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

Chapter 774 Heretical Methods
Shen Changchuan's words of reflection,

There was an element of humility, but also a heartfelt exclamation.

During the competition,
If Shen Changchuan is not mistaken, then Lin Wushuang's last move undoubtedly belongs to the category of third-tier spells!

This,

This is also why Shen Changchuan was so confident and wanted to explore third-tier spells!
Since Lin Wushuang was able to use it, learning it shouldn't be a big problem for me.

As the owner of the external progress bar panel, Shen Changchuan also had this confidence!

However, after Shen Changchuan personally witnessed the specifics of this third-tier spell, he fell completely silent.

Reality dealt him a heavy blow.

The prerequisites for cultivating those third-tier spells are simply beyond his current ability to meet.

This caused Shen Changchuan's pride, which stemmed from possessing the progress bar panel as a cheat code, to fade considerably.

"There are countless talented people in the world. I have the progress bar panel as a cheat, but which of those geniuses who can reach the top does not have their own reliance and opportunities?"

"If Lin Wushuang already possesses such abilities, then Su Lengyue, who is above him, and Xuan Daoji, the Daoist disciple of the Immortal Sect, are likely to be even more terrifying!"

"The progress bar panel ultimately has its limits!"

Despite having a progress bar panel, he was unable to cultivate third-tier spells.

Conversely, Lin Wushuang, who didn't have the cheat code of the control panel, was able to do it.
This undoubtedly made Shen Changchuan more clearly understand himself.

Your own progress bar panel plugin isn't some kind of overpowered cheat that grants instant access to everything; it has its limits.

You must not think of yourself as extraordinary because of this, and thus develop an arrogant and conceited attitude.

Hou Ping was unaware of Shen Changchuan's inner thoughts.

He didn't know how to describe his feelings at that moment; he just felt that the other person was being incredibly pretentious.

To master 1,800 spells in a year—is that what you call having only a “little bit” of talent in spell cultivation?
If these words were spoken out, I don't know how many angry stares I would receive!

To know,
Even among the many inner disciples of the Immortal Sect, those ranked in the top 500 in strength have only mastered one or two perfected second-tier top-level spells!

It should be known that those cultivators who can enter the inner sect of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect are all absolute geniuses among the billions of beings in the Southern Region.

Even for them, it would take three to five years of hard work to perfect a second-tier top-level spell.

In contrast,

How terrifying is Shen Changchuan's so-called "little bit of talent"!
This is something even Hou Ping himself could not achieve back then!
"Junior brother, you can say these things in front of your senior brother, but please don't say them in front of others."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll get beaten to death."

Hou Ping was speechless.

Without waiting for Shen Changchuan to speak, he continued:

"Lin Wushuang was able to achieve that level not entirely because of his talent, but because from the moment he began to cultivate immortality by drawing in Qi, an ancestor of an immortal sect had specially planned the path for him."

"When he was in the Qi Refining Realm, he laid the foundation. Then he went through the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm, undergoing a transformation with each step. Finally, with the help of his physique, he was able to cast that third-tier spell at the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm."

"It can be said that all of this was planned in advance when he entered the Qi Refining Realm."

“It would be too unfair to compare my junior brother with him.”

As he spoke, Hou Ping shook his head slightly.

Although Lin Wushuang was also a prodigy, he made a great name for himself in the inner sect of the Immortal Sect.

But in Hou Ping's opinion, the other party's talent was probably inferior to Shen Changchuan's. After all,

The other person's talent is a "man-made" quality.
"However, to be honest, Lin Wushuang's third-tier spells are not orthodox spells, but belong to a kind of unorthodox method."

"An unorthodox sect? I wonder if my senior brother could enlighten me?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Changchuan immediately became interested.

"Actually, it's nothing special. Cultivating and casting third-tier spells by using orthodox techniques to power one's magic power is the right path."

“The secret techniques derived from Gu poison, talismanic arts, and body-refining methods are called heretical methods.”

“Junior Brother, I’ve heard about your battle with Lin Wushuang. If I’m not mistaken, the third-tier spell he used at the end was related to his bloodline power, mainly driven by it. That’s why I said it belonged to an unorthodox path.”

"The difficulty of cultivating this kind of unorthodox method to the third level is not much different from that of a third-level spell. However, the conditions for its use are no longer limited by the cultivation of techniques, but require other conditions to be met."

"I see."

Shen Changchuan nodded, his face showing a look of sudden realization.

This was the first time he had ever heard of these things.

However, these are relatively niche areas of knowledge.

It's likely that even a normal cultivator at the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage wouldn't want to practice third-tier spells ahead of time, let alone pursue such knowledge.

Just as Shen Changchuan realized this...
A thought flashed through Hou Ping's mind.

If I remember correctly, this junior brother Shen Changchuan seems to be practicing the body-refining method of the Yimu Undying Scripture, right?

The other party is probably practicing the basic version.

The advanced version of the Yi Wood Immortal Scripture should contain similar heretical secret techniques.

However, the lineage of the Yimu Immortal Scripture is not located on Wanren Peak, but rather on other peaks.
perhaps,

You can ask them yourself later.

Seeing that Shen Changchuan still seemed to have some regrets about the third-tier spell, Hou Ping couldn't help but have the same thought.

Of course,
Hou Ping only had this idea, and since the inheritance of the Yi Mu Undying Scripture was not at Wanren Peak, he was not even sure if he could complete it, so he simply didn't say anything.

Shen Changchuan then talked with Hou Ping for a while.

They chatted for a long time about third-tier spells, which gave Shen Changchuan a lot of insights.

However, this also confirmed one thing for him.

Before advancing to the Divine Travel Realm, it was virtually impossible for me to have any affinity with third-tier spells.

And so I completely gave up on that idea.

"Forget it, I should go back and properly cultivate those dozens of second-tier spells to perfection, and after accumulating some experience with the perfected characteristics, I'll first try to grasp the true meaning!"

With this thought in mind,
Shen Changchuan also invited Hou Ping into the cave for a cup of tea.

However, Hou Ping refused. He had come here mainly because Situ Yuan's aura had reappeared. Since nothing was wrong, he went back.

He said goodbye to Shen Changchuan.

Hou Ping disappeared into the sky.

After watching the other person leave, Shen Changchuan turned around and returned to his cultivation chamber to begin his final seclusion.

(End of this chapter)