Chapter 1441 : The Foundation of Flarestar Palace
Reading this, Eldrin let out a slight sigh of relief.
Now, his greatest concern was actually exposing his foundation of having opened 13 heavenly layers. It seemed the Divine Abyss Cave Heaven still hadn't fully grasped his hidden capabilities.
Of course, this outcome had been anticipated all along. Eldrin remained uncertain whether the Primordial Chaos Sutra could truly conceal 1's destiny.
However, as early as when he first attained immortality, the Glazed Divine Sovereign had remarked that his destiny was anomalous, making even Heavenly Immortal experts incapable of easily divining his fate.
Not to mention that Eldrin had now refined the innate spiritual treasure, the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss. With such a supreme treasure stabilizing his destiny, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would likely struggle to deduce his whereabouts.
With this thought in mind, he turned his gaze to the documents of Lyra (Person Name) and the others.
The document indicated that Lyra (Person Name) was suspected of stepping into the forbidden realm, having opened at least 9 heavenly layers.
According to Qing Ji's records, she was believed to have cultivated 3 Primordial Foundations, having opened at least 8 layers of heaven or more.
The most accurate assessment for Seraphina Qu (Person Name) indicates she possesses the bloodline of the 9-Colored Immortal Clam, suggesting she has likely opened 9 heavenly realms and bears the potential of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.
The remaining Lila (Person Name) and Yan Zi Ji (Person Name) were marked as dual Heaven-Opening foundations, having opened approximately 6 layers of the heavens.
Chen Ethan (Person Name), Kael (Person Name), and Chen Qiyuan were also marked as key individuals, believed to have likely broken through to at least the Sixth Heaven.
The reason the Divine Abyss Blessed Land did not believe these individuals could open the Seventh Heavenly Layer was not only due to their surprise at the trio having cultivated 3 Heaven-Opening Dao Fruits, but also because they doubted the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) possessed such a vast quantity of the Heaven-Opening Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root).
Overall, the Divine Abyss Cavern Heaven’s evaluation of the Return-to-Void Blessed Land was that it possessed considerable potential to establish a Cavern Heaven.
Yet they were considered to be born at an ill-fated time, for it was believed they would struggle to cultivate to the late-stage Earth Immortal realm before the Dao Cataclysm. They would likely be among the first forces to perish in the cataclysm.
"This third map's intelligence estimated the numbers of Immortals and Earth Immortals with remarkable accuracy, yet ultimately failed to see through our hidden cards."
Eldrin set down the documents in his hand, a faint smile gracing his lips as he spoke.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Lyra couldn't help but smile and remark, "Over these years, aside from our closest allies, all who witnessed our true strength have perished."
"Although the Divine Abyss Cave Heaven is formidable, it would still be no easy feat for them to uncover all our secrets."
Chen Qiyuan nodded slightly upon hearing this, his gaze flickering as he said, "Within the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea, there are over a million Immortals, and more than 20,000 Earth Immortal Patriarchs."
"In this vast expanse of sea, nearly every millennium witnesses the emergence of numerous newly-ascended immortals, alongside countless earth-immortal elders achieving breakthroughs. The strength of various blessed realms fluctuates endlessly—some waxing, others waning—in perpetual transformation."
"This map can serve as a reference, but if you treat it as intelligence, its accuracy needs to be taken with a grain of salt."
Eldrin nodded upon hearing this and proceeded to review the materials on the Glazed Paradise.
The Glazed Paradise appeared to be a key focus of the Divine Abyss Cave Heaven, specially marked for particular attention.
According to the information above, Glazed Goddess was believed to have cultivated the Taiyi Immortal Body, ranking among the top 30 Half-Step Celestial Immortals within the Xī Qì Shēn Yuān Hǎi (Mystical Realm).
Seeing this, Eldrin glanced at the map of the Flowing Fire Star Palace.
The Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven also placed significant focus on the Flowing Fire Star Palace. According to this intelligence, the Star Palace housed a force of 3,000 immortals, along with 18 Earth Immortal Elders.
Among the 18 Earth Immortals, there was 1 Half-Step Celestial Immortal, 1 late-stage Earth Immortal, 6 mid-stage Earth Immortals, and 10 early-stage Earth Immortals.
Moreover, there stood 2 guardian true spirits—the Azure Phoenix and the Fire Phoenix—both having reached the mid-stage of Earth Immortal realm.
Eldrin also noted that the person at the late Earth Immortal stage was none other than the Flowing Flame Fairy, who appeared to have newly ascended to this realm after the recent great tribulation.
And on the map, there was a detailed description of the power possessed by the master of the Flowing Fire Star Palace.
That Flowing Fire Palace Lord was a half-step Celestial Immortal who had mastered the Great Unity Dao Principles. Among the 30-some half-step Celestial Immortals in the Western Aether Divine Abyss Sea, his cultivation and combat prowess could only be considered average.
Its combat prowess was roughly comparable to that of an existence that had weathered 4 Dao Tribulations. Without external assistance, the likelihood of it cultivating a second Taiyi Foundation was no more than 10 percent at best.
The Divine Abyss Cave Heaven believed that if the Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace did not encounter a greater opportunity, even if they fortuitously cultivated 2 Taiyi foundations, their chances of successfully reversing the innate and breaking through to the Celestial Immortal realm would not exceed 30%.
Most importantly, the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven believed that the injuries sustained by the Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace from the Western Abyss Dragon King were severe and continuously worsening.
Without a supreme-grade eighth-tier elixir for healing, or a Fire-attribute Heaven-Opening Treasure to refine the Water Elemental Dao Principles within his body, his injuries would gradually worsen.
At most, another 1 100 60 to 70 1000 years would pass before the Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace could no longer suppress his injuries. It was highly likely this would damage his very foundation, shattering all hope of reaching the Celestial Immortal realm.
"At most, we have another 160,000 to 170,000 years. By then, if the master of the Flowing Fire Star Palace fails to find an alternative solution, I fear he won't be able to resist taking action against us."
Reading this, Lyra (Person Name) spoke with an exceedingly grave expression.
Hearing this, everyone furrowed their brows deeply. Eldrin’s eyes darkened slightly as he said, "I’m afraid we don’t have a 100 60 or 70 1000 years left. If I were the Lord of the Flowing Fire Star, I wouldn’t wait until the last moment to take such a risk."
"If my predictions are correct, he is waiting for the Crimson Dragon Dominion Cauldron to restore itself. The moment it recovers, he will most likely strike without hesitation."
Hearing his words, everyone exchanged bewildered glances.
Kael took a deep breath before speaking, "The Crimson Dragon World-Suppressing Cauldron will fully recover in 150,000 years. That means we only have 150,000 years left."
Qing Ji nodded, her gaze grave as she said, "We must at least break through to the mid-stage of Earth Immortal realm to barely stand a chance against him."
Upon hearing this, Eldrin (Person Name) slightly furrowed his brow.
He understood that Qing Ji’s calculations were not mistaken. Although the master of the Flowing Fire Star Palace was severely injured, his combat prowess was still equivalent to at least 3 or 4 Earth Immortals at the Great Perfection stage.
If he were to unleash his full combat prowess regardless of his injuries, he might even deliver a strike capable of slaying a Great Perfection Earth Immortal. Given their current strength, they stood no chance of opposing him.
Under such circumstances, they would need to at least break through to the mid-stage Earth Immortal realm to barely possess the capability to stand their ground in battle.
For Immortals like them who had opened more than 9 celestial layers, breaking through to the middle stage of Earth Immortal realm would bring a tremendous surge in power.
In the future Chen Immortal Clan, each of the 9 Earth Immortal Elders would possess combat prowess comparable to that of late-stage Earth Immortals.
Meanwhile, Eldrin’s combat prowess had advanced even further, now rivaling that of Earth Immortals at the Great Perfection stage who had opened 6 or even 7 layers of celestial realms.
With such combat prowess, though it paled in comparison to a Perfected Earth Immortal who had cultivated 3 Heaven-Opening Foundations and opened more than 8 celestial layers, he was at least no longer completely defenseless.
Like Eldrin (Person Name), if Lyra (Person Name) were to break through to the mid-stage of Earth Immortal, her combat prowess might also approach the threshold of the Earth Immortal's Great Perfection.