Terran Guardian - Chapter 3765

Chapter 3741 Longevity Elixir

a Supreme Grade Elixir Formula for Immortal Emperors.

Shen Changqing originally didn’t possess many.

However, after receiving Chi Zhenzi’s gift and comprehending the inheritance of the eighth-tier, sixth-grade Grandmaster, his elixir formulas had become much more abundant. He knew

numerous elixirs, some even with names he’d never heard of before.

Without exception,

they were all supreme grade Immortal Emperor elixirs.

Such elixirs held immense benefits for ordinary cultivators.

After another batch of elixirs was refined, Shen Changqing adjusted his state to its peak, his expression becoming extremely serious.

“Seventh-tier elixirs are not very useful to me. Next, I can begin refining the Half-Saint Elixir!”

The Half-Saint Elixir!

Once successfully refined,

it would mean he could step into the ranks of eighth-tier Grandmasters of Alchemy.

However

, truly taking this step was not so easy.

The Nine Tribulations of Half-Saint!

Eighth-tier, ninth-grade!

The formulas for these were countless.

Shen Changqing is now about to refine the simplest and most common of all eighth-tier immortal pills.

This pill

is called the Longevity Profound Pill.

Like the Purple Cloud Gathering Immortal Pill,

the Longevity Profound Pill is primarily for restoration.

The difference is that the former is only effective for Immortal Emperors, while the latter is for Longevity Half-Saints.

Unlike other Half-Saint immortal pills, the Longevity Profound Pill does not require rare and precious materials for its refinement. It uses a Half-Saint immortal medicine called the Purple Mansion Void Fruit as the main ingredient, supplemented with other immortal medicines, and can be directly refined.

Shen Changqing also found some of these immortal medicines in Chi Zhenzi’s storage ring.

He hadn’t started refining it before because he wasn’t very confident.

But now,

he felt he was qualified to break through to the eighth-tier realm.

Therefore,

Shen Changqing naturally wanted to prepare and begin refining the Longevity Profound Pill.

…

Crimson Abyss Valley!

Tens of thousands of years later,

Shen Changqing stepped into this place again.

The last time he came to Crimson Abyss Valley, it was to lure Du Changshou out. This time, his purpose was simple:

alchemy!

The Longevity Profound Pill was different from Immortal Emperor pills.

With the latter, Shen Changqing could use his own immortal power to condense immortal fire and reach the alchemy level.

But to refine the Longevity Profound Pill, he needed a sufficiently powerful immortal fire to succeed.

With Shen Changqing’s current cultivation level, it would be difficult to meet the requirements by condensing immortal fire with immortal power.

After much thought,

only Crimson Abyss Valley met the criteria.

This place was a sacred alchemy ground in the Divine Sun Domain, and a rare place not controlled by other forces, but shared by many independent cultivators.

Here ,

any cultivator could come,

provided they could withstand the power of the earth fire.

After Du Changshou’s demise here, for a considerable period, no other cultivator dared to step into Crimson Abyss Valley.

After all, no one could guarantee that the Tongtian Pavilion wouldn’t retaliate.

But now it was different.

The Tongtian Pavilion remained silent.

Over time…

The other cultivators were relieved.

When Shen Changqing arrived, some cultivators noticed the commotion and glanced at him, but quickly looked away.

A stranger was insignificant.

Shen Changqing scanned the area with his divine sense and quickly found a place where the earth fire was relatively concentrated. Stepping into it, the surrounding temperature suddenly rose, and the space itself distorted violently, as if it couldn’t withstand such high temperatures.

In fact,

the space of Crimson Abyss Valley was different from the outside world.

The space here had been tempered by the temperature of earth fire for many years, reaching an inconceivable level. Otherwise, the earth fire power of Crimson Abyss Valley would be enough to turn billions of miles of space into nothingness elsewhere.

As far as Shen Changqing could see, the land was covered with red soil.

There were ravines in the earth that had existed for countless years, with earth fire escaping from the cracks at the bottom, forming a sea of fire.

Such scenes were common throughout Crimson Abyss Valley.

Although this place was named after a valley, the space within Crimson Abyss Valley was quite vast, and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a world.

Shen Changqing casually set up a Great Dao restriction around him, then summoned the Eight Trigrams Purple Sun Furnace to begin refining pills.

His expression was calm as he preheated the furnace with earth fire, only adding other immortal herbs when the time was right.

The timing of each herb’s addition was precise to the instant, ensuring no accidents occurred.

Time passed slowly.

Shen Changqing’s pill refining was nearing its end.

As he captured a wisp of the creation of heaven and earth to integrate into the pill for the final step of condensation, the Eight Trigrams Purple Sun Furnace suddenly erupted with a terrifying power, instantly sweeping across all directions.

“Boom!!”

Stimulated by this power, the earth fire surged dramatically.

Shen Changqing’s expression changed slightly. With a flick of his sleeve, a powerful burst of immortal energy suppressed the erupting power.

“The furnace exploded!”

His face darkened.

Furnace explosions during pill refining were relatively rare. After all, while failure was a failure, an explosion only occurred when the pills failed, due to internal conflicts.

Of course…

A normal furnace explosion wouldn’t be a big problem.

But this time was different.

The many immortal herbs needed to refine the Longevity Elixir were of extremely high grade, containing immense immortal power. Combined with the earth fire power of Crimson Abyss Valley, a furnace explosion was naturally no ordinary event.

Just that force alone was enough to severely injure many peak Immortal Emperor cultivators.

Clearly,

alchemy is a high-risk profession.

Without sufficient strength, a furnace explosion alone could be fatal.

Suppressing his thoughts, Shen Changqing reviewed the steps of his alchemy process, including the final extraction of a wisp of the universe’s creation, searching for the reasons for the failure and the furnace explosion.

After a long while,

he attempted another alchemy attempt.

Unfortunately,

the difficulty of refining the Longevity Profound Pill was higher than Shen Changqing had anticipated.

After three failures, he finally succeeded in refining this immortal pill on the fourth attempt.

“Three pills succeeded!”

“Now we’ll see how many of these pills can survive the pill tribulation!”

Looking at the three immortal pills in his palm, Shen Changqing took a step into the air, transforming into a stream of light that broke through the nine heavens, heading directly to the chaotic void to undergo his tribulation.

The eighth-order pill tribulation had a significant impact; undergoing it in the Divine Sun Domain was too conspicuous. Venturing

into the chaotic void would minimize the impact.

Not long after,

rolling thunder echoed from the depths of the chaotic void, and bolts of lightning struck down, their terrifying aura raging in all directions.

Shen Changqing stood with his hands behind his back in the void, watching the three immortal pills undergoing their tribulation. They hovered in the void, silently enduring the tempering of the heavenly tribulation. After

a long while,

the final heavenly tribulation dissipated.

Shen Changqing reached out and, just as the three immortal pills were about to escape, directly imprisoned them and then absorbed them into his palm.

Immortal pills capable of surviving tribulations were more or less imbued with some spiritual energy, something Shen Changqing was not surprised about.

In his palm, each of the three immortal pills possessed a profound Daoist aura, seemingly naturally formed—the mark of a semi-saint, first-grade

immortal pill. However, upon closer inspection, one could see cracks on the surface of one of the pills, and its Daoist aura and immortal light appeared much dimmer.

“Two complete Longevity Mystic Pills, one slightly incomplete, but it’s still a success!”

Shen Changqing was naturally satisfied with this result.

From the moment he refined the Longevity Mystic Pill, he was a true eighth-order, first-grade alchemy grandmaster.

Although…

Given Shen Changqing’s current situation, he can only be considered at the bottom of the eighth-tier Grandmasters, but he is still an eighth-tier Grandmaster. The

difference between the seventh and eighth tiers is only a hair’s breadth,

but their statuses are completely different.

An eighth-tier Grandmaster

is a highly respected figure even in many longevity-level forces. The impact of such a being far surpasses that of a half-saint of the same tier.

After all—

if an eighth-tier Grandmaster is used properly, it can significantly boost the strength of their respective forces, even enabling them to refine numerous high-grade pills, potentially leading to the emergence of more than one longevity half-saint within the force.

Of course,

nothing is absolute.

For forces of average strength, an eighth-tier Grandmaster is naturally not as valuable as a true half-saint.

This is especially true for some Immortal Emperor forces.

The emergence of a half-saint is enough to propel their force into the ranks of the longevity-level.

However, if it is only an eighth-tier Grandmaster, although such a pill-making Grandmaster has a greater long-term impact, the short-term improvement to the force is not significant.

In short…

A half-saint can break a deadlock, but an eighth-tier grandmaster might not be so lucky.

However, in powerful immortal sects that don’t lack half-saints, the treatment of an eighth-tier grandmaster is drastically different.

To put it bluntly, if Shen Changqing were willing now, even the Six Sects, Nine Dynasties, and Thirteen Holy Lands would be vying for him, perhaps even offering him a certain status.

This is incomparable to the recruitment by Daoist Li Chen back then.

At that time, Shen Changqing was only a seventh-tier grandmaster, and even if he agreed to join the Immortal Sect of Immortal Life, his status wouldn’t be very high.

But now, it’s different.

To put it bluntly, Daoist Li Chen doesn’t even have the qualifications to recruit Shen Changqing himself; at least a half-saint from the Immortal Sect of Immortal Life would be needed.

Although   ,

in those top sects, Immortal Emperors and half-saints are sometimes elders   , there are still vast differences between elders.   In short, an eighth-tier Grandmaster, even the weakest eighth-tier first-grade Grandmaster, is enough to be considered a master in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.   At this moment,   Shen Changqing looked at the three Longevity Pills in his hand. He picked up the incomplete pill and tossed it into his mouth.   The next instant,   a terrifying torrent of immortal power erupted, instantly engulfing the Nine Heavens Universe.   That surge of immortal power was completely incomparable to the Purple Cloud Gathering Immortal Pill.   If the Purple Cloud Gathering Immortal Pill was merely a bucket of water, then the Longevity Pill was like a lake being poured down, the resulting surge of immortal power being astonishing.   That surge of immortal power made Shen Changqing feel somewhat saturated. He raised his hand and unleashed a punch with all his might into the void, all his power surging forth like a burst dam.   ”Boom—!!!”   The chaotic void suddenly exploded, the surging torrent of power sweeping in all directions, failing to subside for a long time.