Terran Guardian - Chapter 4118

Chapter 4093: Sincerity

“Liu Xunhuan of the Six Desires Immortal Sect pays respects to Sect Master Shen!”

Inside the Cangwu Hall, Liu Xunhuan glanced at Zhong Yu sitting beside him as he entered the hall, then immediately bowed deeply to Shen Changqing, his head almost touching the ground.

On the main seat,

Shen Changqing looked at the cultivator before him without speaking.

Time passed slowly.

Liu Xunhuan maintained his posture.

After a long while,

Shen Changqing’s calm voice finally rang out: “Sect Master Liu, there’s no need for such formalities, please rise!”

“Thank you, Sect Master Shen!”

Liu Xunhuan straightened up, but his expression remained respectful.

Shen Changqing tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest, observing the other’s respectful face: “If I remember correctly, the Six Desires Immortal Sect should be under the command of the Taiyi Immortal Sect.

Sect Master Liu, have you come here personally to die?”

As he uttered the last sentence, a terrifying killing intent erupted in the hall, crashing down on Liu Xunhuan like a tidal wave.

Under the suppression of such killing intent, Liu Xunhuan’s body trembled slightly, but his expression remained respectful.

“This humble Taoist has come to seek a glimmer of hope for the Six Desires Immortal Sect, and I hope Sect Master Shen can grant my request!”

Upon hearing this,

Shen Changqing looked at him calmly: “Besides the Yaotai Holy Land and the Yinyou Holy Land, several other forces remained when they attacked Taiyuan Prefecture.

If Sect Master Liu wants to seek a glimmer of hope, he naturally needs to show me his sincerity.” Upon

hearing this,

Liu Xunhuan’s expression changed slightly.

After a long while, he bowed his head and replied: “Within three months, this humble Taoist will definitely offer his sincerity!”

“Then I will wait and see.”

Shen Changqing waved his hand, and Liu Xunhuan immediately withdrew respectfully.

Watching the other party’s departing figure, Shen Changqing’s expression remained calm, a cold glint appearing in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

Zhong Yu, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke up, asking, “Sect Master, why not just be straightforward and destroy the Six Desires Immortal Sect?

This sect has pledged allegiance to the Taiyi Immortal Sect, and their arrival here may not be entirely sincere!”

Zhong Yu harbored no goodwill towards the Six Desires Immortal Sect.

It was only because they fled quickly enough during the Cloud Sea Mountains incident that the Six Desires Immortal Sect was wiped out long ago.

In his view,

the Six Desires Immortal Sect’s strength was mediocre.

If it came to a fight, Zhong Yu alone was confident he could destroy them.

Shen Changqing said calmly, “Destroying the Six Desires Immortal Sect is easy, but whether this sect is destroyed or not is of little concern to us.

Since Liu Xunhuan has personally come to our door, it’s clear he understands how to assess the situation.

Therefore, I’m willing to give him a chance!”

To him, the Six Desires Immortal Sect was nothing special.

If he wanted, he could easily crush them with one hand.

However,

Liu Xunhuan’s visit this time did earn Shen Changqing’s higher regard for him.

The situation is still unclear, yet the other party dares to place a bet directly, demonstrating their extraordinary courage.

Of course,

the main reason is that the Six Desires Immortal Sect has no blood on its hands from the Seven Profound Dao Sect cultivators.

Otherwise,

the moment Liu Xunhuan arrived, Shen Changqing would have already severed his head.

Like in the battle at the Dry Bone Forest, any force with the blood of Seven Profound Dao Sect cultivators on its hands is already on his kill list.

Originally,

Shen Changqing planned to eliminate forces like the Yaotai Holy Land before dealing with the remaining forces.

However, now that the Six Desires Immortal Sect has taken the initiative, Shen Changqing is giving them a chance.

If they can truly eliminate the other forces, then taking over the Six Desires Immortal Sect is fine.

Conversely

, if they fail and fall into the hands of other forces, then it’s simply bad luck for the Six Desires Immortal Sect.

“How is Elder Zhong’s recovery?”

“Thank you for your concern, Sect Master. My injuries are almost fully healed, and I will certainly be able to handle this battle without any problems.”

“That’s good.”

Shen Changqing nodded.

In the previous battle, the Seven Profound Dao Sect suffered heavy losses, with six Half-Saints falling and many more injured.

Even Zhong Yu, an ancient Six Tribulation Half-Saint, was seriously injured.

However,

after suppressing the various forces, the sect contributed a great deal of cultivation resources. These resources were eventually distributed and fell into the hands of everyone, allowing their injuries to recover considerably.

For this, Shen Changqing even used some of the rare and precious materials he obtained from the Crimson Jade Dao Palace and the Chaotic Land.

After all, rare and precious materials are only valuable when they are put to use.

If they are left to gather dust in a storage ring, then even the most top-tier treasures are no different from trash.

For Shen Changqing,

improving the overall strength of the sect is now the most important thing.

After all, with the sect’s strength increasing, it could continuously provide cultivation resources.

A temporary investment yielded long-term returns, so it was naturally not a loss.

After Zhong Yu left, Shen Changqing also set off for Qingqiu Peak.

Inside a celestial abode, Ji Yang noticed the commotion and immediately invited Shen Changqing in.

“Master!”

“How is the refining of the Six-Leaf Netherworld Grass going?”

Shen Changqing asked.

Not long after returning to the sect, he bestowed the Six-Leaf Netherworld Grass upon Ji Yang so that this disciple could fully recover his memories from reincarnation.

After all, an ancient Dao Venerable was of great significance. A

reincarnated Dao Venerable with incomplete memories and a fragmented soul was at most a bit more talented, and whether he would have the opportunity to cultivate back to the Dao Venerable realm in the future was unknown.

In fact,

many reincarnated powerhouses stopped progressing before reaching the peak of their previous life.

In the end,

it was because of countless reincarnations, their souls were worn down time and time again, and their ancient memories were already fragmented.

Although the reincarnated cultivator possesses advantages over other cultivators due to these fragmented memories,

regaining their peak strength is a different matter entirely.

This is why Shen Changqing bestowed the Six-Leaf Netherworld Grass.

Ji Yang’s expression was respectful: “Thanks to Master’s reward, this disciple has been fortunate enough to fill the gaps in my past life’s memories. Barring unforeseen circumstances, when the Great Tribulation arrives, I will be able to directly attain the Dao!”

Possessing the complete memories of a Dao Venerable means that if he were to retrace his past life’s path, he would be absolutely certain to return to the Dao Venerable realm.

Moreover,

unlike other cultivators

, such complete memories present no bottlenecks in cultivation.

At least until he recovers to his previous life’s peak, there are no bottlenecks.

If he doesn’t follow his past life’s path, with the complete Dao Venerable memories, Ji Yang is confident enough to forge a new path. With the foundation of a Dao Venerable, breaking through to the Half-Saint realm or even the Great Saint realm would be much easier than for other cultivators.

It can be said that

it’s only because he cannot attain the Dao in this era

that

Ji Yang could achieve Half-Saint status on the spot.

This is the advantage of possessing complete Dao Venerable memories.

After leaving Qingqiu Peak, Shen Changqing secretly asked, “In your opinion, would fully reviving the memories of a past Dao Venerable overwrite the current personality?”

“Normally, this isn’t uncommon.

However, judging from the current situation, your disciple shouldn’t have followed that path.

Ultimately, he has reincarnated too many times, so the influence of the Dao Venerable’s memories is minimal. Furthermore, his cultivation in this life isn’t weak, so it’s not easy for the Dao Venerable’s memories to completely cover him.”

Jiu Ye’s answer reassured Shen Changqing.

If Ji Yang had truly been devoured by the Dao Venerable’s memories, then he would have to re-evaluate this disciple.

The Dao Venerable is the Dao Venerable!

Ji Yang is Ji Yang!

The two cannot be confused.

Shen Changqing trusted Ji Yang, but that didn’t mean he trusted that ancient Dao Venerable.

But as it stands now, Ji Yang seems to have suppressed the Dao Venerable’s memories and wasn’t completely overwritten by his past life’s memories.

After all, if the other party truly had a problem, it wouldn’t be able to hide it from Jiu Ye’s perception.

Since this person said so, then the problem isn’t significant.

…

Three days passed.

Time flew by.

On this day,

the Sky-Crossing Ship, carrying numerous cultivators from the Seven Profound Dao Sect, headed straight for the Yin You Holy Land.

On the Sky-Crossing Ship, a golden chariot appeared, with Shen Changqing seated atop it. A ferocious beast at the Immortal Emperor realm pulled the chariot, its speed even surpassing that of the Sky-Crossing Ship.

This Immortal Emperor realm beast was born from the Cangwu Mountains.

Since the recent fall of the Great Sage Chenyuan, his legacy had scattered in all directions, and some ferocious beasts in the Cangwu Mountains had obtained opportunities, stepping into the Immortal Emperor realm.

Originally,

Shen Changqing intended to kill this Immortal Emperor realm beast directly.

After all, the Cangwu Mountains could tolerate the existence of ferocious beasts, but not those that were too powerful.

A ferocious beast at the Immortal Emperor realm was clearly beyond their reach.

Such a beast, if not handled properly, could cause considerable trouble.

Normally,

let alone an Immortal Emperor realm beast, even an Ancient Immortal realm beast would not be allowed to exist in the Cangwu Mountains.

However, with the rising immortal energy in the Cangwu Mountains and the increased strength of the sect’s cultivators, Shen Changqing simply left behind a group of ancient immortal-level ferocious beasts that had managed to break through.

These beasts were all suppressed by restrictions, confined to a certain area; as long as they didn’t step inside, they posed little threat.

As for the Immortal Emperor-level beasts, Shen Changqing remembered the existence of the Golden Chariot, so he simply left that beast behind as well.

This beast was named Zhenyue Si, a one-horned blue ox possessing top-tier Immortal Emperor bloodline. Although it was a ferocious beast and lacked much intelligence, its strength was still considerable.

Among beasts of the same realm, Zhenyue Si’s strength was considered first-rate; there were few beasts that could truly rival it.

Even if other cultivators attacked, without supreme treasures, breaking through its defenses would be difficult.

Such a beast

possessed innate strength, making it suitable for pulling a chariot.

And that wasn’t all.

Shen Changqing simply fed the beast some rare and precious herbs, propelling its cultivation from the initial Immortal Emperor realm to the late Immortal Emperor realm in one fell swoop.

Unlike cultivators, ferocious beasts require massive amounts of resources and time to mature before each breakthrough.

However, with sufficient resources, breaking through realms in a short time is equally easy.

At this moment

, on the golden chariot, Shen Changqing sat upright, with the Zhenyue Si (a mythical beast) leading the way, bridles on its body, soaring through the air.

…

When the Seven Profound Dao Sect launched its attack, numerous forces, led by the Imperial Sword Dao Sect and the Upper Spirit Palace, dared not delay. Numerous longevity forces set out, their armies aimed directly at the Yin You Holy Land.

Such commotion could not be concealed.

Upon learning this news, the Yin You Holy Land was thrown into chaos.

“Holy Lord, all forces are heading straight for the Holy Land. In just a few days, they will be at our gates. What should we do?”

The speaker was an elder of the Yin You Holy Land named Ye Ge, his face anxious and his eyes filled with fear.

The other cultivators remained silent, but their faces betrayed their fear.

They had no choice but to be afraid.

The Shang Ling Palace alone had already caused them considerable trouble.

Now, not only the Shang Ling Palace was attacking, but the Yu Jian Dao Sect and the Qi Xuan Dao Sect were also targeting the Yin You Holy Land.

Such a force was simply beyond the Yin You Holy Land’s ability to withstand.

Without a solution, death was the only outcome.

Seeing the panicked expressions of the many cultivators, the Yin You Holy Lord remained much calmer.

“What’s the panic? Things haven’t reached the final stage; there’s still a chance for a turnaround. Disarray now is a path to self-destruction!”

His rebuke lessened the panic on the faces of the other cultivators.

However, their worries had not yet dissipated.

After all, judging from the current situation, it won’t be easy for the Yin You Holy Land to break out of this predicament.

“Right now, there are only two key points to breaking out of this predicament. The first is to surrender directly to the Seven Profound Dao Sect. If the Seven Profound Dao Sect is willing to accept us, then the Holy Land may still have a glimmer of hope.

But doing so would be tantamount to offending the Taiyi Immortal Sect.

If the upper sect pursues the matter, we will be in deep trouble.

However, it seems that the Taiyi Immortal Sect’s pursuit is a matter for later. If we cannot overcome the current calamity, everything is just empty talk.”

“As for the second one!”

“That is to unite with other forces and make a final stand.

If the Seven Profound Dao Sect destroys our Yin You Holy Land, then it will be the other forces’ turn. If they are willing to join forces, perhaps there is a glimmer of hope.

Otherwise, it will be a dead end.”

The Yin You Holy Lord paused here, and then continued.

“Looking at the current situation, the most likely path for us is the first one.

After all, the strength of the Yaotai Holy Land and other forces has been greatly weakened. Even if they unite, I’m afraid they will find it difficult to contend with the Seven Profound Dao Sect.”

“Elder Ye!”

“What are your orders, Holy Lord?”

Ye Ge asked, bowing .

The Yin You Holy Lord said in a deep voice, “You will contact the Yaotai Holy Land and other forces on behalf of the Holy Land, explain the advantages and disadvantages, and ask them to provide support.

In addition, I will go to the Seven Profound Dao Sect to ask the Xuan Tian Sword Master for leniency.

If this succeeds, we can use the Yaotai Holy Land and other forces as a gift.

If it fails, then prepare for a desperate battle!”

After the Yin You Holy Lord finished speaking, there was a resolute look in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Ye Ge’s expression was solemn: “I will follow the Holy Lord’s arrangements!”

“If there is nothing else, then

everyone may disperse!” The Yin You Holy Lord waved his hand, and the many cultivators bowed respectfully before dispersing.

In less than a moment, only the Yin You Holy Lord remained in the hall.

He gazed at the empty hall before him, remained silent for a long time, then let out a long sigh, and his figure vanished.

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PS: One update today. I had two wisdom teeth extracted this afternoon and am in terrible pain, so I’m not feeling well. I’ll be back to normal tomorrow!