Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 473: Chapter 471: Try to Believe

”I was wrong. I understand!”

Shen Changchuan sincerely admitted his mistake, a remorseful look on his face.

As the saying goes, you have to own up to your mistakes and face the consequences.

Shen Changchuan wasn’t the type to stubbornly deny his mistakes.

In fact, he had vaguely sensed the danger even before setting out.

Just as his master, Master Wandering Dragon, had said, because his Gu-controlling Secret Technique had changed the situation on the Broken Soul Mountain battlefield, he had become a kill-on-sight target for the Demonic Alliance.

Countless plots and dangers were surely lurking in the shadows, waiting for him.

But he still went!

He made almost no effort to hide his movements, relying on the trump card his master had given him and another Jade Talisman that sealed a strike at the Divine Travel Peak Realm, thinking that even if he ran into danger, it ultimately wouldn’t be a big deal.

The result was that he nearly died on this trip. If his master hadn’t arrived in time, his body would already be cold by now!

Without a doubt, he’d gotten arrogant!

’So what if I possessed a Jade Talisman that sealed a strike at the Divine Travel Peak Realm?’

’Under the oppressive aura of a Divine Travel Realm level expert, I couldn’t even take out the Jade Talisman to crush it!’

’A trump card that can’t be used, no matter how powerful, is completely meaningless!’

Wan Zunli’s appearance was, without a doubt, a harsh slap in the face for Shen Changchuan!

It snapped him right out of his arrogant, overconfident state!

’I bet the brainless young masters who antagonized the protagonists in the fantasy and Immortal Cultivation novels from my past life were just like this, huh?’

’Because they have powerful backing and a safety net, they gradually develop an arrogant mindset, looking down on everyone and everything, until they finally provoke someone they can’t afford to offend...’

Shen Changchuan laughed bitterly to himself.

’Relying on my life-saving trump cards, I gradually started to disregard foreseeable dangers.’

’One moment of carelessness, and I almost became one of those brainless villains from the fantasy and Immortal Cultivation novels I read in my past life...’

At this very moment, Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but engage in some deep self-reflection.

’In the future, I can’t be like this anymore.’

’In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, I’m still just a minor figure. There are still many people who pose a mortal threat to me.’

’I have to be as careful as possible.’

’After all, I only have one life. If I lose it, then everything is lost.’

’However, to walk farther and higher on the Path of Immortal Cultivation, sometimes you still have to take risks.’

’After all, on the Path of Immortal Cultivation, you fall behind if you don’t contend. A greenhouse flower can’t withstand the wind and rain.’

’Although I have my ”progress bar panel” cheat, it’s not some powerful hack that just injects me with higher Cultivation Realms. Nor is it one of those longevity-type cheats that grants infinite life, making you stronger the longer you live... A large part of my strength still requires me to work and fight for it myself.’

’Right now, I’ve cultivated over a thousand Perfection Techniques, and I’ve more or less reached the limit of my current stage. The benefits of accumulating more Perfection Techniques from here on out will have rapidly diminishing returns...’

’Only by raising my Cultivation Realm further will the boosts from cultivating more and stronger Perfection Techniques become significant again...’

’This means I must compete with others, fighting for those scarce Cultivation Resources needed to advance further!’

As he reflected on his mistakes, Shen Changchuan’s thoughts continued to churn.

Although this incident had prompted him to conduct a thorough self-examination, it didn’t mean he would now let fear paralyze him and shy away from every risk.

That was impossible.

His special ability wasn’t omnipotent; he still had to rely on his own hard work for the most part.

He only had a slight edge over others, not nearly enough to afford to stop competing.

The Path of Immortal Cultivation was inherently a race where thousands vied for the lead.

Without a hack that could guarantee his path to the Dao, how could he not compete?

However, being cautious and actively competing weren’t necessarily mutually exclusive.

Take this trip to Heaven’s End Valley. Because it concerned the Void Escape Gu and a future opportunity to ascend to the Divine Travel Realm during the Immortal Sect’s great competition, Shen Changchuan absolutely had to fight for it; he couldn’t give up.

But if he could do it all over again, he would never have competed so brazenly!

At the very least, before setting out, he would have pretended to still be in seclusion back in Broken Soul City.

He would have created a false front to mislead his enemies.

He would have secretly made a deal with Gu Xuanqing, disguising himself as a Qi Introduction Realm Cultivator to blend in with the hundreds of Ancient Sword Sect disciples, quietly taking part in the assault on the Li Family in Heaven’s End Valley as an inconspicuous nobody.

Or he could have used a Disguise to change his appearance and hidden in the shadows, observing.

He would have waited for the right moment to seize the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant.

In short, he would have acted while avoiding everyone’s notice, doing his best to keep from being spotted by the Demon Cultivators and thus minimizing the danger!

If he had acted so cautiously, the danger would have been greatly reduced!

Even if his absence might have caused the Ancient Sword Sect’s expedition against Heaven’s End Valley to fail, it wouldn’t have mattered. At worst, he could have just asked his master for help directly. There was no need for him to come personally and face such a great risk!

As he pondered this, Shen Changchuan looked toward Master Wandering Dragon.

Several years ago, his master had also helped him obtain the main material for the Gold-Devouring Spirit Butterfly, personally leading him on an attack against the Witch Clan of the Four Major Clans to seize it.

Shen Changchuan had a feeling that if he were to ask, his master probably wouldn’t refuse.

”As long as you understand!”

Master Wandering Dragon saw this and nodded.

His expression was complex, but he didn’t continue his lecture.

Because, in his eyes, while his little disciple had indeed grown arrogant lately, he also had every right to be.

In just half a year, he had actually cultivated a Tier Two Top Level Magic to Perfection!

Heaven knows what he felt when he witnessed that scene!

’This boy has always had a mind of his own. Since he chose this path, he must have his reasons.’

’As his master, I shouldn’t have doubted him!’

The thought flashed through Master Wandering Dragon’s mind.

However, even though he had misjudged, his heart now felt much lighter.

To be able to cultivate a Tier Two Top Level Magic to Perfection in just half a year, all while advancing his Cultivation Realm without slowing down much... at this rate, it wouldn’t be a problem for his little disciple to reach the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer within ten years. It wasn’t even out of the question for him to place in the top fifty at the Immortal Sect’s great competition and earn an opportunity to ascend to the Divine Travel Realm!

With the support of Shen Changchuan’s eventual ascension to the Divine Travel Realm, perhaps he could soon lay down all his burdens and focus wholeheartedly on breaking through to the Profound Pill Realm!

”Changchuan, that man from before... I, your master, did not kill him. I only destroyed his Lifebound Corpse Refinement and left his true body heavily injured.”

”I could have pursued and finished him off, but on second thought, it might be more fitting for you to personally avenge this grudge!”

”With your current rate of Cultivation, I imagine twenty years will be more than enough!”