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

Chapter 13 Booby trap
Someone died.
There are monsters in the rivers.

Either of these things would undoubtedly be a huge problem.

Han Qinhu stood aside, waiting for Shen Changchuan's response.

Shen Changchuan pondered for a moment.

“Write down the names of the two who sacrificed their lives. When the spirit grain is harvested, each household will receive ten catties of spirit grain as compensation.”

Although, according to his understanding,

During Shen Shiying's tenure guarding Dawan Village, if someone died in the village due to farming the sacred fields, the matter was settled simply by wrapping them in a straw mat, and there was never any compensation.

But Shen Changchuan felt that this was not right.

Since the injury was sustained on duty, compensation is necessary and will at least help to stabilize morale to some extent.

He comforted himself inwardly.

"If there's an opportunity in the future, I'll look after you a little. That's all I can do."

Ten catties of spirit grain doesn't sound like much; it's only about one spirit stone.

But you must know that they are mortals, while Linggu is a spiritual being.

These ten catties of spirit grain,

For ordinary people, it would be something that is priceless.

Perhaps it can help mortals successfully awaken their spiritual power and embark on the path of cultivation.

This compensation is more than enough for them.

Too much of anything is not necessarily a good thing.

The consequences of a child carrying a gold brick through a busy street.
The ancients have already explained it very clearly.

If you feel guilty,

If any of their descendants successfully awaken their spiritual powers in the future, they can simply take care of them a little more.

"As for the monster in the river, we'll have to try and see if we can kill it."

"After all, the river is too close to the village, which is ultimately a potential hazard."

Shen Changchuan gazed at the murky river before him, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

"Changchuan is truly benevolent and righteous. In this way, those two people will surely be grateful for your generosity even in the afterlife."

Han Qinhu sighed.

There was even a hint of envy in his words.

Those two really hit the jackpot.

Countless mortal warriors have served as lackeys to immortals, even to the point of losing their lives, yet they may not receive any reward related to the spirits.

If those two were to come back to life,
I'm sure they'd all say it was worth it!
"How should we deal with that beast in the river? If we enter the water, it will gain the upper hand. If we act rashly, it might take advantage of us."

Han Qinhu composed himself, and thinking of the monster in the river, he hesitated before asking a question.

"A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall, so naturally I would not run into the water to fight it."

"So we still need some solutions."

"Grandpa, could you please prepare a goat for me?"

Although he didn't understand what Shen Changchuan was going to do, Han Qinhu still prepared according to the requirements.

At this time,
Shen Changchuan stood on the riverbank.

He formed a hand seal, and a faint white light shone in his eyes.

At this moment, his gaze seemed to pierce through the thick fog, revealing the wisps of vital energy flowing beneath the river's surface.

And rising from the water's surface were wisps of extremely thin demonic energy.

"Sure enough, it's not that easy."

"With the essence of the water veins concealing it, it's impossible to discover its location so easily."

Shen Changchuan shook his head slightly.

He then withdrew the Spirit Eye spell, no longer wasting his magical power.

Fortunately, he hadn't placed his hopes on the Spirit Eye Technique from the start, since the current progress of the Spirit Eye Technique was only 51%, and it hadn't yet reached perfection or developed its unique characteristics.

The effects of the Spirit Eye Technique

Not now either.

Shen Changchuan could only wait patiently.

A quarter of an hour later,
Han Qinhu finally brought over a goat with several men, its front and hind legs tied together.

"Changchuan, do you want this goat to 'fish'?"

As the goat was being carried over, Han Qinhu asked Shen Changchuan a question.

Although I didn't realize it at first

But later he also guessed Shen Changchuan's general idea.

"good."

"If I were to enter the water, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to unleash even 30% of my full strength, making it impossible for me to fight it in the water."

"The only way is to lure the snake out of its hole, using this goat as bait to create an opportunity for me to make my move." Shen Changchuan didn't keep anyone in suspense and directly revealed his plan.

"Okay, wait a moment!"

Han Qinhu then summoned Han Dayong.

Although Han Dayong was somewhat dull and was often scolded as a fool by his father, Han Qinhu, he was extremely strong.

quickly,

A bamboo pole several meters long was brought over.

Then, after some manipulation,
The goat, weighing over 100 pounds, was suspended by a rope, the other end of which was tied to the end of a bamboo pole.

With a strong effort, Han Dayong lifted the bamboo pole, which was over ten meters long.

The goat, with its hands and feet bound, was hoisted over the river.

The goat sensed danger.

Struggling desperately.

But it was clearly of no use.

And then,
On the other side, Shen Changchuan's eyes once again gleamed with a white light.

Activating the Spirit Eye Technique
Used to observe changes on the river surface.

at the same time,

His right hand had already formed the hand seal for the Golden Thorn Technique.
As the magical light gathered and flowed, a golden radiance appeared and disappeared, and the faint outline of a golden thorn could be seen in the shadows.

Yes,

It's just a phantom.

This time, Shen Changchuan did not intend to use his two near-low-level magic needles.

the reason is simple,
Before cultivators reach the Out-of-Body realm, they cannot control magical artifacts by separating their consciousness from their body.

If he fails to kill the monster in one strike...

Once the gold needle fell into the water, there was no way he could retrieve it.

That would result in a huge loss!
The Golden Thorn Technique itself is a spell similar to Fireball and Wind Blade.

However, due to the nature of metal-element magic, its destructive power can be doubled if it is used in conjunction with magical artifacts.

But actually, even without using gold needles to perform the procedure...
As a perfected spell, its destructive power is still much stronger than Shen Changchuan's unfinished offensive spells such as Fireball and Wind Blade.

All preparations have been completed.

Everything is ready.

We're just waiting for the monster in the river to come out.

The goat, suspended in mid-air, slowly descended to the spot where the boat had capsized.
The goat kept struggling.

The water surface began to ripple.

A row of villagers stood behind Han Dayong, but they all held their breath and dared not make a sound, for fear that the monster at the bottom of the river would not dare to come out.

suddenly,
A shadow suddenly fell over the river in the area below where the goats were.

"coming!"

Shen Changchuan's mind suddenly tensed up!
Also at that moment,
Hooray! ! !

The waves broke apart,

A black shadow broke through the water.

A hideous maw opened wide, bursting through the water to reveal rows of sharp, menacing teeth, and swallowed the entire goat whole in one gulp!
Wow!
A fierce, demonic aura swept across the area, shocking the villagers behind. Their hearts felt as if they were being squeezed, and they couldn't help but cry out in alarm.

They were all startled by the sudden attack.

My feet involuntarily took a step back.

Monster!

That was a real monster!
But at this time,
Shen Changchuan had no interest in paying attention to other people's reactions.

opportunity!

His gaze suddenly sharpened!
"go with!"

The spell attack of the Golden Thorn Technique, which he had been holding in his hand for a long time, shot out instantly!
Under the state of Spirit Eye Technique,
Shen Changchuan saw everything clearly!
It was a monster that looked like a crocodile.

The opponent's lightning-fast attack was completely clear to Shen Changchuan under the scrutiny of his spiritual vision technique!
Furthermore, they discovered the flaw!
then,

In mid-air, a golden light flashed, like lightning, covering a distance of more than ten meters in the blink of an eye. The golden spike formed from magical power then pierced towards the crocodile demon's head!
With the enhancement of the Spirit Eye Technique, Shen Changchuan's Golden Needle Technique became even more precise!
It is almost perfectly impartial.
It pierced the vulnerable spot where the head and ears meet!
However, just as the golden spikes formed from magical energy were about to pierce the crocodile demon's head,
It seemed to sense the approaching danger, and its demonic aura instantly surged, its skin turning a stone-like color.

Ding!
A crisp, metallic clang rang out.

Sparks visibly exploded.

The golden needles formed by the Golden Needle Technique collapsed.
The burst of magical energy caused a small shockwave to ripple outwards, deflecting the splashing water from all around.

at the same time,

The crocodile demon seemed to let out a howl, and its huge leaping body suddenly rolled over, twisting the bamboo pole tied to the goat into a pretzel shape and exploding, its huge jaws biting down on it as it fell into the water.

(End of this chapter)