Terran Guardian - Chapter 3959

Chapter 3934 Half-Saint Ninth Rank

Several days later,

cultivators from the Taiyi Holy Land and the Xuanji Immortal Sect arrived.

The two forces comprised 600,000 Immortal Kings and 120,000 Ancient Immortals.

Adding Shen Changqing’s 600,000 Immortal Kings, the total number of Immortal Kings reached 1.2 million.

Although this number was still significantly less than when the six major forces were at their peak,

in Shen Changqing’s view, having so many cultivators mining the immortal mines was about sufficient.

Fewer people

meant slower progress.

As long as the Longevity Immortal Mine didn’t run dry, this mining would continue indefinitely.

“120,000 Ancient Immortals!”

Yun Yazi looked at the numerous cultivators before him and couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

In the First Universe, Ancient Immortals were truly at the pinnacle of existence. Whether all the Ancient Immortals in the vast Chaos Universe could even reach double digits was uncertain.

But now,

120,000 Ancient Immortals were before him.

Moreover,

judging from their appearance,

these Ancient Immortals were merely mine slaves.

At this moment…

Yun Yazi suddenly understood why the Xuan Tian Sword Master only recruited Immortal Kings and not Ancient Immortals.

He had initially thought it was because Ancient Immortals were too powerful to serve as mine slaves.

But now it seemed

it wasn’t that Ancient Immortals were too strong, but rather that there were too few Ancient Immortals in his own Chaos Universe.

After all, other forces often had tens of thousands of Ancient Immortals, while it was questionable whether his own side even had a double-digit number.

The cultivators of the other twelve universes also realized this, their expressions complex. It

turned

out that even Ancient Immortals had their limitations.

The rest was much simpler.

The mine slaves arrived.

Each of the three forces left behind a Half-Saint to guard the area.

During this time

, a few mischievous beasts appeared, but they didn’t cause much of a stir.

After all, the powerful figures from the three sects hadn’t left, so suppressing some mischievous beasts was a piece of cake.

After arranging everything properly, Shen Changqing left.

The events at the Tribulation Realm didn’t delay him much. When he returned to the Seven Profound Dao Sect, everything was normal within the sect.

…

The calamity continued.

Large numbers of Demon Kings poured out of the Jade Flower Immortal Realm. Despite the combined efforts of various forces to blockade and suppress them, they couldn’t completely kill all the Demon Kings within the Jade Flower Immortal Realm.

After all,

within it

was an ancient Demon King comparable to a Chaos Ruler.

Even though its strength was greatly diminished and it no longer possessed its full power, it was still extraordinary. Even

a weakened camel is bigger than a horse.

A former Chaos Ruler-level Demon King, even with its greatly diminished strength, was not something an ordinary Dao Venerable could handle.

Otherwise,

the initial siege by various forces wouldn’t have ended in mutual destruction.

Furthermore,

for an existence of this level, opening spatial passages was an easy matter. Even with other forces besieging the Jade Flower Immortal Realm and Dao Venerables secretly watching, completely sealing off the entire space of the Jade Flower Immortal Realm was a pipe dream.

Thus…

A large number of Demon Kings emerged from the Jade Flower Immortal Realm, further exacerbating the Demon Catastrophe.

Although various Immortal Continents were making every effort to suppress the chaos and curb its spread, such measures were ultimately insufficient to provide a permanent solution.

Currently, all forces were waiting for a genuine opportunity to slay the Great Demon.   Shen Changqing, however, was not particularly concerned. There were always taller people to hold up the sky. Besides, a Demon of that level was beyond the control of a mere Immortal Emperor like himself. All Shen Changqing

had   to   do   was wait.   Wait for the Great Tribulation to arrive!   Wait for his own breakthrough to immortality!   ”Ninety million years later, the Heavenly Dao Battlefield will return!”   ”Two Immortal King eras later, the Great Tribulation will descend!”   ”This period is neither long nor short. Without the Great Tribulation, immortality will not be achieved, and ultimately, a breakthrough will be impossible!”   Inside the Cangyun Immortal Mansion, Shen Changqing picked up his teacup and took a small sip, his heart calm and undisturbed.   All he could do now was wait.   No one could change the timing of the Great Tribulation.   Let alone himself, even the legendary Lord of the Great Dao would find it difficult to bring about the Great Tribulation ahead of schedule.   However,   without the Great Tribulation,   the Great Dao of Immortality would not manifest.   No matter how monstrous your talent or how extraordinary your strength, you are destined to be unable to break through to the Half-Saint realm and attain immortality.   At present,   Shen Changqing is considered to be at the limit that all Immortal Emperors have ever reached since ancient times.   His cultivation is difficult to advance even an inch.   As for his physical body, he has broken through the shackles of the Immortal Emperor and stepped into the Half-Saint level.   However—   every step of becoming a Saint through physical body is extremely difficult.   Many Half-Saints have spent billions of years and still may not be able to step into the level of becoming a Saint through physical body, let alone take a further step on the basis of becoming a Saint through physical body.   Now,   he is also completely clueless about how to proceed after becoming a Saint through physical body. He can only slowly hone himself little by little, but the effect of this is negligible.   With this thought in mind,   Shen Changqing moved his divine sense slightly and directly communicated with the Seven Profound Divine Tower.   ”…   The Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture has been discovered!”   ”Peak Immortal Emperor!”   ”Continuing the deduction requires one thousand top-grade immortal stones!”   …   ”Deduce!”   Shen Changqing didn’t hesitate at all. For him now, one thousand top-grade immortal stones were no big problem.   As his thought fell, the one thousand top-grade immortal stones shattered, and then a terrifying Daoist aura surged forth, instantly entering his sea of consciousness.   ”Boom!!!”

Shen Changqing’s sea of consciousness roared and trembled. An ancient and majestic figure traversed the river of time, seemingly able to suppress the chaotic universe even while standing still.

When he looked at that figure, a profound and mysterious understanding surged into his heart.

This profound feeling could not be described in words; it was the manifestation of the Dao, the essence of creation.

He didn’t know how much time had passed.

The figure gradually dissipated.

But that supreme Daoist aura was deeply imprinted in his sea of consciousness, as if it had existed since time immemorial, impossible to erase.

“Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture!”

“Half-Saint First Grade—”

Shen Changqing exhaled a breath of turbid air. From this supreme Daoist aura, he saw the path to physical sainthood.

This kind of cultivation method could not be described simply as a cultivation method; to be precise, it was the inheritance of the Great Dao.

That figure was no ordinary being; it was the manifestation of the Great Dao.

Originally,

the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture was merely a cultivation method for Immortal Emperors.

But now,

with one step of deduction, this cultivation method had transformed into the path of a Half-Saint.

However—

the Path of Immortality can be the Path of a Half-Saint, but the Path of a Half-Saint is not the Path of Immortality.

Cultivating only the physical body is a different kind of attainment.

It grants strength comparable to a Half-Saint, but not immortality.

But for Shen Changqing, immortality is unimportant now, as the time is not yet ripe. His Immortal Emperor lifespan is long, and he doesn’t need to consider such things.

Moreover, with numerous Immortal Stones of Immortality in hand, even if he cannot reach the Half-Saint realm and attain immortality, Shen Changqing is confident that his lifespan will not end.

Now, observing the Half-Saint path of the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture, Shen Changqing has gained a deeper understanding of physical sainthood.

Previously, he was able to achieve physical sainthood entirely by forcibly using a large amount of resources to gradually refine his physical body. While this method was not bad, now, seeing the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture, he can see some flaws in it.

“If I had deduced the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture back then, perhaps my physical sainthood would have been achieved much faster!”

Shen Changqing thought to himself.

Of course.

Even so…

However, achieving physical sainthood is still not easy.

Immediately afterward,

Shen Changqing didn’t hesitate and continued to deduce using the Seven Profound Divine Tower.

…

“Discovered the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture!”

“First-grade Half-Saint!”

“Continue deducing requires three thousand top-grade immortal stones!”   ”

Deducing! ” …   Second-grade Half- Saint! Third-grade Half-   Saint!   Fourth-grade Half-Saint!   …   ”Discovered the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture!”   ”Ninth-grade Half-Saint!”   ”Continue deducing requires one thousand perfect immortal stones!”   …   Ninth-grade Half-Saint!   ”It seems I can only deduce up to this point for now!”   Shen Changqing closed his eyes, his divine sense focusing on his own sea of consciousness, and everything related to the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture surged forth.   Compared to when he was a first-grade Half-Saint, the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture, now at the ninth grade, was undeniably many levels stronger.   Both were Half-Saint inheritances!   The difference between the first and ninth grades was like an insurmountable chasm.   Even with Shen Changqing’s current understanding and knowledge, it was difficult for him to fully comprehend much of the ninth-grade Half-Saint Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture.   But despite this…   This inheritance and deduction gave Shen Changqing a clear understanding of the path he would take after achieving physical sainthood.   ”After the physical body reaches the semi-saint realm, every step of refinement and tempering is incomparable to before. Each subsequent step of cultivation not only requires sufficient rare and precious materials to aid cultivation, but also the tempering power of the Great Dao.   Only in this way can one advance further and step into a higher level!”   Comprehend the Great Dao!   Use the power of the Great Dao to temper the physical body and achieve a true semi-saint immortal body.   The current Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture contains the complete semi-saint Great Dao. Having obtained this inheritance, Shen Changqing only needs to focus on comprehending and cultivating, supplemented by rare and precious materials and numerous top-tier immortal pills, then he will have the opportunity to break through his physical body and enter the second, third, or even ninth tribulation semi-saint realm.   Although,   even if one cultivates the physical body to the ninth tribulation level, it is still difficult to achieve immortality,   for Shen Changqing, as long as his strength is sufficient, immortality is only a matter of time.   ”A ninth-grade semi-saint inheritance is indeed extraordinary, but unfortunately, the price to deduce such an inheritance is not light!”   Shen Changqing shook his head inwardly, thinking of the cost of deducing the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture.   Deducing it from the Immortal Emperor level to the ninth-grade semi-saint level in one go had cost him nearly a million top-grade immortal stones.   Such a consumption was considerable.   A million top-grade immortal stones!   For most forces, this was an astronomical figure.   Even some ancient forces with the foundation of a saint might not be able to come up with so many immortal stones at once.   Shen Changqing had accumulated less than two million top-grade immortal stones over the years.   Now, deducing the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture, he had used up most of his savings in one go.   But there was no other way.   No matter how good the immortal stones were, they had to be used.   Otherwise,   they were no different from roadside stones.   What Shen Changqing lacked most right now was strength.   Once he had enough strength, obtaining immortal stones would be a piece of cake. (End of Chapter)