Terran Guardian - Chapter 3956

Chapter 3931 Beware

With the fall of the last demonic beast,

the battle finally came to an end.

In the Realm of Tribulation, the earth was stained with blood, rivers turned into pools of blood, and countless corpses lay scattered, mostly belonging to demonic beasts, with only a few belonging to the Xuanji Immortal Sect.

However,

even so,

the Xuanji Immortal Sect suffered heavy losses.

After a count, Venerable Luo Tian determined that of the Xuanji Immortal Sect’s more than three million cultivators, less than five hundred thousand remained; the rest had

perished in battle. Such losses left Venerable Luo Tian and the other semi-saints speechless.

Even though they had anticipated significant losses, witnessing such devastation still exceeded their expectations. Those

who participated in this battle were the elite of the Xuanji Immortal Sect.

To be precise,

most of the Xuanji Immortal Sect’s disciples were now elites.

Without elite strength, how could they have fought their way out of the Chaotic Void Sea?

At present, the Xuanji Immortal Sect has at most five million disciples. This battle directly resulted in the loss of over two million, with more than half of the sect’s disciples perishing. The loss is considerable.

Venerable Jiuyue took a deep breath and looked towards the Great Sage Secret Realm.

“Although our losses in this battle are great, we have at least reclaimed the Crossing Calamity Realm and gained control of the Longevity Immortal Mine. Given time, the sect will surely recover.”

“I hope so!”

Venerable Qingyao shook her head slightly, her usually cold face now showing a complex expression.

…

Afterwards,

Venerable Luotian ordered people to clean up the battlefield and do their best to treat the seriously injured disciples. At the same time, he led the remaining cultivators, along with the half-saints from Taiyi Holy Land and others, to officially enter the Great Sage Secret Realm.

However—

the moment they stepped into the Great Sage Secret Realm, all the cultivators fell silent.

They looked at the horrific scene before them, and their breath caught in their throats.

Corpses piled up like a forest!

Flesh and blood were like mud!

The intense stench of blood was enough to make one nauseous.

If the battles outside the Tribulation Realm were brutal, then those within the Great Sage Secret Realm were no less so.

No—

they were even three times more brutal.

When they looked at the blood-red figure, the latter returned their gaze. Many cultivators who met his eyes felt a terrifying killing intent wash over them.

But in the next instant, this killing intent vanished abruptly.

Venerable Jinque spoke, “I didn’t expect that young friend Shen could single-handedly slay all the demonic beasts in the entire Great Sage Secret Realm. I admire you!”

After saying this, his gaze towards Shen Changqing became even more solemn.

Although Shen Changqing had achieved sainthood in his physical body, under the suppression of the Great Sage’s rules, no demonic beast of the same realm could rival him.

However, it must be understood that the Great Sage’s rules did not cover the entire secret realm, and those demonic kings hiding in the shadows were not mindless beasts.

The fact that he could single-handedly annihilate all the demonic beasts in the secret realm and suppress the hidden demonic kings speaks volumes about his abilities.

Even Venerable Jinque wasn’t confident he could achieve this if it were him.

On the other side,

Shen Changqing’s divine sense stirred, and the immortal energy of heaven and earth gathered, washing away all the blood and filth from his body.

Upon hearing Venerable Jinque’s words, he simply smiled calmly: “This battle was merely a matter of utilizing the Great Sage’s rules. Otherwise, how easy would it be to suppress the evil beasts of this secret realm?”

With that,

Shen Changqing abruptly changed the subject.

“The calamity of the Tribulation Realm has been resolved, and the Longevity Immortal Mine is located here. But what are your thoughts on the subsequent mining of the immortal mine?”

The Tribulation Realm has been captured!

The remaining issue is naturally the mining of the immortal mine.

This Longevity Immortal Mine is suppressed by the Great Sage’s rules; to achieve efficient mining, a sufficient number of mining slaves are required.

However,

now that the three forces are sharing the Longevity Immortal Mine,

how to allocate it is also a problem.

After pondering for a while, Venerable Luo Tian said, “Currently, our Xuanji Immortal Sect has suffered heavy losses, but we still control several worlds and have some mining slaves.

The problem is that these levels of immortal mines are not easily accessible to ordinary cultivators.

At least a Celestial King level is required.

How about this: our Xuanji Immortal Sect can offer 300,000 Celestial Kings and 60,000 Ancient Immortals—this is the limit we can currently mobilize!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Venerable Jin Que also chimed in.

“The Taiyi Holy Land also doesn’t have many cultivators available. We will also offer 300,000 Celestial Kings and 60,000 Ancient Immortals!”

Together, the two forces

contributed 600,000 Celestial Kings and 120,000 Ancient Immortals!

This number of cultivators was several times greater than before.

But there was no other way.

The Xuanji Immortal Sect, needless to say,

had suffered heavy losses. The battle at the Tribulation Realm was particularly devastating   . The

fact that they could muster 300,000 Immortal Kings and 60,000 Ancient Immortals was, in Shen Changqing’s view, an exaggeration to call it an influx of resources, but it was close to their limit.   As for the Taiyi Holy Land, theoretically, with the resources of such a supreme power, they could easily produce 600,000 Ancient Immortals, let alone 60,000.   However, there was a problem.   The news of the Longevity Immortal Mine absolutely could not be leaked.   Otherwise, other powerful figures from the Taiyi Holy Land might also want a share.   This   limited the resources that Venerable Jinque could utilize.   Ultimately, both sides turned their attention to Shen Changqing, whose expression remained calm: “The Xuantian Dao Sect has a shallow foundation and few Ancient Immortals.   However… I can make the decision: the Xuantian Dao Sect will provide 600,000 Immortal Kings!”   ”Agreed!”   Upon hearing this, Venerable Luotian and Venerable Jinque both nodded.   They knew the state of the Xuantian Dao Sect.   Tens of millions of years ago, such a sect was merely an ordinary Immortal Emperor sect.   To be precise,   they should be considered the bottom of all the Immortal Emperor sects.

Aside from the founding ancestor being an Immortal Emperor, no other cultivator has reached the Immortal Emperor realm.

It wasn’t until Shen Changqing emerged and took charge of the Xuan Tian Dao Sect that the sect’s strength increased significantly.

However,

even so,

the Xuan Tian Dao Sect’s foundation was destined to remain relatively weak.

The fact that they were willing to offer 600,000 Immortal Kings was already quite generous.

“1.2 million Immortal Kings and 120,000 Ancient Immortals—while this mining progress is somewhat slow, it allows for a steady, long-term supply.

However, although the calamity in the Crossing Calamity Realm has subsided, the calamity in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm has not disappeared.

The calamity beast race could return at any time.”

“Furthermore—”

Venerable Luo Tian paused, then continued,

“If the Lingxi Sword Sect and the Void Sword Sect were to learn of this, they would likely not let it go easily.

Therefore, I believe we should each retain a half-saint to guard the Crossing Calamity Realm, just in case!” The Crossing Calamity

Realm was originally under the control of the six major sects, but that was a thing of the past.

From the moment the Crossing Calamity Realm fell, this Immortal Mine of Longevity had no connection with the six major sects of the Chaotic Void Sea.

Now, with the recapture of the Immortal Mine of Longevity at hand, Venerable Luo Tian naturally had to be wary of other forces.

There was no other way.

The profits from an Immortal Mine of Longevity were too great.

If the news leaked out, how could the two major sects be willing to accept it?

Venerable Jin Que said calmly, “Don’t worry about this matter. If the Spirit Stream Sword Sect and the Void Sword Sect know what’s good for them, they naturally won’t make any moves at this time.

If they are truly unwilling and dare to covet the Immortal Mine of Longevity, then our Taiyi Holy Land is not a soft persimmon to be easily manipulated.

At that time, I will have a good talk with them!”

“With Fellow Daoist Jin Que’s words, then we are relieved!”

Seeing Venerable Jin Que speak, Venerable Luo Tian also felt relieved.

If this person was willing to step forward, then the name of the Taiyi Holy Land would be enough to make the two major sects wary.

The Immortal Mine of Longevity was good, but if they offended the Taiyi Holy Land because of it, it would be a loss that did not outweigh the gains.

The latter’s strength was beyond their ability to contend with.

If they truly angered the Taiyi Holy Land, annihilating both sects wouldn’t be difficult.

Shen Changqing said, “Elder Chang Geng of my sect will continue to represent the Xuantian Dao Sect in overseeing the Crossing Tribulation Realm.”

“Fellow Daoist Jiuyue of my sect can oversee the Crossing Tribulation Realm!”

“Fellow Daoist Yinchen, we’ll trouble you to take charge of the Crossing Tribulation Realm.”

Seeing that both the Xuantian Dao Sect and the Xuanji Immortal Sect had each sent a half-saint to oversee the realm, Venerable Jinque pondered for a moment before looking at Venerable Yinchen beside him.

The latter smiled calmly, “Of course!”

Thus,

the three half-saints were settled.

The higher-ups of the Xuanji Immortal Sect breathed a sigh of relief.

Although there were only three half-saints overseeing the Crossing Tribulation Realm now, fewer than before,

Venerable Yinchen alone was enough to be worth several half-saints.

Such an existence, with cultivation reaching the Eight Tribulation level, was far beyond the reach of ordinary half-saints.

With the other side overseeing things, everything should be foolproof.

Immediately afterwards ,

both the Xuanji Immortal Sect and the Taiyi Holy Land returned to mobilize their troops and cultivators mining the Longevity Immortal Mine. They naturally needed to make arrangements as quickly as possible.

However, before leaving, many cultivators sent their own to enter the Longevity Immortal Mine to assess its current situation.

With the previous invasion of the demonic beasts and the control of numerous demonic kings over the Longevity Immortal Mine, they naturally wanted to understand what was happening inside.

However, both the Xuanji Immortal Sect and the Taiyi Holy Land tacitly agreed to allow only a small number of cultivators inside, rather than having all of them flood into the Longevity Immortal Mine at once.

The purpose of this caution was tacitly understood by both sides.   Shen Changqing remained calm

about this.   He considered it normal for the two major powers to be wary of him.   If the other two sects had cultivators who had achieved physical sainthood, and he himself was only an ordinary half-saint, he wouldn’t rashly step into the Longevity Immortal Mine.   After all, the suppression of the Great Saint’s rules was enough to weaken a half-saint’s strength to the extreme.   If the opponent were to suddenly launch an attack, a moment’s carelessness could lead to certain death.   Although the two sides are allies, one must always be wary; no one would rashly entrust their life to another.   Necessary precautions are still necessary.   This also indirectly illustrates just how threatening Shen Changqing’s physical ascension to sainthood, under the suppression of such Great Saint rules, is to other Half-Saints.   Even a Nine Tribulation Half-Saint like Venerable Jinque dares not be careless in the slightest. (End of Chapter)