[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter":3,"chapter-eternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter-eternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter-chapter-45":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter",{"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},1517264,1969,"Chapter 45: Soul-Throwing Technique, Spring and Autumn Blade","eternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>In the morning light, the wind has gradually warmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Wang is bustling around the clay stove, boiling water and cooking. Next to her, a wooden basin holds the master’s dirty clothes, which she will wash by Silver Creek later, before finding time to wash her own and her child’s clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the shanty area, willow branches sprout tender buds, and as the children run past inside the area, the willow catkins dance with the wind, exuding a vibrant vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unknowingly, the harsh winter has faded, and early spring has arrived. The shanty area by Silver Creek has become more lively, and people’s hearts are more joyful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Li Yuan’s mood remains heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today is his last day of \"sick leave\"; tomorrow he must return to the Black Market, but he is still uncertain about the situation there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wants to continue his sick leave but doesn’t know if that is possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Central City... he definitely can’t go there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And other places are not accessible either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep mountains and old forests are impossible to delve into, leaving the county is seeking death. The only option is to stay holed up in Silver Creek Square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wants to wait until the dust settles, and the truth is revealed before making his move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered, a knock on the door and Cai Ze’s voice sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Li, Brother Li?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan quickly went to open the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the door opened, Cai Ze smiled and said, \"You were right, Brother Li, the missing people have all been found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies were at the bottom of the lake, so it seems to be murder rather than a disappearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sect is very concerned about this matter, and recently they plan to set a trap to lure out the person in the shadows, no need to worry anymore, Brother Li.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that there was progress, Li Yuan gently breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they truly investigate and find some leads, there should follow a series of news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as long as the matter remained unclear, his sickness wouldn’t get better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, he clutched his chest, coughing violently as if his soul had escaped, \"Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long time, he gasped for breath and spoke intermittently, \"Brother Cai, I... cough, cough... have weakened my foundation, it’s hard to recover from this illness... cough, cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Ze suddenly moved closer and said, \"There is a divine healer in the sect, if an Outer or Inner Sect disciple gets injured, this healer comes whenever called... eh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Li, with all your skills, if not for the Vice Sect Leader looking down on you, you would have long become an Outer Sect Disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he sighed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>showing a bit of indignation on his face,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if feeling injustice for Li Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh...\" Li Yuan responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Ze seemed to expect something, staring at Li Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan asked, \"The Vice Sect Leader looks down on me? Cough, cough, cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Ze said, \"Yes, originally Brother Li surely would have been an Outer Sect Disciple, it’s the Vice Sect Leader... eh, let’s not talk about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan coughed a few times and praised, \"The Vice Sect Leader indeed has such good vision... eh... my body... it’s tough... tough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Ze: ??????\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan continued to cough non-stop...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Ze: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he had nothing to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan also remained silent; he wasn’t suited for the hot-blooded style, wouldn’t be provoked into becoming cannon fodder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He preferred to stay in a relatively safe region, quietly searching for cultivation skills, and enhancing them low-key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After chatting casually for a bit more, Cai Ze chose to take his leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan glanced at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today the weather is clear, with a mild breeze and bright sunshine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Yan,\" he called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the backyard, the charming Lady Yan poked her head out from behind the door, \"What is it, husband?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to the Black Market.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yan hurried out, looking a bit concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan said, \"I want to see if it’s possible to continue my sick leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if they won’t allow it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll have to take one step at a time...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Li Yuan ran to the kitchen and took the sausage casings he had Aunt Wang buy a few days ago, filled some pig blood into them, then tied the mouths and put them in his mouth in advance, in case of an emergency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This served as the upgraded version of the \"spitting blood\" tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan stepped onto Lake Heart Island again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Market continued to operate in an orderly manner, yet there was a mysterious somberness and solemnity in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the edge of the island was a small grove, where the trees were evergreen and leaned over the water, now revealing a bit of gloom. From afar, one could vaguely see many miscellaneous task workers and Blood Saber Sect disciples gathering there for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan didn’t get too close, only glimpsing from afar as he passed by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils slowly contracted, as he realized that the crowd was gathered around more than a dozen straw mats, each spread with a waterlogged and swollen decomposing \"giant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one at the very edge, faintly recognizable as Wen Xiaoqiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the air, a faint, nauseating stench of corpses lingered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan’s heart sank, his stomach churned, his Adam’s apple bobbed, and he quickened his pace to move past without the slightest pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evidently, the disappearances on this island were more than just the recent three cases... they had been happening for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arrived at the main gate of the Black Market, also known as the North Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a nondescript little pavilion, Master Li seemed to be perpetually half-asleep, resting listlessly on a deck chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the information beside him betrayed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan clearly saw his info had changed from \"130(180)~140(210)\" to \"135(180)~145(210).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Li looked as if he was resting but actually was recuperating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan glanced over and then withdrew his gaze; today he had to continue pretending to be ill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, clutching his chest, he saluted and said, \"Cough... cough cough cough... Yuan greets Master Li... cough cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the deck chair, Master Li suddenly said softly, \"Li Yuan, you actually want to call in sick and stay home again today, don’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan was taken aback, continued coughing, and said, \"Master Li, please forgive me... Yuan indeed longs for home but is powerless... homesick as an arrow, yet hindered by illness...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh... hehehe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Li chuckled, suddenly saying, \"How about this, Li Yuan, I’ll give you a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, don’t take leave, stay here with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t return to the Central City, just stay with me at this North Gate. Bring me tea during the day, leave the island for home at night, how about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan coughed a few times, weakly saying, \"Cough cough, Yuan doesn’t know why Master Li values me so...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell, the atmosphere suddenly turned stifling and oppressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this pressure, Li Yuan just lowered his head and remained silent; he could feel Master Li’s burning gaze meticulously studying him as if trying to see through his entire being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a long time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with Master Li’s words, the oppressive feeling dissipated into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Li only softly asked four words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you stay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan decisively answered with one word, \"Stay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Li was stunned, then burst into hearty laughter, saying, \"Good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, Master Li said nothing to Li Yuan, only instructing him to serve tea and water, and fetch fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan did not ask anything either, only completing the tasks assigned by Master Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By dusk, Master Li yawned and got up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, the Black Market on Lake Heart Island would implement an island curfew, so Master Li did not need to guard the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Li lived somewhere in the North City, while Li Yuan needed to travel to South City to take a boat home, hence they parted ways midway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, it was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan was still routinely serving water to Master Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today Master Li looked at him and suddenly asked, \"Do you want to learn sword skills?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan replied, \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Li said, \"Then I will teach you sword skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan asked curiously, \"Then what does Master Li need me to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Li replied, \"What I need you to do is nothing; you just need to properly pass down my cultivation skill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued, \"Do you know why I want to teach you my cultivation skill?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan cooperatively shook his head, wearing a curious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Li said, \"Because you have talent and fortune, you’re clearly from the rural areas but have reached entry grade by seventeen;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>your personality is calm, lacking the usual impatience of young people, evading vices and avoiding misfortunes, and this time you even avoided such a massacre;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>your disposition is commendable, serving me tea and water without flattery or resentment;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only a young person like you can possibly carry on my school of cultivation skill without letting it fall into oblivion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I waited a long time, and finally, I found you, so it’s you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not gonna serve tea, salute, and acknowledge your master?\" Master Li said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan hurriedly went to pour hot tea and then bowed to the ground, lifting the tea high with both hands, respectfully saying, \"Disciple greets Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Li accepted the bow, grabbed the hot tea, took a sip, and put it aside, saying, \"My name is Li Yu. My school is called the Yanyue Sect, and the cultivation skill I’ll teach you is called the Soul-Throwing Technique, with the sword skill called the Spring and Autumn Blade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1678,"2026-06-06T05:24:25.076Z",1,"novelbin.me","cf707a1867fc492f320e1dc2f6f653736a10c6841ceaed97f3af190ee2257d01","eternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter-chapter-46","eternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter-chapter-44",563,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starts-as-a-hunter-cover.jpg"]