Chapter 1372 : Ascension of the Tianli Twin Swords to Sky-Opening

Amidst the great tribulation, Eldrin seized several strands of stellar essence and fused them into the Stellar Glazed Realm, elevating it to the rank of a supreme secret realm.

After ascending to the supreme-grade secret realm, the Starlight Tear World could now sustain the cultivation of over a 100 immortals. Yet given the current number of immortals in the Returning Abyss Sea, this alone remained insufficient.

Not to mention that with everyone breaking through to the Earth Immortal realm, their consumption of the 3 Lights of the sun, moon, and stars had drastically increased. As a result, the current Starry Glazed Realm had long been insufficient.

Without wishing to expose the Return-to-Void Blessed Land, the immortals of the Celestial Alliance had to disperse over the years, with many relocating to the Setting Sun Blessed Land for cultivation.

But this was merely a stopgap measure. Without revealing the Fuxu Blessed Land, the Fuxu Sea would eventually prove insufficient. When that time came, the Chen Immortal Clan would likely have no choice but to relocate once more.

Under such circumstances, advancing to the Starlit Glazed Realm had become an urgent matter that brooked no delay.

Thinking of this, Eldrin spoke: "For the 3 of you to offer 3 Eighth-Level Divine Beads in exchange for this supreme-grade Source of the Dao is actually far more than its worth."

"The price difference is not small. May I ask what you require in return?" Sunshine Fairy, however, seemed to have anticipated this long ago. She glanced at Starlight Fairy and Moonlight Fairy before saying, "I wish to commission you to refine 2 External Elixirs for them."

"So that's how it is."

Eldrin nodded slightly, a faint sigh of relief escaping him.

Star Maiden and Moon Maiden possessed talents nearly on par with Sun Maiden, though they were considerably younger. According to Eldrin's estimation, even with the support of Glazed Paradise, the 2 maidens would reach their limit at opening 6 celestial layers at most.

Yet with an additional external elixir condensed by Eldrin, 1 could open another layer of heaven and earth, forging a foundation of 7 celestial tiers.

An immortal at the seventh heaven realm had a near-certain chance of breaking through to the Earth Immortal perfection stage, and even held a 1-in-10 possibility of ascending to the Celestial Immortal realm.

Although this chance might only be 1 in 10, it still represented a sliver of hope—utterly incomparable to the Sixth Heaven.

It must be understood that among those who have opened the Sixth Heavenly Layer and cultivated the Taiyi Dao Fruit, fewer than 1 in a 100 succeed. As for those who set foot in the realm of Celestial Immortals, scarcely 1 in 10 1000 attains it.

At this thought, Eldrin said, "Given our friendship, of course I can refine an External Elixir for you."

"However, I do not possess suitable inner elixirs or precious pearls in my possession." Upon hearing this, Ri Ji couldn't help but smile faintly. "Our Immortal Clam Clan can produce precious pearls. Over tens of millions of years, we have accumulated no small number of them."

Eldrin gave a slight nod upon hearing this. The materials required for crafting External Pills were either the inner cores of demonic creatures or special mystical pearls.

The Sea God Pearl, Sun God Pearl, Moon God Pearl (Spiritual Object), and Starry Pearl produced by the Scallop Clan are all optimal materials for refining external elixirs.

At this thought, Eldrin considered establishing a long-term trade relationship with the Mystic Shell Clan. However, bearing in mind that their leader was the Glazed Divinity Sovereign, he suppressed the idea for now, deciding to broach the subject when he could meet the Glazed Divinity Sovereign in person.

At this thought, Eldrin smiled and said, "In that case, I thank you all."

Having settled the matter of advancing to the Stellar Glazed Realm, this affair was now concluded.

Before his final breakthrough, Eldrin journeyed to the core of the Guixu Blessed Land and the Setting Sun Blessed Land, retrieving the Heavenly River Ren Water Sword and the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure).

Since attaining the principles of Primordial Chaos and Non-Polarity, the Celestial Li Twin Swords—a top-grade immortal treasure—had become somewhat redundant for Eldrin, no longer capable of enhancing his combat prowess.

Thus, 5 1000 years ago, Eldrin (Person Name) infused the 2 strands of World-Creating Qi into the Celestial Li Twin Swords, then placed each immortal sword within the fire veins of the Returning Abyss Blessed Land and the Setting Sun Blessed Land respectively.

Now, after thousands of years had passed, the 2 immortal swords had absorbed sufficient fire vein energy and water vein energy, long since advancing into the realm of Heaven-Opening Treasures.

Eldrin made an attempt and discovered that by channeling his power into the Twin Blades of Heavenly Union, their might had dramatically increased—now roughly equivalent to a full-force strike from a sixth-level Earth Immortal.

Alas, the power of a lower-grade Heaven-Opening Treasure still had its limits, unable to withstand Eldrin’s full-force activation. Otherwise, its might could have reached the level of an Earth Immortal’s late stage.

"When I break through to the Earth Immortal realm and both immortal swords reach the Mid-Grade Heaven-Opening Treasure level, their combined power should be comparable to that of a late-stage Earth Immortal."

"By then, my methods shall also gain a few more layers of potency."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, sheathing the twin immortal swords before departing without further delay.

Leading the immortals from the Celestial Alliance, he headed toward the heart of the great tribulation in the Western Jie Divine Abyssal Sea, soon arriving within the expanse of the 100 Demons Ocean.

The 100 Demon Seas, akin to the Flowing Rivers 100 Seas, is 1 of the 30-3 layers of the Western Divinity Abyssal Ocean, composed of over a 100 distinct maritime domains.

However, this archipelago was exceptionally vast, ranking as 1 of the most prosperous among the 30-3 Heavens Seas. It was said to hold the third highest strength within the 30-3 Heavens Seas.

Although it only ranked third, this was already astonishing enough. Because among the 30-3 Heavens Seas, the ocean ranked first was known as the Western Expanse Sea—the very location where the Western Sage Grotto-Heaven resided.

Ranking second among the seas, the Divine Abyss Ancient Domain is the territory governed by the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven.

The Dragon Palace of the Western Abyss, capable of ruling over the Myriad Demon Seas, proved this lineage was truly the force most likely to establish a supreme grotto-heaven within the Divine Abyssal Seas of the West. Eldrin arrived amidst the Myriad Demon Seas and, upon casually setting foot in a stretch of ocean, discovered a blessed land.

Within that blessed land, countless humans and demonic beings were locked in fierce combat, their struggle unfolding in an unending tide of slaughter.

Seeing this, Eldrin spoke up: "Legend says there are over a 100 blessed lands of the demon race within this 100 Demon Sea. Has the majority of them already been drawn into this great tribulation?"

Riyue Ji nodded gravely and said, "The Celestial Court of the Demon Race stands as the foremost among the 3 Celestial Courts, its power illuminating all realms. Across the vast majority of immortal domains, the demon race ranks among the most formidable lineages."

In the Western Abyssal Divine Sea, although the Western Abyss and Divine Abyss cave heavens suppress the myriad races, the demon race remains 1 of the most powerful factions.

As the 2 were speaking, a streak of light descended from the heavens. It was a Terran Earth Immortal elder, who smiled warmly upon seeing the group. "I wondered who was passing by," he said. "So it's our fellow Daoists from the Terran and Immortal Shell clans."

"Esteemed fellow cultivators, your entry into this tribulation must surely be for the purpose of exterminating the demon race?"

Upon hearing this, Eldrin's eyes flickered subtly.

After exchanging identities, Eldrin learned that the man before him was named Tian Su Daoist (Cultivator Name), a Middle-stage Earth Immortal who ruled over a blessed realm. He had entered this tribulation to seize the opportunity for further advancement.

At this thought, Eldrin inquired, "As newcomers, we are unaware of the current battle achievements. How have the results been so far?"

That day, Patriarch Su first revealed a look of joy, but then shook his head and said, "In the early years of our counterattack, everything went smoothly."

"In 1 fell swoop, we drove the demonic tribes out of the Yexu Divine Sea and subsequently captured over a dozen of their maritime territories."