Terran Guardian - Chapter 3854

Chapter 3830 The News is True

“Now that the Immortal Qin Dynasty has collapsed, the news will soon spread far and wide. At that time, the Immortal Qin Dynasty will inevitably take action.

Although the sect’s army will become the main target as it continues its advance, the Crimson Mountain Immortal City will also face considerable pressure.

In addition, this is the Xuandu Immortal Domain, and other forces besides the Immortal Qin Dynasty may also take action.

Therefore, there is considerable risk in guarding the Crimson Mountain Immortal City this time. Li Feng’s main task is to defend the Crimson Mountain Immortal City as much as possible, but if things become unbearable, there is no need to fight to the death. If necessary, one can abandon the city and escape to save one’s life!”

Shen Changqing added a final instruction.

Li

Kaiyang and the other peak masters naturally accepted the order.

Half a day later,

Shen Changqing led Li Kaiyang to the location of the Dao Stele.

“This is where the Crimson Mountain Dao Stele is located. You will establish a connection with the Dao Stele using the Heavenly Dao Token, and thus you can wield the power of the Dao Stele!”

Shen Changqing said.

Before this, he had already severed his connection with the Crimson Mountain Dao Stele.

Only one person can wield any Dao Stele.

If the Dao Stele already has an owner, it will be difficult for a successor to control it.

However, similarly,

controlling the Dao Stele

also means being affected by its power and unable to leave Crimson Mountain Immortal City.

To leave Crimson Mountain Immortal City, one must first sever the connection with the Dao Stele.

But in doing so, the cultivator loses control of Crimson Mountain Immortal City.

In short,

Crimson Mountain Immortal City is like a fixed world, and the holder of the Dao Stele is like the existence of the Heavenly Dao, possessing power beyond their own in this world.

But the Heavenly Dao cannot leave its own world, and so can the holder of the Dao Stele.

To leave,

one must sever the connection with the Dao Stele.

Hearing this, Li Kaiyang nodded, and then, following Shen Changqing’s instructions, directly connected with the Crimson Mountain Dao Stele using his own Heavenly Dao Token.

The entire process was smooth and without any setbacks. After Li Kaiyang fully controlled the Crimson Mountain Dao Stele, a profound feeling welled up in his heart, causing the Peak Master of Wangxian Peak to show a look of shock.

“This is the power of the Crimson Mountain Dao Stele!”

Li Kaiyang closed his eyes. His divine sense seemed to be infinitely amplified, encompassing everything within the vast Crimson Mountain Immortal City.

This perception wasn’t merely a matter of his divine sense covering the entire city; it included every inch of the city’s landforms and every cultivator within it. Moreover

,

the power within the entire Crimson Mountain Immortal City was now entirely at his command.

That level of power was far more than a hundred or a thousand times stronger than what he currently possessed.

Previously,

Li Kaiyang only knew that those who could enter the Immortal Emperor Stele were among the top Immortal Emperors, but he had never truly grasped the extent of that level of power.

Only now,

after refining the Crimson Mountain Dao Stele

and truly mastering this level of power,

did Li Kaiyang truly understand what such a powerful being was.

Before such beings, he was merely an ant among ants; if they wanted to kill him, it would likely be a matter of a single thought.

In that instant,

a powerful impulse surged within Li Kaiyang. This was the level he had pursued his entire life; this was the power he needed to master.

“Immortal Emperor—”

He took a deep breath, then bowed respectfully to Shen Changqing.

“Thank you, Sect Master!”

Shen Changqing said calmly, “Now that you are in charge of Crimson Mountain Immortal City, you must not be careless. Furthermore, although the Heavenly Dao fortune bestowed by the Crimson Mountain Dao Stele is not abundant, its strength lies in its inexhaustible supply.

With your Ancient Immortal Realm cultivation, if you can govern Crimson Mountain Immortal City for a million years, you will have a great chance to obtain a Heavenly Dao opportunity.

Such an opportunity is enough to change your destiny!”

“I understand!”

Li Kaiyang nodded, his expression also becoming extremely serious.

A Heavenly Dao opportunity!

Any cultivator who obtains it can change their destiny.

But—

a Heavenly Dao opportunity is hard to find.

Normally, there are only two ways to obtain a Heavenly Dao opportunity: first, to transcend the Ancient Heavenly Tribulation; second, to ascend to the Heavenly Dao Divine Stele.

The former needs no further explanation.

As a cultivator ascending from the lower realm, Li Kaiyang sought to overcome the Eternal Heavenly Tribulation, with the Eternal Immortal Emperor Tribulation being his last chance.

However,

the Eternal Immortal Emperor Tribulation was not something ordinary cultivators could withstand.

Most cultivators didn’t even have the qualification to trigger its arrival, let alone overcome it.

Li Kaiyang had witnessed Gu Qingfeng’s tribulation firsthand

and deeply understood its terrifying nature.

It wasn’t that Li Kaiyang was underestimating himself, but he knew very well that if he faced the Eternal Immortal Emperor Tribulation, he would likely have no hope of surviving. As for joining the Heavenly Dao Divine Stele, that was even more of a pipe dream.   Overcoming

the Eternal Heavenly Tribulation   would only barely qualify him as having grasped the threshold to the Heavenly Dao Divine Stele.   He wasn’t even confident of overcoming the former, let alone the latter.   But besides these two, there was the Heavenly Dao Battlefield.   This was a battlefield for all living beings, a breeding ground for the Heavenly Dao, where cultivators fought each other to seize the Heavenly Dao’s opportunities, and the outstanding among them could obtain the Heavenly Dao’s fortuitous encounters.   However, the standards for excellence differ among cultivators at different realms.   For example, the same amount of fortune received by an Ancient Immortal has different significance than that received by an Immortal Emperor.   Currently,   while the Heavenly Dao fortune bestowed by Crimson Mountain Immortal City is not abundant, its strength lies in its continuous flow. As long as Li Kaiyang remains in charge of Crimson Mountain Immortal City long enough, he is well aware that, as an Ancient Immortal cultivator, he has a high probability of obtaining Heavenly Dao opportunities.   ”Sect Master, rest assured, this humble Daoist will certainly guard Crimson Mountain Immortal City well!”   ”Peak Master Li will do his best!”   Shen Changqing nodded and said no more.   …   The next day.   After a brief rest, Shen Changqing directly led the sect’s army deeper into the territory.   Meanwhile…

The fall of Crimson Mountain Immortal City meant that only a handful of cultivators from the vast army that defended it survived.

The news spread like wildfire, reaching many neighboring Immortal Cities of the Immortal Qin Dynasty, their faces paling.

“Impossible! Crimson Mountain Immortal City was defended by a million-strong army, including twenty or thirty Immortal Emperors, and the Seventy-Third Prince was also stationed there. How could it have been breached so quickly!”

Inside Flying Cloud Immortal City, a middle-aged cultivator stared down at the man below, his face ashen, his gaze fixed on him as if he wanted to devour him.

Upon hearing this, the man trembled, his voice shaking: “This subordinate would never dare to speak nonsense! That force arrived suddenly, breaking through Crimson Mountain Immortal City’s great formation in a single encounter. The defending army collapsed at the first touch.

The Seventy-Third Prince… was even killed by the enemy general, his blood splattering on the spot!!”

Boom!

These words caused the expressions of the many cultivators in the hall to change drastically. They exchanged glances, their eyes filled with horror.

Upon hearing this, the City Lord of Feiyun City reached out and grabbed at the air. The cultivator who had been kneeling on the ground was instantly thrown towards him uncontrollably, his head firmly grasped by his five fingers.

“Spare me…”

The cultivator’s face was filled with terror as he tried to beg for mercy, but the City Lord of Feiyun City didn’t give him any chance to waste words and immediately began searching his soul.

Several breaths later,

the City Lord of Feiyun City unleashed a burst of power from his palm, and the cultivator’s body instantly exploded. Blood, flesh, and even his internal organs scattered everywhere, but they were then enveloped and devoured by an invisible force, disappearing without a trace in a short while.

The other cultivators, seeing this, remained expressionless, seemingly accustomed to such methods. Their gazes all fell on the face of the City Lord of Feiyun City, as if they wanted to get some answers from him.

The latter remained silent for a long time, then exhaled a breath of turbid air.

“The news is true!”

These five simple words struck them like a hammer blow, making them gasp for breath.

At this moment,

a refined-looking cultivator with a feather fan and a turban stepped forward, cupping his hands and saying, “My lord, the great formation of Crimson Mountain Immortal City is said to be a top-tier formation. Even a top-tier Immortal Emperor would find it difficult to break it.

Furthermore, the Seventy-Third Prince has refined the Dao Stele, making him comparable to a top-tier Immortal Emperor. Not to mention the formidable army guarding Crimson Mountain Immortal City.

Yet, in such a short time, Crimson Mountain Immortal City has been destroyed. The invaders are far more than just Immortal Emperors

. With the strength of our Flying Cloud Immortal City, we fear we are no match for such powerful figures—” Hearing his words, the remaining cultivators fell silent.

Not an Immortal Emperor!

Then there was only one possibility:

a Half-Saint!

Flying Cloud Immortal City was merely a low-ranking force in the Immortal Qin Dynasty, far inferior to Crimson Mountain Immortal City in terms of strength.

After all, the one in charge of Chishan Immortal City was the seventy-third prince, Qin Xiaohe. As a member of the royal family, even though he was not highly regarded, he was still a force to be reckoned with.

But now,

Chishan Immortal City had been destroyed.

If that other party attacked Feiyun Immortal City, Feiyun Immortal City would have absolutely no chance of resistance.

This was no joke ;

it was a fact.

Even a single half-saint would be enough to sweep through the entire Feiyun Immortal City.

The Feiyun City Lord remained silent, glancing at the refined cultivator, then at the others, before finally letting out a long breath and making a difficult decision.

“Pass on my order: closely monitor the movements of that force. If they discover they intend to attack Feiyun Immortal City, report immediately.

If necessary…”

The Feiyun City Lord paused, then continued,

“If necessary, abandon Feiyun Immortal City to save yourselves!”

These last words required immense courage from the Feiyun City Lord, as fleeing without a fight would surely result in severe punishment if the news got back.

But he had no choice.

If they truly fought to the death, Flying Cloud Immortal City would undoubtedly be destroyed.

Compared to their own lives, mere punishment seemed insignificant.

Hearing the words of the Flying Cloud City Lord, many cultivators secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They were worried that the other party was determined to defend Flying Cloud Immortal City to the death, which would be a real problem.

But now that the other party had proposed to retreat, things were much easier.

Just as the other cultivators were about to accept the order, suddenly, a terrifying aura descended, and all the cultivators, including the Flying Cloud City Lord, were horrified.

“Not good—” (End of this chapter)