Terran Guardian - Chapter 4013

Chapter 3988: Gathering of Prodigies

“The Glazed Buddha Child!

Bao Chan!

The Glazed Buddha Child of the Glazed Holy Land, the unparalleled genius ranked third on the Immortal Emperor Stele.”

Other cultivators were shaken to their core upon hearing this name.

This name

was legendary.

Many cultivators didn’t have a clear understanding of the strength of the geniuses on the Immortal Emperor Stele.

But now, witnessing the Glazed Buddha Child easily taming a ferocious beast at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, they saw some clues.

Putting aside everything else

, the aura emanating from that beast alone indicated it was not to be trifled with.

Other cultivators at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm didn’t have the confidence to kill such a chaotic beast, let alone tame it.

It should be known that taming is often more difficult than killing.

“The Glazed Buddha Child has appeared, and the Profound Heaven Sword Master Shen Changqing has also arrived. I’ve heard that other cultivators have also seen the whereabouts of that swordsman from the Pure Yang Sword Sect.

So, the top three experts on the Immortal Emperor Stele are all gathered here,”

an old Immortal Emperor exhaled a breath of turbid air and sighed.

The Nine Heavens Immortal Realm is vast, and it’s not easy for the geniuses on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele to meet.

Not to mention,

it’s even more difficult for the top three geniuses on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele to gather in one place.

It’s only because the Crimson Jade Dao Palace has appeared, and the Dao Venerable opportunity has attracted forces from all sides, that such a grand occasion has been possible.

“Shen Changqing… Shen Jianxin, plus the current Glazed Buddha Child, the top three powerhouses on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele are all here. I wonder if the other top ten on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele have appeared?”

“Most likely. After all, no one can ignore such a great opportunity as the Crimson Jade Dao Palace.

Every time the Crimson Jade Dao Palace appears, it becomes a battlefield for numerous geniuses to compete.

However, powerhouses of this level won’t easily fight. If they really want to fight, they’ll wait until the Longevity Immortal City opens. After all, the greatest opportunity of the Crimson Jade Dao Palace is within the Longevity Immortal City!”

The other cultivators’ thoughts intertwined, their words revealing a sense of apprehension towards these powerhouses on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele.

After all,

the strongest cultivator who can enter the Crimson Jade Dao Palace now is only an Immortal Emperor.

The prodigies inscribed on the Immortal Emperor Stele are among the strongest Immortal Emperors.

This

is largely undisputed.

Most cultivators have no intention of competing with such powerful figures.

For them,

entering the Crimson Jade Dao Palace and finding some opportunities to prepare for future immortality is enough.

At the very least,

they might find treasures to prolong their lives, such as the Elixir of Immortality.

That would be quite good.

Outside the world, the Elixir of Immortality is rare and precious; its appearance would attract many Immortal Emperors to fight over it.

However, within the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, it is not so difficult to find.

With enough luck, one might have the chance to find one and live a second life.

…

After an unknown amount of time

, Shen Changqing arrived at a void. He saw a subtle Daoist aura permeating the space. An ordinary Immortal Emperor would find it difficult to discern anything amiss.

But this change could not escape Shen Changqing’s eyes.

“A restriction!”

His expression shifted slightly, and he immediately unleashed a punch. The space before him distorted and trembled violently, with the light of the Great Dao and profound Dao patterns appearing in the void, forcefully blocking the power of the punch.

This change, seen by Shen Changqing, immediately made him realize something. It wasn’t a restriction!

It was an array!

In Shen Changqing’s current understanding, this array was a top-tier Immortal Emperor array, and it perfectly matched this void, almost to the point of being flawless.

“The person who set up this array is no ordinary person. Although it is a top-tier Immortal Emperor array, some of its techniques show the shadow of an eighth-order Grandmaster of Array Dao.

The person who set up the array is very likely to have also reached the level of an eighth-order Grandmaster!”

Shen Changqing thought to himself.

An eighth-order Grandmaster of Array Dao!

This was extraordinary.

You must know that

the cultivators who could enter the Crimson Jade Dao Palace were all at the Immortal Emperor level.

An Immortal Emperor

who could be an eighth-order Grandmaster of Array Dao. This alone is enough to demonstrate its extraordinary nature.

Shen Changqing has seen many powerful figures, even some half-saints, but very few can truly reach the level of an eighth-order grandmaster of array formations.

Regardless, this array is a top-tier Immortal Emperor array.

Although the method used by the array’s creator is profound, it’s nothing more than that to Shen Changqing.

In the outside world, Shen Changqing wouldn’t even need to use many methods; he could easily break the array with sheer power.

After all,

even the strongest array has its limits.

Before absolute power, any method is insignificant.

Even within the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, with Shen Changqing’s array formation skills, breaking the array wouldn’t be too difficult.

But the next instant,

Shen Changqing unleashed the Nine-Star Mace, smashing it directly down on the array before him.

“Boom—!!!” The immortal light trembled violently, then shattered inch by inch.

This top-tier Immortal Emperor defensive array was like paper before the Nine-Star Mace.

The power of the Nine Star Rivers was enough to easily crush everything.

What was the point of studying how to

break the formation! Ultimately, it wasn’t as simple as using brute force.

Now that the Crimson Jade Palace held numerous opportunities, Shen Changqing naturally wouldn’t waste his time on such things.

As the formation shattered ,

a celestial abode appeared.

Shen Changqing took a step forward and instantly entered this place.

Within the celestial abode, spirit fields had been cultivated, and a large number of celestial herbs came into view.

Shen Changqing swept them with his divine sense, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

“Three thousand six hundred and fifty celestial herbs, and even the worst ones are top-grade Immortal Emperor level, with over a hundred even reaching the level of Half-Saint!” Three thousand six hundred and fifty celestial herbs!

There are simply too many.

You must understand,

cultivating even the most top-tier Immortal Emperor-level herbs is incredibly difficult.

It’s not that the cultivation conditions are hard, but rather the maturation time is extremely long.

For example, the second level of the Seven Profound Divine Tower has immortal fields where immortal herbs can be grown, and it even has a hundredfold time boost, greatly accelerating their growth.

But even so, Shen Changqing rarely pays attention to the second level now.

The reason is simple:

it takes too long.

Even with a hundredfold time boost, a top-tier Immortal Emperor-level herb still requires tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of years to mature.

Some

may even take hundreds of millions of years. From the time Shen Changqing ascended to the Upper Realm until now, it’s only been around forty million years.

In other words,

since his ascension, he’s been using the second level of the Seven Profound Divine Tower to grow immortal herbs, and even now, it’s unlikely that any of those herbs will have matured.

Not to mention

, maintaining the immortal fields requires a supply of immortal stones.

Although the profits from cultivating these immortal herbs were considerable, Shen Changqing’s current perspective made ordinary immortal herbs seem insignificant.

Therefore,

over time,

he stopped paying much attention to the second level of space.

But the immortal abode before him was different.

These immortal herbs were at least top-tier among the Immortal Emperor realm cultivators, each requiring billions, even tens of billions of years to cultivate.

Moreover, some were at the semi-saint level, requiring even longer cultivation times.

Now that these herbs were all mature, it was practically a free gift; how could Shen Changqing not be delighted?

“If I’m not mistaken, this was likely left behind by a cultivator who entered the Crimson Jade Dao Palace before. The immortal herbs in this abode were probably intended for future generations of powerful forces.

But now, it seems these things are a bargain for me!”

Without further delay, Shen Changqing immediately transplanted all the immortal herbs to the second level of space, intending to organize them later.

In any case, the second level of space was exceptionally advantageous, so he wasn’t worried about any problems with the herbs.

If needed for alchemy later, it can be retrieved from the second layer of space.

It’s important to understand that

once a celestial herb is harvested, its medicinal potency gradually diminishes. Even with the best preservation methods and special sealing techniques, it’s difficult to completely prevent this loss.

At most,

it’s just a matter of the rate of loss.

To ensure the celestial herb’s potency remains unaffected, the best approach is to use it immediately after harvesting. Now, these celestial herbs are being transplanted to the second layer of space, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

It just means that

cultivating the corresponding celestial fields and maintaining their effectiveness will require some celestial stones.

For Shen Changqing, this consumption of celestial stones is insignificant.

Afterwards,

he glanced at this celestial abode secret realm, confirming there were no remnants, and then turned and left.

Over the next few months,

Shen Changqing traveled through the void, encountering three or four similar celestial abodes secret realms.

Without exception,

these celestial abodes secret realms were left behind by predecessors.

Those cultivators who entered the Crimson Jade Palace were drawn by its unique environment, thus establishing immortal abodes for cultivating celestial herbs.

Simply setting up some Great Dao restrictions to conceal the abodes’ location, and then allowing future generations to open them, would make everything fall into place. However, this approach carries risks.

As is the case now,

some immortal abodes were discovered by Shen Changqing, who intercepted them. If any descendants of the cultivators who left behind their abodes arrived, they would only find an empty abode, nothing else.

Of course,

Shen Changqing didn’t go too far.

After taking the celestial herbs from these abodes, he also left behind a batch of celestial herb seeds, allowing them to develop and grow on their own.

Several years later

, new celestial herbs would grow in these abodes for future harvesters.

The only difference is that

Shen Changqing has now re-established the array restrictions.

In other words…

Unless one possesses sufficient means to break through the array restrictions he left behind, other cultivators, without corresponding guidance, have absolutely no chance of entering the Immortal Abode Secret Realm. “I wonder who from the Seven Profound Dao Sect will enter this place the next time the Crimson Jade Dao Palace opens!”

Shen Changqing shook his head slightly, then looked at the Immortal Abode Secret Realm before him. He then scattered a batch of immortal herb seeds, and subsequently cast down another array, completely sealing off the entire Immortal Abode Secret Realm.

Only after completing these tasks did he leave, heading to the next location.