Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 475: Chapter 473: A Visit

Top Grade Spirit Stones truly lived up to their reputation as Spiritual Objects that could assist even those in the Divine Travel and Profound Pill Realms.

The Top Grade Spirit Stones were a major reason why Shen Changchuan was able to break through and elevate his Cultivation to the Soul Emergence Seventh Layer Middle Stage so quickly after returning to Broken Soul City.

Of course,

the improvement in his Cultivation wasn’t solely due to the Top Grade Spirit Stones.

Two months ago,

after everything was settled,

Shen Changchuan was flying back to Broken Soul City with his master, Master Wandering Dragon, riding atop Xiaofeng.

During their leisure time on the journey,

his master, Master Wandering Dragon, had given him some pointers.

At that time,

he had just endured a series of grueling battles.

He had first slain several powerful foes at the Soul Emergence Eighth Layer Realm, then directly faced an attack from Wan Zunli, the Divine Travel Realm ancestor of the Corpse Refining Sect.

Especially when confronting the unparalleled, terrifying might of a Divine Travel Realm master,

Shen Changchuan had teetered on the brink of death, and in doing so, had already gained deeper insights into the Cultivation of higher Realms.

However, those insights were abstruse and profound, difficult to articulate or organize clearly.

Master Wandering Dragon’s guidance,

was like parting the clouds before his eyes, making everything suddenly clear and open!

Therefore, after returning to Broken Soul City,

he had immediately used the Top Grade Spirit Stones for his Cultivation, allowing his Cultivation to rapidly advance to the Soul Emergence Seventh Layer Middle Stage.

’Indeed, tempering oneself through life-and-death battles is the fastest way to raise one’s Cultivation Realm!’

’As long as you don’t want to die, your body’s instincts will stimulate your potential to its absolute maximum, allowing you to advance by leaps and bounds!’

’But the problem is that while this method is fast, the slightest misstep can send you plummeting into an abyss, your body and Dao utterly extinguished!’

Feeling his rapidly advancing Cultivation, Shen Changchuan let out a long sigh.

This trip to Heaven’s End Valley,

he had gained more than just that.

Shen Changchuan could feel that,

if he continued to cultivate and polish his skills with Top Grade Spirit Stones for a while longer, reaching the Seventh Layer Late Stage wouldn’t be an issue.

And all of this,

was largely thanks to the crushing pressure of death he had felt when facing the strike from the Corpse Refining Sect’s ancestor, Wan Zunli.

However,

although this experience of walking the edge of death had brought him immense gains,

if his master hadn’t intervened this time,

he would have been deader than dead.

He had been lucky to escape this time,

but he might not be so fortunate the next.

That’s why Shen Changchuan had no desire whatsoever to use such methods to rapidly advance his Cultivation Realm or deepen his insights into Cultivation.

Thinking of his master,

Shen Changchuan’s expression became complicated.

On the way back,

he had wanted to ask why his master was there, able to save him in the nick of time.

But in the end, Shen Changchuan never asked.

It didn’t matter if it was a coincidence, or if his master had been secretly following him to protect him.

There was no need to know.

In any case,

he only needed to know one thing:

’My master cares about me.’ That was enough.

He cast aside the many thoughts in his mind.

Shen Changchuan calmed his mind,

and continued to polish his Cultivation Realm.

Although he could reach the Seventh Layer Late Stage by simply continuing to use Top Grade Spirit Stones to cultivate for a while longer,

Shen Changchuan was in no hurry.

The Immortal Sect Grand Competition was fast approaching,

but as the saying goes, haste makes waste.

When it came to Cultivation,

stability was paramount.

After several more days of polishing and stabilizing his Cultivation Realm, Shen Changchuan paused his Cultivation.

He turned his attention to the Li Family’s Core Inheritance Secret Skill and the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King.

These were treasures he had spent tremendous effort and nearly lost his life to obtain.

Moreover, they were crucial to realizing his plan for the Void Escape Gu.

He couldn’t possibly treat them casually.

And so,

in the days that followed,

Shen Changchuan spent most of his time studying the Li Family’s inheritance and working on observing and controlling the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King.

As expected of the Li Family’s core inheritance,

comprehending it was no easy task.

Previously, Shen Changchuan had only given it a cursory glance, failing to see its true nature.

Only now, as he truly tried to cultivate and understand it, did he realize how difficult it was.

This was especially true for the section on controlling the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King.

Shen Changchuan felt that,

its difficulty was likely on par with a Tier Three Gu Dao Secret Technique.

In fact, that seemed to be the case.

The Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King could already tap into its bloodline talent to wield a trace of the Power of Space, making its attacks no less formidable than those of a Divine Travel Realm Cultivator.

The very essence of its power far surpassed that of a Soul Emergence Realm Cultivator.

Even though the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King was far from being a Tier Four Gu Insect,

completely controlling it...

was still extremely difficult.

After all,

according to the records obtained from the Li Family,

several hundred years ago,

the Li Family ancestor who had first raised a Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King...

was the only person in the Li Family in the last eight hundred years to become a Tier Three Gu Master!

This showed that,

controlling the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King was clearly not something easily learned.

’I can’t believe the requirements are this high!’

’If I hadn’t stumbled upon the Li Family’s core inheritance at the location on that Treasure Map... if I had tried to figure it out with just my own knowledge, I doubt I could have learned to control the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King even in ten years!’

After he began to study the Li Family’s core Gu Technique inheritance, especially the techniques related to the Ant King,

a chill ran through Shen Changchuan’s heart.

If he couldn’t control the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King, it would basically mean failure in his attempt to refine the Void Escape Gu.

Fortunately,

his luck was pretty good.

’But, even with the Li Family’s core inheritance, the road ahead won’t be easy.’

Shen Changchuan sighed as he gazed at the Jade Slip in his hand.

With his current level of knowledge alone, he still faced considerable difficulty in learning this Gu Dao Control Secret Skill for the Ant King.

Since that was the case,

there was only one thing to do: grind.

He put away the Li Family’s inheritance Jade Slip.

With a flip of his hand, Shen Changchuan took out dozens of other Jade Slips.

These,

were all the various Gu Techniques he had collected from the local Immortal Cultivation Forces of the Nanyue Kingdom, gathered from various Workshops since his arrival in the Nanyue Territory.

He had originally bought them simply to build up his knowledge base.

He figured that if he ever hit a bottleneck in his Cultivation, he could study one or two as a diversion.

He never expected to need them so soon.

Reining in his thoughts,

Shen Changchuan picked out a Jade Slip,

and began to browse the Gu Technique it contained.

「Time trickled by.」

Relying on a Divine Sense comparable to the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer and his vast prior experience in Gu Refining, Shen Changchuan quickly absorbed one Gu Dao Secret Technique after another, steadily deepening his understanding of them.

On his status panel,

the Gu Dao Secret Technique entry...

slowly progressed towards Tier Three.

At the same time,

with this increase in knowledge,

Shen Changchuan also gained a much deeper understanding of the Gu Dao Secret Technique inheritance related to the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King.

However,

just then,

someone came to visit.

It was the Shen Family’s Third Elder, Shen Yingxia.