Chapter 1559 : Earth Immortal Eighth Layer

You must understand, that Patriarch-level divine ability could only be created by a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

As Eldrin knew, the power of Patriarch-level divine abilities was overwhelmingly formidable. However, their cultivation either demanded excruciatingly harsh conditions or proved immensely arduous to comprehend. Generally, only ancient Immortal Great Adepts could achieve initial mastery over them.

To master an Ancestral Art at the Celestial Immortal realm—such individuals are true seeds of the Great Luo Golden Immortals. Among the thousands of Celestial Immortals in the Qingcang Immortal Domain, even counting those ancient immortals, fewer than 10 have cultivated an Ancestral Art.

The Grand Void Patriarch managed to secure a place among the 10 strongest experts in the Qingcang Celestial Realm merely by creating the Half-Step Patriarch-level "Grand Void Sword Art." This alone demonstrates how overwhelmingly powerful a Patriarch-level divine ability truly is.

To return to our story, after advancing the 3 divine abilities to the Quasi-Sect Leader level, Eldrin discovered that mastering them required not only exceptionally profound comprehension and innate talent.

Moreover, it required the consumption of supreme Chaos-opening treasures such as "Supreme Chaos Thunder Essence" or "Primordial 5 Elements Essence" as catalytic ingredients. This was only because the divine ability was personally created by Eldrin (Person Name) to suit his unique constitution, allowing the cultivation requirements to be simplified to the utmost degree.

Were it anyone else attempting to master this divine ability, the requirement to comprehend the Primordial Chaos Non-Polarity Laws alone would have utterly stymied their progress. Even Lyra's Great 5 Elements Non-Polarity Laws would find it immensely arduous to cultivate Eldrin's Primordial Chaos Primordial Qi.

It wasn't entirely impossible either. If she could gather the 5 Primordial Origins and refine them with Primordial Chaos Qi, she would be able to fulfill the condition for Eldrin's "Chaos Primordial Non-Polarity Rule."

This was only possible because Lyra (Person Name) had mastered the 'Great 5 Elements Rule'. Had it been someone without command over the 5 Elements Rule, no amount of treasures would have allowed them to cultivate such divine abilities.

Of course, over the years, Lyra (Person Name) had developed her own "5 Elements Primordial Qi" by drawing inspiration from the Primordial Chaos Qi. This divine ability could be divided into the "5 Elements Primordial Qi Capturing Hand" and the "5 Elements Primordial Qi True Aura," serving as a simplified version of the Primordial Chaos Qi.

Although its power was somewhat diminished compared to the original version, through Lyra's continuous refinements, it seemed to be approaching the level of Mystique-grade divine abilities.

That being said, although Eldrin (Person Name) had advanced all 3 of his innate divine abilities to the half-step Patriarch level, he had yet to gather all the medicinal catalysts required for further cultivation. Thus, he had no choice but to temporarily set aside his aspirations for deeper training.

After setting down 3 divine abilities, he turned to deduce the 'Great Yin-Yang Constellation Art'. This endeavor took fully 10 1000 years before he finally elevated this art to the Mysterious Marvel grade.

He successfully mastered this profound-level divine ability, gaining deeper insights into the ways of celestial secrets and the art of incantations.

He then attempted to deduce the laws of space, spending another 10,000 years to master them completely. In doing so, he serendipitously comprehended an abstruse-level spatial divine ability—the 'Taiji Void Cosmos Sword Qi'.

After comprehending this divine ability, Eldrin once again delved into the 'Art of Chaos-Born Arms', gaining insight into 10 types of ancient chaos weapons—the Celestial Blade, the Ancient Sword, the Treasure Pagoda, the Immortal Bell, the Divine Cauldron, and more.

Having deduced the Chaos Weapon Forging Art to this realm, Eldrin had completely reshaped it beyond recognition, elevating it to the domain of Mystic-grade divine abilities.

Having mastered this divine ability, Eldrin discovered that by channeling his power, he could summon 10 primordial weapons of chaos simultaneously. Even a Half-Step Celestial Immortal would be forced into relentless retreat. "With the Ethereal Cosmos Sword Qi and this Chaos-Arms Manifestation Art, I should be able to handle 1 or 2 Half-Step Celestial Immortals without even activating my Natal Immortal Treasure or other divine abilities."

Eldrin (Person Name) spoke slowly, a faint stirring arising in his heart.

With his Primordial Chaos Immortal Body and those 2 arcane-level divine abilities, he could effortlessly handle the vast majority of Quasi-Celestial Immortals without ever revealing his true capabilities.

From then on, he could strike using the Heaven-Deceiving Art to conceal his aura without exposing his true self. "It seems I can scheme for that supreme blessed land under a different identity."

Eldrin's eyes glimmered faintly as he murmured contemplatively, "A physical form rivaling the Great Primordial Immortal Body, the Art of Chaos-Born Armaments, the Ethereal Cosmos Sword Qi of the Great Primordial, and to top it all—the 10-1000-Calamity Sword of the Great Primordial Thunder Abyss."

"I can fully leverage this to forge the identity of a disciple from a major sect."

"This plan to secure a supreme blessed land is perfect for concealing my true identity, lest it draw the attention of those with prying eyes." Eldrin murmured inwardly, swiftly suppressing the thought.

That's a brilliant idea, but it still needs careful refinement to avoid inadvertently revealing any flaws.

After mastering the profound Mysterious-grade 'Chaos Weapon Genesis Art' and 'Primordial Void Ethereal Sword Qi', Eldrin did not immediately continue his comprehension of divine abilities or deduce new techniques. There were 2 reasons for this—the first being that his stock of Enlightenment Tea had run out.

The Chen Clan had a full 9 Earth Immortals at the late stage, each with cultivation periods far shorter than the barest fraction of time typical for others in the same realm. All required Enlightenment Tea to refine their techniques and supernatural abilities. With just over 3,000 leaves of Enlightenment Tea available, the supply fell drastically short of demand.

第二个原因，就是Eldrin (Person Name)修为受限，多年的积累也已经消化完毕，自身底蕴和眼界远远不足，就算有悟道茶相助也不可能推演出教主级神通。

"My cultivation should break through now."

After setting aside his contemplation of divine abilities, Eldrin emerged from his secluded cultivation only to realize that his spiritual power had long reached its peak. Unbeknownst to him, he had been immersed in deep cultivation for 1 100 and 50 1000 years.

Over these 150,000 years, he had refined nearly 20 Galactic Stardust Pills, aided by 3 supreme-grade Primordial World Trees and 10 superior-grade Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root). At long last, his accumulation of primordial qi had reached completion.

Since his cultivation had reached completion, Eldrin naturally did not hesitate in the slightest.

He took a slow, deep breath and immediately began to impact the eighth level of the Earth Immortal realm. Before long, he completely shattered the threshold and stepped into the eighth level of Earth Immortal.

After breaking through to the eighth level of Earth Immortal realm, Eldrin discovered his inner world had expanded by 30 percent, bringing a tremendous surge in his magical power. Within the Realm of Returning Abyss, the originally condensed 7 strands of Primordial Chaos of Heaven and Earth had increased by 2 more, now totaling 9 strands. According to Eldrin's estimation, once he advanced further and stepped into the ninth level of Earth Immortal realm, he would condense 13 strands of Primordial Chaos of Heaven and Earth. By then, his magical power would undergo a qualitative enhancement, and his combat prowess would achieve a significant leap.

Most crucially, once he stepped into the ninth level of Earth Immortal realm, the first Primordial Taiyi Tree would emerge within Eldrin's Earth Immortal World.

Eldrin knew full well that whether it was the advancement of the Immortal Peach Tree, the Enlightenment Tea Tree, or the Whirlwind Gourd Vine, any 1 of them would be enough to bring about an unprecedented qualitative transformation in his strength and foundation.

"In a few more years, once I break through to the Earth Immortal Perfection realm and successfully advance the Gale Gourd Vine, the God-Slaying Gale Gourd might just pose a threat to the Western Abyss Dragon King."

"When the time comes, we shall disguise ourselves as disciples of a great sect and strike at 2 blessed lands."

Eldrin murmured softly, preparing to immerse himself once more in his cultivation. He had already reached the peak of the 7th level of Qi Refining, just a step away from breaking through to the 8th level. The spiritual energy within his dantian surged like a tidal wave, yet the final barrier remained as solid as a mountain, refusing to yield. "Still not enough..." Eldrin sighed, his gaze turning toward the small pile of spirit stones beside him—a total of 32,000 low-grade spirit stones, his entire savings. Without hesitation, he formed a hand seal and began to absorb them. The spirit stones shattered 1 after another, transforming into strands of pure spiritual energy that flowed into his meridians. The spiritual power within his dantian grew increasingly turbulent, like a raging river crashing against a dam. Suddenly, a crisp cracking sound echoed from within his body. The bottleneck shattered! Eldrin’s aura surged violently, the spiritual pressure around him skyrocketing. Strands of faint golden light swirled around him, forming mysterious runes in the air. He had successfully broken through to the 8th level of Qi Refining! Just as he was about to catch his breath, a sharp pain shot from his sea of consciousness. Countless fragmented memories flooded his mind like a tidal wave—scenes of battles between celestial demons, the shattering of the heavens, and the collapse of the earth... Among these chaotic memories, a name emerged clearly: Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss. Eldrin’s eyes snapped open, a flicker of golden light flashing in their depths. "So that’s how it is..."

Yet not long after, a letter arrived that interrupted Eldrin's continued cultivation.

Early that morning, Eldrin gazed at the letter in his hand and said to Lyra standing beside him, "I had intended to focus my mind without distractions and cultivate in seclusion until reaching the Great Perfection of the Earth Immortal realm."

"Yet after searching for hundreds of thousands of years, the threads of karma have finally converged. I'm afraid I must descend the mountain and walk this path."