Chapter 1098 : The Treasure's Weighty Choice

Even if Eldrin Chen took them, he would not dare to bring them out for use. Handing them over to a cultivator like Prison-Suppressor Child, who is from outside the Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea, was the most suitable course of action.

Therefore, even though these two Immortal Treasure possessed immense Force Extreme [overwhelming power], Eldrin Chen harbored no thoughts of claiming them for himself. He took the Ninefold Spring Charm in hand, then turned his gaze towards the final two Immortal Treasure.

The air grew still, and both men lapsed into a heavy silence.

There were three Supreme-Grade Immortal Treasure in total. The Polarity Dual Poles Pearl offered both offense and defense, while the Polarity Polar Light Sword was a supreme Slaughter [killing] treasure, making their distribution a difficult matter to settle.

Generally speaking, among all Immortal Treasure, an Immortal Sword was not only a weapon for slaying foes and defending one's path, but also a supreme treasure for flight and self-preservation. Its value often surpassed that of other Immortal Treasure of the same rank.

Individually, each Polarity Dual Poles Pearl was merely ordinary, but they possessed two of them, and they were a matched set of Immortal Treasure. Combined, their value likely exceeded that of the Polarity Polar Light Sword by a significant margin.

Though Eldrin Chen desired the Polarity Dual Poles Pearl, he understood that his counterpart likely coveted them just as fiercely.

After a long period of contemplation, Prison-Suppressor Child finally drew a deep breath and declared, "The Polarity Dual Poles Pearl shall be yours."

"This...?"

Eldrin Chen was momentarily taken aback, surprised that Prison-Suppressor Child could resist such a powerful temptation. Original English translation available at *audio-novel.com*.

The Prison-Suppressor Child shook his head with a faint smile. "If you hadn't seized that moment to slay the Polarity Patriarch in that battle, I likely would have been grievously wounded, if not fallen," he said.

"Had your strike been but a breath slower, the outcome might have been the Polarity Patriarch's demise and my own lingering, mortal wound."

"Thus, had there been even a sliver of malice in your heart, I doubt we could be discussing the division of treasures now."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen felt a genuine warmth spread within him.

He gave a slight nod and, with a smile, accepted the Polarity Dual Poles Pearl. "In that case, I shall consider myself in your debt," he replied.

"Excellent!"

The Prison-Suppressor Child laughed heartily, then turned his gaze to the Soaring Serpent. "I shall take its Inner Pill [the condensed core of a demon beast's cultivation]. The Dragon Bone [bones imbued with draconic essence] and its scales shall be yours. Agreed?"

As a Primordial Era Desolate Beast of the Ascendant Immortal 9th Tier [the ninth and highest stage of the Ascendant Immortal realm], the Soaring Serpent was a treasure trove. Its flesh and blood could nourish an Immortal Embryo [the nascent form of an immortal's true body], its scales could be forged into defensive Immortal Treasure [powerful enchanted artifacts used by immortals], and its Dragon Bone was prime material for crafting immortal-grade Treasure Ship [magical flying vessels].

Among these, the Inner Pill held the greatest value. This pill could be used in alchemy and was considered a supreme treasure even for Immortal who had cultivated a Great Completion Immortal Body [a perfected immortal physical form], accounting for nearly half the serpent's total worth.

Since the Prison-Suppressor Child had yielded the Polarity Dual Poles Pearl, Eldrin Chen naturally did not contest for the Inner Pill, graciously conceding it to his companion.

With this, the two of them finished distributing the gains from this journey, and it could be said that both had reaped a bountiful harvest.

After dividing the treasures, Prison-Suppressor Child could not help but frown slightly and said, "The emergence of Polarity Patriarch and the great battle made it impossible to conceal his own Celestial Mechanism [the innate pattern of one's destiny and cultivation path]."

"I'm afraid that Seven Tribulations Immortal from back then must have sensed his aura."

"Now, this retreat is likely about to be exposed. We should not linger here any longer."

"Agreed."

Eldrin Chen nodded and hurriedly followed Prison-Suppressor Child out of the cave abode, flying out from within its depths.

Unbeknownst to them, merely half a year after their departure, two figures appeared within this cave abode.

One was a White-robed Banished Immortal, whose bearing was as profound and unfathomable as the Nine Heavens or the Starry Abyss. The other was a young maiden in verdant robes. Had Eldrin Chen been present, he would have certainly recognized the newcomer.

For this person was none other than the Azure Firmament Goddess, who had once contended for the Four Extremities Celestial Pillars within the Crimson Sun Blessed Land.

Her master was a Path Tribulation Earth Immortal [an Earth Immortal who has undergone the tribulation of their destined path], a supreme Earth Immortal whose strength ranked among the top ten even within the Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea.

At this moment, Azure Firmament Goddess surveyed the ravaged battlefield, her brow furrowing slightly. "The aura of the Polarity Patriarch... it has been utterly extinguished," she stated.

"Indeed."

The White-robed Banished Immortal nodded, his gaze—deep as an abyss—sweeping over the carnage. A trace of surprise colored his voice as he spoke.

"To have escaped my grasp with a wisp of remnant soul, that Vast Void Bo was truly a prodigy of his generation."

"To think that after a million years of Nirvana [a profound state of rebirth and transformation], his efforts have ultimately come to naught."

"Let us see who, precisely, managed to slay him." Read the full novel exclusively on audio–novel.com.

The White-robed Banished Immortal murmured to himself, immediately beginning to perform divination calculations with his fingers.

Yet, after a few moments, his expression hardened. A flicker of astonishment passed through his eyes as he uttered:

"The Seven Ghosts Purgatory Furnace [a legendary and fearsome artifact said to refine souls in infernal flames]!"

"What?"

The Azure Firmament Goddess [a divine being of the highest heavens] paled slightly, drawing a sharp breath before speaking. "It is said that the Seven Ghosts Purgatory Furnace [a legendary furnace said to be fueled by the souls of seven powerful ghosts] is the standard-issue Immortal Treasure [a powerful enchanted artifact forged by immortals] bestowed upon the true disciples of the Purgatory Grotto-Heaven [a perilous and fiery pocket dimension used for cultivation and trials]."

"Only the true disciples of the Purgatory Grotto-Heaven are granted such a treasure as a reward."

"Since our opponent was a true disciple of the Purgatory Grotto-Heaven, it is within reason that he could slay the Polarity Patriarch [a venerable master who has mastered the dual forces of yin and yang]."

The White-robed Banished Immortal [an immortal exiled from the heavens, often depicted in white robes] gave a slight nod, then shook his head. "The one who slew the Polarity Patriarch was another. His cultivation level seemed even lower, yet his foundation appeared far more profound than that of the Purgatory Grotto-Heaven disciple."

"I suspect his origins are equally Extraordinary. To avoid bringing trouble upon our master, it is best we let this matter rest."

Hearing this, the Azure Firmament Goddess nodded in agreement. Her senior brother was a Seven Tribulations Immortal [an immortal who has survived seven heavenly tribulations], with a significant hope of one day achieving the Celestial Immortal [a high rank among immortals, closer to true divinity] realm. If they pursued now, there was still a thirty percent chance of intercepting the two who had departed.

However, the Purgatory Grotto-Heaven was, after all, a formidable Grotto-Heaven [a blessed, self-contained pocket dimension often used by powerful sects]. To avoid unnecessary entanglement, it was wiser to turn a blind eye.

"..."

Unbeknownst to Eldrin Chen, he had narrowly avoided a significant complication thanks to Prison-Suppressor Child [a title for a cultivator specializing in sealing and suppressing demonic prisons].

He and Prison-Suppressor Child flew through the vast void, journeying until they unknowingly arrived at the very heart of the Leaf Ruins Divine Sea [a mystical sea dotted with the ruins of ancient, leaf-like continents].

"This is the Ye Ruins Sea."

Gazing at the sea before them, Prison-Suppressor Child let out a sigh and began to speak.

Having traveled the Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea for many years, Prison-Suppressor Child possessed a far deeper understanding of these waters than Eldrin Chen.

He looked upon the Ye Ruins Sea with a grave expression and said, "The master of this Leaf Ruins Divine Sea is none other than the Divine Lord of Ye Ruins."

"He has weathered five Path Tribulations [cosmic trials that test a cultivator's path and power]. His cultivation has long since broken through the Half-Step Celestial Immortal Realm [a state of being on the very cusp of ascending to the Celestial Immortal realm]. It is said that within the Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea, he is among the few most likely to achieve the Celestial Immortal [a supreme immortal realm] in the last ten million years."

"Even within our Purgatory Grotto-Heaven [a powerful immortal sanctuary], several of the Supreme Elders hold him in high regard, believing his chances of breaking through to Celestial Immortal are no less than thirty percent."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen felt a tremor in his heart.

The Glazed Divine Lord [a title for a powerful immortal lord], having weathered three Path Tribulations, was already considered a top-tier Immortal [a being who has achieved immortality] in the Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea. Yet, this Divine Lord of Ye Ruins had endured a staggering five Path Tribulations, a testament to his extraordinary nature.

Five Path Tribulations—that represented a vast and distant span of fifty million years. To cultivate for such an immense length of time, his foundational strength and accumulated depth were surely beyond description.

"A single grain of dust can fill the sea."

"A single blade of grass can sever the Sun and Moon and cleave the Stellar heavens."

Prison-Suppressor Child murmured with a hint of longing, then took a deep breath and said, "Such a feat is within the reach of a Path Tribulation Earth Immortal [an Earth Immortal who has transcended the tribulations of their cultivation path]."

"To tread this place and leave, we must rely on the Void Gate [a portal artifact that traverses spatial voids]. We must also be cautious in our words and actions, lest we offend that Divine Lord [a title for a powerful deity or high-ranking immortal]."

Eldrin Chen nodded, his expression turning grave. "I understand perfectly," he said.

The two of them stepped into the Ye Ruins Sea and discovered, to their surprise, that the next opening of the Void Gate was merely three months away.

This puzzled Eldrin Chen, who couldn't help but ask, "I heard the last opening of the Void Gate in the Ye Ruins Sea was a decade ago. Why is it opening again so soon?"

A local Immortal [a being who has ascended to immortality through cultivation] from the Leaf Ruins Divine Sea replied with a note of pride, "With the next Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic heavenly calamity that tests cultivators and realms] less than fifty thousand years away, the major Earth Immortal Blessed Land [a paradise realm governed by an Earth Immortal] powers of the Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea have decided to convene early. They aim to agree that Earth Immortal Patriarch [the founding ancestor of a lineage who has attained the Earth Immortal realm] will not intervene directly, to prevent all-out war between factions vying for their disciples' Tribulation [a trial or ordeal, often heavenly in nature, that cultivators must overcome]."

"In three months, our Patriarch [the revered leader of a clan or sect] is due to travel to the Heavenly Illusion Divine Sea. He will simply activate the Void Gate on his way." Enjoyed this chapter? Read more at @udio-novel.com.