Terran Guardian - Chapter 3979

Chapter 3954: A Grand gesture

Jiang Daoxuan acted swiftly.

Having received Jiu Ye’s message,

he entered Taiyuan Prefecture in less than half a day.

“The Seven Profound Dao Sect… a superior-grade immortal vein is actually advancing in this sect’s mountain range. It seems this force is indeed quite extraordinary!”

In the void, Jiang Daoxuan stood with his hands behind his back, overlooking the Cangwu Mountains below. All the array formations and restrictions were useless in his eyes.

The secrets of the vast Cangwu Mountains were completely transparent to Jiang Daoxuan.

At the same time

, under his divine sense, the auras of several half-saints were faintly visible.

However, Jiang Daoxuan’s expression remained calm.

To be honest, he didn’t know much about

this force

. After all, at Jiang Daoxuan’s level, many forces didn’t concern him much.

Only supreme forces like the Taiyi Immortal Sect could truly attract his attention.

If this matter weren’t related to the Jiang family patriarch, Jiang Daoxuan wouldn’t have stepped into Taiyuan Prefecture at all.

Thinking of this…

Jiang Daoxuan’s figure gradually faded, and when he reappeared, he was already in the Cangyun Immortal Mansion.

Looking at the unfamiliar cultivator who had suddenly appeared before him, Shen Changqing remained calm, showing no surprise.

“May I ask which member of the Jiang family you are?”

The Seven Profound Divine Tower couldn’t detect the other party’s aura, indicating that the newcomer’s strength was at least at the Saint level.

Otherwise,

the Seven Profound Divine Tower wouldn’t have failed to detect any aura at all.

Moreover— the fact

that the other party could easily pass through the sect’s restrictions and appear directly before him, without him noticing any fluctuations in aura beforehand, was enough to demonstrate the newcomer’s formidable strength. “I am Jiang Daoxuan!”

Jiang Daoxuan said calmly, his hands behind his back.

As his words fell, Shen Changqing’s pupils suddenly contracted, and when he looked at Jiang Daoxuan again, his expression became much more solemn.

“So it’s the Supreme Sword Venerable Tai Xuan in person! This humble Daoist was blind!”

Shen Changqing suppressed the turmoil in his heart.

He had considered that the expert from the Jiang family this time would definitely not be simple, but he hadn’t expected that it would be the Supreme Sword Venerable Tai Xuan himself.

Supreme Sword Venerable Jiang Daoxuan!

A Dao Venerable Realm expert.

Shen Changqing had only seen a handful of Dao Venerable Realm experts.

But the feeling he got from Jiang Daoxuan was far more unfathomable.

Jiang Daoxuan smiled faintly: “Sect Master Qixuan, there’s no need for formalities. I’ve come today for the sake of my Jiang family’s ancestor.”

“Please follow me, senior.” Shen Changqing didn’t say much and directly led Jiang Daoxuan into the main hall behind him.

After entering the hall, Jiang Daoxuan’s gaze was immediately drawn to the Soul-Destroying Sword enshrined there. His previously calm and indifferent expression changed drastically, and his eyes showed a hint of horror.

With his cultivation level, he could see the terrifying power of the Soul-Destroying Sword at a glance.

The Dao power contained within this sword made even his own Dao Venerable Realm cultivation tremble slightly.

A supreme treasure!

This was a supreme treasure that surpassed the level of a Creation Spiritual Treasure!

But that wasn’t the most important thing.

Within this sword, Jiang Daoxuan felt a tremor from his bloodline.

Just then…

Daoist energy surged on the Soul-Destroying Sword, and a phantom slowly materialized. Upon seeing this phantom, Jiang Daoxuan felt as if struck by lightning.

“The…Ancestor!!”

Jiu Ye’s expression was calm: “Which lineage are you from?” “This junior is from the lineage of Ancestor Lingxu!”

“Jiang Lingxu…I see!”

Jiu Ye nodded slightly.

When he founded the Jiang family, he left behind more than one bloodline; Jiang Lingxu was one of them.

At this moment,

Jiang Daoxuan looked at Jiu Ye before him, his agitated expression slowly calming down.

“I wonder what happened to the Ancestor, why he has become like this?”

He could see that Jiu Ye was now merely a remnant soul.

The dignified Ancestor of the Jiang family had fallen to such a state; Jiang Daoxuan was naturally furious.

Jiu Ye shook his head slightly: “My affairs are not something you can interfere with, nor is it something the Jiang family can interfere with now.

There are some things I will handle myself.

There is another reason why I summoned you today.” Having said this…

Jiu Ye paused, and Jiang Daoxuan seemed to understand something, turning his head to look at Shen Changqing beside him.

He could vaguely guess that the purpose of this Ancestor sending him here might be related to the Seven Profound Sect Master.

Jiu Ye said, “Young friend Shen is a close friend of mine. Now, the Taiyi Immortal Sect has come to our door, wanting the Seven Profound Sect to submit in order to deal with the Jiang family.

He is unwilling, so I sent you here.

The Seven Profound Sect can help the Jiang family, but if the Taiyi Immortal Sect holds us accountable, the Jiang family must step in to shield them from the pressure.”

Ancestor’s close friend!

Hearing this, Jiang Daoxuan’s heart also trembled.

He knew very well that with this Ancestor’s supreme cultivation and methods, ordinary cultivators would absolutely not be able to gain his attention in the slightest. The fact

that the other party could use the word “close friend” was enough to show that the person in front of him was extraordinary.

Just then.

Shen Changqing cupped his hands and said, “This humble Daoist is Shen Changqing, greetings to the Supreme Sword Master Taixuan!” “Shen Changqing…”

Hearing this name, Jiang Daoxuan felt a sense of familiarity. Suddenly, he seemed to realize something, and his gaze towards Shen Changqing held a hint of surprise.

“Shen Changqing on the Immortal Emperor Stele, you are the cultivator currently reigning supreme on the Immortal Emperor Stele!”

Number one on the Immortal Emperor Stele!

Shen Changqing of the Xuantian Dao Sect!

Jiang Daoxuan was naturally familiar with this name.

After all, anyone who could reach the pinnacle on the Immortal Emperor Stele was a genius capable of suppressing an entire era. If

such a cultivator didn’t die, breaking through to the Saint realm would be effortless.

Even further, reaching the Great Saint Supreme realm was not impossible.

Despite the Jiang family being a top power in the Eastern Bright Immortal Continent, throughout countless years, the number of Jiang family geniuses who had truly reached the top of the Immortal Emperor Stele was extremely limited.

Those prodigies who once reached the pinnacle later became top experts in the Jiang family.

Although there are many cultivators with the same name in the world,

a cultivator at the Immortal Emperor realm who could become a close friend of the Jiang family’s ancestor must be the one who reached the top of the Immortal Emperor Stele.

Otherwise,

how could this person be valued by the ancestor?

Shen Changqing simply smiled indifferently: “Sword Venerable Jiang is right.”

“This time I was blind. I didn’t expect Fellow Daoist Shen to be someone who reached the top of the Immortal Emperor Stele. There’s no need to mention the title ‘Sword Venerable’ again. If Fellow Daoist doesn’t mind, we can address each other as Fellow Daoist!”

Jiang Daoxuan showed a gentle smile, his words becoming more polite.

If he were merely a prodigy on the Immortal Emperor Stele, Jiang Daoxuan wouldn’t bother to treat him as an equal.

After all, even such a prodigy might not be able to reach the Dao Venerable realm in the future.

But—

with the addition of the relationship with Jiu Ye, it’s completely different.

Even out of respect for Jiu Ye, Jiang Daoxuan couldn’t possibly treat Shen Changqing as an ordinary person. Otherwise,

wouldn’t that be a slap in the face to that ancestor?

“Fellow Daoist Jiang!”

Shen Changqing went along with it.

Jiang Daoxuan said, “Fellow Daoist Shen can rest assured about the Taiyi Immortal Sect’s problem. Our Jiang family will absolutely not sit idly by.

That old man Tai Su is trying to use his power to suppress others, but our Jiang family is not something that the Taiyi Immortal Sect can easily manipulate.

Next, the Jiang family will keep an eye on the Taiyi Immortal Sect. If they dare to make a move against the Seven Profound Dao Sect, then the Jiang family will definitely take action.”

“With Fellow Daoist Jiang’s words, then this humble Daoist is at ease. “

Shen Changqing nodded.

At this moment

, Jiang Daoxuan changed the subject and said, “However, there is something this humble Daoist would like to ask Fellow Daoist Shen for a favor.”

“Please speak.” “Now that the Taiyi Immortal Sect has come knocking, Fellow Daoist Shen can temporarily feign compliance with them and see what their true purpose is…”

Jiang Daoxuan only spoke briefly, but Shen Changqing completely understood the meaning behind his words. It

was very obvious.

The other party intends for the Seven Profound Dao Sect to secretly infiltrate the Taiyi Immortal Sect to monitor its movements.

Perhaps even—

to betray them at a crucial moment.

Shen Changqing pondered for a moment: “That’s true, but the Seven Profound Dao Sect’s strength is weak; it may not be able to fulfill your wishes.”

“Haha, it would be best if this succeeded, but it’s alright if it didn’t. Fellow Daoist, please act as you see fit.

This is my Jiang family’s Dao token. In any situation, Fellow Daoist Shen can use this token to communicate with me.

Also… this is my first visit, and I came in haste without any preparation. This contains a small token of my appreciation; I hope Fellow Daoist Shen won’t find it offensive.”

Jiang Daoxuan took out a storage ring and placed it in front of Shen Changqing, who readily accepted it.

“Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Jiang!” Saying this, Shen Changqing glanced at Jiu Ye and then said.

“Fellow Daoist Jiang, I believe you have much to discuss with Senior Jiu Ye. I shall take my leave now!”

Shen Changqing said, then left the main hall.

A short while later

, only Jiu Ye and Jiang Daoxuan remained in the main hall.

…

Outside the main hall.

Under the ancient Bodhi tree.

Shen Changqing sat alone, brewing and sipping tea, while his divine sense focused on the storage ring given to him by Jiang Daoxuan.

When his divine sense entered, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

“This ancestor of the Jiang family certainly has a grand gesture!”

The storage ring contained a million top-grade immortal stones, three ninth-grade innate imperial weapons, a pale golden talisman, and a token. The token, without a doubt, was the Jiang family’s Dao Token.

As for the talisman—

when Shen Changqing’s divine sense landed on it, an ancient and immortal sword intent immediately emerged, the supreme Dao shaking his sea of consciousness.

In that instant…

Shen Changqing felt as if he were witnessing a collapsing galaxy, a chaotic annihilation, and all things in heaven and earth turning to nothingness, with only the immortal sword intent remaining eternally.

All the strange phenomena appeared quickly and disappeared just as fast.

At the same time,

a feeling of divine inspiration surged into his heart, allowing Shen Changqing to instantly understand the origin of the talisman before him.

“A Dao Venerable Talisman!”

“It contains a wisp of the Dao Venerable’s immortal sword intent, capable of slaying anyone below the Supreme level!”

Understanding this,

Shen Changqing couldn’t help but take a deep breath. What top-grade immortal stones!

What innate imperial weapons!

All of these combined were nothing compared to even a hair’s breadth of the Dao Venerable Talisman before him. Capable

of slaying anyone below the Supreme level!

What a concept—

meaning that even a top-tier Great Saint Realm expert could be killed with this Dao Venerable Talisman.

It could be said that

with this Dao Venerable Talisman, Shen Changqing essentially possessed a powerful trump card for survival.

Since Jiuye’s severe injury, the power of the Soul-Destroying Sword had been unusable.

His greatest trump cards, besides the Seven Profound Divine Tower, were the Boundary-Stabilizing Bell.

However, the problem was that

while the Boundary-Stabilizing Bell was a creation treasure, his own cultivation level was far too low to fully unleash its power. Therefore,

even with the Boundary-Stabilizing Bell, Shen Changqing couldn’t contend with a Saint.

But with this Dao Venerable Talisman, it was a different story. Not

to mention a Saint

, even a Great Saint could be killed by the Dao Venerable Talisman.

This showed just how important such a treasure was.

The remaining top-grade immortal stones and three ninth-grade innate imperial weapons, while insignificant compared to the Dao Venerable Talisman, were still considerable on their own.

Many immortal forces, even after exhausting their resources, might not be able to possess even one of them.

Now…

Jiang Daoxuan’s generous offer of so many cultivation resources immediately pleased Shen Changqing.

Compared to the Taiyi Immortal Sect’s seemingly opportunistic approach, the Jiang family’s benefits were genuine.

Of course, Shen Changqing understood that Jiang Daoxuan’s generosity

was due to Jiu Ye’s presence; otherwise, why would the other party be so courteous to a Celestial Emperor like himself?

Regardless of Jiang Daoxuan’s motives, the benefits were real, and Shen Changqing had no reason to be dissatisfied.

“With the Jiang family’s support, the Seven Profound Dao Sect has truly established itself in the Eastern Bright Immortal Continent.

As long as the Jiang family doesn’t fall, few forces can threaten the Seven Profound Dao Sect.

Even if my identity is completely exposed one day, those supreme forces will have to think twice before making a move!”

Shen Changqing thought to himself.

This was why he revealed his identity to Jiang Daoxuan.

The truth will eventually come out.

While ordinary Half-Saints might not be able to see through his disguise, they certainly couldn’t hide it from a powerhouse of Jiang Daoxuan’s level.

Furthermore, given his connection with Jiu Ye, Shen Changqing decided to be frank.

It could be said that Jiu Ye’s direct mention of his identity was pre-arranged with Shen Changqing.

Since he had decided to pledge allegiance to the Jiang family, there was no need to conceal anything.

…

Half a day later.

The main hall doors opened.

Jiang Daoxuan emerged.

“Our Jiang family’s ancestor has fallen on hard times, and we must thank Fellow Daoist Shen for his help!”

Upon seeing Shen Changqing, Jiang Daoxuan’s face showed gratitude as he cupped his hands in thanks.

Clearly, he had learned much from Jiu Ye and was becoming increasingly polite to Shen Changqing.

Shen Changqing smiled faintly, “Senior Jiuye has done me a great favor, so Fellow Daoist Jiang need not be so polite.”

“That may be true, but if it weren’t for Fellow Daoist Shen, my Jiang family’s ancestor would likely have perished. This matter is not only important to our ancestor, but also to our entire Jiang family.

In the future, if Fellow Daoist Shen has any matters to attend to, you can contact us using the Jiang family’s Dao token. As long as it’s within our capabilities, we will not refuse!”

Jiang Daoxuan’s expression remained polite, and seeing this, Shen Changqing did not refuse further, nodding.

“Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Jiang.”

“Now that this matter is settled, it is not appropriate for me to linger at the Seven Profound Dao Sect. Therefore, I will take my leave.” ” Fellow Daoist

Jiang, please take care—”