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

Chapter 357 Fangxian City

"Refining Gu is somewhat similar to alchemy. In the process of refining Gu, it is necessary to harmonize the spiritual energy of the materials and catalyze the transformation of the essence of heaven and earth. However, compared with alchemy, the success rate of refining Gu is much higher, and the requirements are not as high."

"But there is always a possibility of failure in the art of refining Gu."

"Especially for someone like me who has only just begun to explore Gu techniques, even if all the materials are ready right now, the success rate of refining the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu is less than 10%!"

"I need to improve this Gu technique as soon as possible before I finish collecting all the materials."

Shen Changchuan stared at the progress of the first-level Gu technique on the progress bar panel.

And below the first-tier Gu technique, the second-tier Gu technique is only at 0.1% progress.
He couldn't help but furrow his brow slightly.

Yes,

The first-tier and second-tier Gu techniques are displayed simultaneously on the progress bar panel.

Just like alchemy,
Initially, basic alchemy techniques and first-order alchemy techniques existed simultaneously.

It doesn't mean that you can advance to the next level of alchemy simply by cultivating the basic alchemy technique to 100% perfection.

Instead, there is a corresponding tradition.

As long as you learn and have some understanding, it will be displayed on the panel to some extent.

At this moment, Shen Changchuan's second-tier Gu technique...

It was more than two months ago,

He entrusted Wang Xiaoer to keep an eye out for and acquire any Gu technique inheritances that might be sold on the black market in Qingcheng, and to collect any bargains he could find there.

However, the content of this second-tier Gu technique is still very profound for Shen Changchuan at present.

After all, he hadn't even mastered the first-tier Gu technique yet.

Higher-level content is naturally not easy to understand.
Furthermore, the inheritance of that second-tier Gu technique was incomplete.

Naturally, Shen Changchuan only made 0.1% progress.

"Even if refining Gu is much easier than refining pills, I don't expect to perfect my first and second-tier Gu techniques before refining the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu. But I should at least improve my first-tier Gu technique to over 90% and my second-tier Gu technique to over 50% so as not to waste the materials."

"However, improving the progress of Gu techniques ultimately requires a lot of hands-on practice in refining various Gu worms, which requires purchasing a large number of poisonous insects and refining materials from outside, inevitably requiring a large amount of spirit stones."

"But if that happens, it will definitely slow down the accumulation of my spells, and even slow down the speed at which my cultivation level improves."

"Is it worth it to temporarily slow down the advancement of one's cultivation realm in exchange for doubling the speed of cultivation in the future?"

For a while,
Shen Changchuan fell into deep thought.

at the same time,

Dragon Sky Sect.

“Junior Brother Wu, the demonic disciples of the Seven Absolutes Sect and the White Bone Temple have already appeared at the front line. A few days ago, they successfully launched a surprise attack, resulting in significant losses. Master has ordered us to be transferred to garrison and guard the Wilderness City in preparation for a sneak attack by the demonic thieves.”

"Has it come to this? What's the situation on the front lines now?"

"They've already started testing each other and exchanging blows, but it's mainly a back-and-forth tug-of-war between cultivators at the Qi Refining Realm and the early Nascent Soul Realm, with each infiltrating the other's defenses. The final battle will probably have to wait until one of the two Divine Travel Realm cultivators leaves the fray first."

"Junior brothers, you don't need to worry. Master knows that those inhuman demonic cultivators practice all sorts of cruel secret techniques, making them stronger than others of the same level. So your main task is to guard the Desolate City and strengthen the defenses of the bridgehead we've built. As for tasks like leading teams out, those will mainly be handled by the senior brothers and sisters at the high Nascent Soul stage and above."

"In that case, let's set off."

"Don't worry, Senior Brother, I'll be careful. Although this battle is dangerous, it might not be such a bad thing. This place is barren; if I want to obtain more cultivation resources and improve my cultivation level, I can only rely on my own slow exploration and gradual refinement. On the contrary, with the outbreak of war, it's not impossible to become rich overnight."

Soon,
Wu Tianhao and several other figures boarded a flying boat.
The flying boat also carried several hundred newly initiated disciples who had only been in the program for a few months.

Wu Tianhao glanced back at the Dragon Cloud Sect's mountain gate.
He let out a long breath,

The airship started up.

Then it disappeared into the horizon.

This scene,
This wasn't just happening at the Longxiao Sect; several other families in Tiannan City, including the Shen family, the Ancient Sword Sect, and the Nangong family, all had members at the Divine Travel Realm level leading their elite disciples and forces on their flying boats.

of course,

Besides these major powers,
Small and medium-sized forces at the bottom level, as well as independent cultivators tempted by the high bounties, all boarded cheap flying boats in groups and headed south.

Changes occurring in the Southern Region

Shen Changchuan had no idea.

Because at this time,

He has already entered the Heisei Domain.
And in just a few days, they arrived at Fangxian City.

The Wanling Pavilion auction is still a few days away.
However, Fangxian City had already become a gathering place for a large number of cultivators.
Cultivators from all over gathered here because of the auction.

Of course,
Because this grand event primarily targets cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, although there are many cultivators in Fangxian City, it is not yet overcrowded.

After all, cultivators at the Nascent Soul level are already considered to be in the upper-middle tier among cultivators in the surrounding domains.

and,

Not all cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage need these things.

Only someone like Shen Changchuan, who desperately needs something rare and that happens to be available at the auction, would travel a long distance to get it.

have to say,

Arriving in a foreign land,

Having witnessed a prosperity far surpassing that of any immortal city in the Tiannan Region,

This gave Shen Changchuan a sense of having his horizons broadened.

The immortal city is filled with a dazzling array of goods.

Even before the auction began,
He purchased a set of basic knowledge of second-tier Gu techniques in the market to enrich his knowledge, and also spent several thousand spirit stones to buy a recipe for the Purple Gold Pill, which can be taken by cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Other than that,

Shen Changchuan didn't buy anything else.

Although many things he mentioned were quite attractive,

However, Shen Changchuan knew his goal for this trip well, and he wouldn't waste money before he got his hands on the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Jade.

During these days of waiting,

Shen Changchuan didn't find it boring.

Before the auction began, quite a few interesting things happened in Fangxian City.

For example, a renowned rogue cultivator challenged the prodigy of the Nanyang Sect.

The battle broke out in the arena in the center of the city.

The battle between the two Nascent Soul Realm prodigies attracted the attention of the cultivators.
On that day, the arena in the center of Fangxian City was almost completely surrounded by cultivators.

Shen Changchuan also went to join in the fun.

I witnessed the battle between the prodigies of the Heisei Domain.

Both opponents were at the second level of the Nascent Soul Realm.
They seem to have pretty good combat capabilities.

Not only do the two possess a fully mastered second-tier spell, but they also have more than two magical artifacts.

During the battle,
Powerful measures were frequently employed.

This left the surrounding cultivators watching in astonishment.

(End of this chapter)