Terran Guardian - Chapter 4020

Chapter 3995, Divine Mountain

Longevity Embryos are extremely rare.

Even Luo Xinghe, as a Dao Child of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, only obtained one by chance in his early years.

Later,

he refined this Longevity Embryo, making it his second avatar.

Although Luo Xinghe himself hadn’t broken through to the Immortal Emperor realm, as a former top-three expert on the Immortal Emperor Stele, his strength had already transcended the Immortal Emperor realm.

Previously, he traveled the world using his avatar, rarely encountering opponents of the same level.

Now,

with his avatar destroyed,

the loss was considerable.

After a moment, Luo Xinghe suppressed his anger and looked inward into his sea of consciousness. There stood a long sword, its aura terrifyingly thick and unfathomable, as if capable of suppressing the universe.

“I’ll see if your saintly body can withstand the sharpness of the Divine Mountain!”

Luo Xinghe’s face was icy. The Divine Mountain!

This was his greatest trump card.

The Crimson Jade Dao Palace had rules that suppressed power; Luo Xinghe was well aware of this.

Ordinary innate imperial weapons were ineffective here.

However—

the world is not only filled with innate imperial weapons.

There are also top-tier weapon-forging grandmasters who can forge peerless divine weapons without relying on divine inscriptions or the power of heaven and earth.

The divine mountain he currently wields is such a divine weapon.

If he were to use the divine mountain, Luo Xinghe was confident that even cultivators who had achieved physical sainthood would find it difficult to withstand him.

However,

in the vast starry sky,

finding Shen Changqing’s whereabouts is not so easy. Therefore,

Luo Xinghe did not have any immediate thoughts of revenge.

He was waiting.

Waiting for the opening of the Immortal City of Longevity.

That would be the true opportunity to avenge his humiliation.

…

“Luo Xinghe has fallen?”

In a corner of the starry sky, Bao Chan, who was traveling through the stars, frowned slightly when he received this news, and then shook his head slightly. He was skeptical

of this news . If Luo Xinghe had been defeated by Shen Changqing, Bao Chan would not have been surprised. After all, he had seen that Xuan Tian Sword Master before. Although they hadn’t fought, he could tell from the connection between powerful individuals that the Sword Master was a formidable opponent. But killing Luo Xinghe was a different story. The Dao Child of the Taiyi Immortal Sect wouldn’t be without any trump cards. Even with the Dao Venerable’s restrictions here, killing such a being would be extremely difficult. Even he himself, Bao Chan, wasn’t confident he could kill Luo Xinghe. Therefore, he didn’t believe the rumors of Luo Xinghe’s demise. But one thing was true: Luo Xinghe had indeed been defeated by Shen Changqing. “Defeating Luo Xinghe, this Xuan Tian Sword Master’s strength is truly extraordinary!” A glint flashed in Bao Chan’s eyes, then his expression returned to calm. Luo Xinghe’s defeat wasn’t enough to shake his own Dao heart. When the Longevity Immortal City opened, there would be a time to contend with that Xuan Tian Sword Master. … Boom! Sword energy pierced the heavens, piercing the head of a ferocious beast a hundred feet in size. Its seemingly small body crashed heavily to the ground, causing the heavens and earth to tremble. A cultivator in flowing green robes, like a banished immortal descending to earth, stepped on the beast’s corpse. His divine sense landed on the communication jade talisman, a look of surprise appearing on his sharply defined face, and a fighting spirit gleamed in his eyes. “Luo Xinghe has lost. The number one on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele is indeed not simple. Xuan Tian Sword Master… judging from his name, he is also a sword cultivator. I would like to have the opportunity to learn from him!” As the sword disciple of the Pure Yang Sword Sect, he was naturally a sword prodigy. Before Shen Changqing appeared, he was the number one expert on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele . Only after Shen Changqing’s sudden emergence did he surpass him. Therefore, Shen Jianxin had always wanted to compete with Shen Changqing. Not for anything else, but simply to see if the other party was truly qualified to surpass him. Upon receiving news of Luo Xinghe’s defeat, Shen Jianxin was somewhat surprised, but his fighting spirit burned even brighter. Being able to suppress Luo Xinghe was enough to prove that the opponent was no mere figurehead. As one of the top three on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele, Luo Xinghe’s strength was not to be underestimated. Just then, a fellow cultivator from the Pure Yang Sword Sect beside him said, “I didn’t expect Luo Xinghe to perish here. If this news gets out, the Taiyi Immortal Sect will be utterly enraged!” “Luo Xinghe?” Shen Jianxin glanced at the man and shook his head slightly. “The claim of Luo Xinghe’s demise is unreliable. This person is extremely cautious; killing him would be incredibly difficult, especially since he is a Dao Child of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, possessing numerous trump cards for self-preservation. I believe that the Xuan Tian Sword Master could defeat Luo Xinghe, but to say he could kill Luo Xinghe is impossible!” Shen Jianxin was confident in this point . After all, he possessed many trump cards, and the Taiyi Immortal Sect’s foundation was no weaker than that of the Pure Yang Sword Sect. Shen Jianxin didn’t believe Luo Xinghe had no trump cards. Therefore, he believed Luo Xinghe’s defeat, but he absolutely refused to believe Luo Xinghe had perished. Then, with a flick of his sleeve, Shen Jianxin unleashed sword energy that pierced the beast’s belly, revealing a blood-stained token. Looking at the token, Shen Jianxin subtly dispelled all the blood and filth with his divine sense, finally placing the token in his hand. “The Token of Longevity!” Shen Jianxin calmly tossed the token into his inner universe, then glanced around before leaving with his entourage. His purpose in coming here was for this Token of Longevity. Now that he had it, there was no need to stay any longer. However, less than half a day after they left, other cultivators arrived. “The corpse of a peak Immortal Emperor beast, killed in one strike! The cultivator who killed this beast is no ordinary being!”

If Shen Changqing were here, he would recognize this person as none other than the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor.

Now, looking at the ferocious beast’s corpse before him, his expression was extremely grave.

A ferocious beast at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm was nothing to the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor.

However, the terrifying sword intent remaining in the beast’s wounds posed a great threat to him.

The lingering sword intent was already so terrifying, demonstrating the astonishing strength of the cultivator who had unleashed it.

“A cultivator with such strength must be among the top ten on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele!”

“The sword intent is fierce and domineering; barring any unforeseen circumstances, the cultivator who left this sword intent is that Sword Master of the Pure Yang Sword Sect—”

Shen Jianxin!

This name flashed through the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor’s mind, making his expression even more solemn.

As one of the top ten on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele, the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor had not previously understood the true gap between himself and those top three powerhouses. After all, his strength had improved considerably compared to before.

But until now…

Only upon witnessing the lingering sword intent did the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor truly understand the astonishing difference in strength between the two.

More importantly,

Shen Jianxin was merely second on the Immortal Emperor Stele. Looking at

Shen Changqing

, now ranked first, his strength was likely even greater.

At the very least, he wouldn’t be much weaker than Shen Jianxin.

“It seems that avenging this humiliation won’t be so easy after all!”

The Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor took a deep breath, suppressing his shock. He then looked at the beast’s corpse before him and promptly took it away.

A top-tier Immortal Emperor level beast was still somewhat useful to him, better than nothing.