Chapter 1593 : The Grotto-Heaven's Promise

When the time comes, with the aid of this Five Elements Grotto-Heaven [a self-contained pocket dimension rich in the energies of the five elements], the Chen Immortal Clan [the Chen family of cultivators who have attained immortality] will not need to worry about insufficient vital essence even when attempting to forge a Triple Taiyi Foundation [the pinnacle of the foundational stage for an Earth Immortal, representing supreme potential], and it may even increase their chances of success by a small margin.

The most crucial point is that a Grotto-Heaven [a superior, self-sustaining pocket dimension] is brimming with vital essence, which can accelerate cultivation speed. An Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has transcended mortality and attained a profound connection with the earth] cultivating within it for one year would likely yield progress equivalent to two years within a Blessed Land [a land naturally abundant with spiritual energy].

Thinking of this, Eldrin Chen felt increasingly overjoyed in his heart, wishing fervently that this Grotto-Heaven would succeed in its ascension immediately, so he could step inside and enhance his cultivation.

Unfortunately, even after merging these five Supreme Grade Abode of Bliss [the highest grade of spiritual paradise realms], this Five Elements Pure Yang Abode of Bliss [a spiritual paradise realm harmonized with the pure Yang energy of the five elements] would still require one hundred thousand years to ascend to a Grotto-Heaven.

Eldrin Chen could only set aside these thoughts and continue his inspection of the Innate Five Elements Ancient Tree [an ancient, primordial tree embodying the innate power of the five elements].

Upon the Innate Five Elements Ancient Tree now grew five Primordial Spirit Fruit [fruits that nourish and strengthen the cultivator's primordial spirit], each displaying one of the five colors: crimson, gold, azure, yellow, and black. These were the Innate Five Elements Spirit Fruit [spiritual fruits containing the innate essence of the five elements].

Eldrin Chen performed some calculations and discovered the astonishing, marvelous utility of these Innate Five Elements Spirit Fruit.

These Innate Five Elements Spirit Fruit contain within them Innate Spirit Qi [the primordial, unadulterated spiritual energy of creation], and furthermore, they are imbued with Mysterious Profound Innate Dao Patterns [the fundamental, inborn patterns of the Great Dao, the underlying principle of reality]. They can assist cultivators in breaking through to the Heaven Immortal Realm [the realm of a celestial immortal, a being of profound power and longevity].

A cultivator with a Dual Taiyi Foundation [a superior foundational stage for an Earth Immortal] who consumes one Innate Five Elements Spirit Fruit can utilize the Innate Dao Patterns and Innate Spirit Qi to propel their advancement within the Cosmos [the vast, ordered universe], increasing their certainty of breaking through to become a Heaven Immortal by twenty percent.

For one seeking to forge a Triple Taiyi Foundation, consuming this fruit could still increase their chance of a successful breakthrough by ten percent. Experience the full epic at audio-novel[dot]com.

Of course, this fruit is a Five Elements Spirit Fruit [a spiritual fruit imbued with the balanced essence of the five fundamental elements]. Its greatest efficacy is realized by Immortals [powerful cultivators who have transcended mortality] who cultivate the Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth or other Five Elements Laws [profound principles governing the five fundamental elements]. For an ordinary Immortal, its potency is greatly diminished, delivering only thirty percent of its full effect.

"Truly worthy of being a Primordial Spirit Fruit [a fruit of legendary rarity and profound spiritual power]. Its marvel is second only to the Innate Taiyi Pill [a supreme elixir born of innate cosmic principles]."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, a surge of pleasant surprise blooming within his heart.

From his knowledge, the Innate Taiyi Pill could increase one's chances of breaking through to Heaven Immortal [a celestial immortal realm] by thirty percent, and the likelihood of condensing a Triple Taiyi Foundation [a supreme, threefold foundational core] by twenty percent.

This Five Elements Spirit Fruit fell slightly short of that, yet its wondrous utility remained astonishing.

Most crucially, this fruit could be used in conjunction with the Innate Taiyi Pill.

This meant that an existence with a Dual Taiyi Foundation [a dual supreme foundational core], if they simultaneously refined both the Innate Taiyi Pill and the Innate Five Elements Spirit Fruit [a primordial spiritual fruit containing the innate essence of the five elements],

would see their chances of assailing the Heaven Immortal realm increase by fifty percent, and their odds of forging the Three Taiyi Foundations rise by thirty percent.

"Violet Consort's hope of condensing the Three Taiyi Foundations finally holds a glimmer of possibility."

Eldrin Chen murmured quietly, a faint smile finally gracing his features.

With Yvonne the Violet Consort having opened up the Ninefold Heavens [the highest and most profound of the celestial realms], even without relying on any external aids, she would have at least a twenty percent chance of successfully impacting the Triple Taiyi Foundation [a supreme foundational cultivation stage] in the future.

If she were to obtain the Innate Fire Spirit Fruit [a primordial fruit born of pure fire essence] and combine it with the Innate Taiyi Pill [a legendary elixir for solidifying the Taiyi foundation], her chances of success would be greatly increased.

Upon hearing this, Verdant Consort also nodded slightly. With a gentle smile, she said, "This Innate Five Elements Ancient Tree [a primordial tree embodying the essence of the five fundamental elements] bears a crop of Spirit Fruit [fruits imbued with potent spiritual energy] every ten million years. From now on, our clansmen will all benefit from it."

Seeing this, Eldrin Chen spoke up, "Since the Five Elements [the fundamental principles of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth] Ancient Tree has ascended, it is time for me to make my breakthrough as well."

"The few of you should consolidate your cultivation bases and seek your own opportunities for advancement. Also, recall Kael, Ethan, and Qiyuan the Ancient Ancestor."

Lyra Jiang nodded and replied with a smile, "After you refined the Primordial Unity Golden Body Pill [a supreme pill for forging an indestructible golden physique], I already sent them a message. By my reckoning, they should be returning soon."

With those words, Eldrin Chen remained beneath the Five Elements Spirit Fruit Tree [the ancient tree bearing fruits of five elements essence] and immediately began his assault on the Half-Step Celestial Immortal Realm [a transcendent state just shy of true Celestial Immortality].

Now that Eldrin Chen had perfected his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body [a physique forged from the essence of primordial chaos, granting near-absolute resilience], breaking through to the Half-Step Celestial Immortal Realm was a natural progression, and the process proceeded smoothly.

However, breaking through to the Half-Step Celestial Immortal Realm required the Earth Immortal World [the inner world cultivated within an Earth Immortal] to expand by a full twofold. This process demanded a considerable span of time.

It took Eldrin Chen over eight thousand years before he finally achieved a complete and successful breakthrough.

After his successful breakthrough, Eldrin Chen sensed the Mana within his Earth Immortal World [the inner world cultivated by an Earth Immortal]. He discovered it now contained a full twenty Six Paths of Primordial Chaos Essence [the fundamental, undifferentiated energy from which all creation springs]. His Mana [the spiritual energy used to power techniques and artifacts] had surged by more than double, now sufficient to rival that of a cultivator with a Dual Taiyi Foundation [a foundation built upon two supreme Taiyi-grade Dao Seeds].

Furthermore, the quality of his Mana had undergone a tremendous refinement, becoming fifty percent more potent and concentrated than before his breakthrough.

"My combat power... from now on, Mana will no longer be my weakness in battle," Eldrin Chen murmured to himself.

Because of the enhanced quality of his Mana, the energy expenditure required to wield a Taiyi Immortal Weapon [a supreme-grade immortal artifact] was now nearly halved.

Previously, a single activation of the Human Sovereign's Sword [a legendary sword embodying the authority of humanity's ruler] would drain nearly ten percent of his Mana reserves. Now, he could unleash its full power dozens of times.

Yet this was merely the beginning. Should he advance to the Dual Taiyi Foundation, his Mana would surge another twofold. Upon reaching the Triple Taiyi Foundation [a foundation built upon three supreme Taiyi-grade Dao Seeds], his reserves would quadruple from their current state. For more chapters, visit @udio-novel.com for the complete novel.

In essence, a single Triple Taiyi Foundation cultivator possessed Mana equivalent to at least four or five of those with a Single Taiyi Foundation [a foundation built upon a single supreme Taiyi-grade Dao Seed].

This immense disparity was precisely why a Triple Taiyi Foundation existence could contend with four or five Dual Taiyi Foundation cultivators combined. Against ordinary Half-Step Celestial Immortal [a cultivator on the threshold of ascending to true Celestial Immortality] with merely a Single Taiyi Foundation, such a powerhouse could hold off dozens single-handedly.

"The higher one ascends in cultivation, the vaster the gulf between each realm becomes," Eldrin reflected.

"Beyond the Half-Step Celestial Immortal stage, the feat of challenging those above your own realm grows ever more formidable."

Eldrin Chen shook his head, a trace of helplessness coloring his expression.

His Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body had only recently reached the Taiyi [the foundational stage of the Celestial Immortal realm] level, and his cultivation realm was merely at the Half-Step Celestial Immortal Realm [a transitional state just below the full Celestial Immortal realm]. If he were to encounter an opponent with a Triple Taiyi Foundation [a supremely stable and powerful foundation built upon three Taiyi-level breakthroughs], he estimated he would likely last no more than seventy or eighty exchanges.

Pushing these thoughts aside, Eldrin Chen surveyed his surroundings. He found that Yvonne the Violet Consort and the others were still consolidating their cultivation gains, while Lyra Jiang, Verdant Consort, and Nyssa Qu were still in secluded cultivation, attempting their breakthrough to the Half-Step Celestial Immortal realm.

Thus, he did not leave seclusion. Instead, he immediately entered the Earth Immortal World [a pocket dimension or spiritual world associated with Earth Immortal cultivation]. Using Innate Spiritual Water [water imbued with primordial spiritual energy] as a catalyst, he accelerated the maturation of the Enlightenment Tea Tree and the Gale Gourd Vine, nurturing them until they evolved into Grand Unity Immortal Root [a supreme-grade spiritual root of the Grand Unity level].

After the two ancient plants had successfully ascended, Eldrin Chen emerged from the Earth Immortal World and began to examine the Primordial Essence [the most fundamental and pure form of spiritual energy] within his body. He could not help but draw a slow, deep breath.

From the beginning of his cultivation journey until now, including the time spent in the mortal world, Eldrin Chen had cultivated for a full eight hundred and eighty thousand years.

Throughout these eight hundred and eighty thousand years, he had almost never ceased the process of refining Primordial Essence. This was especially true after his Ascending to Immortality [transcending mortality to become an immortal]; even during periods of secluded cultivation, the conversion continued autonomously.

Consequently, over these years, he had accumulated a total of eighty-six thousand and several hundred strands of Primordial Essence.

Forty-nine strands of Primordial Essence could be condensed into one strand of Acquired Primordial Violet Qi [a potent violet-colored energy derived from primordial essence]. Thirty strands of Six Paths [a specific, potent grade of] Acquired Primordial Violet Qi could then be transformed into a single strand of Acquired Primordial Origin Qi [the foundational origin energy from which all things are derived].

These eighty-six thousand and more faint strands of Primordial Essence that Eldrin Chen possessed could, in total, be synthesized into forty-nine strands of Acquired Primordial Origin Qi.

Over these years, Eldrin Chen's advancement of the Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo Shoot consumed three strands of Acquired Primordial Origin Qi [a refined, post-Heaven form of the universe's foundational energy], while the advancement of his Lifebound Immortal Treasure [a magical artifact bound to a cultivator's life force] required four strands.

The advancement of the six ancient trees—the Enlightenment Tea [a spiritual tea that aids in achieving enlightenment], the Supreme Unity Immortal Peach [a celestial peach embodying supreme unity], the Gale Gourd Vine [a vine that bears gourds containing gale-force winds], the Eight Trigrams Treasure Tree [a tree whose patterns reflect the eight trigrams of divination], the Flood Water Azure Lotus [an azure lotus born of primordial floodwaters], and the Cycle of Reincarnation Ancient Tree [a tree embodying the cyclical nature of rebirth]—along with the Innate Five Elements Ancient Tree [an ancient tree containing the innate power of the five elements], collectively consumed seven strands of Acquired Primordial Origin Qi.

Thus, the largest expenditures combined amounted to fourteen strands of Primordial Chaos Source Qi [the primordial, chaotic source energy from which all things are born]. Added to the several thousand strands of Primordial Essence [the pure, fundamental essence of creation] that Eldrin Chen had used sporadically over the years, the total expenditure still only amounted to fifteen strands of Acquired Primordial Origin Qi. For uninterrupted reading, go to audio-novel.com.