Terran Guardian - Chapter 3374

Chapter 3355 An unexpected surprise

An ancient immortal palace stood   in the void .

Soon,

two figures suddenly appeared there.

“Your Excellency, this immortal palace was one of the palaces where Venerable Danxin once refined elixirs. However, it contains the power of restrictions left by the Venerable. Our Creation Elixir is limited by the Venerable, making it difficult to truly break these restrictions.

However, with Your Excellency’s strength, breaking these restrictions should be no problem!”

Jianxu said respectfully.

Shen Changqing looked at the immortal palace before him. It indeed contained a powerful Dao rhyme restriction, but this level of Dao rhyme restriction was of little use to him.

He struck out with a punch,

and the immortal palace trembled violently.

The Dao rhyme within it collapsed and disappeared inch by inch.

Compared to the restrictions outside the immortal palace, these restrictions were undoubtedly much weaker.

Seeing Shen Changqing shatter the restrictions with a single punch, Jianxu’s heart trembled, and cold sweat seemed to break out on his back.

Although he had previously said that the immortal palace’s restrictions were nothing to Shen Changqing, there was also a hint of respect in his words.

In reality,

Jianxu believed that

if Shen Changqing wanted to break this restriction, he would have to resort to some skill.

However,

with just one punch, the opponent shattered the restriction.

Such a move

could only frighten Jianxu.

At the same time,

he felt a sense of relief at having survived.

Fortunately, he

had been quicker to beg for mercy.

If he had been slower, he would probably be dead by now.

“Let’s go!”

Shen Changqing opened the gate to the immortal palace and was the first to enter. He had no doubt that there were dangers within.

After all, Jianxu was already under the control of the Heavenly Soul Curse, so the opponent wouldn’t dare to harm him.

Besides,

Shen Changqing now had the confidence to deal with other troubles.

Entering the immortal palace, his vision suddenly widened. A burning aura, still not completely dissipated, hit him, accompanied by the rich fragrance of medicinal herbs.

Then,

Shen Changqing took in everything before him.

The hall was bare, its niches dotted with jade bottles and gourds filled with elixirs. In the center, the alchemy furnace should have been located.

But nothing was there, not even the furnace.

Seeing this,

Shen Changqing felt a pang of regret.

“What a shame!”

A furnace capable of holding a Nine Tribulations Semi-Saint would surely be of high caliber. Perhaps it could contain

an Innate Imperial Weapon. If he could obtain one, it would be well worth the trip.

After all,

given the other party’s status as a Nine Tribulations Semi-Saint, the probability of obtaining an Innate Imperial Weapon was, if not 100%, at least 90%.

Furthermore,

the quality of such an Innate Imperial Weapon was bound to be high.

Unfortunately,

the alchemy furnace was absent from the immortal hall. Although Shen Changqing felt a pang of regret, he soon felt relieved. He

then

took out the other vessels containing elixirs and released the sealed power within them. A burst of rich medicinal power erupted.

Shen Changqing poured out the elixirs, only to see the once round, primordial elixirs’ radiance dimming at a visible speed, their Daoist aura gradually fading.

In a mere moment, each elixir was reduced to scattered ash.

Seeing this,

Shen Changqing checked other areas.

However,

all the elixirs, without exception, had lost their potency. The moment they were exposed to air, they instantly crumbled to dust, completely useless.

Jian Xu said, “It’s been too long. Even with the immortality restrictions, it’s difficult to truly prevent the loss of these elixirs’ potency.

If Your Majesty had come a few million years earlier, most of the elixirs here would have been preserved.”

Hearing this,

Shen Changqing shook his head.

“Well, since there’s nothing left here, let’s try somewhere else!”

As he spoke, Shen Changqing’s divine consciousness swept across the entire celestial palace, searching it thoroughly, leaving virtually nothing behind.

Then,

Shen Changqing asked Jian Xu to lead him to other celestial palaces. He searched

through more than a dozen immortal palaces,

yet he found nothing useful.

Over the course of countless years, many top-tier elixirs had turned to dust.

Shen

Changqing felt helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

Upon entering another immortal palace, he finally saw something useful.

A wooden stick!

A completely charred stick!

An ordinary person wouldn’t even glance at it, even if it were dropped on the street.

But in Shen Changqing’s eyes, it was something extraordinary. Especially when his Dao Immortal Eyes opened, the stick trembled, and a terrifying aura emanated from it.

“This is the aura of the Venerable!”

Jian Xu’s expression changed.

Then,

he stared at the stick, his brow furrowed. After a moment, as if a thought struck him, he said,

“I remember now. If I’m not mistaken, this stick must be the same fire stick the Venerable used to make the elixir!”

“Fire stick!”

Shen Changqing was stunned.

He considered many possibilities, but the one thing he hadn’t considered was that the stick before him was just the firestick that Venerable Danxin had used to make the elixir.

Jianxu said, “Back then, when the Venerable was refining the elixir, he attracted a supreme earth fire, but that fire contained some impurities, so he used this stick to cleanse it.

I didn’t expect that after the Venerable left for so many years, this object would remain!”

After hearing Jianxu’s words, Shen Changqing’s face understood.

Immediately.

As he reached out to grasp the fire stick, he instantly felt a weight as heavy as millions of kilos, causing Shen Changqing’s expression to change slightly.

The seemingly several-foot-long stick held such an astonishing weight that even an ordinary Immortal Emperor wouldn’t be able to lift it.

However,

Shen Changqing’s physical body had been tempered to the pinnacle of Immortal Emperor status.

Even if the object weighed over millions of kilos, it would have had little impact on him.

Only when he truly grasped the fire stick did Shen Changqing truly feel the terrifying power of the Dao rhyme contained within it.

While the fire stick wasn’t an innate Imperial weapon, the power contained within it was even more terrifying than any other. This

was because

it contained the Dao rhyme of Venerable Danxin, accumulated over millions of years.

Initially, this object wasn’t a truly remarkable treasure, but after countless years in the company of a Nine Tribulations Semi-Saint, nourished by the Dao rhyme of such a peak powerhouse, it naturally underwent a transformation.

But equally,

the Dao rhyme within it wasn’t infinite.

When the Dao Yun is exhausted, the object loses its magical properties.

Regardless,

obtaining this fire stick was a complete surprise for Shen Changqing.

With the Dao Yun of the Nine Tribulations imbued within it, if fully activated, it might even rival a Semi-Saint.

Immediately,

Shen Changqing, with a single thought,

placed the fire stick within the Celestial Universe.

The moment it fell into the Celestial Universe, the vast universe trembled, the void shook violently, and a phantom of a true dragon seemed to hover within, its mighty roar echoing through the heavens.

The next moment,

the fire stick shone with immortal light and Dao Yun, and the entire Celestial Universe instantly fell silent.

Even the phantom of the true dragon faded into silence.

Furthermore

, Shen Changqing could sense the Dao Yun power within the object gradually merging into the Celestial Universe, slowly and subtly transforming it.

However, these changes were so gradual, almost negligible.

Even so,

Shen Changqing also noticed that,

nourished by this Dao rhyme, the very foundation of the universe seemed to have improved slightly.

This discovery

filled Shen Changqing with increasing satisfaction.

Improving the foundation of the universe was no mean feat in itself.

But he hadn’t expected

the Dao rhyme of immortality contained within this fire stick to have such remarkable uses.

Even if it possessed no power against enemies, its ability to elevate the foundation of the universe alone made it a top-tier treasure.

After all, for

an Immortal Emperor to achieve immortality,

one’s foundation was paramount.

Without a strong foundation, even if one could survive the Heavenly Tribulation during a breakthrough, it would be difficult to overcome the Five Decays of the Celestial Being.

“Congratulations, Your Majesty, on obtaining this supreme treasure!”

Jianxu, standing nearby, offered his congratulations. Upon seeing this, Shen Changqing casually gifted him a Fortune Elixir.

Jianxu swallowed the elixir as if it were a treasure, his aura rising significantly.

“Thank you, Your Majesty, for bestowing upon me this Immortal Pill of Creation. I am deeply grateful!” “I have always been clear in my rewards and   punishments.

Since you have granted me this precious treasure, I will naturally not treat you unfairly.”

Shen Changqing spoke calmly, his divine consciousness sweeping across the entire Immortal Palace. Apart from the firewood stick from the Heavenly Universe, nothing else was found. However,   even so,   Shen Changqing was quite satisfied.   After all, obtaining this precious treasure made the journey worthwhile.   At this moment,   he looked at Jianxu standing beside him.   ”Are you familiar with the Heavenly Crossing Pill?”   ”Heavenly Crossing Pill?”   Jianxu paused, then nodded.   ”The Profound Heaven Crossing Pill is a treasure that can help cultivators overcome the Five Decays of Heaven and Man. I know this, but as far as I know, there’s no such thing within this Immortal Palace.   If Your Excellency seeks it, I’m sure you’ll be disappointed.   But as for whether the recipe for it even exists, I have no idea!”   ”You’re saying there’s no Profound Heaven Crossing Pill within this Immortal Palace?”   Shen Changqing raised a brow.   Jianxu nodded. “Of course. If it were any ordinary elixir, I might not know much about it, but I’m well-versed in eighth-tier elixirs like this one. I’m   certain there’s no Profound Heaven Crossing Pill here.”   ”I see—”   Shen Changqing’s expression was intricate.   The absence of the Profound Heaven Crossing Pill within the Changsheng Immortal Palace meant that the Xuanqing Immortal Sect’s plan was doomed.   However,   Shen Changqing still felt something was amiss. After all,   Xu Yangzi had been so confident, as if he’d already been certain the Profound Heaven Crossing Pill would be found here.   But it was impossible to say that Jianxu was lying.   This   left only two possibilities.   Either the Xuanqing Immortal Sect’s information was wrong, or the Xuanqing Immortal Sect had other motives, and the so-called Dutian Xuandan was just a cover. (End of this chapter)