human guard

Chapter 3747 4 Royals and 5 Lords

The Eternal Celestial Court made no attempt to conceal its actions; the moment Xuan Tu led his army into battle, the news had already spread throughout the entire Divine Sun Domain.

Many powerful figures turned their gazes toward the menacing warship, their pupils shrinking sharply.

"Xuan Tu!"

"The Eternal Celestial Court actually sent this person to make a move!"

"To deal with a mere Xuantian Dao Sect, it takes the intervention of the Tianxuan Army Lord. It seems that the actions of the Xuantian Sword Master have indeed enraged the Eternal Immortal Court."

Now that the Celestial Court's army is heading to the Divine Heaven Domain, the Xuan Tian Dao Sect is doomed to destruction.

I wonder how the Sword Master of Xuantian will react if he learns of this news—”

Many powerful individuals maintained a detached, spectator attitude towards this matter.

For them, whether the Xuantian Dao Sect is destroyed or not is unimportant.

If one can watch a play, that would be a little pleasure in the long journey of life.

After all, the longer you live, the less fun you have. Occasionally watching other people have fun can be a way to cultivate your mind.

It only took less than half a day.

The news had already reached Shen Changqing.

Upon seeing the message from the Demon God's Mirror, a cold smile appeared on his face.

"The Eternal Celestial Court is moving very quickly. They're spreading the news everywhere, as if they're afraid I won't know."

If nothing unexpected happens, there should already be powerful figures from the Eternal Immortal Court lying in wait outside the Heavenly Dao Immortal City!

The Eternal Celestial Court employed a calculated, overt strategy.

The army is now sending troops to the Divine Heaven Domain, with the aim of forcing me to take action by using the pretext of destroying the Xuan Tian Dao Sect.

As the master of the Xuantian Dao Sect, there is absolutely no reason for him to sit idly by and watch his sect perish.

To put it another way...

Even if the Xuan Tian Dao Sect is destroyed, he will most likely be troubled by inner demons and will be unable to make any progress in his life.

Of course.

There are also those who are truly cold-hearted by nature, whose hearts remain unmoved even if their sect is destroyed.

But even if it is the latter, it would not be a loss for the Eternal Celestial Court.

After all, destroying the Xuantian Dao Sect was one of their objectives.

Therefore, this is an open conspiracy.

Regardless of whether he is affected or not, it will ultimately have little impact on the Eternal Celestial Court.

Unfortunately.

Shen Changqing was not greatly affected by this.

If the Eternal Celestial Court wants to make a move, then let them make the move.

In this regard.

He didn't care.

……

For the rest of the time, Shen Changqing stayed in seclusion, quietly cultivating in his immortal abode, only occasionally leaving to go to Tongtian Pavilion to purchase some alchemy materials.

Alternatively, one could search for what they needed at other independent cultivator stalls in the Heavenly Dao Immortal City.

just now.

Shen Changqing's main goal was to refine the Longevity Elixir.

The more of these elixirs one possesses, the more confident one will be in facing the Eternal Immortal Court in the future.

If this happened elsewhere, and Shen Changqing had offended the Eternal Immortal Court, probably not many cultivators would dare to approach him.

However, this concern does not exist within the Heavenly Dao Immortal City.

The only pity is...

The Purple Mansion Void Fruit is extremely rare.

This kind of semi-saint level immortal medicine is rare even in the Heavenly Dao Immortal City.

After several months, Shen Changqing had only found two Purple Mansion Void Fruits.

And then.

There is another problem.

That is, even if the elixir is refined, it will still be difficult to truly exert its effects if it does not undergo the alchemical tribulation.

However, to overcome the Pill Tribulation, one must leave the Heavenly Dao Immortal City.

This immortal city has its own rules; it cannot actively invite the heavenly tribulation. Otherwise, the Eternal Immortal Court would have a reason to take direct action.

Even so, Shen Changqing had a way to break the deadlock.

……

"Greetings, Senior Jinque!"

Inside the Celestial Mansion, Shen Changqing paid another visit.

Venerable Jinque raised an eyebrow: "What brings you here today? I've heard that the Eternal Immortal Court has already launched an attack on the Xuantian Dao Sect, but you don't seem worried at all. Could it be that you already have a plan?"

"The Eternal Celestial Court is powerful, and I am of low strength. Even if I have any ideas, it is difficult to stop its actions."

As for countermeasures, there's not much to it; we only hope to preserve the sect's legacy.

Shen Changqing smiled faintly and didn't say much about the topic.

See here.

Venerable Jinque did not ask any further questions.

Then, Shen Changqing changed the subject and asked, "Does Senior know anything about that Tianxuan Army Commander?"

"The Tianxuan Army Commander you mentioned is named Xuantu. The Eternal Immortal Court, below the Heavenly Emperor, has four emperors and five masters."

The Four Emperors have lived for countless years, and no one knows the extent of their strength. However, it is widely known that the Four Emperors are one of the foundations of the Eternal Celestial Court.

As for the Five Lords, they are all top-tier powerhouses publicly known within the Eternal Celestial Court.

Among them, the Tianxuan Army Lord of Xuantu is one of the five lords. He is a Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint in terms of cultivation, but more than one Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint has fallen at his hands.

For countless years, Xuan Tu has been the sharpest blade in the hands of the Eternal Celestial Court, clearing obstacles for the Eternal Celestial Court.

The number of cultivators who perished at the hands of Xuan Tu was countless.

Even in his true form, he wasn't confident he could defeat Xuan Tu!

Venerable Jinque's expression was extremely solemn. As fellow Ninth Tribulation Half-Saints, Xuan Tu was clearly a top-tier existence at this level.

If it had been Xuan Tu, rather than Qin Yuan, who represented the Eternal Immortal Court in guarding the Heavenly Dao Immortal City, Venerable Jinque would have found it difficult to suppress him using the rules of the Immortal City.

after all.

Rules are rules.

But in the end, it all comes down to ability.

Qin Yuan's strength is far inferior to Xuan Tu's.

Shen Changqing narrowed his eyes slightly: "So, Xuan Tu is incredibly powerful. The Eternal Immortal Court is giving him a lot of face by sending such a strong person to deal with the Xuan Tian Dao Sect!"

Before coming to the Heavenly Immortal Mansion, Shen Changqing had already had the cultivators of the Xingdao Alliance secretly investigate the matter of Xuan Tu.

Xuan Tu is the commander of the Tianxuan Army. He has a notorious reputation in the Shenyang Domain, so it is not difficult to find out information about him.

That's just a statement.

There are some things that Venerable Jinque simply doesn't understand as deeply as he does.

Both being Ninth Tribulation Half-Saints, Venerable Jinque admitted that he was inferior to Xuantu, which shows that the latter was extremely powerful.

Although the person in front of him only said that he was not confident of defeating Xuan Tu, Shen Changqing could tell that this was just a face-saving statement.

If Venerable Jinque were evenly matched with Xuantu, he wouldn't have said such a thing.

However, it was clear that Venerable Jinque did not want to discuss this topic further and directly changed the subject.

"Speak, what brings you here today? After all, you wouldn't have come here if it weren't something important."

"Senior has keen insight. I have refined some pills in the past few days, but pills will not be able to transform if they do not undergo heavenly tribulation."

However, given the current situation of the Eternal Immortal Court, it is difficult for this junior to leave the Heavenly Dao Immortal City. Therefore, I would like to trouble you, senior, to help me take a batch of pills out to undergo my tribulation.

Shen Changqing revealed his purpose: since he already owed Venerable Jinque a favor, he didn't mind owing a little more.

There's no such thing as owing someone a favor—it's either zero times or countless times.

Moreover.

Shen Changqing also believed that the other party would most likely not refuse.

Since this person intends to invest in themselves and incur a favor, this incident will only deepen that favor further.

as predicted.

Upon hearing this, Venerable Jinque nodded in agreement.

"This is simple."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, senior."

Shen Changqing took out all the pills he had refined over this period of time.

There were two jade bottles in total, one containing ten pills and the other containing six pills.

As Venerable Jinque swept his divine sense across the area, his previously indifferent expression changed slightly, and he sat up a little straighter.

Then.

He picked up one of the jade bottles, poured out a pill from it, and examined it carefully between two fingers, seemingly unable to believe it.

"Is this the Elixir of Immortality?"

"What you said is right, senior."

"hiss--"

Venerable Jinque couldn't help but gasp.

He was certainly familiar with the Longevity Elixir; there was a Grandmaster of Alchemy in the Taiyi Holy Land who could refine it.

However, the problem is that these longevity pills were refined by Shen Changqing, which makes them different.

"If I remember correctly, you should have ascended to the upper realm less than ten million years ago!"

Venerable Jinque gave Shen Changqing a deep look, as if he wanted to see through all of the other's secrets.

It is astonishing that someone could rise from the ancient immortal realm to the peak of the immortal emperor realm in a single step over millions of years and achieve physical sainthood.

However, if the other party not only achieves physical sainthood but also steps into the level of an eighth-order alchemy grandmaster, it is enough to be called unprecedented.

At least.

In Venerable Jinque's memory, no prodigy had ever been able to achieve this.

Most of the most outstanding talents have weaknesses.

Some prodigies possess astonishing talent in alchemy, achieving feats that ordinary people cannot.

Some geniuses possess unparalleled talent in cultivation, completing in a short time the path that would take other cultivators ten or a hundred times longer.

But to say that both can be combined in one person is rather unbelievable.

and.

According to Venerable Jinque.

Shen Changqing is an eighth-order master craftsman.

He was also aware that the other party had forged an innate imperial weapon in the Divine Heaven Domain.

Eighth-order Grandmaster of Alchemy!

Eighth-tier Grandmaster of Weapon Forging!

Peak of Immortal Emperor!

Physical sainthood!

Each achievement, taken individually, is not enough to be truly astonishing.

But if all the achievements are concentrated in one person, then it's a completely different story.

the most important is.

Shen Changqing ascended to the upper realm less than ten million years ago.

In such a short time, it's questionable whether other geniuses can even complete one achievement, let alone four.

all the time.

Even Venerable Jinque believed he had given this person enough credit, but now it seems he had underestimated him.

The Eternal Celestial Court may have truly offended the wrong person this time!

The thought flashed through Venerable Jinque's mind for a moment, then he suppressed it.

Shen Changqing's current strength is not enough to shake the Eternal Immortal Court, but with his extraordinary talent, he may one day have a real chance to threaten the Eternal Immortal Court.

In this way...

Venerable Jinque felt incredibly wise about his earlier investment, which had left this person indebted to him.

This decision will likely bring him great rewards in the future. (End of Chapter)