Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

The ability to fly was something Shen Changchuan greatly coveted.

If he could tame and control this Gale Falcon,

using it to fly through the sky,

then there was no doubt that,

he would have a massive advantage over other Cultivators!

However,

this was just a thought that had occurred to Shen Changchuan on a whim.

After seeing how easily he had defeated the Gale Falcon, he just wanted to give it a try;

it wasn’t as if he absolutely had to succeed.

After all, legend had it that once a Cultivator advanced to the Soul Emergence Realm, they could fly through the heavens using their own power.

He was currently at the Qi Introduction Sixth Layer Realm.

The Soul Emergence Realm was still past the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Layers.

It didn’t seem that far away.

Rather than putting too much energy into this, he was better off focusing on his Cultivation and striving to one day reach Soul Emergence. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Of course,

if he could tame it

to be his mount,

that would still be quite nice.

So, Shen Changchuan didn’t mind giving it a try.

’It would be best to have something like a Beast Taming Ring, or a similar Control Magic to restrain it. Otherwise, this beast might just pretend to be tamed and then look for a chance to escape. That would be a huge loss.’

’Mm, I’ll use the Spirit Binding Technique to keep this guy locked up for now. After the summer harvest tomorrow, when the Wu Family Collection opens, I’ll see if I can get anything relevant from the merchant caravans.’

With the Gale Falcon trapped before him by the Vine Cage Technique,

exhausted and unable to move, Shen Changchuan pondered inwardly.

He then began to clean up the battlefield.

He retrieved the Spirit Medicine and the Beast Saliva Pill he had used as bait.

He also packed away the Mysterious Two Forms Array, which he hadn’t activated.

After that, he picked up the exhausted Gale Falcon,

and using the Light Body Technique, he leaped towards the cliff face.

It didn’t take long.

Shen Changchuan arrived below the Gale Falcon’s nest.

He glanced up at the nest a few times, confirming there were no Gale Falcon eggs or anything of the sort inside,

and paid it no more mind.

Shen Changchuan took a few steps forward.

His gaze fell on a spot not far away, concealed by jagged rocks. It was overgrown with various trees and weeds, resembling a pile of rubble.

He casually picked up a dry branch,

pushed aside the dense, overgrown weeds and trees nearby, and after taking a few steps deeper and climbing over several piles of rubble, a barely discernible cave entrance loomed.

Shen Changchuan thought for a moment.

He cast a few more Spirit Binding Techniques and a Vine Ball Cage Skill on the already extremely weak and tired Gale Falcon.

Then he tossed it aside for the time being, controlling the vines to grow and bind it to a few large rocks.

Having done all this,

Shen Changchuan stepped into the cave entrance.

At first, the entrance was extremely narrow, allowing only one person to pass.

After another ten steps,

it suddenly opened up.

And so, Shen Changchuan entered the cave.

But at this moment,

a pale blue barrier of light, as thick as a wall, blocked the way forward.

Shen Changchuan tried prodding it a few times with the branch,

but it was like poking steel; it didn’t budge an inch.

But far from being discouraged, Shen Changchuan’s face was filled with delight.

’As expected,’

’this is the location of the cave dwelling!’

Shen Changchuan took out the token inscribed with the character for "Xiang" from his Storage Bag.

As if sensing the presence of the cave dwelling,

the token began to glow faintly.

Shen Changchuan poured his Magical Power into it, and the light from the token grew dazzling.

At the same time,

the waterfall-like light barrier at the cave’s entrance slowly parted to the sides, revealing an opening.

’Just as I thought!’

Seeing this,

Shen Changchuan’s face lit up with joy.

This token

was indeed a key-like object that could open the entrance!

Fortunately, because of this item’s existence,

these cave dwelling ruins had finally fallen into his hands.

Otherwise,

twenty years ago, Zhao Hanguo would have likely plundered this place clean.

’This is a ruin left behind by a Soul Emergence Realm-level existence!’

’Even the scraps left behind by an existence of that level would be enough for a Cultivator in the Qi Introduction Realm to become rich overnight.’

Despite his excitement,

Shen Changchuan did not let his guard down.

Amidst his pounding heart,

he remained vigilant.

He first used his Spiritual Eye Technique, peering through the opening in the light barrier to observe the dark passage behind it.

Inside,

there was no hidden glow of Magical Power, no strangely shaped, dangerous Demon Beasts, and no magical traps.

After confirming there was no danger,

he cautiously stepped inside.

Passing through the light barrier, he found a rather long tunnel. Shen Changchuan walked for about thirty to forty breaths.

Then, another light barrier appeared ahead.

However, compared to the previous three-foot-thick, wall-like barrier, this one was somewhat thin, not much thicker than a sheet of paper.

As he drew closer,

Shen Changchuan realized it was a type of Magic Ban designed to contain the Spiritual Qi within and prevent it from dissipating.

Using the token,

Shen Changchuan easily passed through the light barrier into the space beyond.

Spiritual Qi!

Extremely dense Spiritual Qi!

In this space, it had practically condensed from a gas into a mist!

In that instant,

Shen Changchuan felt as if he had jumped into a lake filled with Spiritual Qi.

Every pore on his body relaxed and opened, letting wisps of Spiritual Qi seep into his skin. His entire Divine Soul Consciousness felt as if it had become intoxicated, drifting into a dreamlike state!

"HISS!"

"What incredibly dense Spiritual Qi!"

"The Spiritual Qi in this space is at least ten times denser than the Spiritual Qi in the Spiritual Spring Secret Chamber in Dawan Village!"

Shen Changchuan sucked in a sharp breath.

’When I’m ready to break through to the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer, perhaps I can use the Spiritual Qi here to do it!’

The thought flashed through his mind.

But Shen Changchuan hadn’t forgotten the purpose of his trip.

His eyes began to scan his surroundings.

It was a vast space,

about the size of a small soccer field.

In the middle of the wide area were a few lonely stone stools and a stone table.

Besides that, there were only a few candlesticks whose lamp oil had long since burned away. There was nothing else.

The entire empty space was like a vast, hollowed-out hall carved into the heart of the mountain.

At the same time,

at the far end of this huge space,

Shen Changchuan saw three doorways.

However, all three doorways were covered by a red light barrier, as thick as a wall, just like the one he had first encountered.

It sealed each doorway shut.

Shen Changchuan moved closer.

He observed them carefully and also tried using the token on them.

But unfortunately,

the three doorways sealed by the red light barriers showed no reaction to the token whatsoever.

And those red light barriers

gave Shen Changchuan a sense of danger more than ten times greater than the blue light barrier he had encountered earlier!

He didn’t dare to touch them casually.

So, standing a good distance away, he cast the Wind Blade Technique and Fireball Technique at them.

But there was no reaction at all.

It was as if his Magical Power was completely swallowed and extinguished by the red barrier walls!

Shen Changchuan stopped his futile attempts.

’Behind these three doorways must lie the greatest legacy of this cave dwelling.’

Shen Changchuan guessed to himself.

But his expression wasn’t joyful in the slightest; instead, it was rather grim.

Because these red light barriers were blocking him,

he had no way to enter.

So,

this trip to investigate the cave dwelling...

had only led to the discovery of a space suitable for breaking through to the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer?

Shen Changchuan was a little disappointed.

Unwilling to give up, he continued to search the area.

Naturally, he found nothing.

’Right, didn’t that collateral branch of the Shen Family also leave in a hurry back then?’

’They probably encountered these three sealed doorways and wanted to go back to find a solution.’

Shen Changchuan guessed to himself,

and could only helplessly accept this reality.