Chapter 1450 : A Forbidden Glimpse of the Great Path

Upon hearing this, everyone's brows furrowed slightly. Kael Chen could not help but remark, "A mere wisp of aura, yet it could provoke countless Lunar Crow [a type of demonic crow associated with lunar and yin energies] to hunt it down. Its true form must be something truly earth-shattering."

Eldrin Chen nodded. He gathered the six strands of Nether Yin Miasma [a potent, shadowy energy of the netherworld and yin nature] together and spoke, "The Lunar Crow Old Freak's daoist title is Lunar Crow, and he cultivates the Lunar Crow Path. There might be some connection to the Myriad Crow Forbidden Land."

"Let me see what this truly represents."

As his words fell, Eldrin Chen activated the Great Deduction Polarity Stars Path [a profound divination art] to perform a deduction. In a fleeting moment, countless earth-shaking strands of Rule Power [the power of cosmic laws and principles] manifested, seeking to trace the mystery of its origin.

At that very moment, he seemed to touch upon something of immense terror. A strand of terrifyingly potent yin and baleful Great Path [the supreme, fundamental laws of the cosmos] power surged back along the thread of his deduction, seeking to grievously wound Eldrin Chen who was performing the calculation.

Fortunately, at the same time, a trace of profound Path Traces [resonant imprints left by a cultivator's connection to their Path] surfaced within Eldrin Chen's body. Far away in the Abyss of the Returning Abyss, the Returning Abyss Pearl [an innate spiritual treasure] rotated slightly, dissolving this backlash for him.

"This is..."

A cold sweat broke out on Eldrin Chen's forehead. In that fleeting instant, he had seemingly glimpsed something untouchable and suffered a backlash from a forbidden aspect of the Great Path.

Had it not been for the Innate Spiritual Treasure [a treasure born from primordial chaos, possessing immense power] Returning Abyss Pearl resolving it for him, he likely would have been severely injured by the backlash.

"Unfathomable, untouchable... I will still see what manner of thing you are."

With the protection of his Companion Innate Spiritual Treasure [a unique, naturally-born treasure that shares a profound bond with its wielder], the Returning Abyss Pearl [a mystical pearl embodying the power of the returning abyss], Eldrin Chen felt a measure of reassurance settle within him. He immediately resumed his divination.

As his calculations continued, he finally succeeded in tracing the origin of that faint aura.

"A wisp of aura from the Innate Ancient Treasure [a primordial treasure born from the chaos of creation], the Lunar Crow Pot [a mystical vessel associated with lunar crows]," he concluded.

Once the divination was complete, Eldrin Chen spoke slowly, revealing that this aura was indeed a trace left by the Innate Ancient Treasure, the Myriad Crows Pot [a pot capable of summoning or commanding a host of crows].

The origin of the Myriad Crow Forbidden Land [a forbidden realm associated with myriad crows] also became clear in an instant. This treasure was the Lifebound Spiritual Treasure [a spiritual treasure intrinsically linked to its owner's life force] of a mysterious Ancient God [a deity from the primordial epochs] from the Depths of Chaos [the unfathomable, formless origin of all existence], dating back to the Primordial Era [the first and most ancient epoch of creation].

It was divided into the Fire Crow Pot [a vessel of fiery crows] and the Lunar Crow Pot, both of which were at the Innate Ancient Treasure level. When combined, they formed the Innate Spiritual Treasure [a supreme, naturally-born spiritual artifact] known as the 'Polarity Myriad Crows Pot' [the ultimate vessel unifying the polar forces of fire and lunar crows].

During a cataclysmic battle near the end of the Primordial Era, that mysterious Ancient God from the Depths of Chaos clashed with Great God Vast Azure [a primordial deity of immense power], a confrontation that shook the very foundations of the Boundless Chaos [the infinite, primordial chaos from which all realms emerged].

After that battle, the mysterious Ancient God was slain and suppressed by Great God Vast Azure, and his Lifebound Spiritual Treasure, the 'Polarity Myriad Crows Pot', was shattered in the conflict.

Later, Great God Vast Azure cast the fragments of the Polarity Myriad Crows Pot into the Vast Azure Immortal Domain [his celestial domain], intending to repair the treasure gradually in the future.

Alas, the Chaos Great Tribulation [the cataclysmic heavenly trial marking the end of a cosmic era] was fraught with boundless peril, and in the end, even Great God Vast Azure failed to transcend it.

After the fall of Great God Vast Azure [a primordial deity of immense power], the fragments of the Polarity Myriad Crows Pot [a legendary cauldron of immense power] fell upon the Boundary of Solar and Lunar Polarity [a mystical boundary between solar and lunar energies]. There, they ultimately transformed, fueled by the Polarity [the fundamental principle of opposing yet complementary forces] power of the Immortal Domain [a realm of immortal beings], into the Myriad Crow Forbidden Land [a perilous region teeming with spectral crows].

This Forbidden Land [a region of extreme danger and forbidden access] is a place of boundless peril. Even an Ancient Immortal Great Power [a supremely powerful being from the ancient era of immortals] who ventures into its depths faces the very real danger of falling.

Upon understanding the origin of this wisp of aura, Eldrin Chen spoke with a grave tone, "That mysterious Ancient God [a deity from a primordial age] within the Chaos [the primordial, formless state before creation]... it seems they were not from the Three Thousand Immortal Domains [the collective realms of immortal cultivation]."

"Could it be that mysterious Ancient God was one of the legendary Chaos Demon God [a primordial demon deity born from the Chaos itself]?"

Eldrin Chen murmured this thought to himself, then shook his head after a moment.

From what he knew, the Chaos Demon God were beings born from the myriad Great Path [the fundamental laws and principles of the cosmos] within the Chaos. They were Innate Heavenly God Being [a being born with the power and status of a heavenly deity] from birth, possessing the cultivation level of Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Great Perfection [the pinnacle stage of the Golden Immortal realm]. The most powerful among them could even rival a Path Ancestor Immortal Sage [a supreme being who has founded their own Path and attained sagehood].

If that mysterious Ancient God truly was a Chaos Demon God, it would have been exceedingly difficult for Great God Vast Azure to slay them.

Furthermore, their Lifebound Spiritual Treasure [a magical treasure intrinsically linked to its owner's life force], the Polarity Myriad Crows Pot, was only a Lower Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure [a basic-grade treasure born from natural law]. This suggested it lacked the overwhelming power characteristic of a true Chaos Demon God. From this, it could be deduced that its owner was, at most, at the early or middle stages of Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [a high-level immortal realm].

"During the Primordial Era [the mythic first age of the cosmos], the Primordial Era Divine Court [the celestial court of the primordial gods] of the Divine Clan [the race of primordial deities] held dominion over the Chaos, with no rival within the Boundless Immortal Domain [the vast expanse of immortal realms]."

"Yet, a Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic event ordained by fate] erupted, leading to the complete decline of that Primordial Era Divine Court. This mysterious Ancient God also does not seem to hail from the Three Thousand Immortal Domains."

"Could it be that beyond the Three Thousand Immortal Domains, within the boundless Depths of Chaos, there exist other realms?"

This thought whispered in the heart of Eldrin Chen, stirring a flicker of a terrifying notion.

At this realization, his pupils involuntarily contracted slightly. He could not deny that this idea seemed utterly fantastical.

Yet, if his conjecture held truth, then some long-standing puzzles from the past might finally find their explanation.

In ancient times, the Primordial Era Divine Court held sway over the Primordial Era, enduring through the vast eons of the Immeasurable Kalpa Tribulation. The Divine Clan oppressed the myriad races of the Myriad Heavens, leaving them gasping for breath.

The three Divine Sovereign of the Primordial Era Divine Court anchored the Cosmos, their boundless might from the Realm of Chaos illuminating the Boundless Chaos and the Universe.

Without an external force to shatter this established order, and without the Solar Heavenly Emperor rebelling against the Divine Clan, the Human Race and the Demon Race—mere Post-Heaven beings—would never have been able to rise up and overthrow them.

Clearly, by the end of the Primordial Era, the forces within the Three Thousand Immortal Domains alone were utterly incapable of breaking the established hierarchy of the Boundless Immortal Domain.

Furthermore, when Eldrin Chen first ascended, he perceived that the countless Three Thousand Immortal Domains scattered within the endless Chaos seemed interconnected, forming a grand, world-spanning formation. Each Immortal Domain appeared to function as a Formation Eye.

Initially, Eldrin Chen believed this configuration served to suppress the Chaos Turbulence and maintain the stability of both the Three Thousand Immortal Domains and the Primordial Immortal Domain.

Yet now it appears that the vast Formation [a complex arrangement of energy channels and nodes used for defense, attack, or cultivation] spanning the Three Thousand Immortal Domains seems to be guarding against some entity from beyond the Three Thousand Immortal Domains, a presence lurking within the Depths of Chaos [the primordial, formless void beyond the ordered realms].

"Even the Depths of Chaos has its great foes."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, a vague inference taking shape in his mind.

He did not know from whence the being who wielded the Polarity Myriad Crows Pot [a legendary artifact of immense power] had come, nor why it had erupted into that ancient, cataclysmic war with the Primordial Era Divine Court [the celestial bureaucracy that governed the cosmos in the earliest ages].

Yet he could vaguely surmise that during the Late Primordial Era [the twilight of the mythic first age], there must have been a past event, its threads now nearly impossible to trace.

For now, his cultivation level was far too low, too insignificant to touch upon the mysteries of the Primordial Era.

But he understood clearly that as long as his cultivation continued to advance, as he stepped into the Celestial Immortal [a high immortal realm] and even the Great Encompassing Realm [a legendary supreme realm], the veils of mystery shrouding the era before Antiquity-Tracing would, piece by piece, be lifted by his own hand.

Thinking this, Eldrin Chen gave a bitter laugh. "My current cultivation is far too weak. Why borrow trouble from tomorrow?"

With this resolve, he withdrew that aura and turned his gaze towards the Immortal Domain. "Let us go," he said.

Seeing this, Exquisite Jiang asked, "Where shall we go?"

"Let us go to Lunar Crow Mountain," Eldrin Chen spoke, his gaze distant and profound. "Within that mountain lies a fragment of the Lunar Crow Pot [a legendary cauldron of immense power]."

After departing the Myriad Crow Forbidden Land, the group then made their way toward the Nether Abyss Purgatory Sea [a vast and perilous sea of churning nether energies and hellish flames].

Starting from the Boundary of Solar and Lunar Polarity [the conceptual border between the domains of sun and moon], they flew upwards for several years, traversing boundless stretches of heaven and earth before finally arriving within the depths of the Nether Abyss Purgatory Sea.

Protected by the Heaven-Deceiving Secret Art [a supreme technique to conceal one's presence from cosmic observation], they would not be detected by the Heavenly Path [the overarching laws and awareness of the cosmos]. Without further delay, they immediately proceeded towards Lunar Crow Mountain.

For this journey, Eldrin Chen now possessed the Heaven-Piercing Shuttle [a supreme vessel for traversing the void]. This shuttle was a specialized treasure for Void Escape [the art of traveling through the fabric of space], and moreover, it was an Eighth Rank High-Grade World-Opening Treasure [a treasure of the highest order, capable of shaping reality].

In terms of piercing through the void, this treasure was significantly more potent than the Polarity Void Mirror.

With the aid of this artifact, Eldrin Chen navigated the void with great speed, arriving at the outskirts of Lunar Crow Mountain not long after.

On this day, Eldrin Chen led his companions, concealing themselves just beyond Lunar Crow Mountain. He then looked at the map in his hand and said,