Chapter 1208 : The Verdant Lotus Path

He then used the Blazing Third Fire as the yang [the active, masculine principle] of the Nine Heavens, and the Last Water as the nurturing water, serving as nourishment for the Path Principles Verdant Lotus. This process ultimately gave birth to a single stalk of the 'Polarity Creation Verdant Lotus'.

"Water begets wood, wood begets fire; water and fire interact and harmonize, and from this Creation [the act of generating life or new existence], the Verdant Lotus is born."

"This Polarity Creation Verdant Lotus Path... it is indeed a supreme Great Path [a profound and powerful cultivation methodology]. Following it to its end may lead directly to the realm of a Great Encompassing Golden Immortal."

Eldrin Chen murmured to himself, a flicker of joy appearing on his face.

Yet, after a moment, his brow furrowed slightly, and he said thoughtfully, "But your Spiritual Root [the innate spiritual foundation determining a cultivator's elemental affinity] is of the water, wood, and earth Three Spiritual Roots."

"To walk this path, you must alter your Spiritual Root. You need to transform it, converting that Earth Spiritual Root into a Fire Spiritual Root."

Hearing this, Verdant Consort also couldn't help but frown slightly.

With their current abilities as Nine Heavens Celestial Immortal [a high-level immortal], altering the Spiritual Root of a mortal might only require expending some resources.

However, the higher a cultivator's cultivation base, the more solidified their spiritual energy, Golden Core [a solidified core of spiritual power], Infant Soul [a nascent spiritual form], and even their Primordial Spirit [the core spiritual essence] become. The cost of changing one's Spiritual Root grows exponentially greater.

Given Verdant Consort's current cultivation level, attempting to alter her Spiritual Root would cause her cultivated Immortal Essence [the refined energy of an immortal] and overall power to be severely diminished. A single misstep could cause her cultivation to plummet back to the Mid Ascendant Immortal Realm. This chapter is part of a larger work available at audio-novel . com.

Moreover, forcibly altering her Spiritual Root [the innate spiritual affinity that determines a cultivator's elemental alignment and cultivation potential] would inevitably damage her foundation [the core accumulation of cultivation and life force], a burden she could scarcely bear.

At this thought, Verdant Consort could not help but say, "The best method would be to reincarnate and cultivate anew."

"That is unacceptable!"

Eldrin Chen shook his head in refusal. Reincarnation and restarting cultivation was fraught with uncertainty; not even a Nine Heavens Celestial Immortal [an immortal who has ascended through nine heavenly tribulations] could guarantee they would achieve immortality again in their next life.

Furthermore, even if one attained immortality once more, the hope of cultivating back to the Great Encompassing Foundation [a profound and all-encompassing foundational cultivation realm] was vanishingly slim. After reincarnating, one's memories remained sealed until immortality was regained.

With these thoughts, Eldrin Chen fell into deep contemplation.

After a long while, his eyes suddenly brightened as he remembered something. "Within the Hinter Peaks Immortal Herb Garden, there remains one stalk of the Supreme Grade Immortal Herbs known as the Heaven-Mending Herb [a legendary herb said to mend the very foundations of heaven and earth, capable of repairing profound damage to a cultivator's core]."

"That Immortal Herb can mend an Immortal's foundation. It should be able to aid you in transforming your Spiritual Root and your entire cultivation base."

Upon hearing this, Verdant Consort's expression shifted slightly before she sighed. "You have preserved that Heaven-Mending Herb for so many years. To use it now would be a great pity."

Eldrin Chen's eyes flickered with a complex emotion at her words.

In his original plan, he had intended to advance the Heaven-Mending Herb to the Eighth-Rank Immortal Herb realm, and then refine a cauldron of Heaven-Mending Celestial Immortal Pill.

That Heaven-Mending Celestial Immortal Pill is said to be a true supreme Immortal Pill. If its grade reaches the Ninth Rank, it can even partially mend the foundation of a Celestial Immortal Great Power and greatly increase the latent potential of an Earth Immortal Patriarch, further enhancing their certainty of breaking through to Celestial Immortal.

It is said that even an Immortal with a single Path Fruit, upon consuming one Ninth Rank Heaven-Mending Celestial Immortal Pill, could unlock boundless potential, Post-Heaven mending their foundation to cultivate three types of Path Fruit.

Of course, few would be willing to give a Ninth Rank Heaven-Mending Pill to an Earth Immortal Patriarch to consume, and no one would be foolish enough to give it to an ordinary Immortal.

This is because a Ninth Rank Heaven-Mending Herb is far too rare, a treasure even Celestial Immortal Great Power covet. Within the entire Vast Azure Immortal Domain, not a single cauldron might be successfully refined over hundreds of millions of years.

Over ninety percent of Celestial Immortal Great Power might never obtain a single Ninth Rank Heaven-Mending Pill in their entire lifetimes.

In comparison, the eighth-rank Heaven-Mending Celestial Immortal Pill is far inferior. It can partially mend the latent potential of an Earth Immortal Patriarch and can also supplement a single-Path Fruit Immortal with one Immortal Ascension Path Fruit, Post-Heaven transforming them into an Immortal with Dual Path Fruits.

The value of such a supreme Immortal Pill is almost immeasurable. Some Patriarch at the Half-Step Earth Immortal Realm with a single Path Fruit would even willingly trade several Supreme-Grade Immortal Artifact for one Eighth Rank Heaven-Mending Pill.

For Eldrin Chen to take out a Heaven-Mending Herb of Supreme-Grade Immortal Artifact grade in advance to transform Verdant Consort's Spiritual Root could be said to come at a truly immense cost.

Even so, Eldrin Chen still smiled and said, "Although Supreme Grade Immortal Herbs are rare, compared to your Path, they are nothing."

"Do not trouble yourself. Focus on transforming your foundation in peace. I shall retrieve the Heaven-Mending Herb [a legendary herb said to possess the power to mend the heavens and one's fundamental constitution] for you."

With those words, Eldrin Chen did not linger. He immediately set off for the Hinter Peaks Immortal Herb Garden [a secluded garden within the Hinter Peaks where rare immortal herbs are cultivated]. Before long, he arrived within the Immortal Herb Garden [the central cultivation ground for immortal-grade flora].

Within the Immortal Herb Garden, he beheld that supreme-grade Heaven-Mending Herb.

This particular Heaven-Mending Herb had been nourished by Eldrin Chen's Primordial Chaos Violet Aura [a primordial and supreme-grade energy of creation and chaos, often violet in manifestation]. A wisp of violet essence had gestated within it. Although it had not yet ascended to the Eighth Rank Realm [the eighth major stage of power and cultivation], it had reached the very limit of what a Supreme-Grade Immortal Artifact [the highest grade of immortal-tier enchanted artifacts] could be.

As Eldrin Chen plucked it, the Heaven-Mending Herb seemed to sense its impending Destiny [the preordained fate or purpose of a being or object within the cosmic order]. A tremor passed through its latent consciousness, and it shed three seeds, each half verdant green and half jet black.

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Eldrin Chen murmured, catching the three seeds in his palm. A slight frown creased his brow.

These three seeds were the progeny of the Heaven-Mending Herb. In principle, they should only mature and detach once the parent herb ascends to the Eighth Rank Realm.

Typically, among dozens of supreme-grade Heaven-Mending Herb plants, scarcely one might successfully metamorphose to the Eighth Rank Realm. Therefore, most supreme-grade specimens bear no seeds at all.

This particular plant of Eldrin Chen's, having been nourished by the Primordial Chaos Violet Aura, had its shackles of metamorphosis loosened somewhat. Hence, it had managed to produce these three seeds.

However, this Immortal Herb had not yet ascended in grade, and the seeds it produced were not fully mature. It was uncertain whether they could be successfully cultivated at all.

"Let us try nonetheless."

Eldrin Chen let out a soft sigh, then opened his mouth and exhaled three wisps of Primordial Chaos Violet Aura [a supreme, primordial energy of creation], infusing them into the three seeds.

After the Primordial Chaos Violet Aura merged with them, the three seeds began to glow with a hazy light. The vitality within two of them gradually grew more vigorous, while the spiritual light of the third seed dimmed, its life force slowly fading away.

"Being able to save two seeds is a pleasant surprise within expectations."

A smile spread across Eldrin Chen's face. He then planted all three immortal seeds within the Immortal Field [a special field nourished by immortal energy for cultivating rare plants].

After arranging for careful tending of the immortal seeds, Eldrin Chen returned to the Stellar Glazed Boundary [a powerful defensive formation] and presented the Heaven-Mending Herb [a legendary herb capable of mending foundational flaws] to Verdant Consort.

Upon receiving the Heaven-Mending Herb, Verdant Consort immediately entered seclusion to transform her Spiritual Root [the innate spiritual foundation that determines a cultivator's elemental affinity and potential] and consolidate her cultivation base.

With the aid of this Supreme Grade Immortal Herbs, her foundational transformation proceeded with remarkable smoothness. In merely a few centuries, she had successfully converted her Earth Spiritual Root into a Fire Spiritual Root.

Subsequently, she discarded the Lifebound Immortal Treasure [a treasure grown and nurtured alongside one's spiritual root, sharing a deep symbiotic bond] associated with her former Earth Spiritual Root. She then took Void-Refining Immortal Metal and fused it with the soul of a Crimson Dragon, forging it into a new Lifebound Immortal Sword.

This sword was forged in counterpart to the Azure Dragon Stirring Sea Sword [a legendary sword embodying the power of the azure dragon to churn the seas], much like Eldrin Chen's Celestial Abyss Twin Swords [a pair of immortal swords named for the celestial abyss], forming a matched set of Immortal Sword [a divine weapon forged for and wielded by immortal beings].

As it was refined using the soul of a Crimson Dragon [a powerful dragon of fire and blood], it can unleash a combined might with the Azure Dragon Stirring Sea Sword, which is why Verdant Consort named it the Crimson Dragon Void-Refining Sword [a sword forged from a crimson dragon's essence, capable of refining the void].

"Azure Dragon Stirring Sea Sword, Crimson Dragon Void-Refining Sword."

Gazing upon this pair of Immortal Sword, Verdant Consort could not help but reveal a faint smile.

After switching her cultivation to the Polarity Creation Verdant Lotus Path [a profound cultivation method centered on the creative power of the verdant lotus of yin and yang], her foundational strength and reserves had increased tremendously. Now, when she unleashes the combined power of these Crimson-Azure Twin Dragon Swords [the paired swords of crimson and azure dragon essence], she would likely be capable of defeating the vast majority of cultivators at the Ascendant Immortal 9th Tier [the ninth and penultimate stage of the Ascendant Immortal realm].

Eldrin Chen was also quite pleased, unable to restrain his praise. "My lady, your comprehension of this Great Path [a supreme principle or law of cultivation] has greatly enhanced both your foundation and latent potential. Once you fully comprehend its Path Principles [the fundamental truths of a cultivation method] and inscribe them upon the Celestial Stele [a mystical stone tablet used to record profound dao insights], I fear you will rank among the very pinnacle of the Ascendant Immortal Realm [the realm of existence for ascended immortals]." Join our community of readers at audio novel.com.