Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 469: Chapter 467: Treasure Hunt

Shen Changchuan had contributed immensely on this excursion.

In this battle,

he had slain four Demon Cultivators at the Soul Emergence Eighth Layer, one after another, and had also been the one to finally kill Patriarch Li, Li Changzun.

It could be said that,

whether it was turning the tide at the beginning of the engagement or ending the crisis brought on by Li Changzun’s final, desperate counterattack,

Shen Changchuan had done most of the work.

And this point,

everyone had seen with their own eyes.

Therefore,

the share of the spoils allocated to Shen Changchuan was the largest of them all.

It was even more than what Jian Wuheng and Patriarch Ouyang, both at the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer, received.

But this was only normal.

Although Jian Wuheng and the others had played a significant role,

in the final moments,

if Shen Changchuan hadn’t used that Jade Talisman which sealed a peak-level strike from Master Wandering Dragon to instantly kill Li Changzun,

once the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King unleashed its true power,

the consequences for them all would have been unthinkable!

For this,

it was only natural that the group would compensate him.

What’s more,

when they were later taking inventory of the spoils,

although they found several eggs of the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant, as well as two adult ants and three young ones,

they lacked the corresponding Control Technique.

It was like discovering a mountain of treasure but having no way to enter.

They still needed Shen Changchuan, with his expertise in the Gu Dao, to figure out a solution.

The others were naturally happy to yield some of the profits to him.

Thus,

Shen Changchuan naturally obtained many good things and received the largest share of the spoils.

And that wasn’t even everything Shen Changchuan had gained from this venture.

One had to remember that the Storage Bags of the enemies who had died at his hands had also become his personal spoils.

This fortune

was by no means small.

Not to mention the Mu Lan Brothers,

just the Storage Bag of the Li Family’s Patriarch, Li Changzun, contained a wealth of valuable items.

Now, adding his share of the spoils from the Li Family’s Treasury,

Shen Changchuan made a quick mental calculation.

He felt he now had more than enough Cultivation Resources to reach the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer!

Such a benefit

naturally caused a trace of joy to well up in Shen Changchuan’s heart.

After all, before this,

he had expended a massive amount of Cultivation Resources to practice the Tier Two Top Level Skill, the Cyan Wood Cloud-piercing Sword.

His ’wallet’ had become more or less dry.

Now that he had recouped a huge amount,

it was naturally for the best.

Moreover, Shen Changchuan also had an idea.

With this new pile of Cultivation Resources, he could practice a few more Tier Two Top Level Skills.

While strengthening his combat abilities,

he could also accelerate the advancement of his Cultivation Realm.

”Elder Gu, this is what I’ve developed during my half-month of closed-door Cultivation.”

”I developed it by synthesizing the Gu-controlling Secret Technique and other similar techniques for controlling ant-type Gu Insects, cross-referencing them with the traits of the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant. It allows for simple control over the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ants.”

”As for what we agreed on before, since we failed to obtain the Li Family’s core legacy, please accept this as compensation.”

He handed the rudimentary Secret Technique for controlling the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ants he had created to Gu Xuanqing and explained.

Shen Changchuan had promised before that if they obtained the legacy and had sufficient materials, he would help the others raise the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ants.

But now, the Li Family’s core legacy had not been acquired.

Even if Shen Changchuan helped the others raise the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ants,

the others would have no means of controlling them.

So Shen Changchuan changed his approach.

He created this rudimentary Technique for controlling the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ants for the others.

This could be considered fulfilling his earlier promise.

Of course,

after doing this,

he would naturally no longer spend time and energy raising the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ants for them.

Although the Li Family’s core legacy for controlling the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ants was not passed down,

the knowledge on how to cultivate them and so on

was not lacking.

They could copy that information for themselves

and handle the cultivation on their own.

And with Shen Changchuan providing the means to control the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ants as compensation, it was more than enough.

He didn’t have much time to waste.

”My good nephew, you are truly a prodigy! To develop such a technique in a mere ten-odd days!”

Gu Xuanqing glanced at the Secret Technique recorded in the Jade Slip

and couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

Although Shen Changchuan had only called it an ’improvement,’ they were all Soul Emergence Late Stage Cultivators;

how could they not know the difficulty involved?

’One could only say,

as expected of someone who mastered a Tier Two Top Level Skill to the point of Perfection while only at the Soul Emergence Seventh Layer.

Such talent and Comprehension...

It’s simply astonishing!’

”Then on behalf of the others, thank you, my nephew!”

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After tying up the remaining loose ends,

Shen Changchuan, laden with his great harvest, took his leave from Heaven’s End Valley.

Following the Treasure Map’s directions,

Shen Changchuan searched along the way.

Finally,

he arrived at a nameless mountain forest over three hundred li from Heaven’s End Valley.

The vegetation here was dense and the mountain was covered in strange, jagged rocks. From the sky, it looked completely unremarkable.

In this vast and boundless wilderness,

it was like a single grain of sand on a beach—utterly inconspicuous.

Places this ordinary were everywhere within a radius of several thousand, or even ten thousand, li.

If the map hadn’t indicated this was the spot,

Shen Changchuan would have truly suspected he was in the wrong place.

He briefly observed his surroundings,

but found nothing.

There wasn’t even the slightest fluctuation of Spiritual Power.

It was just an unremarkable mountain forest with rolling, rocky terrain.

Shen Changchuan wasn’t surprised by this.

He activated his True Seeing Eyes, and his pupils lit up.

His gaze seemed to pierce through the void, capable of seeing through all illusions.

He carefully examined the land and forest below,

looking for any hidden Arrays or similar things.

However, to his surprise,

he still found nothing!

Among the mountains and forests on the ground, there was no trace of Spiritual Power fluctuations!

This also meant

that the forest below

was a naturally occurring forest,

and there were no concealment arrays, such as an Illusion Array.

’What’s going on? Is this someone’s twisted prank?’

Finding no clues,

Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but furrow his brow.

He checked again,

even investigating the surrounding area.

Still, he found nothing.

’Could this Treasure Map really be some kind of prank?’

After several investigations

yielded no clues,

Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but entertain the thought.

He took out the Jade Slip that recorded the Treasure Map and extended his Divine Sense into it.

He carefully examined the information within.

He confirmed that this was indeed the right place.

Shen Changchuan looked at the forest below,

mused for a moment,

and finally decided to give it a try.

His powerful Divine Sense spread out at that moment, enveloping the area for several li in all directions.

He inspected the soil, inch by inch.

He even had his Divine Sense seep past the layers of leaves and humus to probe deeper into the earth.

Searching bit by bit like this,

he practically turned the entire mountain forest upside down!

But in doing so,

the consumption of his Magical Power was also immense.

An hour later,

a pale pallor had appeared on Shen Changchuan’s face.

However,

it was all worth it!

At a certain moment,

Shen Changchuan seemed to have discovered something, and a look of joy appeared on his slightly pale face.

CLANG!

A beam of sword light several zhang long slashed down,

carving a massive gap into a raised hill below.

Then,

with a beckoning gesture of his hand,

from deep within the earth,

a bundle wrapped in silk brocade burst out of the ground and flew into Shen Changchuan’s hand.