Chapter 1142 : The Gathering of Seven Immortals

Master of Stellar Palace possessed inherently exceptional talent. In the past, to arrange the Big Dipper Seven Stars Grand Formation, he received the full support of Eldrin Chen. Therefore, his current ability to comprehend the Immortal Path Principles [the fundamental laws governing the path to immortality] was well within expectations.

As for the final disciple, Kael Chen, who simultaneously cultivated both the Buddhist Path and Demonic Path Fruits [the condensed essences representing mastery over the Buddhist and Demonic cultivation paths], it was only natural that he could establish a foundation with an Immortal Root [a spiritual root of the highest grade, granting supreme cultivation aptitude].

With these thoughts, Eldrin Chen spoke, "I shall go and meet those seven individuals."

The Will of Heaven and Earth [the sentient consciousness governing the natural order] seemed to have anticipated this. It stated, "Heaven Abandoned Lin has just entered seclusion to contemplate the Immortal Body [a perfected physical form transcending mortality], and Kunpeng Demon Sage is meditating on the power of the Path Fruit [the crystallized essence of a cultivator's comprehension of a specific Dao]. If you wish to gather all seven, you will have to wait a few more years."

"I bring with me Opportunity and Fortune [a convergence of favorable circumstances and karmic luck]. They will emerge from seclusion."

Eldrin Chen spoke calmly and then departed for the Eastern Region Great Wasteland.

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Within the Eastern Region Great Wasteland, at the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire.

Inside a cavern abode, an elder with hair white as snow opened his eyes. Frowning, he called out towards the entrance.

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"Master, your servant is here!"

Outside the cavern abode, a young attendant hurriedly bowed and replied.

The white-haired old man nodded and inquired, "Has the clan reported any matters?"

The attendant was puzzled but still answered, "In reply to the Master, nothing of significance has occurred within the clan."

"Then you may withdraw."

The old man waved his hand, signaling the attendant to leave.

After the young servant departed, the old man's brow furrowed slightly, a trace of confusion in his voice. "Clearly, nothing has happened. Why then is it so difficult for this old man to find stillness today?"

"Something is amiss!"

The old man shook his head. With his current Demigod [a cultivator who has transcended mortality but not yet achieved full divinity] cultivation base, such a state of unrest would never arise without cause.

With this thought, he emerged from his cavern abode, intending to see if any urgent matters had indeed arisen within the clan.

But as he had just stepped out of his cave abode, he discovered a man robed in snow-white garments standing there, gazing at him with a faint, serene smile.

"Old Granduncle."

"It has been so long. Have you been well?"

"Eldrin…"

The person he had yearned to see for ten thousand years now stood before him. Old Granduncle swayed slightly, his eyes glistening with unshed tears.

He grasped Eldrin Chen's arm, his voice choked with emotion. "Good, good, all is well!"

Overcome by the sudden reunion, Eternal Profound Chen could scarcely contain his feelings. He held Eldrin Chen's hand tightly, a torrent of emotions washing over him. "It is enough that you have returned. Tell your old granduncle, how have you fared all these years in the Immortal Realm [the higher realm where true Immortals reside]?"

"By your blessings, it has been relatively smooth."

A wave of warmth filled Eldrin Chen's heart as he began recounting his experiences over the years to Old Granduncle.

Listening to the tale of the Chen Clan's journey, Eternal Profound Chen's expression shifted between worry and joy.

Upon learning that he had established a considerable family legacy and fathered five children, Old Granduncle clapped his hands with immense satisfaction, his aged heart swelling with joy.

Yet, when he spoke of exploring several ruins, Eternal Profound Chen's expression turned grave with concern. "You have already attained immortality," he admonished, "you must not take such reckless risks. Promise me you will not venture into those ruins again."

At this point, Eternal Profound Chen's tone softened with a touch of pride. "You have journeyed far to reach this day. Your judgment and resolve have matured to near perfection. This old man truly can set his heart at ease."

They conversed for a long while before Eldrin Chen seized the opportunity to inquire, "A myriad years have passed since we parted. How fares our clan?"

"Our family today stands as the foremost Immortal Clan within the Purple Seal Realm!"

Mention of the clan brought a look of profound pride to Old Granduncle's face, and he began recounting the transformations the Chen Clan had undergone over these years. Read the full novel exclusively on audio - novel . com.

Though unseen for over a millennium, the Chen Immortal Clan had produced generation after generation of exceptional talents, each more brilliant than the last.

To this day, the Chen Immortal Clan boasts over three hundred Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] cultivators. Among them, several dozen have reached the Primordial Spirit Late Stage. Even among the thirty-six Demigod [cultivators who have transcended mortality but not yet achieved full divinity] of the Purple Seal Realm, the Chen Clan claims a full seven.

Speaking of these seven Demigod, Eternal Profound Chen said with heartfelt satisfaction, "With seven Demigod in our ranks, our Chen Clan can be counted among the most glorious Immortal Clan in the entire annals of Purple Seal Realm history."

As his narrative unfolded, Eldrin Chen gradually came to understand the current state of the Chen Clan.

Back when Eldrin Chen ascended to the immortal realms, he left behind an unprecedented foundation for the Chen Clan, which naturally gave rise to a multitude of peerless prodigies.

Among these prodigies of the Chen Clan, a total of seven individuals stood out, having forged the foundation of a Demigod.

Of these seven, the strongest was undoubtedly Kael Chen. He had already cultivated the paths of Buddhism, Daoism, and Demonic Arts simultaneously, achieving the unprecedented Supreme Path Fruit. He was but a single step—the passing of the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the final, devastating heavenly trial to become an immortal]—away from attaining the immortal Dao.

Ethan Chen was slightly inferior by half a step. He aimed to simultaneously comprehend the Path Principles Power [the fundamental laws governing reality and cultivation] of both Life and Death, a difficulty far greater than comprehending a single Path Principles. Nevertheless, he had successfully condensed a DemigodPath Fruit [the crystallized essence of one's cultivated path, marking a major breakthrough] imbued with Ethereal Path Principles [principles of intangibility and profound mystery].

The third was the Old Patriarch, Eternal Profound Chen. Relying on the Earth Vein [a subterranean conduit of immense earthly spiritual power] within the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire, he had cultivated to the Demigod Realm. As long as the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire did not dry up, he was nearly invincible. However, outside of that domain, his strength was merely that of an ordinary Demigod.

The remaining four were Support Revive Chen, Ancestor Mystery Chen, Literature Abyss Lu, and lastly, Withering Liana Gu.

Among them, Support Revive Chen and Ancestor Mystery Chen need no elaboration. Literature Abyss Lu was a disciple of Eldrin Chen, while Withering Liana Gu was the direct, personal disciple of Exquisite Jiang.

After listening to their account, Eldrin Chen nodded and said, "There is no need to say more about Elder Brother Kael. As for Ethan, I watched him grow up. I will lend him my aid."

"That the others have achieved such accomplishments brings great comfort to my heart."

Eternal Profound Chen nodded in agreement, then spoke again, "There have been some disturbances in the Netherworld Sea of Blood of late. Your eldest disciple should be on the verge of awakening."

Eldrin Chen nodded upon hearing this. In the past, Alistair Ye had sworn a great oath, vowing not to ascend to immortality until the subterranean Sea of Blood [a vast, malevolent underground ocean of blood and demonic energy] was emptied.

He later perished within the Tribulation [a cataclysmic heavenly trial faced by cultivators seeking to ascend], and Eldrin Chen used a secret art to gather the remnant soul he had entrusted to that subterranean Sea of Blood. Since then, it had been slowly recovering within its depths.

Now, after the passage of ten thousand years, it was time for his Nirvana [a profound rebirth or transformation, often from a state of destruction] to be complete and for him to re-enter the world.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen spoke, "I will return to that subterranean Sea of Blood. But before that, I should first meet with Brother Kael and the others."

Eternal Profound Chen nodded in agreement. "Since you have returned, you should greet the comrades of old," he said.

"I have already sent word, arranging to meet them three months from now at Green Chariot Mountain."

Eldrin Chen spoke again, "Before that, I will see him."

After bidding farewell to Eternal Profound Chen, Eldrin Chen made his way toward the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire [a legendary sea of eternal, purgatorial flames]. Before long, he arrived at its fiery core.

There, within the heart of the conflagration, he beheld a colossal, sky-obscuring figure—the golden body of a divine fiend.

Gazing upon this form, Eldrin Chen let out a sigh, his expression complex as he began to speak.

"Should I address you as Eastern Sovereign Patriarch, Senior Tomb Guardian, or call you the Mysterious Bright Star Deity [the primordial star god of profound brilliance]?"

The golden figure fell silent for a moment before finally speaking after a long pause. "The Eastern Sovereign [the Celestial Sovereign of the East] was me, the Mysterious Bright Star Deity is me, and the Tomb Guardian is also this venerable one."

"Yet I am not merely them."

Eldrin Chen nodded, a glimmer of understanding dawning in his eyes. "I see."

So, the being before him was the new divine consciousness that had been born within the Eastern Sovereign's Physical Body [the immortal flesh of the Eastern Sovereign].

Long ago, after the Eastern Sovereign was slain by the Catastrophe Demon God, that very demon god had seized his Immortal Body [a body refined to an immortal state] and forged it into a Second Primordial Spirit [a duplicate of one's core spiritual essence].

After Eldrin Chen had extinguished the consciousness of that Second Primordial Spirit, the physical vessel was left as nothing but an empty shell.

Later, Eldrin Chen discovered that a wisp of a feeble remnant soul had reawakened within the Eastern Sovereign's Physical Body, and that its True Spirit [the innate spiritual essence of a being] was also still concealed within the flesh. Thus, he placed the Eastern Sovereign's Physical Body within the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire [a sea of eternal, scorching flames].

He used the Eastern Sovereign's Physical Body as the core, the Eastern Sovereign Bell [the divine bell of the Eastern Sovereign] as the Formation Eye [the central pivot of a mystical array], and even procured a piece of Solar Divine Gold [a divine metal imbued with solar essence] that was still in the process of gestation, all in an attempt to aid the Eastern Sovereign in his revival and return.

Yet, he did not know that the wisp of remnant soul within the Eastern Sovereign's Physical Body was not a fragment of the Eastern Sovereign's own soul. It was, instead, a sliver of Indestructibility [the concept of absolute, unyielding permanence] consciousness that the Catastrophe Demon God had severed—the nascent consciousness of the Innate Divine Spirit [a deity born of the primordial cosmos], the Mysterious Bright Star Deity.

Only a wisp of remnant soul from an Innate Divine Spirit [a primordial being born from the essence of the cosmos] could have endured, remaining impervious to complete eradication even by Eldrin Chen in those bygone years, leading him to mistakenly believe it was the nascent divine soul of a reviving Eastern Sovereign [a title for a supreme ruler of the eastern heavens].

Thus, the Eastern Sovereign now awakening before them was a new being born from the fusion of the Path Fruit [the condensed essence and achievement of a cultivator's lifelong pursuit of their chosen Dao] and Path Principles [the fundamental laws and truths that define a cultivator's chosen Dao] inherited from the original Eastern Sovereign's True Spirit [the highest, most authentic form of a cultivator's spirit] and the Tomb Guardian, along with the remnant soul of the Profound Darkness [a profound and obscure cultivation concept or power] Star Deity [a deity born from or governing a celestial star]. Find thousands of chapters at audio-novel dot com.