Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 298: Chapter 295: Consolidation

Master Wandering Dragon couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

Shen Changchuan’s performance had simply far exceeded his expectations!

Before this,

Master Wandering Dragon had already resigned himself to letting that fellow Wu Zhen bring his young disciple over to show off his might.

After all, the young disciple he had taken in was indeed a peerless prodigy.

If the Dragon Cloud Sect was humiliated, it would be because their own strength was lacking. They would have no one to blame but themselves.

He had even gone so far as to have Shen Changchuan go into seclusion to stabilize his Realm, all to prevent him from taking a blow to his confidence.

This was to spare him from having to fight a pointless battle

and needlessly damaging his unstoppable forward momentum.

He never could have imagined

that this kid would actually make it this far!

Even Wu Zhen’s disciple, the one with the Innate Spiritual Body, was defeated!

This filled Master Wandering Dragon with joy, but also a hint of guilt.

’When it came to his own disciple,’

’he really hadn’t paid enough attention!’

”It’s all thanks to Master’s excellent guidance. Without the selfless teachings of Master and my senior brothers, this disciple could never have made it this far.”

Faced with Master Wandering Dragon’s praise, Shen Changchuan showed little pride on his face.

He remained humble.

This was partly due to his low-key personality and dislike for showing off.

It was also because just a moment ago,

in the fleeting clash when Master Wandering Dragon and Wu Zhen personally took the field, Shen Changchuan had witnessed the terrifying power of experts at the Divine Travel Realm, a level above Soul Emergence!

In that instant,

the mere release of their auras

had made his entire body go rigid.

He couldn’t move a single muscle in his arms or legs!

This made Shen Changchuan understand clearly

that before a supreme expert of the Divine Travel Realm, he had absolutely no ability to resist!

And one could only attempt to reach the Divine Travel Realm after climbing through the Ninth Layer of the Soul Emergence Realm.

’On the path of Cultivation,’

’he still had a long way to go!’

”You kid, always so humble... Looking at it now, it seems even if you had lost this match, it wouldn’t have affected you much, would it?”

Shen Changchuan’s humility made Master Wandering Dragon fall silent for a moment.

He looked at Shen Changchuan and couldn’t help but sigh with emotion again.

His gaze grew even more satisfied.

”I don’t know how you developed such a character. You don’t have a shred of the arrogance of a peerless prodigy.”

”If it were any other peerless prodigy, a single failure would probably be a huge blow. They might even suffer damage to their Dao Heart and lose their edge... But for you, I’m afraid it would just become fuel for your further advancement...”

”Perhaps I shouldn’t have sent you into seclusion in the first place.”

It had to be said,

there were times when even Master Wandering Dragon misjudged things.

No,

it wasn’t really a misjudgment.

It was that his care and concern had clouded his judgment!

Ten days ago, upon learning that Shen Changchuan had condensed a Spirit Body and a Divine Seed to ascend to the Soul Emergence Realm, he had been utterly shocked and overjoyed. At the same time, however, he couldn’t help but worry. He feared that if Shen Changchuan were defeated by a peer, it would damage his Dao Heart, give rise to a Heart Demon, and block his path forward...

So he had sent Shen Changchuan into seclusion,

intending to keep him from getting involved in the challenge from Wu Zhen’s young disciple.

At that time,

he never imagined the scene before him could happen.

Thinking about it carefully now,

Master Wandering Dragon felt his decision had been somewhat ridiculous.

First, without even understanding his own disciple, he had been certain he would lose.

Second, he had also underestimated his young disciple’s character.

Now that he thought about it,

’given this young disciple’s background—a boy who, from a young age, knew to carefully conceal his talent and hide his claws amidst perilous family struggles, a boy who understood forbearance since childhood—

how could he possibly be defeated by one or two failures?’

’Losing to a peer of the new generation,’

’wouldn’t discourage this kid at all. On the contrary, it would probably become a stepping stone for his further advancement!’

Master Wandering Dragon mused to himself.

At this very moment,

a sense of relief couldn’t help but rise in his heart.

Thankfully, he had always adhered to an educational philosophy of letting his disciples decide their own paths in life.

Otherwise,

a prodigy like Shen Changchuan would likely have had his journey cut short in his hands!

”Junior Brother, congratulations!”

”You possess both a Spirit Body and a Divine Seed! Junior Brother, your future is limitless. I’m afraid you might even have a chance at the Profound Pill Realm!”

”To rise up and reach this stage in just a few short years... it truly makes this Senior Brother feel ashamed...”

At this moment,

as Wu Zhen departed,

several Elders at the Soul Emergence Realm, who were also Master Wandering Dragon’s Direct Disciples, flew over one after another.

They looked at Shen Changchuan, whose aura was still somewhat unstable, and spoke with complex emotions in their voices.

With their keen eyes,

they could naturally see Shen Changchuan’s achievements.

As Direct Disciples accepted by Master Wandering Dragon, they were by no means lacking. Most of them had condensed a Spirit Body when they advanced to the Soul Emergence Realm.

But not a single one of them had also condensed a Divine Seed at the same time!

This was something that not even their master, Master Wandering Dragon, had accomplished!

To think that not long ago,

this was the same kid who frequently came before them, asking for pointers and guidance.

In the blink of an eye, he was now standing at the same Realm as them, and the potential he displayed far surpassed any level they could ever hope to reach in the future.

How could this not stir up complex feelings within them?

Every pair of eyes looking at Shen Changchuan was now filled with envy.

’From now on,’

’this little junior brother will probably become Master’s true successor!’

...

「Time flew by.」

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed since that battle.

After the battle ended that day,

his master, Master Wandering Dragon, gave a few simple instructions to the disciples who had gathered around and then left directly with Shen Changchuan.

He took Shen Changchuan to a seclusion spot that was rich in Spiritual Qi and permeated with the rhythm of the Dao.

He had Shen Changchuan meditate inside to recover his Magical Power.

After Shen Changchuan’s Magical Power was fully restored,

Master Wandering Dragon stood to the side,

observing and offering guidance as Shen Changchuan cultivated.

He helped patch up any weaknesses,

pointing out the various problems Shen Changchuan encountered in his Cultivation and providing solutions.

If there was anything Shen Changchuan didn’t understand, he would break it down and present it to him, allowing Shen Changchuan to gain great insight.

This personal, patient instruction continued for ten days.

During this time, Master Wandering Dragon even took some precious Spiritual Liquid of unidentifiable grade from his Storage Bag and gave it to Shen Changchuan to cleanse and temper his body.

This allowed his muscles and bones to relax and strengthen,

bringing his physical tempering to a whole new level!

And so,

under Master Wandering Dragon’s patient guidance,

Shen Changchuan’s Cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds.

In just ten short days,

not only did he completely stabilize his newly advanced Cultivation Realm,

but he even went a step further. He absorbed the experience from his great battle with the white-robed youth, causing his Magical Power and Realm to faintly increase!

These ten days of consolidation

allowed Shen Changchuan’s strength

to improve once again!

Seeing this,

Master Wandering Dragon couldn’t help but nod, feeling even more satisfied with his disciple, Shen Changchuan.