Chapter 1515 : Terrestrial Immortal Seventh Layer

He returned to the celestial realm and, with the aid of the Yin-Yang Void Mirror, arrived at the Flowing Fire Star Palace in an exceedingly brief span of time.

He then refrained from seclusion and made his presence known in the immortal realm before returning to his cultivation chamber. There, he began his closed-door meditation to refine the essence of the Heavenly Wolf Ancient Star.

This Star Essence was exceptionally pure, and its price was exorbitantly high. To decompose it into primordial qi of heaven and earth merely to enhance 1's cultivation would be nothing short of a sacrilegious waste.

However, this item was exorbitantly priced, yet worth every penny. Its refinement process was remarkably straightforward. Eldrin spent merely 1 100 years to fully refine it, at last achieving a state of perfect completeness in the heaven and earth spiritual energy accumulated within his body.

"Now I understand how Grandfather Jiang managed to attain the Great Perfection of Earth Immortal realm so early." Eldrin murmured softly, a tinge of wistful sigh escaping his lips.

Refining this pure primordial energy into Heaven and Earth Qi could indeed rapidly replenish the cosmic essence.

Given sufficient stellar essence, Eldrin could even confidently advance from the first level of Earth Immortal to Earth Immortal Perfection within 2 to 3 100 1000 years.

Of course, the price paid was equally immense. Such pure origin essence served as the ultimate treasure for alchemy and pill refinement, typically reserved only for breaking through major cultivation bottlenecks.

Decomposing it into primordial qi of heaven and earth would be like breaking down innate qi into chaos-originating qi to enhance 1's cultivation—nothing short of squandering a treasure beyond measure. To utilize this as cultivation resources to nurture a single cultivator to the Great Perfection of the Earth Immortal realm would incur a cost sufficient to foster 10 Earth Immortals to the same pinnacle.

Not to mention an Earth Immortal blessed land, even the most supreme Half-Step Celestial Immortals, or even the Western Abyss Dragon Palace might not be capable of such a feat. Even if a Supreme Cave Heaven could achieve it, they would likely be unwilling to pay such an enormous price.

After all, cultivating in this manner would at most save nearly a million years of training time. As an Earth Immortal Ancestor, his lifespan was boundless—he had all the time in the world to gradually enhance his cultivation.

Preserving these resources to cultivate 10 Earth Immortals at the Great Perfection stage would be far more cost-effective.

Even with Jiang Huang's status as the Taixu Saint Son, it was only because he had a Perfected Celestial Immortal as his master that he could access such invaluable resources. "Compared to these Grotto-Heaven Saint Sons, the resources I've obtained are still far from sufficient."

"Even if I exhaust all my strength and struggle relentlessly for hundreds of thousands of years, the cultivation resources I obtain may still not amount to 1-tenth of what they possess."

"Yet I have tread step by step to reach this day, each footprint firmly planted." The thoughts flickered through Eldrin's mind before he finally withdrew his focus.

He retrieved the Yin Yang Rotation Pill and swallowed it in 1 gulp. Instantly, the fundamental forces of Yin and Yang between heaven and earth began rotating ceaselessly, as if countless strands of primordial qi were being drawn toward the cosmic origin, converging with rapid intensity.

Thus, for a time unknown, the primordial energies between heaven and earth were compressed to their absolute limit. *Hum*

A low hum resonated through the world, and all between heaven and earth fell into profound silence.

Then, the power of the world's origin finally underwent a transformation. Eldrin slowly opened his eyes and discovered a pure and sacred Qi of Origin gradually manifesting between heaven and earth.

It was a wisp of the purest Primordial Qi, emanating an obscure and elusive radiance. Even a trace of its leaking power made Eldrin start with astonishment.

Heaven and Earth, Mysterious and Vast.

Eldrin murmured softly, a trace of delight flickering across his expression.

It is said that the Primordial Qi of Heaven and Earth represents the acquired "Primordial Breath," the ultimate pursuit of countless earthly immortals and venerable ancestors. Legend holds that when the Primordial Qi of Heaven and Earth is refined to its absolute extreme, 1 may attempt to condense it into the fabled "Innate Qi."

However, condensing the Primordial Qi required a vast and immeasurable amount of Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow.

Generally speaking, it requires 1 100 and 8 strands of Primordial Chaos Energy to refine a single wisp of Primordial Qi. Moreover, this process demands immensely powerful cultivation and foundation, coupled with a unique moment of opportunity to achieve success.

It is said that for every realm the Earth Immortal Patriarchs open, they can ultimately refine 1 strand of Heaven and Earth Primordial Yellow Qi.

Generally speaking, an Earth Immortal Patriarch could at most open just over a dozen layers of celestial realms, thus making it impossible to condense Primordial Qi at this realm.

Half-step Celestial Immortal experts, upon cultivating their first foundation of the Grand Primordium, could expand their Earth Immortal realm by twofold, while the Primordial Chaos of Heaven and Earth would also double in magnitude.

If 1 cultivates a second Taiyi Foundation, it will double once more—approximately 4 times that of a Perfected Earth Immortal. Should 1 advance even further and cultivate 3 types of Taiyi Foundations, the power of Heaven, Earth, Mystic, and Yellow will double yet again.

Theoretically speaking, a Threefold Primordial Foundation expert at the Ninth Heaven realm could potentially manifest as many as 70-2 Primal Chaos Seals. Yet, even this remarkable feat alone remains insufficient to condense the primordial qi of creation.

To condense the Primordial Qi, 1 must advance further—transcending the Earth Immortal realm through sublimation, forcibly opening a Celestial Universe with the supreme power of Taiyi.

To achieve this, 1 must at the very least possess a dual Great Unity foundation to barely stand a chance. Should this endeavor fail, the 1 attempting the breakthrough would most likely perish, their cultivation eradicated.

However, upon success, the earthly immortal world would transform into a miniature cosmos. Depending on the size of the newly formed universe, a certain amount of Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow would descend.

By reversing this innate qi, 1 could condense at least 2 or 3 strands or more of innate qi. Of course, there was a significant possibility of failure.

Generally speaking, if 1 had opened the 9 Heavens and possessed dual Taiyi foundations as their bedrock, the likelihood of success would exceed 50 percent. Under such circumstances, the lower the number of layers in the Earth Immortal realm, the slimmer the chances of success would become.

During a breakthrough, utilizing external artifacts can increase the odds of success. Even sacrificing 1's inner world could marginally improve the chances.

If the Earth Immortal Realm is below the Sixth Heaven, even sacrificing it would hold almost no possibility of success.

Of course, if 1 were to sacrifice the Earth Immortal realm, they would henceforth be confined to the path of ancient methods. Their potential would pale in comparison to the Celestial Immortal mighty ones who follow the contemporary path, and they could only be deemed Pseudo-Celestial Immortals, or perhaps Primordial Divine Spirits.

Like the master of the Western Abyss Dragon Palace, who once sacrificed his Earth Immortal realm in a desperate bid to break through to the Celestial Immortal realm.

In the general consensus of the immortal realm, it is believed that such beings who sacrificed entire worlds to break through, even if they attained the Celestial Immortal realm, would remain at the very bottom among Celestial Immortals.

Those who have opened up a universe of their own, with a vast cosmos as their foundation, possess combat power 30 percent greater—only then are they qualified to be called true Celestial Immortals.

"7 Paths of Heaven, Earth, Mystic, and Yellow."

Sensing the origin within the Earth Immortal Realm, Eldrin murmured softly to himself.

His foundation was far more profound than that of an ordinary Earth Immortal, and this breakthrough allowed him to condense 7 strands of Primordial Yellow Qi in 1 go.

A full 7 strands of Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow—this could already be considered exceptionally profound. 1 must understand that even a Perfected Earth Immortal at the Seventh Heaven’s pinnacle would typically refine no more than this within their core.

According to Eldrin's (Person Name) estimation, his Earth Immortal realm was far more expansive than that of an ordinary Great Perfection Earth Immortal. If he could cultivate to the Great Perfection stage, he would likely be able to condense a dozen or so strands of Primordial Heaven-Earth Profound Energy.