Chapter 1288 : Ascending with Primordial Violet Aura

"Thirty thousand years?"

Exquisite Jiang's eyes flickered slightly, and she gave a faint nod of acknowledgment.

A World-Opening Spiritual Root [a spiritual root of the highest grade, capable of opening a new world] is exceedingly rare. Even a powerful Earth Immortal Blessed Land [a land blessed by the earth, suitable for immortal cultivation] would require at least several hundred thousand, if not millions, of years of dedicated effort to nurture one.

Yet, with the aid of Primordial Chaos Violet Aura [the supreme primordial energy of creation], they could elevate a spiritual root to the World-Opening grade in a mere thirty thousand years. If any Earth Immortal Patriarch [a patriarch who has attained the Earth Immortal realm] were to learn of this, they would likely be driven to madness with envy.

Thinking of this, Exquisite Jiang could not help but smile as she spoke. "Breaking through to the Earth Immortal [the realm of an Earthly Immortal] is still far off. I should first refine the Path Source [the condensed essence of a cultivator's cultivation path] left by Lingering Sun Child, comprehend its Rule Power [the power to manipulate fundamental laws of reality], and attempt my breakthrough to the Half-Step Earth Immortal [a quasi-realm just below true Earth Immortal]."

"Mm."

Eldrin Chen nodded, a gentle smile gracing his lips. "You both focus on your secluded cultivation and breakthroughs. For the time to come, I shall personally oversee and guard the Returning Abyss Sea Region."

"..."

After seeing Exquisite Jiang and Verdant Consort off to their secluded cultivation, Eldrin Chen settled into his own period of deep cultivation at Green Chariot Mountain.

With Eldrin Chen personally holding the fort, the Immortals [beings who have ascended to immortality] of the Returning Abyss Immortal Alliance could also retreat into their own secluded cultivation chambers with peace of mind. Enjoyed this chapter? Read more at (audio-novel.com).

They were either in seclusion healing their wounds or were already refining the Path Source [a condensed source of profound cultivation insights and energy], attempting to break through their own cultivation realms.

It was foreseeable that, after successively annihilating the Suwei Horde of Demons and then wiping out nearly two hundred Immortal [beings who have transcended mortality through cultivation] from the Lingering Sun Sea Region, the strength of the Immortals within the Returning Abyss Sea Region would advance by leaps and bounds in an extremely short period of time.

Eldrin Chen cultivated in seclusion upon Green Chariot Mountain, simultaneously refining Immortal Spirit Essence [the purified spiritual energy of an Immortal] to increase his own magic power and contemplating the various Immortal Scripture [profound cultivation manuals left by ancient Immortals] left behind by the Lingering Sun Sea.

During this process, he absorbed the essence of a hundred scriptures, continuously perfecting his 'Primordial One Energy Scripture' and 'Primordial One Indestructibility Scripture'.

Thus, the river of time flowed on, and the years began to pass with astonishing speed.

Three hundred years later, Violet Consort Yan and Lila successively refined their Path Source, breaking through in one fell swoop to the Ascendant Immortal 7th Tier [the seventh level of the Ascendant Immortal realm] realm.

Four hundred years later, Void-Refining Immortal also advanced a crucial step further, successfully stepping into the Ascendant Immortal 8th Tier.

Six hundred years later, Kael Chen refined three Superior Grade Path Source [the highest quality condensed source of cultivation insights], breaking through to the Ascendant Immortal 8th Tier in one go. His three Path Fruit [the condensed essence of one's cultivation path] from the Buddhist, Daoist, and Demonic paths were all perfected, each possessing combat power comparable to the Ascendant Immortal 9th Tier.

Seven hundred years later, Energy Abyss Chen refined the Path Source of the Fire Sun Path Master, his cultivation also breaking through to the Ascendant Immortal 8th Tier realm. His Solar Path Principles [the fundamental laws of the Solar Path], Indestructibility Golden Body [a divine ability granting an unbreakable golden form], and Mysterious Brightness Path Fruit were all perfected to a flawless state.

Eight hundred years later, Ethan Chen refined two Path Source, bringing his Life and Death Path Principles [the fundamental laws governing a specific cultivation path] to great completion, and breaking through to the Ascendant Immortal 7th Tier realm in one decisive move.

After nine hundred years, the Immortals began to emerge from seclusion one after another, each having increased their cultivation base by at least ten to twenty percent.

Among the earliest batch of Immortal [a being who has transcended mortality and ascended to the immortal realm], such as Lord of the Path Palace, Kunpeng Demon Sage, Heaven Abandoned Lin, Heavenly Thunder Tribulation Divine Spirit, and Mistress of Drifting Snow Palace, all except for Earth Mystery Path Venerable who unfortunately perished in the tribulation, had already broken through to the Ascendant Immortal 7th Tier [the seventh level of the Ascendant Immortal realm, a high stage of immortal cultivation] realm.

Dozens of Immortal [a being who has transcended mortality and ascended to the immortal realm], including Support Revive Chen, Literature Abyss Lu, Sea-Calmer Path Master, Elara Lin, and Freya Ji, although they broke through later, had all refined at least two or three mid to low-grade Path Source [a rare spiritual treasure containing the essence of a Great Dao path, used to accelerate cultivation]. Their cultivation bases were now all at the Mid Ascendant Immortal Realm [the middle stages of the Ascendant Immortal realm].

It could be said that within the current Returning Abyss Immortal Alliance, apart from the few Immortal [a being who has transcended mortality and ascended to the immortal realm] who fell during the Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic era of immense conflict and heavenly retribution], the other Immortal had now all broken through to at least the Ascendant Immortal 3rd Tier [the third level of the Ascendant Immortal realm], with most having reached the Ascendant Immortal 4th Tier [the fourth level of the Ascendant Immortal realm] or higher.

One must remember that among these Immortal [a being who has transcended mortality and ascended to the immortal realm], individuals like Verdant Peak Lu and Jiang Venus had ascended to the Immortal Realm [the higher plane of existence where immortals reside] for less than ten thousand years.

Although they had become Immortal [a being who has transcended mortality and ascended to the immortal realm] in the Purple Seal Realm for ten to twenty thousand years prior, their total cultivation time amounted to only twenty to thirty thousand years. To break through to the Mid Ascendant Immortal Realm [the middle stages of the Ascendant Immortal realm] in such a short span was an achievement comparable to Eldrin Chen in his early years.

"Although the Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic era of immense conflict and heavenly retribution] was perilous, it also held supreme Opportunity and Fortune [a combination of chance encounters and destiny-bestowed luck],"

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, unable to suppress a sigh of profound sentiment.

During the previous great war, the Returning Abyss Sea Region had lost several Immortal [a being who has transcended mortality and ascended to the immortal realm]. Yet, after a millennium of digesting their gains, the cultivation bases of the remaining Immortals had increased by an average of twenty percent, and their overall strength had grown significantly instead.

After the Immortals emerged from seclusion, it wasn't long before Exquisite Jiang and Verdant Consort also advanced further, each comprehending their own Rule Power [a profound power derived from understanding and wielding a fundamental law or rule of the cosmos].

Having reached this stage, both of their cultivations had broken through to the Ascendant Immortal 9th Tier [the ninth and final tier of the Ascendant Immortal realm], and the threshold to Half-Step Earth Immortal [a transitional state just before the Earth Immortal realm] had been opened. From here, they only needed to continue refining their spiritual power to shatter the bottleneck.

"Exquisite and Verdant Consort have also broken through."

Sensing the breakthroughs of the two women, Eldrin Chen could not help but reveal a faint smile.

Both Exquisite Jiang and Verdant Consort possessed Extraordinary strength to begin with. Having comprehended their own Dao Principles [fundamental laws of reality], their combat prowess had seen significant advancement.

Coupled with the several Supreme-Grade Immortal Treasure [the highest grade of immortal artifacts] they possessed, their strength, while not yet reaching the domain of a Seven Tribulations Immortal [an immortal who has survived seven heavenly tribulations], had already surpassed that of ordinary Six Tribulations Immortal [immortals who have survived six heavenly tribulations].

Thinking of this, Eldrin Chen smiled slightly and said, "Congratulations to my two ladies. With your cultivation now greatly advanced, the Half-Step Earth Immortal realm is within sight." Find thousands of chapters at audi0-n0vel.c0m.

Verdant Consort also wore a joyful expression and spoke, "We have broken through. What does my husband plan to do next?"

"There is no rush."

Eldrin Chen shook his head, then looked towards the direction of Solar Immortal Island and said, "By my reckoning, the time has come. Fellow Daoist Sun Consort should have finished refining the Path Source [a primordial source of spiritual energy tied to one's cultivation path] and will soon attempt her breakthrough into the Earth Immortal Realm [the realm of an Earth Immortal, a major milestone in cultivation]."

"*Hummm—*"

As the words of Eldrin Chen fell, an immense tremor resonated from within Solar Immortal Island.

The assembly looked up to witness an endless tide of Fire Elemental Energy [the fundamental energy of the fire element] surging towards Solar Immortal Island.

Time seemed to lose meaning. After what felt like an eternity, the boundless fire energy was finally devoured as if by a leviathan drinking from the sea. The heavens and earth shuddered once more, and from the epicenter, a figure of peerless grace and majesty emerged.

Sun Consort stood clad in a gown of dazzling gold. Her eyes were clear and bright, their gaze sweeping across the firmament like twin suns illuminating the eight directions. She resembled a Solar Goddess [a deity embodying the power of the sun] standing atop the Heavenly Vault, her bearing carrying an air of supreme confidence that seemed to look down upon all other immortals.

Long ago, she had already comprehended the Great Sun Rule [the Dao principle governing the supreme sun] and cultivated her Great Sun Divine Body [a divine physique aligned with the supreme sun] to the World-Opening Realm [the foundational stage for creating one's own inner world].

Now, having refined the Supreme-Grade Path Source [the highest quality source of a cultivator's Dao path essence] left by the Setting Sun Patriarch, her Great Sun Divine Body and Great Sun Rule had achieved perfect, flawless harmony, reaching the absolute pinnacle of this realm.

It could be said that Sun Consort's current strength now brushed against the threshold of a Seven Tribulations Immortal [an immortal who has survived seven heavenly tribulations].

From here, her path forward held two possibilities. She could either continue to accumulate tribulation kills, slaying Immortals who had surpassed Seven Tribulations [the state of having endured seven heavenly calamities].

She would use the Path Source [the condensed essence of a cultivator's Dao path] of such Seven Tribulations or even Eight Tribulations Immortals to mend the flaws in her own foundation, ultimately breaking through the Limit-Breaker [a realm representing the breaking of inherent limits] to cultivate a perfect World-Opening Path Fruit [the fruit of one's cultivation achieved at the World-Opening Realm]. Alternatively, she could simply advance directly to the Earth Immortal Realm [the realm of an Earth Immortal, a higher state of being].

Yet, every Immortal who has weathered more than Seven Tribulations is a being of staggering talent and genius, a peerless prodigy who has at the very least cultivated dual World-Opening Path Fruits. Slaying such figures is far from a simple task.

Even if one were to pass this trial, to cultivate a Great Encompassing Foundation with three World-Opening Path Fruit, one would still need to slay at least one more Eight Tribulations Immortal [an immortal who has survived eight heavenly tribulations] to fully consolidate one's foundational potential.

Yet, how exceedingly rare are Eight Tribulations Immortal [immortals who have survived eight heavenly tribulations]? Such beings are those who command awe across the world. Within the vast expanse of the Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea, each one is a figure of significant renown.

Sun Consort was born from a variant of the immortal clam lineage, a great Sun God Clam [a divine clam that draws power from the sun]. This lineage was born from the Great Sun Path Principles [the profound principles of the Solar Path] and can continuously refine its bloodline by drawing upon the power of the great sun from the Nine Heavens [the nine celestial realms].

It is said that such Sun God Clam [divine clams that draw power from the sun] possess a sliver of potential to break through to the Celestial Immortal realm. However, attempting to forge a foundation with Three Path Fruits remains an exceedingly perilous endeavor.

Therefore, Sun Consort knew when to stop, not forcing the pursuit of the Opportunity and Fortune [the chance and destiny] required for a Nine Tribulations Immortal [an immortal who has survived nine heavenly tribulations]. She prepared to break through to the Earth Immortal Realm with the perfected foundation of Dual Path Fruits. Visit audio-novel.com to enjoy the complete series.