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

Chapter 773 Shock
"Want to spar with me?"

After Shen Changchuan thanked Hou Ping, he asked for his help.
Hou Ping blinked.
Shen Changchuan's needs were quite unexpected.

Yes,

Shen Changchuan's offer of help was precisely to have a sparring match with Hou Ping, so as to verify what he had learned over the past year and to assess his own level of strength.

Hou Ping had no idea what Shen Changchuan was thinking.

Therefore, they naturally did not understand the meaning behind Shen Changchuan's actions.

Didn't we just have a friendly spar a year ago?
You've spent the entire year studying nearly two thousand second-tier and top-tier second-tier spells, seeking solutions to the problems you've encountered!

What progress is there? What need is there to prove itself?

Oh.
wrong!

It seems that the other party's cultivation level has already reached the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage?
hiss!
That's quite something!
So, is it because of the improvement in one's cultivation level that such a request is made, to see one's progress?
Since that's the case, then fine!

between breaths,

A multitude of thoughts flashed through Hou Ping's mind, and he quickly figured out Shen Changchuan's purpose.

"Very well, since that's the case, let's have a proper spar!"

"Or perhaps, having witnessed the gap between us and understood the dangers, he will be more cautious when deciding to travel to the Southern Yue region?"

A thought in my mind,
Hou Ping agreed.

Subsequently,

The two then flew outwards.

It took half a day.
We arrived above a desolate, uninhabited wilderness.

"Senior Brother Hou, please forgive me!"

"Junior brother, don't be polite. Give it your all and let your senior brother see how much progress you've made in the past year!"

As soon as the words fell,
A figure flashed,
Boom! ! !

A violent collision erupted with a deafening roar, and a raging shockwave swept across the heavens and earth.
Half an hour later,
Shen Changchuan, his forehead covered in sweat, let out a long breath.

With each breath, magical power flowed, and the depleted magical power in the meridians of the dantian within the body was gradually restored.

At this moment, he

His clothes were soaked with sweat, and his face showed signs of exhaustion.

But his eyes gleamed with a fierce, piercing light!

As the fatigue in my body subsided,
Shen Changchuan's magical power surged, and the sweat on his body was instantly evaporated.

"Thanks for the advice, senior brother!"

After composing himself, Shen Changchuan clasped his hands in thanks to Hou Ping, who was not far away.

however,
Right now,

Not far away in mid-air,
That person, Hou Ping, whose cultivation was at the third level of the Divine Travel Realm, was a direct disciple of Wanren Peak.

Although it stopped at this moment.

But his face was blank, his mouth slightly agape, staring blankly at the empty space before him.

They seemed to still be reeling from the shock of the previous battle!
"Senior brother, senior brother?"

Seeing that Hou Ping didn't respond for a while, Shen Changchuan couldn't help but remind him a few more times.

"Oh, oh, wait a minute."

Hou Ping seemed to have just come to his senses.
But then he rubbed his temples, seemingly trying to clear his head.

After a short while,
He then looked at Shen Changchuan and asked incredulously:

“Junior brother, during our previous exchange, I noticed that you used almost no duplicate second-tier top-level instantaneous spells; there were at least several hundred of them.”

"Um, could it be that the rumors are true, that you borrowed two thousand second-tier spells from the Immortal Sect's Scripture Pavilion this year and mastered them all?"

to be frank,
When Hou Ping asked that question, he himself felt it was absurd.

However, the series of top-tier second-tier spells that Shen Changchuan had instantly unleashed earlier forced him to face the reality: "There aren't two thousand of them."

Hearing Shen Changchuan's words, Hou Ping breathed a slight sigh of relief.

But then,

The next moment, Shen Changchuan's words caused his mood to plummet like a rollercoaster.

"There are only 1,800 sects. If you want to cultivate 2,000 sects, it will take at least a year and a month or two."

Shen Changchuan said with a sigh.

Although I have a progress bar panel plugin, it's not one of those mindless system plugins that allow one-click upgrades and complete progress. In the end, I still need to put in enough effort myself.

Thinking about all the effort and sweat he had put in over this period of time, Shen Changchuan couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

As his thoughts raced, Shen Changchuan suddenly realized that something seemed amiss.

Hou Ping, on the other side, stopped talking.
The atmosphere seemed somewhat silent at this moment.
After a short while,

Hou Pingfang then spoke with some disbelief:
"Junior brother, do you mean that you went to the Immortal Sect's Scripture Pavilion and found 1,800 spells in the past year, and that you mastered all 1,800 spells to perfection during this period?"

For a fleeting moment, Hou Ping's voice even changed!
There seemed to be a slight tremor.

"Yeah that's right."

Shen Changchuan finally realized what was happening. He touched his nose somewhat embarrassedly and nodded.

Hou Ping remained silent.

Hou Ping was deeply shocked.

In one year, he mastered 1,800 second-tier spells to perfection.

Even someone as advanced as the third level of the Divine Travel Realm couldn't do that!

This guy in front of me hasn't even advanced to the Divine Ascension Realm yet!

For a time,

Hou Ping didn't even know what to say!
"Well, actually, senior brother, there's no need to be surprised. It's mainly because I have a little bit of talent in cultivating magic."

"These talents allow me, your junior brother, to accelerate my progress in spell cultivation."

"In my early years, when I was struggling in the Southern Region, I relied on my talent in magic to enhance my strength, which earned me a lot of resources for growth."

"That's why I was valued by my master and became his disciple."

"This matter is quite common knowledge in our area."

Seeing Hou Ping's reaction, Shen Changchuan, having regained his senses, considered his words for a moment before offering an explanation.

Some people possess a natural talent for various cultivation arts, such as alchemy, weapon crafting, and talisman making, allowing them to progress more easily than others.

So he has a talent for magical arts.

That's not surprising.

"That's true, but Junior Brother's talent is just too monstrous!"

Hou Ping shook his head, somewhat admiringly.

Knowing Shen Changchuan's special talent, he reluctantly accepted the fact that the other party was able to master more than 1,800 spells within a year.

Even so,

I still think Shen Changchuan's achievements are incredibly exaggerated.

"A little talent, but really nothing special."

"When I was in the Immortal Sect's Scripture Pavilion, I was thinking of going to the third floor to get a third-tier spell to practice. But when I actually read the contents, I found that it was impossible to even get started."

"Back then, during the Immortal Sect Grand Competition, Lin Wushuang seemed to have mastered a third-tier spell."

"Compared to that, my magical talent is nothing special."

(End of this chapter)