The middle stage of the ninth level

Left with no other choice,

Shen Changchuan could only set aside the matter of disposing of his spoils for now.

So be it.

I now have twenty thousand Spirit Stones on hand.

I probably won't use them all up anytime soon,

and there's no urgent need to sell the spoils to recoup two thousand Superior Spirit Stones.

I'll deal with these things later.

Before long,

he would have to head to the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect to participate in its internal tournament.

Perhaps he could sell these spoils near the Immortal Sect then.

Having made up his mind,

Shen Changchuan gathered everything into Zhou Lingfeng's Storage Bracelet, put it away, and temporarily pushed the matter to the back of his mind.

With those miscellaneous affairs settled,

Shen Changchuan turned his attention back to the present.

He sent Senior Sister Wei a Message Talisman, asking her to let him know once their master returned.

Then he went into seclusion to cultivate.

As it happened,

after his battle with Zhou Lingfeng in Tiannan City,

his cultivation had begun to stir again, with faint signs of progress. Combined with the great haul of Superior Spirit Stones now in his possession,

this gave Shen Changchuan an idea.

I've spent so long in the early stage of the ninth level of the out-of-body realm.

It's time to break through!

And so,

Shen Changchuan did not hesitate in the slightest.

Sitting cross-legged on his meditation cushion, he held a Superior Spirit Stone in each hand, both crystal clear, like crystallized spiritual energy concentrated to the utmost, and began cultivating.

Superior Spirit Stones truly lived up to their name.

The spiritual energy within them was so pure that, with only the slightest guidance from Shen Changchuan, it surged into every part of his meridians like roaring mountains