Terran Guardian - Chapter 3470

Chapter 3448 Stepping into the Limit

. Tie Feng departed,

carrying two cultivation techniques with him.

Shen Changqing had long considered bestowing upon him the Primordial Star Scripture and the Primordial Star Domain Scripture.

Again,

Tie Feng possessed considerable aptitude.

With his incomplete inheritance, he had been able to cultivate to this level, and his strength was truly among the top among the ancient immortals of the former Xuantian Dao Sect.

Such a talent,

Shen Changqing naturally wanted to give him a chance.

In his opinion,

cultivating the Primordial Star Scripture with Tie Feng’s aptitude should be no problem.

However, whether he could benefit from the Primordial Star Domain Scripture depended on his own luck.

The Xuantian Dao Sect had nine peaks.

Miscellaneous peaks did not count.

The Battle Peak and the Art Peak each had their own unique inheritances, and both possessed considerable strength. The Battle Peak, now known as the Alchemy Peak, was the only one that could surpass the other.

Furthermore, with Shen Changqing now offering the corresponding inheritance, there was no need to argue with the two peaks.

The main reason.

The reason was that the two peaks weren’t particularly special.

For example, the Weapon Peak focused on refining weapons and forging weapons, the Formation Peak focused on formations, the Body Peak emphasized physical training, the Blade Peak was renowned for its swordsmanship, and the Sword Peak was renowned for its swordsmanship.

In comparison,

the Art Peak and the Battle Peak naturally seemed much more ordinary.

This ordinaryness was a disguised form of inclusiveness.

Strictly speaking,

the two peaks could be considered one.

Therefore,

Shen Changqing didn’t dwell too much on the issues surrounding the two peaks, as they were minor issues.

It was only with peaks renowned for a particular discipline, like the Weapon Peak and   the Formation Peak , that Shen Changqing would focus on improving their foundations.

Otherwise, the Nine Peaks might appear impressive,   but none of them truly stood out.   That, if publicized, would be a laughingstock.   This matter concerned the sect’s reputation, as well as Shen Changqing’s own, so he couldn’t afford to be careless.   ”As for the Sword Peak, the swordsmanship heritage I possess is more than enough to make it flourish. The only problem lies with the Blade Peak!”   Shen Changqing mused.   He possessed   a sword heritage.   But to be honest, Shen Changqing didn’t know much about the sword heritage.   Rather,   he possessed a sword heritage, but it was of low rank, meaning little to Daofeng.   However—   Shen Changqing’s mind drifted to Shili’s existence, and he quickly felt relieved.   While Daofeng’s heritage wasn’t top-tier, Shili’s was exceptional. As a Daofeng native, with him at the helm, Daofeng wasn’t in a bad position.   Especially when it came to overall combat power, Daofeng could even rank among the top three of the Nine Peaks.   Danfeng was undoubtedly in first place, of that.   As for second and third, Daofeng and Zhanfeng were on par. Arguing over which peak was stronger was difficult. As for   Shufeng   , in terms of overall strength, it was inferior to Daofeng.   The key difference was that Daofeng possessed the combat power of an Immortal Emperor, while Shufeng did not.   While Shufeng also had its own Sequence Prodigy, Gu Daoxuan, known as the Myriad Dao Divine Lord, was a prodigy on par with Chu Junhe, and his strength was not to be underestimated.   But even though both were geniuses, there were differences in their strength.   Gu Daoxuan’s power was indeed comparable to Chu Junhe, but Shi Li’s was clearly superior.   The latter possessed the combat power of an Immortal Emperor, while the former did not.   To put it bluntly,   Shi Li single-handedly carried the entire Blade Peak.   Without Shi Li, Blade Peak would only rank last in overall strength, questioning whether it could even rival the Body Peak.   But with Shi Li at its helm, Blade Peak’s strength leapt from last to second or third.   So,   judging from this, Blade Peak wasn’t really a major problem.   The only problem was Sword Peak—   Shen Changqing had once gifted Qian Hen an immortal sword imbued with Celestial Sword Intentions. But a single sword intention couldn’t compare to a complete inheritance.   Later,   Shen Changqing retreated, refining a wordless stele, incorporating the complete Celestial Sword Sutra into it, and then directly sent it to Sword Peak.   One day,   a wordless stele descended from the sky   above Sword Peak ,   instantly   shaking the entire Sword Peak.   Qian Hen, who was attending to other matters, was immediately seized with anxiety upon hearing the news. He headed straight for the stone tablet.   Standing in the Jianfeng martial arts arena, a wordless tablet emanated a powerful, abyssal aura. The vast and terrifying aura of sword intent filled Qian Hen with awe.   But then came great joy. “Celestial Sword Intent! This is   the   complete Celestial Sword Scripture! The Sect Master has finally remembered me, Jianfeng!”   As someone who had once comprehended the Celestial Sword Intent, how could Qian Hen not recognize its existence? News of the three peaks receiving their respective inheritances   had   long since spread.   Therefore, Qian Hen was already aware of the wordless tablet’s existence.   Now,   its appearance,   and the Celestial Sword Intent it contained, all pointed to the fact that this was the Sect Master’s legacy to Jianfeng.   Qian Hen was all too aware of the power of the Celestial Sword Intent.   For so many years, he had been comprehending the Celestial Sword Intent within the immortal sword. Although he hadn’t achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation, his strength had clearly improved significantly. Qian Hen had even   vaguely   grasped some of the profound mysteries of the Celestial Sword Scripture.   However,   the Celestial Sword Intent within the immortal sword was only one, so how could it compare to the Celestial Sword Intent on the Wordless Monument?

If the sword intent within the immortal sword is a mere stream, then the celestial sword intent on the wordless stele is a veritable ocean.

This is the foundation of Jianfeng’s rise!

As long as this wordless stele exists, Jianfeng will one day surpass its former peak and reach new heights.

With this in mind,

Qianhen issued an order.

“Pass it on! All Jianfeng cultivators may comprehend the sword intent on this stele, but no one may damage it in the slightest. Otherwise, they will be severely punished!”

The sword intent on the stele is vast and boundless, allowing any cultivator to comprehend it without difficulty.

The only concern is the stele’s safety.

However,

to be honest,

this stele was created by the sect master, and ordinary cultivators are unlikely to be able to destroy it.

But it’s better to be safe than sorry; some things must be prepared in advance.

Now,

Jianfeng has the sword tomb and the wordless stele, two great foundations. Qianhen seems to foresee the glory of Jianfeng’s future.

…

The matters concerning the Nine Peaks inheritance were all settled.

Shen Changqing spent the rest of his time quietly cultivating and meditating. At

the same time

, whenever he had enough time, he would casually refine the top-grade immortal stones he possessed to improve his fundamental strength.

Shen Changqing had acquired a considerable amount of top-grade immortal stones during the battle in the Northern Star Region, and after refining them over the years, some remained.

Unfortunately,

as more and more top-grade immortal stones were refined, their effectiveness diminished, and a vague sense of saturation set in.

Shen Changqing understood this feeling clearly: it wasn’t that the top-grade immortal stones were no longer useful, but rather that he had reached a limit.

Every cultivator

has a limit at a certain level.

Without breaking through, endless improvement in strength is impossible.

For example, Shen Changqing had now reached the pinnacle of the Immortal Emperor realm, and was refining numerous top-grade immortal stones to gradually enhance his fundamental strength. With

so many resources invested, it was only natural for him to truly reach the limit of the Immortal Emperor realm.

Once he reached the limit of the Immortal Emperor realm,

his cultivation and strength would be stagnant.

Whether it was his physical body or his accumulated immortal energy, he had truly reached the limit of the Immortal Emperor realm.

To advance further,

he could only break free from the shackles of the Immortal Emperor and truly reach the realm of Immortal Semi-Saint. Only then could his own cultivation strength continue to rise.

Before this,

the benefits of refining top-grade immortal stones were already negligible.

Therefore,

after refining a few top-grade immortal stones, Shen Changqing gave up the idea of refining them further.

Top-grade immortal stones are precious and should not be wasted lightly.

Since refining top-grade immortal stones was currently meaningless, forcing them to continue, while still improving his foundation, would be extremely subtle.

This improvement

was naturally disproportionate to the value of the top-grade immortal stones.

“With my current foundation, I only need to wait for the arrival of the Great Tribulation, and breaking through to the Semi-Saint realm will be a natural outcome.

Before then, continuing to cultivate deeply at this level is meaningless.

The remaining forty top-grade immortal stones should be saved for future breakthroughs!”

Shen Changqing glanced at the remaining top-grade immortal stones and decided not to use them.

His physical body had reached its limit!

His cultivation had reached its limit!

His foundation had almost reached its limit as well—

Shen Changqing thought for a moment and continued to comprehend the formations.

Since he couldn’t even improve his cultivation and strength, he would look for other areas.

Being a lower-grade seventh-rank formation master didn’t mean much to him right now, but if he could break through to the peak of the seventh rank, or even the eighth rank, that would be a different story.

While improving in formations is difficult, even reaching the mid-level seventh rank is not easy, let alone the eighth rank

, Shen Changqing now had plenty of time. Rather than wasting it, it would be better to use it to improve his formations.

Besides formations,

Shen   Changqing also wanted to improve in

alchemy and weaponry .   He even tried to improve his talisman skills.   However, whether it was the formation skills or anything else, it wasn’t easy to improve. Even if Shen Changqing had amazing comprehension, it wouldn’t be possible to do it all simultaneously.   So,   there was a natural order to prioritize the various skills.   Currently, Shen Changqing had the complete Zhoutian Juyuan Formation, which was considered a form of formation inheritance, so he naturally prioritized comprehending the formation skills.   More importantly, Shen Changqing was only a hair’s breadth away from reaching the seventh-grade mid-level.   This hair’s breadth ,   as long as he could comprehend the key, would allow him to break through directly.   Therefore, he wanted to prioritize this last-minute breakthrough.   Otherwise, getting stuck there would be unpleasant.   ”First, let the formation skills break through to the seventh-grade mid-level, and then practice the alchemy skills, striving to get the alchemy skills to the seventh-grade mid-level as well!”   Shen Changqing made a quick decision.