Terran Guardian - Chapter 3946

Chapter 3922 Dijiang! Jumang!

“The Chaotic Void Sea!”

Not long after the Chaotic Void Sea erupted in a calamity, and the Tribulation Realm was attacked, Shen Changqing received a message from the Demon God Chang Geng.

Upon hearing this news, his expression became much more solemn.   Shen Changqing wasn’t concerned about

the calamity in the Chaotic Void Sea.   But—   the Tribulation Realm was different.   That Immortal Mine of Longevity was of great significance.   Over the years, various forces had jointly mined the Immortal Mine of Longevity, and Shen Changqing had also profited considerably from it based on his share.   If the Tribulation Realm encountered problems and the Immortal Mine of Longevity was lost, it would naturally be a loss for him.   Furthermore,   the Chaotic Void Sea was located in the Chaos Realm,   separated from the Four Immortal Continents by countless billions of miles.   The appearance of a calamity in the Chaotic Void Sea was enough to show that the calamity’s influence was widespread.   The Chaotic Void Sea had the strength to resist calamities, but the problem was that not every chaotic territory possessed the strength of the Chaotic Void Sea.   It was conceivable   how many cultivators would perish in this calamity.   According to the news from the Chang Geng Demon God, the Chaotic Void Sea has suppressed most of the evil spirits, with only a few remaining, though they pose little threat.   However, Shen Changqing is well aware   that suppressing one wave of evil spirits doesn’t mean the problem is solved once and for all.   As long as the great evil spirit in Nan Yuan Dao Prefecture doesn’t die, the evil spirits will never truly subside.   With such an evil spirit, there will be a second and a third wave after the first.   ”However… the Chaotic Void Sea has a strong foundation. The Xuanji Immortal Sect, for example, not only has a top-tier half-saint like Venerable Luo Tian overseeing it, but also a reclusive saint within its ranks.   With such a level of foundation, overcoming the evil spirits shouldn’t be a problem!”   Shen Changqing thought to himself.   He believed it would be best if the Xuanji Immortal Sect could survive the evil spirits. After all, if the Xuanji Immortal Sect could weather the storm   , it meant the Crossing Calamity Realm was in relatively good shape.   Conversely,   if the Xuanji Immortal Sect encountered problems,   the Crossing Calamity Realm would certainly not fare much better.   Thinking of this, Shen Changqing suppressed his thoughts and silently observed the situation in the Chaotic Void Sea.   While the Chang Geng Demon God was currently in the Tribulation Crossing Realm, Shen Changqing wasn’t entirely without informants in the   Chaotic Void Sea. Within this vast sea, there were also Acquired Demon Gods lurking.   Simultaneously ,   within the Xuanji Immortal Sect, there were cultivators Shen Changqing had bribed.   For many years, Yuwen Jing had continuously relayed information about the Chaotic Void Sea to the Xingdao Alliance, which then passed it on to Shen Changqing.   Therefore,   even though Shen Changqing wasn’t physically present in the Chaotic Void Sea, he maintained timely access to information about it.   For example, this time   , not long after the outbreak of the calamity, Shen Changqing received the news.   He also knew some of the details.   Shaking his head,   Shen Changqing turned his attention to other matters.   Now, with a large number of Demon Kings appearing, the scale of the calamity in the Yanfu World had greatly increased, and the various peaks of the Seven Profound Dao Sect were facing numerous troubles. Although he had intervened in time to suppress it, casualties were inevitable.   Even among Immortal Emperors, the Seven Profound Dao Sect has lost several.   It’s only because the sect’s foundation is now vastly different from before that the fall of several Immortal Emperors would have been a devastating blow.   Therefore,   Shen Changqing instructed the cultivators of each peak to act cautiously, disregarding all intelligence provided by the Demon-Slaying Alliance. Many semi-saint elders in the Offering Hall were also secretly overseeing the situation, ready to suppress any cultivators seeking assistance immediately.   Under these circumstances, the Seven Profound Dao Sect successfully completed its many missions.   Thanks to the abundant cultivation resources bestowed by the Demon-Slaying Alliance, compared to before, although the sect had lost some powerful figures, its strength had actually increased.   If things continue as they are,   the Seven Profound Dao Sect’s strength is expected to rise several levels before the next Heavenly Dao Battlefield arrives.   …   For the next hundred years,   Shen Changqing will remain in charge of the sect. For problems that the semi-saints in the Offering Hall can handle, he will delegate them to other semi-saints.   For problems they cannot resolve, he will personally intervene.   In just a hundred years…   Shen Changqing had already slain dozens of semi-saint beasts.   In this era, truly emerging semi-saints were few and far between.   But the problem was that   the outbreak of the demonic calamity was irrational; the terrifying power of its corruption meant that even a semi-saint, caught off guard, could be completely overwhelmed.   Even those semi-saints who survived in forbidden zones to avoid the Five Signs of Decay couldn’t escape the calamity’s reach.   Unlike other cultivators who could escape if outmatched,   those semi-saints surviving in forbidden zones had no way out.   The Five Signs of Decay would descend upon them if they stepped even half a step outside these zones, forcing them to fight the calamity head-on.   For ordinary people, forbidden zones were dangerous and they dared not venture there lightly.   But for demonic beasts,   the allure of semi-saint flesh was enough to make them disregard the dangers of the forbidden zones.   Moreover,   these demonic beasts were controlled by demon kings.   With a large number of demonic beasts charging forward, even a top-tier semi-saint could be overwhelmed.   Thus…   The calamity of evil spirits grew exponentially, like a snowball rolling downhill, ultimately ensnaring many ancient semi-saints hiding in forbidden zones of life.   This rate of expansion was terrifying.   This is why numerous top powers spared no effort to suppress the calamity.   Leaving aside the threat of the great evil spirit, even ordinary evil spirits, if allowed to spread unchecked, could potentially engulf the entire Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.   At that point, chaos would ensue, and the consequences would be unimaginable.   However, even so, the spread of the calamity was unavoidable.   The numerous evil spirit kings emerging from Nanyuan Daozhou were the primary source of this escalation.   Compared to ordinary evil beasts, evil spirit kings were truly troublesome.   Even a single immortal emperor-level evil spirit king posed a far greater threat than a semi-saint evil beast.

Now that the calamity has escalated, many ancient semi-saints who survived in the forbidden zones of life have shed their blood, becoming part of the calamity and further strengthening its power.

In this light,

Shen Changqing’s slaying of dozens of semi-saint calamity beasts over a century becomes understandable.

However—

this isn’t entirely a bad thing.

The dozens of semi-saint calamity beasts allowed Shen Changqing to reap another batch of life essence, ultimately using the Seven Profound Divine Tower to give birth to two Longevity Demon Gods, adding two more semi-saint combatants to the Seven Profound Dao Sect.   Shen Changqing also bestowed names upon

these two Longevity Demon Gods:   one called Dijiang, and the other Jumang.   With two more Longevity Demon Gods at their disposal, the Seven Profound Dao Sect’s suppression of the calamity became somewhat easier.   After all, Longevity Demon Gods cannot be considered ordinary semi-saints; any one of them possesses considerable strength, while the strength of semi-saint calamity beasts is often much weaker than their counterparts of the same level.   These calamity beasts can only kill based on instinct; with sufficient caution, even a second-tribulation semi-saint could potentially kill a third-tribulation semi-saint calamity beast.   Therefore,   the addition of two more immortal demon gods is of extraordinary significance to the Seven Profound Dao Sect.   At the same time,   over the past century,   Shen Changqing’s accumulated Heavenly Dao merit has also increased considerably; although he hasn’t truly condensed a Golden Wheel of Merit, it’s nearly complete. (End of Chapter)