"Excellent. With these resources, I had enough to cultivate for quite some time!"
After Shen Changchuan took stock of all his gains,
a delighted look could not help surfacing on his face.
"Moreover, with this True Explanation of Spells, I could solve the greatest problem I faced right now—the lack of methods at my disposal!"
The problems he had encountered before
were effortlessly resolved in the face of these gains.
Shen Changchuan was in high spirits.
The road of cultivation ahead might not be entirely smooth.
But at the very least, it would no longer be so difficult.
As for the path ahead,
Shen Changchuan had already formed a rough plan.
There were still nearly two months until the autumn harvest.
During that time, he planned to rely on the many Spirit Stones, spirit pills, and spirit herbs to raise his cultivation to the Qi Gathering Fifth Level as quickly as possible.
In the past,
Shen Changchuan would never have dared entertain such a thought.
But after consuming the Azure Origin Water Grass, improving his physical aptitude and strengthening his soul,
and with sufficient cultivation resources,
breaking through to the Qi Gathering Fifth Level within a short time was no longer wholly a pipe dream.
After everything he had gone through, Shen Changchuan was rather urgently eager to improve his strength and realm.
Beyond raising his Cultivation Realm,
Shen Changchuan also intended to practice the spells recorded in the True Explanation of Spells as much as possible in the intervals between cultivation, adding a few more means to deal with enemies.
At the same time, he wanted to see whether having enough traits would bring about new changes.
With his decision made,
Shen Changchuan did not wish to remain in Zhao Family Village any longer.
He planned to return to Great Bay Village for secluded cultivation,
but at that moment,
he realized there was a new problem.
That was the matter of guarding Zhao Family Village!
Generally speaking,
villages that possessed Spirit Fields were basically guarded by forces of cultivators.
This was absolutely necessary,
because mortals, even innately gifted Martial Artists, had virtually no ability to resist cultivators.
If there were no cultivators stationed there,
then during the period when the Spirit Grain was about to be harvested, Demon Beasts might attack and destroy it.
Even those rogue cultivators wandering outside would not let such a good opportunity slip by. They would surely storm into the village and harvest all the Spirit Grain from the Spirit Fields.
That would be a huge problem!
Yet the reality was,
there were no cultivators under Shen Changchuan capable of standing alone!
And he could not split himself in two.
That meant
once he returned to Great Bay Village,
there would be no one left to guard Zhao Family Village!
This undoubtedly gave Shen Changchuan a tremendous headache.
"Troublesome!"
Shen Changchuan let out a long breath.
He had been so pleased at smoothly taking over the two mu of Spirit Fields in Zhao Family Village that he had forgotten about the subsequent guarding and management.
There was no way he could give up this asset.
After thinking it over,
Shen Changchuan finally came up with a solution that could barely be called one.
That was to have cultivators under his command!
And the target
was naturally his maternal grandfather, Han Qinhu, who had been running about before him, helping manage all sorts of miscellaneous affairs!
Thus, Shen Changchuan summoned Han Qinhu
and explained the situation.
Han Qinhu was stunned for a moment. He had not expected Shen Changchuan to suddenly raise such an idea.
After coming back to his senses, his heart could not help pounding violently.
An immortal opportunity—
for mortals, the immortal opportunity to embark upon the Immortal Path, something they might pursue their entire lives without ever reaching, was right before him!
After roaming the martial world in his youth and experiencing a certain incident that made him even more devoted to cultivation, Han Qinhu now felt an immense force battering his mind and spirit.
Han Qinhu was somewhat dazed.
When he had resolutely sold off most of the family property in Tiannan City and followed his grandson to this remote posting,
he had considered that, through his grandson's connections, he might perhaps have a chance to embark upon the Immortal Path.
But he had never imagined that the day he had dreamed of would come so quickly!
Han Qinhu's mind churned,
and for a time, he could not speak.
Shen Changchuan did not urge him,
instead quietly waiting for his response.
After a long while,
Han Qinhu took several deep breaths before barely suppressing the violent turmoil in his heart.
"Changchuan, I have thought it over carefully. I am already old now. Even if I successfully awaken my spirit and draw in qi, these old bones of mine may not live much longer, and my future achievements would be limited. It would be a complete waste of resources."
A bitter expression appeared on Han Qinhu's face. He opened his mouth and said in a hoarse voice.
"In that case, do not waste this opportunity."
"Let Dayong have it. Last time, he told me that after taking the spirit ginseng root hairs you gave him, he vaguely felt as though he was about to break through, and he had a premonition that he might successfully draw in spirit qi."
"Giving it to him would not be a waste."
In the end, reason made Han Qinhu suppress his desire to become a cultivator,
wanting to leave the opportunity to Han Dayong.
"Maternal Grandfather, you need not worry about Eldest Uncle. I had originally planned to send his share over as well."
Before speaking,
Shen Changchuan flipped his palm and took out a jade pill bottle. Inside lay two smooth, thumb-sized pills.
"These two are Essence Pills, refined from Spirit Grain. They were originally pills used by cultivators in the early stages of Qi Gathering to consolidate their foundation and nourish their essence, build up their strength, and refine their spiritual power."
"If mortal Martial Artists consume them, their vital essence will greatly increase, allowing them to draw qi into their bodies."
"Maternal Grandfather, you and Eldest Uncle will take one each. That should be enough for both of you to successfully enter the Immortal Path."
Three days later,
Han Qinhu and Han Dayong, having taken the Essence Pills, both successfully drew in qi and advanced to Qi Gathering First Level.
Afterward, Shen Changchuan gave them some guidance and left behind various cultivation experiences for them.
Not long after, Shen Changchuan prepared to depart.
Great Bay Village had a full twelve mu of Spirit Fields, far more important than the two mu in Zhao Family Village.
Shen Changchuan could not remain away for long.
However, before leaving, Shen Changchuan gave them the Mizong Liangyi Formation he had seized from the Four Fiends of Heshan.
This Formation had already been refined into a Formation Disk and formation flags.
Even those who did not understand Formations
could set it up successfully through its foolproof operation.
With this,
if outside enemies invaded,
the two of them could work together
and deploy the Formation,
which would be enough to hold out until Shen Changchuan set out from Great Bay Village to provide reinforcements.
After making the arrangements for Zhao Family Village,
Shen Changchuan set off and returned to Great Bay Village.
Fortunately, nothing unexpected had happened in Great Bay Village during the time he was away.
Everything was developing steadily.
Shen Changchuan breathed a small sigh of relief.
After that,
he briefly inspected the situation throughout the village and confirmed that no problems would arise.
He then handed the specific affairs over to the highly capable steward Han Qinhu had brought with him,
while he himself entered the Spirit Spring Secret Chamber,
began secluded cultivation,
and devoted himself to cultivating.
This period of secluded cultivation
lasted two months.
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