human guard

Chapter 3713 The Unshakeable Human Race

The next day.

Fu Tian came alone to pay his respects.

"Your honor!"

"How are things progressing with the tasks I assigned you?"

"Your Majesty, all the low-grade and mid-grade immortal sources are here, but the high-grade immortal sources are still nowhere to be found. The Merchant Guild is currently searching with all its might, and we hope Your Majesty can give us some more time!"

Fu Tian presented a storage ring with both hands, his tone extremely respectful.

Shen Changqing swept the storage ring with his divine sense, and it immediately disappeared.

There are quite a few low-grade and mid-grade immortal sources among them, but there are no high-grade immortal sources.

but.

Shen Changqing understood that high-grade immortal sources were rare, and even with the resources of the Zhutian Chamber of Commerce, finding them would not be easy.

This result was within his expectations.

"Continue to follow up on the matter of the Immortal Source, but don't push too hard. Besides the Immortal Source, there is one more thing I need you to do."

"Please give your orders, Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Tian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said...

Shen Changqing said, "I want you to find rare and precious materials of the semi-saint level, the more the better, there is no limit to the quantity."

Alternatively, a celestial pill of semi-saint level is also acceptable, mainly for restoring immortal power.

This is 400 million high-grade immortal stones, temporarily used for collecting rare and precious materials and immortal pills!

Done.

Shen Changqing then took out a storage ring and handed it directly to Fu Tian.

Rare and precious materials!

Half-Saint Elixir!

The reason for collecting these things is self-evident.

The Soul-Destroying Sword is currently Shen Changqing's most useful trump card against half-saints, but the biggest problem with such a trump card is that it is difficult to maintain.

With Shen Changqing's current strength, activating the Soul Extinction Sword at full power once would be enough to kill a Nine Tribulations Half-Saint.

but--

After a single sword strike, one's immortal power is depleted, resulting in a significant loss of strength.

If he had enough rare and precious materials and elixirs, then Shen Changqing could emulate the battle in the Chaotic Sky Sea.

Although Shen Changqing himself was also seriously injured in that battle.

however.

Such injuries would take an ordinary Immortal Emperor a long time to heal, but for Shen Changqing, recovering from his injuries was not a difficult task.

The problem is...

Shen Changqing possesses profound knowledge and skills. The effects of ordinary immortal pills at the Immortal Emperor level are limited; only immortal pills at the Half-Saint level can be effective.

However, there is a problem: refining a semi-saint immortal pill requires an eighth-level alchemy grandmaster.

Grandmasters of alchemy at this level are rare, and collecting elixirs of this caliber is naturally not easy.

Upon hearing this, Fu Tian nodded and said in a deep voice, "Your subordinate obeys!"

"Go!"

Shen Changqing waved his hand, signaling Fu Tian to step back.

Then.

He then traveled to the myriad universes via the Taixu Yin-Yang Array.

Millions of years.

The universe is also developing well.

A third-order universe is incomparable to a first-order universe. Even though the myriad universes are at the bottom of the third-order universes, their foundation is not to be underestimated.

To know.

A third-order universe.

It is already capable of accommodating powerful beings at the Immortal Emperor level.

In this universe, the Great Dao manifests. With the same cultivation level and aptitude, breaking through to the Ancient Immortal Realm in a third-order universe is undoubtedly much easier than in a first-order universe.

Although...

Even a third-order lower universe is still difficult to compare with an upper realm like the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.

However, in any case, the cultivation environment in the universe now is incomparable to that of the past.

Millions of years.

The number of Celestial Kings has increased dramatically.

The situation that was originally caused by the great calamity of evil spirits, which resulted in the severe damage to all the heavens and the fall of most of the immortal kings, has been completely restored, and even improved.

not only that.

Above the Celestial King.

There were also more than one cultivator who broke through to the Ancient Immortal Realm.

To put it bluntly...

Regarding overall strength.

The universe is now more than twice as powerful as it was before the Great Calamity.

However, due to the nature of the third-order universe, very few ancient immortals who break through in the myriad universes ascend to the upper realm, but instead choose to continue cultivating in the lower realm.

after all.

The main reason for ascending to the upper realm.

It's simply about finding an opportunity to go further.

The upper limit of the lower universe is extremely low, especially the first-order universe. Breaking through to the Ancient Immortal Realm is the limit, and it is absolutely impossible to go any further.

At such times, the only solution is to ascend to the upper realm.

otherwise.

His lifespan has ended.

He could only sit and die in sorrow.

But things are different now.

The upper limit of a third-order universe can directly reach the limit of an Immortal Emperor, and is even enough to allow a person to break through to the Half-Saint realm before needing to ascend to the Upper Realm.

Before this, there were no restrictions whatsoever.

Although the Upper Realm has an extremely high ceiling and abundant cultivation resources, the problem is that powerful individuals are concentrated there, and the dangers are immeasurable.

In today's universe, breaking through to the Ancient Immortal Realm makes one a hegemon, with strength reaching the pinnacle of the entire universe.

If one ascends to the upper realm, even ancient immortals are just ordinary beings.

Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

This is the choice of the vast majority of cultivators.

Who would risk ascending to heaven unless absolutely necessary?

certainly--

Nothing is absolute. There is a small group of cultivators who have higher aspirations and are unwilling to settle for a corner of the world in order to seek a faster breakthrough.

At that time.

Ascending to the upper realm is the best choice.

However, the vast majority of cultivators, after breaking through to the Ancient Immortal Realm, are willing to stay in the myriad universes.

In this way...

The strength of all the universes naturally increased greatly.

but.

Shen Changqing didn't pay much attention to it.

Although the current universe has greatly improved in strength, in his eyes it is still too shallow. So-called ancient immortals are no different from ants.

Even if one day a Celestial Emperor were to be born in the universe, the actual role he could play would be extremely limited.

The reason Shen Changqing is willing to invest resources right now is that he hopes that one day the universe will become his fallback plan.

As for whether this lower universe will truly come into play, perhaps it will be possible in the future.

But no one can estimate the timeframe.

However, there was one thing Shen Changqing was certain of: this time would definitely not be too short.

Shen Changqing's main purpose in returning to the myriad universes this time was to throw all the immortal sources into this place and then stimulate them to generate and nurture immortal veins.

These are the sources of immortality.

Shen Changqing did not force its birth, but simply let it scatter across the heavens and allow it to slowly evolve on its own.

Even so, the appearance of a large amount of immortal energy has greatly increased the immortal energy of the entire universe.

The powerful figures of each race keenly perceived this point and understood it in their hearts.

"The concentration of immortal energy has increased. It seems to be that person's doing again. But I wonder how many more immortal veins have appeared in the universe this time!"

Many cultivators were secretly eager to try it.

They dared not lay a finger on the immortal veins.

After all, the immortal veins are the foundation of the entire universe. If one were to recklessly excavate the immortal veins, it would inevitably provoke the wrath of the Heavenly Dao, which would then bring down divine punishment.

not only that.

If this news were to leak out and reach the Evergreen Immortal Emperor, the consequences would be unimaginable.

and so.

Even the most powerful gods wouldn't dare to harbor any improper thoughts about the Immortal Vein.

but--

The immortal veins must not be touched.

However, the immortal mines born from the immortal veins are enough to tempt many forces.

Let alone a mid-grade immortal mine, even a low-grade immortal mine, if a powerful force could obtain it, would be enough to greatly increase its own foundation.

The numerous immortal mines in the original universe were all divided up by various forces. No matter how remote the starry sky was, as long as there were immortal mines, it was difficult to hide them from the eyes and ears of other forces.

After all, there are generally two reasons for the formation of fairy mines.

The first is that it exists as a companion immortal mine, born from the immortal vein.

The second type is where a certain place is rich in spiritual energy, which accumulates over a long period of time and eventually forms what is known as a spiritual mine.

Given the current state of the universe, the possibility of a second type of celestial mine is virtually nonexistent.

The reason is simple.

That is because the foundation of the universe is too shallow.

The time it took to advance from a first-order universe to a third-order universe was too short; it was entirely Shen Changqing's attempt to force growth.

Over millions of years, it is difficult to truly cultivate immortal mines simply by accumulating immortal energy.

The second method would require at least hundreds of millions of years to cultivate a celestial mine.

and so.

Currently, all the immortal mines in the universe exist in the form of accompanying immortal mines.

Where there is a celestial vein, there must be abundant celestial energy.

As long as you search in the direction where the immortal energy is abundant, you will be able to find the location of the immortal mine.

With the rise of immortal energy, many forces are moving quickly, seeking newly formed immortal mines to enhance their own power and resources.

Shen Changqing ignored these matters.

In the vast universe, countless races coexist, and it is destined to be impossible for all races and forces to truly develop peacefully.

The conflicts between the various races have never ceased.

The only difference is that...

Humanity was once one of the myriad races, and it was difficult for it to remain unaffected. The so-called conflicts among the myriad races naturally involved humanity itself.

But things are different now.

First, Shen Changqing emerged from nowhere among the human race, and then the Eternal Immortal Court was established, which brought the human race's power to its peak.

Although the human race is still part of all races, it is above all races and is a well-deserved hegemonic power.

Even amidst the chaos of war among all races, no one dared to provoke the human race.

after all.

Humans are not to be trifled with.

All races are well aware that anyone who dares to lay a hand on the human race will face the wrath of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor.

Moreover.

Even without Shen Changqing in charge, the human race is now beyond the reach of other forces.

This is because the human race has the most powerful individuals among all races, without exception.

The sheer number of ancient immortal realms alone is almost equal to that of all the myriad races in the heavens.

and so.

From any perspective, the human race is a force to be reckoned with.

at this point.

Needless to say.

and so.

In Shen Changqing's view, even though the conflicts among the myriad races are endless, the impact on the human race is extremely limited.

Unless he were to perish unexpectedly one day, causing a significant loss to the entire human race and preventing it from regaining its current power, then that would be a different story.

otherwise.

The human race is destined to be unshakeable.

Under these circumstances, Shen Changqing would naturally not interfere too much in the affairs of the myriad races.

The strong survive, the weak perish!

This is an eternal truth.

Competition among all races is not entirely a bad thing.

At least that's how Shen Changqing sees it. (End of Chapter)