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

Chapter 330 Strange Things

Deep in the monster forest,

In fact, there are many crises.

Shen Changchuan didn't think so.

He could easily explore and adventure here on his own, freely coming and going and easily collecting rare and precious materials.

The same is true.

Based on my experience over the past month,

If it weren't for Wu Tianhao's help...

In the process of encountering a demonic beast at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, he might not be able to escape so easily and without any cost.

"Alchemists are still the best."

Shen Changchuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

As long as you sit at home, people will continuously deliver spirit stones to your door.

It's just a pity that

If this task cannot be completed, there will be no way to obtain the inheritance of that first-level alchemy technique.

Shen Changchuan couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

"How about we search for another three to five days, bringing the search time to over a month? Maybe we'll find it soon enough?"

After thinking about it,
Ultimately, I was still somewhat unwilling to accept it.

Shen Changchuan spoke with some difficulty.

After comparing the current gains,

Instead, he became even more obsessed with the rewards for completing the task.

"It can't be that bad. Never mind, it won't make a difference if you look for another three or five days. I'll just go with you to look for it some more."

Wu Tianhao was speechless at Shen Changchuan's sudden change of heart after initially agreeing.

However, he did not object.

It'll only be three to five days anyway.

Moreover, it was mainly Shen Changchuan who did the work, so Wu Tianhao wasn't too resistant.

"Thank you, senior brother!"

Shen Changchuan cupped his hands in greeting.

Soon,
High in the sky, Shen Changchuan made a hand seal.
One after another, jet-black crows flew out of the beast pouch at the waist, cawing strangely before scattering in all directions in the heavy rain.

These crows,

They were a flock of first-tier Dark Soul Crows that they had encountered on their way while searching for their mission target not long ago.

There are hundreds of them.

Because of their collective presence and their unique talents, these things pose a significant problem even to cultivators at the first level of the Nascent Soul realm.

However, they encountered Shen Changchuan and his group.

Naturally, they are the ones who are unlucky.

Shen Changchuan was attracted by their numbers and the convenience of their innate magical abilities.
He directly used the secret technique of beast taming to control it.

Now that he has advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, his divine sense has been greatly enhanced, so controlling so many Dark Soul Crows is a trivial matter.

Shen Changchuan sat cross-legged in the void.

Using the Concentric Vision technique to reflect the Dark Soul Raven's perspective, they continued searching in all directions.

Time flies by,

quickly,

Three more days passed.

Above another mountain forest,
Shen Changchuan sat cross-legged in the void.
Just as he was about to return empty-handed once again, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

His complexion changed slightly.

"What's wrong? Have you found any trace of that guy?"

Wu Tianhao, who was standing nearby, quickly asked.

Shen Changchuan opened his eyes.
There was a strange look in his eyes.

"No, not really. It's just that I seemed to have run into an old friend, and some other rather strange things happened."

He looked somewhat thoughtful.

"What's weird?"

"Yes, in that direction, there's a group of people heading deeper into the Monster Forest."

"Senior Brother Wu, what's going on with that group of people suddenly appearing deep in this monster forest during the rainy season?" "And if I'm not mistaken, that group seems to be being escorted, and something's strange about it. Those mountain leeches seem to ignore the group completely, not attacking any of them!"

Shen Changchuan pointed in a certain direction ahead.
He said with a slight frown.

"Perhaps they have a secret technique for avoiding leeches."

Wu Tianhao spoke without thinking.

But soon,
He realized something was wrong.

It also stopped.

As a cultivator from the local area, Wu Tianhao was naturally not someone who knew nothing about this desolate forest.

After living here for so many years, the Wu family has become the most powerful force in the area.

But I've never heard of any secret method to avoid the leeches that appear during the rainy season!

Are you kidding me? !

Any cultivator living in remote, desolate forests would likely find the leeches that swarm across the mountains during the rainy season deeply repulsive.
If there were a secret technique to avoid their attacks,
How could it not spread locally?
And speaking of which,
Because the harsh environment of the rainy season and those disgusting leeches are just too awful.
For hundreds of years,

Since cultivators came to this place to develop it.
Many cultivators have studied them, including some who have reached the Nascent Soul stage!
Wu Tianhao's family ancestor had studied this when he was young.
Although the secret behind it has not been fully understood.

However, based on some insights and conversations with others,

The conclusion was ultimately drawn that the leeches that appeared all over the mountains during the rainy season were likely a derivative of a type of Gu worm.
In my youth

Wu Tianhao had heard of the ancestor's deductions.

They knew perfectly well that the leeches that quietly appeared throughout the desolate forest during the rainy season were no ordinary creatures.

"That team is suspicious!"

Wu Tianhao made the same judgment in an instant.

"Let's go take a look?"

He looked at Shen Changchuan.

Although no trace of the mission objective was found.

However, encountering such a strange team is worth checking out.

"Yes, that's my idea."

"Moreover, there might be unexpected gains."

Shen Changchuan seemed to be deep in thought.

"how do I say this?"

"Among the escorting group, there was a former subordinate of mine who possessed the skill of firing refined charcoal for alchemy."

"Coincidentally, one of the targets in this mission is an alchemist, isn't there?"

"I think this might not be entirely a coincidence."

"Of course, it doesn't matter if I guess wrong. I'll just treat it as a trip to rescue my old subordinates."

Shen Changchuan's eyes flickered slightly as he spoke.

That person,
I think his name is Guo Cheng?

Memories flashed through his mind.

Several years ago,
When he first arrived in Dawancun...

Several villages came to join them, surrendering to the tutelage of Dawan Village in exchange for the protection of the Shen family.

Among those villages, one of them is called Laoshan Temple.

Its master,
That is Guo Cheng!
Because it is the only village among several villages that is not named after a surname, and its dream is to establish a sect and create a small force called Laoshan Temple.

Therefore, Shen Changchuan's memory is relatively clear.

I heard that when news of the appearance of the Biyuan Water Grass appeared in the desolate forest and began to cause unrest, Guo Cheng foresaw the danger and ran away.

Are you back now?

How is this going?

How did he get arrested?
and,

Who were the people who arrested them?

"Is that so? Let's go then!"

"I have a feeling that this time, we might find the real clue!"

Wu Tianhao was also getting excited.

These days of searching have yielded nothing.

He's been getting tired of it for a while now!
(End of this chapter)