Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 344: Chapter 341: Threat from the Immortal Sect

In a certain patch of the void,

Master Wandering Dragon’s figure stood between heaven and earth.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering though there was no wind.

Wisps of his aura rose and flowed into the world, merging with all of creation.

In that moment,

His presence was like a colossal mountain, suppressing the world!

”Junior Brother Wu Zhen, the Dragon Cloud Sect does not welcome you. Please leave!”

Master Wandering Dragon’s gaze swept toward the distant horizon,

His eyes profound.

He spoke calmly.

”Heh, calm your anger, Senior Brother.”

”I haven’t come here to cause trouble this time. I am here on official business.”

In the empty void, ripples of light visible to the naked eye suddenly appeared, and a figure emerged from within them.

It was none other than another of the Yuqing Immortal Sect’s Seven Sons, Vajra’s Furious Gaze Wu Zhen!

At this moment,

He glanced at Master Wandering Dragon,

A faint, almost imperceptible smile gracing his lips.

Then he took out a scroll of Golden Silk Dragon Silkworm Cloth, unfurled it, and began to read aloud.

”...The Demon Dao runs rampant in the Nanyue Territory, and its people suffer. The common folk are treated like ants... We of the Righteous Dao cannot sit by and watch the Demon Dao’s tyranny... The Immortal Sect has decreed that from this day forth, a crusade shall be launched against the Nanyue Territory...”

”The Dragon Cloud Sect is situated in the closest theater of war to the Nanyue Territory and is thus obligated to contribute. You are ordered to launch an attack on the Nanyue Territory within three months...”

Master Wandering Dragon’s eyes were profound,

His face completely devoid of expression.

It was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

He said calmly:

”The Dragon Cloud Sect was established only a short time ago. Our first generation of Disciples has not even matured yet. How could we possibly have the strength to attack the Nanyue Territory?”

”This order from the Sect... isn’t it entirely unreasonable?”

”My apologies then, Senior Brother.”

”I’m just an errand boy delivering the order. I can’t help you.”

”If you have objections, you can go back to the Sect and appeal yourself.”

After speaking,

He tossed the Golden Silk Dragon Silkworm Cloth scroll in his hand to Master Wandering Dragon.

His gaze swept up and down Master Wandering Dragon,

His eyes holding the gloating expression of someone enjoying a good show.

”Senior Brother, we’ll meet again!”

Wu Zhen left him with those meaningful words.

Then he turned and left.

His figure gradually faded into the void.

Master Wandering Dragon caught the Golden Silk Dragon Silkworm Cloth, his eyes fixed on the script that seemed to pierce one’s Divine Soul and the great seal in the corner that radiated supreme authority.

A shadow couldn’t help but cross his face.

”Master, this is just bullying!”

”The Dragon Cloud Sect was only founded a few years ago! Among the first batch of entry-level disciples, hardly any have even reached Soul Emergence. How could we have the strength to attack the Nanyue Territory?”

”They’re clearly sending us to our deaths!”

”Master, why don’t we go back to the Mountain Gate and appeal to the Sect Leader! I refuse to believe they can just cover the sky with one hand!”

Behind Master Wandering Dragon,

Hong Yang’s figure emerged.

His face, originally pale from his injuries,

Was now flushed red with anger.

Looking across the entire Immortal Cultivation Realm,

Where could you find something so outrageous?!

Besides,

The Nanyue Territory is far from the Southern Thirty-Six Domains.

It has existed for thousands of years.

They could have cleared it out at any time, but now they suddenly bring up the duty of the Righteous Dao.

The target of all this couldn’t be more obvious!

An indignant expression filled Hong Yang’s face.

”Your injuries haven’t healed. Go back and rest for a few days.”

”Leave this matter to your master.”

Master Wandering Dragon gently shook his head.

He told Hong Yang not to worry too much and just rest well.

However,

After Hong Yang had left,

Master Wandering Dragon stood with his hands behind his back,

Gazing at the distant horizon, but his heart had nearly sunk to rock bottom.

’Actually,’

’I’d already heard rumors about this matter.’

’But what could I do about it?’

’The old ancestor is gravely injured and has entered death seclusion.’

’It seems,’

’It will be very difficult for him to survive this ordeal.’

’Our faction...’

’Has seen both its power and its right to speak greatly diminished.’

Master Wandering Dragon knew it in his heart.

’This matter...’

’Probably can’t be changed.’

’And those people’s goal...’

’Is very simple.’

’They’re doing this for the title of one of the Yuqing Seven Sons.’

’One of the Yuqing Immortal Sect’s Seven Sons...’

’It’s so much more than just a title...’

’The benefits it represents,’

’Are simply too great!’

”This is going too far!”

”I already took the initiative to move far away, making it clear I wouldn’t compete in the next contest...”

”All I ask is to make one last gamble in the ten years I have left... You can’t even wait that long!”

At this very moment,

Master Wandering Dragon’s face, though turned toward the sun, grew dark and grim.

’If you think you can force me to abdicate my position with these kinds of tricks, then you are sorely mistaken!’

’I won’t give up...’

...

「Several days passed.」

Shen Changchuan and Wu Tianhao also returned to the Sect’s Mountain Gate.

Seeing the Mountain Gate of the Dragon Cloud Sect again,

Both Wu Tianhao and Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but be filled with a deep, heartfelt sigh.

Their minds were a whirlwind of complex emotions.

Their mission had been full of twists and turns.

First, they had spent nearly a month searching for the person without a single trace,

Only to find a clue just as they were about to give up.

Then, they unexpectedly ran into Senior Brother Hong Yang,

And got caught up in a conspiracy involving a Direct Disciple of the Seven Extremes Old Demon.

In the end, that Direct Disciple used some unknown method to briefly attain the power of the Divine Travel Realm,

And was on the verge of slaughtering them all deep within the Demon Beast Forest.

Just as Shen Changchuan was about to use the Jade Talisman he had confiscated from Zhou Lingyun,

Preparing to reverse the situation,

His master, Master Wandering Dragon, suddenly appeared.

With a single palm strike, he obliterated the valley,

And struck the Direct Disciple of the Seven Extremes Old Demon so hard that only a sliver of his remnant soul managed to escape...

Indeed,

The enemy who had appeared at the last moment and gravely injured Senior Brother Hong Yang had escaped!

Master Wandering Dragon himself had admitted that only a sliver of a remnant soul was left.

But regardless,

In short,

The mission had been fraught with danger, and they had faced life-or-death crises several times.

This left both Shen Changchuan and Wu Tianhao

Feeling a sense of deep inner exhaustion.

It wasn’t until they returned to the Mountain Gate

That their hearts could finally relax.

This made Shen Changchuan think that he would lay low and focus on his Cultivation within the Sect for a long time, with no intention of going out again.

Fortunately, however,

Though the journey had been dangerous,

The rewards for the venture were not bad.

They had successfully completed their mission.

Indeed,

They had fulfilled all the mission requirements, which were to rescue the Alchemist and that family’s old ancestor.

The Demon Cultivators had abducted the Alchemist,

With the goal of forcing him to refine Elixirs to keep the Cultivators, who were being bled day and night, alive.

Therefore, aside from a pale complexion and extreme exhaustion from refining Elixirs day and night, the Alchemist had no other injuries.

As for their family’s old ancestor, because he was in the Soul Emergence Realm, his Life Force was much stronger than that of a Cultivator in the Qi Introduction Realm.

Thus, he had managed to endure it.