Chapter 1196. Repairing the Xianzhen

"This ancient vessel..."

Many immortals were inwardly startled, unable to resist whispering among themselves.

They could hardly believe that such a colossal ancient vessel had been artificially forged.

Seeing this, the Azure Flame Fairy spoke up, "The keel of this ancient ship was forged from the bones of a Primal Chaos Ancient Beast, fused with over 1,000,000 portions of celestial-grade spirit wood. It is only natural for it to be colossal in size."

In the boundless expanse of the starry sky, even many great worlds are likely no more than a drop in the ocean by comparison.

Eldrin barely suppressed his shock. Upon closer inspection, he realized this ancient vessel contained a world of its own.

Within that ancient vessel, a full 1 100 and 8 realms drifted and surged.

Within those 1 100 and 8 layers of heaven and earth, countless living beings thrive and multiply. Ancient civilizations spread across these realms, and stirring epics are unfolding even now.

An ancient vessel, akin to a vast cosmos itself.

"Indeed, traversing through the boundless chaos, having journeyed for countless epochs, witnessing the birth and demise of tens of thousands of civilizations—how is that any different from the vast cosmos itself?"

Eldrin could not let go of the heaviness in his heart. When he looked up once more, he discovered that 2 of the layered realms within the ancient vessel had been pierced through.

Between those 2 realms, boundless chaotic energies swirled, with countless components already shattered. Innumerable living beings had perished beneath that chaotic aura.

"Perhaps we are not merely restoring an ancient vessel, but mending 2 realms."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, his gaze involuntarily drifting toward the Azure Flame Fairy.

The Verdant Flame Fairy nodded slightly before speaking, "Between these 2 damaged layers of heaven and earth, there remain over a dozen materials that can be restored and repurposed."

"Let's first rescue it and do our utmost to restore it."

"As for the remaining ones that cannot be repaired or are completely destroyed, we can simply refine replacements and install them."

As the words of the Cyan Flame Fairy faded, she gathered everyone and flew into the ancient vessel, collecting those fragmented materials.

After over a dozen years of tireless effort, the group had finally gathered all the materials and began taking stock of what remained incomplete.

After a thorough tally, they discovered that the number of damaged immortal-grade materials had exceeded 30,000 pieces. The majority of these compromised components were seventh-tier celestial treasures, though over a 100 eighth-tier celestial treasures had also sustained damage.

These Grade 7 artifact forgers, utterly incapable of crafting Grade 8 celestial treasures, were all assigned the task of restoring Grade 7 immortal artifacts.

Over the years, Eldrin had forged multiple superior-grade immortal treasures, establishing himself as a distinguished seventh-rank master artifact smith.

Now, restoring these ordinary celestial treasures was as easy as taking something out of 1's own pocket.

In just 3 100 years' time, he had successively repaired 7 immortal-grade components. Moreover, while restoring these 7 celestial treasures, Eldrin acquired numerous rare array patterns and techniques.

That day, when the Flame Elder saw his remarkable spiritual aptitude, he remarked, "Your artifact forging technique is quite refined. Using it to repair immortal treasures would be a terrible waste."

"Very well. These few damaged components are beyond repair. You shall be responsible for their reforging."

With that, Skyflame Patriarch handed Eldrin a few pieces of artifact forging materials and tossed a scroll of formation patterns to him.

Eldrin cherished the ancient scroll of formation patterns as if he had obtained a priceless treasure. After studying it carefully, he immediately set to work crafting the components of the immortal artifact.

These components were all crucial high-grade immortal treasures that would challenge even a typical high-grade immortal artifact craftsman. Yet Eldrin handled them with remarkable ease, as if they were extensions of his own will. In but a short while, he had successfully forged them all.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Flame Elder couldn't help but nod in satisfaction. "The boy is teachable," he remarked.

With those words, Skyflame Patriarch tossed an incomplete immortal material to Eldrin and said, "Try this 1 again."

The assembled immortals nearby were all taken aback at the sight.

Even the Earth Immortal Elders took 1 glance, then shook their heads 1 after another.

Eldrin took the damaged immortal material, and a slight frown creased his brow after a single glance.

This immortal material before his eyes was truly extraordinary. It was no ordinary fragment of an ancient ship, but a side plank from the ancient World-Ferrying Vessel. Graded as a supreme immortal treasure, it was forged entirely from the highest quality immortal gold.

Such an exceedingly precious component could generally only be reliably restored by an eighth-rank Artificer of the Earth Immortal level.

Eldrin was merely a seventh-tier master artifact-smith, after all. To the assembled immortals, entrusting him with the restoration of this artifact seemed akin to demanding the impossible.

However, after Eldrin received this item, he was exceptionally excited.

For him, repairing such a supreme immortal treasure was a once-in-10-1000-lifetimes opportunity. If he could restore this peerless immortal artifact, his Artifact Refining skill would undoubtedly advance by leaps and bounds.

His current artifact forging skills were already not far from crafting supreme-grade immortal treasures. With just 1 more step forward, he might be able to attempt forging supreme-grade immortal treasures.

At this thought, Eldrin couldn't help but pick up the immortal material, examining it with utmost concentration.

Upon this fragmented side panel were carved rare array patterns of immortal dao laws, from which even a strand of rule power had derived.

Eldrin contemplated for a long while, faintly sensing a glimmer of comprehension. Only after extensive observation did he finally begin the restoration process.

"This side panel was forged by an eighth-rank artificer of the Celestial Court. The crafting techniques contained within are unlike any I have ever encountered, even imbued with profoundly mysterious rule-based power."

"With my current Artifact Refining skill, it is utterly impossible for me to inscribe the Rune of Rules into it and reforge this treasure."

"But if it's merely about mimicking the form and repairing the fragmented patterns of its rules, perhaps it's worth a try."

Eldrin (Person Name) murmured inwardly, immediately beginning to mend the immortal material by following the patterned rules contained within.

But now, Eldrin's cultivation base was ultimately still a bit too low. This kind of immortal treasure contained the power of laws, and for an immortal who had not yet comprehended the laws, attempting to restore it was far too difficult. In the end, he still failed.

However, Eldrin was not discouraged. Although the restoration had failed this time, he had vaguely grasped a few threads of insight.

Erasing the erroneous array patterns, he resumed inscribing the inner rule markings.

Due to his insufficient cultivation, even with the fragmented patterns of the Dao, he still struggled to mend the rules of power within. Failure followed failure, time and again.

Amidst these repeated failures, Eldrin remained unshaken in his composure, continuously refining his methods. While crafting the treasure, he simultaneously deciphered the intricate patterns of the inner laws.

Amidst these repeated failures, Eldrin found his comprehension of the principles deepening, drawing ever closer to success.

After countless failed attempts, Eldrin suddenly snapped back to his senses from his artifact forging trance, a flicker of delight crossing his features.

But then, the side panel in his hand erupted with dazzling immortal light, and a complete pattern of rules finally evolved from within.

It is done!

The onlookers were utterly astonished; even the various Earth Immortal Patriarchs revealed looks of bewilderment.

An Earth Immortal Elder nearby couldn't help but glancing at Skyflame Elder and remarking, "Your junior possesses extraordinary talent. It seems only a matter of time before they comprehend the power of rules—they're destined to become at least a Quasi-Earth Immortal."

(End of Chapter)

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