Chapter 1077 Superior-Grade Life-Destiny Immortal Sword

Watching 6 Stars Immortal depart, Eldrin (Person Name) wasted no time, immediately entering seclusion to begin refining and advancing the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure).

To advance a Lifebound Immortal Artifact to the upper grade, 1 must resolve but 3 challenges.

First, the master's cultivation must reach the Late Ascendant Realm stage. Without sufficient cultivation, 1 naturally cannot nurture the immortal sword.

Second, 1 must attain the Upper Immortal Grade in array mastery. Only an array master of this caliber could transform laws into array patterns and deduce the innate array patterns of an Upper Immortal Treasure.

Third, it requires a massive amount of 5 Elements essence. Without sufficient 5 Elements essence, the Immortal Sword Transformation would be unable to complete its final metamorphosis.

Among these 3 conditions, the first 1 has already been met by Eldrin.

Although his cultivation base was insufficient, he had long since used the Primordial Purple Qi to remove the shackles from the Heavenly Li Twin Swords, allowing him to naturally transcend this barrier.

The second condition was truly arduous, for top-tier Immortal Array Masters were exceedingly rare. Without exceptional talent in the art of formations, an ordinary immortal could study for hundreds of thousands of years and still never reach such a level.

Eldrin, blessed with extraordinary comprehension and guided by the handwritten notes left by the Mystic Heart Earth Immortal, had already transcended this step. He successfully deduced the ascension method for the Celestial Departure Twin Swords.

All that remains now is to continuously nurture and refine it, infusing it with the essence of the 5 Elements.

Now that the 5 Elements' essence has been gathered, what remains is merely a matter of meticulous refinement—a process that demands nothing but time and patience.

Eldrin thus settled his mind and began to devote himself day and night to refining his Lifebound Immortal Treasure.

Immortals heed not the passing of years, and in the blink of an eye, another few centuries had slipped by.

That day, 2 streaks of sword light intertwined above Verdant Chariot Mountain (Location), soaring skyward like celestial dragons roaming the heavens. Their dazzling edges circled the firmament for a long while before finally descending.

"What a fine immortal sword."

Gazing upon the Celestial Departure Twin Swords, Eldrin couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

These Twin Swords of Celestial Departure truly lived up to their reputation as peerless immortal blades of unparalleled slaughter. Having advanced to the upper-grade immortal rank, their power had already increased by 32,000-fold.

Eldrin had a growing sense that if he were to unleash the dual swords in unison, their offensive power would likely surpass even the ninth level of Ascendant Immortal.

As for whether it could rival the Half-Step Earth Immortal realm, Eldrin still harbored some uncertainty—after all, he had never witnessed a Half-Step Earth Immortal in action.

"Perhaps he could already rival Can Yangzi and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Qing Xiao Shen Nü."

Suddenly, Eldrin (Person Name) recalled those supreme immortals he had once glimpsed within the Sunset Blessed Land.

In those days, Qingxiao the Divine Maiden, along with Can Yangzi and the other 2, were all supreme immortals at the peak of the ninth level of Ascension.

They possessed extraordinary bloodlines and formidable strength, wielding supreme immortal treasures such as the Cyan Firmament Divine Thunder Mirror and the 10-1000-Mile Lingering Sun Pearl. The combat prowess they unleashed could truly be described as earth-shattering.

"Now it seems..."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, then shook his head a moment later.

The combined might of the Sky-Severing Twin Swords still fell slightly short compared to the others. This was not due to any lack of power in the swords’ union, but rather because Eldrin’s (Person Name) cultivation was still insufficient.

Eldrin's current cultivation had only reached the Fourth Heavenly Layer of Ascendant Immortal. Though his immortal essence was far more profound than others of the same realm, it still fell short compared to the level of immortal essence he and his companions had possessed in the past.

This was not only a matter of the profundity of immortal essence, but more importantly, its quality. After all, Eldrin had only recently broken through to the middle stage of Ascension with the aid of elixirs, and his immortal essence had not yet been sufficiently refined.

"However, with the immortal sword now ascended, refining immortal essence no longer proceeds slowly."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, and in response, the Twin Celestial Parting Swords transformed into streaks of light, vanishing into the divine mark between his brows.

The immortal sword followed the immortal trace into his body, continuously drawing upon the power of immortal essence, refining it with its own supremely condensed sword energy.

Eldrin lowered his gaze to sense the process, realizing that although it was slow, it was far faster than refining it himself through his Immortal Fetus.

Proceeding at this pace, within a 1000 years, the refinement of his Immortal Essence could reach the Middle Stage of Ascension.

Not only that, but the Heaven-Severing Twin Swords were of the highest Immortal Sword grade, their quality rivaling that of late Ascension-stage artifacts.

As long as he continued to refine it, with the reciprocal nourishment of the Tianli Twin Swords, in less than 10 1000 years, the purity of his immortal essence would be no less than that of the late Ascension stage.

"By that time, it should be just about right."

Eldrin (Person Name) murmured inwardly before finally withdrawing his gaze.

The child of Qing Ji and Lyra (Person Name) would still take a few more years to be born, so Eldrin (Person Name) continued to calm his mind and refine his spiritual power.

In his leisure time, he used the Primordial Magnetic Immortal Gold as a foundation to elevate the Yin-Yang Void Realm to the immortal rank.

After advancing to the Yin-Yang Void Realm, Eldrin gained more means to restrain his opponents' immortal treasures. Yet, these were merely the mirror's abilities to manipulate void space and seize magical artifacts.

Eldrin shook his head. The spatial fabric of the immortal realm was far more resilient than the mortal world. Unless aided by special immortal artifacts, only Earth Immortals could carve out spatial domains, while Celestial Immortals possessed the power to tear through the void for instantaneous travel.

With the power of the Immortal-Grade Yin Yang Void Mirror, it couldn't even tear through the void, let alone seize immortal treasures.

Unless 1 could obtain a Void Gem (Spiritual Object) of immortal rank, yet such Void Gems (Spiritual Object) were exceedingly rare. Even the lowest grade among them was considered a supreme immortal treasure—a rarity that even immortals could scarcely hope to encounter, let alone possess.

"Very well, a single piece of Yuanci Immortal Treasure shall suffice."

"If we can find a Void Gem (Spiritual Object) in the future, we can simply fuse it within."

Eldrin thought to himself, yet vaguely sensed that once he obtained the Void Gem, this Yin Yang Void Realm held the potential to evolve into a world-forging treasure.

Not long after he had advanced to the Yin-Yang Void Realm, Aoki-hime approached the moment of childbirth.

That day, Eldrin waited anxiously outside the cave abode. Only after a long while, when the cry of an infant echoed from within, did he finally step inside, his heart swelling with exhilaration.

Eldrin and Qing Ji welcomed a daughter, an infant with lotus blossoms gracing her brows—a child of jade-like bone structure and celestial grace.

"This child is actually..."

Eldrin held the child in his arms, his heart trembling faintly as a complex expression flickered across his face.

The reason he made such an expression was not because the child lacked talent, but because her Heart Aperture was exceptionally rare.

This heart aperture was known as the 'Childlike Unyielding Heart,' a truly superior type. Cultivators possessing such a heart aperture were considered among the most elite in the path of cultivation.

Yet it possessed a vexing flaw, for the so-called “stubborn heart” also carried the connotation of a foolish and deluded mind.

Cultivators endowed with such a heart aperture are invariably endowed with an exceedingly mischievous nature, often prone to inviting calamity through their playful antics—so much so that they might very well pay with their very lives.

The Childlike Stubborn Heart is considered a supreme grade among stubborn hearts, for it retains a childlike innocence alongside its inherent obstinacy.

Cultivators who possess this Childlike Heart are often pure of character and direct in their ways, brimming with untainted sincerity. They exhibit unwavering resilience and are universally regarded as individuals of noble virtue.

When a pure heart of innocence merges with an unyielding spirit, it bestows unparalleled natural talent, yet also invites even greater peril.

They possessed the innocence and forthrightness of a childlike heart, yet also harbored the mischief and stubbornness of a playful spirit. While more prone to stirring up trouble, they often attracted calamities precisely because of their childlike heart's pure simplicity.

Childlike Tenacity of Heart!

"Now I understand why she is incompatible with the 7-Apertures Lyra (Person Name) Jade."

Qing Ji murmured softly, a faint, bitter smile gracing her lips.