Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

The entire fortune of a Demon Cultivator at the Soul Emergence Sixth Layer Realm was naturally not going to be meager.

And coming from a well-known figure among them,

it was even less likely to disappoint.

But the wealth inside Shadow's Storage Bag far exceeded his expectations!

He made a quick mental calculation.

The spoils within were, at the very least, enough for him to cultivate to the Fourth Layer Middle Stage, or even the Fourth Layer Peak!

Such a massive "blood bag" would undoubtedly save Shen Changchuan a great deal of effort.

Thus, for the next seven or eight days,

Shen Changchuan remained in his cave residence, in secluded cultivation.

He consumed the spoils from his battle,

stabilizing his Cultivation Realm.

In truth,

he had only just broken through to the Soul Emergence Fourth Layer, and his Cultivation Realm was not yet stable.

Although his Magical Power had been refined by the Qi Absorption and Essence Returning Technique,

preventing his Cultivation Realm from regressing,

the fluctuations in his aura still had a significant impact on him.

Originally, Shen Changchuan had been forced to end his seclusion because all his resources were depleted.

He had thought he would have to rely on time to slowly polish and stabilize his Cultivation Realm.

Who would have thought that not long after he emerged,

such a huge gift would fall from the heavens...

'This haul came at the perfect time!'

'Shadow was a good guy! If he had just used his Void Escape Gu to leave, I wouldn't have been able to catch up.'

Shen Changchuan couldn't help but feel a little emotional about it.

It was because he had just broken through; his unstable and obvious Soul Emergence Fourth Layer aura was clearly perceived by his opponent, leading to a miscalculation.

After all,

at that time, only Shen Changchuan had given chase.

The people in Barbaric City had only just begun to react.

Perhaps he had thought,

'with my Sixth Layer Realm cultivation, I can easily take him down and then use the Void Escape Gu to leave without any trouble?'

Unfortunately,

the cautious man had encountered the unreasonable Shen Changchuan...

With the spoils from Shadow,

Shen Changchuan's cultivation progressed much faster.

In just a few short days,

he had completely stabilized his cultivation at the Soul Emergence Fourth Layer.

He had even taken a huge step forward in the Soul Emergence Fourth Layer Early Stage, nearly touching the Fourth Layer Early Stage Peak.

And this,

came at the cost of consuming all three Top Grade Spirit Stones!

In truth, using Top Grade Spirit Stones this way

was an utter waste of a precious treasure!

As objects containing ten thousand times the Spiritual Qi of a Lower Grade Spirit Stone,

these things were considered top-level strategic resources, even within the Yuqing Immortal Sect!

They were widely used to power various large-scale Sect Protection Arrays, as an energy source for Long-distance Teleportation Arrays, and even for the daily cultivation of the legendary Profound Pill Realm Zhenren.

Even existences at the Divine Travel Realm possessed very few Top Grade Spirit Stones.

As for the Soul Emergence Realm,

it could be said that any Soul Emergence Realm Cultivator who possessed a Top Grade Spirit Stone would invite a fatal calamity upon themselves!

This was because the extremely pure Spiritual Qi they contained

could even be used as a direct substitute for the Elixirs needed for breakthroughs,

helping a Soul Emergence Realm Cultivator break through a bottleneck!

From this, one could see

just how wasteful it was for Shen Changchuan to use these three Top Grade Spirit Stones as mere Spiritual Objects to stabilize his Cultivation Realm.

But Shen Changchuan felt

it was all worth it.

'Admittedly, these three Top Grade Spirit Stones would have been more effective if I had saved them for a future cultivation bottleneck.'

'But, gaining an edge now means staying ahead forever!'

'Only with greater strength can one acquire more precious and valuable things!'

'Besides, without enough strength, any treasures you save are just meat on the chopping block for someone else.'

'These three Top Grade Spirit Stones were probably what Shadow was saving to break through his Soul Emergence Sixth Layer Peak bottleneck.'

'But now? They ended up becoming the spoils that fueled my success!'

'I can't make the same mistake he did...'

Shen Changchuan mentally cautioned himself.

After completely stabilizing his Cultivation Realm,

Shen Changchuan could not continue his seclusion.

Because a message had arrived from the outside.

Someone had come to complete the task he had posted at the City Lord's Mansion to collect Gold-Devouring Spirit Butterflies!

As it concerned the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu,

Shen Changchuan had no choice but to end his seclusion early and make a trip to the City Lord's Mansion himself.

...

"Eh? Nephew Shen, we haven't seen each other for a few days, and you've already made more progress?"

"You are truly worthy of being the number one of the younger generation in our Tian Nan Domain! No, with Nephew's unparalleled talent, even across the entire Southern Thirty-Six Domains, I fear there are few who can compare!"

At the entrance to the City Lord's Mansion.

The Grand Elder of the Ancient Sword Sect, the current Deputy City Lord, had actually come out to welcome him.

This made Shen Changchuan feel somewhat overwhelmed by the honor.

After all, even a fraction of the other party's age was far greater than his own.

No matter what, the man was his senior.

What's more,

the Ancient Sword Sect was also a power under the Yuqing Immortal Sect. Its founding ancestor was once a disciple of the Immortal Sect, and thus it shared a bond with the Dragon Cloud Sect as fellow descendants under the Immortal Sect's banner!

For such an old senior to welcome him personally left Shen Changchuan feeling quite surprised.

However,

compared to his surprise,

the Grand Elder of the Ancient Sword Sect was feeling a veritable tidal wave of shock in his own heart.

To the Grand Elder of the Ancient Sword Sect,

the first time he had heard the name Shen Changchuan, the young man had not yet advanced to the Soul Emergence Realm.

He only knew of him because of the world-shaking news that he had killed a Soul Emergence Realm Demon Cultivator while only at the Qi Introduction Ninth Layer Realm.

But how long had it been since then?

Not even ten years, right?

And in a mere ten years,

the young man had already advanced to the Soul Emergence Middle Stage!

The speed of this cultivation improvement was already unbelievable just to hear about!

To see it with his own eyes was even more terrifying!

Just a few days ago,

the other party had just entered the Fourth Layer, and his aura hadn't even stabilized.

In the blink of an eye,

he had already stabilized his Soul Emergence Fourth Layer Early Stage realm and was even approaching the Fourth Layer Early Stage Peak?

Back in his day,

he had taken at least three years to cross this step, hadn't he?!

For a moment,

the Grand Elder of the Ancient Sword Sect couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath of cold air.

"Senior, you flatter me."

"The reason this junior was able to make such progress is simply because I benefited greatly from Shadow's spoils. There happened to be a top-quality Heavenly and Earthly Treasure in his Storage Bag."

"If this junior were to cultivate on my own, it would have surely taken several years of hard work to achieve the same..."

After a round of pleasantries and conversation,

the Grand Elder of the Ancient Sword Sect managed to calm himself down a bit.

Knowing that Shen Changchuan had come on important business, he didn't continue to block the way, but instead welcomed him into the main hall.

Before long,

Shen Changchuan arrived in a side hall and came face-to-face with the Cultivator who had come to turn in the mission.

However,

the moment he saw the other person,

he was surprised to find

that it was an 'acquaintance'.

"It's you?!"