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Chapter 3177 Opening Up the Universe

News of a dark invasion.

Shen Changqing did not deliberately spread the word.

He knew very well that even if he didn't say anything, the Xuan Tian Dao Sect would know about such a big matter.

as predicted.

It's been less than a month.

News of the invasion of the Dark Army swept across the various immortal realms like a whirlwind.

Many cultivators from the last immortal realms hurriedly fled to other immortal realms to seek refuge and survive.

However, some forces were unwilling to abandon their own foundations, so they joined forces with other immortal realms in an attempt to fight against the dark army.

at the same time.

The Xuantian Dao Sect also learned of this matter.

In this regard.

The Supreme Elders, including Qingmu, stepped forward to instruct the sect's cultivators to closely monitor the movements of the Dark Army. Apart from that, there were no other major actions taken.

Shen Changqing saw no problem with this outcome.

Although the invasion of darkness is a major event, Shenfeng Prefecture is not only dominated by the Xuantian Dao Sect.

and so.

It would be absolutely impossible for the Xuantian Dao Sect to immediately mobilize troops to suppress the dark unrest.

Regardless of whether the Xuantian Dao Sect has the ability to suppress the dark turmoil, even if it does, it would likely end in mutual destruction.

Such a situation.

The Xuantian Dao Sect would certainly not act rashly.

However, under these circumstances, the Xuantian Dao Sect also felt an invisible pressure, and many sect cultivators were silently improving their strength in order to cope with the possible dark calamity that might come later.

but.

Some cultivators disagreed with this.

In their view, the Great Calamity of Darkness broke out in that last Immortal Realm. If it were to spread to the Divine Heaven Realm, it would mean that the Dark Army would have to occupy at least a hundred Immortal Realms.

Although there had been dark and turbulent times in the past, nothing like this had ever happened before in Kamikaze Province.

Therefore.

This time, they also did not believe that the dark unrest could escalate to this extent.

It turns out!

These monks are right.

……

With the fall of the Cangming Domain.

In less than six months, no less than ten Immortal Realms fell.

However, not long after these immortal realms fell, the other immortal realms took action.

More than a hundred immortal realm forces united to form a powerful force, directly suppressing the momentum of the dark army.

The battle was fierce. Although the Immortal Realm Allied Forces failed to defeat the Dark Army, they at least made it difficult for it to expand further.

for these things.

Shen Changqing no longer paid much attention to it.

to him.

The most important thing now is to open up a new universe and break through to the middle stage of Immortal Emperor.

On Danfeng Peak.

Shen Changqing went into seclusion to cultivate.

Having experienced the cultivation environment of the Heavenly Dao Immortal City, the difference between them and the Xuan Tian Dao Sect is now obvious.

Fortunately.

Shen Changqing still had quite a few immortal stones in his possession.

Using the immortal energy contained in the immortal stones as nourishment, it is possible to create a cultivation environment that is no less than that of a Yellow-Rank Immortal Abode.

However, if we're talking about something comparable to a Xuan-level Immortal Mansion, then there's no way to say that.

This is not a matter of the quantity of immortal stones.

However, every formation has its limits.

Even with high-grade immortal stones as nourishment, the cultivation array set up by Shen Changqing can only create a cultivation environment equivalent to a Yellow-rank immortal abode.

If you want to reach the level of a Xuan-rank Immortal Abode, then high-grade immortal stones are not something that can be achieved.

This is why many cultivators, even with the aid of immortal stones in their cultivation, still seek out blessed lands and grottoes.

Cultivation with Immortal Stones is cultivation with Immortal Stones!

The influence of external factors should not be ignored.

but.

Rao is so.

Shen Changqing was satisfied.

After all, using immortal stones to aid cultivation now, although the cultivation environment is not as good as a Xuan-level immortal abode, the consumption is correspondingly much lower.

The Xuan-rank Immortal Abode itself requires a considerable amount of immortal stones to rent.

of course.

Even without using a Xuan-level Immortal Abode.

If Shen Changqing could occupy a blessed land in the Divine Sun Domain, it would greatly accelerate his cultivation.

However, the situation in the Divine Sun Domain is currently very complex, and there are countless powerful individuals. If one were to rashly intervene, it might cause some trouble.

Shen Changqing wasn't afraid of trouble, but he didn't want to create trouble for himself.

What's more.

Other immortal realms may have lost their immortality.

However, even immortal half-saints and saints of an even higher level exist in the Divine Sun Domain.

Shen Changqing was naturally wary of such a powerful figure.

If not necessary.

He doesn't want to deal with such beings for the time being.

After all, it was not Shen Changqing's wish to have his life and death at the mercy of the other party.

……

time flies.

In the blink of an eye, 150,000 years had passed.

For 150,000 years.

Everything in the Divine Realm is stable.

The strength of the Xuantian Dao Sect has also been steadily increasing.

period.

Another disciple competition was held.

Since the last disciple competition, the Xuantian Dao Sect has made this matter a fixed practice.

The disciple competition is held once every 100,000 years. Anyone who can enter the top 20 can obtain corresponding cultivation resources or divine weapons and treasures.

The only difference is.

The top ten in the second disciple competition were not qualified to go to the Divine Sun Domain.

The higher-ups at Jiufeng have all tacitly agreed to this matter.

Because they knew very well that although there were some outstanding talents in this disciple competition, they were at best on par with An Tianyi, or even inferior.

For geniuses of this caliber, even going to the Divine Sun Domain would be a waste of time.

not to mention.

The Divine Sun Domain is fraught with danger.

Without that patriarch's presence, other sect leaders wouldn't have been confident in leading teams to the Divine Sun Domain.

Even the two great immortal emperors, Qingmu and Qingxu, were no exception.

It's clear to everyone.

To seize the opportunity of the Immortal King Stele, one must at least trigger the Eternal Immortal King Tribulation upon breaking through to the Immortal King Realm.

Or perhaps they possess some kind of top-tier bloodline and a powerful immortal body.

To be eligible for the Immortal King Stele, one must possess at least one of these three qualities.

If none of these three conditions are met, then this possibility is basically over.

Those who can enter the Immortal King Stele are all top-tier beings at this level. It is absolutely impossible to compete with them without sufficient foundation.

This day.

Shen Changqing woke up from his cultivation.

"Peak of the initial stage of Immortal Emperor!"

He felt the changes within himself and then exhaled a breath of stale air.

150,000 years in the outside world.

The space of the Divine Tower is fifteen million years.

After such a long period of time, he has finally completed the path of the initial stage of Immortal Emperor.

Further up.

It's about breaking through to the initial stage of Immortal Emperor.

However, this breakthrough does not mean that once the path to the initial stage of Immortal Emperor is completed, one can directly force a breakthrough.

To break through to the middle stage of Immortal Emperor, one must also consider the right opportunity.

The creation of the universe was no ordinary event.

The time has come.

It can be opened up naturally.

in contrast.

If the timing isn't right, even if one remains at the initial stage of Immortal Emperor for tens or even hundreds of millions of years, it's not guaranteed that one will be able to break through to the next realm.

But for Shen Changqing, these were naturally not major problems.

and so.

Shen Changqing adjusted his state slightly, and then went into seclusion again to try to break through to the middle stage of Immortal Emperor.

……

Enlightenment through cultivation!

Time flies!

It could be 100,000 years, or it could be a million years.

Until one day, a flash of inspiration struck Shen Changqing, and then a terrifying pulling force erupted from his body, causing a massive amount of immortal energy from the surrounding void array to rush towards him instantly.

This terrifying immortal energy converged towards the dantian.

In an instant.

The dantian shattered.

It seems to have been born from a chaotic universe.

Shen Changqing immediately summoned the Earth Rock Marrow, and this innate spiritual root transformed into a network that ran through the galaxy and the universe, completely supporting the entire newborn universe.

"Boom!!!"

The universe trembled.

A terrifying force surged forth.

However, when the universe expanded to a certain extent, the earth veins formed by the innate spiritual root seemed unable to support it, emitting a deafening roar, and the Daoist charm was seen to shatter inch by inch.

See this scene.

Shen Changqing then summoned the Qilin Dao Bone.

The moment this Dao bone appeared, it merged into the earth's veins, and a powerful and profound aura erupted, causing the phantom of the Qilin to roar towards the sky.

"Roar!"

The Qilin stomps the ground!

The fierce power is overwhelming!

Having obtained the power of the Qilin Dao Bone, the Immortal Emperor Universe, which had previously ceased its expansion, began to expand wildly again from all directions.

A massive influx of celestial energy poured in, giving birth to desolate and barren star systems.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

With a resounding hum that echoed throughout the universe, a terrifying, abyss-like power arose spontaneously from his dantian.

All of a sudden.

This power spread throughout the body.

Shen Changqing opened his eyes, and a ray of light pierced through the void, causing the Great Dao Cloud Sea to surge.

"Mid-stage Immortal Emperor, achieved!"

The universe can be in harmony with the Dao of Heaven, allowing one to observe the Great Dao of Chaos and cultivate various supernatural powers as if divinely aided.

The earth's veins, formed by the evolution of the universe, possess power that is virtually inexhaustible and will almost never run dry.

When the world and the universe were formed, the power of the two universes seemed to be completely connected, and an unprecedentedly powerful force was born from the physical body.

"I guess I'm already in the second tier now!"

Shen Changqing pondered to himself.

Before breaking through to the middle stage of Immortal Emperor, his strength was equivalent to the third tier. Later, he cultivated the Undying Body of the Artifact Spirit and integrated a top-grade Emperor Immortal Artifact, which greatly increased his defense.

This way.

His own strength has taken another step forward, roughly equivalent to the peak of the third tier.

Having now opened up a new universe and broken through to the middle stage of the Immortal Emperor realm, Shen Changqing felt that his strength had greatly increased, and entering the second tier should not be a big problem.

Unfortunately.

Currently, there are no benchmarks for the second tier.

While Shen Changqing is still no match for top-tier powerhouses like the Nine Mountain Immortal Emperor, he has been able to narrow the gap somewhat.

"The creation of heaven and earth, the universe!"

"Once we open up the Yin-Yang universe later, we can then enter the first tier!"

Shen Changqing muttered to himself.

Before truly reaching that level, he couldn't accurately predict his own strength or how far he could go.

Having now broken through to the middle stage of Immortal Emperor, Shen Changqing has a clear understanding of his own strength.

but.

Shen Changqing wasn't overly delighted.

A breakthrough in cultivation is certainly something to be happy about.

But he will not be arrogant or complacent.

They haven't even entered the first tier yet, and there's still a gap between them and the ancient beings on the Immortal Emperor's Stele. If they were to face immortality, the gap would only be greater.

He has already broken through to the middle stage of Immortal Emperor, and the next step is to reach the late stage of Immortal Emperor.

But Shen Changqing knew very well.

Breaking through to the later stages of the Immortal Emperor realm will not be easy for me.

The two eyes represent Yin and Yang in the universe.

To truly break through to this level, one must at least create an extremely yin or extremely yang universe.

Such innate spiritual roots and ferocious beast bones are not easy to find.

Another point.

It is the accumulation of a mid-level Immortal Emperor, even greater than that of a beginner-level Immortal Emperor.

and so.

Shen Changqing estimated that it would take quite a while just to complete the path to the middle stage of Immortal Emperor.

This year.

Shen Changqing ascended to the upper realm 820,000 years ago.

Actual age.

It is already 76 million years old.

Even without the Seven Profound Divine Tower, breaking through to the middle stage of Immortal Emperor at this age can be considered an unparalleled genius.

Many so-called prodigies have not even touched the threshold of Immortal Emperor in more than 70 million years, let alone broken through to the middle stage of Immortal Emperor.

It was only because Shen Changqing possessed the Seven Profound Divine Tower that he was able to shorten the time of over 70 million years to less than a million years.

……

Breakthrough in cultivation.

Shen Changqing then emerged from seclusion.

Over the past tens of thousands of years, Danfeng has not changed much, except that some disciples have broken through the shackles of the Great Power and entered the Immortal King realm.

Because Ye Yun, Ji Yang, and others broke through to the Ancient Immortal Realm, the original rules for entering the Spirit Realm were also changed.

That is, any disciple can only enter the Spirit Realm of Weapons three times. Once that is exceeded, they cannot enter again. If a disciple with a higher ranking has already entered the Spirit Realm of Weapons, then the ranking will be passed on to the person below.

This is the rule.

This naturally made the other disciples ecstatic.

This means that as long as one breaks through to the Immortal King Realm, there will be an opportunity to enter the Spirit Realm.

There's no need to worry about strong individuals consistently occupying the top spots, firmly controlling the opportunity to enter the Spirit Realm, making it difficult for those behind to compete.

Since Shen Changqing went into seclusion to cultivate, 150,000 years have passed in the outside world.

This means.

The Realm of Soldiers has been opened fifteen times.

The Fifteenth War Spirit Realm.

Three people are allowed to enter at a time.

However, very few disciples were truly able to obtain the ultimate treasure from it.

Ancient magical artifacts are difficult to tame.

It can only be obtained by those who are destined to meet it.

As for that Emperor Immortal Artifact, no one has been able to touch it to this day.

On the other hand, the Fire Spirit Realm, after hundreds of thousands of years of gestation, has nurtured a great many immortal flames in this world's secret realm. Although no eighth-order immortal flames have appeared yet, the number of seventh-order immortal flames has increased significantly.

This way.

This is certainly a great opportunity for the disciples of Danfeng.

……

"Reporting to Master, there are currently 136 fourth-level alchemy grandmasters and nine fifth-level alchemy grandmasters on Dan Peak!"

Inside the main hall of Danfeng, Qin Hao respectfully reported.

During Shen Changqing's seclusion, Qin Hao was in charge of some matters at Danfeng, such as registering disciples' breakthroughs and advancements in alchemy cultivation.

Hear this.

Shen Changqing nodded as well.

One hundred and thirty-six fourth-tier grandmasters!

Nine fifth-tier Grandmasters!

It's certainly not bad that Danfeng has reached this point after hundreds of thousands of years.

As for a sixth-tier Grandmaster, that's not something that can appear in just a few hundred thousand years.

Even with Shen Changqing's talent in alchemy, it didn't take him hundreds of thousands of years to break through to the sixth-level Grandmaster of Alchemy.

If you really include the time spent in the Seven Mysterious Divine Tower, it would have taken at least a million years to barely reach this level.

Although there are many talented individuals in Danfeng, there are still very few who possess unparalleled talent in alchemy.

Ji Yang, who possesses the innate Fire Spirit Immortal Body, is one of them.

But even Ji Yang.

He has not yet reached the level of a sixth-order Grandmaster of Alchemy.

Think about this.

Shen Changqing looked at Qin Hao with a gratified expression: "You've worked hard all these years!"

"This is what a disciple should do."

Qin Hao remained respectful throughout.

Shen Changqing said, "I heard that you joined the ranks of sects 100,000 years ago?"

"Not bad!"

Qin Hao nodded frankly.

Although he did not step onto the Immortal King Stele, his ability to rank among the top five in the sect competition demonstrates his formidable strength.

After breaking through to the Ancient Immortal Realm, Qin Hao was qualified for advancement.

The reason it only barely made it into the sequence 100,000 years ago was simply due to the limitations imposed by the sequence tasks.

The sequence missions of the Xuantian Dao Sect are extraordinary, and no external interference is allowed; they can only be handled by the individual themselves.

The sequence of tasks Qin Hao was tasked with was to resolve the root cause of chaos in one of the worlds.

That world existed under the Xuan Tian Dao Sect, but tens of thousands of years ago, a chaotic beast broke into it, suppressing many beasts in that world and eventually triggering a beast tide that affected the entire world.

When the Xuan Tian Dao Sect learned of this, they listed it as a priority mission.

Qin Hao paid a heavy price to slay that chaotic beast.

"Although your aptitude is not as good as Ji Yang and Muchen, it is not bad either. Now that you are in the sect's ranks and receive the sect's resources for cultivation, it will be much easier for you to reach the Immortal Emperor realm in the future."

"Perfect timing! I've had quite a bit of time out of seclusion this time, so please feel free to ask me any questions you may have about cultivation!"

Shen Changqing said.

He was quite satisfied with this disciple.

Speaking of talent.

Qin Hao cannot be compared to those top geniuses.

However, the other party is extremely diligent in cultivation, and is neither arrogant nor impatient, nor does he harbor any jealousy. In the past tens of thousands of years, the other party has already opened up two more Hunyuan Worlds.

This level of cultivation progress is actually not slow at all.

If possible.

Shen Changqing naturally wouldn't hesitate to offer guidance.

Upon hearing this, Qin Hao was overjoyed.

Immediately.

He truthfully recounted all the problems he had encountered in his cultivation over the years, and Shen Changqing responded to them.

As Shen Changqing spoke, extraordinary phenomena of the Great Dao emerged in the void of the main hall, and all sorts of profound Daoist charms permeated the surroundings. Moreover, one could see lotus flowers blooming from his tongue, immersing Qin Hao in them.

……

He then gave a sermon.

That is a hundred years.

When the voice, which sounded like the heavenly voice of the Great Dao, faded away and all the strange phenomena of heaven and earth disappeared, Qin Hao finally awoke from his state of enlightenment.

"Master's words are like a great bell at dawn, enlightening this disciple!"

Qin Hao bowed deeply, his face showing gratitude.

For him, a hundred years of listening to the teachings was equivalent to ten thousand years of arduous practice.

more importantly.

Some of the mysteries that were previously difficult to understand are now easily solved.

Qin Hao had a premonition that if he went back and secluded himself for a period of time, he would be able to create another Primordial Chaos World.

Shen Changqing said, "You have gained some insight, which means that you have accumulated enough knowledge over the years. You just lack an opportunity to clear up the confusion for you."

Now that you have some understanding, then go ahead and proceed.

"Disciple retire!"

Qin Hao respectfully withdrew.

Subsequently.

Shen Changqing moved swiftly and appeared directly in the lecture hall. In less than half a day, many disciples of Danfeng had already arrived upon hearing the news.

"Greetings to the Peak Master!"

"Now that I have emerged from seclusion, I have the perfect opportunity to preach to you all!"

Seeing that the Danfeng disciples had almost all arrived, Shen Changqing didn't waste any more words and went straight to the point, then began his sermon.

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P.S.: Late at night! (End of Chapter)