Chapter 1525 : Stars of Destiny and Cosmic Ambition

"It seems the remaining targets within the Minor Universe are all tough nuts to crack." Having grasped the shifting landscape within the Minor Universe, Eldrin Chen fell into contemplative silence.

Within the current Minor Universe, aside from the few superpowers that were difficult to conquer, what remained were countless billions of stars. That vast expanse of celestial bodies represented an exceedingly rich trove of resources.

After careful consideration, however, Eldrin Chen spoke up: "Within the Yin Plane Microcosm, there are still many billions of stars remaining."

"But we have only just broken through to the Late Stage Earth Immortal realm. Our strength still has significant room for growth. Rather than scrambling for those scattered stars, it would be wiser to focus on consolidating our power, biding our time for the inevitable clashes with the major powers."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded slightly in agreement.

Lyra Jiang gazed into the depths of the starry void, then said thoughtfully, "Indeed. The true trial will come once the majority of stars within the Minor Universe have been claimed."

Zixuan the Daoist remained composed. He stated calmly, "You all should remain in the Yin Plane Microcosm to solidify your cultivation. This old man will make a trip into the Yang Plane Microcosm."

Divine Lord Glaze also nodded, adding with similar detachment, "I shall make the journey as well."

Eldrin Chen understood. The two intended to seize this opportunity to gather billions of stars within the Yang Plane Microcosm for refining the Galaxy Star-Sand Pill.

After all, the resources represented by those myriad stars were inexhaustible. With their power, if they acted swiftly to seize the greatest opportunity, acquiring several thousand stars in one go might well be within their grasp. Find thousands of chapters at https://audio-novel.com.

As long as they did not launch assaults against several Super Abode of Bliss [a supreme-level blessed land of immense power and resources], preserving themselves should be more than sufficient.

Thinking this, Eldrin Chen cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I bid you both to take care." "I will."

Divine Lord Glaze nodded and spoke calmly.

After the two departed, the group remained within the Yin Plane Microcosm [a minor universe dominated by Yin energy] to continue their secluded cultivation. In the following period, the Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has attained immortality and fused with the earthly laws] members of the Chen Immortal Clan all began to consolidate their cultivation bases.

Although their Mana [the refined spiritual energy used by high-level cultivators] foundations had reached the perfection of the Earth Immortal Nine Layers [the ninth and final stage of the Earth Immortal realm] upon this breakthrough to Late Stage Earth Immortal, their Immortal Treasure [a powerful artifact used by immortal beings] and Divine Ability [a supreme supernatural power] were not yet perfected.

At this time, the true great war within the Minor Universe [a self-contained cosmos smaller than a major universe] had not yet erupted; it was precisely the moment for them to solidify their cultivation and enhance their capabilities.

Cultivating Divine Ability and refining Lifebound Immortal Treasure [an immortal treasure intrinsically linked to its user's life force] required consuming precious resources and vast quantities of materials. Fortunately, the immortals of the present-day Chen Clan were not lacking in resources.

Since the onset of the Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic era of conflict ordained by fate], the Earth Immortal members of the Chen Immortal Clan had successively participated in the battles of the Nether Abyss Purgatory Sea [a sea of torment within the nether abyss], the assault on the Flowing Fire Star Palace, the assault on the Yin Plane Microcosm, and the war within the Yang Plane Microcosm [a minor universe dominated by Yang energy].

In these several wars, the Earth Immortal members of the Chen Immortal Clan had successively slain numerous enemies, establishing truly monumental merit.

Take the previous battle at Frost Phoenix Ancient Star for instance; the Earth Immortal members of the Chen Immortal Clan contributed immensely, with each person slaying at least a dozen or more Demon Sages [powerful demon cultivators equivalent to Earth Immortals].

It could be said that merely from the harvest of the Frostwind Ancient Star, the resources allocated to the group through the exchange of Merit Points were more than sufficient to support their cultivation all the way to the Earth Immortal Great Perfection realm.

Therefore, at present, the group lacked no resources for advancing their Lifebound Immortal Treasure or cultivating their Divine Ability. Even Eldrin Chen had already gathered all the resources needed to cultivate his Lifebound Divine Ability to the Great Perfection stage.

With such an abundance of resources, their capabilities advanced by leaps and bounds. They almost immediately succeeded in advancing their Lifebound Immortal Treasure and Divine Ability.

And Eldrin Chen was no exception. He spent only a single Millennium to cultivate his Lifebound Divine Ability, the Primordial Unity Mantle, to the Great Perfection Realm.

After another three Millennium, the Grand Five Elements Pure Yang Divine Thunder and the Grand Five Elements Pure Yang Divine Radiance successively reached the Great Perfection Realm. With these three Profound Grade Divine Ability perfected to the Great Vehicle stage, Eldrin Chen's combat power underwent a profound transformation.

Taking the Primordial Unity Mantle as an example, its Primordial Chaos True Aura now possessed defensive power comparable to a Heaven-Opening Supreme Treasure, and the Primordial Chaos Qi Grasping Hand could deliver a blow rivaling that of a Half-Step Celestial Immortal.

The offensive power of the Grand Five Elements Pure Yang Divine Thunder now matched the Lifebound Divine Ability of a Half-Step Celestial Immortal, and the Grand Five Elements Pure Yang Divine Radiance was potent enough to restrain even a Heaven-Opening Supreme Treasure.

"With my Divine Ability at the Great Vehicle stage, my current combat power, while still far from matching a Dual Taiyi Foundation, should be sufficient to contend with Divine Lord Glaze," Eldrin Chen murmured to himself.

The immense growth in power granted by these Profound Divine Ability had elevated his combat prowess dramatically. He estimated his current strength placed him among the more formidable Half-Step Celestial Immortal.

However, because the Earth Immortal World within him was not as vast as that of a true Half-Step Celestial Immortal, Eldrin Chen would still be at a disadvantage in a prolonged battle against one.

Fortunately, he possessed the True Dragon External Elixir [a supreme-grade external elixir refined from a True Dragon's essence], which was of World-Opening Supreme Treasure Grade [the highest grade of treasure, capable of cleaving the heavens and creating worlds]. It could store Mana [the refined spiritual energy used by cultivators] comparable to that of a cultivator at the Earth Immortal Great Perfection [the pinnacle stage of the Earth Immortal realm]. This resolved this immense challenge.

After roughly estimating his combat prowess, Eldrin Chen felt slightly reassured.

Having reached this point, Eldrin Chen realized that his own combat strength had hit a bottleneck.

After his cultivation base reached the Late Stage Earth Immortal [the advanced phase of the Earth Immortal realm], further progress had become exceedingly slow. Eldrin Chen knew it was impossible for him to break through to the Eighth Level Earth Immortal [the eighth tier within the Earth Immortal realm] anytime soon.

Furthermore, his comprehension of Rule [the fundamental laws of the cosmos], his Physical Body [the cultivator's physical form, refined to superhuman levels], and his Dao Fruit [the metaphysical fruit of one's cultivation path] had all reached perfection. The next step would be to ascend into the Taiyi Realm [the realm of Primordial Unity, a profound and difficult transcendence], a leap that was incomparably arduous.

With the aid of Primordial Chaos Source Qi [the primordial energy from which all creation springs], his Lifebound Immortal Treasure [a treasure bound to a cultivator's life and soul] could indeed advance further. However, for it to swiftly reach the level of a Heaven-Opening Supreme Treasure [a supreme treasure capable of cleaving the heavens], it still required the integration of a Supreme Grade World-Opening Immortal Treasure [a supreme-grade immortal treasure used to create or stabilize worlds] to enhance its foundational material. Original English translation available at audio_novel.com.

After much contemplation, Eldrin Chen concluded that no immediate breakthroughs were possible.

Thus, he settled his mind and activated his mastery-level Primordial Chaos Limitless Rule [a supreme cultivation art governing the boundless laws of Primordial Chaos] to begin refining his set of Five Innate Supreme Treasures [five supreme treasures born from his innate constitution].

A thousand more years slipped by in this fashion, during which he meticulously polished away all the impure Dao Patterns [the residual imprints of cosmic laws] within his Lifebound Immortal Treasure. With this task complete, and seeing that the others were still immersed in cultivating their Divine Ability [supernatural powers granted by profound cultivation] and refining their Immortal Treasure [powerful artifacts used by immortal beings], Eldrin Chen grew restless after long stillness. He decided to step into the Yang Plane Microcosm [a miniature cosmos representing the Yang, or active, principle of reality].

This time, his primary purpose for entering the Yang Plane Microcosm was not to gather the myriad starry lights, but to fulfill a promise.

In years past, Eldrin Chen had promised Myriad Spirits Ancient Ancestor to offer sanctuary within the Yin Plane Microcosm to certain members of the Spirit Race [a race of beings born from sentient spiritual roots]. Over the intervening years, Eldrin Chen had indeed provided refuge to some.

However, as this was merely a secondary endeavor undertaken during his other pursuits, the number of Spirit Race he had taken under his wing was not great.

Now, with rare leisure at his disposal, Eldrin Chen stepped into the boundless expanse of Minor Universe [a smaller, self-contained cosmos within the greater multiverse] and began to guide and receive members of both the Human Race and the Spirit Race.

In the time that followed, Eldrin Chen traversed the endless Minor Universe, continuously receiving and guiding souls from the Human Race and the Spirit Race. Thus, several Millennium [a period of one thousand years] slipped by in the blink of an eye.

Over those several Millennium, he journeyed through dozens of Ronan star systems, receiving a multitude numbering in the trillions from the Human Race, among them even several dozen individuals of the Spirit Race.

The Spirit Race are beings who have taken form from sentient Spiritual Root [the foundational spiritual veins of heaven and earth]. Such entities are exceedingly rare; within an entire Minor Universe, their number might only reach a few thousand, with the majority concentrated within the Spirit Race Star Domain.

For Eldrin Chen to receive several dozen Spirit Race at once without even venturing into the Spirit Race Star Domain should be more than sufficient to fulfill his obligation to Myriad Spirits Ancient Ancestor.

On this day, as Eldrin Chen departed from a certain star city, he noticed the starlight within the Minor Universe had grown noticeably dimmer. Clearly, a vast number of stars had already been harvested.

And as these countless stars were plundered, it seemed the Tribulation Qi [the chaotic, destructive energy that heralds and fuels cosmic calamities] within the Cosmos grew ever more dense and potent. Original English translation available at audio-novel dot com.