Terran Guardian - Chapter 4162

Chapter 4137: Four Hundred Million Top-Grade Immortal Stones

Enlightening the Zhenyue Rhinoceros

was a casual act by Shen Changqing.

After sending the other party away, he prepared to continue his seclusion.

It’s worth mentioning that

less than three days after Shen Changqing’s return,

Qin Yang, having learned of the news, directly visited him.

His purpose was to hand over all the immortal stones he had obtained from the auction to Shen Changqing. Thus

,

including the spoils from suppressing the Taiwei Realm and the gains from the Emperor’s Fall Star,

Shen Changqing’s number of top-grade immortal stones had surpassed four hundred million.

Four hundred million top-grade immortal stones!

For any semi-saint level longevity power, this was an astronomical figure.

After all,

top-grade immortal stones were extremely rare.

Even possessing a top-grade immortal vein made mining such high-quality immortal stones difficult.

The reason for this was

that top-grade immortal veins didn’t nurture immortal mines of the same level overnight.

More importantly

, not all immortal stones in top-grade immortal mines were of the top-grade level; they contained immortal stones of other qualities.

Mining four hundred million top-grade immortal stones would certainly not be easy.

Currently,

for Shen Changqing,

four hundred million top-grade immortal stones, if all invested in the first layer of space, would be enough to sustain him for four Immortal Emperor eras.

Considering that a half-saint undergoes the Five Tribulations of Heaven and Man once every Immortal Emperor era, if everything goes smoothly, he could step into the Fifth Tribulation Half-Saint realm in four Immortal Emperor eras.

With the current situation in the Eastern Hua Immortal Domain unclear, the most important thing for Shen Changqing is to increase his strength.

Once his strength increases, he will be able to face any unforeseen circumstances with composure.

Therefore,

after obtaining all the immortal stones, Shen Changqing’s first action was to go into seclusion.

The difference

this time was

that he would first focus on cultivating the Great Sun Golden Crow Dharma Body, striving to master the first stage of this divine ability.

The path of longevity that Shen Changqing is currently following is the True Martial Path, which emphasizes the fusion of various paths to achieve self-realization.

In other words

, the more divine abilities one cultivates, the greater the subsequent comprehension of the True Martial Path will be.

As for why he didn’t cultivate the Xuanhuang Undying Body, the reason is simple.

After breaking through to the fourth rank of the Half-Saint realm, the difficulty of each step of cultivation increases exponentially. Unless one has sufficient resources to assist, the time required for cultivation is enormous.

Even if Shen Changqing possessed the Qilin Treasure Technique, which could draw upon Xuanhuang Qi, it would still be the same.

In short ,

the Qilin Treasure Technique that Shen Changqing possessed was incomplete beyond repair.

A complete Qilin Treasure Technique could draw upon an astonishing amount of Xuanhuang Qi.

But an incomplete technique could only draw upon a much smaller amount.

At least—

for the current fourth-rank Half-Saint Xuanhuang Undying Body, this level of Xuanhuang Qi, while helpful, wasn’t as astonishing as expected.

Right now, if Shen Changqing wanted to improve his strength, instead of investing all his time and energy into the Xuanhuang Undying Body, it was better to temporarily set aside this inheritance and start with other techniques first.

…

While Shen Changqing was in seclusion, everything within the Seven Profound Dao Sect was progressing smoothly.

In the battles against the Taiwei Realm and the Emperor’s Fall Star, many cultivators from the twelve peaks perished, but those who returned alive all gained considerable opportunities.

Now back in the sect, most of these cultivators were in seclusion, digesting their gains to improve their strength.

As time passed,

the Seven Profound Dao Sect frequently experienced heavenly tribulations.

Not only were ancient immortal tribulations common, but even immortal emperor tribulations were not uncommon.

Each immortal emperor tribulation signified the emergence of another immortal emperor cultivator within the Seven Profound Dao Sect.

Other forces were unsurprised by this.

For other forces in Taiyuan Prefecture, producing an immortal emperor was destined to be difficult.

But the Seven Profound Dao Sect was different.

In the eyes of these forces, although the Seven Profound Dao Sect was merely the chosen one of Taiyuan Prefecture, its strength was almost top-tier among the many semi-saint level longevity forces.

Let alone Taiyuan Prefecture, even looking across the vast Star Luo Immortal Domain, among all the prefectures and territories, it’s doubtful that any other longevity power could rival it.

To put it bluntly,

if the Seven Profound Dao Sect were to truly leave Taiyuan Prefecture and directly target other prefectures and territories, it might even be able to suppress an entire Immortal Domain and become the chosen one of the Star Luo Immortal Domain.

Of course—

all of this is predicated on the premise that no other power has any backing.

Otherwise, if the Seven Profound Dao Sect were to do so, even if the visible longevity powers of the Star Luo Immortal Domain couldn’t compete, the forces behind it wouldn’t stand idly by.

But regardless, with the Seven Profound Dao Sect’s current strength and foundation, producing several Immortal Emperors is perfectly normal.

…

On Zhaoyao Peak.

Inside the Immortal Mansion, sword intent was chilling.

Gu Qingyang sat cross-legged in the main hall, his sword intent materializing, terrifying Daoist rhymes permeating the void, evolving into nine illusory inner universes, a terrifying and vast power surrounding his body, as if transforming into an absolute forbidden zone.

How long…

Gu Qingyang suddenly opened his eyes, unleashing all his sword intent in an instant. In that

instant ,

the void above the main hall vanished.

On the vast Zhaoyao Peak, all the cultivators felt a threat emanating from the level of life itself, causing them to abruptly open their eyes, their faces filled with horror.

“This sword intent… is so strong!”

In another immortal abode, the Overlord God was shocked. Under the power of this sword intent, he felt his very soul tremble, as if facing a terrifying natural enemy.

It seemed that even a small amount of this sword intent could suppress him on the spot. How could

such a change

not terrify the Overlord God?

Not only has his cultivation reached the Immortal Emperor realm, but he also recently obtained an opportunity to open up a second Five Elements Universe. With

the opening of two inner universes, the Tyrant God Lord’s strength is no longer at the bottom among Immortal Emperors.

“This sword intent is three-tenths similar to the Peak Master’s. If I’m not mistaken, it seems the Peak Master’s cultivation has improved again!”

The Tyrant God Lord looked in a certain direction of Zhaoyao Peak, his eyes extremely serious.

Back then, Gu Qingyang caused the Immortal Stele to resonate on the Emperor’s Fall Star, and the news shook all sides. The Tyrant God Lord was also aware of this.

He had also tried to comprehend the Great Dao Immortal Stele on the Emperor’s Fall Star, hoping to obtain its supreme inheritance.

Unfortunately,

the Tyrant God Lord ultimately overestimated himself.

In the lower universe, his talent was considered top-notch.

After all, being able to cultivate to the Ancient Immortal realm in the lower universe and ascend to the upper realm in one step was something that ordinary talent could never achieve.

But unfortunately—

talent that is considered top-notch in the lower universe is not considered mediocre in the upper realm, even if it is not ordinary.

Even after exhausting all his time, the Overlord God could only barely comprehend a wisp of Dao essence. Let alone resonating with the Immortal Stele, he couldn’t even truly obtain a fraction of its inheritance.

Now, seeing Gu Qingyang’s strength advance further, it would be a lie to say he wasn’t envious.

However,

despite his envy,

the Overlord God also understood that

the gap between cultivators was destined to be insurmountable.

He took a deep breath, suppressing his shock, and then abandoned all external concerns, focusing his mind once again on comprehending the Great Dao.

The wisp of Dao essence he had gleaned from the Emperor’s Fall Star was firmly imprinted in his sea of consciousness.

Now, his task was to use all his time to thoroughly digest and comprehend this wisp of Dao essence.

Such supreme Dao essence, even if only a tiny wisp, if truly comprehended, would be infinitely beneficial to his current level.

Not to mention

, with this opportunity, opening another inner universe wouldn’t be impossible.