Terran Guardian - Chapter 4159

Chapter 4134: Five Golden Crow Phantoms

“The Star River Sword Dao!”

Before an ancient immortal stele, Chu Junhe slowly opened his eyes. With a casual wave of his hand, a celestial river phantom appeared in the void, and billions of stars crashed down with killing sword energy.

In an instant, space shattered inch by inch.

Everything turned to dust.

Seeing this scene,

the other cultivators who were comprehending the Great Dao Immortal Stele were all shocked, their eyes filled with astonishment as they looked at Chu Junhe.

“The Star River Sword Dao!”

“This guy has truly comprehended it from the Great Dao Immortal Stele!”

“I never expected that the Seven Profound Dao Sect would have so many cultivators with exceptional comprehension. First, there was Gu Qingyang who resonated with the immortal stele, and now there is Chu Junhe who has comprehended the Star River Sword Dao—”

The other cultivators couldn’t help but be shocked.

After all, the Great Dao inherited in the Great Dao Immortal Stele is not something that just anyone can comprehend.

In the past, there were many who sought immortality, spending tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years to comprehend it, but they still couldn’t comprehend even a fraction of it.

But how long has it been?

Chu Junhe has already comprehended a portion of its mysteries.

Such comprehension is truly astonishing.

Meanwhile,

Chu Junhe ignored the reactions of the other cultivators, still digesting what he had gleaned from the Immortal Stele.

After a long while, he turned and left.

Although he hadn’t managed to elicit a resonance from the Immortal Stele this time, he had still glimpsed a fraction of its profound mysteries.

The Star River Sword Dao!

That was proof—

and this Great Dao inheritance was extremely compatible with his own Great River Sword Dao.

Now, Chu Junhe needed to go into seclusion to thoroughly comprehend and master this profound understanding.

…

“The Seven Profound Dao Sect has many geniuses. So far, several Immortal Emperors have comprehended some of its mysteries from the Immortal Stele.

It’s hard to imagine that a longevity sect with such a short history could gather so many geniuses!”

In a grand hall of an immortal city, Nangong truthfully reported the information he had received, his face clearly showing shock.

The abundance of opportunities on Emperor Fall Star was undeniable.

In the past, some cultivators who ventured into Emperor’s Fall Star were able to comprehend the profound mysteries of the Great Dao Immortal Stele.

However—

compared to the number of cultivators who came to Emperor’s Fall Star, those who truly grasped the mysteries of the inheritance were extremely few.

The ratio was appalling.

Even with the Crimson Heaven Realm ruling Emperor’s Fall Star and a large number of its prodigies entering the area, very few cultivators were truly able to comprehend anything.

And even those who did comprehend it required a considerable amount of time.

Now, only a few years later, cultivators from the Seven Profound Dao Sect have successively comprehended the inheritance on the Great Dao Immortal Stele, and some have even managed to resonate with the stele.

Such comprehension is rare even in the Crimson Heaven Realm.

Jun Tiannan’s expression remained calm: “Those with extraordinary fortune in the world cannot be measured by ordinary standards.

Although the Seven Profound Dao Sect’s lineage is short, that Xuan Tian Sword Master is no ordinary person.

It’s understandable that such a cultivator could attract other geniuses to gather.

Like the disciples under the first World Lord in the most ancient years of our Crimson Heaven Realm, weren’t they all exceptionally talented top geniuses?

Such things are rare, but not surprising.”

Hearing this ,

Nangong’s expression immediately relaxed.

Indeed!

The disciples under the first World Lord of the Crimson Heaven Realm were all revered ancestors throughout the Crimson Heaven Realm’s history. Aside from those who perished unexpectedly, the rest possessed profound cultivation, making them top-tier experts in the outside world.

However,

with the passage of time,

those ancestors mostly perished in great calamities.

Whether such ancient beings still live in the Crimson Heaven Realm today, Nangong had no idea.

Ultimately…

Although he was an elder of the Crimson Heaven Realm, he was merely a half-saint, far from truly understanding the Crimson Heaven Realm’s foundation.

“Elder Jun, how high do you think that Profound Heaven Sword Master can go in the future?”

“It’s hard to say. The upper limit of such a cultivator is immeasurable, but at least breaking through to the Saint Realm is not a problem.

Perhaps even the three Saint Realms are nothing to him.

Such a person cannot be an enemy. If he is, we must do everything in our power to eliminate him.

Otherwise, he will surely become a major threat in the future!”

Jun Tiannan’s expression turned serious as he spoke, a flicker of fear, unnoticed even by himself, flashing deep in his eyes.

What a pity!

Such a prodigy is not from his Crimson Heaven Realm.

Otherwise,

the Crimson Heaven Realm might have a chance to regain its ancient glory.

Currently, although the Seven Profound Dao Sect is allied with the Crimson Heaven Realm,

and the two can be considered allies, allies are not immutable.

Who can guarantee that one day the Crimson Heaven Realm won’t break ties with the Seven Profound Dao Sect?

If it really comes to that, it will definitely not be good news for the Crimson Heaven Realm.

Of course,

Jun Tiannan doesn’t want to reach that point one day either.

It’s just that some things are beyond the control of a Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint.

However,

no one can predict what will happen in the future.

If he had a choice, Jun Tiannan certainly wouldn’t want to be enemies with Shen Changqing. To put

it another way

, even if he were to be enemies, it wouldn’t be easy for him to suppress Shen Changqing with his current strength.

Such matters should be left to the higher-level beings of the Crimson Heaven Realm to consider.

For Jun Tiannan, the most important thing now is to protect the Emperor’s Fall Star, nothing more.

…

Inside the valley.

Shen Changqing opened his eyes again, his divine sense detaching from the Great Dao Immortal Stele. The golden crow feather in his hand now had dimmed immortal light and no longer possessed its original divine power.

With a flick of his hand, the Golden Crow Feather shattered into dust, scattering in an instant.

“It’s over!”

Watching this, Shen Changqing shook his head slightly.

After a long period of comprehension, the power of the Golden Crow Feather was finally exhausted.

As a reward, he had successfully condensed a second Golden Crow phantom.

With the two phantoms formed, Shen Changqing felt his strength had increased considerably; this divine ability, when used at full power, was enough to unleash a portion of its might.

Afterwards,

Shen Changqing tried to continue comprehending the Great Dao Immortal Stele.

Unfortunately,

without the Golden Crow Feather as a bridge, this time when he tried to comprehend it again, he felt the rules and Dao rhythms within the Great Dao Immortal Stele had become obscure and difficult to understand; every comprehension was much more difficult than before.

Of course—

this difficulty was relative.

Compared to other cultivators, Shen Changqing’s speed in comprehending the Dao rhythms of the Great Dao Immortal Stele was still astonishing.

However,

without the assistance of the Golden Crow Feather, it was still much slower than before.

But there was nothing he could do.

Golden Crow Feathers were inherently difficult to find.

Moreover, ordinary Golden Crow feathers are unlikely to cause any changes in the Great Dao Immortal Stele.

Shen Changqing suspected that other Golden Crow feathers might exist in the Yan Yang Realm.

However,

such things were beyond his current reach.

Shen Changqing was absolutely certain that if he dared to step into the Yan Yang Realm, those ancient beings would definitely intervene and kill him on the spot.

At that time, even if Jiu Ye intervened, he might not be able to protect him.

After all,

Jiu Ye was not at his peak.

Although he had the strength to kill a Great Saint, dealing with some top-tier Supremes, or even those who had reached the Dao Venerable level, would be quite troublesome.

As for whether there were any Dao Venerables still existing in the Yan Yang Realm, no one dared to say for sure.

After all, the Yan Yang Realm had existed for so many years; who could guarantee that it didn’t have some hidden resources left behind?

There were some things that even Ji Yang might not know.

There was no way around it.

Ji Yang had been dead for too long in his previous life.

From ancient times to the present, it was more than hundreds of millions of years.

In such a long period of time, the changes were bound to be too great.

Therefore, without sufficient strength as a foundation, Shen Changqing would never rashly step into the Yan Yang Realm.

…

Suppressing the distracting thoughts,

Shen Changqing continued to comprehend the rules and Dao rhythms of the Great Dao Immortal Stele.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, a thousand years had passed.

A thousand years later,

a strong sense of fatigue washed over his soul, waking Shen Changqing from his state of comprehension.

He glanced at the Great Dao Immortal Stele, then turned and left.

Upon returning to his immortal abode in Tianshui Immortal City, Shen Changqing immediately went into seclusion.

The first layer of space.

Time flowed at a hundred times faster.

While a hundred years had passed in the outside world, Shen Changqing had already spent ten thousand years in the first layer of space.

This long period of seclusion allowed him to successfully transform all his previous insights into his own use.

At this moment

, with a thought from Shen Changqing, the phantom of the inner universe appeared, evolving into an ancient golden crow. Its terrifyingly scorching aura permeated the void, like five great suns blazing across the sky, seemingly capable of burning mountains and boiling seas.

“Five golden crow phantoms!”

“This is the harvest of ten thousand years of seclusion—”

Shen Changqing looked at the five golden crow phantoms in the void. Their astonishing aura was several times stronger than before.

Although he was satisfied with this change, he was not arrogant.

Five golden crow phantoms!

They were still only in the first stage of the Great Sun Golden Crow Dharma Body.

Moreover

, there was still a long way to go before the first stage was fully mastered.

The further one progressed, the more difficult it became to condense golden crow phantoms.

To truly master the first stage and cultivate nine golden crows, the time required would be considerable.

For Shen Changqing, condensing five golden crows was almost the limit.

To continue condensing a sixth golden crow would require at least ten times the time, or even longer.

To truly condense nine golden crows, the time would be immeasurable.

It should be noted

that even Ling Jiu, a Nine Tribulation Half-Saint who had cultivated for countless years, had only condensed nine golden crows.

Therefore, no matter how confident he was in his comprehension, he wasn’t certain he could master the first stage of the Great Sun Golden Crow Dharma Body in a short time.

Reaching this stage now was about enough.

As for what came next, he would have to hone his skills over time.

Continuing his seclusion here was pointless.

Therefore,

Shen Changqing decided to emerge from

seclusion. His first act upon emerging was to visit Jun Tiannan.

Upon learning the news, the latter immediately came to greet him.

“Fellow Daoist Shen!”

“Fellow Daoist Jun!”

Shen Changqing politely cupped his hands, showing sufficient respect to this top-tier half-saint of the Crimson Heaven Realm.

Jun Tiannan’s strength was extraordinary.

Although not as great as Ling Jiu, he was still exceptional.

Such a powerful figure was rare even in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.

Meanwhile,

Jun Tiannan invited Shen Changqing to sit down and then personally brewed immortal tea, placing a teacup before Shen Changqing.

“Shen Changqing has been in seclusion for so long, it seems he has gained quite a bit.”

“Gains are too few to mention, I can only say I’ve achieved some things,”

Shen Changqing said, taking a small sip of his tea and smiling calmly

.

Jun Tiannan showed no disdain.

Reaching the Half-Saint realm, achieving even a slight understanding is no easy feat.

Many Half-Saints have cultivated diligently for millions of years without necessarily gaining any insight.

Ultimately,

this is because at the Half-Saint level, each step of cultivation is more than ten times more difficult than at the Immortal Emperor realm.

After all, Half-Saints are capable of attaining immortality, and the price for this limitless lifespan is the extreme difficulty of cultivation.

Otherwise, so many Half-Saints wouldn’t have remained at the first or second tribulation level after countless eons, unable to advance further.

Nor would so many Half-Saints hide in forbidden zones, afraid to show their faces.

In short,

cultivation at this level is by no means easy.

For Shen Changqing, who has only been in seclusion for a few years, to claim to have achieved some understanding is astonishing.

If these words came from someone else, Jun Tiannan would have scoffed.

But since they came from Shen Changqing, he had no doubts.

The reason is simple.

In Jun Tiannan’s view, Shen Changqing’s aptitude was already top-notch; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to directly attain sainthood in this era.

At least in Jun Tiannan’s knowledge, he had never seen any Immortal Emperor attain sainthood outside of a time of great calamity.

He had only heard of such beings in records from ancient times.

This alone was enough to explain many things.

“Fellow Daoist Shen’s slight progress is something countless half-saints dream of. Speaking of which, Fellow Daoist Shen’s aptitude is the most outstanding among all the cultivators I have ever seen, without exception.

No wonder Fellow Daoist Shen has gained the favor of that Tai Xuan Sword Venerable. With that favor, coupled with Fellow Daoist Shen’s aptitude, his future achievements are absolutely limitless!”

Jun Tiannan said with emotion, offering a subtle but not overt compliment.

Then,

he flipped his hand, and a storage ring appeared out of thin air.

“This is a million top-grade immortal stones, the reward that the Crimson Heaven Realm originally promised Fellow Daoist Shen.

After I sent the message back, the Crimson Heaven Realm sent someone to bring this item. Fellow Daoist Shen may take a look.”

“Thank you very much, Elder Jun!”

Shen Changqing scanned it with his divine sense, his smile widening, and then he subtly accepted the storage ring.

A million top-grade immortal stones!

This was quite a lot for him.

Shen Changqing didn’t lack many things, but he desperately needed top-grade immortal stones.

After all, to break through to the Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint Realm in a short time, top-grade immortal stones were absolutely essential.

Without enough immortal stones, trying to break through using the Seven Profound Divine Tower’s hundredfold time was just wishful thinking.

However,

at this moment,

Jun Tiannan changed the subject and spoke again.

“In addition—”