Chapter 1607 : Tempering the Indestructible Body

Deep within the Fallen Phoenix Ridge, powerful currents of Frigid Wind [a chilling, soul-numbing gale] now swept forth, laden with Frost Soul Energy [a supremely pure, yin-cold spiritual essence]. This relentless gale battered against Eldrin Chen's physical form and his very soul.

This Frost Soul Energy was of unparalleled purity. For any Immortal cultivating the Frost Soul Path Principles [a cultivation art harnessing yin-cold energies], it would be a supreme treasure, an object of desperate contention that would spark countless battles if discovered in the outside world.

Yet, when such vast quantities of Frost Soul Energy surged forth all at once, it became a true nightmare. Even an existence at the Earth Immortal Great Perfection [the pinnacle stage of the Earth Immortal realm] would, under such an onslaught, likely be frozen into an icy statue, their spirit scattered to the winds, within mere days.

Even Eldrin Chen's formidable Primordial One Indestructibility Body [a legendary physique of near-unbreakable resilience] felt the strain. Under the ceaseless assault of the Frost Soul Energy, his flesh began to ache with a deep, penetrating cold, and a numbing chill crept into his limbs.

"This place... will suffice."

Feeling that invasive chill, a spark of exhilaration ignited within Eldrin Chen's heart.

He immediately settled into a meditative posture, beginning to draw in vast streams of the Frost Soul Energy. He would use this boundless, frigid power to temper and refine his physical vessel.

This Frost Soul Energy was the epitome of yin and cold, capable of inflicting severe damage upon an Immortal's body. Not even a Half-Step Celestial Immortal [a cultivator on the verge of ascending to the Celestial Immortal realm] would dare linger within it for long.

Eldrin Chen continuously absorbed the power of Frost Soul [the essence of frost and soul], allowing the Frost Soul Energy to penetrate deep into his Five Viscera [the five core organs: heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys] and marrow. It froze and scoured his immortal blood and internal organs in an endless cycle.

Throughout this agonizing process, Eldrin Chen stirred the Five Divine Deities [divine spirits corresponding to the five elements residing within his body] to luminous life within him. He channeled his internal Chaos Mist [primordial, formless energy] to clash and merge with the invading cold in a constant, dynamic struggle.

In this process of repeated tempering, after the Five Divine Deities refined the Supreme Grade Blessed Land, the vast quantities of impurities it carried began to be continuously purified, growing ever more pristine.

Meanwhile, Eldrin Chen's physical body grew increasingly formidable through the tempering, and the foundational essence of the Five Divine Deities also became purer, granting him ever greater mastery over their power.

Thus, as time flowed onward, three thousand years later, Eldrin Chen slowly opened his eyes.

"The Frost Soul Energy [a frigid spiritual energy capable of freezing the soul] here is no longer sufficient to exert any pressure upon me."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly. He rose to his feet, allowing the boundless Frost Soul Energy to wash over him, yet his body felt not the slightest chill.

He understood clearly in his heart. The Frost Soul Energy in this inner region was not potent enough; it posed no threat even to a Celestial Immortal Great Power [an immortal of immense power who has ascended to the celestial realm]. With the current strength of his Primordial One Indestructibility Body [a legendary physique of supreme resilience and near-immortality], this energy could no longer push him further.

"My Supreme Unity Primordial One Indestructibility Physique [the ultimate perfected form of the Primordial One Indestructibility Body] still has vast room for improvement."

"The Frost Vein Body Tempering Art [an esoteric technique for forging the body using glacial energies] has not yet reached its absolute limit. It requires a more formidable power of Frost Soul [the core, soul-freezing essence of glacial power] to achieve perfection."

Eldrin Chen whispered to himself, then turned his gaze towards the heart of the Fallen Phoenix Ridge.

The core of the Fallen Phoenix Ridge was the point where the Primordial Era Ice Phoenix [an ancient, mythical beast of ice from the dawn of time] had fallen. Within it lay an enveloping, supremely frigid Frost Soul Innate Embryonic Great Path [the primordial, embryonic manifestation of the ultimate frost soul dao]. It was said that in ancient times, even Celestial Immortal Great Power had met their end within its depths.

For Eldrin Chen, the core of Fallen Phoenix Ridge remained far too perilous.

"Enough. Regardless, I must still make this journey," he murmured to himself.

Eldrin Chen spoke softly, his resolve finally solidifying as he stepped into the heart of Fallen Phoenix Ridge.

The innermost depths of this ridge were saturated with a terrifying Frost Soul power [a profound, soul-numbing cold energy]. Boundless Frost Soul Energy congealed the very heavens and earth, so dense that not even a Celestial Immortal Great Power could tear through the void here.

Eldrin Chen tested his abilities and found the Innate Dual-Polarity Void Mirror [a mystical artifact capable of spatial displacement] could still be activated, though its power was severely suppressed. The distance it could teleport him was drastically reduced; he estimated he would need to channel it at least ten times consecutively to escape Fallen Phoenix Ridge entirely.

With this realization, Eldrin Chen's expression turned grave. He proceeded with utmost caution, venturing deeper into the ridge's silent heart.

Contrary to his expectations, the deep reaches of Fallen Phoenix Ridge were eerily quiet. There were no powerful creatures born from the Frost Soul energy he had imagined, only the perpetual, all-encompassing frost of Supreme Cold Energy [the ultimate essence of cold] freezing the world in an eternal stillness.

Moving with deliberate care, Eldrin Chen found a place of cultivation near an Earth Vein [a terrestrial energy leyline] within the core region. There, he began to continuously absorb the Frost Soul Energy to temper his physical form.

Thus, ten thousand years passed in the blink of an eye. Tempered by the extreme potency of the Frost Soul Energy, Eldrin Chen's Primordial One Indestructibility Body [a legendary physique of flawless resilience] grew ever more perfect and unblemished.

Yet, just as his Primordial One Indestructibility Body was on the cusp of its final refinement—the last step in completing the Ice Vein Body Tempering [a profound art for forging the body with glacial essence]—Eldrin Chen awoke from his deep seclusion.

"Not enough yet," Eldrin Chen murmured softly, a trace of regret coloring his expression.

The power of the Frost Soul [a profound, soul-chilling cold energy] here was already astonishing, nearly equivalent to ten top-tier Half-Step Celestial Immortal [cultivators who have almost ascended to the Celestial Immortal realm] who cultivated ice-attribute Path Principle [fundamental laws of the Great Dao], sacrificing their own foundational essence year-round to continuously drive the Frost Soul power, assisting Eldrin Chen in tempering his physical body.

Moreover, this process was unceasing, lasting for ten thousand years or even a hundred thousand.

Such an extreme, perpetual Frost Soul gale could only be withstood by a Celestial Immortal Great Power [a mighty being who has ascended to the Celestial Immortal realm]. Even such an existence might endure it for a time, but persisting for ten thousand years was impossible.

Only Eldrin Chen's Primordial One Indestructibility Body [a legendary physique of supreme resilience and near-immortality], which possessed immense resistance to all manner of foreign energies, could manage. As long as the assault did not exceed the body's ultimate tolerance, he would not truly perish.

Yet even so, this Frost Soul Energy [the concentrated essence of soul-freezing cold] still fell short, preventing Eldrin Chen from crossing that final threshold.

"The quality is insufficient," he concluded.

Eldrin Chen whispered the realization, understanding now why the cultivation of the ice meridian within his Primordial One Indestructibility Body had not reached complete success.

His current progress in the ice meridian cultivation, having absorbed a vast ocean of Frost Soul Energy, was nearly complete, verging on perfection. But ultimately, it still lacked that final half-step.

Because the Primordial One Indestructibility Body [a legendary physique said to be unbreakable and eternal] was too formidable, to achieve its ultimate, complete metamorphosis, it required the power of Innate Realm [the foundational stage of a cultivator's journey] Innate Frost Soul [a profound, soul-chilling energy of frost] to truly shatter its Limit-Breaker [a state representing the absolute peak before a breakthrough] constraints and take that final, defining step.

Once this step succeeded, even Celestial Immortal Great Power [a mighty being who has ascended to the Celestial Immortal realm] who cultivated ice-attribute Innate Path Principle [the fundamental laws and techniques of a cultivation path] would find it exceedingly difficult to pose a lethal threat to Eldrin Chen.

"Even the core essence is insufficient now. I must still find Frost Soul power at the Celestial Immortal [a realm of power transcending mortality] level."

Eldrin Chen murmured quietly. Frost Soul power at the Celestial Immortal level was overwhelmingly potent. Even a Celestial Immortal Great Power making direct physical contact without defense would risk severe injury or even annihilation.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen's expression turned grave as he pressed forward, seeking power within the Fallen Phoenix Ridge [a legendary mountain range associated with a fallen phoenix] that had reached the Celestial Immortal level.

Yet, after an immeasurable period of searching, Eldrin Chen had still not found any Frost Soul Energy [the concentrated essence of Frost Soul power] of Celestial Immortal grade. A sense of foreboding began to settle in his heart.

"Is there truly no Frost Soul power at the Celestial Immortal level? Could it have gradually dissipated over the countless eons?"

"Or perhaps," he pondered, "the Celestial Immortal-level Frost Soul power, along with treasures and rarities of that grade, were long ago harvested by the Ancient Immortal [venerable beings from ages past] of the Vast Azure Immortal Domain [a vast realm of immortal cultivation]?"

Eldrin Chen whispered to himself, his gaze sharpening with intensity.

At this moment, he understood the likely reason why, for the last several Kalpa Tribulation [cosmic cycles of destruction and rebirth], no Celestial Immortal Great Power had met their end within the Fallen Phoenix Ridge.

At this thought, a profound stillness settled within Eldrin Chen's heart.

If he could not complete the Ice Vein Body Tempering [a body refinement technique that uses glacial energy to forge one's meridians and physique] here, he would have no choice but to venture into the Myriad Ghosts Frozen Cavern [a legendary and perilous cavern permeated with the essence of countless frozen spirits]. Yet, that Myriad Ghosts Frozen Cavern ranked among the top five Forbidden Land [places of extreme danger and profound mystery, often shunned by cultivators] within the Vast Azure Immortal Domain, its perilous nature scarcely differing from that of the Myriad Crow Forbidden Land.