Chapter 1557 : Chen Fuqu, Turtle Immortal

When this message arrived, Eldrin and Lyra were in secluded cultivation at Verdant Chariot Mountain.

He was in the process of refining the Galaxy Star Sand Elixir, and upon hearing Lyra (Person Name) recount the matter, he let out a soft sigh and said, "It seems the Lord of the Celestial Prison Clan has also reaped significant gains within the small universe."

Lyra gave a slight nod and said nonchalantly, "Though the Lord of the Celestial Prison Clan has broken through to dual Taiyi foundations, given our current strength, we hardly need to fear him much."

"Likewise."

Eldrin nodded, about to speak when he abruptly paused. He glanced toward the distant void before withdrawing his gaze and saying, "Fu Qu, enter."

As Eldrin's voice faded, a woman in a white dress stepped forward. She bowed to the 2 figures and said, "Fuqu pays respects to the 2 Ancestors." "Mmm."

Eldrin nodded, a faint smile gracing his lips as he gazed upon the maiden before him.

The young maiden before him was named Chen Fuqu (Person Name). Though she was merely a little over 80,000 years old, her cultivation had already reached the pinnacle of the Ascendant Immortal realm.

Most crucially, this woman had cultivated 3 Ascendant Dao Fruits, her combat prowess rivaling that of a Half-Step Earth Immortal. She was considered the foremost among the younger generation of the Chen Clan, and thus was deeply favored by Eldrin (Person Name).

It could be said that Chen Fuqu's innate talent and potential ranked among the most exceptional, even when measured against the tens of thousands of immortals across the 100 Seas of Guixu.

Within the present-day Chen Immortal Clan, there are a total of 4 juniors like Chen Fuqu, acclaimed as the 4 Immortals of Chen. Each is a top-tier genius who has cultivated 3 Ascension Dao Fruits.

The other 3 were Chen Bufan, Chen Sigu, and Chen Xinghong.

Among the 4 of them, Chen Bu Fan had attained dual Dao Fruits upon ascension, and after arriving in the immortal realm, he encountered yet another opportunity.

Just a few years prior, Chen Bufan had unexpectedly obtained the secret technique of the Crimson Dragon Ancestor from ages past. By undergoing reincarnation and restarting his cultivation at the cost of his current life, he mended his flawed foundation and successfully forged 3 Ascension Foundations.

Chen Sigu was the direct grandson of Eldrin (Person Name), his father being the third son Chen Xianzhang, and his mother a descendant of the Violet Mystic Daoist.

Though he was the 108th child of Elder Chen, his mother's noble lineage secured a supreme fetal-nurturing treasure, endowing Chen Sigu with extraordinary innate talent from birth.

It was said that Chen Sigu possessed talent rivaling that of a celestial in infancy, cultivating 3 immortal foundations with seamless progress, encountering almost no significant bottlenecks along the way. As for the final member, Chen Xinghong, he was the eldest among the 4.

Chen Xinghong could be considered an elder of the Chen Immortal Clan. As early as when the clan was still a Nascent Soul family in the lower realm, he had already begun to make his mark.

However, the Chen Immortal Clan was overflowing with prodigies in those days, and the Violet Realm in particular produced 1 exceptional talent after another, so he never managed to carve out a truly remarkable reputation. This Chen Xinghong possessed the Yi Wood Dao Body, granting him a lifespan more than double that of cultivators at his level.

Thereafter, during the cataclysm of the Demonic Abyss, Chen Xinghong chanced upon another fortuitous encounter. His Yi Wood Dao Body (Spiritual Root) transformed into the supreme constitution known as the "Eternal Wood Body of Vitality," granting him a lifespan fully 5 times that of cultivators at the same realm.

A Soul Formation cultivator's natural lifespan spans 10 1000 years, yet Chen Xinghong's life endured for a full 50 1000 years.

Relying on this seemingly endless lifespan, Chen Xinghong cultivated slowly in the lower realm. Though his cultivation progress was not swift, he was always able to advance steadily, 1 step at a time.

In that year, Eldrin descended to the mortal realm and bestowed astonishing opportunities for ascension to immortality, leading to dozens of cultivators from the Violet Realm achieving transcendence in rapid succession. After these immortals ascended, the world's spiritual energy suffered tremendous depletion.

Meanwhile, immortals had taken root in the Violet Realm, cultivating with the ascended world's celestial energies yet refusing to ascend further. This led to a scarcity of successful ascensions throughout the tens of thousands of years that followed.

Yet Chen Xinghong remained unhurried. With his cultivation at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, he had lived for a full 53,000 years. His peers in the Violet Realm had either been outlived by him or had already ascended to immortality.

Thereafter, Chen Xinghong consumed the Nirvana Apricot to live a second life. This lifetime spanned a full 60,000 years, yet Chen Xinghong remained unable to achieve a breakthrough.

The fundamental reason was that several immortals, fearing the Great Heavenly Tribulation of the immortal realm, entrenched themselves in the Violet Realm and dared not ascend. These immortals monopolized 80 percent of the realm's primordial energy, leaving others unable to achieve immortality.

It was not until 1 100 1000 years later, when Eldrin transcended the Great Tribulation and attained the realm of Earth Immortal, that he learned numerous celestial beings had entrenched themselves in the Violet Realm, barring the path of ascension for those who sought to follow.

Thereupon, Eldrin issued a celestial decree, forbidding immortals from lingering in the mortal realm and compelling them to sever their karmic ties with the Violet Realm, ascending immediately to the Celestial Domain.

Thus, in his third life, Chen Xinghong finally encountered a glimmer of hope.

He had lived for over 1 100 1000 years, mastering the laws of immortal dao. Not long after, he cultivated the Evergreen Body of Yimu to the celestial realm. Once the Evergreen Body of Yimu transformed into an immortal physique, Chen Xinghong's lifespan surpassed 1,000,000 years.

Yet he still did not ascend to immortality. Instead, he remained within the Violet Realm, bitterly cultivating for another 360,000 years, forcibly grinding his way through the ages to attain the Dao Fruit of Ascension. Even after reaching this stage, Chen Xinghong astonishingly refused to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation of Immortal Ascension, choosing to remain in the Violet Realm to continue his cultivation.

It is said that within the Violet Realm, he bore a unique title revered by tens of thousands of cultivators as the "Tortoise Grand Immortal," far surpassing the fame of the legendary Black Tortoise Patriarch from ages past.

This fellow had been suppressing his cultivation, refusing to ascend to immortality. Though he appeared to have never broken through to the realm of an immortal, the amount of primordial energy he absorbed from heaven and earth surpassed even that of true immortals. For years, countless Great Perfection of Yuanshen cultivators and Demi-Immortals across the Violet Realm had suffered bitterly under this oppression.

In the end, countless cultivators could no longer stand by, sparing no expense to ignite "Immortal Trace Incense" and petition their ancestral masters in the immortal realm. It was only when the Lord of the Dao Palace and the Master of the Starry Sky Pavilion personally sought out Eldrin that the secluded Eldrin was finally roused from his closed-door cultivation.

Once alerted, Eldrin (Person Name) found himself caught between amusement and exasperation. He had established the rule forbidding immortals from remaining in the realm precisely to allow the Violet Realm to nurture more celestial beings.

But to everyone's utter astonishment, Chen Xinghong had actually suppressed his cultivation to prevent a breakthrough, vowing to remain in the mortal realm and never ascend as an immortal. Left with no other choice, Eldrin (Person Name) had no choice but to personally descend a divine decree, summoning Chen Xinghong to the immortal realm.

Chen Xinghong’s accumulated foundation was far too profound. Merely 3 years after his ascension, he had already broken through to the middle stage of Ascendant Immortal realm. Even within the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization), he was regarded as an extraordinary outlier.

"Ancestor, may I ask why you have summoned Fuqu?"

As Eldrin was lost in thought, Chen Fuqu spoke up and asked.

Eldrin snapped back to attention, recalling why he had summoned her, and replied with a faint smile, "In a few moments, esteemed guests from the Glazed Paradise will arrive. However, I am currently in the midst of cultivation and cannot receive them personally. Please escort them to me."

"As you command."

Chen Fuqu felt a subtle stirring in his heart and promptly departed with reverence.

Not long after, Chen Fuqu returned, leading in Sun Princess, Moon Princess, and Star Princess—all 3 of them.

At that moment, Eldrin (Person Name) had just finished his cultivation cycle. Upon seeing the 3 visitors, he smiled faintly and said, "I heard days ago that you had broken through to the seventh layer of Earth Immortal realm. My apologies for failing to deliver congratulations in person."

Upon hearing this, Rigu couldn't help but smile faintly and said, "My breakthrough is entirely thanks to your assistance, Fellow Daoist. How could I possibly blame you?"