Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

The initial plan was a good one.

Send Pan Yunfei to Barbaric City to stir up some trouble. It would both create a diversion and buy the Corpse Refining Sect more time to prepare.

But what Qiu Kunsheng never expected was,

that Pan Yunfei would go and never return!

Ghost Shadow Pan Yunfei, a man who had escaped countless pursuits and roamed freely for years in the demon den of the Nanyue Kingdom. Even their entire Corpse Refining Sect hadn’t been able to pin him down. They had finally managed to hire him through a middleman, but only by offering an immense reward and making him swear a Dao Heart vow.

And in the end, he had fallen in Barbaric City—to a mere junior at the Soul Emergence Fourth Layer!

Captured by a junior who was only twenty years old!

When the news got back to them,

it wasn’t just Qiu Kunsheng;

all the high-ranking members of the Corpse Refining Sect who knew of the arrangement were left speechless!

That shock quickly turned to fury.

If that damn good-for-nothing had just died, it would have been one thing.

But the problem was,

with him dead,

and without the aid of the Void Escape Gu,

the ruins that had been right within their grasp had once again slammed shut!

"Pan Yunfei, you useless bastard! You deserved to die!"

"And the Dragon Cloud Sect... they deserve a thousand deaths!"

Qiu Kunsheng’s eyes were bloodshot, revealing a hint of madness.

One setback after another...

The mission to open the ruins and retrieve the ultimate treasure stolen by that traitor had been delayed time and time again.

Now, three years had passed,

and the situation in the Nanyue Kingdom had been turned on its head. The territory once controlled by their Demon Cultivators had become the enemy’s backyard.

The situation had suddenly become critical.

How could Qiu Kunsheng not know? The longer they lingered, the greater the chance of being exposed and running into trouble.

But they had no choice.

The item inside was crucial for the Supreme Ancestor’s breakthrough to the Divine Travel Realm!

If he couldn’t retrieve the heirloom that the Corpse Refining Sect traitor had stolen all those years ago,

he feared he would find no peace, even in death!

"Sect Leader Senior Brother, there’s no need to be so concerned. After three years of relentless attacks, we’ve worn it down to the final step."

"Besides, even if those juniors escape and carry word back to Barbaric City, it will take at least ten to fifteen days for enemy reinforcements to arrive."

"That’s more than enough time for us to retrieve the heirloom stolen by the traitor."

At this,

the withered-looking Soul Emergence Seventh Layer Elder couldn’t help but offer some words of comfort.

"Hmph! You think I don’t know that?"

"But with that bitch here, how can I dare to just rush in and seize the treasure?!"

"After all, the traitor back then was strong and talented with arrays. The ruins are undoubtedly filled with traps. If I get cornered inside and that bitch manages to escape and block my exit... the consequences would be unthinkable!"

Qiu Kunsheng’s expression was grim as he glared at Wei Yuting, who was enveloped by the Array Light Curtain.

Hearing this, the withered-looking elder behind him

fell silent.

The female cultivator from the Dragon Cloud Sect below was an expert in arrays.

She was indeed a huge threat to them.

As the stalemate continued,

a vicious glint flashed in Qiu Kunsheng’s eyes.

Gritting his teeth, he flipped his palm and produced a translucent Jade Talisman, its surface covered in incredibly complex patterns.

"I wanted to save this for the exploration later, but to end this quickly, I have no choice!"

Qiu Kunsheng’s gaze turned savage.

Meanwhile,

below,

Wei Yuting, who was maintaining the Solid as a Rock Array, saw this through the light curtain.

Her pupils shrank to pinpricks.

’A Quasi Tier Three Breaking Charm?’

’This is bad!’

Her heart plunged into an abyss.

A sliver of despair

crept across her face.

....

At the same time,

「Outside Golden Wind Valley.」

Jinfeng Town, once a peaceful resting place for outside Loose Cultivators exploring the valley, had lost its tranquility.

Ever since Wei Yuting led a group of Outer Disciples from the Dragon Cloud Sect here for training and stumbled upon some clues, the Corpse Refining Sect, which had been hiding in the shadows, was forced to reveal itself.

The Corpse Refining Sect Disciples lurking around Golden Wind Valley no longer hid their presence, appearing out in the open.

To delay the spread of news and buy time for the Sect Leader and Elders inside the valley,

the Corpse Refining Sect Disciples on the perimeter, led by Elder Wu,

began a brutal slaughter of the surrounding Loose Cultivators to prevent any information from getting out.

The once-peaceful Jinfeng Town had been transformed into a living hell.

Countless bodies lay strewn across the ground.

Men, women, the elderly, and even young children and infants were piled up in the town square.

The very sky seemed to be stained crimson.

"AH! Corpse Refining Sect, you will all die a horrible death!"

"You son-of-a-bitch Demon Cultivators, just you wait! The Righteous Alliance won’t let you get away with this!"

"You bastards deserve to be sliced into a thousand pieces! One day, you’ll all die without even a grave!"

Sporadic, furious curses echoed through the town.

They came from Loose Cultivators whose Magical Power had been sealed, about to be dragged away by the Corpse Refining Sect Disciples to be refined into Living Corpses.

But as for the ceaseless curses from below,

Elder Wu, who was hovering in mid-air, paid them no mind, not even sparing them a glance.

Curses like these...

He’d heard them countless times over the years.

When he was younger, they might have angered him enough to make an example out of the person.

But now,

he was long used to it.

’If resentment and curses were effective, what would be the point of my Cultivation?’

Two hundred years had passed.

Not only had he avoided the fate those losers had cursed him with,

he had thrived.

His Cultivation had steadily climbed,

and now he was at the Soul Emergence Sixth Layer Peak, with the Soul Emergence Late Stage just within reach.

’If the Sect Leader succeeds on this venture,’

’retrieves the Sect’s ultimate treasure stolen by the traitor, and our Supreme Ancestor ascends to the Divine Travel Realm, I might even be able to use this opportunity to break into the Soul Emergence Late Stage!’

At this thought,

Elder Wu looked toward Golden Wind Valley, a fire igniting in his heart.

"Search carefully. Don’t let anyone escape."

"From now on, not even a mosquito gets out of here!"

Elder Wu coldly reminded the Corpse Refining Sect Disciples around him.

’The Sect Leader has already opened the entrance inside Golden Wind Valley.’

’Success is within reach.’

’But before that, I must suppress all news and delay the arrival of those so-called Righteous Dao heroes.’

"Yes, sir!"

The Corpse Refining Sect Disciples all responded in affirmation,

then began searching the area with renewed diligence.

However,

neither the Corpse Refining Sect disciples moving about Jinfeng Town nor the hovering Elder Wu noticed

that several miles away,

on a barren hilltop,

two figures were watching them from afar.

"Excellent. There’s only one measly Soul Emergence Sixth Layer. The rest are just small fry."

"Junior Tang, you wait here. I’m going to go grab that old bastard!"

After scanning the area,

and confirming there were no ambushes or hidden experts, Shen Changchuan nodded, left Tang Yuncheng with those words, and leaped into the air, flying straight for Jinfeng Town.

"Wait!"

Tang Yuncheng, horrified, cried out to stop him.

But by then,

Shen Changchuan had already vanished from his side.

He could only watch as Shen Changchuan became a streak of light, making no attempt at concealment, brazenly charging straight into Jinfeng Town, right where the Corpse Refining Sect Disciples were gathered...