Terran Guardian - Chapter 3391

Chapter 3371 Fire Universe (asking for monthly ticket)

The immortal light of life descended.

The last trace of sword energy and Dao rhyme from Shen Changqing finally dissipated completely.

“My injuries are finally fully healed!”

Feeling the changes in his flesh, he exhaled a breath of turbid air.

The power of Venerable Xuanqing’s final sword strike had left Shen Changqing with a nearly indelible Dao wound.

If he hadn’t utilized the Seven Profound Divine Pagoda to recover, relying solely on his own energy to gradually wear it off would have taken an immeasurable amount of time.

This kind of Dao rhyme of

immortality was no small feat for an Immortal Emperor.

Moreover,

Venerable Xuanqing was a Three Tribulations Half-Saint.

The Dao wounds inflicted by the other’s sheer effort would have been fatal to any other Immortal Emperor.

Even if they didn’t die, the least they could do was sever their Dao path and lose all hope of immortality.

The ancestor of the Tianzhu Mansion suffered such Dao wounds, which cut short their path to immortality and prevented them from ever reaching the Half-Saint realm.   Shen Changqing’s current injuries were   clearly

similar .   Venerable Xuanqing’s final strike was intended to slay Shen Changqing, or at the very least, to sever his path to immortality completely.   Unfortunately,   no matter how Venerable Xuanqing contemplated it, he could never have anticipated the existence of the Seven Profound Divine Pagoda.   Despite the severity of his Dao injuries, Shen Changqing, with the use of two hundred Immortal Emperor Essences, was able to gradually heal them.   However,   Shen Changqing’s remaining Immortal Emperor Essence was now limited.   At the very least,   it would have been impossible to animate another Innate Demon God.   ”Fortunately, I left enough Immortal Emperor Essence last time, and I gained some more from destroying the Xuanqing Immortal Sect this time. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to fully recover from my injuries. I’ve   underestimated the abilities of the ancient Semi-Saints!”   Shen Changqing recalled the battle, his expression unusually solemn.   That   battle had been his most dangerous.   Even with the precious treasure left by Venerable Danxin, he couldn’t truly suppress Venerable Xuanqing.   If the opponent hadn’t faced the Five Decays, the outcome of this battle would have been unpredictable.   However,   if Venerable Xuanqing hadn’t faced the Five Decays, Shen Changqing wouldn’t have easily attacked the Xuanqing Immortal Sect.   He dared to act because he was betting on the Five Decays.   Unless Venerable Xuanqing could sit back and watch the sect fall, refraining from action, Shen Changqing would be powerless.   An ancient Semi-Saint was leaving, and with his strength, it would have been difficult for him to stop him.   However,   Venerable Xuanqing didn’t do so.   It could be said that   from the moment the opponent attacked, his demise was inevitable.   Regardless, this battle allowed Shen Changqing to truly witness the power of an ancient Semi-Saint.   Furthermore,   possessing Venerable Danxin’s treasure, Shen Changqing gained a clearer understanding of his own strength.   Without external aids, his strength was roughly equivalent to that of a Pseudo-Saint.   In other words , more than   comparable to a peak Immortal Emperor, but still slightly inferior to a true Semi-Saint.   However, if he were to subsequently break through to the peak Immortal Emperor and open up the Five Elements Universe, he would have a chance of overcoming these shortcomings.   By then,   with his Immortal Emperor cultivation, he should be able to rival a Semi-Saint.   Before this,   if he were to utilize the supreme treasure left by Venerable Danxin, Shen Changqing felt his strength was roughly at the level of the Third Tribulation.   Strictly speaking, it was roughly equivalent to the initial stage of the Third Tribulation, but he shouldn’t have any trouble dealing with a Semi-Saint below the Third Tribulation.   However—   that being said,   the Dao Yun of Immortality remaining within that supreme treasure was always limited.   Once used up,   it would be useless.   Until then,   Shen Changqing possessed this item, and possessed the qualifications to compete with a Semi-Saint.   With this in mind,   Shen Changqing returned to the first layer of the void, preparing for a retreat to cultivate and reach the pinnacle of the Immortal Emperor realm.   Before this,   a charred wooden stick slowly appeared before him.   Compared to the last time, the Dao Yun energy within the stick had weakened considerably.   ”The Dao Yun has been depleted by about 10%. At this rate, a few more battles will almost completely deplete it!”   Shen Changqing thought to himself. Immediately   , a thought struck him, and he returned the object to the celestial universe.   Then,   he took out the supreme immortal stone, his mind descended upon it, and he began to comprehend its profound mysteries.   As Shen Changqing’s mind entered, the innate immortal energy hidden within the supreme immortal stone was instantly stirred. A terrifying abyss of immortal energy erupted, surging towards his body like a tidal wave.   In that instant,   Shen Changqing pushed the Primordial Immortal Scripture to its fullest potential. His body, like a boundless abyss, frantically absorbed and plundered this innate immortal energy, allowing it to continuously flow into the four great universes.   Heaven   and earth trembled! Yin and Yang gave rise to   the Four Directions Immortal Emperor Universe, like parched earth upon which sweet dew fell, greedily absorbing this innate immortal energy, using it to elevate the very foundations of the entire universe.   Meanwhile,   Shen Changqing’s attention was focused on the Dao Rhyme of Immortality.   The Dao rhyme imbued within this supreme immortal stone was comparable to the Great Dao of Immortality unfolding before his eyes, causing a myriad of profound insights to surge within his mind.   …   Time slowly slipped by.   One hundred thousand years later.   A crisp sound was heard.   The seemingly endless innate immortal energy had now come to an abrupt end. Shen Changqing also ended his cultivation   and opened his eyes.

He looked at the supreme immortal stone in his hand.

Its divine light dimmed, its Daoist aura vanished, its mysterious radiance completely lost.

Shen Changqing simply squeezed it with a slight force, and the supreme immortal stone crumbled into powder, spilling from his fingers and dissipating into the void.

“It takes a hundred thousand years to truly refine a supreme immortal stone. Refining such an immortal stone is truly not easy!”

Despite this

, as the immortal energy of the supreme immortal stone depleted, Shen Changqing could clearly sense a significant change from a hundred thousand years ago.

The Four-Sided Universe was stable!

His foundation had significantly improved.

Although he hadn’t made any breakthroughs in his cultivation, Shen Changqing was well aware that his strength had improved.

While

the increase wasn’t particularly significant,

it was important to understand that,

having already reached the pinnacle of the late Immortal Emperor stage and not yet reached the peak of the Immortal Emperor stage, truly increasing his own strength would be far from easy.

But refining a supreme immortal stone to such an effect was truly astonishing.

However.

The most important thing is that

for a hundred thousand years,

Shen Changqing has been tantalizingly close to the peak of the Immortal Emperor.

The Dao rhyme within the top-grade immortal stone is comparable to the true Great Dao of Immortality, though it falls short of the Great Dao of Immortality within the Immortal Palace.

If the Dao rhyme of the former could rival the latter, Shen Changqing would have already reached the peak of the Immortal Emperor.

This is understandable.

The top-grade immortal stone is undoubtedly precious,

but the Dao rhyme within the Immortal Palace is related to a Nine Tribulations Semi-Saint.

In ancient times, that Danxin Venerable was only one step away from becoming a Saint. The Dao rhyme left behind by a being of this level is bound to be extraordinary.

As for the Semi-Saint universe within the Immortal Palace, Shen Changqing believed it was far more than just ordinary immortality.   It

‘s not surprising that the Dao rhyme within the top-grade immortal stone couldn’t compare.

Regardless,

this retreat

has ultimately brought Shen Changqing one step closer to the peak of the Immortal Emperor.

Subsequent breakthroughs

will be relatively straightforward.   Shen Changqing continued to refine the supreme immortal stone.   …   Soon,   another hundred thousand years passed.   As the second supreme immortal stone crumbled to dust, Shen Changqing’s sea of consciousness hummed, and a profound Daoist rhyme emerged from within.   At that moment,   almost instinctively, Shen Changqing mobilized all his immortal energy into his heart, opening up the first of the Five Immortal Universes.   The heart is of the fire element!   Therefore, what Shen Changqing was now opening up was the first of the Fire Universes.   Vast immortal energy converged into Daoist rhyme, and within the tiny space of his heart, a universe suddenly opened up. Immediately   afterwards,   a crimson divine lotus suddenly appeared, taking root within the Fire Universe. Beneath the divine lotus, countless roots extended, plunging into the depths of the cosmic void. A terrifying abyss of Daoist power erupted.   ”Boom!”   The divine lotus took root!   The universe opened up!   Within the divine lotus, a crimson Vermillion Bird emerged, bathed in water.   ”Chiu!”   A cry pierced the heavens, and then the Vermilion Bird, bathed in flames, spread its wings. Raging flames swept across the cosmic void, incinerating the star systems of the Eight Desolate Realms.   Those blazing flames, seemingly capable of incinerating everything, were a tonic for the Fire Universe. Powered by this force, the Fire Universe expanded at an astonishing rate.   Only when this expansion reached a critical point did it finally come to a halt.   Within the Fire Universe, blazing temperatures raged. A divine lotus bathed in fire took root deep within the void, its petals inscribed with the daoist symbol of the Vermilion Bird, as if supreme power was being nurtured within.   After a long moment,   Shen Changqing concluded his cultivation, his boiling celestial energy and blood slowly subsiding.   ”Fire Universe!”   ”It’s done!”   A smile played on his lips.   The creation of the Fire Universe had been remarkably smooth, as if everything had flowed naturally, with no obscurities or obstacles to the entire process.   The reason for such an easy breakthrough was due to his own solid foundation, capable of easily supporting the creation of a new Immortal Emperor Universe.   At this moment,   Shen Changqing gazed inward at the Fire Universe.   Everything within it appeared in his sea of consciousness.   ”The innate spiritual root, the Crimson Flame Red Lotus, is itself a top-tier innate spiritual root of the fire attribute. It is a natural fit with the Vermillion Bird Dao Bone. The Fire Universe created by the power of these two is also a top-tier existence of its level!”   Shen Changqing could clearly feel the absolute stability of the entire Fire Universe, lacking any of the instability of a newborn universe.   Ultimately,   it was all due to the Crimson Flame Red Lotus and the Vermillion Bird Dao Bone.   Either of these would be considered a top-tier treasure in the outside world. Now that Shen Changqing was using them to create a new Immortal Emperor Universe, the foundation and essence of this Immortal Emperor Universe were undoubtedly extraordinary.