Chapter 1512 : Refining the Boundless Stars

After reaching an agreement with the Celestial Mourner Human Emperor, Eldrin departed from the Human Emperor Nebula alongside Glazed Divine Lord. Upon returning to the Netherworld Minor Universe, Eldrin recounted the details of this journey to everyone.

After hearing this, Lyra spoke up: "The Human Sovereign with dual Taiyi foundations has been replaced by the Heaven's Lament Human Sovereign with a single Taiyi foundation." "While our anticipated support has diminished somewhat, we have ultimately reached an agreement with the human race of this realm. Now, we can proceed with our plans."

Eldrin (Person Name) gave a slight nod and said, "By my reckoning, the denizens of the immortal realms should be arriving any moment now."

"We can set out first to the Yang Realm Minor Cosmos, to gather hundreds of millions of stars and refine the Galaxy Starfall Elixir."

Elder Zixuan also felt somewhat concerned and couldn't help but inquire, "If we enter prematurely, might it draw the attention of the Yao Clan and the Divine Sovereigns?"

Eldrin pondered briefly before speaking, "It matters not. With the Heavenly Dao of the microcosm now unstable and its laws extinguished, countless stars perish every moment within this miniature universe."

"We conceal our auras, merely gathering a few stars and leaving those eighth-order ancient stars untouched. The likelihood of exposure should be minimal."

Hearing this, everyone also gave a slight nod.

Divine Lord Liuli pondered briefly before speaking, "With the current turmoil in the microcosmos and the threat of apocalyptic calamities looming, all races are preoccupied with their own survival. They won't turn their attention to us for quite some time."

"Besides, 3 100 years from now, when the rift in the mortal universe is torn open by the mighty experts of the immortal realm, they will have even less capacity to attend to other matters."

Seeing this, the Heavenly Abyss Daoist spoke up, "Then let us conceal our auras and forms. Remember, do not reveal our identities." With these words, the group left the Nether Lord of the Ancient Ruins to hold the fort while the rest proceeded into the Yang World Minor Universe. Upon re-entering the minor universe, Eldrin (Person Name) began continuously absorbing the boundless stars.

Within this miniature cosmos, other things might be scarce, but stars were nearly limitless—so numerous that describing them as "hundreds of millions and trillions" would not be an exaggeration.

Eldrin ceaselessly drew in stars and celestial bodies, pulling vast numbers of suns and human-inhabited worlds into the Returning Abyss Realm, merging them as extraterrestrial constellations within its firmament.

He continued absorbing along the way, unknowingly spending over 2 100 years and drawing in a full 30-2 million stars before finally pausing their integration into the Abyssal Return Realm.

"I've reached my limit."

Eldrin (Person Name) murmured inwardly, "The celestial expanse beyond the Return Abyss Realm has its limits—accommodating over 30 million stars in 1 breath has already pushed it to the brink."

According to Eldrin's (Person Name) estimation, if he were to break through to the Great Perfection of the Earth Immortal realm, he could potentially refine over 300 million stars under extreme circumstances. Cultivation at the Earth Immortal realm was generally divided into 4 stages: splitting heaven and earth, activating the celestial magnetic field, evolving the cosmic starscape, and nurturing the profound mysteries of creation.

The key to breaking through to the early Earth Immortal realm lies in the act of world creation.

To break through to the middle stage of Earth Immortal, 1 must activate the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Magnetic Field, causing the source power to undergo an ultimate metamorphosis.

By activating the celestial-terrestrial magnetic field, if 1 could advance further to unlock the boundless starry skies beyond the heavens, they would break through to the late-stage Earth Immortal realm.

Generally speaking, only those at the late stage of Earth Immortal realm, having cultivated the 4 Extremities Pillars to their absolute limit and pierced through the boundless heavens, could establish a celestial domain beyond the starry sky.

Once the Celestial Firmament was opened, an endless cycle of stars could evolve within it. With the empowerment of hundreds of millions of stellar forces, the power of heaven and earth would surge by over 30 percent.

Moreover, after breaking through to the late-stage Earth Immortal realm, the Earth Immortal World would expand by over 50 percent. Consequently, the magical power of a late-stage Earth Immortal would be at least 80 to 90 percent greater than that of the sixth-level Earth Immortal.

Thus, generally speaking, it would require at least 3 Sixth-Level Earth Immortals joining forces to stand a chance against a single Seventh-Level Earth Immortal. Only the rarest of existences, those who have opened 8 or more Heavenly Palaces, can bridge such a vast gap and contend with a Late-Stage Earth Immortal.

Eldrin was able to carve out a celestial domain in the cosmos during his middle-stage Earth Immortal phase, primarily due to the overwhelming power of the Primordial Chaos Indestructible Law. Coupled with the feedback from 5 supreme-grade innate World-Forging Treasures, he achieved this breakthrough ahead of schedule.

Yet even so, due to his insufficient cultivation realm, the cosmic starscape he had unfolded was merely a small fragment of the celestial expanse beyond.

Eldrin estimated that if he could break through to the seventh level of the Earth Immortal realm, the cosmic starscape he could manifest would be vast enough to contain at least 1 100 million stars.

Theoretically speaking, a Sixth Heaven Earth Immortal at the Great Perfection stage had reached the absolute limit of stars the cosmic expanse of the Earth Immortal realm could possibly accommodate.

At this moment, Eldrin successfully fused these 30,000,000-odd stars and immediately felt the magic power within his body surge by 20 percent.

Previously, Eldrin's ability to possess combat power at the Earth Immortal Perfection level primarily relied on his comprehension of laws, Dao Fruits, physical body, divine abilities, and immortal treasures. His magic power had always been a significant weakness.

But now, having refined the cosmic starscape, Eldrin's own magical power had grown even more profound, enough to rival that of a Perfected Earth Immortal.

In the starry sky beyond the Abyssal Realm, 30 million new stars emerged at once, and the accumulation progress of primordial qi surged by over 50 percent.

"It appears that within 20 to 30 1000 years, I shall reach the peak of the sixth level of the Earth Immortal realm."

Eldrin murmured inwardly before turning to Lyra and the others. "How are you holding up?" "We've refined nearly 30 million stars, but we're reaching our limits."

Lyra murmured softly, a faint smile gracing her lips.

Apart from the 2 Half-Step Celestial Immortals, nearly all the Earth Immortals participating in this battle had opened all 9 layers of their celestial realms.

Their cultivation bases were all at the Sixth Level of the Earth Immortal realm, yet their combat prowess rivaled that of the Eighth Level Earth Immortals, granting them the ability to partially access the celestial void beyond. Having refined over 20,000,000 Zhou Heaven Starstones, their spiritual power had now achieved a significant breakthrough.

Most crucially, after refining vast amounts of Cosmic Stars, their Primordial Qi had undergone tremendous enhancement, saving them over a 100 1000 years of cultivation time in 1 fell swoop.

Elder Tianyuan, who had broken through to the Earth Immortal realm relatively early, couldn't help but remark, "In my Tianyuan Realm, the accumulation of primordial qi has already surpassed the halfway mark."

"Having refined so many stars this time, the heaven and earth spiritual energy has become abundant. It seems only some refinement is needed before I can attempt a breakthrough to the late-stage Earth Immortal realm."

Eldrin (Person Name) nodded upon hearing this and inquired, "Fellow Daoist, when do you plan to make your breakthrough?"

Tianyuan Daoren (Person Name) gave a faint smile and said, "Some years ago, I expended no small cost to acquire a furnace of 4 Extremes Heaven Elixir (Immortal Pill). Now that the accumulated primordial energy is sufficient, it would be best to achieve the breakthrough sooner rather than later."

At this point, Daoist Tianyuan cupped his hands and said, "To avoid complications, I plan to return to the Netherworld Microcosm and advance to the late-stage Earth Immortal realm first."

"Very well."

Eldrin nodded slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist, when you return, perhaps you could bring some Stardust for Old Ruins." Hearing this, Tianyuan Daoist inclined his head in acknowledgment, yet replied, "However, my breakthrough is imminent, and I fear I shall have no time left to gather Stardust."