Terran Guardian - Chapter 4010

Chapter 3985 This face…you are Shen Changqing!!!

“The Great Wilderness Immortal Court!”

Shen Changqing said calmly, glancing at the other Immortal Emperors before finally fixing his gaze on Luo Jiuli.

“What is your relationship with Luo Qingchen?”

“You know Ancestor Qingchen?”

Luo Jiuli frowned slightly, looking at the face before him, the feeling of familiarity growing stronger.

Suddenly,

he seemed to realize something, his expression drastically changing.

“This face…you are Shen Changqing!!!”

Boom!!!

As Luo Jiuli’s words fell, all the Immortal Emperors were shaken to their core, their eyes filled with horror as they looked at Shen Changqing.

Shen Changqing!

This name! It was naturally familiar to them.

Although some cultivators from other Immortal Continents had never actually seen his face, his name was like thunder in their ears.

The Xuan Tian Sword Master, Shen Changqing!

The one who has now ascended to the top of the Immortal Emperor Stele—

what does ascending to the top of the Immortal Emperor Stele mean? It means that the other party is the first Immortal Emperor, the strongest among the Immortal Emperors in the true sense.

Only such an existence can sit on the throne of the first Immortal Emperor Stele.

Now that Luo Jiuli had revealed his opponent’s identity, the shock to the other Immortal Emperors was self-evident.

“I’m not afraid of Luo Qingchen, let alone you. I have many grudges with your Great Wilderness Immortal Court, so I’ll collect some interest from you first!”

Shen Changqing took a step forward, then unleashed the Nine-Star Mace, directly striking Luo Jiuli.

This seemingly casual strike caused the void to collapse and annihilate instantly, the terrifying power crushing layers of space, the destructive shockwave sweeping in all directions.

As the primary target, Luo Jiuli was rendered immobile by the terrifying pressure even before the Nine-Star Mace had fully landed.

“No—!!!” Luo Jiuli’s pupils widened, his face filled with despair.

He wanted to resist, but it was futile.

Finally.

The Nine-Star Mace crashed down.

Luo Jiuli’s head exploded instantly, followed by his body, finally turning into a cloud of blood mist, his life extinguished.

…

In the void.

The other Immortal Emperors fell silent upon witnessing this scene.

An instant kill! A

true instant kill!

They had considered the possibility of Luo Jiuli’s defeat, after all, he didn’t even qualify to enter the Immortal Emperor’s Stele, while this Xuan Tian Sword Master was the First Immortal Emperor.

The difference in their strength was undeniable. But no matter what,

the other Immortal Emperors never imagined that Luo Jiuli wouldn’t even have the chance to withstand a single blow before being killed on the spot.

The other party killed Luo Jiuli as easily as crushing an ant.

Such a disparity in strength was truly astonishing.

If this were outside, it wouldn’t be so bad .

Those who reached the top of the Immortal Emperor’s Stele were often capable of contending with Half-Saints.

Luo Jiuli, ultimately not being on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele, was naturally far inferior in strength compared to such beings.

But this was the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, where the Dao Venerable’s rules suppressed the power.

No cultivator could unleash the power of a Half-Saint or higher.

Thus,

the Xuan Tian Sword Master still managed to kill Luo Jiuli in a single move—how could this not be shocking?

At this moment… Shen Changqing looked at the other Immortal Emperors, his expression calm: “The Longevity Token now belongs to me. If any of you are dissatisfied, you may make your move. Whoever can defeat me will naturally have the Longevity Token!”

Upon hearing this, all the Immortal Emperors exchanged bewildered glances.

Defeat him?

Before Shen Changqing made his move, even if the other Immortal Emperors had only heard of his reputation, they would have wanted to try their luck.

But now,

no one had the thought of making a move.

In terms of strength, they were at most at the level of Luo Jiuli, and might even be inferior.

After all, Luo Jiuli was the second prince of the Great Wilderness Immortal Court. With such a background, the cultivation resources he received were undoubtedly excellent. While his strength might not be among the top of his level, it was certainly greater than many top Immortal Emperors.

At least,

among the many Immortal Emperors present, there were definitely no more than three who were confident of defeating Luo Jiuli.

Yet, even someone as powerful as Luo Jiuli was still killed by Shen Changqing in one strike.

If they were to make their move, it wouldn’t change anything. The Longevity Token was certainly desirable, but one needed the strength to compete for it.

As for the 3 billion high-grade immortal stones, even if divided equally, each person would only receive tens of millions, but compared to their own lives, it seemed insignificant.

Therefore,

after a brief silence, one of the Immortal Emperors bowed first: “The reputation of the Xuan Tian Sword Master is renowned far and wide. As the saying goes, treasures belong to the strong.

I admit I am inferior to Sword Master Shen, farewell!”

With that

, he turned and left.

Shen Changqing watched his departing figure without making a move. In a short while, this Immortal Emperor had completely disappeared.

Seeing this, the other Immortal Emperors also spoke, leaving behind polite words before departing without daring to linger, as if afraid the other party might change their mind.

Soon,

all the Immortal Emperors had vanished.

Shen Changqing did not stop these Immortal Emperors from leaving. There was no conflict of interest between them, and killing these Immortal Emperors would be pointless. As for his own identity—

if this were outside, these Immortal Emperors would not have held back upon learning his identity.

But in the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, it was different.

Shen Changqing had initially used methods to conceal his identity, but after entering the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, all his concealment methods became ineffective.

This meant that

unless he hid somewhere within the Crimson Jade Dao Palace from the beginning, avoiding competition for opportunities with other cultivators and refraining from entering the Immortal City of Longevity, he would have no chance of being exposed.

Otherwise,

once he entered the Immortal City of Longevity, his identity would inevitably be revealed.

Of course—

Shen Changqing could also kill all the cultivators who had seen him.

But the problem was…

Even with this approach, some will inevitably slip through the net. Since that’s the case

, Shen Changqing won’t bother with concealment.

As for killing Luo Jiuli, that’s entirely a personal grudge.

He has a deep-seated feud with the Great Wilderness Immortal Court; even Luo Qingchen

, a Nine Tribulation Half-Saint, perished at his hands. Killing another Luo Jiuli now is nothing to Shen Changqing.

If he’s destined to be irreconcilably opposed to the Great Wilderness Immortal Court, then killing one more Luo Jiuli won’t matter.

If it doesn’t reach that point, one more Luo Jiuli won’t have much impact.

The interests valued by an ancient immortal court are not something a prince can control.

Besides,

as far as Shen Changqing knows,

among the many princes of the Great Wilderness Immortal Court, Luo Jiuli isn’t the most outstanding.

Princes like Luo Jiuqing and Luo Jiuyuan aren’t necessarily much worse. Especially Luo Jiuqing, who has obtained the opportunity on the Ancient Immortal Stele; he might surpass Luo Jiuli in the future.

In Shen Changqing’s view, the other party’s ability to enter the Crimson Jade Dao Palace was likely due to their superior cultivation level.

Of course,

Shen Changqing didn’t bother to dwell on such matters.

Since there was a grudge,

then killing was the only option.

Afterwards,

Shen Changqing swept his divine sense across the void, and after a while, he gave up the search.

“It seems the rumors are true. If a cultivator dies after entering the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, the Crimson Jade Token will disappear and then randomly reappear outside the palace.”

Shen Changqing had heard this before, but only now, witnessing it firsthand, did he confirm it. In

his opinion, this rule was probably to prevent any single force from collecting all the Crimson Jade Tokens and making the Crimson Jade Dao Palace their own secret realm.

After all, if a force joined forces to slaughter other cultivators and collect their Crimson Jade Tokens, then the number of cultivators from that force entering the Crimson Jade Dao Palace the next time would greatly increase. And so on.

Perhaps a force could truly monopolize the Crimson Jade Dao Palace.

At the very least…

It was also a group of top powers that joined forces to control and privatize the Crimson Jade Dao Palace.

Clearly,

this was not the situation the Crimson Jade Dao Venerable wanted to see.

Therefore,

once a cultivator entered the Crimson Jade Dao Palace and perished, the Crimson Jade Token would disappear.

Finding nothing left behind, Shen Changqing left immediately.

The presence of numerous fallen Immortal Emperors and the pervasive stench of blood would surely attract other Chaos Beasts.

…

Half a day later. Shen Changqing arrived at a broken star, took out the Longevity Token, and examined it carefully. Finding nothing amiss, he then imprinted his divine soul mark upon it.

Instantly,

a mysterious connection arose.

However, when Shen Changqing tried to use it to sense the location of the Longevity Immortal City, he found the Longevity Token unresponsive.

Seeing this,

he abandoned his plan to enter the Longevity Immortal City prematurely.

“Obtaining the Longevity Token is like holding the key to the Longevity Immortal City. Now,

all that’s left is to wait for the right opportunity. Just like the Crimson Jade Token, if the Longevity Immortal City appears, the cultivator who obtained the Longevity Token can use the token’s guidance to find its location.”

Thinking of the Longevity Immortal City, a glint of light flashed in Shen Changqing’s eyes.

That place

was where the Crimson Jade Dao Palace’s greatest opportunity lay.

In comparison, while other places offered good opportunities, they couldn’t compare to the Longevity Immortal City.

He carefully put away the Longevity Token and left, continuing his exploration into the depths of the Chaos Sea.

He hadn’t even reached the boundary of the Chaos Sea yet, demonstrating its vastness.

However,

Shen Changqing wasn’t in a hurry.

Even the largest places have an end.

Even the boundless Chaos Sea has an end; it’s just a matter of whether a cultivator can truly set foot there. No matter

how vast the Chaos Sea was, in Shen Changqing’s view, it couldn’t possibly be as large as the Chaos outside.

As long as he chose a direction, he would eventually reach the end of the Chaos Sea and leave this place.

As for the potential opportunities within the Chaos Sea, frankly, Shen Changqing had no interest in exploring them too much.

Powerful beasts abound here, some even reaching the Saint level. Even with his Nine-Star Mace, he would be no match for such beasts.

Therefore, Shen Changqing naturally didn’t want to stay in the Chaos Sea.

Opportunities were just that—opportunities.

The Chaos Sea had them, but other places had them too.

Furthermore—

if given the chance, Shen Changqing would also like to observe the Guixu Realm and the Great Dao Heaven, which were on par with the Chaos Sea, and see what made them different.

In short,

he couldn’t possibly fight to the death in the Chaos Sea.

Having stayed in the Chaos Sea for so long, Shen Changqing naturally wanted to leave.

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PS: Luo Jiuli is the Second Prince; this was a mistake in the previous text and has been corrected!