Terran Guardian - Chapter 4028

Chapter 4003: The Corpse of the Ancient Gods

“A Sage’s Dao Fruit!”

Shen Changqing stared at the seven-colored crystal in his hand. Though only the size of a palm, it contained an unimaginable weight, almost too heavy for him to lift.

This

brought to mind records about Sage’s Dao Fruits.

A Sage transforms into the Dao!

The Dao is boundless!

The Sage’s Great Dao is vast and boundless; naturally, a Dao Fruit formed from such a Dao is incredibly heavy.

It could be said

that throwing such a Dao Fruit would be enough to kill most Immortal Emperors.

This

was the power of a Sage’s Dao Fruit.

However,

the boundless weight of the Sage’s Dao Fruit was merely its most insignificant aspect.

The true power of the Sage’s Dao Fruit lay in its containing complete Sage’s cultivation insights. Obtaining this Dao Fruit was equivalent to having a Sage constantly guiding one’s cultivation.

No—

that’s not entirely accurate.

Strictly speaking,

mastering a Sage’s Dao Fruit was equivalent to a Sage reincarnating and cultivating anew.

Moreover,

this reincarnation carried complete cultivation insights.

In the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, some prodigies are reincarnations of saints, but most reincarnated saints undergo more than one cycle of reincarnation.

The vast majority of reincarnated saints perish due to various accidents before they can awaken their past life’s wisdom, ultimately forced to continue the cycle of reincarnation. Only when,

through a fortuitous encounter, they awaken their past life’s wisdom in a particular life, can they truly be considered reincarnated saints.

However, the problem lies in the

fact that each reincarnation erodes the saint’s memories.

Over time,

the saint’s memories become incomplete.

This is the fundamental reason why most reincarnated saints, despite possessing remarkable talent and cultivation speed, fail to achieve sainthood in one step.

It’s important to understand that for

a normal saint, re-cultivating is an effortless matter.

After all, their understanding of the Great Dao remains, making re-cultivation as simple as eating and drinking. Bottlenecks that are insurmountable for others are insignificant in the eyes of a re-cultivating saint.

However, most reincarnated saints, let alone cultivating back to the saint realm, often encounter bottlenecks even at the Immortal Emperor or half-saint realms.

Ultimately, this is due to the fragmented memories resulting from multiple reincarnations.

Theoretically, obtaining a saint’s Dao Fruit means that if one is willing to retrace the path of their predecessors, they can rely on the power of this fruit to cultivate to the half-saint realm, or even the saint realm, in a short time. Of

course—

this is theoretically possible.

In reality, the Dao within the saint’s Dao Fruit is ultimately the Dao of the former saints, not one’s own.

If one truly follows the path of their predecessors step by step, then their own limit will be reached there.

For ordinary cultivators, reaching the saint realm is an opportunity they can only dream of in their lifetime, and they don’t care about advancing further.

But for true geniuses, stopping at the saint realm is definitely not what they want.

Neither Bao Chan nor Shen Changqing had the intention of retrace the path of their predecessors.

Or rather,

the saint realm was not their goal.

For Bao Chan, as a Buddhist disciple of the Glazed Holy Land and ranking among the top three on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele, breaking through to the Half-Saint Realm was a certainty. With some further opportunities, breaking through to the Saint Realm would be no problem at all.

Refining a Saint’s Dao Fruit and retrace the path of his predecessors, only to stop at the Saint Realm, was naturally not what Bao Chan desired.

Therefore,

this Glazed Holy Land Buddhist disciple only wanted the Saint’s remains, not the Saint’s Dao Fruit.

As for Shen Changqing, there was even less to say.

A Saint!

Not his final destination!

Therefore, refining a Saint’s Dao Fruit and retrace the path of this ancient divine race Saint was naturally not Shen Changqing’s goal either.

However, regardless, obtaining this Saint’s Dao Fruit was an immense opportunity.

With the help of this Saint’s Dao Fruit, he could gain insights into the Great Dao of his predecessors, using it to verify his own cultivation, making his progress much easier.

Afterwards,

Shen Changqing moved his divine sense and carefully stored the Saint’s Dao Fruit.

“What are your plans next, Fellow Daoist?”

“It will take some time to take this sage’s remains with me. I intend to remain here in seclusion for a while.

We’ve each gotten what we needed on this trip, so Sword Master Shen need not linger.”

Bao Chan clasped her hands together and smiled calmly.

Seeing this, Shen Changqing nodded: “In that case, I’ll take my leave. I hope to see you again in the Immortal City of Longevity.” “

Certainly!”

Bao Chan replied with a smile.

Seeing this,

Shen Changqing said nothing more and turned to leave the Immortal Abode.

He had already obtained the sage’s Dao Fruit, so there was no need to stay any longer.

Besides, Bao Chan clearly had other plans, and she didn’t want him to investigate too much.

Therefore, Shen Changqing naturally wouldn’t stay long.

Although the Void Realm was dangerous, leaving was always easier than going deeper into it.

After all—

if you can’t win, you can’t run away, right?

Besides, with no one else around, Shen Changqing didn’t need to hide his methods.

As for this Lapis Lazuli Buddha, he probably had the confidence to escape as well.

If the other party were truly destined to perish here, all Shen Changqing could do was offer a moment of silence, nothing more.

Ultimately,

their collaboration was merely a formality, nothing more.

…

Watching Shen Changqing depart, his aura completely vanishing, Bao Chan flicked his sleeve, and array restrictions appeared, once again completely concealing the Immortal Abode.

Having done all this,

his gaze fell upon the remains of the Primordial God Clan’s Saint before him, his expression becoming somewhat fervent.

“The remains of the Primordial God Clan’s Saint—with such an opportunity, this humble monk’s supernatural powers can be attained!”

Bao Chan murmured to himself.

This was an unexpected delight.

They had initially thought it was just the remains of an ordinary saint, but it turned out to be an ancient god.

Such a being possessed a terrifying physical body; even after many years of decline, it was still not to be underestimated.

Immediately,

Bao Chan stood still, his hands clasped together, silently chanting scriptures. His voice, spreading rapidly, soon covered the entire void of the Immortal Abode.

In that instant,

boundless Buddhist light shone, and the sound of chanting resounded throughout heaven and earth.

A supreme Buddhist kingdom seemed to emerge from within, its majestic power suppressing everything.

…

“Boom!”

In the starry sky, Shen Changqing wielded the Nine-Star Mace, smashing it down upon an ancient corpse with faint black hair.

The latter didn’t even last a breath before its body exploded instantly, turning into a pulp.

Such an ancient corpse

was utterly insignificant before the Nine-Star Mace.

The immense power of the Nine Star Rivers could easily destroy it.

If Bao Chan were present, Shen Changqing would have concealed his true intentions, but now that he was alone, he naturally wouldn’t hold back.

After slaying this ancient corpse, he also noticed some clues.

“The ancient corpse before me is somewhat different from ordinary blood-red ancient corpses; its strength is probably at the level of a second or third tribulation half-saint.

If I’m not mistaken, ancient corpses also have different ranks.

When a blood-red ancient corpse grows black hair, it means it’s transforming towards a higher level!”

Shen Changqing pondered.

However,

this ancient corpse must have only recently transformed, and its strength is much weaker than the original black-haired ancient corpse.

But compared to ordinary ancient corpses, this ancient corpse’s strength is already extremely strong.

If other Immortal Emperors encountered it, even the geniuses of the previous life on the Immortal Emperor Stele, without top-tier ultimate divine weapons, they would probably flee in panic.

In fact,

whether they could even escape would be a question.

But for Shen Changqing, this level of ancient corpse posed no threat.

However,

not long after he slew this ancient corpse, other ancient corpses blocked his path.

Shen Changqing naturally responded by suppressing and killing them. However,

when dealing with ordinary ancient corpses, he didn’t need to use the Nine-Star Mace; he could easily kill them.

In just a few days,

Shen Changqing encountered dozens of ancient corpses strangely blocking his path.

Wave after wave.

Although the threat wasn’t great, he could sense something was amiss.

“The frequency of ancient corpses blocking the way is quite high, at least several times higher than before!”

Shen Changqing frowned. When he teamed up with Bao Chan before, although there were also many ancient corpses blocking the way, the frequency was negligible compared to now.

Now, in just a few days, there were a dozen or twenty waves of ancient corpses blocking the way, ranging from three to five to one or two.

This frequency was clearly abnormal.

Shen Changqing focused his divine sense on himself, trying to see if there was anything wrong. After a moment, he looked at the Saintly Dao Fruit in his sea of consciousness, and a guess formed in his mind.

“Could it be that the existence of the Saintly Dao Fruit is what attracts these ancient corpses to come one after another?”

Thinking of this…

Shen Changqing threw the Sage’s Dao Fruit directly into the Seven Profound Divine Tower and continued towards the outside world.

Sure enough,

after throwing the Sage’s Dao Fruit in, the frequency of encountering ancient corpses and strange entities decreased significantly.

Although some ancient corpses still blocked his path, the frequency was several times lower than before.

This further

confirmed Shen Changqing’s suspicions.

The Sage’s Dao Fruit must have held immense allure for these ancient corpses and strange entities.

Now, without the allure of the Sage’s Dao Fruit, the only thing that would tempt them was Shen Changqing’s own blood and qi power, as powerful as a furnace.

Of course,

this blood and qi power was not as alluring to the ancient corpses as the Sage’s Dao Fruit.

A month later,

a familiar feeling arose. Just as Shen Changqing paused, the space behind him suddenly tore open, and a strange black shadow abruptly attacked.

But Shen Changqing seemed to have eyes in the back of his head; he shifted his body and dodged directly, then unleashed the Nine Star Mace, striking down with overwhelming force.

“Boom!!!”

Space shattered and annihilated inch by inch, and the black shadow exploded instantly, scattering a large amount of foul-smelling blood in all directions.

A painful roar resounded, and a black-haired ancient corpse with a severed arm appeared before Shen Changqing. Its crimson eyes held savagery, as well as a hint of barely perceptible shock.

It seemed that it had not expected that a seemingly weak cultivator could injure it with a single move.

“Black-haired ancient corpse!”

“Last time, without using the Nine-Star Mace, I admitted that I was no match for you, but now, I want to see just how many blows your physical body can withstand from the Nine-Star Mace!”

A cold glint appeared in Shen Changqing’s eyes, and then he took a step forward, his dark golden mace smashing through layers of space, heading straight for the black-haired ancient corpse.