Chapter 1314 : The Quest for Supreme Elements

Those beings at the Late Stage Earth Immortal level are the elite among Earth Immortal cultivators. Almost all of them wield a World-Opening Heavenly God Ability of the Orthodox-grade as their ultimate trump card, and have already cultivated it to its Great Perfection stage.

The four Innate Divine Ability of Eldrin Chen were still only at the Orthodox-grade level, not even having reached the World-Opening Realm. They were certainly no match for the Innate Divine Ability cultivated by a Patriarch over tens of millions of years.

"My offensive power should surpass that of an ordinary Sixth Level Earth Immortal," he mused, "though my control is slightly lacking. Overall, my combat strength is roughly at the level of a Fifth Level Earth Immortal."

"But if I could cultivate the Primordial One Energy and advance it to the Profound Mystery stage..."

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, a flicker of intent passing through his eyes.

As an Innate Divine Ability of his own creation, the Primordial One Energy theoretically only needed to fuse five types of Supreme Source Energy [the purest, most potent form of elemental energy] to ascend into the realm of Profound Mystery Divine Ability.

At that stage, Eldrin Chen's offensive power and defensive capabilities would likely step into the domain of a Seventh Level Earth Immortal. Even accounting for his weakness of insufficient spiritual power for prolonged battles, he could probably rival a Six Tribulations Earth Immortal.

And how formidable was a Six Tribulations Earth Immortal? Even a Nine Tribulations Immortal who had broken through to the Earth Immortal Realm and overcome the shortcoming of insufficient spiritual power was only about this strong.

Thinking this, Eldrin Chen pondered aloud, "For my Primordial One Energy to advance further, it requires five types of Supreme Source Energy."

"I have already gathered four: Metallic Gold, First Wood, Blazing Third Fire, and Positive Water. I am still lacking the final one: the Bulwark Earth Source Energy." Continue reading this story at audio . novel . com.

"It seems the time has come for me to make preparations as well."

With this thought, Eldrin Chen emerged from his Seclusion Chamber.

He summoned Violet Consort Yan, who had already concluded her own seclusion, instructing her to dispatch people to gather intelligence on Bulwark Earth Source Energy. He then inquired, "During my millennium of seclusion, has anything of significance occurred within the clan?"

"No perilous events have transpired. However, Kael and Energy Abyss Patriarch have both broken through to the Half-Step Earth Immortal Realm."

As Violet Consort Yan recounted the events, Eldrin Chen gained a clear understanding of the clan's developments over the past thousand years.

During this millennium, the immortals of the Immortal Alliance had digested a considerable portion of the gains from the recent great war.

Among them, Energy Abyss Chen and Kael Chen reaped the greatest rewards. After refining their Supreme-Grade Path Source, both achieved a breakthrough to the Half-Step Earth Immortal Realm. With their foundation of Three Path Fruits, their combat prowess upon breaking through reached at least that of a Six Tribulations Immortal.

Furthermore, Ethan Chen broke through to the Ascendant Immortal 8th Tier, while Violet Consort Yan and Lila also advanced to the Ascendant Immortal 8th Tier.

Virtually every Immortal from the Immortal Alliance who participated in the war advanced by one or two minor cultivation tiers. Currently, the cultivation levels of the Alliance's immortals are predominantly within the Mid Ascendant Immortal Realm, with a significant number having already broken through to the Late Ascendant Immortal Realm.

Remarkably, this progress occurred before they had fully assimilated all the gains from the conflict. In the previous war, the Demon Race lost over three hundred Immortal, and each immortal of the Immortal Alliance had obtained four or five Path Source.

Once these Path Source [the refined essence of a cultivator's lifelong cultivation path] are refined, it is estimated that the Immortal Alliance could gain seven or eight more Late Ascendant Immortal Realm [cultivators at the late stage of the Ascendant Immortal realm], and cultivators like Ethan Chen and Violet Consort Yan could also advance to the Ascendant Immortal 9th Tier [the ninth tier of the Ascendant Immortal realm].

Hearing this, Eldrin Chen felt quite satisfied. He nodded and said, "It is good that everything proceeds smoothly."

"By the way, has anything of import occurred within the Flowing Stream Hundred Seas [a vast and treacherous region of interconnected seas and waterways]?"

"The Flowing Stream Hundred Seas?"

Violet Consort Yan's eyes flickered slightly before she spoke. "I was just about to inform you of this. A millennium ago, the Sixth Elder of Celestial Prison Clan made his move. He is now joining forces with Thousand Dragon Lake [a powerful demonic force dwelling in a lake domain] to besiege the Verdant Stream Ancient Sect."

"The Verdant Stream Ancient Sect has sent word that they can hold out for at most another two thousand years. They seek our aid."

"Disaster!"

Eldrin Chen's expression changed drastically, his face a mask of disbelief. "The Celestial Prison Clan is locked in a bitter struggle with the Flowing Fire Star Palace. How can they dare to divert a Late Stage Earth Immortal [a cultivator at the peak of the Earth Immortal realm] at such a time? Do they not fear a counterattack from the Flowing Fire Star Palace, leading to mutual destruction?"

Eldrin Chen had long since analyzed the situation at the Flowing Fire Star Palace. By his estimation, with the defensive power of their Mountain Protection Formation [a powerful defensive array that shields an entire mountain or sect], the forces of the Celestial Prison Clan alone, led only by the Celestial Prison Clan Patriarch who is a Half-Step Celestial Immortal [a cultivator on the cusp of breaking through to the Celestial Immortal realm], should be incapable of breaching its defenses.

The Celestial Prison Clan's confidence in conquering the Flowing Fire Star Palace stems from their fleet of nine World-Opening Ancient Ship [legendary vessels of immense power capable of sundering worlds].

If they withdrew even a single Late Stage Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has reached the advanced stage of the Earth Immortal realm], then the nine World-Opening Ancient Ship [ancient vessels of immense power used to traverse and conquer realms] of the Celestial Prison Clan would lack the necessary strength to defend themselves.

According to Eldrin Chen's calculations, if the Flowing Fire Star Palace were willing to pay the price—accepting certain casualties and expending their foundational reserves—they could destroy several of those World-Opening Ancient Ship.

Should several of the World-Opening Ancient Ship be lost, particularly the two high-grade ones, the Celestial Prison Clan would lose all hope of ever breaching the Mountain Protection Formation [a powerful defensive array that shields a mountain or territory] of the Flowing Fire Star Palace.

This was why Eldrin Chen had never imagined the Celestial Prison Clan would be so audacious as to dare withdraw a powerful Seventh Level Earth Immortal [an Earth Immortal cultivator at the seventh minor stage within that realm] from the front lines.

Witnessing his concern, Violet Consort Yan sighed softly before speaking. "The Celestial Prison Clan possesses truly Extraordinary reserves. They have employed a rare treasure to suppress the Flowing Fire Star Palace, holding back their counterattacks."

"It is said this treasure can suppress the Flowing Fire Star Palace for five thousand years. That is why they felt secure enough to withdraw a Late Stage Earth Immortal." Find this and other novels at audio-novel`com.

Hearing this, Eldrin Chen immediately unfurled a map of the Flowing Stream Hundred Seas [a vast and treacherous region of interconnected seas]. His expression grew grave as he began to calculate their odds.

After a long while, he sighed heavily. "Both the Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake and the Blaze Lord of Heaven's Prison are beings at the Seventh Level Earth Immortal. With our current strength, marching there would be nothing but a fool's errand, a march to our doom."

"Our most urgent task is to swiftly digest our recent gains and prepare thoroughly for the coming conflict."

With another sigh, Eldrin Chen added a final instruction. "Dispatch more scouts to gather intelligence throughout the Flowing Stream Hundred Seas. See if any Earth Immortal experts from the Human Race or the Divine Clan [a powerful clan or race with divine lineage] can be persuaded to lend us their aid."

"If a Late Stage Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has reached the advanced stage of the Earth Immortal realm, possessing immense power] from the Human Race could free their hands, perhaps this battle could find a turning point."

Violet Consort Yan nodded, then withdrew to depart.

"Alas!"

Watching Violet Consort Yan leave, Eldrin Chen could not help but sigh, a shadow of worry crossing his features.

If the threat were solely from Thousand Dragon Lake, then perhaps by uniting the heroes' strength, Eldrin Chen could assist the Verdant Stream Ancient Sect in breaking the deadlock.

But now, with another Late Stage Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has reached the advanced stage of the Earth Immortal realm, possessing immense power] entering the fray, even though Eldrin Chen had cultivated the potential of a Nine Tribulations Immortal, it remained exceedingly difficult to alter the course of the war.

After all, a single Late Stage Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has reached the advanced stage of the Earth Immortal realm, possessing immense power] was sufficient to sweep through the entire Returning Abyss Immortal Alliance. Unless they had the aid of the Cosmic Stellar Formation [a grand formation that harnesses the power of stars and cosmos] within the Returning Abyss Sea Region, even Eldrin Chen could not hope to stand against such a foe.

After much contemplation, Eldrin Chen dared not enter secluded cultivation again.

He returned to the Stellar Glazed Boundary [a defensive boundary formation with stellar and crystalline properties]. There, he began refining the supreme-grade Supple Wood Earth Vein [a potent spiritual land vein imbued with the essence of supple wood] from the Heavenly Demon Sea, while simultaneously gathering intelligence from all sides. He maintained constant communication with Earth Spring Patriarch and Great Mystery Divine Spirit, among others, seeking a method to break the stalemate.

Thus, time flowed on, and another thousand years passed in the blink of an eye. Eldrin Chen completed the full refinement of the supreme-grade Supple Wood Earth Vein [a potent spiritual land vein imbued with the essence of supple wood].

He had not yet found a way to break the deadlock, but he did receive a piece of news.

"A supreme-grade Bulwark Earth Vein [a spiritual land vein of exceptional quality, rich in the essence of the steadfast earth element]."

Gazing at the letter in his hand, Eldrin Chen murmured softly, a trace of solemnity flickering in the depths of his brow.

The news of this supreme-grade Bulwark Earth Vein came from a letter penned by Earth Spring Patriarch. The supreme-grade Bulwark Earth Vein mentioned in the letter was none other than the secluded cultivation site once used by Earth Spring Patriarch himself.

After the fall of White Nether Patriarch, his treasures had been divided among the victors. However, the Pale Nether Blessed Land [a land blessed with spiritual energy, superior to a mere spiritual vein] where he once resided was temporarily occupied by Earth Spring Patriarch, who was a rogue cultivator.

Having temporarily secured a Blessed Land, Earth Spring Patriarch abandoned his former Path-Field [a cultivator's personal domain for cultivation and resource management], the Earth Spring Immortal Isle.

Within that isle was a supreme-grade Bulwark Earth Vein. Hearing that Eldrin Chen required a Supreme-Grade Earth Vein, Earth Spring Patriarch intended to hand it over to him. Original publication: audio - novel . com - The source of this chapter.