Terran Guardian - Chapter 3705

Chapter 3682 The Sands of Time

In the blink of an eye,

Venerable Qingyao’s expression returned to normal.

She smiled calmly, “Treasures belong to the capable. I know I am no match for Sect Master Shen, so this Divine Sand of Time naturally belongs to Sect Master Shen.”   Venerable Qingyao spoke

these words frankly.   During the battle to annihilate the Demon King, she had already realized that Shen Changqing’s strength was beyond her ability to handle.   Moreover, in the   recent battle,   an opponent she herself struggled to suppress was severely injured and defeated by Shen Changqing with overwhelming force.   Judging from how easily he defeated Pei Yuan, it seemed that dealing with her would be no difficult task for him.   Although Venerable Qingyao valued the Divine Sand of Time highly   , compared to her own life, such a treasure was insignificant.   Besides,   she didn’t want to break ties with Shen Changqing.   Upon hearing this, Shen Changqing gave Venerable Qingyao a deep look. Confirming that she truly had no intention of seizing the Divine Sand of Time, he decided not to waste any more time.   ”Since that’s the case, then I’ll take my leave!”   ”Fellow Daoist, please wait!”   ”What else do you need, Fellow Daoist Qingyao?”   Shen Changqing looked at her, his brows furrowing slightly.   Venerable Qingyao said, “Now that the Chaos Spirit Embryo has been born, I know your strength is considerable, so I would like to ask you to lend a hand to help my Xuanji Immortal Sect obtain this treasure.   Of course, my sect will not let   you help for nothing. As long as you are willing to help obtain the treasure, my sect can offer one hundred top-grade immortal stones as a reward!   Even if we cannot obtain the Chaos Spirit Embryo, my sect is willing to offer fifty top-grade immortal stones as compensation!”   These words   made Shen Changqing’s expression change slightly.   One hundred top-grade immortal stones.   For a moment, he was indeed tempted.   However—   looking at Venerable Qingyao, Shen Changqing ultimately shook his head.   ”Fellow Daoist Qingyao’s proposal, I’m afraid I cannot agree to.”   ”Why?”   Venerable Qingyao blurted out, but she quickly realized that she had asked a foolish question. The fact   that the Taiyi Holy Land was able to persuade this person to help clearly shows that he wasn’t someone who feared trouble.   Moreover, now that the Xuanji Immortal Sect is willing to offer a hundred top-grade immortal stones, and even if they fail, they’ll still receive half of them, there’s no reason for him to refuse.   After all—   top-grade immortal stones are rare.   Such immortal stones are comparable to some semi-saint level rare treasures. The   fact that he’s refusing now only suggests one possibility:   he also has designs on the Chaos Spirit Embryo.   This thought surfaced, but Venerable Qingyao suppressed it again.   Impossible!   With so many semi-saint level experts around, even if this Xuantian Sword Master is quite powerful, the chances of him obtaining the Chaos Spirit Embryo are slim.   However, since Shen Changqing refused, Venerable Qingyao couldn’t force him.   ”Since you are unwilling, Fellow Daoist, I will naturally not force you. However, after this matter is over, I would like to invite you to the Xuanji Immortal Sect.   Our Xuanji Immortal Sect also has some matters we would like to ask for your assistance with.   Of course, I will not let Sect Master Shen work for nothing. Whether it’s top-grade immortal stones, other cultivation resources, or even longevity inheritance, the Xuanji Immortal Sect can provide it!”   ”I will consider this matter and give you an answer later.”   This   time, Shen Changqing did not refuse outright.   Qingyao Venerable did not press the matter further.   ”Very well, then I await your good news!”   With that,   Qingyao Venerable turned and left.   She left without hesitation, clearly having completely given up on the Time Sand.   Seeing her depart, Shen Changqing’s eyes narrowed slightly. Only after Qingyao Venerable had disappeared from sight did he turn his gaze to the Time Sand in his hand.   ”The Divine Sand of Time… I originally thought this was a legendary, fabricated treasure, but I never expected it to actually exist!”   Thinking of the rumors surrounding the Divine Sand of Time, Shen Changqing smiled.   The so-called Divine Sand of Time   also has different grades.   Its grade can be determined simply by observing the level of its Dao patterns.   From lowest to highest,   it is divided into First-Rank Divine Sand of Time, and even the highest, Ninth-Rank Divine Sand of Time.   The Divine Sand of Time before him, with only one Dao pattern, is considered the lowest grade.   But even so, this First-Rank Divine Sand of Time is enough to affect cultivators below the Half-Saint level.   And its effect is simple:   to manipulate time, to reverse the flow of years.   For example,   if one refines the Divine Sand of Time, then a cultivator can activate the power of this treasure at any time, allowing their own time to rewind to a single instant.   A single instant.   It seems short,   but in combat, it often plays a decisive role.   If used properly, it is equivalent to having a second life.   Or rather…   Shen Changqing was able to use the Soul-Destroying Sword twice at full power thanks to this Time-Reversing Divine Sand.   This—   is the terror of the Time-Reversing Divine Sand.   Although such a treasure cannot change all of time, only reverse the cultivator’s own time, it is still a treasure that can be called heaven-defying.   To be honest,   Shen Changqing never expected to see such a treasure that reverses the passage of time here.   This is also why he wanted to obtain the Time-Reversing Divine Sand.   ”A first-stage Time-Reversing Divine Sand is already heaven-defying to this extent. If it were a second or even third-stage one, it would only be more powerful.   But such treasures are rare. For some cultivators who need them, they are even more useful than the Chaos Spirit Embryo.   External objects are ultimately external objects, and compared to one’s own life, they are naturally much inferior!”

Shen Changqing toyed with the Time Sand in his hand. Without hesitation, he immediately began refining this treasure with his divine soul power.

The refining process wasn’t complicated, and Shen Changqing succeeded in refining it in no time.

The moment the Time Sand was refined, he felt a slight ripple in his divine soul, as if a subtle change had occurred, but he couldn’t quite describe it.

At the same time,

the Time Sand seemed to disappear, yet

Shen Changqing could clearly sense its presence.

It seemed that with just a thought, he could fully activate the power of the Time Sand.

However,

Shen Changqing had no intention of trying it out.

This kind of thing was a life-saving measure for critical moments and should never be used lightly.

“With the Time Sand as my trump card, I now have another means of survival. Not to mention anything else, just activating the Soul-Destroying Sword twice in a short period of time is enough to intimidate a half-saint realm cultivator.

As long as a saint doesn’t appear, there shouldn’t be any major problems.”

Shen Changqing felt reassured.

Naturally, the more of these life-saving trump cards the better.

To be honest…

Shen Changqing hadn’t expected to find the Sand of Time here.

Although he had scanned the continent with his divine sense before entering, imprinting the map and numerous rare treasures in his mind, this approach inevitably overlooked

some things.

The Sand of Time was one of them

. With it, Shen Changqing

felt his trip was worthwhile.

With such a treasure, other rare treasures were hardly tempting.

Now,

Shen Changqing’s only concern was the Chaos Embryo.

He glanced at the Chaos Void, where the battle between half-saints was fierce. Any cultivator who obtained the Chaos Embryo immediately became the target of everyone’s attacks.

Among the dozens of half-saints, several were at the Ninth Tribulation level.

Below the Ninth Tribulation, there were many more half-saints at the Seventh or Eighth Tribulation level.

On the Xuanji Immortal Sect’s side

, two half-saints joined forces, fighting a bloody battle with other forces. Both sides had a simple objective: to seize the Chaos Embryo and eliminate their rivals.

This battle

was not only a battle for the Chaos Spirit Embryo, but also a battle to settle the grudges between various forces.

Shen Changqing glanced at it and then looked away.

“It’s not the right time yet!”

Although the various semi-saints were fighting fiercely, they hadn’t truly exhausted

themselves yet. To act now would put too much pressure on him.

Therefore,

Shen Changqing’s task was to wait.

To wait for the right opportunity before making his move.

But before that, Shen Changqing didn’t waste any extra time continuing to collect other rare and precious materials.

However, with the Time Sand Pearl and Jade before him, other rare and precious materials were no longer enough to cause him much psychological fluctuation.

Moreover,

although this continent had many opportunities,

the rare and precious materials that could truly reach the semi-saint level were ultimately very few.

Most rare and precious materials were only at the Immortal Emperor level.

Such rare and precious materials were of little use to Shen Changqing at the moment.

Collecting these rare and precious materials would at most improve the strength of the sect’s cultivators.

But even so,

after a period of searching…

Shen Changqing acquired over a dozen rare and precious materials.

Most of these were useless to him.

Only a few items garnered his attention.

Among them

was the existence of Innate Geng Gold.

As a top-tier immortal ore for refining weapons, Innate Geng Gold was divided into different levels.

The lowest quality Innate Geng Gold could only be used to refine ancient immortal artifacts, while the highest quality was sufficient to refine Innate Emperor Weapons. The

Innate Geng Gold that Shen Changqing obtained was a top-tier immortal ore capable of refining Innate Emperor Weapons.

Naturally, he was tempted by such a treasure.

If used properly, Shen Changqing was confident he could refine another Innate Emperor Weapon.

No one would complain about having too many treasures of this level.

Of course,

refining an Innate Emperor Weapon required more than just one top-tier ore; he needed to collect other treasures to truly succeed.

But regardless, with Innate Geng Gold as the main material, collecting the other necessary treasures would be much easier.

…

Several years passed.

Shen Changqing traversed the entire continent.

The further he progressed, the fewer rare and precious materials he collected.

This was unavoidable.

Too many cultivators entered this continent, and with so many vying for them, countless rare and precious materials were inevitably looted.

Later, other cultivators stopped searching for rare and precious materials and instead began hunting other cultivators.

After all, with all the rare and precious materials gone, other cultivators were likely to possess such treasures, and hunting them would yield considerable rewards.

Therefore,

some short-sighted Immortal Emperors set their sights on Shen Changqing.

As a result,

Shen Changqing acquired even more rare and precious materials, a pleasant surprise.