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

Chapter 728 The Final Battle
"This situation is actually not surprising."

"Advancing from the Out-of-Body Realm to the Divine Travel Realm is already extremely difficult. Putting aside everything else, the fact that one cannot condense a spiritual body when advancing to the Out-of-Body Realm almost completely cuts off the possibility of ordinary cultivators at the peak of the Out-of-Body Realm going any further. Not to mention the other key difficulties that lie ahead."

"Compared to advancing to the Divine Ascension Realm, advancing to the Profound Core Realm will only be more difficult!"

"Among the peaks of the Immortal Sect, if one or two people can achieve the Profound Core Realm in the future and stabilize the inheritance of their respective peaks within a few hundred years, that would already be considered quite good."

“It is rare, but not impossible, for the peak master and the only other master at the Xuan Dan realm to be nearing the end of their lives almost at the same time, as is the case with our Wanren Peak.”

"It's just bad luck."

Seeing Shen Changchuan's furrowed brows, one could roughly guess what he was thinking.
Hong Yang also gave a brief explanation.

in fact,

He had some doubts about this before.

If Master Qian Yuan was the eldest disciple of the Mountain Moving Ancestor, then what about his senior and junior brothers? Did none of them achieve the Profound Core Realm?
Other than that,

You Longzi was the last disciple of the Qian Yuan Ancestor.
So what about the senior brothers and sisters of Master You Longzi, whom Grandmaster Qian Yuan accepted before Master You Longzi?

Those people were killed by snipers along the way.
Or is it that someone has successfully advanced to the Profound Core Realm?
However, due to some unknown accident, he died unexpectedly, leaving only two older Xuan Dan realm cultivators in the Wanren Peak lineage.
But unfortunately,
Hong Yang was not clear about the specifics.

no way,
After all, he had not yet advanced to the Divine Travel Realm.
He is not a direct disciple of the Wanren Peak lineage in the true sense.

These things, which involve the upper echelons of the peak lineage, are only truly known to direct disciples.

"That's true."

"One has reached the end of the path in the Profound Core Realm, while the other is stuck in the early stage of the Profound Core Realm. The lifespan extension brought to cultivators by different realms of strength is also different."

"Sixteen hundred years old. A difference of one thousand years in cultivation level could have caused the two seniors to reach their lifespan limits almost simultaneously. It's not impossible."

Shen Changchuan nodded slightly.
That means I've accepted this view and stopped getting hung up on it.

Actually,
This situation, where only two elderly Xuan Dan realm cultivators nearing the end of their lifespan remain in a single peak, and these two cultivators are master and senior disciple, is particularly problematic.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that something was amiss.

After all, the eldest disciple had achieved the position of Xuan Dan Zhenren.

What about the second and third disciples?

Surely the Mountain-Moving Ancestor couldn't have only taken one disciple back then?

Having nurtured the first Xuan Dan realm cultivator, one should gain some experience in nurturing others, at least knowing which prodigies have a better chance of advancing to the Xuan Dan realm in the future.
But very soon,
Shen Changchuan then put all these thoughts out of his mind.

no way,
Even if there were some inside stories involved, so what?
Again,
Right now, he's nothing more than a tiny ant in the Nascent Soul stage.

Even if he understood all the causes and consequences, it would be of no use to him now.

Moreover, it seems that even Senior Brother Hongyang is unaware of the inside story. Shen Changchuan will likely need to expend considerable effort to investigate and gather information.
It's not worth it.

Shen Changchuan didn't have that much time and energy to spend on this.

"I don't know what Master meant by sending me to Wanren Peak."

"They didn't even give a clear hint, sigh."

Thinking of this,

Shen Changchuan couldn't help but scratch his head.

Why would someone send you to Wanren Peak?
Was it because the Mountain-Moving Ancestor wanted to see him, or was there some other reason?
"Forget it, who cares about all that?"

"Anyway, Master wouldn't possibly want to harm me, would he?" Shen Changchuan shook his head, casting aside all the distracting thoughts in his mind.

Never mind, I'll just go there when the time comes.

Right now, the competition is more important.

now,

The second round of the semifinals is nearing its end, and almost everyone is about to play ten matches.

According to the rules of the competition previously mentioned by the sect leader, the final will be a showdown between the twenty people who have won the most matches in the second round of the semi-finals.

Shen Changchuan looked up,
Look towards the arena.

With the final match approaching, he was finally going to face his strongest opponent in this competition—Lin Wushuang!
Shen Changchuan knew that only he and his opponent could make it to the final!

At this moment, Shen Changchuan,
Compared to before, there is undoubtedly a lot more confidence now.

Shen Changchuan was unsure whether the methods he had developed during this period would be effective against Lin Wushuang.

But at least,
He was born with an invincible position!

"In truth, we have somewhat disgraced our master's teachings."

"Although I, Junior Sister Wei Yuting, Junior Brother Wu Haotian, and others all condensed spiritual bodies when we advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, this only preserved a little more potential. Compared with those true geniuses, the difference is too great!"

"In this competition, I failed to even make it into the top 200 in the semi-finals. I have truly disgraced my master."

"Fortunately, our junior brother is here; otherwise, our master's lineage would have tarnished his reputation as one of the Seven Jade Purity Disciples."

Just as Shen Changchuan was pondering, Hong Yang, who was standing beside him, exclaimed with emotion.

At this moment, his face was full of bitterness.

His strength far surpasses that of Wei Yuting, Wu Tianhao, and others; in the past, he was almost the face of You Longzi's sect.

However, in this competition, they failed to even make it into the top two hundred.
"Why should you belittle yourself, senior brother?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Changchuan snapped out of his reverie, looked at Hong Yang, and shook his head.

"In fact, with your talent, Senior Brother, you should be ranked at least in the top fifty among the inner disciples of the Immortal Sect."

"The reason for this is simply that my cultivation was delayed when I went to the Southern Region."

"If they had been in the same cultivation environment as their senior brother, they might not have achieved such success."

Shen Changchuan's words were not just polite talk; they reflected a certain truth.

He looked intently at his senior brother Hongyang across from him.

"The inner sect of the Immortal Sect appears to be a gathering of heroes, with countless geniuses and prodigies."

"But in reality, apart from the very top few, many of the rest are just people who have grown up because of the abundant resources of the Immortal Sect."

"If Senior Brother hadn't followed Master away back then, but instead stayed within the Immortal Sect and enjoyed the many opportunities the Immortal Sect had, such as the Spirit Transformation Pool, Senior Brother's strength and achievements today would definitely not be inferior to theirs!"

"Moreover, although the cultivation environment and resources in the barren lands of Tiannan are at a disadvantage, and one may be much slower than others in the inner sect of the Immortal Sect, rising up in such an environment allows one's cultivation to be honed through trials and tribulations, while also laying a solid foundation. In the future, one's achievements may not be inferior to theirs."

(End of this chapter)