Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 345: Chapter 342: The Plan

Of course,

He was, technically, still alive.

But after months of having his blood drawn day and night without interruption, he was already skeletal. His aura was faint; he was barely hanging on by a thread.

Shen Changchuan suspected,

that if they had arrived a few days later,

the clan’s ancestor would have probably kicked the bucket.

And this,

was precisely why the Soul Lamp he had left behind in the clan’s ancestral hall had grown so incredibly weak.

But regardless,

both individuals had been brought back safe and sound.

The mission was a perfect success.

For this,

during the handover,

the clan’s leader was endlessly grateful.

He was just short of kneeling in gratitude.

This was understandable.

For a Soul Emergence Clan,

the importance of their sole Soul Emergence Realm ancestor and their Tier One Alchemist was practically self-evident!

Without a Soul Emergence ancestor,

they couldn’t deter the covetous eyes from the outside,

and they might be devoured, leaving nothing behind.

And without an Alchemist,

the clan’s income would plummet, and huge problems would inevitably arise for its future continuation.

After all, one couldn’t just casually become an Alchemist simply by having the legacy knowledge.

Without sufficient talent,

the cost of nurturing a single Tier One Alchemist could be even higher than that of raising ten Soul Emergence Realm Cultivators!

Shen Changchuan and Wu Tianhao’s perfect completion of the mission

had undoubtedly pulled that clan back from the brink of a cliff.

Thus, the mission reward was paid out immediately, with no fuss.

They even took the initiative to increase the reward to 200,000 Spirit Stones.

The extra 50,000 was a bonus for their gratitude.

This allowed Shen Changchuan and Wu Tianhao to each receive 100,000 Spirit Stones.

Of course,

the Spirit Stones weren’t the most important part.

The most important things were the Tier One Alchemist’s legacy and several Pill Formulas.

The clan didn’t go back on its word.

Even though those things were the very foundation of the clan’s existence,

they handed them over cleanly and decisively.

At this,

Shen Changchuan was naturally overjoyed.

The greatest goal of this venture had now been realized.

After completing the mission formalities and splitting the reward with Wu Tianhao,

he returned directly to his own courtyard.

”Excellent!”

’With this Alchemy legacy, I can finally set my plan in motion!’

’I’ll rely on Dawan Village to acquire materials like Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.’

’Then, I’ll refine those Heavenly and Earthly Treasures into Low Tier Elixirs to sell for a large amount of Spirit Stones.’

’With enough Spirit Stones, I can continuously practice my Cultivation Techniques. And by using the tempering effect from grinding those techniques, I can rapidly raise my Cultivation Realm!’

’With this, I won’t have to go out for at least five years!’

The corners of Shen Changchuan’s mouth curled up in a smile that was harder to suppress than the recoil of an AK.

He couldn’t help it.

The legacy of a Tier One Alchemy Skill was just too important to him!

Right now, with a large number of outside Cultivators moving in to open up and explore the Demon Beast Forest,

there were materials if you wanted materials,

and there was a market if you wanted a market!

With this Alchemy legacy, he could use the power of his panel to grind it to Perfection, become an outstanding Tier One Alchemist, and then ride this wave to acquire a massive amount of Cultivation Resources!

His future prospects,

were now incredibly bright!

In his excitement,

Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but take out the White Jade Gourd from his Storage Bag,

and pull out the Monkey King Wine he had obtained earlier in the Demon Beast Forest.

He took a large gulp.

A mellow fragrance, like a divine Jade Liquid that could intoxicate the very Heart Spirit, exploded on his taste buds.

A warm current flooded into his stomach,

then spread out in all directions along his meridians.

At the same time,

Shen Changchuan could feel

that his Cultivation, which was already at the First Layer Middle Stage Peak, was now stirring restlessly.

The agitated Magical Power inside him was like water in a full cup, about to overflow!

”Good!”

One joyous event after another.

Shen Changchuan immediately chugged another large mouthful of the Monkey King Wine.

And just to be safe,

he also tossed a True Essence Pill into his mouth.

He immediately sat cross-legged on his prayer mat and began to meditate and perform Refinement.

A night passed.

Shen Changchuan’s Cultivation advanced as a matter of course.

He easily broke through to the Soul Emergence First Layer Late Stage.

....

A breakthrough in Cultivation

is naturally a joyous occasion.

However, Shen Changchuan didn’t immerse himself in this happiness for long.

He spent a few days stabilizing his new Cultivation Realm.

Then, he began his plan.

First, he naturally read through the entire legacy of the Tier One Alchemist, and then began to grind his Alchemy Skill.

Alchemy was not something that could be successfully mastered so easily.

An ordinary Cultivator, even with a certain degree of talent and an abundance of materials to squander on practice, would still need to spend several years just to learn it all and reach the Entry Level.

And even after that, the success rate of Alchemy was a matter of metaphysics, requiring constant practice accumulated over days and months.

But thankfully,

Shen Changchuan was no ordinary person.

As a cheater with a progress bar panel,

and with a panel function where mastery was permanent,

Shen Changchuan had the foundation to improve through constant practice and ascend.

If others didn’t practice for three days,

they might regress,

and would then need to spend even more time to catch up.

Or if they practiced incorrectly,

and went down the wrong path,

it would require more time and resources to correct their mistakes later.

But all these problems that others were likely to encounter,

Shen Changchuan didn’t have to worry about!

If he practiced the wrong method or went in the wrong direction, the worst that could happen was that he’d just be treading water.

He never had to worry about regressing.

On the contrary,

he could tell if he was wrong just by seeing if the progress bar on his panel moved or not.

This allowed him to quickly correct his mistakes and get on the right path.

Thus, he could further accelerate his rate of improvement.

For Shen Changchuan,

even the slightest bit of progress was still progress!

Because there was no regression,

tiny bits of progress, accumulated over time, would eventually lead him to the peak!

Practicing Magic followed this principle, and mastering Alchemy even more so!

And so,

a month went by.

Shen Changchuan had directly cultivated his Tier One Alchemy Skill to 60% progress.

He had reached a level that many might not attain even after several years of effort.

’Extensively practicing Cultivation Techniques has given me a deeper understanding of the panel.’

’And achieving Perfection in the Basic Alchemy Technique also contributed to this progress.’

’A progress of 60% isn’t that surprising, then...’

Shen Changchuan nodded in satisfaction.

This meant he already had a preliminary grasp of the Tier One Alchemy Skill.

But at the same time,

Shen Changchuan also discovered that the higher the progress, the slower the rate of improvement became.

Now that he was at 60%, each bit of progress was quite small.

Although he could eventually grind his way to 100% Perfection by making tiny bits of progress,

if the progress was too slow, burying his head in practice to reach 100% would undoubtedly require a vast amount of time.

The cost-benefit ratio for that was simply too low.

It was not a path he was willing to take.

What’s more,

Shen Changchuan knew it was time for practical application.

Only by actually practicing Alchemy,

could he master and improve his Alchemy Skill at a faster rate.