Terran Guardian - Chapter 4091

Chapter 4066: Changes in Strength

The primordial energy swirled around Shen Changqing, making his aura increasingly profound and unfathomable.

If a cultivator could see into his body, they would discover that Shen Changqing’s flesh and bones were undergoing a gradual transformation.

His jade-like bones seemed to have been reborn as mortals, and every drop of blood contained a rich primordial energy.

After an unknown period of time,

Shen Changqing slowly opened his eyes, the primordial energy gradually dissipating.

With a movement, his physical blood and energy surged like a torrent, its immense and powerful aura overwhelming everything.

“Completely transforming the Primordial Imperishable Body seems to be no easy task!”

Shen Changqing mused.

He had spent ten thousand years cultivating the Primordial Imperishable Body to the first level of a half-saint.

Keep in mind,

his current physical body was already comparable to a fourth-tribulation half-saint.

Cultivating a new technique should not have been difficult for him.

After all, with the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture as his foundation, everything didn’t need to start from scratch, which was naturally completely different from cultivating the Profound Yellow Undying Body from the beginning.

But even so,

it still took Shen Changqing quite a bit of time to break through to the first level of the Half-Saint realm.

In the end,

the biggest problem was that the Profound Yellow Qi was difficult to condense.

This power, the origin of all things, was difficult to mobilize even a single strand.

If he had enough Profound Yellow Qi to help him, he wouldn’t need to go through so much trouble to rebuild the Profound Yellow Undying Body.

But soon,

Shen Changqing thought of something.

With a slight movement of his divine sense, he directly used the Qilin Treasure Technique, and a massive amount of Profound Yellow Qi gathered from all directions, more than ten times more abundant than the Profound Yellow Qi he had condensed before.

Such astonishing Profound Yellow Qi made Shen Changqing smile immediately.

“Good, good, good! The Qilin Treasure Technique truly lives up to its reputation as a supreme divine power. This bloodline divine power of a chaotic beast is a perfect complement to the Profound Yellow Undying Body!”

What is the biggest trouble in cultivating the Profound Yellow Undying Body?

Clearly,

this trouble stemmed from the Xuanhuang Qi.

However, the greatest advantage of the Qilin Treasure Technique was its ability to draw upon Xuanhuang Qi, transforming it into protective power.

Previously difficult to gather and condense, Xuanhuang Qi now surged forth in abundance, its benefits self-evident.

How

could Shen Changqing be dissatisfied?

Immediately,

he fully activated his Xuanhuang Undying Body, frantically plundering this Xuanhuang Qi to temper his physical body and forcefully break through to a higher level.

With sufficient Xuanhuang Qi for his own refinement, Shen Changqing’s cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds

…

Half-Saint Second Level!

Half-Saint Third Level! Half-Saint

Fourth Level—

With a massive amount of Xuanhuang Qi gathering within him, coupled with the foundation of the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture, the progress of his Xuanhuang Undying Body was astonishing.

Until a certain critical point.

All the Xuanhuang Qi dissipated.

Shen Changqing opened his eyes, a fleeting flash of Xuanhuang Daoist energy appearing in his pupils, before the surging blood and qi around his body gradually subsided.

“The fourth level of the Semi-Saint realm, Lesser Completion!”

“The Xuanhuang Undying Body is indeed much stronger than the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture!”

Shen Changqing thought to himself.

Both are at the fourth level of the Semi-Saint realm, Lesser Completion, but the difference is that with the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture, his physical strength at the fourth level was barely equivalent to the power of 600,000 Chaos Divine Elephants.

But now, with the Xuanhuang Undying Body reaching the fourth level, his physical strength has surged to 720,000.

Compared to the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture,

this is a full 20% increase.

Don’t underestimate this 20% increase; it’s important to understand that the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture at its fourth level, at most, only has the power of 700,000 Chaos Divine Elephants.

But now,

his strength at only the fourth level is enough to match, or even surpass, the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture at its fourth level.

If the Xuanhuang Undying Body were to truly break through to the fourth level, his physical strength would be enough to surpass the 800,000 Chaos Divine Elephants barrier.

In the battle between cultivators

, every small difference can determine victory or defeat, life or death.

Moreover, a 20% difference is fatal.

“Compared to when I was in the Divine Heaven Domain, my strength has improved considerably. However, it won’t be so easy for me to make rapid progress in the Xuanhuang Undying Body!”

My previous cultivation of the Xuanhuang Undying Body was aided by divine assistance because of the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture as my foundation.

Otherwise,

it wouldn’t be so easy to improve my cultivation in a short time.

Afterwards,

Shen Changqing emerged from seclusion.

However—

after he emerged, a message arrived that stunned him.

“You mean, that Zhong family patriarch has become a Daoist partner with another cultivator? And both are Daoist partners, and one of them is an inner disciple?” “

A hundred years ago, Zhong Yu and an inner disciple hit it off immediately, and they held a grand banquet. Many cultivators from various forces came to congratulate them.

However, at that time, the sect leader was in seclusion, so we dared not disturb him!”

Yang Daoxu smiled bitterly.

Such a thing would be astonishing to hear.

One was an inner disciple, the other the patriarch of the Zhong family; their status, cultivation level, and age were worlds apart.

The female disciple’s aptitude wasn’t exceptional, but it wasn’t bad either; after all, if her aptitude were truly poor, she wouldn’t be qualified to enter the inner sect.

She had already reached the Ancient Immortal realm in less than ten million years of cultivation.

But the problem was…

a mere Ancient Immortal in less than ten million years was utterly insignificant before an ancient half-saint who had lived for countless years.

It was common for powerful figures to be lecherous and forcibly keep male and female cultivators by their side.

But to actually form a Daoist couple was extremely rare.

After all,

the two were vastly different in every way.

Shen Changqing was equally surprised.

After a long pause, he asked, “If they are mutually attracted, then let them be!”

As he said this, Shen Changqing secretly shook his head.

However, this was just a casual remark.

He didn’t know what Zhong Yu’s purpose was, but according to Yang Daoxu, the disciple’s purpose was quite clear: the other party was interested in Zhong Yu’s status and strength.

But this was quite normal.

An ancient half-saint was enough to make people look up to him.

To become his Daoist partner would be an incredible leap to the heavens.

Yang Daoxu said, “Later, Zhong Yu gained several more Daoist partners, but they were all rogue cultivators from the outside world. I had someone check their identities and backgrounds, and there were no problems.”

“Since there are no problems, then there’s no need to worry about them. Is there any major movement in the Star Luo Immortal Domain right now?”

Shen Changqing didn’t dwell on this topic but changed the subject.

Speaking of which ,

he had been in seclusion for over 20,000 years, while the outside world had been in seclusion for over 200 years.

If the Taiyi Immortal Sect was going to make a move, it was probably about time.

Upon hearing this, Yang Daoxu’s expression turned slightly grave: “Since thirty years ago, Taiyuan Prefecture has seen a surge in external forces.

Furthermore, our sect’s businesses have also been impacted, both openly and covertly.

Although these problems have been resolved, there’s been little information about the forces that have been secretly acting.

Meanwhile, disciples from various prefectures have reported unusual activity from many top forces in the Star Luo Immortal Domain. While their true motives are unknown, they are likely related to our sects!”

Although Yang Daoxu hadn’t personally witnessed the events in the Divine Heaven Domain, he was aware of some of them.

After all, Tianzhu Prefecture and Jianming Dao Sect were both part of Taiyuan Prefecture.

It wouldn’t be difficult for him to investigate.

Shen Changqing, upon hearing this, lightly tapped his fingers on the stone table, the crisp, rhythmic sound bringing a sense of peace.

“The Taiyi Immortal Sect won’t let this go easily. Although it’s unlikely they’ll act directly, it’s perfectly normal for them to try

something else. For now, we’ll just send people to keep a close watch.

If they don’t make a move, we don’t need to. If they dare to act, then we’ll act accordingly.

As for those forces that have secretly attacked our sect’s assets, conduct a thorough investigation, find them all, and kill them all!”

As he finished speaking, Shen Changqing’s face was filled with murderous intent.

Taking a beating without fighting back!

That wasn’t his style!

If it wasn’t directed at him, then so be it.

But if anyone dared to attack, then he would naturally retaliate.

“This humble Daoist understands!”

Yang Daoxu felt a chill run down his spine from the cold killing intent, and then respectfully accepted the order.

After the other party left, Shen Changqing put the matter behind him and instead consulted Jiu Ye about the Half-Saint Realm.

He had already learned about many things related to the Half-Saint Realm from various sources.

However

, there was no need to waste time figuring things out himself instead of consulting a supreme expert.

Hearing Shen Changqing’s words, Jiu Ye awoke from her slumber and immediately began to explain.

“The power of a semi-saint cultivator originates both from themselves and from the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. The Great Dao

of Longevity serves as the bridge to this power.

The wider the Great Dao of Longevity, the stronger the power it can bear.

The width of the Great Dao of Longevity is primarily determined by the cultivator’s foundation at the time of breakthrough, which can be considered an innate advantage.

However, this foundation is accumulated at the Immortal Emperor level; once one breaks through to the semi-saint level, it is almost completely fixed. Changing it later in life, while not entirely impossible, is extremely difficult.

As for the length of the Great Dao of Longevity, it is linked to the cultivator’s cultivation level.

When you overcome one of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, you can advance further on the Great Dao of Longevity.

Every thousand feet represents a transformation; for a nine-tribulation semi-saint, the Great Dao of Longevity would be nine thousand feet long, and the power it bears is far more complex than you imagine!”

“Back in the battle of the Divine Heaven Domain, although you killed a Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint, that was merely by utilizing the power of a supreme treasure.

Without external assistance, your current cultivation level is far inferior to that of a Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint.

You still have a long way to go to truly contend with cultivators of that level!”

Jiu Ye’s words made Shen Changqing nod, deeply agreeing.

He had already truly experienced the methods of a Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint.

The strength of such a powerful being was beyond his current capabilities.