Terran Guardian - Chapter 3334

Chapter 3315 Innate Immortal Qi

“Huh!”

Recovering his memories, Shen Changqing felt a sense of relief.

Those endless years, the tens of millions he had lived now, were nothing compared to them.

In those long years,

even with Shen Changqing’s strength, he had nearly forgotten who he was.

Fortunately,

his spiritual power was strong enough to recall the past at the critical moment. Otherwise, it would no longer be himself who was alive, but the rebirth of a fallen ancient star.

Then,

Shen Changqing looked at the star core in his hand, only to see that its power had been completely exhausted. With just a slight squeeze, the star core was reduced to dust.

Looking inward again, he saw that nineteen major acupoints had appeared, transforming into the ancient star field.

“A single incomplete tenth-order star core has opened up nineteen ancient star fields in one go. Even though the remaining acupoint hasn’t transformed into an ancient star field, it has already opened up over two million ancient stars.

Calculating this, refining this star core has allowed me to condense nearly seventy million more ancient stars!”

Shen Changqing gasped at the thought.

Seventy million ancient stars!

This has already completed almost one-fifth of the path required of the Ancient Star Field Sutra.

Such a breakthrough speed was truly astonishing to Shen Changqing.

This was just a fragment of a tenth-order star core.

If it were a complete tenth-order star core, Shen Changqing was confident that he could open up many more ancient star fields.

“Based on the power of tenth-order star cores, if I had three or five of them, I believe it would be enough to push the Ancient Star Field Sutra to the Great Perfection stage!”

This thought popped into Shen Changqing’s mind, and he immediately shook his head.

Three or five tenth-order star cores.

It sounds simple,

but obtaining them is far from easy.

This time.

If Shen Changqing hadn’t luckily found a fragmented tenth-grade star core from the Nine Mountains Immortal Court, he probably wouldn’t have even witnessed such a star core.

Ninth-grade star cores are already rare, and tenth-grade star cores are even rarer.

Finding such a star core is naturally no easy feat.

However,

even so,

Shen Changqing was deeply satisfied.

He had originally envisioned refining this fragmented tenth-grade star core to open up several ancient star regions, which would have been a feat.

He hadn’t imagined

it would lead to the creation of twenty.

Including the two he had already opened up, Shen Changqing had already successfully opened up twenty-one ancient star regions.

One hundred and eight ancient star regions would be complete,

nearly one-fifth of the total.

Next,

with patient cultivation and continued search for ninth-grade star cores, a breakthrough wouldn’t be a problem.

While ninth-grade star cores are precious, obtaining them is not a problem with sufficient high-grade immortal stones, though it would require a higher price.

But destroying the Nine Mountain Immortal Court would cost over 30 million top-grade immortal stones alone. While a typical ninth-tier star core might be valuable, it pales in comparison to over 30 million top-grade immortal stones.

Furthermore,

in addition to these 30 million top-grade immortal stones,

there’s also the entire Tailuo Immortal Mine as a backing.

If this mine were mined continuously, the profits would far exceed those 30 million top-grade immortal stones.

Then,

Shen Changqing directly took out the box containing ten top-grade immortal stones.

The box opened,

revealing the ten top-grade immortal stones.

As soon as these immortal stones were exposed in the void, a terrifying burst of immortal energy erupted, causing the concentration of immortal energy in the air to surge dramatically.

This immortal energy

was even more powerful than that of the Xuan-tier immortal residence in Tiandao Immortal City.

“This supreme-grade immortal stone is truly a supreme-grade immortal stone. The concentration of immortal energy contained within it alone is enough to create a sacred place for cultivation!”

Even after having seen a supreme-grade immortal stone once before, Shen Changqing felt a sense of emotion upon seeing it again.

Compared to it,

the superior-grade immortal stone pales in comparison.

Within this rich immortal energy, Shen Changqing sensed a power unattainable in other immortal stones.

This energy

is known as innate immortal energy. It is precisely because of this innate immortal energy

that refining it can elevate a cultivator’s foundation, laying the foundation for their future aspirations towards the semi-saint stage.

As for that wisp of immortal energy, while important to an Immortal Emperor, it is not as useful as innate immortal energy for those striving for the semi-saint stage.

Immediately,

Shen Changqing concentrated and held his breath, attempting to refine the power within this immortal stone.

…

Time passed slowly.

In the blink of an eye,

ten thousand years had passed.

For these ten thousand years, Shen Changqing had been constantly refining the power within the supreme-grade immortal stone.

However.

Innate immortal energy is difficult to refine.   Shen Changqing had only refined a small amount

over ten thousand years .   Compared to the innate immortal energy contained within a supreme-grade immortal stone, the loss of that small amount over ten thousand years was almost negligible.   Even so, Shen Changqing could clearly sense that the fundamental essence of the universe he had opened up, nourished by the innate immortal energy, was slowly improving.   While   the magnitude of this improvement was limited, the improvement was substantial.   In Shen Changqing’s view,   if he could fully refine the power of a supreme-grade immortal stone, the improvement would be significant.   However, given the current state of his cultivation, achieving this goal would be far from easy.   To truly refine the power contained within such a supreme-grade immortal stone, Shen Changqing suspected that the time required would even exceed ten million years, given his current level of cultivation.

There was no other way.

The innate immortal energy of the top-grade immortal stone was difficult to refine.

The concentration of immortal energy contained within was astonishing.

Even with the cultivation of the Immortal Emperor realm, truly refining such an immortal stone was not an easy task.

…

Ten thousand years in the outside world.

Shen Changqing emerged from seclusion.

Compared to his last retreat, his strength had undoubtedly increased significantly.

However, he still hadn’t completely refined the top-grade immortal stone, but Shen Changqing wasn’t in a hurry.

Refining such an immortal stone was destined to take time; the only correct approach was to take it step by step.

After emerging from seclusion,

Shen Changqing’s first move was to summon the numerous innate demon gods

to complete the previously passed down Heavenly Demon Immortal Scripture.

When the Heavenly Demon Immortal Scripture was passed down, Shen Changqing hadn’t yet achieved the Heavenly Demon Divine Body, so the Heavenly Demon Scriptures that the other innate demon gods received only reached the Heavenly Demon Saint Body stage.

Now,

Shen Changqing had mastered the Heavenly Demon Immortal Scripture, and naturally, he wanted to preserve this technique.

However…

Completion is one thing,

but even with the foundation of an innate demon god, truly cultivating the Heavenly Demonic Scripture to its fullest perfection is no simple matter.

Finally,

Shen Changqing looked at the Demon God Luohou.

“It seems you’ve made considerable progress in the Heavenly Demonic Scripture over the years. You’ve already tempered some of the Heavenly Demonic Dao Bone and entered the second stage of minor success!”

As someone who had mastered the Heavenly Demonic Scripture, how could Shen Changqing not see the clues in the Demon God Luohou?

Compared to ten thousand years ago, the Demon God Luohou’s strength had significantly increased.

This improvement was primarily

due to his mastery of the Heavenly Demonic Scripture. After all

, even with the bloodline of an innate demon god, achieving another breakthrough to the Immortal Emperor realm would not be achieved in a mere ten thousand years.

Of course,

even with the Heavenly Demonic Scripture,

the advantages of an innate demon god allowed him to cultivate a Heavenly Demonic Immortal Body in a short period of time, but cultivating a Heavenly Demonic Dao Body was equally challenging.

The other innate demon gods were currently at the entry-level second stage, barely able to temper a small amount of Heavenly Demonic Dao Bone, but that was already their limit.

“If the Holy Lord hadn’t bestowed upon me the Demon-Suppressing Mace, it would have been difficult for me to cultivate the Heavenly Demonic Scripture!”

The Demon God Luohou replied respectfully, neither servile nor arrogant.

This supremely high-grade Imperial Immortal artifact greatly aided his cultivation of the Heavenly Demonic Scripture;

otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to surpass the other innate demon gods. After all, as innate demon gods, their talents were comparable. Their future advancement depended entirely on their own luck .

The Demon- Suppressing Mace

was the Demon God Luohou’s luck.

Shen Changqing asked, “Are there any unusual developments in the Tianxing Territory?”

“Since the Holy Lord’s retreat, the Tianxing Territory has remained relatively quiet. The Heavenly Demon Sacred Land is now renowned, and even forces from Yunjin Prefecture dare not rashly offend.

However, there are rumors outside that the Nine Mountain Immortal Emperor will soon return.

These forces, by remaining inactive, may be hoping to watch the Heavenly Demon Sacred Land clash with the Nine Mountain Immortal Emperor!”

the Demon God Luohou said gravely.

When he mentioned the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor, his expression unconsciously grew solemn.

Such a powerful being, striving for the top ten of the Immortal Emperor Monument, was naturally no simple matter.

Furthermore,

the opponent had entered the Primal Chaos this time in search of immortality.

It was unknown whether his strength would change upon his return.

Shen Changqing, however, remained calm, “Let them handle this matter for now.”

When he had initially destroyed the Nine Mountains Immortal Court, he hadn’t feared the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor. Now, after ten thousand years of seclusion and his own strength enhanced, there was even less reason to fear him.

As long as he hadn’t reached the Semi-Saint realm, Shen Changqing had the confidence to deal with him.

But now, with the path to immortality hidden, no matter how powerful the opponent was, he couldn’t possibly reach the Semi-Saint realm.

Therefore,

Shen Changqing naturally wasn’t worried about the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor.

Instead,

he hoped he would take action.

Then,

Shen Changqing would seize this opportunity to completely eliminate this threat, solving the problem once and for all.

Otherwise, if he were allowed to live, when the Great Tribulation arrives, such a being could aspire to the realm of Immortal Semi-Saint, posing a considerable threat to him.

Therefore,

Shen Changqing wasn’t afraid of the Nine Mountain Immortal Emperor’s attack, but rather worried about him not taking action.

At this point,

the Demon God Luohou added, “Furthermore, the Mingguang Holy Land has frequently clashed with other immortal sects in recent years.

A thousand years ago, the battle between the Mingguang Saint and the leader of the Hidden Sword Sect in Chaos caused quite a stir!”

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PS: I’ll update at 3:00 PM tomorrow. I had a stomachache tonight and don’t have the energy to write!