Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 140: Chapter 137: Sudden Attack

”One at the Qi Introduction Eighth Layer, and three at the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer?”

Shen Changchuan frowned slightly.

A force like this would be quite a bit of trouble for him.

’No, that’s not all!’

As Xiaofeng scanned the surrounding land with its Spiritual Eye Technique, it had also discovered a Cultivator of at least the Qi Introduction Ninth Layer hiding and lurking twenty li to the east, near the edge of Qing City’s walls.

Moreover, he was communicating with the people on the distant mountain peak using a Communication Talisman.

’Is that Qi Introduction Ninth Layer with their group?’

’Lurking just outside the city walls... Is he there to intercept any official city forces that might be deployed from Qing City?’

Although it was a little strange, Shen Changchuan could roughly guess their plan.

Shen Changchuan’s expression remained calm. His figure weaved swiftly through the forest, his face betraying no emotion, but his mind was racing.

Through Xiaofeng’s eyes, he saw the figures from the mountaintop rushing to set up an ambush in a valley that lay on his path ahead.

’Should I go, or should I just leave?’

Shen Changchuan quickly weighed his options.

But soon, he made up his mind.

’Fight!’

’The gap between the Qi Introduction Eighth and Seventh Layers isn’t insurmountable!’

’If I play my cards right, I might just be able to defeat them!’

Besides, his strength had increased again since advancing to the Seventh Layer, and by a stroke of luck, his mastery of the Cyan Wood Sword Light had exceeded seventy percent. He was already on the threshold of the Great Success stage!

’If I unleash a few moves in a sudden burst, a surprise attack might just work!’

’This would also be a chance to see exactly what level my strength has reached!’

Furthermore, after buying twenty Cyan Jade Pills, Shen Changchuan was now practically bankrupt. He barely had any Spirit Stones left in his Storage Bag.

’I’ll need Spirit Stones to support my future Cultivation.’

’Since they’re delivering themselves to my doorstep, this might be a great opportunity to harvest some Spirit Stones!’

’It’s unnerving not having any Spirit Stones on hand!’

’Besides, I have the element of surprise. This is a fight I can definitely take!’

Finally, and most importantly, Shen Changchuan had a foolproof escape plan.

Even if things went south, he could still make a clean getaway.

With that thought, Shen Changchuan quickly made his decision.

...

In a desolate valley where plants and trees reached for the sky, high atop the cliffs on either side...

”It’s been so long. Is he here yet? That punk didn’t change his route, did he?”

”He’s here! Quiet!”

”Wait for me to make the first move. Then, all of you cut off the kid’s possible escape routes. We can’t let him get away. Understood?!”

”Got it! Don’t worry, Second Brother, you can count on me! A mere Seventh-Layer Cultivator is nothing!”

”Don’t get careless. Once we’ve nabbed him, we leave immediately!”

”This kid is probably nothing, but if he’s really bait from those people in the city, we’ll be in deep trouble. We have to make this quick!”

Not far away, Shen Changchuan’s body pulsed with the glow of Magical Power as he used the Light Body Technique to race toward the valley.

”He’s here! Get ready!”

The ambushers held their breath, ready to strike at any moment.

Seemingly oblivious, Shen Changchuan hurried right into the ambush.

The hidden figures were overjoyed and just about to give the signal to attack—

But in that very instant,

RIIIP!

With no warning whatsoever, a beam of cyan sword light erupted from Shen Changchuan’s hand,

its light illuminating the entire pale world!

Time and space themselves seemed to freeze in that instant.

Only that single beam of sword light could move, slicing through the petrified world!

Of course, this so-called freezing of time and space was merely the illusion seen by the other Cultivators in their final moments!

But that did nothing to diminish the terrifying power of the sword light, which swept across the area like a laser!

This attack was none other than Shen Changchuan’s most powerful killing move—the Cyan Wood Sword Light!

Having reached the Great Success stage, the Cyan Wood Sword Light still couldn’t be cast instantaneously, but the casting time was now significantly shorter!

At the same time, the Great Success mastery brought another benefit: he could now control the Cyan Wood Sword Light with greater precision, allowing him to conceal its aura!

That was precisely why the ambushers had utterly failed to notice Shen Changchuan’s sudden assault.

He had begun casting the Skill in advance, completely suppressing the fluctuations of the Cyan Wood Sword Light and then masking its glow with the light of Magical Power from his Light Body Technique.

They were left completely unprepared.

And so, death descended!

Wherever the beam passed, every tree and stone in its path was sliced apart as effortlessly as a hot knife through solid butter, offering not the slightest resistance!

This included the strongest among them—the cultivator at the Qi Introduction Eighth Layer—and a Qi Introduction Seventh Layer Cultivator behind him!

Two men.

Four pieces of corpses.

Both had been sliced clean in half at the waist,

their lower bodies still standing in place, blood gushing like a fountain from the mirror-smooth cuts.

Their upper bodies rolled on the ground, their faces filled with utter disbelief.

”What’s happening... Could it be... he knew we were here... from the start...”

Filled with confusion and indignation, the expert at the Qi Introduction Eighth Layer sank into the endless Dark Abyss, his consciousness fading before he could even make a single move.

”Second Brother!”

”Fourth Brother!”

Not far away, the other two men snapped out of their stupor from the terrifying Cyan Wood Sword Light. They saw the trees and rocks in the distance, all sliced neatly in half, and they saw the two corpses on the ground, now in four pieces.

They froze in place.

After a long moment,

they let out roars of anguish and fury!

Unfortunately for them, while their brotherly bond was deep, Shen Changchuan didn’t play by the rules.

Seizing the opportunity while the two were lost in their grief and had their guards down, he, having recovered his breath, immediately launched another attack.

Triple Giant Sword Skill!

He casually formed a hand seal for the Technique. The vast Magical Power within his body surged through his Dantian Meridians, materializing in the air before him as several greatswords of magical power, each a zhang in length!

With a point of his finger, amidst a sharp, ear-piercing SWOOSH, the Triple Giant Sword Skill launched in succession. The swords tore through the air, carrying an immense, heavy power as they hurtled toward one of the men!

The remaining two, however, were Tribulation Cultivators who had spent years walking the line between life and death.

Their combat experience was considerable.

Despite their grief, they still reacted the moment Shen Changchuan launched his Giant Sword Technique.

”You damned little bastard! I’ll flay you alive and make you wish you were dead!”

The target of the Giant Sword Technique roared, his eyes bloodshot.

At the same time, however, his hands moved with no delay.

Several Talismans appeared in his hand in an instant. He swiftly crushed them, and with a low HUM, three or four layers of illusory Golden Bells enveloped his body.

But that wasn’t all.

With a wave of his hand, a golden light burst forth. A pair of Golden Scissors spun through the air, flying up to collide with the brunt of the Giant Sword Technique!