Terran Guardian - Chapter 3658

Chapter 3636 The King of Demons

With the Heavenly Dao Merit within him,

Shen Changqing found comprehending formations much easier.

This Heavenly Dao Merit was like a rare treasure that could enhance comprehension; previously obscure and difficult concepts could now be gradually understood and mastered with just a little study.

While this improvement wasn’t particularly astonishing, it was still quite good compared to before.

This time, Shen Changqing was comprehending the Zhou Tian Ju Yuan Formation.

So far,

Shen Changqing had mastered four top-tier seventh-order formations:

the Twelve Capital Heavenly Annihilation Immortal Formation (primarily offensive),

the Great Sun Profound Yellow Formation (primarily defensive),

the Zhou Tian Ju Yuan Formation (primarily for gathering spiritual energy), and

the Tai Xu Liang Yi Formation (primarily for interdimensional teleportation).

Among these ,

Shen Changqing had completely mastered the Tai Xu Liang Yi Formation; his advancement to a top-tier seventh-order formation master was due to this formation.

Of the remaining three formations, the Zhou Tian Ju Yuan Formation was actually the most useful to Shen Changqing.

Whether it’s the Twelve Heavenly Annihilation Immortal Array or the Great Sun Profound Yellow Array, they are extraordinary to other Immortal Emperors.

But for Shen Changqing,

these two arrays are of little significance.

After all, his current strength is already firmly comparable to that of a Half-Saint.

A seventh-order array!

Even a top-tier seventh-order array!

In the end, it’s still only at the Immortal Emperor level.

With Shen Changqing’s current strength, such arrays can be broken with a flick of his finger.

But the Zhou Tian Gathering Yuan Array is different. This kind of array gathers the immortal energy of heaven and earth, and its effect is extraordinary.

After all, even a Longevity Half-Saint, so what?

They still have extremely high requirements for their cultivation environment.

Whether the immortal energy is dense or not makes a difference.

…

This time in seclusion,

Shen Changqing spent ten thousand years.

It’s not that he only used ten thousand years to completely comprehend the Zhou Tian Gathering Yuan Array.

Rather, it’s because powerful figures from other forces visited, forcing Shen Changqing to appear and meet them.

Inside the Boundless Palace.

Shen Changqing looked at the cultivator before him with a faint smile: “Fellow Daoist Mingxin, it’s been quite a while!”

The newcomer was none other than Mingxin Immortal Emperor, an outer sect steward of the Taiyi Holy Land.

“Should I now address you as Fellow Daoist Taixuzi, or perhaps Fellow Daoist Shen?”

Mingxin asked with a smile.

Shen Changqing shook his head: “Whether it’s Taixuzi or Shen Changqing, it’s just a name, it’s unimportant. You can call me whatever you prefer.

But I wonder what brings you here today?”

Hearing this, Mingxin’s expression immediately became serious: “More than a hundred years ago, what Daoist Kaiyang of my Taiyi Holy Land said, Fellow Daoist Shen should have heard of it, right?”

“Indeed!”

Shen Changqing nodded.

Mingxin said, “Thirty thousand years ago, my Taiyi Holy Land joined forces with other forces in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm to lure that six-armed monster out of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, and finally launched a siege against it in the Chaos.

However, that six-armed monster was extremely vigilant and secretly mobilized many monster beasts to come together.

In the end, the originally agreed ambush turned into a direct battle.

In that battle, no one below the Half-Saint Realm was qualified to participate. In order to kill the six-armed monster and other monster beasts, the price paid by each force was extremely heavy. In

the thirty thousand years of bloody war, more than just one or two Supreme Beings perished.”

“However, fortunately—”

“With the fall of the six-armed monster, almost all the other monster beasts that participated in the battle in the Chaos were also killed, with only a very few monster beasts managing to escape.

Later, in order to completely find and kill all these monster beasts, all the major Immortal Continents mobilized the power of all the Immortal Domains.

The same was true for Shenfeng Continent!”

As Mingxin recounted the details of that battle, Shen Changqing finally understood.

Although he had heard about the battle before,

Shen Changqing didn’t know the specifics.

However,

Mingxin’s words made Shen Changqing frown slightly: “I remember that the evil beasts are bloodthirsty, acting only on instinct, without any intelligence. Logically speaking

, no evil beasts should have escaped in this battle!”

“Fellow Daoist Shen is right, normal evil beasts are indeed like that, but in fact, not all evil beasts are the same!”

Mingxin smiled bitterly and revealed another secret.

“Actually, evil beasts are divided into two types. One type is what Fellow Daoist Shen mentioned, which lives by killing, acting only on instinct, and fighting to the death once it sees a living being.

But there is another type, which is somewhere between evil and evil beasts. It has the corrupting power of evil beasts, but also possesses its own intelligence, hence it is called a half-evil beast.”

“Half-evil beast?”

Shen Changqing couldn’t help but repeat it.

Mingxin nodded: “That’s right, it’s a half-demon, and what’s called a half-demon is another name, the Demon King.

Such a half-demon can command all demon beasts weaker than itself, hence the name Demon King.

The threat posed by any Demon King is unmatched by ordinary demon beasts.

After all, the latter only know how to kill, and with sufficient strength, killing them isn’t too difficult.

But Demon Kings are different. This level of demon beast possesses intelligence, knows how to lie low, and coupled with its terrifying corrupting power, no weaker than that of ordinary demon beasts, once it secretly causes chaos, the impact is far beyond what ordinary demon beasts can bear.”

“Any Demon King is enough to unleash a demon calamity; in a sense, a Demon King is a weakened version of a Great Demon.”

Half-demon!

Demon King!

To be honest, this was the first time Shen Changqing had heard that demon beasts were classified in this way.

If Mingxin was right, then the demon beasts he had encountered before were probably ordinary demon beasts.

This also indirectly shows that the appearance of a Demon King is not so easy.

At least.

When Shen Changqing annihilated hundreds of demonic beasts in the Immortal Realm, he did not see the Demon King.

However, this is possible. The Demon King may have sensed something was wrong and had already hidden or left, or it is possible that the Demon King was killed along with the other demonic beasts.

After all, although the Demon King could command various demon beasts, if it weren’t strong, Shen Changqing wouldn’t have noticed its existence.

All these thoughts flashed through his mind, and Shen Changqing looked at Mingxin and asked,

“Fellow Daoist Ming, please speak frankly!”

“Alright, then I won’t beat around the bush. Currently, in a high-level immortal realm, there seems to be a Demon King at the half-saint realm lying in wait. This Demon King’s strength is roughly at the first or second tribulation level of a half-saint, but unfortunately, it commands a large number of demon beasts.

Many forces have joined forces to try and kill that Demon King, but ultimately failed.

Not only that, because of the Demon King’s cunning methods, a half-saint has also been killed.

Now that the Demon King is powerful, if it continues to run rampant, it may become a major threat to Shenfeng Prefecture in the future.

Therefore, I have come here to ask Fellow Daoist Shen to help deal with that Demon King!” Now

that things had come to this point, Mingxin no longer beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.

Upon hearing this…

Shen Changqing neither readily agreed nor outright refused.

“The Taiyi Holy Land boasts numerous powerful figures, including many at the Saint Realm. Why would a mere Immortal Emperor like myself need to intervene?”

Mingxin first flattered him, then her expression turned serious. “Fellow Daoist Shen is too kind. Your strength is already renowned throughout Shenfeng Prefecture. The title of Xuan Tian Sword Master is quite prestigious even within the Taiyi Holy Land.

It’s only because the Great Tribulation hasn’t arrived yet that you could have achieved the Half-Saint Realm!

“

“Furthermore, to be frank, Fellow Daoist Shen, in the battle to annihilate the Six-Armed Demon, my Taiyi Holy Land suffered heavy losses, as did other forces.

In addition, with the demonic calamity raging for so many years, the various immortal realms of Shenfeng Prefecture are already riddled with holes.

Currently, all forces are focused on suppressing the demonic calamity, with the supreme immortal realms suffering the most severe damage, naturally lacking the extra strength to intervene.

Moreover, a half-saint realm demon king is often more troublesome than a demonic beast of the same level.

Currently, among the various immortal realms, perhaps only Fellow Daoist Shen possesses such strength!”

Shen Changqing fell into deep thought, not immediately replying.

Seeing the other party’s silence, Mingxin continued, “Of course, if Fellow Daoist Shen were to intervene this time, the Taiyi Holy Land would not allow Fellow Daoist Shen to take such a risk for nothing.

As long as Fellow Daoist Shen is willing to intervene, regardless of the outcome of this battle, whether or not the demonic beast can be killed, my Taiyi Holy Land can bestow upon Fellow Daoist Shen a Saint-Entering Pill!”

A Saint-Entering Pill!

Upon hearing this, Shen Changqing’s expression subtly changed.

“Is this true?”

“The Taiyi Holy Land always keeps its word. Furthermore, I’ve brought the Saint-Entering Pill. If Fellow Daoist Shen agrees, then this pill is yours!”

As Mingxin spoke, she directly took out a pill from her storage ring.

When Shen Changqing looked at the pill, a familiar feeling welled up within him. He immediately recognized it as the Saint-Entering Pill.

After all, Shen Changqing had obtained a Saint-Entering Pill before, which later helped the former Heavenly Demon Holy Land, now the Heavenly Chen Holy Land, create a half-saint realm expert.

Shen Changqing was naturally familiar with this kind of heaven-defying elixir .

One pill

could create a long-lived half-saint.

This showed the importance of the Saint-Entering Pill.

For so many years, since that incident, Shen Changqing had received no news about the Saint-Entering Pill.

He never expected that the Taiyi Holy Land would be willing to pay such a high price this time.

Therefore,

the moment Mingxin took out the Saint-Entering Pill, Shen Changqing had no reason to refuse.

After all, just one attack would yield a Sainthood Pill, regardless of success or failure—a sure-fire win.

According to Mingxin, the Demon King’s strength was only at the first or second tribulation half-saint level, posing little threat.

The only slightly troublesome aspect was its intelligence, unlike other half-saint demon beasts.

Even if he couldn’t kill the Demon King, Shen Changqing was confident he could escape unscathed.

With the Sainthood Pill in hand, Shen Changqing couldn’t think of any reason to refuse.

Furthermore,

there was another point:

killing demon beasts would grant Heavenly Dao Merit.

Shen Changqing believed that a half-saint level Demon King would yield even more Heavenly Dao Merit.

Since obtaining his first wisp of Heavenly Dao Merit, every demon beast he killed, regardless of number, would grant corresponding Heavenly Dao Merit.

Therefore,

Shen Changqing readily agreed. (End of Chapter)