Chapter 80 - 79: Urgency

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, another five days passed.

During these five days, Shen Changchuan reviewed the Cultivation Experience of his Shen Family ancestor, Shen Tingchu, while also working to digest the explosive power of his newly attained Qi Introduction Sixth Layer and solidify his foundation.

He also dedicated a significant amount of time to practicing the Sword Light Technique.

Now that he was at the Qi Introduction Sixth Layer Realm, the Magical Power in his body was immensely greater than before.

The number of times he could cast Basic Magic in a day was now several, or even more than ten times, what it was when he was at the Qi Introduction Third and Fourth Layers.

This also allowed Shen Changchuan’s progress bar for the Sword Light Technique to increase rapidly.

Five days of grinding had already pushed his practice progress to 50%!

Achieving Perfection in its cultivation was just around the corner.

However, this process came at a certain cost.

Because the quantity and quality of his Magical Power had skyrocketed, the Spiritual Qi required to recover after completely exhausting his Magical Power had also increased severalfold.

This meant the Spiritual Qi in the Spiritual Spring Secret Chamber was no longer enough.

If he wanted to fully recover his Magical Power after depleting it, relying solely on ordinary meditation would take several hours of hard work, at the very least.

To avoid wasting time, Shen Changchuan had no choice but to use Spirit Stones to aid his Cultivation and speed up his Magical Power recovery.

As he pushed himself to make progress at full speed,

his daily Spirit Stone consumption was around three or four!

Such a quantity of Spirit Stones was an "enormous sum" that Shen Changchuan would have been loath to waste just a few months ago.

But fortunately,

after killing Old Ghost Song and obtaining a true fortune of over a thousand Spirit Stones, he could still afford the expense of three or four Spirit Stones a day.

Although he still felt the sting in his heart,

the tangible benefits before his eyes forced him to accept it.

He could only offer himself some words of comfort.

’It’s actually for the best. Constantly depleting my Magical Power and then quickly replenishing it every day is a form of continuous training. It’s given me a deeper mastery over the power of my new Cultivation Realm and solidified my foundation even further.’

’Three or four Spirit Stones a day to kill two birds with one stone... it’s acceptable.’

Yet, even as he comforted himself,

Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but feel a little troubled.

Why?

It was because the Sword Light Technique was merely one of the preparatory Magic he needed to master as a foundation for the Cyan Wood Sword Light.

And he still had twenty or thirty more Magic skills to practice!

When a Magic reached Perfection, the progress bar panel indicated a "negligible" amount of accumulated experience under its Traits. Comparing this to the "slight" power increase listed for a Perfection Technique, Shen Changchuan wasn’t sure how to quantify these descriptions numerically.

But the word ’negligible’ was clearly a tier lower than ’slight’.

Even if his guess was most likely correct...

the accumulation phase required beforehand was simply too immense!

Based on his current progress,

it would take about ten days to practice one Magic to Perfection.

Even if practicing similar Magic skills later would be faster due to the ’negligible’ accumulated experience,

the bonus probably wouldn’t be that significant. The second, similar Magic would likely still take at least nine days to bring to Perfection.

At this rate,

the time required to bring twenty or thirty Magic skills to Perfection would still be astronomical!

It would take at least half a year of hard work!

This left Shen Changchuan feeling helpless.

’That’s just too long.’

’Fine, if it takes a long time, it takes a long time.’

’Compared to a few months ago, when it took over half a month of hard work to master one Magic, shortening it to ten days is already a huge improvement.’

’After all, the Cyan Wood Sword Light is so powerful. It’s only natural that it would take more time to cultivate it to Perfection.’

There was nothing to be done.

Shen Changchuan could only continue to console himself.

He planned to keep grinding,

relying on accumulated time and effort to turn that trump card into a killing move he could actually use in a real fight.

But before Shen Changchuan could continue his grind,

a piece of news completely disrupted his plans.

A few days prior,

Shen Changchuan had asked Han Qinhu to gather information related to the Wu Family Collection.

Han Qinhu naturally hadn’t forgotten this task.

Now, after several days of effort,

Han Qinhu had finally gathered complete intelligence from some passersby, traveling freelance merchants, and Cultivators from nearby villages, and reported back to Shen Changchuan.

First, a great upheaval had indeed occurred at the Wu Family Collection that day.

A large number of Tribulation Cultivators had broken through the Wu Family Collection’s defenses, slaughtering and plundering throughout the Workshop.

Those who went to the Wu Family Collection to trade, hoping to take advantage of the low-priced goods during the final two or three days of the "clearance sale," lost both their lives and their fortunes, suffering heavy losses.

This made Shen Changchuan feel a little fortunate.

’Good thing I ran fast.’

’Otherwise, whether I could have survived an upheaval of that magnitude is anyone’s guess.’

After all, it was said that among the Tribulation Cultivators who ransacked the Workshop, there were quite a few experts at the Qi Introduction Late Stage.

Second, this sudden turn of events did not lead to the Wu Family’s demise.

Because Patriarch Wu, Wu Yuanzhi, had taken action!

It wasn’t until now that outsiders realized Patriarch Wu, Wu Yuanzhi, had quietly advanced to the Soul Emergence Realm!

If one also counted the Wu Family’s old ancestor, who hadn’t appeared in many years,

the Wu Family now had two Soul Emergence Realm powerhouses presiding over it!

Their power and prestige were awe-inspiring.

And because of this, the mastermind who orchestrated the chaos was ultimately surrounded and killed within the Wu Family Collection.

Finally, a piece of news spread that had the potential to trigger complete pandemonium in the vicinity.

The shock of this news

even overshadowed the rumors that followed the battle at the Wu Family’s estate. It was said that several Soul Emergence Realm experts had appeared, including the highly renowned Shen Tingchu of the Tian Nan Shen Clan, who had jointly approached the Wu Family, seemingly to demand or negotiate something.

A rumor claimed

that the Wu Family controlled the source of a large supply of Cyan Essence Water Grass.

The Wu Family’s prodigy entering the Yuqing Sect back then, and Wu Yuanzhi’s recent advancement to the Soul Emergence Realm without a Soul Emergence Pill, were both directly related to this secret!

The place that produced the Cyan Essence Water Grass was either within the Wu Family’s territory or hidden by them in some secret corner of the vast Border Desolate Forest, unknown to outsiders!

This rumor was not baseless!

It came from the mouth of the very mastermind who launched the attack on the Wu Family Collection.

Outsiders didn’t care about the grudges and feuds between the Wu Family and the mastermind.

All eyes were fixed on the Cyan Essence Water Grass, a priceless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object.

In an instant,

the four corners of the world were in turmoil!

From this, Shen Changchuan also felt a sense of urgency.

’This world...’

’I’m afraid it’s about to descend into chaos!’