Terran Guardian - Chapter 3745

Chapter 3721 Purple Thunder Sword Pill

Nurtures Innate Bloodline.

Xiao Ling’s aptitude reaches a new level.

Not long after he entered seclusion in the Immortal Mansion, he directly began his tribulation to break through to the Ancient Immortal Realm.

Just like the Immortal King Tribulation

, this breakthrough to the Ancient Immortal Realm also

attracted the Eternal Heavenly Tribulation.

When the Eternal Heavenly Tribulation appeared outside the Heavenly Dao Immortal City, it attracted a lot of attention.

However,

the powerful figures who saw this scene were not too shocked.

After all, the Eternal Heavenly Tribulation is rare in other Immortal Realms, but in the Divine Sun Realm, although it is not common, it is definitely not rare either.

Especially in the Heavenly Dao Immortal City,

as a place where many geniuses gather,

the frequency of the Eternal Heavenly Tribulation is much higher.

Not to mention the Eternal Heavenly Tribulation at the Ancient Immortal level, even the Eternal Immortal Emperor Tribulation occasionally appears.

But when Xiao Ling underwent the tribulation, many people recognized his identity.

“It’s him!”

“The prodigy who recently stepped onto the thirty-sixth level of the Immortal King Stele!”

“It’s not surprising that such a prodigy attracted the Ancient Immortal Tribulation, but I wonder what kind of opportunity this young man obtained from the Heavenly Dao Stele…”

Some cultivators looked at Xiao Ling with subtle expressions, their gazes filled with a hint of inquiry.

However,

most of the powerful remained indifferent.

The upper limit of the opportunities on the Immortal King Stele was fixed; at most, it could transform an acquired immortal body into an innate immortal body.

But if an immortal body truly appeared, there would inevitably be earth-shattering phenomena.

However, when Xiao Ling ascended the Immortal King Stele, no immortal body phenomena appeared, which meant that he did not obtain an immortal body, but rather some other opportunity.

Those opportunities, if powerful, would be a special bloodline; if less powerful, it would be a protective treasure, etc.

After all, while protective treasures are good, they are still somewhat inferior to powerful bloodlines.

The former can only improve a cultivator’s strength, but its growth potential is much lower.

Bloodlines are different.

Some powerful bloodlines can greatly benefit cultivators in their cultivation journey.

The former sacrifices growth potential for direct power, while the latter may not show significant short-term power increases, but has greater long-term growth potential.

However, for a Celestial King, growth potential is far more important.

Moreover,

the treasures bestowed by the Celestial King Stele are limited, incomparable to other levels of Heavenly Dao Steles.

At this moment,

heavenly tribulations descended one after another.

Compared to the Celestial King Tribulation, the Ancient Celestial Tribulation was naturally much stronger.

But Xiao Ling’s cultivation had long since reached the limit of the Celestial King realm, and his immortal power was extremely refined.

Now, even facing the ancient Celestial Tribulation head-on, he was not afraid at all.

Only after the numerous tribulations dissipated did the final appearance of the ancient powerful phantom make Xiao Ling feel some pressure.

But that was all.

When the last powerful phantom was suppressed by Xiao Ling, he successfully broke into the Ancient Celestial realm.

“Ancient Immortal!”

Xiao Ling sensed the change in his strength. Compared to the Immortal King realm, even having just broken through to the Ancient Immortal realm, his power was unmatched.

If he were to face his pre-breakthrough self, Xiao Ling was confident he could suppress and defeat him within ten moves.

However,

what Xiao Ling cared about most was the opportunity he had gained after breaking through to the Ancient Immortal realm.

…

Inside the Profound-Rank Immortal Mansion.

Xiao Ling sat cross-legged, a vast amount of immortal power gathering around him, completely engulfing him.

Originally, Xiao Ling

was in the Yellow-Rank Immortal Mansion.

But after breaking through to the Ancient Immortal realm, Shen Changqing arranged for him to cultivate in the Profound-Rank Immortal Mansion.

Under the influence of the immortal energy in this mansion, Xiao Ling’s recently broken-through cultivation was quickly consolidated.

Just then

, a bolt of purple lightning suddenly appeared, instantly tearing through the immortal energy barrier, as if it were about to cleave the sky of the Immortal Mansion. Finally, it triggered the defensive restrictions of the mansion, and only then did it stop.

Seeing this, a smile finally appeared on Xiao Ling’s face.

“What a brilliant Hidden Sword Technique! This divine ability is a perfect match for the Purple Thunder Sword Pill. With my current strength, if the timing is right, I might even be able to kill an Immortal Emperor!”

Xiao Ling was very satisfied with the power of this attack .

The Hidden Sword Technique

came from an inheritance he had unexpectedly obtained.

This divine ability emphasizes cultivating a sword aura within one’s abdomen, concealing its sharpness, and then unleashing the sword aura at the crucial moment to instantly kill a powerful enemy.

Over the years,

Xiao Ling had also been silently cultivating the Hidden Sword Technique.

With his original cultivation level of half-step Ancient Immortal Realm, he had already killed many Ancient Immortal Realm cultivators.

As for the Purple Thunder Sword Pill, it was a blessing from Heaven after Xiao Ling survived the Ancient Immortal Tribulation.

This treasure is a high-grade Emperor Immortal artifact, which he usually kept hidden for his own use, but could unleash the sword pill at crucial moments to kill opponents with lightning speed.

In some ways, the Hidden Sword Technique and the Purple Thunder Sword Pill are similar in principle.

Combining the two can naturally unleash even more terrifying power.

Normally speaking…

As a newly ascended ancient immortal, it was utterly impossible for him to reverse the fate of an immortal emperor.

However—

there are always exceptions.

The Purple Thunder Sword Pellet was a superior-grade immortal artifact, a treasure of immense power. Even with Xiao Ling’s current strength, he couldn’t fully unleash its power.

The sharpness of a superior-grade immortal artifact was something no ordinary immortal emperor could withstand. Given

the right opportunity, combined with the power of the Hidden Sword Technique, killing an immortal emperor wasn’t impossible. However, finding such an opportunity was far from easy. Regardless, he was extremely

satisfied

with

the

resources provided by this ancient tribulation.

With this method, he would have more trump cards to protect himself in the future.

The thought settled.

Xiao Ling then rose and left the Immortal Abode to pay his respects to Shen Changqing.

…

The news of Xiao Ling’s ascent to the Immortal King Stele and breakthrough to the Ancient Immortal Realm quickly spread to disciples of other sects.

Upon hearing this news ,

many disciples were greatly encouraged .

Xiao Ling’s achievement gave them hope.

Although everyone knew that Xiao Ling was not comparable to an ordinary Immortal King, as he was a prodigy who had survived the Ancient Immortal King Tribulation,

his ascent to the Immortal King Stele was still a morale booster.

If Xiao Ling could do it, then so could they.

In the following days,

disciples of the Xuantian Dao Sect, unable to suppress their cultivation, went to the location of the Heavenly Dao Stele, hoping to ascend to the Immortal King Stele.

Unfortunately,

apart from Xiao Ling, the remaining twenty or thirty Immortal King Realm disciples all failed.

Unable to enter the Immortal King Stele, and unable to suppress their cultivation, they could only choose to break through directly.

This news immediately

dampened the excitement of the other cultivators.

Xiao Ling’s initial success in entering the Immortal King Stele led them to believe that entering was easy. However, the failure of twenty or thirty fellow disciples served as a wake-up call.

Entering the Immortal King Stele was no simple

feat! Even Xiao Ling’s success was an exception.   Despite understanding this, the other disciples weren’t discouraged.   In the following days,   all the remaining Immortal King realm disciples went to the Heavenly Dao Stele to try and obtain its opportunities.

However,   apart from Xiao Ling, no one else managed to enter the Immortal King Stele.   This   included several disciples who had also undergone the Ancient Immortal King Tribulation,   such as Tantai Yun.   He remained silent for a period   afterward .   Subsequently   , Tantai Yun broke through   to the Ancient Immortal Realm. Although he didn’t enter the Immortal King Stele, he did undergo the Ancient Immortal Tribulation.   After this tribulation, he seemed to have regained his confidence.   Shen Changqing witnessed   all of this .   Especially regarding Tantai Yun, he could only sigh inwardly.   The fact that Tantai Yun was able to withstand the Ancient Immortal Tribulation was enough to demonstrate his profound foundation, comparable to the current geniuses on the Immortal King Stele.   In any other era, with his foundation, Tantai Yun would definitely be qualified to enter the Immortal King Stele.   But alas,   in this era,   geniuses   abound! Prodigies emerge in droves!   He ultimately fell short.   However,   being able to ascend the Immortal King Stele doesn’t guarantee reaching the highest level, and not entering the Immortal King Stele doesn’t mean limited future achievements.   Shen Changqing originally intended to enlighten him as the sect leader, lest he develop inner demons and thus misguide his path.   But seeing Tantai Yun break through his own illusions and emerge unscathed, Shen Changqing abandoned that idea.   Guidance from others is good, but it’s best to overcome one’s own obstacles.   Based on this alone,   Shen Changqing held him in high regard.   With Tantai Yun’s breakthrough, all the Xuan Tian Dao Sect disciples who came to the Divine Sun Domain this time entered the Ancient Immortal Realm.   For this,   Shen Changqing was not stingy, directly replacing all the Yellow-Rank Immortal Mansions with Profound-Rank Immortal Mansions for these disciples to cultivate in.   Although only Xiao Ling among these disciples left his mark on the Immortal King Stele, the others were not to be underestimated.   Now that Shen Changqing had abundant resources, he naturally wouldn’t mind nurturing these disciples.   If nothing unexpected happened, these people would become the foundation of the Xuan Tian Dao Sect in the future.   For a force to grow strong, relying solely on the older generation of experts is not enough; a continuous influx of fresh blood is necessary.   People like Xiao Ling and Tantai Yun belong to the younger generation of cultivators.   Although they had cultivated for millions of years, within the Xuan Tian Dao Sect, several million years of cultivation was not considered young. After all, no matter how amazing your talent, it   normally   takes a million years to cultivate to the Immortal King or even the Ancient Immortal Realm.   Therefore, several million years of age is naturally not considered too old.   Shen Changqing’s collection of rare and precious materials didn’t stop.   Not counting the immortal stones from the Longevity Immortal Mine, he originally possessed five or six hundred million high-grade immortal stones.   However, now,   with the   large number of immortal stones he’d given away , his inventory had drastically decreased.   He now had less than one hundred million high-grade immortal stones.   The effects of giving away so many immortal stones were obvious; Shen Changqing increasingly felt that the barrier to physical sainthood was almost within reach.   But to truly break through it was still not so easy.