Terran Guardian - Chapter 3641

Chapter 3619 Interdimensional Array

Even if she knew what Shen Changqing had done, what could she do?

The Tianhong Universe had absolutely no room for resistance.

Let alone stealing the Heavenly Dao’s origin and refining the superior immortal veins of the Tianyuan Great World, even if he refined all the immortal veins of the entire Tianhong Universe, no one could stop him.

At this point,

Qinglan could only watch helplessly.

On the other side,

the moment the immortal veins were completely refined, the cosmic ranking dropped, and the heavenly punishment dissipated.

But Shen Changqing could sense that the Heavenly Dao of this universe harbored immense malice towards him.

Such malice

could hinder a cultivator’s cultivation, cause them to encounter inner demons when breaking through realms, or greatly increase the power of the heavenly tribulation when facing it.

However

, this had no effect on Shen Changqing.

After all, he was not a being of the Tianhong Universe; the so-called malice of the Heavenly Dao was insignificant.

At this moment,

all of Shen Changqing’s attention was focused on the immortal source in his hand.

“A superior-grade immortal source! With this as a foundation, and by finding a way to cultivate more immortal veins, the entire universe should be able to advance to the third tier!”

With this thought, Shen Changqing carefully stored the superior-grade immortal source.

The superior-grade immortal source was now in his hands.

Next,

he would refine other mid-grade immortal veins.

…

Over the course of a year,

Shen Changqing traveled throughout the Tianhong Universe, continuously refining mid-grade immortal veins. The Tianhong Universe was enraged

by this

, continuously unleashing heavenly punishments, but these were merely a display of incompetence.

The power of the Seven Profound Divine Tower was simply beyond the reach of the Heavenly Dao of a second-tier universe.

As another mid-grade immortal vein was refined, Shen Changqing sensed that the Tianhong Universe was teetering on the brink of collapse.

“It seems I can’t continue refining, otherwise the Tianhong Universe will fall to the second tier!”

Realizing this, Shen Changqing abandoned the idea of continuing to refine other mid-grade immortal veins.

To date,

he had refined a total of thirty-six mid-grade immortal veins and one superior-grade immortal vein, almost emptying ninety percent of the Tianhong Universe’s foundation.

Although two or three mid-grade immortal veins still exist in the remaining Tianhong Universe, they are of little significance.

After many immortal veins were refined, the cultivation environment of the Tianhong Universe has also significantly deteriorated.

At this point,

Shen Changqing naturally has no need to take all the mid-grade immortal veins with him.

After all,

first-tier universes are not very meaningful.

Universes at that level can hardly even nurture immortal veins, and are naturally much inferior to second-tier universes.

Keeping the Tianhong Universe at the second-tier level will ensure a continuous supply of cultivation resources for him in the future.

This is something that

first-tier universes cannot compare to.

For the cultivators of the Tianhong Universe, this change in the cultivation environment is no less than the collapse of the sky.

The number of immortal veins has sharply decreased,

and the concentration of immortal energy has dropped drastically.

The difficulty for cultivators to break through in the future will undoubtedly increase significantly.

“After this battle, the Tianhong Universe has lost at least tens of billions of years of accumulation in a single day. It’s unknown how many years it will take to regain its former vitality!”

Qinglan smiled bitterly. Shen Changqing’s actions had completely severed the Tianhong Universe’s path to future rise.

The time required to regain its former vitality would undoubtedly be long.

More importantly,

the Tianhong Universe now exists dependent on the myriad universes.

Whether the latter would give it a chance is still unknown.

No matter how you look at it, the hope for the Tianhong Universe to turn things around is slim.

Of course,

nothing is absolute.

If one day a genius from the Tianhong Universe ascends to the upper realm, perhaps there’s a possibility of leading the Tianhong Universe out of its predicament.

But—

this thought popped into Qinglan’s mind, and he shook his head.

For the Tianhong Universe, nurturing such a genius is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Over the years, many cultivators from the Tianhong Universe have ascended to the upper realm, but very few have been qualified to return.

Furthermore…

The Immortal Emperor of the myriad universes is even more terrifying.

As far as Qinglan knows, that being has only existed for less than ten million years.

To reach such a level in such a short time is nothing short of heaven-defying.

The possibility of the Tianhong Universe turning the tables on such a powerful being is almost zero.

“One wrong step leads to another!”

“Now, all we can do is take it one step at a time!”

Qinglan exhaled a breath of turbid air, dispelling the last remaining distracting thoughts in her mind.

There’s no point in continuing to think about these things now.

…

A hundred years later.

Within the Taihua Great World.

Shen Changqing, imitating the Ascension Altar, re-deduced and arranged a cross-dimensional formation. The only function of this formation is to maintain unimpeded communication between the two universes.

After all, if one wants to control the Tianhong Universe, then it is absolutely essential not to lose contact with it.

Therefore,

the convenience of the formation is crucial.

However, the two universes are far apart, and if it were an ordinary formation, it would be difficult to connect them.

Therefore…

Shen Changqing had secluded himself in the Seven Profound Divine Tower for ten thousand years, finally comprehending some profound mysteries from the Ascension Altar, and then setting up this interdimensional array.

With the array in place, Shen Changqing summoned Gu Qingyang and the others.

“The interdimensional array is now half complete. I will personally return to the myriad universes to set up the remaining half.

During my absence, you will be responsible for guarding the Tianhong Universe. Although Qinglan and the other half-step Immortal Emperors have been placed under restrictions, we still cannot let our guard down in the Tianhong Universe.

If any disturbance occurs, suppress it immediately without mercy!”

“Disciple understands!”

Gu Qingyang and the others nodded in agreement.

Seeing this,

Shen Changqing said no more and immediately set off.

He wasn’t too worried about the Tianhong Universe.

After all, with Gu Qingyang and Ji Yang in charge, no major trouble was likely to arise.

Although the two were only at the Ancient Immortal Realm, either one could rival a Celestial Emperor Realm expert.

The Tianhong Universe was currently severely weakened, with only a few half-step Celestial Emperors remaining, so they naturally couldn’t cause any significant trouble.

Moreover,

Qinglan and the other half-step Celestial Emperors were under restrictions and were destined not to make any moves.

The most likely possibility was that some forces in the Tianhong Universe still harbored ambitions to overthrow the rule of the myriad universes.

But in Shen Changqing’s view, these were minor issues.

…

This time,

because no other cultivators accompanied him, Shen Changqing returned to the myriad universes in less than a month.

Upon returning, he immediately went to the Eternal Continent to set up the other half of the interdimensional formation in the Thunder Domain.

When the immortal stone fell onto the array node, the vast array’s Dao patterns were instantly activated.

“Buzz!”

A hazy immortal light emanated, and the powerful fluctuations of its aura alarmed all sides.

At the same time,

in the Taihua Great World,

the original interdimensional array was also filled with immortal light.

Gu Qingyang and the others had been guarding the array, so they noticed the anomaly immediately.

“The array has activated!”

“It seems Master has perfected this interdimensional array on the Ancient Continent!”

Gu Qingyang and the others were all invigorated upon seeing this.

The interdimensional array was complete.

That meant the Tianhong Universe was completely under their control.

Just as this thought crossed their minds, the space before them rippled slightly, and Shen Changqing’s figure appeared.

“Master!”

Everyone greeted him respectfully.

Shen Changqing nodded, then looked at the rapidly dimming immortal light of the array.

“The interdimensional array has been activated, but it has significant limitations. At most, it can only teleport ten thousand cultivators at a time.

Furthermore, each activation requires ten mid-grade immortal stones.”

Ten mid-grade immortal stones.

For Shen Changqing

, this wasn’t much. But for ordinary cultivators, the cost of such an interdimensional array was exceptionally high.

However, there was no other way.

After all, the two universes were separated by countless billions of miles, and the energy required for each array activation was astonishing.

Ten mid-grade immortal stones seemed high, but considering the situation of the two universes, it was reasonable.

Moreover,

one array could teleport ten thousand people.

On average,

each person only needed ten low-grade immortal stones.

While this cost wasn’t low, it was still within an acceptable range.

Yu Ren nodded: “The cost of ten mid-grade immortal stones isn’t too high. If other cultivators want to travel between the two realms, they can pool their resources and spread the cost around.”

“Has there been any unusual activity in the Tianhong Universe lately?”

“No, for the time being.”

“Hmm… Now that the Tianhong Universe has submitted, Qinglan is acting as the Great Heavenly Venerable in charge of this universe, but we also need to leave some people behind to guard it.

What do you think we should do about the Tianzong side?”

Shen Changqing looked at Yu Ren; his question was naturally directed at Yu Ren.

The latter pondered for a moment, then said, “The cultivators representing the sect to guard the Tianhong Universe cannot be too weak; they must at least be at the Immortal King level.

I believe it would be better to have each peak take turns guarding it, rotating every 100,000 years. That should be about right!”

“Alright, you can discuss this matter with Jiang Zhen. As for the Ancient Holy Land, Qingyang, you and Gu Chen can discuss it yourselves.

Now, all the forces in the Tianhong Universe are loyal to me.

The Tianzong and the Ancient Holy Land will collect resources from all sides on my behalf. Furthermore, each of these forces can retain 10% of these resources, and the remainder can be given to me.”

Shen Changqing added at the end. Upon hearing

this, Yu Ren and Gu Qingyang were both shocked.

10% of cultivation resources!

This percentage may seem small, but the cultivation resources obtained are absolutely not to be underestimated.

Even though the Tianhong Universe has now fallen from the third tier to the second tier, an ancient lower-level universe can still produce a great deal of cultivation resources.

At least,

the current myriad universes are not as well-established as the current Tianhong Universe.

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.

Of the 70% of cultivation resources currently offered by various forces in the Tianhong Universe, the Heavenly Sect and the Ancient Holy Land each receive 10%. The significance of this is perfectly clear to both of them.

With this batch of cultivation resources, both the Heavenly Sect and the Ancient Holy Land can advance further. (End of Chapter)