Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 313: Chapter 310: Requirements

Of course,

Although he didn’t understand why Shen Changchuan had made the ”worst” choice,

the Shen Family Ancestor didn’t offer any reckless advice or try to stop him from making the exchange.

Geniuses, after all,

were bound to be different.

Even if he didn’t quite approve deep down.

After taking stock of his gains,

Shen Changchuan didn’t hesitate.

He took out a True Essence Pill and consumed it.

He was going to test the effects of this Elixir for himself.

As the Elixir entered his body, a vast Medicinal Power spread within his Dantian.

Shen Changchuan sat cross-legged on the White Jade Meditation Mat and began to meditate.

His immense Magical Power circulated throughout his body.

At that moment, his entire body became like a furnace, continuously refining the incredibly dense and potent Medicinal Power within.

The aura emanating from him

also grew stronger, little by little, under his Refinement.

「Two days later.」

Having preliminarily refined the True Essence Pill, Shen Changchuan opened his eyes.

A hint of delight surfaced within them.

The effects of the True Essence Pill were incredible.

Just by preliminarily refining one of them, his Cultivation Realm had already taken a small step forward!

Shen Changchuan could sense it.

If he fully refined the remaining Medicinal Power in his body,

then a single bottle of thirty True Essence Pills would be enough to raise his Cultivation Realm to the First Layer Late Stage!

This was an almost tangible improvement.

How could he not be overjoyed?!

’Sure enough, as long as you have enough resources for Immortal Cultivation, even the most ’foolish’ person can be molded into a genius...’

’With an effect this powerful, it’s no wonder this Elixir is so expensive!’

As he assessed the improvement in his Cultivation,

Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but marvel to himself.

However, at the same time,

during this process,

Shen Changchuan also discovered something.

’Come to think of it, my Wood Spirit Body seems to have enhanced my ability to process Elixirs by at least an entire level!’

’Back in the Qi Introduction Realm, it took me several days to consume and refine a single Tier One Elixir.’

’But now that I’ve advanced to Soul Emergence, it only took two days to consume a Tier Two Elixir, which has far more abundant and stable Medicinal Power.’

’...This is clearly wrong. As far as I know, the Medicinal Power of a Tier Two Elixir is normally far stronger than that of a Tier One Elixir.’

’Even a Cultivator in the Soul Emergence Realm would need at least ten days to consume and refine a Tier Two Elixir... and to completely process and expel the trace of Elixir Poison that comes with it would take more than half a month!’

’The only explanation is my Wood Spirit Body.’

Shen Changchuan recalled the process of refining the True Essence Pill over the past two days,

lost in thought.

He had read some of the texts in the Sect’s Scripture Pavilion about the realms beyond Soul Emergence.

From them, he understood how difficult it was for a Cultivator to consume and refine a Tier Two Elixir after reaching the Soul Emergence Realm.

However, at the same time,

none of the texts recorded what effect consuming Elixirs had on a Cultivator who had condensed a Spirit Body.

But after recalling the various details of his Refinement over the past two days,

Shen Changchuan was more or less certain

that his Wood Spirit Body possessed a unique effect that accelerated the speed of Elixir Refinement.

He even had a faint feeling that

the Elixir Poison in the Elixir was being broken down and absorbed by his body... causing the Pure Spirit Qi of his Wood Spirit Body to rise to a new level!

’It feels just like a tree absorbing fertilizer... Is it really that incredible?’

’It should be fine, right? I should go back and ask my master first, just in case.’

After a moment of thought, Shen Changchuan made his decision.

When in doubt, ask your master.

As an existence in the Divine Travel Realm, and one of the Seven Immortal Sect Sons of the Yuqing Immortal Sect,

it would be foolish not to use his background.

He had to find out first if the digested Elixir Poison would harm his body.

He set aside the matter of Refining Elixirs for the time being.

Shen Changchuan stood up and left the room.

When he had returned two days ago, Han Yue’Er had mentioned that Shen Fuxing sent someone looking for him, asking him to come over.

At the time, he hadn’t felt like dealing with it, so he immediately went into seclusion for a few days to digest the gains from his trip and to test the medicinal effects of the True Essence Pill through Refinement.

However,

in the past two days,

they had sent people over again.

His mother Han Yue’Er’s Cultivation wasn’t high, so their house near the Spiritual Spring Entrance had no Arrays set up. With his Divine Sense, Shen Changchuan could clearly perceive what was happening in the front yard.

To keep his mother from being harassed any further,

Shen Changchuan decided he should go and see for himself,

to find out what exactly that man was planning.

After letting his mother know,

Shen Changchuan transformed into a streak of light and flew toward Tian Nan City.

Behind him,

Han Yue’Er’s hand, which was holding a handkerchief, tightened slightly.

She gazed worriedly in the direction Shen Changchuan had departed.

’Please,’

’don’t let anything happen...’

...

Shen Family Mansion,

Reception Hall.

Having been informed in advance of Shen Changchuan’s impending arrival, Shen Fuxing took a sip of tea,

sorting through his thoughts and considering how he would handle the upcoming meeting.

To be honest,

Shen Fuxing had almost no impression of this son he’d acquired so cheaply.

He was merely the product of a single, indulgent tryst. In more than a decade, they had only met a handful of times during important holidays like the annual New Year’s feast, and Shen Fuxing couldn’t even remember the boy’s face.

How much affection could there possibly be?

Furthermore, the boy’s mother was of extremely low status—a mere mortal.

With his current position, countless smaller Immortal Cultivation Clans and other powers in the vicinity were eager to send their legitimate daughters to his bed.

One could only imagine how low Han Yue’Er’s status was by comparison.

In fact, after that single night of indulgence, Shen Fuxing had completely put Han Yue’Er out of his mind, not giving her a single thought for over a decade.

It wasn’t until a few years ago, when Shen Changchuan’s reputation skyrocketed and news reached his ears,

that he heard this famous youth was his son. Only after some investigation did he discover that he even had such a person as Han Yue’Er among his concubines.

It could be said

that Shen Changchuan and his birth mother, Han Yue’Er,

were complete nonentities within the Shen Family Mansion, practically invisible.

And he, Shen Fuxing, had shown the mother and son no particular favor whatsoever.

Of this,

Shen Fuxing was keenly aware.

’Hmph, my demands aren’t high. Ideally, the boy will still see me as his father, revere me like a god, and obey my every command...’

’If he holds no affection for me, then he must at least be useful to me...’

’If that’s the case, then my situation going forward will be much improved.’

A look of delight appeared on Shen Fuxing’s face.

But obviously,

the joy on his face

was not the kind of pride a father feels for a successful son.

Instead, it was the joy of unexpectedly gaining a powerful helper—or, one might say, a tool.

He had heard that Shen Changchuan’s power was impressive.

Not only was he a prodigy renowned far and wide, but he had also already advanced to the Soul Emergence Realm.

Shen Fuxing could imagine

that with Shen Changchuan’s help,

his future plans would proceed with incredible smoothness!