Terran Guardian - Chapter 3563

Chapter 3541 The Indistinct Illusory Image of Buddha

For the next ten years,

Shen Changqing spent his time repeatedly refining pills, gradually regaining his former proficiency.

From frequent failures at the beginning, his success rate gradually increased.

Unlike ordinary cultivators,

Shen Changqing was already a seventh-tier high-grade Grandmaster.

His failures at this moment were merely due to unfamiliarity.

Regaining his proficiency was much easier than truly starting cultivation from scratch.

A hundred years later,

Shen Changqing emerged from the True Fire Hall. With a single step, the Great Dao transformed into a long river stretching across the void beneath his feet, directly appearing atop the Miscellaneous Peak.

At this moment,

on the Miscellaneous Peak Dojo,

all the disciples of the nine peaks had gathered.

When Shen Changqing arrived, everyone bowed their heads in greeting.

“Greetings, Sect Master!”

“Today, I have preached for a thousand years. How much you can comprehend depends entirely on your individual fate!”

Shen Changqing’s voice was not loud, but it reached the ears of every cultivator. Then, he sat cross-legged, a lotus platform formed by the rules of the Great Dao beneath him.

Then…

Shen Changqing didn’t waste any words and immediately began expounding on the Great Dao.

His Dao began with the Earth Immortal Dao, progressing step by step to the Golden Immortal, then to the Immortal King, Ancient Immortal, and finally the Immortal Emperor level.

As Shen Changqing spoke, it was like the true words of the Great Dao, causing celestial phenomena to emerge, with the phantom of a long river of the Great Dao being born, revealing the birth and death of the chaotic universe.

At first,

many cultivators were able to grasp its true meaning.

But as time went on,

the Great Dao Shen Changqing expounded became increasingly profound, causing many cultivators to frown, unable to truly comprehend its essence.

There was no way around it.

Currently, most cultivators on the Nine Peaks were at the Golden Immortal or even Taiyi Golden Immortal level; very few could truly reach the Great Power realm.

This was true then, and it remains true now.

After all, reaching the Great Power level is not easy.

Therefore,

if one’s cultivation time is not too long, reaching the Great Power realm is inherently difficult.

And above the Great Power level, reaching the Immortal King level, is even rarer.

In the lower universe, the Immortal King realm is considered the pinnacle of a tiny universe. Breaking through to the Ancient Immortal realm allows ascension to the upper realm.

In the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, breaking through to the Immortal King realm is naturally much easier than in the lower realm.

However, even with this ease, not everyone can break through to the Immortal King realm.

Whether even one in a hundred million cultivators can break through is a question.

This shows

just how low the probability of breaking through to the Immortal King realm is.

It’s just that

most cultivators who can join the Xuan Tian Dao Sect possess some talent; otherwise, they wouldn’t have the qualifications to join the sect.

But regardless,

in the current vast Xuan Tian Dao Sect, those who can reach the Immortal King realm are extremely few among all the sect’s cultivators.

And those above the Immortal King realm, the Ancient Immortal realm, needless to say, are even rarer.

Shen Changqing observed the changes in the expressions of the sect disciples below, but he had no intention of slowing down his lecture.

Listening to the Dao is a matter of understanding; if you can comprehend it, you can; if you can’t, explaining too much is useless.

Shen Changqing was now preaching his own Dao and his understanding of the Great Dao.

Suddenly,

the void shifted again .

A chaotic expanse abruptly opened up, with a towering immortal tree rising from the ground, evolving into countless stars. A dragon’s roar resounded throughout the heavens, and a phantom of a true dragon looked down upon all living beings.

Then

, a Qilin trod the earth, and a divine phoenix spread its wings—

the profound mysteries of the nine Immortal Emperors’ universes were now revealed.

Heaven and earth!

Yin and Yang, the Five Elements!

All these mysteries were awe-inspiring.

“Nine innate chaotic beasts as the foundation—this is Master’s foundation!”

Ji Yang looked at the strange phenomena in the void, his face also showing shock.

Having innate chaotic beasts as the foundation was not something everyone could achieve.

It could be said

that such a foundation was the

pinnacle of an Immortal Emperor.

In Ji Yang’s memory, even when he reached the Immortal Emperor realm in his previous life, he had not possessed such a foundation.

After all,

the Dao bones of innate chaotic beasts are extremely rare, and truly suppressing such power and making it one’s own is by no means simple.

Now, witnessing Shen Changqing’s Immortal Emperor foundation firsthand, Ji Yang truly understands why his master’s combat strength is so terrifying.

The foundation of nine innate chaotic beasts alone is enough to suppress 99% of Immortal Emperors.

Moreover,

besides this,

he also saw numerous innate spiritual roots.

It can be said that

the foundation of each of the nine Immortal Emperor universes represents the pinnacle of the Immortal Emperor realm.

For other geniuses to achieve this is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Let alone opening up nine universes, even having one or two Immortal Emperor universes with such a foundation is enough to make them stand out among their peers.

Right now,

the true meaning of the Immortal Emperor universe is revealed.

Immortal Emperor realm experts like Yang Daoxu are now completely focused on comprehending its mysteries, daring not to be distracted in the slightest.

They had reached the Immortal Emperor realm, but so far, none of them had been able to create a second Immortal Emperor universe.

There was no way around it. Every step   to becoming an Immortal

Emperor was arduous.   Creating an Immortal Emperor universe was even more difficult. Now, having glimpsed the true meaning of the universe, for Yang Daoxu and the others, it was an opportunity to glimpse the creation of a second Immortal Emperor universe.   …   A thousand years   passed in the blink of an eye.   When all the strange phenomena of heaven and earth dissipated, Shen Changqing looked down at the cultivators below, his expression calm.   ”A thousand years have passed. This lecture is over. You may all disperse!”   ”We thank our Sect Master!”

Everyone suddenly came to their senses, bowed respectfully to Shen Changqing, and then dispersed.

This lecture had been immensely beneficial to them.

Many planned to return to seclusion to digest what they had learned.

Shen

Changqing also returned to the Yangxin Residence

and the Wuzhen Hall.

He secluded himself for a period to process the insights gained from the lecture.

Ten years later,

Shen Changqing emerged from seclusion and devoted all his energy to alchemy.

For him, the most important thing at the moment was to raise his alchemy skills to the eighth level.

Before that,

everything else could be put aside.

While Shen Changqing focused on alchemy, the Xuantian Dao Sect also calmed down.

Many people were in seclusion digesting their insights from the lecture, hoping to seize the opportunity to improve their cultivation.

As a result,

the sect remained calm.

The entire Shentian Domain also became much quieter.

However—

this calm did not last long. Three thousand years later, news broke the peace of the Xuantian Dao Sect.

“The Ancient Zen Holy Land has been destroyed?”

Shen Changqing’s expression changed slightly upon seeing the news from the Demon God’s Mirror.

He was well aware of the Ancient Zen Holy Land’s strength.

As one of the thirteen holy lands, in Shen Changqing’s view, its strength might even be considered the strongest among the thirteen.

Although Shen Changqing wasn’t particularly clear about the strength of the other holy lands,

the incident with the Chaos Dao Palace in the Purple Sun Domain had truly revealed the Ancient Zen Holy Land’s powerful foundation. The existence of a living supreme being like the Sumeru Ancestor was enough to prove the strength of such a force.

However,

the Ancient Zen Holy Land, so powerful, had suddenly been destroyed.

This news

naturally shocked Shen Changqing.

Unfortunately,

the information from the Demon God’s Mirror wasn’t very complete, and even now, Shen Changqing didn’t know the reason for the Ancient Zen Holy Land’s destruction.

A month later,

Shen Changqing finally understood the true reason for the Ancient Zen Holy Land’s destruction.

“Ancestor Sumeru has fallen into demonic possession!”

“The former Buddhist holy land has turned into a demonic lair?” “

The great calamity of evil spirits has restarted, sweeping across the Divine Sun Domain—”

Looking at the news from the Xingdao Alliance, Shen Changqing fell silent .

This result

was unexpected.

“Ancestor Sumeru has fallen into demonic possession…it seems to be inextricably linked to that evil spirit in the Purple Sun Domain!”

Shen Changqing thought to himself.

He had once fought against that evil spirit in the Purple Sun Domain, but was defeated and fled. In the end, it was Jiu Ye who took action and completely killed that evil spirit.

Don’t be fooled by how easily Jiu Ye killed that great evil spirit. It is undeniable that such a great evil spirit could completely destroy a supreme immortal domain, and its strength was terrifying. The fact that

three supreme beings joined forces, Tai Luo Daojun fell, and the other two supreme beings fled further illustrates the unfathomable depth of the opponent.

However,

now that even an ancient supreme being has stumbled at the hands of that evil spirit, Shen Changqing was also somewhat alarmed.

If he hadn’t had the protection of the Seven Profound Divine Tower, he would probably have become a member of the calamity upon seeing that demon.

At this moment

, Shen Changqing had his first direct understanding of the corrupting power of demons.

Even those who had reached the Supreme Realm were not immune.

Shen Changqing didn’t care whether the Ancient Zen Holy Land was destroyed or not.

What he truly cared about was the impact of the Ancient Zen Holy Land’s destruction.

Now, the news of

the destruction of the Ancient Zen Holy Land

and the outbreak of the calamity of demons in the Divine Sun Domain had spread far and wide.

Even in the Divine Heaven Domain, many cultivators knew about this.

The once peaceful Immortal Domain was now in turmoil again.

… In

the Immortal Hall of the Sect,

Shen Changqing appeared.

Chu Junhe cupped his hands and said, “The destruction of the Ancient Zen Holy Land and the calamity of demons sweeping across the Supreme Immortal Domain are images from the Divine Sun Domain. Please take a look, Sect Master!”

After speaking,

Chu Junhe activated a recording stone.

Instantly,

a phantom image appeared.

In the scene, eerie mist filled the sky and earth, the once majestic ancient holy land now utterly fallen, ravaged by countless evil spirits.

In the center of the holy land, a Buddha seemed to sit in meditation, appearing and disappearing.

However, this Buddha was distorted by a force, making it difficult to discern its true form.

Even so,

when others saw this illusory Buddha image, a strange feeling welled up in their hearts, as if it were something ominous.

Shen Changqing’s expression darkened upon seeing this.

“Do you know where this image-recording stone came from?”

“I don’t know!”

Chu Junhe shook his head, then asked again.

“Is there something wrong with this image-recording stone?”

“Yes, and a very big one!”

Shen Changqing looked at the illusory Buddha image in the mist and sneered.

“Although this Buddha hasn’t truly appeared, the corrupting power it contains is still extremely strong. If someone below the Immortal King level were to see it, they would likely be corrupted and degenerate into a demonic beast.

It’s clear that spreading such a thing is definitely not a good thing.”