Terran Guardian - Chapter 3395

Chapter 3375 The Road to Immortality

“Each path to immortality is different!”

“The inheritance of the ancient path I have now obtained is a type of the path to immortality!”

“It’s just that the paths taken by each generation of ancient immortal bodies have been different, so the ancient paths are also not the same…”

Shen Changqing looked at the Immortal Monument of Immortality in his sea of consciousness. It contained the power of the ancient path of the previous ancient immortal body.

This path to immortality

was also the path taken by the previous ancient immortal body.

The other party’s path

might not be suitable for his own.

But –

with this inheritance of the ancient path,

Shen Changqing could observe the other party’s path and use it to verify his own.

“In fact, at the level of a Semi-Saint, there’s no such thing as inheritance. Everything is centered around the Dao!”

“Three thousand Daos, that’s infinite!”

“The Daos of all living beings are also different!”

“We can learn from others’ Daos, but we can’t completely replicate them. Otherwise, their limits will be limited. How far the predecessors have reached is how far we can reach ourselves!”

Shen Changqing sensed the Dao rhythm within the Immortal Monument of Immortality, which also contained some information left by the previous Primordial Immortal Body.

If he perfectly inherited the Dao of the previous Primordial Immortal Body, then the heights he could reach in the future would be the same as the previous Primordial Immortal Body could reach.

Or

perhaps even slightly less.

After all—

it wasn’t his own Dao.

Ultimately, it would be difficult to truly reach its limits.

Moreover,

even if he reached the limit, the possibility of breaking through the shackles of his predecessors would be extremely slim.

But at the same time,

if he inherited the Dao of his predecessors,

then cultivation would be smooth sailing.

At least compared to the average Semi-Saint, breakthroughs would be much easier.

But Shen Changqing also had his own ambitions.

Although the previous Primordial Immortal Body’s power was unfathomable, even inheriting its Dao would likely have been enough to crush most cultivators.

However,

he was unwilling to resign himself to this.

Therefore,

Shen Changqing, from the very beginning, had no desire to inherit the former’s Dao, but rather to use this existing Dao to validate his own Dao.

However, it was too early to say anything about this now.

Without a manifested Dao,

even the most profound foundation would be difficult to truly break through to the Semi-Saint realm.

However, having opened up the Five Immortal Universes and reached the pinnacle of the Immortal Emperor, Shen Changqing remained confident in his own strength.

“Before the opening of the Five Immortal Universes, my strength was somewhere between Immortal Emperor and Semi-Saint, a pseudo-Saint.

But now that the Five Immortal Universes have been opened up and I’ve truly reached the pinnacle of the Immortal Emperor, I think my strength is enough to compete with a Semi-Saint!”

Shen Changqing mused.

Despite this,

he hadn’t yet entered the fourth level of space to test his own strength.

Deducing an opponent at the Semi-Saint level differs from an Immortal Emperor level, requiring a significant amount of Immortal Emperor Essence.

Since his last injury,

Shen Changqing has less than three digits of Immortal Emperor Essence.

Naturally, he’ll want to keep this amount of Immortal Emperor Essence for emergencies. Should

anything go wrong again, Shen Changqing can be confident of recovering quickly with this amount of Immortal Emperor Essence.

A battle of the strong!

Sometimes, even a little extra recovery can mean the difference between life and death.

Furthermore,

whether or not a strength test is conducted remains unchanged.

If Shen Changqing had sufficient Essence, he wouldn’t mind honing his skills against other Semi-Saints.

But now,

he needs to ensure he has a sufficient amount of Immortal Emperor Essence to face the upcoming battle.

Even so,

Shen Changqing remains confident in his own abilities.

With his current strength, he believes dealing with an average Semi-Saint wouldn’t be a problem.

With the treasure left behind by Venerable Danxin in hand, Shen Changqing would have been confident of suppressing Venerable Xuanqing had it been the battle with the Xuanqing Immortal Sect.

Ultimately,

the treasure left behind by Venerable Danxin was powerful.

It was simply that Shen Changqing’s cultivation was too weak to fully unleash its power.

Now that he had broken through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, his cultivation had reached its limit. If he could once again use that treasure, Shen Changqing would be more than confident of defeating Venerable Xuanqing.

With this thought,

Shen Changqing’s mind calmed down again.

“Having broken through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, I’ve reached the pinnacle of this era. All that’s left is to wait for the tribulation to arrive!”

“However, if I can continue to find some top-grade immortal stones, I might be able to further enhance my strength before reaching the semi-saint realm—”

Shen Changqing mused.

This time, in order to open up all the Immortal Emperor universes, all the remaining top-grade immortal stones had been used up.

At the beginning.

It took Shen Changqing 100,000 years to refine a piece of top-grade immortal stone.

However, as his cultivation level improved, the time it took to refine the immortal stone also shortened.

In the end,

it took Shen Changqing less than 30,000 years to refine a piece of top-grade immortal stone.

The subsequent improvement of the Immortal Emperor Universe also required a large number of resources.

One hundred and forty top-grade immortal stones

were enough for him to complete the journey to the Immortal Emperor realm.

However, unlike swallowing other elixirs, the Immortal Emperor Universe opened up with top-grade immortal stones had a solid foundation and rich heritage, which was completely incomparable to the former. This

was especially true of the four universes of heaven, earth, yin and yang that had been opened up previously.

Shen Changqing could clearly feel that the spatial stability of the vast universe and the power it carried were at least twice as strong as before.

This strong and stable foundation was the basis for him to fight against opponents of higher levels.

The wonderful use of top-grade immortal stones.

Shen Changqing had a deep understanding of this.

Unfortunately, immortal stones of this caliber were rare. Even the ancient, immortal sect, Xuanqing Immortal Sect, possessed only a mere one hundred or so of the highest quality.

However, if

Xuanqing Immortal Sect possessed such stones, other ancient factions likely possessed them as well.

For example, the Mingguang Holy Land, though relatively new, was backed by an ancient semi-saint, and perhaps possessed similar cultivation resources. This

would have been fine if the Tianyao Holy Land and Mingguang Holy Land had no grudges against each other.

But now,

Shen Changqing naturally had to think more deeply.

Gazing at the outer sky, within the tranquil clouds, he seemed to perceive a hidden murderous intent.

“The storm is brewing!”

—

Shen Changqing’s emergence from seclusion

did not cause much of a stir in Tianyao Holy Land.

After all, to the other high-ranking officials, the Saint Master’s retreat was commonplace, so his recent departure was nothing to be surprised about.

However,

everyone understood that

Shen Changqing’s departure was undoubtedly related to the events in the Eastern Abyss Region.

The Heavenly Demon Holy Land has joined forces with the three major immortal sects, a faction well known to the leaders of many holy lands.

Now, with

the fall of the Yunlei Immortal Sect’s Changsheng

, as a member of the three major immortal sects, the Heavenly Demon Holy Land naturally cannot remain unaffected.

This news

has put immense pressure on many cultivators.

Only with the news of Shen Changqing’s return from seclusion has the pressure eased somewhat.

Even so,

the atmosphere throughout the Heavenly Demon Holy Land remains tense.

After all, every cultivator knows that this time, the Heavenly Demon Holy Land faces a dominant force among the six hundred high-level immortal realms.

The power of the Mingguang Holy Land is undoubtedly far greater than that of the Xuanqing Immortal Sect.

The strength of that ancient semi-saint is also far greater than that of even the likes of the Xuanqing Venerable.

While the three major immortal sects are currently at the forefront, everyone knows that if this war breaks out, it will inevitably engulf all high-level immortal realms.

Among the three major immortal sects, the Heavenly Demon Holy Land will bear the brunt of the impact.

It’s precisely because they understand this that so many holy land cultivators feel pressure.

…

On the main peak,

beneath the Scarlet Sun Immortal

Tree, Shen Changqing, dressed in azure, wore a calm expression, as if the outside world had no bearing on him.

Before him ,

strikingly, was Jian Xu.

“Your Highness!”

“Have you gotten used to living in the Heavenly Demon Holy Land these years?”

“The Heavenly Demon Holy Land has so many cultivators; it’s certainly much better than the Changsheng Immortal Palace!”

Jian Xu smiled upon hearing this. Leaving the Changsheng Immortal Palace and joining the Heavenly Demon Holy Land for tens of thousands of years had been a rare freedom for him.

Furthermore, with Shen Changqing’s permission, Jian Xu could roam the Heavenly Demon Holy Land with virtually no restrictions.

This

made him even more satisfied.

As for the restrictions of the Heavenly Soul Curse, Jian Xu had long since forgotten them.

Leaving the Changsheng Immortal Palace, no longer enduring the pain of eons of loneliness, and experiencing the beauty of the outside world, what did these restrictions matter to him?

Furthermore,

Although Shen Changqing had placed restrictions, he never used them to restrict his freedom, nor did he force himself to do anything he didn’t want to.

Jianxu had no reason to be dissatisfied with this.

Shen Changqing nodded, then changed the subject.

“You came from the Immortal Palace of Eternal Life. Do you have a way to find it now?”

“That Immortal Palace possesses the power of the restrictions left by the Venerable. Without the right opportunity, forcing it to appear is impossible.

Furthermore, as far as I know, the Immortal Palace’s appearance is not fixed. The last time it appeared, according to outside time, was in ancient times.

Therefore, if the Venerable wants to enter the Immortal Palace of Eternal Life, he can only wait for the next appearance, or perhaps one day he will gain sufficient strength to forcibly break the restrictions left by the Venerable.

At that time, the Palace will reveal itself!”

Jianxu’s words were as effective as if they hadn’t been spoken.

Shen Changqing had originally thought that now that Jianxu had a way to find the Immortal Palace of Eternal Life, he might try to enter it again.

The Immortal Palace of Longevity is vast, and ten years wouldn’t be enough to explore much.

Furthermore,

Shen Changqing concluded that

there were definitely still opportunities within the Immortal Palace.

Even

the Taiqing Immortal Flame alone made Shen Changqing covet it.

Although such a flame would be difficult to acquire without reaching the Semi-Saint realm, Shen Changqing had always wanted to try it now that he had achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation.

Unfortunately,

Jianxu’s words temporarily dispelled Shen Changqing’s thoughts.

Since the opening time of the Immortal Palace of Longevity was unfixed, and the Nine Tribulations Semi-Saint Dao restrictions existed, he could only wait until he reached the Semi-Saint realm.