Chapter 1368 : Chaos Origin

"Hmm."

Eldrin gave a slight nod and immediately took a step forward, heading toward the summit of the Whistling Wind Valley.

As soon as he reached the mountain peak, Eldrin nearly lost his footing from the force of the colossal gale.

As soon as he steadied himself, he felt countless torrential gales sweeping toward him. These were the winds of the Western Extremity, interwoven with the sharp glints of Gengjin Metal.

At this moment, every wisp of howling wind was like a fine immortal sword, striking against Eldrin's flesh and instantly carving blood trails 1 after another.

"What formidable Gale Force."

Eldrin was inwardly astonished. Without delay, he summoned the Primordial Chaos Rules to shield his immortal nascent soul, then settled into meditation atop the mountain peak, allowing the boundless power of the howling winds to sweep over his mortal form.

The mountain peak's howling gales never ceased throughout the year, relentlessly lashing against Eldrin's physical form. Not only did the tempest tear through his flesh until blood and tissue scattered like petals, but it even penetrated deep into his body, seeping through his very bones to ravage his internal organs.

Each gust of wind was like billions of microscopic immortal swords piercing through his body, relentlessly eroding his primordial essence and honing his internal organs.

As the relentless hurricane continued to ravage him, Eldrin's 5 internal organs spontaneously resisted the onslaught. The 5 deities residing within his organs erupted with dazzling immortal radiance, ceaselessly nourishing and strengthening his physical form.

Amidst this process, the 5 source energies within the internal organs began to gradually intertwine and merge. Time holds no sway in the mountains, yet a millennium passes in the mortal world.

Eldrin sat atop the peak of Howling Wind Valley, facing the ceaseless gales alone. Day and night, he endured the lashing storms and weathering elements, bearing the agony of endless winds piercing through his flesh—all to forcibly merge the 5 primordial sources.

Amidst such excruciating torment, time stretched into an unbearable eternity, yet 3 1000 years slipped away in the blink of an eye. Finally, after 3 millennia had passed, on a storm-ridden night, blazing thunderlight illuminated the darkened skies. There sat a figure of unimaginable grandeur and blinding radiance—both meditating and standing erect.

Around that figure, 5 dazzling divine halos bloomed, radiating in crimson, gold, azure, black, and amber hues. The 5-colored halos rotated slowly, gradually merging into 1 another until they coalesced into a hazy glow of primordial chaos.

"Hmm..."

In an instant, all sound between heaven and earth vanished, and the myriad beings fell into utter silence.

Even the perpetual howling winds and the 9 heavens' thunder fell into silence, as if everything had frozen in this very moment. At the summit of the Howling Wind Valley, the figure that had sat in meditation for 3 1000 years slowly rose to its feet.

At the mountain peak, Eldrin stood with snow-white robes billowing, his expression serene as the endless gales swept over him without leaving a single trace upon his form.

Around him swirled streams of chaotic energy, forming an impervious barrier of primordial chaos that repelled all assaults of power.

"Has it succeeded?"

Eldrin murmured, raising a finger with a flick of his sleeve.

Between his 2 fingers, a wisp of chaotic mist coalesced, ultimately transforming into a blindingly brilliant blade of astral force that swept outward. In that instant, heaven and earth were cleaved apart, and the vast seas divided.

A sword scar stretched all the way to the horizon where sea met sky, cleaving the vast expanse of ocean in its wake. For hundreds of millions of miles, the primordial waters were parted as if split by a divine blade peerless throughout antiquity.

"So powerful."

Meanwhile, Lyra (Person Name) at the mountain’s base couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath at the sight before her.

At this moment, Eldrin stood atop the mountain peak, his snow-white robes fluttering as 3 1000 strands of raven hair cascaded freely about his shoulders.

He stood there just so, enveloped in swirling streams of chaotic energy that veiled the peerless Hugo from sight, like a supreme immortal sovereign descending upon the mortal realm.

With but a casual point of her finger, she split the endless sea asunder, as if a sword immortal from the highest heavens had descended to deliver a single strike. "My Lady."

Eldrin retracted his aura of chaos, simply strolling through the void until he stood before Lyra. An involuntary smile touched his lips as he said,

Lyra carefully studied Eldrin, drawing a sharp breath before sighing. "It took immense effort just to reach within half a step of you. Yet, to think I'd be surpassed in merely a few 1000 years."

"You are blessed with unparalleled talent, Madam, no less than your husband." Eldrin spoke softly, a faint smile gracing his lips.

This time, the Primordial Immortal Body reached perfection, and the 5 source veins within merged into 1, transforming into the power of Chaos Origin.

Though this was merely a wisp of insignificant Chaos Primordial Force, it was already astonishing beyond measure.

Eldrin was still uncertain about the true extent of this Chaos Origin's power, yet he faintly sensed that his combat prowess had already surpassed Lyra's.

He could vaguely sense that with the protection of the Dao of Chaos Origin, once activated, a haze of chaotic mist would envelop his entire being.

The defense of that chaotic mist was immensely powerful. Even if an ordinary Earth Immortal Patriarch were to attack with a world-splitting supreme treasure, they would likely fail to breach this layer of mist, let alone harm Eldrin’s physical body.

Not only that, but this Chaos Origin simultaneously embodied the sharpness and solidity of the Metal Element, the tenacity and profundity of the Earth Element, the enduring vitality of the Wood Element, the boundless gentleness of the Water Element, and the overwhelming fervor of the Fire Element.

More importantly, while possessing these 5 powers, the Chaos Origin far transcended them, achieving an unprecedented qualitative transformation.

As long as this wisp of Chaos Origin remained, Eldrin's physical form would be indestructible and immortal. With but a casual release of chaotic mist, he could pierce through a myriad of greater worlds.

For instance, when Eldrin casually pointed a moment ago, merely channeling a wisp of chaotic mist, he effortlessly cleaved through hundreds of millions of miles of boundless ocean—a force rivaling the full-strength strike of a peerless Sword Immortal.

Such might was enough to cleave heaven and earth asunder, even sunder a Great Chiliocosm in twain.

What Eldrin (Person Name) did not know was that chaos essence of this level had already transcended into a supreme form of energy. Countless Celestial Immortals and mighty figures could spend their entire lives without ever glimpsing such heights.

The Chaos Origin he had cultivated was fundamentally no different from the primordial Chaos Qi permeating the void, save for being excessively diluted.

The chaotic essence he had cultivated through his Primordial Immortal Body was, compared to any single strand of primordial qi within the chaos, merely an insignificant wisp of power.

However, as his cultivation continued to advance, the day would eventually come when Eldrin's Primordial Chaos Origin would grow immensely powerful. Should he cultivate to the realm of a Celestial Immortal, even the chaotic currents within the Primordial Chaos might struggle to harm him.

Ordinary Celestial Immortals risked almost certain death each time they ventured into the primordial chaos. Yet when the time came, Eldrin might freely traverse the chaotic expanse of the 3 1000 immortal domains.

Within the chaos where the 3 1000 Immortal Domains resided, the chaotic currents were suppressed by an intangible field. Though far less perilous than the depths of the primordial chaos, it remained an exceedingly treacherous realm.

Ordinary Celestial Immortals would not dare venture into the Chaos unless they possessed a Taiyi Ancient Vessel, for without the protection of a ninth-tier ancient ship, even a Celestial Immortal would struggle to survive upon entering the Chaos.

But with great peril also came immense rewards.

Within the boundless chaos of the primordial void, materials of astonishing value could be found everywhere.

Within the primordial chaos, rare divine metals and precious materials scarcely seen in the celestial realms lay scattered in plain sight. Even a casually excavated stone fragment might prove to be primordial treasure—or perhaps even a Taiyi-grade marvel.