Terran Guardian - Chapter 3503

Chapter 3481 The Faintly Visible Path to Immortality

“Boom!”

A terrifying aura suddenly descended, causing Gu Mingfeng and the others’ expressions to change drastically.

Almost instantly,

more than ten ancient immortals appeared, surrounding them.

“Human ancient immortals!”

“Hehehe, so many human ancient immortals appearing here must be to our detriment. Quickly capture them!”

“Speaking of which, it’s been a long time since I’ve tasted the flavor of human ancient immortals—”

A demon ancient immortal’s eyes were greedy as he looked at Gu Mingfeng and the others as if they were some delicious food.

Upon hearing this ,

several ancient immortals from the Xuan Tian Dao Sect felt a chill in their hearts.

At this moment,

they suddenly remembered that

the conflict between humans and demons had never truly subsided.

If it were an immortal realm where humans and demons coexisted, it would be fine, but if it were an immortal realm solely ruled by demons, the consequences of humans appearing there were unimaginable.

In recent years, the Xuantian Dao Sect has controlled several immortal realms, greatly alleviating the conflict between humans and demons within those realms.

The conflict between the two races

has naturally become less intense.

However—

the Xuantian Dao Sect’s control over immortal realms does not include other areas.

“Elder Gu, what should we do now!”

The speaker was Zheng Shan, an elder from one of the nine peaks, who was also present.

Among the six ancient immortals of the Xuantian Dao Sect, Gu Mingfeng, an elder from the Technique Peak, was the strongest. Having obtained an opportunity years ago, he had already reached the late stage of the ancient immortal realm.

Hearing this,

Gu Mingfeng stepped forward, looked at the many demon ancient immortals, and said in a deep voice,

“We are elders of the Xuantian Dao Sect. We hope you will grant us this favor; otherwise, if we truly take action, the Xuantian Dao Sect will not let it go!” Upon hearing

this , the expressions

of the many demon ancient immortals, who had previously been ferocious, all changed.

The Xuantian Dao Sect!

This name was naturally very familiar to them.

Even though this Immortal Realm has no connection with the Xuan Tian Dao Sect at present, the latter’s reputation has already spread far and wide.

At this moment,

one of the ancient demon immortals said coldly, “The Xuan Tian Dao Sect is far away in the Divine Heaven Domain. Why are you here? Are you trying to deceive us with nonsense?”

“This is our sect token, which can also prove our identity!”

Gu Mingfeng directly threw out his identity token, which the ancient demon immortal grabbed, his expression changing again.

At this moment,

another ancient demon immortal sneered, “Who knows if your token is real or fake?”

“If you don’t believe me, then feel free to make your move, but don’t regret it if you do!”

Gu Mingfeng took a step forward, looking at the ancient demon immortal who had spoken, his expression also cold and stern.

As soon as these words were spoken,

the atmosphere in the room froze instantly, as if the two sides were about to clash.

The other ancient immortal elders of the Xuan Tian Dao Sect secretly broke out in a cold sweat.

If they really made a move, the six of them would be in serious trouble.

However,

seeing Gu Mingfeng’s firm stance, the demon race hesitated.

They dared not gamble.

If the other party was indeed from the Xuantian Dao Sect, then making a move today would be a considerable problem. Even if they killed him to silence him, so what   ?

Top experts had plenty of ways to trace back the past and find any remaining clues. Besides   , with so many cultivators present, who could guarantee that this information wouldn’t leak out?   The demon race ancient immortal who had been checking the token had a fluctuating expression, and finally returned the token, forcing out an ugly smile.   ”Misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. Since it’s a fellow Daoist from the Xuantian Dao Sect who wants to pass through, then of course there’s no problem!”   After saying this, he cupped his hands and turned to leave without hesitation.   Seeing this, the other demon race ancient immortals also left one after another.   More than a dozen demon race ancient immortals vanished in an instant.   ”Phew!”   ”I thought they were going to fight, but Elder Gu’s words have intimidated these demons!”   The other elders breathed a sigh of relief.   With six ancient immortals on their side and over a dozen on the other, a fight wouldn’t be easy to end.   If it came to that, they might even have to use the trump cards Shen Changqing had given them.   Those trump cards   couldn’t be wasted easily. Gu Mingfeng shook his head, his expression calm: “They’re only   doing this   because of the sect’s reputation, or more accurately, because they’re intimidated by the sect master’s name.   Otherwise, they would have been forced into battle today!”   He paused, then looked at the others.   ”Elders, we’ve only just left the Divine Heaven Domain, and we’re already facing these problems. If we continue, other immortal domains might not be so wary of the sect master’s presence.   At that point, whether we can safely enter the Purple Sun Domain will be a question!”   These words silenced   everyone.   Having never left the immortal realm under the jurisdiction of the Xuan Tian Dao Sect, how could they understand the immense difficulty of navigating the outside world?   For most ancient immortals, the opportunity to leave their own immortal realm might never come in their entire lives.   This incident undoubtedly served as a wake-up call for everyone.   After a moment,   Zheng Shan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, “We are already halfway to our deaths, so what is there to consider?   The Zi Yang Domain holds great opportunities, and countless cultivators from various immortal realms in Shen Feng Prefecture are heading there. We will fight with all our might. Success would be best, but even failure would only mean a quicker death. What difference does it make?   Besides, the path of cultivation is inherently fraught with difficulties. Have you all forgotten your original intentions after this incident?”   Zheng Shan’s words   made everyone suddenly realize the truth.   Yes!

They were already halfway to their doom, the only difference being whether they died sooner or later.

Taking a gamble offered

a sliver of hope .

Not taking a gamble

meant certain death.

Having grasped this,

the group no longer hesitated, looking at Gu Mingfeng and Zheng Shan with resolute expressions.

“Since we have already left the Divine Heaven Domain, there is absolutely no possibility of turning back halfway. This journey is either to enter the Purple Sun Domain and seize resources, or to fail and perish—there is no third possibility!”

“We don’t have much time left now, why hesitate?”

Seeing their expressions, Gu Mingfeng nodded.

“Then let’s go!”

—

“Hoo!”

Shen Changqing opened his eyes, sensing the changes in his sea of consciousness and soul, his expression calm.

“It seems my soul has reached its limit!” Considering

both external time and the time within the Seven Profound Divine Tower, Shen Changqing had cultivated the True Intent Forging Method for no less than ten million years.

After such a long period of time, his cultivation in weapon crafting reached the very end of the seventh rank, and his mastery of the True Intent Forging Technique had truly reached its peak.

Strictly speaking,

it was the limit of his current realm.

The divine soul has its limits,

just like a cultivator’s own.

Immortal power and

physical body

both have limits.

However, compared to the latter two, the cultivation of the divine soul is often the most difficult.

Despite this, with the completion of this True Intent Forging Technique practice, Shen Changqing’s divine soul finally reached the limit of the Immortal Emperor realm.

Beyond that,

progress would be extremely difficult.

Even with the profound and unpredictable nature of the True Intent Forging Technique, it would be difficult for his current divine soul to improve further.

If he were to continue breaking through, the most likely outcome would be the collapse of his physical body.

After all, his physical body and cultivation level were not strong enough to support a half-saint level divine soul; forcing a breakthrough would inevitably do more harm than good.

“I’ve reached my limit. Unless I break through to the Half-Saint realm, I’ve truly reached the so-called limit within the Immortal Emperor realm.

As for breaking through the limit… it’s practically impossible!”

Shen Changqing muttered to himself.

Breaking the limit, in essence, means not truly stepping into it.

The so-called limit

means there’s no further progress.

Any further advancement isn’t considered the true limit.

It’s like the old lower realms; some believed the Three Thousand Laws were the limit, others the Myriad Laws.

But in reality,

the Three Thousand Laws were never the limit. The

Myriad Laws were the true end.

Most cultivators only reached the Three Thousand Laws, or even couldn’t reach them, hence the belief that this level was the limit.

Therefore,

the true limit is unbreakable.

Reaching that point means truly reaching the end of the road, with no further possibility.

Any improvement within one’s current realm without breaking through a new one’s current level doesn’t count as the limit.

Previously,

Shen Changqing believed he had reached the limit of the Immortal Emperor realm.

However, as he truly cultivated the True Intent Forging Method, he discovered that he hadn’t truly reached his limit yet,

only because there was still potential for improvement in his divine soul.

But now it’s different.

At this stage,

there’s no room for further progress in any aspect. In Shen Changqing’s view, he has now truly reached the end of this realm.

If he cannot break through to the Half-Saint realm, then even after tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years of accumulation, he will not be able to go any further in the Immortal Emperor realm.

This change

made Shen Changqing feel that the Great Dao of Longevity was faintly visible. He seemed to sense the existence of this Great Dao, but it was blocked by a mysterious and unpredictable force.

This feeling

was like looking at flowers through fog,

never truly seeing them.

Shen Changqing naturally understood the reason for this situation.

“Without the Great Tribulation, immortality remains hidden. The power of Heaven is currently obscured; even reaching the limit of the Immortal Emperor realm wouldn’t allow me to break through to the Half-Saint realm in this era.

Only when the Great Tribulation arrives and the Great Dao of Immortality manifests will it be my best opportunity to truly break through to Half-Saint!”

Having reached his cultivation limit, Shen Changqing was confident that once immortality manifested, he could instantly become a Half-Saint.

It’s said that breaking through to Half-Saint is difficult, but in reality, the difficulty is relative.

For someone like Shen Changqing, whose foundation has been accumulated to such an extreme, breaking through to Half-Saint is a natural progression.

Now, he only lacks an opportunity—

an opportunity for the Great Dao of Immortality to manifest.