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

Chapter 166 The Eighth Realm
Advanced spells are extremely rare in a remote area like Qingcheng.

Simultaneously,

Their prices are also extremely high.

The three advanced spells directly cost Shen Changchuan hundreds of spirit stones.

However, all of this was worthwhile for Shen Changchuan!
Other than that,

On the shopkeeper's recommendation,
Shen Changchuan also spent 5,000 spirit stones at Wanling Pavilion and bought ten Bright Soul Incense sticks.

Such a large expenditure made Shen Changchuan feel a pang of heartache.

But it was all worth it!
According to the shopkeeper, when cultivators are in seclusion, lighting the Bright Soul Incense can sharpen their senses and clear their mind.

This effect allows cultivators to have a clear mind and to more clearly feel the flow of magical power within their bodies!
And this manifests outwardly as follows for cultivators:

Temporarily enhance the cultivator's thinking and wisdom.

Furthermore, it can solidify the cultivation level of cultivators, which may become unstable due to the rapid advancement of their cultivation realm by consuming pills, without any adverse effects in a short period of time!

no doubt,

After the shopkeeper explained the effects of the Bright Soul Incense to him and lit a small piece for Shen Changchuan to experience firsthand,
His gaze was fixed on it.

Family members know their own affairs.

Although Shen Changchuan broke through realms one after another in just one year, his cultivation level quickly reached the peak of the seventh level.

However, the role of elixirs played a significant part in this.

Although he had already worked very hard to hone his skills at each level of cultivation in order to avoid weakening his foundation due to rapid advancement from taking elixirs,
In order to solidify the foundation as much as possible, more effort and training were used to make up for the deficiencies in the rapid improvement of cultivation level.

But ultimately, it lacks the sedimentation of time.

Some foundational knowledge and experience cannot be acquired simply through hard work.

The appearance of the Bright Soul Incense

It can directly compensate for the weakness of a superficial cultivation realm caused by rapid advancement in cultivation level.

How could this not arouse Shen Changchuan's desire?

not to mention,
It can also inspire wisdom and might even play a role in the process of cultivating magic.

This, combined with its own progress bar panel, is practically a unique cheat code!
Also because of this,

Shen Changchuan spared no expense, spending five thousand spirit stones to purchase ten sticks of Bright Soul Incense.

Unfortunately,
According to the shopkeeper, the production of Minghun Incense is extremely difficult, the output is limited, and the source of their purchase of Minghun Incense is very unstable.

As a result, the entire Wanling Pavilion only had ten sticks of Minghun Incense in stock.

if not,

Shen Changchuan will probably buy even more, regardless of the cost.

After buying his things at Wanling Pavilion, Shen Changchuan planned to leave.

The caravans couldn't come every day; one trip was usually enough for the trading post in Dawan Village to keep up with the business for more than a month.

Therefore, the caravan's next departure would be a month later.

During this period of time,
He could also use this opportunity to stabilize his cultivation with the Bright Soul Incense and break through to the eighth level.

Leaving Qingcheng,

This time, Shen Changchuan was not attacked again.

Perhaps it was because he had dealt with that group of bandits who preyed on his own territory last time.
Or perhaps there are other reasons. But whatever the reason,
Shen Changchuan did not notice any prying eyes.

So he summoned Xiao Feng and rode it back to Da Wan Village.

Upon returning to Dawancun, Shen Changchuan reverted to his original self.

After briefly handling one or two important matters and giving some brief instructions,
He then went into seclusion.

time flies,
A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Within this month,
Shen Changchuan consumed two Bright Soul Incense sticks and took a Qi Condensation and Barrier Breaking Pill.

He broke through the bottleneck of the seventh level peak in one fell swoop and successfully advanced to the eighth level!
have to say,

The high price of 500 spirit stones for a single stick of Bright Soul Incense is indeed justified.

Under the influence of the Bright Soul Incense, his mind became incredibly active.

Almost every detail of his past cultivation process appeared before his eyes.

Combining the inheritance that Shen Tingchu bestowed upon him, which allowed him to directly reach the Nascent Soul realm, with Nangong Cheng's own insights into cultivation,

Numerous insights flowed through his mind, and every detail of each step was presented to him almost without reservation.

And so,

In the past, during the process of rapidly improving his cultivation level by taking elixirs, the weak accumulation of knowledge was quickly made up for.
Their own cultivation experience and foundation are also rapidly increasing!
But the benefits of Minghun Incense don't stop there!

It's unclear whether it's because Shen Changchuan's soul is stronger than that of ordinary cultivators, or for some other reason.
With the amplification and assistance of the Bright Soul Incense, and the circulation of his divine sense along with his magical power, Shen Changchuan discovered some residual medicinal power of pills hidden deep within his body, as well as a trace of pill poison lingering there.
After resolving these potential problems,

Shen Changchuan could clearly feel that his own body had become much lighter.

The flow of magical power also became much smoother.

The existence of the Bright Soul Incense

For Shen Changchuan, this was undoubtedly a tremendous opportunity.

With the help of the Bright Soul Incense,

He was able to resolve many hidden dangers, such as a weak foundation, that had arisen during his past cultivation process.

Following the administration of the Condensing Essence and Breaking Barrier Pill,
They were able to break through as easily as if the boat were sailing!
"Finally, I've reached the eighth level!"

Feeling the magical power within his body increase by more than 50% and become of even higher quality, Shen Changchuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

I felt incredibly happy.

He lightly stepped on the ground, and then his figure flashed away like a ghost, arriving in the open square outside in the blink of an eye.

The speed increased by several times again.
After using the Swift Wind Shadow Technique, the speed increases even more!
Compare this to the enraged Qi Refining Ninth Level Tribulation Cultivator we encountered outside Qingcheng.
Having already mastered the perfected Swift Wind Shadow Technique, he was already even more advanced!

"Not bad!"

Shen Changchuan nodded slightly.

Subsequently,

He then attempted to use the two advanced spells he had previously seized from the calamity cultivator: the Endless Life Force and the Three Thunder Shadow Annihilation Sword.
As advanced spells, they are very difficult to master, second only to the Azure Wood Sword Light.
However, due to the experience gained from the completion attributes of the numerous spells on the progress panel, and the auxiliary effect of the Bright Soul Incense,
During his month-long seclusion and arduous cultivation, Shen Changchuan only spent two or three days a week pondering these techniques, yet he still managed to cultivate them to perfection.

After they have reached perfection in their cultivation, the experience accumulated by the perfection characteristic in the progress bar panel will further increase the cultivation speed of related spells in the future!

to be frank,
With a progress bar panel,

Once you get through the difficult initial accumulation phase, things will start to snowball later on.
The road ahead for Shen Changchuan will only get brighter!
(End of this chapter)