Chapter 1429 : Preparing for Another Battle

The Ancient Ruins Yin Lord pondered briefly before speaking, "If we advance our cultivation further and break through to the mid-stage Earth Immortal realm, our chances of defeating them in battle would likely be greater."

"If only we possessed a Primordial Chaos Treasure, then we would have a 70 to 80 percent chance of seizing the Netherverse." At this point, Old Ruins Netherlord turned his gaze toward Eldrin (Person Name).

Noticing his expression, Eldrin gave a slight nod and said, "Given the current circumstances, the Crimson Dragon World-Steading Cauldron will likely succeed in its advancement within some 2 100 1000 years."

"With the addition of the Black Dragon Cauldron of World Subjugation by then, the combined power of 2 Creation Treasures should be sufficient to suppress the Abyssal Pearl."

Everyone nodded slightly upon hearing this, and Lyra spoke up, "Activating 2 Heaven-Splitting Supreme Treasures requires an immensely profound level of spiritual power."

"Moreover, aside from the Abyssal Pearl, we must also contend with over a 100 Nether Earth Immortals. To achieve total victory, we must further enhance our combat capabilities."

The Nether Sovereign of the Ancient Ruins nodded slowly before speaking, "Within approximately 4 100 1000 years, the minor cosmos shall face annihilation. If we intend to claim the Yang Realm's minor cosmos, we must conquer the Nether Realm's counterpart at least 1 100 1000 years in advance."

"Then we shall set a limit of 3 100 1000 years—strive to break through to the Mid-stage Earth Immortal realm as swiftly as possible, while simultaneously enhancing our combat prowess and amassing every means to counter ghost cultivators."

Eldrin (Person Name) gave a slight nod and declared, "Then it's settled."

With those final words, Eldrin retrieved the Nether Ghost Immortal's storage treasure from his sleeve.

This Netherghost Immortal was a being at the Great Perfection stage of Earth Immortal realm, and within their storage treasure lay a surprisingly vast collection of rare artifacts.

After a brief inventory, Eldrin discovered over 10,000 units of Faith Silver, along with 20-7 Grade-8 Nether Ghost Treasures—9 of which were top-tier Nether Rarities.

Witnessing this scene, everyone was taken aback. Ethan Chen (Person Name) couldn’t help but ask, “How can a mere Ninth-Level Earth Immortal possess such immense wealth?”

Eldrin, however, had long anticipated this. He sighed softly and said, "The Heavenly Dao of the Netherworld's miniature cosmos has collapsed, causing countless Nether Ghost Immortals to face their tribulations and perish."

"Now, less than 1 in 10 of the remaining Netherghost Patriarchs survive, and naturally, each is immensely wealthy."

Speaking of which, Eldrin (Person Name) selected 2 Heaven-Splitting Ancient Herbs from among them: 1 Soul-Returning Flower and 3 Extreme Yin Fruits.

Among the 2 immortal herbs, the Soul-Returning Flower was a top-grade Heaven-Opening Immortal Herb, serving as the primary ingredient for the Soul-Returning Elixir, a medicinal pill for healing.

The Extreme Yin Fruit is a low-grade Heaven-Opening Immortal Elixir. It is said that when refined together with the Extreme Yang Flower, it becomes the primary ingredient for the Yin-Yang Polarity Pill.

The Yin-Yang Polarity Pill contains the power of dual polarities. Upon consumption, it can generate the light of dual polarities within the Earth Immortal realm, aiding an Earth Immortal Patriarch in breaking through to the mid-stage of Earth Immortal cultivation. It holds marginal utility even for Eldrin (Person Name).

The remaining treasures were all Netherworld artifacts, useless to Eldrin. He handed them to the Lord of Ancient Ruins and said, "My Lord, you may select 1 or 2 that suit you to enhance your strength."

"The remainder, I must trouble you, fellow Daoist, to sell on my behalf and exchange for Incense Fire Heavenly Silver along with some resources unique to the Netherworld." "Consider it done."

The Ancient Ruins Yin Sovereign nodded and said, "These Netherworld items are always in high demand in the underworld. If you wish to make an exchange, you may provide me with a list of what you seek."

Eldrin nodded and handed him a list containing various celestial herbs and rare treasures that could only grow within the Netherworld Abyss.

Among them were several extremely rare treasures, all unique to the underworld and nearly extinct in the immortal realms. After concluding this matter, Eldrin led the group away, and soon they returned to the waters of the Returning Abyss Sea.

After returning to the Abyssal Sea, Eldrin gathered his 5 Dao Companions from the clan and spoke solemnly: "The recent battle has revealed that our strength remains insufficient."

"The strength of that Netherghost Immortal is far inferior to other immortals of the same rank, yet none of us could contend with it. If we were to face a blessed realm with a Ninth-Level Earth Immortal, we would likely possess only the power to protect ourselves."

"Therefore, we must continue making thorough preparations and further enhance our own strength."

Everyone nodded slightly upon hearing this. Yan Zijie spoke up: "Within the family and among our disciples, there are those with the potential to break through to the Earth Immortal realm within 300,000 years."

Thus, there were Yuan Sheng, Qing Feng,

Caleb, Bufan, Fusu, Wenyuan, Lanshan, Elara, and others.

Within the Immortal Alliance, the master of the Dao Palace, Lin Tianqi, Jiang Taibai, Zhuan Choujun, and others were also expected to attain the Earth Immortal Realm within 300,000 years.

"These individuals, we ought to lend them some support, granting them a certain degree of preferential treatment in resources." The several women nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Qingji furrowed her brow slightly and said, "Qingfeng, Caleb (Person Name), Yuansheng, Zhuanchoujun, and others all possess the potential to reach the 9 Calamities Realm. There’s no need to rush for now—let them strive for their destined tribulation opportunities in due time."

"The remaining individuals also possess foundations of dual Dao Fruits, and can be supported to open 7 layers of celestial realms. However, it may be insufficient to awaken a Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root)." Eldrin (Person Name) pondered briefly before continuing, "We can assist in awakening both Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) and supreme-grade posterior Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root), but after they open their celestial realms, they must repay the karmic debt."

"Each time they take a Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), they shall repay us with 2 strands of Heaven-Opening Qi in the future." Hearing this, the young women nodded slightly in agreement.

For these few individuals, once they used the 4 Extremities Heavenly Pillars to open the heavens, each person's Opening Heavenly Spiritual Root would require 4 stalks—meaning they needed to repay 8 strands of Heaven-Opening Qi.

Even if they had opened the 7 Heavens, gathering 8 strands of Primordial Chaos Qi would still be beyond their reach. Fortunately, auctions of Primordial Chaos Qi were frequently held in the immortal realms. As long as they broke through to the Earth Immortal realm and sold some of their heaven-opening treasures, they could still manage to assemble 8 strands of Primordial Chaos Qi.

For Eldrin (Person Name), this not only supported a few fellow cultivators but also earned him a share of Heaven-Opening Qi, making it a rather favorable transaction.

The matter was thus settled. Eldrin added, "Apart from supporting clansmen and friends who may break through to become Earth Immortals, our most crucial task is to enhance our own strength."

"We must reach the Mid-stage Earth Immortal realm within 300,000 years, while also enhancing our methods and combat prowess."

The others nodded in agreement upon hearing this. Seraphina Qu then said, "With the blessing of our opened Heavenly Spiritual Roots, we are confident of breaking through to the fourth level of the Earth Immortal Realm within 300,000 years."

"However, Lila and Violet Princess broke through late and haven't yet planted the Heavenly Spiritual Root. I fear they might not make it in time."

Eldrin nodded upon hearing this and said, "Within the family, we still possess some of the Open Heavenly Spiritual Root. This time, I have purchased another 30-2 strands of Open Heaven Qi, which should suffice for the time being."

Lila and Violet Princess planted their spiritual roots, and were expected to break through to the mid-stage of Earth Immortal within 300,000 years.

Eldrin sighed and said, "Now the family has a full 9 Earth Immortals, and every single 1 has opened all 9 heavenly layers. The consumption of resources is simply far too immense."