Terran Guardian - Chapter 3882

Chapter 3858 The Situation is Set

Defeat!

With Pei Chengyue gone,

the Heavenly Strategy Army’s only advantage vanished.

When Shen Changqing tore through the nine heavens and stepped back into the battlefield, the powerful figures of the Great Luo Heavenly Court were filled with despair.

“The commander has ordered a complete retreat!!”

A general reluctantly gave the order, immediately ordering the army to retreat.

But just as the other’s words fell, Shen Changqing casually unleashed a palm strike, and the Immortal Emperor general’s body exploded, instantly leaving no trace.

Having slain an Immortal Emperor, Shen Changqing did not pause, continuing to kill the other Immortal Emperors.

Pei Chengyue wanted to leave.

He couldn’t stop him

. Those top-tier Tribulation Half-Saints were impossible to kill unless one was determined to fight to the death.

Unless—

one could break through to the Half-Saint realm, then it would be a different story.

But for now, Shen Changqing couldn’t do that.

But while he couldn’t kill Pei Chengyue, dealing with the other Immortal Emperors was a piece of cake.

Even the so-called top-tier Immortal Emperors were insignificant in his eyes.

With a mere gesture, Shen Changqing suppressed everything. Top-tier Immortal Emperors were utterly annihilated before they could even resist.

The remaining Heavenly Strategy Army soldiers, witnessing this, wore expressions of despair.

Meanwhile, the Seven Profound Dao Sect’s side saw their morale soar.

Within the Immortal City battlefield, Mu Chen unleashed the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, transforming into an unparalleled deity. Purple lightning, like molten mercury, swept across the void. Seizing the opportunity when the fighting spirit of the other Great Luo Immortal Court Immortal Emperors crumbled, he launched a massive attack. In

the blink of an eye,

several more Immortal Emperors were slain.

With each Immortal Emperor’s fall, a portion of the Heavenly Dao’s fortune entered his body and flowed into the Heavenly Dao Token.

Under such circumstances, the Heavenly Strategy Army’s remaining fighting spirit vanished without a trace.

Defeat!

Utter defeat—

…

“The Heavenly Strategy Army is finished!”

Within the Yanxu Holy Land, Venerable Wenyuan shook his head slightly. He hadn’t witnessed the battle in the Nine Heavens clearly, but he understood that Pei Chengyue had ultimately lost.

Now…

Pei Chengyue was defeated.

How could the Tian Ce Army possibly contend with him?

Defeat was inevitable.

If Pei Chengyue hadn’t left, the Tian Ce Army’s losses might have been reduced, but now, it all depended on how many of the eight million Tian Ce soldiers would ultimately survive.

Venerable Wen Yuan didn’t find anything wrong with Pei Chengyue abandoning the Tian Ce Army and fleeing.

Those below the Half-Saint level were all ants.

As an immortal being, why would he care about those cultivators who hadn’t achieved immortality?

It would have been strange for Venerable Wen Yuan if Pei Chengyue had fought to the death for the Tian Ce Army.

After all, such ants who couldn’t achieve immortality were meaningless to save; after a certain period of time, they would all return to dust. Dying here in battle and eventually passing away when their lifespan was exhausted was simply a matter of dying sooner or later.

If Venerable Wen Yuan had only recently attained enlightenment, he might not have held this view.

But now it was different.

Having lived for countless years, he could now disregard many things.

Take the current state of the Yanxu Holy Land as an example. Many elders from other holy lands present were insignificant in his eyes.

Only the future of the Yanxu Holy Land’s inheritance was worthy of his attention.

Just then

, within the mystical light, the purple-clad figure suddenly turned his gaze, giving the impression, though merely an image in the picture, that the figure was staring directly at him.

Many cultivators within the Yanxu Holy Land paled.

Only Venerable Wenyuan remained calm, smiling slightly, “I, Wenyuan, greet Seven Profound Dao Lords!”

“So it’s Venerable Wenyuan!”

Shen Changqing nodded slightly, acknowledging their acquaintance.

Venerable Wenyuan smiled, “Today’s battle has truly broadened my horizons. If there’s an opportunity in the future, fellow Daoist, you are welcome to visit the Yanxu Holy Land.”

“Agreed!”

Shen Changqing gave him a deep look before averting his gaze, but at the same time, the mystical light abruptly dissipated.   Venerable Wenyuan showed no anger

at this .   Secretly spying was something no one liked. ”   This is a battlefield, which is why they haven’t said anything yet. It’s only natural for them to attack and dismantle Xuan Guang now. ”   Venerable Wen Yuan slowly said ,   ”With Pei Chengyue defeated, there’s no one left to contend with in the Northern Frontier. The Northern Frontier will now belong to the Seven Profound Dao Sect!”   As he finished speaking, an elder asked in a deep voice, “If the Seven Profound Dao Sect takes over the Northern Frontier, will they try to seize other territories? If so, wouldn’t we also be in trouble?”   ”There’s no need to worry about that. The Holy Land voluntarily ceded the Northern Frontier; this is a good deed.   The Taihua Holy Land and the Great Luo Immortal Court still exist, so the Seven Profound Dao Sect naturally cannot be an enemy of our Yanxu Holy Land.”   Venerable Wen Yuan smiled faintly, showing no concern.   From beginning to end, he hadn’t considered that the Seven Profound Dao Sect would threaten the Yanxu Holy Land.   It wasn’t that the latter wasn’t strong enough, but in the current situation, it was unnecessary for them to offend the Yanxu Holy Land. If   the Yanxu Holy Land were truly forced to join forces with the other two major powers, the Seven Profound Dao Sect would be the one suffering.   Therefore…   As long as the Great Luo Immortal Court and the Taihua Holy Land still exist, the Seven Profound Dao Sect will never break ties with the Yanxu Holy Land.   ”The situation in the Northern Frontier is settled. The Immortal Qin Dynasty has been destroyed, and the division of territories is complete. In the short term, there shouldn’t be any disturbances affecting us.   Currently, many Immortal Realms are rumored to have top-tier opportunities emerging. For example, in the Xingluo Immortal Realm’s Daoyuan Immortal Sect, it’s said that a powerful figure obtained a creation treasure and has disappeared. What   the Holy Land needs to do now is to keep an eye on the movements of all sides.   The ancient Immortal Realm is indeed dangerous, but it also has many top-tier opportunities. If you can find them, perhaps you’ll have hope of attaining the Dao in the next great calamity!”   Venerable Wenyuan said in a deep voice.   Hearing this,   the other Immortal Emperors were all deeply shaken.   Attaining the Dao and achieving immortality!   This was their long-cherished wish.   But how easy is it to truly step into immortality and break through to the Half-Saint realm?   Among a hundred top Immortal Emperors, not even one might be able to break through to the Half-Saint realm.

To truly reach such a realm, one must find a great opportunity.

Just as Venerable Wenyuan said, the ancient battlefield is now a place where danger and opportunity coexist.

Seeing the expressions on everyone’s faces, Venerable Wenyuan said no more, and his figure vanished.

…

Pei Chengyue’s defeat!

The news of the Tian Ce Army’s crushing defeat at Fulong Immortal City, with more than half of its eight million troops lost, spread almost instantly.

After all,

the battle in the Northern Frontier

was the focus of everyone’s attention.

Many forces and powerful figures were watching, wanting to see who would ultimately win.

It was clear to everyone that whoever won would dominate the Northern Frontier.

Many cultivators believed that the Seven Profound Dao Sect was powerful, as was the Great Luo Immortal Court; a battle between the two sides was bound to be fierce, perhaps even resulting in mutual destruction.

However, when they actually learned the outcome of the battle, these cultivators were somewhat astonished. While

the battle was indeed fierce

, it certainly didn’t amount to mutual destruction.

“Pei Chengyue’s strength is indeed inferior to that Seven Profound Dao Lord. The defeat of the Heavenly Strategy Army in this battle is entirely due to Pei Chengyue!”

“Pei Chengyue’s reasons are undeniable, but the Lingyun Peak Master of the Seven Profound Dao Sect is no simple character either. With the power of the Subduing Dragon Dao Stele, he alone held off most of the top experts in the Heavenly Strategy Army.

It is said that no fewer than a handful of top Immortal Emperors have fallen at his hands, and even more remain.

If it weren’t for him, even if Pei Chengyue had been defeated, the Heavenly Strategy Army would have been able to annihilate the Subduing Dragon Immortal City. At most, both sides would have suffered heavy losses, and the situation would not be like this now!”

“That’s true. The strength of that Lingyun Peak Master is unexpected—”

In a short time,

not only did Shen Changqing’s name as the Seven Profound Dao Lord spread throughout the world, but the name of the Lingyun Peak Master of the Seven Profound Dao Sect also shook all sides.

A very small number of cultivators felt that the name Mu Chen sounded familiar.

This was because the former had left his name on the Ancient Immortal Stele, and some cultivators had naturally heard of him.

However…

No one would connect the two.

Firstly, the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm is so vast that there are countless people with the same name.

Secondly,

Mu Chen only ascended the Ancient Immortal Stele back then, but now he has slain numerous top Immortal Emperors; the difference in their strength is too great. Even with the influence of the Subduing Dragon Dao Stele, no one would connect the two.

While the news was spreading like wildfire, inside the Subduing Dragon Immortal City,

this immortal city, which had been reduced to ruins by the battle of numerous Immortal Emperors, had now been rebuilt.

However, the traces of the great battle were difficult to completely erase.

“Sect Master!”

In the City Lord’s Hall, Mu Chen strode in, his posture upright and his expression calm, but the chilling, bloody aura left by the battle had not completely dissipated.

Shen Changqing looked at the person before him, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

“You did well in this battle!”

“Sect Master, you flatter me

. If you hadn’t defeated Pei Chengyue, Fulong Immortal City would surely have fallen. My strength alone was ultimately insufficient to turn the tide!” Mu Chen shook his head, his words full of humility.

In fact,

he wasn’t being modest.

He knew his own limitations. Although he had borrowed the power of the Fulong Dao Stele to greatly increase his strength, allowing him to hold his own against many Immortal Emperors of the Great Luo Immortal Court ,

that power was ultimately not something he had cultivated himself.

If all the experts of the Great Luo Immortal Court attacked at once, he would inevitably be defeated in the long run.

Moreover,

Mu Chen understood

that his strength was at most enough to deal with Immortal Emperors. The real key to the Heavenly Strategy Army lay with Pei Chengyue, the commander of the Heavenly Strategy Army. As

long as Pei Chengyue remained undefeated, the Heavenly Strategy Army would be invincible.

Nevertheless, Shen Changqing was still satisfied with Mu Chen.

Not everyone who wielded the Immortal City Dao Stele could achieve what he had.

Only by mastering the power to its extreme could one perfectly unleash the power of the Dao Stele.

This matter sounds easy, but very few cultivators can actually achieve it.

At least in Shen Changqing’s understanding, among the many cultivators of the Seven Profound Dao Sect who currently hold the Dao Stele, very few can reach Mu Chen’s level.

Therefore,

how could Shen Changqing be dissatisfied with this Peak Master of Lingyun Peak?

Such a prodigy will have no problem breaking through to the Half-Saint realm in the future.

When the next great tribulation arrives, it may be the opportunity to break through.

Thinking of this,

Shen Changqing changed the subject again: “What were the losses in this battle?”

Hearing this,

Mu Chen naturally answered truthfully. (End of this chapter)