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

Chapter 890 Surprise, a Follow-up Move (Two chapters combined)

Hunting, fishing, blacksmithing, medicine, and other mundane skills are of little significance to cultivators.

Because any cultivator who successfully cultivates Qi will greatly increase their strength and be able to easily do these things with their powerful magic, even better than old hunters and fishermen who have lived most of their lives!

Under such circumstances, which cultivator would bother to spend time and energy learning mundane skills?

Naturally,
In the world of cultivation...

There is no way that a market could exist for trading these mundane skills.

If Shen Changchuan wanted to learn these things, he could only go to the mortal world and find experienced old hunters and fishermen to learn from.

Fortunately,

Although the land of Nanyue was mostly undeveloped and wild,

However, when the demonic forces ruled the country in the past, demonic cultivators needed to consume a lot of "materials" when practicing various demonic secret techniques.

Therefore, in some spiritually barren areas of the Southern Yue region, there still exist mortal kingdoms.

Shen Changchuan's clone left Broken Soul City and flew directly towards the mortal realm.

Some misunderstandings also arose during this process.

However, You Longzi sensed Shen Changchuan's presence and left, assuming that he was ultimately too young to bear the loneliness and wanted to leave Broken Soul City to gain experience elsewhere.
Worried that something might happen, You Longzi quickly followed.
If anything unexpected happens, he can act as a protector to prevent Shen Changchuan from intervening.

After all, cultivators who have advanced to the Divine Travel Realm through the Foundation Establishment stage of the Heavenly Dao already possess a certain degree of the meaning of laws within their true power.

This is a characteristic of the power of the Profound Core Realm.
The process of building a foundation in the Heavenly Dao is one of condensation.

It possessed a terrifying aura, like a blazing sun, far surpassing cultivators of the same realm.
Once the action is taken, it's easy for others to notice something amiss.

This is why,
This is why both Master Qian Yuan and You Longzi hoped that Shen Changchuan could stay in Duanhun City and cultivate properly, preferably until he reached the Xuan Dan realm before leaving the city.

Some geniuses simply cannot be concealed.

Moreover, this is especially true for a special existence like the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.

His attack, imbued with the aura of a Profound Core Realm expert, swept across the sky.

It's impossible to hide it even if you want to.

Unless all the witnesses are killed!

however,
When You Longzi caught up, he realized that Shen Changchuan's figure seemed a bit off.

Chase after them and talk things out.

You Longzi then realized that the Shen Changchuan who left was not the real him, but his clone.

You Longzi was undoubtedly surprised by Shen Changchuan's methods.

"Hiss, it's actually a soul clone?!"

You Longzi's gaze swept over Shen Changchuan's soul clone, his eyes revealing shock.

This divine soul clone is almost indistinguishable from the complete divine soul body.

In fact, if he hadn't known that Shen Changchuan was a Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment cultivator and that his departed soul body should carry an extraordinary aura of the laws, he probably wouldn't have even noticed anything unusual about Shen Changchuan's aura at first!
"Your secret technique is quite extraordinary."

"In this way, if you ever feel bored staying in the city, you can use this clone to travel around!"

"But we need to avoid being killed as much as possible, otherwise someone might discover something amiss."

Speaking of this,
You Longzi also showed a hint of joy on his face.

He was originally worried that Shen Changchuan might not be able to endure the arduous cultivation of a hundred years, and that when he went out to make his way in the world, his true nature would be discovered, thus attracting a barrage of conspiracies and schemes, and thus falling into a dangerous situation.

But now it seems,
This worry is completely unnecessary!

This mysterious technique creates clones that lack the aura of laws inherent in the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment stage of the original body, and also lack some of the characteristics of the Profound Core stage.

It's just the soul body of an ordinary cultivator in the Divine Travel Realm!

Thus,
In the future, Shen Changchuan can directly cultivate in Broken Soul City in his true form.

His divine soul clones constantly ventured out to explore and experience the customs and culture of the cultivation world, so that he wouldn't be stuck in the Broken Soul City for a hundred years, imprisoning himself in a cage.

However, there seem to be some problems.

You Longzi glanced at Shen Changchuan's soul clone, and his mind fell into deep thought once again.

The so-called realm of divine travel,
The "divine journey" mentioned here refers to a journey through the world in one's mind!

For cultivators at this level, condensing their divine soul into a physical body and roaming freely through the world is nothing more than a matter of course.

It is not some abstract concept like the Yin or Yang gods found in popular novels.

Exposed to sunlight or blown by the wind, it suffers severe damage.

It is something that can exist in the universe!

Relying on extremely powerful and refined divine soul power, it captures the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, combines it into a divine soul body, and uses this to enter and exit the azure sky and travel between heaven and earth.

Aside from lacking flesh and blood, its combat power is somewhat weaker than its original form.
It's not much different from the true form of a cultivator.

But despite this,

However, if the soul and body are separated for too long, problems will arise!
One or two years is fine.
If three or four years pass, the body gains several more years of lifespan, but the soul remains stuck in the past, it is extremely easy for errors to occur between the two, resulting in the soul and the body being unable to harmonize.

Once the physical body is destroyed, the soul cannot exist independently and will rapidly wither away within the next ten years.

The specific reason for this remains an unsolved mystery in the world of cultivation.

However, it is precisely for this reason
Normal cultivators in the Divine Travel Realm generally do not risk their divine soul body or go out to fight.

This doesn't offer much advantage, not to mention...

Without a physical body, if injured in battle, it is difficult to recover before returning to the physical body, which is a great disadvantage.

And now,
If Shen Changchuan were to so openly use his divine soul body to travel and gain experience everywhere, wouldn't it be obvious to everyone that something was wrong with him?
"Forget it, even if people think it's strange, it's still better than having my true form take action and people discovering the clues of my Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment."

You Longzi shook his head inwardly.
Get rid of that idea.

There is no perfect solution in this world.

While it may seem strange to travel around with a divine soul body, there are some niche individuals in the cultivation world who have this particular quirk.

The discovery that Shen Changchuan was a Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Heavenly Dao was a consequence of this.
It's much more serious than this!

"Master, please rest assured. I am only here to do some minor tasks. I will not have any conflicts with anyone and will return as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who likes to run around. I'm also aware of the current situation."

Shen Changchuan also assured him that the food was authentic.

He wasn't actually going on this trip to do anything adventurous or combat.

It's nothing more than going to the mortal world to collect some exquisite hunting, fishing, and medical skills—ordinary skills that can be used to make a living in the mortal world.

Those I deal with are all ordinary people.
What battle is needed?
There was no fighting, so naturally there was no danger.

After chatting for a while,
Shen Changchuan bid farewell to You Longzi and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the distance.

However, it was only a fragment of Shen Changchuan's consciousness that had left.
Furthermore, the secret technique he cultivated, the split-spirit technique, seemed to be of a very high level; even if the split-spirit was destroyed, it wouldn't have much of an impact on him.
You Longzi naturally decided not to follow any further. "Such a wondrous technique actually exists in this world."

"My disciple Changchuan, you are truly blessed by Heaven!"

Looking in the direction where Shen Changchuan's figure disappeared,

You Longzi sighed softly to himself.

As one of the seven disciples of the Immortal Sect, he was only half a step away from reaching the peak of the Divine Travel Realm of the Profound Core Realm. He had received the knowledge and vision nurtured by the two patriarchs of Wanren Peak.

They had never seen such a miraculous clone technique as Shen Changchuan!
However, regarding this,

You Longzi had no intention of getting to the bottom of things.

They had no intention of asking about the other party's secret techniques.

How could Shen Changchuan, who rose from a remote and impoverished region to his current height, not have some secrets to his name?
Born into humble circumstances, he overcame countless obstacles, swept aside numerous peers, and even trampled geniuses from powerful families underfoot. He has now achieved the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, a feat unattainable by any other cultivator in the entire Southern Domain for nearly two thousand years.
If you say the other person didn't have any special opportunities, even a ghost wouldn't believe it!
Everyone has their own unique opportunities.
He also has his own secrets.

Let alone Shen Changchuan, who rose to prominence with a series of incredible achievements,

Even when he was still an ordinary disciple of the Immortal Sect, he still harbored secret opportunities and opportunities.

Otherwise, how could You Longzi have stood out and gotten to where he is today?

This was certainly due in part to the fact that his masters had high hopes for him and provided him with a great deal of resources to nurture him.
But most importantly, it was the opportunity I had back then.
In the blink of an eye,

You Longzi slowly raised his hand.
Focus your gaze on the center of your palm.

In the palm of his hand,

A visible ripple spread through the space, and magical power gathered in the palm of his hand, condensing into a vortex.

Subsequently,

Then, a pure white, translucent silkworm-like insect appeared in his palm.

The insect looked half-dead, its breath weak, and it could only wriggle slightly in his palm.

The vitality was like a wisp of smoke, as if it would dissipate in the next moment!
Upon closer inspection, one can see that the white worm appears to be poisoned inside, with a bluish-gray tinge.

The color, like an impurity, tainted the crystal-clear "silkworm".
At the same time, it is constantly devouring its vitality!
You Longzi stared at the "silkworm" in his palm.
At this moment, his gaze became like an ancient well soaked in ink, unfathomable.

He seemed to be thinking about something.

only,
After sensing the weakness of the "silkworm", You Longzi couldn't help but sigh slightly.

hum!
The void between his palms once again rippled like water, swallowing the "silkworm" and disappearing from sight.

Everything was restored to its original state.
It was as if nothing had happened.

just,

If someone was here before,

You will definitely find that

The "silkworm" that was previously in the center of You Longzi's palm.
Undoubtedly, it was the unknown Gu worm that he obtained when he passed the test of True Person Minghuan in the secret realm cave, which could help increase the success rate of cultivators at the peak of the Divine Travel Realm by 30%!

"As expected of you, your scheme is truly insidious and incredibly clever!"

"Such a huge investment, all for the purpose of intercepting my breakthrough? This is truly beyond my expectations!"

"Unfortunately, you seem not to have anticipated the opportunity I received back then."

"Although it failed to break through this realm, as long as it survives, it may very well emerge from its cocoon and become a butterfly in the future!"

"Next time, I will definitely reach the Profound Core Realm!"

You Longzi's dark pupils became incredibly deep at this moment.

He looked up and gazed northwards.

That's the direction where the Jade Purity Immortal Sect is located.

His calm gaze was like the deep sea at night, without waves yet carrying its own weight. At this moment, it pierced through countless spaces and landed on a certain peak of the Immortal Sect.

"You guys win this round."

"However, from Nagakawa to myself, we haven't completely given up in the second half yet!"

You Longzi silently recited in his heart,
Withdraw your gaze,

He turned and left, returning to Broken Soul City.

Shen Changchuan had no idea what happened next.

At this time, he

They had already arrived at a mortal kingdom located a million miles away from Broken Soul City, situated between Wilderness City and Broken Soul City, in the northern part of the land.

The journey is quite long.
For this reason, Shen Changchuan even had to use the flying boat that his master had given him before, and rushed there in just over half a day.

The reason for going so far away,

Shen Changchuan had no choice but to do it.

Originally, there were some mortal kingdoms within a radius of several thousand miles around Broken Soul City.

Backed by a major city like Broken Soul City, and close to cultivators, if they encounter any monster attacks in the wild, someone can come and deal with it as soon as possible.

once,

Surrounding the Soul-Severing Mountains, which stretch for thousands of miles, are more than a dozen mortal kingdoms of varying sizes, surviving by relying on the former White Bone Demon Sect or other demonic forces.

Large countries can have hundreds of millions of people, while smaller ones have several million.

But unfortunately,
All of that is now just a thing of the past.

The former kingdoms have now been reduced to scorched earth.

The reason is quite simple.
More than a decade ago, when the righteous alliance of the Southern Region attacked, in order to gather more forces to resist, the White Bone Demon Sect directly sacrificed all the mortals of these dozen or so kingdoms.
Whether it's collecting blood to cultivate blood-path secrets, extracting bones to refine bone puppets, or extracting souls to refine the Myriad Soul Banner, even flesh and blood can be used to raise Gu or demonic beasts.

In short, human talent is invaluable, and there is no place for the demonic path to waste it.

Thus, the dozen or so mortal kingdoms of the Broken Soul Mountains were destroyed.

And later,
The Demon Alliance counterattacks.

During the period when You Longzi was ambushed and severely injured, he was forced to defend Duanhun City,
When a large number of demonic cultivators attacked Broken Soul City, they also wreaked havoc in the wilderness.

This time, the result was not just the annihilation of the dozen or so kingdoms within a radius of several thousand miles of the Broken Soul Mountains.

The entire area spanning hundreds of thousands of miles was ravaged by bloodshed!
For those bloodthirsty monsters,

Opportunities to make a fortune during wartime are rare, so naturally, everyone tries to grab as much as they can.

It is precisely because of this,
Shen Changchuan had no choice but to travel a million kilometers to find a mortal world.

"hope everything is fine."

Looking at the visible signs of human activity on the ground ahead, Shen Changchuan thought to himself, and then quickly flew towards a city in the distance.

(End of this chapter)