Chapter 337 : Golden Core Banquet

The sky was overcast with thunderclouds, and after brewing for a full half-hour, a bolt of heavenly tribulation finally descended.

The old clan chief, fully prepared, immediately summoned a third-tier magic treasure—the very Great Geng Immortal Sword that Eldrin (Person Name) had cast aside.

The sword transformed into a brilliant arc of light that soared skyward, obliterating the heavenly tribulation with a single strike, allowing him to seamlessly pass through this first trial of thunder.

After severing that lightning tribulation, the power of the Great Geng Immortal Sword had diminished considerably. Continuing to block further strikes would risk damaging it. The old clan leader, who had no shortage of treasures at his disposal, naturally could not bear to see such a precious top-grade Tier-3 magic treasure be destroyed.

He sheathed the Great Geng Immortal Sword and summoned the Purple Blood Pagoda (Magic Treasure) alongside the Kunwu Earth-Sundering Bell, intercepting the second and third heavenly tribulation bolts.

The fourth heavenly tribulation already possessed remarkable power, yet the Old Clan Leader still held the Violet-Green Tribulation Evasion Treasure Gourd(Magic Treasure) in his hand.

This treasure was specifically crafted for transcending tribulations, its efficacy nearly rivaling 2 or 3 of the clan’s ultimate heirlooms. Back then, Patriarch Qian exchanged it with Eldrin (Person Name) for 2 Purple Aura Cloud-Vein Pills. Now, at last, it could serve its purpose.

The Violet-blue Calamity-Averting Pearl erupted with dazzling lightning patterns, unexpectedly devouring both the fourth and fifth heavenly tribulation bolts in succession.

It was not until the sixth heavenly tribulation that the Old Patriarch finally summoned the Golden Flame Sword. This life-bound immortal sword proved worthy of its reputation as a supreme-grade life-bound magical treasure. With a single sweep, it unleashed a resplendent and dazzling golden sword radiance that utterly obliterated the sixth thunderous tribulation.

After vanquishing this lightning tribulation, the old patriarch sheathed the Golden Flame Sword. The final 3 heavenly strikes possessed extraordinary power, and continuing to wield this sword through the tribulation risked its utter destruction.

Generally speaking, an ordinary Golden Core cultivator without a fourth-tier magic treasure would need to pay a tremendous price to withstand the final 3 heavenly tribulations.

当年Xavier (Person Name)为了挡住第七道雷劫，消耗了家族珍藏的三张三阶上品宝符，为了挡住第八道雷劫，更是让三件镇族至宝尽毁。

The ninth heavenly tribulation was only overcome by relying on the Chen family’s Crimson Sun Void-Immolating Crucible (Magic Treasure).

A single third-grade superior talisman would cost at least a dozen or so 10 1000 spirit stones to start with, while a clan-protecting treasure was valued at over 200,000 spirit stones. This price was by no means insignificant.

Just like Elara (Person Name) back in the day, the old clan leader still had some strength to spare during his tribulation crossing. Naturally, he was reluctant to expend precious third-tier superior-grade spirit talismans, let alone damage the highly valuable third-tier superior-grade magic treasures.

He held a fourth-grade magic treasure as his hidden trump card, and he even possessed a set of innate array artifacts capable of warding off the heavenly tribulation.

With a flick of his hand, he summoned 7 Taibai Celestial Pearls. Instantly, golden rays erupted from the treasures, unleashing the divine power of the Taibai Gengjin Sword Aura to intercept the seventh heavenly tribulation.

He then activated the defensive supernatural power ‘Vajra Glass Barrier’ to block the eighth divine thunderbolt.

This single set of formation artifacts alone withstood the seventh and eighth Golden Core heavenly tribulations, clearly demonstrating that the Old Patriarch's strength far surpassed that of Xavier (Person Name) from back then.

The ninth heavenly tribulation was about to strike. To prevent damage to his life-bound array artifact, he refrained from using it to forcibly withstand the final thunderbolt.

With a sweep of his hand, he summoned his ultimate treasure—the Crimson Sun Void-Immolating Crucible (Magic Treasure). Instantly, a crimson sun materialized in the heavens, its blazing radiance illuminating the sky as it intercepted the final thunderous tribulation.

Congratulations, Grand Elder.

"Now that you have attained the Great Dao of the Golden Core, your future prospects are boundless."

Watching the old clan leader successfully pass through the heavenly tribulation, Eldrin (Person Name) exclaimed with joy.

Chen Changxuan’s face also lit up with joy. He drew the Thunder Tribulation Elixir into his Golden Core before swallowing the core back into his abdomen.

As the saying goes, once the Golden Core is swallowed, my fate lies in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Chen Changxuan had broken through to the Golden Core Realm today, granting him a lifespan of 8 100 years. Should he further enhance the quality of his golden core, there might truly be a sliver of possibility for him to ascend to the Nascent Soul Realm in the future.

With his lifespan now significantly extended, the old clan leader appeared even younger than when he had first broken through to the Purple Mansion realm. He now resembled a man in his late twenties, radiating a more vibrant and heroic vitality.

Sensing the power within his Golden Core, the old clan leader descended from the sky, his face filled with profound emotion. "I never imagined I would reach this day," he murmured with a sigh.

He spoke with profound emotion, turning to Eldrin and saying, "Had it not been for your unwavering support along this journey, I would likely have been reduced to bleached bones long ago."

"Your granduncle’s innate talent and comprehension were by no means poor. While serendipity may have aided his journey to this day, it is no less tied to his own unrelenting diligence."

Eldrin spoke with a gentle smile. The old clan leader had cultivated with utmost diligence, and with Eldrin’s unwavering support along the way, his resources were no less than those of a core disciple from a Nascent Soul immortal clan after the spirit peach tree advanced to the second rank.

Though he would never have dared imagine it in his earlier years, looking back now, his journey to this point seemed only natural.

The old patriarch weathered the thunder tribulation, and the Chen Clan was naturally overjoyed.

2 Golden Cores within a single clan—a sight unparalleled across the entire Chu Kingdom, and this didn’t even account for Eldrin’s dao companion, Lyra.

It so happened that Eldrin had previously refrained from holding a Golden Core Banquet to conceal his cultivation level. Thus, Lior and the others decided to host 1 this time, inviting the major immortal clans of the Chu Kingdom and several prominent sects to attend the celebration.

The banquet had been in preparation for several months. Eldrin and the old clan leader hosted the 3 great sects of Chu Kingdom at Verdant Chariot Mountain, with over 80 Zifu cultivators in attendance.

Even though the cultivation world of the Chu Kingdom had grown significantly stronger over the past 1 100 years, these 80-some Violet Mansion cultivators still accounted for half of all such practitioners in the realm.

In addition, Golden Core cultivators from the neighboring Yan Kingdom (Location), Qi Kingdom (Location), and Cang Kingdom (Location) traveled great distances to attend this banquet in the Chu Kingdom (Location).

The primary reason was that times had changed.

Back then, Lyra had just broken through to the Golden Core realm, merely a Golden Core, Early Stage cultivator, so she naturally commanded little awe.

Now, Eldrin and his dao companion stood as a formidable pair—1 rivaling the perfection of a Golden Core’s completion, the other matching a cultivator at the Golden Core, Late Stage. Together, their combined strength placed them among the top 3 powerful immortal clans of Ji Continent.

With Elara (Person Name) and the former clan leader successively breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, their prestige grew even more formidable.

Moreover, the 2 of them had slain multiple Golden Core cultivators, and with their prior achievements of slaying the Earth Lion Demon King and annihilating the Deng Clan, others naturally had to show them a measure of respect.

Thus, for this Golden Core Conference, no fewer than 7 or 8 Golden Core Realm experts arrived in the Chu Kingdom bearing lavish gifts, all seeking to establish favorable ties with the Chen family.

At the banquet, a group of Golden Core cultivators sat gathered around 1 table.

Eldrin and Lyra sat at the front, their gazes settling upon several unfamiliar Golden Core cultivators.

He discovered that among the Golden Core cultivators attending the assembly this time, there were actually quite a few newly-advanced Golden Core cultivators as well.

The 1 who came from the Violet Abyss Sect alongside Yan Zijī was none other than Fairy Hibiscus. It seemed that thanks to the Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object) from a dozen or so years ago, she had successfully broken through to the Golden Core Realm, becoming the sect’s third Golden Core cultivator.

The Azure Sky Sword Sect also gained a Golden Core cultivator—a man named Ling Changxu, whom Eldrin had encountered during the Battle of the Demon Cave Abyss some 40-odd years ago.

Back then, Ling Changxu was merely 2 100-some years old, and now he was likely still under 3 centuries of age—considered a rising star within the Azure Sky Sword Sect.

As expected, this person must have also broken through to the Golden Core Realm thanks to that cauldron of Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object) refined a dozen or so years ago.

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