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

Chapter 89 An Unexpected Battle (Part 2)

Twenty years ago,

A member of a collateral branch of the Shen family came here alone, entered the mountains, and found this cave.

The changes in Dawancun began from that moment.

In that story,
The member of the Shen family's collateral branch did not stay in the cave for long before turning back. On the way, he re-entered Dawan Village, where he was ambushed by the head of the Hu family, who were the owners of Dawan Village at the time.

Looking back now,
It was clear that the member of the Shen family's collateral branch had also been unable to break through the three portal light barriers after entering the cave, and eventually left to find a solution.

But this is also a good thing.
Although the three portal light curtains also blocked Shen Changchuan's progress.

But at least,
This means that what was preserved inside is still inside.

The legacy and other things left behind by beings at the Out-of-Body level were not taken away by anyone.

"Sigh, it's a bit of a pity. I originally thought it would at least make up for the loss of my spirit stones. Now it seems that it may take a long time before I can get what's inside."

It took another amount of time and effort.

After realizing that I couldn't open it with my current abilities...

Shen Changchuan couldn't help but feel a sense of regret.

Despite having received over a thousand spirit stones after killing Old Ghost Song last time.

But afterwards,

In order to improve those thirty-odd spells as quickly as possible and master them to perfection, so that I could learn the basics of the Azure Wood Sword Light killing move...
He had to consume a large number of spirit stones to replenish his mana.
This is to increase the number of times you can cast training spells each day.

This,

This also caused his spirit stone reserves to decrease at a visible rate.

If we add the costs of subsequent cultivation and refining elixirs to improve one's cultivation level, then...
Shen Changchuan estimated that it would probably cost at least several hundred spirit stones!
In order to rapidly improve one's own strength,
The amount of spirit stones consumed

Shen Changchuan was willing to part with it.

But what really troubled him was that with the spirit stones being consumed so quickly and without sufficient replenishment, they would likely run out soon.

I was originally thinking,

After dealing with the Gale Falcon, he went to the cave left by the cultivator who had entered the Nascent Soul realm and recovered a large amount of blood.

This plan has now been thwarted by the three portals.

"Forget it, with this space full of spiritual energy, I can save a lot of spirit stones when I break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining in the future."

"However, if that happens, I probably won't have enough spirit stones to go to Wujiaji or Qingcheng in the future to obtain the skills to control the Swift Falcon."

Shen Changchuan felt a headache coming on.

It's astonishing that even the most basic offensive spell costs so much.

Skills like beast taming, which are rare and belong to the technical category, must be even more advanced.
And sometimes it's not entirely a problem with spirit stones.
This is such a remote and desolate place.

Whether there is anything similar is still uncertain.

"Fine, if all else fails, we'll just kill that Gale Falcon and eat its meat."

Shen Changchuan shook his head slightly.
He made a decision in his heart.

For those who can fly at the Qi Refining stage
He didn't have many obsessions.

If there's no other way,
That's all we can do.

Afterwards, Shen Changchuan carefully searched the surrounding area, even using his spiritual eye technique to examine the red light curtain seals on the three portals one by one.

Still no results.
However, Shen Changchuan wasn't annoyed.

This doesn't mean that nothing was discovered at all.

Under the gaze of the Spirit Eye Technique,
Shen Changchuan noticed that beneath the red light screens of the three portals, there seemed to be intersecting lines of spiritual energy circulation.

Those red light screens,

It appears to be a seal activated by a complex magic array!
This undoubtedly gave Shen Changchuan some ideas.
He remembered that when Wu Yuanzhi, the head of the Wu family, summoned him, he gave him a first-level array master's inheritance.

But after returning,
A series of events, coupled with the need to quickly acquire enough strength to deal with the seventh level of Qi Refining,

He hasn't even had time to properly study it yet.

"Perhaps when I have more time later, I can study the legacy of that mage properly."

"Perhaps we can use this to break the seal on these three gates!"

With a general direction,
The regret in Shen Changchuan's heart also dissipated a little.

It's ok,
Just because you can't open it now doesn't mean you'll never be able to open it in the future.

Once he has mastered the formation technique,

Come and try again!
Thinking of this,

Shen Changchun did not linger any longer.
He turned and left the cave.

They emerged from the cave.
Shen Changchuan did not forget to spend some effort setting up some concealment around the entrance.

For example, you could move a few huge rocks to block the entrance at the corner, or bring in some dead leaves and weeds to blend the incongruous camouflage into nature along with the snow.

After all this trouble,
Even standing in front of the entrance,

It has become difficult to find the entrance to the cave.

"Although this place is sparsely populated, it is not impossible for someone to come here by chance, especially after a while, as the news of Wujiaji and Biyuan Water and Grass spreads, more and more people will go into the mountains to look for opportunities."

"After such camouflage, unless someone is unlucky enough to fight here and break the surrounding rocks, they won't be able to find the cave inside!"

After all that effort, Shen Changchuan felt much more at ease.

He then walked to the Swift Falcon, which was bound by Spirit Binding Spell and Vine Cage Spell and unable to move, in a corner not far away.

He picked it up casually.

Then it flew away.

Although they didn't gain much from the cave ruins,
But with the problem of the Gale Falcon solved,
Shen Changchuan felt somewhat relieved.

Since we've traveled this road several times without encountering any major problems,

In addition, they were worried that Dawancun might be attacked by foreign enemies.
So on the way back,

Shen Changchuan was no longer like before, almost always looking three steps ahead before taking another, carefully observing his surroundings as he moved forward.

Instead, it is moving forward with great strides.

Anyway, with his current strength,
The surrounding area shouldn't be too dangerous.

However, what Shen Changchuan did not expect was that...

This really caused him trouble.

While passing through a mountain forest
Because I didn't look closely,

A snow leopard demon at the fifth level of Qi Refining, which was hiding in the snow, suddenly launched an attack on him.

That's not a big problem.

Having cultivated the Nine Elements Divine Essence Technique, Shen Changchuan, with his powerful divine soul, sensed the approaching attack before it even arrived.

So he easily suppressed and killed him.

But the problem is,

The noise and commotion generated by the battle
But this attracted another enemy!
"Haha, looks like my luck is pretty good after all!" "I just wanted to find a guide, but I never expected the heavens to send a flying monster right to my doorstep!"

"Good! Great good!"

A loud laugh came from not far away.

With a deafening roar, the ground trembled slightly.

Then a man wearing a short shirt and with bare arms appeared, riding a huge rhinoceros the size of a small mountain, charging straight towards them.

Along the way,
Tall trees were easily smashed and fell one after another, raising huge clouds of dust along the way, and a path was actually carved out of the lush forest!
"There are enemies!"

At the moment the laughter rang out,
Shen Changchuan's mind was already tense.

He circulated his internal magical energy, remained extremely vigilant, and was prepared to fight at any moment.

Boom!

With a violent tremor, the massive rhinoceros, carrying the burly man in the short shirt, charged forward until it was several dozen feet away from Shen Changchuan, at which point it came to an abrupt stop, like a truck screeching to a halt.

"May I ask who you are?"

Shen Changchuan's expression darkened slightly as he gazed at the towering shadow before him, which resembled a small mountain.

"Hmph! You're not qualified to know who I am!"

"Send that Gale Falcon up here, and if you behave like a dog for me, I'll spare your life!"

The burly man snorted coldly, exuding an arrogant and domineering air.

His gaze fell on the Swift Falcon that was being controlled in Shen Changchuan's hand, and his eyes revealed an undisguised greed.

That swift falcon was quite large.
They seem to be quite strong.

If we could seize it and control it using beast-taming techniques,
Then in the future, I will have the ability to fly!

A Qi Induction Realm cultivator below the Nascent Soul Realm.

Who else could pose a threat to him?!

Driven by enormous profits,
Without any hesitation, the big man immediately decided to seize it.

"Kid, be a good boy and know your place, or you'll make a mess of things."

"It wasn't easy for you to develop these skills, otherwise I would have turned you to dust under my thunderous wrath!"

The burly man's sharp, hawk-like gaze swept over Shen Changchuan without restraint.

He spoke coldly.

His voice was booming.

At the same time, the aura of the seventh level of Qi Induction was released without any concealment.

Its imposing force swept across the land, creating a powerful gust of wind even on flat ground!
A terrifyingly oppressive aura,

It's almost suffocating!

However, despite saying that, his attitude remained calm.

But deep down, the big man already had the intention to eliminate the threat completely!
Judging from this child's magical power fluctuations, it was only at the fourth or fifth level, appearing quite ordinary.
But he looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old.

Who knows if he might grow up by some chance in the future and seek revenge on him?
After it's over, cut the weeds and eliminate the roots completely.
The right thing to do is to get it over with once and for all.

"Of course, we should force him to be a guide for a while first, squeeze every last drop of value out of him, and then kill him!"

A flash of coldness appeared in the big man's eyes.

He was originally a wandering cultivator from out of town. Many years ago, by chance, he unearthed a cave dwelling of an ancestor and was able to enter the path of immortality. With the beast-taming techniques passed down from his predecessor, he became quite famous in the cultivation world.

Not long ago, while traveling in Qingcheng, he heard rumors of Biyuan aquatic plants in this area, so he rushed over quickly.

Because of his beast-taming technique, he was actually faster than the others.

However, upon arriving at Wujia Village, they found the Wu family's defenses to be tight, making it impossible to enter and gather any information.

In addition, there are rumors circulating outside that the Wu family has two experts at the Nascent Soul stage in charge.

He dared not act rashly.

After wandering around Wujiaji for several days without finding anything,
Seeing more and more independent cultivators arriving, he decided to stop wasting time in Wujiaji and instead went directly into the mountains to explore.

As for independent cultivators,
To obtain cultivation resources, one basically has to rely on entering the mountains to fight against monsters, searching for spiritual herbs, and risking one's life in the outside world.

Wherever you venture out, isn't it all about risking your life?
Maybe if we try our luck, we can actually find the legendary secret place where the Wu family obtained the Biyuan Water Grass?
If that's true, then we'll be rich!
Without much hesitation, the big man entered the mountains and forests.

However, this desolate mountain forest is not so simple.

Not only can one occasionally see roaming monsters in the mountains,

The terrain there is also quite complex.

Not long after entering the mountains, he was caught off guard and, during his desperate escape from a powerful monster, lost his way.

We had to wander around the mountains several times.

It was only then that he suddenly realized what was happening.

He was blinded by the enormous profits from Biyuan aquatic plants and shouldn't have been so reckless; he should have at least found a guide.

For example, seeking "help" from local cultivators.

Speaking of which, the local cultivators definitely know more about this desolate mountain forest than he, an outsider, does!

Moreover, we might even be able to obtain some information related to the Wu family and the Biyuan Water Grass from these local cultivators.

It is precisely because of this,
The burly man, who had just been lost, sensed the battle fluctuations coming from this direction.
Without the slightest hesitation,
They ran directly in this direction.

They encountered Shen Changchuan, who was having a minor battle with a demon beast.

"Senior, regarding this matter..."

Shen Changchuan lowered his head, his face grim.

He bowed to the burly man atop the giant rhinoceros.

As if helplessly facing reality, they wanted to discuss something.

however,
Just as he revealed his low point,

Using the sleeves as cover,
Shen Changchuan suddenly made his move!

The Soul-Capturing Bell had appeared inside his sleeve without him even noticing.

The magic power was suddenly activated.
A sudden jolt!
when!
The clear sound of bells rang out, instantly enveloping the area within a radius of several dozen feet!
The invisible and intangible impact on the soul, accompanied by the sound, struck the giant rhinoceros and the bare-chested man on its back in an instant.

"what!"

The shirtless burly man let out a miserable scream.
A series of booming and piercing pains shot through my head, as if I had been hit on the back of the head with a hammer. My body, which was sitting on the giant rhinoceros, staggered and almost fell off!
A successful sneak attack
Shen Changchuan pressed his advantage relentlessly. He made a hand seal with his right hand, and his magical power gathered in an instant. His fingers shot out one after another towards the bare-chested man on the giant rhinoceros!

Perfect Sword Light Technique - Seventh Level!
shhhhhh! ! !
in an instant,
Suddenly, sharp sword lights shot out from Shen Changchuan's fingertips.
The sword light was incredibly sharp, tearing through the air and emitting a piercing whistle. Like streaks of laser lightning, it swept across a distance of several dozen feet in the blink of an eye, slashing down towards the bare-chested man's head!
This sword light technique was a basic sword-based spell that Shen Changchuan had diligently practiced in order to cultivate the Azure Wood Sword Light.

However, its power is faster and more lethal than the Wind Blade Technique!

Once hit, even an iron man cast in steel will be cut in two!
First, launch a sneak attack with the Soul-Capturing Bell.
Then, a perfect-level spell follows immediately.

Shen Changchuan had used this series of combos several times. Not only was it very easy for him to execute, but its power was also extremely strong!
An ordinary Qi Refining Stage 7 cultivator could easily be killed on the spot by Shen Changchuan if he is not careful!

however,
This burly man, who possessed the skill of controlling beasts,
Clearly, this is not an ordinary Qi Refining Stage 7!

(End of this chapter)