Chapter 267 - 264: Advancement and Mission
Shen Changchuan had heard a little about the blow his fellow disciples suffered when news of his battle with Mo Lingfeng returned to the Sect.
But he didn’t pay it much mind.
’What good would caring do?’
’Am I supposed to act like a therapist and counsel them?’
’There’s absolutely no need for that.’
People aren’t that fragile.
At most, they were just having a hard time accepting it for a little while.
The main reason for this was that many people had believed Shen Changchuan’s fame was purely a matter of luck, and they were extremely unconvinced of his abilities.
So when his true strength was displayed before them, the goal they had striven to surpass suddenly became unreachable. The immense gap was hard for them to accept, which was why they had fallen into silence.
But as time went on,
everything would eventually pass.
It was just the collapse of a short-term goal, nothing major.
And that was indeed the case.
Initially, after the news spread, the Sect disciples fell into a temporary silence,
and a dispirited atmosphere shrouded the Mountain Gate.
But before long,
they had already recovered.
However, compared to before,
the Mountain Gate now lacked that vigorous Vitality and fiery atmosphere of intense competition.
After all, many Outer Disciples had been cultivating diligently with the sole purpose of teaching Shen Changchuan a harsh lesson at the grand competition three years from now. That was why they had worked so hard, desperately trying to catch up and close the gap.
But now they had discovered that no matter how hard they tried, it would likely be impossible to bridge that gap.
With a sigh of resignation, they let go completely,
and they stopped trying to catch up.
Of course,
not everyone gave up.
There was another group who felt Shen Changchuan’s power and took a blow from it,
but at the same time,
it ignited an even fiercer competitive spirit within them!
’We’re both human, with two ears and one mouth.’
’If others can do it, why can’t I?’
’I can take his place.’
’One day,’
’we will surpass Shen Changchuan and stand at the Peak, watched by all!’
Thus, the stronger Shen Changchuan became, the more excited they grew!
Because it meant that one day, they too could reach, and even surpass, such heights!
And so, their Cultivation became even more diligent!
For a time,
amidst the changing atmosphere of the Mountain Gate,
a rift formed within the ranks.
One group simply watched from the sidelines, unchanged. Another gave up the chase and grew lax. And the last group began competing in secret, becoming even more diligent...
However, as for these changes he had caused,
Shen Changchuan paid them no mind.
He barely had enough time for his own diligent Cultivation and absorbing all sorts of knowledge. Where was he supposed to find the time to worry about other people’s mental health?
Taking stock of his focused Cultivation over the past three months—absorbing various types of cultivation knowledge and digesting the gains from the Dream Traveling Immortal excursion—
Shen Changchuan had made considerable improvements.
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[Divine Technique: Sanqing Forest Sword Array (28%)]
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On the progress bar panel, under the Divine Technique category, the progress for the Sanqing Forest Sword Array had reached twenty-eight percent, a direct increase of eleven points.
To be honest,
this came as a bit of a surprise to Shen Changchuan.
Because during these three months, he had spent most of his time cultivating and refining his own Cultivation Realm, consulting with his master and various senior brothers and sisters in the Sect, and visiting the Scripture Pavilion to absorb all kinds of cultivation-related knowledge to strengthen his foundation.
He hadn’t spent much time at all cultivating various Magic or this particular Divine Technique.
At most, he only practiced them a little in his spare time each day.
And yet, despite this, the natural growth rate of the Divine Technique’s progress bar
had exceeded his expectations!
An increase of 11 percentage points
was even greater than the progress he had made when he previously dedicated all his time to cultivating Magical Divine Techniques!
’But then again, this seems quite normal. As the saying goes, to master one method is to understand all methods.’
’Although I didn’t spend much time cultivating the Divine Technique during this period, the various kinds of knowledge I absorbed greatly strengthened my foundation. My understanding and insights into Cultivation have also improved immensely... so naturally, my understanding of the Divine Technique has deepened as well.’
Staring at the Divine Technique section on his progress bar, Shen Changchuan felt a wave of emotion.
But then again,
if he hadn’t relied on the progress bar panel to forcibly master the Divine Technique, and used the experience gained from his Perfection Level Magic to advance the Divine Power Technique, which in turn allowed him to naturally grasp certain knowledge and broaden his understanding of Cultivation...
he probably wouldn’t have been able to so drastically improve his comprehension of his own Cultivation and accumulate such a strong foundation in these three months.
’When you think about it, it’s a symbiotic relationship...’
’If it weren’t for the Divine Power Technique’s progress bar, which gave me a deeper understanding of Magical Power and cultivation, I doubt I would have gained so much, even with the resources of the Scripture Pavilion, my master Master Wandering Dragon, and the guidance of all my senior brothers and sisters.’
As he sorted through his gains,
Shen Changchuan was lost in thought.
It’s like advanced mathematics; if you don’t understand the basics, you don’t even know where to start reading the textbook.
Even with a master professor in front of you, you wouldn’t know what to ask.
’Perhaps,’
’in the future, when I use the progress bar panel to grind a Divine Technique or an even High Level Magic to a deeper level, I can use that as a foundation to expand my knowledge base.’
’It would be like driving a stake deep into the ground, then spreading out from that deep point, constantly broadening the depth of my knowledge...’
An idea began to form in Shen Changchuan’s mind.
Over these past three months, Shen Changchuan’s gains had been immense.
The growth of his Divine Technique’s progress bar and the increase in his understanding of Magical Power cultivation and foundational knowledge were just one part of it.
During this time,
under the guidance of his master, Master Wandering Dragon of the Divine Travel Realm,
Shen Changchuan had also achieved a deeper mastery of the technique he learned from Mo Lingfeng: integrating Divine Sense into Magical Power.
It still couldn’t compare to the original version used by Mo Lingfeng, who cultivated the Three Yang True Skill.
However, he could now successfully apply it to his Cyan Wood Sword Light, just as he did in the move that defeated Mo Lingfeng.
This improvement in his strength
was an increase of at least ten percent compared to before!
This step-by-step increase in power
undoubtedly brought great joy to Shen Changchuan’s heart.
What Shen Changchuan didn’t know was that during this process, when he asked Master Wandering Dragon for guidance, the various ingenious ideas he displayed had made Master Wandering Dragon sigh with admiration.
’Perhaps this is just how active the mind of a genius is.’
This also caused his estimation of Shen Changchuan to rise a little.
But as for all this,
Shen Changchuan was completely unaware.
His three months of closed-door intensive Cultivation had yielded great rewards,
but now, Shen Changchuan
had no choice but to rise and leave the Dragon Cloud Sect Mountain Gate.
He had accepted a Sect mission that required him to go out.