Terran Guardian - Chapter 4001

Chapter 3976: The Great Heavenly Star Formation

Inside the Immortal Fire Hall,

Shen Changqing and Bai Lianchuan stepped inside.

A scorching aura rushed

towards them .

Shen Changqing remained calm.

He looked at the immortal fire within the ancient cauldron; the aura that had once posed a great threat to him was now nothing.

“Sect Master Shen, the tenth-tier immortal fire is here, but this immortal fire is extremely volatile. To subdue it…”

Bai Lianchuan hadn’t finished speaking when he saw Shen Changqing directly plunge his palm into the ancient cauldron and easily retrieve the immortal fire with his bare hands.

Freed from the cauldron’s restraint,

the temperature within the Immortal Fire Hall suddenly surged.

The terrifyingly scorching aura caused the surrounding space to distort and collapse, completely unable to withstand such terrifying power.

“…” Bai Lianchuan stared at this scene, speechless with shock.

He never imagined that Shen Changqing’s strength would be so formidable.

Retrieving a tenth-tier immortal fire with bare hands!

This method was beyond Bai Lianchuan’s comprehension.

It should be known that

a tenth-tier immortal fire

corresponds to the half-saint level.

Moreover…

This immortal fire is no ordinary tenth-tier immortal fire; it’s a tenth-tier, third-grade level immortal fire.

Such a level of immortal fire is exceptionally domineering, and truly suppressing it is no easy task.

Most importantly,

Shen Changqing is suppressing the immortal fire without any superfluous methods; even Bai Lianchuan hasn’t detected the slightest fluctuation of immortal power. This means that

the opponent is suppressing the immortal fire entirely with his physical strength.

This is

quite astonishing.

“This immortal fire is indeed extraordinary!”

Shen Changqing looked at the constantly vibrating flame in his palm. This immortal fire, having reached this stage, has already developed some intelligence, attempting to break through the suppression with its own power.

But unfortunately,

Shen Changqing’s physical body has already broken through to the fourth tribulation half-saint realm.

Such physical defense is comparable to a fourth-grade innate imperial weapon. An

immortal fire equivalent to a third tribulation half-saint realm immortal fire naturally poses little threat to him.

This is the advantage of the physical body, unlike simply improving cultivation level.

Once the physical body’s rank is raised, there are almost no opponents among those of the same rank. After all,

without breaking through the defenses,

everything is just empty talk.

Even a fourth or fifth-tribulation half-saint wouldn’t be able to ignore the power of a tenth-tier, third-grade immortal fire.

But for Shen Changqing, an immortal fire of this level couldn’t even break through his defenses, so it posed no threat.

Then,

Shen Changqing looked at the ancient cauldron and said, “Why don’t I take this ancient cauldron with me? I can exchange it for cultivation resources.”

“Haha, if Sect Master Shen is interested, just take it. The chaotic ore used in this ancient cauldron is beyond the capabilities of the Heavenly Forging Palace to forge.

When the immortal fire was present, this ancient cauldron could be used to suppress it.

But since Sect Master Shen has already taken the immortal fire, leaving this ancient cauldron in the Immortal Fire Hall is useless, so let’s just take it with us.”

Bai Lianchuan was quite generous this time.

Just as he said, the ancient cauldron before them was beyond the Heavenly Forging Palace’s current reach.

Even at its peak, the Heavenly Forging Palace couldn’t forge it into a divine weapon; it could only be used to suppress the immortal fire.

Now that the immortal fire was gone, there was naturally no need to keep this chaotic ore.

Rather than leaving it in the Immortal Fire Palace, it’s better to give it to them and gain a favor.

Seeing this,

Shen Changqing didn’t refuse and immediately took the ancient cauldron formed from the chaotic ore.

At the same time, he casually tossed the immortal fire into the cauldron and stored it in his inner universe.

When he left the Immortal Fire Palace and returned to his Immortal Abode, Shen Changqing flicked his sleeve, and a supreme treasure appeared out of thin air. Daoist principles emanated from it, and the powers of earth, water, fire, and wind flickered faintly.

Bai Lianchuan only glanced at it before feeling an aura as heavy as an abyss wash over him.

“This item is called the Four Symbols Returning to Origin Diagram. I obtained it from slaying a half-saint in the past. It is a fourth-grade innate imperial weapon, containing the power of earth, water, fire, and wind.

If you unleash the Four Symbols Returning to Origin Diagram, it can be a supreme defensive treasure. Even an ordinary half-saint would find it difficult to break through its defenses.

Furthermore, you can comprehend the Daoist power within it and comprehend the essence of earth, water, fire, and wind. If your comprehension is sufficient, it can also be of considerable use to your further cultivation of your inner universe!”

Shen Changqing said calmly.

The Four Symbols Returning to Origin Diagram!

This was the supreme treasure he was offering for trade.

This treasure

was useless to Shen Changqing.

After all, a fourth-grade innate imperial weapon level defensive treasure was certainly enough to save the lives of ordinary cultivators.

But the problem was that

Shen Changqing’s physical body had already been cultivated to the level of a fourth-tribulation half-saint.

Compared to the defense of his physical body, the Four Symbols Returning to Origin Diagram was somewhat inadequate.

You must know that

no matter how good a defensive treasure is, it still needs power to activate it. If there is not enough power to activate it, then its effectiveness will be extremely limited.

Therefore,

the Four Symbols Returning to Origin Diagram was essentially dispensable to Shen Changqing.

Originally,

he intended to find an opportunity to bestow it upon his disciples.

However, it now seemed most suitable to use it to trade for a tenth-tier, third-grade immortal flame and that piece of chaotic ore.

“The Four Symbols Returning to Origin Diagram!”

Upon hearing Shen Changqing’s words, Bai Lianchuan’s eyes burned with fervor as he gazed at the treasure before him.

This was the supreme treasure he had longed for.

With such a treasure, combined with his existing resources, Bai Lianchuan believed he could even contend with a true half-saint.

Trading an immortal flame he couldn’t control and a piece of unusable chaotic ore for such a treasure seemed like a sure win to him.

No—it should be called a huge win.

After all, no matter how good a treasure is, it’s meaningless if you can’t use it yourself.

Take that immortal fire, for example. While Bai Lianchuan could barely use it for refining weapons, that was all.

Without truly refining the immortal fire, it was ultimately useless.

Using the power of the immortal fire for refining weapons was the limit he could achieve.

The problem was,

with Bai Lianchuan’s current cultivation level, even if he were to refine weapons, he could only forge a first-grade innate imperial weapon at most.

Moreover,

the probability of failure was not low.

Even with the resources of the Heavenly Forging Palace, it would be difficult to withstand multiple failures.

In any case, compared to a complete fourth-grade innate imperial weapon, it was insignificant.

Not to mention, a fourth-grade innate imperial weapon was just one example.

Just as Bai Lianchuan’s thoughts settled, he saw Shen Changqing take out another set of formations and a storage ring.

“This formation is called the Great Celestial Star Array. It is based on 108 star pillars, supplemented by the Celestial Star Array Diagram, which makes it a complete formation.

The 108 star pillars were forged by me from ancient stars. Although they are not innate imperial weapons, those below the level of a half-saint have no chance of shaking them.

As for the Celestial Star Array Diagram, it incorporates the cores of numerous stars and was ultimately forged.

This formation can generate the Celestial Stars, recreate the universe, trap and kill enemies, and even draw upon the power of chaotic stars to protect a region.

Unless a powerful being can completely sever the connection between the formation and the chaotic stars with great supernatural powers, breaking the formation is by no means easy!”

“It can be said that if this formation is established, its defense will be unparalleled!”

“Ordinary half-saints facing this formation have absolutely no chance of breaking it—”

Shen Changqing said.

Although his tone was calm, it contained a subtle arrogance.

The Great Celestial Star Array! This formation is considered a top-tier formation he created after mastering all his own formation techniques.

It draws upon the power of chaotic stars to create a boundless array.

Shen Changqing is confident that this formation is almost unparalleled among formations of the same level.

He especially poured his heart and soul into its creation, using ancient stars as its foundation, before finally succeeding.

However,

the Seven Profound Dao Sect currently has no need for a sect-protecting formation of this caliber.

Therefore,

since creating the Great Heavenly Gang Star Array, Shen Changqing has kept it hidden, without much opportunity to use it.

Only now

has he brought it out to make a deal with the Heavenly Forging Mansion.

“Hiss!”

Upon hearing Shen Changqing’s words and looking at the formation before him, Bai Lianchuan’s pupils constricted sharply, and he couldn’t help but gasp. From the description alone, it was clear that this was a truly top-tier formation.

With this formation, the Heavenly Forging Mansion essentially possessed a powerful trump card.

The original Heavenly Forging Palace also had a powerful array for protection, but how could such an array compare to the Great Heavenly Dipper Star Array?

“With this array, Heavenly Forging Palace can rest easy. On behalf of all the cultivators of Heavenly Forging Palace, I thank Sect Master Shen!”

Bai Lianchuan bowed deeply to Shen Changqing, his excitement evident on his face.

Shen Changqing, however, remained much calmer: “Our transaction is a business deal, Sect Master Bai Lianchuan need not be so formal. Furthermore, this storage ring contains one billion high-grade immortal stones and ten top-grade immortal stones, which can be considered compensation for Heavenly Forging Palace.”

Upon hearing this,

Bai Lianchuan’s breathing became even more rapid.

One billion high-grade immortal stones was not enough to make him lose his composure.

After all, Heavenly Forging Palace’s resources were considerable. As a top-tier weapon-forging sect, Heavenly Forging Palace controlled a significant amount of cultivation resources.

One billion high-grade immortal stones would be an astronomical figure for an ordinary Immortal Emperor sect, but for Heavenly Forging Palace, while considerable, it was still only so.

However… Top-grade immortal stones are different.

For an Immortal Emperor, such top-grade immortal stones are equivalent to a weakened version of an immortal elixir.

One top-grade immortal stone is enough to extend an Immortal Emperor’s life by five Immortal King eras.

Ten top-grade immortal stones

are enough to allow an Immortal Emperor to live another half a lifetime.

This effect is equivalent to half an immortal elixir.

This—

is what truly excites Bai Lianchuan.

Without immortality, one is ultimately bound by lifespan.

Treasures like top-grade immortal stones, which can extend life, are enough to tempt any Immortal Emperor.

Alas,

top-grade immortal stones are hard to find. Treasures of this level are all controlled by top-tier powers. For an ordinary Immortal Emperor to obtain them is no easier than finding an immortal elixir. Now,

Shen Changqing has taken out ten top-grade immortal stones, which, in Bai Lianchuan’s eyes, is an incredible opportunity.

In certain crucial moments, this item might even be more useful than a fourth-grade innate imperial weapon.