Terran Guardian - Chapter 3617

Chapter 3595 Mid-Grade Immortal Vein

“The Heavenly Dao!”

Shen Changqing looked up, his gaze seemingly able to pierce through countless obstacles, directly glimpsing the essence of the Heavenly Dao.

At the instant the immortal source before him devoured the original incomplete immortal domain, initially nurturing an immortal vein,   a subtle Daoist aura emanated from the Heavenly Dao

.   This aura   gave Shen Changqing a sudden realization.   ”The Heavenly Dao has advanced!”   ”Could it be that the Heavenly Dao of such a microcosm also has the possibility of further advancement?”   Shen Changqing raised an eyebrow, then looked at the immortal source before him.   This immortal source was not a low-grade immortal source, but a mid-grade one.   Immortal sources are rare!   Mid-grade immortal sources are even rarer.   The mid-grade immortal source in Shen Changqing’s hand was obtained from an ancient immortal emperor when he killed him.   All along,   Shen Changqing had kept this immortal source in his storage ring, paying it little attention.   After all, while mid-grade immortal sources were indeed rare, they could only nurture a mid-grade immortal vein at most.   This level of immortal vein was useless to Shen Changqing.   Until now,   after returning to the Heavenly Sect.   Therefore, Shen Changqing took out the mid-grade immortal source.   After all, this level of immortal source was nothing to him, but for the Heavenly Sect, it was an unparalleled opportunity.   Now,   the mid-grade immortal source devoured the original incomplete immortal source, turning all of the latter’s millions of years of accumulation into its own.   However, even now, the formation of the mid-grade immortal vein still has a long way to go.   There’s no way around it.   The millions of years of accumulation of the original incomplete immortal source are nothing to the mid-grade immortal source.   The power required to form a mid-grade immortal vein is enormous.   Let alone an incomplete low-grade immortal source, even a complete low-grade immortal source, or even one that could form a true low-grade immortal vein, would be difficult to propel the formation of a mid-grade immortal vein. Although   low-grade and mid-grade are only one level apart,   the gap between them is an insurmountable chasm.   Then…   Shen Changqing’s divine sense stirred, and a ball of golden blood appeared out of thin air, directly merging into the mid-grade immortal source.   In an instant,   the mid-grade immortal source trembled.   A vast and boundless aura erupted.   At that moment,   under Shen Changqing’s divine sense, the immortal source seemed to have received some heaven-defying elixir; the mid-grade immortal vein, which had just barely begun to form, was now expanding at an astonishing speed.   ”Rumble!!”   The earth trembled. Beneath   the Heavenly Sect,   a vast immortal vein was born, instantly spanning the entire Heavenly Thunder Domain and heading towards other immortal domains.   As this immortal vein expanded, a great deal of immortal energy erupted like a volcanic eruption.   A surge of immortal energy, several times more concentrated than before, rose from the Heavenly Thunder Domain and spread wildly in all directions.   This commotion   naturally shocked everyone present.   But Shen Changqing’s attention was now entirely focused on the immortal vein.   After a long while,   the expansion of the immortal vein gradually subsided.   Shen Changqing’s expression shifted slightly: “The essence blood of a top-tier Immortal Emperor realm beast isn’t even enough to fully nurture a mid-grade immortal vein.   It seems the energy required for nurturing such an immortal vein is far greater than I imagined!”   Thinking this,   Shen Changqing again activated his divine sense, feeding all the Immortal Emperor realm beast essence blood he possessed to the mid-grade immortal source to accelerate the immortal vein’s nurturing.   This beast essence blood consisted of some ferocious beasts he had casually killed while traveling through the heavens.   Originally, Shen Changqing planned to keep this beast essence blood for later use when refining pills.   However, plans don’t always go as expected.   Now that the immortal vein needed sufficient energy, Shen Changqing naturally wouldn’t hold back.   Any Immortal Emperor realm beast had accumulated its power over countless years, cultivating step by step, and the energy contained within its flesh and blood was astonishing.   Although the difficulty of nurturing a mid-grade immortal vein was greater than Shen Changqing had anticipated…   However, with a large amount of Immortal Emperor-level beast essence blood, the formation of the mid-grade Immortal Vein proceeded smoothly without major setbacks.   The moment the Immortal Vein was truly completed, a seven-colored radiance descended from the sky, filling the heavens. This astonishing phenomenon was clearly visible across almost the entire ancient continent.   ”Radiant light descends from the sky!”   ”This is an auspicious omen!”   Many cultivators were excited, especially with the surge in Immortal Qi, which allowed them to sense the changes in the world.   Undoubtedly,   the radiant light was related to the changes in Immortal Qi.   Some powerful cultivators who had reached the Immortal King realm even sensed something amiss beneath the earth.   ”Beneath the earth lies a complete Immortal Vein!”   A Immortal King, looking down at the vast Immortal Vein, felt a surge of greed.   However, he quickly suppressed this thought.   An Immortal Vein was indeed valuable,   but it wasn’t something he could possess.   Such an Immortal Vein originated from the Heavenly Sect; to try and seize it was like snatching food from a tiger’s mouth.   However—   an Immortal Vein could not be claimed.   However, the mountains, rivers, and numerous blessed lands affected by the immortal veins are a different story.   After all, establishing a powerful immortal abode on an immortal vein is no different from occupying it.   Many cultivators share this view.   Almost the instant the immortal vein was born, many immortal kings immediately took action, dividing up territories to occupy various immortal mountains and blessed lands, striving to obtain the greatest possible fortune.   The ancient continent, which had just regained stability due to the calamity, was once again thrown into turmoil.   But   this time, the upheaval was not caused by the calamity, but by the struggle for the opportunities presented by the immortal vein.

Shen Changqing was unaware of external affairs, but even if he were, he wouldn’t concern himself with them.

After all, the struggle for opportunities had existed since ancient times.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that all races were focused on resisting the invasion of the evil spirits.

That was because the survival of the realms was imminent; if they couldn’t set aside their past grievances and join forces, all cultivators would perish if the realms were destroyed.

Without external threats, internal strife was inevitable.

Even if forcibly stopped, it could only be halted temporarily, not permanently.

Moreover,

Shen Changqing’s current attention was entirely focused on the immortal vein.

“As expected of a complete mid-grade immortal vein, originating from the Heavenly Sect, it not only spans the Heavenly Thunder Domain but also ultimately covers the Nine Great Domains.

Compared to this complete mid-grade immortal vein, the original incomplete immortal vein was far inferior!”

Under Shen Changqing’s divine sense, the current mid-grade immortal vein resembled a great dragon spanning the Nine Great Domains, with terrifying immortal energy emanating from it.

The concentration of immortal energy across the entire Ancient Continent has now reached an astonishing level.

This concentration is comparable to many low-level immortal domains in the Upper Realm.

Although the Ancient Continent only has one immortal vein, a mid-grade immortal vein is far superior to a low-grade one.

The immortal energy generated by a single mid-grade immortal vein is equivalent to that of a large number of low-grade immortal veins.

Therefore,

with such a mid-grade immortal vein present,

the cultivation environment of the Ancient Continent has naturally undergone a transformation.

Of course,

the place with the most pronounced immortal energy is still the Heavenly Sect. This

is because the Heavenly Sect is the source of this mid-grade immortal vein, so its immortal energy is naturally the most concentrated.

Outside of the Heavenly Sect, the concentration of immortal energy in the nine major domains, including the Heavenly Thunder Domain, is slightly weaker, but it is still not to be underestimated.

“The Nine Great Domains, with their mid-grade immortal veins, will undoubtedly become true cultivation holy lands of the heavens in the future.

It’s just unknown how far these Nine Great Domains will evolve in the future!”

Shen Changqing glanced at the other domains. Except for the Heavenly Thunder Domain, which was relatively calm, cultivators in the other eight domains were already fighting each other for blessed lands.

The immortal mountains situated atop the immortal veins had the densest immortal energy.

However, outside the immortal mountains

, the immortal energy across the entire territory of a domain was roughly the same.

Therefore,

even the most remote and desolate areas of the Nine Great Domains had become highly coveted prizes in the eyes of other cultivators.

However,

in Shen Changqing’s view,

this chaos wouldn’t last long.

Once the top forces of all the myriad races of the heavens had completely taken control of the Nine Great Domains and all the territorial divisions were completed, all the chaos would subside.

But this subsidence would inevitably be accompanied by bloodshed.

Shen Changqing merely glanced at the matter with his divine sense before ignoring it, instead merging his divine sense into the entire void of the heavens.

“With the appearance of the mid-grade immortal vein, the space of the universe seems to have become much more stable.

The recovery speed of the Heavenly Dao’s origin has also increased considerably.

At this rate, it won’t be long before the Heavenly Dao’s origin is fully restored.”

With the nurturing of the mid-grade immortal vein and the recovery of the Heavenly Dao’s origin, Shen Changqing had already faintly sensed that subtle suppression.

It was a suppression originating from the order of the Heavenly

Dao, not allowing the appearance of beings at the Ancient Immortal level or higher.

However, this suppression was still very weak, so weak as to be negligible.

But as the Heavenly Dao’s origin recovered, this suppression would grow stronger and stronger. Anyone who attempted to forcibly break through this suppression would directly incur divine punishment.

The Heavenly Dao is impartial!

Everything is done according to order!

Regardless of your identity or strength, as long as you disrupt the order of the Heavenly Dao, you will inevitably be accompanied by divine punishment.

The difference is that

those lacking strength will perish under the divine punishment.

If one’s strength is sufficient, then one can withstand the heavenly punishment head-on.

At that time, one can either endure the power of the heavenly punishment until the origin of the Heavenly Dao is exhausted again, or shatter the heavenly punishment, destroying the Heavenly Dao order of the entire universe along with it. Neither

of these

is what Shen Changqing wants.

Without using other trump cards, he is not confident that he can withstand the heavenly punishment.

But if he uses his trump cards, the entire universe will be destroyed.

Therefore,

what Shen Changqing can do is to temporarily suppress his cultivation to the Immortal King level when the origin of the Heavenly Dao is fully restored, and that should not be a problem.

However, for now, he is not taking any action.

After all, the origin of the Heavenly Dao is weak, and that suppressive power is practically useless, not yet enough to bring down the heavenly punishment again.