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

Chapter 196 Appearances in Succession
"I see."

Upon hearing Nangong Cheng's explanation, Shen Changchuan suddenly understood.

This is not difficult to understand.

Just like ancient feudal dynasties, in order to facilitate their rule, or to ensure that their dynasty lasts for thousands of generations, they would instinctively and continuously weaken the military power of the people.
He is very clear,

The Shen family of Tiannan is a prominent clan specializing in cultivation.

As the overlord of a territory spanning tens of thousands of miles, he naturally did not want too many cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage to appear under his command.

Leaving aside the fact that an increase in cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage would lead to a shortage of cultivation resources,

When the number of people who astral projection increases,
Therefore, the chances of opening up the Purple Palace and achieving divine travel will also increase.

If a Divine Travel Realm expert truly appears,

This would definitely be a huge problem for the Shen family!

Therefore, Shen Changchuan was certain that

The Shen family likely manipulated the Out-of-Body Pill secretly through some means, maintaining strict control over it.

Perhaps only one or two will occasionally leak into the black market, giving cultivators outside a glimmer of hope, while also allowing them to gather cultivation resources along the way.
However, the "Out-of-Body Pill" will inevitably be extremely scarce on the market.

As a result, even the Wu family found it difficult to obtain a Nascent Soul Pill.

One of the reasons why so many cultivators initially believed that the Wu family might possess the secret location for the production of Biyuan Water Grass was that Wu Yuanzhi, the head of the Wu family, had independently established his foundation and advanced to the Out-of-Body realm without obtaining the Out-of-Body Pill.
and,

It's certainly not just the Shen family of Tiannan who did this.

Other powerful forces in the surrounding area, like the Shen family, with experts at the Purple Mansion Divine Travel Realm in charge, must also be tacitly controlling the outflow of the Nascent Soul Pill.

The scarcity of alchemist lineages might even be related to this.
From individuals,

From society to the nation,

Those who have already benefited will instinctively band together, build barriers to advancement, and prevent newcomers from competing with them for resources.

Individuals don't want their livelihood taken away by newcomers.

Established families were unwilling to let newcomers rise up and compete with them for social status and power.
A nation is unwilling to have developing countries vying for its interests.
This is human nature for the vast majority of people.

Even in the past, when we entered the modern industrial civilization and the standard of living far surpassed that of the feudal era, we still could not shake off this nature that is deeply rooted in human nature.

In a world where power resides within oneself, and where the law of the jungle is even more blatantly brutal, the situation is even more unpredictable.

Furthermore, because high-level cultivators in this world possess absolutely overwhelming strength over low-level cultivators,

The barriers that have been built up

The barriers are far more formidable than those of the modern civilized world of my previous life; breaking through them is virtually impossible.
"But what about the Nascent Soul Pill I need to advance to the Nascent Soul stage?"

"If I go back to exchange it, wouldn't that be clearly telling that Madam that I have already reached the peak of the ninth level?"

Thinking about this,
Shen Changchuan's expression was rather unpleasant.

At present, it seems almost impossible to obtain the Soul-Separating Pill from the outside world.

The only option was to use the passageway inside the Shen family compound.

However, even if they tried to use the internal passage, they would most likely have to get past the First Madam. The First Madam wasn't in control of the family treasury, and the family elders wouldn't entrust the family's foundation to an outsider.
However, if he applied to purchase it himself, he certainly wouldn't be able to avoid the First Madam's notice.
For a time,

Shen Changchuan was filled with worry.

After a short while,

He finally sighed.

never mind,

There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain,
I'll wait until I reach the peak of the ninth level before making any decisions.

We'll deal with the future later.

Who knows, maybe my cheap brother Shen Chong will rise to great heights and come back to reorganize the family, causing the First Madam to die suddenly?
Anything is possible.

The world is constantly changing, so there's no need to waste too much energy on things that haven't happened yet.

Thinking of this,
Shen Changchuan felt much more at ease. "Let's not talk about that. By the way, Brother Nangong, what are you doing here?"

Shen Changchuan examined the storage bags of the black-robed men and casually asked them a question.

"Ah, it's a long story. I had previously guessed that the place where the Wu family produced Biyuan Water Grass might be in an underground cave. So after we parted ways, I thought about it and decided to go in again to investigate."

"Unexpectedly, we stumbled upon clues about the demonic cultivators. Following their trail, we unexpectedly discovered their lair here. What we never imagined was that their lair was so close to the underground of Wujiaji."

Between talking,

Nangong Cheng looked down at the huge crack below and said with some emotion.

Below the abyss rift where his gaze was directed, one could vaguely see...
Deep within the underground rock strata, a cavernous cavity was torn in two, exposed on both sides of the abyss, showing signs of human activity.

"Then came the sudden and dramatic change. The ground cracked open, and I was forced to expose myself. Just then, the mysterious pillar of light that had risen from Wu Family Village shattered, and a white light fell into their hands. I recognized it as the spirit peach that had grown from the spiritual root of the Wu family."

"I see."

Shen Changchuan understood.

No wonder Nangong Cheng was able to quickly locate this place and catch up with the last man in black robes.

It turns out this was their secret base.

But if Nangong Cheng wasn't mistaken, and these were indeed demonic cultivators from the Southern Yue Kingdom,

Why were they able to set up their base here?
Did the Wu family, who were so close by, not notice anything at all?

This shouldn't be possible!

But does this mean that the Wu family is colluding with the demonic cultivators of the Southern Yue Kingdom?

impossible,

After all, Wu Tianhao, the prodigy of the Wu family, had already joined the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.
For a time,

Many questions flashed through Shen Changchuan's mind.

But it's clear that there's no answer.

He raised his head.
Looking ahead at the flat landscape, I could see a large, sunken crater about ten miles away.
One could still faintly see the twinkling lights in the sky above.

Those were experts at the Nascent Soul stage fighting fiercely.

Shen Changchuan fell silent for a moment.

Without his knowledge,
Many things must have happened behind the scenes.
never mind,

Who cares about all that?

Obtaining a spirit peach is already an unexpected joy.

No matter how big the changes or how many rare and precious treasures there are, they have nothing to do with him.

If not for an accident

He wouldn't come here.

Don't be too greedy.
Now that the experts at the Nascent Soul stage are fighting each other, they might start a massacre at any moment.
Danger could strike at any moment.

It's best to run first.

"Brother Nangong, I'm preparing to leave. What about you? What's next?"

Shen Changchuan was about to bid farewell to Nangong Cheng and escape from this huge vortex.

But at this moment,
Boom! ! !

A vibrant, terrifying, and dark aura, brimming with evil and negativity,
Suddenly, it rose up from the crack in the earth below.

Like a torrent sweeping across the land!

At this moment, Shen Changchuan and Nangong Cheng felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, and they could hardly move their bodies!

(End of this chapter)