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

Chapter 364 Treasure Map

"Forget it, Shi Miaoqing and the others died by my hand."

"In this way, the other lone cultivators from other places who were being targeted by them were spared from trouble."

"I'm doing a good deed, so it's okay if I get less in return."

Shen Changchuan sighed.
I found a reason to make myself feel better and convinced myself to listen.

"But then again, they're using demonic artifacts. Could it be that these people are connected to the demonic cultivators of the Southern Yue Kingdom?"

"Although the Nanyue Kingdom is located directly south of the Tiannan Domain, there are no major obstacles to entering the Heisei Domain from the Nanyue Kingdom, except for the long distance."

Recalling the sect's upcoming campaign against the Southern Yue Kingdom,

Shen Changchuan's heart couldn't help but stir.

Do not,
Probably not!

Since these four people were able to quickly recognize who came from out of town, they must have stayed in Fangxian City for a long time to be able to see the difference in temperament between outsiders and outsiders at a glance.

It's impossible that he's a member of some kind of demonic sect from the Southern Yue Kingdom.

There must be some channel,
What kind of collusion exists between them and the demonic forces of the Southern Yue Kingdom?
Shen Changchuan pondered in his heart.

They also examined the miscellaneous items in the hands of the four people, trying to find some clues.

After returning,

In the future, I will most likely have to go to the Southern Yue Kingdom to participate in this war.

If we could get some inside information from them beforehand,
That's a good thing too.

just,

After searching for a while...

Shen Changchuan ultimately failed to find what he was looking for.

Perhaps the few magical artifacts they possessed were an accident?
Shen Changchuan couldn't be sure.

Perhaps only the four who went to hell know the answer.

However, Shen Changchuan did not come away empty-handed.

Among the many miscellaneous jade slips, Shen Changchuan discovered one.

The jade slip was quite worn, and its surface was yellowish.

And the content therein,

It was a map.
A map that resembles a treasure map, with clear location indicators!
"Could this be the legendary treasure map?"

"If it's a treasure map, what's hidden inside? And why is it with Shi Miaoqing?"

Shen Changchuan carefully examined the map recorded inside the jade slip, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

The map was found in Shi Miaoqing's storage bag.

That's interesting.

If the treasure map is important and all four of them know about it, then it would inevitably end up in the hands of the bald, burly man who is the strongest among them and is at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm.

It's safer to play against a stronger opponent.

But that's clearly not the case.

The only explanation,
That means the treasure map itself belonged to Shi Miaoqing.

It was his own 'private collection,' which is why he didn't entrust it to the bald, burly man for safekeeping.
and,

"The destination on this map seems to be within the territory of the Southern Yue Kingdom?"

Perhaps the map holds some secret.
However, after thinking about it for a moment, Shen Changchuan didn't take it too seriously.

This is not the most pressing issue he needs to address right now.

What he needs to do right now is...
The goal is to enhance one's own strength as much as possible in order to face the future war against the Southern Yue Kingdom.

What treasure map?
Let's see how things go once we actually arrive in the Southern Yue Kingdom.

Moreover, it's still uncertain whether this is actually a treasure map.

Maybe it's a trap set by the other party to create suspense? Anything is possible.

Regain your focus
Sitting on Xiao Feng's back, heading towards the sect, Shen Changchuan took out the second-tier basic Gu technique knowledge he had purchased and began to study it.

At the same time, we attempted to combine the inheritance of many first-tier Gu-cultivation techniques.
And ideas such as large-scale industrialized farming from his previous life,
He sketched out in his mind the sequential steps for mass-producing and industrializing first-tier low-level Gu worms.

Time passed as Shen Changchuan pondered.

Five days passed quickly.

Within five days of travel time,
Shen Changchuan didn't encounter any major trouble after returning.

Although on the way back, they were attacked by inconspicuous low-level monsters when passing through some wild mountains and forests, and also encountered storms, thunder and lightning.
But these are not major problems.

Shen Changchuan also safely returned to the border wasteland area.
and,

Through these days of reflection and contemplation,
It references various knowledge traditions related to Gu refining and raising.

Shen Changchuan had a general plan and intention for the next phase of his Gu-refining project.

"Within the sect, there isn't much space or manpower for me to carry out large-scale breeding."

"Therefore, it's best to raise Gu worms in Dawan Village."

"Including alchemy and selling pills, I should probably stay in Dawan Village for the next few months to avoid the hassle of traveling back and forth."

"However, let's go back to the sect first."

Thinking of this,

Shen Changchuan immediately sent Xiao Feng flying towards the direction of the sect.

I don't plan to stay in Dawancun anymore.

Let's go back to the sect and complete the formalities first.
If a disciple of a sect needs to leave the sect for an extended period of time, they must report this to the sect's external affairs hall.

Otherwise, if you disappear for a year or two without a trace, who knows if you died in an accident or for some other reason?
Shen Changchuan, as a true disciple, was alright.
It still offers quite a few conveniences.

Management of outer disciples
That would be even more!

just,

When Shen Changchuan stepped onto the sect's mountain gate, he was somewhat stunned.

Because of the sect at this time,
It's much more desolate than before.

The once bustling main street of the mountain gate square, which had been filled with new outer disciples, was now somewhat deserted.

It was almost the same as when Shen Changchuan and the other first group of two or three hundred people joined the sect.

It has only been about half a month since then.
However, it gave Shen Changchuan a sense of immense change, as if he had lived through another world.

"Senior sister, what happened in the sect?"

Upon arriving at the Foreign Affairs Hall,
It was discovered that the person in charge of the External Affairs Hall within the sect at this time was a female cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm named Wei Yuting.

She is one of the direct disciples of Master You Longzi, and Shen Changchuan's senior sister.

Originally, he was in charge of the Dharma Transmission Hall.
When Shen Changchuan encountered problems in his cultivation,
I even consulted the other party.

But why is the other party here?

"Did you see it too?"

Wei Yuting looked up at Shen Changchuan.
Ignoring it, I continued to busy myself with my work and struggle with various matters.

However, while she was busy...
He also explained to Shen Changchuan.

"We were called up to the front lines not long ago, and a large number of our disciples were just transferred there. Now our sect only has this many people left."

"Right now, I can only take on some of the work at the Foreign Affairs Office."

In Wei Yuting's explanation,
Shen Changchuan only then learned that
Just as he was heading to the Fangxian City auction,
Senior Brother Hongyang and Wu Tianhao have already set off with a large group of disciples to the front lines of the campaign against the Southern Yue Kingdom.

And over there,

The other major forces in the Southern Region have also mobilized.

(End of this chapter)