Terran Guardian - Chapter 4008

Chapter 3983: Nine-Star Mace

“It doesn’t bear divine runes!”

“It doesn’t draw upon the power of heaven and earth!”

“But it contains astonishing weight… Strictly speaking, this mace doesn’t belong to the category of innate imperial weapons, nor imperial immortal artifacts, nor creation treasures.

To be honest, this thing is more like the embryo of a supreme treasure!”

Shen Changqing examined the dark golden mace in his hand, already understanding the nature of this supreme treasure.

Simply put,

it’s an excellent material for refining weapons.

If a top-tier grandmaster of weapon refining were to use it, it could even be used to directly refine a ninth-grade innate imperial weapon.

“This mace is extraordinary. The cultivator who refined this item must have achieved unparalleled success in weapon refining!”

Just then, Jiu Ye, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

Hearing the other party’s words, Shen Changqing’s expression faltered slightly.

“Senior can discern the origin of this mace?” Since he entered the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, Jiu Ye had remained silent.

Shen

Changqing didn’t disturb him.

Although

the Crimson Jade Dao Palace had rules that restricted entry to those above the half-saint level.

However, such rules and restrictions were of no use to someone like Jiu Ye.

Hearing Jiu Ye speak, Shen Changqing seized the opportunity to inquire.

Jiu Ye replied immediately, “If I’m not mistaken, the person who forged this mace used extremely powerful methods to integrate the Nine Star Rivers into it, allowing the mace to bear the immense power of the Nine Star Rivers.

There are no divine runes on it, but the power of the Nine Star Rivers is already astonishing, beyond the capacity of ordinary cultivators.

If a saint were to wield this mace and strike with all their might, I estimate that few saints of the same realm could withstand it!”

Jiu

Ye paused, then continued, “You should know that a so-called Grandmaster of Weapon Forging can at most forge Innate Emperor Weapons.

The next level of Creation Treasures involves the mysteries of creation and cannot be forged by human power; they can only be born from the heavens and earth.”

“This junior has naturally heard of this,”

Shen Changqing nodded.

At this moment…

Nine Leaves’ voice rang out again: “However, Creation Treasures are extremely rare. Throughout the vast Chaos, treasures of this caliber are few and far between.

Whenever a Creation Treasure appears, it attracts fierce competition from all sides.

Let alone Saints, even many Supreme Beings, and even Dao Venerables, may not be able to find a Creation Treasure for their own use.” “

Because of this, in ancient times, there were exceptionally talented individuals who used unconventional methods to forge treasures.

These treasures did not bear divine runes, nor did they borrow the power of heaven and earth; instead, they emphasized the return of immense power to themselves, aiming to overcome all laws with a single force.

Their greatest characteristic is emphasizing one word.”

“That is—weight!” “Some cultivators forge weapons using a galaxy, while others gather the countless microcosms of the three thousand worlds into their own bodies, ultimately creating unparalleled divine weapons.

If it’s the former, that’s one thing; but if it’s the latter, even a so-called Supreme Great Sage would find it difficult to shake them in the slightest.

A single strike from such a divine weapon can shatter the chaotic universe; even a single immortal continent might not be able to withstand such power!”

Hearing Jiu Ye’s words, Shen Changqing was deeply shaken.

He could now imagine the pure power possessed by such divine weapons.

They didn’t borrow the power of heaven and earth!

Instead, their power returned to themselves!

In a sense, this was remarkably similar to a cultivator tempering their physical body.

Ultimately, the physical body is the true source of power.

Like now,

even the suppression of the Ancient Dao Venerable’s rules couldn’t completely suppress or weaken the power of the physical body, which shows something.

It’s understandable that some cultivators would emulate such methods to forge top-tier divine weapons. However, Shen Changqing also understood that truly forging a divine weapon using such methods was beyond the capabilities of ordinary people.

“Like the long mace in your hand, in the hands of a sage, it would be no less than a treasure of creation, but in the hands of a great sage, its effectiveness would be greatly diminished.

This power of the Nine Directions Star River ultimately has its limits.

This is the flaw of such a divine weapon, and also the true difference between it and a treasure of creation!”

Jiu Ye’s words made Shen Changqing understand.

Understanding this ,

he naturally valued the long mace even more.

After all, according to Jiu Ye, this item was equivalent to a treasure of creation in the hands of a sage, so in his own hands, it would undoubtedly unleash even greater power.

The power of the Nine Directions Star River crashing down would be enough to give other half-sages a run for their money.

Not to mention,

it was further enhanced by his own power.

Just imagining the scene of that mace crashing down filled Shen Changqing with excitement. As for the claim that its effectiveness was greatly diminished for a great sage, he didn’t care much about it.

At the level of a Great Sage, he was not someone he could easily challenge.

If he were to encounter a powerhouse of that level, the outcome would be the same

whether he had the mace or not. A Great Sage could suppress him with a mere thought.

For Shen Changqing at his current stage, the mace was incredibly useful,

especially within the Crimson Jade Palace.

It didn’t draw upon the power of heaven and earth,

nor did it bear any divine runes. It relied

solely on sheer force, overwhelming with its absolute weight.

“Bearing the power of the Nine Star Rivers, let it be called the Nine-Star Mace!”

Shen Changqing looked at the mace in his hand and gave it his command.

Then, he stored the Nine-Star Mace into the Seven Profound Divine Tower.

Why not store it in his inner universe? It was simple: the Nine-Star Mace was too heavy, and the Immortal Emperor Universe could not bear its weight.

If it were stored in the inner universe, the only result would be that the inner universe would be unable to withstand the power of the Nine-Star Mace and would shatter and collapse.

That was why

Shen Changqing stored the Nine-Star Mace in the Seven Profound Divine Tower.

What about the power of the Nine Star River?

It’s utterly insignificant to the Seven Mysterious Divine Tower.

Furthermore…

Another advantage of the Nine-Star Mace was now evident.

While other divine weapons and treasures required refinement and imprinting with one’s own divine soul mark to unleash their full power,

the Nine-Star Mace was different.

This weapon was unlike any other conventional divine weapon; it didn’t require the hassle of refinement and recognition, and could be used directly. Of course,

if other cultivators wanted to seize it, they could use it just as easily.

This was a double-edged sword.

However, in Shen Changqing’s view, if a cultivator could openly snatch the Nine-Star Mace from him, that level of being was likely beyond his ability to handle.

Having one more or one less Nine-Star Mace wouldn’t change anything.

Therefore,

this potential threat was insignificant to Shen Changqing. He

then

glanced at the Chaos Beast’s remains and left.

It wasn’t that Shen Changqing didn’t want to take the Chaos Beast’s remains, but even in its fallen state, the residual power of such a being was unshakeable.

Even if he wanted to take it, it would be difficult.

Therefore, Shen Changqing simply abandoned this plan.