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

Chapter 862 Principles, A Bright Future, Plans and Intentions (Three Chapters Combined)

in fact,

Shen Changchuan had vaguely sensed something a long time ago.

That is, the spells you've cultivated appear on the progress bar panel, and after they've been digitized,
Further practice of magic,
Only the level of difficulty remains, no longer any bottleneck!

Yes,

The bottleneck also exists in the cultivation of magic!

It's even a very normal thing.

Some cultivators don't lack the desire to master more perfect spells to save their lives.
Compared to magical artifacts, perfect-level spells can be cast instantly and executed with perfect precision, without requiring the high cost of purchasing magical artifacts.

However, most cultivators in the cultivation world still prefer to use magical artifacts.

The reason for this is nothing more than...

That's because mastering a spell to perfection is not an easy task!

Unless you're a genius, or that particular spell is a perfect fit for you.

Otherwise, the higher one's level of magical skill, the more likely one is to encounter a bottleneck.

However, once a bottleneck is encountered, it may take ten or twenty years to make any progress.
Not to mention cultivating it to perfection!

however,
For Shen Changchuan, these were things that...

None of these are true!
Starting from the Qi Refining Realm, he has progressed step by step to where he is now, and the progress bar panel shows that he has mastered seven or eight thousand spells to perfection.

But among these seven or eight thousand spells that he had mastered to perfection, he could say that he never encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation process!
Even with some spells, the progress bar suddenly slows down as the cultivation progresses.
That only meant that the spell became more difficult to master at a higher level, not that Shen Changchuan had encountered a bottleneck.

The reason is quite simple.
Because even though the progress has slowed down

But when he practices dozens of times, the progress bar will still move forward, instead of stagnating after encountering a bottleneck like others!

It is precisely because of this,
Shen Changchuan was able to do what ordinary people could not, cultivating thousands of spells to the point of perfection!
At that time, Shen Changchuan already had a vague understanding of the characteristics of the progress bar panel—

One certificate is valid forever.
Hard work will surely pay off!

These two characteristics were conjectures that Shen Changchuan made by observing the differences between his own and others' cultivation of magic.

Although I had some guesses in my heart,

But this didn't seem to have any effect, so Shen Changchuan didn't care much and didn't take it to heart.

Later, the true meaning appeared on the progress bar panel.

However, because true understanding can only be achieved through comprehension, and this is how the progress bar grows.

Unlike magic, which can be practiced dozens of times to increase progress, this method...

Shen Changchuan couldn't find any shortcuts.
Therefore, the panel can only be regarded as a monitor that allows one to see the progress of one's understanding of the true meaning, and it can be considered to have some function.

all of these,
Until Ming Xuanyang unintentionally commented on the effects of the Pure Yuan Mingdao Pill.

"The realization of true meaning is different from the cultivation of magic."

"The practice of magic, once you practice and try to cast it a few times, you will gain 'experience'. As 'experience' accumulates, the progress bar of the magic will continue to increase."

"But progress in understanding the true meaning requires comprehension and a deeper understanding of its power. It cannot be done like the cultivation of magic, where one gains 'experience' by constantly performing and practicing magic to improve the progress of understanding the true meaning."

"I originally thought that the power of the true meaning could only be improved by honestly comprehending it little by little, just like other geniuses. I didn't expect that there would be such a way to bypass it."

now,

Sitting cross-legged on the white jade cushion, Shen Changchuan's turbulent emotions had calmed down.

He reviewed his efforts over the past six months and recalled his initial guesses.

A deep, dark light flashed in his eyes.

"For me, the progress in comprehending true meaning is not like that of spells, where you can improve by casting them a few times. However, thanks to the progress bar panel, there are almost no barriers to my understanding of true meaning!"

"The existence of the Pure Yuan Ming Dao Pill can accelerate the user's comprehension of the true meaning. This may seem like just a boost, but it is not actually the case!"

"The coexistence of these two factors makes the Pure Yuan Bright Dao Pill, from another perspective, like something that boosts my 'experience bar'!"

"Taking it will raise my 'experience limit' in comprehending the true meaning by a certain amount. What I need to do next is to continuously replenish the 'experience' within it, and that will allow me to improve my progress in comprehending the true meaning!"

"At this point, isn't accumulating 'experience' just like cultivating magic?"

A glint appeared in Shen Changchuan's eyes.

to be frank,
At the beginning,
He never thought about it.

Even these are just his guesses; he has no idea whether they are truly the case.

Also because of this,

That day, a sudden inspiration flashed through my mind, and this thought crossed my mind...
Shen Changchuan was eager to return to his cave to test his idea.

Fortunately,

His guess was right!
Everything was exactly as he had thought!

After consuming the Pure Yuan Ming Dao Pill and expanding the "experience bar," one can truly gain "experience" by repeatedly using the power of true meaning, thereby improving the progress of comprehending true meaning!

And this is precisely why, in just six months,
He has already increased his progress in comprehending the true meaning from 6.8% to 9.9%!
of course,

The specific principles behind this may be different from what Shen Changchuan thought.
There may be other changes involved at a deeper level.
But no matter what,
That's the result that's manifested on the surface!
Then Shen Changchuan saw no need to delve any further, as this might involve deeper secrets of the progress bar panel.

Perhaps only after he becomes an immortal will he be able to uncover the secrets hidden within.

For him now,

Making the best use of the progress bar panel to quickly improve one's cultivation level is the right thing to do.

"The path from the Divine Realm to the Profound Core Realm is extremely difficult. It is almost one in ten thousand, and only those who are exceptionally talented or have extraordinary luck can cross it."

"But unfortunately for me, the progress bar panel can only help with the improvement of spell cultivation and the understanding of true meaning."

"As for cultivation level, it can only be achieved by one's own aptitude and comprehension."

"Since reaching the Qi Refining Realm, the reason I have been able to improve so rapidly is simply because of the powerful combat strength of the many perfect spells provided by the progress bar panel, which allows me to obtain more and higher-level cultivation resources from cultivators at the same level, thus enabling my cultivation realm to improve rapidly."

"In reality, my aptitude for cultivation is probably only at the level of an average genius!"

"With such aptitude, it might be difficult to even advance to the Divine Ascension Realm, let alone the Profound Core Realm, which is above the Divine Ascension Realm!"

Shen Changchun sighed inwardly, as many thoughts flashed through his mind.

Right now,

He also took the opportunity to reflect on himself and his future.

"Although I have the inheritance of the Lord of Reincarnation, after advancing to the Divine Travel Realm, I can use my divided spirit to enter other worlds and take advantage of the time difference between different worlds to acquire the knowledge, wisdom and other resources of an entire world for my cultivation after reaching the Divine Travel Realm."

"But this path is ultimately just a path I've deduced; whether it's feasible or not is still uncertain."

Whether this will allow us to break through the threshold from the Divine Travel Realm to the Profound Core Realm in the future remains to be seen.

"Now that we have another option, that's certainly the best thing!"

Thinking of this,

Shen Changchuan was also in a good mood.

According to Master You Longzi,

Cultivators who advance to the Divine Travel Realm by establishing their foundation through the Heavenly Dao can take other paths to advance to the Profound Core Realm.

That is to grasp the true meaning!
Once one advances to the Divine Travel Realm, their comprehension of the true meaning reaches 100%, and they have thoroughly comprehended the entire path. Then, the cultivator's cultivation level will naturally enter the Profound Core Realm!

The existence of this path may be meaningless to more than 99.9% of the cultivators in the Divine Travel Realm in this world.

But for Shen Changchuan, it was different!

His current progress in comprehending the true meaning has reached 9.9%, just one step away from completing the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, which is already an extremely perfect start.

As he discovered even more advanced capabilities of this progress bar panel,

Especially its ability to assist in the understanding of true meaning.

Then next,
For Shen Changchuan, entering the Profound Core Realm through true understanding became an incomparably bright path!

"Since the progress bar panel can serve this purpose, then after advancing to the Divine Travel Realm, I can also use the same method to continue to improve my understanding of the true meaning of time!"

"As long as I have enough precious natural treasures like the Pure Yuan Bright Dao Pill, the Myriad Dao Diagram, and the Dragon Stealing Life Wood that can assist in comprehending the true meaning, then I can still use this method to quickly advance my progress in comprehending the true meaning!"

"As long as I can successfully navigate the path of true understanding, I won't need to pay too much attention to things like my cultivation techniques or my foundation in magical power."

"It's enough to raise your cultivation level to the peak of the Divine Travel Realm. As for the remaining breakthroughs, that's something that will happen naturally after you fully comprehend the true meaning!"

Right now,

Shen Changchuan's eyes lit up, and he was in a great mood.

Although he is still in the Nascent Soul stage.
But how could one not be happy to see the light at the end of the tunnel, especially the light leading to the Xuan Dan realm?

Profound Core Realm

If placed in the vast and boundless world of cultivation, it might not seem like much.

But in the cultivation world of the Southern Domain, especially in the entire Southeast Continent, he is definitely at the pinnacle of power!
A cultivation level of Divine Travel Realm is far from enough to escape mortal danger.

This level of cultivation is only considered mid-to-high level in the cultivation world. In the upcoming war between the two sects, he might just be a slightly higher-level cannon fodder.

But the Profound Core Realm is a completely different story!
That level of existence
They are already qualified to decide the fate of hundreds of millions of people in a region!

In a sense,
Entering the Profound Core Realm
That is the beginning of transcendence, the ability to take control of one's own life!
Thinking of this,

Thinking of the unparalleled splendor of the Profound Core Realm.

Even with Shen Changchuan's strong will, he couldn't help but feel a little excited!
It's truly impossible not to be excited.
If someone could see the hope of advancing to the Profound Core stage while still in the Nascent Soul stage, they would probably jump for joy!

To know,
A cultivator who can go from entering the Divine Realm to successfully advancing to the Profound Core Realm is one in ten thousand!

"call!"

"No rush. Right now, I'm only at the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm."

"The most important thing right now is to advance to the Divine Travel Realm first."

"As for the path ahead, that's something to consider after you've truly entered the Divine Travel Realm."

Shen Changchuan let out a long breath.

He suppressed his initial joy and excitement.

What happens next will only become clear as time goes on. To be overjoyed at the sight of a glimmer of hope is simply laughable.

Calm your mind,

Shen Changchuan turned his attention back to the progress bar panel in front of him.

"At 9.9% completion, all that's left is to finish the final 0.1% to successfully advance to the Divine Ascension Realm. But the question is, how do we take that final step?"

Turning his gaze back to the progress bar panel, Shen Changchuan stared into deep thought at the 9.9% figure following the "True Meaning of Time" mark.

And as he pondered,

The joy in my heart also dissipated.
This caused Shen Changchuan to frown slightly.

This 0.1% seems small, and it seems like it could be crossed at any time.
But in reality, the difficulty is no less than the previous 9.9% of the progress in truly understanding the meaning!
It might even be worse!

This is not Shen Changchuan exaggerating the difficulties; it is simply the truth!

During these six months of secluded cultivation,
Shen Changchuan also used all the spoils he had obtained from the battle of the Wilderness City to purchase six Pure Yuan Bright Dao Pills from Wanbaoge.

Adding to the three remaining pills, the Myriad Paths Diagram, the Enlightenment Stone, and the auxiliary abilities of the Dragon-Snatching Life Wood,

Finally, by utilizing the features of the progress bar panel, he was able to increase his progress in comprehending the true meaning to 9.9% in a short period of time.

During this process,

in fact,

When the progress bar panel shows 9.9%,
Shen Changchuan still had one Pure Yuan Mingdao Pill left, and the Enlightenment Stone also had some power remaining.

then,

Logically speaking,
Shen Changchuan was determined to seize the opportunity and overcome that final 0.1%!

He consumed the last Pure Yuan Mingdao Pill and fully activated the power of that Enlightenment Stone fragment.

however,
When the medicinal power of the Pure Yuan Bright Dao Pill is exhausted
The last bit of power from the Enlightenment Stone fragments was also completely exhausted.

On Shen Changchuan's progress bar panel, in the section on the true meaning of time,
The progress figure of 9.9% remains unchanged!
Yes,

He wanted to use the remaining power of a Pure Yuan Mingdao Pill and a fragment of an Enlightenment Stone to attempt to advance his true meaning to the first ten percent of his comprehension progress in one go.
Failed!
Shen Changchuan's progress in comprehending the true meaning remained at 9.9%, and he did not feel any improvement during this process!
That final 0.1% was like an insurmountable chasm, stretching across the horizon.

Shen Changchuan tried his best.
But it didn't budge.

"Have I hit a bottleneck?"

this moment,
A thought flashed through Shen Changchuan's mind.

However, he quickly shook his head and put the guess out of his mind.

How can this be? !
Based on his exploration of the progress bar panel during this period,

Shen Changchuan was certain that
With the progress bar in place, and after the digital changes, there shouldn't be any more bottlenecks or similar issues.

So the only possibility is...
Perhaps the power of the Pure Yuan Mingdao Pill and the fragments of the Enlightenment Stone is no longer effective!

Or rather, it's useless for that final 0.1% of progress!
Just like the Qi-increasing pills taken by cultivators in the Qi-inducing stage, these pills have no effect whatsoever on cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage!
"If that's the case, then the final 0.1 'experience bar' will probably require a rare treasure of heaven and earth of a higher level than the Pure Yuan Mingdao Pill and the Enlightenment Stone to open!"

"However, a single Pure Yuan Ming Dao Pill requires five thousand high-grade spirit stones, and Enlightenment Stones are even more rare and hard to come by!"

"Where can I find higher-level spiritual objects?"

Even if I find it, do I have the ability to pay for it?

For a time,

Shen Changchuan's expression was rather unpleasant.

Actually,
The Pure Yuan Bright Dao Pill is the highest-level resource he can currently access.

Even the price of a single Pure Yuan Ming Dao Pill is something that only relatively wealthy individuals in the early to mid-stages of the Divine Travel Realm are qualified to use!
Shen Changchuan had actually used a more advanced level of precious resources.

As for higher-level resources beyond the Pure Yuan Ming Dao Pill, given the vastness of the cultivation world, there must still be some.

But the problem is that it's probably no longer something that Shen Changchuan can access or afford now!
So then,

Shen Changchuan pondered for quite a while,

But unfortunately,
He still couldn't come up with a solution.

"Alright, let's get out of the pass first."

After thinking for a long time,

Still no good solution found.

Shen Changchuan sighed and gave up on staying there any longer.

no way,
Given his current network of contacts,

They had never even heard of the names of higher-level resources.
What's the point of continuing to shut myself away here and rack my brains?

The only option is to go out and try your luck. If you're lucky, you might be able to find some relevant information outside.

and,

Actually, he wasn't completely without options.

"If there is really no other way, perhaps we can seek help from our master."

"Now I'm only one step away from achieving the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment. For this reason, Master should help me, right?"

"And even if Master can't help, we can always seek help from the grandmasters and great-grandmasters of Wanren Peak."

“Some rare treasures of heaven and earth may be unheard of to me, but for those at the Profound Core Realm, they may simply be something that can be obtained by paying a certain price.”

"No matter what, this is a Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment that is a rare event in the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, one in a thousand years. I think our ancestors wouldn't overlook this, right?"

A thought flashed through Shen Changchuan's mind.

It is precisely because of this,
Although there is currently no way to get through this final 0.1%,
But Shen Changchuan wasn't actually that worried.

He's not someone without connections.

And if the big tree behind him still doesn't work, he still has the 15,000 spells on the progress bar panel!
If you cultivate them all to perfection and accumulate a large amount of experience in perfect spell characteristics, with a foundation far beyond the imagination of ordinary cultivators, you should be able to forcefully break through the last 0.1% distance!
These solutions flashed through my mind.

Shen Chang's lips also curled up slightly, revealing a smile.
His previous frown disappeared.
He stood up,
He stretched his limbs and then walked towards the entrance of the cave.

at the same time,

His thoughts couldn't help but wander outwards.

"I wonder how things are at the front lines in Broken Soul City right now. I haven't received any news from the outside world during my seclusion. But no news is probably the best news, otherwise Senior Sister Wei would probably have been knocking on my door long ago."

I hope everything is alright.

"My progress in comprehending the true meaning has now reached 9.9%, and my strength has also greatly improved. If I were to face a Divine Ascension Realm cultivator who hasn't comprehended the true meaning, even a fourth-level Divine Ascension Realm cultivator might not be unable to put up a fight."

"Hmm, that's something I could consider, and do my part if I can."

"Anyway, once you've gained a deeper understanding of the true meaning, how to apply it still requires practice."

Many thoughts flashed through my mind.
Regarding the next steps,

After a little thought, Shen Changchuan had a general plan.

"Junior brother, it seems you've gained quite a bit from your seclusion these past six months!"

outside,

In the lord's palace of Wilderness City,
Wei Yuting looked up from the pile of documents, glanced at Shen Changchuan whose face was beaming with joy, and teased him.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother, on making another step forward! It seems that your advancement to the Divine Travel Realm is just around the corner!"

Between talking,

Wei Yuting also cupped her hands in a congratulatory gesture.

at the same time,

A hint of envy flashed across the depths of his eyes.

"Senior sister is too kind. It was just a small gain, nothing to mention."

Shen Changchuan waved his hand modestly, without any intention of showing off.

"In other words, I gained some insights from the great battle with Zuo Jiuyin, and it took me half a year to process them."

"A little improvement is nothing."

After exchanging pleasantries,
Shen Changchuan also took this opportunity to inquire about the situation in the Wilderness City from Wei Yuting.

Actually, nothing major has happened; things have been very peaceful for the past six months.

The main reason is that Shen Changchuan is still in the Desolate City, and those demonic cultivators dare not come to "seek their deaths".

Thus, this desolate city ushered in a rare six-month period of peace.

During this period,
Because of Shen Changchuan's reputation,

Not only did no demonic cultivators come to harass them, but the transport fleet connecting the Southern Region and the Wilderness City also did not encounter any further attacks.

Also because of this,

In a stable environment and with ample resource supply,

The city's defensive array was rebuilt a month ago.

The higher-ups of the Wilderness City are currently discussing whether to launch a counterattack and reclaim those cultivation cities and resource strongholds in the wilderness.

After listening to Wei Yuting's story, Shen Changchuan nodded.

Everything is peaceful.

That would be best.

I just didn't expect,
I've actually gained such a great reputation?

Simply by cultivating in seclusion within the city, he deterred those lawless demonic cultivators from approaching and harassing him.
But think about it,

Even Zuo Jiuyin died at his hands, so naturally those demonic cultivators who had only just reached the Nascent Soul stage would not dare to offend him.

"Speaking of which, Senior Sister, I wonder how things are going in Broken Soul City?"

"They should be fine over there for the past six months, right?"

The topic of the Savage City was not pursued further.
Shen Changchuan changed the subject and asked the question that concerned him most.

(End of this chapter)