Terran Guardian - Chapter 3761

Chapter 3737 Waiting for the Lord to Fall into the Trap

Looking at the corpse of Chi Zhenzi before him,

Shen Changqing remained expressionless.

From the moment the other party came to threaten him, in his eyes, Chi Zhenzi was already a dead man.

If the other party didn’t have a powerful force behind him, then so be it.

But now that the Biyou Holy Land was involved, then Chi Zhenzi had to die.

After all,

the Biyou Holy Land was powerful,

and not something he could deal with at his current level.

Since he couldn’t deal with the Biyou Holy Land, he would deal with Chi Zhenzi.

Although the threat from the Biyou Holy Land remained, without Chi Zhenzi’s existence, the former was unlikely to attack him.

Unless, of course,

the other party knew that he was the one who killed Chi Zhenzi.

But—

Shen Changqing had enough confidence that the Biyou Holy Land wouldn’t be able to deduce anything wrong.

You must know that

when he killed Chi Zhenzi, he directly used the power of the Soul-Destroying Sword.

Such a treasure was not something that ordinary cultivators could deduce.

Even if a top-tier half-saint, or even a saint, were to take action, Shen Changqing had enough confidence to ensure that they wouldn’t be able to deduce anything.

Why are so many cultivators fond of supreme treasures?

It’s not just because these treasures are incredibly powerful, but also because they can conceal heavenly secrets and shield cause and effect.

However,

every supreme treasure has its limits.

For example, a Primordial Emperor Weapon can prevent a Celestial Emperor from deducing its power, but it’s difficult to hide it from a Half-Saint.

But the Soul-Destroying Sword is different.

Shen Changqing believes that the Biyou Holy Land could never deduce such a supreme treasure of unknown level.

“However—”

“There is still one more problem to solve!”

A hint of killing intent flickered in Shen Changqing’s eyes.

The two masters, Chi Zhenzi and his disciple, have been eliminated.

But there is still Du Changshou to deal with.

Although Du Changshou is currently unaware of Chi Zhenzi’s demise, and even less aware that he died at Shen Changqing’s hands,

it

‘s better to be safe than sorry.

If news of Chi Zhenzi’s demise spreads, Du Changshou will easily connect it to Shen Changqing.

Therefore,

Du Changshou’s problem naturally needs to be solved.

The reason Shen Changqing knew that Du Changshou had betrayed him was because the Acquired Demon God, who was secretly watching Chi Zhenzi, knew that Chi Zhenzi was entering and leaving the latter’s Immortal Mansion, which is why Shen Changqing was able to deduce it.

After all…

The two hadn’t contacted each other before or after this time, but their contact at this particular moment made it impossible for Shen Changqing not to connect the dots.

If he had truly killed the wrong person, he could only apologize to Du Changshou.

However—

Shen Changqing believed his guess was likely correct.

Given the frequency of their contact, he absolutely refused to believe there wasn’t something amiss.

“Unlike Chi Zhenzi, dealing with Du Changshou won’t be so easy. Killing a Celestial Emperor is naturally simple.

But this person has been staying in Heavenly Dao Immortal City for years, making it extremely difficult to find an opportunity to strike.

The only good news right now is that Biyou Holy Land and Shenyang Domain are far apart, so news of Chi Zhenzi’s demise shouldn’t reach here in a short time.

As long as I find an opportunity to eliminate Du Changshou before then, that’s enough!”

Shen Changqing thought to himself.

He wasn’t worried about others knowing about this.

Selling auctioneer information was inherently dishonorable, and if it got out, it would only damage the reputation of Tongtian Pavilion.

Du Changshou would certainly not let too many cultivators know about this.

Suddenly…

Shen Changqing looked at Chi Zhenzi’s corpse, and with his right hand, he grasped at the air, causing the storage ring on the other’s hand to fall directly into his own.

This storage ring contained a Daoist restriction, but for Shen Changqing, breaking through this restriction was no problem.

Even if Chi Zhenzi were still alive, it wouldn’t matter.

With a thought, Shen Changqing erased the only Daoist imprint on the storage ring and simultaneously added his own mark.

The next moment

, he saw everything inside the storage ring.

The vast ring space was filled with numerous immortal medicinal materials, and a considerable number of immortal stones.

Shen Changqing roughly calculated that there were 160 million high-grade immortal stones and 1,426 top-grade immortal stones.

“It seems that Chi Zhenzi truly spared no expense to obtain the inheritance of an eighth-tier, sixth-grade Grandmaster.

Unfortunately, he ultimately fell short!”

Upon seeing these immortal stones, Shen Changqing immediately smiled.

Previously, to acquire the inheritance of an eighth-tier, sixth-grade Grandmaster, he had poured all his resources into it, expecting it would take a long time to gradually recover.

Unexpectedly,

this time, killing Chi Zhenzi brought him this much faster.

Shen

Changqing could only attribute this to good luck.

Most cultivators store their most valuable resources in their own created universes, ensuring that if they perish, their treasures either perish or fall into spatial turbulence, preventing them from falling into enemy hands.

Unexpectedly,

Chi Zhenzi did the opposite,

storing all his wealth in storage rings.

Now,

these things naturally benefited Shen Changqing.

Not only that,

Shen Changqing also discovered a jade box within.

When he opened the jade box, a five-colored spirit mushroom came into view, embodying the five elements, truly profound and extraordinary.

“Five-colored spirit mushroom… excellent, excellent, this is a great harvest!”

Shen Changqing was overjoyed.

He hadn’t expected that the five-colored spirit mushroom would also fall into Chi Zhenzi’s hands.

Thus…

Not only did the resources used in the auction recoup their costs, but they also made a huge profit.

After all, the five-colored cloud fungus alone is quite valuable.

Moreover…

Shen Changqing discovered other semi-saint level rare and precious herbs in the other party’s storage ring.

A careful count revealed a total of five such herbs.

Although slightly inferior to the Five-Colored Cloud Mushroom, these were still semi-saint level treasures, their value not to be underestimated.

The remaining immortal herbs and miscellaneous items also possessed considerable value.

In short

, Shen Changqing estimated that the contents of this storage ring were worth at least three to four thousand top-grade immortal stones.

After all, the Five-Colored Cloud Mushroom alone was worth over a thousand top-grade immortal stones.

Adding the original 1,430 top-grade immortal stones,

the total came to nearly three thousand.

The remaining five semi-saint level rare and precious herbs were conservatively valued at a thousand top-grade immortal stones each.

Therefore,

this was a great haul.

Having suppressed numerous powerful enemies, Chi Zhenzi had provided the most cultivation resources.

There was no other way.

Most of the other semi-saints stored their resources in their inner universes, which vanished with their own demise.

In contrast, Chi Zhenzi’s resources were preserved, making them incomparable.

A moment later,

Shen Changqing’s divine sense stirred, and a jade talisman quietly appeared in his hand.

“This is a communication jade talisman to contact Du Changshou!”

His expression shifted.

He recognized it as Du Changshou’s because he also possessed one.

The aura emanating from both was clearly distinct.

Now that Chi Zhenzi had fallen, this communication jade talisman had fallen into his hands.

Looking at the talisman, Shen Changqing felt much more at ease.

Originally,

he had been thinking about how to deal with Du Changshou.

But with this communication

jade talisman, things became much easier. As long as he used Chi Zhenzi’s name to lure Du Changshou out, he could naturally eliminate him.

Most importantly,

if the Tongtian Pavilion investigated Du Changshou’s death, they would most likely target Chi Zhenzi, not him.

Shen Changqing had already planned how to lure Du Changshou out.

…

In the following days,

Shen Changqing did not stay in the Immortal Mansion, but quietly left the Heavenly Dao Immortal City, traveling to various parts of the Divine Sun Domain.

Ten days later

, Shen Changqing stopped in a valley.

The temperature in this valley was extremely high. Such a terrifying temperature would be difficult for even an ancient immortal to reach the level of a half-saint; at least one would need the cultivation of an Immortal Emperor to withstand it.

“This place should be a treasure land for alchemy!”

Shen Changqing smiled.

He could see that the reason this valley was so terrifying was because there was a powerful earth vein fire beneath it.

This earth vein fire had existed for an unknown number of years, and its grade was extremely high, conservatively estimated to be at the level of a half-saint.

If an ordinary person touched it, they would be instantly reduced to ashes.

Even a half-saint would have to be extremely cautious.

At this moment,

Shen Changqing transformed into the appearance of Chi Zhenzi, spreading his divine sense, and quickly discovered that other cultivators in the valley were also using this earth fire to refine pills.

However…

These cultivators were all relatively weak, merely at the Immortal Emperor level.

Shen Changqing was deliberately concealing his aura, so these Immortal Emperors naturally couldn’t detect anything amiss.   Shen Changqing also knew

the name of this valley:   Crimson Abyss Valley!   It was a place with some reputation in the Divine Sun Domain.   He   took out a communication jade talisman and sent a divine thought message.   ”Manager Du, I am currently refining pills in Crimson Abyss Valley and need the Core Essence Fruit as a medicinal guide. Does your esteemed pavilion have this?”   After the message was sent, the communication jade talisman vibrated almost immediately.   It contained   Du Changshou’s reply.   ”The Core Essence Fruit that Senior needs, Tongtian Pavilion happens to have three left. How many does Senior need?”   ”Not many, one is enough. However, I am currently at a crucial time in pill refining. Would Manager Du be able to conveniently send it over?”   After this message was sent, the communication jade talisman fell silent for a moment.   Then,   Du Changshou gave his agreement.   ”It’s done!”   Shen Changqing smiled knowingly.   Although Du Changshou was the manager of Tongtian Pavilion, Chi Zhenzi was also an elder of Biyou Holy Land, a half-saint realm expert, and a second-grade eighth-rank alchemy grandmaster.   Du Changshou would never miss an opportunity to curry favor with Chi Zhenzi.   This was   evident from the fact that the other party had betrayed his information by informing Chi Zhenzi.   Whether Chi Zhenzi had given too much or Du Changshou was intentionally trying to ingratiate himself, the other party would likely not suspect anything now that he was transmitting the message in Chi Zhenzi’s name.   Moreover,   Shen Changqing was currently in Chiyuan Valley, which was a safe bet.   Chiyuan Valley had a considerable reputation, and many alchemy grandmasters liked to refine pills there; it was normal for Chi Zhenzi to be there.   Next,   it was time to wait for him to fall into the trap!