Terran Guardian - Chapter 3673

Chapter 3651 Hope of the First Peak

Leaving the Immortal Palace,

Ji Kong gazed at the heavens outside, his expression solemn.

He had ascended to the Upper Realm millions of years ago,

and had been fortunate enough to join the Lingxiao Sword Sect.

He had witnessed the vastness of the Upper Realm.

The strength that had once been a source of pride in the myriad heavens was insignificant in the Tongyuan Domain.

In fact

, even a lower universe within the vast myriad heavens seemed insignificant compared to the Tongyuan Domain .

This—

was the power of a supreme immortal domain.

In the millions of years since his ascension, Ji Kong had tried to gather information about Shen Changqing.

After all, in his view, his master’s ascension to the Upper Realm was not a problem.

But unfortunately,

for millions of years, he had received no useful information.

As time went on, Ji Kong gradually gave up on this idea. The

reason was simple:

the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm was too vast.

There were 3,600 immortal states, and each state contained numerous immortal domains.

Many cultivators spent their entire lives without ever being able to measure the territory of a single immortal domain, let alone 3,600 immortal states.

A supreme immortal domain like Tongyuan Domain possesses an extremely vast territory.

Even now,

Ji Kong’s understanding of Tongyuan Domain alone is limited.

For an ancient immortal, traversing such a supreme immortal domain is naturally not easy.

If it weren’t for the backing of the Lingxiao Sword Sect, he might not have been able to cultivate peacefully to this point.

Therefore

, Ji Kong suppressed his desire to search for Shen Changqing’s whereabouts and focused entirely on cultivation.

After all, with his master’s aptitude, if he were to ascend to the upper realm, he would undoubtedly achieve great things.

Therefore,

Ji Kong wasn’t too worried.

Originally, his plan was to cultivate peacefully within the Lingxiao Sword Sect, gradually reaching the Immortal Emperor realm, or even the Half-Saint realm, before traversing the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm to search for his master and other fellow disciples.

But unfortunately,

the situation changed too quickly.

Jiang Wang perished.

The seemingly stable Lingxiao Sword Sect fell into turmoil.

Under such circumstances, continuing to cultivate peacefully was already difficult.

Unfortunately, such matters were beyond his control.

After all, he hadn’t even reached the Immortal Emperor realm yet, let alone intervene in a situation that even a Half-Saint might not be able to suppress.

“I just hope the Lingxiao Sword Sect can hold out a little longer!”

Ji Kong sighed inwardly.

He didn’t have a deep affection for the Lingxiao Sword Sect, but it was different for Jiang Daoyuan.

The latter had not only saved his life but had also guided his cultivation for many years; Ji Kong would never forget such kindness.

In his entire life, he

only respected two people so much:

Shen Changqing and

Jiang Daoyuan.

Now, Jiang Daoyuan had placed the hopes of the entire First Peak on his shoulders, and Ji Kong could not let him down.

But the pressure was also obvious.

…

The battle in Tongyuan Domain.

News spread.

Although Shentian Domain was only a mid-level Immortal Domain, it was relatively isolated from news from other Immortal Continents.

However, Shen Changqing controlled the power of the Xingdao Alliance, with many acquired demon gods distributed in various places, so he knew about the news from Tongyuan Domain not long after it broke.

To be precise,

it wasn’t that the Xingdao Alliance sent back any news.

It was only through glimpsing the battle in the Tongyuan Domain from the shattered Heavenly Soul Curse that Shen Changqing learned of this matter.

By the time news from the Xingdao Alliance reached him, it was already too late.

To be honest

, Shen Changqing hadn’t expected this news.

The mighty Dark Sect dared to be so bold, openly establishing a sect in a supreme immortal domain, and its lineage had remained unknown for countless years.

If the Huangliang Divine Sect hadn’t acted so recklessly, provoking the wrath of various forces, it’s likely that even after a long time, no one would have known.

“The Dark Sect’s infiltration is truly not to be underestimated. Even a top-tier power like the Tianyou Holy Land is actually a disguise of the Dark Sect.

After the Tianyou Holy Land incident, other openly recognized forces will probably also become suspicious of each other.”

Shen Changqing shook his head slightly.

Who could guarantee that other openly recognized top-tier forces wouldn’t become the next Tianyou Holy Land?

After all, cultivators who worship the Dark Lord, if they insist on hiding themselves, are not so easily discovered.

In the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, there are plenty of ways to conceal oneself.

It can be said that

the Tianyou Holy Land incident was enough to create hidden rifts among many forces in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.

However,

in Shen Changqing’s view, the impact of this matter would not be too great.

After all, the various forces in the Immortal Realm were already in conflict with each other, and the existence of the Tianyou Holy Land would not change much. At most, it would just mean being more cautious, nothing more.

“The process of annihilating the Huangliang Divine Sect went smoothly. From the Taiyi Holy Land and other forces besieging the Huangliang Divine Sect to the killing of the Huangliang Divine Sect leader, it is evident that once the forces of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm unite, their power is terrifying.

The so-called dark sects are also vulnerable.

However, it is ultimately unrealistic to expect many forces to unite.

If the Huangliang Divine Sect hadn’t gone too far this time, coupled with the impact of the previous Calamity of Calamity, other forces might not have been willing to unite to deal with such a force!”

The scene seen by the Heavenly Soul Curse reappeared in Shen Changqing’s mind.

The price paid by all parties in besieging the Huangliang Divine Sect was not light.

More than one Saint or even Great Saint Realm expert had fallen.

Such losses were naturally considerable.

Especially the final self-destruction of the Dream Master; the power of that supreme destruction was terrifying beyond measure.

Several acquired demon gods, who thought they were well hidden, were also affected by this power and instantly perished on the spot.

Even from just a glimpse of the destructive power within the Heavenly Soul Curse, Shen Changqing could sense its terrifying nature.

But

ultimately, the root of all this lay in strength.

Shen Changqing didn’t want to one day find himself peacefully residing in the Xuan Tian Dao Sect when a powerful figure suddenly engaged in a battle, mimicking the Dream Master’s self-destruction and wiping him and the entire sect away.

Although the probability of such an

event was extremely low, who could guarantee anything?

But there was no other way; the Great Tribulation hadn’t arrived yet, and the Path to Immortality hadn’t opened, so everything couldn’t be rushed.

Afterward,

Shen Changqing stopped thinking about these things.

In any case, the destruction of the Huangliang Divine Sect was a good thing for him.

He and the Huangliang Divine Sect had already forged a deep grudge; first, a Master of Fate had fallen, and now a Hall Master had died.

If the Huangliang Divine Sect hadn’t been destroyed, given the vengeful nature of these dark sects, there would have been considerable trouble later.

Therefore,

the destruction of the Huangliang Divine Sect naturally saved him a lot of trouble.

After all, with his current strength, he was still far inferior to the entire Huangliang Divine Sect.

If the Huangliang Divine Sect were to launch a full-scale attack, Shen Changqing’s only option would be to simply lead everyone to the myriad universes to temporarily avoid their advance.

But that was a last resort.

Now that the Huangliang Divine Sect had been destroyed, and even the Dream Master had self-destructed, these problems no longer existed.

…

Meanwhile,

the news of the Huangliang Divine Sect’s destruction did not cause much turmoil in the Divine Heaven Domain.

This was because the Immortal Continents were separated by endless distances, and many ancient immortals might never leave their own Immortal Continent in their entire lives, let alone other Immortal Continents.

Therefore, the news of the Tongyuan Domain only circulated among some powerful Immortal Continents and top forces.

As for other Immortal Continents, very few people truly knew about it.

With the calamity subsided and the Huangliang Divine Sect destroyed, the Divine Heaven Domain was unaffected by the disaster and naturally returned to peace.

Various forces secretly developed their power.

Although friction occasionally occurs, even involving battles between cultivators, these are all at the level of Immortal Emperors and don’t have much impact.

The Xuan Tian Dao Sect, on the other hand, is like an unshakeable divine mountain, standing at the pinnacle of the Divine Heaven Domain, a place other forces can only look up to but dare not desecrate.

However, every time the Xuan Tian Dao Sect opens its gates to recruit disciples, not only the Divine Heaven Domain but also many neighboring Immortal Domain forces flock there.

These cultivators have only one goal: to themselves, or to send their juniors, into the Xuan Tian Dao Sect.

Everyone can see that although the Xuan Tian Dao Sect is only a mid-level Immortal Domain force, its strength and foundation are terrifyingly profound, surpassing even high-level Immortal Domain forces.

Even among some top-tier Immortal Domains, the Xuan Tian Dao Sect’s strength is second to none.

After all,

many top-tier Immortal Domain forces don’t have a Half-Saint in charge.

For example, the Heavenly Forging Palace was a major force in a top-tier Immortal Domain, but its strongest member was only at the Immortal Emperor level.

Looking at the Xuan Tian Dao Sect ,

it already has four Half-Saints on the surface.

The sect leader of the Xuantian Dao Sect, revered as the Xuantian Sword Master, possessed terrifying strength; no fewer than a handful of half-saints had fallen at his hands.

Anyone with a modicum of sense could see that the Xuantian Dao Sect was a mid-tier Immortal Domain power, merely waiting for an opportunity.

When the next Heavenly Dao Battlefield opened, the Divine Heaven Domain would inevitably advance. At

that time,

the Xuantian Dao Sect would instantly become a hegemon-level power in a high-tier, or even top-tier, Immortal Domain.

Until then,

joining the Xuantian Dao Sect was a true meteoric rise.

Even becoming an outer disciple was a rare opportunity for most cultivators.

They preferred to be the head of a chicken rather than the tail of a phoenix.

In reality,

however, any cultivator with ambition would rather be the tail of a phoenix than the head of a chicken.

After all,

a phoenix is a phoenix

, and a pheasant is a pheasant; how could they compare?

People strive for higher positions.

This has always been true.

Moreover, even the outer disciples of the Xuantian Dao Sect receive abundant resources, unmatched by any other force.

If one could advance further within the sect, advancing to the inner sect or even the ranks of true disciples, their future achievements would undoubtedly be substantial.

At this time,

other cultivators would scramble to join the Xuantian Dao Sect,

not for anything else, but simply to secure a chance

for themselves

or for other juniors.

Under these circumstances, the Xuantian Dao Sect recruited more and more geniuses, and its power steadily increased.

Immortal King realm cultivators emerged in droves, and every so often, an ancient immortal would attain enlightenment.

However, breaking through to the Immortal Emperor realm was extremely difficult; for hundreds of thousands of years since the destruction of the Huangliang Divine Sect, no new Immortal Emperor had appeared. (End of Chapter)