Terran Guardian - Chapter 4034

Chapter 4009: The Reason Why the Great Dao Heaven Has Always Existed

The injuries gradually multiplied.

The Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor was losing his composure.

Finally—

Jiang Yunchuan seized the opportunity, striking his opponent with a powerful sword strike. Imperial blood splattered, and the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor was sent flying backward.

He glanced down at the deep, bone-revealing wound, then coldly swept his gaze over Jiang Yunchuan before turning and leaving.

No harsh words!

No hesitation whatsoever!

He couldn’t defeat his opponent, so there was no need to continue the fight.

Jiang Yunchuan’s strength had completely exceeded the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor’s expectations.

However,

he had already remembered this incident.

He would naturally seek revenge when the opportunity arose.

As the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor fled, Jiang Yunchuan looked at the many Immortal Emperors in the void, his sword intent chilling, causing many cultivators to gasp.

“This is the Great Dao of my Jiang family. No one else may covet it; otherwise, they will be enemies of my Jidu Jiang family!”

These words

caused the other cultivators to exchange glances before quietly retreating.

The Jidu Jiang family!

They were not to be trifled with.

If it were truly some heaven-defying opportunity, he might not hesitate to take the risk.

But since it’s merely a single Great Dao, there’s no need for that.

The Great Dao Heaven has little to offer, except for the abundant Great Daos left behind by ancient powerhouses.

Losing one Great Dao won’t be a significant loss.

Besides,

the Jiang family’s Dao might not be suitable for them.

Therefore,

naturally, no one would want to openly sever ties with the Jiang family.

Without a necessary conflict of interest, it’s best to avoid offending such a top-tier power.

…

“The Jiang family!”

“Jiang Yunchuan… I’ll remember this!”

In another void, the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor gritted his teeth, his anger towards Jiang Yunchuan almost second only to Shen Changqing.

He’d been humiliated in front of everyone; he’d get his revenge sooner or later.

As for the Jidu Jiang family, frankly, the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor was never afraid.

The Nine Heavens Immortal Realm was vast; the Jiang family wasn’t powerful enough to control everything.

Afterward,

the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor suppressed his anger and killing intent, and silently began to heal his injuries.

In no time, all his injuries had completely healed. His

physical body, having achieved the Great Perfection of the Divine Demon Body, was indeed extraordinary.

Despite the numerous injuries he sustained earlier, they were all minor and insignificant, failing to address any fundamental issues.

If he hadn’t wanted a life-or-death struggle with Jiang Yunchuan, the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor believed he might not have lost this battle.

After all, in

a true life-or-death battle,

the outcome was uncertain.

However, in that situation, fighting Jiang Yunchuan to the death was meaningless.

While the Jiang family’s Dao was commendable, it wasn’t worth fighting Jiang Yunchuan to the bitter end.

If the latter’s strength were average, the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor wouldn’t hesitate to suppress him.

But Jiang Yunchuan’s strength was clearly formidable, so he didn’t want to continue. There was

also the fact that many

other Immortal Emperors

were eyeing him covetously. His tenth-place ranking on the Immortal Emperor Stele was likely being secretly watched by many.

A mutually destructive fight with Jiang Yunchuan would only benefit others.

Faced with such vested interests, the Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor could only retreat temporarily.

As his injuries healed,

he glanced in the direction of the Jiang family’s Great Dao, then flew off in another direction.

The opportunity of the Great Dao Heaven!

He absolutely could not miss it.

The Nine Mountains Immortal Emperor had long heard of the Crimson Jade Dao Palace.

However,

Crimson Jade Tokens were extremely rare.

Even he had never been able to find one before.

It was only by chance that he had obtained one from a declining immortal clan, thus gaining entry into the Crimson Jade Dao Palace. Such

an opportunity was rare!

Time could not be wasted!

—In

the void.

Shen Changqing continued to comprehend the Profound Yellow Undying Body.

The more he comprehended it,

the more he understood the unfathomable depth of this inheritance.

As his comprehension of the Profound Yellow Undying Body gradually improved, a faint aura of Profound Yellow began to linger around him.

The so-called Profound Yellow Aura

was the first wisp of primordial power that emerged from the chaos at the beginning of creation.

It could be said that…

The Primordial Chaos Qi is the origin of all things.

This power is omnipresent, like the mysteries of creation, yet elusive.

Every wisp of Primordial Chaos Qi is precious.

The Primordial Chaos Undying Body

is formed by tempering oneself with Primordial Chaos Qi, viewing oneself as an ancient world, reshaping one’s flesh and blood, and enabling the cultivator to wield supreme power.

Shen Changqing could understand the power of the being who created the Primordial Chaos Undying Body.

It’s just a pity

that such a powerful being ultimately perished here.

It is evident that

the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm has never lacked so-called geniuses and prodigies. What

it truly lacks are geniuses and prodigies who can reach the very end.

What is the end—

Shen Changqing did not know.

After all, there are heavens beyond heavens, and people beyond people. For ordinary cultivators, the Immortal Emperor is the end; for the Immortal Emperor, reaching the pinnacle of immortality as a Half-Saint is also considered the end.

But for a Half-Saint, becoming a Saint or even a Great Saint is the focus.

Every time one steps into a new level, one yearns to advance further.

This is desire.

It is destined to be difficult to eliminate.

“Even those who have mastered the Great Dao can perish. Those who truly reach this level, or even surpass the realm of the Great Dao Master, are extremely rare.

Many more geniuses fall on this path, becoming stepping stones for others!”

Shen Changqing shook his head slightly, suppressing his distracting thoughts. Understanding this, his resolve to pursue the Dao grew even stronger.

The reason was simple:

he didn’t want to become someone else’s stepping stone.

…

After an unknown amount of time,

the Great Dao River trembled violently. The

previously almost solidified Great Dao River now became much more illusory, like a bubble that could be extinguished at any moment.

At the same time,

Shen Changqing opened his eyes, a glint of light appearing within.

“The Profound Yellow Undying Body!”

“This is the complete Great Sage inheritance!”

Now, he had finally fully comprehended the Profound Yellow Undying Body. The complete Great Sage inheritance was unfathomable, far superior to the incomplete inheritance he had previously obtained.

“By drawing upon the primordial energy of Xuanhuang to temper the body, one can reforge the physical body and immortal bones, transforming into an ancient entity, enduring countless eons without decay!”

This—

is the key to the Xuanhuang Imperishable Body.

It involves comprehending the primordial energy of heaven and earth, understanding the Dao of Immortality, and then reforging the physical body and immortal bones to achieve physical indestructibility.

Of course,

“immortality” is relative.

Even the Lord of the Great Dao wouldn’t dare claim to be immortal, let alone a Great Sage.

The so-called “immortality” merely signifies the power of the Xuanhuang Imperishable Body, nothing more.

Once one cultivates the Xuanhuang Imperishable Body, even among cultivators of the same realm, those stronger than oneself would find it difficult to truly kill them.

Furthermore, one could even

survive against cultivators of a higher realm.

From this point onward, Shen Changqing glimpsed the process of that ancient Great Sage within the long river of the Great Dao.

This Great Sage, whose physical body had achieved perfection, had once fought against a Supreme Being and ultimately escaped unscathed.

Had he not encountered the Crimson Jade Dao Venerable as his final opponent, he might not have perished.

This illustrates that

if the difference in strength between the two sides is too great, any means are useless.

Even so, it doesn’t mean the Xuanhuang Undying Body isn’t strong.

On the contrary,

this inheritance is extremely powerful.

However, truly cultivating it is far more difficult than the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture.

Afterwards,

Shen Changqing looked at the Great Dao River before him.

His complete comprehension of the Xuanhuang Undying Body had taken a considerable toll on the Great Dao River.

In other places, if a few more cultivators comprehended the complete Xuanhuang Undying Body, this Great Dao would completely dissipate.

But in the Great Dao Heaven, it was different.

Shen Changqing could keenly perceive that a continuous stream of profound power within the Great Dao Heaven was converging towards the Great Dao River before him, nourishing it little by little.

Even if this nourishment was slow, the Great Dao River would be restored to its original state when the Crimson Jade Dao Palace reopened.

“This is probably why the Great Dao Heaven can exist indefinitely!”

Shen Changqing mused.

If the Great Dao here were irretrievable, then since the Primordial Era, the Crimson Jade Dao Palace has opened countless times, and countless cultivators have entered this place. The power of the Great Dao here should have been completely exhausted long ago.

Yet, to this day, the Great Dao Heaven still exists eternally.

This indicates that the Great Dao Heaven possesses its own nourishing power.

This power

may originate from the Crimson Jade Dao Venerable, or it may come from other cultivators who perished here.

It’s important to know that

every time the Crimson Jade Dao Palace opens, a large number of cultivators flood in.

The power of those who perished here, dissipating, must have become nourishment for the Crimson Jade Dao Palace.

Simply put

, the opportunities of the Crimson Jade Dao Palace are inexhaustible. Some are accumulated from the Primordial Era, and some are from the power of cultivators who perished here later, scattered throughout the Dao Palace, and after the passage of time, ultimately becoming new opportunities.

After all, all the cultivators who can enter this place are at the Immortal Emperor level, including many ancient Immortal Emperors who have lived for countless years, as well as some top geniuses.

These ancient Immortal Emperors and top geniuses possessed profound foundations, some

even comparable to Half-Saints. The sheer number of fallen Immortal Emperors was not to be underestimated.

With this in mind,

Shen Changqing shook his head, suppressing these distracting thoughts. He glanced at the Great Dao River before him, then turned and left. He

had already comprehended the Xuanhuang Undying Body; staying here was pointless.

There were many Great Daos within the Great Dao Heaven. The Great Sage Dao might not be the most powerful, after all, those who could rival the Crimson Jade Dao Venerable must include Dao Venerable-level experts.

If such supreme experts perished here, they would surely leave behind supreme Daos. Even if there were no Dao Venerable Daos here, there must be Supreme Daos. At the very least, other Great Sage Daos were also good. Shen Changqing’s path was the True Martial Dao.

He observed the Dao of all beings to understand his true self! The True Martial Dao could also be called the Dao of True Self! Where could be more suitable than the Great Dao Heaven before him if he wished to comprehend the Dao of all living beings? Now that he had the rare opportunity to enter the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, Shen Changqing naturally wouldn’t stop after obtaining a Great Sage’s inheritance. His main purpose in coming to the Great Dao Heaven was to comprehend more of the ancient Dao.