Terran Guardian - Chapter 3877

Chapter 3853 Concession

Taihua Holy Land!

Yanxu Holy Land!

Daluo Immortal Court!

All three forces are not to be underestimated.

Dealing with Taihua Holy Land alone is easy, but dealing with all three is not so simple.

Therefore,

Shen Changqing went directly to the Imperial City to cripple Luo Cunzhen first.

The Taihua Holy Land’s foundation in the ancient immortal realm largely rested on that Venerable Jingxu.

Once Luo Cunzhen was crippled, the Taihua Holy Land would be practically finished.

At least,

they would no longer have the confidence to directly confront the Seven Profound Dao Sect.

With only Yanxu Holy Land and Daluo Immortal Court remaining, things would be much easier.

After all, all three forces came from the same immortal domain; if they were to take over the Northern Frontier, the Seven Profound Dao Sect would undoubtedly be the first to bear the brunt.

Rather than being passively attacked, taking the initiative was more in the sect’s interest.

“Now we’ll see how Yanxu Holy Land and Daluo Immortal Court react!”

Shen Changqing’s eyes flickered.

He had also thoroughly investigated these two forces.

The Yanxu Holy Land has six Half-Saints, the strongest of whom is a Three Tribulation Half-Saint named Venerable Wen Yuan.

The Great Luo Immortal Court has a similar number, with Pei Chengyue, the Commander of the Heavenly Strategy Army, as its leader.

Pei Chengyue’s strength is not weaker than Venerable Wen Yuan, but compared to Luo Cunzhen, he is still somewhat inferior.

After all,

Luo Cunzhen is a Four Tribulation Half-Saint.

Neither Venerable Wen Yuan nor the Commander of the Heavenly Strategy Army has truly reached the Four Tribulation realm.

Just then, Shen Changqing looked outside the Immortal Mansion, and with a slight thought, the Immortal Mansion’s restrictions dissipated, and Ji Yang walked in.

“Master!”

“You’ve come. Is there something important?”

Shen Changqing asked.

Ji Yang glanced at the Twelve Heavens, then said respectfully, “An Immortal Emperor from the Yanxu Holy Land has come to request an audience!”

“The Yanxu Holy Land—”

Shen Changqing’s expression shifted slightly, then, as if remembering something, his expression returned to calm.

“Then let him come to see me.”

“Yes!”

Ji Yang accepted the order and withdrew.

As the other party departed, Shen Changqing scanned the area with his divine sense and saw an unfamiliar Immortal Emperor appear outside Zhenyuan Pass.

Looking at that figure, he could roughly determine the other party’s identity.

Unsurprisingly,

this was a cultivator from the Yanxu Holy Land.

Sure enough

, not long after, the other party appeared in the Immortal Mansion.

“This humble Daoist Xuanyin greets the Seven Profound Dao Lords!”

Immortal Emperor Xuanyin bowed respectfully, her expression calm, yet revealing a hint of awe.

She dared not be disrespectful to such a powerful figure.

Suppressing Luo Cunzhen!

His strength was comparable to a Fourth Tribulation Half-Saint.

Although the Yanxu Holy Land possessed a rich foundation and many Half-Saints, including some comparable to Fourth Tribulation Half-Saints,

that

was a matter for other powerful figures.

To her, she was merely an Immortal Emperor.

Facing such a powerful figure, Immortal Emperor Xuanyin naturally had to give him sufficient face.

Not to mention, there were also instructions from Venerable Wenyuan behind this.

Shen Changqing said calmly, “Since you’re here, please have a seat.”

“Thank you, Senior!”

Xuan Yin Immortal Emperor sat down opposite Shen Changqing as instructed. The latter flicked his sleeve, and two cups of immortal tea appeared. He then slowly spoke ,

“The Yanxu Holy Land has sent you here. What is your purpose?”

Shen Changqing had no intention of beating around the bush; a mere Immortal Emperor didn’t give him the right to be so.

Xuan Yin Immortal Emperor’s expression remained unchanged: “Your battle with Venerable Jingxu in the Imperial City has spread throughout the world. Our Yanxu Holy Land, upon learning of this, greatly admires you.

Therefore, the Yanxu Holy Land has decided to withdraw from the Northern Frontier, surrendering all our immortal cities to your esteemed sect!”

“Oh?”

These words finally caused a change in Shen Changqing’s calm expression.

To be honest,

the Yanxu Holy Land’s actions were completely unexpected.

He had considered many possibilities, the worst being that the Yanxu Holy Land would unite with the other two major powers to deal with the Seven Profound Dao Sect.

But to everyone’s surprise, the Yanxu Holy Land actually backed down.

Xuan Yin Immortal Emperor said, “I have come here representing the Yanxu Holy Land. Our Holy Land has never intended to be an enemy of your sect.

Currently, there are many conflicts in the Northern Frontier, and your sect aspires to rule the Northern Frontier. Therefore, the Yanxu Holy Land is naturally willing to lend your sect a helping hand.”

“Then what does the Yanxu Holy Land want?”

Shen Changqing countered.

Xuan Yin Immortal Emperor shook her head: “This time, we only wish to establish a good relationship with your sect. We have no other purpose. Senior, please do not misunderstand!”

“…”

Shen Changqing fell silent.

After a long while,

he nodded slightly: “Very well, I will remember this favor!”

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yin Immortal Emperor’s face immediately revealed a captivating smile. She then did not intend to linger in the Immortal Palace and immediately rose.

“Very well, that’s enough, Senior. The Holy Land is currently making preparations for its withdrawal. Your sect can send people there to take over the various immortal cities after the Holy Land leaves.

Of course, if your sect doesn’t mind the trouble, you can take over these immortal cities later!”

“The Yanxu Holy Land can withdraw first. As for the remaining immortal cities, I will send troops there myself. I want to see who in the Northern Frontier dares to lay a finger on my things!”

Shen Changqing said, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Seeing this,

Xuan Yin Immortal Emperor secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This was the best outcome.

If the Seven Profound Dao Sect had directly sent people to take over, the Yanxu Holy Land would have lost face. Everyone would have thought that the Yanxu Holy Land was afraid of the Seven Profound Dao Sect and thus handed over many immortal cities.

Although this direct withdrawal was also a loss of face, there are degrees of loss of face.

Now that the Yanxu Holy Land has withdrawn, and the Seven Profound Dao Sect is sending troops to fight again, this has preserved the Yanxu Holy Land’s reputation to the greatest extent.

Therefore,

how could the Xuan Yin Immortal Emperor be dissatisfied?

Seeing that the other party was about to leave, Shen Changqing also ordered someone to escort him out.

After the Xuan Yin Immortal Emperor left, a smile appeared on his face.

“The Yanxu Holy Land’s concession this time has already saved a lot of trouble. After taking over the Northern Frontier, only the Great Luo Immortal Court will remain!”

This result is naturally good.

In fact, it’s better than expected.

One less Yanxu Holy Land means one less opponent.

Dealing with the Great Luo Immortal Court is definitely better than dealing with two major forces.

From this matter, Shen Changqing also saw another thing.

That is, although the major forces of the Star Ruins Immortal Domain have united to wipe out the Immortal Qin Dynasty, they are not a monolithic entity.

Otherwise,

the Yanxu Holy Land would never have conceded this time, but would have joined forces with other forces to deal with the Seven Profound Dao Sect, just as they had done with the Immortal Qin Dynasty.

The Yanxu Holy Land’s concession now is largely due to its fear of his strength.

This point.

Shen Changqing saw it clearly.

If it weren’t for the battle in the Imperial City where he directly suppressed Luo Cunzhen, how could the Yanxu Holy Land have so easily ceded the Northern Frontier?

On the contrary,

if the Seven Profound Dao Sect hadn’t displayed enough strength, they might have conveniently joined forces with other powers to destroy it.

But regardless, the matter was now settled.

The remaining Great Luo Immortal Court posed a significantly reduced threat.

As for the half-crippled Taihua Holy Land, Shen Changqing had even less to worry about.

…

Half an hour later.

Inside the main hall of Zhenyuan Pass.

The sect’s high-ranking members gathered here, and Shen Changqing told them about the Yanxu Holy Land.

Upon hearing

this, everyone looked at each other, finding the news somewhat unbelievable.

Even Wenren Chen was stunned, seemingly not expecting the Yanxu Holy Land to so readily yield.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but speak up: “Your Excellency, the Yanxu Holy Land so easily ceded the cities of the Northern Frontier. Is there a trap behind this?

We must be wary of this!”

“Indeed, this might be a conspiracy by the Yanxu Holy Land. We must be cautious!”

Other cultivators nodded in agreement.

There was no way around it.

The Yanxu Holy Land’s concessions were too swift, leaving them no choice but to suspect something.

However, some cultivators held a different view.

“In my humble opinion, the probability of this being a trap is low. After all, even if there is a trap, how much could they possibly lose?

At most, it would be an ambush on our sect, resulting in the death of a group of disciples.

But for the sect, as long as the sect leader is still alive, even if some disciples are lost, the impact on the sect will be limited.

On the contrary, if this matter offends our sect, the two sides will become irreconcilable enemies, which will not benefit the Yanxu Holy Land at all!”

Yang Daoxu paused noticeably at this point.

“Furthermore—” “

In the battle of the Imperial City, the Sect Master’s suppression of Luo Cunzhen demonstrated his strength, which is evident to all. It’s normal for the Yanxu Holy Land not to want to offend the sects and provoke a powerful figure like the Sect Master.

After all, in the vast Northern Frontier, the Yanxu Holy Land doesn’t truly control much territory.

Giving up the Immortal City territory and forming a good relationship with our sect is more in the Yanxu Holy Land’s interest!”

Yang Daoxu’s words caused the other cultivators to fall into deep thought.

Shen Changqing listened to the discussion without interrupting, and only spoke when everyone was silent.

“Peak Master Yang is right. The probability of the Yanxu Holy Land using a trick this time is not high.

However, I have no intention of directly sending someone to take over the Yanxu Holy Land’s Immortal City.

Now that the Yanxu Holy Land has withdrawn and the Taihua Holy Land has been severely damaged, the only thing in the vast Northern Frontier that a sect should care about is the Great Luo Immortal Court.

As long as the problem of the Great Luo Immortal Court is resolved, then there will be no more opponents in the Northern Frontier!”

Upon hearing this,

everyone present understood.

Shen Changqing paused, then continued, “Send the order down: all sides prepare. Two months from now, we will send troops to the Northern Frontier to suppress the various immortal cities.

From now on, there will only be one voice in the Northern Frontier—the voice of the Seven Profound Dao Sect!”

As he finished speaking, an aura emanated from Shen Changqing, seemingly capable of suppressing everything.

All the cultivators’ faces hardened, and they immediately cupped their hands in response, “We obey!”

“Furthermore, we must continue to monitor intelligence on the three major forces. Any unusual movements must be reported to me without fail.”

“Yes!”

Everyone nodded in response.

Seeing this,

Shen Changqing said no more, and his figure vanished from the hall.

The other cultivators exchanged glances and dispersed.

Two months was not a long time; they naturally needed to make the necessary preparations during this period.