Chapter 1471 : Ascending to the Sky-Opening Treasure

Meanwhile, Eldrin and Lyra’s combat prowess had advanced to the point where they could directly step into the realm of Earth Immortal Perfection.

Among them, Eldrin was comparable to a Sixth Heaven Earth Immortal at the Great Perfection stage, while Lyra's foundation was slightly weaker by half a measure—only equivalent to a Fifth Heaven Earth Immortal at the Great Perfection stage, barely qualifying as a threshold-level Earth Immortal at Great Perfection.

A lineage boasting 9 Earth Immortals at the late stage, including 2 at the eighth level and 2 at the Great Perfection stage.

Such profound foundations and roots would be sufficient to rank within the top 50 among the over 1,000 blessed lands of the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea, making it a truly supreme blessed land.

Apart from those 30-some supreme blessed lands that possessed Half-Step Celestial Immortals, the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) could be considered among the top tier.

Even the Violet Mystic Abode of the Daoist Violet Mystic, which possessed 12 Earth Immortals, could not be definitively said to be stronger or weaker than the Returning Abyss Abode, which boasted 9 cultivators with late-stage Earth Immortal combat prowess.

At this thought, everyone broke into smiles.

After a long while, Chen Changxuan suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked, "Now that you've broken through to the mid-stage Earth Immortal realm, should we make our move against the Flaming Mars Palace?"

"Not so fast."

Eldrin shook his head, a faint crease forming between his brows as he said, "The Cosmic Star Formation was, after all, laid down by the Flaming Palace Lord. Given our current strength, attempting to breach it would be far too risky."

"At present, the most urgent priority remains the restoration of the 2 ancient cauldrons—the Crimson Dragon Dominion Cauldron and the Black Dragon Dominion Cauldron."

Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Chen Changqing stroked his long beard and mused, "The Black Dragon Cauldron that Suppresses the World (Magic Treasure) lies within the Return to Ruins Blessed Land (Cultivation Realm), and now, only a handful know of the Return to Ruins Blessed Land's whereabouts."

"Moreover, the Sea of Returning Abyss is protected by the Grand Zhou Heavenly Star Formation, so there shouldn’t be any major safety concerns."

"However, the defensive capabilities here in the Sunset Sea are far inferior to those on the mainland. We must deliberate on this matter carefully."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, understanding the soundness of Chen Changqing’s reasoning.

The restoration of a Primordial Chaos Treasure would never attract the covetous gaze of the Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace alone.

3 Half-Step Celestial Immortals held grudges against Eldrin. The Silent Thunder God remained unaware of his conflict with Eldrin, the master of the Flowing Fire Star Palace had already been entrapped and slain, while the Heavenly Fiend Clan Leader now lay dormant in seclusion.

The other half-step Celestial Immortals bore no grudge against Eldrin and were unlikely to provoke the master of the Western Abyss Celestial Court over a single World-Creation Supreme Treasure. However, some Great Perfection Earth Immortals held certain grievances against Eldrin.

Among them, the 1 most likely to take action was the Dark Roc King. Rumor had it that based on the cause of the Primal Wilderness Crocodile Young Master’s death, he had deduced that it was most likely Eldrin (Person Name) who killed the Dark Young Roc King.

At this thought, Eldrin pondered briefly before saying, "Among the 9 of us, leaving 1 or 2 to guard the Abyssal Sea should suffice."

"The rest of you, follow me to the Setting Sun Blessed Land."

Seeing this, Qing Ji could not help but ask, “Then who shall stay behind?”

Eldrin pondered for a moment before saying, "Ziji shall preside over the Cosmic Star Formation, while Lila should guard the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss."

"No need." Lyra shook her head before continuing, "My second primordial spirit will soon advance to the late World-Creation stage. The Returning Abyss blessed land can be guarded by my second primordial spirit."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Over the years since Eldrin departed, Lyra's second primordial spirit had spent most of its time guarding the Return Abyss Blessed Land.

Now that her cultivation had broken through, refining the second primordial spirit to the late Chaos Opening stage would be sufficient to guard the Return-to-Ashes Blessed Land.

Seeing this, Eldrin nodded and added, "For the Crimson Dragon World-Suppressing Cauldron to fully recover, it will likely take another 40 to 50 1000 years."

"However, to prevent any mishap with the ancient cauldron, I shall immediately head to the Setting Sun Blessed Land to guard it. You all may continue your cultivation in peace—a slight delay on your part would be of no consequence."

"Very well."

Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this, and the matter was thus settled.

With that, the meeting came to an end. That very afternoon, Eldrin arrived at the Crimson Sunset Blessed Land, where he began his secluded cultivation while standing guard over the sanctuary.

Within the Crimson Sun Blessed Land, Eldrin first spent over 10 1000 years and consumed no small amount of resources from the Primordial Chaos Realm to elevate all 5 of his life-bound treasures to the rank of top-grade Heaven-Opening Treasures.

After the advancement of the 5 innate immortal treasures, their power had been tremendously enhanced.

With the sudden addition of 5 supreme-grade Heaven-Opening Treasures, Eldrin's methods and combat prowess had once again been significantly enhanced.

The only regret was that at the Eighth Tier, Upper Grade level, the combined power of the Heaven-Eldrin Swords could no longer achieve a qualitative leap.

Although the path of dual sword union was powerful, it was ultimately a technique that could be cultivated as early as the Zi Mansion stage. By the time 1 reached higher realms, it had gradually become somewhat redundant.

The same was true for Eldrin's Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss. He discovered that after urging the dual swords to unite, although their power had increased considerably, it seemed to have encountered some kind of barrier.

When the power reached the limit of Earth Immortal Perfection, it seemed to be constrained by some kind of ultimate barrier, making it nearly impossible to advance any further.

"Limited by the materials, and insufficient in Dao patterns."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, then couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Upon reaching the Great Perfection of the Earth Immortal realm, those seeking the ultimate metamorphosis to transcend further must come into contact with the power of the Taiyi realm.

The reason why the Taiyi Immortal Armament is named as such lies not only in its unparalleled materials, but most crucially in the fact that it contains a complete 'Taiyi Dao Principle' within.

The 'Principle of the Great Empyrean' is refined from the 'Patterns of the Great Empyrean', which in turn manifests from a single wisp of the Great Empyrean power.

It is said that every complete 'Principle of the Grand Unity' is refined from 3 'Dao Patterns of the Grand Unity'.

The fundamental reason a Heaven-Sundering Supreme Treasure can attain such status lies in the evolution of the Primordial Dao Patterns within its core.

Meanwhile, the vast majority of World Creation Treasures possessed by Quasi-Celestial Immortals can be roughly categorized into 3 distinct grades: 1-Rune, 2-Rune, and 3-Rune, each containing 1, 2, or 3 Grand Primordial Dao Runes respectively.

Among the 3 supreme treasures, the single-rune Heaven-Splitting Treasure is forged by the vast majority of single-Dao Fruit Half-Step Celestial Immortals.

The might of the 2-rune Heaven-Sundering Supreme Treasure, while not fundamentally surpassing the former, was 20 percent more potent.

The 3-Rune Heaven-Opening Supreme Treasure was considered the pinnacle among Heaven-Opening Supreme Treasures, even qualifying as a pseudo-Great Sovereign Immortal Artifact. Its power surpassed that of a single-rune Heaven-Opening Supreme Treasure by 50 percent.

The only difference between such a supreme treasure and a Taiji Immortal Weapon is that its 3 Dao Patterns have not merged into a Taiji Dao Principle, thus preventing it from undergoing an ultimate transformation. Its power is only about half that of a true Taiji Immortal Weapon.

To return to our story, the reason why the combined might of Eldrin’s Twin Swords of Heavenly Departure failed to reach the power of a world-splitting supreme treasure lay in 1 fundamental flaw: the array patterns within these immortal swords lacked sufficient strength.

When these 2 immortal swords joined forces, they failed to even briefly manifest a single Taiyi Dao Rune, thus never attaining parity with Heaven-Splitting Treasures.

With this thought in mind, Eldrin declared, "Unless I can continuously refine both immortal swords, making them more flawlessly compatible until their union achieves absolute perfection."

"Otherwise, this ultimate trump card of Celestial Union will never again grace the mortal realm."

(End of Chapter)