Chapter 939 : The Final Wish of Gale Patriarch

"Remember, the Gale Divine Ridge may harbor Demon God [a powerful and malevolent entity from the demonic path] methods. Once you enter, cultivation is secondary; your paramount duty is to ensure your own survival..."

Gale Patriarch spoke slowly, his voice gradually fading into a whisper.

By the time he finished his final instructions, the light in his eyes finally dimmed and extinguished, leaving not a trace of life's breath behind.

"Senior..."

Eldrin Chen felt a tremor in his heart, yet his throat seemed parched and tight.

For sixty thousand years, Gale Patriarch had endured the torment of a Demon God curse day and night. His lifespan had long been utterly exhausted; by all rights, he should have perished tens of thousands of years prior.

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 Gale Divine Ridge, to find one who could rebuild its shattered path.

Now, having finally found Eldrin Chen, his final wish was fulfilled, and he could at last release his final breath.

Bowing solemnly once more before Gale Patriarch, Eldrin Chen gathered the various Ancient Scripture [ancient texts containing profound cultivation knowledge and techniques] and then stepped out of the cavern abode.

Path Master Mingyuan had been waiting outside the cavern for some time. Upon seeing Eldrin Chen, he inquired, "Did our senior have any final instructions for our Path Palace Sacred Land?" For more chapters, visit audio-novel-dot-com for the complete novel.

"There is none left."

Eldrin Chen shook his head, casting a complex glance at the cave abode before speaking. "However, the Path Palace Sacred Land, renowned as the world's foremost sacred ground of cultivation, is the supreme Great Sage territory. On this visit, I also wished to exchange for a few treasures."

"Since Fellow Daoist has personally requested it, how could we of the Path Palace Sacred Land refuse?"

Path Master Mingyuan smiled and accompanied Eldrin Chen in exchanging for several urgently needed Spiritual Object [objects imbued with profound spiritual power].

After acquiring some Primordial Solar [pertaining to the Primordial Solar cultivation realm] grade materials for setting up formations, along with a single Sixth Rank Void Gem [a rare gemstone of the sixth rank, containing spatial properties], Eldrin Chen did not linger at the Path Palace Sacred Land any longer.

He returned to the Eastern Region Great Wasteland [the vast, untamed wilderness of the Eastern Region] and began to contemplate the Ancient Gale Scripture [an ancient scripture detailing the art of controlling gales].

According to the Ancient Gale Scripture, to control the Gale's Eye [the chaotic, primordial source of a great windstorm], one must forge forty-nine Formation Flags [flags used as nodes to channel energy in a formation] and deploy the Sevenfold Gale Subduing Abyss Formation [a grand formation with seven layers, designed to suppress a gale into an abyss] to permanently anchor the Gale's Eye upon the Gale Divine Mountain [a mountain sacred to the power of wind].

However, these forty-nine Formation Flags were no ordinary items. Forty-two served as secondary Formation Eyes [the core control points of a formation] and required only Formation Flags of Upper Grade Spiritual Treasure [a high-grade enchanted artifact] quality.

Yet the seven Formation Flags serving as the primary Formation Eyes demanded Spirit Wood [wood infused with spiritual energy] of Primordial Solar Grade [a grade matching the Primordial Solar realm], woven with silk from a Sixth Rank [a power level corresponding to the sixth major cultivation stage] Primordial Solar Grade Spirit Silkworm [a silkworm that produces spiritually charged silk].

However, Primordial Solar grade silk from a Sixth Rank source was exceedingly rare in the Purple Seal Realm [a specific cultivation world]. Only one place within it could produce such a thing: the Western Sea Cultivation World [the cultivation world of the Western Sea], ruled by the Demon Race [a race of beings that cultivate through demonic arts] overlord known as the Mysterious Jade Divine Silkworm [a divine silkworm demon beast of mysterious jade].

The Mysterious Jade Divine Silkworm [a legendary silkworm demon beast whose silk is of divine quality] achieved its path more than twenty thousand years ago. For many years, it has been one of the supreme powerhouses among the Demon Race of the Purple Seal Realm. It is said that three hundred years ago, it even cultivated to the Primordial Spirit 8th Tier [the eighth level of the Primordial Spirit realm, a stage of immense spiritual power].

The status and position of such a supreme powerhouse are extraordinary. For many years, it has been unwilling to part with its 'Mysterious Jade Divine Silkworm Silk' [the precious silk produced by the Mysterious Jade Divine Silkworm]. I'm afraid if anyone else were to go, they might not be able to purchase a sufficient quantity.

Furthermore, this individual once fled from the Battle of the Horizon Pavilion. For Eldrin Chen, this is also an old score to settle.

Considering the importance of this matter, Eldrin Chen did not delay excessively. He decided to personally travel to the Western Sea Cultivation World to seek out that Mysterious Jade Divine Silkworm and demand the Mysterious Jade Divine Silkworm Silk, while also handling the old grudge from those years in passing.

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

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

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Ever since tens of thousands of years ago, when the Outer Realm Demon God used the Seven Demon God Celestial Pillars to seal the Gale Divine Ridge, the circulation of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy [the fundamental spiritual energy of heaven and earth] within the Purple Seal Realm suffered a devastating blow.

With the Eastern Region Great Wasteland as the epicenter, the further west one traveled, the more sparse and depleted the world's vital energy became.

Take the Western Pole Eternal Sands Domain as an example. Now, across its vast expanse, most of its territory is shrouded in swirling yellow sands. The air is thick with turbid, desiccated qi. Forget about the spiritual energy all living things dream of; even moisture is a rare sight.

Only within the scattered oases, bolstered by Spirit Gathering Formation [a formation that draws and concentrates ambient spiritual energy] and water-gathering Formation [a structured arrangement of energy channels and symbols used to create specific magical effects], did a meager amount of spiritual energy [the vital energy that flows through all living things] and water vapor coalesce, forming pockets of cultivation [the practice of refining one's body and spirit to ascend to higher states of being] havens.

Compared to the Eastern Region Great Wasteland [a vast, monster-infested wilderness region], where Demon Beasts [monstrous creatures tainted by demonic energy] roamed the wilds in abundance, this Western Pole Eternal Sands Domain [the Western Pole's domain of endless, desolate sands] could be described as utterly impoverished without the slightest exaggeration.

Yet, after Eldrin Chen arrived in the Western Sea Cultivation World [the cultivation world centered around the Western Sea], he discovered that compared to this place, the Western Pole Eternal Sands Domain might still be considered a decent treasure land.

This Western Sea Cultivation World, hailed as one of the four great seas of the Purple Seal Realm [a major realm in the cultivation world], possessed a Water Essence [the fundamental energy of the water element] far inferior to places like the Eastern Sea and Southern Sea. It might not even surpass the Netherworld Sea [a sea of yin and death energy] that Eldrin Chen had once witnessed.

The root cause lay in the cataclysmic changes that had befallen the Purple Seal Realm following the eruption of the Demonic Abyss Cataclysm [a great calamity involving a rupture of demonic energy from the abyss].

Now, the heavens of the Purple Seal Realm tilted toward the northwest, and the earth sank in the southeast. Consequently, the waters of the Western Sea flowed eastward, with the majority pouring into the Northern Sea and the Southern Sea Cultivation World, ultimately converging in the Eastern Region Great Wasteland and the Eastern Sea Cultivation World. For uninterrupted reading, go to audio~novel.com.

It was precisely for this reason that the Netherworld Patriarch sought to use the Netherworld Sea as a foundation, aiming to artificially forge a fifth great sea for the Purple Seal Realm.

Correspondingly, the Western Sea suffered a massive loss of its Water Essence Power [the intrinsic power derived from water essence], and along with it, its spiritual energy and primordial vitality [the foundational life-force of a realm] paled in comparison to its former glory.

Thus, in the current Western Sea Cultivation World, spiritual energy had withered in many regions. Across tens of thousands of Li-length [one Li-length equals five hundred meters], one might not find even a single low-grade Spiritual Vein [a subterranean conduit of concentrated spiritual energy, the foundation for cultivation sites].

The entire Western Sea Cultivation World now harbored only two Primordial Spirit Path Lord [a cultivator who has condensed their soul into a Primordial Spirit, a major milestone]. One was a Primordial Spirit Path Lord of the Human Race. The other was the Mysterious Jade Demon Ancestor, who held dominion over the greater part of the Western Sea Cultivation World's territory.

The Mysterious Jade Divine Island where the Mysterious Jade Divine Silkworm Demon Ancestor resided was the very heart of the Western Sea Cultivation World.

Eldrin Chen traversed the Boundless Void and arrived before the Mysterious Jade Divine Island, his expression calm as he spoke, "The Eastern Barrens Returning Abyss seeks an audience. I request that Brother Divine Silkworm come forth for a discussion."

"Returning Abyss..."

The Mysterious Jade Divine Island trembled slightly, and a man clad in violet robes immediately flew out, his expression turning grave. "So it is the Returning Abyss Path Master in person. My apologies for the lack of proper reception."

Seeing the Mysterious Jade Divine Silkworm emerge, Eldrin Chen's countenance darkened.

His face cold, a glint of frost flashed in his eyes as he said, "During the Demonic Abyss Cataclysm, at the battle of the Horizon Pavilion, it seems I did not witness Brother Mysterious Jade's presence."

"Trouble!"

The Mysterious Jade Divine Silkworm's heart sank, a sudden chill raising the hairs on his neck.

During that great battle, influenced by the Black Dragon Demon Ancestor, the majority of the Primordial Spirit Path Lord [a powerful cultivator whose spiritual core has fully manifested] from the demon and fiend races of the Purple Seal Realm had chosen to stand idly by.

As the hegemon of the Western Sea Cultivation World, with other domains destined to bear the brunt if the heavens fell, he was fated to be the last to suffer. Naturally, he too had chosen to remain a bystander.

Little did I expect that Eldrin Chen would come knocking at my door now. I fear this is a reckoning long overdue.

At this thought, the heart of the Mysterious Jade Divine Silkworm sank. He understood that under the gaze of the Polarity Void Mirror, there was no possibility of escape. Thus, he could only admit defeat, saying, "In the battle of old, I did indeed shrink from the fight."

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

"Hmph!" Eldrin Chen snorted coldly, flicking his sleeve. "Very well, I shall grant you one chance to redeem yourself through merit."

"Hand over all the Primordial Solar [the highest tier of solar essence] silkworm threads in your possession to me. Then, go and guard the Eastern Sea Cultivation World for three thousand years. Do this, and I shall spare your life." Original publication: audio-novel`com - The source of this chapter.