Chapter 1367 : Trial of the Frozen Veins

The extreme cold Earth Vein [a natural conduit of concentrated earth-aspected spiritual energy] of the Icy Jade Immortal Palace could not compare to the might of the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Abyss that shook the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea.

Yet, it was, after all, a superior-grade Blessed Land [a place of profound natural spiritual abundance]. Within it, the power of profound cold was immeasurably rich, potent enough to frostbite Eldrin Chen's very marrow and even his Five Viscera [the five core internal organs: heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys] and six bowels.

Under such conditions, Eldrin Chen's Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body [a legendary physique of near-unbreakable resilience] operated ceaselessly. His Viscera Deities [divine spirits residing within and empowering the internal organs] radiated with dazzling brilliance, engaging in a constant struggle against the invasive cold.

Throughout this process, Eldrin Chen did not actively circulate his Mana [the refined spiritual energy cultivated by immortals]. He only occasionally used the Rule of Life [the Dao principle governing vitality and restoration] to mend his physical form. For the rest, he relied solely on his fleshly body to withstand the assault.

Thus, as his cultivation deepened and the amount of profound cold energy he absorbed gradually increased, the strain upon his fleshly body grew ever greater.

Yet simultaneously, the five Earth Vein conduits within his Five Viscera grew rigid and obstinate under the influence of the extreme cold, becoming increasingly difficult to mobilize.

The only recourse for Eldrin Chen was to continuously drive his Viscera Deities, engaging in an unending battle of resistance against the glacial force.

As time flowed on, amidst this relentless conflict, Eldrin Chen discovered that his mastery over the Viscera Deities grew increasingly potent. His control over the power of the five Supreme Grade Earth Vein [the highest quality conduits of earth-aspected spiritual energy] also became more fluid and at his will.

Thus did Time [the inexorable river of moments] flow onward. In what seemed a mere blink, a full A Millennium Has Passed [one thousand years] had slipped by.

During this Millennium [a cycle of one thousand years], Eldrin Chen had absorbed a vast quantity of Profound Ice Qi [the spiritual essence of ultimate cold]. His fleshly body developed immense resistance to Profound Ice Power [the formidable power derived from profound cold]. Furthermore, tempered by this relentless refinement, the very strength of his physical form had advanced by no small measure. Read, share, and discuss at audio‑novel.com.

By the first Millennium, Eldrin Chen discovered that his physical body's resistance to extreme cold had reached its absolute limit. Even the formidable chill within this Blessed Land could no longer exert any influence upon his flesh.

Most crucially, with the hindrance of the frigid Qi [the vital energy that flows through all living things] now gone, Eldrin Chen realized his mastery over the Viscera Deities within his body, and indeed over the five Supreme Grade Earth Vein, had reached a state of utter perfection.

Previously, his ability to command the power of the Viscera Deities and the Supreme Grade Earth Vein relied entirely on the forceful impetus of the Primordial Chaos Limitless Rule. Now, however, Eldrin Chen found he could mobilize the five Supreme Grade Earth Vein with the effortless ease of moving his own limbs, even without the Primordial Chaos Limitless Rule. "The cultivation of the Ice Vein Power is now complete," he murmured.

Eldrin Chen whispered softly to himself, sensing the five distinct Earth Vein [power derived from the spiritual arteries of the world] forces within him responding with perfect obedience. A faint sigh of relief escaped him. After the impurities were tempered away by the Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering, the power of the five Earth Vein had become exceptionally pure. Now, further refined by the Mystic Ice Earth Vein, his control over them was absolute.

At this moment, he had completely refined and assimilated the five Supreme Grade Earth Vein. To call them merely Earth Vein power was no longer apt. They were better termed the Five Vein Sources, or perhaps the Viscera Sources.

These Five Vein Sources were the very wellspring of power for the Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body. They formed the foundational strength that allowed the Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body to strike against the Nine Heavens above and suppress the Nine Nether Realms below.

Next, he needed only to undergo the bone-eroding, soul-melting trial of the Gale Force to fuse the power of these Five Vein Sources into a single, unified whole. Then, Eldrin Chen's physical body would undergo a true, qualitative metamorphosis.

The transformation of the physical body differed from the evolution of one's Dao Rules.

While Eldrin Chen's Primordial Chaos Limitless Rule was undoubtedly formidable, it required the support of an immensely profound Mana [the spiritual energy cultivated and stored within a practitioner] reservoir to unleash its ultimate potential.

Thus, even on the day his Primordial Chaos Limitless Rule took form, Eldrin Chen's combat prowess had only just stepped into the Nine Calamities Domain. The fundamental constraint remained the limitations of his Mana.

Yet, on the day the Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body [a supreme physical constitution forged from the essence of primordial chaos] is fully forged, Eldrin Chen will be able to shake the heavens and earth with his physical might alone. He will need no external aid to contend with the great powers of the Seventh Level Earth Immortal [the seventh stage of the Earth Immortal realm] realm, his combat prowess directly stepping into the Forbidden Realm [a legendary tier of power that transcends conventional cultivation realms].

Of course, this does not mean the Primordial Chaos Limitless Rule Power [a divine ability born from the Primordial Chaos Limitless Rule cultivation art] is necessarily inferior to the Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body.

Once Eldrin Chen performs World Creation [the act of creating an inner world within oneself], overcoming the weakness of insufficient Mana [the refined spiritual energy used by cultivators to power their arts], and further augments it with the Mysterious Profound Divine Ability [a profound and mysterious divine ability], powerful Immortal Treasure [a treasure of immortal grade, vastly superior to ordinary magical treasures], and the wondrous applications of various secret arts...

...the upper limit of combat power unleashed by the Primordial Chaos Limitless Rule [a supreme cultivation art governing limitless primordial chaos] will undoubtedly far surpass that of mere physical strength.

Furthermore, the Primordial Chaos Limitless Rule Power, when channeled into the physical form, can also enhance the might of the Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body by another degree. Contemplating this, Eldrin Chen felt profound joy in his heart.

His Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body had progressed once more, now only a single, final step away from its complete forging.

Thus, Eldrin Chen did not delay. He immediately emerged from the Earth Vein [a concentrated ley line of terrestrial spiritual energy] and walked out joyfully alongside Lyra Jiang.

Outside the Earth Vein, Frostskin, the Immortal Maiden [an immortal maiden known for her frost-like skin] and the others had been waiting for some time. Seeing Eldrin Chen emerge, she smiled and asked, "Fellow Daoist [a respectful term for a cultivator on the same path], did you gain anything from this secluded cultivation?"

Eldrin Chen offered a slight smile and replied, "Thanks to the Immortal Maiden [a title for a powerful female cultivator] allowing me to cultivate within this Blessed Land [a place of exceptionally dense and pure spiritual energy], I have finally surmounted a significant hurdle this time."

With his objective achieved, Eldrin Chen did not linger long at the Icy Jade Immortal Palace [a palace of immortal cultivators, renowned for its architecture of ice and jade].

He settled the bill with a single Immortal Source [a primordial source of immortal energy, the highest-grade spiritual currency] and then hastily departed from the Icy Jade Immortal Palace.

With the experience from before, this time Eldrin Chen did not seek out an ordinary Earth Immortal Blessed Land [a paradise realm created by an Earth Immortal cultivator]. Instead, he journeyed to a top-tier wind-attribute Blessed Land known as Gale Wind Valley.

The Liufeng [the Gale Wind, one of the Eight Cardinal Winds] is one of the Eight Winds [the eight fundamental divine winds of creation], specifically the wind of the West. As the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea lies within the western region of the Azure Firmament Immortal Domain, it naturally gave birth to this Gale Wind Valley Blessed Land.

Unlike the Icy Jade Immortal Palace, this Gale Wind Valley was not a Blessed Land of the Human Race, nor was it one belonging to a Divine Spirit Lineage [a lineage descended from or worshipping ancient divine spirits]. It was, instead, a Blessed Land of a Demonic Tribe [a tribe or clan of demonic cultivators or demon beasts].

The Demonic Tribe residing in Gale Wind Valley was known as the Dark Roc [a race of immense, shadowy roc birds]. It was said this lineage shared common ancestry with the Golden-Winged Roc, ranking among the most supreme divine avian species within the Immortal Domain.

The Clan Lord of the Dark Roc was a powerhouse at the Earth Immortal Great Perfection [the pinnacle stage of the Earth Immortal realm] known as Dark Roc King. He had opened the Seventh Heaven [the seventh of the nine foundational heavens within a cultivator's inner world] and was counted among the ten mightiest figures within the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea's Demonic Tribe. Original English translation available at audio . novel . com.

Having entered the Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic era of fate and conflict], the Dark Roc clan, due to its proximity to the Western Abyss Dragon Palace battlefield, was already embroiled in the core of the conflict. They seemed to be scheming to seize an opportunity for a breakthrough into the Taiyi Realm [the realm of Primordial Unity, a profound stage beyond Earth Immortal].

When Eldrin Chen arrived at Gale Wind Valley, he discovered that the valley was almost entirely devoid of any Demonic Tribe garrison [defensive forces left behind].

All manner of treasures within had been taken away. Even immature Spiritual Root [plants that naturally gather and refine spiritual energy] and Immortal Herbs had been relocated into their Earth Immortal World [the personal inner world cultivated by an Earth Immortal]. Only an empty, hollow shell of the Gale Wind Valley Blessed Land remained, seemingly unconcerned about the risk of being plundered in their absence.

Concealed within the Mirror of Yin, Yang, and Void, Eldrin Chen and Lyra Jiang scoured every corner of Gale Wind Valley. Confirming that there were indeed no Demonic Tribe garrison forces, they finally allowed themselves to relax.

They made their way toward the summit of Gale Wind Valley, and after a final confirmation, Eldrin Chen stated, 「Upon this Gale Wind Valley, endless Liufeng [a divine wind of immense power] howls day and night throughout the year.」

「The closer one gets to the peak, the more powerful the force of the Liufeng becomes. By the time one reaches the mountainside, even an ordinary Earth Immortal would furrow their brow in strain.」「And upon the summit itself, the winds are potent enough to scour the flesh from an Immortal [a being who has ascended to a higher state of existence], reducing it to dust.」

「Its perilous nature, though perhaps not matching the ninth layer of the Ninefold Thunder Abyss, is certainly comparable to its eighth layer. It can rightly be called one of the deadliest places within the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea.」

「Now, I must go to the summit to cultivate. You, my lady, may wait for me upon the mountainside.」

「Very well,」 Lyra Jiang nodded and spoke, 「Remember, if you feel you can no longer endure it, there is no shame in retreating.」 This chapter is part of a larger work available at audio-novel[dot]com.