Terran Guardian - Chapter 4069

Chapter 4044 Breakthrough! Half-Saint Realm!

“Boom!”

After a brief gathering of tribulation clouds, five bolts of lightning crashed down, their terrifying Daoist aura emanating from the universe. It was as if these five bolts of lightning were not merely heavenly tribulations, but rather the crushing force of an entire vast world.

Such terrifying power caused space itself to crumble and annihilate.

The immense pressure caused the other Immortal Emperors who were secretly observing to change their expressions repeatedly.

But for Shen Changqing, this kind of heavenly tribulation was still something he could easily break with a single punch.

His body, wielded by a fourth-grade innate imperial weapon, was his greatest strength.

One punch could shatter all laws!

Even the Longevity Divine Tribulation was difficult to withstand.

“Rumble—”

The white fist wind pierced through the universe, penetrating the nine heavens, and plunged into the tribulation clouds, causing them to tremble violently.

But the next instant

, seven more divine tribulations crashed down.

Throughout this scene,

Shen Changqing remained calm.

“The Longevity Tribulation has ten stages. The first five stages are Divine Tribulations, and the last five stages are the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man.

After passing the current Divine Tribulation, one more Divine Tribulation will allow one to directly face the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man!”

Records about the Longevity Tribulation surfaced in his mind.

Unlike other Heavenly Tribulations, the Longevity Tribulation is rare; its ten stages can be considered ten tribulations.

The first five stages involve five Divine Tribulations.

The first is a single Divine Tribulation, the second three, the third five, the fourth seven, and finally, the fifth, nine.

It can be said that

each of the five stages of the Longevity Tribulation is more ferocious than the last.

Ordinary Immortal Emperors, even with their full resources, can only overcome the first stage of the Divine Tribulation at their limit.

Most Immortal Emperors who are fortunate enough to comprehend the Great Dao of Longevity and have a chance to break through to the Half-Saint stage also perish here.

Without the protection of top-tier treasures or a sufficiently powerful foundation, there is absolutely no possibility of transcending the Tribulation of Immortality.

Ultimately,

immortality is a transformation of a life level.

Without reaching the Semi-Saint realm, one cannot achieve immortality; even with extraordinary cultivation, after many years, one will ultimately turn to dust.

Reaching the Semi-Saint realm, while still subject to the threat of the Five Signs of Decay, means one is no longer afraid of the erosion of time and can live a long and prosperous life.

In the Chaos Realm, there are many Semi-Saints who have survived from the ancient, desolate, and even primordial eras, witnessing the rise and fall of dynasties.

Therefore ,

the Tribulation of Immortality is destined to be overcome by only a very few cultivators.

But for Shen Changqing, this kind of Tribulation of Immortality poses no threat whatsoever.

Whether it’s a seven-stage or nine-stage tribulation, he breaks it with a single punch, without any unnecessary movements.

“Boom—”

The instant the nine divine tribulations collapsed, Shen Changqing felt a force of decay surging from all directions.

At that moment,

it was as if heaven and earth had abandoned him; his Daoist robes were filthy and dusty, and he was like a candle flickering in the wind, on the verge of being extinguished.

But the next instant,

Shen Changqing channeled his physical energy, and a surge of boundless vitality erupted, like the sun in the night suddenly dispelling all darkness. The decaying force, upon touching this sun-like energy, dissipated like snow melting in spring.

However—

no sooner had one wave subsided than another arose.

The previously weakened power of heaven and earth surged back with even greater ferocity. Before Shen Changqing’s eyes, the three thousand Great Daos collapsed, and he was completely rejected by heaven and earth. The

immortal light of the Great Dao around him dimmed visibly.

But this dimming was short-lived; it quickly regained its brilliance, even more astonishing than before.

“…

The Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man are those abandoned by Heaven and Earth. One must often overcome the karmic obstacles within them to have any chance of survival. But this young man’s Dao heart is unwavering; he actually overcame the Five Signs

of Decay of Heaven and Man with absolute strength—truly rare!” A veteran half-saint, watching Shen Changqing’s tribulation, also showed astonishment.

The Five Signs

of Decay of Heaven and Man! This is a tribulation that would make most half-saints tremble with fear.

If the threat of the Longevity Tribulation is overt, then the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man are all-pervasive. Unless one can find a heaven-defying treasure, one must rely on time to gradually hone one’s skills and overcome the karmic obstacles within before truly succeeding.

Yet, someone like Shen Changqing has overcome several tribulations in a short period—how could such methods not be astonishing?

Anyone with discerning eyes can see that

Shen Changqing overcame the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man without any special methods; he simply overwhelmed them with absolute strength.

The Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man are indeed powerful, but in the face of absolute strength, they appear insignificant.

After all—

heaven and earth have abandoned him, and the power of decay is overwhelming. If one’s own strength is strong enough, one can be fearless.

However,

not everyone can overcome this step.

“Even the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man cannot harm him. It seems this boy is about to truly step into the Half-Saint Realm!”

The Great Sage of Nanhua glanced at Shen Changqing, who was undergoing tribulation. He did not make a move because the tribulation clouds had not completely dissipated, and the Tribulation of Immortality was not yet over.

The Immortal Emperor breaking through to the Half-Saint Realm, the previous Tribulation of Immortality and the current Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man are a whole.

At this time, anyone who interferes will face certain death.

Therefore,

the Great Sage of Nanhua is waiting.

Waiting for Shen Changqing to truly overcome the Tribulation of Immortality, and then completely kill him.

This time,

the Divine Sun Immortal Court must not let him leave alive.

Of course—

the Great Sage of Nanhua does not believe that the other party can still live in this situation.

After all, the forces currently eyeing Shen Changqing are not just the Six Sects, Nine Dynasties, and Thirteen Holy Lands. In the battle of the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, many geniuses perished at the hands of the other party.

With numerous forces eyeing him covetously, Shen Changqing’s demise was inevitable.

In another part of the Divine Heaven Domain, Luo Xinghe stood respectfully beside a Daoist.

“Elder, many of our sect’s true disciples have perished at this man’s hands. Moreover, he has allied with the Jiang family, harboring grand ambitions.”

“Disciple is ashamed, my strength is limited, I am no match for this person!”

Luo Xinghe smiled bitterly, his words full of shame.

Great Sage Chenyuan looked towards the direction of the Longevity Tribulation, his expression much calmer: “This person has a solid foundation, his physical body and blood energy are abundant, enough to suppress many half-saints.

To cultivate one’s physical body to such a level within the Immortal Emperor realm is unprecedented.

It’s understandable that you are no match for him!” “

With the cultivation and vision of the Great Sage Chenyuan, he could naturally see Shen Changqing’s extraordinary nature.

His physical body and blood essence even made him somewhat alarmed.

It must be understood

that physical cultivation requires not only opportunity but also comprehension and aptitude.

Otherwise, achieving success is extremely difficult.

Most Immortal Emperors, even if they can extend their lifespan and rely on time to gradually refine their physical bodies, can only reach the limit of Immortal Emperor cultivation.

The next step, to achieve physical sainthood, requires an astonishing amount of time and consumes immeasurable resources.

Let alone Immortal Emperors,

even among Half-Saints,

very few can truly achieve physical sainthood.

The reason is that tempering and refining the physical body is too difficult, and many Half-Saints are unwilling to waste their time and resources on it.

Although

Half-Saints have already attained immortality, they should…” The problem is the lack of time.

The issue is that the Five

Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man are like a sharp blade hanging overhead, descending periodically. During this time, a semi-saint must seize the opportunity to improve their cultivation to prepare for the next occurrence.

Investing time in honing one’s physical body is not worth the effort.

This is why

there are very few cultivators in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm renowned for their physical strength.

Those with powerful bodies either possess innate advantages, such as a supreme bloodline, or extraordinary talent, or they have access to unparalleled resources to artificially boost their physical cultivation.

As far as Great Sage Chenyuan knows, Shen Changqing is merely a cultivator who ascended from the lower realm; it’s impossible for him to have any powerful background. The fact that

he has reached this point without the support of a top-tier power is enough to earn Great Sage Chenyuan’s respect.

“What a pity!”

“This boy is determined to stand with the Jiang family, defying the heavens; no one can protect him!” “

Great Sage Chenyuan shook his head slightly, his gaze towards Shen Changqing filled with regret.

Such a prodigy, if he could join the Taiyi Immortal Sect, would greatly enhance the sect’s foundation.

Even the current Dao Sons are considerably inferior to him.

Such a being, barring an unexpected death, could likely reach the Supreme or even Dao Venerable realms in the future.

Even with the Taiyi Immortal Sect’s abundant resources, over the years, very few have truly reached such a level.

Even someone as strong as Luo Xinghe has little hope of breaking through to the Dao Venerable realm.

The Dao Venerable realm is

a watershed.

Saints, Great Saints, and even Supremes are all merged into the three realms of Saints.

Reaching the Dao Venerable realm is naturally different.

If Shen Changqing hadn’t sided with the Jiang family, even if they had killed the sect’s true disciple, Great Sage Chenyuan would have been willing to give him a chance.

It’s just a pity that

he colluded with the Jiang family… ” Since that’s the case, there’s nothing more to say.

After all, the price the Taiyi Immortal Sect can pay, the Jiang family can pay as well. No matter how confident Great Sage Chenyuan is, he knows it won’t be easy for him to undermine the Jiang family .

Since he can’t have him, he can only destroy him.

In any case, such a prodigy cannot be allowed to grow up.

Otherwise, there will be considerable trouble in the future

. Although the Taiyi Immortal Sect’s foundation is not something that a single prodigy can shake, with Shen Changqing’s talent, if he really grows up, he cannot be underestimated.

Rather than having trouble later, it’s better to solve the problem now.

Great Sage Chenyuan glanced at the various directions in the void. The Six Sects, Nine Dynasties, Thirteen Holy Lands, and many other forces were all secretly watching. In his opinion, he might not even need to take action; Shen Changqing would have a hard time leaving the Divine Heaven Domain alive.

Therefore

, he didn’t care too much about this matter.

In comparison, the news from the Land of Chaos was what Great Sage Chenyuan truly valued.

“The Crimson Jade Dao Palace contains an outer domain passage, and the power of the two great chaotic heavenly rules distorts memories. No wonder there hasn’t been any news for so long.”

“This matter is of utmost importance. If the chaos of the outer realms truly gains the upper hand and completely transforms the disordered lands into a bridge for invasion, then for the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, it would be a calamity even more severe than the plague!”

Great Sage Chenyuan said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Luo Xinghe’s expression also turned solemn: “It is said that the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm has also experienced invasions from the outer realms before, but there are very few records within the sect. Does the Supreme Elder know the details?”

“Invasions from the outer realms are extremely ancient, and even I know very little about them.

But one thing is certain: invasions from the outer realms will inevitably lead to a great calamity.

I will report this matter to the sect when the time comes!” “

Great Sage Chenyuan said in a deep voice.

Now that the Crimson Jade Palace has disappeared, it will not be easy to find that ancient palace.

After all, it contains the supreme power of the Crimson Jade Dao Venerable. If the Crimson Jade Palace had not appeared on its own initiative, it would not have been so easy for other forces to deduce the secrets of heaven and find its whereabouts.

If they had known earlier that there was a chaotic place within the Crimson Jade Palace, other forces would definitely have taken action.

Even if the Crimson Jade Dao Venerable was very powerful, he was still just a Dao Venerable who had fallen in the Primordial Era. The power he left behind was not invincible.” “

Furthermore—

even the Crimson Jade Dao Venerable at his peak ultimately met a tragic end, his body and soul extinguished.

Dao Venerables are strong,

but not truly invincible.

There are still some powerful figures in the world who can contend with them. The

reason they didn’t act before was entirely due to concerns that a forced intervention might trigger the restrictions left by the Crimson Jade Dao Venerable, damaging a place of inherited opportunities.

There was also another point.

The original Crimson Jade Dao Palace had no need for other Dao Venerables to intervene.

But now it’s different.”

News of the Chaotic Lands spread, revealing that the Crimson Jade Dao Palace was no longer merely a place of inheritance; it was now connected to matters of chaos in the outer realms.

The Great Sage Chenyuan could easily fathom the upheaval this news would cause in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.

…

On the other side.

Shen Changqing’s tribulation was nearing its end.

His robes were covered in dust!

His divine halo had faded!

His immortal body was becoming turbid!

His immortal bones were decaying!

Shen Changqing had forcibly overcome these four tribulations using his own strength.

The fifth tribulation was the betrayal of his Dao heart, a denial of the path he had chosen

. If his Dao heart was not firm enough, and he began to doubt his own Great Dao, then his Dao heart would shatter, and his Great Dao would collapse. This tribulation

was also the most perilous of the Five Signs of Decay.

But equally,

it

was also the easiest.

As long as one’s Dao heart was firm enough, overcoming the fifth tribulation of the Five Signs of Decay was a simple matter.

Conversely,

if one’s Dao heart was flawed, then this tribulation would be a life-or-death ordeal, absolutely impossible to overcome.

However, for Shen Changqing, this fifth tribulation was easier than the previous four.

His Dao heart

had remained steadfast from beginning to end! His

True Martial Dao

had been forged by using himself as a furnace to refine various Daos, representing the culmination of all his cultivation methods since he began.

Therefore, the deviation of his Dao heart from this tribulation had almost no impact on him.

In less than a few breaths, Shen Changqing successfully passed the tribulation.

At that moment,

a boundless aura, far stronger than that of an Immortal Emperor, erupted from Shen Changqing. Immediately afterward, purple qi from all directions converged, and a vast vitality swept across the land, bringing life back to the withered trees.

Many cultivators felt as if bathed in a spring breeze, and many of their long-standing injuries seemed to have healed considerably.