Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 230: Chapter 227: Demon Cultivator Attack

Even though Shen Changchuan had steeled himself, thinking he wouldn’t be surprised by any decision the other party made, he still found the current situation somewhat unbelievable.

’This man...’

’How can he be so shameless?!’

”What, you’re not willing?”

”Hmph! This isn’t me extorting you. It’s that a mere Cultivator at the Qi Introduction Fourth or Fifth Layer like you is utterly unqualified to possess so many Spirit Stones.”

”Believe it or not, if even a whisper of this gets out, your corpse will be rotting in the wilderness within days.”

”Leaving you with only twenty percent is for your own good.”

”Don’t be too greedy. You must learn to be content.”

”This isn’t me, Shen Shengliang, trying to scare you. Think about it carefully.”

Shen Shengliang narrowed his eyes and spoke coolly.

His face was a mask of concern.

But as for what he was really thinking,

everyone present probably knew the truth.

”Heh heh...”

Shen Changchuan let out a long breath and closed his eyes.

Though he was inwardly shocked by the high-sounding, shameless justifications from the man named Shen Shengliang,

Shen Changchuan wasn’t actually surprised by this outcome.

In fact, one could say he had long been prepared for it.

And so,

surprisingly,

he felt no anger.

It was just that...

he was a little tired.

Scheming and struggling against these insects, one after another, Shen Changchuan suddenly felt that it was all so... pointless...

At this moment,

across from him, Shen Shengliang narrowed his eyes, staring at the closed-eyed Shen Changchuan.

Thinking the man was about to give up all resistance,

a trace of delight couldn’t help but surface in his heart.

He was just about to say something,

when suddenly—

at that very moment,

BOOM!!!

A massive roar suddenly exploded, echoing between heaven and earth!

The entirety of Dawan Village began to tremble violently under the powerful impact.

”What? What’s happening?!”

Amid the violent tremor, Shen Shengliang shot to his feet. His entire body tensed in an instant as he scanned his surroundings warily, ready to strike at a moment’s notice.

In contrast,

the people standing beside him stumbled, nearly falling over.

Obviously,

from the very beginning, although Shen Shengliang had appeared relaxed, he had never once let down his guard!

With such caliber,

it was no wonder he was the one leading the team to investigate a matter as crucial as the battle between unknown Divine Travel Realm experts.

’There are no other strange phenomena around... ’

’Could it be that this kid, Shen Changchuan, didn’t call for reinforcements to make a desperate, final stand?’

Finding no expected attack,

Shen Shengliang grew uncertain.

According to his predictions,

no normal person would be able to tolerate losing such a huge benefit.

If it were him, he would, nine times out of ten, take the risk. He’d even expected Shen Changchuan to summon his allies, like Zhang Qingyuan and Nangong City. Even if they couldn’t achieve mutual destruction, they would at least try to inflict a pyrrhic victory and leave him with a bitter taste.

That was right.

Shen Shengliang knew of the existence of people like Zhang Qingyuan and Nangong City.

In fact, not long after arriving in Dawan Village, he had already gathered a great deal of information about Shen Changchuan.

Therefore, before deciding to use overwhelming force to seize Dawan Village,

he had already factored in the potential counterattack from allies like Zhang Qingyuan and Nangong City.

But now it seemed...

’this commotion isn’t their counterattack?’

As he pondered,

Shen Shengliang glanced at Shen Changchuan.

The latter still had his eyes closed, his thoughts unknown.

Shen Shengliang’s brow furrowed slightly.

Just then,

a guard from outside rushed in.

He was practically tumbling and crawling.

”Someone’s broken in!”

”It’s a Demon Cultivator! A Demon Cultivator at the Soul Emergence Realm has broken in!”

”What?!”

Shen Shengliang’s expression was one of utter shock,

but his movements were not the least bit slow.

His figure flashed.

An afterimage streaked through the air, and in the next instant, he appeared at the entrance of the administration hall.

The others, shaken, exchanged a glance and quickly flew out after him.

When Shen Shengliang reached the entrance of the hall and looked up at the sky, he froze in place, utterly stunned.

At that moment,

the sky above Dawan Village had been shrouded, at some unknown point, by a thick black fog that blotted out the light of day.

At the same time,

around Dawan Village,

a wall of gloomy blackness had risen.

The entire Dawan Village seemed to be trapped under a gigantic, overturned black bowl, cutting it off from the world outside!

Moreover,

within this black ”bowl,”

skulls formed from gathering black smoke drifted high in the sky like countless lonely ghosts and wild spirits, letting out eerie cackles and all sorts of wails and mournful cries.

A cacophony of bizarre and chaotic sounds intertwined, filling every corner of the void.

A terrified Cultivator

instinctively turned to flee, transforming into an afterimage and plunging into the dense black fog surrounding Dawan Village.

Unexpectedly,

the black fog ”wall” offered no resistance, and he passed through it with ease.

Just as joy was about to surge within him,

at that very moment,

the black smoke skulls and ghostly monsters in the sky seemed to awaken, swarming madly toward the figure that had just disappeared into the depths of the fog!

In the span of just a few breaths, several blood-curdling screams echoed from the fleeing Cultivator, and then there was only silence.

This scene

made the hearts of everyone who witnessed it pound with fear!

But what was even more terrifying

was the black figure high above, who had become the focal point of everyone’s gaze!

That figure floated high in the sky, wreathed in black light, continuously spawning black smoke skulls, evil ghosts, and monsters...

Clearly,

this person was the source of all the chaos in Dawan Village.

But among the hundreds of Cultivators gathered in Dawan Village, not a single one dared to attack him.

Because from him,

a majestic aura was radiating wantonly, one that far surpassed the Qi Introduction Realm.

This was a being of the Soul Emergence Realm!

”I wonder which esteemed senior you might be? Have you come seeking vengeance? We junior Cultivators wouldn’t dare obstruct senior’s business. Could you possibly allow this lowly one to leave?”

”That’s right, Senior, I’ve never offended you! Please spare my life!”

”This has nothing to do with me, please be merciful, Senior!”

”I was just passing by, looking for a latrine...”

The crowd of Cultivators shouted one after another at the figure in the sky.

But the black figure gave no response.

He remained focused on creating the black smoke skulls and ghostly monsters.

’They’re just a bunch of food to help me recuperate.’

’Is there any need to communicate with them?’

’Obviously not.’

The gathered Cultivators grew more and more uneasy.

Someone even muttered a curse, certain that this was someone who had come to hunt down the Shen Family of Dawan Village.

’Those damned Shen Family members, bringing this disaster upon us.’

But now,

the black figure in the sky didn’t make everyone wait any longer.

His palms formed a Sealing Technique.

”Go!”

In an instant,

the dense swarm of black smoke skulls and ghostly monsters in the sky went berserk, charging straight toward the crowd to kill...