Chapter 1470 : The World's Ascension

In a single Ksana-time [an infinitesimal unit of time from Buddhist cosmology, less than a second], within the Earth Immortal World, the Heavenly Path, the Earthly Path, the Five Extremities, the Six Heavens, and the Seven Realms—all their myriad Path Principles [the fundamental laws governing reality and cultivation]—blossomed with an unprecedented divine brilliance, empowered by the World's Origin.

Eldrin Chen could perceive with perfect clarity that the Six Heavens and Seven Realms were beginning to expand, growing ever more vast and boundless. The Five Extremes Celestial Pillars too were transforming, becoming taller and more majestic, standing like Heaven-Propping Pillar [legendary pillars said to hold up the heavens] supporting the infinite cosmos.

The entire Returning Abyss Great World was continuously expanding. The Rule Power [the power derived from comprehending and wielding cosmic laws] and the Heavenly Path Origin [the primordial essence of the Heavenly Path] within the world were also undergoing a startling metamorphosis.

Simultaneously, within the Returning Abyss Great World, the various divine Imperial Lord [a high-ranking title for powerful immortals, often rulers of realms] opened their eyes. Gazing upon the ever-widening heavens and earth, expressions of astonishment dawned upon their faces.

"Heaven and Earth Ascension."

Within the Grotto Abyss Heaven, foremost among the Six Heavens.

A figure of indescribable nobility opened his eyes. This was none other than the Six Heavens Cavernous Abyss Imperial Lord, Long River Path Master. Observing the primordial treasure before him, the 'Abyssal Grotto Pot', he could not help but murmur in awe.

"In a mere two hundred thousand years, he has already reached the Middle Stage Earth Immortal [the middle stage of the Earth Immortal cultivation realm]. His talent, within the annals of the Purple Seal Realm, is second only to that of the Purple Seal Immortal Lord."

At the same time, within realms such as Stellar Heaven, Longevity Heaven, Frost Soul Realm, Southern Blaze Realm, and Thunder Abyss Realm, one peerlessly noble Imperial Lord after another revealed looks of profound emotion [a deep feeling, often a mix of admiration and reflection].

And high above, in the boundless Heavenly Vault, the Ancestor of Heavenly Path and the Primogenitor of the Earthly Path [the legendary progenitors of the Heavenly and Earthly Paths] continued their celestial game of Go.

Eternal Profound Chen gazed upon the ever-expanding heavens and earth, then looked down at the supreme treasure of creation in his hand, the Heavenly Path Seal [a divine seal embodying the authority of the Heavenly Dao]. A sigh of profound emotion escaped him. "He has broken through once more."

"With this breakthrough, the World's Origin [the primordial source energy of a world] has undergone a metamorphosis. The authority we wield has grown even more potent. I fear our combined combat power may now rival that of a mid-stage World-Opening [World-Opening Realm] cultivator."

Eternal Verdancy Chen gave a slow, acknowledging nod. "The few at the Five Extremes Celestial Pillars [a legendary location representing the five cardinal extremes of the cosmos] are not far behind us. The Six Heavens Imperial Lords and the Seven Realms Great Emperors have also seen their combat strength step firmly into the domain of the early World-Opening realm."

"Our sole shortcoming remains our lack of an Earth Immortal World [a personal miniature world cultivated by an Earth Immortal, the source of their vast power]. Our reserves of magical power fall short compared to a true Earth Immortal [Earth Immortal Realm] cultivator of the same rank. However, for a short duration, if we join forces, we should be capable of contending with a Late Stage Earth Immortal [Late Stage Earth Immortal Realm] expert."

"..."

At the same moment, high upon the Heavenly Vault [the highest celestial dome, the seat of heavenly authority], Eldrin Chen slowly opened his eyes.

Eldrin Chen observed the Returning Abyss Great World [the Great World of the Returning Abyss, a major realm under his dominion]. A slight, satisfied nod followed as he perceived that the vast World's Origin of the Returning Abyss Great World and the realm's sheer expanse had both swelled by a full fifty percent.

Within the Returning Abyss Great World, the various Imperial Lord [Imperial Lord Realm] figures who wielded Rule Power [the power to impose Laws and Rules upon reality] had also seen not insignificant growth in their combat prowess.

Though these Imperial Lord were still far from matching Eldrin Chen's level, they had now become forces worthy of consideration.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen turned his senses inward to gauge his own strength. After a brief assessment, he discovered his reserves of magical power had increased by over fifty percent, while the quality and potency of that power had risen by approximately thirty percent.

Such a massive increase caused Eldrin Chen's spiritual power [the energy cultivated and wielded by immortals] to grow even more profound and vast.

"In terms of overall combat strength, I have now stepped into the domain of Earth Immortal Great Perfection," he assessed.

"Perhaps I still cannot match those at Earth Immortal Great Perfection who have opened a Seventh Heaven or higher, but against those who have only opened a Sixfold Heaven, I am not the slightest bit weaker."

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, a faint smile touching his lips.

After this breakthrough, he finally possessed a measure of self-preservation capability; both his combat power and his ability to survive had seen a tremendous leap.

With his current cultivation base, if he were to activate the Five-Colored Aurora Evasion again, few besides Celestial Immortal Great Power would likely be able to catch him.

One could say that henceforth within the Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea, aside from those Celestial Immortal Great Power, even a Half-Step Celestial Immortal would find it no easy task to slay him.

"Time to end this seclusion."

With that thought, Eldrin Chen immediately stepped out from his Seclusion Chamber.

Outside his chamber, Exquisite Jiang and the others had been waiting for some time. Seeing him emerge, Exquisite Jiang smiled and said, "Congratulations, my husband, on reaching the Middle Stage Earth Immortal realm."

"Your foundations have also reached completion; it seems your breakthroughs are imminent within these coming days."

Eldrin Chen offered a faint smile, then retrieved the remaining Polarity Dual Poles Pill and handed them to Exquisite Jiang. He continued, "I intend to fire the cauldron once more to refine two more batches of the Polarity Dual Poles Pill."

"Wait a little longer; it should be finished quite soon."

As the others urgently needed to break through to the Middle Stage Earth Immortal realm, Eldrin Chen did not delay. He proceeded directly to the Alchemy Chamber.

Following his significant advancement in cultivation, Eldrin Chen's Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] and spiritual power had grown considerably. Now, as he refined the Polarity Dual Poles Pill once more, he found the process increasingly intuitive and far less strenuous.

After roughly several thousand years, Eldrin Chen successfully completed the refinement of this batch of Polarity Dual Poles Pill.

He had initially expected this batch to yield three pills at most. To his surprise, the process proceeded with exceptional smoothness, and this single refinement actually produced four Polarity Dual Poles Pill.

"Perhaps it's because I just made a breakthrough, riding a wave of success, when my mental state is at its peak."

"Regardless, producing four pills from one batch is a welcome surprise."

Eldrin Chen spoke with delight. Refining an Eighth Rank High-GradeWorld-OpeningImmortal Pill [a supreme pill of the highest grade, capable of aiding in the creation of new worlds] and achieving a yield of four pills from a single batch was no small feat.

For an Eighth Rank Supreme Grade alchemist, this might not be considered remarkable, but for an Eighth Rank High-Grade alchemist, it is indeed a rare feat.

That Eldrin Chen could refine four pills in a single batch demonstrates that his alchemical skill ranks among the very top even within the Eighth Rank High-Grade tier. At this point, if he were to attempt a breakthrough to Eighth Rank Supreme Grade alchemy, he would have at least a thirty to forty percent chance of success.

"While my touch is still hot, let me refine another batch to see," he murmured.

After storing the four Polarity Dual Poles Pill [pills that harmonize the opposing forces of Yin and Yang], Eldrin Chen immediately began the next refinement process.

Unfortunately, a slight misstep occurred during this batch, and in the end, Eldrin Chen only succeeded in refining three Polarity Dual Poles Pill.

Even so, Eldrin Chen was not disheartened. He had already noted the cause of this error, confident in his heart that he could avoid such a mistake in the future. He believed his next attempt should yield no fewer than four pills.

Having refined a total of seven Polarity Dual Poles Pill, Eldrin Chen did not linger. He promptly exited the Alchemy Chamber and delivered the pills to Verdant Consort and the others.

Upon receiving the Polarity Dual Poles Pill, the group soon entered their respective Seclusion Chamber [chambers for undisturbed cultivation]. Within three thousand years, they broke through one by one, each successfully advancing to the Middle Stage Earth Immortal realm.

By the time the last among them, Ethan Chen, emerged from seclusion, all nine of the clan's Earth Immortal Patriarch had stepped into the Middle Stage Earth Immortal realm.

"Excellent, excellent. It is good that you have all broken through," he said with deep satisfaction.

On this day, within the Great Hall, the nine Earth Immortal Patriarch [powerful cultivators who have ascended to the Earth Immortal realm] of the Chen Clan had gathered.

In addition, the two individuals with special status, Eternal Verdancy Chen and Eternal Profound Chen, had both arrived at the clan's Great Hall.

As a senior elder of the clan, Eternal Profound Chen gazed upon the various Earth Immortal Patriarch of the Chen Immortal Clan and could not help but reveal a look of profound satisfaction as he spoke.

"From now on, our Chen Immortal Clan can be considered a top-tier Immortal Clan [a powerful clan of cultivators] within the Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea."

Hearing this, Eldrin Chen also gave a slight nod of agreement.

All nine of the Chen Clan's Earth Immortal Patriarch were existences who had opened up Ninefold Heaven [a high-level internal world] or higher. Now that they had broken through to the Middle Stage Earth Immortal [the middle phase of the Earth Immortal cultivation stage] realm, each one possessed strength comparable to a Late Stage Earth Immortal [the late phase of the Earth Immortal cultivation stage].

Among them, Verdant Consort and Nyssa Qu stood a cut above the rest. Once they upgraded their Lifebound Immortal Treasure [a magical artifact intimately bound to a cultivator's life force], their combat prowess would likely approach the threshold of the Eighth Level Earth Immortal [the eighth tier of the Earth Immortal cultivation stage].