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

Chapter 33 Grandfather Enters the Dao
"Excellent! With these resources, I can cultivate for a while!"

After Shen Changchuan had summarized all his gains,
A look of joy couldn't help but appear on his face.

"Moreover, with this true explanation of the spell, I can solve the biggest problem I'm currently facing: a lack of means!"

The problems encountered previously
These gains made things much easier to resolve.

Shen Changchuan was in a great mood.

The path of spiritual practice that follows will not be without its challenges.

At least it's not that difficult anymore.

As for the road ahead,
Shen Changchuan already had a general plan.

There are still about two months until the autumn harvest.
He planned to use this time, with the help of these many spirit stones, pills, and medicines, to quickly break through and raise his cultivation level to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

If this were in the past,
Shen Changchuan would not dare to have such a thought.

However, after consuming the Azure Essence Water Grass, his physical attributes improved, and his spiritual power also increased.

Furthermore, with ample cultivation resources,

Breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refining in a short period of time is not entirely a pipe dream.

Having gone through this ordeal, Shen Changchuan is quite eager to improve his own strength and realm.

Beyond the improvement of cultivation level,

Shen Changchuan also planned to practice as many spells as possible from the True Explanation of Spells in his spare time during his cultivation in the Earth Gate, so as to enhance his combat skills.

He also wanted to see if having enough features would bring about new changes.

I've made up my mind.

Shen Changchuan no longer wanted to stay in Zhao Family Village.

He plans to return to Dawancun Village for secluded cultivation.

But at this moment,
He realized a new problem.

That is the issue of guarding Zhao Family Village!
In general,

Villages with spiritual fields are generally guarded by cultivators.

This is absolutely necessary.

Because ordinary people, even those born with martial arts skills, have very little ability to resist cultivators.

If there were no cultivators to oversee things...
Not to mention that during the period when the spirit valley is about to be harvested, it may attract monster attacks and destroy the spirit valley.

Even those wandering cultivators wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass them by; they would surely attack the village and harvest all the spirit grain from the spirit fields.

That would be a huge problem!

But the reality now is...
Shen Changchuan has no cultivators under his command who can stand alone in a position of power!
And he doesn't have the ability to create clones.

That means,

Once he returns to Dawancun

There will be no one to defend Zhao Family Village!

This undoubtedly caused Shen Changchuan a great deal of trouble.

"Trouble!"

Shen Changchuan let out a long breath.

He was so happy about successfully taking over the two acres of spiritual land in Zhao Family Village that he forgot about the subsequent management and protection of the land.

This property cannot be given up.

After much thought,

Shen Changchuan finally came up with a solution that was hardly a solution at all.

That means having cultivators under your command!
And the goal,
Naturally, it was his maternal grandfather, Han Qinhu, who had always been by his side, busy with various tasks and helping him manage all sorts of miscellaneous affairs!

So Shen Changchuan summoned Han Qinhu.

Tell the situation.

Han Qinhu was stunned for a moment, not expecting Shen Changchuan to suddenly bring up such an idea.

After he came to his senses, his heart began to pound violently.

The chance to become an immortal is right before the eyes of mortals, a chance that is difficult to attain even in a lifetime!

After experiencing a certain event during his youth when he was wandering the martial arts world, Han Qinhu, who had become even more obsessed with cultivating immortality, felt a tremendous sensation impacting his mind at this moment.

Han Qinhu was somewhat dazed.

Back then, he resolutely sold most of his family's property in Tiannan City and followed his grandson to this post in a remote garrison.
He once thought that by connecting with his grandson, he might be able to embark on the path of cultivating immortality.

But he never expected that this long-awaited day would come so quickly!
Han Qinhu's mind was in turmoil.
For a moment, he was speechless.

Shen Changchuan did not urge him.

Instead, they quietly wait for the other party's response.

After a long while,
Han Qinhu took several deep breaths, barely managing to suppress his violently turbulent emotions.

“Changchuan, I’ve thought about it carefully. I’m already old now. Even if I successfully awaken my spirit and draw in qi, I may not live much longer, and my achievements will be limited. It would be a complete waste of resources.”

Han Qinhu's face showed a bitter expression. He opened his mouth and said in a hoarse voice.

"In that case, let's not waste this opportunity."

“Let Dayong come. He told me last time that after you gave him the spirit ginseng root, he had a vague feeling that he was about to break through, and he had a premonition that the spirit-summoning might be successful.”

"Giving it to him won't be a waste."

Reason ultimately prevailed, and Han Qinhu suppressed his desire to become a cultivator.

They wanted to give the opportunity to Han Dayong.

"Grandpa, you don't need to worry about my eldest uncle's side. I was planning to send his share over as well."

Before speaking,

Shen Changchuan flipped his palm and took out a jade bottle containing two round pills about the size of a thumb.

"These two are Essence Pills, refined from the Spirit Valley. They are originally used by cultivators in the early stage of Qi Refining to strengthen their foundation, nourish their essence, and refine their magical power."

"If ordinary martial artists take it, it can greatly increase their essence and energy, thereby drawing qi into their bodies."

“Grandpa, one for you and one for your eldest uncle should be enough for you both to successfully embark on the path of cultivation.”

Three days later,
After consuming the Essence Pill, Han Qinhu and Han Dayong both successfully advanced to the first level of Qi Induction.

Afterwards, Shen Changchuan gave them some pointers and left them with various cultivation experiences.

Not long after, Shen Changchuan prepared to leave.

After all, the twelve mu of spiritual land in Dawan Village is far more important than the two mu of spiritual land in Zhao Family Village.

Shen Changchuan cannot stay away from home for extended periods.

However, before leaving, Shen Changchuan handed over the Mysterious Yin-Yang Formation, which he had seized from the Four Fiends of Heshan, to them.

This formation has already been refined into formation plates and formation flags.

Even those who don't understand formations,

They can all be successfully set up thanks to their foolproof operation.

In this case,
If there is an invasion by foreign enemies,
The two worked together,

Deploy the formation

It was enough to sustain Shen Changchuan until he set off from Dawancun to provide support.

Make arrangements for Zhao Family Village,
Shen Changchuan then set off back to Dawancun.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened in Dawancun during his absence.

Everything is progressing smoothly.

Shen Changchuan also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Then he,

After a quick look around the village and confirming that there wouldn't be any problems,
He then entrusted the specific tasks to the capable steward brought by Han Qinhu.
He then entered the secret chamber of the spiritual spring.

Beginning seclusion
He began to cultivate diligently.

This seclusion

Two months have passed.

(End of this chapter)