Terran Guardian - Chapter 4066

Chapter 4041: The River of Time

“Bang!”

Shen Changqing killed a ferocious beast on the spot with a single palm strike.

In the Chaotic Land, besides the cultivators from the two chaotic factions, there were also ferocious beasts.

These beasts didn’t belong to either chaotic faction; they were creatures that the Chaotic Land itself had spawned.

For the cultivators from the two chaotic factions, these beasts were a troublesome problem.

However,

there weren’t many ferocious beasts in the Chaotic Land.

This might be because the Chaotic Land was so vast.

Shen Changqing had killed fewer than a hundred beasts in all this time.

However,

these beasts were all quite powerful. They were all at

the Immortal Emperor realm,

most of them comparable to top-tier Immortal Emperors.

But without exception, not a single beast could break through to the Half-Saint realm. It

seemed that the Chaotic Land didn’t allow the existence of Half-Saints.

Whether you were a cultivator from either chaotic faction or a ferocious beast that had spawned itself, you were all stuck at the Immortal Emperor realm.

“It’s about time!”

Shen Changqing didn’t look at the beast’s corpse, but casually pocketed the rare treasures it guarded. He then glanced at the void in the sky, understanding dawning on him.

This “time”

naturally referred to the remaining time since the opening of the Chaotic Land.

Since he broke through to one million Creation Profound Essence, the cultivators of the outer realms had completely fallen silent.

For the next one or two thousand years, Shen Changqing’s acquisition of Creation Profound Essence would be limited.

Up to now

, he had barely broken through one million two hundred thousand Creation Profound Essence.

Compared to before, the growth in this period was negligible.

But Shen Changqing also knew that this was the norm in the Chaotic Land.

If Creation Profound Essence were so easy to harvest, then in the last battle in the Chaotic Land, there wouldn’t have been so few cultivators with over ten thousand Creation Profound Essence.

Looking at the second-ranked person on the Ascension Ranking, they had only barely broken through to twenty thousand Creation Profound Essence.

This second-ranked person was Bao Chan.

The opponent already held a significant lead over other cultivators, and with the threat of numerous top geniuses from the outer regions diminished, their

potential for growth was snowballing. It was virtually impossible for other cultivators to catch up.

As for third place—

it was Shen Jianxin.

The swordsman of the Pure Yang Sword Sect, his strength was considered top-tier in the Chaotic Lands.

Only a handful could truly rival him.

Unfortunately ,

due to Shen Changqing’s massacres, many outer region cultivators perished, and the remaining ones hid, afraid to show their faces.

Therefore, Shen Jianxin’s potential for growth was limited, barely exceeding 15,000.

Compared to the second-place opponent, there was still a gap of several thousand.

The fourth person was Jiang Yunchuan.

Although Jiang Yunchuan’s ranking on the Immortal Emperor Stele was low, his strength was comparable to the top ten experts.

Currently,

the top ten experts on the Immortal Emperor Stele were either dead or injured; there were very few cultivators whose strength could truly rival his.

With the Jiang family’s power and influence, Jiang Yunchuan could easily maintain his fourth-place ranking.

Looking at Luo Xinghe, his ranking had plummeted out of the top ten, barely holding onto thirteenth.

“This Daoist disciple of the Taiyi Immortal Sect is quite patient; he hasn’t made a move in all these years!”

Shen Changqing’s eyes flashed with a cold light as he looked at Luo Xinghe’s name.

Not only was his talent exceptional, but his patience was also remarkable; such people often posed the greatest threat.

Since the battle at the Burial Immortal Ruins, Luo Xinghe’s destiny had remained unchanged.

This meant

that he had been hiding away ever since, showing no intention of revealing himself.

This was tantamount to completely abandoning the opportunities of the Chaotic Land, prioritizing his own survival.

Shen Changqing admired this level of patience.

Cautious!

Extremely cautious!

No wonder Luo Xinghe had survived several of his attacks.

However,

Shen Changqing had already made up his mind.

If given the chance in the future, Luo Xinghe must die.

After all, he and the Taiyi Immortal Sect have already broken ties. Killing Luo Xinghe would be enough to cause the Taiyi Immortal Sect to lose a top genius, which would naturally be a good thing for him.

Moreover,

Luo Xinghe’s aptitude is not bad. If he is allowed to grow up, he will also be a threat in the future.

Although Shen Changqing is not afraid, he does not want to cause more trouble in the future.

However—

killing Luo Xinghe right now is not so easy.

If the other party hides and does not come out, Shen Changqing will find it difficult to find his whereabouts.

In the next hundred years,

Shen Changqing did not travel to the Chaotic Land again, but instead sought a place to cultivate in seclusion to comprehend the Great Dao rules of the Chaotic Land.

As a space opened up by two chaotic heavenly Daos, the power of the Great Dao rules here is extremely rich, completely incomparable to the outside world.

Even a place like the Great Dao Heaven is somewhat inferior to the Chaotic Land.

In the end, no matter

how great the opportunities in the Great Dao Heaven are, it is just a forbidden zone formed by the fall of Dao Venerables and other cultivators.

Compared with the Chaotic Land, it is naturally not on the same level.

Now that the opportunities to be found in the Chaotic Lands have been largely exhausted, and with cultivators from other realms not showing themselves, there’s no need to continue the search.

A period of seclusion will allow them to digest the insights gained from the battle at the Burial Immortal Ruins and their subsequent journey through the Chaotic Lands.

…

After an unknown amount of time

, the Chaotic Lands suddenly trembled, and three thousand Great Daos appeared in the void, a vast river of rules seemingly capable of traversing the entire world.

In that instant,

cultivators, regardless of their location, felt an instinctive tremor, causing them to look up at the void.

There they saw…

The Great Dao River stretched across heaven and earth.

Two supreme illusory figures stood atop this river, each occupying half of the chaotic land. These figures possessed a majestic, abyssal form; before them, all living beings were as insignificant as ants. Within

a secret realm of a celestial abode

, Shen Changqing suddenly opened his eyes, looking towards the void above. Upon seeing the two supreme illusory figures, his expression changed slightly.

“The Heavenly Dao!”

A thought flashed through his mind.

This was the Heavenly Dao!

Although Shen Changqing had never truly witnessed the existence of the Chaotic Heavenly Dao, he naturally understood it the moment these illusory figures appeared.

As Shen Changqing’s thought settled, the supreme illusory figures seemed to change again, transforming into a ferocious beast capable of devouring heaven and earth.

But the next instant

, the illusory figures changed again…

but when Shen Changqing looked closely, the so-called change seemed as if it had never occurred at all.

“The Chaotic Heavenly Dao has no true form; it is the aggregate of all living beings in the chaotic universe. Therefore, it possesses the myriad forms of all beings.

Whatever you perceive it to be, that is what the Chaotic Heavenly Dao will be.”

At that moment, Jiu Ye’s voice appeared, and Shen Changqing immediately understood.

So that’s it!

This is the Chaotic Heavenly Dao, containing the myriad forms of all beings!

This level of Heavenly Dao is completely incomparable to the Heavenly Dao of the lower realms. The mere wisp of heavenly might descending was enough to render Shen Changqing utterly incapable of resistance.

This wasn’t to say that the pressure was incredibly strong, but rather that it was a suppression akin to the level of life itself.

A feeling of being unable to directly confront the might of heaven!

Just then

, one of the illusory Heavenly Dao figures suddenly moved, as if transforming into an endless black hole, instantly devouring most of the other illusory Heavenly Dao figure, along with numerous Great Dao rules, all becoming its nourishment. In

that instant,

this illusory Heavenly Dao figure grew even larger, while the other Chaotic Heavenly Dao figure was reduced to only one-third of its original size.

At the very instant the illusory image of the Heavenly Dao changed, boundless purple energy descended from the void, a significant portion of which traversed the vast void and landed directly on Shen Changqing.

The moment the purple energy touched him, Shen Changqing felt his physical immortal power surge violently, and his divine soul and sea of consciousness seemed to undergo some astonishing transformation.

Then

, the enormous illusory image of the Heavenly Dao suddenly moved, its eyes lowered.

Shen Changqing met its gaze, and felt a resounding voice suddenly resound in his sea of consciousness, followed by a sudden, overwhelming feeling of clarity.

The next moment,

the supreme river of the Great Dao appeared.

“The Great Dao of Immortality!”

Upon seeing this river of the Great Dao, a feeling of divine inspiration surged within Shen Changqing, allowing him to naturally understand what this river of the Great Dao truly was.

Immortality manifested!

The opportunity to attain the Dao had appeared before him.

This sudden change left Shen Changqing stunned for a moment, seemingly unable to react immediately.

Less than a breath

later, Shen Changqing understood.

This was the opportunity of his millions of Creation Mysteries!

“It seems to be as rumored: when the Creation Mysteries accumulate to a certain level, one can break free from the shackles of the Great Tribulation, dispel the illusion of immortality, and directly reach the Half-Saint realm!”

Now that the opportunity for immortality was before him, Shen Changqing naturally wouldn’t miss it.

In that instant

, his divine sense connected with the bridge to immortality before him, and the True Martial Dao instantly transformed into a heaven-reaching river reflecting the heavens and earth, causing the Three Thousand Great Daos to tremble. A vast and profound power permeated the chaotic land, allowing cultivators from all sides to sense this fluctuation.

When they saw the heaven-reaching river, their expressions changed drastically.

“The River of Time… a cultivator has summoned the River of Time to descend!!”

“Crossing the River of Time, condensing the Immortal Stele of Immortality—this is the phenomenon of breaking through to Half-Saint—”

Half-Saint!

The mere mention of those two words caused many Immortal Emperors’ eyes to turn bloodshot, their faces contorted with envy and jealousy.

That was the chance to become a Half-Saint of Immortality!

Countless Immortal Emperors had spent their entire lives desperately seeking such an opportunity, only to find it unattainable!

Now, most cultivators who stepped into the Chaotic Land aimed to find this opportunity to attain immortality.

Yet—

immortality was elusive!

Like trying to catch the moon’s reflection in water.

The vast majority of Immortal Emperors, until the day their lifespans ran out, never truly took that step.

Now,

someone had summoned the River of Time, intending to directly attain the Half-Saint realm—how could this not shock the other Immortal Emperors?

However, after the initial shock, the other Immortal Emperors quickly realized that

in the entire Chaotic Land, besides the Xuan Tian Sword Master, there was no one else who could attain immortality in one step through such an opportunity.