Terran Guardian - Chapter 3296

Chapter 3278 The Existence of the Ancient Dao

Chapter 3278: Ancient Enlightened Beings:

Ziyang Domain.

The nine-layered sky was ripped apart by a terrifying force. A terrifying aura descended, suppressing the chaotic void. Most cultivators in the immortal realms seemed to sense that terrifying presence.

“Purple Sun Domain!” “

Shenfeng Province, the 35th ranked immortal realm, is truly extraordinary!”

A terrifying divine consciousness swept across, as if it were watching over everything in the entire Ziyang Domain.

Suddenly, within

the Ziyang Domain and

various forbidden areas,

ancient beings that had long been revived began to rise, each looking up into the void.

“Who is this semi-saint who dares to be so presumptuous?”

“This is not the aura of Shenfeng Province. It seems other immortal realms are also so rampant. Do they really think our Ziyang Domain is without people?”

The moment these ancient beings revived, a terrifying divine consciousness shattered the heavens. In an instant, the sky and clouds changed color, and the vast Ziyang Domain seemed to be plunged into a scene of doom.

Within the Ziyang Immortal Sect.

Taoist Yunyang gazed at the shattered Nine-Layered Sky, his face gloomy.

“The Yunjinzhou army has arrived, thirty-two Semi-Saints—truly a massive undertaking! It seems they’re aiming to annihilate our Ziyang Domain in one fell swoop!”

Thirty-two Semi-Saints!

This was undoubtedly a formidable number.

Initially,

the Ziyang Immortal Sect, even with the combined forces of the other Immortal Domains, had only managed to muster twenty-three Semi-Saints.

While twenty-three Semi-Saints wasn’t the entirety of these domains’ strength, it was certainly a significant number. The Immortal

Emperors of the various sects felt immense pressure upon witnessing this scene.

Taking in the expressions of the crowd, Taoist Yunyang sneered.

“Semi-Saints are certainly powerful, but our Ziyang Immortal Sect has stood firm in the Ziyang Domain for so many years, and for good reason. For thirty-two Semi-Saints to dream of overthrowing the Ziyang Domain and destroying our Ziyang Immortal Sect is sheer wishful thinking!”

As he finished his words, the clouds in the sky shifted, and a Daoist aura coalesced into a palm that obscured the heavens and sun, fiercely slamming down upon the Ziyang Immortal Sect.

Almost instantly, a divine light emerged from the formation above the Zi Yang Immortal Sect.

As the palm strike landed, the formation trembled slightly, yet no trace of shattering remained.

“Boom!”

A terrifying aura revived within the sect’s forbidden grounds. An ancient immortal, shattering the void, emerged, his eyes like the sun, moon, and stars, brimming with boundless might.

“This is the Zi Yang Immortal Sect! Which cultivator dares to invade? Die!”

the other’s voice sternly declared. The five fingers of his right hand extended, seemingly capable of moving the universe. A terrifying power, like the abyss, could suppress everything.

Within the void,

a figure also emanating a terrifying aura appeared.

Observing the attack, he raised his hand, and a vast avenue appeared, seemingly condensed from the almighty universe. It blasted down below with the force of a world-shattering force.

Boom—

the moment the two forces collided, the avenue collapsed instantly, and the vast Zi Yang Region seemed to tremble violently. The awe-inspiring might swept across all directions, trembling all cultivators.

“That’s Venerable Kong Qing!”

“Rumor has it that he’s been enlightened since ancient times. He made a move in ancient times. Back then, he was already a Four Tribulations Semi-Saint. Now that he’s here, his strength is likely even greater than before!”

Upon seeing the immortal from the Ziyang Immortal Sect, many ancient beings cast their gazes in astonishment.

Nine Tribulations for a Semi-Saint!

But in reality, those truly capable of transcending the Five Tribulations of Heaven and Man are extremely rare.

Many Semi-Saints who have aspired to immortality for eons remain stuck at the First Tribulation, barely making any progress.

Someone like this, who had already reached the Four Tribulations Semi-Saint level in ancient times, dared to appear now, meaning they’d at least transcended the Five Tribulations of Heaven and Man once more, reaching the Five Tribulations Semi-Saint level.

Beings at this level are already considered powerful among Semi-Saints.

After all,

how many Semi-Saints in the world can truly transcend the Five Tribulations, or even the Nine Tribulations?

“

A Semi-Saint Invasion!”

“The Immortal War has broken out first in the Ziyang Territory!”

Shen Changqing fell silent as he read the news from the Demon God Dao Mirror.

This war had unfolded even faster than he had imagined.

He had thought it could at least be delayed for a while.

After all, the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm was vast, and the 3,600 Immortal States were equally vast. Even a top-tier Immortal Emperor would need considerable time to conquer a single state. Furthermore

,

Shenfeng State and Yunjin State were not connected.

Therefore,

an invasion of Yunjin State would undoubtedly require considerable time.

Yet

, only a decade had passed since the news of the Immortal Cult’s alliance with Yunjin State broke.

What did such a short period of time indicate?

It suggested that Yunjin State had long been preparing. This was the only explanation for the swift arrival of Yunjin State’s army.

The outbreak of the Immortal War in the Ziyang Territory was merely the first salvo between the two states.

What would follow

was a full-scale war across the entire state.

Meanwhile,

news had also arrived from the Heavenly Demon Holy Land.

“Your Majesty, news has arrived from the Xuanxiao Territory that the Nine Mountains Immortal Court’s army has invaded. The Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor, ranked in the top ten on the Immortal Emperor Monument, personally took action, annihilating the Jinque Holy Land with thunderous force, and then his army swept across the land.

Now, the Xuanqing Immortal Sect and other Xuanxiao Territory forces have united to fight against the Nine Mountains Immortal Court.

However, the current situation in the Xuanxiao Territory is not optimistic!”

Chang Liu said in a deep voice within the Holy Land’s main hall.

Upon hearing this,

many elders’ expressions changed.

The Nine Mountains Immortal Court!

They were not familiar with this force.

However, the name of the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor was a household name.

Again,

any powerful individual who could reach the Immortal Emperor Monument was destined to be renowned. Across the 3,600 Immortal States of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, countless cultivators would be familiar with this name.

Furthermore,

The Immortal Emperor Monument is different from the Immortal King and Ancient Immortal Monuments.

Even if a name is recorded on the latter two, it won’t remain there for long.

The Immortal King Monument, in particular, is the most subject to change.

This is because any genius who makes it onto the Immortal King Monument has already reached the pinnacle of the Immortal King realm. The next step is to break through to the Ancient Immortal Realm.

But for a genius at this level, breaking through to the Ancient Immortal Realm is as easy as eating or drinking water.

The so-called realm bottleneck doesn’t exist.

Or rather,

if even breaking through to the Ancient Immortal Realm requires a bottleneck, then there’s no qualification to ascend to the Immortal King Monument.

Therefore,

these cultivators easily break through to the Ancient Immortal Realm.

The reason they don’t break through is that they simply want to enter the Immortal King Monument and gain a chance of Heavenly Dao.

Once they successfully ascend the Immortal King Monument, they will soon break through, and their names will naturally disappear from the Immortal King Monument.

For this reason,

the Immortal King Monument boasts the fastest turnover of all the Heavenly Dao monuments.

No one deliberately lingers at the Immortal King realm just to leave a mark for a longer period.

Then,

there’s the Ancient Immortal Monument.

While breaking through to the Immortal Emperor realm is considerably more difficult than reaching the Ancient Immortal

, in reality,

reaching the Ancient Immortal Monument is even more challenging.

However, those geniuses who manage to reach the Ancient Immortal Monument possess immensely profound foundations, and breaking through to the Immortal Emperor realm is a relatively short journey.

It can take anywhere from 18 million years to 100,000 to 200,000 years to break free from the shackles of the Ancient Immortal and ascend directly to the Immortal Emperor realm.

What’s an insurmountable bottleneck for other Ancient Immortals is a simple task for truly peerless geniuses.

But reaching the Immortal Emperor Monument is different.

The Semi-Saint, the quest for immortality, presents a formidable chasm for any cultivator.

Even among those peerless geniuses who achieve the Immortal Emperor Monument, not all ultimately achieve immortality.

For them,

the Semi-Saint stage is a hurdle—

an insurmountable barrier.

Immortality is elusive!

This has been true since ancient times.

Many powerful beings on the Immortal Emperor Monument may remain there for several, even dozens, of years in the Immortal King realm without truly breaking through.

Some,

even reaching the end of their lifespans, struggle to achieve a breakthrough.

Once they reach this point,

these Immortal Emperors either pass away, seek the elixir of immortality and live another life, or completely degenerate, becoming fallen immortals despised by the Heavenly Dao.

Therefore,

reaching the summit of the two Heavenly Dao monuments, Immortal King and Ancient Immortal, is not particularly difficult.

Some extraordinary villains will only occupy a position on the Heavenly Dao Monument for a short time before breaking through and achieving enlightenment.

However, the Immortal Emperor Monument, the next level above, is truly untouchable.

This is because each powerful being who ascends to the Immortal Emperor Monument has honed their rank through countless ages, potentially remaining unchanged for several Immortal King Eras or even longer. It would be difficult

for newly ascended top Immortal Emperors to suppress and defeat these veterans.

Again, the same principle applies.

Anyone who makes it onto the Immortal Emperor Monument is a peerless genius, almost as powerful as anyone in their realm.

Newly promoted top Immortal Emperors already have a gap in cultivation time compared to these veterans, so catching up is no easy feat.

Yet, even in ancient times, the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor had consistently held a top-ten position on the Immortal Emperor Monument.

Such a presence

is no stranger to cultivators familiar with the Heavenly Dao Divine Monument.

“The Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor is indeed powerful, but the Xuanqing Immortal Sect also possesses a legacy of immortality. If that Semi-Saint were to strike, even the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor, no matter how powerful, would be no match!”

It was Fu Zheng who spoke.

As he finished speaking, Shen Changqing, who had remained silent until then, finally spoke.

“The Xuanqing Immortal Sect’s semi-saint is currently avoiding the Five Degenerations of the Celestial Being, so it won’t be easy for him to take action.

This matter is probably no secret. The Nine Mountains Immortal Court, which dared to attack the Xuanxiao Realm directly, must be aware of this.”

“However… the Xuanxiao Realm is ultimately the most advanced high-level immortal realm, home to many top-tier immortal emperors. Even with the Nine Mountains Immortal Court’s strength, it’s not certain it can suppress the entire Xuanxiao Realm alone.

However, with the Nine Mountains Immortal Court invading, and the immortals of Yunjinzhou attacking the Ziyang Realm,

the great war between the two immortal realms has truly begun!”