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

Chapter 200 Refining and News

The changes to the Secret Techniques section on the progress bar panel left Shen Changchuan somewhat silent.

However, he didn't know much about progress bar panels to begin with.
It can only display the progress of one's cultivation over time.

We know nothing about its essence or where it comes from.

Therefore, the changes in the Nine Elements Divine Gathering Technique

He also found it difficult to give a definite answer.

Shen Changchuan could only put it out of his mind for the time being.

However, one thing he was certain of was...

That change in the Nine Elements Divine Art panel must be related to my breakthrough and transformation under the pressure of facing the blood-patterned black-robed man!

This,

This is probably the greatest gain he made after nearly dying in this crisis!

"Divine consciousness."

Shen Changchuan muttered to himself,

Raise your palms.

In his palm, a small stone, about the size of a thumb, floated silently.

But unlike in the past,

At this moment, no magical power was emanating from his palm.

The small stone wasn't lifted up by magic.
Instead, it is controlled by an invisible, unseen force!

Shen Changchuan's eyes flickered slightly.
In the blink of an eye,

Then the small stone that had been floating in the palm of his hand slowly flew out, trembling and dancing in mid-air.
It was as if an invisible hand was grasping and enveloping it as it moved through the air.

Shen Changchuan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile.

"My soul leaves my body, my divine sense manifests, and I possess substantial power. Does this mean I've already acquired the ability to leave my body at the Out-of-Body stage?"

I felt a little excited.

For a time,

The small stone in mid-air ahead moved even more vigorously, displaying various acute and right-angled trajectories, constantly trying to experience this feeling of the soul leaving the body.

"Now, perhaps I can try to disguise myself as a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage?"

After a short while, I calmed down a bit.
This thought also flashed through Shen Changchuan's mind.

The soul leaving the body—this is a sign of being in the Out-of-Body Realm!
Compared to that level of existence,

When a cultivator at the Qi Refining stage uses a magical artifact or spell to attack, it's like throwing a stone; the moment it flies out, it's no longer under the user's control.

Perhaps some spells or magical artifacts can be slightly adjusted in direction by sensing magical power, but ultimately they cannot be controlled as easily as an arm.

This is because cultivators at the Qi Refining stage cannot yet separate their consciousness from their bodies, thus they cannot control the techniques they employ.

But the Astral Projection Realm is different.

The detached divine consciousness is like giving a cultivator an invisible arm!
They can freely control the direction of flying spells and magical artifacts.

Just like right now,

These small stones kept bouncing and flying up and down in front of Shen Changchuan.
That was the result of his divine consciousness being manipulated outside his body!
And just this point alone,
One can imagine how great the advantage the Nascent Soul realm has over cultivators at the Qi Induction realm!
For example,
If you, at the Qi Refining stage, throw a longsword magic weapon to attack, and the opponent dodges, causing the attack to miss, you might be able to control the sword to retrieve it through the mark on the sword, but that's the end of your offensive capabilities.

A being at the Out-of-Body Realm can throw a magic sword, and even if you dodge it, they can continue to control the sword after the attack misses, turning it around to stab you again.
of course,

In reality, a being at the Nascent Soul stage doesn't need to go through such complicated procedures when facing a cultivator at the Qi Induction stage.
They only needed simple, powerful magic to destroy and crush cultivators at the Qi Refining stage. However, this was still extremely significant.

This is especially true for Shen Changchuan.

"I remember that when I was advancing to the Out-of-Body Realm, the separation of my soul from my body was one of the difficulties."

"So, for me, this hurdle may no longer be a problem?"

Shen Changchuan recalled the contents of the cultivation inheritance that Shen Tingchu had given him.

It mentions the three most difficult stages when advancing to the Astral Body stage.

One of the challenges inside is the astral projection of the soul!

And now,
He has already overcome this hurdle.

For a time,

Shen Changchuan was in a great mood.

Calm your mind slightly.

Continue testing.
Next, he planned to see the maximum distance that his out-of-body consciousness could control.

So, under the control of his separated consciousness, the little stone wobbled and flew forward.

It wasn't until it had flown sixty or seventy meters away that...
It fell to the ground.

"It looks like 60 or 70 meters is the limit."
"I wonder how far a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage can reach. I'm afraid it's more than a hundred meters away!"

"But that's normal. Although my divine sense can now leave my body, it can only barely reach that level of power. It's still far inferior to that of a true Nascent Soul cultivator."

Shen Changchuan fell into deep thought.
This distance is acceptable to him.

Just recalling the overwhelming pressure on my soul when facing the black-clad man with the blood-patterned skin, as if facing a towering mountain crushing down upon me...
He couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

This level of divine consciousness only allows him to withstand the divine soul pressure of a true Nascent Soul realm expert, allowing him to move freely and preventing him from being suppressed and left to die immobile.

He was ultimately not a true master of the Out-of-Body Realm.

Although once he becomes familiar with and masters it, this enhancement of his divine sense should bring him a significant increase in strength.

But if you want to directly face a powerhouse at the Nascent Soul stage...
That's still a bit far.

In the following days,
After the initial excitement subsided, Shen Changchuan spent the rest of his time reviewing and organizing the battle that took place in Wujiaji.

Especially when facing a demonic cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, the scene of that life-or-death breakthrough...
It took Shen Changchuan a great deal of effort to repeatedly recall the feelings before and after.
I hope to find some insights.
I hope to learn from these examples to help myself in my future practice, or to take this opportunity to make further progress and find breakthroughs and improvements in other areas.

But obviously,
This is not easy.

Although I was able to break through that time

However, the main reason is that due to numerous fortuitous encounters, the strength of his divine soul far surpasses that of other cultivators of the same level, having already reached its limit.

This allowed him to undergo a transformation under the immense pressure of death.

But even if we could do it all over again,
Shen Changchuan didn't dare to say that he would definitely be able to break through successfully.

After a lot of effort,
So there was nothing gained.

And in these few days,
News about the Wujiaji area has been coming in one after another.

Above the crater that swallowed the entire Wu Family Village, a massive curtain of light has now risen, seemingly a sealing array jointly set up by those Nascent Soul realm experts.
However, at the same time, they seem to have an unequal distribution of benefits and are still fighting and killing each other.

Simultaneously,

When the pillar of light shattered and scattered in all directions, each beam contained a variety of precious natural treasures, causing chaos and fierce fighting everywhere.

And rumors are circulating in the shadows.
They said those treasures came from an ancient ruin underground in Wujiaji.
(End of this chapter)