Terran Guardian - Chapter 3446

Chapter 3426: Such a Fast Knife

Cuiyun Prefecture!

The bloodbath raged.

Although the ancient Yuan clan and the Changtian Immortal Sect each deployed a portion of their forces here to assist the other factions in defending the city,   Cuiyun Prefecture was,

in reality, the weakest

of the three prefectures .   Because of this,   the fighting here was also the most brutal.   Countless cultivators perished constantly, and entire celestial cities and territories fell. Almost half of Cuiyun Prefecture was captured and decimated by the Supreme Divine Cult.   However,   it was precisely the Supreme Divine Cult’s brutal tactics that instilled Cuiyun Prefecture’s resistance with unprecedented resolve.   Numerous cultivators, almost one after another, fought tooth and nail, desperately trying to stop the Supreme Divine Cult’s advance.   Defeat meant death!   A full-scale battle offered a glimmer of hope.   How   could these cultivators understand this?   But with the arrival of Blade Peak, the situation shifted in an instant.   A figure clad in black emerged from the battlefield, like the King of Hell descending from the earth. A blood-red divine sword slew everything, and no cultivator could withstand its glare.   Even a Half-Step Immortal Emperor couldn’t withstand the three slashes and was instantly slain.   This scene   naturally boosted the morale of the Thousand Demon Territory.   ”Shi Li’s strength has grown even stronger!”   Xia Yutang couldn’t help but take a deep breath upon seeing this.   Although he was the Master of Blade Peak, he was well aware of the huge gap between him and Shi Li.   To put it bluntly,   if Shi Li hadn’t voluntarily abdicated, he, Xia Yutang, wouldn’t even be qualified to become the Master of Blade Peak.   The reason Blade Peak was able to rank among the top five of the Xuantian Dao Sect, and even had a chance to compete for the top three, was because of Shi Li’s existence.   Without him,   Blade Peak’s strength would even be one point lower than that of Sword Peak.   At this moment,   Shi Li unleashed a devastating blow.   Xia Yutang could naturally see that the methods he employed were not the legacy of Blade Peak.   In fact,   Blade Peak’s legacy was unable to cultivate a powerhouse of Shi Li’s caliber.   After all, the strongest warriors of Blade Peak had ever reached the rank of Half-Step Immortal Emperor. How could the legacy of a cultivator of this caliber truly be truly formidable   ? Shi Li had achieved this, a testament to his own luck.   Xia Yutang naturally had no desire to delve into these matters.   ”Boom!”   As another Half-Step Immortal Emperor was slain, his body split in two, Shi Li’s body trembled violently, and an aura of murderous destruction even more terrifying than before erupted.   ”Kill!”   Shi Li’s eyes were cold. His divine consciousness swept across, and the annihilation sword cleaved through the vast void, instantly severing every cultivator caught in its path.   Instantly,   flesh and blood flew everywhere,   and the cultivators were bathed in blood.   The area in front of Shi Li seemed to have been completely emptied, with all the cultivators of the Supreme Divine Sect perishing instantly.   This scene sent shockwaves through the remaining cultivators of the Supreme Divine Sect, their faces filled with terror.   ”Impossible… How could a mere late-stage Ancient Immortal possess such power!!”   A Half-Step Immortal Emperor’s voice trembled, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at Shi Li.   A single strike slew a million cultivators!   Many of them were Ancient Immortals.   If a cultivator who achieved this were a powerhouse at the Immortal Emperor level, then nothing could be said.   But—   the opponent was merely an Ancient Immortal.   An Ancient Immortal unleashing a blow comparable to that of an Immortal Emperor—how could this not terrify him?   In an instant,   the Half-Step Immortal Emperor couldn’t suppress his inner fear and was about to turn and flee.   But the moment he moved, Shi Li suddenly moved, a domineering and annihilating sword intent slicing through the void, a blood-red blade flashing into his sight.   ”Not good!”   The Half-Step Immortal Emperor was startled. Just as he was about to react, his entire body froze, and he saw his vision suddenly stained with blood.   ”What a… what a swift sword…”   This thought flashed through his mind, and then he was plunged into eternal darkness.   From the outside,   His body stiffened, and a red line appeared between his brows, instantly spreading throughout his body. Then, his body split in two, falling from the void.   ”The third Half-Step Immortal Emperor!”   Seeing this, the other cultivators looked at Shi Li with awe.   From his arrival to his slaying of three Half-Step Immortal Emperors, the entire process took only a moment.   Now,   with three Half-Step Immortal Emperors dead,   the Supreme Divine Cult was completely defeated.   Xia Yutang, energized, immediately ordered all parties to encircle and suppress the other Supreme Divine Cult cultivators and completely suppress the unrest in Cuiyun Prefecture.   …   In the Immortal City behind,   numerous reports of victory continued to arrive.   ”Master Shen, the unrest in the three prefectures has been completely suppressed. I wonder what our next steps should be!”   Lu Xuan’s bright face lit up with excitement as she read the news.   It had only been a short while!   The unrest in the three prefectures had already been completely suppressed.   Lu Xuan was well aware of how many powerful Supreme Divine Cult members had entered the Thousand Demon Territory this time.   But even so.   In less than three days,   this force was completely suppressed.   Shen Changqing looked at the image of the three prefectures in the void, his expression calm. “Now that the unrest in the three prefectures has been quelled, let’s conquer the other fallen prefectures.   All Supreme Divine Sect monks who have entered the Thousand Demon Territory will be slain, leaving no one alive!”   Lu Xuan was also shocked by Shen Changqing’s words.   The cold murderous intent in his words was inexplicably chilling.   However,   Lu Xuan didn’t think there was anything wrong.

After all, the Supreme Divine Cult has been slaughtering cultivators from various prefectures with utterly brutal brutality since invading the Thousand Demon Territory. Now

, they must pay the price. “Elder Lu will deliver this message.”

“Yes!”

Lu Xuan respectfully accepted.

After she withdrew, Shen Changqing returned his gaze to the three prefectures.

More precisely,

his gaze rested on Shi Li.

“The power of that final strike surpassed the limits of an Ancient Immortal. Even the so-called invincible Ancient Immortal would find it difficult to match him—”

Shen Changqing pondered, his eyes a subtle expression.

If memory serves, by now, the Xuantian Dao Sect already possesses five Ancient Immortals capable of rivaling the Immortal Emperor.

Ye Yun!

Gu Qingyang!

Ji Yang!

Muchen!

Of these four, Shen Changqing believed the last three were all qualified to challenge the Immortal Emperor. As for Ye Yun, while his cultivation might be inferior, his opponent’s hidden weapons were no less powerful.

If Ye Yun truly unleashed his full might, he wouldn’t necessarily be inferior to an Immortal Emperor.

And then

there was Shi Li.

While Shi Li’s strength had been formidable in the past, he hadn’t yet broken through the limits of an Ancient Immortal and entered the realm of an Immortal Emperor.

But Shi Li at this moment was different.

Others might not have noticed, but Shen Changqing could.

In this battle, the opponent had already undergone a transformation.

“Mind is the sword!”

“Flesh is the sheath!”

“If Shi Li’s previous sword was merely at the level of an Ancient Immortal, then after this forging through slaughter, it has truly broken free from the shackles of the Ancient Immortal and ascended to the realm of an Immortal Emperor!”

Such a legacy was truly remarkable, and in Shen Changqing’s eyes, it was at least at the level of immortality.

Because of this,

Shi Li now possessed the power of an Immortal Emperor.

Just the power of that strike that had slain millions of cultivators and slain a Half-Step Immortal Emperor was enough to intimidate a true Immortal Emperor.

That strike,

to put it bluntly,

was already worthy of slaying an Immortal Emperor.

Of course.

Having the qualifications to slay an Immortal Emperor doesn’t guarantee one’s ability to actually do so.

Regardless, Shi Li’s strength is undeniable.

For a sect in a mid-level Immortal Realm to produce five top-tier prodigies capable of rivaling Immortal Emperors with their Ancient Immortal bodies is truly incredible.

Prodigies of this caliber are rare no matter where they are.

Even many immortal sects might not possess one.

One reason for this

is the Xuantian Dao Sect’s exceptional heritage, which attracts so many prodigies.

Furthermore,

there’s another reason:

it’s a sign of the Great Struggle and Prosperity.

Only this explains why the Xuantian Dao Sect possesses so many top-tier prodigies.

In fact,

it’s not just the Xuantian Dao Sect.

Across the various Immortal Realms of Shenfeng State, numerous powerful individuals are emerging like mushrooms after rain.

This is the hallmark of the Great Struggle and Prosperity.

Of course,

prosperity is often a double-edged sword.

Behind prosperity

lies a catastrophe.

The current dark turmoil, the Supreme Tribulation, and the Immortal State Tribulation are all part of the Great Tribulation.

“Heroes are made by the times!”

“The current chaotic world of great tribulation, along with the impending Heavenly Dao Battlefield and even the Quantity Tribulation, are enough to give rise to many exceptionally gifted and powerful individuals.

However, normally, ordinary Quantity Tribulations, or even the Heavenly Dao Battlefield, rarely have such a profound impact.

I’m afraid there are other reasons behind this—”

Shen Changqing’s eyes were subtle, and all thoughts flashed through his mind before he stopped thinking about it.

Prosperous or not,

it didn’t matter.

For him, as long as his strength increased, all problems could be solved.

Shen Changqing was now waiting, awaiting the arrival of the Quantity Tribulation. Only then would the Path of Immortality manifest, and only then would he be able to truly break through to the Semi-Saint realm.

Until then, his priority was to accumulate as much foundation as possible to prepare for the subsequent breakthrough.

The stronger his foundation now, the easier it would be to break through to the Semi-Saint realm.

The Five Decays of the Celestial Beings were terrifying,

but it depended on the situation.

With a sufficiently deep foundation, the Five Decays of the Celestial Beings would be a simple matter.

Later.

Shen Changqing gathered his thoughts and looked back into the void.

“Now that the unrest in the Three Prefectures has been suppressed, the next step is to conquer the entire Thousand Demon Territory. However, what’s happening here probably can’t be concealed.

I just wonder how the Supreme Divine Cult will react when they get the news!”

He thought to himself, and lightly tapped his fingers on the armrest.

To be honest,

Shen Changqing was indeed looking forward to the next reaction of the Supreme Divine Cult.

…

On the other side,

Lu Xuan had already spread the order to all parties according to Shen Changqing’s instructions.

The cultivators of the three peaks of the Xuantian Dao Sect and the various forces in the Thousand Demon Territory received this order without any hesitation and directly launched a counterattack against the Supreme Divine Cult.

For a time,

the unrest in the Three Prefectures was suppressed, and the war that had just subsided broke out again. (End of this chapter)