Terran Guardian - Chapter 3766

Chapter 3742 Eighth-Order Grandmaster

“Excellent, excellent Longevity Pill!!”

Shen Changqing was in high spirits. The power of his punch, though still saturated with the immortal energy of the Nine Universes, hadn’t reached the point of near explosion.

Although he was prepared for the effects of the Longevity Pill, he

was still delighted to witness its power firsthand.

A single incomplete pill was enough to replenish so much immortal energy.

In terms of effect

, while slightly inferior to semi-saint level treasures, the difference wasn’t significant.

A complete Longevity Pill would be even more astonishing.

One Longevity Pill!

Enough to fully activate the Soul-Destroying Sword once!

Two!

That’s the power of two swords!

More importantly, compared to directly consuming and refining semi-saint level treasures, the Longevity Pill’s power was much gentler.

This meant that with caution, there was no need to worry about a repeat of the Chaotic Sea situation.

“Two more Longevity Pills are like having two more lives, enough to make two Ninth Tribulation Half-Saints bleed in a critical moment.

However, two pills alone are not enough; I need to find a way to refine more Longevity Pills!”

Shen Changqing muttered to himself.

Longevity Pills require numerous immortal herbs. Other herbs are relatively easy to obtain, but the Purple Mansion Void Fruit is quite difficult to find.

Afterward,

Shen Changqing turned his attention to the Seven Profound Divine Tower.

He hadn’t paid attention to the second-level immortal field space for a long time.

Theoretically,

the second-level immortal field space was sufficient to cultivate Purple Mansion Void Fruit.

However, the problem was that the cultivation time for this level of Half-Saint immortal herb would definitely not be short, likely requiring tens of millions of years, or even longer.

Even if the second-level immortal field space had a hundred times the time, it would still be difficult for the Purple Mansion Void Fruit to mature.

With this thought, Shen Changqing glanced at the various directions of the chaotic void, then stepped through space, his figure disappearing in an instant.

Not long after,

he had returned to the Heavenly Dao Immortal City.

No one knew that Shen Changqing had already stepped from a seventh-tier Grandmaster to an eighth-tier Grandmaster in such a short time.

…

Inside the Profound-Rank Immortal Mansion.

Shen Changqing was now in the second level of space. He

had broken through to the Immortal Emperor Realm.

Ten thousand acres of immortal fields had been cultivated.

Everything that had been planted here before had been completely eradicated by him, leaving nothing behind.

This was because the immortal herbs he had planted in the past were now of no use to Shen Changqing, and leaving them would be a waste of space.

Then,

he flipped his hand, and a Purple Mansion Void Fruit appeared.

This kind of immortal fruit was itself a seed, but it was not so easy to truly cultivate it.

Shen Changqing tried to bury the immortal fruit in the soil, and then he saw a powerful suction force sweep everything away in an instant, draining the immortal power of the ten thousand acres of immortal fields.

Seeing this scene,

Shen Changqing’s expression slightly tightened.

“Even the immortal power of ten thousand acres of immortal fields is insufficient to support a single Purple Mansion Void Fruit. It seems that even with a second layer of space, cultivating immortal fruits of this level is not so easy.”

Although the Seven Profound Divine Tower can continuously draw immortal power from the outside world, it is still somewhat insufficient to cultivate Purple Mansion Void Fruits.

Seeing this,

Shen Changqing once again moved his divine sense, and a large number of high-grade immortal stones appeared, which he then buried entirely in the immortal fields. Only in this way could he sustain the Purple Mansion Void Fruits.

However ,

even so,

a single Purple Mansion Void Fruit requires about a thousand acres of

immortal fields. Ten thousand acres of immortal fields

can only plant a maximum of ten Purple Mansion Void Fruits.

However,

Shen Changqing currently only has three Purple Mansion Void Fruits in his possession.

One will be used as a seed, and the remaining two will be used as the main ingredients for subsequent alchemy.

There is no other way.

Two Longevity Profound Pills are too few.

Shen Changqing needs more Longevity Profound Pills.

However, refining such pills requires Purple Void Fruits, so he naturally couldn’t use all of them on this.

“Normally, it takes about a billion years for a Purple Void Fruit to grow into a Purple Void Immortal Tree, and then it bears fruit once every hundred million years. The quantity of fruit is uncertain, as it depends on the growing environment.

Similarly, the cultivation of such an immortal tree is also related to the environment.

If the environment is sufficiently favorable, the growth time of the Purple Void Immortal Tree can be shortened, but it will still—”

“With the current concentration of immortal energy in the second layer of space, it’s difficult to meet the needs of such a semi-saint immortal tree. Even if I use high-grade immortal stones to supplement the immortal energy, at most I can only raise the environment here to a normal level.

Anything higher will have to wait until my cultivation breaks through!”

Shen Changqing pondered.

The Seven Profound Divine Tower’s absorption of immortal energy is related to his own cultivation level.

The higher the cultivation level,

the more immortal energy it absorbs.

Currently only at the Immortal Emperor realm, the immortal energy absorbed by the Seven Profound Divine Tower is naturally only sufficient for Immortal Emperor-level elixirs.

Clearly,

the Purple Mansion Void Tree is somewhat beyond its capabilities.

However,

this is not important.

What is lacking innately can be made up for later.

Shen Changqing estimated that about a hundred high-grade immortal stones a year would be enough to meet the Purple Mansion Void Tree’s growth needs.

Although, over a billion years, the total investment of high-grade immortal stones is an astonishing figure, these are minor matters.

After

all

, the value of elixirs at this level cannot be measured by high-grade immortal stones.

Moreover, at Shen Changqing’s level, high-grade immortal stones are of little significance; if they can be used to cultivate semi-saint elixirs, then that is making the most of them.

After observing the Purple Mansion Void Fruit for a while, Shen Changqing left.

In the short term,

the Purple Mansion Void Fruit likely won’t sprout, and it won’t grow into a tree overnight.

After leaving, Shen Changqing went to Crimson Abyss Valley again to refine the Longevity Profound Pill.

He had two sets of pill-refining materials, which he used up completely.

If he was lucky, he might be able to complete one batch of pills.

If he wasn’t lucky, well, that’s another story.

…

Not long after,

two batches of Longevity Profound Pills were also completed.

Perhaps because he had succeeded once recently, Shen Changqing succeeded on the first batch, producing a full five pills.

Observing the Daoist power of the five Longevity Profound Pills, he understood that such immortal pills would definitely not have a problem with passing the tribulation.

It’s just a pity

that the second batch ended in failure.

Even so, Shen Changqing was satisfied.

After all, one out of two batches was successful, and five pills were produced, which was an unexpected joy.

Initially, he had prepared for the worst, that both batches would end in failure.

Then…

Shen Changqing continued his journey to the Chaos Realm to undergo the Pill Tribulation.

As he expected,

all five Immortal Pills successfully passed the tribulation.

Thus,

Shen Changqing now possessed a full seven Longevity Pills.

Seven Longevity Pills could prove invaluable in crucial moments.

Having completed all this, Shen Changqing returned to seclusion to study what Chi Zhenzi had left behind.

When he was alive, Chi Zhenzi was an eighth-tier, second-grade Grandmaster with considerable skill in alchemy, and he was also a First Tribulation Half-Saint.

Killing Chi Zhenzi and obtaining his Longevity Immortal Stele fragments was an opportunity that any Immortal Emperor would find invaluable.

For Shen Changqing, the Longevity Immortal Stele fragments were equally important.

Although he couldn’t break through to the Half-Saint realm for the time being, it didn’t prevent him from accumulating knowledge little by little.

Besides the Longevity Immortal Stele fragments, there were also some alchemy insights in Chi Zhenzi’s storage ring. With Chi Zhenzi’s demise, all of these

things

benefited Shen Changqing.

…

This seclusion   lasted

for another 100,000 years in the outside world.   Occasionally, disciples would come seeking an audience, and Shen Changqing never turned them away, though these were a very small minority.   After all, with a cultivation environment like the Profound-Rank Immortal Abode, the vast majority of cultivators in the Xuan Tian Dao Sect focused primarily on cultivation, fearing to miss such an opportunity.   No one knew how long they could remain in the Heavenly Dao Immortal City.   Therefore,   these   cultivators naturally devoted themselves to cultivation, seizing this opportunity to improve their cultivation as much as possible.   Even if their accumulated cultivation resources were depleted after long periods of seclusion, the cultivation environment of the Profound-Rank Immortal Abode was enough to allow their cultivation to progress by leaps and bounds.   Only when they encountered difficulties in cultivation would they come to consult Shen Changqing, the sect leader, who was always generous in his guidance.   On this day,   the Xuan Tian Dao Mirror trembled once more.   Shen Changqing’s divine sense entered it, and then he stepped out of the Seven Profound Divine Tower. He saw the Immortal Abode’s restrictions open, and a figure had already entered from outside.   ”Disciple Gu Qingyang greets Master!”   ”You’ve arrived. Tens of thousands of years of seclusion have clearly yielded remarkable results!”   Shen Changqing looked at his disciple. Tens of thousands of years had passed, and Gu Qingyang’s aura had become increasingly profound and sharp, faintly emanating a vast sword intent, manifesting astonishing phenomena.   Ordinary cultivators, under the pressure of such sword intent, wouldn’t even have the courage to look him directly in the eye. This   showed   just how much Gu Qingyang’s cultivation had changed over the past tens of thousands of years.   ”Many thanks to Master for bestowing this opportunity upon me, allowing me to reach this point. Now, I believe I have reached the pinnacle of Ancient Immortal cultivation, and there is no need to continue in seclusion.   Therefore, I have come to inform Master that I wish to make a trip to the Heavenly Dao Divine Stele!”   Gu Qingyang stood tall, his expression resolute.   Tens of thousands of years of seclusion had allowed him to reach the pinnacle of Ancient Immortal cultivation; the next step would be to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm.   Having reached this level, there was naturally no point in continuing seclusion.   Shen Changqing gave the other person a deep look and nodded, saying, “It’s best if you’re confident!”   The Ancient Immortal Stele is filled with many geniuses and prodigies, but in his opinion, with Gu Qingyang’s foundation, ascending to the Ancient Immortal Stele would be no problem.   The only uncertainty was how far the other person would ultimately rank.   But regardless,   Shen Changqing valued his disciple, who had ascended from the lower realm, highly.   Immediately   , he didn’t delay and directly led Gu Qingyang to the Heavenly Dao Divine Stele.   Over the past tens of thousands of years, the number of cultivators around the Heavenly Dao Divine Stele had not decreased but increased, and other cultivators were also attempting to ascend to the Ancient Immortal Stele.