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

Chapter 896 Hidden Worries, The Secret of Divided Mind (Three Chapters Combined)

Shen Changchuan was unaware of what was happening in the distant outer realms.

at this time,

After the divine clone located above the Greater Bay City burned out...
The main body located within the City of Broken Souls
They already knew everything.

"I never expected such an accident to happen. But after this, things should probably calm down for a while, right?"

Shen Changchuan pondered to himself, his eyes gleaming.

Speaking of,
During his upbringing, he made quite a few enemies.

But those who can be ruthless
He has essentially eliminated all potential threats, leaving little room for future problems.

As for the internal competition within the Immortal Sect and with other disciples, he couldn't very well resort to ruthless acts like exterminating them.

There are still some enemies.

But then again,
Conflicts with others within the Immortal Sect are internal competitions, not life-or-death battles.

In this kind of competition, the two sides in the conflict are basically limited to themselves.

As for retaliation, or even the extermination of the enemy's family and relatives, that is highly unlikely.

The Immortal Sect's Enforcement Hall could not simply stand by and watch such a thing happen.

Therefore, the enemies of the Immortal Sect need not worry that they will go mad one day and destroy Dawan Village because of their relationship with them.

They will retaliate against their opponents' relatives or family members, and they disregard all rules.
Basically, they are enemies of the demonic path, belonging to the Heavenly Demon Sect, which is a mortal enemy of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.

Because the forces behind them are mortal enemies.
When members of two opposing forces want to deal with each other, they naturally don't need to follow any rules or code of conduct.

Use the most ruthless methods possible.

As long as it can lead to the opponent's demise, then it's the right thing to do.

What Shen Changchuan needs to worry about is

They are also the enemies of the demonic path.

now,

My former mortal enemy, Wan Zunli, along with the Seven Absolute Old Demon, died at the hands of his own divided spirit.

As a result,
It seems that there are no more demonic cultivators in the demonic cultivator camp in the Southern Yue region who have a deep-seated hatred for him.
Do not!
wrong!

And there's Zuo Jiuyin, Zuo Jiuyin's master!

He remembered,
Zuo Jiuyin was the disciple of the leader of the Netherworld Sect, wasn't he?

This hatred,
Will the leader of the Netherworld Cult take this to heart?
Could it be that one day, like that old ghost of the Seven Deadly Sins, he will attack and destroy the Great Bay City as revenge against himself?

Shen Changchuan stroked his chin.

For a time,

His brows furrowed slightly.

If that's the case, then we're in real trouble!

After all, he couldn't stay in the Greater Bay Area forever as a nanny, providing protection indefinitely.

He also has his own things to do.

"Forget it, let nature take its course!"

After thinking for a moment,
Unable to come up with a good solution, Shen Changchuan could only sigh.

As the saying goes, "If you can be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days?"
If the worst-case scenario I've envisioned actually comes to pass...
The leader of the Netherworld Cult might actually seek revenge against me for the sake of his disciple, and thus make Great Bay City one of his targets.
There was nothing he could do.

After all, he couldn't stay in the Greater Bay Area forever as a protector.

"Unless we can kill the leader of the Netherworld Sect and completely settle the matter, we will probably have to keep an eye on the threat from this sect in the future."

"However, according to my master, he only had time to destroy half of the other party's body that day before the Demon Lord of the Underworld arrived, blocked his attack, and rescued him."

"Compared to the Seven Deadly Demons, the Netherworld Sect Leader's injuries should be less severe, and his strength is greater than that of the Seven Deadly Demons. If he recovers his strength and comes back for revenge, he will not be so easy to deal with!"

"Well, we can only take it one step at a time. I hope the worst-case scenario doesn't happen."

Shen Changchuan fell silent for a moment, having no other choice but to accept it.

no way,
He wasn't a being of the Profound Core Realm, who was above many cultivators; he was merely a minor cultivator at the second level of the Divine Travel Realm.

His reputation was far from being so great that it would deter his enemies.

If the leader of the Netherworld Cult harbors resentment and seeks revenge on Dawan City, there's nothing he can do.

The only thing that can be done is
Perhaps it simply means evacuating the cultivators within the Great Bay City in advance, trying to save their lives as much as possible.

They made a promise that he would kill the leader of the Netherworld Cult and avenge them when he grew up.

But speaking of it,
Many years ago,
When arranging for his mother and eldest uncle to "live in seclusion" in other cultivation towns,
Shen Changchuan had already made it clear long ago.

As he grows, the enemies he faces will only become stronger, and the dangers he encounters will only increase.

In this situation,
Staying in the Greater Bay Area could lead to a future crisis of death!

But at that time,
Even now, Shen Changchuan's cousins, who are part of the management of the Greater Bay City, have chosen to stay.

Clearly, they had already been mentally prepared for this.

Since you've chosen power and wealth,

Voluntarily assume the risk of future death.

If he is indeed killed by his enemy in the future, it cannot be blamed on Shen Changchuan.

The benefits and risks are equal.
This is also a form of equivalent exchange.

That's also true.

If one day in the future, the city of Dawan is destroyed, all the members of the Han family in the city who are related to him by blood will perish.

Shen Changchuan probably won't feel too much sadness.

They might just lament the arduous and unpredictable path of cultivation, and then resolve to avenge them when they achieve something in the future.

"Let's keep trying!"

"Keep going, until you become incomparably powerful, until no one dares to even think of plotting against you!"

"Only then will the Greater Bay Area truly be at peace."

"And he will also gain true and absolute freedom!"

Shen Changchuan thought to himself,

At that moment, his eyes became incredibly resolute!

In my past life, I was mediocre and unproductive.

But this does not mean that he has no ambition or aspirations.

In reality, the ambitions of the vast majority of people
They were all worn down by the torrent of reality, forced to choose mediocrity out of desperation.

He was the same in his previous life.

Now that I've been reborn into this world, I have a chance to start over, and I even have a progress bar panel that rewards hard work as a cheat code.
There is an opportunity to go further.

So what if you go and sit at the pinnacle of the cultivation world?

perhaps,

This is why he sensed the danger within the Shen family compound back then.

That's probably why he didn't choose to live a life of luxury as an emperor in the mortal kingdom controlled by the Shen family, but instead traveled thousands of miles to the uncertain and dangerous Dawan Village!
Given a choice,

Ultimately, he was unwilling to settle for mediocrity.

As thoughts flashed through his mind, waves of emotion stirred within Shen Changchuan's heart.

However, not long after,
He took a deep breath and regained his composure.

Those future goals are too far in the future; achieving them is not something that can be done overnight.

The most important thing right now is
Right now.

"There are two urgent things that need to be done right now, and we can't afford to delay them."

"One is to collect the mortal skills needed for the rise of a soul after transmigrating."

"The other is that I must retrieve my spoils from Seven Absolutes Mountain as soon as possible after the news spreads!"

At this moment, a sharp glint flashed in Shen Changchuan's eyes.

If nothing else,

In the battle over the Great Bay City,
The storage rings in the hands of those two old ghosts, Seven Absolutes Demon and Ten Thousand Venerables, must have been torn to shreds by his sword strike.

This also means,

Shen Changchuan sacrificed a divine soul clone to kill two bosses, one large and one small, but gained nothing in the end.

How could Shen Changchuan possibly accept this!

Naturally,
The Seven Absolutes Mountain, founded by the Seven Absolutes Old Ghost, naturally came into Shen Changchuan's sights.

As a demonic sect with a history of thousands of years, its treasury must contain many good things, right?

Now that the Seven Deadly Ghosts are dead, the news shouldn't spread so quickly.

This is also the time when Seven Absolutes Mountain is at its most vulnerable.
If we don't take action now,

Shen Changchuan will never forgive himself!

then,

Very decisive.
Shen Changchuan summoned the remaining two divine soul clones that were helping him cultivate in the secret cave.

No need to give any instructions.
With shared consciousness, the two divine soul clones understood what to do next in the blink of an eye.

then,

After a while,
Two streaks of light shot into the sky.

They went their separate ways, one to the east and one to the west, and eventually disappeared into the horizon.

"For some reason, my ability to create a split spirit is somewhat unique. Even without splitting my original divine soul, I can still create a split spirit."

"The death of this split soul and clone is nothing more than a loss of some recoverable divine soul power for me; it won't have a significant impact on my main body."

"If it were like the original secret techniques passed down by the Dao Ancestor of Reincarnation, using secret techniques to divide the divided spirit would also divide a part of the original divine soul, so that the divided spirit could have independent thinking ability."

"Once the divided spirit is completely lost in the minor world and cannot return, the original soul will cause irreparable damage to the main body at the level of the original soul, requiring a great deal of energy and effort to recover."

"In this situation, if my clone encounters an enemy, I'd be lucky if I didn't run away, let alone burn my soul and unleash a devastating attack!"

In the courtyard in front of the cave,
Shen Changchuan looked up,
As he watched the two avatars disappear into the horizon, one to the east and one to the west, thoughts raced through his mind.

Speaking of,
If the spirit or clone is lost, it will cause irreparable damage to the original soul and essence, slowing down the cultivation progress.
Shen Changchuan would never allow his clone to leave Broken Soul City and go out alone!

The reason behind this is very simple.
He didn't have enough time to begin with.
If the avatar encounters danger and dies, it will hinder the cultivation of the main body, causing the main body to need to recover for decades or even centuries, as described in the inheritance of the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor.
Shen Changchuan might as well risk having his true form discovered and go out!

If his knowledge of establishing his foundation in the Heavenly Dao were to be leaked...
He could also use his master's connections to escape to the Central Plains cultivation world to cultivate in seclusion, far away from the covetousness of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect both inside and outside, and return after cultivating to the Profound Core Realm.

Just like when he was a teenager, he took the initiative to accept the task of guarding Dawan Village and left the vortex of struggle in the Shen family compound, only to return in force after achieving the Out-of-Body Realm.

But if the divided soul and clone are destroyed,
Their cultivation progress was delayed by decades or even centuries.

By then, both grandmasters might have already passed away, and Wanren Peak would soon be devoured!
Without the protection of a master at the Profound Core Realm, the difficulty of advancing to the Profound Core Realm would probably increase tenfold!
not to mention,
If I were to stagnate here,

I'm afraid my two grandmasters won't continue to invest in me or treat me differently anymore.
"I don't know what this talent is all about."

"If I can figure out the reasons behind this and make good use of this characteristic, it might bring me many benefits."

A thought flashed through Shen Changchuan's mind.

But soon,
He shook his head.

He put it out of his mind.

If I'm not mistaken, this talent should be related to his being a transmigrator.

Such profound secrets are probably only something I'll be qualified to explore once I reach the end of my cultivation journey and ascend to immortality.

Thinking about these things now is just asking for trouble.

Shake his head,
Put your thoughts aside.

Shen Changchuan turned his gaze back to what was in front of him.

Now that one of the clones has been completely destroyed, it means that a spot has become available for the creation of another clone.

Shen Changchuan immediately tried to activate the secret technique for dividing and splitting the soul.
however,
At this very moment,
Shen Changchuan instantly sensed that something was wrong!

how to say?

It's just a feeling,
At this moment, the "mana" in a certain "mana bar" has been completely depleted.

If he were to forcibly activate this secret technique now to condense a split spirit or clone...
Then, as mentioned in the inheritance of the Reincarnation Ancestor, it will be necessary to consume a portion of the power of the divine soul's origin!

This was undoubtedly something Shen Changchuan didn't want to see.
So the operation of the secret technique was immediately stopped.

"what happened?!"

Shen Changchuan's brows furrowed slightly.

He didn't want to divide his soul and body in this way, which involved splitting the very essence of his divine soul!
After all, once a split soul containing a portion of the divine soul's essence is destroyed,
The physical body will also suffer irreparable damage to its very soul!

Such consequences,

He would rather not have this convenient fighting force!

"wrong."

"It seems that the time for splitting the spirit into clones was too short, and my soul has not yet recovered. So if I want to split the spirit into clones again, I need to split a part of my original soul?"

"The power of the soul is like a game. Once your mana is exhausted, you'll need to consume a portion of your maximum health to cast a skill!"

After carefully examining his own soul...

After Shen Changchuan understood the cause and effect, he breathed a sigh of relief.

As a result,
It is estimated that once his spiritual power is restored, he will be able to create another clone.

It doesn't involve the origin of the soul, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

"To speed up the recovery of spiritual power, it is best to have corresponding rare and precious materials, or pills to restore spiritual power."

"In that case, the recovery time will be greatly shortened!"

"But these things related to the soul, even just restoring the soul power that is normally consumed, will probably not be easy. Sigh, I'll ask my grandmaster and the others in a few days."

Shen Changchuan rubbed his head, looking somewhat conflicted.

Our grandmaster and his contemporaries have always provided us with various rare treasures from heaven and earth to aid in comprehending the true meaning of things, as well as a wealth of cultivation resources.

Even Shen Changchuan felt a little embarrassed to be making extra demands now.

But then again...

Shen Changchuan wasn't the kind of person who would forgo helping others just to save face.

For someone currently "trapped" in Broken Soul City, finding rare and precious materials to accelerate the recovery of their soul power is extremely difficult.

In the end, we still had to ask our grandmaster and his disciples for help.

Instead of being coy,

It would have been better to ask for help from the beginning.

As time goes by,
News of the great battle over the city of Da Wan began to spread in all directions.

But this time,
However, it doesn't seem to have caused much of a stir in the cultivation world.

Mainly within the cultivation world of the Southern Region.

With Shen Changchuan's rise decades ago and the numerous victories he achieved, his worldview and understanding of the cultivation world have been constantly refreshed.

To kill a Nascent Soul cultivator while at the Qi Refining stage.
At the Nascent Soul Realm, he was again a being who crossed a major realm to defeat the Divine Travel Realm.

He even defeated countless geniuses from thirty-six minor domains in the Grand Competition of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, and became number one.

Those achievements,

Which one is not an achievement that no one in the history of the cultivation world of Tiannan Valley can match?

Also because of this,

Several years ago, when Shen Changchuan used a secret technique at the peak of the Out-of-Body Realm to kill Zuo Jiuyin, a demonic cultivator at the peak of the third level of the Divine Travel Realm, it did not cause much surprise or shock in the cultivation world.

Because the threshold of shock among the numerous cultivators in this world was raised to an extremely high level by his incredible achievements.

So great that after overcoming such a vast difference in realms to defeat and kill enemies,
This made everyone else feel that it was perfectly natural.

Also because of this,

The battle over the skies of Da Wan City
An unprecedented and breathtaking scene unfolded as a long, towering crack pierced the sky.
Although it terrified the cultivators from Dawan Village who were present at the time,
I am astonished that someone could do something like this!

But at the same time,
When they found out,
When it was Shen Changchuan who made the move,
Just like last time, it felt like it was the most natural thing in the world.

As an unparalleled genius in the cultivation world of the Southern Region, unprecedented and unmatched.

Whatever he does is undoubtedly reasonable!
In this situation,
Many cultivators were shocked,

However, the matter did not become widely known.

and,

recently,
A major event also occurred at the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.

The impact of that major event
It wasn't just limited to the thirty-six minor domains of the Southern Domain; it caused a sensation throughout the entire Southeast Continent!
In this context

All eyes were now focused on the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.
Who cares about what's happening in this remote, impoverished place?

That major event was that Xuan Daoji, the Daoist disciple of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, successfully established his Heavenly Dao Foundation!

As another peerless prodigy who has achieved the Foundation Establishment of the Heavenly Dao in the Jade Purity Immortal Sect in nearly two thousand years.

Its future is almost certainly destined for the Profound Core Realm.

Furthermore, after advancing to the Profound Core Realm, they have a greater chance of entering the next realm above Profound Core than others!
That's a level that can influence, or even dominate, the situation in the entire Southeast Continent!

In the eyes of the top powers of the Southeast Continent,

Xuan Daoji, the Daoist disciple of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect who won first place in the joint competition, is undoubtedly a rising giant!
Such an extraordinary person,

It will surely stir up the winds and clouds of the entire Southeast Continent in the future, and may even determine the direction of the cultivation world in the Southeast Continent!
Such a person,

Whether it's a top-tier power or a small force at the bottom of the food chain, all sorts of independent cultivators are eager to see every single detail about Xuan Daoji with a magnifying glass!

And this news,
It was like a meteorite falling from the sky and crashing onto the calm surface of a lake.

This caused a huge uproar in the cultivation world of the entire Southeast Continent!

Everywhere in the streets and alleys, all sorts of news about Xuan Daoji were spreading like wildfire.

Even the lowest-ranking cultivators, when discussing the mysteries of the Dao over tea or after meals, would always mention it in passing.

In such a grand occasion,

News of the battle over the city of Da Wan naturally disappeared without a trace, without causing much of a stir.

Regarding all of this,
Shen Changchuan was unaware of this.

However, if one knew...

His mood will improve.

The reason is also very simple,
What he needs most now is to remain hidden.
Conceal yourself and appear in front of others as little as possible to avoid attracting attention and exposing your Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.

He is not Xuan Daoji.
After Xuan Daoji joined the Yuqing Immortal Sect and displayed his exceptional talent, he was accepted into the sect by the sect leader, Master Xuanfeng.

The other party is a direct descendant of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.

Rumor has it that he even received guidance from the Supreme Ancestor!
The other party's location.

This will give him enough confidence to face the storms outside!

But Shen Changchuan is different.

Behind him were only the two patriarchs of Wanren Peak, whose lifespans were nearing their end.

Compared to others, one's own reliance is far too weak.

Therefore,
He has to hide himself!

Ideally, no one should know that you are also a Divine Traveler who has advanced from the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment stage before you advance to the Profound Core stage!

in fact,

After Shen Changchuan successfully established his Heavenly Dao Foundation, Grandmaster Qian Yuan had subtly told him...

If he were to inform the sect leader of his talent and the fact that he has achieved Foundation Establishment in the Heavenly Dao, and transfer to the sect leader's lineage, he would most likely be valued and given special attention by the sect leader's lineage in the future.

At that time, he can walk openly in the world of cultivation and enjoy the envious and awe-inspiring gazes of others.

But at that time,

After careful consideration, Shen Changchuan ultimately declined.

The lesson of his master You Longzi being tricked and failing to break through served as a great wake-up call for Shen Changchuan.

Ultimately, the power of others cannot be relied upon.

Rather than exposing one's talent to the public eye, being schemed against and plotted against by others, and unknowingly falling into their trap at any time.

It's better to hide your talents as much as possible to avoid being schemed against by others, and then realize your potential step by step.

Anyway,

With the talent provided by the progress bar panel, he doesn't lack support.

Shen Changchuan understood this at the time.
That was a firm refusal.

And the same principle applies.

Not long after, Hou Ping arrived in Broken Soul City, bringing news that Xuan Daoji had also successfully established his Heavenly Dao Foundation, becoming the focus of attention in the entire Southeast Continent's cultivation world.

He felt no jealousy or resentment whatsoever.

Instead, they became extremely happy.
I felt much more at ease and comfortable sleeping afterward.

As a result,
From now on, most of the attention will likely be focused on Xuan Daoji.
I can hide myself much more safely now!
Not long after that,
Another good thing has happened.
It can be described as a double celebration.
That means the avatar that went to the Seven Absolutes Mountain gate has safely returned.

And it brought him some unexpected and significant gains.
(End of this chapter)