[{"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-60":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},1649126,2112,"Chapter 60 - 58: Reflection","eternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-chapter-60",60,"\u003Cp>’Wu Yuanzhi... what did he mean by that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan was walking down the road,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his head lowered and face grim, completely devoid of the excitement and joy he should have felt after obtaining the Array Master’s legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help but overthink things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because the power struggles of this feudal era were simply too treacherous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During his two and a half years at the Shen Family Mansion, he had personally experienced their cruelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was completely different from the office politics of his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an office squabble, the worst that could happen was mutual dislike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, you’d just quit and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this world,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a single misstep in the internal scheming of these great families could send you plummeting into an abyss, utterly crushed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because he had felt the cruelty of these familial struggles that Shen Changchuan had decisively run away, extricating himself from that massive vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very clear about his own limitations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lived in a modern civilization, he had absolutely no experience with the power struggles of great feudal families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if running away meant fewer opportunities,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and that he would have to obtain all his Cultivation Resources on his own,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was still far better than \"committing suicide\" by getting stabbed seven times in the back one day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was for this very reason\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that when faced with the unusual enthusiasm of Patriarch Wu, Wu Yuanzhi, a man whose power and status far exceeded his own,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan grew vigilant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly decided to keep a respectful distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When dealing with an old fox like him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you couldn’t even think about forming connections or seeking mutual benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because you’d probably never even know when he’d sold you out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Merely revealing the name of that item would be enough to attract the pursuit of several or more True Cultivators of the Soul Emergence Realm...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan carefully recalled every detail and every word of his conversation with Patriarch Wu, Wu Yuanzhi,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>mulling it over in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is he talking about the Cyan Essence Purifying Spirit Pill?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Does that sentence mean he was warning me that leaking the news would bring about a terrifying pursuit?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He’s not wrong about that. The Cyan Essence Purifying Spirit Pill is no less valuable than a Soul Emergence Pill. For some major figures, a pill that can improve the aptitude of their descendants is even more precious than a Soul Emergence Pill!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Once the news is out, I’m afraid even using my so-called father’s name for protection won’t do much good.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan’s heart grew heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was well aware of this point, even without Wu Yuanzhi’s reminder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why after obtaining the Elixir, he had no intention of letting the news slip, planning to take this secret to his grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What puzzled Shen Changchuan, however,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was why Wu Yuanzhi hadn’t demanded such a precious Cyan Essence Purifying Spirit Pill from him. Why did he just let him walk away with it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was, after all, comparable in value to a Soul Emergence Pill, worth no less than a Cultivator at the Soul Emergence Level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the other party’s reaction was merely a verbal warning,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with no attempt to interrogate him or force him to hand over the Elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s just too strange!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could it be that the Wu Family is so wealthy that they’d look down on a mere Soul Emergence Pill?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Impossible!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Unless... it’s because the Cyan Essence Purifying Spirit Pill isn’t as valuable to them as one might think.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Or perhaps, the price of losing that one Elixir is far less severe than the potential consequences of pressuring me!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan vaguely felt he was onto something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That great banner he had behind him was playing a significant role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this body’s father, the Shen Clan Leader, had been like a stranger to the body’s original owner for the first half of his life—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—seeing him only occasionally during major festivals and never otherwise,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan was certain of one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t have that particular identity, that hidden protective talisman, he would have likely vanished into some unknown corner long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget the Wu Family acting personally; even if they just posted a bounty in the black market or hired some Tribulation Cultivators to come after him, it would be a crisis he’d find difficult to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In the end... I suppose I’m in your debt.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Towards this body’s father, whom he had never truly met,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his feelings grew more complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Perhaps it’s precisely because they’re wary of that identity that they don’t dare to move against me so easily.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And the reason they didn’t force me to hand over the Elixir might be that they’re afraid if I lost such a precious item, I would tell others, leading to an even more terrible crisis for the Wu Family?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It seems the Wu Family is hiding a huge secret!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Shen Changchuan’s mind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>numerous thoughts flashed and disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Ah, forget it. Why worry so much?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The gains from this trip have already far exceeded my initial plans.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Next, after I help Si Houqing with the arena battle and get the remaining seven Top Grade Qi Introduction Pills, I should head back as soon as possible.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I have a nagging sense of unease, as if something bad is about to happen.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Changchuan said to himself inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he resolved to leave as soon as he had taken care of this one last thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, his figure quickly departed down the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Three days passed in the blink of an eye.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Wu Family Collection, at the center of a sprawling complex of buildings, a massive open-air arena stage stood quietly on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounding the stage were even taller spectator stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Houqing and the other leaders of the chamber of commerce delegation had already arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shopkeeper from the rival Wanghu Commerce Association had also arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they saw each other, they began trading sharp, passive-aggressive barbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a war of words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in which neither side gave an inch or gained any advantage,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the leaders of the several guilds announced that, as per the long-standing tradition, the dispute would be settled with an arena battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Fighting with his face concealed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of the kind of trash that flocks together. Birds of a feather, indeed! Hiding your face and skulking around like a sewer rat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up on the high platform,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the middle-aged Shopkeeper of the Wanghu Commerce Association looked down at the figure representing the Sanhe Chamber of Commerce, shot a disdainful glance at Si Houqing, and spoke with mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one representing the Sanhe Trading Company at this moment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was, of course, Shen Changchuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was currently wearing a bronze mask, a Conical Hat, and a long black robe, completely wrapped up from head to toe,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>making it impossible to discern his identity or appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that because a certain someone’s reputation as a sore loser is so bad that no one trusts him anymore?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My friend here comes from a humble background; he can’t afford to suffer the vengeful tantrum of a certain someone after a loss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instead of blaming others, perhaps you should reflect on why, after all these years in business, even a complete stranger wouldn’t trust you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you even been managing your ancestral business seriously? Stop with the opportunistic schemes and ruining your reputation for petty profits, lest you try to steal a chicken only to lose the rice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Houqing spoke unhurriedly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his voice calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his expression showed no hint of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what no one knew was that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in that moment, his heart was far from being as calm as it appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He regretted it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1304,"2026-06-06T11:55:28.625Z",1,"novelbin.me","99abbd55fd75807b7d8142dbbed90ec7162ea19bb3d0901786b192cf8cc84ca2","eternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-chapter-61","eternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-chapter-59",85,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-from-the-golden-needle-technique-cover.jpg"]