Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 564: Chapter 87: Arrangements

Although he had a vague guess as to why the top major powers were making their moves,

these things,

for the time being, had little to do with Shen Changchuan.

Without much effort or any major mishaps on the road,

Shen Changchuan successfully returned to Dawan Village.

However, he didn’t plan on staying in Dawan Village for long.

Until he had confirmed news about Shi Mengting, the Celestial Demon Sect’s Saintess Candidate,

he couldn’t guarantee that she wouldn’t fly into a rage and retaliate against him for her failure at the Xiangshan Sect Gate Ruins.

With a Guardian at the Divine Travel Peak Realm,

Shen Changchuan couldn’t afford to provoke her.

Shen Changchuan planned to go to the Dragon Cloud Sect Mountain Gate to lie low in secluded Cultivation for a while.

Relying on the defense of the Mountain Gate’s Mountain Protection Array,

if someone were to attack,

it would be enough to hold out until his master, Master Wandering Dragon, returned.

However,

before leaving,

Shen Changchuan naturally didn’t forget to make arrangements for his mother’s side of the family.

To prevent his enemies from taking out their frustrations on his maternal relatives in Dawan Village if they couldn’t find him, Shen Changchuan planned to secretly disperse them and arrange for them to live in seclusion elsewhere.

Dawan Village had been rising for decades,

so naturally, it had secret escape routes.

As for his closest relatives—his mother, grandfather, and uncle—Shen Changchuan even planned to bring them with him to take refuge at the Dragon Cloud Sect Mountain Gate.

However,

to Shen Changchuan’s surprise,

both his mother and grandfather refused his arrangement.

”Xiaochuan, we are not disciples of your Dragon Cloud Sect. It’s ultimately not appropriate for us to stay at your Mountain Gate.”

”Setting aside the bad reputation for favoritism it might bring you, I just wouldn’t feel comfortable staying there. The Mountain Gate is full of prodigies at the Qi Introduction Late Stage and above, coming and going, while I...”

His mother, Han Yue’er, had a troubled expression on her face.

Although thanks to Shen Changchuan’s rise,

she had also achieved Qi Introduction Success, stepped onto the Path of Immortal Cultivation, and become a Cultivator.

The problem was,

Han Yue’er had stepped onto the Path of Immortal Cultivation far too late.

An adult’s physical frame is already set,

making it impossible to gradually improve one’s constitution during Cultivation and become more suited for it, unlike a young person.

As a result,

Han Yue’er’s Cultivation speed was extremely slow.

Over the years,

even with Shen Changchuan providing an abundance of resources for her training, she had only just barely managed to raise her Cultivation to the Qi Introduction Fifth Layer.

The resources consumed... were enough to raise a Cultivator from the Qi Introduction Realm all the way to the Soul Emergence Realm!

And this,

was precisely the problem.

Those who could enter the Dragon Cloud Sect were all geniuses from the outside world.

The lowest Cultivation among them was at the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer.

If she were to enter the Mountain Gate with Shen Changchuan, she would have to face the endless stream of prodigies... and although others might not dare say anything because of Shen Changchuan, it was still ultimately inappropriate.

Or rather,

just thinking about such a scene made her feel uncomfortable.

Shen Changchuan didn’t give up and tried to persuade her several more times.

But Han Yue’er shook her head resolutely.

Seeing this,

Shen Changchuan didn’t insist any further.

He put himself in her shoes for a moment.

’If I were my mother, staying in an environment like the Mountain Gate would indeed be less free and comfortable than other places.’

Afterward,

Shen Changchuan had no choice but to turn his attention to his grandfather, Han Qinhu.

But compared to his mother, Han Yue’er,

his grandfather was even more stubborn.

”Changchuan, although this Dawan Village belongs to you, I have been the one looking after it all the way from its rise to the present day.”

”For the past thirty years, I have worked hard managing all the village’s affairs, watching it grow stronger bit by bit to reach its current state. In this process, it has become like a child I raised to adulthood with my own hands!”

”I’m old now. Though with your help, I was able to step onto the Path of Immortal Cultivation before dying of old age and fulfill a lifelong dream. But I was too old when I started on the path; my lifespan wasn’t extended by much, and with the hidden injuries from my foolish youth...”

”My time might be up this year, or maybe next. There’s no need for me to go through any more trouble. Just let these old bones serve one last purpose and help you watch over Dawan Village.”

”Haha, if I get to die at the hands of a Divine Travel Peak Realm expert, then this death will be worth it!”

In the face of Shen Changchuan’s insistence,

Han Qinhu was completely at ease.

He was old,

and his time was almost up.

He had seen enough to be at peace, and was no longer so attached to life and death.

With a grandson who was destined to have his name echo through the ages,

he truly had no more regrets in this life.

In his view,

watching over Dawan Village

was the greatest purpose he had for the rest of his life.

If, just as Shen Changchuan feared, a Divine Travel Peak Realm expert really did come for revenge in the future,

then his life would have been worth it!

As soon as Han Qinhu said this,

he was naturally met with opposition from the entire Han Family, from mother Han Yue’er to uncle Han Dayong.

They all tried their best to persuade him to leave.

But clearly,

Han Qinhu had already made his decision.

He wouldn’t be swayed by anyone.

He even chewed out uncle Han Dayong over it.

...

In the end, Shen Changchuan’s mother, uncle, and the rest of the Han Family left.

Within Dawan Village,

only Han Qinhu and a few other old men on the verge of death remained to guard the place.

And they,

lacked the energy to maintain the market’s operation,

so they could only let it run its course.

Fortunately,

due to Shen Changchuan’s formidable reputation,

and with the Dragon Cloud Sect still nearby, not many people dared to act presumptuously and cause trouble here.

Dawan Village,

or rather, the Dawan Village of today, was still able to continue operating on its own.

However,

Shen Changchuan wasn’t paying much attention to these things.

After arranging the retreat path for his mother and the members of her clan,

he looked back in the direction of Dawan Village, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed toward it.

It had to be said,

the reason Shen Changchuan was able to get to where he was today,

was inextricably linked to his grandfather’s unhesitating support and his tireless efforts, day and night, to manage and develop Dawan Village for him!

It was precisely because he had control of such a massive market,

that it was able to support his rapid rise during his weaker days.

If not for the support provided by Dawan Village’s output,

how could Shen Changchuan have possibly raised his Cultivation Realm so quickly when he was in the Qi Introduction Realm?

And without that Cultivation Realm,

he probably would have had nothing to do with the series of resources that came later!

He might have even

been unable to avoid the dangers he encountered while growing stronger,

and thus been completely washed away by the tides of the era!

And throughout this process,

the help his grandfather, Han Qinhu, had given him was indeed immense!

Without his grandfather’s selfless dedication and effort, he probably would have been bogged down with organizing production and management from the very year he arrived in Dawan Village.

Later on,

as Dawan Village grew more and more prosperous and the various miscellaneous tasks within the village increased, his grandfather shouldered them all.

Furthermore, through his management, he obtained considerable Cultivation Resources, which he supplied to Shen Changchuan for his Cultivation over the long term.