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

Chapter 9 Silent Care

The improvement of strength
This naturally put Shen Changchuan in a very good mood.

Especially after the Lightness Technique was perfected, it exhibited the perfected characteristics just as he had expected.
This further fueled certain ambitions in Shen Changchuan's heart.

Although he hadn't dared to cultivate too diligently in the past two and a half years since his transmigration, he was afraid of attracting hostility from others due to the infighting within the Shen family compound.

However, Shen Changchuan was also very clear that his cultivation aptitude was actually quite average.

It won't be so bad as to be considered useless.
But they are definitely inferior to those true cultivation geniuses!

Take, for example, his sworn brother who committed suicide after being stabbed seven times in the back.

The other party was also born out of wedlock and didn't have many cultivation resources.

Yet, he still reached the sixth level of Qi Refining at a young age.

Compared to the other party,
The gap is bigger than a dog's.

Shen Changchuan had long recognized his true self; he was not a cultivation genius, but just an ordinary cultivator, an ordinary member of the masses.

If someone like him can break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining in the future, it will be an incredible stroke of luck!
That is the ninth level of Qi Induction.

Even for a cultivator of his caliber, this would be very difficult!

But the appearance of the spell progress panel gave Shen Changchuan a glimmer of hope!
His idea was simple.
Since each time a spell is mastered to perfection, special characteristics will appear.

Then,

If I could cultivate more spells in the future and master them all to 100%, and acquire more special properties, would my aptitude undergo a transformation and improvement?

Even if I guessed wrong, a perfect-level spell cannot improve one's aptitude.

A 100% perfect spell can at least bring a significant increase in strength.

With powerful combat strength, one can also obtain more cultivation resources from the outside world, thereby making up for one's mediocre talent!
at this point,
Shen Changchuan has experienced this firsthand!
A perfected Golden Thorn Technique allowed him to instantly kill a Qi Refining Stage 4 demonic boar. The demonic boar meat, containing powerful essence, rapidly raised his cultivation level by a small amount in a short period of time.

Simultaneously,

The giant wild boar carcass also scared away Shen Shiying, the original garrison commander of Dawan Village, thus preventing a conflict. In addition, they received five spirit stones as compensation.

This is the benefit of increased strength!
Although there may have been an element of luck involved in this process,
But the benefits it brings are real and tangible!

As long as one has sufficient strength, the difficulty of obtaining cultivation resources will undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

And when one thinks of the benefits that would follow in slaying the giant boar...
At this moment, Shen Changchuan couldn't help but have the urge to go into the mountains to hunt monsters.

Fortunately,

His calm demeanor allowed him to quickly suppress the thought in his mind.

"Forget it, I shouldn't take any risks. I'm only at the early stage of Qi Refining right now, so I shouldn't be reckless."

"Even if we go out to hunt monsters, we should at least raise our cultivation to the mid-stage of Qi Refining before we talk about it."

"I'm afraid even the mid-stage of Qi Refining isn't safe. After all, I know nothing about the surrounding terrain, environment, information on the main active monsters, or potential dangers. Going into the mountains without knowing anything would be suicide."

"Without adequate preparation, I'd better stay in the village and cultivate in seclusion."

"Having been given a second chance at life, I can't be too reckless."

Shen Changchuan poured cold water on himself and quickly suppressed all the thoughts in his mind.

Even the giant wild boar that he managed to kill was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

If one truly believes oneself to be invincible and then goes into the mountains to hunt monsters,

They wouldn't even know how they died!
"Now that we have reached the peak of the third level of Qi Refining, we can use whichever one we want."

Shen Changchuan pondered for a moment, then took out a palm-sized white jade bottle from his pocket, inside which the shadow of a pill the size of a thumb was faintly visible.

Aikido Dan!
A type of elixir that can help cultivators break through the bottleneck from the early to the middle stages of Qi Induction.

In other words, it is a precious elixir that can help cultivators break through the bottleneck from the peak of the third level of Qi Refining to the fourth level of Qi Refining!
If he were to cultivate through meditation as usual, Shen Changchuan estimated that it would take him at least two or three years of hard work to break through his current bottleneck and advance to the fourth level of Qi Refining!
But with this one pill, Shen Changchuan could achieve a breakthrough in a short period of time!

This pill,
This was also the first elixir Shen Changchuan had ever obtained in his life!
This body was given to Shen Changchuan by his mother before he left the Shen family compound.

Holding the jade bottle in his hand, recalling that gentle figure, Shen Changchuan fell into a long silence.

"Mother."

Any elixir,

The prices are all quite expensive.

Pills that can help cultivators break through to higher realms are even more expensive.

This single Qi-Harmony Pill costs over 150 spirit stones when purchased within the Shen family!

This is still the internal purchase limit price.

If it were placed outdoors, it would only be more expensive!
One hundred and fifty spirit stones,

This is probably most of her savings since Shen Changchuan was born!

Because her mother was not a cultivator, in the Shen family compound, her status as a mortal was only slightly higher than that of the lower classes.

This was due to his status as the son of the family head and as a cultivator, which gave him a slight advantage.

Also because of this,

The amount of money she could receive from her family was very limited.

Shen Changchuan could imagine how she had slowly accumulated those 150 spirit stones, bit by bit, over a long period of more than ten years.

then,

When her son was ready to spread his wings and fly, she quietly took out all of it and exchanged it for what he needed most.
Right now,

A feeling of being deeply moved, which was difficult to describe, arose within Shen Changchuan.

When leaving,

His mother didn't say anything. But he could sense the worry hidden beneath her gentle gaze as she watched him leave, and her earnest expectation for him.
"Shen Changchuan, oh Shen Changchuan, I have taken over your body, inherited your memories, and perhaps even merged with your soul."

"From this day forward, I am you, and you are me; your mother is also my mother!"

Shen Changchuan held the jade bottle containing the Qi-Harmony Pill in his hand, closed his eyes, and silently addressed himself.

at this moment,
He let go of his inner turmoil and accepted everything about himself.

And it seems that at this very moment,

Whether it was Shen Changchuan's imagination or not, he felt as if a burden had been lifted from his heart. At that moment, the world seemed to become clearer.

Shen Changchuan carefully sensed this change.

After a long while,
He opened his eyes again.
His eyes had become completely calm.

But deep down, the idea that had been there before I left the Shen family compound remained...
It has now become incredibly clear.

He wants to keep going.

To become stronger.

at least,

We must ensure that Mother can live a better life within the Shen family compound!
He has already,
I'm not living just for myself anymore.
Shen Changchuan looked down at the jade bottle in his hand.

After a moment's thought, he finally put it in his pocket.

Regarding the matter of taking elixirs,

Let's wait a few days first.

Be more composed.

If I rush to break through when I have just reached the peak of the third level of Qi Refining and my cultivation is not yet stable, it may damage my meridians.

Let's wait another half month and solidify our cultivation level before making any further moves.

Fortunately,
Since I don't come from a wealthy family and am not a pharmacist, I don't need to worry about erysipelas.

Even if there are traces of medicinal power and pill toxins remaining in the body after taking the Qi-Harmony Pill, the body of a cultivator has a self-purification function, and it will naturally be able to automatically reject and digest them within one or two months.

So there's no need to worry.

erysipelas,

That's the trouble of wealthy families who eat elixirs like they're cooking every day.

If too many pills are consumed, the body cannot eliminate the accumulated toxins, which eventually accumulate and cause harm.

For a penniless fellow like Shen Changchuan, who was encountering elixirs for the first time in his life, there was no need to consider these things.

Therefore, as long as you raise your condition to its peak, you can take the medicine directly and then break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

In the next few days,

While overseeing various reforms and arranging tasks in Dawancun, Shen Changchuan began preparations for the next quarter's spirit grain planting.
He diligently meditated and practiced breathing exercises.

Even though he had reached a bottleneck and his internal magical power could no longer be increased, he still did not relax at all.

I set aside an hour each day to meditate and practice breathing exercises, striving to perfect myself as much as possible.

Other than that,

He also spent at least an hour practicing magic.

Having a progress bar panel, it's natural not to give up its advantages.

A two-pronged approach is the key to success.

Looking at the few spells he had mastered on the panel,

Shen Changchuan also considered it for a long time before deciding to study the next perfect spell.

Considering that we now have the Golden Thorn Technique for attack and the Lightness Technique for movement, there is no need to add anything in these two areas for the time being.

So we decided to supplement our investigative methods.

Therefore, Shen Changchuan set his sights on the Spirit Eye Technique that Shen Shiying had given him.

That spell should be able to enhance one's abilities.

So in the past few days, Shen Changchuan has spent all his time practicing magic on the Liver Spirit Eye Technique.

But soon,

Shen Changchuan also encountered a problem.

That is, once the demon meat is consumed, there will be no more food to replenish essence.
Therefore, after using the Spirit Eye Technique eight or nine times to deplete the mana in one's body, one must meditate for half an hour to restore the mana in one's body.

This slowed down his progress in cultivating the Spirit Eye Technique.

Seven or eight days passed.

The progress of the Spirit Eye Technique is only 51%.

Fortunately, Shen Changchuan wasn't in a hurry.
Because he suppressed his cultivation when he was in the Shen family compound, it took him two and a half years to perfect the Golden Thorn Technique.

Now that there are no more constraints, the speed of cultivating the Spirit Eye Technique is already very fast.

Anyway, there's plenty of time ahead, so there's no rush.

Moreover, if we classify the Spirit Eye Technique at 51% progress according to the levels of the cultivation world, it is already above the minor completion level, and it can play a significant role when used.

However, Shen Changchuan did not continue his cultivation in the end; his arduous training was interrupted.

because,

Neighbors from nearby came to visit, bringing gifts.

(End of this chapter)