Chapter 487 - 10: Handling

Chapter 487: Chapter 10: Handling

"Sigh. What an unexpected disaster."

Dozens of miles from Dawan Village,

Shen Changchuan watched Nangong City depart. His gaze lingered where he had vanished, and he couldn’t help but let out a long sigh as he recalled his warning.

Most of those peerless prodigies from the Outer Realm were proud and arrogant, never believing themselves inferior to anyone.

As a leading figure of the younger generation who had risen meteorically in the Tian Nan Domain in recent years, Shen Changchuan’s fame had long since spread far and wide, naturally attracting the attention of many prodigies from the Outer Realm.

This time,

due to rumors that the Xiangshan Sect Gate Ruins might emerge,

those prodigies from the Outer Realm had been dispatched to the Tian Nan Domain to verify the news. This would allow the Major Sects and powerful factions behind them to send people to reclaim the legacy they had once lost.

As a renowned figure who had experienced a heaven-defying rise in recent years, Shen Changchuan himself was already the center of attention.

Many prodigies from the Outer Realm had already set their sights on him.

Nangong City had warned him

that before setting out, some of the Outer Realm prodigies had already made bold declarations while discussing him, vowing to test their strength against his!

One could imagine

that in the days to come,

Dawan Village would become a convergence point for the coming storm!

This was, without a doubt, a huge headache for Shen Changchuan.

He felt as if he were just minding his own business at home when trouble came crashing down from the heavens.

’I wonder if this business about the Grotto Heaven Ruins at the Xiangshan Sect’s mountain gate is real or just a rumor someone is spreading on purpose...’

’Forget it. True or not, it has little to do with me. I’ll just deal with whatever comes my way.’

Shen Changchuan shook his head.

He wasn’t very interested in the so-called Xiangshan Sect Ruins.

Right now,

his most important task was to refine the Void Escape Gu.

After that, he would integrate it into his combat repertoire and develop deadly new techniques like Spatial Slash and Dimension Slash.

He had to be ready for the Immortal Sect Grand Competition nine years from now, where he would fight for a top-fifty spot and seize the opportunity to ascend to the Divine Travel Realm.

Secondly,

he needed to raise his Cultivation to the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer Realm before then, if at all possible.

To him, these were the things that mattered most!

Shen Changchuan was on a tight schedule.

Therefore,

he had neither the time nor the energy to bother with anything else.

At this thought,

Shen Changchuan gathered his Heart Spirit,

then turned and shot toward Dawan Village as a streak of light.

...

Back in Dawan Village,

Shen Changchuan was about to enter seclusion again to begin preparations for refining the Void Escape Gu.

Nangong City’s warning had put him on alert. He was worried that too many distractions would interfere with the refinement of the Void Escape Gu,

so he felt it was best to complete the task as soon as possible.

If the Void Escape Gu was successfully refined,

Shen Changchuan’s strength would increase substantially.

Setting aside the combat applications of the Void Escape Gu’s Power of Space,

its ability to traverse space alone

was already incredibly powerful!

Back then,

if Ghost Shadow Pan Yunfei hadn’t been so careless, allowing himself to be instantly killed before he could use the Void Escape Gu, Shen Changchuan feared he would have been completely unable to deal with him.

With the Void Escape Gu,

Shen Changchuan was confident

that he could escape even if a Cultivator at the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer Peak attacked him!

Of course,

that didn’t mean the Void Escape Gu would make him invincible.

If a Cultivator at the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer Peak launched a sneak attack and struck before he could react,

his fate would likely be the same as Ghost Shadow’s—he’d be just as dead.

So even after refining the Void Escape Gu, he couldn’t afford to be arrogant.

However,

just as Shen Changchuan returned to Dawan Village, before he could even begin refining the Void Escape Gu, an unexpected visitor arrived.

"Master, what are you doing here?"

"Without you at the front, won’t there be trouble?"

Shen Changchuan stared in astonishment at Master Wandering Dragon, who had just appeared before him.

After all,

during the invasion of the Nanyue Territory, his master had been the one directly confronting the two Divine Travel Peak Realm experts, the White Bone Old Demon and the Seven Extremes Old Demon.

The importance of Master Wandering Dragon’s presence

to the war on the Nanyue Territory front was self-evident.

And indeed,

ever since the war began,

Master Wandering Dragon had almost never left the front lines.

If there was no one to keep the enemy’s Divine Travel Peak Realm masters occupied, it would be a disaster for the rank-and-file cultivators!

"The front is more or less secured. There shouldn’t be any major issues."

Master Wandering Dragon shook his head, gesturing for him not to worry.

Since he had dared to leave, even temporarily,

it was only natural that he had made the necessary preparations.

"I’ve returned this time because of recent rumors that the Xiangshan Sect Gate Ruins—from the sect that was annihilated three hundred years ago—are about to emerge. The Immortal Sect has ordered me to investigate."

"You’ve been back for some time. Do you know any of the details?"

Master Wandering Dragon asked casually.

However, he wasn’t particularly hopeful.

When Shen Changchuan had left the Nanyue Territory, he had told him he needed to return to the Tian Nan Domain for secluded Cultivation to prepare for the Immortal Sect Grand Competition nine years from now.

And as far as Master Wandering Dragon knew,

since returning to the Tian Nan Domain, Shen Changchuan had basically stayed in Dawan Village and had hardly gone out.

He likely knew nothing about the matter.

"My apologies, Master. I’ve only heard some news regarding this matter, but I don’t know any specifics."

"Do you need me to go and investigate?"

Just as Master Wandering Dragon had expected,

Shen Changchuan knew nothing about it.

"No need. You should focus on your Cultivation for now. Preparing for the Immortal Sect Grand Competition is more important."

"As for this, I have my own methods."

Master Wandering Dragon had never intended to rely on his disciple’s strength anyway.

"Right, didn’t you mention that you captured an Immortal Sect Disciple who came looking for trouble?"

"Bring him here. This is a good opportunity to demand some Cultivation Resources for you as compensation..."

A glint flashed in Master Wandering Dragon’s eyes as he spoke.

Shen Changchuan didn’t know what his master was planning,

but he had no intention of prying.

He had someone bring Lu Haoxuan up from the dungeon.

Master Wandering Dragon didn’t stay long after that.

He simply took out a bottle of Elixirs and gave it to Shen Changchuan, explaining that they were Purple Mist Spirit-B, which would be a great aid to the Cultivation of a Soul Emergence Late Stage Realm Cultivator.

He earnestly urged Shen Changchuan to cultivate diligently,

then grabbed Lu Haoxuan, transformed into a streak of light, and vanished over the horizon.

"The Xiangshan Sect Gate Ruins... Sigh. What a pain."

Shen Changchuan let out a deep sigh.

Perhaps the wealth left behind in the Xiangshan Sect Gate Ruins was astonishing.

But right now,

Shen Changchuan had no lack of such things.

Or rather, he had no time or energy to go exploring for treasure.

Just dealing with the Void Escape Gu

was already more than enough to keep him busy.

’I hope this doesn’t cause too much trouble. If I’d known it would be like this, I would have just stayed in the Nanyue Territory.’

Shen Changchuan shook his head

and turned to leave.

...

(My head hurts a little, and I’ve got writer’s block. I’ll take another day off to sort out the plot.)