Chapter 1407 : Sanctuary of the Seven Mysteries

At this moment, he activated the Eightfold Heavenly Dragon Diagram [a powerful defensive treasure depicting eight celestial dragons] to protect himself, summoned various Spiritual Treasure [enchanted artifacts of significant power] to fend off the attacks from the group, and then fled frantically towards the Seven Mysteries Blessed Land.

That Seven Mysteries Blessed Land was an Upper Grade Blessed Land [a land of profound spiritual fortune and power, ranked among the highest tiers], within which an Eighth Rank High-Grade World-Opening Grand Formation [a supreme-grade defensive formation capable of creating and sustaining a separate reality] had been laid down.

Once he escaped back into the Blessed Land and relied on the grand formation for defense, even if a Half-Step Celestial Immortal [a cultivator on the very cusp of ascending to true celestial immortality] and three Earth Immortal Great Perfection [Earth Immortals who have reached the pinnacle of their realm] joined forces to besiege him, it would be exceedingly difficult to breach the formation in a short time.

At that point, with the Seven Mystery Path Master using the Eightfold Heavenly Dragon Diagram as the Formation Artifact [the core artifact powering and stabilizing a formation], the Master of Flowing Fire Star Palace would likely have no choice but to retreat.

The Master of Flowing Fire Star Palace and the three Earth Immortal Great Perfection naturally understood this as well. They unleashed their full power without respite, striving to completely seal off the Seven Mystery Path Master's escape route.

Under such intense battle, they actually managed to press the Seven Mystery Path Master so hard that, for a time, he found it difficult to break out of the encirclement.

"If this entanglement continues, I fear I will fall at their hands before I can even return to the Blessed Land," he thought grimly.

With this thought weighing on his mind, the Seven Mystery Path Master's expression grew increasingly anxious.

He realized he could not shake off his pursuers; instead, they were herding him further and further away from the Seven Mysteries Blessed Land.

In such a situation, even if he could temporarily preserve himself by relying on the Eightfold Heavenly Dragon Diagram, if he could not escape back to the Seven Mysteries Blessed Land, he would likely not escape the ultimate fate of perishing in battle.

Within the Polarity Void Mirror beside them, the figures observing this scene could not help but furrow their brows slightly.

Seeing this, Verdant Consort could not help but speak up: "Should we intervene?"

"I fear we cannot." Exquisite Jiang shook her head and said, "Three cultivators at the Earth Immortal Great Perfection [the pinnacle stage of the Earth Immortal realm] and one at the Half-Step Celestial Immortal [a transitional state between Earth Immortal and Celestial Immortal]. To confront them head-on would be courting death."

Eldrin Chen pondered for a moment before sighing. "If we conceal our identities and strike from the void's crevice from a distance... whether he escapes will depend on his own Creation [the innate fortune and destiny of a cultivator]."

"Assist me together. Let us attempt to activate the Infernal Prison Heavenly Halberd."

As the words fell, the four immediately concealed themselves within the void and, joining their strength, summoned forth the Infernal Prison War Halberd.

In a Ksana-time [an infinitesimal moment], the Infernal Prison War Halberd materialized from the void. Bearing an aura of boundless Slaughter [the essence of divine killing intent], it pierced through the void in a single strike aimed at one of the Earth Immortal Great Perfection experts.

The expert they chose was one who had opened a Sixfold Heaven [a foundational world within a cultivator's dantian, indicating significant power], making him the weakest among the group.

Their combined strike, empowered by the Infernal Prison War Halberd which had been refined with Fiendish Energy [a malevolent and corrupt form of spiritual power], held enough force to pose a genuine threat to this Earth Immortal Great Perfection cultivator.

"The Celestial Prison Clan!"

At the very instant they beheld the Infernal Prison War Halberd, the expressions of the several figures besieging Seven Mystery Path Master shifted subtly. The one targeted by the ambush, in particular, scrambled to evade in a flurry of panic.

A person's reputation is like the shadow of a great tree. The Celestial Prison Clan Clan Patriarch was a figure whose might shook the Immortal Domain, counted among the most supreme powerhouses within the Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea.

Although he was confident he could block this sneak attack from the Celestial Prison Clan powerhouse without a scratch,

his greater fear was that after weathering this blow, the next strike would be the Celestial Prison Clan Patriarch's lethal, finishing move. Thus, he hastily withdrew from the fray.

"Now!"

And in that very sliver of an opening, Seven Mystery Path Master seized his thread of survival.

In a flash, he summoned forth a talisman of blinding radiance.

This talisman was named the Whirling Feathers Sky-Roaming Escape Talisman [a supreme-grade escape talisman that transforms the user into a streak of light]. Etched within it was a genuine, orthodox-level Divine Ability [a supreme supernatural power], making it a treasure-talisman of World-Opening Supreme Treasure [a treasure capable of splitting primordial chaos to create a world] grade.

As the talisman's power was unleashed, Seven Mystery Path Master transformed into a streak of Escape Radiance [a brilliant light used for high-speed flight] and shot forth, instantly breaking through the encirclement.

"Success."

Watching the Seven Mystery Path Master flee, Eldrin Chen did not hesitate for a moment. He channeled his energy into the Polarity Void Mirror [a mystical artifact capable of manipulating the polarity of space and traversing the void], which enveloped the Infernal Prison War Halberd [a halberd imbued with the power of a hellish prison realm], and vanished instantly into the boundless void.

Only then did the pursuers realize they had been deceived, their expressions twisting into a mixture of fury and humiliation.

"Blaze Lord of Heaven's Prison, do not let this old man catch you, or I swear I will tear you limb from limb!"

"…"

Meanwhile, Eldrin Chen, along with Exquisite Jiang and the others, reappeared beyond the endless void.

Daring not to emerge fully, Eldrin Chen continued to use the Polarity Void Mirror to conceal himself within the void's folds, stealthily making his way toward the Returning Abyss Blessed Land [a sacred land of cultivation, a paradise of spiritual energy].

Witnessing this, Exquisite Jiang spoke with a tremor of lingering fear, "That was perilously close. Each of those men possessed a World-Opening Treasure [a supreme-grade artifact capable of tearing through the fabric of reality to create or access pocket dimensions]."

"Had we been a step closer, or even a heartbeat slower, escape would have been impossible."

Eldrin Chen nodded gravely, his expression somber. "The grade of the Polarity Void Mirror is still too low," he stated.

"To confront the Void Treasure [a category of artifacts specializing in spatial manipulation and void traversal] of these top-tier Blessed Land head-on, it must at least be advanced to the level of a High-Grade World-Opening Treasure."

If one were to categorize Blessed Land [a realm of exceptional spiritual energy and natural harmony, often cultivated by powerful sects or clans], they could be broadly divided into powerful Blessed Land and ordinary Blessed Land.

Among the ordinary Blessed Land, those with only a single Early-stage Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has ascended to the foundational tier of earthly immortality] are considered the weakest in strength. Those possessing two or three Earth Immortal Patriarch [a venerable leader who has attained the Earth Immortal realm], or a single Middle Stage Earth Immortal [an Earth Immortal who has consolidated their power and advanced to the intermediate phase], are already regarded as having considerable might.

Blessed Land like the Verdant Stream Ancient Sect [an ancient and venerable sect], which possesses a Sixth Level Earth Immortal [an Earth Immortal of the sixth tier, nearing the peak of that realm] and even a High-Grade World-Opening Treasure [a supreme artifact of the highest quality, capable of shaping and stabilizing a nascent world], represent the pinnacle of strength among ordinary Blessed Land.

Among the powerful Blessed Land, there are also three tiers. Blessed Land like Thousand Dragon Lake [a legendary lake domain] belong to the third tier, as they possess only a single Late Stage Earth Immortal [an Earth Immortal who has reached the advanced, pre-perfection stage of their cultivation].

The stronger ones, which can be considered the second tier, are those with more than three Late Stage Earth Immortal, or those possessing a single Earth Immortal Great Perfection [an Earth Immortal who has reached the absolute pinnacle and perfection of that realm, the final step before transcending to a higher state of being].

Examples of this second tier include the Gale Wind Valley Blessed Land [a Blessed Land of fierce and constant winds] of the Dark Great Roc Bird Clan [a powerful clan of demonic roc-birds], the Seven Mysteries Blessed Land [a realm shrouded in seven profound mysteries] of Seven Mystery Path Master, and the Glazed Blessed Land [a crystalline and pristine realm] and the Myriad Tribulations Sea of Thunder [a divine technique manifesting as an ocean of endless thunder tribulations] before the latter's breakthrough in the Primordial Unity Foundation [a foundational cultivation art seeking the primordial state of unified existence].

The top-tier, first-grade Blessed Land are forces like the Flowing Fire Star Palace [a celestial palace where stars seem to flow like fire] and the Leaf Ruins Divine Sea [a divine sea amidst ancient, leaf-like ruins], which possess Half-Step Celestial Immortal [a cultivator who has taken half a step beyond Earth Immortality, touching the threshold of the Celestial Immortal realm].

Generally speaking, second-tier Blessed Land that possess an Earth Immortal Great Perfection will also hold a World-Opening Treasure with Spatial Attribute [an innate property related to the manipulation of space and dimensions] as their foundational, sect-protecting treasure.

Although eighth-rank spatial rare treasures [extraordinarily precious items imbued with spatial properties] are exceedingly rare, for a top-tier Blessed Land with an Earth Immortal Great Perfection, they are not entirely impossible to find.

If they are willing to pay a staggering price, they can ultimately procure an eighth-rank World-Opening Treasure.

Although most of the spatial rare treasures were of a relatively low grade, having been refined into only Low-Grade World-Opening Treasure or Mid-Grade World-Opening Treasure [treasures capable of creating or stabilizing pocket dimensions], they were indeed unparalleled magical treasure [enchanted artifacts used by cultivators] for preserving one's life.

Just now, Eldrin Chen had sensed more than four or five World-Opening Treasure with Spatial Attribute [properties related to space and dimensions]. The most powerful among them was in the hands of Master of Flowing Fire Star Palace, a High-Grade World-Opening Supreme Treasure [a top-tier treasure for manipulating space].

The remaining few were merely Low-Grade World-Opening Treasure or Mid-Grade World-Opening Treasure.

Using their World-Opening Treasure, those cultivators had sealed the void, cutting off the retreat path of Seven Mystery Path Master. Had Eldrin Chen and his companions not been positioned far away, they would likely have been forced out of the void long ago.

After all, Eldrin Chen's current Polarity Void Mirror [a mirror that manipulates the polarity of void energy] was still only a Low-Grade World-Opening Treasure. It was far from sufficient to contend against a High-Grade World-Opening Treasure.

Thinking of this, Eldrin Chen spoke, "After we return, I will expedite the advancement of the Polarity Void Mirror to a Mid-Grade World-Opening Treasure."

"In the future, if I do not elevate this treasure to a High-Grade World-Opening Treasure, I will keep as much distance as possible whenever I encounter Master of Flowing Fire Star Palace."

At this point, a flicker passed through Eldrin Chen's eyes as he added, "During the battle just now, Master of Flowing Fire Star Palace clashed with Seven Mystery Patriarch multiple times yet failed to slay him."