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

Chapter 219 Half a Month

Clarify the cause and effect,

Having understood the true nature of this dog-eat-dog world,
Looking at the tightly hierarchical structure of this cultivation world, with its interconnected layers of pressure, almost like a pyramid, one can see...
Shen Changchuan couldn't help but feel an almost suffocating pressure rising within him.

Just considering the Qi Induction Realm and the Out-of-Body Realm...
There are so many large pits.

What about going even higher?

It is important to know that the cultivation realms start from the Qi Induction Realm, then progress to the Out-of-Body Realm, followed by the Spirit Travel Realm, and finally to the Profound Core True Person Realm.

Above the Profound Core True Person realm, there are other realms!

How many great thunderbolts are hidden on the path to immortality?
"This world is not like the cultivation novels of my previous life, where only those born with spiritual roots can cultivate immortality. Instead, as long as there are enough spiritual objects, even a pig can successfully awaken its spirit and embark on the path of cultivation. Furthermore, although there are differences in aptitude for cultivation, it can be improved through hard work."

"This seems very fair, almost like the justice of heaven, with everyone having a chance. But in fact, this is the greatest injustice."

In the cultivation world where spiritual roots exist, even if one's parents have progressed far on the path of immortality, they cannot change the fate of whether their descendants will possess spiritual roots.

"But in this world, whether one can cultivate immortality is not predetermined by fate, and high-level cultivators have an overwhelming advantage over low-level cultivators. Therefore, those who came before them used their accumulated advantages to build almost insurmountable barriers before those who came after them, creating an extremely high moat for their descendants."

Shen Changchuan sighed inwardly.
Although I recognized reality early on,

But what is the use?
He wasn't some born saint who couldn't stand injustice or human suffering, nor did he possess the courage to change the world.

Whether before or after time travel,
He was just an ordinary person.

He's not like the protagonist of a fantasy novel.

They have the grand ideal of breaking all shackles and dare to make the great vow that everyone can become a dragon.

Perhaps this is the result of him being too clear-headed.

In his understanding,
Is everyone a dragon?

When everyone is a dragon, then the so-called "dragon" becomes nothing more than a worm.
Just like in a past life,

In the feudal era two or three hundred years ago, the world that he traveled to must have been a world where everyone could read, know astronomy and geography, understand the principles of how all things work, and be able to eat their fill and stay warm.

However, two or three hundred years later, all of that came true, but did people of that time really believe they were dragons?
No, even though the living standards of modern people have surpassed those of feudal landowners with thousands of acres of land, their knowledge and understanding of the world far exceed those of the ancients, making them "dragons" in the eyes of the ancients.
But most people today feel like they're just overworked oxen and horses.
This is an inevitable part of human nature.

When everyone is starving, being able to eat your fill every day is considered a luxury.

When everyone can eat their fill every day, then owning a car and a house is considered wealthy.

When everyone owns a car and a house, then being a millionaire and not having to work is true wealth.

But when everyone has tens of millions in assets, do most people really feel rich?

Do not,
impossible!

Human desires are endless.
Poverty and wealth,

It is precisely through comparison with others that this has come to be known.

One spirit stone is poor compared to ten thousand spirit stones, and ten thousand spirit stones are still poor compared to a million spirit stones.
Is everyone a dragon?

That's utterly a lie!
When everyone possesses the same thing, that thing becomes as worthless as mud.

"Perhaps that's why I can't be the protagonist."

"Without great willpower or the courage to change everything, he is just an ordinary citizen."

"Even if you time travel, you're only thinking about protecting yourself, and there's nothing wrong with that."

"These philosophical questions are too profound for me to comprehend right now."

"If one day I can reach the pinnacle of cultivation, achieve immortality, and transcend this world, then I can truly contemplate these grand questions about humanity and society."

Shen Changchuan shook his head slightly.
He immediately banished all these thoughts from his mind. In his view, the world was sick.

But he was just a nobody, without any grand ambitions to save the world or change the world.

and,

If one day I can reach the pinnacle of the path of cultivation, the fate of the world will be in my hands. Wouldn't it be easy for the things that I dislike to disappear?

Ultimately, it's simply because I'm not strong enough.

Therefore,
Instead of thinking so much,
It would be better to focus on spiritual cultivation first.

If you are strong enough, the world will adapt to you, rather than you adapting to the world.
Shen Changchuan's inner thoughts
At this moment, they all became resolute.

"However, to be honest, this time I do owe my cheapskate brother a huge favor!"

Bring the many thoughts out of your mind.

Shen Changchuan looked at the jade slip in his hand and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Such detailed records, along with secret techniques for concealing spirits.

He said he just picked it up from the ground?

He doesn't believe it.

But why would he do that?

Shen Changchuan didn't know.

But no matter what,
He remembered this favor.

time flies,
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Within these two weeks,

Shen Changchuan did not go out again, but stayed in Dawan Village to cultivate.

Within these two weeks,

Nothing major happened in the village.
However, due to the changes in Wujiaji, a large number of cultivators flocked there to take risks, which reduced the village's income somewhat.

However, the decrease in income is not significant.

As the news spread, a steady stream of cultivators from other regions arrived.
In order to gather information, their first stop was usually Dawancun.

and,

Some cultivators made some gains near Wujiaji, but the rare and precious materials they obtained were not what they needed, so they traded them in the market.

As the only market within a thousand miles where numerous cultivators gather, it naturally enjoys the advantage of being close to the source.

With Shen Changchuan's consent, his maternal grandfather, Han Qinhu, also acquired two rare and precious materials that had flown out of the pillar of light in Wujiaji that day from the market.

Both are the essence of Geng metal.

The other one is unary heavy water.

These are among the most precious natural treasures.

According to the description of spiritual body condensation in the jade slip given by Shen Chong, if he refines these two spiritual objects during the Foundation Establishment stage, he will be able to condense a Golden Spirit Body or a Water Element Body.

And beyond that,
After half a month of intensive training,

With the assistance of ample mid-grade spirit stones,
Shen Changchuan's cultivation level also rose to the late stage of the ninth level of Qi Induction!
(End of this chapter)