bosses.

However, the relationship is much closer than that between employees and their bosses.

Shen Changchuan did not want to immediately take them under his wing.

The purpose was to prevent anyone from later claiming that he had taken advantage of the two young people's ignorance and forced them to join his ranks.

After all, no matter how precocious they are, they are still just two eight or nine-year-old children. What can they possibly understand?
They have now been given three days to go back and discuss it.

If they still decide to join his ranks three days later, then it will be the result of careful consideration by them and their family.

This naturally shut down any loopholes in the system.

Later, the character "理" (li) also sided with him.

"Changchuan, this is something I didn't consider carefully. I only thought about having two more cultivators to rely on, but I didn't think about the possibility of them using their age as a pretext in the future."

After taking the two children downstairs,

The joy on Han Qinhu's face had faded, and he apologized to Shen Changchuan with a wry smile.

As an old man who had lived for decades, he naturally understood what Shen Changchuan meant the moment he spoke.

I couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

He's really getting a bit senile.

I was so busy having fun
You didn't even think of such a simple question!
"Grandpa, there's no need for that."

“They are the descendants of villagers who sacrificed their lives for the development of Dawan Village, and they also embarked on the path of cultivation because of me. Logically speaking, they have been under my command since they entered the path.”

"Moreover, right now, Grandpa and Uncle have to take care of things in Zhao Family Village, and we are indeed short of people. The presence of new cultivators is just what we need."

"In truth, it's just that I was being a little too vigilant."

Shen Changchuan gave a brief explanation, telling Han Qinhu not to worry about it.

anyway,

The reason he became so wary
It was because someone had committed insurance fraud before, which taught him a lesson.

Make him understand,

In this world of cultivation, it's always good to be a little more shrewd.

The village is safe for the time being.

Thinking back to what he said when he was ambushed by Old Ghost Song on the way back,

Shen Changchuan then instructed Han Qinhu to gather intelligence about Wujiaji from the outside world, hoping to gain a better understanding of the current situation.

Hopefully, nothing serious will happen.

After Han Qinhu took his leave,
Shen Changchuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

I felt completely relaxed.

Speaking of,
On the way back,

Even after the ambush by Song Laogui, Shen Changchuan remained on edge for five days, not daring to relax for a moment.

They were terrified of encountering another ambush behind there.

Although the rest of the journey went smoothly without any of the unexpected events Shen Changchuan had anticipated,
However, the mental and physical exertion during this period is immense.

Now that everything is settled and I can finally relax completely,

I felt like I was floating on cotton.

That feeling,

I don't want anything, I don't think about anything.

I just want to lie here all day.

Just like excessive typing,

He became a complete cripple.

Fortunately,

Shen Changchuan was, after all, a cultivator, and his Dao heart was quite resolute.

After a long while,
He recovered after relaxing for a moment.

He took out two storage bags from his sleeve.

A hint of joy appeared on Shen Changchuan's face, which had previously been expressionless.

Two storage bags,
One was a one-eyed bald man.

The other one belongs to Song Laogui.

While on the road, fearing further attacks,

There wasn't much time to check what was inside.

Until now,

Now we can finally take stock of everything!

With a sense of anticipation, as if about to open a treasure chest, Shen Changchuan opened both storage bags one by one.

There wasn't much in the storage bag.

Shen Changchuan spent about ten minutes taking stock of everything inside.

To Shen Changchuan's great delight, the two storage bags contained a total of over 1,400 spirit stones!

The majority of the spirit stones were in Old Ghost Song's storage bag.
There are a total of 1213 pieces!
So many spirit stones,
This made Shen Changchuan's breathing become heavy.

Although in some respects, his assets once far exceeded a thousand spirit stones.

For example, if the Azure Essence Cleansing Pill he took back then were auctioned off, it would be worth at least several thousand spirit stones.

But cash and assets give people completely different feelings!

It's like having a house in a big city worth millions in your past life.

With a million dollars piled up in front of him,

The impact they have is completely different.

This is exactly how Shen Changchuan feels right now.

"There are a whopping 1,400 spirit stones!"

"Then after I finish using that high-grade Qi-inducing pill and advance to the late stage of Qi-inducing, I can continue to go to the market to buy more pills for cultivation to speed up my cultivation!"

Looking at the huge sum of spirit stones piled up in front of him, almost forming a small heap...
Shen Changchuan's heart was also filled with excitement at this moment.

He hadn't forgotten that not long ago, he was penniless with only two or three hundred spirit stones in his pocket, and dared not buy pills for cultivation, so he could only choose to buy various spells.

If he hadn't later met Si Houqing, who helped him defeat Shen Rongguang and resolve his business troubles...

I'm afraid that if he wants to cultivate to the late stage of Qi Refining, he will have to rely on himself to hone his skills little by little.

"It's good to have money."

"In that case, I might be able to use spirit stones directly in my future cultivation, which would further accelerate my cultivation speed."

Shen Changchuan happily put away all the spirit stones.

They then turned their attention to other objects.

　I'm back. I'll try my best to update two chapters tonight.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)