Chapter 1554 : Reunion in the Glazed Blessed Land

Afterwards, Eldrin Chen did not proceed immediately to the Glazed Blessed Land. First, he used the Innate Spiritual Water to nurture several stalks of Ancient Medicinal Herb. Then, he entered his Seclusion Chamber to kindle the alchemical furnace, successfully refining two batches of Cloud-Patterned Immortal Pill. Only then did he set his course for the Glazed Blessed Land.

Within the Glazed Blessed Land, Eldrin Chen was reunited with the three women: Solara, Luna, the Consort, and Stella.

Having not seen them for some years, Eldrin Chen observed that their cultivation had progressed significantly. Both Luna, the Consort and Stella had already stepped into the realm of the Seventh Level Earth Immortal.

These two had both opened the Seventh Heaven [the seventh and highest tier of the Earth Immortal foundation], granting them the potential to one day ascend to the Heaven Immortal Realm. It was evident that Divine Lord Glaze had invested considerable resources in their cultivation.

Only Solara's cultivation remained stagnant at the Earth Immortal Sixth Layer. Moreover, her complexion was deathly pale, and she seemed to bear a grievously severe injury. Given the profound ties between Eldrin Chen and the Glazed Blessed Land, he understood the reason behind her condition all too well.

Following the expedition to the Minor Universe, Divine Lord Glaze had reaped bountiful rewards. She had acquired several Dragon-Phoenix Ascension Pill from Eldrin Chen and bestowed them upon the trio to aid their breakthrough into the Late Stage Earth Immortal realm.

Among the three, Luna, the Consort and Stella, with their profound and solid foundations, achieved their breakthrough to the Seventh Level Earth Immortal as naturally as water flowing downhill. Solara alone, her foundation comparatively weaker, had failed to succeed.

"Alas,"

Witnessing Solara's severe injury, Eldrin Chen could not help but release a soft sigh.

He remembered the early days of the Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic conflict between cosmic forces], when Solara had been one of the initial pillars of their alliance. Her achievements had complemented his own, leading to successive major victories against their foes. During that Great Tribulation, she had also been the first among them to perform the act of World Creation [the supreme feat of manifesting a personal microcosm]. Access the full story on audio novel.com.

Yet, precisely because she had advanced a few years too early, Solara had only opened the Sixfold Heavens [the sixth of the nine foundational heavenly apertures within an Earth Immortal's body]. While this would be considered outstanding for the vast majority of Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has ascended beyond the mortal realm and attained a profound connection with the earth's spiritual veins], by the time one reaches the Late Stage Earth Immortal [the third and final major stage of the Earth Immortal realm], such aptitude becomes rather ordinary.

Without unforeseen intervention, Solara would likely require several arduous attempts to break through to Late Stage Earth Immortal. Contemplating this, Eldrin Chen drew a deep breath, then retrieved a Jade Box from his sleeve and offered it, saying, "I heard of your failed attempt to advance to Earth Immortal. This is a token of my regard. Please accept it."

Taking the Jade Box, Solara opened it and her expression shifted subtly.

Within the Jade Box lay a Jade Vial, a single Four Extremities Heavenly Pill, a single Yin-Yang Cycle Pill, and a single Dragon-Phoenix Ascension Pill. Among these four treasures, the Four Extremities Heavenly Pill [a pill that harmonizes the energies of the four cardinal directions], the Yin-Yang Cycle Pill [a pill that balances the opposing forces of light and dark, active and passive], and the Dragon-Phoenix Ascension Pill [a pill containing the essence of mythical creatures to catalyze a profound ascent] were all Cloud-Patterned Immortal Pill [a supreme grade of pill marked with celestial cloud patterns] capable of assisting a breakthrough to Late Stage Earth Immortal.

The combined power of these three Treasure Pill would grant an eighty to ninety percent certainty of successfully breaking through to Late Stage Earth Immortal.

As for the Jade Vial, it contained one hundred drops of Innate Spiritual Water [a primordial water of pure spiritual essence born from the world's genesis]. This water could heal nearly any injury within the Earth Immortal Realm, even mending the Origin Dao Injury [a fundamental wound to one's cultivation path and spiritual foundation] inflicted by a failed breakthrough attempt to Late Stage Earth Immortal.

Recognizing the immense value of these treasures, Solara's hands trembled slightly. "These gifts are far too precious," she said. "How can I possibly accept them?"

So saying, she moved to return the Jade Box.

Eldrin Chen shook his head, a gentle smile gracing his lips. "They are but a few treasures, insignificant to me. Their worth is measured solely in aiding your recovery and breakthrough to Late Stage Earth Immortal."

"I still recall a time, right here in this very place, when you gifted me a vial of Galaxy Star-Sand Pill [pills refined from the essence of celestial sand and starlight]." Hearing this, Solara could not help but let a soft smile bloom upon her face.

She stored the Jade Box and then spoke, "Once I achieve my breakthrough, I will be able to nurture the Eighth Rank High Grade Sun God Pearl." "When the time comes, I shall give it to you. Perhaps it can aid your Starry Glazed Realm in advancing further."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen offered a faint smile and said, "Then you must strive even harder. If all three of you break through to the Heaven Immortal Realm and nurture three Innate Treasure Pearl, perhaps you could help me evolve a Starry Grotto-Heaven."

At that moment, not only Solara, but also Luna, the Consort and Stella smiled.

Since the last Great Tribulation, the three of them had sailed through their cultivation with remarkable ease, reaching the Late Stage Earth Immortal with almost no bottlenecks. However, breaking through to the Heaven Immortal Realm was a different matter entirely; it was far from simple.

Luna, the Consort shook her head and spoke, "Unless we can achieve a string of consecutive victories in the next Dao Tribulation, just as we did in the last Great Tribulation, our hopes of stepping into the Heaven Immortal realm will be exceedingly slim."

Eldrin Chen nodded in agreement. He offered no further elaboration, stating calmly, "Focus on your cultivation. If you can reach the Earth Immortal Great Perfection before the Dao Tribulation arrives, then perhaps all is not yet lost."

"Oh?"

The three women exchanged a glance of surprise upon hearing his words.

Eldrin Chen offered no further explanation. He simply continued walking and soon found Divine Lord Glaze.

Upon seeing him, Divine Lord Glaze gestured for the three women to withdraw. She then spoke in a measured tone, "It seems you harbor a degree of confidence regarding this upcoming Dao Tribulation."

Eldrin Chen did not answer directly, instead speaking with a placid tone, "This journey to the Minor Universe [a smaller, self-contained realm within the vast cosmos] has finally granted me the opportunity to enter the tribulation and stake my claim." Divine Lord Glaze gave a slight nod, offering no further words.

After a moment of silence, she suddenly spoke with startling gravity, "The Hundred Calamities Rebirth Opportunity [a cosmic cycle where one who survives a hundred great tribulations gains a chance for supreme rebirth] approaches. If no unforeseen events occur, the peril of the next Dao Tribulation [a cataclysmic heavenly trial testing a cultivator's comprehension of the Dao] will likely be the most severe it has been in one hundred million years."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen's brow furrowed slightly.

He pondered for a moment before inquiring, "I have heard mention of the Hundred Calamities Rebirth Opportunity on several occasions now. Might you, Senior, know what it truly signifies?"

"The Hundred Calamities Rebirth Opportunity?"

Divine Lord Glaze spoke slowly, not answering immediately but sinking into deep contemplation. A long while passed before she finally withdrew her gaze and looked at Eldrin Chen, her voice carrying the weight of ages. "Are you aware that since the last fall of a Heaven-Opening Great Deity [a primordial deity credited with shaping the heavens] within the Azure Firmament Immortal Domain [a vast realm of immortal cultivation], ninety-nine Calamity Tribulations [world-shaking disasters that reshape the cosmic order] have also transpired?" Join our community of readers at audio-novel`com.

Eldrin Chen felt as if a colossal bell had been struck within his mind, his heart shuddering violently at her words.

He lifted his head to meet Divine Lord Glaze's gaze. She nodded firmly, confirming her statement. "What, then, is Hundred Calamities Rebirth?"

"As the name implies, it refers to surviving one hundred calamities without perishing, thereby attaining Great Luo Rebirth [a state of rebirth and transcendence into the Great Luo realm, the pinnacle of immortal cultivation]."

"A Great Luo Golden Immortal [an immortal sovereign of the highest Great Luo realm], having achieved Nascent Soul Merging with the Dao [the fusion of one's Nascent Soul with the fundamental Dao], cannot truly perish so long as their Great Dao [the supreme principle or path they embody] remains undestroyed."

"In ancient times, Qing Cang, the Great Deity fell in the depths of Primordial Chaos. An ultimate existence traversed the boundless Long River of time, grinding his Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] to nothingness from within the Great Dao Source [the origin of all cosmic principles]." "A Primordial Spirit can be severed, the Great Dao [the supreme cosmic law] can be destroyed, but the True Spirit [the eternal, unique spiritual essence of a being] is indestructible and everlasting."

"All Great Luo Golden Immortal [the highest echelon of immortal cultivators] have cultivated their own Unique True Spirit. Even through a thousand, ten thousand, or billions of cycles of Reincarnation, their Divine Soul [the divine aspect of the soul] remains unchanged—it will not transform into another Divine Soul, nor become another self."

"Although Qing Cang, the Great Deity has fallen, his True Spirit is anchored within the Great Dao. Every time a span of one hundred Calamity Tribulation [cosmic cycles of destruction and renewal] passes, having accumulated sufficient power, it attempts to be reborn and return from the River of Time."

Divine Lord Glaze narrated this tale, then continued: "Alas, though Qing Cang, the Great Deity was mighty, his adversary was even more unfathomable." "That indescribable existence once slew Qing Cang, the Great Deity with a single sword stroke, leaving behind a sword scar that pierces through endless time and space."

"Throughout countless Calamity Tribulation, Qing Cang, the Great Deity has been reborn once every hundred cycles."

"Yet, each time, he does not survive for more than a single breath before being annihilated by that sword scar which traverses the infinite void." Divine Lord Glaze spoke slowly, a flicker of awe and terror in her eyes.

She took a deep breath and finally looked at Eldrin Chen. "Within the Myriad Heavens and Worlds, what other opportunity could possibly compare to that of a fallen Great Luo Golden Immortal?" Enjoyed this chapter? Read more at (audio-novel.com).