Terran Guardian - Chapter 3870

Chapter 3846 Utterly Ridiculous

This battle

lasted for several days before finally subsiding.

The Immortal Qin Dynasty initially managed to put up some resistance, but then suffered a crushing defeat.

The reason for the prolonged battle was the Seven Profound Dao Sect’s relentless pursuit, which resulted in the slaughter of a large number of cultivators.

Now,

outside Zhenyuan Pass, it was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

On Zhenyuan Pass, Shen Changqing stood with his hands behind his back.

After killing many Immortal Emperors, he had not made another move, allowing the peak masters to lead their disciples in pursuit.

In this battle,

the Seven Profound Dao Sect had achieved a great victory.

Looking at the corpses left behind by the Immortal Qin Dynasty, Shen Changqing remained calm: “This battle has practically destroyed the Immortal Qin Dynasty’s foundation in the Northern Frontier.

The Northern Frontier’s strength is greatly diminished, and it will have no chance of resisting the Seven Profound Dao Sect.”

“Moreover—”

“This mutiny has had a significant impact; once the news spreads, the Northern Frontier will likely descend into internal strife!”

Shen Changqing wasn’t just concerned with the Northern Frontier, but with its many important cities. In

the ancient Immortal Realm, every immortal city possessed a Dao Stele.

Holding a Dao Stele in

an immortal city meant a continuous flow of Heavenly Dao blessings. Although a Heavenly Dao Token could only connect to one immortal city’s Dao Stele, seemingly making multiple immortal

cities useless, the reality was different.

The Seven Profound Dao Sect had numerous disciples.

Each additional immortal city guaranteed an ancient immortal sufficient Heavenly Dao blessings to secure future opportunities.

If a Celestial Emperor were in charge, although the Heavenly Dao’s blessings wouldn’t be as great as those of an Ancient Immortal, it would still be better than nothing.

Heavenly Dao opportunities!

They’re practically equivalent to blessings from Heaven!

If enough disciples receive these opportunities, the Seven Profound Dao Sect could produce another batch of geniuses.

Many forces are currently attacking each other, and in Shen Changqing’s view, their purpose isn’t just simple slaughter, but also to seize the Celestial City Dao Stele.

Of course,

besides this,

there’s another crucial point.

A Celestial City Dao Stele can conjure up a powerful figure comparable to a Celestial Emperor Stele, although such a figure is confined to the city’s boundaries and cannot easily leave.

But regardless, the appearance of such a powerful figure is still a significant benefit.

Now,

the Celestial Qin Dynasty has collapsed, and although the Northern Frontier hasn’t fallen, its strength has been greatly diminished.

With the Seven Profound Dao Sect’s army setting out, taking over the entire Northern Frontier shouldn’t be a problem.

…

Inside a Celestial City, it is now completely silent.

All the cultivators collapsed to the ground, their life essence seemingly drained by some unknown force. Above the immortal city, a blood cocoon condensed.

The next moment,

a crisp sound rang out.

The blood cocoon shattered, and a figure emerged.

Immediately afterward,

Daoist energy gathered, reforming his robes.

Qin Cang’s face was slightly pale, seemingly oblivious to the carnage of the immortal city below.

“Seven Profound Dao Lord… I will remember this!”

He looked towards Zhenyuan Pass, his eyes filled with deep resentment and a barely perceptible apprehension.

Recalling the previous battle, Qin Cang felt a chill run down his spine.

The Seven Profound Dao Lord’s strength might not be much stronger than his own, but he possessed a top-tier treasure.

If it weren’t for that treasure as a trump card, Qin Cang was confident he could suppress him.

Now, thinking back, Qin Cang could roughly understand why Wu Jue had been defeated by him.

If that Seven Mysterious Dao Lord were to use such a supreme treasure, then it would be understandable that Wu Jue would be

no match for him. “It’s a pity the Four Symbols Returning to Origin Diagram is lost, greatly diminishing my strength. Dealing with this person again will likely be even more difficult!”

Thinking of the lost Four Symbols Returning to Origin Diagram, Qin Cang felt another pang of heartache.

That supreme treasure, born of the creation of heaven and earth, was something he had obtained by chance countless years ago.

Later, with the Four Symbols Returning to Origin Diagram, he had suppressed countless powerful figures.

It could be said that

that treasure was his greatest trump card.

And then,

the Four Symbols Returning to Origin Diagram was lost.

It was impossible for Qin Cang not to feel heartache.

But there was nothing he could do; the situation was critical. He believed that if he had been even a little slower, he might have perished there.

No matter how good the Four Symbols Returning to Origin Diagram was, it was not as important as his own life

. As long as

he was alive, he could always find another treasure.

But if he lost his life, then nothing was left.

Afterwards…

Qin Cang’s divine sense returned to his body, and his face darkened again.

His blood and qi were depleted!

His physical body was weak!

His immortal body, painstakingly refined over many years, was now completely lost.

The body he had barely managed to reconstruct was far inferior to what it had been before. “The essence and blood of ordinary cultivators are ultimately of little use. Although I can reconstruct my body now, that’s all.

What a loss, a truly huge loss this time!”

Qin Cang smiled bitterly.

He had lost the Four Symbols Returning to Origin Diagram, and his body, refined over many years, was also gone. Such losses were immense.

But what’s done is done, and regret was useless now.

He glanced at the immortal city below, confirming that no one had survived, before tearing through the void and departing.

…

The Battle of Zhenyuan Pass.

The Immortal Qin Dynasty suffered a crushing defeat.

This news swept across the entire Northern Frontier like a hurricane in a short time.

Every cultivator who learned of this news was shocked.

“The Immortal Qin Dynasty has been defeated? Impossible!”

“How long has it been since Wei Zhenbei mobilized all the armies to jointly besiege Zhenyuan Pass? And they’ve already lost?”

“This time, the Immortal Qin Dynasty is in deep trouble!”

Many cultivators not affiliated with the Immortal Qin Dynasty were gloating over this.

The Immortal Qin Dynasty had suppressed the world for many years, offending numerous cultivator factions. Many of these factions harbored resentment towards the dynasty, but dared not show it out of fear of its power.

Now, upon learning of the Immortal Qin Dynasty’s crushing defeat, they were naturally somewhat gloating.

However, some cultivators were secretly worried.

The Immortal Qin Dynasty’s defeat!

The situation in the Northern Frontier was unstable.

No one could guarantee when the unrest would escalate.

If it reached that point, the entire Northern Frontier would be in chaos, and protecting oneself would not be so easy.

But despite their worries, the other cultivators understood that such matters concerning the entire Northern Frontier were beyond the control of a mere rogue cultivator.

Now,

they could only wait and see how the imperial court would respond.

Meanwhile,

as news spread from the Northern Frontier, the atmosphere in the Immortal Qin Dynasty’s court was suffocatingly oppressive.

Qin Xiaoxuan’s expression was icy as he stared intently at the messenger below. His voice was as cold as the dead of winter, capable of freezing everything in its path.

“I granted you the authority to mobilize the entire Northern Frontier army so that you could quickly subdue Zhenyuan Pass.

And now you tell me you’ve lost? And that you’ve annihilated so many of the Northern Frontier’s elite troops?

Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous!!!”

Qin Xiaoxuan slammed his palm heavily on the table before him, shattering it with a crash.

The other cultivators, seeing this, hurriedly lowered their heads, none daring to utter a word.

Qin Xiaoxuan’s breathing was rapid, his anger almost tangible.

He couldn’t help but be furious.

What he thought was a sure victory had turned into a crushing defeat in just a few days.

Wei Zhenbei was dead!

The Northern Frontier’s elite troops were wiped out!

Even the royal patriarch, Qin Cang, was severely wounded and fled, his whereabouts unknown!

This series of news shattered Qin Xiaoxuan’s original confidence.

However…

Even so, Qin Xiaoxuan quickly calmed down. He suppressed his anger, his voice still icy.

“Is there any news of the Ancestor?”

“Not yet—”

the cultivator hurriedly replied.

Qin Xiaoxuan pinched his brow, then exhaled a breath of turbid air: “Search for the Ancestor’s whereabouts with all your might. We must not allow anything to happen to him. Go and do it immediately, without the slightest delay!”

“Your humble servant obeys!”

The cultivator, upon hearing this, felt as if he had been granted a pardon and hurriedly accepted the order and withdrew.

Qin Xiaoxuan sat on the throne, looking at the ministers below, when suddenly his vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.

This scene

caused many cultivators to change their expressions drastically.

“Your Highness!!”

…

While the Immortal Qin Dynasty’s court was in chaos, Zhenyuan Pass had now returned to calm.

The battlefield outside the city had been cleaned up, and all the corpses had been properly disposed of.

Inside the main hall,

Yang Daoxu and the other peak masters reported on the battle losses.

Shen Changqing listened quietly, without saying anything superfluous.

The losses in this battle were less than when the Seven Profound Dao Sect attacked Zhenyuan Pass.

Although the Immortal Qin Dynasty mobilized a large army from the northern frontier, the

Immortal Qin Dynasty first used a large number of cultivators to attack the restrictions, causing internal strife within the army. Then, Shen Changqing intervened, suppressing Qin Cang with overwhelming force, causing the morale of the Immortal Qin Dynasty to plummet.

Later, Duan Changsheng and Xuehe, two half-saints, intervened, killing the commander-in-chief Wei Zhenbei and suppressing a group of top experts from the Immortal Qin Dynasty.

As a result,

the Immortal Qin Dynasty had no will to resist.

The battle was short-lived, and the Immortal Qin Dynasty was routed.

For several days, the Seven Profound Dao Sect spent most of the time chasing down the fleeing soldiers of the Immortal Qin Dynasty, who offered virtually no effective resistance.

In addition ,

Wenren Chen’s side also contributed a considerable amount of strength.

Therefore,

the losses in this battle were not significant.

In comparison, the gains from this battle were unprecedentedly astonishing.

Shen Changqing spoke calmly, “The defeat of the Immortal Qin Dynasty has severely weakened the Northern Frontier, and the reputation of my Seven Profound Dao Sect has spread throughout the world.

For the sect, defeating the Immortal Qin Dynasty is only the first step; the next step is to take control of the Northern Frontier.

As long as we can conquer the entire Northern Frontier, the sect will have truly established itself in the Xuandu Immortal Domain.

Defending the Northern Frontier will allow us to confront the Immortal Qin Dynasty head-on, and with Zhenyuan Pass at our backs, we can eliminate any worries about our rear.”

He

paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over Yang Daoxu, Wenren Chen, and the others.

“Within a month, I must obtain all intelligence on the Northern Frontier. No news from any of the Northern Frontier Immortal Cities should be missed.

Furthermore, you peaks should handle the matter of the surrendered soldiers yourselves; this force should not be underestimated in the subsequent attack on the Northern Frontier.”