Chapter 1382 : Primordial Banquet

Having received such generous gifts, Eldrin naturally had to entertain the guests properly.

At that time, Eldrin hosted an immortal banquet at Verdant Chariot Mountain, gathering extraordinary delicacies such as dragon liver and phoenix marrow, celestial fruits and jade nectar, and even steamed numerous Crimson Azure Dragonfish to feast the guests.

It is worth mentioning that the Crimson Azure Dragon Fish is also a rare delicacy in the immortal realm.

In those years, Eldrin brought back a Green Dragon Fish from the Violet Realm. After vanquishing the Crimson Dragon Immortal Isle, he obtained a Crimson Dragon Fish. Since then, the 2 dragon fish mated and spawned numerous dragon fish offspring.

The vast majority were Crimson Dragon Fish and Azure Dragon Fish, with only a rare few inheriting the bloodlines of both, transforming into Crimson-Azure Dragon Fish.

This dragon fish surpasses the previous 2 in flavor, its deliciousness rivaling even that of dragon liver and phoenix marrow. Moreover, consuming it greatly benefits 1's cultivation.

Getting back to the story, to celebrate the feat of world creation, Eldrin hosted a grand celestial banquet atop Verdant Chariot Mountain that lasted for over 3 months. As the gathered immortals gradually dispersed, Eldrin saw no reason to linger any longer and prepared to depart for the heart of the great tribulation.

Before leaving, he summoned Sunlight Fairy and Skywind Daoist, intending to repay all the owed Primordial Chaos Qi he had borrowed from them. However, both refused.

That day, having surplus Primordial Chaos Qi, Ji exchanged it for a rare Primordial Chaos treasure from Eldrin (Person Name). Daoist Tianfeng felt indebted to Eldrin (Person Name) for the owed gratitude and was unwilling to reclaim the item.

Left with no other choice, the 2 deliberated and ultimately Eldrin provided him with a sum of 10,000 Immortal Origins and rare treasures to serve as capital for rebuilding the Liu Immortal Clan.

Seeing this, Eldrin handed all 6 strands of his Primordial Qi of Creation to Lyra, allowing her to use them to elevate her Life-Bound Treasure of Creation in preparation for her breakthrough to the Celestial Immortal Realm.

After completing all this, Eldrin turned and departed.

At the moment of parting, he soared over the Abyssal Sea and noticed that the spiritual energy throughout the region had grown significantly richer than usual, while the cultivation resources between heaven and earth had also multiplied considerably.

"The great tribulation is nearing its end, and the circulation of primordial qi between heaven and earth is about to complete." A sigh escaped Eldrin's lips as he murmured inwardly.

According to his estimation, since the outbreak of this great tribulation, over 70 to 80 percent of the immortals in the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea had already perished.

So many immortals had fallen, their lifelong cultivation achievements returning to the Dao of Heaven, naturally restoring much of the primordial qi in this realm.

Throughout the entire Vast Azure Immortal Domain, the current concentration of immortal spiritual energy and spiritual qi had nearly doubled compared to before the great calamity erupted.

After several great battles in the Sea of Returning Abyss, over 700 celestial beings and immortals had fallen in these waters, including even multiple Earth Immortal Elders.

Not to mention, among these Earth Immortals was the master of 1000 Dragon Lake, who had reached the late Earth Immortal stage.

So many Celestial Immortals and Earth Immortals had achieved Dao dissolution within the Eldritch Abyss Sea, naturally causing both the immortal spiritual energy and cultivation resources in these waters to be vastly enriched.

According to Eldrin's (Person Name) estimation, the current Sea of Returning Abyss now harbored at least tens of thousands of newly forming super-giant spirit stone veins, along with dozens of nascent immortal source veins.

Vast quantities of earth veins, along with various ores and cultivation resources, were also in the process of formation.

Within the twin immortal isles of the Great Yin and Great Yang, 2 supreme immortal-grade earth veins were already gestating, even carrying a faint sensation of evolving into blessed lands.

"In my Sea of Returning Abyss, the mere fall of a few 100 Immortals and several Earth Immortal Elders has already birthed such miraculous fortune." "Beyond the Western Abyss Dragon Palace, where over 100,000 Immortals have returned their Dao to Heaven, hundreds of Earth Immortals have fallen in battle, and even Quasi-Celestial Immortals may have perished—what staggering profundity must have converged there?"

Eldrin murmured under his breath, truly comprehending for the first time the sheer terror of the Great Tribulation.

A single outbreak of a great tribulation had already doubled the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. No wonder the immortal realm required the continuous eruption of such calamities.

Were it not for the Great Tribulations in the immortal realm, the immortal spiritual energy would be depleted within a few million years. The Xī Qì Shényuān Hǎi (Immortal Domain) alone, with its population of merely 2,000,000 immortals, has already consumed nearly half of the immortal spiritual energy. Without the Great Tribulations to return these immortals to the Dao through transformation.

Then imagine, after 10 million years, with over 10 million immortals in the Sea of Sunset Qi Divine Abyss cultivating and continuously drawing upon the immortal spiritual energy, how could the Sea of Sunset Qi Divine Abyss possibly withstand it?

After 1 kalpa, with over a 100 million immortals crammed into the Xī Qì Shén Yuān Hǎi (Mystical Realm), it would likely take only a few years to drain the entire Xī Qì Shén Yuān Hǎi dry.

When the time comes and the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea turns into a vast desert, not even a single spiritual root will survive. As the power of heaven and earth is gradually drained and weakened by immortals, how could it possibly withstand the onslaught of the chaotic tides?

It was foreseeable that without the Great Tribulation to sustain the cycle of heavenly and earthly energies, the immortal realm would ultimately march toward annihilation.

"To maintain the balance of the immortal realm, we must seek external resources rather than engage in endless internal competition," Eldrin murmured inwardly, a contemplative gleam flashing in his eyes.

Within the world he had forged, the current source of spiritual energy primarily stemmed from the Mirror of Yin, Yang, and Void (Magic Treasure), which drew upon the power of the void and transformed it into vital qi.

Second, the 5 stalks of Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) continuously converted the energy of the chaotic void, transforming it into the 5 elemental energies that flowed between heaven and earth.

Beyond that, as the 13 Primordial Treasures gradually took form and the Imperial Lords of the 6 Heavens and 7 Realms progressively assumed their ordained positions, they would also assist Eldrin in drawing upon the void's energy to convert it into primordial qi of heaven and earth.

It could be said that the Heavenly Emperors of the 6 Heavens and 7 Realms were also of paramount importance to Eldrin's Earthly Immortal Realm.

Their most crucial duty was to draw upon the power of the void, transforming it into the energy of heaven and earth and the power of origin, thereby enriching the foundation of the Earth Immortal Realm.

"The Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea is also 1 of the 30-3 heavenly realms of the Qingcang Immortal Domain. By all reasoning, it should possess a Primordial Treasure." "Such a Primordial Treasure ought to be capable of drawing upon the Primordial Chaos, converting it into Immortal Spirit Qi to nourish all living beings of the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea in their cultivation."

Eldrin (Person Name) murmured under his breath, then shook his head after a moment. "Such a supreme treasure... I wonder if it's controlled by the Western Aether Cave Heaven or the Divine Abyss Cave Heaven? Or perhaps jointly guarded by multiple Celestial Immortals?"

"However, it stands to reason that this treasure must have its limits in converting chaos qi. While it may sustain several million, or even 10 million, immortals, it likely cannot support hundreds of millions."

With these thoughts in mind, a trace of serenity flickered within Eldrin's gaze.

Having cultivated to his current realm, he could roughly surmise the present situation of the Qingcang Immortal Domain.

Whether it be the great tribulation that occurs once every 1,000,000 years or the Dao tribulation that arises once every 10,000,000 years, they fundamentally serve 2 purposes. The first is to purge immortals, completing the cyclical rejuvenation of spiritual energy within the celestial realm.

Second, it is to cultivate more Celestial Immortals and Great Adepts through natural selection.

For only a Celestial Immortal possesses the power to aid the Qingcang Immortal Realm in drawing upon the primordial chaos energy, and only a Celestial Immortal is capable of assisting the Qingcang Immortal Realm in resisting the unknown perils that emerge from the depths of chaos.

In the eyes of the Heavenly Dao of the Qingcang Immortal Realm, an excess of low- to mid-tier immortals is both useless and detrimental.