Terran Guardian - Chapter 4191

, Chapter 4166: The Scene of Tens of Millions of Immortal Emperors

The capital city fell.

Shen Changqing swept his divine sense across the city, instantly identifying all the Immortal Emperor realm cultivators and killing them before they could even speak.

Then,

he stepped into the palace and took all the royal resources with him. Only

after doing this

did Shen Changqing turn and leave.

This time,

he didn’t massacre the capital; there was no need.

Killing the Immortal Emperor level cultivators meant he didn’t need to worry about the rest.

Si Yuting perished.

Many high-ranking members of the Immortal Court also fell.

It was expected that the Great Luo Immortal Court would descend into chaos.

Like the Di Luan Demon Court,

both major powers were already preoccupied with their own survival and naturally had no extra power to provoke the Seven Profound Dao Sect.

This was different from the Broken River Sword Sect.

An Immortal Court involved numerous interests, and in the past, with sufficient power to suppress them, major chaos was unlikely.

But once the suppressive power was insufficient, internal strife was inevitable.

The Broken River Sword Sect, as a sect, possessed a cohesion far superior to that of the Immortal Court.

Even if he killed Ji Juechen and other high-ranking members of the sect, the Broken River Sword Sect wouldn’t necessarily fall into internal strife.

To avoid trouble, Shen Changqing simply wiped out the Broken River Sword Sect.

Of course,

there was another reason for doing so.

That is, destroying the Broken River Sword Sect was relatively much easier.

Sect cultivators gathered together, unlike the vast territory of the Immortal Court, where cultivators were scattered in all directions. It was destined not to be so simple to wipe them out one by one.

But destroying a sect was not much of a challenge.

After dealing with the three major forces, Shen Changqing left the Star Ruins Immortal Domain.

At the same time,

the news of the fall of the Heavenly Emperor of the Great Luo Immortal Court also spread.

Although the cultivators who learned of this news were somewhat shocked, they quickly came to terms with it.

With the destruction of the Emperor Luan Demon Court and the Broken River Sword Sect, it was clear to everyone that Shen Changqing’s next target would inevitably be the Great Luo Immortal Court.

The fact that the three major forces were targeting the Seven Profound Dao Sect was no secret.

It would have been surprising if Shen Changqing hadn’t taken action against the Great Luo Immortal Court.

Given the current situation facing the Great Luo Immortal Court, it’s quite normal.

However,

some forces are still alarmed.

After all, the Great Luo Immortal Court’s strength is undeniable. Shen Changqing single-handedly stormed into the Immortal Court’s capital, directly killed Si Yuting, and incidentally annihilated numerous Immortal Emperors. Such strength naturally instilled deep fear in them.

If the other party were to become bloodthirsty and attack their own forces, it would be a huge problem.

In this era of dramatic changes, few forces in the Star Ruins Immortal Domain could rival it.

“The Seven Profound Dao Sect is not to be offended. Without absolute certainty, we must not antagonize this force. Otherwise, the Great Luo Immortal Court and the other two major forces will suffer the same fate!”

Within one force, an ancient saint revived, his face filled with apprehension.

Before the dramatic changes, he could easily suppress a mere half-saint who had achieved physical sainthood.

But in this era, such a powerful figure was clearly not to be trifled with.

Most importantly,

details of the battle against the Great Luo Immortal Court were also spreading.

Many forces in the Star Ruins Immortal Realm were well aware that Shen Changqing not only possessed astonishing strength but also wielded a top-tier ultimate divine weapon. Even the mighty Imperial Divine Sword of the Great Luo Immortal Court was shattered by that weapon.

A cultivator who had achieved physical sainthood was already formidable enough.

Now, with the addition of a top-tier ultimate divine weapon, his threat level had increased dramatically.

Even ancient saints were not confident they could suppress Shen Changqing.

Since they couldn’t deal with him, it was best not to provoke him.

Otherwise,

the consequences would be unbearable.

At the same time,

many forces were turning their attention to the Great Luo Immortal Court and the Emperor Luan Demon Court.

Although these two forces hadn’t been destroyed like the Broken River Sword Sect, they had suffered heavy losses and their strength greatly diminished, making other forces restless.

In the past, when these two forces were at their peak, they dared not act rashly.

But now it was different.

The temptation to divide up these two forces was considerable.

“

Damn it, Shen Changqing’s strength has reached this level! What kind of supreme treasure is that long mace in his hand? Even the Imperial Divine Sword is no match for it!”

Within a celestial city, Pei Chengyue’s face was grim. He still felt lingering fear when he thought of the previous battle.

He had gone all out, but not only could he not break through Shen Changqing’s defenses, he was also injured by the backlash. Even

the Heavenly Emperor Si Yuting, who used the Imperial Divine Sword and the entire Celestial Court’s fortune, couldn’t last more than a few rounds against Shen Changqing before being killed on the spot.

Even the Imperial Divine Sword was shattered and destroyed.

If he hadn’t run away quickly, Pei Chengyue had no doubt that he would have been one of the many Celestial Emperors who perished in that battle.

At this point,

no matter how much hatred Pei Chengyue harbored for Shen Changqing, he dared not take any further action to seek revenge, or even entertain the thought of it.

The battle in the capital

had completely shattered the morale of this commander of the Heavenly Strategy Army.

The name Shen Changqing had become his inner demon.

Pei Chengyue knew this very well.

If he couldn’t expel these inner demons, he might not have another chance to advance.

But how easy was it to overcome inner demons?

Compared to advancing further, merely surviving might not be impossible.

After all, in Pei Chengyue’s view, he had already attained immortality; theoretically, even if he couldn’t break through, he could live on indefinitely.

At most, he would just have to endure until the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man, when he couldn’t emerge.

But compared to losing his life, this problem was nothing.

Besides…

Even without overcoming inner demons, a great opportunity can still lead to a breakthrough.

Regardless, Pei Chengyue had no intention of remaining enemies with Shen Changqing.

A powerhouse of that level was not someone he could afford to offend.

The gap between them had become insurmountable.

After all,

with time ,

the gap would only widen.

“However… now that the Heavenly Emperor has fallen and the Celestial Court is severely weakened, this might not be a bad opportunity!

If I can integrate the Heavenly Strategy Army, regain control of the Celestial Court, and use the Heavenly Emperor’s position to gather fortune, I might be able to forcefully break through and truly enter the ranks of the Fourth Tribulation Half-Saint!”

A glint flashed in Pei Chengyue’s eyes; ambition was stirring.

Si Yuting wasn’t dead.

The Celestial Court hadn’t suffered a major blow.

He wouldn’t have dared to have such thoughts.

But now it was different.

Many Celestial Court powerhouses had fallen. Although the Imperial Capital was just one of the many immortal cities of the Great Luo Celestial Court, it was the core of the entire Celestial Court, where most of the top powerhouses resided.

And so…

The Immortal Emperors of the capital were all slaughtered by Shen Changqing.

Those most loyal to the royal family had perished.

This

gave Pei Chengyue hope.

Thinking this, he took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, his eyes becoming profound.

“No rush!”

“Whoever raises an army first will inevitably become the target of everyone’s anger. Let’s wait and see; others will soon be unable to hold back.

Chaos is inevitable; now it’s up to us to see who will rise to power!”

With this thought, Pei Chengyue summoned many high-ranking members of the Heavenly Strategy Army to discuss the next steps.

Meanwhile,

in the various factions of the Great Luo Immortal Court, many cultivators who were originally loyal to the court now harbored different thoughts.

Especially some lords who were capable of establishing their own territories were eager to act.

However,

no one made the first move; instead, they waited for the right opportunity.

…

“Boom!”

Gu Qingyang stepped into the void, and with a wave of his hand, billions of sword energies poured down like a celestial river, crashing towards the cultivators of the other sect.

Faced with such an attack, many Immortal Emperors’ expressions changed drastically, and they all tried to defend themselves.

But unfortunately,

these sword energies were unstoppable. Even with the Immortal Emperors fully activating their protective immortal auras, they were easily pierced by the sword energies, and their bodies were then completely pierced by the endless sword energy, resulting in their immediate death .

This scene

greatly boosted the morale of the cultivators of Zhaoyao Peak.

“Peak Master’s divine might!”

At the same time,

when Batian Divine Lord saw this scene, his pupils shrank slightly, and his face showed shock.

“After the upheaval of heaven and earth, Peak Master’s strength has not decreased but increased. Now, in this world, there are probably not many who can truly contend with him!”

Gu Qingyang was already a top expert among Immortal Emperors, and after he recently emerged from seclusion, his strength seemed to have increased considerably.

Batian Divine Lord even suspected that his strength had reached the level of contending with Half-Saints.

Such a powerful figure is not to be underestimated in this era of dramatic change.

The

Overlord God-King felt both shock and envy.

Seeing such a powerful figure, it would be a lie to say he wasn’t envious.

However, he also knew that reaching Gu Qingyang’s level was, while not impossible, extremely unlikely.

With that thought,

the Overlord God-King stopped thinking and focused all his efforts on dealing with the sect cultivators before him.

Currently, the three major powers, including the Great Luo Immortal Court, had their sect leaders handling the situation, but the remaining forces were to be dealt with by their respective peaks.

This sect was one of those forces.

However, it seemed their strength was clearly mismatched with their courage.

A single move from Zhaoyao Peak had rendered them helpless.

Moments later,

with the fall of the last Immortal Emperor, the sect was awash in blood.

Gu Qingyang swept his divine sense across the battle, which was nearing its end, and said indifferently, “Pass down the order: leave no cultivator alive from this sect!”

“We obey!”

The elders respectfully accepted the order.

…

Similar situations were occurring in various places.

The annihilation of sects and forces left many cultivators secretly terrified.

No one had expected the Seven Profound Dao Sect to be so ruthless, attacking without warning and destroying entire sects—clearly intending to exterminate

them all.

Some cultivators felt the Seven Profound Dao Sect’s methods were too cruel and ruthless, violating the natural order.

Others believed that cultivators should act this way, eliminating all threats and leaving no future trouble.

However, regardless of the reason, no force or cultivator stepped forward to condemn them.

In the cultivation world,

strength is everything.

Moreover, these destroyed sects and forces had secretly joined forces to target the Seven Profound Dao Sect. Their

current purge was their own fault.

When Shen Changqing returned to the sect, the cultivators from various peaks were still fighting outside.

“It seems it’s almost over!”

Shen Changqing looked at the message that had been sent back and understood.

The strength of the other forces was generally average, far inferior to the three major forces such as the Great Luo Immortal Court. Such a force was naturally no match for the Seven Profound Dao Sect.

If it were before the upheaval of heaven and earth, the foundation of the Seven Profound Dao Sect would certainly be much weaker compared to those established forces.

But now it’s different.

After the upheaval of heaven and earth, the Heavenly Dao rules suppressed the power, and while the so-called difference in foundation wasn’t completely erased, it was greatly reduced.

People like Gu Qingyang and Ji Yang, with their innate immortal bodies, were far stronger than other cultivators of the same level in the Immortal Emperor realm.

In an era of dramatic change, any innate immortal body would be virtually unmatched.

This was a devastating blow to other forces.

For the next few days,

Shen Changqing remained in the Cangyun Immortal Mansion, conserving his energy and using the Free Transformation Technique to observe the movements of other acquired demon gods.

From the perspective of these acquired demon gods, he could already see the chaos in various immortal realms.

Many of the top forces that once suppressed their respective realms were now disintegrating, gradually being divided up by other forces.

After all, many cultivators realized that the current upheaval presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If they couldn’t seize this chance to turn the tide, they would have no chance of recovery once the world returned to normal and the oppressive rules disappeared.

No one wanted to miss such an opportunity.

Even knowing the dangers, these cultivators were willing to take the plunge.

Unfortunately,

most of the acquired demon gods were too weak; the number of those truly capable of breaking through to the Immortal Emperor realm was limited.

Therefore, even after the cataclysmic changes in the world, most of the acquired demon gods would find it difficult to seize the opportunity to turn the tide. Shen Changqing was helpless

in this regard . In his view, the only hope now was that the cataclysmic changes would last longer, giving the many acquired demon gods a chance to grow and break through. Even if only half, or even one-tenth, of the acquired demon gods could break through to the Immortal Emperor realm, that would be an astonishing force. “No—” “Don’t even mention one-tenth, even if it’s only one percent, or one in ten thousand, the combined power of numerous acquired demon gods would be terrifying!” A glint flashed in Shen Changqing’s eyes, his heart burning with excitement. How many acquired demon gods were there now? If it was one percent, that would be tens of millions of Immortal Emperors. Even if it was one in ten thousand, that would still be hundreds of thousands of Immortal Emperors. Such a force, before the cataclysmic changes, would be insufficient against the established immortal forces. After all, ordinary Immortal Emperors were merely large ants before those who had reached the pinnacle of immortality. But things are different now. In this era, the role of any Immortal Emperor is maximized. With hundreds of thousands of Immortal Emperors appearing together, while they might not sweep away everything, very few forces could truly contend with them. Shen Changqing didn’t even dare to imagine what it would be like if there were millions, or even tens of millions, of Immortal Emperors.