Terran Guardian - Chapter 3668

Chapter 3646 The White-Robed Taoist

“Boom—”

A crimson sword aura slashed down, instantly shattering the body of the Great Dream Heavenly Monarch.

Immediately afterward,

the void before him crumbled inch by inch, vanishing without a trace in just a few breaths.

Only then

did Shen Changqing realize he was still inside the Yangxin Residence, having not taken a single step.

At the same time,

outside the Xuantian Dao Sect’s mountain gate,

the white-robed Daoist coughed up blood, his pupils wide, his face filled with horror.

“No…impossible!!”

He never expected that the Great Dream Heavenly Monarch Dharma Form he had painstakingly cultivated would be powerless against a cultivator at the Immortal Emperor realm.

But the next instant,

the white-robed Daoist’s divine light vanished, his horrified expression froze, and he was utterly lifeless.

Just as the white-robed Daoist perished, Shen Changqing appeared there.

“Sect Master!”

The disciple responsible for guarding the mountain gate suddenly awoke, glanced at the white-robed Daoist, and then respectfully bowed to Shen Changqing.

Shen Changqing waved his hand: “I will handle this matter myself. You may leave.”

“Yes!”

The disciple dared not say more and immediately turned and left.

At the same time,

Shen Changqing looked at the white-robed Daoist before him.

The other party was now devoid of life force, but the vast power of his blood and Daoist aura had not completely dissipated.

It felt

as if the other party’s soul had been wiped out by an unparalleled power, but his physical body had not completely perished.

In fact,

the soul is the foundation of a cultivator. If

the soul is annihilated,

then the cultivator will perish on the spot.

In the world, unless there are some special beings who can survive without a soul, such beings are extremely rare.

For example,

the Black Demon God Clan of the past was such a race.

However, the Black Demon God Clan was not conceived through normal means, but rather through a special race born by chance, relying on the power of the fallen Primordial Immortal Emperor.

Under such special conditions, the Black Demon God Clan was able to survive even without a soul.

However, this characteristic cannot continue indefinitely.

When a member of the Black Demon God Clan breaks through to the Ancient Immortal Realm, they will still develop a divine soul, just like other cultivators.

Therefore ,

strictly speaking, the divine soul is the source of a cultivator’s life force.

So, the physical body before him, seemingly immortal, has actually perished long ago.

It’s just that at this level, even if a cultivator dies, their physical body can normally remain imperishable and incorruptible for a long time.

“The Yellow Millet Divine Sect!”

Shen Changqing’s face was icy.

Although the white-robed Daoist had perished, he understood that the opponent’s strength was not simple.

Judging from the aura left behind, the opponent was at least a Longevity Half-Saint of the Fifth or even Sixth Tribulation.

Otherwise,

it would have been impossible for the opponent to silently invade the Xuan Tian Dao Sect and trap himself in an illusion.

Unfortunately,

the white-robed Daoist had calculated everything but the existence of the Soul-Destroying Sword.

Now, Shen Changqing also knew that

the Dharma Image of the Great Dream Heavenly Lord was probably formed from the opponent’s divine soul power.

The power of the Soul-Destroying Sword was simply too great, not only slaying the Great Dream Heavenly Lord’s Dharma Image but also causing him to perish on the spot.

To be honest

, Shen Changqing hadn’t expected the Huangliang Divine Sect’s retaliation to come so quickly.

He had thought that with various forces besieging the Huangliang Divine Sect, they wouldn’t have the extra strength to do anything else.

But now it seemed

that Shen Changqing had been somewhat naive.

The Huangliang Divine Sect’s desire for revenge was stronger than he had imagined.

With this thought in mind,

Shen Changqing looked at the white-robed Taoist’s corpse before him, and then summoned the Immortal-Destroying Array Diagram, turning it into nourishment for this supreme treasure.

The next moment,

the aura of the Immortal-Destroying Array Diagram surged.

A smile appeared on Shen Changqing’s face, and then with a flick of his sleeve, the blood-red array plate instantly appeared in the chaotic void.

Not long after,

the War Tribulation descended.

The Immortal-Destroying Array Diagram finally faced its final War Tribulation as an Emperor Immortal Artifact.

The power of the ninth War Tribulation was completely incomparable to the previous eight.

This kind of tribulation is comparable to the tribulation of a Primordial Emperor Weapon.

“The Yellow Millet Divine Sect has saved me a lot of trouble this time. If they hadn’t contributed the flesh and blood of a half-saint, it wouldn’t have been so easy for the Immortal Extinction Array Diagram to pass its ninth tribulation,”

Shen Changqing

said with a faint smile. The flesh and blood of a half-saint, especially one who appears to be at least at the fourth or fifth tribulation, is a great tonic for the Immortal Extinction Array Diagram.

You must know

that the advancement of the Immortal Extinction Array Diagram is actually just about killing living beings, absorbing their life force, and refining and absorbing their killing aura.

An existence of this level is equivalent to hundreds of millions of living beings.

Therefore,

the advancement of the Immortal Extinction Array Diagram is naturally an easy matter.

Such a big commotion has also attracted the attention of all parties.

When they saw the Immortal Extinction Array Diagram, the initial fervor in their hearts instantly cooled down.

“The Immortal Extinction Array Diagram!”

“This is the ninth tribulation of war!!”

“Emperor Immortal artifacts capable of withstanding nine tribulations of war are rare even in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm. It seems this Xuan Tian Sword Master is about to acquire another top-tier treasure…”

An ancient being was filled with envy.

A nine-tribulation Emperor Immortal artifact!

Even an ordinary top-tier nine-tribulation Emperor Immortal artifact is comparable to a true innate Emperor weapon.

Moreover,

the Immortal Extinction Array Diagram is far beyond the reach of ordinary Emperor Immortal artifacts.

The reputation of such a destructive treasure has been renowned since ancient times.

Now that it has undergone nine tribulations, its power is destined to be far superior to ordinary innate imperial weapons.

However, thinking of the owner behind this treasure, these ancient beings extinguished their thoughts.

News of the battle in the Eastern Abyss Region

has also spread.

Many powerful figures know that Shen Changqing severely injured the second tribulation half-saint realm Chongwang and killed the leader of the Huangliang Divine Sect.

To be honest,

many powerful figures who have reached the pinnacle of immortality may not have as much half-saint blood on their hands as he has.

If you really count, the number of half-saints who have fallen at the hands of this Xuantian Sword Master is no less than a handful. In fact

, his reputation is built on the corpses of countless half-saints.

Facing such a powerful figure, who can not be wary?

Not long after,

the tribulation dissipated.

The Immortal Extinction Array Diagram fell back into Shen Changqing’s hands.

At this moment, the terrifying killing aura in the blood-red array plate seemed to have completely dissipated, and the huge treasure seemed to have returned to its original simplicity.

But when Shen Changqing’s divine sense entered it, he saw the blood-red array plate tremble, and an extremely powerful killing intent suddenly erupted, seemingly able to pierce through the nine heavens. Furthermore, the phantom of a killing immortal sword was born.

“Excellent, excellent! Having advanced to the Ninth Tribulation level, the power of the Immortal Extinction Array Diagram has greatly increased.

If we had such a treasure during the battle in the Eastern Abyss Region, that Demon King might not have had a chance to escape!”

Feeling the power of the Immortal Extinction Array Diagram before him, Shen Changqing’s face was full of smiles. Don’t be fooled

by the fact that even after surviving nine tribulations, the Immortal Extinction Array Diagram is at most slightly stronger than an ordinary first-grade innate imperial weapon, seemingly insufficient against a second-tribulation half-saint.

However,

the power of a treasure also depends on who wields it.

If it were in the hands of an ordinary Immortal Emperor, even wielding the Immortal Extinction Array Diagram, it would be difficult to be a match for a true half-saint.

On the contrary…

In Shen Changqing’s hands, wielding the Ninth Tribulation level Immortal Extermination Array Diagram, he had the confidence to fight not only First Tribulation Half-Saints, but even Second Tribulation Half-Saints and Third Tribulation Half-Saints.

Ultimately,

the extent to which a supreme treasure can be unleashed depends entirely on the cultivator themselves.

For example,

the Soul Extermination Sword.

In Jiu Ye’s hands, this supreme treasure could easily kill a Dao Venerable realm being, but the power he unleashed was vastly inferior.

Therefore,

the Immortal Extermination Array Diagram’s advancement this time further increased Shen Changqing’s strength.

External forces

are also a part of strength.

At this moment,

Shen Changqing was eager to find a Chaos Spirit Embryo.

After all, having broken through to the Ninth Tribulation level, the Immortal Extermination Array Diagram had reached the limit of an Emperor Immortal Artifact; without obtaining a Chaos Spirit Embryo, this supreme treasure had no further potential for advancement.

Even if Shen Changqing later reforged the Immortal Extinction Array Diagram, the reforged Immortal Extinction Array Diagram would only be considered a brand new Innate Emperor Weapon, and would likely have little to do with the current Immortal Extinction Array Diagram.

Again, the most powerful aspect of the Immortal Extinction Array Diagram is its Immortal Extinction Sword Array.

If he could obtain the Chaos Spirit Embryo, and the Immortal Extinction Array Diagram were to advance to an Innate Emperor Weapon in the future, then the Immortal Extinction Sword Array could truly transform into a semi-saint level killing array.

But if it were reforged, it would be different.

At least,

so far,

Shen Changqing hasn’t truly comprehended much of the Immortal Extinction Sword Array’s mysteries. Moreover,

now that it’s advancing to a Nine Tribulation Emperor Immortal Weapon, the Immortal Extinction Sword Array has also undergone a transformation. In a sense, the current Immortal Extinction Sword Array can actually be considered a semi-saint level killing array.

Then,

Shen Changqing summoned twelve Immortal Extinction Swords.

After passing the ninth tribulation, the twelve Immortal Extinction Swords had also changed drastically.

Originally, each Immortal Extinction Sword was only considered a high-grade Emperor Immortal Weapon.

But now…

Each of the Immortal-Slaying Swords was truly among the top-grade Emperor Immortal Artifacts.

The twelve Immortal-Slaying Swords, along with the array diagram, forming a complete Immortal-Slaying Sword Array, were enough to cause a half-saint to bleed.

Shen Changqing flicked his finger, and the twelve Immortal-Slaying Swords rose into the air, instantly forming a small Immortal-Slaying Sword Array.

Now, depending on Shen Changqing’s will, the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array could be large

or small . At its largest,

it could even cover the entire Divine Heaven Domain.

At its smallest, it could be contained within a small area.

Of course,

the larger the array’s range, the greater the consumption.

Even with Shen Changqing’s current resources, it would be difficult to sustain an Immortal-Slaying Sword Array covering the entire Divine Heaven Domain for an extended period.

Looking at the small killing array before him, Shen Changqing could clearly feel the killing power within.

And the moment the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array

was formed, every cultivator in the entire Xuan Tian Dao Sect instinctively tensed, as if being watched by a terrifying being; a feeling of immense terror surged into their hearts.

After a long while…

Shen Changqing moved his divine sense again, and the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation instantly dissipated, along with the chilling aura. (End of Chapter)