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

Chapter 825 Past
Greater Bay City
Back mountain.

All cultivators in the Southern Region know that Dawan City is the place where Shen Changchuan, a once-proud genius, rose to prominence.

But in fact,

What few people know is that the Dawan City that was later built was actually newly built more than ten miles away from Dawan Village, and was not directly expanded from the original site of Dawan Village.

The reason behind this is quite simple.
The back mountain of Dawan Village is where Shen Changchuan lives and cultivates in seclusion. If the market is too close, even with the isolation of the array, the noise will still have some impact.

therefore,

As Dawang Village gradually expands...
The city center of Greater Bay Area has been constantly shifting outwards.

Even today,

The city center of Da Wan City has been moved more than ten miles away.

at this time,

The former site of Dawan Village has become much quieter.

Many of the original residents have also moved to the current city center.

So much so that there were hardly any people left on the streets.

However, relocation is relocation
However, the original architectural layout has been largely preserved.

Things like the old houses in the village that have been expanded, and the small market on the edge of the village that Shen Changchuan used to run with several chambers of commerce, have basically maintained the layout that Shen Changchuan was familiar with.

However, there are basically no people living inside, and it usually requires someone to take care of it.

It seems,
Most of these were deliberately maintained by the Han family, who are now managing the Greater Bay Area, at the expense of incurring additional costs.

its purpose,
Perhaps it's simply so that when they return, they feel familiar and comfortable with their surroundings.

Even as his cultivation level increased, he returned here less and less often, only once every few years or even once every ten years.
But for the Han family, who now control affairs in the Greater Bay Area,

Even if it still touches me a little after returning after ten years, it's all worth it!
A sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of mixed emotions or reflections) arose in my heart.

Before I knew it, I had become a big shot in the eyes of others, someone they needed to climb up to and admire!

My former self
It's just a minor Qi Refining Realm Level 3.

When I first arrived,

Even a wild boar monster that passes by can pose a threat to me.

The surrounding rugged mountains and rivers are fraught with danger.
The slightest carelessness could lead to death and the annihilation of one's spiritual essence.

At that time,

He was nothing more than an insignificant pawn at the bottom of the cultivation world.

If he dies, probably apart from his mother being sad in this life, not many other people will care.

And now,
Putting aside his true strength, he was already capable of fighting against cultivators in the early stages of the Divine Travel Realm in such a small domain. Even with his cultivation level at the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm, he was already an absolute high-ranking figure in the cultivation world of the Southern Domain!
After all, how many Divine Ascension Realm cultivators are there in the entire Southern Heavenly Domain?

Not even enough to count on one's fingers.

Furthermore, aside from masters like myself who are at the peak of the Divine Ascension Realm from immortal sects, most native cultivators are only at the early to mid-stages of the Divine Ascension Realm.
At the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, in terms of cultivation level alone, one would already be among the top ten of all the billions of cultivators in the Southern Heavenly Domain.
However, if he were to advance to the Divine Travel Realm in a few more years, excluding his master, who was at the peak of the Divine Travel Realm...
Then Shen Changchuan alone would probably be enough to suppress and sweep across the entire Tiannan Region cultivation world!
This is a huge change in power and status.
So much so that Shen Changchuan couldn't help but feel a sense of disorientation for a moment.

"So, without even realizing it, I've already come this far!"

Shen Changchuan sighed softly.

For him now

Like himself in the past, a low-level cultivator at the Qi Refining Realm.
Perhaps it's just a matter of a single thought that can change the fate of thousands or even tens of thousands of people! Perhaps if he were in the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, in the Southern Region, or even in the entire Southeast Continent, he would still be just a slightly larger ant.

But in this Southern Region, in this place where he once rose to prominence,

He was already a being who stood above all cultivators in a region!

I was slightly touched.

Shen Changchuan walked through the somewhat deserted village.

The familiar scene, which corresponded perfectly with his past memories, caused him to momentarily lose his composure.

Many years ago, he brought his maternal grandfather and members of the Han clan to this place to make a living.

From having almost nothing, to growing step by step to where we are today.

Countless hours of effort and dedication have been invested.
Those days spent living in fear and trepidation in the village, amidst countless dangers...

Those scenes of constant striving, acquiring resources from the outside world, improving themselves, and diligently cultivating themselves...
It was like a series of movie scenes flashing before my eyes.

Compared to today,

He has already grown to the point where he is almost at the pinnacle of the cultivation world in the Southern Region.
To become an existence that countless cultivators in the cultivation world must look up to.

This also made Shen Changchuan feel as if he had been transported to another world.

Simultaneously,

This filled him with immense satisfaction.

His past efforts and hard work have ultimately paid off!
All the hard work and struggles of the past
Ultimately, it brought him great benefits.
It freed him from a situation where his life and death could be controlled by others at any moment.

"Speaking of which, those days of struggling and working hard in Dawan Village were probably the most thrilling and exciting period since I crossed over into the world of cultivation!"

"Since advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm, although I have encountered many crises, the environments I have faced are now vastly different!"

A thought flashed through my mind,

Shen Changchuan couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

He could feel that since advancing to the Out-of-Body Realm, the sense of urgency from the environment had diminished considerably.

after all,

In the cultivation world of the Southern Heavenly Domain, the level of Nascent Soul Realm cultivation is already considered mid-to-high level.

With that level of cultivation, he already had a certain ability to protect himself, his life was largely in his own hands, and the survival threats from the surrounding environment had also begun to decrease considerably.

Moreover, he also has the identity of being a disciple of You Longzi.
However, this also made Shen Changchuan feel that life after advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm was somewhat boring.

But not long after,
Shen Changchuan suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly.

Although those days were filled with uncertainty and fear, they are precisely the period I cherish the most!
But to be honest,

Nostalgia is one thing,
But if he were really allowed to go back to the past,

He certainly wouldn't agree to that.

"Since I transmigrated to this world, what I've been pursuing is the sense of security that I can control my own life and not be killed by someone on the street at any time."

Walking through the village,
Looking at the familiar scene around me, I felt the memories of the past.

As Shen Changchuan's thoughts shifted, a faint sense of enlightenment also arose within him.
(End of this chapter)