Chapter 290 - 287: Satisfied
"Good disciple!"
"Not bad, not bad at all! You’ve done very well!"
Within the spacious grand hall,
a hearty voice echoed.
Master Wandering Dragon was beaming with joy,
the gloom that had previously clouded his heart completely dissipating.
Especially after learning that during Shen Changchuan’s breakthrough to Soul Emergence,
he had not only successfully completed the Refinement of that Tier Two Spirit Tree Heart and condensed a Wood Spirit Body,
but had also finished cultivating the Divine Seed as well,
even Master Wandering Dragon
could not suppress the joy in his heart and burst out laughing.
"I originally thought you would need to polish your skills for at least a year or two before you could successfully break through..."
"But I never imagined that in a mere month or two, you would overcome such a bottleneck..."
"And you even succeeded in condensing the Divine Seed, achieving something that even I, your master, failed to do back in my day."
"Excellent!"
"Truly excellent!"
Gazing at Shen Changchuan before him, Master Wandering Dragon couldn’t help but praise him again.
It wasn’t that he was overreacting;
it was simply that the speed of Shen Changchuan’s Cultivation progress had somewhat exceeded his expectations!
Not only had the young man successfully reached Soul Emergence so quickly,
but it was also a breakthrough of Perfection!
He had formed both the Wood Spirit Body and the Divine Seed,
which made Master Wandering Dragon feel that,
perhaps,
’I misjudged him at the beginning...’
’This young disciple I’ve taken on isn’t the least bit lacking in talent and aptitude!’
"This is all thanks to Master’s excellent guidance."
"Without your help, Master, your disciple might not have succeeded."
Shen Changchuan replied humbly.
But his words were not entirely just humility.
Joining the Dragon Cloud Sect
had indeed helped him a great deal.
Before this,
the guidance from his many senior brothers and sisters in the Sect, as well as Master Wandering Dragon’s high-level instruction, had all benefited Shen Changchuan immensely.
That guidance
had allowed him to synthesize the experience from mastering over a hundred Tier One Techniques to Perfection, turning it all into fuel for his Cultivation,
and smelting it into a solid foundation for his Qi Introduction Realm.
It was precisely because of this
that Shen Changchuan was able to compensate for the weak foundation caused by his short time in Cultivation,
greatly solidifying his base
and thus easily charge into the Soul Emergence Realm.
Among all this, the high-level guidance from Master Wandering Dragon, a Divine Travel Realm expert, was especially crucial.
Moreover,
later on,
Master Wandering Dragon had not only imparted all his experience on breaking through to the Soul Emergence Realm but had also given him a batch of Cultivation Materials for the breakthrough, including the Tier Two Spirit Tree Heart.
The existence of these items
directly saved Shen Changchuan several years of effort.
At least he didn’t have to run around everywhere, toiling for those Cultivation Resources.
To be honest,
if Shen Changchuan hadn’t joined the Dragon Cloud Sect,
if he wanted to be where he was now—
in the Soul Emergence Realm, having condensed a Wood Spirit Body and a Divine Seed—
it would have likely taken at least three to five years of hard work just to make the necessary preparations!
Furthermore, without the high-level perspective and experienced guidance of a predecessor,
whether he could even succeed
would have been an unknown.
"You don’t need to be so modest. What does this have to do with me? It’s all thanks to your own efforts!"
"Otherwise, when your senior brothers and sisters were breaking through to Soul Emergence, I gave them no less guidance and support... but in the end, who among them can compare to you?"
Master Wandering Dragon waved his hand,
refusing to accept the flattery Shen Changchuan was offering.
At his level,
he no longer needed his Disciples to sing his praises.
His gaze toward Shen Changchuan
grew more and more pleased the longer he looked.
Condensing a Wood Spirit Body while breaking through to Soul Emergence was not that big of a deal.
Several of his Direct Disciples had achieved Soul Emergence after forming a Spirit Body.
But to condense a Wood Spirit Body
while also successfully condensing the most difficult Divine Seed—now that was extraordinary!
One had to understand,
even looking across the entire Yuqing Immortal Sect,
such an accomplishment was something one could count on a single hand!
Among all his Direct Disciples,
not a single one had achieved such a feat!
One could say that
from now on,
Shen Changchuan would be the face of his Disciples!
With such a disciple, it went without saying that he would bring him much face in the future.
In the future, his legacy and teachings
could be said to have found a worthy successor.
’Hmph! That Wu Zhen gets a bit of dog-shit luck, takes on a junior with an Innate Spiritual Body as a disciple, and he’s already floating on cloud nine, so pleased with himself he can’t wait to show off to the entire world.’
’My disciple Changchuan is this outstanding, and have I, Wandering Dragon, said anything about it?’
Recalling Wu Zhen’s provocations from the light screen not long ago,
Master Wandering Dragon couldn’t help but snort coldly,
a smile also appearing on his face.
However,
his expression quickly stiffened.
In a few more days,
that guy was going to show up at his door to cause trouble.
’Should I let Shen Changchuan handle it?’
"Master, is something wrong?"
Seeing Master Wandering Dragon’s gaze on the main seat seem to freeze for a long moment,
Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but ask.
"Hm? It’s nothing."
"Your master is very happy that you have achieved what you have today."
"I was just thinking about what I should give you as a congratulatory gift... Forget it. You’ve only just broken through to Soul Emergence. For now, go back and focus on your Cultivation to stabilize your Realm."
"Go back and enter seclusion to cultivate for a month. Solidify your Soul Emergence Realm as much as possible before coming out. Don’t let an accident cause your Realm to fall."
Master Wandering Dragon said casually.
In the end,
he still decided to have Shen Changchuan avoid this matter.
He was naturally confident that with his guidance, Shen Changchuan would surpass that little disciple of Wu Zhen’s in the future.
But for now,
although both had condensed a Divine Seed,
Shen Changchuan had only just reached the Soul Emergence Realm, while the other party had already been there for two years.
He was, after all, still at a disadvantage.
Moreover, if he were defeated in battle, his Magical Power thrown into disarray by the blow, and his state of mind shattered, it would be disastrous if his Cultivation Realm fell back to the Qi Introduction Realm.
He shouldn’t, for a moment of pique,
ruin Shen Changchuan’s great future.
"Yes, Master!"
Although he felt that something was a little off,
Shen Changchuan didn’t press the issue and simply agreed.
’Speaking of which,’
’I was a little too excited this time,’
’which is why I ran out to vent my energy so soon after my breakthrough.’
Now that most of that excitement had been released,
it was time to obediently return to the Cultivation Secret Chamber and stabilize his Cultivation Realm.
"In that case, Master, your disciple will take his leave."
...
「In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.」
As Shen Changchuan returned to his Cultivation Secret Chamber to continue refining his Cultivation Realm and master his burgeoning power,
his figure once again vanished from public view.
However, the legends about him
had only just begun to rise among the Sect’s Disciples, spreading to every corner.
For a time, everyone’s conversations
were almost exclusively about him.
It wasn’t until the last couple of days
that the related discussions finally began to quiet down a bit.
Because
the grand competition was about to begin!
With their own futures on the line, everyone began to compose themselves and focus on preparing for the imminent competition.
And on the very day of the competition,
one of the Seven Immortal Sect Sons of the Yuqing Immortal Sect,
Furious Gaze Vajra Wu Zhen,
arrived at the Mountain Gate of the Dragon Cloud Sect with a young man in tow.