Chapter 1158 : A Thread of Fate, A Gifted Root

Eldrin Chen cast a glance at the child and immediately discerned the absence of a Spiritual Root [the innate organ that allows one to sense and absorb spiritual energy].

He shook his head slightly, then offered a gentle smile, patting the child's shoulder. "Since our paths have crossed, it signifies a thread of fate," he said.

"I sense this child likely possesses a Spiritual Root."

"Is that truly so?"

The Middle-aged Man was overjoyed and promptly expressed his gratitude. "Then I shall accept your auspicious words!"

With that, he immediately led the youth forward. Upon the Spiritual Root Detection Platform [a ceremonial platform used to reveal one's innate spiritual affinity], a dazzling, multicolored radiance began to bloom.

The violet-robed elder observed the spectacle and stroked his beard with evident satisfaction. "A Wind Spiritual Root [an affinity for the element of wind]," he declared. "Advancing along the Gale Path [a cultivation art harnessing the power of wind], breaking through to the Golden Core [the third major realm where spiritual energy condenses into a solid golden core] will be effortless. After forming the Golden Core, one may continue pursuing the Gale Path."

"Alternatively, one could choose to refine and split it into a Dual Spiritual Root [an affinity for two complementary elements]. It seems this child's potential is indeed considerable."

"Hahaha! My son truly has a Spiritual Root!"

As if touched by a subtle intuition, the Middle-aged Man quickly turned, holding his child, to look towards where Eldrin Chen had been. He found, however, that Eldrin Chen had already vanished, departing at some unknown moment. This chapter appears courtesy of audio . novel . com.

An Immortal possesses the heaven-defying power of Creation. For Eldrin Chen, to expend a trace of his immortal trace power and bestow upon it the Spiritual Root [the innate foundation for cultivation] that arises from the unseen workings of fate was but a trivial effort.

Departing from the small town, Eldrin Chen continued his westward journey. After an indeterminate length of time, his expression shifted subtly, and his footsteps came to a halt.

He turned back and strolled into a small city.

There, within the courtyard of a city residence, a young child was taking its first unsteady steps upon the ground.

The child's form was tender and innocent, appearing to be only four or five years of age, yet within its brows and eyes lay a rare and gentle grace.

Gazing upon the child before him, Eldrin Chen remained silent for a long while, finally releasing a sigh.

"Born a member of the Chen Clan, die a soul of the Chen Clan."

"If there is another life, be a Chen Clan person once more."

"Alas."

Eldrin Chen sighed once more, concluding with a note of profound feeling, "Caleb, you have finally attained your heart's desire."

Gazing at the child before him, Eldrin Chen felt a profound and complex surge of emotions. The person standing before him was, in truth, the reincarnated form of Caleb Chen.

In those distant years, when the Chen Clan was still merely an Infant Soul Immortal Clan, Eldrin Chen had allied with several Infant Soul powers to campaign against the Desolate Demon Ridge in order to repair the Azure Abyss Sword. The endeavor, however, fell victim to the machinations of the Blood-Refining Old Demon.

In that fateful battle, the Chen Clan lost five of its Golden Core cultivators. Among them was Caleb Chen.

At that time, Caleb Chen's cultivation had already reached a remarkable level; he was a seed candidate for the True Lord realm within the family. Had he not met an untimely end, with Eldrin Chen's support, he might very well have had the potential to break through to the Primordial Spirit realm.

Caleb Chen had been raised from childhood by Eldrin Chen's own hand. The bond between them ran deep, transcending the simple label of uncle and nephew; theirs was a relationship closer to that of master and disciple.

After Caleb Chen's fall, Eldrin Chen had carried a quiet anguish in his heart. He never imagined that after more than ten thousand years, he would encounter the reincarnated form of Caleb Chen.

"We meet again, in the end," Eldrin Chen murmured, a faint, bittersweet smile touching his heart as he stepped forward.

After a careful examination of the child, Eldrin Chen revealed a trace of astonishment.

"A Xavier Path Body [a rare innate constitution perfectly aligned with the path of the sun and yang energies]," he whispered to himself, recognition dawning.

This discovery added another layer of significance to this unexpected reunion.

The Xavier Path Body is an exceptionally superior Path Body [a special innate physical constitution that grants unique cultivation advantages]. It contains an extremely domineering Nine Heavens Xavier Power [a supreme divine power of the heavens]. If one cultivates the Xavier Path Body to its ultimate limit, it can transform into the legendary Xavier Immortal Body [an immortal-grade constitution of supreme power].

This is a path to immortality. The Xavier Immortal Body is of such overwhelming might that it likely rivals even the Gale Wind Divine Body [a divine constitution of wind and speed] possessed by Heaven Wind Path Master.

That Caleb Chen possessed such a Path Body in this life came as a surprise to Eldrin Chen, for constitutions of this caliber are exceedingly rare.

In the past, Eldrin Chen did not understand, but as his cultivation has grown increasingly profound, he has begun to glimpse a sliver of the mysteries of Reincarnation [the cycle of death and rebirth of the soul].

Generally speaking, cultivators who are born with a Path Body often have significant origins in their previous lives.

While not an absolute rule, the majority of prodigies blessed with a Path Body had cultivated to at least the Primordial Spirit Path Lord [a master of the Dao whose soul has reached the Primordial Spirit stage] realm in their past existence. This novel is serialized on audio–novel.com. Visit for updates.

When these Primordial Spirit Path Lord enter Reincarnation, they can expend the power of their Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core and highest essence of a cultivator's soul] to nurture a Path Body and Spiritual Root [the innate talent determining one's aptitude for absorbing spiritual energy] for their next incarnation.

It is precisely for this reason that Primordial Spirit Path Lord who enter the Netherworld Underworld Court [the celestial bureaucracy governing the underworld and reincarnation] receive special consideration from the Ghost Immortal [immortals who serve as officials in the underworld] residing within the Netherworld [the realm of the dead and spirits].

For even after their Primordial Spirit undergoes dissolution and they enter the cycle of Reincarnation, relying on the foundation of their past life, there is a great likelihood they will cultivate back to the Path Lord [a master of a particular Dao or cultivation path] realm.

If their Opportunity and Fortune [the confluence of chance and destiny that shapes a cultivator's path] is sufficient, their chances of breaking through to become an Immortal [a being who has transcended mortality] increase greatly. Once they successfully Ascendant Immortal [achieve immortality and ascend] and recover the memories of their past life, they will most likely repay the Karma [the spiritual debt or consequence of one's actions] incurred during their Reincarnation.

That Caleb Chen possessed the Xavier Path Body [a constitution of exceptional affinity with the path of the sun] in this life was a development that took Eldrin Chen completely by surprise, sparking a flicker of profound curiosity within him.

"Let me see what you have experienced in times past!"

Eldrin Chen murmured, drawing forth a wisp of Caleb's soul essence.

In that instant, boundless Immortal Essence [the foundational energy of an immortal] bloomed forth. A majestic, earth-shaking power surged into that strand of soul, weaving it into the tapestry of Caleb Chen's past Reincarnation [the cycle of death and rebirth].

Space-Time [the fabric of reality encompassing dimensions and duration] was traced back, the old scenes of Reincarnation unfolded, and Caleb Chen's previous life finally manifested before his eyes.

A single glance caused Eldrin Chen's gaze to sharpen. He discovered that after Caleb's demise in that distant past, his soul had journeyed through the Reincarnation for only a single lifetime.

This meant Caleb Chen's previous incarnation had lived for a staggering sixteen thousand years and more.

"It seems this child's former life was one of considerable Extraordinary [remarkable and uncommon] nature,"

Eldrin Chen whispered, his eyes fixed intently upon the unfolding scenes of Caleb Chen's past.

In that lifetime, Caleb Chen, having reincarnated with a soul at the Golden Core Perfection Stage [the pinnacle of the Golden Core cultivation realm], was born a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root [a spiritual root of the highest celestial grade] of the Fire Spiritual Root [affinity with the element of fire] type.

He was born into a magnificent Great Thousand World [a vast and complex plane of existence]. By extraordinary fortune, he was born into an Infant Soul Immortal Clan [a powerful clan whose patriarchs have reached the Infant Soul Realm]. Up until the Infant Soul [a high cultivation realm where one's nascent soul is formed], his path faced no significant obstacles.

Thanks to his Heavenly Spiritual Root [a supreme-grade spiritual root granting exceptional talent], he received the clan's focused cultivation. He smoothly achieved Self-Achieved Foundation Establishment [building his cultivation foundation without external aids], subdued the Mortal Shell Tribulation [a tribulation faced when advancing to the Violet Sanctum Realm] to reach the Violet Sanctum [a realm where one opens a mystical palace within], and forged a top-grade Golden Core [a condensed core of pure spiritual energy].

Ultimately, with the aid of several True Lord [cultivators who have comprehended a sliver of a Path Principle] from his clan, he was incredibly fortunate to obtain a wisp of Heavenly Path Energy [a supreme spiritual energy aligned with the Heavenly Dao] and successfully forged a Heavenly Path Infant Soul [a perfect nascent soul imbued with the essence of the Heavenly Dao].

After forging his Heavenly Path Infant Soul, his genius became truly unstoppable. Not only did his cultivation progress with divine speed, but he also comprehended the rare Xavier Arcane Power [a powerful divine ability born from the Path Principle of the Sun], breaking through to the Primordial Spirit Realm [the realm of the primordial spirit] in one fell swoop.

Although cultivators with a Heavenly Spiritual Root possess relatively thin spiritual energy reserves, their cultivation speed within the Primordial Spirit [the Primordial Spirit Realm] remains exceptionally fast. Caleb Chen required a mere six thousand years to cultivate to the Great Perfection stage of the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Thereafter, his progress became arduous. He cultivated for a full ten thousand years more before finally comprehending a Path Principles Embryo [the nascent form of a complete Path Principle], becoming the first person in hundreds of thousands of years within that Great Thousand World with the potential to ascend to immortality.

In his previous life, at the age of sixteen thousand years, Caleb Chen began his assault on the Ascendant Immortal Realm [the realm of a true immortal].

Cultivators with a single Spiritual Root [the innate conduit for absorbing spiritual energy] possess weak spiritual energy, making it immensely difficult to survive the Immortal Ascension Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the cataclysmic heavenly thunder tribulation required to ascend to immortality].

Caleb Chen dared to brave the Immortal Ascension Heavenly Thunder Tribulation. Relying on the peerless dominance of his Path Principles of Xavier [the Path Principle of the Sun], he miraculously managed to endure the Ascendant Immortal Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the heavenly thunder tribulation for immortal ascension].

Yet, after the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the tribulation of heavenly thunder], Caleb Chen's physical body was utterly destroyed, and his Primordial Spirit [his spiritual core] suffered grievous wounds.

Having lost his Treasure Body [a body refined to the level of a precious artifact] and sustained such grievous injuries, Caleb Chen could only consume the strand of Origin Immortal Energy [the foundational energy of an immortal, granted by the heavens] bestowed by the Heavenly Path [the supreme cultivation method] to heal, thereby forging the Xavier Immortal Embryo [a unique immortal foundation named after its creator].

While this stabilized his wounds, losing that strand of foundational energy [the vital essence meant to be fused with one's Path Principles] meant that even if he succeeded in his ascension, he would forever remain a pseudo-immortal or a rogue immortal, with no possibility of further advancement.

Thus, he decided to undergo a ritual dissolution of his physical form and enter the cycle of Reincarnation [the cycle of death and rebirth], to cultivate the Immortal Ascension Path Fruit [the ultimate fruit of cultivation signifying true immortality] once more in a new life.

And for this life's journey to immortality, he chose the Purple Seal Realm [a specific world or plane of existence].

"Oh, foolish child."

Reading this, Eldrin Chen let out a sigh, a wave of complex emotions washing over him.

The reason Caleb Chen was born into the Chen Immortal Clan [the Chen family of immortals] in this life was that after transcending the Immortal Ascension Tribulation [the heavenly trial to become an immortal], he had regained the memories of his past existence.

In those memories, the Demonic Abyss Cataclysm [a great calamity originating from a demonic abyss] within the Purple Seal Realm remained unresolved, and the Chen Clan faced boundless tribulation.

Therefore, in this life, he had willingly scattered his Immortal Embryo [the nascent immortal core] and arrived bearing the Xavier Path Body [a special constitution aligned with a specific cultivation path], determined to be born in response to the calamity and quell the boundless catastrophe plaguing the Purple Seal Realm.

Beyond that, it was also to see once more the companions of his past life, to see Eldrin Chen and Silas Chen.

"You possess great vision and profound talent."

"You have merely arrived too late."

Eldrin Chen shook his head, a wry smile touching his lips.

Now that the great calamity in the Purple Seal Realm had been quelled, Caleb Chen had indeed arrived too late. Official source: audio-novel`com. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.