Terran Guardian - Chapter 3619

Chapter 3597 The First Person to Break Through

“In the next ten million years, I’m afraid the sect will never again have such a grand occasion!”

Inside the Heavenly Sect, Gu Bai looked at the scene before him with a sigh.

It was almost as if all races had come to pay homage

. Looking across the heavens,

no force could possibly attract the combined might of powerful figures from all races like the Heavenly Sect.

Nor could any force loosen all restrictions and allow other forces to set foot on the ground.

After all,

if they did,

no one could guarantee that some force wouldn’t take the opportunity to attack.

If such a thing happened, there was always the possibility of annihilation.

But—

the Heavenly Sect was not afraid.

Shen Changqing’s existence was the Heavenly Sect’s strongest restriction.

As long as he was still alive, even if the Heavenly Sect didn’t set up any restriction formations, no cultivator would dare to cause trouble.

Moreover , the Heavenly Sect

now had a multitude of powerful figures.

Even if Shen Changqing was gone, the return of powerful figures like Gu Bai who had ascended to the upper realm would be enough to intimidate all sides.

However, in terms of prestige, they naturally couldn’t compare to the former.

…

On Mount Wendao,

atop the Enlightenment Cliff,

many powerful figures gathered.

Many cultivators noticed that Mount Wendao, seemingly not very large, could accommodate millions of cultivators.

Moreover—

as time passed,

more and more cultivators arrived.

Yet, Mount Wendao seemed like an abyss that could never be filled; even with countless cultivators entering, there was no sense of crowding.

This was a remarkable feat.

Soon, a Celestial King noticed something amiss.

“Mount Wendao is now a world unto itself, but its manipulation of spatial power has reached an unfathomable level. Even with careful observation, it’s difficult to detect any trace of spatial fluctuations.

In the entire myriad races, perhaps only that Heavenly Sect Ancestor could achieve this!”

A Celestial King of the Divine Race looked at the scene before him, a look of admiration on his face.

A mustard seed containing Mount Sumeru!

This kind of technique was nothing to other cultivators.

Let alone Celestial Kings.

Even powerful beings, and even those below the powerful level, could easily do it.

However—

even though both involve containing Sumeru within a mustard seed, there are significant differences.

If too many powerful individuals enter, the Daoist energy emanating from them would be enough to cause a space to collapse.

Furthermore,

any spatial manipulation would reveal traces of Daoist energy fluctuations, leaving a discernible path.

Yet, within the Asking-the-Quest Mountain, they detected no traces of Daoist energy; the space before them seemed naturally formed.

If it weren’t for the discovery by powerful individuals that the increasing influx of cultivators into Asking-the-Quest Mountain hadn’t caused any overcrowding, no one would have noticed the unusual nature of this space.

It could be said

that this level of spatial control was astonishing.

Even if other Immortal Kings devoted their entire lives to it, they would find it difficult to achieve even a fraction of its extent.

Just then,

a majestic aura descended from the sky, and a figure in a green robe appeared on the Enlightenment Cliff.

The moment the figure appeared, the cacophony of sounds across the vast Asking-the-Quest Mountain abruptly ceased.

Almost every cultivator, upon seeing Shen Changqing, experienced a sudden realization, followed by respectful bows and a chorus of shouts:

“Greetings, Immortal Emperor Changqing!”

…

On the Enlightenment Cliff.

Shen Changqing sat cross-legged, a purple auspicious cloud of boundless Dao power condensing beneath him, lifting his body. An aura of supreme Dao permeated the sky, and the invisible pressure made all the cultivators solemn.

“This time, I will preach for a thousand years. How much you can comprehend depends entirely on your own fortune—”

Shen Changqing didn’t waste any words, simply stating this before beginning his sermon.

The Dao he preached began from the Earth Immortal realm, which is the Immortal Golden Body Realm among all the heavens.

In the Upper Realm, the Earth Immortal is the starting point; there is no need to explain the Dao below the Earth Immortal realm.

Moreover ,

nowadays, the number of cultivators who can come to Ask the Dao Mountain to listen to the Dao, though varied, is not weak; the Dao below the Earth Immortal realm is naturally useless.

As Shen Changqing began his sermon, the heavens and earth trembled, countless rivers of the Great Dao stretched across the sky, and boundless Dao power manifested numerous wondrous phenomena.

Simultaneously,

a vast amount of immortal energy gathered, transforming into golden lotuses that drifted down.

All the cultivators now focused their minds, listening intently to the sermon.

Although it was currently only the Path of the Earth Immortal, for many cultivators, even Immortal Kings, hearing such profound truths of the Great Dao again brought a strange sense of enlightenment.

This feeling

was as if their previous path still had some flaws and imperfections.

Now, listening to Shen Changqing’s sermon, they could discover these flaws and gradually mend them.

“This is the Path of the Earth Immortal!”

At the very front of the Enlightenment Cliff, Dongfang Zhao sat cross-legged, his entire mind focused on those profound truths of the Great Dao.

Now, with his Earth Immortal foundation strengthened, his aura underwent subtle changes.

Noticing these changes, Dongfang Zhao was secretly astonished.

He had thought that by gradually reaching the level of a half-step Ancient Immortal, his path should have been flawless.

But now, hearing Shen Changqing’s words about the Earth Immortal Path and verifying his own understanding, Dongfang Zhao suddenly realized that his original path had many flaws.

Although these flaws were minor, they were still not perfect.

And as the flaws of the Earth Immortal Path were repaired, Dongfang Zhao vaguely sensed that the bottleneck to Ancient Immortality that had previously hindered him seemed to be slightly weakening.

However, this weakening was imperceptible; there was still a long way to go to truly break through this barrier.

But despite this…

Dongfang Zhao remained calm, focusing his mind on the teachings of the Great Dao.

Time

passed slowly.

With the convergence of vast amounts of immortal energy, the Heavenly Tribulation proceeded almost without pause, with cultivators breaking through realms every few days, triggering the tribulation.

While the power of this tribulation seemed terrifying, it was suppressed within a very small area under Shen Changqing’s current Daoist aura and divine sense.

Thus,

aside from those undergoing tribulation, other cultivators were virtually unaffected.

In fact,

those not undergoing tribulation wouldn’t even detect any signs of it.

This method of isolating the aura of the tribulation, even completely shielding its power, filled other tribulation seekers with awe.

It was common knowledge

that Heavenly Tribulation was terrifying.

Even Immortal Kings were not qualified to interfere with it.

Any cultivator attempting to intervene would incur the wrath of Heaven, resulting in divine punishment.

Therefore—

whenever a tribulation appeared, other cultivators kept their distance, fearing they would be affected.

Before this Evergreen Immortal Emperor, the power of this heavenly tribulation seemed nonexistent, easily blocked without a second thought, preventing any impact on other cultivators.

With numerous cultivators breaking through, the immortal energy consumed by Mount Wendao with each breath reached an astonishing level.

However,

beneath the Heavenly Sect lay a mid-grade immortal vein.

The immortal energy nurtured by this vein was immense; even if the number of cultivators on Mount Wendao were ten or a hundred times greater, it would be difficult to deplete the Heavenly Sect’s immortal energy.

Therefore,

such consumption of immortal energy was negligible.

With sufficient immortal energy to sustain them, the number of cultivators breaking through increased rapidly.

Suddenly,

Dongfang Zhao, who was in seclusion, abruptly opened his eyes. A strong sense of threat descended, almost causing him inexplicable fear.

This emotion arose spontaneously from the depths of his heart, beyond his control.

At that moment…

Dongfang Zhao looked up at the sky, where thick tribulation clouds were gathering, brewing an aura that seemed capable of destroying the ancient continent.

“Ancient Immortal Tribulation!”

The moment he saw the tribulation, a realization dawned on Dongfang Zhao’s mind.

This

was his own Ancient Immortal Tribulation.

After listening to the Dao for hundreds of years, he had finally taken that final half-step, building upon his half-step into the Ancient Immortal realm, summoning the tribulation clouds to descend.

Now,

the Ancient Immortal Tribulation was brewing.

Such a powerful aura made Dongfang Zhao dare not undergo tribulation within the Heavenly Sect. He glanced at Shen Changqing, solemnly bowed, and then flew into the starry sky to undergo tribulation.

Seeing this,

Shen Changqing did not stop him.

He could suppress the power of ordinary tribulations, preventing them from spreading even slightly.

But the Ancient Immortal Tribulation was different.

In the vast universe, this kind of tribulation was considered the most formidable, the final tribulation faced by all cultivators before ascension.

Naturally, Shen Changqing could not completely conceal the power of such a tribulation.

There are too many cultivators on the Dao Asking Mountain now. Given the terrifying power of the Ancient Immortal Tribulation, even a slight leak of its aura would be enough to affect other cultivators.

Dongfang Zhao going to the starry sky to undergo his tribulation is undoubtedly the best course of action.

Not long after Dongfang Zhao left, a terrifying aura emanated from the depths of the starry sky—the long-brewing Ancient Immortal Tribulation was officially descending.

At the same time,

Shen Changqing also dispersed a wisp of his divine sense, looking towards the starry sky.

He saw the Heavenly Tribulation suddenly descend, its terrifying power tearing through layers of void, determined to blast Dongfang Zhao to death on the spot.

The latter, watching the descending Heavenly Tribulation, showed no fear on his face. His physical body and blood energy were as powerful as an abyss, and he was actually fighting against it with his bare flesh and blood.

…

“I didn’t expect that the first person to break through would be Dongfang Zhao—”

Shen Changqing thought to himself.

He originally thought that the first person to break through would be Gu Chen.

After all, the other party had the most profound accumulation at the Immortal King level. Both being half-step Ancient Immortals, in terms of foundation, few cultivators in the heavens could compare with him.

But in fact…

Although Gu Chen’s aura was ethereal, he hadn’t truly taken that final half-step.

On the contrary, Dongfang Zhao, who hadn’t been in the half-step Ancient Immortal Realm for very long and whose foundation wasn’t the most solid, was the first to break through this barrier.

This also indirectly illustrates

that breaking through to the Ancient Immortal Realm isn’t just about accumulating foundation; it also requires the right opportunity.

If one can see through that final layer of mist, then one can directly achieve enlightenment and break through; otherwise, wasting millions of years wouldn’t be surprising.

As Shen Changqing’s thoughts settled, Dongfang Zhao shattered several more heavenly tribulations, his powerful aura raging across the starry sky.