Terran Guardian - Chapter 4004

Chapter 3979: Chaos Beast

Time passed slowly.

The atmosphere in the Divine Heaven Domain grew increasingly heavy.

All cultivators waited,

waiting for the Crimson Jade Dao Palace to truly open.

Shen Changqing was also waiting.

During this time,

he met with Jiang Daoxuan.

The latter recounted some details about the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, giving Shen Changqing a better understanding of entering it.

Three months later,

Shen Changqing felt the Crimson Jade Token in his hand become intensely hot. Immediately afterward, a brilliant crimson light enveloped his entire body, transforming him into a stream of light that pierced through the void of the Heavenly Forging Palace, heading towards the Crimson Jade Dao Palace.

At the same time,

countless crimson streams of light appeared in all directions of the Divine Heaven Domain.

Some veteran Half-Saints, witnessing this scene, finally couldn’t resist and attacked one of the streams of light, attempting to forcibly intercept it to seize the Crimson Jade Token, or even to take its place and enter the Crimson Jade Dao Palace in its place.

Although rumors circulated that Half-Saints were forbidden from entering the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, they still wanted to try.

But at that very moment,

the half-saint who had tried to intercept it exploded instantly upon touching the crimson light, his flesh and blood flying everywhere. Only a remnant soul managed to escape, staring in horror at the disappearing crimson light.

This scene

caused the other powerful figures who wanted to intervene to stop abruptly.

Although the half-saint who had intervened was not a top-tier half-saint, he was still a sixth-tribulation level being.

The result?

In just one exchange,

he suffered the complete destruction of his physical body.

The other cultivators already understood that the power of the Crimson Jade Token was unstoppable. Or rather,

half-saints were insufficient to intercept it.

Only those supreme beings could perhaps intercept the Crimson Jade Token.

But just then, the gates of the Crimson Jade Dao Palace opened wide, and all the crimson light disappeared into it in an instant.

In the vast Divine Heaven Domain, many powerful figures looked towards the Crimson Jade Dao Palace in the void and the open gates.

Behind the palace gates emanated boundless Daoist energy, so vast that even saints and great saints struggled to truly decipher it and glimpse the true scene within.

“I do not believe it! Only those who obtain the Crimson Jade Token may enter!”

An elderly Immortal Emperor stepped forward, heading directly towards the Crimson Jade Palace.

The other powerful figures watched coldly, offering no attempt to stop him.

Just as the aged Immortal Emperor was about to enter the Crimson Jade Palace, his movements abruptly halted, his entire body frozen in place.

The next instant,

his physical body turned to ashes. His soul was utterly annihilated.

In less than a breath, the aged Immortal Emperor vanished without a trace.

This sight sent a chill down the spines of the other veteran Immortal Emperors who wished to emulate him, their eyes filled with terror as they looked towards the Crimson Jade Palace.

If the Crimson Jade Palace possessed some powerful restriction that could swiftly and decisively kill an Immortal Emperor, they might not have been so shocked.

But alas,

that aged Immortal Emperor perished without a sound.

It was as if a speck of dust on a piece of paper had been easily wiped away with a flick of the wrist, vanishing completely from the world.

There was no sign of an inner universe falling!

Not even the slightest ripple.

A top-tier Immortal Emperor had fallen on the spot.

How could such a bizarre scene not chill the hearts of the other Immortal Emperors?

“Ignorant fool! How could a mere Immortal Emperor possibly dare to force his way into the Crimson Jade Dao Palace!” A Sage sneered, showing no surprise at the Immortal Emperor’s demise.

The Crimson Jade Dao Palace was left behind by the Primordial Dao Venerable; such a level of existence, even if it had perished for countless ages, was absolutely not something an Immortal Emperor could easily challenge.

Let alone an Immortal Emperor

, even a Sage or a Great Sage, touching such restrictive power would be certain death.

Throughout history,

more than one Sage or Great Sage had paid the ultimate price for this.

Over time…

These top-tier beings naturally dared not force their way into the Crimson Jade Palace again.

However, for those Immortal Emperors, the Crimson Jade Palace was ultimately a legendary existence, and some were even learning of it for the first time.

Immortal Emperors could not achieve immortality.

Lifespan was a sharp blade hanging over their heads. Faced with both opportunity and the threat of death, it was not surprising that they would risk everything. However, such actions were destined to be futile. Having learned from the first Immortal Emperor’s mistake, the remaining Immortal Emperors dared not act impulsively again. Undeniably, the opportunities within the Crimson Jade Palace were indeed tempting enough. But compared to their own lives, they were insignificant. Therefore, they could only watch helplessly as the Crimson Jade Palace closed, making no further move. … “The Crimson Jade Palace… I wonder if my Qin family can obtain any opportunities from it this time!” Inside the Immortal Mansion of Heavenly Soldier City, the Qin family patriarch stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the ancient palace in the void, a hint of worry on his aged face. Qin Shan was the most outstanding prodigy of the Qin family in this generation. His demise would be a loss for the Qin family. But the most important thing was the Crimson Jade Token. If Qin Shan perished, the Crimson Jade Token would be completely lost. This kind of loss was what the Qin family could not afford. As long as Qin Shan could emerge alive, and the Crimson Jade Token remained in the Qin family’s hands, then the Qin family would essentially possess the credentials to re-enter the Crimson Jade Palace. When the Crimson Jade Palace opened again, the Qin family could send people in to compete for the opportunities. However, even the Qin family patriarch was unsure whether Qin Shan could emerge alive. Some things were beyond his control. On the other side, many powerful figures from various forces were also harboring different thoughts, but all were watching the Crimson Jade Palace, silently waiting for something…

The void twisted.

A figure enveloped in crimson immortal light gradually emerged.

“This is the Crimson Jade Dao Palace!”

Shen Changqing looked at the void, where chaotic energy surged, and occasionally a wisp of undying Dao essence fell, tearing space apart. Furthermore, an aura spanning countless ages remained within.

Looking at the scene before him, relevant information immediately surfaced in Shen Changqing’s mind.

“The Chaos Sea!”

“This is one of the perilous places of the Crimson Jade Dao Palace!”

It was Jiang Daoxuan who told him about the existence of the Chaos Sea.

According to Jiang Daoxuan,

the Crimson Jade Dao Palace had three major perilous places:

the Chaos Sea, the Ruins of Return, and

the Great Dao Heaven.

Among them, the Chaos Sea was the most dangerous. It contained endless remnants of undying Dao essence, making the chaotic primordial energy of the entire Chaos Sea turbulent. Cultivators entering this place needed to avoid that Dao essence power.

Otherwise,

if they were accidentally attacked by the Dao essence, they would perish instantly.

Moreover,

the Chaos Sea also contained a ferocious beast called the Chaos Beast.

These ferocious beasts are incredibly powerful and capable of devouring everything.

Cultivators venturing into the Chaos Sea must not only be wary of the undying Dao auras but also of the potential Chaos Beasts they might encounter.

Even the slightest carelessness could make it difficult to emerge alive.

However—

while the Chaos Sea is perilous, it also offers considerable opportunities.

The endless Chaos Sea is home to a vast array of rare and precious materials, and even ancient opportunities left behind.

Finding just one of these could greatly enhance one’s strength!

All the information about the Chaos Sea flashed through Shen Changqing’s mind.

Just then,

an irresistible force of the Great Dao descended from the darkness.

Instantly,

Shen Changqing felt his power severely suppressed; his immortal energy and blood were stagnant, making it almost impossible to mobilize much.

This change caused his expression to shift slightly, but he quickly recovered.

“What a magnificent Crimson Jade Dao Palace! What a powerful Primordial Dao Venerable!”

“The power of such a Great Dao restriction is truly domineering, not only restricting a cultivator’s cultivation level but also completely sealing and suppressing their strength!”

Shen Changqing exhaled a breath of turbid air, trying to mobilize his own power, only to find it was already greatly suppressed. This was the Great Dao rule of the Crimson Jade Dao Palace.

Any power at the semi-saint level was difficult to utilize.

This semi-saint level was literally what it sounded like.

It wasn’t just about a cultivator breaking through to the semi-saint realm; any power exhibiting the strength expected of a semi-saint would be suppressed by the Great Dao rule.

This meant

that outside, Shen Changqing, with his own strength and foundation, could rival a fifth-tribulation semi-saint.

But within the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, he was truly only at the peak of the Immortal Emperor level.

Moreover,

he even tried to communicate with the Boundary-Stabilizing Bell, but the latter remained completely unresponsive, as if entirely beyond his control. Shen Changqing understood this perfectly.

Unsurprisingly , this was due to the rules of the Crimson Jade Dao Palace. Let alone strength, even divine weapons and treasures are difficult to use once one breaks through the Immortal Emperor realm. However— when Shen Changqing tried to communicate with the Seven Profound Divine Tower, he found no obstacles, and his heart was immediately at ease. “The power of the Crimson Jade Dao Venerable can suppress the creation of spiritual treasures, but it cannot suppress the Seven Profound Divine Tower. Even a Dao Lord would find it difficult to deduce anything comparable to the latter. No matter how strong the Crimson Jade Dao Venerable is, he is still just a Dao Venerable. With one foot in the Sovereign Realm, how can he suppress a treasure like the Seven Profound Divine Tower!” The Seven Profound Divine Tower was his last trump card. Since he could use this treasure, Shen Changqing had nothing to worry about. In addition, Shen Changqing discovered another thing. Although his own power was suppressed and weakened, only able to exert the strength of the peak Immortal Emperor, his cultivated physical body was real. The Dao rules of this Dao Palace could suppress blood and qi cultivation, and could suppress the power of treasures, but it was difficult to truly erase what the cultivator had cultivated. Suppression and erasure! Ultimately, these are two different concepts. Therefore, even though Shen Changqing cannot currently use the power of a semi-saint, his physical defense is still comparable to a fourth-grade innate imperial weapon. “A physical body with the strength of a fourth-grade innate imperial weapon might not be able to sweep everything away in the outside world. Some top-tier immortal emperors or ordinary semi-saints, if they possess top-tier treasures, might still be able to break through the physical defense. But within the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, it’s different…” All cultivators’ strength is suppressed to the immortal emperor realm. All treasures and methods that break through the immortal emperor realm are forbidden. In this way, Shen Changqing’s physical body, comparable to a fourth-grade innate imperial weapon, is practically invincible. Based on this alone, how can other immortal emperors in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm contend with him? To put it another way, even if other immortal emperors also cultivate their physical bodies to the semi-saint level, they cannot threaten him. After all, under the suppression of the Great Dao rules, the strength of semi-saints and above cannot be fully utilized, so they cannot threaten him either. At most, they simply cannot break each other’s defenses. Understanding this, Shen Changqing immediately smiled. “…” But just then, the chaotic energy surged violently, and a terrifying shadow loomed over it. A four-legged beast, its body comparable to a star, traversed the void. Its head occupied almost half its body, lacking eyes, nose, or other facial features, possessing only a gaping maw like an abyss, devouring everything in its path. “A Chaos Beast!” Upon seeing this ferocious beast, Shen Changqing’s expression changed slightly; he instantly recognized its origin. This was the Chaos Beast that Jiang Daoxuan had spoken of!

A ferocious beast capable of devouring everything!

To be honest

, Shen Changqing was shocked when he first saw such a beast.

It wasn’t that the Chaos Beast was particularly powerful, but rather its peculiar appearance that surprised him.

There were many ferocious beasts in the Chaos Realm, including some with bizarre appearances, but he had never seen one like the Chaos Beast before.

At the same time,

the Seven Profound Divine Tower also recorded the cultivation level of this beast.

“Half-Saint, Second Level!”

This result made Shen Changqing raise an eyebrow. Clearly,

the Great Dao restrictions of the Crimson Jade Dao Palace only targeted outsiders; they had no effect on beings born within the palace.

In other words, any cultivator entering the Crimson Jade Dao Palace had to be wary not only of other cultivators but also of other dangers within the palace itself.

For example—

the Chaos Beast before him was such a threat.

Now…

The Chaos Beast seemed to sense something, suddenly opening its gaping maw and unleashing an incredibly terrifying suction force. Shen Changqing offered almost no resistance and was swallowed whole.

In an instant ,

the world spun.

A short while later, Shen Changqing appeared in another void.

This void was vast, filled with scattered star debris and other miscellaneous things.

Moreover, a corrosive force surged within, seemingly intent on melting everything away.

“This is the Chaos Beast’s stomach. Its corrosive power is indeed formidable. Let alone an Immortal Emperor, even an ordinary Half-Saint swallowed by it would likely perish!”

Shen Changqing remained calm, observing the enveloping corrosive currents. Despite the terrifying corrosive power, it hadn’t left a single mark on him.

The body of a fourth-grade Innate Emperor Weapon was no joke.

If this Chaos Beast were a top-tier Half-Saint, then even a fourth-grade Innate Emperor Weapon’s body wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

However, Shen Changqing didn’t believe that a Chaos Beast at the Second Tribulation Half-Saint Realm could corrupt him.

This was one of the reasons why he allowed the Chaos Beast to swallow him whole.

He wouldn’t have taken such a risk without sufficient confidence.

However,

there was another reason.

The Chaos Beast was quite powerful, and under the suppression of the Great Dao Rules, Shen Changqing wasn’t confident he could directly kill or suppress it.

Therefore, he simply let it swallow him and then search for a way to break the deadlock.