Chapter 918 : The Awakening of Ancient Thunder

Although Eldrin Chen had not cultivated the Manjushri Scripture [a profound Buddhist cultivation scripture], he had diligently studied and contemplated it for many years.

Now, as he recited this scripture, a brilliant radiance of Buddha-light blossomed across the heavens, and an aura of profound peace and tranquility washed over the world.

The Heavenly Thunder Tribulation Spirit Being [a sentient being born from the power of heavenly thunder tribulations] was the first to be affected. Unconsciously, it grew calm, the tyrannical killing intent in its pupils gradually fading away into nothingness.

An unknowable length of time passed. Then, billowing clouds of dark energy erupted from the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation Spirit Being's form, and a glimmer of clarity returned to its eyes.

"Young friend, what year is it now?"

As the thunderous light gradually receded inward, the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation Spirit Being transformed into a man clad in a violet robe woven with Thunderclap [a pattern resembling solidified thunderclaps].

"Are you a senior from Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain [a legendary sect of thunder cultivators]?"

Seeing a wisp of consciousness awaken within the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation Spirit Being, Eldrin Chen quickly spoke up. Yet, a moment later, he could not help but sigh inwardly. "It has been over seventy thousand years since the fall of Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain."

"Seventy thousand years..."

The man's heart trembled. His gaze swept the surroundings, taking in the vast, ruined expanse of Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain, now nothing but crumbling walls and broken foundations. An expression of immense anguish immediately contorted his features. Original publication: audio-novel*com - The source of this chapter.

He fell to his knees in agony, his face etched with bitter remorse as he uttered, "We have failed."

"Alas!"

Eldrin Chen let out a sigh. He waited until the aura emanating from the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation Spirit Being [a spirit born from the cataclysmic heavenly thunder tribulations] gradually subsided before helping him up, saying, "Senior, could you tell me about the events of that year?"

"The events of that year..."

The Heavenly Thunder Tribulation Spirit Being paused, a pained expression crossing his face as if he were sinking into a memory far from pleasant.

After a long while, he regained his composure. Calmly, he settled into a cross-legged position before Eldrin Chen and began his tale. "The battle at Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain that year..."

As the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation Spirit Being recounted the story, Eldrin Chen gradually came to understand the Karma [the cosmic principle of cause and effect that binds all actions] of that bygone era.

As the first Immortal Path Lineage [a sect or tradition dedicated to the pursuit of immortality] within the Purple Seal Realm to be annihilated, the conflict that befell Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain was startlingly sudden.

The Outer Realm Demon God [a malevolent deity from beyond this world] launched its assault without warning. Seizing the moment when the Purple Seal Realm was weakened, its foundations wounded from being cast adrift in the void, it forcibly tore open a rift in the fabric of heaven and earth, commanding a boundless tide of Heavenly Demons [demonic entities born from celestial corruption] to pour forth.

Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain, the paramount overlord of the Eastern Sea Cultivation World, stood directly in the path of this invasion, forming the very first line of defense.

At that time, the power of Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain was at its zenith, even boasting a Demigod Patriarch who was on the very cusp of ascension [the final step before becoming a true immortal].

Such formidable strength, coupled with their refusal to retreat and fight to the death, inflicted devastating losses upon the Heavenly Demon horde.

In that cataclysmic battle, not only did the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon forces suffer grievous casualties, but even two beings at the Demigod level from the Fiend Race were slain.

This overwhelming might of Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain finally drew the attention of an Outer Realm Demon God [a supreme demonic entity from beyond this world].

Enraged, that Outer Realm Demon God personally intervened, forcibly breaching the defenses and invading the Purple Seal Realm itself.

At that time, the Purple Seal Realm had only been cast adrift for a few thousand years. While the Void Exile Great God Ability [a supreme spatial technique] had shielded the realm from the prying eyes of the most powerful beings,

it had also left the Purple Seal Realm in its most vulnerable state, with even the will of the world itself fallen into a deep slumber.

Seizing this opportune moment, that Outer Realm Demon God paid a tremendous price to violently force its way into the heart of the Purple Seal Realm and utterly annihilate Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain.

Fortunately, during that era, the great Path Lord Sacred Land [sanctuaries founded by masters of the Dao] of the Purple Seal Realm were at the peak of their power. Many Immortal Path Lineage [sects or clans with a direct lineage to an immortal ancestor] possessed contingency measures left behind by their Immortal founders, with the most powerful even employing 'Supreme Immortal Treasure' [artifacts of unparalleled power forged by immortals] to anchor their Fortune [the metaphysical luck and destiny of a lineage].

In that critical moment, more than thirty Immortal Path Lineage from across the Purple Seal Realm joined forces. Wielding several Immortal Treasure and a host of hidden trump cards, they launched a concerted counter-assault, grievously wounding the Outer Realm Demon God and driving it back in retreat.

However, without the aid of the world's will, a group of mortals who had not yet attained immortality striking against a Nine Heavens Demon God [a supreme entity of the demonic race] naturally required a bloody price to be paid.

The cost of that battle left the Purple Seal Realm [a specific cultivation world] utterly crippled to its very bones.

Of the more than thirty Immortal Path Lineage [sects or clans founded by ascended immortals] from that era, seventeen exhausted their foundational reserves to the brink, teetering on the edge of annihilation.

The remaining dozen or so Path Lord Sacred Land [powerful territories ruled by Path Lords] managed to cling on, but the contingency measures left behind by their founding Immortal [an ascended being] were almost entirely depleted.

Of the six Supreme Immortal Treasure [peerless artifacts forged by ascended immortals] bequeathed by the Immortal predecessors of the Purple Seal Realm, three were destroyed in that battle to grievously wound the Outer Realm Demon God [a demon god from beyond this world], one tore through the void and vanished, and the final two were suppressed by the Outer Realm Demon God at a tremendous cost.

It could be said that in that single, fateful battle, the million-year accumulated foundation of the Purple Seal Realm was diminished by nine-tenths overnight. Your portal to cultivation novels: audio-novel.com (official site).

"The myriad Immortal Path Lineage and contingency plans left behind by over a hundred senior Immortal when they departed... more than half were consumed in that one war,"

Eldrin Chen murmured to himself, then could not help but sigh.

After all, the contingencies left by Immortal were merely contingencies. To truly block a Demon God [a god-like entity of the demonic path] of equal—or even far surpassing—power to their own at the time of their ascension was fundamentally impossible.

This was because, after an Immortal transcends the tribulation to become an Ascendant Immortal [an immortal who has ascended to a higher realm], they can only remain in the Purple Seal Realm for a mere thousand years.

For the undying Immortal [a being who has transcended mortality and achieved eternal life] of Longevity, a mere thousand years is but the blink of an eye.

Even with talent that could startle the heavens, the effectiveness of any contingency plan laid in such a short span of time is ultimately limited.

Only a glorious institution like the Horizon Pavilion, which has seen several Immortal ascend one after another, and whose subsequent Immortal paid a tremendous price to descend and transform the Eastern Supple Wood Earth Vein into a contingency, could count as one of the key strategic moves against the Outer Realm Demon God [a powerful demonic deity originating from beyond the known realms].

Perhaps many Immortal predecessors of the Purple Seal Realm prepared contingencies as well, but by now, most have likely been rendered useless.

Now that the Purple Seal Realm has been cast adrift in the void, those Immortal cultivate in the Immortal Realm far within the Endless Chaos [the primordial, formless expanse from which all realms emerged], finding it difficult to anchor the location of the Purple Seal Realm. Even with supreme methods, their reach would likely fall short.

"In the past, when the Purple Seal Immortal Lord fell suddenly and cast the Purple Seal Realm into exile with his final breath, even the Celestial Immortal Great Power [powerful cultivators who have ascended to the Celestial Immortal realm] and the Great Encompassing Immortal Lord [an Immortal Lord of the Great Encompassing realm, a pinnacle of cultivation] were caught unprepared."

"The Immortal predecessors of the Purple Seal Realm naturally failed to react in time. By the time they wished to intervene, there was likely nothing they could do."

Eldrin Chen murmured to himself. After a long while, he shook his head, a bitter smile touching his lips.

At its peak, the Purple Seal Realm enjoyed the protection of a Great Encompassing Immortal Lord, a force even a Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [a Golden Immortal of the Great Encompassing realm, an existence of near-mythical power] would hesitate to provoke. Yet now, having fallen into ruin overnight, it finds itself pushed to the brink of annihilation by a single Outer Realm Demon God. Such is the capricious nature of Destiny [the inscrutable and often fickle force that governs fate and fortune].

With a sigh in his heart, Eldrin Chen turned his gaze back to the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation Spirit Being [a spiritual entity born from the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation]. "I observe that you, Senior, seem to be a remnant soul formed from the Primordial Spirit [the foundational spiritual core of a cultivator] of the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain. Might I inquire as to the circumstances behind this?"

"My origins..."

Heavenly Thunder Tribulation Spirit Being [a sentient being born from the condensed essence of heavenly thunder tribulations] let out a sigh, tears glistening once more as he spoke, "This Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain [a legendary mountain forged from countless heavenly tribulations] is my mother, and the various Path Lord [a high-level cultivator who has mastered a profound cultivation path] of this Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [a hall dedicated to the power of heavenly thunder tribulations] Hall are my fathers."

As he narrated his tale, Eldrin Chen gradually came to understand the origins of the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation Spirit Being.

In the era when the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain fell, though the many Primordial Spirit Patriarch [a patriarch whose cultivation has reached the Primordial Spirit realm] perished in battle, their hearts were filled with an unwillingness to accept utter defeat.

Thus, the Lord of the Thunderclap Hall [the master of the Hall of Thunderclaps, a powerful cultivator on the verge of ascension], using the supreme treasure of the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain, the 'Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Pearl' [a legendary pearl containing the condensed power of ten thousand heavenly tribulations], as a catalyst, fused the remnant souls of several dozen Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core and highest essence of a cultivator] cultivators into the Ancestral Vein [the primordial spiritual ley line] of the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain.

The purpose of this act by the Lord of the Thunderclap Hall was to use the power of the Primordial Solar Primordial Spirit [a Primordial Spirit refined to a state of pure yang, akin to the primordial sun] from those several dozen Primordial Spirit Path Lord [a Path Lord whose cultivation foundation is the Primordial Spirit] to nourish the Ancestral Vein of the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain.

If this endeavor succeeded, the Primordial Spirit essences of those several dozen Path Lord would merge completely with the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Mountain, giving birth to a legendary 'Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder God' [a divine entity embodying the power of ten thousand heavenly thunder tribulations]. This chapter is provided by audio–novel.com. Support the original.