Chapter 1155 : The Soul-Gathering Pearl's Legacy

"I understand."

Thalion Chen accepted the treasures, only to see Eldrin Chen present him with another item—a dark, lustrous orb.

With a grave expression and profound gaze, Eldrin Chen spoke solemnly: "This is an immortal-grade Soul-Gathering Pearl [a mystical pearl capable of gathering and preserving a soul's essence]. Not only can it preserve a cultivator's Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] and Divine Soul [the divine aspect of a soul], but it also possesses the wondrous ability to nourish the soul and gather the spirit."

"If the day comes when your lifespan is exhausted, enter this pearl to nurture your soul. In the future, a descendant of our clan who ascends to the higher realms can bring it up with them."

"When that time comes, I will personally assist you through your Reincarnation Tribulation [the perilous trial of being reborn into a new life], which may increase your chances of Ascending to Immortality [achieving immortality] in your next incarnation."

Thalion Chen took the Soul-Gathering Pearl, a faint sigh escaping him.

He did not dwell on the matter, instead changing the subject: "When will you return?"

"After the world undergoes its ascension."

Eldrin Chen replied, his gaze fixed on the depths of the Void [the formless, boundless emptiness]. "One Jiazi-time [a cycle of sixty years] from now, I will fully activate the grand formation to aid the world in its metamorphosis."

"By that time, Kael and the others should have consolidated their cultivation bases and emerged from seclusion. With their assistance, my task will be somewhat easier." Discover more cultivation stories at audio-novel.com.

Hearing this, Thalion Chen nodded and said no more.

With one Jiazi-time [a sixty-year cycle] remaining until the opportunity for the world's ascension, Eldrin Chen still had no mind for secluded cultivation.

During this descent to the mortal realm, he had walked the lands of Mortal Dust [the mortal world] several times.

His first journey through the Purple Realm [the lower world] was to see old friends and leave behind contingencies for their Ascending to Immortality [the process of transcending mortality to become an immortal].

The second time he traversed the world was to remedy the regrets and karmic ties left by the fall of his predecessors.

Now, most of the old friends he wished to see had been seen, and the karmic debts he wished to settle for the departed sages had been settled.

With his long-held wishes in Mortal Dust [the mortal world] now fulfilled, and having stepped forth once more from the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire, Eldrin Chen found that myself seemed to have nowhere left to go.

Eldrin Chen wandered aimlessly across the great earth, a nameless melancholy rising in his heart as he thought.

"After this farewell to Mortal Dust [the mortal world], I know not when I shall return."

"For this third departure, I shall follow my heart's true desire and behold the magnificent mountains and rivers of this Purple Realm [the lower world]."

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, only then realizing that he had, without noticing, arrived at Spirit Isle Lake.

It seemed to be the height of the third lunar month [late spring]. Upon Lake Heart Island, a thousand Li-length [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] of peach blossom forests blanketed the earth.

Eldrin Chen strolled amidst the peach blossoms, a rain of petals swirling around him, their fragrance saturating his heart.

"The stars and constellations in the heavens shift and turn, while in the mortal realm, seas become mulberry fields."

"The myriad things change without cease, yet my heart remains eternal and unchanging."

After ten thousand years, Eldrin Chen once again walked through this floral rain, an inexplicable sentiment stirring within him.

Returning to this old haunt, the peach blossoms remained the same.

Yet heaven and earth had undergone a great transformation. Spirit Isle Lake had grown immeasurably larger, and Lake Heart Island itself now spanned a thousand Li-length [one Li-length equals five hundred meters].

Spirit Isle Lake was still Spirit Isle Lake, yet it was no longer the Spirit Isle Lake of those bygone days. Lake Heart Island had long ceased to be that mere ten Li-length [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] islet within a small lake.

Violet Heaven and Earth [a mystical realm suffused with violet spiritual energy] was sublimating, imperceptibly expanding in size.

What was once Yu County [a county in the cultivation world], spanning tens of thousands of Li-length [one Li-length equals five hundred meters], has now likely expanded to hundreds of thousands of Li-length in circumference. Gazing across the Eastern Wilderness [the vast eastern frontier lands], it appears even more boundless and immeasurable than before.

The present-day Verdant Chariot Mountain [a sacred mountain peak] now possesses a bearing reminiscent of the Heaven's Spine Mountains [a legendary mountain range], while Spirit Isle Lake [a mystical lake] increasingly resembles an immortal's lake of profound beauty.

This was the early Daoist Assembly Ground [a sacred gathering place for cultivators] of an Immortal [a being who has ascended to immortality], where boundless fortune and destiny converge. Perhaps in another several hundred thousand years, Verdant Chariot Mountain may become one of the loftiest divine peaks within the Purple Realm [a major realm in the cultivation world].

Similarly, Spirit Isle Lake holds the potential to become the next The Vast Sea [a legendary and immense body of spiritual water].

While this is auspicious for the Purple Realm, Eldrin Chen could no longer grasp the sensations of those bygone days.

"The stars and the Dipper [the Big Dipper constellation] turn, heaven and earth transform and renew." Read the full novel exclusively on site: audio-novel.com.

"The memories of the past can never truly return; perhaps they are destined to remain only as memories sealed in dust."

Eldrin Chen felt a pang of melancholy, a sentiment tinged with a profound heaviness.

He walked onward, stride after stride, unaware of the distance traversed, until he finally stepped out of the thousand-Li-length peach forest. Suddenly, the world opened before him, vast and clear.

There lay an expansive Spiritual Lake [a lake imbued with concentrated spiritual energy]. Upon its placid surface, wisps of Dao-infused immortal mist [mist containing the profound principles of the Dao] drifted and swirled.

In the distant Reed Marsh, flocks of violet spiritual birds soared across the Firmament. The leader among them was a divine bird of violet and azure hues, its head faintly marked with a pattern of verdant lightning.

With a single beat of its wings, it summoned a sky-fall of thunderbolts, snatching a Flood Dragon directly from the Spiritual Lake.

"Violet Lightning Azure Thunder [a legendary divine bird]."

Eldrin Chen's gaze flickered slightly as he recognized the divine bird's origins.

The Violet Lightning Azure Thunder was a type of divine bird. Upon reaching adulthood, it could attain the Immortal Rank realm. The Immortal Egg it laid contained a thunderous Primordial Source [the fundamental, primordial essence of creation], its value comparable to that of a rare thunder-attributed Immortal Herbs.

Such divine birds were exceedingly rare even within the Immortal Realm, and he had never expected to encounter one here on Spirit Lake Isle.

"It evolved from a Purple-Striped Wild Goose."

Eldrin Chen deduced the Violet Lightning Azure Thunder's lineage with a moment's reflection.

In his youth, he had once discovered a nest of Purple-Striped Wild Goose on Spirit Lake Isle, which later became a cornerstone of the clan's industry.

In those days, the Chen Clan raised vast numbers of Purple-Striped Wild Goose. The Chen Clan's roasted goose was renowned as a peerless delicacy throughout the Eastern Wilderness, bringing the Chen Clan substantial wealth.

For this reason, the Chen Clan has raised the Purple-Striped Wild Goose [a type of large, spiritual waterfowl] for over ten thousand years. These Purple-Striped Wild Goose lived on the spiritually abundant Spirit Lake Isle, and, having received a wisp of fateful Immortal Source [a source of profound spiritual energy and fortune] from the unseen workings of destiny, their bloodlines underwent repeated transformations without their notice.

Accumulating over ten thousand years in this manner, they unknowingly gave birth to a single Violet Lightning Azure Thunder [a legendary avian of immense power, its feathers crackling with violet lightning and azure thunder].

The Chen Immortal Clan was unaware of its true origins, sensing only its extraordinary bloodline. Recognizing that the Spirit Egg [an egg laid by a spiritual beast, rich in vital essence] it produced was a great tonic, they allowed it to roam freely within the Spirit Isle Lake.

"What a magnificent Violet Lightning Azure Thunder," Eldrin Chen murmured, a flicker of delight in his eyes. "If brought to the Immortal Realm [the higher plane of existence where Immortals reside], even many Immortal [beings who have ascended to a higher state of existence through cultivation] would covet it."

Eldrin Chen whispered to himself, a surge of genuine pleasure rising within him.

The Violet Lightning Azure Thunder is an Immortal avian. Its temperament is not as docile as the Purple-Striped Wild Goose, yet it lacks the unyielding, death-before-capture defiance of a Demon Immortal [a powerful demonic being that has achieved an Immortal-like state]. It is a creature that can be subdued.

Upon reaching maturity, it can lay a single Immortal Egg [an egg laid by an Immortal-rank creature, containing immense spiritual power] every Millennium [a period of one thousand years].

That Immortal Egg can be used as a potent ingredient in alchemy or directly refined and consumed. It is considered a great tonic even for an Immortal.

If he could subdue it and later bring it to the Immortal Realm, it would bring considerable benefits to the Chen Immortal Clan.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen prepared to act and subdue the magnificent creature.

Yet at that very moment, a Dragon's Roar suddenly echoed through the air.

From within the Spirit Isle Lake, a colossal Great Fish surged skyward, whipping up a towering wave of lake water to crash against the Violet Lightning Azure Thunder.

The Violet Lightning Azure Thunder, seeing this, immediately beat its wings and soared, unleashing a cascade of thunderbolts in retaliation.

The Great Fish swept its massive tail, scattering the lightning bolts with brute force and sending the Violet Lightning Azure Thunder tumbling backward through the air.

"This is..."

Eldrin Chen's gaze sharpened, instantly discerning the true form of the Great Fish.

It was a massive azure fish adorned with long, dragon-like whiskers. Its scales shimmered like plates of dragon armor, and within its body pulsed a formidable, deeply hidden draconic aura.

"An Azure Dragon Fish,"

Eldrin Chen murmured, a flicker of delight crossing his features.

Like the Violet Lightning Azure Thunder, the Azure Dragon Fish was not a member of the Demonic Tribe but a rare Immortal Treasures—a prized Spirit Fish.

The Azure Dragon Fish possesses limited spiritual intelligence, yet its body contains the bloodline of a True Dragon [the supreme progenitor of all dragon-kind], making it a most superior Immortal Treasure [a rare and precious object of immense spiritual value].

It is a choice immortal fish fervently sought after by many Immortal Clans [powerful families whose members cultivate the path to immortality], and a delicacy many Immortals [beings who have transcended mortality and attained a higher state of existence] would desire to taste.

While Immortals do not consume the Mortal [pertaining to ordinary, non-cultivating humans] five grains, they are not without their own culinary desires.

Generally, Immortals feast upon Immortal Treasures and other Spiritual Objects [objects imbued with or containing spiritual energy], with the most supreme ingredients being the legendary Dragon Liver and Phoenix Marrow [the mythical organs of dragons and phoenixes, representing the pinnacle of culinary and spiritual nourishment].

Although this Azure Dragon Fish has not yet transformed into a dragon, its bloodline is exceedingly close to that of a True Dragon. Consuming it not only greatly supplements one's cultivation base, but its flavor is also indescribably exquisite. While it may not rival the top-tier Immortal Treasures like the Dragon Liver and Phoenix Marrow, it is undoubtedly considered an ingredient of the highest grade.

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