Terran Guardian - Chapter 3715

Chapter 3692 The Six Major Forces

“Fellow Daoist Shen!”

Inside the Xuanji Immortal Sect, Venerable Luo Tian nodded to Shen Changqing, then looked at the Demon God Chang Geng beside him, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

“May I ask, Fellow Daoist Shen, who is this fellow Daoist?”

“His name is Chang Geng, an elder of my Xuantian Dao Sect, and also a half-saint who has come to assist us this time!”

Shen Changqing directly revealed the Demon God Chang Geng’s identity.

After all, the other party would eventually appear before others, so revealing his identity as an elder of the Xuantian Dao Sect in advance was harmless.

Upon hearing this, Venerable Luo Tian gave the Demon God Chang Geng a deep look, then smiled and said, “So it’s Fellow Daoist Chang Geng. This Venerable Luo Tian greets you!”

“Greetings, Fellow Daoist Luo Tian!”

The Demon God Chang Geng also nodded in return.

At this moment…

Venerable Luo Tian laughed, “The Xuan Tian Dao Sect truly harbors hidden talents. With a powerhouse like Shen Changqing before, and now Fellow Daoist Chang Geng, their foundation is something many ancient forces can hardly match!”

Venerable Luo Tian had some understanding of the Xuan Tian Dao Sect, knowing it was merely a Celestial Emperor sect.

If it weren’t for the emergence of a prodigy like Shen Changqing, he wouldn’t have paid much attention.

But who could have imagined that

a small sect like the Xuan Tian Dao Sect could possess a Half-Saint?

As a powerhouse who had reached the Eight Tribulations stage, how could Venerable Luo Tian not see that the aura of the Demon God Chang Geng before him was terrifyingly concentrated, and that faint yet palpable killing intent was chilling?

It was clear that the opponent’s strength was far beyond that of an ordinary Half-Saint.

Of course,

any Half-Saint

was a force to be reckoned with in the Chaotic Void Sea.

Even in the trillions of years of the Xuanji Immortal Sect, only a little over four hundred Half-Saints had emerged.

This shows that reaching the Half-Saint realm is not easy.

…

Next,

Venerable Luo Tian personally arranged a celestial abode for the Demon God Chang Geng.

Considering the other party’s status, the location of this celestial abode was right next to Shen Changqing.   Shen Changqing naturally had no objection

to this .   Now that only a few hundred years remained, he had no intention of continuing his seclusion, but instead wanted to gain a deeper understanding of the situation of the various forces in the Chaotic Void Sea from the Xuanji Immortal Sect.   Venerable Luo Tian naturally would not refuse such a request.   Soon,   information about the various forces in the Chaotic Void Sea appeared in Shen Changqing’s hands.   And the person who brought this information was also an acquaintance.   The other party was none other than Immortal Emperor Qingxi.   ”Fellow Daoist Shen Hong, we meet again!”   Immortal Emperor Qingxi’s usually cold face showed a rare smile, and his inner joy was almost undisguised.   Shen Changqing smiled calmly, “Some time ago, I heard that Fellow Daoist Qingxi had entered the Xuanji Immortal Sect and become a disciple of Fellow Daoist Qingyao.   Seeing you today, millions of years have passed, and your cultivation has progressed remarkably well!”   Back then, Immortal Emperor Qingxi was only at the initial stage of Immortal Emperor.   But now,   she had already broken through to the middle stage of Immortal Emperor.   Don’t underestimate the breakthrough from the initial to the middle stage; it’s a small realm, but for ordinary people, even millions of years would be difficult to achieve.   However, considering that she possessed an innate bloodline, Shen Changqing quickly understood.   An innate bloodline!   Extraordinary.   Furthermore, the Xuanji Immortal Sect was a top power in the Chaotic Void Sea, and she had become a disciple of a Changsheng master; her breakthrough was naturally normal. Immortal   Emperor Qingxi said, “I had previously heard that in the Chaotic Void Sea, there was an Immortal Emperor who had slain many half-saints. I was curious about who this Immortal Emperor was, but I never imagined it was Fellow Daoist Shenhong!”   Her words also contained a hint of astonishment.   Back when Shen Changqing was the Heavenly Demon Saint Lord, although his strength was terrifying, it wasn’t this great.   Looking at the face before him, so different from Shen Hong’s, the Qingxi Immortal Emperor was momentarily lost in thought.   ”Ahem!”   Shen Changqing coughed lightly, interrupting her thoughts. The latter snapped back to reality, a slight blush rising to her pretty face.   ”Shen Hong is in the past, fellow Daoist, there’s no need to mention him again.”   ”Shen Hong or Changqing, in my eyes they’re all the same.”   The Qingxi Immortal Emperor’s eyes were gentle and tender, but Shen Changqing ignored them.   ”It’s been a troublesome trip for you to come in person this time. If there’s nothing else, you should return now. I also need to go into seclusion for a while to prepare for the upcoming battle.”   These words were a direct order to leave.   Hearing this, the Qingxi Immortal Emperor gave him a resentful look, but didn’t actually try to keep him, simply nodding slightly.   ”Then, if you need anything later, just let me know!”   With that,   the Qingxi Immortal Emperor drifted away.   Watching the departing figure, Shen Changqing shook his head, his divine sense focusing on the jade slip in his hand.   This jade slip   contained information about the numerous forces in the Chaotic Void Sea.   ”The Six Great Sects!”   ”The Poison King’s Holy Land… the Void Sword Sect!”   In no time, Shen Changqing had completely digested the information about the six great sects.   Xuanji Immortal Sect!   Lingxi Sword Sect!   Wangqing Immortal Sect!   Lihuo Dao Sect!   Poison King’s Holy Land!   Void Sword Sect!   …   These six sects were the top forces in the Chaotic Void Sea.   Even a sect like the Huangquan Dao Sect didn’t qualify as one of the six great sects.   Although the latter had a half-saint presiding over it, its strength was far inferior to the six great sects.   Including the Xuanji Immortal Sect, such top sects all had at least a seventh-tribulation half-saint presiding over them to be considered top-tier.   Other sects   , even with half-saints, were still somewhat inferior to the six great sects.   Of the six major sects, the Xuanji Immortal Sect is the strongest.   The reason is simple.

None of the other five major sects have a living saint, except for the Xuanji Immortal Sect.

However, Shen Changqing has yet to see this saint.

Therefore, he suspects that the Xuanji Immortal Sect’s saint is avoiding the Heavenly Tribulation and thus dares not show himself.

Half-saints suffer the Five Signs of Decay!

Saints suffer the Heavenly Tribulation!

In Shen Changqing’s view, this might be a glimmer of hope given to all beings by the Heavenly Dao of the Upper Realm.

After all, such beings possess terrifying strength and longevity; if they are not restrained, how can other cultivators survive?

However,

this thought only flashed through Shen Changqing’s mind for a moment before he banished it, refocusing his attention on the Chaotic Void Sea.

“The six major powers revere the Xuanji Immortal Sect, but because the Xuanji Immortal Sect does not produce a saint, the other powers have the right to contend with it.

If a saint were to appear in the Xuanji Immortal Sect, then the other five major powers would not dare utter a single word of dissent.” Whether

a saint intervenes or not

is a different matter entirely .

While the Immortal Mine of Great Sage level is important, other forces have no confidence to challenge a Saint-level being.

Even now, while other forces are taking advantage of the Xuanji Immortal Sect’s absence of its Saint, seemingly aiming for equality, none dare to attack the Xuanji Immortal Sect or threaten its lineage.

As long as the Saint lives,

the Xuanji Immortal Sect’s lineage is unshakeable.

Besides the Xuanji Immortal Sect, among the remaining five major forces, the Poison King Holy Land and the Void Sword Sect are the strongest.

Of course,

that was in the past.

The fall of their only two Ninth Tribulation Half-Saints has drastically reduced their strength, preventing them from ever reaching their former glory. Shen

Changqing is familiar with the Ninth Tribulation Half-Saints of these two forces:

the Medicine King Venerable and Li Huaizhen.

This

was specifically mentioned in the jade slip provided by the Xuanji Immortal Sect.

“With the fall of the only Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint of both sects, I’ve become sworn enemies with them. However, judging from the information provided by the Xuanji Immortal Sect, many forces are trying to find my whereabouts, but these two sects have remained silent.

If nothing unexpected happens, the fall of the two Ninth Tribulation Half-Saints has made them wary.

They won’t act rashly without sufficient confidence,”

Shen Changqing mused.

Ancient forces like these rarely act impulsively.

Or rather,

forces that act impulsively rarely survive to this day.

Therefore,

Shen Changqing understood the actions of the Poison King Holy Land and the Void Sword Sect.

They were temporarily avoiding confrontation

to preserve their strength.

Before fully understanding his capabilities, neither sect would act rashly.

But Shen Changqing also knew that if they had sufficient confidence to deal with him, they wouldn’t leave him alive.

After all, the enmity of killing two Ninth Tribulation Half-Saints was irreconcilable.

They wouldn’t act rashly.

That’s because he lacked confidence, not because he had let go of his hatred.

Similarly,

if Shen Changqing were confident, he wouldn’t have allowed the two sects to survive.

A deep-seated, irreconcilable feud, if not eradicated completely, would inevitably become a major threat in the future.

Unfortunately,

both the Poison King Holy Land and the Void Sword Sect possessed profound foundations.

Even with the fall of two half-saints, they were still not to be underestimated.

With his current strength, he didn’t have the ability to deal with the two major sects.

Even with the Soul-Destroying Sword, it was the same.

This was because Shen Changqing couldn’t yet endlessly activate the Soul-Destroying Sword.

If he were to fall into the same perilous situation as last time, the outcome would be uncertain.

Moreover,

compared to last time,

Shen Changqing now only had two or three half-saint-level rare treasures left, insufficient to sustain him for long.

Without enough rare treasures, even if he wanted to fight to the death, he might not be qualified.

“However, for the time being, the threat from the two major forces isn’t too great, given the deaths of the Medicine King Venerable and Li Huaizhen.

Unless the two major forces are confident they can withstand the Soul-Destroying Sword, they won’t act easily.

Killing me would mean the destruction of their entire lineage. Even if some cultivators from the two major forces were willing to take the risk, the others wouldn’t agree!”

Shen Changqing shook his head, temporarily setting aside the issue of the two major forces.

This incident alone showed that the two major forces were extremely wary of him and acted cautiously, not daring to act rashly.

This was naturally a good thing for him.

Besides the two major forces, the remaining three forces were slightly weaker, and with the Xuanji Immortal Sect acting as a buffer, Shen Changqing had even less reason to be wary.