Chapter 1410 : Divine Fruits of Ascension

As he spoke, Eldrin Chen retrieved several Spirit Fruit [rare fruits imbued with spiritual energy] from his sleeve.

Over the years, as the various World-Opening Spiritual Root [primordial spiritual trees that can anchor and nourish a world] advanced in grade, Eldrin Chen had obtained quite a few precious immortal fruits.

Those immortal fruits were exceedingly rare, each taking between thirty thousand to one hundred thousand years to mature. Among them, the Void Heaven Mystic Fruit [a fruit containing profound insights into the mysteries of the void] had been refined by Eldrin Chen, while the Fire Jade Immortal Marrow [a fiery essence that reforges the marrow] and the Frost Soul Immortal Pear [a pear that crystallizes and purifies the soul] had already been used by Violet Consort Yan and Lila.

Of the remaining Spirit Fruit, the Thalion Divine Fruit [a fruit named after the distant ancestor Thalion, known to nourish the spirit] enhanced the Primordial Spirit Immortal Embryo [the nascent spiritual core of an immortal], the Immortal Peach Tree [a legendary tree whose fruit grants longevity and power] increased one's cultivation base, and the Two Polarities Heavenly Light Immortal Fruit [a fruit embodying the duality of light, enhancing comprehension of its laws] could deepen one's understanding of light-attribute Divine Ability [a supreme supernatural power]. All were capable of rapidly boosting their strength.

Thinking this, Eldrin Chen said, "Leave the Two Polarities Heavenly Light Fruit to me. Perhaps my cultivation can advance another step. You may choose how to distribute the remaining two divine fruits."

Seeing this, Exquisite Jiang directly took the Thalion Divine Fruit.

She had a feeling that once she refined this divine fruit, her Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core and true self of a high-level cultivator] power would see significant enhancement, greatly increasing her combat prowess.

Verdant Consort then took several Immortal Peach. After the Immortal Peach Tree had advanced to the rank of a World-Opening Spiritual Root, it had begun to show hints of transforming into the legendary Flat Peach [the Peach of Immortality, said to grant eternal life].

However, legend held that the true Flat Peach was a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Root [a spiritual root born of heaven and earth at the dawn of creation]. The gap between this peach and that one was as vast as the distance between Heaven Abyss and the earth—the difference remained immense.

According to Eldrin Chen's estimation, an Immortal Peach Tree at the lower-grade World-Opening Spiritual Root level would mature once every thirty thousand years, yielding three Immortal Peach each time.

This Immortal Peach [a legendary fruit of immortality] is imbued with the most refined primordial substance, a manifestation of the power of the void and dimensions. The entire lifetime's cultivation energy of an ordinary Ascendant Immortal 9th Tier [a cultivator at the peak of the Ascendant Immortal realm] likely pales in comparison to the vast and pure energy contained within a single one of these fruits.

However, the Earth Immortal World [a personal inner world created by an Earth Immortal] opened by an Earth Immortal Patriarch [a patriarch who has attained the Earth Immortal realm] is so immensely vast that even refining such a precious Immortal Peach yields little significant growth in cultivation base.

According to Eldrin Chen's estimation, an ordinary Earth Immortal Patriarch could save roughly ten thousand years of cultivation by refining one Flat Peach [a type of Immortal Peach]. Refining about ten such peaches would likely allow them to advance one minor realm.

Yet Eldrin Chen's Earth Immortal World is far too expansive. Merely refining Flat Peach would require close to fifty of them for him to achieve a single breakthrough in cultivation level.

Verdant Consort [a title for a powerful female cultivator] has opened a Ten-Layered Heaven [a specific, advanced stage within the Earth Immortal realm]. Even after refining three Flat Peach, she would find it difficult to achieve a major breakthrough.

Nevertheless, refining them would still significantly increase the Heaven and Earth energy [the fundamental cosmic energies] within her body, undoubtedly bolstering her confidence in future battles.

Seeing that of the three precious fruits, only Nyssa Qu had none, Eldrin Chen spoke up, "I have no more of these fruits on hand. You may choose one from the Three Thousand Stellar [a powerful stellar-based spiritual object], the Primordial Solar Heaven Sword [a divine sword associated with the primordial sun], or the Gale Wind Treasure Gourd [a magical gourd that controls gale winds]."

"That won't be necessary,"

Nyssa Qu shook her head, then smiled faintly. "I already possess the Seven Extremities Spirit-Slaying Sword [a legendary sword capable of slaying spirits]. It is sufficient to handle any foe."

"However, husband, you must promise me this: the Inner Pill [the condensed core of a demon beast's cultivation] from the Great Wasteland Celestial Crocodile [a lineage of powerful celestial crocodile demon beasts] must still be given to me for sword sacrifice [a ritual to empower a sword]."

"I understand."

Eldrin Chen nodded, a flicker of thought stirring within him.

Years ago, at the Barter Convention, Eldrin Chen had obtained a set of Immortal Sword forging and refinement methods for Nyssa Qu, known as the Seven Extremities Spirit-Slaying Sword.

That Seven Extremities Spirit-Slaying Sword manifested in seven colors—crimson, orange, yellow, green, azure, blue, and violet—and was forged from Immortal Gold.

As a complete set, even in their embryonic state, these Immortal Sword possessed power nearly unrivaled within their tier, allowing their wielder to dominate their peers with little opposition.

However, to perfect these swords, they required tempering with the essences of seven specific Primordial Era Desolate Spirit: the Mysterious Tortoise, the Great Roc, the Black Serpent, the Verdant Goat, the Celestial Crocodile, the Desolate Ape, and the Primordial Tiger.

In earlier years, Eldrin Chen had slain the Boundless Black Serpent, securing one of these Primordial Era Desolate Spirit for her.

Furthermore, the Glazed Divine Lord had journeyed across the Vast Azure Immortal Domain on her behalf, successively obtaining three more Primordial Era Desolate Spirit: the Verdant Goat, the Great Roc, and the Desolate Ape.

Now, only three remained: the Western Metal Primordial Tiger [a primordial tiger spirit embodying the essence of western metal], the Great Wasteland Celestial Crocodile, and the North Sea Mysterious Tortoise [a profound and ancient tortoise spirit from the northern seas].

And the clan they had antagonized, the Great Wasteland Celestial Crocodile Clan, was precisely composed of pure-blooded Great Wasteland Celestial Crocodile.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen spoke, "Once we slay the Great Wasteland Celestial Crocodile and obtain the spiritual essences of the Western Metal Primordial Tiger and the North Sea Mysterious Tortoise, your combat prowess, my lady, will likely become peerless and unmatched among those of your cultivation realm."

Upon hearing this, Nyssa Qu shook her head and said, "The Immortal Domain is home to many great powers, and prodigies are beyond counting. There will always be those with extraordinary methods."

"Moreover, while the Seven Extremities Spirit-Slaying Sword possesses formidable power, it can still be countered by rare treasures imbued with primordial magnetic energy [a fundamental force that can disrupt or deflect certain types of spiritual energy and artifacts]."

Eldrin Chen nodded in agreement. It was undeniable that the Glazed Blessed Land was truly wealthy and powerful.

Nyssa Qu's set of Seven Extremities Spirit-Slaying Sword had been infused by the Glazed Blessed Land with seven strands of World-Opening Energy [a primordial energy used in the creation or profound enhancement of artifacts], elevating each sword into the domain of World-Opening Treasure [an artifact of immense power, often forged with energies from the dawn of creation]. When the seven swords combined into the Seven Extremities Spirit-Slaying Sword Formation, they could even pose a threat to cultivators at the Late Stage Earth Immortal level.

Thinking this, Eldrin Chen felt a slight sense of reassurance. He spoke, "In that case, let us enter secluded cultivation for a time. Once Lila and Violet Consort Yan achieve their cultivation breakthroughs, we shall proceed with our plan."

With nothing more to discuss, the group returned to their abodes and began closed-door cultivation to refine their Divine Ability [a supernatural power or technique derived from profound cultivation].

Within his cultivation chamber, Eldrin Chen took out the Two Polarities Heavenly Light Fruit [a celestial fruit containing the essence of polar auroras], which held the potential to induce a transformation in his Divine Ability, specifically his Innate Divine Ability [a divine ability one is born with or awakens inherently] known as the Five-Colored Divine Light.

With this hope, Eldrin Chen immediately consumed the immortal fruit and closed his eyes, sinking into deep contemplation.

The moment the fruit was ingested, Eldrin Chen felt an endless surge of aurora-like power erupt within him. Countless manifestations of aurora Rule Power [the power of a fundamental law or principle of the cosmos] illuminated the void, their radiance reflecting across the Myriad Heavens [the countless realms and dimensions of existence].

He himself roamed freely within the boundless rules of the Long River [a metaphorical river representing the flow of cosmic laws and time], touching the limitless power of this vast heaven and earth.

"Fast. Extremely fast."

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, a flicker of astonishment passing through his eyes. For the first time, he felt he had gravely underestimated the Divine Ability [a supreme supernatural power or technique] known as the Five Elements Divine Light.

What is light?

If someone had asked him this before, he would have certainly answered:

It gathers and disperses at will, shrinks and expands as desired, illuminates the Myriad Heavens [the countless realms and celestial spheres], visible yet intangible.

But now, Eldrin Chen finally understood that these were not the true essence of the laws of light.

Its true profundity lies in speed—in extreme speed, so swift it becomes visible yet untouchable, the paramount Extreme Speed [a state of ultimate velocity] under heaven.

In this context, the Five-Colored Divine Light focusing on seizing treasures was, if not putting the cart before the horse, at least missing its most crucial true meaning.

In truth, the very reason the Five-Colored Divine Light could snatch away others' treasures also lay in its speed.

With the speed of the Five-Colored Divine Light [a divine radiance embodying the five fundamental elements] and its inherent suppression of the Five Elements Power [the cosmic forces of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth], one could seize objects of the Five Elements [the five fundamental elements that form the basis of all matter and spiritual energy] from the world in the blink of an eye, before anyone could even react.

"So this is the Rule of Light, the aurora that illuminates the Myriad Heavens [the countless celestial realms and domains] and vanishes in an instant?"

"It seems the Five-Colored Divine Light [a divine radiance embodying the five fundamental elements] can be further evolved into another marvelous application."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, then, guided by the profound intuition born of his sudden enlightenment, began to re-derive and modify the Great Five Elements Primordial Solar Divine Light [the supreme divine light technique born from the union of the five elements and the primordial sun].

Thus, time slipped away like fleeting light. In what felt like a mere moment, several hundred years had passed. It was on this day that Eldrin Chen finally let out a slow, measured breath.

"It is done."

Emerging from his deep seclusion, Eldrin Chen slowly opened his eyes. A glimmer of satisfaction shone within their depths.

Although refining the Fruit of the Two Polarities Aurora had not advanced his cultivation base, it had allowed his Five Elements Divine Light [the divine light technique based on the five elements] to ascend to a higher level of mastery.

Now, the Great Five Elements Primordial Solar Divine Light [the supreme divine light technique born from the union of the five elements and the primordial sun], much like the Primordial One Energy [the undifferentiated, primordial source energy from which all things are born], possessed two distinct transformative states.