Terran Guardian - Chapter 3359

Chapter 3340: A Visitor from the Hidden Sword Sect

Sword Sect. Within the Heavenly Demon Holy Land

, the aftermath of the great battle remains shocking.

Blood stains the earth,

and a murderous aura permeates the air.   While the Heavenly Demon Holy Land achieved a resounding victory

in this battle ,   it also came at a heavy price. After   all   , the Nine Mountains Immortal Court mobilized its entire power for a massive invasion, and their strength should not be underestimated.   Under such circumstances, it would be impossible for the Heavenly Demon Holy Land to claim no losses at all.   At this moment,   within the Immortal Palace,   many of the seats previously occupied by the Holy Land’s elders were now vacant, and even the seat of the Heavenly Sovereign was vacant.   ”Your Majesty, this battle cost the Holy Land three Immortal Emperors: Jade Book Celestial Monarch, Wood Virtue Celestial Monarch, and Water Virtue Celestial Monarch, as well as thirty-seven Ancient Immortal Realm elders.   The casualties of the remaining ordinary disciples are still being tallied.   As for the spoils of this battle, we’ve temporarily tallied them, and if converted into high-grade immortal stones, it’s around fifty million!”   Yan Wuxiang said in a deep voice.   Fifty million high-grade immortal stones!   As a price,   the Heavenly Demon Holy Land lost three Immortal Emperors,   along with numerous Ancient Immortal Realm elders.   Any cultivator who could become an elder of the Heavenly Demon Holy Land had at least reached the level of a Half-Step Immortal Emperor.   The average peak Ancient Immortal, if not exceptional, wouldn’t have the potential to achieve this position.   Of course, in Yan Wuxiang’s view,   such losses   were not particularly devastating compared to the gains from this battle. After all   , with the resources seized from fifty million high-grade immortal stones, cultivating several Immortal Emperors and a number of Half-Step Immortal Emperors wouldn’t be difficult.   Shen Changqing pondered for a moment, then said, “The aftermath of this battle will be handled by you and Gu Zhou. Furthermore, although the Nine Mountains Immortal Court was defeated, many powerful individuals remain within the Tianxing Territory. We must be on guard   against this   !”   Shen Changqing paused, then looked at the other innate demon gods.   ”Rāhu, Jītu!”   ”I am here!”   ”You must immediately proceed to the Tailuo Immortal Mine and assist in defending it. No mistakes!”   Shen Changqing commanded.   After the battle, the Sun Demon God, who had previously been responsible for guarding the Tailuo Immortal Mine, had already returned.   As for the Moon Demon God, he remained within the mine from beginning to end.   Currently,   the Tianxing Territory is home to numerous powerful and unfamiliar individuals.   The importance of the Tailuo Immortal Mine is self-evident.   Under these circumstances, Shen Changqing must ensure its safety.   If the true secrets within the Tailuo Immortal Mine were to be leaked, it would inevitably cause trouble.   Furthermore,   what lies deep within the Tailuo Immortal Mine must also be guarded against.   Two more innate demon gods guarding the area would provide an additional layer of security.   Now,   two of the ten innate demon gods have fallen.   The strength of the two innate demon gods, Luohou and Ketu, is enough to rank among the top three among the many innate demon gods.   With some simple arrangements,   Shen Changqing summoned two more innate demon gods.   This battle   allowed his Immortal Emperor Essence to reach 400.   After the birth of two innate demon gods, he still had 200 remaining, reserved for future use.   Shen Changqing also passed on the complete cultivation methods of the Heavenly Evil Scripture to these two newly born innate demon gods. At the same time, they were re-named Wood Virtue and Water Virtue, replacing the previous Nine Lights Demon Gods.   After all, the Water Virtue and Wood Virtue Demon Gods had fallen, and the appearance of these two new innate demon gods filled the void. The   appearance of two unfamiliar Immortal Emperors and their rise to Heavenly Sovereigns in the Holy Land did not cause much shock throughout the Heavenly Demon Holy Land.   They had long been accustomed to   such events.   Afterward,   Shen Changqing retreated to recuperate.   In this battle,   he appeared unscathed, but in reality, he himself had sustained significant damage.   His Star Evil Divine Body offered unparalleled defense.   However,   the self-detonation of the Innate Imperial Weapon   was even more terrifying.   At the crucial moment,   even the Star Evil Divine Body and the True Dragon Technique proved unable to withstand it. Ultimately, Shen Changqing employed the Qilin Technique once again, barely managing to block the force.   Even then, Shen Changqing suffered a backlash.   Now, looking within himself,   he saw cracks in his Star Jade Bones, his Dao rhyme crumbling. Remnants of lingering Dao wounds clung to him, chipping away at him like a malignant sore, hindering recovery.   ”The power of the Innate Imperial Weapon’s self-detonation is truly terrifying. Even the Star Evil Divine Body is unable to truly withstand it!”   Shen Changqing shook his head slightly.   Normally,   he could easily block it with the Seven Profound Divine Tower.   But with so many immortals in the Heavenly Star Domain ahead, Shen Changqing naturally couldn’t reveal the existence of such a treasure.   Again,   the Seven Profound Divine Tower was his most powerful trump card.   Such a treasure.   It absolutely could not be exposed.   Therefore,   facing the self-destructive power of the Xiantian Emperor Weapon, Shen Changqing had no choice but to resist.   Fortunately, his True Dragon Technique was powerful, and his Qilin Technique was even more impressive. Combined with the power of the Star Evil Divine Body and the Indestructible Body of the Weapon Spirit, he was able to barely block this force.   Now, recalling the terrifying power, Shen Changqing’s expression became even more solemn.   It could be said   that the self-destructive power of such a treasure was beyond the level of the Immortal Emperor.   As a price.

Not only was he injured, but even his painstakingly cultivated Immortal Body Spirit was completely dissipated, and the Black Tortoise Shield carried by his body was completely shattered.

Fortunately,

after cultivating the Star Evil Divine Body, the Immortal Body Spirit Spirit, which merely carried the Black Tortoise Shield, could only play a limited role.

Even if these secret techniques dissipated their power and the treasure they carried completely shattered, it would have little impact on Shen Changqing.

Otherwise,

this loss would have been heartbreaking.

“If I could find a defensive Innate Imperial Weapon, refine it into my body, and carry it within my body, then the outcome of this battle would be completely different!”

This thought popped into Shen Changqing’s mind, but he quickly shook his head.

An Innate Imperial Weapon!

Finding such a treasure was no easy feat.

As for other cultivation techniques for the physical body, they also required the Semi-Saint stage. Simply reaching the Immortal Emperor stage was of little significance to Shen Changqing at this point.

After all, thanks to the Heavenly Evil Immortal Scripture and the Primordial Star Domain Scripture, he had cultivated both physical cultivation techniques to great perfection, bringing his body to the pinnacle of the Immortal Emperor realm.

To advance further,

he could only break free from the shackles of the Immortal Emperor and ascend to the Semi-Saint realm.

However, Shen Changqing currently lacked the cultivation techniques of the Semi-Saint level.

At his level ,

with his physical body already at its peak, there were only two ways to further enhance his strength:

one was to reach great perfection in his Primordial Immortal Body.

The other was to continue to make breakthroughs in his cultivation.

To date,

Shen Changqing had only just opened up the Extreme Yang Universe.

His cultivation

still had considerable room for improvement.

“As for the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor—”

“It’s a shame I couldn’t suppress him, but there was nothing I could do!”

Shen Changqing shook his head slightly.

From the outset, he hadn’t considered killing the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor outright. Instead, he intended to suppress him, using the opportunity of the tenth Immortal Emperor Monument as a bargaining chip to see if he could exchange for opportunities from other factions.

I believe that a powerful being ranked tenth on the Immortal Emperor Monument is enough to make many forces willing to pay a corresponding price.

As for Shen Changqing, his goal has never been simply tenth on the Immortal Emperor Monument, but first.

Directly killing the Nine Mountain Immortal Emperor would inevitably deprive him of his rank on the Immortal Emperor Monument, which is naturally not what Shen Changqing wants.

Unfortunately,

simply suppressing him is more difficult than killing him.

If Shen Changqing truly mobilized his inner strength, he would be confident of slaying him in the Tianxing Domain before he left.

However, doing so would not be in his own best interest.

“For now, we should focus on breaking through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor and opening up a complete Nine Directions Immortal Emperor Universe. When the Great Tribulation arrives, we will journey to the Shenyang Domain to seize the opportunity on the Immortal Emperor Monument, and then strive for the Semi-Saint realm and achieve immortality!”

Shen Changqing’s expression was calm. He immediately entered the fourth dimension, imitating other Immortal Emperors as his opponents, and utilizing the characteristics of the fourth dimension to heal his own Dao injuries.

This time, the Dao injuries

were significantly more severe than before.

It took a full thirty points of Immortal Emperor Essence to heal all his Dao injuries.

As his Dao injuries healed, Shen Changqing exhaled, a powerful and familiar energy rising to his face, and a smile spread across his face.

“Such Dao injuries would have severely damaged the foundation of any ordinary Immortal Emperor. Recovery would have been incredibly difficult, and even if it were possible, it would have taken a considerable amount of time.

Thanks to the Seven Profound Divine Pagoda, as long as I didn’t die immediately, even the most severe Dao injuries could be healed!”

The only problem

was the amount of Immortal Emperor Essence I could digest.

Shen Changqing always kept a few hundred Immortal Emperor Essence aside, just in case.

…

“Holy Lord!”

Yan Wuxiang came to meet Shen Changqing after he emerged from retreat.

Without waiting for Shen Changqing to speak, he continued, “During the time the Holy Lord was in retreat, a powerful figure from the Hidden Edge Sword Sect sent a letter seeking a meeting with the Holy Lord.”

“Hidden Edge Sword Sect… do you know who that person is?”

Shen Changqing’s expression shifted slightly.

Yan Wuxiang shook his head. “That person didn’t reveal his identity; he simply produced the token of the Hidden Sword Sect. He left a few words and departed, now temporarily residing in Tianyao Immortal City.

But since the Holy Lord hasn’t emerged from seclusion, I can’t make any decisions on my own.” Yan

Wuxiang didn’t underestimate the Hidden Sword Sect.

After all, it was the Immortal Sect of Immortality, a sect passed down from ancient times. Among the six hundred high-level immortal realms today, it was a formidable force, standing head and shoulders above the Mingguang Holy Land, the Yunlei Immortal Sect, and the Jueqing Immortal Sect.

Even with the current strength of the Tianyao Holy Land, such an ancient sect, with an immortal as its leader, was not to be rashly offended.

Therefore, upon learning of this, Yan Wuxiang naturally decided to wait for Shen Changqing to emerge from seclusion before making any further moves.

Furthermore,

he didn’t dare disturb Shen Changqing.

Yan Wuxiang had a vague suspicion that the Holy Lord had immediately retreated after the battle.

Disturbing him at this time might have hampered Shen Changqing’s recovery.

Fortunately,

the Holy Lord had only been in seclusion for less than a year before emerging.

Naturally, this matter will be decided by this Holy Lord.