Terran Guardian - Chapter 3995

Chapter 3970: Bathing in the Essence Blood of the Chaos Divine Elephant

After figuring out the true function of the Crimson Jade Token

and investigating information about the Crimson Jade Dao Venerable,

Shen Changqing continued his seclusion.

However,

comprehending the jade-colored finger bone and observing the power of the supreme Dao Venerable’s Great Dao had taken a heavy toll on his soul.

Therefore, Shen Changqing could not maintain his comprehension for long.

When he recovered, he would emerge from seclusion to lecture his disciples, including Gu Qingyang.

These lectures

were less about improving the other disciples’ cultivation and more about Shen Changqing organizing his own insights.

Because of this,

Gu Qingyang and the others found Shen Changqing’s teachings like listening to celestial scripture; most of it was obscure and difficult to understand, with only a very few managing to grasp a fraction of it. Of

course, even these small insights were of great benefit to them.

After all, this was the Dao of the Dao Venerable.

Even though what Shen Changqing taught was only a tiny fraction of the complete Dao of the Dao, less than a fraction of its full extent, the benefits to an Immortal Emperor were unimaginable. But this was a tremendous shock to Ji Yang. He could tell that the Great Dao Shen Changqing spoke of was at the Dao Venerable level. Even though this Great Dao was incomplete, merely a superficial imitation compared to the complete Dao Venerable Great Dao, it was still the Dao Venerable Great Dao. Its incompleteness couldn’t change its true essence. To put it simply, it was like the difference between spiritual energy and immortal energy. Immortal energy was immortal energy. Even the thinnest immortal energy couldn’t conceal its essential nature. This power was something spiritual energy lacked. Now, the Dao Venerable Great Dao that Shen Changqing spoke of was a concept. Even though Ji Yang’s memories of his past life were incomplete, and he hadn’t inherited much of the Dao Venerable Great Dao, he could still discern the level of the Great Dao Shen Changqing spoke of. It was hard to imagine that a Celestial Emperor who hadn’t even reached the Half-Saint level had already glimpsed some of the mysteries of the Dao Venerable. “Could it be… that Master is also a reincarnation of a Dao Venerable?” This thought popped into Ji Yang’s mind, but he quickly suppressed it. Whether true or false, it was beyond his ability to delve into. Understanding this, Ji Yang focused his mind and listened attentively to the teachings of the Great Dao. As a reincarnation of a Dao Venerable, listening to the Dao Venerable’s teachings now felt completely different. The two Daos reflected each other, giving Ji Yang insights that other cultivators lacked. … Time passed swiftly. Millions of years quietly slipped by. During this long period, Shen Changqing gained a deeper understanding of the Great Dao of the Crimson Jade Dao Venerable. Of course, even this deeper understanding was still just the tip of the iceberg compared to the complete and vast Dao Venerable’s Great Dao. Yet, even so, this extra understanding made Shen Changqing’s cultivation of the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture much easier. Five million years later, Shen Changqing personally slew a Chaos Divine Elephant at the Sixth Tribulation level. Unfortunately, while he possessed the essence blood of the Chaos Divine Elephant, he lacked the matching rare and precious materials to refine the Chaos Saint Bone Pill. Moreover, even a Grandmaster of Alchemy capable of refining a sixth-grade Chaos Saint Bone Pill couldn’t be found by Shen Changqing. Therefore, he simply went all in. He directly used the most primitive method to digest the essence blood power of the Chaos Divine Elephant. This method involved bathing in the blood of a ferocious beast. In the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, many cultivators bathed in the blood of chaotic ferocious beasts, using their savage and domineering power to temper their bodies and improve their strength. However, those were ordinary chaotic ferocious beasts. Shen Changqing, by directly bathing in the essence blood of a sixth-tribulation half-saint level chaotic ferocious beast, was extraordinary. That kind of beast essence blood was extremely domineering; let alone an Immortal Emperor, even many half-saints would find it difficult to withstand. The reason Shen Changqing dared to do so was simply because he relied on his physical body, which was comparable to a fourth-tribulation half-saint. In the past, before he had reached the fourth level of the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture, he wouldn’t have dared to attempt it rashly. The result proved that Shen Changqing’s calculations were correct. While the blood essence of the Chaos Divine Elephant at the Sixth Tribulation Half-Saint realm was indeed domineering, even a Fourth Tribulation Half-Saint’s body could barely withstand it. However, such domineering power tempering the body was a severe test of a cultivator’s Dao heart. The intense pain was unbearable for ordinary people, penetrating deep into the soul. Furthermore, the blood essence of the Chaos ferocious beast contained lingering remnants of its former power. If one’s Dao heart wasn’t firm enough, and one’s soul wasn’t stable enough, one absolutely couldn’t withstand the impact of such remnants. At that point, at best, the soul would be damaged and the Dao heart injured; at worst, the soul would be annihilated, and the body and Dao would be destroyed. Besides this, there was another hidden danger. That is, by directly bathing in the blood essence of the Chaos ferocious beast and refining its power, most of the blood essence’s power would dissipate and be completely wasted. Only a small amount could be absorbed. This was its effect. Compared to directly refining them into pills, it’s a world of difference. But there’s no other way. Gathering the materials for a single batch of pills is difficult enough. It requires not only the essence blood of chaotic beasts but also numerous top-tier rare and precious herbs to assist in obtaining a batch of pills. Moreover— refining pills also carries the risk of failure. It’s hard to say which is superior.

However, it cannot be denied that

refining elixirs is often easier than directly refining the essence of ferocious beasts.

Under such circumstances, Shen Changqing’s strength also progressed slowly.

…

Inside the first layer of space. Shen Changqing was immersed in the blood pool, and as time passed, the blood pool gradually became clearer.

It might take a year.

It might take a hundred years.

As time went on, the blood pool became clearer and faster.

In the end, the huge blood pool turned into a pool of clear water.

“Splash!”

Shen Changqing got up from the blood pool, and all the pool water fell from his clothes, leaving not a single water stain on his Daoist robe.

When he walked out of the blood pool, his divine sense fell on his body, and he saw that the blood was surging like a torrent, and the powerful blood energy was much stronger than before.

“The fourth level of minor completion!”

“My physical strength has broken through the power of 600,000 Chaos God Elephants. At this point, the cultivation of the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture has become increasingly slow!”

Shen Changqing’s expression was calm. He did not feel much joy about his breakthrough in strength.

Millions of years had passed outside. He had been in seclusion in the first level of space for at least five or six ancient immortal eras.

Such a long period had only allowed him to barely reach the fourth level of minor completion, his physical strength increasing from 500,000 Chaos Divine Elephants to 600,000. Naturally, this wasn’t anything to be overjoyed about.

Compared to his previous breakthrough speed, it was now much slower.

But there was nothing he could do. That’s

how cultivation is.

The further you go, the slower the speed becomes.

This is an immutable law.