Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 383: Chapter 380: Indecisive

”As for this Qi Absorption and Essence Returning Secret Skill...”

Shen Changchuan was hesitant.

After all, even though this Secret Technique had severe repercussions, he had invested a great deal of effort into obtaining it.

To have all that effort go down the drain—

He just couldn’t bear the thought.

But after a moment’s thought,

Shen Changchuan steeled his resolve.

No matter what,

there was no way he would cultivate a Secret Technique with such severe consequences.

Short-term gratification was not what he sought.

So, he prepared to toss the Secret Technique to the bottom of a chest and forget about it.

However,

at that very moment,

a flash of inspiration struck Shen Changchuan’s mind.

Suddenly,

he thought of something.

’Something’s wrong!’

’Something is very wrong!’

’This Secret Technique... is it really completely uncultivable?’

In a trance,

an idea suddenly shot through Shen Changchuan’s mind!

This Secret Technique might have major side effects, but its core concept was excellent!

Compressing the Magical Power in his body—wasn’t that just a way of purifying it?!

”This method... I feel like I’ve seen it before...”

Shen Changchuan recalled the Secret Technique he had obtained back in the Qi Introduction Realm, the Nine Elements Divine Extraction Technique.

That Secret Technique was a Technique for training Divine Sense.

Back when Shen Changchuan was at the Qi Introduction Ninth Layer Realm, he had been able to achieve Soul Emergence early, possessing a Divine Sense on par with a Soul Emergence Realm Cultivator. This was largely thanks to the Nine Elements Divine Extraction Technique’s ability to refine his Divine Soul.

Although ever since he had advanced to the Soul Emergence Realm,

the Nine Elements Divine Extraction Technique had become much less effective for him.

He hadn’t used this Secret Technique for Refining Divine Sense in years.

But the ”mastery is permanent” function of his progress bar panel was still there.

With a mere thought, the entire Technique surfaced in his mind as if he could recite it backward and forward.

Looking at the Qi Absorption and Essence Returning Secret Skill before him,

and recalling the information about the Nine Elements Divine Extraction Technique in his mind,

a thought immediately popped into Shen Changchuan’s head:

”The concept of this Secret Technique is good.”

”Could I take its essence and discard the dross, using the Nine Elements Divine Extraction Technique as a template to modify this Qi Absorption and Essence Returning Technique?”

”The biggest drawback of practicing the Qi Absorption and Essence Returning Technique is the constant compression of Magical Power. You use the immense pressure to burst through a Realm barrier all at once, but in the process, your Dantian Meridians are torn apart by the rampaging Magical Power!”

”What if I reduce the number of compressions and lessen the pressure of the Magical Power?”

”Or, what if I only compress a portion of my Magical Power to refine and purify it, drawing from the Nine Elements Divine Extraction Technique to purify my own Magical Power instead of using the pressure to break through a Realm barrier? Would that be feasible?”

In an instant,

numerous thoughts flashed through Shen Changchuan’s mind.

The light in his eyes flickered accordingly.

Modifying a Secret Technique...

it wasn’t impossible!

Over the years,

through Shen Changchuan’s tireless day-and-night Cultivation, the number of Perfection Level Magic on his progress bar panel had already reached over a thousand.

Such a terrifying number

had allowed his foundation to accumulate to an unimaginable degree!

Especially since after cultivating each Magic to Perfection, he was able to fully and completely understand it, continuously accumulating the experience of Perfection and knowledge of Magic cultivation.

This accumulation of knowledge

was what allowed his Divine Seed to evolve and change several years ago.

If a Divine Seed could transform,

then a Secret Technique could too!

”According to the information Senior Brother Wu gave me, this Secret Technique was just something created by a Soul Emergence Third Layer Peak Loose Cultivator who, after failing to break through for many years, decided to take a radical approach.”

”The creator of the Secret Technique ultimately stalled at the Soul Emergence Fourth Layer Realm.”

”There’s no reason a Soul Emergence Third Layer Peak Loose Cultivator could create such a Secret Technique, while I, with over a thousand Perfection Level Magic, can’t even manage to improve it!”

”I don’t know what those at higher Realms do—whether they forge new paths or follow the roads laid by their predecessors... But at the very least, now that I have the means and the possibility, there’s no reason I can’t try to create and improve it myself!”

With this idea in mind,

Shen Changchuan quickly made his decision:

He would modify this Secret Technique based on his own foundation of knowledge.

He would use it to refine his Magical Power,

and enhance the quality of the Magical Power within his body!

...

He immediately put his thoughts into action.

Shen Changchuan then entered a state of near-seclusion, beginning to focus all his energy on studying the Qi Absorption and Essence Returning Secret Skill.

It was worth mentioning that

perhaps because Shen Changchuan’s accumulation in Magic was so incredibly profound,

after only a few days of comprehending the Qi Absorption and Essence Returning Secret Skill,

Shen Changchuan had already dismantled and analyzed almost all of its detailed nodes and key points.

He achieved a thorough and clear understanding of its principles, operation, sequence, and other details.

’The experience gained from the Perfection Traits after cultivating a Magic to Perfection... perhaps its function isn’t as simple as just lowering the cultivation threshold for similar Magic...’

A faint understanding dawned in Shen Changchuan’s mind.

However, he didn’t have time to delve into it further.

The initial success

gave Shen Changchuan immense confidence.

Thus, he focused nearly all his energy on modifying the Qi Absorption and Essence Returning Technique.

He only went out occasionally to check on the Gold-Devouring Spirit Butterfly and to look for news of his Master Wandering Dragon.

During this time,

Wu Tianhao seemed to be quite busy, leaving for another mission after just a few days.

Thus, in Barbaric City,

Shen Changchuan was left almost completely undisturbed.

Time flew by.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day,

inside his temporary cave residence,

Shen Changchuan sat cross-legged on the White Jade Meditation Mat. His Magical Power completed a full Circulation within his body, causing him to emit a shimmering white light. This induced a terrifying fluctuation in the surrounding air.

Before long,

he opened his eyes.

In the void,

a tangible, sharp glint flashed, so chilling it made one’s hair stand on end!

”I succeeded!”

At this very moment,

sensing that his Magical Power had been reduced by a fifth in quantity but had risen a level in quality,

Shen Changchuan’s face was brimming with joy.

”I never thought this path would actually succeed!”

”Compression, purification—the idea was right after all!”

”Although the total amount of Magical Power in my body has decreased by one-fifth, I can feel that using my current Magical Power to cast Magic makes them thirty percent more powerful!”

”My strength has risen to a whole new level compared to before!”

”Furthermore, I can feel that with the compression and purification of my Magical Power, the bottleneck has also loosened slightly.”

”If I continue to purify and cultivate like this, perhaps I’ll be able to break through in a few months!”

Shen Changchuan clenched his fist,

feeling the formidable power within,

and joy spontaneously bloomed in his heart.

That’s right.

After a month of hard work,

he had successfully modified the Qi Absorption and Essence Returning Technique!

Now, having cultivated it, he had reaped tremendous benefits!

The excellent results

had not only advanced Shen Changchuan’s strength but had even given him hope of breaking through to the next Realm!

It was truly like finding a path forward when all seemed lost!

Moreover,

and more importantly,

this proved that Shen Changchuan’s direction was correct!

With the accumulation of over a thousand Magic at Perfection,

he was now able to create his own unique Secret Techniques!

This caused Shen Changchuan’s thoughts to become active.

Perhaps he could create even more Techniques?

But soon,

he dismissed the idea.

”Creating a Magic Secret Technique isn’t that easy. I only succeeded this time because I had the Nine Elements Divine Extraction Technique as a template to modify the Qi Absorption and Essence Returning Technique.”

”My foundation isn’t deep enough yet to be creating new Magic from scratch.”

”Spending several months or even a year creating a new Magic isn’t necessary for now...”

Thinking of this,

Shen Changchuan shook his head slightly, temporarily suppressing those thoughts.

He was still at the bottom rungs of the Immortal Cultivation Realm; he shouldn’t get ahead of himself.

He should proceed step-by-step,

and only consider creating new techniques after he reached a higher Realm.

The Qi Absorption and Essence Returning Technique

was just a happy accident.

Just like the evolution of his Divine Seed.