[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique":3,"chapter-eternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-eternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-chapter-16":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1649167,2112,"Chapter 16 - 15: Magic Perfection","eternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>From the Qi Introduction Third Layer to the Qi Introduction Fourth Layer might have seemed like a difference of only a single realm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but it was actually the dividing line between the Early and Middle Stages of the Qi Introduction Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching the Qi Introduction Fourth Layer,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan had finally shed his status as one of the weakest and most insignificant beings at the very bottom of the Path of Immortal Cultivation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although in the eyes of High Tier Cultivators, he was still just an ant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was now a slightly bigger ant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, this was something to be happy about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Shen Changchuan didn’t let the excitement go to his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short day of rest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he resumed his diligent Cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time flew by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Shen Changchuan’s advancement to the Qi Introduction Fourth Layer,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>another month had passed in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this month, the few other nearby villages that had sought refuge under Dawan Village’s protection all heard the news that the Dawan Village Guardian had been replaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, they came to visit, bearing gifts to congratulate Shen Changchuan on his new post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were six of these villages in total, making it seven including Zhao Family Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all small villages within about a hundred-li radius of Dawan Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were home to Minor Immortal Cultivation Clans passed down through generations, with only one or two mu—or in some cases, just a fraction of a mu—of Spirit Fields to sustain their fragile existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strength of these Minor Immortal Cultivation Clans was meager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The highest Cultivation within their clans was around the Qi Introduction Third or Fourth Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had only mastered one or two types of Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All things considered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Hanguo of Zhao Family Village was actually the strongest among them and possessed the largest area of Spirit Fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to Zhao Hanguo’s near-grovelling humility,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the others, while also extremely respectful and careful not to offend Shen Changchuan, were nowhere near as subservient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He later learned through subtle conversation\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that the surrounding villages were unaware of his true background and origins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They simply assumed he was a member of a branch family of the Shen Clan\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>who had perhaps spent some Spirit Stones to pull strings with an influential figure inside the clan, allowing him to be sent down to this lucrative post in Dawan Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, to members of these minor clans, they were like ants facing a towering mountain when stood before the Shen Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they so easily obtain internal information about such a massive power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaware of Shen Changchuan’s specific identity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they simply treated him with the same respect they had shown the previous guardian, Shen Shiyin, lacking the subservient attitude of Zhao Hanguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This couldn’t help but make Shen Changchuan wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Where did Zhao Hanguo get information about my identity?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Dawan Village was so far from Tian Nan City, the Shen Clan’s main base, that communication was inconvenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the thought was fleeting,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Shen Changchuan had no intention of digging any deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Maybe he heard it from Shen Shiyin’s family before they left?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This has nothing to do with improving my strength. There’s no need to get to the bottom of it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, Shen Changchuan didn’t clarify his identity to the other minor clans either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t the type to show off his status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His two and a half years at the Shen Family Mansion had taught him to value his own strength far more than his identity as the son of the Shen Clan Patriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in the month or so since his promotion to the Qi Introduction Fourth Layer,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>aside from receiving the visiting minor clans and their gifts, and occasionally inspecting the growth of the Spiritual Rice Seedlings in the Spirit Fields,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he spent practically all his time on his own Cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which, the successive visits from the minor clan patriarchs turned out to be a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the gifts they brought were all Spiritual Objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some brought Spirit Fruits or medicinal herbs; the poorer ones even brought a few catties of Spirit Grain as their gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan wasn’t picky and accepted them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these items,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>played a significant role in his subsequent Cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had Spiritual Objects to aid his Cultivation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in just over a month,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he not only stabilized his Cultivation Realm at the Qi Introduction Fourth Layer Early Stage but also took a great leap forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan could feel that if he continued to cultivate diligently for another two months, he would break through to the Qi Introduction Fourth Layer Middle Stage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This rate of progress felt somewhat incredible, even to Shen Changchuan himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on second thought,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it wasn’t that difficult to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While his aptitude for Immortal Cultivation wasn’t high, it wasn’t terrible either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he had ample Spiritual Object resources, his own unyielding diligence, and the mental transformation that came from escaping the suffocating environment of the Shen Family Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all that, such progress was actually to be expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After more than a month of hard work,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his improvement wasn’t limited to just his Cultivation Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the support of sufficient Spiritual Objects, Shen Changchuan was able to grind new Magic every single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was that in just over a month,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had successfully ground every Magic on his panel to 100% progress!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Shen Changchuan\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Introduction Fourth Layer Early Stage\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation Technique:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiangshan Qi Absorption Technique\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magical Artifact:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Needle x2 (Quasi-Low Tier Magical Artifact)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Needle Stabbing: 100% (Perfection Traits: Slight increase in hidden weapon accuracy, negligible Gold Element Magic Cultivation Experience)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light Body Technique: 100% (Perfection Traits: Slight increase in body speed, negligible Body Technique Cultivation Experience)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual Eye Technique: 100% (Perfection Traits: Slight increase in Eye Power, negligible Pupil Technique Cultivation Experience)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind Blade Technique: 100% (Perfection Traits: Slight increase in sharpness, negligible Wind Magic Cultivation Experience)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fireball Technique: 100% (Perfection Traits: Slight increase in spell temperature, negligible Fire Element Magic Cultivation Experience)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vine Technique: 100% (Perfection Traits: Slight increase in spell toughness, negligible Wood Element Magic Cultivation Experience)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All my Magic has reached Perfection!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the neat row of 100%s in the Magic section of the panel in his vision,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but let out a long breath,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a sense of profound relief washing over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The non-stop grind to max out my Magic proficiency for the past month... it was all worth it!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All six types of Magic had reached Perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as he expected, the benefits that came after reaching Perfection were not disappointing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new \"Trait\" had appeared as a suffix for each Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those Traits,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan could clearly feel that a Perfection Level Magic was a cut above its unmastered version in terms of power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, after perfecting four types of Magic in a row\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>during this short but intense period of training,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan discovered another hidden trait of a Perfection Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantaneous casting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before a Magic was perfected, casting it required forming a hand Seal, coordinating the flow of Magical Power within his body, and finally unleashing the spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This process took at least two to three seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Perfection,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that time could be shortened to under a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t the limit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he reduced the spell’s power output and overall might, the casting time could be cut to less than a tenth of a second!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could absolutely be considered instantaneous casting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several experiments, Shen Changchuan could launch a Fireball or a Wind Blade with a mere flick of his hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although an instantaneously cast spell only had two-thirds the power of its full version,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after some research, Shen Changchuan quickly found a way to compensate for this weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rapid fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could exploit the spell’s instantaneous nature to cast the same Magic multiple times in quick succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, after some practice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the current Shen Changchuan was already able to rapid-fire three offensive spells, such as Fireball Technique or Wind Blade Technique, within a single second!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of decreasing, the overall power had actually increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The significance of such a method\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in combat was self-evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength had soared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Even if three or five of my past self from two months ago ganged up on me, I’m afraid they still wouldn’t be a match for who I am now!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I were to face that Demon Beast from the river again, I’m at least eighty percent confident I could slay it!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the surge of power that came from perfecting his Magic,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan’s heart filled with confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>",1457,"2026-06-06T11:55:28.346Z",1,"novelbin.me","23ac42dd6b68e3191db7a653beedac22d8e90fd977e88c44242aee6c8211ed8c","eternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-chapter-17","eternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-chapter-15",85,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-cover.jpg"]