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

Chapter 309 Harvest
Although the battle with Shen Tingchu was unremarkable,
It was a complete stomp.

But as the saying goes, "Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me."

Although Shen Tingchu is weaker than him, as one of the geniuses among ordinary cultivators, he naturally has his own advantages and strengths.

For example, the method of nourishing one's natal sword with one's own blood and sweat, thereby greatly enhancing its power and control.

This gave Shen Changchuan some new ideas during the battle.

Simultaneously,

Battle with the enemy,

It is also a form of self-discipline and training.

It also has a slight promoting effect on one's mastery of magic power and combat skills.

Of course,
It is also a fact that Shen Tingchu is "weak".

Therefore, Shen Changchuan did not spend too much time digesting the gains from the battle.

In just half a day, all the gains from this trip have been fully digested and absorbed.

"Fighting is also a way to quickly improve your strength!"

Shen Changchuan thought to himself.

Sometimes, it's difficult to explain things clearly just through preaching and exchanging ideas.

Only by personally engaging in combat can one best demonstrate their own ideology.

Just like the relationship between written descriptions in books and practical operations.

Doing it yourself is much more intuitive than reading a written description.

It's no wonder that there are so many friendly battles and exchanges in this world.

Constant interaction, exchange, and progress.

This is much faster than burying yourself in books and making progress.

Of course,
That's the logic.

However, Shen Changchuan would not deliberately seek out people to fight in order to improve his cultivation level, let alone intentionally seek out cultivators with higher cultivation levels to fight. He would simply rely on the path of rapidly improving his cultivation by walking on the edge of life and death.

"With the progress bar panel, I don't need to take such a risk at all."

"For me, rather than fighting to the death and taking risks to make progress, it's better to stay in my old lair and cultivate in seclusion, perfecting each spell."

A thought flashed through Shen Changchuan's mind.

Calm your mind slightly.

Shen Changchuan then turned his attention to the supplies that the ancestor had previously compensated him with.

150,000 spirit stones
It's just a price number.
It doesn't mean that the ancestor directly handed him a storage bag containing fifteen spirit stones.

of course,

If Shen Changchuan is willing to do this, the ancestor will not hesitate to take spirit stones directly from the Shen family's warehouse and give them to him.

This 150,000 is less of a sum of money,

It's more accurate to call it a credit limit.

It refers to the amount of money one can use to purchase any item from the Shen family's treasury.

have to say,

The Shen family, which has risen to prominence over the past three hundred years, has accumulated a considerable foundation.

And ultimately,
After some consideration,

Shen Changchuan ultimately chose to exchange his money for 300 mid-grade spirit stones, a bottle of 30 second-tier cultivation pills called True Essence Pills, a bottle of 10 second-tier Body Tempering Pills, and 3 second-tier Rejuvenation Pills.

then,

There's no after that.

The 150,000 spirit stones were used to exchange for these.

have to say,

The items used by cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage are extremely expensive. Shen Changchuan's price was just an insider offer.

If these things were bought outside,
Prices will rise by at least several tens of percent, and even then, there will be supply but no demand!

"I used to think I was pretty rich, but now it seems I'm just a pauper after all!"

I took stock of the cultivation supplies I received as compensation for spending 150,000 spirit stones.
Shen Changchuan couldn't help but show a wry smile.

The price of these cultivation pills is simply too high!

Even for a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, 150,000 spirit stones is a considerable fortune.

Even Shen Changchuan, who now owns Dawancun, would need about ten years to accumulate such wealth.

But such a large number of spirit stones

But it was all spent in one go!

It doesn't last long at all!
"To be honest, the price of pills is not too bad, but the price of magical artifacts is much more precious!"

"No wonder even someone like my elder brother Shen Tingchu, who is considered the hope of the lineage, has difficulty obtaining a treasure for self-defense. Such a price is simply beyond the reach of ordinary people!"

Recalling the list the patriarch had handed him earlier, which included prices for the magical artifacts,
Shen Changchuan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and shake his head slightly.

The expenses involved,

It is indeed far too large.

Fortunately, he had the advantage of a progress bar panel, meaning that the effects of a perfect second-tier spell were in no way inferior to those of a magical artifact.
In some respects, a perfect-level second-tier spell might even be more effective than a magical artifact in combat.

Therefore, he only needs to focus on pills or rare treasures to improve his cultivation level, without having to spend too much time on magical artifacts or other combat methods.
if not,

These 150,000 spirit stones are probably far from enough!
"Cultivation in this world is practically a competition of cultivation resources. I wonder how those ordinary cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage cultivate."

Shen Changchuan sighed inwardly.

However, what he didn't know was that,
Ordinary cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage would never be so extravagant as to use elixirs to aid their cultivation and improve their cultivation level.

Ordinary cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage basically rely on their own daily accumulation to slowly refine spiritual energy, hone themselves, and then gradually improve their cultivation level.

Second-tier elixir,

That's something only the super-rich or the direct descendants of important figures can afford.

In fact,
What Shen Changchuan didn't know was that,

When he exchanged all of his 150,000 spirit stones for pills in the family treasury, the patriarch's brow twitched slightly.

His choice was quite unexpected.

Because a normal cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage would typically prioritize purchasing magical artifacts for combat if they had enough spirit stones.

Secondly, there are talismans, formations, and other means of survival and combat.

Finally, there are second-tier pills or rare treasures that can improve one's cultivation level.
This is because although elixirs or rare and precious herbs can accelerate the advancement of cultivation levels,

But that improvement only took a few years longer!

Saving several years of hard work
The spirit stones spent on this are not necessarily enough to make a profit; almost all of them are losing money.

As for cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage...
With a lifespan of two to three hundred years in total, a few years faster or slower doesn't really matter much.

Paying such a high price for this is not really worth it.

In contrast,

Prioritizing the purchase of magical artifacts can quickly enhance one's strength in a short period of time, providing greater protection for one's life.

not to mention,
The stronger,

In this dog-eat-dog world, there are more resources available for cultivating immortality.

Therefore, the first choice for most cultivators is usually magical artifacts, talismans, and portable magic arrays that can quickly enhance their strength.

Like Shen Changchuan,

Exchanging most of the spirit stones for pills yields very little!

(End of this chapter)