Chapter 1569 : Confronting the Starry Sky Demons

Seeing this, Eldrin Chen offered a faint smile and spoke, "Since the Void Realm [a vast, empty dimension between worlds] remains secure, it is time for us to confront the Starry Sky Demon Race [a powerful demonic race that haunts the cosmos]."

Witnessing this, Lucian Huanxu immediately declared, "I wish to follow by your side, Senior, and aid in quelling this Demonic Abyss Cataclysm [a catastrophic invasion from the depths of the demonic abyss]." "Good,"

Eldrin Chen nodded in agreement. He then gathered the Three Immortals of Ethereal Void Realm [a trio of powerful immortals from the Ethereal Void Realm] and set forth with them into the depths of the starry void.

As they journeyed, he engaged Lucian Huanxu in casual conversation. Through their discourse, he gained a general understanding of Lucian Huanxu's circumstances and the state of the Frontier Star Domain [a distant and expansive region of the cosmos].

The Frontier Star Domain was itself a vast and magnificent Starry Sky Galaxy [a colossal spiral of stars and cosmic matter].

Within this stellar domain, stars numbered in the billions upon billions. The vast majority of these celestial bodies harbored no Life [living beings], and of those that did, over ninety percent possessed Spiritual Energy [the vital energy used for cultivation] so depleted that cultivation was impossible.

The exact number of stars capable of giving rise to cultivators was unknown, but those powerful enough to nurture a Nascent Soul Dao Lord [a cultivator who has formed their Nascent Soul and comprehended a Great Dao] likely numbered no more than one million.

As for Great Thousand World [the three thousand primary worlds of immense spiritual power] capable of nurturing an Immortal [a being who has ascended beyond mortality], there were just over three thousand.

Throughout countless eons, every generation of Nascent Soul Dao Lord from those million ancient stars had to traverse the Endless Void [the infinite, starless expanse between worlds] to reach a Great Thousand World in order to advance further on their path.

Among these three thousand great worlds, some could give birth to an Immortal every ten thousand years. Others, with insufficient primordial essence, might see only a single Immortal ascend over the span of millions of years. The complete novel can be found at audio-novel`com.

However, from the perspective of the entire Frontier Star System, no one truly knows how many Immortals [beings who have achieved immortality through cultivation] have ascended to the higher realms throughout the vast expanse of time.

According to the estimates of Nangxu the Daoist, over the course of a million years, the Frontier Star Domain has seen at least several thousand Immortals ascend.

"At least several thousand Immortals?"

Upon grasping the true strength of the Frontier Star Domain, Eldrin Chen could not help but feel a flicker of surprise. The number of Immortals from this domain was significantly greater than he had anticipated.

Yet, upon deeper reflection, this revelation seemed perfectly logical.

After all, once the Immortals of the Frontier Star Domain achieved Ascension to Immortality [the final breakthrough to become an immortal being], they would all ascend to the Immortal Domain [the realm of the immortals]. They would no longer deplete the local resources of their homeworld to continue their cultivation.

The Great Thousand Worlds [the myriad mortal worlds] within this starfield only needed to sustain cultivators until they achieved Ascension to Immortality. Furthermore, the Immortals themselves were bound by karmic debt to the heavens and earth that nurtured them, creating a cycle that allowed new immortals to be born in an unending stream.

"The Immortals from this Frontier Immortal Domain have almost all ascended to the Azure Firmament Immortal Domain,"

Nangxu the Daoist explained methodically before adding, "It remains unknown just how many will descend to the mortal realm this time."

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

He saw him ponder briefly, then speak after a moment: "Do you know if there are any powerhouses beyond the Earth Immortal Great Perfection within the Frontier Star Domain?"

Upon hearing this, Lucian Huanxu was momentarily taken aback. After a pause, he said, "The Three Thousand Immortal Domains have existed for an immeasurably long time. No one knows exactly how many Immortal [beings who have ascended to immortality] they have nurtured."

"Among these Immortal, there are certainly those who have broken through the Earth Immortal [Earthly Immortal] realm, and there are definitely Earth Immortal Great Perfection [Earth Immortals at the Great Perfection stage] as well."

"However, I imagine that in a minor star domain like ours, even if such Earth Immortal Great Perfection exist, their numbers likely wouldn't be great."

Speaking to this point, Lucian Huanxu sighed and said, "Let us only hope that the Starry Sky Demon Race [a race of demons from the starry void] we encounter this time is not overwhelmingly powerful."

Eldrin Chen listened quietly, his gaze turning introspective. The Immortal of the Frontier Star Domain had likely all ascended to the Azure Firmament Immortal Domain, meaning there might be a chance to meet them again in the future.

Given this, he could not afford to reveal any information about the Purple Realm.

"It seems from now on, for external communication, we should uniformly refer to the Purple Realm as the Abyssal Realm," he decided.

Eldrin Chen murmured this thought inwardly, then continued his journey deeper into the starry expanse.

The group tore through the Void [the empty space between dimensions] as they traveled, traversing the Endless Void [the boundless cosmic emptiness] almost without realizing the passage of time.

Unconsciously, Eldrin Chen traversed untold light-years, arriving deep within a magnificent nebula.

Within this nebula, an ancient continent of boundless vastness drifted amidst the starry void. It was dotted with Immortal Mountain and Spiritual Lake, truly a magnificent Great Thousand World.

"This," he murmured, "is the Great Wilderness World."

Lucian Huanxu, the Immortal whispered, gazing upon this Great Wilderness Dao Palace before speaking slowly.

The Great Wilderness Realm was the foremost of the ten Immortal Rank worlds within the Frontier Star Domain. Moreover, it was the sole Earth Immortal World possessing a Low Grade Abode of Bliss [a blessed land of profound spiritual energy].

This world could even sustain the cultivation of an Earth Immortal Progenitor [a supreme cultivator who has transcended mortality and attained the Earth Immortal realm]. This chapter is provided by audio–novel.com. Support the original.

Within the entire Great Wilderness World, there was but one supreme authority: the Great Wilderness Dao Palace.

The recent encounter with the Starry Sky Demon Race's Vanguard Force had also been discovered by the Earth Immortal Progenitor of the Great Wilderness Dao Palace.

"Look," he said.

Upon reaching the outer reaches of the Great Wilderness World, the Void-Refining Immortal [an immortal title signifying mastery over spatial void] spoke with a faint, cold edge to his voice, a hint of sternness appearing between his brows.

Beyond the Great Wilderness World [a primordial and untamed world], countless Ancient Vessel [primordial warships] lay siege across the starry expanse, while hundreds of thousands of Starry Sky Demon Race [a demonic race that dwells and hunts among the stars] relentlessly assaulted the world's defenses.

At their forefront was an Eighth Rank Ancient Ship [a primordial warship of immense power, ranked eighth among such vessels], commanded by an Earth Immortal Realm [the realm of an Earth Immortal, a being who has transcended mortality and merged their essence with the world] Starry Sky Demon who stood upon the Ancient Vessel, launching ceaseless assaults upon the Great Wilderness World.

"It seems the Great Wilderness World cannot hold out much longer,"

Eldrin Chen remarked calmly. Although the Great Wilderness Dao Palace [the ruling sect or palace of the Great Wilderness World] possessed a Low Grade Abode of Bliss [a blessed land of spiritual energy, though of the lowest grade], resisting an Heaven-Opening Ancient Ship [a mythical-grade warship said to possess power capable of cleaving the heavens] was a desperate struggle.

Barring unforeseen intervention, within a few centuries, this defensive Formation [a complex array or magical barrier] would likely be shattered.

"Fortunately, we have arrived in time."

Eldrin Chen spoke softly. With a flick of his sleeve, his palm descended like a celestial decree, suppressing the void across millions of Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] of starry sky, bearing down upon the Starry Sky Demon Race with annihilating force.

"How could they have come so swiftly?"

Upon the Ancient Vessel amidst the stars, an Earth Immortal demon of the Starry Sky Demon Race panicked and fled for its life.

Yet its efforts were in vain. In the span of a single breath, the Middle Stage Earth Immortal [an Earth Immortal who has reached the middle stage of that profound realm] demon was sent reeling, blood spraying from its mouth as its physical form exploded into motes of light.

Eldrin Chen had merely displayed the combat prowess of an Earth Immortal Nine Layers [the ninth and penultimate stage of the Earth Immortal realm], yet such power was still utterly staggering. A Late Stage Earth Immortal [a cultivator in the final phase of the Earth Immortal realm] might perhaps withstand it for a moment, but a mere Middle Stage Earth Immortal [a cultivator in the middle phase of the Earth Immortal realm] demon was extinguished in the snap of a finger.

For a fleeting instant, a profound silence descended upon the starry void.

Whether it was the Immortal [a cultivator who has ascended to the Immortal realm, transcending mortality] within the Great Wilderness World [a primordial and vast world] or the beings of the Starry Sky Demon Race [a race of demons that dwell among the stars], all fell into a hushed stillness.

"Has his strength perhaps already reached the level of Earth Immortal Great Perfection [the pinnacle of the Earth Immortal realm, just half a step from the Heavenly Immortal stage]?"

Lucian Huanxu was utterly astounded, his Dao-heart [the cultivated spiritual core and will of a cultivator], tempered over a million years, nearly faltering.

"Slay them—!"

It was but a moment of silence before everyone sprang into action.

From within the Great Wilderness World, an Earth Immortal Progenitor [an Earth Immortal who is the founding ancestor of a lineage] led over a hundred True Immortal [the foundational stage of the Immortal realm, above Earth Immortal] in a charge. Lin Tianqi, the Master of the Dao Palace, the Void-Refining Immortal [an Immortal title denoting mastery over spatial void energies], and other Earth Immortal [a powerful immortal cultivator anchored to the earthly realm] also joined the fray, swiftly annihilating the remaining Starry Sky Demon Race.

Only then did the Earth Immortal from the Great Wilderness Dao Palace [the Dao Palace sect located within the Great Wilderness World] approach, speaking with utmost courtesy: "We offer our deepest gratitude for your timely aid, Fellow Daoist [a respectful term for a fellow cultivator]."

"There is no need for such formalities."

Eldrin Chen spoke with a calm tone. At the invitation of the Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has ascended to the terrestrial immortal realm], he stepped into the domain of the Lord of the Great Wilderness World.

Under the gracious hospitality of this Earth Immortal from the Great Wilderness Dao Palace, Eldrin Chen soon understood that he was among the earliest batch of Immortal [beings who have transcended mortality and ascended to the immortal realm] to descend to the lower world.

The remaining Immortal, for the most part, had not yet descended. Those few who had descended had first returned to their own homelands.

As for Earth Immortal Progenitor [an Earth Immortal who has founded their own lineage or sect], among the Immortal who had ascended from Frontier Star City, such existences were not numerous. Eldrin Chen and his companions were the first group to arrive in support. Original English translation available at @udio-novel.com.