[{"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-45":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},1649196,2112,"Chapter 45 - 44: No Cause for Concern","eternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>Qing City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a quiet and secluded courtyard,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shiyin was bowing, his expression reverent as he reported something to the middle-aged man seated in the place of honor before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one were to get closer,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they would be able to hear frequent mentions of Dawan Village, Shen Changchuan, Demon Beast attacks, and financial losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the middle-aged man in the seat of honor nodded slightly, his lips moving faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible to tell what he said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but it caused Shen Shiyin to break out in a sweat, his legs to go weak, and nearly made him kneel on the ground as he lowered his head and explained himself repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another long moment, the Transportation Envoy waved his hand, finally allowing Shen Shiyin to withdraw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked out of the courtyard gate,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shiyin’s legs felt weak, and his back was soaked through with a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Damn it! I never should have volunteered for that mission!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I shouldn’t have been so smug and shown off!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, unable to stop his regret, even cursing himself under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been the one to volunteer for the mission to collect the Spirit Grain tribute from the area around Dawan Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Citing his previous post and greater familiarity with the region compared to others, he had easily secured the assignment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His reason for doing so was, in part, driven by the desire to return in glory and show off in front of Shen Changchuan—the \"enemy\" who had taken his position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was indeed what happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, after witnessing the \"disastrous state\" of Shen Changchuan’s management of Dawan Village,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had felt immense satisfaction,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so much so that he felt the bottleneck in his cultivation, which had been stagnant for years, faintly begin to loosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had never imagined,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that such a huge pitfall was hidden within it all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he returned, he was summoned directly by the Transportation Envoy himself to be questioned about matters related to Shen Changchuan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Transportation Envoy, who managed the collection of Spirit Grain tributes from all regions, was a clan Elder at the Soul Emergence Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Shen Clan, he was a truly powerful figure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being summoned by such a person brought Shen Shiyin no excitement, only endless terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just a minor Cultivator at the mere Qi Introduction Fourth Layer; he wasn’t even qualified to be the man’s dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being summoned alone like this meant he had likely been dragged into some incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shiyin didn’t dare to hide anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recounted everything he had seen and guessed in Dawan Village to the Transportation Envoy, down to the last detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could it be that Shen Changchuan has some faction within the clan backing him?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Even if he’s an illegitimate son, he’s still the Patriarch’s own flesh and blood. I really can’t underestimate him!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I just hope this doesn’t blow back on me. Someone as insignificant as me can’t possibly withstand waves this big!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back on Shen Changchuan’s sensitive identity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shiyin wanted to slap himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Damn it all!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Serves you right for being so smug!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, not only had he potentially been drawn into some upper-echelon vortex, but he had also been given a warning by the Transportation Envoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sigh, this whole trip was a waste of effort.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would probably have to give away all the extra profit he had skimmed from this trip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shiyin sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know if the Transportation Envoy’s warning was to keep him quiet about the matter or for some other reason,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but regardless,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he no longer dared to keep the Spirit Stones and Spirit Medicines he had received.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful figure like that could crush him as easily as an ant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just thinking about the benefits he had received,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shiyin felt a pang of heartache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was such a lucrative post, and he had been hoping to line his pockets with it, but in the end...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Forget it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I won’t think about it anymore.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What rotten luck. I’ll do my best to avoid getting involved with people like that from now on!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frustrated, Shen Shiyin departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that same moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>back in the courtyard,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Transportation Envoy took out a yellow Talisman and inscribed a message into it with his Divine Sense:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan resides in Dawan Village. However, his ambition outstrips his talent; he aims high but achieves little. He is already overwhelmed managing a mere twelve mu of Spirit Fields and is of no concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the message,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he poured his Magical Power into the Talisman. It glowed with a yellow light, transformed into a streak of light, and leaped into the void, vanishing without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, he had vaguely sensed that something was amiss from the words of that little Cultivator named Shen Shiyin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, he should have sent someone or gone to investigate himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Patriarch’s first wife had asked him to investigate the illegitimate son with nothing but empty words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not offering even a single Spirit Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only reluctantly agreed for the sake of the Crown Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t be bothered to go personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Heh, that just shows the extent of her vision and composure. To be flustered by a mere illegitimate son, and even worry that others might follow his example...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought of that jealous first wife, and the recent affair that had caused such a stir in Tian Nan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Transportation Envoy couldn’t help but sneer inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She only has her good birth and a son who lives up to expectations. Otherwise, with a matriarch like her, how could she possibly keep her position secure?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Transportation Envoy shook his head, complaining silently to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for that Shen Changchuan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he cared even less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So what if he’s hiding something?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawan Village was just a place with twelve mu of Spirit Fields, and the surrounding area was barren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Shallow waters cannot nurture a True Dragon.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Reaching the Qi Introduction Late Stage will be that boy’s limit for his entire life.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He’s not even worth mentioning.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>elsewhere,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan, deep within a dense forest, was still unaware that he had just narrowly avoided trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his own brow was tightly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had run into trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, he saw towering cliffs rising abruptly on both sides, obscuring the sun and leaving only a thin line of sky in between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the destination marked on the map from Zhao Hanguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Hanguo hadn’t played any tricks with the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>aside from the occasional attack by a passing Low Tier Demon Beast from the mountains, Shen Changchuan had encountered no major incidents and arrived safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peering into the canyon fissure,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan could faintly make out the ruins of the cave estate several li away, nestled between the cliffs, thanks to the enhanced vision from his Spiritual Eye Technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem now was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that besides the ruins of the cave estate, he also saw a new Demon Beast nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Beast nest was built right above the ruins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only a few hundred meters away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the owner of the nest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was someone Shen Changchuan happened to recognize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an old acquaintance he had fought not long ago—the Gale Falcon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why did that thing build its nest there?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiding in the dense forest, Shen Changchuan watched from several li away as the Gale Falcon in its nest tore at and devoured the flesh of a large python’s corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a completely unexpected turn of events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too much of a coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on second thought, it wasn’t that strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawan Village had never been attacked by a Gale Falcon before, which proved this one was a new arrival to the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this gorge, with its sheer cliffs and narrow sky, was indeed a suitable place for a Flying Demon Beast like it to build a nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place was deep in the mountains, devoid of human presence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the surrounding Spiritual Qi was decent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was perfectly normal for it to build its nest here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with that creature guarding the ruins from above,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he, Shen Changchuan, was in trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What should I do now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan muttered, feeling a headache coming on as he looked at the Gale Falcon.\u003C\u002Fp>",1424,"2026-06-06T11:55:28.346Z",1,"novelbin.me","7d069a479a94ef286c794daea7b2d42cebd301204a84d16e84b27589d5dd54b3","eternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-chapter-46","eternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-chapter-44",85,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-cover.jpg"]