Terran Guardian - Chapter 3729

Chapter 3706 Be Prepared to Sacrifice an Eighth Tribulation Half-Saint

“This is simple; one only needs to comprehend the Great Sage’s Daoist essence!”

Facing the Nine Mountains Venerable’s question, Shen Changqing didn’t hide anything.

During this time, he had been comprehending the Daoist essence of the Great Sage’s Tomb, and he had subtly developed a connection with the entire Tomb’s secret realm.

This connection

wasn’t enough for Shen Changqing to use the power of the Great Dao’s rules within the Great Sage’s Tomb, but it was enough to trigger the suppression of those rules on him.

This was why

he could directly use power above the Ancient Immortal Realm within the rules of the Longevity Immortal Mine.

To be honest,

before this,

Shen Changqing hadn’t considered this matter.

Originally, he only wanted to use the Great Sage’s Daoist essence to perfect his own Dao, preparing for his future breakthrough to Half-Saint.

He never expected that

this method would trigger the power of the Great Sage’s Tomb’s rules, giving him some convenience.

Of course,

even without triggering the rules, the five hundred thousand Ancient Immortals of the Five Sects posed no threat to him.

The sheer value of having one foot in the semi-saint realm in terms of physical strength is no joke.

Even though the Great Sage Daoist principles within the Longevity Immortal Mine form their own set of rules, capable of suppressing a cultivator’s strength to the greatest extent, they cannot fundamentally erase the cultivator’s own power.

Ultimately,

the power of the Longevity Immortal Mine’s rules can only suppress, not erase.

Physical tempering is a manifestation of great power returning to oneself; even if suppressed, the results of years of cultivation will not disappear.

Simply put,

even if a Primordial Emperor Weapon is suppressed and unable to unleash its full power, it cannot be made as fragile as an ancient immortal artifact.   The same principle applies to

a cultivator’s physical body .   The Nine Peaks Venerable sighed, “The Great Sage’s Daoist essence is omnipresent in this secret realm. Many Half-Saints have entered this realm, and some have even attempted to comprehend the power of the Great Sage’s Daoist essence here.   But unfortunately, they ultimately gain little.   For someone like you, Fellow Daoist, to directly use the power of the Great Sage’s Daoist essence you’ve comprehended to shake the rules of the entire secret realm is truly unique.”   As a Half-Saint who had once tried to comprehend the Daoist essence of this place, the Nine Peaks Venerable naturally understood just how difficult it was to truly comprehend it.   Cultivation level alone was insufficient; comprehension was also indispensable.   Then,   the Nine Peaks Venerable glanced in the direction of the Longevity Immortal Mine and smiled again, “Fellow Daoist Shen, this time you’ve killed 500,000 Ancient Immortals. It seems the mining of the Longevity Immortal Mine will have to be delayed again.”   ”The five major powers have abundant resources. Although they lost 500,000 Ancient Immortals, it shouldn’t be a serious blow.   If they hadn’t deliberately provoked us, I wouldn’t have bothered with them so much!”   Shen Changqing shook his head, paused, and then continued.   ”I will continue to study the Great Sage’s Dao here. If there are any other matters, Fellow Daoist Jiuyue, please feel free to contact me at any time.”   ”No problem!”   …   The news of the battle at the Great Sage’s Tomb spread like wildfire.   Although all 500,000 Ancient Immortals of the five major forces perished, the Xuanji Immortal Sect suffered little loss.   So many cultivators of the Xuanji Immortal Sect witnessed it firsthand; even if they wanted to deliberately conceal it, they were destined to fail.   However,   upon hearing the news of the 500,000 Ancient Immortals’ demise, the cultivators of the Chaotic Void Sea were not particularly shocked.   After all, compared to Shen Changqing’s past achievements, 500,000 Ancient Immortals were naturally insignificant.   But this matter still caused the major forces to lose face once again.   In particular, the semi-saints of the major forces had to hand over top-grade immortal stones to save their lives, their face was further humiliated.   When this news spread,   the five major forces were furious.   Inside the Void Sword Sect, Li Chenyuan’s face was ashen, and the entire Immortal Hall was filled with a chilling killing intent.   ”What a scoundrel surnamed Shen! How dare he humiliate our sect like this! This matter must not be left unresolved!”   He looked at the assembled sect elders, his voice laced with suppressed anger.   ”Haven’t you found his identity yet?”   ”Not yet… but rumors are circulating in the Chaotic Void Sea that he might be from the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.   But the specifics remain to be seen!”   ”Investigate! Investigate at all costs! I must find out who this person is! Our ancestor has fallen, and our sect has suffered humiliation time and again. This karma must be settled.   Otherwise, how can our sect ever hold its head high in the Chaotic Void Sea again!”   Li Chenyuan roared.   Even with his composure, he couldn’t suppress the rage within him.   Once, twice!   The entire Void Sword Sect’s face had been trampled underfoot by this man. As the sect leader, how could Li Chenyuan tolerate such a thing?   If it weren’t for the existence of the Soul-Destroying Sword, Li Chenyuan would have already personally taken action to completely suppress him.   But now—   no matter how furious Li Chenyuan was, he had to admit that relying solely on the Void Sword Sect was not enough to deal with Shen Changqing.   To deal with this person, they needed to at least find out his background first, and then proceed cautiously.   At this moment ,   Xiao Yangzi said in a deep voice, “It’s not just our sect that’s being humiliated now; the Poison King Holy Land, the Li Huo Dao Sect, and other forces are in the same boat.   Since that’s the case, why don’t we unite the five major forces to besiege this person?   In the end, he’s just a Celestial Emperor, relying solely on the power of his supreme treasures to be arrogant until now.   As long as the five major forces join forces, dealing with him will be a piece of cake.   As for the Xuanji Immortal Sect… this person has no connection with the Xuanji Immortal Sect. Unless Luo Tian is stupid, he wouldn’t risk the entire Xuanji Immortal Sect’s resources to fight us for this person!”   These words caused everyone to have different expressions.   Li Chenyuan glanced at the other party expressionlessly and said calmly, “The power of that treasure is beyond the resistance of a half-saint. Elder Xiao’s words are indeed feasible, but the premise is that someone is willing to become a sacrifice in this battle.   The news transmitted back from the Great Saint Secret Realm shows that even if that treasure is activated with only a small amount of power, it is enough to severely injure a third-tribulation half-saint.”

Even if the latter possessed a defensive innate imperial weapon, it would be futile.

If fully activated, the Ancestor and the Medicine King Venerable would meet their end. “

In the battle for the Chaos Spirit Embryo, we could already see many things. This person’s strength was insufficient to activate the treasure multiple times, but just once was enough to take away a Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint.

In other words, if we do not have the means to resist that treasure, we must be prepared to sacrifice at least one Eighth Tribulation Half-Saint if we want to encircle and annihilate him.

Elder Xiao, do you think this sacrificed Eighth Tribulation Half-Saint is either the original self or Su Gu and the others?” Upon

hearing this ,

Xiao Yangzi was speechless.

“Of course—”

Li Chenyuan suddenly changed the subject and said,

“If we don’t want to use the life of an Eighth Tribulation Half-Saint, then we can achieve the same result with an ordinary Half-Saint.

After all, that person is just an Immortal Emperor. If he doesn’t rely on the power of the treasure, he is not worth mentioning at all.”

“We only need to sacrifice an ordinary half-saint to force him to use his supreme treasure, and then we can take him down in one fell swoop. This is certainly feasible!”

“But as I said before, who would willingly sacrifice themselves to become a stepping stone to annihilate this person!”

These words were blunt, causing Xiao Yangzi’s face to flush and turn red, but he had to admit that this was the truth.

Having understood this,

Xiao Yangzi took a deep breath and smiled bitterly, “This matter was a miscalculation on my part. I hope the Sect Master will not blame me!”

“This matter is not Elder Xiao’s fault. This boy has gone too far. However, without understanding his background and strength, dealing with him will not be so easy.

But this boy also understands that relying on the power of supreme treasures can make our sect wary, but he would never dare to completely break ties with us in a battle.

Otherwise, Elder Xuan Shuang might not have returned alive from the Great Saint Secret Realm incident!” Li

Chenyuan’s expression softened considerably. He had gleaned much from the Great Sage Secret Realm incident.

The two sides were currently in a state of equilibrium.

Shen Changqing dared not truly break ties with the Void Sword Sect and other forces, and the Void Sword

Sect was in the same boat. Although there had been friction and even karmic grudges, the final veil had never been truly shattered.

Ultimately

, neither side was confident they could completely suppress the other.

In Li Chenyuan’s view, if the Void Sword Sect were to unleash its full power, it would have at least a 60% chance of suppressing Shen Changqing, but the price would be far too high, far beyond his own capacity.

Not to mention ,

with such a supreme treasure, the Void Sword Sect would have to lose at least one or two Half-Saints.

It should be noted that

since Li Huaizhen’s death,

the vast Void Sword Sect only had three Half-Saints left.

The loss of any one of them would be a crippling blow to the sect.

If the worst-case scenario occurred, with all three Half-Saints perishing, then even if they could kill Shen Changqing later, the Void Sword Sect’s legacy would be severely damaged. The lineage of the Dao, spanning countless years, would be completely severed.

Therefore,

Li Chenyuan dared not gamble.

Before truly confronting the supreme treasure capable of slaying a Nine Tribulation Half-Saint, he dared not gamble.

Whether it was risking his own life or the future of the Void Sword Sect, it was all the same.

Because if this battle truly erupted, the Void Sword Sect would almost certainly suffer a mutually destructive outcome.

Even if he joined forces with other powers, Li Chenyuan dared not act rashly.

After all,

if Shen Changqing were truly driven to a dead end, he would inevitably drag several Half-Saints down with him.

Li Chenyuan could not guarantee that he and the Void Sword Sect would become casualties of the other side’s demise.

Therefore, no matter how you looked at it, not completely breaking ties for the time being was the best course of action.

Having led the sect for many years, how could Li Chenyuan not know the meaning of yielding and standing firm?

Even if his anger was surging, he had to deal with it rationally.

Hearing this, the other elders of the sect also suppressed their thoughts.

Then,

one elder asked, “Then, what should we do about the Longevity Immortal Mine?” “

Everything will proceed as usual. We will seek out another 100,000 ancient immortals to enter the Great Sage’s Secret Realm and mine the Longevity Immortal Mine.

This mine is the burial place of the Great Sage of Tribulation. If we can obtain sufficient cultivation resources from this mine, our sect’s strength will have a chance to advance further.

As for other matters, we don’t need to worry about them for now.

Also, as I said before, do everything you can to find out this person’s origins. Any information must be reported to me immediately!”

Li Chenyuan said.