Terran Guardian - Chapter 4196

Chapter 4171: Another Breakthrough in Physical Body

A battle between Immortal Emperors.

Victory or defeat is never easy.

Moreover, the cultivators of both major forces understand that this battle is not simply about their own reputation.

Therefore,

both the cultivators of the Taiyi Immortal Sect and the Doujing Dao Palace used all their trump cards, unleashing their full strength.

More than ten years have passed since this battle.

In the first year, Shen Changqing would secretly observe using the Free Transformation Technique, but later he didn’t waste that time.

The clash of Immortal Emperors was not worth watching.

Observing the battle at the beginning was merely to understand the strength of the two forces.

Afterwards ,

Shen Changqing only had the Acquired Demon God keep an eye on him, while he himself went into seclusion to cultivate.

After all, ten years in the outside world is more than a thousand years within the Seven Profound Divine Tower space.

For ordinary cultivators, more than a thousand years might not significantly improve their strength, but for Shen Changqing, it was different.

With sufficient cultivation resources, Shen Changqing’s strength, while not improving every moment, was enough for his physical body to advance further in more than a thousand years.

Moreover…

The journey is long and arduous.

Over a decade has passed, and they still haven’t entered the Eastern Immortal Realm.

According to Shen Changqing’s estimation, it will take at least another twenty or thirty years to reach it.

This is the vastness of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.

Even within the same immortal continent, traversing between immortal realms takes a long time.

With an Immortal Emperor in charge, wielding a top-grade Emperor Immortal Artifact, it would still take decades to travel from the Star Luo Immortal Realm to the Eastern Immortal Realm.

For ordinary cultivators, the time required would be even longer.

For a so-called Immortal King, perhaps even a lifetime wouldn’t be enough to traverse all the immortal continents. Leaving aside

the potential dangers,

the sheer distance is enough to induce despair.

This is not an exaggeration.

Without special methods, traversing the void like this, from the Star Luo Immortal Realm to the Eastern Immortal Realm, would take an Immortal Emperor decades, and an Ancient Immortal at least tens of thousands of years, or even longer.

As for an Immortal King, even tens of millions of years to traverse it would be considered quite good. And for

those below the Immortal King…

well, there’s no need to say more.

Unless a teleportation array is used, it could save a lot of time.

However,

teleportation arrays are usually usable.

In situations like this, where troops are directly attacking the Taiyi Immortal Sect, using a teleportation array is inappropriate.

Unless—

the Seven Profound Dao Sect has already made absolute preparations and all the teleportation arrays used along the way are their own, otherwise, recklessly teleporting is no different from courting death.

No one can be sure what the situation is on the other side of the array.

If the Taiyi Immortal Sect learns of the situation and sets up an ambush, it is not impossible for them to be completely annihilated.

Therefore,

directly crossing the void is slower, but it is safer.

…

First layer of space.

Shen Changqing activated his natal spiritual fire, constantly refining pieces of immortal ore and divine stones. All the power surged into his body, making his flesh and skin increasingly tough.

Every piece of flesh and blood seemed to have undergone a thousand hammerings, and even a primordial emperor weapon could hardly affect him in the slightest.

How long.

Shen Changqing’s body suddenly trembled, and a mysterious luster flowed across his skin. After a moment, all changes gradually faded, and he opened his eyes, his divine sense returning to his body to sense the changes.

“A sixth-grade innate emperor weapon!”

“I didn’t expect this breakthrough to be much faster than anticipated!”

Feeling the obvious changes in himself, Shen Changqing smiled.

His physical defense had broken through from a fifth-grade innate emperor weapon to a sixth-grade innate emperor weapon. Although the change didn’t seem significant, it meant he would have a greater chance of success in the upcoming battle.

The stronger the physical body,

the lower the chance of others breaking through his defenses!

However,

Shen Changqing also knew that

his rapid breakthrough was inevitably related to the advancement of his natal spirit fire and the abundant supply of cultivation resources.

Especially his natal spirit fire; if it hadn’t advanced to the sixth grade of semi-saint, even with sufficient cultivation resources, Shen Changqing would have had difficulty refining it and thus achieving his breakthrough.

Unfortunately,

now that his physical body had broken through to a sixth-grade innate emperor weapon, the effectiveness of his natal spirit fire had greatly diminished.

To replicate this success again and forge one’s physical body to the level of a seventh-grade innate imperial weapon in the shortest time would be far more difficult.

Unless, of course,

one’s natal spirit fire could advance again, breaking through to the seventh, or even eighth or ninth grade of a semi-saint, then that would be a different story.

But regardless, this is not currently achievable.

Therefore, Shen Changqing is increasingly looking forward to the upcoming battle.

A supreme power inherited from ancient times possesses unimaginable resources; perhaps the Taiyi Immortal Sect holds treasures that can advance one’s natal spirit fire.

Thinking of this,

Shen Changqing emerged from seclusion.

Continuing his seclusion would be pointless; even with full concentration, his strength would hardly improve. Moreover

, while

he had been in seclusion for thousands of years in the first layer of space, decades had passed in the outside world, and the Seven Profound Dao Sect was now on the verge of entering the Eastern Immortal Realm.

Therefore,

Shen Changqing naturally did not continue his seclusion.

However, after emerging from seclusion, he did not disturb other cultivators but instead focused his attention back on the Acquired Demon God.

Even now, the battle between Doujing Dao Palace and Taiyi Immortal Sect is still not over.

But even so, it’s nearing its end.

On the arena, Luo Xinghe is wreaking havoc. This prodigy, ranked third on the Immortal Emperor Stele, is far stronger than any of the other disciples of Doujing Dao Palace.

He doesn’t even need to use any extra techniques; with just his Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, he sweeps across the entire arena.

After watching for a moment, Shen Changqing saw several prodigies from the Doujing Dao Palace fall. Some of their true disciples, protected by their supreme treasures, were lucky enough to survive and admit defeat.

Others, less fortunate and lacking in resources, didn’t even have the chance to admit defeat and were killed on the spot.

Watching Luo Xinghe slaughter everyone, Shen Changqing remained calm and composed.

Each of the top three prodigies on the Immortal Emperor Stele possessed strength comparable to a half-saint.

Even now, suppressed by the Heavenly Dao rules, with all cultivators’ strength limited to the Immortal Emperor level, the top three on the Immortal Emperor Stele still possessed strength infinitely close to a half-saint.

While both were at the peak of the Immortal Emperor level, second only to a half-saint, there was still a gap between them.

If the difference between the peak of the Immortal Emperor and a half-saint was a hundred feet…

Most peak Immortal Emperors only reach the hundred-zhang mark, with some reaching ten or twenty zhang. However, a prodigy like Luo Xinghe has already reached ninety-nine zhang, nine chi, and nine cun, just a hair’s breadth away from truly joining the ranks of Half-Saints.

At this level of strength, he wouldn’t be much weaker even facing a Half-Saint.

Therefore,

suppressing other peak Immortal Emperors would be a piece of cake.

Shen Changqing could also see that Doujing Dao Palace intended to use other true disciples to weaken Luo Xinghe’s strength.

But as things stand, this approach is largely ineffective.

After all, once the strength difference becomes significant, it’s not necessarily possible to wear down an opponent’s strength.

“Unless Doujing Dao Palace can send a true disciple comparable to the Immortal Emperor Stele level, weakening Luo Xinghe’s strength is basically impossible.

A war of attrition is meaningless for cultivators of this level!”

Shen Changqing shook his head inwardly.

A war of attrition!

That also has its threshold.

For someone like Luo Xinghe, whose consumption is almost equal to his own recovery, the so-called weakening is just wishful thinking.

Clearly.

Doujing Dao Palace also noticed this, so after one of its true disciples was defeated, Great Sage Zhichang immediately used the palace’s resources to send a prodigy into the fray.

However, when the newcomer appeared, Shen Changqing’s expression shifted slightly, and his gaze became more scrutinizing.

“This person isn’t He Yan, but his strength is considerable!”

Information about He Yan had already been sent by the Xingdao Alliance, so Shen Changqing naturally recognized him.

The cultivator before him was unfamiliar, but his aura was undeniably strong.

Clearly, this was also a formidable prodigy.

Even if he didn’t reach the Immortal Emperor’s Tablet level, his strength was probably not far off.

On the other side,

Luo Xinghe became more serious, clearly understanding the strength of the person before him.

Soon, the two clashed.

Luo Xinghe unleashed the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, and a barrage of lightning crashed down. The prodigy from Doujing Dao Palace spat out sword light, the domineering sword energy forcefully breaking through the layers of lightning, instantly reaching Luo Xinghe’s face.

The latter flicked his finger, shattering the sword energy.

“Interesting!”

Luo Xinghe said calmly, uttering his first words since the start of the duel. The fact

that the opponent could break through his Purple Heaven Divine Lightning was enough to show that the opponent’s strength was not weak.

Seeing the opponent so easily shatter his divine power, the true disciple of Doujing Dao Palace’s pupils slightly contracted, but his face showed no fear. With a long roar, he transformed into a sword light and directly attacked Luo Xinghe.

From the very first move,

the opponent went all out.

He knew Luo Xinghe’s strength very well; even if he went all out, he could only contend with him for a while, but if he held back even the slightest bit, it would be pure suicide.

Seeing that the opponent remained silent, Luo Xinghe didn’t waste any words either. With a flick of his sleeve, a long sword appeared; with a wave of his right hand, sword energy surged like a waterfall, billions of sword energies forming a celestial river, instantly unleashing their power, causing the space before them to silently annihilate. The enormous arena’s restrictions trembled violently, as if unable to withstand such power.

Despite the formidable strength of the Doujing Dao Palace’s prodigy, he had no chance against Luo Xinghe when he fought seriously.

In less than a moment, Luo Xinghe had severely injured him, leaving his body riddled with wounds. Just as he was about to die, he finally tried to concede.

“I concede—”

But Luo Xinghe gave him no chance.

Before the word “defeat” could even leave his lips, he stepped into the void, and countless sword energies suddenly condensed, unleashing a terrifying killing intent that completely engulfed his opponent.

“Boom!!!”

The arena collapsed, and when all the power dissipated, the Doujing Dao Palace prodigy was nothing but a corpse.

Seeing this,

the Great Sage Zhichang’s face darkened, his fists clenched unconsciously within his sleeves, and his gaze towards Luo Xinghe was filled with anger and killing intent.