Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 347: Chapter 344: The Great War Approaches

The Soul Emergence Realm is comprised of nine layers.

What could a minor Soul Emergence First Layer Cultivator like him, Shen Changchuan, do in a war of this scale?

The Shen Family alone had no shortage of Cultivators in the Middle to Late Stage of the Soul Emergence Realm.

And that was to say nothing of the numerous powers among the twelve cities of the entire Tian Nan Domain.

As for the enemy, the Nanyue Kingdom, they would certainly have just as many.

When the war began,

amidst the chaos,

he might just run into a Middle to Late Stage Soul Emergence Demon Cultivator and meet his end.

Soul Emergence First Layer...

It was far from enough to guarantee survival.

The only thing Shen Changchuan could do now...

was the only thing he could do.

And that was to improve his strength and raise his Cultivation Realm as much as possible.

’If war breaks out, the price of Elixirs will likely skyrocket. To save their own lives, more people will be willing to convert their savings into strength...’

’I suppose this is the only silver lining amidst all the bad news.’

’I just hope the war can be delayed a little, to give me as much time as possible to grow stronger!’

Thinking about the impending war,

Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but let a wry smile show on his face.

Fortunately, however,

according to Senior Brother Hong,

their master, Master Wandering Dragon, also didn’t wish for war to break out.

So, his master would do his best to delay and would proceed with any campaign with extreme caution.

Therefore, in the short term,

he still had a window of time to grow.

But no one knew just how long that window would be.

All Shen Changchuan could do,

was to seize every available moment to increase his own power.

And so,

Shen Changchuan wasted no time.

He got up and left the Sect immediately.

He arrived at Dawan Village.

The purpose of his trip,

was to sell off the Elixirs he had refined over the past six months.

Over the last half year, Shen Changchuan had painstakingly practiced Alchemy, using up the 100,000 Spirit Stones’ worth of Spirit Medicine Materials he had earned from his mission.

Although he had incurred heavy losses and waste at the start,

as time went on and his progress bar increased, his Alchemy success rate had gradually improved.

In the process,

he had naturally refined a good number of Elixirs.

In fact,

after a rough estimate, Shen Changchuan calculated that,

if he sold all the Elixirs he had successfully refined in the last six months, he could probably recoup eighty to ninety percent of his costs.

It wasn’t too great a loss.

Moreover, with his pill-formation rate now at sixty to seventy percent or higher,

every future batch of Alchemy would be pure profit.

He handed the Storage Bag filled with Elixirs to his grandfather, Han Qinhu, letting him handle sales through Dawan Village, negotiate distribution with the resident merchant guilds, and also tasked him with collecting another batch of materials.

Shen Changchuan had no intention of personally handling these trivial matters.

It was simply too much trouble.

With his current Cultivation at the Soul Emergence Realm,

there was no need for him to appear in person.

Besides,

following his promotion to the Soul Emergence Realm, resources were no longer scarce. Thanks to a mountain of Elixirs, his grandfather Han Qinhu had successfully raised his Cultivation to the Qi Introduction Sixth Layer Peak.

His uncle, Han Dayong, had also raised his Cultivation to the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer.

Combined with their blood ties,

they were more than enough to represent Shen Changchuan.

Outsiders wouldn’t dare to look down on them.

After entrusting matters to his grandfather, Han Qinhu,

Shen Changchuan did not immediately return to the Sect.

He had to meet someone.

Someone who had contacted him through his grandfather some time ago and had already been waiting for him in Dawan Village for over two months.

”Guo Cheng? I heard you had something important to discuss with me?”

Inside the main hall of the Half-Mountain Courtyard,

Shen Changchuan was seated in the head seat.

Below, a figure stood with a bowed back, so respectful that he didn’t dare to look directly at Shen Changchuan.

This person,

was none other than Guo Cheng, an old acquaintance whom Shen Changchuan had met once, deep within the Demon Beast Mountain Range six months ago.

Come to think of it,

it was because he had discovered Guo Cheng back then that Shen Changchuan had tracked that group of Demon Cultivators to their temporary camp, met Senior Brother Hong Yang, and gotten involved in the chaotic battle that followed.

”It is I, Guo Cheng, who wished to see you, Young Master.”

”Young Master, you saved my life. I, Guo Cheng, am endlessly grateful and can never repay you. In the future, if there is anything you require, I would go through fire and water without hesitation!”

Guo Cheng bowed deeply to Shen Changchuan, performing a grand salute as his grateful words echoed through the hall.

”Enough. It was just a fortunate coincidence.”

”There’s no need for this. I don’t need you to do anything for me.”

”If this is the ’important matter’ you mentioned, then let’s leave it at that.”

Shen Changchuan waved his hand,

somewhat disappointed.

He had originally thought the man’s ”important matter” would have something to do with those invading Demonic Cultivators from before.

’This is it?’

Shen Changchuan couldn’t even be bothered to deal with him anymore.

’War is approaching.’

’I should get back to the Sect and resume my Cultivation as soon as possible.’

Fortunately, by continuously Refining Elixirs for the past six months, his own Cultivation had been further solidified.

He could finally consume the remaining True Essence Pills to cultivate.

While advancing to the Soul Emergence Second Layer might be out of reach,

reaching the First Layer Peak in a short time shouldn’t be a problem.

After that,

it would probably be a repetitive cycle of: use Alchemy to earn Spirit Stones, spend Spirit Stones to cultivate Tier One and Tier Two Magic, use Alchemy to earn Spirit Stones...

Cultivating Magic not only directly increased his combat strength, but it also accumulated resources for the transformation of his Divine Seed.

More importantly, the repeated process of completely exhausting his Magical Power and then recovering it fully would solidify his foundation bit by bit and allow him to advance his Cultivation Realm even faster.

It was a great benefit that killed three birds with one stone.

Shen Changchuan was mentally mapping out his future plans.

At that moment,

seeing this, Guo Cheng’s heart lurched.

”Young Master, please wait a moment.”

”This humble one has something good to offer!”

”I only wish to exchange it for some needed Cultivation Resources!”

Guo Cheng didn’t dare waste any more words and quickly took out a somewhat ancient-looking Jade Slip from his sleeve.

He walked forward respectfully and presented it to Shen Changchuan.

To him, Shen Changchuan, a Soul Emergence Realm Cultivator, was arguably the most powerful figure he could ever hope to meet in his entire life.

He had waited two whole months for this meeting; he couldn’t miss this opportunity.

”What is this?”

”The legacy of a Secret Technique...”

Shen Changchuan’s brow furrowed, but he took the Jade Slip anyway.

His Divine Sense probed into it.

After briefly scanning the beginning,

”This is...”

Shen Changchuan’s pupils contracted, and he involuntarily sat up straighter.

After a long moment,

Shen Changchuan put away the Jade Slip.

He looked down at Guo Cheng.

”I’ll take it.”

”What do you want for it?”

”Young Master, you saved this humble one’s life. I dare not ask for much, only for some Elixirs needed for Cultivation!”

Guo Cheng was overjoyed and quickly replied.

Why else had he waited in Dawan Village for two months?

Wasn’t it for this very moment?!

The technique recorded inside was an extraordinary legacy,

but he couldn’t cultivate it himself, as he wasn’t at the Soul Emergence Realm.

Rather than let it collect dust in his possession,

it was better to exchange it for some Cultivation Resources.