Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 350: Chapter 347: Soul Emergence Level 2

The newly created ”Ying Wuya” retreated with a look of gratitude.

Inside the great hall,

the youth sitting high on the skeleton throne was lost in thought.

This time, more than half of the ”Direct Disciples” under his tutelage had died; only Ying Wuya had returned.

The losses were undeniably heavy.

’I must find replacements.’

’But it’s not that easy to pick and choose.’

’What a pain...’

’I’ve heard that among Master Wandering Dragon’s disciples, there’s a new recruit named Shen Changchuan whose talent is quite extraordinary?’

He has successfully formed a Spirit Body and a Divine Seed,

and already has the potential to become an ”Immortal Seed.”

His Comprehension and aptitude,

are definitely considered Top Level in this entire Immortal Cultivation Realm.

’Hmm,’

’Perhaps one day I can see about kidnapping him and bringing him here.’

’If I plant him as a Demon Seed, I might be able to use his Comprehension and aptitude to help me master that one Demon Technique.’

The youth wore a pensive expression.

A faint black light flashed in his eyes.

From Ying Wuya’s earlier memories,

the intelligence gathered while lurking near the Dragon Cloud Sect surfaced. Information about Shen Changchuan, including his appearance, now materialized in his mind’s eye.

He memorized Shen Changchuan’s appearance.

He was now a priority target.

Just then,

the youth seemed to sense something.

He raised his head and looked out of the great hall.

The sky outside the great hall,

was shrouded in dark clouds,

just as always,

nothing had changed.

But the youth’s brow furrowed.

”White Bone, what are you doing hiding out there? Did you expect me to invite you in?”

The youth’s voice was faint.

His voice wasn’t loud, but it seemed to pierce through layers of space, echoing high above and resounding through the nine heavens.

”Heh heh heh... Worthy of the name Seven Extremes Old Demon, whose infamy terrorizes the outside world. Your perception is as keen as ever!”

From high in the cloud-shrouded sky,

a sliver of white light suddenly streamed down.

It fell into the great hall,

forming a faint, spectral figure that stood in the middle of the great hall.

The figure glanced at the youth’s face on the skeleton throne. Its gaze swept him up and down, and it couldn’t help but click its tongue in admiration.

”Switched into a new Flesh Body so soon?”

”Looks like you suffered a pretty big loss at Master Wandering Dragon’s hands a few years ago!”

”I just wonder, how much of your power from your Peak have you recovered?”

The spectral figure looked curiously at the young boy’s face on the skeleton throne.

It was intrigued.

”If you want to know how much power I have, why don’t you come here and test it yourself?”

”In truth, I’m very weak right now, with not even a tenth of my strength remaining. If you came over, you’d be making a huge score!”

The youth said in an ethereal voice.

He even put on a timely expression of weakness.

His aura also weakened rapidly.

Like an ordinary person caught in the heart of a storm,

whose fragile flame of life could be extinguished with a single puff!

”I’d like to, but alas, I don’t have the nerve!”

The spectral figure sounded somewhat regretful,

and withdrew its covetous gaze.

Then, his tone grew serious.

He got straight to the point.

”I came today to inform you of an important matter.”

”The Yuqing Sect is planning to make a move on the Nanyue Territory.”

”The first wave of attack will likely be led by your old adversary, Master Wandering Dragon.”

”Those of us on the front lines are about to be in big trouble!”

”How do you know this?”

”Naturally, someone told me!”

”Hmph! So the so-called Orthodox Sects are also rife with infighting and secret betrayals?”

”If a few of us were to join forces, we might just have a chance...”

...

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye,

another six months passed.

These six months

had been a season of bountiful harvest for Shen Changchuan.

He first spent a month cultivating a Tier Two Defense Magic to greatly enhance his defensive capabilities. Through a month of relentless grinding, he brought the technique to Perfection, further improving his chances of survival.

Afterward,

after using this to refine his Cultivation for a month and further solidify his foundation,

he pushed through in one go,

and easily broke through to the Soul Emergence Second Layer Realm.

After that,

Shen Changchuan spent his days in a repeating cycle: Refining Low Level Elixirs, selling them to obtain Spirit Stones, using the Spirit Stones to rapidly practice his Magic, accumulating resources, and comprehending the Divine Transformation of his Divine Seed.

Several months passed like this.

Shen Changchuan earned at least 300,000 Spirit Stones from Refining Elixirs,

and he spent the vast majority of them on cultivating his Magic.

His gains from this were immense.

On his progress panel, the number of Tier One Techniques at Perfection had already reached seven hundred.

He had also brought six Tier Two Magic to Perfection.

With the experience accumulated from the Perfection Traits of so many techniques, Shen Changchuan was now an absolute Top Level genius in Magic Cultivation!

He could now grasp an ordinary Tier Two Magic after a single glance and just one or two practice attempts.

Of course,

being able to grasp a technique and mastering it to Perfection for use in battle were two different things.

Regardless,

this greatly reduced the difficulty for him to bring Tier Two Magic to Perfection!

This was undoubtedly a massive boost for Shen Changchuan.

Moreover,

because he had cultivated so many new Perfection Techniques,

Shen Changchuan had accumulated a deep enough foundation, and his horizons had broadened considerably.

Supported by this ample foundation,

Shen Changchuan had a clearer idea about the next stage of his Divine Seed’s transformation.

Although this idea was still in its nascent stages,

and had yet to fully take form.

But Shen Changchuan believed it wouldn’t be long now until the next transformation was complete.

But his gains over the past six months didn’t stop there.

Due to the tempering from long hours of Alchemy and Magic practice, coupled with an abundant supply of Spirit Stones to replenish his reserves,

Shen Changchuan’s Cultivation Realm also rose rapidly.

In just a few short months,

he had advanced from the beginning of the Soul Emergence Second Layer all the way to the Early Stage Peak.

If he wanted to,

he could easily break through to the Second Layer Middle Stage.

The only reason he held back

was due to his cultivation philosophy.

He preferred a steadier approach, planning to spend another ten to fifteen days accumulating and refining his power for a natural breakthrough when the time was right.

’I wonder how my current strength compares to an ordinary Cultivator at the Soul Emergence Realm Fourth Layer?’

The results of his progress over the last six months

had significantly increased Shen Changchuan’s strength,

filling him with a great deal of confidence.

He recalled the Direct Disciple of the Seven Extremes Old Demon named Deng Xin, whom he had faced deep within the Demon Beast Forest,

and ran a mental simulation of a fight.

But he couldn’t help but shake his head in disappointment.

’I’m probably still not his match.’

’However, I’m at the Soul Emergence Second Layer now. Plus, with my Tier Two Body Technique, Thunder Shadow Swift Movement, at Perfection, I should just barely be able to keep up with his speed.’

’If I were to use my Divine Transformation, I’d have at least some power to fight him.’

’Of course, the most likely outcome is that I’d still lose...’