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

Chapter 855 Dead Silence, Reason, Spoils of War (Three Chapters Combined)

Right now,

The entire desolate city was deathly silent. Whether they were righteous cultivators or the remaining demonic cultivators, they were all speechless with shock at this reversal.

They couldn't see the detailed exchange between Shen Changchuan and Zuo Jiuyin.
Because the two of them were moving too fast.

It was so fast that it exceeded the limits of their visual perception.
Naturally, it was impossible to discern who had the upper hand and who had the lower hand in their battle.

But at a certain moment,
The battle is over,

The two terrifying beings stopped their rapid movement and collided.
High in the sky, Zuo Jiuyin's aged figure suddenly appeared, his withered form hovering in mid-air.

At the same time, his breath became extremely weak.
in an instant,
All the cultivators who had focused their attention on the battlefield clearly saw the battlefield and saw the white-haired Zuo Jiuyin floating in mid-air!

All the sounds in the world vanished in that instant!

You can hear a pin drop!

The hundreds of thousands of cultivators around were all stunned.

The result of the battle,
They're out?!

Everyone fell silent, not uttering a single sound.

And at that moment...
A flash of verdant sword light appeared in mid-air, tearing through the void like lightning, and slashed across the withered and aged neck of Zuo Jiuyin.

At last,
Zuo Jiuyin's head then separated from his body.

They each fell from the sky.

it's over? !

A look of bewilderment appeared on countless faces.

Just like its sudden outbreak,

Until now, it has come to an abrupt end.

This terrifying battle, in which neither the righteous nor the demonic cultivators could intervene, has come to an end.

So much so that many people present were caught off guard.

of course,

Some people couldn't help but have some doubts.
I think this might be a smokescreen or some other tactic.

But as they perceive it,
Originally, those two auras, like volcanoes crashing into the void, filling the heavens and earth, possessed an immense presence.
At this moment, it completely disappeared.
The other one had also become extremely weak, barely dropping to the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.

And after a good while,
The figure, who had fallen to the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, gradually regained his strength.

Zuo Jiuyin, who might have been 'faking his death,' did not appear to launch a sneak attack.

Everyone understands.

This battle,
It's really over!
"Did they really win?"

Right now,

Many people felt as if they were in a dream.

For a moment, some people couldn't help but pinch their own bodies, fearing that this was all a dream.

no way,
This experience was truly bizarre!
If I hadn't experienced this myself, people would probably think I was a delusional daydreamer if I told them!
To know,
When the protective array enveloping the desolate city suddenly disappeared, a terrifying light descended from the sky, completely destroying the core of the array and causing it to vanish entirely.

Hundreds of thousands of cultivators in the desolate city have almost all fallen into the abyss of despair!
although,

Among the hundreds of thousands of cultivators in this desolate city, the majority are at the lower level of the Qi Refining Realm, and the number at the Nascent Soul Realm is not large.

Even those cultivators at the lower levels of the Qi Refining Realm find it difficult to truly comprehend the immense power of those in the Divine Travel Realm.

but,

Although they couldn't explain just how powerful a master in the Divine Travel Realm was.

But they knew that even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage would have almost no chance against those at the Divine Travel stage!
Just like the difference between the Qi Induction Realm and the Out-of-Body Realm,

No matter how many people there are, it is still difficult to contend with them!
not to mention,
The attacking Zuo Jiuyin had once defeated the combined forces of the Shen family patriarch and the ancient sword sect's supreme patriarch, who were once the strongest cultivators in the Tiannan region!

If it were a direct confrontation, there would be even less chance!

Also because of this,

When they first learned of the approaching powerful enemy...
Throughout the entire desolate city,
They are basically aware of this.

That was all they could do: rely on the defensive advantages of the city's defensive array to hold their ground and resist the attack of that powerful enemy at the Divine Travel Realm.
This is to buy time.

then,

We await the support of the Divine Realm experts on the front lines of Broken Soul City!

In fact,
At the beginning,
The higher-ups in the Wilderness City also gave this same answer.

Furthermore, to boost everyone's confidence, they were informed that they had received advance notice of Zuo Jiuyin's attack and had already sent a message talisman to Duanhun City.

They only need to rely on the city's defensive formations to delay for a few days, and there shouldn't be any major problems.

Everyone is concerned about this.

We were all mentally prepared!
Against this backdrop, when hundreds of thousands of righteous cultivators in the desolate city united as one, their morale high, to face the onslaught of a powerful enemy...
suddenly,
The city's defensive array that everyone relied on suddenly disappeared.
This was a devastating blow to the cultivators in the desolate city!

It can be said,
The moment the city's defensive array disappeared from the sky,
The sky that supported the hundreds of thousands of cultivators in the desolate city collapsed in that instant!

At that moment, even the most confident cultivator was filled with despair for the future!

however,
At this time,
Shen Changchuan is here!
That person, the number one young cultivator in the Tiannan Region's cultivation world, is a legendary figure who supposedly won first place in the Immortal Sect Grand Competition.

He actually managed to directly confront Zuo Jiuyin, whose cultivation was at the peak of the third level of the Divine Travel Realm, while only at the Nascent Soul Realm level.
With one blow,
Even Zuo Jiuyin was injured!

Not long after, he even used a secret technique to reach the Divine Travel Realm, fought him head-on, and finally killed him on the spot!

In just half a day,
The many cultivators in the Wilderness City experienced a rollercoaster of emotions!
Simultaneously,

I also witnessed a battle that was recorded in the cultivation world of the Southern Region and even shook the entire cultivation world of the Southern Region!
The various dramatic changes that occurred during this period

Even as bystanders, some cultivators found it difficult to come to their senses.

"We definitely won!"

"I never expected that person would be able to do this!"

"As expected of the champion of the Immortal Sect Competition! It is simply beyond the comprehension of us mere mortals."

"I originally thought that he could at most fight to a draw, or at least force the opponent to retreat. I never imagined that he would be able to turn the tables and kill him!"

"To defeat and kill a peak third-level Divine Travel Realm cultivator with the body of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator—if I hadn't witnessed it with my own eyes, I probably wouldn't have believed it even if you beat me to death!"

"To witness such a legendary battle, I would be willing to die!"

"Yes, I don't know about such a record in the broader Southern Domain of the cultivation world, but in the Southern Domain of the cultivation world, I can say that it is absolutely unprecedented in history, and may even be unparalleled in the future!"

As Zuo Jiuyin's corpse fell to the ground in mid-air, it splashed up a cloud of dust.

Whispers then arose from all around.

All eyes were fixed on the withered corpse in the arena, and on the figure rapidly recovering its strength, suspended in mid-air.

Their gazes were filled with awe, reverence, and longing.
And among these,

Wei Yuting's gaze was particularly complex.

"Junior Brother Shen"

She truly hadn't expected that her junior brother could achieve such a level!
Think back to before,

He disregarded everything and just let others escape.

Wei Yuting couldn't help but feel a touch of self-mockery.

How could a mere mortal like myself possibly comprehend such true geniuses?
An enemy that they had absolutely no chance of fighting back against.

From their perspective, they might not be without the ability to fight back.

I really underestimated them!
but,

Although I felt a pang of self-mockery at my earlier thoughts,
But in Wei Yuting's gaze as she looked at Shen Changchuan high in the sky,
More than anything, I feel a sense of relief and pride!

Especially after hearing the exclamations of others around her, she couldn't help but puff out her chest slightly.

Look,
This is her junior brother.
The youngest disciple that the master accepted into his tutelage!

The conversations and thoughts of the passersby and onlookers around them.

Shen Changchuan naturally didn't pay much attention.

At this time, he

He was taking deep breaths with his eyes closed, holding several high-grade spirit stones in his hands, constantly absorbing and refining the spiritual power within them, regulating his internal mana, and restoring his own condition.

It didn't take too long.

The high-grade spirit stones in Shen Changchuan's hand had all turned to ashes.
His aura also returned to a stable state, and he returned to the peak of the ninth level.

at the same time,

A faint emerald green light circulated within Shen Changchuan's body, flickering intermittently.

That's a manifestation of the Yi Wood Undying Scripture being cultivated and activated!

As the Yi Wood Undying Scripture was practiced, a vibrant emerald light flowed and swept through the meridians.
Shen Changchuan's previously withered body was like parched land receiving sweet rain; his "dried" body was gradually nourished and restored.

The skin, which had resembled the wrinkles of an old person, gradually regained its smooth, flawless appearance, becoming fair and rosy.

The long, gray hair on top of her head gradually turned black, transforming into a deep black waterfall.

Not long after,
Shen Changchuan had already 'fully recovered'.

at least,

On the surface, he appeared to have fully recovered, with few visible injuries.
The clothes were just a bit disheveled from the fierce battle.

But as his magical power surged, the wisps of Daoist essence surrounding him made him appear as if he were an immortal descending to earth.

Simultaneously,

Because of his feat of directly fighting Zuo Jiuyin, a peak third-level Divine Realm cultivator, in battle.
At this moment, Shen Changchuan appeared even more imposing and unfathomable to others.

"In the end, I won my gamble."

In mid-air,

Feeling that the power within his body had completely stabilized, Shen Changchuan opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

Although I've only recovered to about 60-70% of my peak strength,

The hidden injuries within the body, the damage caused by forcibly entering the Divine Travel Realm, and the backlash from the all-out attack of the Yi Wood Annihilation Divine Light that almost burned away all of the body's vitality, all require a certain amount of time to properly repair.

But these,
That's enough. Zuo Jiuyin is dead.
Even though he is only at 60-70% of his peak condition now,
The remaining demonic forces still did not pose a life-threatening threat to him.

everything,
It's all over!

Shen Changchuan's tense mind relaxed a little.

However, he still lowered his head.
Looking down at the withered, mummy-like corpse of Zuo Jiuyin, its body decapitated, he saw...
His pupils seemed to reflect the passage of time and the movement of stars, revealing unfathomable Daoist wisdom.

Once it's confirmed that the other party is absolutely dead,
Shen Changchuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It can be said,
Zuo Jiuyin is definitely the most dangerous and terrifying enemy Shen Changchuan has encountered in all these years!
Over the past few years,

Although Shen Changchuan had faced many formidable enemies.

But those were mostly during the grand arena competitions of the Immortal Sect.

Meanwhile, the arena was guarded by arena stewards, and even more powerful immortal sect elders at the Profound Core Realm were there to help restore the participants.

There is absolutely no need to worry about your personal safety.

With an ancestor at the Profound Core Realm present, even if someone is only on their last breath, they can be pulled back by a single spell from the opponent.

Even Hou Ping, whose strength far surpasses his own,

Even if you spar with your opponent, they will not take your life.

Therefore, in recent years,

Although Shen Changchuan's life was not ordinary, filled with many ups and downs and battles,
But they have never encountered any life-threatening crises.

Until this time!
It can be said,
This was the first time in many years that Shen Changchuan had felt such a tremendous, overwhelming sense of death!
A single misstep could result in instant death!
even,
Even though Zuo Jiuyin was already lying there, the battle had already been decided.
But if we could do it again,
Shen Changchuan didn't dare to pat his chest and guarantee that he could definitely kill the other party again!

"Actually, you guessed right. My Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu's overload state can't last long."

"With my current physique and soul, I was forced to enhance my mastery of the Divine Travel Realm while still in the Out-of-Body Realm. I quickly felt that I couldn't hold on any longer. My flesh and blood, and even my meridians and dantian, were almost cracking under the impact of that violent power."

"If this continues, I will eventually regress to the Nascent Soul stage, at which point I will surely die!"

"But unfortunately, you're too impatient!"

Shen Changchuan's figure slowly descended from mid-air, landing in mid-air above Zuo Jiuyin's withered corpse.

Looking down at the mummy-like corpse of Zuo Jiuyin, he couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

This battle,
His luck certainly played a part.

If Zuo Jiuyin had been more lucid, and instead of pressing his advantage as his last breath was about to wane, he had instead distanced himself and allowed the overloaded state of his Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu to subside,
So, in this battle,
I'm afraid I'll be the one who loses!

But unfortunately,
There are no "what ifs" in this world!
The other party didn't get a second chance.

and,

Speaking of,
The other party acted rashly and impetuously, step by step walking into the deadly trap he had set for himself.

Isn't this also a result of my own guidance?

The attack that hit me could have been dodged.

To avoid becoming easy prey after his Divine Realm power fades, he must defeat his opponent before his power diminishes.

Shen Changchuan had no choice but to take a risk.
He deliberately exposed his weakness and was hit by the opponent, further revealing his vulnerability and luring the opponent to close in.

Yes,

That flaw was deliberately revealed by Shen Changchuan!

The purpose is to lure the opponent into making a rash move.
So that you can use your hidden trump card to make the decisive blow that determines the outcome of the battle!
This seems to be a huge risk.

However, it wasn't because Shen Changchuan had a deep-seated gambling addiction that he was willing to gamble his life on whether the other party would fall into the trap.

Shen Changchuan dared to gamble, naturally because he had his confidence and his reasons.

Actually,
Shen Changchuan noticed from the beginning that Zuo Jiuyin, seemingly composed, was actually exceptionally arrogant.

Furthermore, the other party's temperament seemed to be subtly influenced by his demonic methods.

So much so that in battle, one can sometimes be swayed by emotions!

After discovering this, Shen Changchuan deliberately used spatial teleportation in the subsequent clashes.

When engaging in direct combat with the opponent, redirect most of their force.

Using spatial teleportation, he deliberately altered his fighting style to be as annoying as possible to his opponent.
This is to further provoke the other party's emotions.

In fact,

Judging from Zuo Jiuyin's performance
Shen Changchuan's plan was undoubtedly a success!

After analyzing the previous battles and identifying the weakness in the opponent's arrogant mindset...

At the last moment, Shen Changchuan finally made up his mind and took that risk.

Successfully lured the opponent into making a rash move.

At last,
The long-hidden killing move was unleashed in one fell swoop, killing the opponent before they could react!

All of this seems easy to say.
But in fact,

Even now, when Shen Changchuan recalls it, he can't help but feel deeply that it was extremely dangerous.

to be frank,
If that attempt to lure the enemy failed...

So the only thing Shen Changchuan could do next was to use the Boundary-Breaking Talisman given to him by his master, abandon the hundreds of thousands of righteous cultivators from the Southern Tiannan Region in this desolate city, and leave.

Although it's a bit of a pity,

But Shen Changchuan had already done his best to try and save them; he just hadn't succeeded.

This isn't his fault, and he certainly won't develop any inner demons.

Fortunately,
In the end, he won his gamble!
Just as he had predicted, Zuo Jiuyin chose to act rashly and was successfully killed by him.

In the end, it was Shen Changchuan who survived.

"That strike of the Yi Wood Annihilation Divine Light was fueled by almost all of my magical power at that moment, as well as most of the life force within my body, and then infused with the power of the true meaning of time."

"This move is absolutely the most powerful and ultimate killing move among all my current techniques!"

"By taking such a blow head-on, your defeat was already sealed!"

Scenes of the fierce battle flashed before my eyes.

While reviewing the battle, Shen Changchuan couldn't help but use the opponent as a negative example to secretly warn himself.

In the midst of battle, you must never let your emotions control you!
Make a few minor adjustments.
Shen Changchuan's figure floated to Zuo Jiuyin's corpse, and he waved his hand at it.
The blood-red spear that had dimmed in Zuo Jiuyin's hand, along with the storage ring on his body, flew into his hand as if it had lost its gravity.

The bloody battle ended.
It's time to take stock of the spoils.

As a demonic cultivator at the peak of the third level of the Divine Realm, let's hope his wealth doesn't disappoint us.

A thought flashed through my mind.
Shen Changchuan first examined the blood-red spear that the opponent had used in battle.

"This should be a third-tier magical artifact."

I tried to activate it, but I couldn't unleash its power at all.
Shen Changchuan couldn't help but shake his head with some regret.

This should require corresponding supporting techniques.

However, judging from its material, it's not bad, and it should be able to sell for some money.

Shen Changchuan wasn't very interested in it, so he threw it into his storage.

no way,
He possesses the power of space and the power of true intent, both of which are at the Xuan Dan level.

Ordinary magical artifacts, or even third-tier magical treasures, are probably not as powerful as these two forces.

Shen Changchuan naturally had no need to pursue these external things.

Place the spears properly.
Shen Changchuan's soul then invaded Zuo Jiuyin's storage ring.

This storage ring originally contained the divine power of Zuo Jiuyin.

However, its owner was already dead.
The power on the ring was nothing more than a rootless duckweed. After Shen Changchuan spent some effort, he successfully destroyed it completely, and his divine sense was able to enter it.

The moment I probed the inner space of the storage ring with my divine sense

Shen Changchuan's reaction was huge!

This is larger than the combined capacity of all his storage spaces!
The collection did not disappoint Shen Changchuan.

The spirit stones piled up inside alone number in the millions of low-grade spirit stones, hundreds of thousands of mid-grade spirit stones, and about two thousand high-grade spirit stones.

These spirit stones alone amount to at least five thousand high-grade spirit stones!

This was undoubtedly good news for Shen Changchuan—he had obtained a Pure Yuan Mingdao Pill!

As for the other items inside the storage ring, there were quite a few as well.

For example, magical weapons, armor, rare and precious materials, elixirs, mineral materials, and so on.

All sorts of things were taking up a huge amount of space in the ring!

It looks like,
The harvest was quite good.
There might be some treasures inside that I haven't discovered yet.

However, now is not the time to take stock of them one by one, so Shen Changchuan simply accepted them for the time being and would take stock of them later when he went into seclusion to recuperate.

Put away the spoils.

Shen Changchuan was also in a great mood.

According to his estimation, Zuo Jiuyin's spoils should be worth at least two or three Pure Yuan Mingdao Pills.

The benefits of getting something for free are too good to pass up!
Moreover, the more Pure Yuan Ming Dao Pills he has, the greater his chances of achieving the goal of Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment!
And don't be fooled by the fact that this number may seem small.

Actually,
For cultivators in the Divine Travel Realm in such remote places, this is definitely a huge fortune!
It's only because his status and position in the Southern Yue region are not low that, otherwise, the storage space of an ordinary cultivator in the Divine Travel Realm would be considered quite good if it contained only one or two Pure Yuan Bright Dao Pills.

In fact, even cultivators at the Divine Travel Realm, when they have surplus resources, will mostly consume them and convert them into their own strength as much as possible.

As a result, most of the time, there are not many good items in the storage space of the Divine Travel Realm.

However, as the saying goes, greed knows no bounds.

No one thinks they have too much wealth.

Moreover, Shen Changchuan urgently needed to collect spirit stones.

Shen Changchuan raised his head.
Looking towards the distant sky, at the flying boats of the demonic forces who were hastily fleeing at breakneck speed.

He seemed to be deep in thought:
"A flying boat must cost a lot, right?"

The thought fell,

Shen Changchuan's figure then disappeared.

(End of this chapter)