Chapter 957 : A Primordial Spirit's Torment

That Outer Realm Demon God's Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] was left with only thirty percent of its strength. It was utterly incapable of controlling the Immortal Body [a body refined to an immortal state] of the Eastern Sovereign [the Eastern Sovereign, a title of great power] and the Indestructibility [the state of being unbreakable and eternal] granted by the Immortality [a divine ability conferring eternal life]. Thus, it was forcibly brought into the depths of the Eastern Region Great Wasteland [the vast and desolate eastern wilderness].

Not long after, Eldrin Chen arrived at the Ancient Gale Domain [the Ancient Domain of Howling Winds], bringing with him the Primordial Spirit of the Outer Realm Demon God [a demonic deity from beyond this realm].

With a calm expression, he gazed upon the Gale Divine Ridge [the Divine Ridge of Tempests] and spoke with detached composure, "The Gale's Eye [the Eye of the Howling Gale, a place of terrifying winds] can corrode bone and dissolve soul. It can reduce a cultivator's flesh to dust and scatter their spirit to the winds."

"Although the Primordial Spirit of a Demon God [a powerful demonic deity] is Extraordinary [remarkable and peerless], you are merely a Second Primordial Spirit [a secondary, projected spiritual form]. I believe even you must have your limits."

Eldrin Chen spoke coldly. He personally escorted the Primordial Spirit of the Outer Realm Demon God into the heart of the Gale's Eye.

The Gale's Eye was overwhelmingly tyrannical. Even Eldrin Chen's own Primordial Spirit, tempered day and night by the Five-Colors Spirit Refining Art [a cultivation art that refines the spirit using the power of the five elements], had found it nearly unbearable in the past.

Were it not for the terrifying regenerative power of the Seed of Life [a mystical seed containing immense life force], his spirit too would have been scattered to oblivion.

Now, the Primordial Spirit of the Outer Realm Demon God was subjected to the relentless erosion of the Gale Power [the raw, destructive power of the howling gales]. Like smoke dissipating in the wind, the Primordial Spirit began to fade rapidly.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye. The Primordial Spirit of the Outer Realm Demon God was finally worn down to its absolute limit.

By this time, over ninety percent of the Outer Realm Demon God's soul had been severed and destroyed. Less than one-tenth of its spiritual essence remained, clinging to a fragile existence. This chapter appears courtesy of audio–novel.com.

With less than one-tenth of its divine soul power remaining, the Outer Realm Demon God could no longer control the Eastern Sovereign's Physical Body.

Having lost its grip on the physical vessel, the Outer Realm Demon God's divine soul became like water without a source, utterly bereft of any chance for recovery.

Furthermore, with the suppression from the demon god's Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] now gone, Eldrin Chen sensed a nascent will of Indestructibility [an unyielding, eternal essence] stirring within the Eastern Sovereign's Physical Body.

A sliver of this Indestructibility will within the physical body was awakening, and it now sought to turn and grind away the Outer Realm Demon God's Primordial Spirit.

Witnessing this, Eldrin Chen transported the Eastern Sovereign's Physical Body back into the heart of the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire and sealed it deep within the Underground Fire Vein.

It was then that Lord of the Path Palace and others, having received word, hurried to the scene. Upon seeing Eldrin Chen, the Lord could not help but ask, "What is the situation?"

"The Outer Realm Demon God's Primordial Spirit has been worn down by over ninety percent. Now, suffering the backlash from the Eastern Sovereign's Physical Body, this wisp of its soul will be utterly extinguished within a millennium."

"I intend to keep it suppressed within the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire, watching over it closely until its soul is scattered to the winds."

"Excellent! Truly excellent!"

Lord of the Path Palace was overjoyed, unable to contain his elation as he voiced his approval again and again.

With the elimination of the Outer Realm Demon God and its Second Primordial Spirit [a powerful duplicate soul], this critical threat to their flank was removed. When the Demonic Abyss Cataclysm [the great demonic tribulation] arrived, Eldrin Chen would be able to free his hands to deal with it, greatly increasing their confidence in surviving the demonic tribulation.

Thinking of this, the Lord of the Path Palace could not help but stroke his long beard and say, "You have already forged an Immortal Body [a body of immortal-grade toughness]. The Purple Seal Realm now possesses a sliver of resistance against the Catastrophe Demon God."

"Now that the threat of the Eastern Sovereign's Physical Body [the preserved corporeal form of the Eastern Sovereign] is gone, we finally have confidence in weathering the demonic tribulation decades from now."

"Precisely so."

Eldrin Chen nodded in agreement. Then, recalling the matter of the Black Lotus, he spoke again, "There is still some time before the tribulation. I wish to eradicate that Black Lotus before it arrives."

"The Demonic Lotus?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present understood. The Heavenly Gaze Path Master took out the Heaven Observation Mirror [a magical treasure for scrying and observation] and said, "Regarding the matter of the Demonic Lotus, Fellow Daoist Netherworld has already informed us."

"You may take this Heaven Observation Mirror. We must absolutely not allow the Demonic Lotus to steal the power of the Netherworld [the underworld or realm of the dead], causing an imbalance in the Polarity [the fundamental opposing forces of Yin and Yang] and the vital energies of the Purple Seal Realm."

The Lord of the Path Palace produced the Heavenly Pattern Armor [armor inscribed with celestial patterns] and then inquired, "For the task of eradicating the Demonic Lotus, do you require our assistance?"

"There is no need for such trouble."

Eldrin Chen shook his head and spoke, "With my current cultivation realm, as long as I can deduce the location of the Demonic Lotus, slaying it should be a matter of effortless ease."

"That is indeed true."

Hearing this, the others could not help but smile faintly.

Eldrin Chen had already forged his Immortal Body [a body of pure immortal essence, transcending mortal flesh]. Even if an Outer Realm Demon God [a supreme demonic entity from beyond this world] were to attack personally, and even though he had not yet undergone the Immortal Ascension Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the heavenly trial of thunder required to ascend to immortality] and might be inferior in terms of profound mana, he should still be able to exchange several moves.

Such an existence was a symbol of invincibility within the Mortal Realm. Although the Demonic Lotus possessed terrifying cultivation, it had ultimately not achieved the state of an immortal or demon, making it no match for him.

Thinking of this, the Lord of the Path Palace nodded and said, "For these two thousand years, we have continuously activated the Formation [a complex array of energy channels and symbols used for defense, attack, or cultivation], depleting our vital essence. Now is the time to enter seclusion and recuperate." Find thousands of chapters at audi novel.com.

"When the Demonic Abyss Cataclysm [a periodic cataclysmic event where demonic energy erupts from a great abyss] opens, we shall emerge from seclusion to lend you our aid."

After bidding farewell to the Lord of the Path Palace and the others, Eldrin Chen placed the Heaven Observation Mirror and the Heavenly Pattern Armor into the Celestial Mechanism Tower. This caused several of the Celestial Mechanism Supreme Treasure [supreme treasures of celestial calculation and mechanism] to fuse, unleashing a power of deduction far surpassing its former capabilities.

This Celestial Mechanism Tower, combining the power of various supreme treasures, possessed a profundity in deduction that surpassed the limits of the Mortal Realm and nearly touched the domain of the Immortal Path [the supreme path of cultivation leading to immortality].

With Eldrin Chen's current mana, using the Great Deduction Polarity Stars Path [a supreme art of celestial calculation based on the stars] to activate this treasure, he saw the seven stars shift and transform. In that moment, he had already pinpointed the location of that Demonic Lotus.

Deep within that expanse of shadowy void, akin to a bottomless abyss, upon a pitch-black sea, a single dark Demonic Lotus had taken root. It ceaselessly drew upon the Netherworld [the underworld realm of spirits and the dead] energies from the depths below.

"It is actually within the Netherworld Depths [the profound, foundational depths of the underworld]," Eldrin Chen murmured, his expression turning grave.

Beside him, Exquisite Jiang spoke softly, her face also etched with solemnity.

The so-called Netherworld Depths referred to the infinite depths beneath the earth of the Purple Seal Realm. It was also the place where a cultivator's Earth Soul [one of the three foundational souls, representing the connection to the underworld and the earth] resided.

From the moment any living being in heaven and earth is born, a single Heaven Soul [one of the three foundational souls, representing the connection to heaven and fate] is conceived at the farthest reaches of the endless Heavenly Vault [the celestial realm, the domain of heaven]. Simultaneously, within the boundless Netherworld, a single Earth Soul is also conceived.

These two souls, Heaven and Earth, wander the farthest limits of the Heavenly Vault and the depths of the Netherworld, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth to grow. It is only when a cultivator breaks through to the Primordial Spirit [a major cultivation stage where the core spiritual self is fully formed] realm that they can summon and guide these two souls back to their rightful place, forging a flawless Primordial Solar Primordial Spirit.

That Demonic Lotus had taken root within the Netherworld Depths precisely to steal the Netherworld Energy [the foundational spiritual energy of the underworld realm] of the Purple Seal Realm.

Should this scheme succeed, the Demonic Lotus would use that power to ascend as a Netherworld Immortal [a being who has achieved immortality through cultivation], pilfering the greater part of the Netherworld Depths's vital essence from the Purple Seal Realm.

Not only would this cause a catastrophic imbalance in the world's Polarity Dual Energy [the fundamental opposing energies of heaven and earth, light and dark, yang and yin] within the Purple Seal Realm, but it would also prevent the Earth Soul of future generations of cultivators from properly forming. They would thus be utterly deprived of any chance to break through to the Primordial Spirit realm.

It could be said this move by the Outer Realm Demon God was insidiously vicious. Its aim was not merely to throw the Purple Seal Realm's Polarity [the fundamental balance of opposing cosmic forces] into chaos, but to sever the very path of cultivation for all who would come after.

"It is fortunate that this Demonic Lotus did not take that final step."

Observing the situation within the Netherworld Sea, Exquisite Jiang let out a sigh of relief. "Had it achieved immortality, I fear the Netherworld Depths energies of the Purple Seal Realm would not have recovered for at least tens of thousands of years."

"Indeed," Verdant Consort nodded in agreement, then could not help but ask, "But the location of the Netherworld Depths lies in the boundless depths beneath the Purple Seal Realm."

"Not even a Demigod Patriarch can enter there with their physical body. How are we to proceed?"

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen furrowed his brow slightly, a look of solemnity crossing his features.

The Netherworld Depths were immeasurably distant from the surface world. For a Primordial Spirit Cultivator [a cultivator whose spiritual core has fully formed], entering was not entirely impossible.

Generally speaking, a Primordial Spirit Path Lord [a master of the Primordial Spirit cultivation stage] could abandon their physical form and, with their Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] alone, traverse the barriers between heaven and earth to enter the Netherworld Depths.

However, the majority of Eldrin Chen's power resided in his physical body. Relying solely on the strength of his Primordial Spirit to slay the Demonic Lotus would be utterly impossible.

Therefore, they needed to find a way to enter the Netherworld Depths with their physical bodies to have absolute certainty of suppressing and destroying that Demonic Lotus. This content originates from audi novel.com. Please respect copyright.