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

Chapter 53 Greetings
Shen Changchuan already had a general plan for what to do next.

However, all of this will have to wait until the Spirit Valley is sold.
We'll talk about it after we get the spirit stones back.

However, since it was done through connections, it will take time to find people, build relationships, and negotiate afterwards.

Shen Changchuan wouldn't waste his time waiting in the same spot.

He had another important matter to attend to.

He spent several spirit stones,
Shen Changchuan opened a secret cultivation room in Wujiaji.

These cultivation chambers,

It is a secluded cultivation place specially prepared for cultivators.

Wujiaji Market opens
It attracts cultivators from all directions to come and trade.

Among them,

Perhaps some cultivators from small villages will spend most of their life savings to exchange for pills that can help them break through their cultivation bottlenecks.

Those cultivators with weak strength or rogue cultivators would naturally not take those precious pills home to consume.

After all, the journey is dangerous, and it would be terrible if they were robbed along the way.

Thus, the secret cultivation chamber within Wujiaji
And so it came into being.

Although its price is not low
But it is indeed a good place for outside cultivators to temporarily go into seclusion to cultivate and improve.

Shen Changchuan spent a considerable amount of spirit stones to open such a cultivation chamber.

Of course, it wasn't because he had nothing better to do.

In the cultivation chamber,

After briefly confirming that the surrounding restrictions were intact and that no one could spy on them,
Shen Changchuan sat cross-legged on the white jade futon in the cultivation chamber.
He held a jade bottle containing pills in his hand.

His gaze toward the jade bottle was filled with complex emotions.

The elixir in this bottle,

It was the incredibly precious Azure Essence Purifying Pill that Shen Changchuan had recently obtained by chance.

Shen Changchuan's eyes flickered slightly.

"This Azure Essence Purifying Pill is extremely precious. Even at the critical moment when one breaks through from the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining to the Nascent Soul stage, it can still play a role. It is a treasure that is difficult to buy even with thousands of spirit stones!"

"Using such a pill on me in my current state is a huge waste!"

Shen Changchuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

It felt like a waste of resources.

Such an incomparably precious elixir, even if it weren't used for the crucial breakthrough of the ninth level of Qi Induction to the Nascent Soul realm,

It can also be used to break through the bottleneck from the mid-stage of Qi Refining to the late stage of Qi Refining, allowing cultivators at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining to easily break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining.

It will only be most effective when it is used to overcome bottlenecks and break through them.

Unfortunately,

Shen Changchuan clearly did not intend to leave it for later.

"Although it will play a greater role in the future."

"But for me, landing safely and improving my strength and realm as quickly as possible are the most important things!"

"Spirit stones and pills are all just for the purpose of improving one's cultivation level."

"Taking it now is a bit of a loss, but it will allow me to improve my cultivation to a higher level in a short period of time."

"With greater strength, there will naturally be better opportunities to obtain more resources! There is no need to keep them hidden and delay the speed of cultivation improvement, and wait until the bottleneck is reached to break through."

Shen Changchuan murmured softly,

At this moment, his gaze became unwavering.

Spirit stones and money are merely external means.
Only strength matters!

He couldn't help but recall the sudden battle that had taken place a few days earlier.

If the leader of the men in black had taken the Azure Essence Purifying Pill earlier and advanced to the seventh level of Qi Refining, he might have been the one who died in that battle!
They were hardly in his hands, so much so that even such a precious elixir ended up in his possession.

But unfortunately,
There are no "what ifs" in this world.

Shen Changchuan remained resolute.
He then took out the pill from the jade bottle and swallowed it in one gulp. The immense medicinal power surged and spread throughout his body.

Shen Changchuan felt his soul become clearer than ever before at this moment.
The body seemed to be undergoing some unknown transformation under the modification of the elixir.

His aura
At that moment, it also erupted into a violent uproar.

Just as Shen Changchuan was taking the pill.

Wu family,

Hospitality hall.

Currently, Wu Yuanzhi, the head of the Wu family and the owner of Wujiaji, is sitting in the head seat.

They were receiving Shen Zhongshan and his entourage, who had traveled a long way to visit two months prior.

"I wonder if Brother Shen has found that miraculous elixir?"

During their conversation, Wu Yuanzhi asked Shen Zhongshan about the local customs.

"Alas, the borderlands are vast and boundless, yet we wander aimlessly like headless flies. How can we possibly find such rare treasures of heaven and earth?"

"Perhaps the previous rumors were just hearsay."

At this point, a hint of helplessness appeared on Shen Zhongshan's face.

"To be honest, Patriarch Wu, we have been here for half a year since we set off from Tiannan City, but we have not found a trace of them. We are already preparing to return home."

"Although I failed to achieve my goal on this trip, I still want to thank Patriarch Wu for his help."

Between talking,

Shen Chongshan stood up and bowed to Wu Yuanzhi, the head of the Wu family, who was seated at the head of the table.
Express your gratitude.

"Oh, Brother Chongshan, what are you saying? It's just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning."

"Brother Chongshan, sit down, please sit down."

After a few polite words...

The atmosphere eased again.

At this time,

Wu Yuanzhi asked, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally:

"By the way, Brother Chongshan, speaking of which, I remember there's a village called Dawan Village that belongs to your Shen family, right? Last time I heard that the garrison commander there was replaced by a young man. I wonder who he is and what his background is? After all, we're neighbors, so we might have to keep in touch in the future."

"Dawan Village?"

Shen Zhongshan felt a little strange when Dawancun was suddenly mentioned.

But he didn't think much of it.
Having already discussed this matter when they were stranded halfway through the journey during the rainy season, they then spoke directly:

"Of course I have some understanding of this."

"The current garrison commander of Dawan Village is named Shen Changchuan. He is a man of extraordinary background, being an illegitimate son among the many children of the Shen family patriarch."

"What?! He's actually Chief Shen's son?!"

Wu Yuanzhi's pupils contracted.
His face was full of shock, and he exclaimed in surprise, his tea-drinking motion frozen in place.

"In that case, it is my Wu family that has been impolite. We should hurry over to pay our respects to the young master!"

"Master Wu is overthinking it."

"Although Shen Changchuan is the son of the clan leader, he is nothing more than the son of a lowly maid, and his status is even lower than some servants in the clan. As the head of the Wu family, he can simply have someone summon him. Why is there any need for formalities?"

But at that moment, a disdainful voice spoke up.

It was Shen Rongguang sitting below Shen Chongshan.

At this moment, when he spoke of Shen Changchuan, his words revealed a hint of displeasure and sarcasm.

“Such lowly maids are not even qualified to enter the family’s ancestral hall. People like the bones that the First Madam casually threw away in Dawan Village can only come here to take up their posts. In this desolate place, they may die at any time and no one will care. If Patriarch Wu wants to befriend them, don’t waste your time.”

"I see. Thank you for clearing up my doubts, young man."

Wu Yuanzhi seemed to be deep in thought.
He expressed his gratitude to Shen Rongguang.

His complexion was merely flat.
It's unclear what he was thinking.

(End of this chapter)