Terran Guardian - Chapter 3547

Chapter 3525 Disciple Pays Homage to Master

Inside the True Fire Hall,

the Eight Trigrams Purple Sun Furnace trembled.

Shen Changqing flicked his sleeve, and the furnace lid lifted, several streams of light shooting out from the furnace and instantly landing in his palm.

“Excellent, high-grade pills!”

Looking at the several Emperor Yuan Pills in his palm, Shen Changqing nodded to himself.

Since reaching the eighth level of weapon crafting, he had stopped focusing his energy on it.

This was because breaking through to the next level after reaching the eighth was not easy.

If there was a huge gap between the seventh and eighth levels,

then starting from the first grade of the eighth level, each step was an insurmountable chasm.

The eighth level was divided into nine grades.

Shen Changqing was currently only at the first grade of the eighth

level. The years required to truly progress from the first grade of the eighth level to the ninth grade of the eighth level were immeasurable.

Without achieving

immortality, even with extraordinary comprehension and exceptional talent in weapon crafting, reaching that level was extremely difficult.

Of the nine eighth-tier grandmasters throughout the history of the Heavenly Forging Palace, the furthest they reached in weapon forging was only the sixth rank of the eighth tier.

That one failed to attain immortality and thus stopped there.

If that person could reach the semi-saint realm, Shen Changqing believed that grandmaster would have a chance to reach the ninth rank of the eighth tier, or even the ninth tier.

Shen Changqing considered himself quite talented in weapon forging, but to say he was stronger than that eighth-tier grandmaster was uncertain.

After all, among the many grandmasters throughout the history of the Heavenly Forging Palace, only one had reached the sixth rank of the eighth tier.

Therefore,

after reaching the eighth tier in weapon forging, Shen Changqing stopped wasting time on it and instead devoted himself to alchemy.

For over a million years,

Shen Changqing’s time was roughly equal between the Seven Profound Divine Tower and the outside world.

To date,

he has reached the upper-grade seventh tier in alchemy.

However, to advance further, break through to the highest grade of the seventh tier, or even reach the eighth tier, there is still a long way to go.

Unlike weapon crafting,

which has the backing of numerous lineages from the Heavenly Forging Palace, with many seventh-tier and even eighth-tier Grandmasters paving the way, making Shen Changqing’s breakthrough to the eighth tier much easier, alchemy

is different .

Shen

Changqing has little lineage in alchemy, relying solely on comprehending the residual semi-saintly Daoist essence within the Eight Trigrams Purple Yang Furnace, combining it with his own knowledge to gradually advance his alchemy skills.

Having predecessors pave the way and forging one’s own path are two different concepts.

Therefore, Shen Changqing’s

current

achievement of reaching the upper-grade seventh tier in alchemy is already remarkable.

For other seventh-tier Grandmasters, without lineage, relying solely on their own exploration, even breaking through to the middle-grade seventh tier would be a question, let alone the upper-grade.

Afterwards,

Shen Changqing left the True Fire Hall.

Several high-grade Emperor Yuan Pills shot out, instantly ascending to the heavens, triggering a pill tribulation.

The power of this level of tribulation was vast and seemingly astonishing, yet it never truly left the main peak.

The immense tribulation

was confined to the top of the main peak.

As the tribulation continued to fall, it alarmed many cultivators.

“A tribulation!”

Inside the Danfeng Immortal Mansion, Han Yan watched the terrifying lightning descend, even the slightest spillage of it causing him to tremble.

A tribulation of this level, even a single strike, could obliterate him.

Gu Bai’s expression was also solemn: “For a tribulation of this power, the grade of the pill used for the tribulation must be extraordinary. The Xuantian Dao Sect truly is a place where hidden talents abound!”

The group had been in the upper realm for some time and had gained some initial understanding of their new location.

The Xuantian Dao Sect!

A dominant force belonging to the Divine Wind Continent of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.

And their master was the master of the Xuantian Dao Sect.

Of course,

these were all Ji Yang’s words, and their veracity remained to be verified.

However, after this period of understanding, they could roughly conclude that such claims were likely true.

At this moment,

the Heavenly Tribulation gradually dissipated ,

and the terrifying aura also vanished.

On the other side,

atop the main peak,

Shen Changqing looked at the three high-grade Emperor Essence Pills in his hand and casually tossed them into his storage ring.

Of the five pills,

only three successfully passed the tribulation.

The remaining two were destroyed in the Heavenly Tribulation.

This was unavoidable. Using pills

to pass the tribulation was inherently risky.

Even the most skilled alchemist couldn’t guarantee that all their pills would pass the tribulation.

The difference was simply a matter of probability.

These high-grade Emperor Essence Pills were of little significance to Shen Changqing.

His cultivation had already reached the limit of the Immortal Emperor realm; consuming more Emperor Essence Pills would be a waste.

Then,

Shen Changqing glanced towards Pill Peak, took another step, and his figure disappeared.

…

Pill Peak.

Inside the Immortal Abode.

Han Yan and the others were momentarily stunned by the sudden appearance of a figure before them, then quickly reacted, bowing respectfully, their voices filled with barely concealed excitement.

“Disciples greet Master!”

“Rise, all of you.”

Shen Changqing flicked his sleeve, and they all felt a vast and magnificent power surge forth, causing their bodies to straighten uncontrollably.

Although they were initially startled, they quickly recovered.

Ji Yang, who claimed to be their master’s disciple, possessed unfathomable cultivation; the cultivation of this person before them must be even more terrifying.

Even standing still, Shen Changqing gave them the feeling of staring into an abyss.

Unfathomable!

Vast and boundless like a chaotic starry sea.

Shen Changqing looked at Han Yan and the others, finally fixing his gaze on Yu Ren, and nodded slightly.

“It’s quite good that you all were able to ascend to the Upper Realm, but Yu Ren, now that you’ve ascended, who will lead the Heavenly Sect?”

“Reporting to Master, this disciple relinquishes the position of Sect Master, and Jiang Zhen will take over!”

Yu Ren replied respectfully.

Jiang Zhen?

Hearing this name, Shen Changqing paused slightly, then realized who this person was.

There was no way around it.

For others, their ascension to the Upper Realm was at most three million years.

But for Shen Changqing, his actual cultivation time was already over a hundred million years.

Now, if

you really want to calculate his age,

Shen Changqing is already a hundred and forty million years old.

Such a long period of time, many memories are buried deep in his mind, and it’s not easy to recall them.

In Shen Changqing’s memory, Jiang Zhen was not bad, but as for leading a sect, he was still somewhat lacking.

Seemingly sensing Shen Changqing’s thoughts, Yu Ren said, “Nowadays, the various branches of the Heavenly Sect are numerous, but there are actually very few who are truly qualified to lead the sect.

Although Jiang Zhen’s foundation is somewhat lacking, he has still broken through to the Immortal King Realm, so leading the sect is not a problem.

Moreover, before my ascension, I already asked Elder Batian to secretly support Jiang Zhen. Considering this, there should be no problem!”

“Batian Divine Lord—”

Shen Changqing nodded slightly.

He was naturally familiar with this person.

Strictly speaking, Batian Divine Lord was one of the few cultivators in the heavens to have a restriction placed on him.

There was a Life Soul Curse, no, now it should be called the Heavenly Soul Curse.

With such a restriction in place, Shen Changqing naturally didn’t need to worry too much.

“I remember that his cultivation was quite remarkable back then. He should be ascending to the upper realm soon, right?”

“Master is absolutely right. However, in my opinion, it’s unlikely he’ll truly ascend to the upper realm within a few million years.

A few million years of accumulation would be enough for Jiang Zhen to completely control the sect and prevent any trouble!”

Yu Ren said.

He had complete confidence in Jiang Zhen.

Seeing this, Shen Changqing didn’t say anything more.

He had already entrusted the Heavenly Sect to Yu Ren, so how Yu Ren decided was his own business.

Besides,

Shen Changqing trusted Yu Ren’s abilities.

Since Yu Ren was optimistic about Jiang Zhen, there must be a reason.

Afterwards,

Shen Changqing inquired about other aspects of the Heavenly Sect, and Yu Ren answered calmly.   Shen Changqing was naturally pleased.

Ultimately ,   the Heavenly Sect was his own creation. If the Heavenly Sect declined, Shen Changqing would inevitably experience some emotional fluctuations. Over   a hundred million years of cultivation had buried most of his memories deep within his mind, but some memories remained indelible.   The Heavenly Sect   …   And so it was.   Fortunately,   from Yu Ren’s words, Shen Changqing understood that the Heavenly Sect was flourishing, and although there was open and covert competition among its various branches, its overall strength had not decreased but rather increased.   Shen Changqing had no aversion to these struggles.   Where there are people, there is a jianghu (martial arts world).   Where there is a jianghu, there is conflict.   The jianghu doesn’t refer to a specific place, but rather to human nature, or perhaps desire.   This wasn’t just true of the Heavenly Sect; even the Xuantian Dao Sect was the same.   The cultivators of the Nine Peaks   had their own struggles.   However, these struggles were all healthy competition and didn’t affect the sect’s development, so Shen Changqing turned a blind eye and didn’t interfere.   Water that is too clear has no fish.   This is an unchanging truth.   As long as these struggles didn’t escape his control and affect the sect’s development, then they weren’t a big problem.   With this thought in mind…   Shen Changqing looked at Yu Ren and the others, and asked, “I am now the Sect Master of the Xuantian Dao Sect. Now that you have ascended to the Upper Realm, are you willing to join the Xuantian Dao Sect?”   ”Disciples will naturally obey Master!”   The moment Shen Changqing finished speaking, they all hurriedly replied.   They were joking.   Their master was here; who would leave?   Besides, the Upper Realm was unfathomably deep. With their Ancient Immortal Realm cultivation, they were probably nothing in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.   Leaving the Xuantian Dao Sect, while not exactly easy, would be fraught with danger.   Of course,   most importantly,   the Xuantian Dao Sect was under Shen Changqing’s control.   As disciples, how could they leave the sect?   To do so would be no different from betraying their master and ancestors.   Seeing their reluctance, Shen Changqing was not surprised and nodded.   ”Since that’s the case, then you will all become true disciples of the Xuantian Dao Sect from now on. You won’t need to obey the orders of the Nine Peaks; you can directly enter the main peak!”   —   PS: I’ve had a fever these past few days, so updates have been delayed. The weather is getting colder, so please take care of yourselves, everyone! (End of Chapter)