Terran Guardian - Chapter 4171

Chapter 4146: The Origin of a Fourth-Grade Immortal Flame (Half-Saint)

A Dao Venerable realm expert.

In a life-or-death battle, determining a victor is destined to be a long and arduous process.

However,

the fact that the three Dao Venerables have been fighting for tens of thousands of years is somewhat unexpected for Shen Changqing. The

longer the battle lasts ,

the more it indicates that their strengths are evenly matched.

After all, if one side could truly crush the other, they could never have fought for so long.

This delicate balance could be broken at any moment if another Dao Venerable intervenes. However , Dao Venerable realm experts are not commonplace. Moreover, in this era, Dao Venerables who aspire to be at their peak are extremely rare. Of course— in Shen Changqing’s view, this situation isn’t entirely bad. The longer this battle drags on, the more his strength can improve. Even a slight increase will provide more confidence for survival in the future. As for the Jiang family, their lack of activity is also good news. No activity means the Jiang family can’t use the Seven Profound Dao Sect. If the Jiang family were to make frequent moves that required the Seven Profound Dao Sect to exert all its strength, it would indicate that the situation in the Eastern Hua Immortal Domain was far from optimistic. Therefore, at this time, no news was the best news. … “Crack!” A thunderclap resounded in the sky, followed by a rain of blood, seemingly covering the entire world in crimson. “Another Great Sage has fallen!” Shen Changqing looked at this strange phenomenon, but his expression remained calm. The fall of a Great Sage. Under other circumstances, this would naturally be extraordinary. But now, the fall of a Great Sage was not surprising. In the past 30,000 years, the Seven Profound Dao Sect had recorded dozens of instances of blood rain. This indicated that during this period, dozens of Saints and above had perished. It was no surprise that this Great Sage had fallen on the battlefield of the Eastern Hua Immortal Domain. The next day, Shen Changqing went to the Tongtian Pavilion in the Seven Profound Immortal City. Qin Yang, upon learning the news, hurriedly appeared to meet him. “Sect Master Shen, what brings you here today?” Qin Yang asked respectfully in a deep voice. This man rarely visited Tongtian Pavilion, but each time he did, he brought considerable business. Seeing Shen Changqing again, Qin Yang felt a surge of excitement. Shen Changqing said, “I need immortal ore and divine stones of at least the fourth rank of a Half-Saint, the higher the rank, the better. Additionally, I need immortal fire essence of at least the third rank of a Half-Saint. Price is negotiable. Does Tongtian Pavilion have what I need?” The purpose of immortal ore and divine stones of the fourth rank of a Half-Saint was naturally to refine oneself. As they were all materials from the Zhou Tian (a concept in Chinese astrology), Shen Changqing discovered that the harder the material, the better the refining effect. For example, the refining effect of heavenly treasures of the same rank was not as good as that of immortal ore and divine stones of the same rank. Although the former was easier to refine, the effect was inferior. Using the same immortal stones, yet achieving significantly different results, Shen Changqing naturally preferred the latter. While smelting immortal ores and divine stones is more difficult, the hundredfold flow rate of the first level of the Seven Profound Divine Tower makes it relatively easy. After all, they are all treasures of the same rank; even if the smelting difficulty differs, it can’t be a hundredfold difference. In a comparison, the time difference is at most one time, and sometimes even less. Refining a treasure of about the fourth rank of a semi-saint takes at most a thousand years. A difference of several hundred years is negligible. However , the price of the same treasure is drastically different. Therefore, from any perspective, finding immortal ores and divine stones of the same rank is the best choice. As for the immortal fire essence, that goes without saying. It’s needed to enhance one’s natal spirit fire. The rank of one’s natal spirit fire largely determines Shen Changqing’s efficiency in smelting treasures. Moreover , some immortal ores and divine stones of too high a rank cannot be refined by one’s natal spirit fire at all. Thus… The only options are to either enhance one’s natal spirit fire or refine treasures of similar grade to it, gradually accumulating power. However, a problem arises. As the physical body’s strength increases, the effectiveness of low-grade treasures diminishes. If the natal spirit fire cannot be enhanced, it will reach a bottleneck after a certain point. Therefore, Shen Changqing needs not only immortal ores and divine stones, but also the essence of immortal fire. “Immortal ores and divine stones are simple; these things may be rare in the outside world, but for my Tongtian Pavilion, it’s not a big problem. As for the essence of immortal fire—” Qin Yang pondered for a moment, then said, “Currently, the Seven Profound Branch Pavilion possesses a wisp of heavenly fire essence, originally belonging to a top-tier half-saint. The other party offered a wisp of essence for sale, and after much back and forth, it ended up here in the branch pavilion. That wisp of immortal fire essence is a fourth-grade half-saint, perfectly meeting Sect Master Shen’s requirements!” “What’s the price?” Shen Changqing’s eyes flickered, and he asked. Qin Yang said, “The essence of immortal fire is precious, as I believe Sect Master Shen is aware of. Although it’s only a wisp of the essence, not a complete fourth-grade semi-saint immortal fire, it’s still incredibly valuable—” “Alright, let’s get straight to the price!” Shen Changqing raised his hand to interrupt Qin Yang’s preamble, and the latter, not daring to delay, smiled directly. “For an ordinary cultivator, it would cost at least 200,000 top-grade immortal stones, but if Sect Master Shen wants it, 100,000 top-grade immortal stones will suffice!”

“One hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones? If I remember correctly, that price could buy a complete fourth-grade innate imperial weapon!”

Shen Changqing frowned slightly. He was wealthy, but that didn’t mean he was a sucker.

A wisp of a semi-saint fourth-grade immortal fire essence costing one hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones was already incredibly expensive.

Qin Yang smiled wryly: “This is no exaggeration. Sect Master Shen should understand that scarcity drives up value. High-grade immortal fire is rare, and the essence of immortal fire is precious. Many powerful figures, even those who possess high-grade immortal fire, wouldn’t easily use their essence.

After all, once that essence is lost, it’s extremely difficult to replenish it.

If Sect Master Shen doesn’t believe me, you can inquire around. If anyone can offer a lower price than mine, I’ll grant you that wisp of immortal fire essence!”

He practically patted his chest as he spoke.

Seeing the other party’s absolute certainty, Shen Changqing tapped his fingers lightly on the table, remaining silent.

Immortal fire was precious!

He understood this as well.

However, the price was still somewhat unexpected.

At this moment, Qin Yang changed the subject again: “Moreover, Sect Master Shen has brought a great deal of business to my Seven Profound Branch Pavilion over the years. I cannot possibly turn him away.

One hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones is roughly the cost price.

Furthermore… my Qin family possesses a complete Rank 6 Half-Saint Immortal Flame. If Sect Master Shen is truly interested, I can send a message to my family and discuss it with our ancestor to see if we can part with it!”

This last sentence sent a jolt through Shen Changqing.

A Rank 6 Half-Saint Immortal Flame!

This rank was extremely high.

He was certain

that finding an immortal flame of this level would definitely allow his natal spirit fire to advance to the same Rank 6 Half-Saint level.

At that time, his natal spirit fire could smelt even more immortal ores and divine stones, and the efficiency would be far greater than it is now.

At this moment…

Shen Changqing’s attitude softened considerably, and he smiled calmly, “Since Steward Qin has said so, I naturally believe him.

I will take that wisp of semi-saint fourth-grade immortal fire.

Furthermore, I am also interested in the complete semi-saint sixth-grade immortal fire from the Qin family; I would appreciate it if Steward Qin could help me negotiate.

Price is not a major issue.”

Concerning his own future, Shen Changqing was not stingy.

Even spending more immortal stones was worthwhile.

After all, all immortal stone resources exist to improve one’s strength.

Similarly,

if one’s strength increases, why worry about not obtaining more immortal stones?

It can be said that

this is a virtuous cycle.

Therefore, Shen Changqing naturally hoped to obtain the semi-saint sixth-grade immortal fire that Qin Yang mentioned.

If he could obtain that immortal fire, his physical strength would break through much faster.

Qin Yang nodded, “If Sect Master Shen has any needs, this humble Daoist will certainly do his best!”