Terran Guardian - Chapter 3535

Chapter 3513 Infinitely Close

“I have over five hundred Immortal Emperor Essence!”

Shen Changqing glanced at the Seven Profound Divine Tower, a smile appearing on his face.

Up to now,

he had collected over five hundred Immortal Emperor Essence and a little bit of Saint Essence.

That last little bit of Saint Essence was contributed by the immortal being he had killed in the Northern Star Domain.

Although the other party fell into the Gray River, seemingly erased by the power of the Calamity, in reality, Shen Changqing had already infused his own power into the other party’s body.

In the instant before the immortal being perished, Shen Changqing detonated that power, completely killing the other party on the spot.

Now,

counting the original five hundred-plus Immortal Emperor Essence, Shen Changqing

now

possessed six and a half points of Saint Essence.

“One hundred and a half points of Saint Essence is enough for the Seven Profound Divine Tower to nurture an even stronger Demon God!”

Shen Changqing thought to himself.

One hundred and a half Saint Essence seems like a lot, but collecting it all isn’t as difficult as one might imagine.

Take this time, for example.

After slaying dozens of Immortal Emperors,

Shen Changqing harvested nearly two hundred Immortal Emperor Essence in one go.

If he did this dozens more times, collecting one hundred and a half Saint Essence wouldn’t be a problem.

“Next time a cultivator in the sect undergoes the Immortal Emperor Tribulation, perhaps we can repeat this approach, attracting more Immortal Emperors to attack, and then wiping them all out in one fell swoop!”

This thought popped into Shen Changqing’s mind, and he increasingly felt it was feasible.

If he wanted to find other Immortal Emperors to attack, the efficiency wouldn’t be this high.

Besides,

he couldn’t just indiscriminately kill other Immortal Emperors without a reason.

Doing so, aside from the issue of his bottom line, would make the Xuan Tian Dao Sect a target of public criticism.

Therefore ,

attacking with a reason is completely different from attacking without a reason.

Like this time, these Immortal Emperors coveted the treasure in Gu Mingfeng’s hands, and Shen Changqing naturally attacked and killed them all.

Shen Changqing had no intention of nurturing any more innate demon gods with the accumulated essence.

While ordinary innate demon gods were indeed born at the Immortal Emperor realm, this level of cultivation was of little use to him.

Of course, those

possessing innate bloodlines

had exceptional aptitude.

However—

even with exceptional aptitude, reaching the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, or even attaining immortality, was not something that could be achieved overnight.

Having more or less ordinary innate demon gods now was of little significance.

The Xingdao Alliance was currently focused on intelligence gathering, while the Zhutian Chamber of Commerce was developing well.

However ,

the Zhutian Chamber of Commerce’s current state couldn’t be solved simply by having a few more innate demon gods.

Therefore,

Shen Changqing naturally saved these Immortal Emperor essence for later.

…

Gu Mingfeng’s breakthrough

caused quite a stir within the Xuantian Dao Sect.

The most delighted among them was naturally the Shu Peak,

with two Immortal Emperors on one peak.

This allows the Art Peak to reach its peak strength.

Even the Battle Peak is now subtly suppressed by the Art Peak.

After all,

no Immortal Emperor has appeared on the Battle Peak. Although the Innate Thunder God Body is powerful and can be considered an Immortal Emperor, that’s all.

As for Chu Junhe, his strength is still a step below a true Immortal Emperor.

As for the Pill Peak ,

it goes without saying.

Pill Peak Master Ji Yang, as well as Gu Qingyang, Ye Yun, and others, can all be considered Immortal Emperors in terms of combat power.

In terms of strength, they are unshakeable among the disciples of the Nine Peaks.

However, the second position of the Nine Peaks, which was originally held by the Battle Peak, has now been replaced by the Art Peak.

The changes in the strength of each peak naturally result in different resources.

Originally, the Xuan Tian Dao Sect had a disciple competition to determine the allocation of resources for each peak.

Now that Shen Changqing is in charge of the sect, it’s not just the disciples who compete, but also the elders and peak masters.

Therefore,

the Art Peak having an additional Immortal Emperor is of different significance.

At this moment,

inside the Nourishing Heart Residence.

Shen Changqing continued to focus on comprehending the Dao.

He observed the Dao of Heaven and Earth, comprehended the changes of the stars, and completed the Star-Forged Weapon Technique.

He rarely paid attention to external affairs.

Meanwhile

, news would arrive from the Purple Sun Domain every so often: a powerful figure would obtain a heaven-defying treasure, greatly increasing their strength; a cultivator would find an immortal elixir, adding another lifetime to their lifespan.

Even more remarkably, Saint-Entering Pills appeared, allowing Immortal Emperors to step into the Half-Saint realm and enjoy endless lifespan.

The opportunities appearing in the Chaos Dao Palace were increasing, and the commotion they caused was growing ever larger.

More and more powerful figures from various immortal states in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm entered the Divine Wind State, causing various disturbances.

Originally,

after Shen Changqing destroyed the Great Evolution Immortal Court, many forces turned pale at the mention of the Xuan Tian Dao Sect, daring not to interfere in the various territories of the Xuan Tian Dao Sect.

However, with more and more immortal state forces getting involved, the Xuan Tian Dao Sect was inevitably affected.

However,

ordinary disturbances

did not require Shen Changqing’s intervention.

The strength of the nine peak cultivators alone was enough to completely suppress them.

After all, with Gu Mingfeng’s attainment of Dao, the Xuantian Dao Sect now openly boasted six Immortal Emperors.

In terms of Immortal Emperor-level combat power, there were roughly ten of them.

Therefore,

even if Shen Changqing didn’t intervene, the Xuantian Dao Sect’s current strength and resources could resolve most of the problems.

However, during this period,

some powerful figures did intervene, their strength being so formidable that Yang Daoxu and the others couldn’t handle them.

Therefore,

Shen Changqing naturally stepped in to resolve these situations.

Whether they were cultivators at the mid-to-late stage of the Immortal Emperor realm or those at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, they could all be suppressed in a single encounter with him.

As a result,

Shen Changqing accumulated even more essence.

Unbeknownst to him,

his Immortal Emperor essence had already surpassed six hundred.

And as more and more powerful figures fell, the name of the Xuan Tian Dao Sect grew ever more resounding.

…

On this day,

within the Yangxin Residence, Shen Changqing’s Daoist aura suddenly surged, as if boundless mysteries were being born, with stellar phenomena permeating all directions, as if a furnace of heaven and earth had appeared, absorbing all the stars within and evolving into countless divine weapons and treasures.

When the Daoist aura dissipated,

Shen Changqing stepped into the True Fire Hall, took out numerous immortal ore materials, and then directly opened the furnace to forge a weapon.

One by one, the immortal ore materials were forged and refined, fusing together, and a divine weapon resembling a longsword gradually took shape.

This process

was completed in one go.

But just as the divine weapon was taking shape and he was about to begin inscribing divine runes, Shen Changqing suddenly stopped.

He looked at the longsword in his hand; this supreme treasure was radiant with sharpness, seemingly containing astonishing power.

But when Shen Changqing flicked his finger, the longsword snapped in two, all its sharpness and divine light dissipating, turning a top-tier treasure into scrap metal.

“Still not good!”

Looking at the longsword broken into several pieces, Shen Changqing shook his head.

This time, he had attempted to forge a Primordial Emperor Weapon single-handedly, using genuine tenth-tier materials.

Unfortunately,

problems arose during the fusion of numerous immortal mineral materials, causing this supreme treasure, seemingly radiant with sharpness, to be nothing more than a castle in the air, utterly unable to bear the runes of a semi-saint.

This failure

did not discourage Shen Changqing.

After all, truly entering the ranks of eighth-tier Grandmasters was no easy feat.

Seeing his first weapon-forging failure, Shen Changqing continued to comprehend the Dao of Heaven and Earth, constantly refining and deepening his Star Forging Technique.

Thirty thousand years later.

Shen Changqing once again opened his furnace to forge a weapon.

Unfortunately,

the result was the same as before.

This time, the forging failed before it even reached the stage of truly bearing the divine runes.

The second failure left Shen Changqing silent for a while. He then summarized the reasons for his failure and decided to continue his cultivation and enlightenment.

Since then,

Shen Changqing has not attempted to forge a weapon a third time.

The reason is simple:

to forge a Primordial Emperor Weapon, the required immortal ore materials are top-tier.

Obtaining materials of this level is naturally not easy.

The two failures had destroyed a considerable amount of materials; even with Shen Changqing’s current resources, such losses were somewhat unbearable.

At this point,

he dared not rashly open the furnace to forge a weapon.

Otherwise, if he continued to fail like this, even his vast fortune would not be able to sustain it.

…

Three hundred thousand years later.

Shen Changqing opened his furnace to forge a weapon for the third time.

This time,

the initial forging went extremely smoothly. However, when it came to bearing the divine runes, a crisp sound was heard, and visible cracks appeared on the sword’s surface.

Ultimately,

the treasure shattered.

This forging attempt ended in failure once again.

“Another failure!”

“It seems there were still flaws in the previous weapon forging; the immortal ore wasn’t refined to its fullest potential, making it unable to truly withstand the power of such semi-saint divine runes.

Even if this treasure barely attracts a military tribulation, it’s questionable whether it can withstand two or three!”

Shen Changqing stared at the fragments of the treasure before him, lost in thought. This was his

third weapon forging attempt.

He felt incredibly close to the eighth rank.

But he was always just a little short of actually taking that step.

Unlike before,

this failure

gave Shen Changqing the feeling that he had already stepped halfway into the eighth-rank hall.

Now, he only needed to consolidate his understanding further, and he would have a chance to truly reach the realm of an eighth-rank grandmaster.

Having reached this point,

Shen Changqing no longer sought to comprehend the Dao of Heaven and Earth or observe the changes in the stars. Instead, he entered the Seven Profound Divine Tower into seclusion, meticulously summarizing and refining the various factors that had led to his three failed weapon forging attempts.

Every step of the weapon-forging process was rehearsed in his mind, every single detail meticulously rehearsed countless times to ensure flawlessness.

During this seclusion,

millions of years passed in the Divine Tower space.

Outside,

ten thousand years later, Shen Changqing emerged from seclusion and re-entered the True Fire Hall to begin his fourth weapon-forging.

This time, Shen Changqing possessed a newfound ease and skill in the process.

The earth fire blazed fiercely.

The immortal ore melted.

As impurities were removed, the prototype of the divine weapon gradually emerged.

Throughout the entire process, Shen Changqing remained completely focused, without the slightest lapse.

The moment the divine weapon was fully formed, he began to inscribe the semi-saint divine runes.

This was the final and most crucial step in the weapon-forging process.