Terran Guardian - Chapter 3644

Chapter 3622 Karma

“I am willing to go to the Upper Realm!”

The Supreme Celestial God was the first to declare.

To him, the myriad universes were good, but that was all.

A second-tier universe.

How could it compare to the Xuan Tian Dao Sect?

Now, the Supreme Celestial God increasingly understood his own weakness.

Although he had broken through to the Ancient Immortal Realm, compared to those powerful figures, he still had a long way to go.

Staying in the myriad universes

was certainly much safer,

but his strength improvement would be much slower.

And this

was not what the Supreme Celestial God wanted.

For him now, seeking stability was not the main priority; improving his strength was the true goal.

As the Supreme Celestial God finished speaking, Gu Bai and the others shared the same view.

The myriad universes were good,

but not what they wanted.

The Overlord Celestial God also hoped to go to the Upper Realm to cultivate.

This result

was within Shen Changqing’s expectations.

As for Ji Yang and Gu Qingyang, he didn’t ask, nor was there any need to.

Both of them had now reached the peak of the Ancient Immortal Realm, and one more step would qualify them to prove the Immortal Emperor Realm.

To stay in the myriad universes would be to cut off their own path.

Both Ji Yang and Gu Qingyang were ambitious and would never willingly remain in a lower realm universe.

If one day the heavens could advance to the third, or even fourth or fifth tier, universe, then that would be a different story.

But now—

a second-tier universe was far inferior.

…

Several days later.

Gu Bai and the others traveled from the ascension altar to the upper realm, while Shen Changqing opened a spatial passage, stepping into the upper realm’s chaos. He then summoned his Void Divine Ship and headed straight for the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.

When Shen Changqing saw the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm again, he sensed a large amount of malevolent energy permeating the area, transforming into a thick crimson color.

“It seems the calamity in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm has worsened considerably these past few days!”

he thought to himself, divine light appearing in his eyes. He then pierced through the nine heavens, looking at the scene within the immortal realm.

He saw countless malevolent beasts fighting and ravaging each other within the immortal realm.

Suddenly…

A monstrous beast, its flesh decaying and clad in a Daoist robe, revealing golden immortal bones within, suddenly sensed something and looked up at the heavens.

Their eyes met!

An extremely powerful corrupting force surged forth.

In that instant,

the crimson immortal sword within Shen Changqing’s sea of consciousness trembled, severing all the corrupting force.

The next moment,

the monstrous beast moved, about to tear through the void.

Seeing this,

Shen Changqing’s expression changed slightly. Before the beast could truly make a move, he had already vanished.

The power of the Void Divine Ship was pushed to its limit; this top-grade Emperor Immortal artifact instantly transformed into a rainbow of light and disappeared into the chaos.

By the time the monstrous beast reappeared, Shen Changqing was already gone.

“Roar!”

The monstrous beast roared in fury, its roar shattering millions of miles of void. This terrifying aura caused many cultivators who sensed it to turn pale with horror.

“A Saint-level Beast!”

“Damn it, who dared to provoke such a being—”

Upon seeing the strange beast clad in a Daoist robe, even some half-saints who had reached the pinnacle of immortality were shaken to their core.

Almost instantly, they withdrew their gaze, daring not to look at the beast again.

Beings of this level possessed astonishingly keen perception.

Even a single glance could be detected.

A beast comparable to a saint was a walking calamity; no one dared to provoke such a being.

…

On the other side.

Shen Changqing had already left without looking back.

A Saint-level Beast was beyond his current capabilities.

If not for the blood-red immortal sword, even if he truly broke through to the half-saint realm in the future, it would be difficult to contend with such a beast.

To be honest

, he hadn’t expected that a Saint-level Beast would be lurking in just any random immortal realm.

Having learned from his previous experience, Shen Changqing completely suppressed his curiosity and stopped paying attention to the affairs of other immortal realms, heading straight for the Divine Heaven Realm.

A long time later,

Shen Changqing stepped into the Divine Heaven Realm.

From the time he left the Divine Heaven Realm and returned to the myriad universes until his return, only a few thousand years had passed.

In such a short time, the Divine Heaven Realm hadn’t changed much.

Upon returning to the Xuan Tian Dao Sect, Shen Changqing immediately summoned the elders from all sides to learn about the sect’s current situation.

According to Yang Daoxu and others, although occasional demonic beasts had appeared recently, they weren’t a major problem.

Most of the demonic beasts weren’t particularly strong.

Occasionally, powerful demonic beasts appeared, but Duan Changsheng had to suppress them.

A Longevity Demon God who had reached the half-saint level was undoubtedly powerful.

However,

although the demonic calamity in the Divine Heaven Realm wasn’t severe, Shen Changqing understood from the information in the Demon God’s Dao Mirror that the demonic calamity problem in other immortal realms of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm was becoming increasingly serious.

Numerous malevolent beasts swept across all directions, with the six-armed behemoth among them making its move.

Any immortal realm it set foot in instantly fell.

Unfortunately,

Shen Changqing knew little about the six-armed behemoth.

This was unavoidable;

a behemoth of this level was simply beyond the comprehension of ordinary beings.

Most of the cultivators of the Xingdao Alliance were only at the Ancient Immortal Realm; how could they withstand the corrupting power of such a behemoth, which resembled a Dao Venerable Realm cultivator?

A single glance at the six-armed behemoth was enough to cause instant death.

Therefore,

the Xingdao Alliance naturally couldn’t provide much useful information.

…

The scene shattered.

The image of the six-armed demon flashed through Shen Changqing’s mind, its terrifying corrupting power seemingly threatening to overwhelm his consciousness.

Yet, this power failed to budge the Soul-Destroying Sword even slightly.

Then,

Shen Changqing opened his eyes, his expression grave: “Now that the six-armed demon has ventured beyond the Divine Sun Domain, the other forces of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm are likely to become restless.

If such a demon is allowed to run rampant, the demonic calamity will only grow stronger.

The principle of ‘if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold’ is something the other forces surely understand.”

If the demonic calamity had only ravaged Shenfeng Prefecture, the other forces of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm might not have intervened.

But now it was different.

The demonic calamity had already spread.

A demon resembling a Dao Venerable Realm expert turned everything in its path to scorched earth.

Even Great Saints, and even ancient powerhouses who had reached the Supreme Realm, were bleeding.

Under such circumstances, how could the other forces remain indifferent?

Shen Changqing believed that the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm possessed considerable strength. While the power of a single Great Demon was indeed formidable, it was impossible for a single Great Demon to cause the entire Nine Heavens

Immortal Realm to fall. He preferred to remain indifferent if it didn’t concern him.

However, if it threatened their own interests, how could other forces sit idly by?

Moreover,

a large number of powerful figures from Shenfeng Prefecture were currently gathered in the Ziyang Domain, awaiting an opportunity to counterattack the Demon Beast Clan.

Although Shen Changqing wasn’t in the Ziyang Domain, with cultivators from the Xingdao Alliance mingling among them, understanding the situation was easy.

Undeniably, the Ziyang Domain was vast.

But even the largest immortal domain couldn’t accommodate most of the cultivators from Shenfeng Prefecture.

Most of the forces whose immortal domains had fallen were fleeing to the Ziyang Domain to escape the calamity; very few had truly left Shenfeng Prefecture to seek refuge in other immortal states.

In short,

the Ziyang Domain was currently overcrowded.

If they don’t retaliate against the Beast Clan, this force will only suffer internal strife.

In the current situation, internal strife means certain destruction.

The powerful figures of Shenfeng Prefecture naturally don’t want to see this happen.

With this in mind,

Shen Changqing’s expression returned to calm.

When the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up.

These problems are not yet for the Xuantian Dao Sect to worry about.

For Shen Changqing, the most important thing right now is to accumulate strength. Although the Great Tribulation hasn’t arrived yet, making it difficult to achieve immortality,

physical sainthood is not impossible.

However,

physical sainthood is extremely difficult.

What Shen Changqing can do now is accumulate little by little, breaking through the final barrier one day and directly reaching the half-saint realm with his physical body.

Although physical sainthood is not enough to grant immortality,

no matter what,

if he can break through to the half-saint realm with his physical body, his strength will increase significantly.

The next day,

Fu Tian came to the Xuantian Dao Sect.

“Your subordinate greets Your Excellency!”

“I have summoned you here today because there is something I need you to do.”

“Your Excellency, please give your orders. Your subordinate will do your utmost to serve you!”

Fu Tian’s expression turned serious as he cupped his hands in response.

Shen Changqing said, “The All-Heavens Merchant Guild is going all out to collect Immortal Sources, whether they are low-grade or mid-to-high-grade, the more the better.”

Normally, there are many Immortal Veins in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm. Refining a little bit of the power of an Immortal Vein is not enough to shake the foundation of the Heavenly Dao, and naturally it is impossible to invite Heavenly Punishment.

But—

this practice will ultimately have some impact on the Heavenly Dao.

Unauthorized refinement of the power of an Immortal Vein can easily incur the displeasure of the Heavenly Dao, thus hindering one’s own cultivation.

There is another explanation for this displeasure of the Heavenly Dao, which is karma.

Karma.

In fact, it is everywhere.

Every cultivator has some karma on them, more or less.

For example, killing living beings will taint one with karma.

But generally speaking, this karma does not have a great impact on cultivators.

Damaging the very essence of the Heavenly Dao, causing it to unleash karmic retribution, is a different matter entirely.

If the former’s karma is insignificant, the latter’s can crush a person at any moment.

Let alone an Immortal Emperor, even many Half-Saints, or even Saints, struggle to truly withstand such Heavenly Dao karma.

Once entangled in karma, at best everything goes wrong, cultivation is prone to setbacks, and in severe cases, even divine punishment may descend.

Therefore

, Shen Changqing would certainly not do anything that damages his foundation.

The Heavenly Dao karma of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm is no joke.

Shen Changqing wasn’t afraid of the karma of the former Tianhong Universe.

After all, it was just a lower realm universe; even if his karma was immense, what could it do?

With the strength of the Tianhong Universe, its Heavenly Dao had no right to threaten him.

But in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, it’s different.

Even refining one or two immortal veins wouldn’t generate too much karma, but Shen Changqing wouldn’t risk it.

If one were to become tainted by karma, resulting in an enhanced version of the Heavenly Tribulation when breaking through to the Half-Saint realm, that would be a really bad joke. (End of Chapter)