Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

The turmoil of the outside world, for the time being, had little effect on Dawan Village.

As time passed, in the eastern part of the village, the temporary trading post for the Sanhe Chamber of Commerce was gradually completed.

But Han Qinhu didn’t dismiss the villagers just because of this.

The construction had to continue.

’Since the Sanhe Chamber of Commerce could come, what about other chambers of commerce?’

If they saw an opportunity to make money, Shen Changchuan had no doubt other chambers of commerce would be tempted.

Perhaps they would also move in one after another in the future.

So, he might as well build a few more trading posts in advance as backups.

Even if he guessed wrong, these trading posts could be converted into inns or similar establishments to provide food and lodging, earning Spirit Stones from visiting Cultivators.

Although Shen Changchuan wasn’t some business tycoon in his previous life, he had picked up a few things, so he still had some ideas about developing commercial districts.

Thus, the construction in the eastern part of the village continued with great vigor even after the Sanhe Chamber of Commerce’s temporary post was completed.

Modeled after some modern commercial street layouts, the entire eastern area of the village gave off a feeling of changing day by day.

Normally, construction wouldn’t be so easy.

If this were ancient times in Shen Changchuan’s previous life, just the beams for building a house would require felling trees in advance and letting them air-dry for months.

The issue of building materials restricted the speed of construction.

But as it happened, several months ago, Shen Changchuan had ordered the villagers to cut down all the trees near Dawan Village and on the surrounding hills.

That was right after a two-month-long rainy season had ended.

He had personally experienced the skin-crawling scenes of countless mountain leeches swarming like a tide, covering every corner of the forest, and the memory filled Shen Changchuan with a deep aversion.

So, after the rainy season ended, he had the villagers cut down the trees around the village to prevent a large number of mountain leeches from using the tall trees to leap into the village during the next rainy season.

He didn’t want a repeat of that psychologically disturbing scene.

He even had them clear out the weeds from every corner.

As a result, a huge number of trees were felled in the mountains.

After that, the weather had been dry, so by now, the large trees that had been cut down six months ago were all naturally air-dried.

And now, these great trees, which had grown in the mountains for who knows how many years, had become the perfect source of new materials for the construction in the east of the village.

With an ample supply of building materials, and with villagers who possessed superhuman strength and stamina from practicing basic Martial Arts Techniques to farm the Spirit Fields, the speed of construction was naturally extremely fast.

And all of this left Si Houqing, the Shopkeeper of the Sanhe Chamber of Commerce in the temporary trading post, marveling in amazement.

Especially the construction of several extra trading posts nearby as backups.

This move unexpectedly coincided with his own future plans.

’This kind of business sense is not something an ordinary fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy could possess.’

Because of this, Si Houqing became even more curious about Shen Changchuan as a person.

’Talent, temperament, fortune, and opportunity—he lacks none of them. I wonder how far he will ultimately go.’

Thinking of this, Si Houqing couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.

’No matter how great his future achievements are, that’s all in the future. Right now, the most important thing for me is the business of this temporary trading post.’

Si Houqing then reined in his wandering thoughts and focused back on the various pieces of information and intelligence he had recently gathered, calculating the quantities of various goods, their prices, and so on.

The merchant caravan from Qing City was still on its way, but these preparations had to be made in advance to ensure a grand opening.

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Shen Changchuan, of course, had no way of knowing what Si Houqing was thinking.

At this moment, as he finished the Refinement of the Top Grade Qi Introduction Pills, his Cultivation had finally reached the Qi Introduction Sixth Layer Peak!

"Finally, the Sixth Layer Peak!"

Inside the Spiritual Spring Secret Chamber, after absorbing the last Top Grade Qi Introduction Pill, he felt his Cultivation Realm reach its limit, hitting a bottleneck where he could advance no further.

Shen Changchuan opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

A trace of joy appeared in his eyes.

’As long as I break through this bottleneck, I’ll be able to step into the ranks of the Qi Introduction Late Stage.’

And from the time he arrived in Dawan Village, starting from the Qi Introduction Third Layer Peak to the current Qi Introduction Sixth Layer Peak, only a little over half a year had passed!

Although this progress had been aided by many unrepeatable opportunities—especially the effect of that one Cyan Essence Purifying Spirit Pill—reaching this point today was also inseparable from his own hard work!

"I just need to polish my foundation for a while longer. Then, I’ll take a Concentration Qi Pill to break through the bottleneck, and I can officially step into the Qi Introduction Late Stage Realm!"

"With the strength of the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer, plus the Cyan Wood Sword Light, I’ll have a certain ability to protect myself even in the midst of chaos!"

A sharp light glinted in Shen Changchuan’s eyes, filled with confidence.

The Qi Introduction Late Stage was already in sight.

Perhaps even the Soul Emergence Realm was not far off in the future!

After reveling in the thought for a moment, Shen Changchuan suppressed his excited thoughts, focused his Heart Spirit, and began a Circulation to stabilize the unsteady aura from his recent breakthrough.

He then spent the better part of a day to fully master the power of the Sixth Layer Peak.

Then, he cast the Breath Concealment Technique, suppressing his aura.

He had no choice.

With that Great Madam around, he had to hide himself as best he could until he reached the Soul Emergence Realm.

The thought of that narrow-minded, vicious woman in the Shen Family Mansion caused a good portion of Shen Changchuan’s good mood to evaporate.

’Speaking of which, for that Great Madam to detest and target my cheap old dad’s genius illegitimate son so much... could it be she suffered a huge loss in a similar situation before?’

Shen Changchuan thought with no small amount of malice.

This idea of his wasn’t pure speculation.

While at the Shen Family Mansion, he had heard rumors about the Great Madam’s identity.

It was said she came from an Immortal Cultivation Family far more powerful than the Shen Family, located in an even more prosperous Immortal Cultivation Realm to the north of Tian Nan.

She was said to be incredibly arrogant and proud.

She often had phrases like "the Shen Clan are just country bumpkins" on the tip of her tongue.

She would say things like she was the Legitimate Daughter of some great family, and marrying into the Shen Family was a blessing the Shens couldn’t have hoped for in a thousand years.

As for her noble birth, Shen Changchuan believed it.

Just from the fact that she could stir up so much trouble in the Shen Family Mansion—arranging for that "cheap brother" of his to "commit suicide" by being stabbed seven times in the back, with no one daring to investigate—it was clear that the Great Madam’s identity was anything but simple.

’However, why would a Legitimate Daughter of noble birth marry a "country bumpkin"?’

In Shen Changchuan’s opinion, it could only be that she had lost power and was exiled to a remote region.

’Perhaps an illegitimate son from her maternal family displayed Heaven-defying talent and eventually gained a pivotal position of power within the family.’

’This led that Immortal Cultivation Family to make the illegitimate son’s mother the official wife, successfully upending the established order.’

’And the Great Madam’s mother, who was the original official wife, was kicked to the curb. Along with her, all the original legitimate daughters and sons were sent off to the fringes for marriage alliances, out of sight and out of mind.’

’That’s how she ended up in this situation.’