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

Chapter 768 One Year

The sparring match between Shen Changchuan and Hou Ping naturally ended in Shen Changchuan's defeat.

Actually,
Even with all his methods, Shen Changchuan did not pose much of a threat to Hou Ping.

Even the spatial teleportation technique that laid the foundation for his victory against Lin Wushuang in the previous competition did not play much of a role.

Because Hou Ping had grasped at least one-tenth of the true meaning, Shen Changchuan's spatial power was simply unable to bear the "weight" within!
As a result,
Then there's no need to even mention transferring it.

This exchange of skills
Shen Changchuan was utterly defeated!

There was absolutely no chance of winning.

But thankfully,
Shen Changchuan was mentally prepared for this.

Even when he invited Hou Ping to spar, he never considered whether he could win by chance.

The reason for challenging the other party to a duel was simply to see the level of his own strength.

And if you're lucky enough
Perhaps we can learn something from the other party's true power, and be lucky enough to get started with our own true power?

Although this is just wishful thinking
Shen Changchuan indeed failed to learn or gain any insight from the other party.

The power of true meaning is not something that can be easily grasped.

This is a power that cannot be copied, unlike magic or spatial manipulation techniques.

However, after this battle
At least it gave Shen Changchuan a general understanding of his own power level.

Currently, he is still far behind those geniuses who have reached the second or third level of the Divine Travel Realm.

and,

This battle made him realize one thing.

So if you encounter an enemy at the third level of the Divine Realm or above in the future, you don't need to care whether they are a genius of the Immortal Sect or not. You don't need to consider whether to fight or not. Just use the Sky-Stepping Step to run away!
After the sparring match with Hou Ping,

Not long after, Shen Changchuan bid farewell to Hou Ping and, carrying the spells he had borrowed from the Immortal Sect's Scripture Pavilion, returned to his secluded cultivation chamber to continue his practice.

Time flies by,

A year has passed in the blink of an eye.
During this year, Shen Changchuan's life was very regular.

He was mostly in seclusion, and frequently traveling back and forth in the Immortal Sect's Scripture Pavilion.

He continuously borrowed new spells, and through seclusion, used fragments of the Enlightenment Stone to cultivate them one by one until they reached perfection.
Then go to the library to find new ones.

And so on and on.

With such efforts,
One year,

Shen Changchuan's progress bar panel has been updated with over 1,800 perfect-level second-tier spells, including top-tier second-tier spells!
This accumulation of numerous perfect spells brought Shen Changchuan a great deal of experience in the characteristics of perfect spells!
This accumulation of experience has greatly enhanced Shen Changchuan's foundation.

As a result, if Shen Changchuan were to learn a new second-tier related spell, he could learn it at a glance and master it in one go. He could then spend another two hours to cultivate it to perfection!

And these,
And that's just a side effect!

For Shen Changchuan, the most important thing, and the goal he set at the beginning of doing this, has now made great progress!
After a year of hard work, and with the accumulated experience from over 1,800 related perfected spells,
He has already touched the threshold of the true meaning!

If a year ago, Shen Changchuan, with the help of his innate divine power, had grasped the rudimentary form of a true meaning similar to the cycle of life and death,
However, he remained unable to grasp the true meaning, even lacking direction. The obstacles ahead seemed insurmountable, driving him to despair.
Now, with the accumulation of experience from over 1,800 spells, Shen Changchuan could feel that he was within reach of truly entering the realm of magic!
It's like climbing a high mountain.
A year ago, he was still in the mountains, unable to see the summit or even the direction of the mountain path ahead.

Then,

He now,

We have already reached the summit.

Just one last step away from crossing that boundary and truly entering the gate of truth!
"I never thought it would actually succeed! If others knew that they could accumulate strength in this way and reach that level of true power that only top geniuses are qualified to comprehend, they would probably be green with envy!"

"The function of this progress bar panel is truly beyond my imagination. It seems I need to study it more in the future. The Perfect Experience attribute... perhaps there is even deeper potential to be explored within it."

In the secluded chamber,

After putting away the Myriad Paths Diagram, Shen Changchuan processed the insights flowing through his mind.

They then opened their eyes and looked at the illusory panel that appeared in their vision, filled with spells that had reached 100% progress. They couldn't help but sigh in amazement.

The progress bar panel was a huge help!
otherwise,

To comprehend the true meaning when one reaches the Out-of-Body Realm, one must consume an extremely precious fragment of the Enlightenment Stone!
A year's worth of effort is exchanged for the preservation of a single fragment of the Enlightenment Stone.

Worth it!

although,

At present, Shen Changchuan has not yet truly grasped the essence of that meaning.

but,

Shen Changchuan no longer took the last remaining step seriously.

In fact,
If Shen Changchuan is willing
He directly retrieved the fragment of the Enlightenment Stone and borrowed its power to comprehend the Myriad Paths Diagram.
It is absolutely possible to grasp the essence of true power within ten to eight days and complete that final leap.

But Shen Changchuan did not make a move.

One reason is that they don't want to waste the power of the Enlightenment Stone.

Secondly, he had other ideas.

"In the past year, I have been practicing either second-tier or top-tier second-tier spells, and I have not dabbled in third-tier spells at the Divine Travel Realm level."

"With the accumulated perfect experience of over 1,800 spells, shouldn't that be enough to significantly lower the threshold for cultivating third-tier spells?"

"I wonder how much experience I would gain from mastering a third-tier spell and reaching perfection, and whether that would allow me to overcome this final hurdle."

A thought flashed through Shen Changchuan's mind.

Actually,
Shen Changchuan had long coveted third-tier spells, hoping to gain insight into the mysteries of the Divine Travel Realm.

However, he also knew that the gap between the Out-of-Body Realm and the Divine Travel Realm was enormous, and that he would have to spend a lot of time and effort to master such a third-tier spell in advance!
Shen Changchuan naturally didn't intend to waste too much time on this.

Even now,

A year of hard work and the accumulation of numerous perfected experiences have given him the vast foundation to master a top-tier second-order spell to perfection within one or two hours.
Shen Changchuan felt that he might be qualified to dabble in third-tier spells.

(End of this chapter)