Terran Guardian - Chapter 3544

Chapter 3522 Gu Qingfeng’s Strength

Gu Bai’s breakthrough

shook the entire Heavenly Sect .

Upon hearing this news,

all the myriad races of the heavens came to offer their congratulations.

For a time,

the Heavenly Sect was bustling with activity.

As the only Ancient Immortal who hadn’t ascended, Gu Bai received ample respect from all sides.

Furthermore, the Heavenly Sect itself was the most powerful force in the heavens.

Therefore,

how could other cultivators dare to disrespect him?

Gu Bai only responded to the congratulations from various forces using his avatar; his true body remained in seclusion within the sect, cultivating to consolidate his Ancient Immortal realm cultivation.

Although the rules of the heavens suppressed his Ancient Immortal realm cultivation to the Immortal King realm, this wasn’t a significant problem for consolidating his own power.

Three hundred thousand years after Gu Bai’s seclusion,

another Ancient Immortal Tribulation descended from the chaos.

A cultivator in blue robes stood beneath the heavenly tribulation, carrying a bronze coffin on his back. As the tribulation descended, the coffin lid abruptly opened, absorbing all the attacks.

This tribulation, powerful enough to cause even top-tier Immortal Kings to bleed, only caused the bronze coffin to tremble slightly, without showing any signs of breaking.

“The Burial Coffin!”

“The one undergoing the tribulation is Gu Qingfeng!”

Many cultivators recognized him immediately upon seeing this.

Gu Qingfeng, the Arctic Immortal Venerable!

A direct disciple of the Heavenly Sect’s patriarch, and one of the four Immortal Venerables of the Eternal Immortal Court.

Moreover,

he was one of the oldest Immortal Venerables.

Only the Antarctic Immortal Venerable, the Supreme Celestial Venerable, could rival him.

The former Eastern Immortal Venerable, Jian Huang, and the Western Immortal Venerable, Mo Zun, had already ascended to the Upper Realm, being among the first powerful beings to ascend.

Later, when the positions of these two Immortal Venerables became vacant, newcomers filled the gaps, but none could match their former strength.

This is why

the Eternal Immortal Court had four Immortal Venerables.

Among them, the current Antarctic Immortal Venerable and Arctic Immortal Venerable are the most powerful.

An ancient Immortal King watched Gu Qingfeng undergo his tribulation, his gaze fixed on the Burial Coffin, his eyes filled with apprehension.

“Ninety-seven hundred thousand years ago, the Asura Demonic Sect sacrificed many worlds to cultivate demonic arts, incurring the wrath of the Eternal Immortal Court.

It was this Arctic Immortal Venerable who intervened, suppressing thirteen Immortal Kings with just one person and one coffin, causing the vast Asura Demonic Sect to completely disintegrate.

To this day, the remaining cultivators of the Asura Demonic Sect dare not show their faces in the heavens, fearing that if this person learns of their existence, he will completely eradicate them!”

Hearing this, the other cultivators also became solemn.

The Asura Demonic Sect!

It was a top-tier force that had risen in the heavens over the past million years.

It was formed by many Immortal Kings who cultivated demonic arts, and its strength was extremely formidable.

After all, even though the heavens and universes have entered a golden age, far surpassing the past, there are still very few experts who can reach the Immortal King realm.

Any force that possesses even one Celestial King is certainly a formidable existence, if not among the top-tier forces in the universe.

Many races exhaust their resources yet still struggle to cultivate even one Celestial King.

A force like the Asura Demonic Sect, with over a dozen Celestial Kings, is truly extraordinary.

Aside from a handful of top-tier powers like the Heavenly Sect and the Eternal Immortal Court, other forces are unlikely to rival the Asura Demonic Sect.

When the Asura Demonic Sect rose to power, it stirred up a storm, annihilating countless races and forces.

Even the Eternal Immortal Court’s numerous campaigns failed to eradicate it.

Until later, when

the Arctic Immortal Venerable Gu Qingfeng personally intervened, single-handedly slaying thirteen Celestial Kings with a single coffin, causing the vast Asura Demonic Sect to completely crumble.

That battle

shook the heavens.

Many powerful figures truly witnessed the terrifying strength of this Arctic Immortal Venerable.

Therefore,

while seeing Gu Qingfeng undergo the Ancient Immortal Tribulation is shocking, it’s not entirely unacceptable.

After all, such beings had already reached the pinnacle of all heavens.

Breaking through to the Ancient Immortal Realm was only a matter of time.

…

Meanwhile.

Within the Huangji Divine Clan.

In an ancient immortal palace, the Supreme God Venerable suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes swirled with Daoist energy, seemingly reflecting the birth and death of worlds.

His gaze pierced through layers of space, directly seeing the scene deep within chaos.

“Ancient Immortal Tribulation… He was indeed one step ahead of me!”

The Supreme God Venerable shook his head slightly. He had been at the half-step Ancient Immortal Realm for many years, but had never been able to take that final half-step.

Ultimately,

there was an insurmountable chasm between an Immortal King and an Ancient Immortal.

Truly breaking through was not so easy.

Consider

the many Immortal Kings of all the myriad races in the heavens; only a handful had truly broken through to the Ancient Immortal Realm and ascended.

This shows

just how difficult it was to break through to the Ancient Immortal Realm.

A moment later.

The Supreme God Venerable withdrew his gaze.

Ancient Immortal Realm!

He now vaguely saw the path ahead. Given some more time to consolidate his strength, a breakthrough shouldn’t be a problem.

If there was any difference, it was simply a matter of timing.

With this thought,

the Supreme God continued his seclusion.

At the same time,

throughout the myriad races,

many powerful figures turned their gazes to witness Gu Qingfeng’s breakthrough.

Seventy-two Ancient Immortal Tribulations.

After swallowing thirty-six tribulations, the Burial Coffin reached its limit. For the remaining thirty-six tribulations, Gu Qingfeng no longer used supreme treasures to overcome them, but relied on his own strength to fight against the tribulations.

He joined his two fingers together, and a terrifying killing sword aura cleaved through the chaotic void, splitting the falling tribulations in two, ultimately merging them into the tribulation clouds.

“Boom—!!!”

Such a magnificent display naturally shook all sides.

Tribulations rained down relentlessly, Gu Qingfeng’s figure elusive as a ghost, leaving countless afterimages in the void. Sword energy tore through the sky, destroying lightning.

…

Inside the Heavenly Sect.

Gu Bai, observing this scene, smiled calmly: “It seems Eighth Junior Brother’s tribulation is not a problem this time!”

As someone who had survived the Ancient Immortal Tribulation, he naturally understood its power and could see Gu Qingfeng’s current condition.

Up to now

, more than sixty of the seventy-two tribulations had passed.

Yet, Gu Qingfeng showed no signs of fatigue.

It was clear that

the remaining tribulations posed little threat to him.

Gu Bai was not surprised that Gu Qingfeng had survived the Ancient Immortal Tribulation.

Anyone who could become Shen Changqing’s disciple possessed undeniable strength and foundation; even Gu Bai himself dared not claim to be able to suppress others of the same realm.

If they were both half-step Ancient Immortals, Gu Bai wouldn’t be confident in suppressing Gu Qingfeng.

Therefore…

If he could overcome the Ancient Immortal Tribulation, then Gu Qingfeng would have no problem at all.

Sure enough

, not long after Gu Bai’s thought, Gu Qingfeng successfully passed the last few Heavenly Tribulations, becoming the second Ancient Immortal in this era who hadn’t yet ascended.

After Gu Qingfeng’s breakthrough, all the races of the heavens were once again shaken.

Ancient Immortals were rare!

In just 300,000 years, the Heavenly Sect had another person break through to the Ancient Immortal realm; how could they not be astonished?

“Another Ancient Immortal!”

“Most of the disciples under that Heavenly Sect leader have now broken through to the Ancient Immortal realm, possessing the qualifications to ascend to the Upper Realm.

The remaining few, I’m afraid, can also reach that level!”

“That person truly deserves to be called the number one person in the heavens in the past; all his disciples have attained the Dao of Ancient Immortal. It’s a pity we couldn’t become his disciples; otherwise, we too would have had the opportunity to glimpse the mysteries of the Ancient Immortal realm—”

Many cultivators sighed inwardly.

However

, they only thought about these things.

Everyone knew…

To become a disciple of the former number one figure in all the heavens is no easy feat.

The Heavenly Sect boasts numerous geniuses, but only a handful truly earn his favor.

Without exceptional talent and a powerful enough stroke of luck, becoming

his disciple is nothing short of a pipe dream. Ignoring the external turmoil, Gu Qingfeng has returned to the Heavenly Sect.

Inside the Immortal Abode,

Gu Bai and Gu Qingfeng sit and discuss the Dao.

Both are ancient immortals of their time, and the only two who haven’t ascended. Exchanging insights on the Dao of Ancient Immortals serves as a self-reflection and is of considerable value.

After their discussion, both have gained something.

Gu Bai smiles faintly: “Eighth Junior Brother has only recently broken through to the Ancient Immortal realm, yet his insights are profound. I am ashamed of my own inferiority!”

“Senior Brother is too kind. Without your guidance, I don’t know when I would have reached this point,”

Gu Qingfeng says modestly. To the people of the Eternal Immortal Court, this would be considered unbelievable.

After all, this Arctic Immortal Venerable was always aloof and unsmiling, so such a situation was rare.

At this moment,

Gu Qingfeng changed the subject, looking up at the sky.

“This universe can only accommodate Immortal Kings. Now that we have both entered the Ancient Immortal Realm, if we don’t ascend, we will definitely be unable to make any further progress.

I wonder what Senior Brother’s plans are in this regard?”

“Ascension is of course necessary, but there’s no rush right now. The other fellow disciples are all just one step away from breaking through to the Ancient Immortal Realm.

Why don’t we wait a bit? If we ascend to the Upper Realm together, Master will surely be pleased!”

Gu Bai picked up the white jade teacup in front of him, took a small sip, and then a faint smile appeared on his face.

Gu Qingfeng nodded upon hearing this, saying, “Senior Brother’s plan is not bad!”

In his opinion, what Gu Bai said was true.

Although the other fellow disciples had not yet broken through to the Ancient Immortal Realm, they were all just one step away.

To break through, it would

take millions of years at most, and hundreds of thousands of years at least, which probably wouldn’t be a big problem.

For ancient immortals, millions of years are insignificant.

A Celestial King has a lifespan of one hundred million years.

An ancient immortal has

a lifespan of one billion years. In such a vast expanse of time, a mere few million years is but a fleeting moment.

“Master ascended to the Upper Realm; I wonder what level he has reached now. But back then, Master crossed realms to deliver the Ascension Altar to the Heavenly Sect—such methods are probably beyond the capabilities of even ancient immortals.

And with Master’s foundation, he might already have reached the Celestial Emperor level!”

Gu Qingfeng said again, his face now showing more reverence.

That master was not only the strongest in all the heavens, but also unmatched in talent.

If he had truly ascended for two million years, reaching the Celestial Emperor realm wouldn’t be surprising.