Chapter 150: Chapter 147: 3 Months
A subtle look crossed Wu Tianhao’s eyes.
He recalled his past investigation into the practitioners of the Demon Dao Technique from Nanyue—the infamous Blood Slaughter Three Demons, who were notorious among Low Tier Cultivators.
When he finally found them in the place called Dawan Village, he remembered the clues he discovered from the battle marks on their corpses.
Relying on the powerful Divine Sense of his Soul Emergence Realm,
he had almost effortlessly identified the traces of Magical Power left on the bodies. They were identical to the aura of Magical Power emanating from that young man, Shen Changchuan!
Those three,
had all been killed by him!
To kill three powerful enemies at the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer in a single battle, while only at the Qi Introduction Sixth Layer Cultivation Realm himself.
Even he, back when he was at that Realm, wouldn’t dare claim he could have accomplished such a feat!
What’s more,
on one of the corpses, he had also discovered traces of several other Magic skills at the Perfection Level,
and one incredibly powerful Magic that was practically impossible for a Qi Introduction Realm Cultivator to master!
His talent for cultivating Magic was nothing short of astonishing!
’If Master truly loses the struggle and settles here to establish a branch of the Sect, I’m seventy or eighty percent certain that he would be accepted by Master!’
"Is that so? It seems I misjudged him."
Wu Yuanzhi’s face grew thoughtful.
Based on some inside information he had gathered,
perhaps,
there was an opportunity to be exploited here.
...
Shen Changchuan was completely unaware of the changes happening far away in the Wu Family Collection.
Not long after his body recovered, Nangong City bid his farewells and left.
Not long after,
perhaps due to the influence of this event and the news spreading, or perhaps for some other reasons,
three more merchant guilds paid to establish a presence.
However, among them,
two of them were likely not powerful enough on their own, so they pooled their resources to co-lease a space.
The two of them partnered up, scraped together the money, hired a Shopkeeper, and sold both of their goods in the shop, splitting the final profits evenly.
This way,
there were no loopholes to be found.
But because they had joined rather late, the shop’s location was not ideal, and they had also missed a month of development and business operations. Therefore, the price was pushed down to an even three thousand.
Shen Changchuan gave it some thought and agreed.
In this way,
Shen Changchuan’s pockets were six thousand Spirit Stones richer.
His funds were replenished in one fell swoop.
Combined with the previous installment payments, his savings would soon steadily increase and surpass ten thousand.
But even so,
Shen Changchuan still felt a pressing sense of poverty.
When he was in the Seventh Layer Realm, the cost of purchasing Cyan Jade Pills already amounted to tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.
So what would happen after he advanced to the Eighth Layer?
If he wanted to maintain his rapid Cultivation growth and continue using elixirs to level up his training, the amount of Spirit Stones required would be even more terrifying!
Although ten thousand Spirit Stones was a lot,
when it came to that,
it would probably barely make a splash.
Unless he stopped using Elixirs for his Cultivation after reaching the Eighth Layer, then he wouldn’t need to spend any Spirit Stones.
But having enjoyed the speed of rapid Cultivation improvement, how could he possibly tolerate a snail’s pace of progress?
Moreover, for Shen Changchuan,
coming to Dawan Village didn’t mean he could rest easy.
Don’t be fooled by how everything seemed to be thriving for him now,
if some accident were to occur,
and the Shen Family directly stripped him of his title as Dawan Village Guardian and replaced him with someone else...
then everything he had now would come crashing down!
Power, status, backing—all of it was illusory.
Only one’s own strength,
was everything!
He had to increase his strength in the shortest time possible, perhaps even advancing to the Soul Emergence Realm.
Only then would he be qualified to protect everything he had!
It was precisely because he understood this point clearly,
that Shen Changchuan felt an extreme sense of urgency, forcing him to go all out and climb to higher Realms as fast as possible.
’Forget it. There’s always a way out. The future isn’t set in stone.’
’For now, I should just focus on cultivating to the Qi Introduction Eighth Layer first.’
Casting aside all distracting thoughts,
Shen Changchuan solidified his Heart Spirit.
It was time to take the Cyan Jade Pill and raise his Cultivation to the next level!
And so,
Shen Changchuan entered a state of all-out, closed-door Cultivation.
He began to take the Cyan Jade Pills,
using their Medicinal Power to continuously refine and enhance his Cultivation.
It took a full three days,
for Shen Changchuan to finally complete the Refinement of the first Cyan Jade Pill’s Medicinal Power and preliminarily convert it into his own Cultivation progress.
However,
Shen Changchuan also discovered a problem.
Cultivation in the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer was much more prolonged than it was in the Qi Introduction Sixth Layer!
Shen Changchuan could clearly sense that he had taken a small step forward, but he was still a considerable distance from the bottleneck of the Seventh Layer Early Stage Peak.
If the path from the Qi Introduction Sixth Layer Early Stage to the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer Realm was ten meters long,
then the distance from the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer Early Stage to the Seventh Layer Peak was at least a hundred meters!
Fortunately, however,
after advancing to the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer,
his Cultivation speed was already more than twice as fast as it was in the Qi Introduction Sixth Layer.
In addition, the Medicinal Power of the Cyan Jade Pill was several times stronger than that of a Top Grade Qi Introduction Pill.
With the two combined,
although his Cultivation progress was a bit slower than it had been in the Sixth Layer, it was still acceptable to Shen Changchuan.
’However, while the Cyan Jade Pill’s Medicinal Power is stronger, the trace amounts of Elixir Poison it carries might also be more potent.’
’Although my body has grown stronger from being nourished by Magical Power compared to when I was in the Qi Introduction Middle Stage, and my body’s own detoxification ability has improved, I still need to be careful about this. I don’t want to leave behind some irreparable disaster for the future...’
’Hmm, in that case, after consuming and completing the Refinement of a Cyan Jade Pill, I’ll spend another three to five days consolidating my progress.’
’With enough rest time, I might be able to fully digest the Elixir and also lower my resistance to subsequent Cyan Jade Pills.’
A gleam flashed in Shen Changchuan’s eyes as he mused to himself.
This was also a perfect opportunity.
During the rest and digestion period, he could practice the Magic he had previously obtained, cultivate the Cyan Wood Sword Light, and work on his Alchemy.
The best approach would be to completely exhaust his internal Magical Power, then meditate with Spirit Stones to fully recover, and then exhaust it again... Through this repetitive exercise, he could repeatedly temper his Magical Power.
This way, while solidifying the foundation of his Magical Power as much as possible,
he could also temper his own body, further accelerating the complete digestion of the Cyan Jade Pill.
It was just like some theories from the physical sports of his past life.
Through continuous exercise, by constantly depleting one’s stamina to break through limits, one could raise their own upper limits even higher!
Of course,
this wasn’t easy.
In fact, it was extremely difficult!
Given the demands it placed on a Cultivator’s effort, willpower, and so on, perhaps not even one in a hundred could accomplish it!
Even Shen Changchuan wouldn’t dare say he could persist without seeing any improvement if it weren’t for the progress bar panel that showed him his advancements.
But there were no "ifs" in this world.
And so,
in the days that followed,
Shen Changchuan began a grueling, yet orderly, day-by-day regimen of closed-door Cultivation.
「Three months quietly passed by.」
