Chapter 939 : The Ancient's Final Breath

"Remember, the Xun Wind Divine Ridge may harbor Demon God [a powerful and malevolent entity from ancient times] machinations. Once you enter, cultivation is secondary; your paramount duty is to ensure your own survival..."

Galewind the Ancient Ancestor spoke slowly, his voice gradually fading into a whisper.

By the time he finished imparting his final instructions, the light in his eyes finally dimmed and faded away, leaving not a trace of breath behind.

"Senior..."

Eldrin Chen felt a tremor in his heart,

yet found his throat parched and tight.

For sixty thousand years, Galewind the Ancient Ancestor had endured the torment of the Demon God's curse day and night. His lifespan had long been utterly exhausted; by all rights, he should have perished tens of thousands of years ago.

The sole reason a wisp of his remnant consciousness had clung on until this day was to find a worthy successor for the legacy of the Xun Wind Divine Ridge, to find someone capable of rebuilding its shattered lineage.

Now that he had finally found Eldrin Chen, his final wish was fulfilled. Thus, he could finally release his last breath.

Slowly, Eldrin Chen bowed deeply before Galewind the Ancient Ancestor, This novel is serialized on audi novel.com. Visit for updates.

Eldrin Chen gathered the various ancient scriptures, then strode forth from the Cultivation Cave [a secluded cavern used for meditation and cultivation].

Mingyuan the Daoist had been waiting outside the Cultivation Cave for some time. Upon seeing Eldrin Chen, he inquired, "Senior, do you have any final instructions for our Dao Palace Sacred Land [the foremost sanctuary of cultivation in the land]?"

"There is nothing."

Eldrin Chen shook his head, casting a final, complex glance at the Cultivation Cave. He then spoke, "However, since the Dao Palace Sacred Land is the world's premier Sacred Land [a place of immense spiritual power and significance], I wished to take this opportunity to exchange for a few precious items."

"Since Fellow Daoist [a respectful term for a fellow cultivator] personally requests it, our Dao Palace Sacred Land naturally cannot refuse."

Mingyuan the Daoist smiled and accompanied Eldrin Chen in acquiring several urgently needed Spiritual Object [objects imbued with or used to channel spiritual energy].

After obtaining from the Dao Palace Sacred Land some Pure Yang Object [objects containing the pure, unadulterated energy of Yang, used for formations] for setting up formations, along with a single Sixth Rank Void Gemstone [a rare mineral of the sixth rank, attuned to spatial energies], Eldrin Chen did not linger within the Dao Palace Sacred Land any longer.

He returned to the Eastern Wastelands and began to contemplate and comprehend the Galewind Ancient Scripture [an ancient and profound text detailing a cultivation art of wind and speed].

According to the teachings within the Galewind Ancient Scripture,

to gain control over the Galewind's Eye [a legendary artifact of immense wind power],

To forge forty-nine Formation Flags and deploy the Sevenfold Galewind Abyss-Sinking Formation [a powerful formation designed to bind and suppress a specific target],

is the only way to permanently anchor the Galewind's Eye [a legendary artifact of immense power] upon the Galewind Divine Mountain.

However, these forty-nine Formation Flags are no ordinary artifacts.

Among them, forty-two serve as secondary Formation Eye [a core node within a formation array],

and require only Formation Flags forged from materials of the Spiritual Treasure [a high-grade enchanted artifact] grade.

Yet the seven Formation Flags destined to be the primary Formation Eye demand Spirit Wood [wood infused with potent spiritual energy] of the Pure Yang Grade [a supreme grade of spiritual material], combined with silk from a Sixth Rank [a powerful cultivation realm] Pure Yang Grade spiritual silkworm for their forging.

However, Sixth Rank Pure Yang silkworm silk is exceedingly rare under heaven. Within the Purple Realm [a vast cultivation world], only one place yields it: the territory of the Demonic Tribe overlord known as the 'Mystic Jade Divine Silkworm' [a legendary and ancient demonic silkworm] in the Western Sea Cultivation Realm.

That Mystic Jade Divine Silkworm attained its Dao over twenty thousand years ago. For many years, it has been counted among the supreme powerhouses of the Purple Boundary Demon Race, and it is said that three hundred years past, it cultivated to the Eighth Layer of Nascent Soul [the eighth stage of the Nascent Soul cultivation realm].

With such status and power, it has long refused to part with its 'Mystic Jade Divine Silkworm Silk' [the supreme silk produced by the Mystic Jade Divine Silkworm]. I fear others sent to procure it may not secure a sufficient quantity.

Moreover, this being once shirked its duty during the Battle of the Horizon Sea Pavilion. For Eldrin Chen, this is an old score yet to be settled.

Considering the importance of this matter, Eldrin Chen did not delay excessively. He decided to personally journey to the Western Sea Cultivation Realm to seek out the Mystic Jade Divine Silkworm and request the Mystic Jade Divine Silkworm Silk, while also settling the old grievances from years past.

With Eldrin Chen's current level of cultivation, he could pierce through the void across hundreds of millions of Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] in an instant, arriving at lands beyond the myriad mountains of Ronan.

He tore through the void on his journey. In merely a few days, he traversed the Central Ancestral Domain and the Western Pole Eternal Sands Domain in succession, arriving within the Western Sea Cultivation Realm and setting foot upon Divine Silkworm Island.

Ever since tens of thousands of years ago,

when the Extraterrestrial Demon God sealed the Xun Wind Divine Ridge with seven Demon God Heaven Pillars, the circulation of Heaven and Earth's spiritual essence within the Purple Realm suffered a grievous wound.

With the Eastern Wastelands at its core, the further west one traveled, the more sparse and thin the spiritual essence became. Join our community of readers at audio‑novel.com.

Take the Western Pole Eternal Sands Domain as an example.

Now, across the vast expanse of the Western Pole Eternal Sands Domain, the majority of its territory is a realm of swirling yellow sands. The air is thick with turbid Qi [the vital energy that flows through all living things] and parched dryness. Forget the spiritual essence all living things dream of; even moisture is a rare sight.

Only within oases, bolstered by Spirit Gathering Formation and water-converging formations, do meager amounts of spiritual essence and moisture gather, forming pockets of cultivation treasure lands.

Compared to the Eastern Wastelands, where Demonic Beasts roam the wilderness, it is no exaggeration to call this Western Pole Eternal Sands Domain a land of extreme poverty and hardship.

However, upon arriving at the Western Sea Cultivation Realm [one of the major cultivation domains of the world], Eldrin Chen discovered that compared to this place, the Western Pole Eternal Sands Domain [a desolate, sandy wasteland] could almost be considered a bountiful treasure land.

Though hailed as one of the Four Seas of the Purple Realm [the central world of cultivation], the Water Elemental Qi [the spiritual energy of the water element] here was far inferior to that of the Eastern Sea and Southern Sea. It might not even surpass the Netherworld Sea [a sea formed from netherworld energies] that Eldrin had witnessed before.

The root cause lay in the cataclysmic changes that had befallen the Purple Realm following the outbreak of the Demonic Abyss Cataclysm [a great calamity where demonic energies erupted].

Now, the heavens of the Purple Realm tilted toward the northwest, and the earth sank in the southeast. This caused the waters of the Western Sea to flow eastward, with the greater part draining into the Northern Sea and the Southern Sea Cultivation World, ultimately converging in the Eastern Wastelands and the Eastern Sea Cultivation World.

It was precisely for this reason that the Netherworld Ancient Ancestor sought to use the Netherworld Sea as a foundation, attempting to artificially create a Fifth Sea for the Purple Realm.

Correspondingly, the Western Sea suffered a massive loss of its Water Essence Power [the fundamental power of water], and along with it, its ambient spiritual energy and vital essence were but a pale shadow of their former glory.

Thus, in the present-day Western Sea Cultivation Realm, spiritual energy had withered in many regions. One might traverse tens of thousands of Li-length [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] without finding even a single low-grade Spirit Vein [a natural conduit of concentrated spiritual energy].

The entire Western Sea Cultivation Realm now hosted only two Nascent Soul Dao Lord [a supreme cultivator whose soul has formed an infant form, a master of the Dao]. One was a human Nascent Soul Dao Lord, while the other was the Mystic Jade Demon Progenitor [an ancient and powerful demonic being], who held dominion over the greater part of the realm's territory.

The Mystic Jade Divine Island [a sacred island of mystic jade], where the Mystic Jade Divine Silkworm Demon Progenitor [the progenitor of divine mystic jade silkworms] resided, served as the very core of the Western Sea Cultivation Realm.

Eldrin Chen flew across the Boundless Void [the endless, starry expanse between worlds] and arrived before Mystic Jade Divine Island. With a calm expression, he spoke, "Eldrin of the Eastern Wastes [Eldrin, the Lord of the Eastern Desolation] seeks an audience. I request the Divine Silkworm Brother to come forth for a discussion."

"Eldrin, the Abyss…"

The Mystic Jade Divine Island [a legendary island domain of the Mystic Jade Divine Silkworm] trembled faintly, and a man clad in violet robes immediately flew out. His expression was one of utmost gravity as he spoke, "So it is Abyssal Daoist [a title for Eldrin Chen, referencing his mastery over abyssal powers] in person. My apologies for the lack of proper reception."

Seeing the Mystic Jade Divine Silkworm [a powerful ancient demon beast resembling a divine silkworm] emerge, Eldrin Chen's expression turned grim.

With a cold face and a chilling glint in his eyes, he said, "During the Demonic Abyss Cataclysm [a great war against a cataclysmic demonic invasion], at the battle of the Horizon Sea Pavilion [a major cultivation sect], I do not recall seeing Brother Mystic Jade present."

"Trouble!"

The Mystic Jade Divine Silkworm felt his heart lurch, a sudden chill raising the hairs on his neck.

During that great war, influenced by the Black Dragon Demon Progenitor [a progenitor-level black dragon demon], the majority of the Nascent Soul Dao Lord [a cultivator who has reached the Nascent Soul stage and is addressed as a Dao Lord] from the two races of the Purple Realm [a specific region or plane] and the Demonic Monsters [a general term for monstrous demonic beings] chose to stand by and watch.

As the overlord of the Western Sea Cultivation Realm [the cultivation world of the Western Sea region], he reasoned that if the sky fell, the other domains would bear the brunt first. He was destined to be the last to suffer, so he naturally chose inaction.

He never imagined that Eldrin Chen would now come knocking, likely to settle accounts after the harvest.

With this realization, the Mystic Jade Divine Silkworm felt another pang of dread. He understood that under the gaze of the Yin-Yang Void Realm [a supreme magical treasure capable of sealing space], escape was utterly impossible. Thus, he could only admit defeat: "In that past war, I indeed acted with cowardice."

"Now that Brother Eldrin has sought me out, I beg for a chance to atone for my sins. I am willing to contribute to the bloody war effort."

"Hmph!" Eldrin Chen snorted coldly, flicking his sleeve. "Very well, I shall grant you an opportunity to redeem yourself through meritorious service."

"Hand over all the Pure Yang silkworm threads in your possession to me, then go and garrison the Eastern Sea Cultivation World for three Millennium. Do this, and I shall spare your life." Support the author by reading on audio-novel dot com.