Terran Guardian - Chapter 3498

Chapter 3476 Divine Thoughts

Remnant. Qingxu had left!

Leaving behind 50 million mid-grade immortal stones, he took his leave.

Shen Changqing looked at the items the other had left behind, shook his head and chuckled. Then, with a flick of his mind, he stored both in his storage ring.

Qilin Mane!

Sixth-grade Divine Thunder Bamboo!

Having acquired these two items, he didn’t immediately forge weapons. Instead, he looked at the immortal mansion before him and, with a flick of his mind, a large hall materialized .

Previously,

the immortal mansion contained only one immortal hall, used by Shen Changqing for his daily retreat and cultivation.

Sleeping was

out of the question .

Even cultivators with a certain level of cultivation didn’t need sleep, let alone those at his level.

A little meditation and practice would naturally restore their energy.

Now,

Shen Changqing had opened a new immortal hall. Upon entering, his mind descended upon the Xuantian Dao Sect, directly stirring the subterranean fire a million feet below.

Instantly,

the subterranean fire surged

, and the temperature of the entire immortal hall suddenly rose dramatically.

Shen Changqing cast several more hand seals, using the power of the Great Dao Restrictions to restrain the earth fire, preventing it from roaming freely but confining it to a single location.

Then,

Shen Changqing cast yet another layer of restrictions.

After a long moment,

he finally stopped.

Looking at the power of the earth fire before him, Shen Changqing smiled faintly.

“The earth fire of the Xuantian Dao Sect isn’t particularly strong, at best around the seventh rank. But now, after being tempered and enhanced by the Great Dao Restrictions, its power has reached the ninth rank.

This will make forging weapons and refining equipment, as well as subsequent alchemy, much easier!”

The earth fire remained the same.

The difference was that

the power of the Great Dao Restrictions continuously refined it, and coupled with the constant flow of fire veins, the resulting earth fire greatly increased in power.

This method was clearly different from directly refining a ninth-rank immortal fire.

Strictly speaking, the former was still ordinary earth fire, but thanks to special means, it could exert the power comparable to ninth-tier immortal fire.

However, without the support of a fire vein, it would be instantly reduced to its original form.

However, if a true ninth-tier immortal fire were to be sacrificed, it would be something extraordinary.

But for Shen Changqing, it was sufficient. He

had invoked the power of the earth fire to facilitate his subsequent weapon and elixir refinement.

Although he possessed the Jade Emperor Fire, manipulating it to refine weapons required multitasking. While this was not a problem on a normal day,

refining high-grade treasures or elixirs required absolutely no distractions.

Any mistake could lead to failure.

“But—” “

Ninth-tier earth fire is sufficient for now, but later on, with this level of earth fire, it’s still a little lacking in power. If I could further elevate the quality of my earth fire, it would be much more convenient!”

Shen Changqing thought to himself, and with a thought, the Jade Emperor Fire reappeared.

This immortal fire followed from the lower realms, and after undergoing rituals and refinements, it had already steadily broken through to the level of a ninth-grade mid-grade Celestial Jade Emperor Fire.

In the outside world,

this grade of Celestial Jade Emperor Fire would be rare.

Unfortunately,

Shen Changqing’s cultivation power increased so rapidly that the Celestial Jade Emperor Fire gradually couldn’t keep up.

The ninth-grade mid-grade immortal fire couldn’t even penetrate his defenses.

It could be said that

Shen Changqing now faced any formidable foe without the Celestial Jade Emperor Fire’s full effect.

Any foe the Celestial Jade Emperor Fire could handle could be slain with a single blow.

Thus,

the Celestial Jade Emperor Fire seemed somewhat useless.

It was useless to keep it , but

a pity to discard it.

Now, looking at the underground fire before him, Shen Changqing pondered and ultimately decided to inject the Celestial Jade Emperor Fire into the underground fire.

The original power of the underground fire was formed by Shen Changqing’s activation of the underground fire veins, intercepting a portion of the energy.

Now, Shen Changqing separated the Celestial Jade Emperor Fire and left it beneath the main peak.

This was how he did it.

Even the fire vein power that was subsequently intercepted would pass through the Jade Emperor Fire before appearing within the Immortal Palace.

In other words, the fire vein power indirectly served as nourishment for the Jade Emperor Fire.

However, this fire vein power was far too weak. Even if it were immense enough to be considered infinite, it would be no more than a paltry sum compared to the ninth-grade, mid-grade Jade Emperor Fire.

But that was hardly the case.

The presence of the Jade Emperor Fire significantly increased the power of this earthly fire.

The temperature within the Immortal Palace surged again.

“From today on, this palace will be known as the True Fire Palace!”

Shen Changqing spoke slowly. Three large characters appeared on the previously nameless plaque outside the palace.

True Fire Palace!

A Palace of Enlightenment!

A Palace of True Fire!

Shen Changqing left the True Fire Palace and once again gazed at the Immortal Palace before him. A fleeting thought flashed through his mind, and a stone tablet, several feet tall, appeared directly in front of the jujube tree.

Yangxin Residence!

This was the name of this Immortal Palace.

Shen Changqing had never named his immortal residence, but now he decided to leave a name.

The three characters Yangxinju might seem ordinary, but they actually radiate a natural rhythm of Dao, written by Shen Changqing with his current cultivation.

To be frank, this stone tablet bearing the three characters Yangxinju would be a rare and precious treasure in any microcosm. Any cultivator

who could obtain it and observe the Dao rhythm within would undoubtedly benefit greatly.

Breaking through to the level of Immortal King and even aspiring to become an Ancient Immortal would not be difficult.

After all this,

Shen Changqing smiled with satisfaction.

However

, seriously speaking ,

Yangxinju hadn’t changed much, save for the addition of a True Fire Hall.

Just then.

A mysterious aura emerged.

A delicate fragrance filled the air. Shen Changqing glanced sideways and saw the jujube tree, which had stood there for hundreds of thousands of years, swaying in the wind. Flowers had bloomed among its branches, and a rich, celestial aura lingered.

“Eighth-grade, lower-grade spiritual roots! It seems Yangxin Residence has brought you considerable luck!”

Shen Changqing smiled calmly.

He hadn’t expected the jujube tree to achieve a breakthrough earlier or later, rising from a seventh-grade spiritual root to an eighth-grade, lower-grade spiritual root

in a single step.

This made Shen Changqing even more confident that the jujube tree would undoubtedly develop spiritual intelligence and transform into an immortal root.

After all, the emergence of an immortal root requires opportunity.

Only with sufficient opportunities can one truly seize those opportunities, nurture spiritual intelligence, and truly transform into an immortal root.

The fact that the jujube tree had advanced to an eighth-grade spiritual root upon the emergence of Yangxin Residence showed that it had some luck.

The probability of it becoming an immortal root was naturally high.

Afterwards,

Shen Changqing’s divine consciousness spread out, encompassing the entire Xuantian Dao Sect. He then summoned the water from the immortal spring atop Danfeng Peak, drawing a portion to irrigate the roots of the jujube tree.

The water from this eighth-tier immortal spring, imbued with an extremely rich immortal energy, was a bountiful tonic for spiritual roots.

Nourished by this immortal spring, the jujube tree’s leaves seemed to grow even greener.

Seeing this,

Shen Changqing didn’t take it too seriously.

He would water the tree briefly with the immortal spring water every now and then, but he wasn’t too particular, watering it only when he remembered, and letting it go when he didn’t.

After glancing at the jujube tree, Shen Changqing entered the True Fire Hall, preparing to refine a treasure for Qingxu.

…

Inside the True Fire Hall,

a blazing earth fire blazed.

The power of this immortal fire illuminated Shen Changqing’s face, turning it a faint crimson. He first took out the Qilin mane and tempered it with the power of the earth fire.

The moment the latter came into contact with the earth fire, a ferocious and violent roar erupted, and a phantom of a Qilin emerged, sweeping over everything with its overwhelming ferocity.

“A mere afterimage of divine consciousness, nothing to speak of!”

Shen Changqing remained expressionless as he continued to calcine it with the earth fire. No matter how terrifying the Qilin’s aura, it remained unmoved.

In a moment, the Qilin’s phantom dissipated.

Just as Shen Changqing had said,

it was merely a remnant of divine consciousness. It

wasn’t even the remnant of the Qilin’s soul.

This remnant of divine consciousness was simply a fraction of the Qilin’s power and Dao rhyme, imbued by its mane. After countless years of wear and tear, it had become significantly weakened.

Normally, this remnant of divine consciousness lay dormant within the mane, but now, feeling threatened by the calcination of the earth fire, it revived. Of

course,

the so-called weakness

varied depending on the target .

If an ordinary Immortal Emperor encountered it, it would be enough to inflict a severe blow.

But Shen Changqing truly didn’t take a mere afterimage of divine consciousness

seriously. If the Qilin Mane’s true form had appeared here, Shen Changqing would have been even more wary.

After all, such a being aspiring to the semi-saint stage was undoubtedly no ordinary being.

But a mere afterimage of divine consciousness was nothing to behold.

Soon,

as the afterimage dissipated,

the Qilin Mane’s ritual was complete.

Shen Changqing then took out the sixth-grade Divine Thunder Bamboo and began forging the material.

Meanwhile,

Shen Changqing also took out a small amount of Indestructible Cold Iron and directly incorporated it into the treasure.

This naturally imbued the treasure with an additional immortality, making it less susceptible to damage.

Time slowly passed,

and the refining of the weapon gradually drew to a close.

Once Shen Changqing had carved the Immortal Emperor divine pattern, perfectly merging it with the treasure, he quenched it with water from the Immortal Spring. A whisk with a emerald green handle and a pale golden dust beam appeared before his eyes.

At this moment,

calamity clouds gathered.

With a flick of his mind, Shen Changqing’s whisk escaped the True Fire Hall’s confines and flew directly into the void.

The next moment,

a heavenly tribulation descended.

Terrifying thunder crashed down, striking the whisk, but failing to shake it in the slightest.

The devastating sound of the heavenly tribulations drew the gazes of all parties.

Within the sect’s forbidden grounds,

Qingxu gazed upon the treasure that had survived the tribulation. His expression suddenly shifted to joy, yet also to a subtle tinge of nervousness.

“This is the treasure the sect master refined for me!”

The moment he laid eyes on the whisk, Qingxu knew it was his treasure.

The familiar aura of the pale golden dust bundle and the emerald green dust handle spoke volumes.

Now,

the military tribulation descended,

signaling the treasure’s final stage.

If it could survive the tribulation, that would be all that mattered. If not, all the effort would be for naught.

It was precisely this very reason that Qingxu felt nervous.