Chapter 1244 : A Bounty of Ancient Tomes

Hearing Lila's inquiry, Eldrin Chen's eyes flickered subtly.

Although perilous, this journey's harvest could indeed be described as astonishing.

Without further ado, he retrieved from his sleeve two ancient tomes, a piece of immortal metal wreathed in azure flowing flames, and several precious Spiritual Object.

Seeing this, Verdant Consort and Lyra Jiang also took out the treasures they had obtained from the journey.

"A truly bountiful harvest."

After the group tallied their gains, Yvonne the Violet Consort could not help but exclaim with delight.

Eldrin Chen also gave a slight nod. Their expedition to the Crimson Sun Blessed Land had yielded several dozen Immortal Treasures and ancient texts.

Since their path led through the Scripture Repository, the majority of their spoils consisted of various Immortal Scripture tomes, with a smaller portion being exceptionally valuable Immortal Treasures.

In total, there were sixty-three volumes of Immortal Scripture. Among these were three scrolls of the Ancient Scroll of World-Opening, seven volumes of Supreme Grade Immortal Scripture, and the remaining fifty-three were ordinary Immortal Scripture texts.

Those fifty-three volumes of Immortal Scripture encompassed cultivation arts, Divine Ability, travelogues and secret histories, Talisman crafting, Formation arrays, and techniques for artifact forging and Alchemy. They would profoundly strengthen the clan's foundation and Deep-Seated Foundation. Continue reading this story at audio-novel . com.

Among the seven volumes of Supreme Grade Immortal Scripture [the highest class of cultivation manuals], four were legacies of cultivation arts, while three were ancient texts chronicling the paths of Formation Tool [enchanted artifacts used to set up arrays] and talismans. Within them, discourses on the Laws of the Dao [the fundamental principles governing reality] and the Great Dao [the ultimate, all-encompassing Path] held immense referential value for Eldrin Chen as well.

The four volumes of the Ancient Scroll of World-Opening [a legendary scripture detailing the art of creating miniature worlds] were, astonishingly, even more profound.

The first scroll was titled 'Dusk Sun Heavenly Scripture', the second 'Crimson Sun Ascension Path', the third 'Celestial Brilliance Ancient Scroll', and the fourth 'Twenty-Four Heavens Divine Strategy'.

"The Ancient Scroll of World-Opening, its mysteries are indeed profound," he murmured.

Eldrin Chen took the four ancient texts and, with a simple glance, felt a tremor of awe pass through his heart.

These four texts were all supreme legacies of the Ancient Ancestor [a venerable progenitor of a clan or sect] from the bygone Crimson Sun Blessed Land [a sacred realm of cultivation], counted among the nine paramount inheritances of the Crimson Flame Immortal Sect.

Among these four, the 'Celestial Brilliance Ancient Scroll' was the cultivation art practiced by the second Earth Immortal Progenitor [a mighty immortal who has attained the Earth Immortal realm] of the Setting Sun Blessed Land.

This 'Ancestor Celestial Brilliance' had attained the Dao through a Dao Fruit [a metaphysical fruit representing the culmination of one's cultivation path], mastering a world-shaking World-Opening Divine Ability [a supreme technique capable of creating or unmaking miniature realms]. Furthermore, he was a World-Opening Grade [the pinnacle rank for artificers, capable of forging artifacts that contain worlds] master artificer.

This Immortal Scripture [a sacred text containing profound cultivation methods] detailed his path to cultivating the Dao Fruit. It contained records of a World-Opening Divine Ability named 'Celestial Brilliance God-Slaying Strategy', as well as a World-Opening Grade Artifact Refining Inheritance [a complete legacy for forging magical treasures].

"In life, Ancestor Celestial Brilliance's cultivation reached the lofty heights of the Fourth Heaven Earth Immortal [the fourth tier within the Earth Immortal realm], and he was also a World-Opening Grade Artificer [a master craftsman of magical artifacts]," Eldrin noted inwardly.

"His skill in artifact forging may not be inferior to Tianyan the Ancient Ancestor."

Perceiving the profound mysteries within the Celestial Brilliance Ancient Scroll, Eldrin Chen murmured softly, his gaze holding a trace of yearning.

Eldrin Chen sensed that the artifact forging Dao [the fundamental path or principle] of Ancestor Celestial Brilliance held great inspiration for him. If he could comprehend even a portion of it, his own forging skill would see immense improvement.

Beyond the Celestial Brilliance Ancient Scroll, the 'Crimson Sun Ascension Path' was even more astonishing.

This ancient scroll was of extremely ancient origin, having been created by the Crimson Flame Immortal Sect Founding Patriarch.

That founding patriarch of the Crimson Flame Immortal Sect, who inherited part of the legacy left by the Setting Sun Celestial God, was said to have once reached the realm of a Seventh Level Earth Immortal. This cultivation art had been advanced to the Seventh Level Earth Immortal realm.

According to the scroll's description, the so-called Crimson Sun Ascension Path was a supreme Great Dao [the ultimate principle or path] art for cultivating a World-Opening True Body.

Cultivating this method required gathering the source of heaven and earth's Pure Yang [pure masculine cosmic energy] essence to nurture a blazing solar disc within one's body.

When that solar disc transformed into a Nine Heavens Crimson Sun, capable of illuminating heaven and earth with boundless, magnificent radiance, one must then completely refine and absorb it into their fleshly body. Using the power of the Nine Heavens Crimson Sun, the body was tempered.

Once the Nine Heavens Crimson Sun was fully refined, one could forge a World-Opening True Body known as the 'Crimson Sun Heaven-Opening True Body', relying on it to accomplish the feat of World Creation.

Beyond this, this cultivation scripture can lead one to the Seventh Level Earth Immortal realm, and at most, one can cultivate seven cycles of the Nine Heavens Crimson Suns.

If one fuses these seven cycles of blazing solar discs, then the World-Opening True Body can undergo a metamorphosis, reaching its Great Completion stage.

Furthermore, this method theoretically allows for the cultivation of thirteen solar discs. Should one succeed in cultivating all thirteen Crimson Suns and then fully integrate them into one's physical body, it is said one could evolve the Supreme Heaven-Opening Body [a legendary physique born from the ultimate fusion of solar essence, granting power to rival the primordial forces of creation].

However, that Supreme Heaven-Opening Body remains merely a legend. Such an existence is exceedingly rare. It is said that those who achieve the Supreme Heaven-Opening Body, once their fleshly body undergoes the reversal to an Innate state, are considered top-tier combatants even among Heavenly Immortal Paragon.

"A supreme Immortal Scripture," Eldrin Chen murmured, his voice filled with admiration as he gazed upon the scripture.

Yet, after a moment, he shook his head, a trace of regret coloring his words. "A pity the Path of the Crimson Sun has its limits. This road ultimately cannot reach its absolute end." Discover more cultivation stories at audio-novel dot com.

"Indeed," Lyra Jiang nodded in agreement. She then continued, "The Crimson Sun is the red dawn, the sun at daybreak, born from the moment the sun first appears. It is grand, yet not truly the pinnacle of vastness and majesty. Progressing this path becomes arduous even upon reaching seven cycles of crimson discs."

"Had he walked the Path of the Supreme Yang [the ultimate, primordial principle of pure yang energy], there might have been a sliver of a chance to cultivate thirteen cycles of Supreme Yang and forge the Supreme Heaven-Opening Body."

Lyra Jiang nodded, then continued, "The Crimson Sun is the red dawn, the sun at daybreak, born from the moment the sun first rises. It is magnificent, yet not truly the epitome of grandeur and vastness. Advancing on this path becomes arduous even after achieving seven cycles of crimson discs."

"If he had walked the Path of the Supreme Yang, perhaps there truly would have been a sliver of a chance to cultivate thirteen cycles of Supreme Yang and forge the Supreme Heaven-Opening Body."

"That step is far from easy to achieve."

Eldrin Chen shook his head and sighed, "The World-Opening True Body [a supreme physical form capable of splitting open worlds], even among Earth Immortal Progenitor [the foundational ancestors who have attained the Earth Immortal realm], is considered a pinnacle of combat prowess."

"If he could have cultivated to that stage, he would have been at least on par with figures like the Heaven's Malignancy Clan Patriarch or even the Lord of the Western Abyss Dragon Palace, and would not have perished in the Dao Tribulation [the heavenly trial faced when advancing one's cultivation path] back then."

"Indeed."

Verdant Consort also nodded slightly. After a moment of contemplation, she said, "Eastern Sovereign cultivates the Solar Law [the supreme law of the sun], and his physical body is the exceedingly rare Indestructible Golden Body [a legendary constitution of unbreakable golden flesh]. This ancient scripture might be of great use to him."

"Tempering the body with Supreme Yang [the ultimate yang energy], refining a golden form through fire?" Eldrin Chen's eyes flickered thoughtfully. "That path is indeed suitable for the Ancient Ancestor. I will transcribe a copy of this ancient scripture and send it to him later."

With this thought in mind, Eldrin Chen turned his gaze to the final ancient scripture.

This last ancient scripture was titled the 'Dusk Sun Heavenly Scripture'. As the name implied, it was the legacy left behind by the Setting Sun Celestial God.

The Dusk Sun Heavenly Scripture detailed the path of cultivating the physical body, Dao Principles [the fundamental laws of the Great Dao], and the evolution of the Dao Fruit [the ultimate fruit of one's cultivation path]. It was a method for simultaneously cultivating all Three Dao Fruits.

In ancient times, the Setting Sun Celestial God had followed this very path. If not for the loss of his innate treasure, which caused a flaw in his Dao Fruit and prevented him from fully forming a Heaven Immortal [a celestial immortal] Dao Fruit, he would have been a supreme Heaven Immortal who simultaneously cultivated an innate physique, the Crimson Sun Dao Principle, and an Innate Dao Fruit.

It was a pity that his companion supreme treasure was seized, causing the Setting Sun Celestial God's Crimson Sun Dao Principle [the profound principle of the Crimson Sun] to degrade into the Duskfall Dao Principle [the principle of the fading dusk], and his Innate Dao Fruit [the innate fruit of the Dao, representing a supreme cultivation achievement] was never successfully cultivated.

Consequently, the Setting Sun Celestial God's foundation was severely damaged, sowing the seeds for his eventual fall during the Calamity Tribulation [a cataclysmic heavenly trial or era-ending disaster].

The cultivation art scroll before him recorded the Great Dao [the supreme path or principle] of the Setting Sun Celestial God, yet it too was incomplete, containing only the first half, sufficient for cultivation only up to the Earth Immortal Nine Layers [the ninth layer of the Earth Immortal realm] realm.

"This is a fragmentary Innate Dao Tome [a primordial scripture containing innate cosmic principles], a true pity that it is incomplete, possessing merely one percent of its original profound mysteries."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, yet he was still filled with immense joy.

A fragmentary Innate Dao Tome [a primordial scripture containing innate cosmic principles], detailing the path of gestation for an Innate Divine Spirit [a being born from primordial chaos with innate divinity], held great inspiration and benefit for Eldrin Chen.

Once he fully comprehended it, Eldrin Chen's experience and Deep-Seated Foundation [the profound and unshakable foundation of a cultivator's power] would be vastly enhanced, not inferior to the core true disciples of the Grotto-Heaven and Abode of Bliss [paradisiacal realms of immortal cultivators]. Experience the full epic at www . audio-novel.com.