Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 535: Chapter 58: Thunderfire Body Forging

Could he really fuse the Power of Space into a skill, creating a Spatial Slash that could be used at the Soul Emergence Realm?

Deep down, Shen Changchuan wasn’t entirely certain.

Even though this had been his goal from the very start of the trip,

Shen Changchuan wasn’t certain whether the legendary Enlight Secret Realm could truly solve his problem, or if the Spatial Slash fusion would even succeed.

The reason he had come,

was simply with the thought of giving it his best shot.

It would be best if it worked.

If not, he could at least raise his Cultivation, master a few more Tier Two Top Level Skills, and enhance his own strength to some degree.

All in all, it was a no-loss situation.

But Thunder Flame Mountain...

That was another story entirely!

If it was truly as described—capable of rapidly accelerating the progress of his Body Refining Technique—

and if his own guess was correct—that he could use the accelerated improvement of his Physique to rapidly advance the progress of those Tier One and Tier Two Body Refining Techniques...

then...

he might be able to cultivate the hundred-plus Body Refining Techniques he’d brought from the Yuqing Immortal Sect to Perfection in a short amount of time!

At the same time,

he could reach the Entry Level for the Wood Undying Scripture!

It was a Technique personally bestowed by a Profound Pill Realm Zhenren.

And his master had also strongly recommended he cultivate it.

The power of this Wood Undying Scripture would be nothing to scoff at!

Once he succeeded,

the weakness in his Physique would be greatly compensated for.

Furthermore, a powerful Physique could withstand the stronger Magical Power output from the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu’s Overclocking State.

The boost to his strength would be immense!

At that point,

even without the Spatial Slash, he would be confident of placing in the top fifty of the Immortal Sect’s grand tournament, just by relying on his Tier Two Top Level Perfection Techniques!

And that was precisely why,

compared to the Enlight Secret Realm with its uncertain success rate,

Shen Changchuan had decided to check out Thunder Flame Mountain first.

And so,

after crossing countless perilous regions, he had successfully arrived.

He stood before Thunder Flame Mountain.

But now,

facing Thunder Flame Mountain—a place where the dangers were more than tenfold what he had previously encountered, where death lurked with every step—

Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but wear a conflicted expression.

He stood in place,

his Divine Sense spreading out to its full extent, searching every inch of space and committing every change to memory.

’It’s the power of Thunder Flame Mountain itself!’

’The power contained within Thunder Flame Mountain has affected this area of space. This originally incomplete secret grotto-heaven has been torn apart in this vicinity, causing these spatial rifts to flicker in and out of existence...’

At this very moment,

Shen Changchuan’s brow was deeply furrowed.

The more he observed,

the more he sensed the terror of Thunder Flame Mountain.

And the more he realized just how troublesome it was!

The void rifts around the mountain seemed to flicker in and out of existence in time with the mountain’s own ”rhythmic breathing.”

However,

the problem was that...

the spatial rifts from one ”breath” did not perfectly overlap with the rifts from the next!

This kind of randomly appearing death trap in the void...

there was simply no way to evade it!

’You might go in, and the next moment a spatial rift could open right where you are. Your Flesh Body could be torn apart instantly, with no time to react!’

’That’s a very real possibility!’

Even he, Shen Changchuan,

wouldn’t dare claim he could evade them all!

With such overlapping dangers,

Shen Changchuan’s heart was truly tangled in apprehension.

’The good news is, with dangers like these, and since that so-called brother of mine, Shen Chong, doesn’t seem to specialize in Body Refinement, this Thunder Flame Mountain has probably never been used. It might have accumulated over three hundred years of power by now.’

’And the power, refined by thunder and fire, must be extremely pure and easy to absorb...’

’But the problem is the difficulty of getting inside to begin the Body Forging...’

Staring at the deadly path before him,

Shen Changchuan felt trapped between a rock and a hard place.

However, after his expression shifted several times,

and after scouting the area and running a few practical tests, a faint plan began to form in his mind.

He finally made his decision.

’I’ll take the gamble!’

’If I succeed, the benefits will be immense!’

’At the very least, it could save me twenty years of hard work on my Body Refinement Dao!’

’A reward like that is worth the risk!’

His decision made,

Shen Changchuan no longer hesitated.

However,

while he was taking a gamble,

he was by no means rushing in blindly, betting his life on luck alone.

If he had nothing to rely on but fickle luck,

no matter how great the potential rewards,

Shen Changchuan would have turned and walked away without a second thought!

Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu, activate!

Without hesitation, Shen Changchuan activated the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu’s Overclocking State. A gilded golden light flared to life along his spine, bathing his entire body in a glow that made him look as if he were cast from Gold.

At the same time, his aura surged to the Soul Emergence Eighth Layer Peak. Faintly, it even felt as though he were on the verge of breaking through to the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer!

But...

this wasn’t the end!

Shen Changchuan took a deep breath, steadied his Heart Spirit, and struggled to control the surging power within him.

Then,

he raised his left hand.

In the center of his palm, intricate silver patterns began to glow. Under their profound light, space itself seemed to warp!

Void Escape Gu, activate!

Aiming his palm toward the summit of Thunder Flame Mountain,

Shen Changchuan closed his eyes.

His Heart Spirit focused, and he mobilized his full concentration.

At that moment, Shen Changchuan’s body seemed to be completely enveloped by the Void Escape Gu’s Power of Space.

The next instant,

WHOOSH!

His entire body vanished in a flash!

BANG! BANG! BANG!

A series of muffled explosions erupted all along the path from the foot of Thunder Flame Mountain to its summit.

Space shattered repeatedly, like glass voids left by exploding firecrackers!

At the same time,

on the summit, thousands of feet away,

Shen Changchuan’s figure suddenly appeared!

”I bet right!”

At that moment,

on the summit, a hint of a smile touched Shen Changchuan’s lips.

The sleeves of his robes were completely shredded, and several bloody scratches, like those from shattered glass, now marred his arms and face.

He looked rather battered.

But,

he had ultimately made it through the path densely packed with spatial rifts completely intact!

First, he had used the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu’s Overclocking State to push his strength to its absolute limit.

Then, he had pushed the power of the Void Escape Gu to its maximum,

pitting the Power of Space against the Power of Space,

and directly smashed through the resisting spatial rifts along the path!

He had reached the summit in a single, decisive move!

Gazing down,

he saw that inside the volcano-like crater below, a deep pool of silvery-white Spiritual Liquid, tinged with the color of fiery red magma, had accumulated.

On its surface,

flames steamed and electrical arcs of fire danced wildly!

And compared to the unstable space and the flickering spatial rifts outside,

the interior of the crater, compressed by extremely potent Spiritual Power and Spirit Charm, was terrifyingly stable.

Shen Changchuan didn’t hesitate.

He leaped right in.

Thunderfire Body Forging!