Chapter 1158 : A Fateful Spark of Spiritual Awakening

Eldrin Chen cast a glance at the Child and immediately discerned the absence of a Spiritual Root [the innate spiritual foundation required for cultivation] within them.

He shook his head slightly, then offered a gentle smile, patting the Child's shoulder. "Since our paths have crossed, it signifies a thread of fate," he said.

"I sense this child may yet possess a Spiritual Root [the innate spiritual foundation required for cultivation]."

"Is that truly so?"

The middle-aged man's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly expressed his gratitude. "Then I shall accept your auspicious words!"

With that, he promptly led the youth forward. Upon the Spirit Root Testing Platform [a ceremonial platform used to detect and measure one's innate spiritual foundation], a brilliant, radiant glow erupted.

The Violet-Robed Elder observed the spectacle and stroked his beard with evident satisfaction. "A Wind Spiritual Root [an innate spiritual affinity for the element of wind]! Advancing along the Path of the Gentle Wind [a cultivation art harnessing the power of wind], breaking through to the Golden Core [the third major realm of cultivation, where spiritual energy condenses into a solid golden core] realm will be effortless. After forming the Golden Core, one may continue on the Path of the Gentle Wind," he declared.

"Alternatively, one could choose to have it differentiate anew into Two Spiritual Roots [a dual spiritual affinity]. It seems this child's potential is indeed considerable."

"Hahaha! My son truly has a Spiritual Root [the innate spiritual foundation required for cultivation]!"

A sudden, profound intuition stirred within the middle-aged man. He quickly turned, holding the Child, to look towards where Eldrin Chen had been, only to find that Eldrin Chen had vanished without a trace, as if he had never been there at all. Original publication: audi0-n0vel.c0m - The source of this chapter.

The Immortal [a being who has transcended mortality and attained a higher state of existence] possesses the heaven-defying power to alter Creation [the fundamental destiny or life thread of a being]. For Eldrin Chen, expending a trace of his Immortal Mark Power [the profound power inherent to an Immortal's mark] to kindle the latent Spiritual Root [the innate foundation determining one's potential for cultivation] within this child was but the effort of raising a hand.

Departing from the small town, Eldrin Chen continued his westward journey. After an immeasurable span of time, his expression shifted subtly, and his footsteps came to a halt.

He turned and slowly walked into a small city.

There, within the courtyard of a humble dwelling, a Child was taking its first, unsteady steps upon the earth.

The Child's form was tender and pure, appearing no more than four or five years of age, yet within its brows and eyes lay a rare, gentle refinement.

Gazing upon the Child, Eldrin Chen remained silent for a long while before finally releasing a sigh.

"Born a member of the Chen Clan, in death, a soul of the Chen Clan."

"If another life awaits, be a Chen Clan man once more."

"Alas."

Eldrin Chen sighed once more, his voice filled with profound sentiment. "Caleb, you have finally attained your heart's desire."

Gazing upon the child before him, Eldrin Chen felt a profound and complex surge of emotions. This child was, in truth, the reincarnated form of Caleb Chen.

In those bygone years, when the Chen Clan was still merely a Nascent Soul Immortal Clan, Eldrin Chen had allied with several Nascent Soul powers to wage a campaign against the Desolate Demon Ridge in order to repair the Green Abyss Sword. That endeavor, however, fell prey to the machinations of Hemlock the Bloodweaver.

In that fateful battle, the Chen Clan lost five of its Golden Core cultivators, Caleb Chen numbered among them.

At that time, Caleb Chen's cultivation had already reached a remarkable level; he was a True Lord Seed [a cultivator with the potential to reach the True Lord realm] of the clan. Had he not met an untimely end, with Eldrin Chen's support, he might very well have had the chance to break through to the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] realm.

Caleb Chen had been raised from childhood by Eldrin Chen's own hand. The bond between them ran deep, transcending the simple label of uncle and nephew; theirs was a relationship closer to that of master and disciple.

After Caleb Chen's fall, Eldrin Chen had been left with a lingering ache in his heart. He never imagined that, after more than ten thousand years, he would encounter the reincarnation of Caleb Chen.

"We have met again, in the end," Eldrin Chen murmured, a faint, bittersweet smile touching his heart as he stepped forward.

He approached the Child and studied him carefully, a flicker of surprise crossing his features.

"A Pure Yang Dao Body [a rare and potent innate constitution aligned with the purest Yang energy]," Eldrin Chen whispered, recognition dawning.

The Pure Yang Dao Body [a supreme physical constitution aligned with the purest Yang energy] is an exceptionally superior Dao Body [a special physical constitution granted by the Dao]. It contains an extremely domineering Nine Heavens Pure Yang Power [a divine power of purest Yang energy from the highest heavens]. If one cultivates the Pure Yang Dao Body to its ultimate limit, it can transform into the legendary Pure Yang Immortal Body [the perfected immortal form of pure Yang].

This is a Path to Immortality [a cultivation method leading to immortality]. That Pure Yang Immortal Body is supremely domineering; I fear it would not be inferior to Skywind the Daoist's Gale Wind Divine Body [a divine constitution of wind and storm].

That Caleb Chen possesses such a Dao Body in this life came as a slight surprise to Eldrin Chen, for constitutions of this caliber are exceedingly rare.

In the past, Eldrin Chen did not understand, but as his cultivation has grown ever more profound, he has begun to glimpse a thread of the Secret of Reincarnation [the profound mysteries governing the cycle of rebirth].

Generally speaking, cultivators who are born with a Dao Body most often have significant origins in their previous lives.

While not an absolute rule, the majority of Heaven's Chosen [individuals blessed with exceptional talent by heaven] who possess a Dao Body had cultivated to the Nascent Soul Dao Lord [the realm of a Nascent Soul cultivator who has comprehended a Dao] realm in their past incarnation.

When these Nascent Soul Dao Lord undergo Reincarnation [the process of being reborn into a new life], they can expend the power of their Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core and true essence of a cultivator] to nurture a Dao Body and Spiritual Root [the innate talent for absorbing spiritual energy] for their next life. Official source: https://audio-novel.com. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.

It is precisely for this reason that Nascent Soul Dao Lord receive special consideration from the Ghost Immortal [powerful spirits who govern the underworld] within the Netherworld Underworld [the realm of the dead] after they enter.

For even after a Primordial Spirit undergoes dissolution and enters the cycle of Reincarnation, relying on the Deep-Seated Foundation [the profound cultivation foundation laid in a past life] from its previous existence, there is a great likelihood it will cultivate back to the Dao Lord [a title for one who has mastered a Dao] realm.

If their opportunities and fortune [the chance encounters and luck that shape a cultivator's path] are sufficient, their chances of breaking through to Immortal [the realm of true immortality] are also greatly increased. Once they successfully Ascendant Immortal [ascend and become an immortal] and recover the memories of their past lives, they will most likely repay the karma incurred during their Reincarnation.

That Caleb Chen possessed a Pure Yang Dao Body [a constitution of supreme yang purity, exceptionally rare and potent for cultivation] in this life was utterly beyond Eldrin Chen's expectations, and it piqued his curiosity.

"Let me see what you have experienced in your past!"

Eldrin Chen murmured, drawing forth a wisp of Divine Soul [the spiritual core of a cultivator] essence from Caleb Chen.

In that instant, boundless Immortal Essence [the foundational energy of an immortal] erupted. A majestic, heaven-shaking power surged into that strand of Divine Soul, giving form to the ancient scenes of Caleb Chen's Reincarnation [the cycle of death and rebirth].

Time and space reversed, the old vistas of Reincarnation unfolded, and Caleb Chen's previous life was finally revealed.

At this sight, Eldrin Chen's gaze sharpened. He discovered that after Caleb Chen's fall in that era, his soul had traversed only a single lifetime within the Reincarnation cycle.

This meant Caleb Chen's previous incarnation had lived for a staggering sixteen thousand years and more.

"It seems this child's past life was one of no ordinary stature,"

Eldrin Chen whispered, his eyes fixed intently upon the unfolding scenes of Caleb Chen's former existence.

In that past life, Caleb Chen had been reborn with a Divine Soul at the Golden Core, Perfection Stage [the pinnacle of the Golden Core cultivation realm]. Remarkably, he was born a cultivator with a Fire Spiritual Root [an innate affinity for the fire element] of the Heavenly Spiritual Root [the highest grade of spiritual root, granting exceptional talent] grade.

He was born within a vast and magnificent Great Thousand World [a major realm in the cosmology of cultivation worlds]. By extraordinary fortune, he was born into a Nascent Soul Immortal Clan [a powerful clan whose patriarchs have reached the Nascent Soul realm], and faced no significant obstacles in his cultivation journey until he reached the Nascent Soul [the realm where a cultivator forms their immortal soul essence] realm.

Thanks to his innate talent of a Heavenly Spiritual Root [a supreme-grade spiritual root granting exceptional cultivation speed], he received focused nurturing from the Nascent Soul Immortal Clan. He smoothly achieved Self-Guided Foundation Establishment [a method of establishing one's cultivation foundation without external elixirs], subdued his Mortal Tribulation [the heavenly trial to advance from the Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment realm], cultivated to the Purple Mansion [the realm where spiritual energy condenses into a 'purple palace' within the dantian], and ultimately forged a superior-grade Golden Core [a solidified core of pure spiritual energy and law comprehension].

Ultimately, with the assistance of several True Lord [a title for powerful Golden Core realm cultivators] from his clan and another stroke of immense luck, he obtained a wisp of Heavenly Dao Qi [a primal strand of energy imbued with the laws of the Heavenly Dao] and used it to forge a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul [a Nascent Soul of the highest grade, fused with Heavenly Dao laws].

After forging his Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul, his genius became truly unstoppable. Not only did his cultivation progress with divine speed, but he also comprehended a rare Pure Yang Secret Power [a supreme divine ability of the purest Yang energy], breaking through to the Primordial Spirit Realm [the realm where the Nascent Soul evolves into a more fundamental and powerful spiritual entity] in one fell swoop.

Although cultivators with a Heavenly Spiritual Root possess relatively thin Mana [the spiritual energy or power wielded by a cultivator], their cultivation speed within the Primordial Spirit realm remains exceptionally fast. Caleb Chen cultivated to Nascent Soul Great Perfection [the peak stage of the Nascent Soul realm] in a mere six thousand plus years.

Thereafter, his progress became arduous. He cultivated for a full ten thousand years more before finally grasping the embryonic form of a Laws of the Dao [profound principles that govern reality, the foundation of high-level cultivation], becoming the first person in hundreds of thousands of years within that Great Thousand World with the potential for Ascending to Immortality [transcending the mortal realm to become a true immortal].

In his previous life, at the age of sixteen thousand years, Caleb Chen began his assault on the Ascension to Immortality Realm [the final tribulation to shed mortality and ascend].

Cultivators with a Single Spiritual Root [a spiritual root attuned to only one elemental affinity] possess weak Mana, making it incredibly difficult to survive the Immortal Ascension Tribulation [the cataclysmic heavenly trial one must pass to become an immortal].

Caleb Chen risked everything to undergo the Immortal Ascension Tribulation. Relying on the peerless, domineering power of his Pure Yang Law, he miraculously managed to barely withstand the Immortal Ascension Thunder Tribulation [the thunder tribulation phase of the ascension trial].

Alas, after the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the heavenly thunder calamity], Caleb Chen's physical body was utterly destroyed, and his Primordial Spirit suffered grievous wounds.

Having lost his physical body and suffered such grievous wounds, Caleb Chen had no choice but to consume the wisp of Source Immortal Qi [the foundational, purest form of immortal energy bestowed by the Heavenly Dao] granted by the Heavenly Dao to heal his injuries, thereby forging the XavierImmortal Embryo [a unique, nascent immortal constitution named after Xavier Xu].

While this stabilized his condition, he had lost that vital strand of Primordial Source [the primordial, foundational energy of creation] Qi which should have been used to fuse with the Laws of the Dao [the fundamental principles and rules that govern reality]. Henceforth, even if he succeeded in his ascension, he would forever remain a Pseudo-Immortal Scattered Immortal [an immortal whose foundation is flawed, forever barred from further advancement], with no possibility of progressing further.

Thus, he resolved to undergo a forced reincarnation, dissolving his current form to enter the cycle of Reincarnation [the cycle of death and rebirth], seeking to cultivate anew in another lifetime to attain the Immortal Ascension Dao Fruit [the perfect, flawless fruit of immortal ascension].

And for this lifetime's journey, the place he chose for his Ascending to Immortality [the final tribulation and process of becoming a true immortal] was none other than the Purple Realm.

"Oh, foolish child."

Reading this, Eldrin Chen let out a sigh, a complex mix of emotions washing over him.

The reason Caleb Chen was born into the Chen Immortal Clan in this life was that, after transcending the Immortal Ascension Tribulation [the cataclysmic heavenly trial one must pass to become an immortal], he had regained the memories of his past existence.

Within those memories, the Purple Realm was still plagued by the unquelled Demonic Abyss Cataclysm [a great calamity originating from a demonic abyss], and the Chen Clan faced boundless tribulation.

Therefore, in this life, he willingly scattered his Immortal Embryo, arriving with a Pure Yang Dao Body [a constitution of pure Yang energy, supremely suited for the Dao]. His purpose was to be born in response to the calamity, to pacify the boundless cataclysm engulfing the Purple Realm.

Beyond that, it was also to see once more the companions of his past life, to see Eldrin Chen and Silas Chen.

"You possess grand vision and profound talent."

"Yet you have arrived too late."

Eldrin Chen shook his head, a wry smile touching his lips.

Now that the great calamity in the Purple Realm had been quelled, Caleb Chen's arrival was indeed belated. This chapter is provided by audio‑novel.com. Support the original.