Terran Guardian - Chapter 4192

Chapter 4167: The Greatest Benefit of the Cataclysmic Changes

“I just wonder how long this cataclysmic change in the world will last!”

Shen Changqing pondered.

The cataclysm occurred because an unparalleled powerhouse intervened across the chaos, causing damage to the chaos. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao set up a restriction, which is the origin of the cataclysm.

But how long the cataclysm will last is unknown.

However, as things

stand, the longer the cataclysm lasts, the greater the benefit to the Seven Profound Dao Sect.

After all, the biggest weakness of the Seven Profound Dao Sect is its short history and insufficient foundation.

Not to mention the Taiyi Immortal Sect, even other long-established immortal forces have been around for hundreds of millions of years.

In comparison,

the Seven Profound Dao Sect’s founding time is undoubtedly much shorter.

The difference in foundation over such a long period is not easily bridged.

Now, with the cataclysm, things are completely different.

Under these circumstances, the value of acquired and innate demon gods also increases significantly.

“One thousand two hundred half-saint essences!”

Shen Changqing glanced at the Seven Profound Divine Tower, his breathing slowing slightly.

If he remembered correctly, the Seven Profound Divine Tower had only collected about a thousand units of semi-saint essence before.

But now—

the semi-saint essence had surged, directly breaking through to a level of twelve hundred.

In that instant,

Shen Changqing realized something, and his face showed undisguised joy.

“The world has undergone a dramatic change, and the strength of the immortals has been suppressed, but their essence remains at the original realm level, without any change.

In this way, I can take advantage of this opportunity to collect as much essence as possible, and then use the Seven Profound Divine Tower to nurture and cultivate a demon god comparable to a saint, or even a higher level!”

At this moment,

Shen Changqing finally understood what the greatest benefit of the dramatic change in the world was for him.

Nothing was more useful than collecting essence for the Seven Profound Divine Tower.

In the past, the existence of a saint was beyond his level to shake.

But now it’s different.

Under the dramatic change in the world, whether you are a saint or a great saint, you can only exert the cultivation of an immortal emperor.

In this way…

Such lofty beings have fallen directly to the mortal realm.

Slaying a Saint!

Even slaying a Great Saint Supreme is no longer impossible.

Understanding this,

Shen Changqing seemed to already see himself using the Seven Profound Divine Tower to gather vast amounts of essence, nurturing a large number of demon gods comparable to Saints, or even higher.

If that were truly achieved, even if the cataclysmic changes in heaven and earth dissipated and everything returned to normal, the Seven Profound Dao Sect would still be qualified to face everything.

After all,

as the saying goes,

compared to those established longevity forces, the biggest weakness of the Seven Profound Dao Sect is its lack of accumulated foundation over time.

No matter how strong Shen Changqing’s talent or how fast his cultivation, it is ultimately a matter for one person alone. It will certainly not be so easy for the other cultivators in the sect to truly improve their strength.

But demon gods are different.

Demon gods nurtured by the Seven Profound Divine Tower are born with formidable strength.

Like the Longevity Demon God, who can reach the Half-Saint realm upon birth.

Even for other cultivators, no matter how talented or monstrous they might be, and capable of breaking through to the Half-Saint realm, reaching this level would still require several Immortal King eras, or even dozens of Immortal King eras.

This demonstrates

the immense advantage of the Seven Profound Divine Tower in this regard.

However,

all of this hinges on one prerequisite:

sufficient life essence.

“The Taiyi Immortal Sect has a long history and numerous top-tier experts. If we can truly destroy them this time, we will undoubtedly gather a vast amount of life essence.

At the very least, nurturing several Demon Gods comparable to Saints will be no problem!”

Shen Changqing took a few deep breaths, then refocused his attention on the Seven Profound Divine Tower.

The Taiyi Immortal Sect is not weak.

Even after the upheavals in the world, such a supreme sect is not something ordinary forces can shake.

Their alliance with the Jiang family doesn’t guarantee absolute victory.

Therefore,

this time,

they must unleash their full resources.

“1200 semi-saint essences—instead of keeping them, let’s use them all to create innate demon gods and maximize the benefits!”

Shen Changqing’s eyes were resolute. In the past, he wouldn’t have done this.

Having many innate demon gods was meaningless.

Immortal Emperors were nothing more than larger ants before those who aspired to immortality.

Each innate demon god required a portion of semi-saint essence to be created.

But the problem was,

a hundred innate demon gods were less useful than a single immortal demon god.

The latter’s strength was enough to defeat not only a hundred, but even a thousand or ten thousand.

Ultimately, such a vast difference in cultivation level couldn’t be bridged by quantity.

But now it was different.

All cultivators could only exert their Immortal Emperor cultivation at most, so the difference between innate demon gods and immortal demon gods wasn’t so great.

After all, even immortal demon gods were currently only suppressed to the peak of the Immortal Emperor level.

In comparison

, the cost-effectiveness of innate demon gods was much higher.

With a single thought

, Shen Changqing didn’t hesitate. He immediately activated the Seven Profound Divine Tower, channeling all his semi-saint essence into creating 1,200 innate demon gods.

The next instant

, a large number of innate demon gods emerged from the Cangyun Immortal Mansion.

Their extremely ferocious aura, if not for the mansion’s restrictions, would have soared into the heavens, causing the winds and clouds to change color.

However, for now, this aura was suppressed within the Cangyun Immortal Mansion, causing little disturbance.

Looking at the 1,200 innate demon gods before him, Shen Changqing smiled. Such a force was not to be underestimated.

It must be understood

that innate demon gods possess formidable bloodlines and strength far surpassing that of cultivators of the same realm.

Any newly born innate demon god could rival a mid-stage Immortal Emperor. If they also possessed a supreme treasure, they could easily contend with a late-stage Immortal Emperor.

And this so-called supreme treasure naturally referred to Imperial Immortal Weapons.

After all, innate Imperial Weapons were rare; even for an Immortal Emperor, finding a single Imperial Immortal Weapon was difficult, let alone an innate Imperial Weapon.

Fortunately ,

Shen Changqing’s trip to the Star Ruins Immortal Domain, during which he plundered numerous resources from the three major powers,

meant he had no shortage of innate Imperial Weapons.

Even including the resources of the Seven Profound Dao Sect, satisfying the needs of 1,200 innate demon gods was no problem at all.

Immediately,

Shen Changqing incorporated all these innate demon gods into the Offering Hall and then distributed the Imperial Immortal Weapons, giving each innate demon god one.

The sudden appearance of over a thousand Immortal Emperors within the sect caused quite a stir.

“Over a thousand Immortal Emperors! The sect master’s secrets are only getting deeper!”

Yang Daoxu gasped upon receiving the message.

Over a thousand Immortal Emperors—that was no small number.

And these were over a thousand Immortal Emperors appearing out of nowhere; it was impossible not to speculate.

In Yang Daoxu’s view, Shen Changqing might be backed by a mysterious force; otherwise, how could powerful figures join the sect so frequently?

Many of the Longevity Half-Saints in the Offering Hall had appeared in this way.

Now,

another twelve hundred Immortal Emperors had appeared.

Without the support of a mysterious force, this would be impossible.

However,

despite his thoughts, Yang Daoxu had no intention of investigating further.

Curiosity kills.

He understood this perfectly well. Since

the sect master wouldn’t say certain things, it wasn’t his place to ask.

Besides, the sect’s strength was being enhanced; why would Yang Daoxu be dissatisfied?

…

Several days later.

Inside the Cangwu Hall.

The peak masters of all twelve peaks were present. Shen Changqing looked at everyone and said, “Peak Master Li of Wangxian Peak and Peak Master Gu of Luoxing Peak will stay behind to guard the sect. Only half of the cultivators

from each peak will be sent to the expedition. In addition, I will leave thirty Immortal Emperors to guard the

Hall of Offerings, at the disposal of the two peaks. I have only one requirement: to ensure the stability of the sect.

If there is an unstoppable calamity, we can contact the Yujian Dao Sect and the Yinyou Holy Land to request their support.”

“We obey!”

Li Kaiyang and Gu Chen exchanged glances and readily accepted the order.

They knew that their strength was not particularly high, at least not among the Immortal Emperors.

This expedition against Taiyi Immortal Sect would be quite dangerous, so it was understandable that Shen Changqing wanted them to stay.

Furthermore,

the sect’s situation was equally important.

Thus,

neither Li Kaiyang nor Gu Chen refused.

Seeing that the two had agreed, Shen Changqing was not too worried.

With its top-tier protective formation and the thirty innate demon gods at the Immortal Emperor level residing in the Hall of Worship, the Seven Profound Dao Sect could easily handle most ordinary troubles.

If another force were to launch a major invasion, the Seven Profound Dao Sect could mobilize the power of the Taiyuan Prefecture, or even request support from the Imperial Sword Dao Sect and the Yin You Holy Land.

Therefore, there shouldn’t be any major problems.

Moreover,

in Shen Changqing’s view

, not many forces would dare to attack the Seven Profound Dao Sect this time.

After all, not long ago, the Seven Profound Dao Sect had annihilated numerous sects, severely damaging or destroying the three major forces of the Star Ruins Immortal Domain, and the news had spread.

At such a time, how many forces would dare to provoke them?

Therefore,

such a force was more than sufficient to guard the sect .

Half a day later,

a large number of immortal ships traversed the void, heading towards the Eastern Hua Immortal Domain.

Such a large commotion naturally attracted the attention of all sides.

Within Taiyuan Prefecture, numerous cultivators from various forces looked up at the void. When they saw those immortal ships traversing the void, their expressions changed drastically.

“What force is the Seven Profound Dao Sect planning to attack, mobilizing such a large force!”

They couldn’t help but wonder.

Previously, when the Seven Profound Dao Sect had acted in this manner, they had annihilated over a dozen or twenty sects and immortal clans, resulting in a bloodbath and carnage.

But before this had even subsided, the Seven Profound Dao Sect had already set out with another large army, and many cultivators foresaw the future scene of flowing blood.

At the same time,

news of the Seven Profound Dao Sect’s army’s departure spread.

Many forces in various territories and prefectures of the Star Luo Immortal Domain were secretly alarmed, fearing that the enemy would target them and lead their forces to the same fate.

Shen Changqing paid no attention to these forces’ thoughts.

He had already mobilized his army, traversing the void, completely leaving Taiyuan Prefecture, and heading towards the Eastern Hua Immortal Domain.

At the same time…

Shen Changqing also sent a message to the Jiang family, informing Jiang Daoxuan.

The latter quickly responded.

“It seems the Jiang family’s actions are similar to ours!”

Shen Changqing looked at the Jiang family’s message calmly. Like the Seven Profound Dao Sect, the Jiang family had just made their move.

According to Shen Changqing’s prediction, it would take quite a while for the army to set off and actually reach the Eastern Hua Immortal Realm.

After all,

things are different now.

The two immortal realms are separated by hundreds of millions of miles.

In the past, a half-saint realm expert could cross the void and reach the Eastern Hua Immortal Realm in no time.

But now it’s different.

With cultivation levels suppressed, even for those at the Immortal Emperor realm, traversing the void is no easy feat.

To deal with the Taiyi Immortal Sect, Shen Changqing only mobilized cultivators at the Ancient Immortal realm and above; those below were disqualified.

In battles at this level, even Ancient Immortals were merely large ants.

Immortal Kings were simply cannon fodder.

The true key to victory lay at the Immortal Emperor level.

For Shen Changqing, the destruction of the Taiyi Immortal Sect was one objective, the other being to harvest enough life essence to use the Seven Profound Divine Tower to create numerous powerful demon gods for his own use.

In essence, the two were not mutually exclusive.

Watching the constantly shifting space before him, Shen Changqing returned to the Immortal Boat Palace and activated the Seven Profound Divine Tower to cultivate in seclusion.

While cultivation levels were suppressed after the dramatic changes in the world, it didn’t mean cultivation was impossible.

Even a Half-Saint could overcome the Five Decays of Heaven and Man and break through to a higher level.

It’s just that his cultivation level, which breaks through the Immortal Emperor’s boundary, is difficult to truly unleash.

For Shen Changqing,

improving his own strength is still paramount.

Cultivating the Zhou Tian Great Sun Glazed Body is of utmost importance.

Especially in this era, if he can advance further in the Zhou Tian Great Sun Glazed Body, making his physical body comparable to a sixth-grade innate imperial weapon, or even a seventh or eighth-grade innate imperial weapon, then he will have a much better chance in the subsequent battle against the Taiyi Immortal Sect.

…

On the other side.

Inside the Taiyi Immortal Sect.

Not long after the Jiang family’s army set out, a message reached the hands of Daoist Taisu.

“What exactly is the Jiang family’s intention in making such a big move!”

He frowned as he read the message, his expression not looking good.

He had thought that the Jiang family would be much more low-key after the upheaval in the world, but unexpectedly, they made such a move again so soon.

Daoist Taisu naturally dared not be careless towards the Jiang family.

Tai Ming Da Sheng said in a deep voice, “The world is undergoing drastic changes, and the Jiang family, like our sect, has suffered heavy losses. Instead of conserving their strength to prepare for the great calamity, they are taking such actions. There ‘s more to this than meets the eye.

Does the sect leader know the exact whereabouts of the Jiang family’s army?”

“I cannot confirm for now!”

Tai Su Dao Jun shook his head. The world is so vast; it’s not easy to fathom the Jiang family’s purpose.

The thought that the Jiang family’s target was the Taiyi Immortal Sect was immediately dismissed by Tai Su Dao Jun.

Impossible!

Unless the Jiang family has gone mad, they would never wage war against the Taiyi Immortal Sect again.