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

Chapter 249 Three-Year Plan
You Longzi naturally didn't want his newly accepted disciple to fall into such a deep pit.
Because cultivating supernatural powers is not so easy.

Even for geniuses with exceptional comprehension,

To master a supernatural power, it takes at least ten years of hard work!
If one's comprehension is lacking, even spending several times the time and effort at the Qi Induction stage may not guarantee success!

This,

He has only obtained the initial qualification to condense the seed of supernatural power!

The process of condensing the seed of supernatural power was fraught with difficulties, almost like climbing to the heavens with every step.

once,

In You Longzi's youth, there was a genius whose comprehension and talent surpassed his own. This genius confidently exchanged a supernatural ability with the sect.
The goal is to use this to condense a seed of divine power, so that after advancing to the Out-of-Body realm, one can achieve invincibility among those of the same level!
But unfortunately,
The result, however, was extremely tragic.

In the first year, the man began to comprehend the supernatural methods, displaying great confidence in front of his fellow disciples, saying that he would surely succeed.

In the third year, one of the outer disciples from that batch had already advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. That person gradually fell silent and began to devote more time to closed-door research.

In the tenth year, more and more geniuses from that group began to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, and that person became somewhat taciturn, and his figure was rarely seen in the mountain gate anymore.

Thirty years later, most of the outer disciples from that batch of disciples who were able to advance to the Nascent Soul stage had done so. Those who were unable to advance returned to their hometowns and the mortal world, where they began to have children and expand their families.

The man was still stubbornly practicing his special ability, occasionally showing himself, but he no longer had the vigor he once had, and his hair was disheveled.

Eighty years later...

When You Longzi returned to the sect last time, he happened to hear news of that person again.

He was already very old and nearing his end.

It is said that he has almost cultivated that supernatural power to its limit, and is only one step away from perfection.

But unfortunately,
A single step can make all the difference!

and,

You Longzi, whose cultivation had reached the peak of the Divine Travel Realm, was very clear about this.
Even if he breaks through the final barrier and perfects that supernatural power, he will have no chance to advance to the Nascent Soul realm.

As people age, their bodies weaken and their vital energy and blood decline.

It's simply impossible for him to break through and advance any further, let alone condense a spiritual body or even refine a seed of divine power...

Once a prodigy who even had the potential to advance to the Divine Realm,

And so they were defeated by this huge pitfall of the supernatural seed.

It was until then,

Some of the doubts that You Longzi had once had were now vaguely answered.

Why is the condensation of a supernatural seed so difficult, even potentially destroying a genius?
Instead of keeping it a secret and keeping it hidden away, the sect's higher-ups made it public.

This is perhaps because,
If a prodigy among the younger generation succeeds in cultivating, then the sect will have one more peerless genius to suppress the same era.

If it fails

Then it means that person's character is not up to par, they lack self-awareness, and they don't know how to admit their mistakes or give up in time.

With such a flawed mindset, one will most likely be unable to reach a higher level in the future.
It's better to use this as a form of early screening to avoid wasting resources on training them later.

That was also the first time You Longzi truly felt the coldness of the sect's system and the relationships between its higher-ups.
This was also one of the reasons that prompted him to temporarily leave the Jade Purity Immortal Sect and come here to establish the Dragon Sky Sect.
to this end,

You Longzi also told Shen Changchuan about this case.
Let him learn from this experience and carefully consider his own actions.

Of course,
If Shen Changchuan is truly determined to take this gamble, he won't stop him.

Everyone has their own path.
As a teacher, one's job is to impart knowledge, skills, and resolve doubts; one's duty is to guide one's disciples.
Instead of making decisions for his disciples.

not to mention,
Everything has a glimmer of hope, and the success rate of condensing a seed of supernatural power is extremely low, not zero.

The Jade Purity Immortal Sect has also had members who have successfully formed their own celestial bodies.

One cannot prevent one's own disciples from trying simply because a genius from the same year as him failed.

Despite You Longzi's patient and detailed explanations and advice,

Shen Changchuan was also deeply moved.

then,

He set himself a three-year plan. Roughly speaking, if he could not cultivate the Three Azure Forest Sword Formation to perfection within these three years, then regardless of his progress, he would give up the option of condensing a divine power seed.

"Although I have a progress bar panel, it's not like Deep Blue's skill point allocation where you can just add points and expect to improve without any issues... The progress bar panel itself has a certain possibility of failure..."

"If I cannot succeed within three years, then I must give up as soon as possible and cut my losses!"

Undoubtedly, the example of the sect senior who was in the same year as him, which You Longzi told him, served as a great warning to Shen Changchuan.

Once you get stuck on a rut, the sunk costs keep increasing, and you'll only get more and more trapped.

Just like stocks.

He didn't want to end up like that.

For this,

Shen Changchuan did not hide anything from his master, You Longzi.

He briefly explained his intentions and plans.

You Longzi couldn't help but nod slightly in his heart.

Young and spirited,
Young people are bound to act impulsively and eventually hit a wall before they will easily turn back.

Before he advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, he had also hoped to condense a seed of supernatural power.
But later, I came to understand myself.
Having seen reality clearly, they ultimately gave up.

In You Longzi's view,

It's actually a good thing that we've been through this.

Because this reality teaches people one thing:

That is knowing when to give up.

"Then let's give it a try."

"But you must remember to stick to your plan. You must never think that you are close to perfection and then do it again after three years... or you will ruin your entire future."

"Three years is a good time for you to hone your magical abilities and prepare for the future."

You Longzi did not object to Shen Changchuan's decision.

Of course, he didn't think Shen Changchuan would be able to cultivate this supernatural power to perfection before advancing to the Out-of-Body stage.

Wasting three years

Shen Changchuan is still young, so it doesn't matter.

And in order to show support,
You Longzi also specially granted Shen Changchuan permission to enter the Longxiao Sect's scripture library and browse any wood-type and sword-type spells.

Allow Shen Changchuan to accumulate relevant knowledge and experience.

I hope to be able to draw inferences from similar cases and cultivate that supernatural power to some extent.

of course,

Once he advances to the Nascent Soul realm, he'll need to replenish the contribution points he consumed while browsing these spells.

After all, rules still need to be followed; one cannot expect to gain something for nothing.

But for Shen Changchuan, this is still a great benefit!
then,

In the period that followed,

When he found, unsurprisingly, that he couldn't even begin to master the Three Green Forest Sword Formation...

They went to the Scripture Pavilion to search for a large number of wood-based and sword-based spells to cultivate, in order to accumulate the corresponding spell characteristics and experience.

After the divine consciousness left the body prematurely, coupled with the accumulated experience of spells from the same school of magic,
Shen Changchuan significantly reduced the time required to cultivate a spell from scratch to perfection, now able to complete it in just two or three days.

As a result, the number of spells on the progress bar panel increased.
Simultaneously,

With a wealth of experience accumulated,

Shen Changchuan's Three Green Forest Sword Formation also broke through its bottleneck and officially entered the beginner level!

(End of this chapter)