Chapter 1189 6 Realms of Immortal Ascension

Upon hearing this, a faint glimmer stirred in everyone's eyes.

Anyone with eyes could see that the Abyssal Sea was now dominated by the Abyssal Alliance and the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization).

The Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) served as the backbone and the true hegemon of these seas. They alone accounted for 90 percent of the credit for conquering the Abyssal Sea this time.

After all, both Star Princess and Wind Sovereign were individuals whom Eldrin (Person Name) had called upon by expending considerable personal favors.

However, the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) was Eldrin (Person Name)'s bloodline clan. Only those with the Chen family bloodline or clan members' Dao companions were considered part of the inner clan. Naturally, no other immortals could gain entry.

Thus, Eldrin (Person Name) established the Return Abyss Alliance, a coalition formed in partnership with the Violet Realm Immortals, which could be considered the acknowledged ruler of the Return Abyss Sea.

Within the present-day Abyssal Return Alliance, aside from Eldrin, the Alliance Leader, and Lyra, the Deputy Leader, there are now 18 Immortal Elders, all of whom ascended to immortality from the Violet Realm.

Even the Void-Refining Immortal, who had ascended for several years, had already joined the ranks of the Abyssal Return Alliance.

It could be said that in the present-day Abyssal Sea, only 3 individuals—Tianyu, Ziyan, and the 6 Stars Immortal—had yet to pledge their allegiance.

Hearing Eldrin's words, the 6 Stars Immortal cast a glance at Tianyu and Ziyan, then gave a slight nod.

As an immortal, Immortal Liu Chen naturally understood the significance of joining the Abyssal Alliance, and recognized this as their most opportune moment to become members.

Eldrin would eventually use the Return to Abyss Alliance to command the countless immortal clans of the Abyssal Sea, thereby consolidating the sea's resources.

They must join their ranks and become elders of the Guixu Alliance to secure a share of the spoils; otherwise, they would be completely excluded from the power center of the Guixu Sea.

At this thought, the 3 of them immediately smiled and said, "In that case, from now on, we shall be members of the Return-to-Void Alliance."

"Hahaha, then from this day forth, we shall be counted among our own."

Eldrin (Person Name) chuckled heartily before continuing, "As elders of the Returning Abyss Alliance, each of you shall be permitted to cultivate within the Starlit Glaze Realm for 1 1000 years every 3 1000 years henceforth."

"If 1 wishes to cultivate for a longer duration, they may also expend merit points and resources to exchange for it."

Eldrin began to elaborate, detailing the resources available to elders of the Abyssal Return Alliance.

In establishing the Abyssal Return Alliance, Eldrin sought to consolidate both the power and resources of the Return Abyss Sea.

After explaining the benefits, his expression turned solemn as he continued, "This Abyssal Return Sea is 1 of the 3 1000 seas within the Western Court's Divine Abyssal Ocean. By all reasoning, its resources should be no less abundant than those of the Setting Sun Sea."

Yet neither the immortal isles of the Abyssal Sea nor their respective resource outputs could compare to the Scarlet Dragon Sea, fundamentally because the 3 clans operated independently, unable to utilize it effectively.

Eldrin spoke calmly, and after a long while, he finally said, "At present, we have 3 matters to attend to."

"First, we must cultivate immortal islands. Given the vastness of the Return Abyss Sea, we could still artificially cultivate a dozen or so immortal-grade islands."

The immortals nodded in agreement. The 6 Cycles Immortal inclined his head slightly and said, "Legend has it that millions of years ago, there were a full 34 immortal islands in the Abyssal Sea."

"Alas, after years of chaotic warfare, many immortal island springs in the Abyssal Return Sea have been destroyed. Restoring them will likely prove difficult."

Lyra (Person Name) pondered briefly before stating calmly, "Through my divinations, I have deduced that the Abyssal Sea can sustain no more than 30-6 immortal islands at most."

"At present, our top priority should be arranging the cultivation of the immortal island."

Eldrin stirred slightly before speaking, "Upon my Verdant Chariot Mountain (Location), 6 spiritual roots remain transplantable: Serene Bamboo, Spirit Peach Tree, Enlightenment Tea Tree, Creation's Cyan Jade Lotus, Solar Fire Tangerine, and Profound Yin Cassia."

"We plan to cultivate these 6 Post-Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) into 6 celestial isles of Yin-Yang and the 4 Symbols, serving as the core formation eyes for the Cosmic Star Formation."

Everyone nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Within the Crimson Dragon Sea, the most precious resources are found in the Tiansha Sea Region.

The Chen Clan had cultivated the Solar, Lunar, 3 Enclosures, and 4 Symbols Star Palace immortal islands around the Celestial Sand Sea precisely to deploy the Zhou Heaven Astral Formation. Once activated, the foundation of the Chen Immortal Clan would become unshakable—even if a Terrestrial Immortal blessed land launched a full-scale assault, it might still prove incapable of breaching its defenses.

At this thought, the 6 Stars Immortal couldn't help but ask, "How should we distribute the remaining slots for the immortal island?"

Eldrin (Person Name) pondered briefly before speaking: "Apart from these 9 immortal isles—

"Moreover, our Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) lacks sufficient personnel to develop the many immortal islands we've conquered this time."

You may purchase immortal islands as your cultivation grounds. Should you render meritorious service in the future, you may also earn qualification slots to nurture immortal islands—until all 30-6 islands reach their full capacity.

All the immortals nodded in agreement upon hearing this. Since the rules had been established, the Sea of Returning Ruins would gradually flourish in the days to come.

Seeing this, Eldrin (Person Name) spoke again, "Aside from the immortal islands, our Sea of Returning Abyss also boasts numerous resources."

Various immortal islands and spirit islands arrived, some suitable for cultivating special spirit herbs and immortal herbs, others rich in mineral vein resources, while some produced rare spirit creatures.

"Each family may choose cultivation methods better suited to their circumstances. The Immortal Alliance can uniformly purchase the yields at standardized prices."

The inaugural assembly of the Ruins Alliance lasted a full 3 months.

After tallying the outputs from various immortal islands, resources, 5 Elements essence, and other productions, the assembly finally concluded.

After finishing his tasks, Eldrin couldn't help but smile bitterly. Managing an immortal clan was no easy feat, and running a powerful immortal alliance that dominated an entire region was even more challenging.

If he had to manage every trivial matter, great or small, he could forget about cultivating.

If only Third Elder and Elder Uncle were here, I wouldn't have to go through all this trouble.

At this thought, he couldn't help but miss the old clan leader and Lior (Person Name) even more intensely.

With this thought flashing through his mind, Eldrin chose a middle path. "We shall select 3 elders from the current 20-some elders of the Immortal Alliance to jointly decide the trivial matters of our alliance."

These 3 presiding elders would rotate every 1 1000 years, and prior to each rotation, an elders' assembly would be convened to report all significant and minor events that had occurred over the millennium.

As for Eldrin (Person Name) himself, he remained primarily devoted to cultivation.

Handing over the affairs of the Abyssal Return Alliance, both great and small, to the Council of Elders, Eldrin extricated himself from mundane matters.

He delivered the Sun-return Grass to the Old Ruins Ghost City, then returned to the Stellar Glaze Realm to resume his secluded cultivation.

In the days that followed, Eldrin was able to immerse himself in secluded cultivation undisturbed. Before he knew it, 8 1000 years had slipped by.

On this day, the Starlight Glazed Realm bloomed with resplendent immortal radiance. Eldrin slowly exhaled a breath as he emerged from secluded cultivation, a faint smile gracing his lips.

After taking control of the Abyssal Sea, he secluded himself in cultivation for 8 1000 years, finally advancing his cultivation base to break through to the Sixth Heavenly Layer of Ascendant Immortality.

Pushing open the door of the seclusion chamber, Eldrin noticed Qing Ji had been waiting for a long while. A faint smile graced his lips as he spoke, "With my lady standing guard, my cultivation shall know no disturbance."

"Congratulations on your breakthrough, my lord."

Qing Ji revealed a smile, then couldn't help but remark, "With this breakthrough, my husband will likely reach the late-stage Ascendant Immortal realm within 10 1000 years."

Eldrin shook his head and spoke, "To break through to the late stage of Ascendant Immortal, I still need to refine my spiritual energy further. Without the Heaven-Reaching Pill, it would take me at least 50,000 years of effort."

At this point, Eldrin inquired further, "During my years in seclusion, has anything of significance occurred within our clan?"