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

Chapter 765 Hope
As before,
In order to comprehend the power of the entry-level space, he completely exhausted the power of the jade platform that had been tainted by the aura of the Enlightenment Stone.

Is it worth it?
Shen Changchuan asked himself this question in his heart.

The answer is yes, it's worth it!
Even if the Enlightenment Stone is excellent, it is still an external object that can be taken away by others.

Only by truly understanding the power of truth can one truly possess that power!
This power can protect your safety and allow you to advance further!
Therefore,
Shen Changchuan carefully considered the matter.

The final decision is—not to use it for now!
"Although it is worth it to exchange a fragment of the Enlightenment Stone for the chance to begin to understand the true meaning of time."

"But I already had another path, and I had planned to stay in the Jade Purity Immortal Sect for the next few years to cultivate those wood-type spells, the spells of time, the spells of decay and prosperity, and so on, to strengthen my foundation and lower the threshold for comprehending the Myriad Dao Diagram, so as to enter the true meaning."

"By choosing to consume the Enlightenment Stone fragments, the time it takes for me to enter the True Meaning stage will be greatly shortened."

"The problem is that staying within the Immortal Sect ensures safety, and there's no need to rush into mastering the true meaning."

"If that's the case, why should I waste this incomparably precious fragment of the Enlightenment Stone just to gain a little more time to comprehend the true meaning and begin the path?"

"The acquisition of this Enlightenment Stone fragment can be described as an unexpected surprise."

"But even before I obtained this Enlightenment Stone, I already had a plan to enter the realm of true meaning!"

After weighing the pros and cons briefly,
Shen Changchuan's gaze hardened.

There's really no need to make too many trade-offs; a simple weighing of the benefits is all it takes to make a decision.

Although exchanging fragments of the Enlightenment Stone for a basic understanding of the true meaning is worthwhile.

But the problem is,
There is another path for me, a path that requires no or minimal consumption of the Enlightenment Stone fragments' power!
At most, it's just a little slower compared to the others.

However, compared to the precious value of the Enlightenment Stone fragments, Shen Changchuan felt that the price of going slower was worthwhile!
"Moreover, although the second route is slower, it also has other additional advantages."

"Compared to the forced improvement from the Enlightenment Stone fragments, the significantly enhanced foundation in cultivation will make my future cultivation more stable and give me more potential!"

The decision had been made.

Shen Changchuan didn't waste any time.
It directly severed the connection with the internal power of the Enlightenment Stone fragment hanging around the neck.

of course,

When this pendant made from a fragment of the Enlightenment Stone is worn around the neck, even without being connected to its internal power, the aura emanating from the Enlightenment Stone can still increase Shen Changchuan's comprehension by a little, making his thoughts clearer.

The consumption of internal energy for this level of improvement is negligible.

There is no need to worry about the consumption of Enlightenment Stone fragments.

He severed the connection with the power inside the Enlightenment Stone and then put the Myriad Paths Diagram back into his storage space.

Shen Changchuan began to focus his energy on the more than thirty spells he had borrowed from the Immortal Sect's Scripture Pavilion.

Time flies by,

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Within a month, Shen Changchuan successfully cultivated these thirty spells to perfection and accumulated some perfect spell experience.

The time spent on each subject averages one day.

This speed,

To be honest, it's a bit slow.

However, Shen Changchuan could still accept it.

Because among these thirty spells, some are top-tier second-order spells. The majority of the rest are also at the second-order level.

Simultaneously,

Because several of these spells belonged to relatively unfamiliar systems, which Shen Changchuan had never encountered before, and there were no similar spells on the progress bar panel,
In this way, without the experience of perfecting the characteristics of the relevant spells, the difficulty of cultivation will naturally be much higher.

Fortunately,
Although he lacked relevant experience with perfect attributes, Shen Changchuan was, after all, a man who had mastered thousands of perfect spells.

As the saying goes, "Read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear."
Even with other unfamiliar spells, Shen Changchuan was able to quickly master them by relying on his experience in cultivating spells that he had thoroughly integrated.

That's why it didn't take too long.

Thirty spells, and they're all second-tier, top-tier second-tier spells.

Once you've mastered them to perfection, the experience gained from those perfected characteristics is significantly greater than that from first-tier spells.

And possessing such a complete foundation of magical arts

Shen Changchuan opened the Myriad Paths Diagram once more.

This time,
He put the pendant made from the Enlightenment Stone fragments back into his storage space.

Relying solely on one's own strength, one confronts the myriad paths of the diagram.

It is gratifying that,

Compared to a month ago, when staring at the Myriad Paths Diagram until my eyes ached without any progress or gain,
This time,
Shen Changchuan was already vaguely sensing a hint of what was above!

If a month ago, without the aid of the Enlightenment Stone, viewing the Myriad Paths Diagram was like viewing a still photograph...

So, what about him now?

Staring at the Myriad Paths Diagram again,
One could vaguely sense that the mysterious lines within the Myriad Paths Diagram seemed to be subtly moving!

Like an impregnable fortress, a crack has finally appeared!
Despite this tiny gap,
It's far from being at a level that would allow Shen Changchuan to enter.
There is even an insurmountable gap between Shen Changchuan and its core.

But Shen Changchuan still showed a look of immense joy on his face.

There was movement.
That means his guess was correct!

Cultivate related spells, master them to perfection, and accumulate relevant experience and characteristics.
It truly lowers the barrier to understanding the Myriad Paths Diagram!
There is hope in the second path!
And this also means that,

Shen Changchuan can do it without consuming fragments of Enlightenment Stones.
Instead, through his own efforts and with the help of the cheat progress bar panel, he managed to grasp the true meaning of time!

Thus discovered,

How could Shen Changchuan not be excited?
"However, one door a day is a bit slow."

But in the midst of excitement,

Shen Changchuan suppressed his excitement and considered the matter for a moment.
The excitement and enthusiasm in my heart subsided slightly.

"One spell a day, that's only 365 a year. But the problem is, even after mastering 30 second-tier spells, the unique experience gained from perfecting a top-tier second-tier spell only slightly affects its effect!"

"Even if the more perfect spells I accumulate, the lower the difficulty of cultivating related spells will become, and the number of spells I can perfect in a day will increase, but this probably still won't reduce the time by much!"

"To accumulate enough experience to comprehend the Myriad Dao Diagram and reach the level where one can grasp the true meaning, it would probably take at least five years."

(End of this chapter)