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

Chapter 764 Dawn and Dilemma

but,

Shen Changchuan, who returned to his cave and began his secluded cultivation, did not immediately begin practicing the thirty-odd spells he had selected from the Immortal Sect's Treasury.

At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged on a white jade futon in the secret room.

He held the Enlightenment Stone pendant, bestowed upon him by his great-grandfather, the Mountain-Moving Immortal, and was carefully sensing its power.

First of all,

One thing is certain: what I sensed at the summit of Wanren Peak was correct.

The main body of this pendant is indeed an Enlightenment Stone!
You can’t go wrong!

Back when he was at the Xiangshan Sect's mountain gate ruins, he had obtained a jade platform that had been imbued with the energy of the Enlightenment Stone.

Furthermore, by utilizing the residual energy of the Enlightenment Stone and practicing magic within the inheritance space of the Reincarnation Ancestor for nearly a hundred years, he successfully grasped the basics of spatial power.

Therefore, Shen Changchuan was extremely familiar with this aura of power!
When Shen Changchuan held it in his hand
That feeling of mental clarity and rapid thought processing.

It felt exactly the same as when I used the Enlightenment Stone to cultivate.

just,

Shen Changchuan also discovered something.

That's a fragment of the Enlightenment Stone, but its effect is not as strong as the jade platform he once obtained, which was imbued with the energy of the Enlightenment Stone.

wrong!

Is it because of the cord hanging on the pendant?
The power remaining on it completely sealed the power of the Enlightenment Stone inside, preventing it from dissipating.

Shen Changchuan seemed to be deep in thought.

He then used his divine sense to delve into it and finally found the correct way to use it.

Once you find the correct usage...
At that moment,

Shen Changchuan's mind became clearer than ever before.
The problems encountered during cultivation, the mistakes made, and the minor bottlenecks all quickly surfaced in my mind and were rapidly adapted to by my body!

no doubt,

This necklace is made from fragments of the Enlightenment Stone.
The resulting improvement in comprehension was still present on that jade platform that had been imbued with the energy of the Enlightenment Stone!

An improvement of almost several times!

"It really is an Enlightenment Stone! And it's the real Enlightenment Stone itself, not some object tainted by an aura!"

"The effect of this is at least five times greater than that of the jade platform that was tainted with the energy of the Enlightenment Stone!"

Right now,

Shen Changchuan couldn't help but feel much better.

With this, some plans might be able to be changed!

but,

Then again,
How could the Great Ancestor of the Mountain Moving Master have a fragment of this Enlightenment Stone in his possession?

According to what Bagong said in the inheritance space of the Dao Ancestor of Reincarnation,

This Enlightenment Stone was created by the people of Xiangshan Sect when the inheritance space was severely damaged and almost completely looted by the mysterious female immortal.

Moreover, the Enlightenment Stone was only obtained by the people of the Xiangshan Sect at that time by exploiting a loophole.

As far as he knows,
Before the Xiangshan Sect was destroyed by the Yuqing Immortal Sect, it had already moved its most important resources in advance.

Among them is Wudaoshi, the most important contributor who brought the Xiangshan Sect to its most prosperous period and was the master of the Three Profound Pills!
According to calculations, the Enlightenment Stone eventually ended up in the hands of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

It is for this reason that

Fearing that the Heavenly Demon Sect would rise to power with the help of the Enlightenment Stone, the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, after three hundred years and before being fully prepared, is preparing to launch another campaign against the Heavenly Demon Sect.

So where did this fragment of the Enlightenment Stone in my hand come from?

Could it be that my great-grandfather and the Heavenly Demon Sect are colluding?

For a moment,

A chilling thought flashed through Shen Changchuan's mind. But soon...

He just shook his head.

That's not the case.

Perhaps it was the spoils of war that my great-great-grandfather, the Mountain-Moving Immortal, seized from the personal storage space of a Xuan Dan realm enemy from the Heavenly Demon Sect?
or,
In the great battle that destroyed the Xiangshan Sect, my great-grandfather also took action, so there might have been a chance to obtain one or two more fragments.

shook his head,

Put all those messy thoughts behind you.

Who cares where it came from?

Now that it's in his hands, it's his.

Instead of trying to guess where this thing came from, we should think about how to use it.

Shen Changchuan hung the necklace made of the Enlightenment Stone around his neck.

Maintaining the connection between the soul and the fragments of the Enlightenment Stone,

He then flipped his hand and took out a yellowish-brown scroll from his storage space.

It was the reward for winning first place in the grand competition—the Myriad Paths Diagram!

"Hopefully it will work."

Shen Changchuan murmured to himself.

I had studied this Myriad Paths Diagram for several days, but gained nothing from it.

Now, with the help of the Enlightenment Stone, perhaps I can gain some insight from it.

Speaking of,
When my great-grandfather bestowed this Enlightenment Stone upon me, did he also consider this point?
A thought flashed through my mind.

Shen Changchuan opened the Myriad Paths Diagram in his hand.
As the scroll unfurled, the Myriad Paths Diagram emitted a clear, azure light, and seemed to float in the air before one's eyes as if it had lost gravity.

The intangible and formless essence of Tao began to emanate from the lines of the scroll.

Shen Changchuan then focused his mind, which had become incredibly clear under the influence of the Enlightenment Stone and whose comprehension had been greatly enhanced, entirely on the Myriad Dao Diagram before him.

time flies,
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

at this time,

Inside the cultivation chamber,

Shen Changchuan had already resealed the Myriad Dao Diagram to prevent the Dao essence within it from leaking out and causing its power to dissipate.

Simultaneously,

The Enlightenment Stones were all put away, ending the state of greatly increasing comprehension.

this moment,
Shen Changchuan's expression shifted, sometimes appearing enlightened, sometimes joyful, and sometimes furrowing his brow.

"This Enlightenment Stone truly lives up to its reputation as a precious object conjured from a vast amount of the essence of heaven and earth. Even this small fragment has allowed me to begin to understand some of the contents of the Myriad Dao Diagram, and to gain some insight into its rudimentary true meaning."

"The Myriad Paths Diagram, the Myriad Paths Diagram, so that's how it is!"

With his greatly enhanced comprehension, Shen Changchuan, who previously couldn't discern anything from it, was now able to perceive the profound Dao principles inherent within it.

It's no wonder that the Myriad Paths Diagram can help cultivators grasp or enhance their true meaning.

Shen Changchuan felt that
With the help of the Enlightenment Stone fragments, I should have no problem grasping the basics of that true meaning.

but,
Shen Changchuan managed to stop himself from continuing to use the Enlightenment Stone fragments to comprehend the Dao.

because,

During this process,

He could clearly feel it.
The power within the Enlightenment Stone fragment is being consumed at a visible rate!

According to Shen Changchuan's perception and estimation,
Once he truly grasps the basic essence of the Eternal Sword, the power within the Enlightenment Stone fragment will likely be almost entirely depleted!
"Is it worth it to use up this fragment of the Enlightenment Stone in order to quickly grasp the true meaning and begin the path?"

(End of this chapter)