Chapter 520 - 43: News
"Something big is about to happen!"
"Yeah! The Donghuang Domain is an Immortal Cultivation Domain on par with our Southern Great Domain, after all. And its Dongji Sacred Land is the overlord of the Donghuang Domain. To be a Candidate Saint Son for the Dongji Sacred Land, that Yu Changge fellow must have some serious skills! A character like that is at the absolute Peak, standing above hundreds of millions of people!"
"But if that’s the case, can the Daoist’s followers even stop him?"
"Hmph! Why build up their morale at our own expense? That Yu Changge is just a Candidate Saint Son. Our Yuqing Immortal Sect’s geniuses are unparalleled. How could we be inferior to them?!"
"I have to go watch! I want to see how that outsider gets crushed by our Immortal Sect’s disciples!"
"Let’s go together! We have to support our own. Besides, if our Immortal Sect’s followers are losing, maybe the Daoist himself will appear. Just to see the Daoist make a move would be worth dying for!"
On his way to the Immortal Sect’s Scripture Pavilion, Shen Changchuan overheard many people discussing something.
After listening patiently for a moment,
he pieced together the full story.
In essence, a peerless genius named Yu Changge from the Donghuang Domain had traveled to the Southern Great Domain and declared his intention to challenge the Immortal Sect Daoist.
This kind of thing,
Shen Changchuan had experienced many times before.
Even now, some geniuses from the Outer Realms were still eyeing him covetously back in the Tian Nan Domain.
But compared to this,
Shen Changchuan’s own troubles weren’t even worth mentioning.
Whether it was the Candidate Saint Son from the Donghuang Domain’s Dongji Sacred Land or the Immortal Sect Daoist,
the status of either individual was far beyond anything Shen Changchuan could compare to.
These were figures at the Peak of the younger generation, reigning over all Thirty-Six Small Domains.
The commotion was so great that,
even if it hadn’t spread throughout all Thirty-Six Small Domains of the Southern Great Domain, it had at least caused a massive stir throughout the entire Yuqing Immortal Sect.
Compared to Shen Changchuan, who was confined to the tiny Tian Nan Domain,
they were on a completely different level.
’The Daoist, the Donghuang Domain...’
Shen Changchuan recited the names in his mind, his gaze flickering.
It wasn’t that he envied or was jealous of the stir their reputations caused.
Rather, this matter was truly worth his attention.
When he returned to Dawan Village, he had run into Lu Haoxuan, an Inner Sect Disciple who came looking for trouble. It seemed he was acting on the orders of that same Immortal Sect Daoist, trying to pressure his grandfather into revealing the location of something.
Though he and the Immortal Sect Daoist had never met,
a grudge already existed between them.
As for the Donghuang Domain,
it was an Immortal Cultivation Domain on the same level as the Southern Great Domain. Its Candidate Saint Son from the Dongji Sacred Land would likely participate in the Immortal Sect’s Grand Competition eight years from now.
He was a potential future competitor.
And Shen Changchuan couldn’t afford to ignore a potential competitor.
However, information on those two was scarce, so he simply filed it away in his mind.
Then, his thoughts turned to another matter:
’I originally thought the Immortal Sect Daoist’s followers might come after me because of the Lu Haoxuan incident. But now, it seems their attention has been completely diverted by this new development. They probably won’t have time to bother with me for a while.’
’Good. Saves me the trouble.’
At this thought,
Shen Changchuan relaxed slightly.
In truth, even before setting out for the Yuqing Immortal Sect, Shen Changchuan had already prepared himself to be targeted.
Especially regarding the Lu Haoxuan affair.
He just hadn’t expected that the only ones to actually come after him were the disciples of Wu Zhen, another one of the Seven Immortal Sect Sons.
And now, it seemed,
the Daoist probably had no time to pay him any mind.
That was fine.
He wasn’t afraid of trouble, but if no one came looking for it, that was good too.
’I just wonder... the Immortal Sect Daoist, the Candidate Saint Son... how strong are people like them...?’
’If I run into them at the Grand Competition, will I even stand a chance?’
’Should I go watch them fight?’
The thoughts flickered through Shen Changchuan’s mind.
According to his master, the upcoming Immortal Sect Grand Competition was a massive event for several Immortal Cultivation Domains around the Southern Great Domain.
The participants wouldn’t just be from the Yuqing Immortal Sect. They would also include the Peak existences of the younger generation from several nearby Immortal Cultivation Domains!
One could imagine that,
there would be no shortage of figures like the Immortal Sect Daoist and Yu Changge among the competitors.
This made Shen Changchuan’s mind stir with an idea.
He wanted to go watch the fight and scout out the opposition.
But soon,
he shook his head,
abandoning the thought.
’Forget it. I won’t get involved in this for now.’
’Even though that Candidate Saint Son of the Dongji Sacred Land, Yu Changge, issued a public challenge, it’ll probably be a while before they actually fight. It could take a month or two at least.’
’Instead of wasting time on that, I’d be better off practicing a few more Body Refining Techniques to reach the Entry Level of the Wood Undying Scripture, or going back to seek greater control over the Power of Space...’
’If I want to understand their strength, I can just buy a Memory Stone of their battle.’
’In any case, with the Candidate Saint Son from the Dongji Sacred Land making such a public challenge and causing such a stir, someone is bound to record their fight with a Memory Stone. I can just go to a merchant guild to buy one after it’s all over.’
’Besides, after I get back, I can ask my senior brother and sisters. They’ve been in the Immortal Sect for many years, so they must know a thing or two...’
After weighing the pros and cons in his mind,
Shen Changchuan gave up on the idea of joining the crowd to watch the battle of the Dongji Sacred Land’s Candidate Saint Son.
Never mind wasting who knows how much time waiting for the two of them to finally clash.
Even if he saw it with his own eyes, so what?
It wasn’t as if witnessing their level of power
would magically make him stronger too.
He was better off using that time
to cultivate and improve himself.
Suppressing these thoughts, Shen Changchuan strode forward, heading toward the Immortal Sect’s Scripture Pavilion.
Along the way,
he didn’t encounter many Disciples.
He didn’t know if they had gone to watch the excitement or were off on other missions.
Shen Changchuan didn’t pay it much mind.
Arriving at the Yuqing Immortal Sect’s Scripture Pavilion,
he presented the Token his master had given him and was granted entry.
「Over half a month later.」
His face etched with exhaustion,
Shen Changchuan walked out the main doors of the Yuqing Immortal Sect’s Scripture Pavilion.
But despite the fatigue on his face,
a closer look would reveal
a flicker of excitement deep in his eyes.
After over half a month of effort,
he had committed a total of one hundred different Body Refining Techniques from the Yuqing Immortal Sect’s Scripture Pavilion to memory.
Compared to the vast, ocean-like collection of techniques in the Yuqing Immortal Sect, this number didn’t seem like much.
However,
Body Refinement was different from Magic.
After a Magic skill was cast, it wouldn’t have any lingering effect on the body.
But Body Refining Techniques were another matter entirely.