Terran Guardian - Chapter 4005

Chapter 3980: The Spirit Flower of Salvation

Fortunately,

although the Chaos Beast’s stomach possessed terrifying corrosive power, it posed little threat to Shen Changqing.

After all, his physical body, comparable to a fourth-grade innate imperial weapon, was far beyond the reach of a Chaos Beast at the second tribulation half-saint level.

No matter how powerful the corrosive force was, it couldn’t shake Shen Changqing’s body in the slightest.

Then,

Shen Changqing arrived above the void, looking at the layers of writhing flesh, and immediately unleashed a powerful punch. He

didn’t use any divine weapons or treasures!

Because his fist was the strongest divine weapon.

One punch.

Flesh shattered.

Immediately afterward, the void trembled, as if a painful roar came from the outside.

The Chaos Beast, which had been leisurely devouring everything, now let out a painful howl. Attacked from within, even its desperate struggle was futile.

One punch!

Two punches!

Three punches!

…

Each punch Shen Changqing threw was a severe blow to the Chaos Beast.

The latter, writhing in agony, thrashed wildly through the chaotic sea.

After an unknown amount of time,

the chaotic beast’s wails gradually subsided.

Then,

a deafening roar erupted.

The flesh on the chaotic beast’s back exploded, revealing a figure in purple robes. Looking at the chaotic beast’s corpse beneath his feet, Shen Changqing remained calm.

Killing the chaotic beast

this time was somewhat of a clever maneuver.

If it hadn’t swallowed him whole, truly killing a ferocious beast at the Second Tribulation Half-Saint level wouldn’t have been so easy.

But once inside its body, things were different.

Shen Changqing ripped open its stomach, then walked through its flesh and blood, utterly destroying its internal organs, even shattering its head and brain.

Otherwise,

this chaotic beast wouldn’t have died so easily.

Then,

Shen Changqing grasped a fist-sized, blood-stained sphere, still emanating a violent and terrifying aura.

“An inner core!”

Every ferocious beast possesses such an inner core. In short, an inner core

is formed by a ferocious beast absorbing immortal energy and gathering its own flesh and blood essence over many years.

Such an inner core

is the essence of the beast’s entire being.

In the past, Shen Changqing had also obtained inner cores from other ferocious beasts he killed, but he didn’t deliberately preserve them. Instead, he directly shattered them, mixed them with his own blood essence, and then refined and absorbed them.

Frankly speaking, Shen Changqing didn’t care much about an inner core of this level, which was only at the second tribulation half-saint realm .

Therefore, with

a thought, he carefully stored the inner core away.

Then,

looking at the corpse of the Chaos Beast before him, Shen Changqing thought for a moment and decided to store it in the Seven Profound Divine Tower.

The chaotic space on the sixth level was vast, easily accommodating the corpse of such a ferocious beast.

Although a second tribulation half-saint realm beast was somewhat inferior, it was still a half-saint level beast; even a small amount was still valuable and could play a role in his cultivation. After doing all this, Shen Changqing left.

The Chaos Sea was boundless. He was certain

that there was more than just one Chaos Beast of this level. Perhaps there were even Chaos Beasts stronger than a Second Tribulation Half-Saint. Now that this Chaos Beast had fallen, the scent of its blood would likely attract other Chaos Beasts. For safety’s sake, leaving was the best course of action. As it turned out, Shen Changqing’s assessment was correct. Within moments of his departure, a terrifying, abyss-like aura appeared, followed by a massive influx of chaotic energy converging in the same direction. The surrounding void, spanning billions of miles, seemed to transform into an endless black hole, swallowing everything in its path. Even though Shen Changqing had left first, he could still feel the astonishing pulling force; had he been even a few breaths slower, he probably wouldn’t have been able to escape. “A Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint!” Looking towards the black hole, Shen Changqing uttered four words. Indeed! There were many powerful Chaos Beasts in the Chaos Sea. The Chaos Beast at the Second Tribulation Half-Saint level that he had just encountered was merely an appetizer. Even Chaos Beasts at the Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint level existed in this Chaos Sea. Perhaps— there might even be beings above the Half-Saint level here. Thinking of this , Shen Changqing became even more cautious. The Chaos Sea was vast and boundless; escaping it was no easy feat. For now, he could only choose a direction and carefully explore little by little. Over the past few days, Shen Changqing had lost count of how long he had been walking. During this time, he encountered several Chaos Beasts fighting, but their strength was weak, merely at the Immortal Emperor level. However, Shen Changqing ignored these Chaos Beasts. Immortal Emperor level beasts were of no use to him, and killing such Chaos Beasts would spread the scent of their blood, potentially attracting other powerful Chaos Beasts. To avoid unnecessary trouble, Shen Changqing naturally didn’t bother to act. At the same time, he also found two rare and precious herbs. Although both rare and precious materials were at the Immortal Emperor level and useless to him at present, Shen Changqing had still witnessed just how many opportunities the Crimson Jade Dao Palace possessed. Even a single piece of such a treasure was rare in the outside world, even at the Immortal Emperor level. Having only been in the Crimson Jade Dao Palace for a few days, he had already found two such treasures in this Chaos Sea; this alone demonstrated the Crimson Jade Dao Palace’s profound resources. … Half a month later. Shen Changqing looked at the scene before him and silently pushed open the door. It was a Chaos Beast!

A chaotic beast of astonishing size.

Even ancient stars seemed like dust before it.

It lay prostrate in the chaos, its mere aura suppressing everything; its every breath caused tremors and violent upheavals in the vast chaotic void. A

Saint!

Or perhaps even above a Saint!

Shen Changqing couldn’t tell.

The Seven Profound Divine Tower’s inability to contain its aura meant it was at least a Saint-level being.

Even outside, Shen Changqing wouldn’t have the confidence to deal with a chaotic beast of this level, let alone within the Crimson Jade Dao Palace.

Therefore, he decisively left.

The chaotic beast seemed to be asleep, and Shen Changqing dared not linger.

If it awakened, the difference in their strength would be obvious, and leaving wouldn’t be so easy.

After retreating billions of miles, Shen Changqing changed direction and continued exploring the Chaotic Sea.

This Chaotic Sea was vast, even larger than a top-tier immortal realm.

After all, he hadn’t even reached the end of the Chaos Sea in half a month, which was enough to explain everything.

If this were outside, even in a top-tier immortal realm, Shen Changqing could easily traverse it in that long.

It’s worth mentioning that

so far,

the token Jiang Daoxuan gave Shen Changqing hasn’t made any move.

This token is a bridge for contacting the Jiang family’s prodigies.

If the Jiang family encounters trouble, they can use this token to request help, and Shen Changqing can certainly lend a hand. But now,

the token hasn’t moved.

Either the Jiang family members haven’t encountered any trouble, or they’ve suffered a great danger, or even perished on the spot before they could call for help.

In any case, since there’s no news from the token, Shen Changqing has no need to contact them.

For him, the most important thing right now is to leave the Chaos Sea first.

…

“Boom!”

In the chaotic void, two figures fought. One of them had a cold face, and every move he made contained the supreme power of the Great Dao. With a flick of his sleeve, a vast sword aura slashed through the air, enough to shatter the chaotic star river.

The other person was far weaker and was forced to retreat steadily in the face of such an attack.

“I’ll give you this rare treasure, why must you be so ruthless!”

Mo Xiao’s face was filled with shock and anger, his eyes filled with apprehension as he looked at the young man.

He was originally a rogue cultivator from the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, but after obtaining the Crimson Jade Token, he had been secretly lying in wait for the Crimson Jade Dao Palace to open. When he learned that the Crimson Jade Dao Palace would appear in the Divine Heaven Domain, Mo Xiao naturally came immediately.

Finally, after

traversing many immortal continents,

Mo Xiao was able to enter the Divine Heaven Domain and then the Crimson Jade Dao Palace.

He spent half a month traveling within the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, collecting some rare and precious treasures.

This time, he

happened to encounter a Tribulation-Crossing Spirit Flower, which Mo Xiao was unwilling to miss.

After all, the greatest function of the Tribulation-Crossing Spirit Flower was to help cultivators withstand one of the Five Signs of Decay.

The so-called Five Signs of Decay…

The five tribulations of Heavenly Decay—faded robes, withered divine halo, corrupted immortal body, decaying immortal bones, and a deviated Dao heart—

are necessary for an Immortal Emperor to transcend tribulations and attain immortality.

However, the Five Signs of Decay are terrifying.

Countless Immortal Emperors, even half-saints, have ultimately perished before them.

The Tribulation-Crossing Spirit Flower can counteract any one of the Five Signs of Decay, greatly increasing the chances of a cultivator successfully transcending tribulations.

This is

why Mo Xiao wanted to take the Tribulation

-Crossing Spirit Flower. But to his surprise, another cultivator discovered the flower’s existence and attacked him. Mo Xiao

initially

thought that suppressing a stranger Immortal Emperor wouldn’t be a problem.

But after the actual fight, he realized his assumptions were naive.

The opponent’s strength was far more terrifying than Mo Xiao had anticipated.

His pride and joy were completely useless against this opponent.

In less than a moment, Mo Xiao was being completely overwhelmed.

Thus,

he had no choice but to abandon the Tribulation-Crossing Spirit Flower in exchange for a chance to live.

Unfortunately,

his opponent didn’t respond at all, but instead intensified their attacks. Seeing this, Mo Xiao’s heart sank.

Then,

he no longer held back, activating his secret technique, causing his strength to surge dramatically. Terrifying immortal energy erupted, and the Nine Directions Inner Universe slammed down.

The young man, seeing this, remained indifferent.

“A death throes!”

With a flick of his finger, an unstoppable river of sword energy cleaved through layers of space.

The Nine Directions Immortal Emperor Universe was like paper before such power.

Finally, the Nine Directions Inner Universe collapsed.

The remaining sword energy pierced Mo Xiao’s head, his expression stiffening, and the light in his eyes quickly dimmed.