Chapter 1452 : The Weight of Karmic Light

Sensing the Merit's Pure Radiance [a luminous aura signifying accumulated virtuous deeds and good karma] emanating from his own being, Eldrin Chen murmured softly to himself.

Yet, a moment later, Eldrin Chen shook his head. In his heart, he understood clearly that this burden of Karmic Malignancy [the negative spiritual weight accumulated from sinful or destructive acts] was far from insignificant.

Thirty-four strands of Karmic Malignancy Light [visible manifestations of karmic sin and negative fate], of which thirty-three originated from six Earth Immortal Demonic Cultivator [powerful demonic practitioners who have attained the Earth Immortal realm]. Averaging it out, each Demonic Cultivator [a practitioner who follows a demonic or unorthodox cultivation path] carried roughly five strands of Karmic Malignancy Light.

When Eldrin Chen refined five Supreme Grade Earth Vein [the highest quality spiritual energy channels within the earth, representing the concentrated essence of a region], he had only condensed five strands of Karmic Malignancy Light.

One must understand that the power of five Supreme Grade Earth Vein constitutes the very essence of a sea region's vitality. The World's Primordial Qi [the fundamental, primordial energy of the world] they circulate is sufficient to nourish the cultivation of billions upon billions of living beings.

After refining those five Supreme Grade Earth Vein, the Primordial Source [the foundational, primordial life force and energy core] of his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body [a legendary physique of unparalleled resilience born from primordial chaos] became comparable to that of a Late Stage Earth Immortal. This illustrates just how immense the Karmic Burden [the weight and consequence of accumulated karma] carried by five strands of Karmic Malignancy Light truly is.

Lyra Jiang has cultivated to this day, consuming resources and possessing combat prowess comparable to a Seventh Level Earth Immortal, yet the Karmic Malignancy Light she has condensed amounts to merely one strand—likely less than one-tenth of what a Seventh Level Earth Immortal Demonic Cultivator would bear.

"It is not that these Demonic Cultivator condensed too little Karmic Malignancy Light," Eldrin Chen concluded inwardly, "but rather that the Yin Crow Ancient Fiend committed countless atrocities, amassing far too much Karmic Malignancy Power [the potent, corruptive force derived from extreme karmic sin]."

With this thought, he gathered his focus. He then proceeded to search through the storage treasures of the several demonic fiends and thoroughly ransacked Yin Crow Mountain [a mountain stronghold associated with the Yin Crow Ancient Fiend]. He discovered that most of the contents were items of the Demonic Path [the collective practices, artifacts, and organizations associated with demonic cultivation], with few resources useful for the Immortal Dao [the orthodox path of cultivation aiming for ascension and harmony].

Eldrin Chen whispered to himself, finally offering this evaluation. Read, share, and discuss at https://audio-novel.com.

After gathering the useful resources and destroying the remaining Demonic Treasure [enchanted artifacts tainted by demonic energy], Eldrin Chen still found no trace of the fragments of the Yin Crow Pot [a legendary cursed cauldron].

Seeing this, Lyra Jiang frowned and said, "Could it be that the fragments of the Yin Crow Pot are not upon this Yin Crow Mountain [a peak shrouded in perpetual shadow and yin energy]?"

"The divination cannot be false."

Eldrin Chen trusted myself own calculations. With a calm expression, he arrived at the summit of Yin Crow Mountain, at the site of a Malignant Entity [a place where yin and malignant energies converge to form a spiritual entity]—a pool of yin-miasma and demonic energy.

Gazing at this demonic spring, Eldrin Chen furrowed his brow slightly and remarked, "What a potent Malignant Entity ground."

Having said this, he prepared to destroy the Demonic Spring [a spring corrupted by demonic energy], but after a moment's hesitation, he stayed his hand.

He then spoke, addressing Lyra Jiang, "The yin-miasma energy within this demonic pool is precisely what is required for the Supreme Unity Forging Armaments Path [a supreme art for forging divine weapons]. It is perfectly suited for tempering the Profound Yin Heaven-Slaying Sword [a legendary sword of profound yin power]."

Lyra Jiang nodded and said, "It will still require the aid of Husband's Pure Yang Celestial Flame [a divine flame of pure yang essence] to purify the Demonic Qi [demonic energy] within the pool, refining it into pure yin-miasma energy suitable for weapon-forging."

"Easily done."

Eldrin Chen spoke, and with a flick of his sleeve, he summoned the Pure Yang Celestial Flame and directed it into the heart of the demonic pool.

In an instant, the demonic pool was ignited. The boundless Demonic Qi [the malevolent spiritual energy cultivated by demonic beings] became fuel for the Pure Yang Celestial Flame [a supreme flame of pure yang essence, the pinnacle of solar and heavenly fire], causing it to blaze with ever-increasing ferocity.

Witnessing this, Qiyuan Chen could not help but praise, "The Pure Yang Celestial Flame truly lives up to its name as the ultimate yang fire. It does not pale in comparison to the Solar True Flame [the purest essence of solar fire] in the slightest."

"In all the world, perhaps only an ultimate yin water like the Profound Nether True Water [the primordial water of the profound netherworld, embodying absolute yin essence] could withstand it for a time."

Eldrin Chen nodded slightly, offering no further comment.

With a flick of his sleeve, he retrieved a shattered fragment from within the Yin Malignancy Demonic Pool.

Seeing this, Nyssa Qu's eyes widened in astonishment. "Is this... a fragment of the Innate Ancient Treasure [a primordial treasure born from the chaos of creation], the Yin Crow Pot?"

"It should be,"

Eldrin Chen affirmed with a nod before continuing, "Long ago, the Yin Crow Pot shattered into seventeen fragments. Most of those pieces remained within the Yin Crow Forbidden Land."

"This piece before us is likely the final fragment of the Yin Crow Pot."

After observing it carefully for a moment, Verdant Consort also remarked, "A fragment of an Innate Ancient Treasure... I wonder what majestic power this treasure possessed at its zenith?"

"Its might is no small matter."

Recalling the scenes from his divination, Eldrin Chen spoke, "At its peak, the Yin Crow Pot could give birth to nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Yin Crow [spectral crow demons], each one comparable to an Earth Immortal Great Perfection [a cultivator at the pinnacle of the Earth Immortal realm]."

"Once unleashed, under the swarm's soul-devouring assault, even an Ancient Immortal Great Power [a mighty being from the Ancient Immortal era] would have to turn and flee."

"Moreover, if this treasure were to merge with the Solar Crow [sun crow] Pot, it would become the Innate Spiritual Treasure [a primordial treasure born from the cosmos] known as the Yin-Yang Myriad Crows Pot. It could release ten thousand 'Yin-Yang [the dual forces of dark and light] Ancient Crows,' each with combat power rivaling the weakest Taiyi Immortal Spirit [a Ninth Rank immortal spirit]."

"Once activated, not even Heaven Immortal [Heaven Immortal] Ancient Immortals [immortals from the primordial era] could withstand it; even a Great Luo Golden Immortal [a supreme Golden Immortal of the Great Luo realm] would likely have to exert their full strength to contend with it."

At this point, Eldrin Chen paused briefly before continuing, "Even now, with the Yin-Yang Myriad Crows Pot shattered, its Yin and Yang pots transformed into the Myriad Crows Forbidden Zone [a perilous region teeming with crow demons]..." Continue your cultivation journey at audio‑novel.com.

"...and the myriad crows scattered into countless Ascendant Immortal [Ascendant Immortal] demonic crows, they are still far beyond what ordinary Ancient Immortals could hope to handle."

Hearing this, everyone's hearts were struck with awe once more.

They had never imagined the Yin-Yang Myriad Crows Pot possessed such terrifying power.

The Taiyi Immortal Spirit [Taiyi Immortal Spirit] is an existence of the Ninth Rank [Ninth Rank] realm, its status equivalent to a Heavenly Immortal Paragon [a Paragon among Heavenly Immortals], lacking only that crucial Innate Qi [primordial energy born with the universe].

It must be understood that within the entire Azure Firmament Immortal Domain [a vast realm of immortals], when the nearly two hundred Grotto-Heavens [self-contained paradisiacal realms] of all sizes are combined, the number of Heaven Immortals [immortals who have ascended to the celestial realm] does not exceed one thousand.

Speaking in such terms, does it not imply that the total combat strength of the Heaven Immortals in the entire Azure Firmament Immortal Domain is still inferior to this single Myriad Crows Pot [a legendary vessel containing countless spectral crows]?

Eldrin Chen noticed everyone's confusion and smiled faintly. "It's not quite that extreme. The Yin-Yang [the dual forces of dark and light, passive and active] Celestial Crows within this Myriad Crows Pot are manifestations of Great Dao [the supreme, fundamental principle of the universe] rules, not true Heaven Immortals."

"They possess only the raw Mana [spiritual power] and Dao Principles [fundamental truths of cultivation] of the Taiyi [a high immortal] realm, lacking Innate Treasures [treasures born from primordial chaos] and Divine Abilities [supreme supernatural powers]. Their combat power falls far short of a true Heavenly Immortal Paragon [a peerless champion among Heaven Immortals] of the same tier."

"In contrast, a Heavenly Immortal Paragon wields both Divine Abilities and Ancient Treasures [artifacts from antiquity] as their own. In a real battle, one could contend against ten such crows without issue."

"If those Ancient Immortals [immortals who have lived since primordial times] were to take action, a single one could oppose a thousand Yin-Yang Celestial Crows. Ten Ancient Immortals should be sufficient to handle them."

Upon hearing this, the group first nodded, then shook their heads.

Lyra Jiang gazed at the fragment, her eyes gleaming. "Within the Azure Firmament Immortal Domain, I fear there are not ten Ancient Immortals."

To this, Eldrin Chen also nodded and spoke. "The Myriad Crows Pot in its prime was indeed mighty enough to dominate all before it."

"Unfortunately, after this Yin-Yang Myriad Crows Pot [the Pot of Yin-Yang and Myriad Crows] was shattered, the Primordial Indestructible Spirit Light [a luminous essence of unbreakable primordial spirit] within it was extracted by Qing Cang, the Great Deity to forge the Immortal Domain supreme treasure, the 'Azure Firmament Heaven's Halberd'."

"Even if this Yin Crow Pot and Solar Crow Pot were restored, reuniting them would likely be a task as difficult as scaling the heavens."

Having said this, Eldrin Chen sealed this fragment and carefully stored it away.

This object was a fragment of an Innate Ancient Treasure [a primordial treasure born from the chaos of creation], and its aura could still attract the Yin Crow Fire Crow [demonic crows of yin and fire attributes] from the Myriad Crows Forbidden Zone. It might prove to be of great use at a critical moment.

After storing the fragment, Eldrin Chen observed that the Demonic Qi [malevolent spiritual energy cultivated by demonic beings] within the demonic pool had been completely consumed. He then proceeded to extract all the lingering Yin Malignancy Aura [the corrupt, chilling energy of yin and evil] from its depths.

Once this was done, Eldrin Chen finally spoke, "This is no place to linger. Let us depart and discuss matters elsewhere."

With that, Eldrin Chen activated the Yin-Yang Void Realm [a spatial treasure capable of traversing the void between yin and yang], carrying everyone away from the peak of Yin Crow Mountain.

After leaving Yin Crow Mountain, they emerged over a stretch of sea. Lyra Jiang then inquired, "What shall we do next?"

Eldrin Chen pondered briefly before retrieving a map. "We have just arrived in the Nether Abyss Purgatory Sea. The local Demonic Cultivator [practitioners who cultivate using demonic and malevolent energies] likely haven't yet reacted to our presence."

"We must act immediately. Before they detect any anomaly, we should seize the opportunity to assault a few of the weaker Demonic Path Abode of Bliss [fortified sanctuaries established by demonic cultivators] and secure some Merit's Pure Radiance [a luminous essence representing accumulated virtuous deeds and karma]."

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