Chapter 477 - 475: The Return

Chapter 477: Chapter 475: The Return

「Half a day later.」

After Shen Changchuan bade him farewell,

the Third Elder concealed his presence and quietly departed from Shen Changchuan’s residence.

Currently, the First Madam relied on her maiden family and wielded immense power within the Shen Family.

The Third Elder did not want the First Madam to learn of his secret reconciliation with Shen Changchuan, lest he face suppression from that woman.

In this regard,

Shen Changchuan was very understanding.

He didn’t mind in the slightest.

After all,

obtaining the Purple Star Sand was undoubtedly a huge help.

One had to understand,

the Purple Star Sand had been posted as a bounty in the mission hall, right alongside the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant.

Countless Cultivators, hoping to befriend a junior prodigy renowned across two domains, were keeping an eye out for such Heavenly and Earthly Treasures on his behalf.

But now, more than half a year later,

there was still no news whatsoever.

This just went to show,

that the difficulty of finding and obtaining Purple Star Sand was by no means low!

The Third Elder bringing it to him

had saved him a great deal of trouble.

The man was only trying to protect himself,

so how could there be any reason to blame him?

Watching the Third Elder’s departing figure, Shen Changchuan’s gaze grew profound.

’Now that I have all the materials for the Void Escape Gu, my next step is to refine it while doing my best to raise my Cultivation Realm!’

’I just hope this Gu Insect can truly bring my idea for something like a Spatial Slash to fruition!’

Shen Changchuan felt his mood lighten considerably,

he thought to himself.

In truth, however,

Shen Changchuan wasn’t too worried about it.

Because,

back in Heaven’s End Valley,

he had personally experienced the attack from Patriarch Li Changzun of the Li Family, an attack that contained the Power of Space!

He had later found records of it in the core inheritance of the Li Family that he had unearthed.

It was not much different from his own perceptions and guesses at the time.

The attack containing the Power of Space that Li Changzun had unleashed

was indeed a one-time consumable, similar to a Jade Talisman, refined from the corpse of a Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King that a Li Family ancestor had raised centuries ago!

However, unlike a Jade Talisman that could only be used once,

the consumable made from the Ant King could be used three times.

Over the centuries,

the Li Family had faced several crises and used it twice to eliminate great enemies who threatened their clan.

The one Shen Changchuan faced,

was its final use.

And that was precisely why,

at the time, Shen Changchuan had sensed that after Li Changzun unleashed that strike, the aura comparable to a Tier Three Gu Insect had completely dissipated.

Because its three uses were exhausted,

the weapon made from the Ant King’s remains completely disintegrated.

Of course,

none of this was particularly important.

What was important was that

it was indeed possible to unleash an attack imbued with a trace of the Power of Space by controlling a Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King!

So,

if he successfully refined the Void Escape Gu,

he might also be able to develop a technique like Spatial Slash!

Faced with an attack that could tear through space,

Shen Changchuan was confident that,

below the Divine Travel Realm, no one could withstand such an attack head-on!

A technique like that

would be enough to rely on to win the Immortal Sect Grand Competition!

’With the Li Family’s experience in turning the Ant King into a weapon that could wield the Power of Space, it shouldn’t be a problem to develop a similar attack using the Void Escape Gu.’

’And even if that fails, the Void Escape Gu’s abilities alone are enough to give me a significant advantage in any fight at the Soul Emergence Realm!’

Shen Changchuan was in a good mood.

Everything was moving forward according to plan.

At the very least,

as things stood,

he could already see a glimmer of hope for victory in the Immortal Sect Grand Competition!

’In this joint Immortal Sect Grand Competition, just placing in the top fifty will earn an opportunity to advance to the Divine Travel Realm.’

’The top ten will receive three such opportunities—a reward previously reserved only for first place in the centennial competition!’

’If my plan succeeds, I should at least be able to secure a spot in the top fifty and contend for the top ten in the joint competition!’

To obtain an opportunity to ascend to the Divine Travel Realm,

to reach the Divine Travel Realm itself.

Then he would gain even greater freedom,

just as it was when he advanced from the Qi Introduction Realm to the Soul Emergence Realm.

Once he had made that breakthrough,

he was no longer in the perilous Qi Introduction Realm, fearing for his life from one day to the next.

Furthermore,

he could finally settle the score with all his past enemies, one by one!

’The Void Escape Gu is too important. I can’t afford any mistakes!’

’I can’t stay in the Nanyue Territory much longer.’

’Perhaps I should return to the Tian Nan Domain!’

Reining in his wandering thoughts,

his mind returned to the present.

The idea of leaving Broken Soul City had already taken root in Shen Changchuan’s mind.

He had been in the Nanyue Territory

for several years now.

In those years,

his gains had not been small;

in fact, they had been immense.

But at the same time,

he had also become a major thorn in the side of the Demonic Alliance.

Countless Demon Cultivators in the Nanyue Kingdom were eager to see him dead!

If he continued to stay in the Nanyue Territory, he might still gain some benefits,

but at the same time,

he could also encounter an even greater crisis.

Last time, it was Wan Zunli, the ancestor of the Corpse Refining Sect who had just broken through to the Divine Travel Realm, who had acted against him.

And next time?

Having personally faced an attack from a Divine Travel Realm expert,

Shen Changchuan knew with absolute clarity that even the life-saving trump cards he possessed would be of little use!

Perhaps his enemies couldn’t block a Jade Talisman that sealed a strike from the Divine Travel Peak Realm,

but they could still kill him on the spot before he could even take out the Jade Talisman, let alone crush it!

Continuing to stay in the Nanyue Territory

was simply too dangerous!

Fortunately, his experiences in the Nanyue Kingdom over the past few years had yielded considerable rewards.

The various spoils of war and resources he had gathered were enough for him to cultivate all the way to the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer.

As such,

the thought of leaving the Nanyue Territory and returning to the Tian Nan Domain naturally arose in Shen Changchuan’s mind.

’It really is time to go back!’

Recalling his earlier conversation with the Third Elder, Shen Changchuan’s gaze turned somewhat profound.

According to the Third Elder,

something had recently happened with the Central Zhou Family.

A number of their experts had traveled from afar to take up temporary residence in Tian Nan City.

This had caused the First Madam’s power to swell invisibly.

This was also why,

despite seeing Shen Changchuan’s unparalleled potential and believing his future accomplishments would be extraordinary,

the Third Elder hadn’t dared to come and "reconcile" with him openly.

During this period,

the atmosphere within the Shen Clan was clearly amiss!

’First Madam... the Zhou Family... Hmph!’

Thinking of that matriarch of the Shen Family,

Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but let out a cold snort.

He couldn’t be certain

that the woman, with her newfound power, wouldn’t try to pull some new tricks,

like sending people to Dawan Village to target his mother and grandfather,

It was a very real possibility!

After all, that woman was used to being arrogant and domineering!

Therefore,

it would be best for him to make a trip back, just to prevent any mishaps!

For all these reasons,

Shen Changchuan made up his mind.

And so,

one month later,

after informing only his master, Master Wandering Dragon,

Shen Changchuan quietly left Broken Soul City, unbeknownst to almost everyone else.