Chapter 1399 : Divine Abyss Celestial City

On the other end of the Divine Abyss Sea lay a stretch of sea so profoundly dark it seemed to swallow all light.

Within, the ground was covered with lava and an aura of malevolent energy, while the seawater had taken on a pitch-black hue.

"1 of the 7 Seas in the Vast Azure Immortal Realm, the Abyssal Inferno Sea?"

Eldrin murmured inwardly, a contemplative gleam flashing in his eyes. It was said that within the Abyssal Inferno Sea, demonic cultivators reigned supreme—the cultivation environment there was far more brutal, yet it surpassed the Western Aether Divine Abyss in richness. Correspondingly, the Abyssal Inferno Sea also bred far more powerful experts.

As far as he knew, the Abyssal Inferno Sea contained a full 7 major cave heavens, among which were demonic cultivation cave heavens, unorthodox sect cave heavens, and even heretical faction cave heavens.

In the past, the Eldrin had befriended Zhen Yu Zi, who was a disciple of Purgatory Grotto-Heaven—the second-ranked among the 7 great grotto-heavens of the Abyssal Inferno Sea.

Elder Tianyuan noticed the shift in Eldrin’s expression and instinctively followed his gaze.

Seeing him gaze at the Abyssal Inferno Sea, she slightly furrowed her brow and remarked, "Over the years, the Abyssal Inferno Sea has grown increasingly chaotic, and its power has only grown more formidable."

“I heard that the 7 great cave heavens of the Abyssal Inferno Sea have actually joined forces to drive out the Demon Court, Divine Court, and Celestial Court.”

"Such lawless audacity will likely become a great calamity for the Azure Heavens Immortal Realm in the future."

Eldrin frowned slightly upon hearing this.

The Abyssal Refinement Sea was the place where an Ancient Demon had fallen. Legend had it that the power of that Ancient Demon back then had nearly reached the Golden Immortal Realm, only half a step away.

It was said that this ancient demon had already survived 8 kalpic tribulations, needing only 1 final step to ascend to the Great Perfection Golden Immortal realm.

Legend has it that in ancient times, a primordial demon infiltrated the Qingcang Celestial Realm in an attempt to steal the realm's primordial essence to break through to the Great Perfection Golden Immortal realm.

The outcome provoked a collective resistance from the Vast Azure Immortal Realm. It took the combined efforts of several Ancient Immortal powerhouses, supported by hundreds of Celestial Immortal experts launching a joint assault, to finally slay him.

Yet the price of that battle was immeasurably colossal. In its aftermath, the Primordial Azure Immortal Domain saw nearly half of its foundational reserves depleted, with over 3 100 Celestial Immortal experts having fallen.

Even among the 7 Ancient Immortals who joined the siege, as many as 4 perished. After the Ancient Demon's demise, the power of the Great Dao within its body corroded the Abyssal Prison Sea, transforming a celestial paradise into a hellish land for demonic cultivators.

The Abyssal Inferno Sea, 1 of the 30-3 Heavens, had broken free from the celestial laws of the Immortal Realm, becoming a haven for demonic cultivators and practitioners of unorthodox paths.

Even the entire Western Region's 6 Heavenly Domains of the Qingcang Immortal Domain were profoundly affected.

Once a realm of unparalleled prosperity, the Sixfold Celestial Domain had seen its cultivation environment deteriorate significantly, with the power of the primordial heaven and earth diminished by more than half. "Even the celestial laws of this immortal realm cannot control the Abyssal Inferno Sea." "Could the ancient demon of legend truly have been so formidable?"

Eldrin murmured inwardly, his eyes flickering with a trace of solemnity. As they conversed, the group had unwittingly arrived beyond the entrance to the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven.

Seeing this, Eldrin (Person Name) suppressed his thoughts and said, "Let us first enter the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven and see what this Grand Bazaar of Exchange has to offer."

This auction was not held within the Divine Abyss Paradise, but took place in Divine Abyss Immortal City.

Above the Divine Abyss Sea, 3 1000 immortal isles hovered beneath the heavens, where celestial palaces stood in majestic clusters and divine pavilions stretched endlessly, resembling the mythical celestial court of primordial antiquity.

The Divine Abyss Immortal City was situated at the heart of the 3 1000 Immortal Islands, serving as the public face of the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven and standing as 1 of the largest immortal cities within the Western Mists Divine Abyss Sea.

The crowd ascended to the Divine Abyss Immortal City, only to discover that the Grand Bartering Assembly would commence in 3 100 years. Yet even now, the city had already gathered several 1000 Earth Immortal Patriarchs.

Those who had reached the Ascension Realm numbered over a dozen 1000, while cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage were truly countless.

"What a prosperous immortal city." At this sight, Lyra couldn't help but exclaim, "If 1 owned a shop here, they could probably sustain an entire Earth Immortal blessed realm by selling just about anything."

Eldrin (Person Name) nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Since embarking on the path of cultivation, Eldrin had laid eyes upon countless marketplaces.

In his memory, cultivators were always a rare sight—often, an entire market town would pass a whole day without a single 1 appearing.

In some marketplaces above the immortal rank, there were shops that might not open for business even once in hundreds of years.

Within the Sea of Returning Abyss, Eldrin (Person Name) had also established a market town, yet immortals remained a rare sight within its bounds.

Although the Immortal Alliance now boasted over 2 100 immortals, these cultivators would often enter seclusion for centuries or even millennia at a time. It was common for thousands of years to pass without a single visit to the marketplace.

Thus, in the Eldrin Abyss Market, it would often take several years or even a dozen or so years for a single immortal to arrive. On ordinary days, the presence of immortals was virtually unseen. In contrast, shops catering to Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators were truly bustling with activity, their doors never free from the constant flow of visitors.

Within the depths of the Divine Abyss Immortal City, the sheer number of Earth Immortals and Celestial Immortals was beyond count, truly surpassing Eldrin's expectations.

At this thought, Eldrin couldn't help but ask, "After the great tribulation, 70 to 80 percent of the immortals in the Western Aether Divine Abyss Sea perished. How could there still be so many remaining?"

"They are mostly from the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven."

Elder of the Abyss spoke, his tone tinged with envy, "A supreme grotto-heaven can shelter at least 100,000 immortals from calamity."

"Within this Divine Abyss Paradise, it is said there are over 1,000,000 immortals—all ancient beings who have lived for millions, some even tens of millions of years."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin (Person Name) felt a faint tremor in his heart.

A mere grotto-heaven could shelter over a million immortals—these ancient transcendents had lived for hundreds, even tens of millions of years.

Even if they had not undergone the tribulation and their own strength progressed slowly, after tens of millions of years of cultivation, even a pig would have reached the Ninth Heaven of Ascension. "Over a million at the Ninth Heaven of Ascension."

Eldrin (Person Name) took a deep breath. By this calculation, did it mean the power of the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven alone surpassed that of countless immortals across the entire Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea?

He roughly estimated that, setting aside those blessed lands, the strength of the Divine Abyss Cave Heaven was indeed sufficient to surpass all immortals born in the Western Mist Divine Abyss Sea over the past 1,000,000 years.

"It seems these grotto-heavens and blessed lands are the true foundations within each immortal realm."

"In contrast, low-level rogue immortals face their heavenly tribulation once every 1,000,000 years, and most never live to see the second million-year cycle."

"Only by breaking through to the Earth Immortal realm and relying on the Earth Immortal World to shelter our disciples can we obtain tens of millions of years of peace."

Eldrin (Person Name) let out a soft sigh, his heart swelling with ever-deepening emotion.

He didn't ponder further, merely gazing at the celestial city as he said, "Since the Grand Bartering Assembly is still some time away, let us first explore this Divine Abyss Celestial City."

As they spoke, the group began to explore the Divine Abyss Immortal City.

This Divine Abyss Immortal City was immensely vast, where 1 could purchase almost all of the rarest immortal-tier treasures.

Eldrin (Person Name) found himself with a rare moment of leisure, strolling through the Divine Abyss Immortal City. Yet before long, a subtle tremor stirred between his brows, and his footsteps faltered almost imperceptibly.

Seeing this, Lyra (Person Name) couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Husband, what troubles you?"

Eldrin did not answer immediately. With a flick of his sleeve, an ancient verdant leaf flying sword shot forth.

The Verdant Leaf Immortal Sword emitted a faint, wondrous glow the moment it appeared, then swiftly flew toward the distant horizon.