Chapter 1469 : The Alchemist's Celestial Elixir

The Galaxy Star Sand Pill [a legendary elixir refined from the essence of ancient stars] is a supreme creation of master alchemists, forged from the boundless stars found within the Oblivion [the primordial void beyond all realms] and the Universe [the vast cosmos].

Each of these ancient stars is colossal, with diameters spanning hundreds of thousands of Li-length [one Li-length equals five hundred meters], their mass dwarfing even that of the sun from the Great Universe [the cosmos of a previous existence].

A single vial of the Galaxy Star Sand Pill contains the number of the Great Deduction's celestial cycle—three million, six hundred fifty thousand grains of Galaxy Star Sand.

The energy contained within such a vast quantity of Galaxy Star Sand Pill is truly inexhaustible. The primordial energy [the fundamental life-force of creation] it converts is so immense and boundless that it could saturate an entire, unimaginably vast world spanning hundreds of millions of Li-length.

Thus, typically, an ordinary Early-stage Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has ascended to the foundational stage of terrestrial immortality] Patriarch could advance one entire minor realm by consuming a single vial of the Galaxy Star Sand Pill.

However, Eldrin Chen's foundation was astonishingly profound. His Earth Immortal World [the inner world cultivated by an Earth Immortal] had attained the Thirteenfold Heaven [a legendary level of perfection and density], making it so vast that even this energy-boundless Galaxy Star Sand Pill struggled to fill his Earth Immortal World with primordial energy.

Thus, time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye, eight thousand years passed.

By the time Eldrin Chen had fully refined the entire vial of Galaxy Star Sand Pill into primordial energy, he discovered that the energy within his Earth Immortal World had been replenished by roughly one-fifth.

"One vial of the Galaxy Star Sand Pill can increase my energy reserves by nearly twenty percent," he mused.

"I still have five more vials. It seems reaching the peak of the Early-stage Earth Immortal realm will be more than sufficient."

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, then retrieved and began refining the second vial of Galaxy Star Sand Pill.

Thus, time flowed on. In the blink of an eye, over forty thousand years passed. When Eldrin Chen reached the fifty-thousand-year mark of his secluded cultivation, he finally opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath.

"Early-stage Earth Immortal Perfection."

Eldrin Chen whispered to himself, a look of profound satisfaction gracing his features.

After tens of millennia in seclusion, having refined nearly six vials of Galaxy Star Sand Pill, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy [the foundational cosmic energy used to build and expand an inner world] within him had finally reached its absolute limit, a state where no further advancement was possible.

To open the chaos of a Universe [an inner world cultivated within an Earth Immortal], and to condense the Heaven Earth Profound Yellow [a supreme, foundational energy representing the essence of heaven and earth].

These twelve words perfectly described the essence of cultivation within the Earth Immortal Realm.

The principle lay in continuously accumulating Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, then refining it into the power of the World's Origin [the primordial source energy that fuels the growth of an inner world].

As the World's Origin increased, the inner world would continuously expand and grow. Ultimately, upon reaching Earth Immortal Great Perfection, one gained the potential to condense the 'Heaven Earth Profound Yellow'.

The 'Heaven Earth Profound Yellow' possessed boundless, miraculous uses. Not only could it vastly increase an Earth Immortal's combat prowess, but it was also said to possess the wondrous ability to partially mend deficiencies in one's foundational cultivation.

Most crucially, at the moment of breaking through to the Celestial Immortal realm, the Heaven Earth Profound Yellow [a supreme spiritual essence representing the primordial unity of heaven and earth] can undergo an Innate reversal, transforming into Innate Energy [the pure, primordial energy that existed before the formation of the cosmos].

The greater the quantity of Heaven Earth Profound Yellow one possesses, the greater the certainty of condensing Innate Energy upon the breakthrough to Celestial Immortal.

Returning to the main point, for Eldrin Chen at this moment, his World's Origin [the foundational source energy of a world] was insufficient; he still lacked what was needed to condense the Heaven Earth Profound Yellow.

To advance further, he needed to refine all of this Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy [the chaotic, unformed energy of creation] into pure World's Origin power. Only then could he break through the great bottleneck of the Middle Stage Earth Immortal realm and trigger the metamorphosis of his World's Origin.

Once this breakthrough was achieved, his Earth Immortal World [the inner world cultivated by an Earth Immortal] would expand significantly. The depth of his spiritual power would increase by half, and most crucially, the very quality of that power would undergo a profound transformation.

One must not underestimate this fifty percent increase. The qualitative leap in power quality alone would allow a cultivator to unleash the might of their Divine Ability [a supreme supernatural technique] and Immortal Treasure [a treasure of immortal grade] with dramatically amplified force.

Therefore, a Patriarch at the Fourth Level Earth Immortal realm could, at minimum, withstand the combined assault of two Third Level Earth Immortal cultivators.

If Eldrin Chen were to reach this stage, his combat prowess would undergo a tremendous metamorphosis, allowing him to rival even those at the Earth Immortal Great Perfection realm without difficulty.

However, accomplishing this step was no simple feat. To induce the metamorphosis of World's Origin, one required a sufficient foundation of both original essence and Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy.

Generally speaking, to trigger the transformation of an Earth Immortal World's origin, opening the Threefold Heaven [a specific, advanced stage of world development] was the minimum threshold. Falling short of this would result in insufficient foundational essence, leading to failure in the attempt to break through to the Fourth Level Earth Immortal realm.

Beyond this, the transformation of one's foundational essence [the core life force and spiritual potential of a cultivator] is not guaranteed to succeed.

Should the breakthrough fail, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy [the primordial, world-creating energy of heaven and earth] accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years would be utterly depleted. Even the Earth Immortal World [the inner world cultivated within an Earth Immortal's dantian] would suffer grievous, near-crippling damage.

In the past, when the Verdant River Ancient Progenitor attempted to break through to the Seventh Level Earth Immortal realm, he failed ten consecutive times precisely because he had only opened a Fivefold Heaven [a foundational cultivation realm of five layers]. This resulted in an insufficient reserve of World's Origin [the fundamental creative essence that forms the basis of a world] within him.

Even during his tenth attempt, when he refined the Path Source [the condensed origin of a Great Dao's power] of the Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake, greatly augmenting his foundational power, he ultimately still failed in his breakthrough.

For Eldrin Chen, having opened ten Threefold Heaven [a foundational cultivation realm of three layers], his World's Origin power was four to five times greater than that of an ordinary Early-stage Earth Immortal. Naturally, he faced no danger of insufficient foundational essence.

However, to break through to Fourth Level Earth Immortal, he still needed to fully condense that abundant Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy into foundational essence. This required the patient, grinding work of hundreds of thousands of years.

Eldrin Chen did not have the time for such a step and thus decided to rely on the power of elixirs.

"The Polarity Dual Poles Pill is brimming with majestic primordial energy and can activate the power of heaven and earth's dual poles, causing the force of the world's magnetic field to increase a hundredfold for ten thousand years," he mused.

"Once this pill is refined, I can harness the intensified magnetic field of the dual poles to rapidly compress the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, aiding me in breaking through the threshold to Middle Stage Earth Immortal within a few thousand years."

Muttering to himself, Eldrin Chen immediately emerged from his Seclusion Chamber.

He entered the Alchemy Chamber and gazed upon the Extreme Solar Flower and the Extreme Lunar Fruit, yet he did not immediately begin the refinement process.

Both the Extreme Lunar Fruit and the Extreme Solar Flower were precious ancient herbs of the Eighth Rank High-Grade tier, each possessing staggering value to Eldrin Chen. Wasting even a single one would be a profound loss.

Eldrin Chen felt considerable pressure undertaking this alchemy. To warm up his skills, he first refined several batches of lower-grade Immortal Pill.

After consecutively producing several batches of Immortal Pill with a success rate exceeding eighty percent, Eldrin Chen seized the moment while his touch was perfect and began refining the Polarity Dual Poles Pill.

As expected, this session proceeded quite smoothly, yielding two Polarity Dual Poles Pill in a single attempt.

"Adequate," he murmured.

Gazing at the two Immortal Pill, Eldrin Chen allowed a faint smile to touch his lips.

Successfully refining two Eighth Rank High-Grade Precious Pill at once demonstrated that his alchemical skill was formidable even within the Eighth Rank High-Grade tier.

Moreover, he had an inkling that his current alchemical prowess might be even greater, merely constrained by a slight insufficiency in his spiritual power [the foundational energy used by cultivators to perform arts and techniques].

If he could break through to the Middle Stage Earth Immortal realm, his success rate for refining this Polarity Dual Poles Pill would likely increase by at least ten percent.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen ceased his alchemical work and returned to his Blessed Land. There, he consumed the Polarity Dual Poles Pill [a supreme elixir designed to harmonize opposing cosmic forces] and entered secluded cultivation to achieve his breakthrough.

"Hmmmm—"

Upon swallowing the Polarity Dual Poles Pill, Eldrin Chen immediately sensed a transformation within his Earth Immortal World. From its northern and southern poles, two dazzling streams of auroral light erupted into being.

In that fleeting moment, boundless and magnificent radiance illuminated the entire world. Within the vast expanse of the Earth Immortal World, the power of its magnetic field surged, increasing by more than a hundredfold.

Instantly, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy [the fundamental energy that constitutes heaven and earth] churned like storm clouds. Compressed by the endless magnetic force, it began to condense, strand by strand, into wisps of pure World's Origin [the foundational essence from which a world is born].

Time lost all meaning. After an immeasurable period, when the last vestiges of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy had been utterly transformed into infinite foundational essence, the World's Origin power within Eldrin Chen's body finally underwent a startling and profound metamorphosis.