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

Chapter 3 The Difficult Path to Immortality
"Grandpa, are you alright?"

After instructing those around him to clean up the battlefield, Shen Changchuan then turned his gaze to Han Qinhu, who was not far away.

"It's nothing, I just accidentally got knocked over by this beast, it's nothing serious."

"Go inside and recover your mana. The road ahead isn't far, but until we reach our destination, there may be places where you might need to help."

At this moment, Han Qinhu had already stood up from the ground, casually patted the dust off his clothes, and said nonchalantly, his voice full of energy.

Seeing that Han Qinhu was mostly unharmed,
Shen Changchuan nodded and turned back into the carriage.

That giant wild boar was at least at the fourth level of Qi Refining!

In order to kill him with one blow, he dared not be careless in the slightest, so that blow consumed more than half of his magical power!
Although there are still ten miles to go to reach the destination,

But who knows if there will be any more unexpected events on the remaining journey?

And even when we arrived at Dawan Village...
Since he had arrived out of nowhere, he didn't know how Dawan Village would react to his arrival, or whether the family cultivator who originally guarded Dawan Village would cause trouble because he had taken his position.

The key is to quickly restore the mana in one's body and bring one's condition to its peak as much as possible.

So Shen Changchuan didn't exchange any more pleasantries and hurriedly returned to the carriage to meditate and refine his magical power.

Han Qinhu didn't pay any attention to this.

He walked up to the giant wild boar lying on the ground, which resembled a small mountain. He gazed at the shadow cast by its massive body and its strong, muscular physique, as if cast from steel.

And the small wound on his neck that he had cut himself.

I couldn't help but sigh.

This is the difference between mortals and immortals.
He was a martial artist who had practiced martial arts for most of his life, and with decades of skill, he could barely break the skin of this monster.

Shen Changchuan had only cultivated immortal techniques for a few years, yet he was able to kill the same demonic beast with a single blow!

The gap between them is truly disheartening.

But when I think about it,

Shen Changchuan was his grandson, both of them were his own descendants, so Han Qinhu involuntarily straightened his back.

"My grandson has the potential to become an immortal!"

Han Qinhu thought to himself with a sense of satisfaction.

"Dad, what should we do next?"

Just then, a deep, muffled voice pulled Han Qinhu back to reality.

Then Han Dayong walked over, carrying his spiked club.

"What else can we do? Just have someone pack our things!"

Facing his foolish son, Han Qinhu glared at him and said irritably:
"Strip the cargo off the carriage behind, and get a few people to carry this beast onto it!"

"Also, someone come and take the magical artifact out of the demon pig's head, carefully clean it, and send it to the young master's carriage."

Han Qinhu promptly issued orders and began to direct operations.

Han Dayong shrank back at his father's irritating scolding. Although he didn't know why his father was angry, the sullen Han Dayong knew what he should do, so he quickly went to help tidy up.

Half an hour later,
After a brief rest, the team continued their journey.

At this time,
Inside the carriage

Shen Changchuan had already stopped meditating to recover his magical power.

He was only at the late stage of the third level of Qi Refining, so he didn't have much mana in his body. Therefore, it didn't take long for him to recover his mana through meditation.

A quarter of an hour of focused refining of magical power had already restored ninety percent of the magical power in his body.

It seems a bit slow, which is undoubtedly a big problem for combat.

But this is still considered good.

If you reach the later stage of Qi Induction, that is, the seventh level or above, it will take at least a whole day to recover by simply meditating!
To shorten the recovery time, one can only use spiritual items such as spirit stones and pills, or cultivate in a spiritual place.

Obviously,

For Shen Changchuan now...

He can only rely on his own meditation to refine and recover; he is not yet qualified to be so extravagant as to use spirit stones or pills to recover.

Shen Changchuan flexed his wrists.

Inside the sleeve was a specially sewn needle case; the two gold needles had been cleaned and brought over by the servants, and he carefully placed them inside.

Although it's a bit uncomfortable to hold,
Fortunately, it can be used immediately in case of any unexpected accidents.

A little inconvenience,

Get used to it.

It's never wrong to be cautious.

I adjusted my posture.
Shen Changchuan habitually focused his mind and stared straight ahead into the void.

At this time,

A faint light screen then appeared in his field of vision.

Name: Shen Changchuan
realm:

Late Stage of Qi Induction
Exercise:

Elephant Mountain Breathing Technique
Ritual implements:

Two gold needles (quasi-low-level magical artifacts)

Spells:

Golden Needle Strike: 100% (Perfect Trait: Slightly increases the accuracy of hidden weapons, negligible experience in practicing metal-elemental spells)

Lightness skill: 81%

Wind Blade Technique: 52%

Fireball: 43%

Vines: 13%

A very basic control panel.

There are no other functions.
It can only show Shen Changchuan's general situation.

The percentage displayed is a progress bar, which can also be interpreted as his proficiency in mastering that particular spell.

When the progress bar reaches 100%, some special features will appear, similar to the Golden Thorn Technique mentioned above.

Shen Changchuan had no idea how these characteristics came about or what the underlying principles were.

However, he could clearly feel that after those characteristics appeared, his accuracy in using the Golden Thorn Technique improved to a certain extent.

That feeling,

It's like the new insights and understanding that come from mastering a certain spell.

It's as if they've been instilled with some kind of knowledge or experience.

He wasn't sure about the specifics.

But what is certain is that

The characteristic of that suffix is ​​that it's a good thing.

Just like now,

His two golden needles, after activating the Golden Needle Technique, were able to accurately strike the giant boar's eyes. This was the effect of the special properties he gained after increasing the Golden Needle Technique's training progress to 100%.

"Unfortunately, the progress bar of this thing is improved entirely by your own cultivation; there's no way to add points. I don't know who designed it; it's obviously a piece of junk."

"The current meta is all about invincible starting strategies, mindless skill point allocation, and gaining experience or lifespan through kills!"

Shen Changchuan couldn't help but complain about the panel in front of him again.

But obviously,
The panel remained completely still, just like it had been dozens or hundreds of times before.

Shen Changchuan had no choice but to accept reality.

no way,
The "golden finger" (referring to a powerful, reliable user) was a bit of a disappointment, but it was still a "golden finger" at least.

This gave him some confidence to establish himself in this strange world.

Yes,

For Shen Changchuan, this was another world.

He is not a native of this world.
Instead, it is a time traveler who traveled for two and a half years.

About two and a half years ago, he was a chosen working man who had just graduated a few years ago and loved to slack off at work, read novels, and play games.

Then one night, while playing a grindy progress bar game all night, everything went black and I was transported to this world into the body of Shen Changchuan, who had been attacked by monsters and seriously injured while out and about.

Along with it came this small, useless progress bar panel in front of him.

At first, Shen Changchuan was quite uneasy. After all, this was a world where the path of cultivation existed, and he had transmigrated into the Shen family, a powerful cultivation clan. Who knew if there was such a thing as possession here, and if he was discovered?

Fortunately, the worst-case scenario did not occur.

He was just an insignificant illegitimate son, and not many people cared about him.

Furthermore, after transmigrating, he digested the original owner's memories and tried to remain silent and act with extreme caution.

So, to outsiders, it seemed like a result of his severe injuries and seven days and seven nights of unconsciousness, a brush with death, which led to a drastic change in his personality.

This situation seems perfectly normal in this world.

Even her own mother had no doubts whatsoever.

Shen Changchuan quietly settled down in the Shen family.

After a month-long adjustment period,
Shen Changchuan learned that the world he had transmigrated to was a vast and boundless world of cultivation, and he also discovered and understood the progress bar cheat he possessed.
Shen Changchuan was extremely excited at that time.

At that time, he couldn't help but imagine that he could take this opportunity to soar to the sky, become an immortal in this world, and even transcend the world!

however,
Before Shen Changchuan could even plan to use the progress bar panel to reveal his talent and attract the attention of his adoptive father or family, thus receiving special training,
An incident that occurred within the Shen family was like a bucket of cold water being poured over his head, instantly cooling down his enthusiasm.

That was the story of my half-brother, who was young and had broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, and whose talent was quite good, and who committed suicide after being stabbed seven times in the back!

How did he know that the person died from being stabbed seven times in the back?

When the terrified servants of the Shen family carried the person to see a doctor, Shen Changchuan happened to be there.

He personally witnessed the knife hilt still gleaming, stuck upside down in the other person's back!
Shen Changchuan didn't know the specifics of that incident.

All he knew was that two days later, his adopted brother was pronounced dead.

The officially stated cause of death was suicide.

Not long after, the biological mother of the brother who "committed suicide" reportedly went mad and was sent to a small temple in the western mountains outside the city to recuperate. The brother, who was born of the same mother, was also sent to the temple in the name of filial piety and asked to serve the biological mother.

Shen Changchuan, a chosen worker who had only been in the workforce for two years and had only just begun to see the dark side of the workplace, had never witnessed such a treacherous and treacherous power struggle within a large family.

Moreover, he suddenly remembered that the reason why the original owner had been lying unconscious in the hospital bed for seven days and seven nights was because he had been attacked by a monster while out!

Heaven knows whether it was truly an accident caused by a monster attack, or something else entirely.
Almost scared out of his wits, Shen Changchuan immediately suppressed all his thoughts and cautiously became a nobody in the Shen family.

He didn't even dare to cultivate too diligently, for fear that if he accidentally revealed his extraordinary talent, someone might give him a script where he was stabbed seven times in the back and forced to commit suicide.

This also means that even after two and a half years of time travel, his cultivation level and various progress bars remain at this level.

However, it was precisely because of this that Shen Changchuan saw the darkness beneath the glamorous exterior of this great cultivation family, and unknowingly avoided the possible calamity of death.

In the two years since, two of his brothers have died in accidents, one from drowning and the other from falling off a cliff. In addition, one of his brothers has gone missing, and two of his sisters have eloped with someone.

Even Shen Changchuan, who rarely left the Shen family compound, could sense the undercurrents within the family.

The rivalry between the first and second wives for favor, the power struggles among various factions and factions intensified, and even external forces became involved.

This left Shen Changchuan, who was watching from the sidelines, trembling with fear.

Fortunately, he had made some plans in advance, and with the help of his mother, he was able to successfully leave the city and escape the vortex of the Shen family mansion in Tiannan City.

Otherwise, Shen Changchuan wasn't sure if he could survive the future internal struggles within the Shen family.

"Sigh, this progress panel is utterly useless. Becoming an immortal or an ancestor is out of the question. I'll just focus on surviving and striving to live a better life first."

Looking back on the past two and a half years, Shen Changchuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Reality has now smoothed out his rough edges.

He no longer daydreams about becoming an immortal.

His biggest dream right now is simply to one day reach the Nascent Soul stage and gain some ability to remain detached from the Shen family's affairs.
Then return to Tiannan City to bring his mother out and avoid that vortex.

Thinking of his mother's love for him and her sacrifices for his ability to leave home, Shen Changchuan couldn't help but sigh again.

He was able to be sent out, but it wasn't easy at all.

Before leaving,

He then heard that his mother had been ordered by the First Madam to stay in the ancestral hall for six months.

The mother did not say anything about this.
Shen Changchuan didn't ask.

Because he was only at the third level of Qi Refining, he had no ability to change anything.

Only by advancing to the Out-of-Body stage can one possibly have some say in the Shen family.

Although the Out-of-Body Realm is the next level after Qi Induction, there are nine levels in total for Qi Induction, each of which is extremely difficult.

To complete the nine stages of Qi Induction and break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, one needs cultivation aptitude, financial resources, and good fortune—all three are indispensable.

The entire Shen family is said to number in the tens of thousands.

However, there are only a few dozen true cultivators at the Out-of-Body level.

It was only because of the progress bar panel that Shen Changchuan had a little more confidence.

Even so, he dared not say that he would definitely be able to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm in the future.

Ultimately, the path to immortality is arduous!

(End of this chapter)