Chapter 1725 : Ascension of the Heavenly Realms

Within the entire Abyssal Heaven [the primordial world created and governed by Eldrin Chen], a staggering number exceeding three thousand beings, each comparable to a Late Stage Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has reached the advanced stage of the Earth Immortal realm], have ascended. The number of beings holding the status of Divine Spirits [powerful spiritual entities within the Ascension Immortal Realm] has even surpassed one million.

Most crucially, the Imperial Lords [supreme rulers of specific heavenly domains] of the Six Heavens and Seven Realms [the major celestial and terrestrial domains within the cosmos], bolstered by the empowerment of the Cosmos's Heavenly Dao [the supreme natural law and governing principle of the universe], have undergone an ultimate metamorphosis in combat prowess. Nearly every one of them now rivals a being with a Triple Taiyi Foundation [an exceptionally profound and stable foundational cultivation base, formed by merging three Taiyi-level foundations].

The Progenitor of the Heavenly Dao [the primordial source and master of the Heavenly Dao], Thalion Chen, and the Progenitor of Earthly Dao [the primordial source and master of the Earthly Dao], Changqing Chen, possess combat strength comparable to that of an Innate Divine Spirit [a divine being born with innate cosmic power]. Furthermore, the five guardian True Spirits [primordial spiritual entities that embody fundamental aspects of the world] of this realm have also attained the lineage of Innate Divine Spirits, granting them power rivaling that of the Early Celestial Immortal Realm [the initial stage of the Celestial Immortal realm].

Of course, the combat strength of these Imperial Lords, True Spirits, and even the progenitors of the Heavenly Layers [the stratified celestial planes within a cosmos] within the Cosmos ultimately stems from the authority granted by the Abyssal Heaven's Heavenly Dao.

While they wield matchless power within the Cosmos, once they depart from the Abyssal Heaven and are stripped of the empowerment from the Heavenly Dao's authority, their combat prowess plummets by an entire major realm.

The strength of an Imperial Lord would diminish to the level of a Dual Taiyi Foundation [a profound foundational cultivation base formed by merging two Taiyi-level foundations]. Similarly, the power of the guardian True Spirits and the Second Ancestor [the second founding ancestor of a lineage] of the Heavenly Layers would also decline to approximately the level of a Triple Taiyi Foundation.

Even so, once all the Imperial Lords of the Twenty-Four Heavens [a grand cosmic formation comprising twenty-four layered celestial realms] assume their rightful positions, Eldrin Chen believes this will still constitute a formidable force.

The fundamental reason the denizens of the Abyssal Heaven possess such immense power lies in the sheer, unparalleled vastness of Eldrin Chen's Cosmos.

Within the Cosmos of an ordinary Early Celestial Immortal Realm cultivator, the strength of its internal Imperial Lords pales in comparison to that of the Imperial Lords within the Abyssal Heaven.

Of course, the power of the Imperial Lords within his Cosmos is merely a welcome augmentation for Eldrin Chen. The most critical aspect after advancing his Cosmos is that Eldrin Chen no longer has any weakness in terms of Mana [the spiritual energy used to fuel spells and techniques]. Discover more cultivation stories at audio . novel . com.

The Mana [the spiritual energy used to fuel magical arts and techniques] within Eldrin Chen now was not merely a hundredfold greater than before his breakthrough; it was a veritable ocean compared to a pond.

Prior to his advancement, Eldrin Chen had to meticulously ration his energy to unleash a Profound Grade Divine Ability [a powerful supernatural art of profound mastery], and a single activation of a Half-Step Patriarch Grade Divine Ability [a near-legendary art of immense power] would drain nearly half of his Mana reserves.

But the present Eldrin Chen could now wield Profound Grade Divine Ability with casual ease. Even the mighty Half-Step Patriarch Grade Divine Ability could be unleashed by him thirty times in succession.

One must recall that when Eldrin Chen previously used such a Half-Step Patriarch Grade Divine Ability, its power was at best comparable to a strike from a Mid Celestial Immortal Realm [a mid-stage Heavenly Immortal cultivator]. Yet now, when Eldrin Chen channels the same art, its force is potent enough to grievously wound even a cultivator of the Late Heaven Immortal Realm [the late stage of the Heavenly Immortal realm].

The explosive growth in destructive power came at a cost—the Mana consumed had increased by far more than a mere tenfold.

That Eldrin Chen could still consecutively unleash this art thirty times spoke volumes about the staggering, almost unimaginable depth of his current Mana reserves.

It is known that Half-Step Patriarch Grade Divine Ability arts typically demand a colossal expenditure of energy. Even a being who had reached the Late Heaven Immortal Realm and mastered such a technique could likely manage only a handful of activations before exhaustion.

Only Eldrin Chen, having evolved his Lifebound Divine Ability [a supernatural art intrinsically linked to one's life force and cultivation path] to the Half-Step Patriarch Grade level—which consumed a mere thirty percent of the Mana required by ordinary Divine Ability [supernatural arts]—and having forged a Cosmos [an internal universe or world within a cultivator] of such vast and profound scale, could afford such profligate expenditure.

Any ordinary Heavenly Immortal Paragon [a peak-stage Heavenly Immortal cultivator] who attained such a Divine Ability would be forced to hoard it as a final, desperate trump card.

Returning to the matter at hand, after thoroughly examining his own Deep-Seated Foundation [the fundamental and unshakable basis of a cultivator's power], Eldrin Chen resumed his secluded cultivation. He dedicated himself to consolidating his newly gained cultivation base while simultaneously contemplating and refining his personal path of cultivation.

Thus, after merely ten thousand years, Eldrin Chen had advanced the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Scripture to the realm of the Late Heaven Immortal Realm [the stage of an immortal who has attained enlightenment after the formation of the cosmos].

At this stage, the Heaven Immortal [the celestial immortal stage] chapter of the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Scripture was still not fully perfected, but it was sufficient for the time being.

Eldrin Chen did not continue to refine the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Scripture, instead turning his efforts to advancing his five Lifebound Immortal Treasure [a cultivator's personal magical artifact, bound to their life force and soul].

After nearly ten thousand years of dedicated effort, he successfully elevated the Taiyi [the Great Unity, a profound stage of cultivation] Formation Patterns [the intricate energy arrays and diagrams that form the core structure of a magical treasure] within all five treasures to the mid-grade of the Ninth Rank.

Following this, Eldrin Chen inscribed the Taiyi Dao Patterns [Great Unity Dao Patterns, profound symbols containing universal truths] once more into the Lifebound Immortal Treasure, catalyzing their final ascension to mid-grade Ninth Rank.

Upon completing this step, Eldrin Chen used a small amount of Primordial Essence [the pure, foundational energy of creation] as a catalyst. Combined with Innate Qi [Primordial Qi, the fundamental energy present since the beginning of the universe] to manifest Innate Dao Patterns [Primordial Dao Patterns, the natural laws and structures of existence], he spent over ten thousand years successfully elevating all five Lifebound Immortal Treasure.

Thus, the Heavenly Separated Twin Swords, the Earth-Fortress Sovereign Bell, the Yin-Yang Void Realm, and even the Flood Water Azure Lotus Platform all ascended to become Mid-Grade Innate Treasure [a mid-grade treasure born from primordial chaos, possessing immense natural power], consuming a total of ten strands of Innate Qi in the process.

"Only seven strands of Innate Qi remain."

After the successful promotion of his Five Innate Supreme Treasures, Eldrin Chen could not help but frown slightly.

Gazing upon the five Mid-Grade Innate Treasure, he fell into deep contemplation.

He discovered that these five Innate Treasure [a primordial treasure born from the essence of the world] had each absorbed three Innate Qi [the primordial energy from which all things are born], making them all Mid-Grade Innate Treasure [a mid-tier primordial treasure]. Yet, for his current power, they felt somewhat redundant and of limited use.

His present strength could be described as peerless throughout the ages; he would not flinch even when facing a Late Heaven Immortal Realm [the late stage of the Heaven Immortal cultivation realm] opponent.

Five Mid-Grade Innate Treasure [mid-tier primordial treasures], while certainly valuable, could not bring about a qualitative leap in his combat prowess.

In contrast, divine abilities like the Supreme Unity Ethereal Void Sword Qi [a supreme sword energy technique born from the unity of the void], the Primordial Chaos Weapon-Derivation Art [an art to manifest weapons from the chaos of creation], the Primordial Chaos Qi Grasping Hand [a giant hand formed from primordial chaos energy], and the Grand Five Elements Pure Yang Divine Thunder [a divine thunder embodying the pure Yang of the five elements]—these Profound Grade Divine Ability [profound-tier divine techniques]—were what could unleash the full potential of his supreme cultivation physique.

"My foundation and Mana [the refined spiritual energy used by cultivators] are too potent," he mused. "Even a Lifebound Supreme Treasure [a supreme treasure bound to one's life and cultivation path] that surpasses my current realm by one tier can no longer significantly augment my battle strength."

"Unless I break through to the Late Heaven Immortal Realm [the late stage of the Heaven Immortal cultivation realm] and these treasures ascend to become Innate Ancient Treasure [ancient-tier primordial treasures], their assistance to me is actually quite limited." The complete novel can be found at audio-novel[dot]com.

Eldrin Chen whispered these thoughts inwardly, a slight frown creasing his brow.

The Lifebound Supreme Treasure [a supreme treasure bound to one's life and cultivation path] formed the cornerstone of one's Dao. His five Lifebound Immortal Treasure [immortal-tier lifebound treasures] all possessed the effect of tempering his Mana [the refined spiritual energy used by cultivators]. In the future, when seeking to break through the limits of his Mana, he would undoubtedly require the aid of these Lifebound Immortal Treasure.

Yet, expending fifteen strands of Innate Qi [the primordial energy from which all things are born] without achieving a qualitative transformation in combat power still left Eldrin Chen with a sense of regret.

If those fifteen strands of Innate Qi [the primordial energy from which all things are born] had been given to the Chaos Heaven Halberd, it would have been enough to elevate the halberd to the pinnacle of Innate Treasure [a primordial treasure born from the essence of the world], greatly enhancing Eldrin Chen's strength.

"Apart from the Heavenly Separated Twin Swords Union [a supreme sword technique that merges the power of two heavenly swords], the remaining treasures only have auxiliary effects and cannot effectively increase my combat power."

"Can I enhance their potency?"

Eldrin Chen pondered for a long time and finally decided to attempt to refine the five Innate Treasure [treasures born of natural law, possessing immense innate power] into a single set of Formation Tool [a set of artifacts designed to work together to form a powerful array].

If this endeavor succeeded, the power of this set of Lifebound Formation Artifact [a cultivator's personally forged and soul-bound array artifact] would be enough to become Eldrin Chen's ultimate trump card. Its might might even surpass that of a Half-Step Patriarch Grade Divine Ability [a divine ability of near-ancestral grade power, a supreme killing move].

However, refining a Lifebound Formation Tool is exceedingly difficult, and an Innate Slaughter Formation [a formation of slaughter born from innate principles, possessing terrifying destructive power] of the innate grade is even more exceptionally rare.

Eldrin Chen's research into this was not deep, and for a time he made little significant progress, merely grasping the faintest outlines of a method.

It was during this period of Eldrin Chen's seclusion that, within the Thirty-Three Heavens Grand Formation [a grand defensive formation modeled after the thirty-three celestial heavens], the others in seclusion began to emerge one after another.

The first to emerge was Qiang Sun, the favored direct disciple jointly nurtured by the Eternal Sun Clan and the School of Military Strategy. After obtaining the Dao Source [the primordial source of a great Dao, containing its fundamental truths] left by the Verdant Sun Imperial Son, he spent a mere eight Millennium [a unit of fate or destiny, representing a thousand-year cycle] in seclusion before stepping into the Twelve Tribulation Domain [the realm of having survived twelve heavenly tribulations, a pinnacle achievement].

Not long after, the true successor of the Celestial Web Ancient Sect, Ronan Luo, also emerged from seclusion, having likewise cultivated to the Forbidden Realm [a legendary cultivation realm of supreme power, forbidden to ordinary cultivators].

The Pure Yang Grotto-Heaven Holy Son, the Chang Geng Sword Scion, and Wuji Fengyun also emerged not long after. Among these three, both Wuji Fengyun and the Pure Yang Holy Son had stepped into the Eleven Calamities Domain [the realm of having survived eleven heavenly calamities], with only the Chang Geng Sword Scion falling slightly short by half a step.

Within the Chen Immortal Clan, Qiyuan Chen possessed a heaven-defying talent. He refined the Dao Source [the primordial essence of the Great Dao] of the Golden Crow Imperial Son, entering secluded cultivation for over twenty thousand years before finally emerging. For the best reading experience, visit @udio-novel.com.