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

Chapter 252 An Unexpected Enemy
Towering mountains rise and fall across the land, stretching for thousands of feet.
The majestic and imposing mountains stretch endlessly.
Covering the sky and blocking out the sun,

Looking down from high above,
They resemble giant dragons coiled and dormant on the earth!

The mountains are shrouded in mist and clouds, exuding a spiritual atmosphere.

from afar,

A scene of a fairyland paradise.

But without a doubt, this place is a forbidden zone for mortals, a place of death.

Simultaneously,

The earth's spiritual energy permeating the mountains and rivers, and the abundant spiritual energy gathering in the forests, make it an excellent place for cultivators to practice.

"Dreaming of Immortals..."

Shen Changchuan rode on Xiaofeng's back, soaring through the sky above towering mountains, with the clouds around him bringing a refreshing coolness as they passed by.

He gazed down at the vast, winding mountains and rivers below.
His gaze was somewhat profound.

in fact,

With the Soul-Separating Pill, various fortuitous opportunities, and the complete and mature advancement inheritance of the Dragon Sky Sect,
Shen Changchuan had little doubt about whether he could advance to the Nascent Soul realm.

As the saying goes, it's good to enjoy the shade under a big tree.

As a disciple of the Longxiao Sect, and also accepted as a nominal disciple by the sect's founder, You Longzi.

He was able to enjoy numerous cultivation resources.
It is far superior to cultivators from outside cultivation families or those who are independent cultivators.

These rare and precious materials, which ordinary cultivators cherish as treasures, are highly sought after but difficult to obtain, and would cause them ecstatic even to acquire just one, are believed to increase the success rate of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage.
In his opinion, it was nothing special.

Also because of this,

The experience of the Dream Wanderer in deducing the advancement to the Out-of-Body stage was actually of little significance to him.

It could even be said that it is dispensable.

But he still came; he didn't give up this opportunity.

This is not because he is greedy, and he would fight with others for even the smallest benefit, wanting to take all the advantages and benefits for himself.

Rather, he had his own agenda.

"The Dream Fairy is ultimately a spiritual plant, belonging to the plant family, not human."

"The dreams it creates are mostly based on the power of the Dream Wanderer and the understanding of the cultivator who enters the dream. Then, by leveraging the special characteristics of the dream world, it can further deduce and simulate the process of advancing to the Nascent Soul realm."

"But just as it is difficult for people to imagine things they have never seen, the Dream Immortal has never truly experienced the process of advancing to the Out-of-Body realm, so the dream world he created naturally cannot completely simulate the process of advancing to the Out-of-Body realm."

"Perhaps this is why there is only a part of 'reality' in the dream world!"

Shen Changchuan pondered to himself.

Along the way
Because there's no need to consider using this opportunity of dreamlike immortality for the deduction of advancing to the Nascent Soul realm.
He was able to think deeper and consider more things.

This,

It was based on the information he obtained from Shen Tingchu that he made this conjecture.

He wasn't just making things up out of thin air.

Along the way, he had asked Shen Tingchu whether the Dream Wanderer could be useful to cultivators in the Out-of-Body Realm, or even whether it could help them advance from the Out-of-Body Realm to the Divine Travel Realm.
The answer to this is, of course, impossible.

Shen Tingchu also joked that if that thing had even the slightest effect on the advancement of the Out-of-Body stage to the Divine Travel stage, it would probably have been uprooted long ago, and it could not have been controlled by several Out-of-Body forces for nearly two hundred years.

That is indeed the case.
This further confirmed Shen Changchuan's suspicions.

"The dream world opened by the Dream Wanderer is based on the existence of the Dream Wanderer itself." "Perhaps the Dream Wanderer is already a spiritual plant comparable to the Nascent Soul stage, thus capable of shaping a portion of reality necessary for advancing to the Nascent Soul realm."

"But it is ultimately not a true cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, and it is impossible for it to have personally experienced the feeling of that advancement process and to be able to perfectly simulate it."

high in the sky,

A glint flashed in Shen Changchuan's eyes.

"But what if I abandon the deductions about achieving astral projection in the dream world and choose other uses instead?"

"Instead of cultivating divination spells or supernatural powers, what would happen if we explored the essence of the Dream Wanderer? For example, in the dream world, we could adopt the Dream Wanderer's perspective and experience its entire life, from birth to growth to its eventual decay and death."

"If my guess is correct, then all the insights and information I gain from doing this are probably true!"

"The dream world was born from the Dream Wanderer. Using its own information to deduce its own existence should be accurate!"

"In this way, we can fully utilize all the 'reality' within the dream world created by the Dream Wanderer, and enter into all of the Dream Wanderer's own experiences. Then, on top of that, we can attempt to gather all the wood-attribute life force to condense a wood spirit body."

A burning ambition rose within Shen Changchuan's heart.

The reason he had this unconventional idea was...
This is because he had already planned out the spiritual body he would need to condense when he advanced to the Out-of-Body stage—

He intends to condense into a wood-elemental spirit!

The Biyuan Water Grass and Biyuan Pure Spirit Pill initially provided Shen Changchuan with the foundation for his rapid advancement and improved his cultivation aptitude. Later, with the nourishment of the Earth Vein Spirit Milk, he was able to make further progress.

Nourished by these rare and precious materials, Shen Changchuan could feel that he was more attuned to the power of the wood element.

In addition to the Azure Wood Sword Light he cultivates, and the subsequent Azure Wood Sword Light supernatural power Three Azure Forest Sword Formation, condensing a wood-elemental spirit body is probably his only option.

However, if one condenses a wood-elemental spirit...
All of the Dream Immortal's memories of growing up and his life's experiences will most likely be of use to him!

Once success is achieved
This will undoubtedly be of great significance to Shen Changchuan!
This might allow him to be more adept at the process of condensing his spiritual body during the Foundation Establishment stage of communion with Heaven and Earth, significantly reducing the time required and allowing him to spend more time on condensing the seed of divine power later on.

"We've arrived. The Song family's residence is just ahead!"

Just as Shen Changchuan's thoughts were wandering,

Shen Tingchu spoke up.

Shen Changchuan was startled and quickly composed himself, following Shen Tingchu's gaze.

Regarding the arrival of Shen Tingchu and Shen Changchuan,

The Song family gave them a very warm welcome, and even the Song family patriarch, who was injured, came out of seclusion ahead of time to greet them.

However, Shen Changchuan seemed to notice a hint of worry between the brows of the Song family patriarch.

After exchanging pleasantries in the guest seats, the conversation got down to business.

Shen Tingchu explained his purpose.

However, one could see that the Song family patriarch on the main seat looked somewhat embarrassed.

Shen Tingchu also noticed something was wrong and couldn't help but frown slightly.

"What's wrong, Brother Song? Has something unexpected happened this time?"

"Brother Shen, I'm truly sorry, an accident did indeed occur."

"Someone has their eye on this spot and wants to get it."

The Song family patriarch hesitated for a moment, a hint of difficulty showing on his face.

(End of this chapter)