Chapter 1577 : Cosmos Takes Form
At this thought, Eldrin suppressed his urge to strike, yet a flicker of killing intent surfaced in his gaze. As the crowd continued their discussions, the heavens and earth grew increasingly resplendent.
The Demon Lord's divine might shook the heavens. As he unleashed his full power to pierce through the firmament, the entire ancient realm of darkness began to violently expand.
Beyond the ancient continent, the celestial bodies in the firmament continuously evolved, as endless void dimensions were cleaved open and the starry heavens began to violently expand.
"So strong."
Witnessing this scene, Eldrin's expression darkened slightly.
At this moment, he could sense that the Demon Lord was second only to the Dark Cloud Demon Sovereign and the Myriad Spirits Ancestor he had encountered—truly a pinnacle existence among Earth Immortals.
Thus time flowed on, and none could tell how long had passed. The crowd discovered that this ancient dark land was violently expanding, having grown in size by thousands upon thousands of times. Within it surged boundless, majestic power, as if approaching the critical point of ascending into a cosmos.
"Almost there."
Witnessing this scene, everyone’s eyes chilled slightly, revealing a glimmer of pleasant surprise.
They knew full well that even if the Demon Lord succeeded in elevating the Earth Immortal Realm to the Celestial Universe, allowing his own power to undergo an ultimate metamorphosis...
Yet the newly ascended Demon Lord must surely be in a state of utter exhaustion.
For the difficulty of condensing primordial qi far surpassed even that of elevating the heavens and the earth.
At this moment, the Demon Lord had no 1 to guard his cultivation, making it highly likely all his efforts would come to naught. A single misstep could lead to the annihilation of both his physical form and spiritual essence. Even if he succeeded in condensing the Primordial Qi, the process would leave him utterly exhausted—his combat power diminished to its weakest state, with all his magical energy completely depleted.
At that time, with everyone joining forces, there was a high certainty they could completely eradicate the Demon Lord.
At this thought, everyone felt a faint stirring in their hearts, their gazes growing increasingly solemn.
"Bzzz—"
But just as the Heaven-Earth Transforming Universe reached its critical point, the void trembled faintly.
The entire world trembled violently as boundless crimson hues flooded the vast expanse of darkness. 1 destructive rune after another saturated heaven and earth, seeking to refine the whole realm into nothingness.
"Not good, he intends to refine the entire Greater World!" Witnessing this scene, a look of shock abruptly crossed Xuan Yu Immortal's face as several traces of astonishment surfaced.
In the blink of an eye, the entire universe on the verge of ascension began to collapse, while countless terrifying cosmic energies slowly converged.
Boundless heavens and earth, with hundreds of millions of living beings, all transformed into blood essence, slowly absorbed by that Demon Lord.
Witnessing this scene, Eldrin’s expression turned icy as he remarked, “He has forsaken ascension to the cosmos, seeking to sacrifice the entire realm in order to break through the foundation of the 3 Taiyi.”
"Boom—"
A world crumbled into ruin, a nascent universe on the verge of ascension shattered into fragments. This cataclysmic act of annihilation sent tremors through the boundless dimensional void.
In that moment, everyone’s faces revealed utter disbelief, yet within an instant, they grasped the full picture. For an Earth Immortal Patriarch to break through to the Celestial Immortal realm, they must reverse their mortal foundation, transforming it into an innate primordial base—and the key lies in the Primordial Qi.
There are generally 2 ways to obtain Primordial Qi.
The first is to transform the cosmos into a universe, seizing the fleeting moment of its inception to condense the primordial chaos of heaven and earth into innate qi through 1's supreme cultivation.
The second method is to obtain it from the primordial chaos, or from newly formed immortal realms and nascent universes, where such treasures may also exist.
However, as a general rule, innate qi is exceedingly rare—a treasure even celestial immortals and great powers urgently seek, making them reluctant to bestow it upon their disciples.
Only the Great Luo Sect or existences at the Ancient Immortal level would sparingly bestow Primordial Qi upon their disciples to assist them in breaking through to the Celestial Immortal Realm.
However, it is generally accepted that those who open their own heavens and condense Primordial Qi possess far greater combat prowess than Celestial Immortals who ascend only after receiving Primordial Qi bestowed by their elders. So it turned out that the reason the Demon Sovereign abandoned a universe on the verge of successful ascension was to sacrifice the entire cosmos, enabling his breakthrough into the foundation of 3 Taiyi.
According to the Demon Lord's original plan, when he manifested his universe, he would seize the opportunity of heaven and earth's ascension to condense Primordial Qi in 1 fell swoop, breaking through to the Heavenly Demon Realm in a single attempt.
At that moment, he would once again sacrifice the entire cosmos to obtain an additional 1 or 2 strands of Primordial Qi, thereby mending part of his foundation.
From then on, he cultivated the Demonic Path’s Heavenly Demon Art, kindling hope of 1 day breaking through to the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm. There was even a sliver of a chance to glimpse the profound mysteries of the Great Luo.
However, the arrival of Eldrin (Person Name) and others had completely taken him by surprise, forcing the Demon Lord to abandon this plan for now.
He knew that if he forcibly opened the heavens to condense the Primordial Qi, he would inevitably be left in his most vulnerable state.
At that time, Eldrin and the others would never grant him the opportunity to consolidate the fusion of Primordial Qi and reverse his constitution to the Innate State. Thus, even if he succeeded in his breakthrough, he would be utterly exhausted and unable to convert his energy into Innate Magic Power. In such a state, facing his opponents would likely lead to certain death.
Most likely, that Primordial Qi would become nothing more than a dowry for another.
At the final moment, he abandoned condensing his innate qi and directly sacrificed the Heavenly Immortal Grand Universe teetering at its critical point to assault the foundation of the 3 Primordial Origins.
Should this endeavor succeed, his combat prowess would undergo a tremendous metamorphosis. Even if he failed to achieve complete success, his battle strength would still experience a substantial surge.
Most crucially, this would allow him to maintain his peak combat prowess, preventing him from being utterly defenseless against the crowd.
The only flaw was that after sacrificing his own cosmos, he could no longer acquire Primordial Qi through World Creation.
To advance beyond the Celestial Immortal realm from this point onward, he would have to seek out Primordial Qi entirely on his own. The current state of heaven and earth was far different from the primordial era when the universe first took form. In that distant age, while Primordial Qi could not be said to be found everywhere, its traces could still be discerned with effort.
Yet now, after passing through the Primordial and Ancient eras, the Primordial Qi within the 3 1000 Immortal Realms and the Greater Cosmos has nearly been exhausted.
To break through to the Celestial Immortal realm, he would either need the support of an Ancient Immortal or even a Great Luo, or he must risk his life by venturing into the Primordial Chaos.
Yet even a Celestial Immortal would face the peril of falling upon entering the Chaos. For 1 with a foundation of 3 Taiyi like him, stepping into the Chaos would be nothing short of a tenfold death sentence—almost certain annihilation.
His hope of breaking through to the Celestial Immortal realm in the future had grown exceedingly faint.
"We cannot allow him to succeed."
Understanding that the Demon Lord was attempting to consolidate his foundation of the 3 Great Elders, everyone’s expressions turned grave. The foundation of the 3 Great Elders represented an unparalleled existence, 1 so rare it was scarcely seen since ancient times. Once such a figure achieved a breakthrough, they would become virtually invincible beneath the Celestial Immortals.
In ages past, the Ancestor of 10 1000 Spirits once fought alone against 5, overpowering 5 grotto-heaven direct disciples, each possessing dual Great Unity foundations.
If the Demon Lord succeeded in his breakthrough, they would have no choice but to flee.
The enmity of blocking 1's path to immortality is deeper than the sea.
They naturally had no desire to see the Demon Lord succeed in his breakthrough.
With this thought in mind, everyone immediately sprang into action.
In that instant, the Sword of Celestial River Stardust wielded by the Mystic Feather Immortal, the Heavenly Thunder Drum of the Purple Mystic Elder, and even the Blazing Heaven Lantern of the Li Flame Deity all unleashed their devastating assaults. Eldrin (Person Name) could no longer afford to hold back. With a sweep of his sleeve, he merged the Twin Heavenly Li Swords into a single devastating strike, while simultaneously gripping the War Pike of Great Yin Meteoric Iron to deliver a full-powered blow upon the crumbling cosmos.
In an instant, the already collapsing universe was suddenly blasted in half by the gathered experts.
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