Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

The power of three experts at the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer erupted violently.

A tyrannical aura swept out like a torrent, making even the villagers farther away feel as though they were suffocating!

The village patrol guards, who had been rushing toward the scene,

found their legs turning as heavy as lead under the pressure of an aura that felt like a volcanic eruption.

Dense beads of sweat instantly broke out on their foreheads.

"Hmph! A pack of ants dares to ruin my important business? You want to die? I’ll grant your wish!"

In mid-air,

a cold snort filled with killing intent echoed from high above as a majestic aura swept forth.

FWOOSH!!!

A furious dragon, dozens of feet long and formed entirely of scorching, blazing flames, roared as it descended from the sky!

A terrifying heatwave surged out, and the air currents were instantly churned into a chaotic vortex, as if by a pair of giant, invisible hands.

Even from dozens of yards away, they could feel the terrifying heat, so intense it seemed to scorch the very air and incinerate all creation to ash!

"Run!"

Seeing the flame dragon roaring down,

the captain of the village patrol, who had been the first to arrive, swallowed hard and screamed in terror.

At almost the same instant,

he threw himself to the ground, tumbling messily to the side of the street like a rolling gourd.

His agility allowed him to dodge the direct hit.

However, while he was quick to dodge,

the patrol members behind him were not so lucky.

Despite his shouted warning,

only a few of the quicker and more powerful members of the team were able to react in time to evade.

The rest

either failed to react or weren’t fast enough to get away,

and were devoured by the flame dragon as it crashed down from the heavens!

BOOM!!!

The furious flame dragon smashed into the earth, carrying all the surrounding heat with it. A world-shaking crash rang out, and the ground itself trembled.

Sky-high flames swept outward. The stone-paved street exploded, and the inferno sent shattered bricks flying in all directions like bullets, engulfing nearly half the street!

The houses on either side

were instantly set ablaze.

Blazing fires surged into the sky!

This single strike

had destroyed half the street as if a heavy bomb had gone off!

Not far away,

the patrol captain, who had been sent tumbling several times by the heatwave, lifted his head. His ears were ringing as he stared at the half-destroyed street before him,

his eyes bloodshot with rage.

An elite patrol team of twenty to thirty men was now reduced to just three or four survivors!

The rest,

annihilated by the dozens-of-feet-long flame dragon, had been turned to ash, leaving only charred fragments of White Bone scattered about!

"Bastard!"

The patrol captain’s eyes were crimson.

The rage filling his chest felt like it was about to explode.

However,

the terrifying aura from above swept down,

and his burning anger was instantly extinguished by an icy chill.

’Damn it!’

’These aren’t ordinary Immortal Masters!’

’He’d seen the Immortal Masters in the village before,’

’but not a single one’

’had an aura as terrifying as theirs!’

’A great enemy!’

’This is absolutely an unprecedented threat!’

’This disaster...’

’Can we survive this?!’

For a moment,

the patrol captain’s mind was in chaos.

"Oh? A little mortal rat actually managed to dodge my attack?"

A voice tinged with surprise came from high above.

The patrol captain, who had been lost in his chaotic thoughts, froze instantly. His limbs went cold, as if he’d been plunged into an ice cave in the dead of winter. It felt as though a bucket of icy water had been dumped over his head; a chill pierced his entire body, and he couldn’t move a single muscle.

At that moment,

the figure perched high on a rooftop didn’t seem to care much.

With a casual wave of his hand,

a gust of astral wind manifested in mid-air, solidifying into a long, tangible blade.

Its sharp edge tore through the air as it slashed down toward the patrol captain’s head!

The attack was so fast,

like a bolt of lightning,

and its unparalleled sharpness left the patrol captain with no way to run and nowhere to hide. He could only watch helplessly as death descended!

However,

just as the blade was about to fall,

in the very instant before he would have been killed,

"For a dignified master of the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer such as yourself to target a mere mortal... isn’t that a bit beneath you?"

A clear, familiar voice suddenly rang out beside the patrol captain’s ear.

At the same time,

with a soft SHIING,

a streak of green light flashed past, striking the incoming blade of Magical Power dead-center!

BANG!

With a muffled explosion,

the two instances of Magic collided and detonated in mid-air, unleashing a tangible shockwave that swept out in all directions.

The patrol captain was thrown back, sent tumbling dozens of feet across the ground.

But now,

as he struggled to lift his head, his face was filled with joy.

’The Upper Immortal is here!’

He gazed at the figure of Shen Changchuan, who had appeared at some unknown moment and now stood not far in front of him.

A joyous surprise bloomed in the patrol captain’s heart,

and an inexplicable sense of relief washed over him.

There was little reason for this feeling of reassurance,

but it was there nonetheless.

The moment he saw Shen Changchuan,

all his previous worries dissipated.

"Take your men and fall back. Evacuate the nearby residents,"

Shen Changchuan said, glancing at the patrol captain out of the corner of his eye.

’He actually recognized this captain.’

’His name was Han Jincheng, if I recall correctly.’

’One of his maternal grandfather Han Qinhu’s most capable subordinates.’

’Back then, Han Qinhu had sold off most of his family’s assets, leading many capable members of the Han Clan to follow him to Dawan Village.’

’This Han Jincheng was one of those elite men.’

’His capabilities were clearly quite impressive.’

’Just now, for instance,’

’faced with such a terrifyingly powerful enemy,’

’he had still managed to be the first to arrive on the scene after the incident broke out.’

Shen Changchuan silently committed the man’s name to memory.

’Perhaps in the future, I can grant him an Essence Pill and help him step onto the Immortal Dao.’

’Once he becomes a Cultivator, he’ll undoubtedly be of even greater use.’

Han Jincheng was unaware of Shen Changchuan’s thoughts,

let alone that his diligent performance had earned him a great, fortuitous opportunity that would soon be his.

Receiving Shen Changchuan’s order,

he faithfully carried out his duty.

"Yes, sir!"

Han Jincheng cupped his fist in a salute and quickly retreated, making sure to take his injured subordinates with him as he left.

All of this took some time to describe,

but in reality, it all happened in the span of a few breaths.

The figure opposite him made no move.

He simply looked with curiosity at Shen Changchuan. In the dim glow of the surrounding fires, his eyes showed a flicker of surprise, but also a trace of contempt.

"So you’re that Shen Changchuan?"

"You didn’t hide? You actually dared to show your face before me? Are you tired of living? Looking for a quick death?"