Terran Guardian - Chapter 4085

Chapter 4060: Heavenly Abyss Chaos

“Reporting to the Heavenly Emperor, the Jiang family’s accomplice secretly protected him, and even the Sage Mingtong personally intervened, only to be killed by him in a single, remote strike!”

Within the Divine Sun Immortal Court, the Great Sage Nanhua respectfully reported.

His words caused the Divine Sun Heavenly Emperor’s expression to darken slightly.

This battle

had resulted in heavy losses for the Divine Sun Immortal Court.

Not only had they lost a Heavenly King at the Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint realm, as well as numerous ancient Half-Saints, but now they had

also lost a Saint. If the cost were this low, killing Shen Changqing would have been acceptable.

However, the opponent was alive and well, showing no signs of death.

Thus,

the Divine Sun Immortal Court suffered a crushing defeat.

Not only had they lost many powerful figures, but they had also lost all face.

“If Shen Changqing doesn’t die, he will surely become a great threat in the future. Now that he has the Jiang family protecting him, the only way to kill him is to wait for the right opportunity.

However, the Dao Venerable of the Jiang family cannot remain at

his peak forever. One day, the Jiang family will be unable to protect him. For

now, send people to keep a close watch on him secretly, without alerting him!”

The Divine Sun Heavenly Emperor suppressed his anger, and his expression became much calmer again.

Although Shen Changqing had caused the Divine Sun Immortal Court to lose face, he wouldn’t really lose his composure.

The Great Sage of Nanhua said, “As far as I know, in the Eastern Bright Immortal Prefecture, the Jidu Jiang family and the Taiyi Immortal Sect are sworn enemies

. Why don’t we join forces with the Taiyi Immortal Sect to deal with the Jiang family together?” Upon hearing this,

the Divine Sun Heavenly Emperor remained silent for a long time, and finally shook his head.

“Inappropriate!”

“The Jiang family has an ancient lineage, reportedly dating back to the last era. Such an ancient immortal clan, spanning eras, cannot be measured by ordinary standards.

Even joining forces with the Taiyi Immortal Sect might not be a safe bet.

It’s not worth our Divine Sun Immortal Court fighting to the death with the Jiang family for the sake of Shen Changqing!”

In the end,

Shen Changqing is only a half-saint. Although he has the potential to become a supreme being or even a Dao Venerable, reaching that level is far from easy.

The Divine Sun Immortal Court is vast and powerful; it’s impossible for it to exhaust its resources and fight to the death with the Jiang family for a newly promoted half-saint.

The Divine Sun Heavenly Emperor understands very well that a force of the Jiang family’s caliber, even if destined for destruction, would have a formidable counterattack in its final moments.

The Divine Sun Immortal Court cannot afford such a risk.

As the Heavenly Emperor, he must consider the interests of the entire Immortal Court.

Moreover,

Dongming Immortal Continent is unknowablely far from Shenfeng Continent; even if the Divine Sun Immortal Court wanted to intervene, it would be too far away.

The best course of action would be to wait until the Taiyi Immortal Sect and the Jiang family are both severely weakened, and then the Divine Sun Immortal Court would profit from the situation.

But regardless, Shen Changqing must die.

Otherwise, the Divine Sun

Emperor would be restless.

“Also… is the Zhong family under control?”

He changed the subject, his tone turning slightly cold.

The Great Sage of Nanhua nodded: “All the collateral branches of the Zhong family, totaling 13.56 million members, are under control. Now it awaits Your Majesty’s decision.”

Hearing the number of members in the Zhong family bloodline, the Divine Sun Emperor was not surprised.

After all, such a long-lived immortal clan had already spread its bloodline, and the number of members must be considerable.

It was simply that the higher one’s cultivation, the more difficult it was to have offspring.

Otherwise,

even if the number of members in the Zhong family bloodline increased a hundredfold, it would be quite normal.

“Kill them all! Leave no one alive in the Zhong family! Furthermore, build a mound of corpses to resemble a pyre! I want all cultivators in the world to see the consequences of betraying the Celestial Court!”

Emperor Shenyang coldly ordered, deciding the fate of the Zhong family with a single sentence.

The Great Sage of Nanhua readily accepted the order.

Finally

, Emperor Shenyang paused, then added, “Furthermore, issue a bounty for Zhong Yu. Whoever kills him will be rewarded with 100,000 top-grade immortal stones!”

“Your subject obeys!”

The Great Sage of Nanhua bowed and accepted the order.

“Shen Changqing!”

Emperor Shenyang tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest, a flash of cold light in his eyes.

Emperor Shenyang didn’t take Zhong Yu seriously; he was merely a sixth-tribulation half-saint from ancient times, incapable of causing any trouble.

Exterminating the Zhong family and issuing a bounty were simply a matter of venting his anger. The one

who truly concerned him, from beginning to end, was Shen Changqing.

To be honest

, Emperor Shenyang hadn’t expected the other party to reach this point so quickly.

If he had known earlier how monstrous the other party was, he should have personally intervened back in Heavenly Dao Immortal City and nipped him in the bud.

Although Shen Changqing had a supreme treasure protecting him at that time, if he had joined the attack when the Eternal Heavenly Emperor made his move, the combined power of the two supreme beings would have been enough to suppress him.

Unfortunately, it’s too late now.

“By the way, what do you think about the existence of the Chaotic Land at the Crimson Jade Dao Palace?”

the Divine Sun Heavenly Emperor asked.

Upon hearing this, the Great Sage of Nanhua pondered for a moment before giving his answer.

“The appearance of chaotic lands has always been a prelude to wars between two chaotic forces. According to records, the chaos we inhabit is called the Heavenly Abyss Chaos. It has fought numerous wars with the outer chaos realms, but always ended in victory for the Heavenly Abyss Chaos.

Today, the Heavenly Abyss Chaos has devoured countless chaos realms to reach this point.

In my opinion, the appearance of chaotic lands is not necessarily a bad thing.

Our Divine Sun Immortal Court has stagnated for many years. If we can obtain the opportunity from another chaotic realm, we might have a chance to regain our former glory!”

An outer chaos realm represents both danger and opportunity. The Great Sage of Nanhua understands

this . The Heavenly Abyss Chaos was not as powerful as it is now. It was by devouring countless outer chaos realms and plundering their resources to nourish itself that the Heavenly Abyss Chaos was able to reach its current state. In the early days, let alone Great Sages, even cultivators who could truly reach the Half-Saint realm were few and far between. But things are different now. Even before the Great Calamity, the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm had many powerful figures. It is important to know this.

The Nine Heavens Immortal Realm is merely a part of the Heavenly Abyss Chaos, not representing the entirety of it.

Beyond the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, in the vast chaotic starry sky, countless forces and top experts lie dormant.

It can be said that

the forces of the Heavenly Abyss Chaos are now many times stronger than before.

The Divine Sun Emperor remained silent, lost in thought.

After a moment,

he spoke: “Closely monitor the information regarding the Crimson Jade Dao Palace. Since this ancient Dao Palace exists in a disordered place, I fear those reclusive Dao Venerables may not be able to remain inactive.

If they are willing to act, they might forcibly deduce the location of the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, forcing it to emerge.

Therefore, if you obtain any information about the Crimson Jade Dao Palace, inform me immediately.”

“Your subject obeys!”

The Great Sage of Nanhua bowed and accepted the order.

Then, the other party withdrew.

Inside the vast Immortal Palace, the Divine Sun Emperor sat alone, his fingers lightly tapping, producing a soft, rhythmic sound.

Upon closer inspection, one could see faint Daoist ripples spreading through the surrounding space with each tap of his fingers, silently permeating the entire void of the Immortal Palace.

“The Land of Chaos… but I wonder what the strength of that outer realm’s chaos truly is!”

If that outer realm’s chaos is weak, it would be an immense opportunity for the Heavenly Abyss Chaos.

Conversely,

it would be a catastrophe.

However, without truly confronting the outer realm’s chaos, understanding its strength is impossible.

Even cultivators who have emerged from the Land of Chaos would find it difficult to truly grasp the outer realm’s power.

After all, the cultivators who entered the Land of Chaos before were only at the Immortal Emperor realm.

Such cultivators rarely have access to the true power of a chaos.

Right now,

all the Divine Sun Heavenly Emperor can do is wait.

Wait for the other reclusive Dao Venerables to make their move, wait for the Crimson Jade Dao Palace to reappear.

Until then, the best course of action for the Divine Sun Immortal Court is to remain inactive.

At the same time—

if there is an opportunity, it would be best to eliminate Shen Changqing.

The thought of the other party’s existence chilled the Divine Sun Heavenly Emperor’s eyes once more.

When had the Divine Sun Immortal Court ever suffered such a loss?

Especially at the hands of a newly promoted Half-Saint.

However, with the Jiang family protecting him, killing him wouldn’t be easy; he could only wait for the right opportunity.

…

News of the battle in Divine Wind Prefecture spread like wildfire throughout the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm as the various forces departed.

The name of the Profound Heaven Sword Master, Shen Changqing, once again shook all sides.

Last time, it was when he topped the Immortal Emperor Stele that many forces in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm heard his name for the first time.

After all, the Immortal Emperor Stele existed in 3,600 Immortal Prefectures, and any cultivator qualified to leave their name there was a genius among geniuses.

Not to mention,

a genius capable of reaching the top of the Immortal Emperor Stele.

But this time, Shen Changqing, in the chaotic void, single-handedly swept through hundreds of Half-Saints from the top forces of Divine Wind Prefecture, even forcing an ancient Half-Saint to bow his head and beg for mercy.

The reputation of the six sects, nine dynasties, and thirteen holy lands of Shenfeng Prefecture was utterly humiliated.

This was even more shocking than Shen Changqing’s original ascension to the Immortal Emperor’s Stele.

Under normal circumstances, even if a newly ascended Half-Saint swept aside numerous ancient Half-Saints, such news would hardly spread throughout the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.

After all—

the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm was vast.

The boundless Immortal Prefectures were teeming with top geniuses, and countless reclusive powerhouses.

The events of one Immortal Prefecture naturally wouldn’t cause much of a stir.

But this time was different.

The emergence of the Crimson Jade Dao Palace attracted numerous forces from the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.

These forces witnessed the battle firsthand and then returned to their own Immortal Prefectures, spreading the news rapidly.

Thus,

Shen Changqing’s name also spread far and wide.

However, at the same time, the events of the Chaotic Land followed, significantly diminishing the impact of Shen Changqing’s battle with Shenfeng Prefecture.

The latter, after all, was merely a battle at the Half-Saint level.

Compared to the Chaotic Land, it was naturally far inferior.

It should be noted…

The Chaotic Land is connected to the outer realms of chaos.

Although records of the Chaotic Land in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm are scarce, the few remaining accounts are enough for other cultivators to understand its importance.

This is a truly unparalleled opportunity.

If the Chaotic Land were to become a passage, they would have the chance to set foot in the outer realms of chaos and plunder more cultivation resources.

For a time,

many forces and cultivators were secretly gathering information, wanting to understand the specifics of the Chaotic Land within the Crimson Jade Dao Palace.

Even many reclusive powerhouses were now unable to contain themselves and emerged into the world.