Chapter 1759 : The Ascendant Clan's Hidden Power

The Celestial Immortal Great Power [powerful cultivators who have ascended to the celestial realm] of the Chen Immortal Clan were mostly Imperial Scion-level Immaculate Celestial Immortal [flawless celestial immortals of exceptional pedigree]. With this breakthrough into the Second Heaven Celestial Immortal Realm [the second tier of the celestial immortal cultivation realm], their spiritual power surged by another thirty percent, marking a significant leap in their overall strength.

It could be said that the current members of the Chen Immortal Clan possessed strength that would not be considered weak even within the Mid Celestial Immortal Realm [the middle stage of the celestial immortal realm].

In contrast, individuals like Violet Mystery Path Master, Glazed Divine Lord, and Blazeflame Divine Spirit [a divine spirit associated with blazing flames], while their spiritual power progressed steadily, lacked the Innate Ancient Tree [a primordial tree born of heaven and earth] to convert Primordial Chaos Energy [the primordial, undifferentiated energy from which all creation emerged]. Consequently, their cultivation speed paled in comparison to the members of the Chen Clan.

According to Eldrin Chen's estimation, it would take these individuals at least two to three million years to advance a single minor realm. To break through to the Second Heaven Celestial Immortal Realm, they would likely need to wait another million years.

Returning to the main thread, after his breakthrough to the Second Heaven Celestial Immortal Realm, Eldrin Chen resumed his life of secluded cultivation.

He remained within the Returning Abyss Grotto-Heaven [a mystical realm and stronghold], diligently comprehending Divine Ability [supernatural powers and techniques] and profound arts, striving to reach the Third Heaven Celestial Immortal Realm [the third tier of the celestial immortal realm] as swiftly as possible.

As time flowed onward, over one hundred thousand years passed in the blink of an eye. The approach of the new Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic era of conflict and upheaval ordained by fate] grew ever more imminent.

Before the Great Tribulation erupted, Eldrin Chen summoned all the Immortal [ascended beings] of the Returning Abyss Immortal Alliance. He then commanded the Nine Great Grotto-Heavens [nine major mystical realms] to seal their mountains and avoid the calamity, quietly awaiting the commencement of the Great Tribulation.

This Path Tribulation [a tribulation centered on the struggle for supremacy among different cultivation paths], being the first Great Tribulation since the Kalpa Tribulation [a cosmic cycle of destruction and renewal], drew far more participating Immortal than anticipated.

Throughout the Vast Azure Immortal Domain [a vast region of the immortal world], nearly every Heavenly Domain [a sub-realm within the immortal domain] saw over thirty Half-Step Celestial Immortal [cultivators on the verge of becoming full celestial immortals] enter the fray. Among them were not a few pieces placed by ancient sects from beyond the borders of the Vast Azure Immortal Domain itself. This novel is serialized on audio-novel dot com. Visit for updates.

Eldrin Chen understood. This was because the Kalpa Tribulation [a cataclysmic cosmic cycle of destruction and renewal] drew near. Countless Immortal [beings who have transcended mortality through cultivation] were vying for a sliver of hope, striving to break through to the Celestial Immortal Realm [the realm of Heavenly Immortals, a major power level] before the tribulation's arrival.

According to the patterns of past cycles, when the Kalpa Tribulation erupts, the probability of an Immortal perishing exceeds ninety-nine out of one hundred. The chance of an Earth Immortal [an Earthbound Immortal, a foundational immortal realm] falling is over ninety percent. However, Celestial Immortal have a thirty to fifty percent chance of survival.

Among these three realms, the first two can truly be described as facing near-certain death.

Only by becoming a Celestial Immortal Great Power [a powerful being at the Celestial Immortal level] does one possess a reasonable chance of self-preservation within the Kalpa Tribulation.

In truth, for those who break through to the Celestial Immortal level, if they do not recklessly seek further advancement and focus solely on surviving the Kalpa Tribulation, their odds of living should be no less than sixty or seventy percent.

It is only those who wish to seize the moment to break through, aiming for the Ancient Immortal [an Ancient Immortal, a venerable and powerful immortal] realm or even the Great Encompassing Realm [the Da Luo Realm, a supreme state of cultivation], who face that perilous nine-deaths-one-life danger.

Returning to the main thread, after Eldrin Chen entered seclusion and sealed his mountain, the Great Tribulation [the great calamity, often referring to the Kalpa Tribulation's active phase] immediately swept forth.

Eldrin Chen then observed that the contest among the various factions in this Great Tribulation was exceptionally fierce. Even the Chen Immortal Clan did not possess the power to sweep aside all opposition.

Eldrin Chen's three disciples were each extraordinarily rare and powerful, figures of a caliber fit to be protagonists of an era's tribulation. Yet, from beyond the Vast Azure Immortal Domain, leaders of Great Encompassing [Da Luo-level] powers also entered the tribulation, among them were forbidden prodigies.

The Void Kunpeng [a mythical beast of void and transformation] from the Kunpeng Clan, the Primordial Era Golden Hou [a supreme bloodline beast of the Primordial Era] representing the pinnacle of the Demon Race's lineage, and figures like the Dawn Sun Divine Lord from the Divine Clan—all were forbidden-level powerhouses.

These individuals were all prodigies of exceptional talent. However, a million years ago, during the Path Tribulation [a cataclysmic trial of fate and cultivation], they encountered even more formidable existences. Defeated but not slain, they retreated to the Vast Azure Immortal Domain [a major realm within the immortal worlds], seeking to seize the opportunity to cultivate into the forbidden Celestial Immortal [a supreme immortal realm, the pinnacle of cultivation].

Alistair Ye, along with two others, led the heroes of the Chen Immortal Clan [the Chen Clan of Immortals] who had entered the tribulation, sweeping through the Six Heavenly Domains of the Western Pole [a cluster of six celestial realms in the western region]. These Forbidden Imperial Scion [progeny of ancient emperors who tread a forbidden path] were equally formidable and did not lag behind.

To counter the now-dominant Human Race, the three forbidden powerhouses united. Leading countless native Demon Immortal [immortals of demonic origin] and Divine Spirits [innate spiritual beings of great power], they engaged in a climactic confrontation against the Human Race within the Central Six Heavenly Domains [the central cluster of six celestial realms].

A World-Shaking Great War [a conflict of epoch-shaking magnitude] erupted, centered on the master of the Central Ancestral Domain [the primordial heartland of the central realms]. The struggle raged for a full ten thousand years and more, with neither side able to gain a decisive advantage over the other.

The stalemate persisted until over twenty thousand years later, at the height of the fiercely intense battle. Suddenly, Worthy Pursuit Chen emerged like a bolt from the blue. Wielding the Immortal Iron Staff [a divine staff of unbreakable immortal metal], he struck out against the gathered heroes. He cleaved through six peerless geniuses at the third Primordial Unity [a profound realm of merging with primordial chaos] and, with a single earth-shattering blow from his staff, utterly annihilated the Primordial Era Golden Hou [an ancient, monstrous simian beast from the dawn of time], completely shattering the deadlock.

In the final battle, the Void Kunpeng [a cosmic leviathan that traverses the void] was slain by Alistair Ye. The Dawn Sun Divine Lord was defeated by the combined efforts of Literature Abyss Lu and Fate Birth, managing to escape with only his Primordial Spirit [the immortal core of a cultivator's being] intact.

The remaining forces of the Demonic and Divine Clans [the allied factions of ancient demons and innate divine spirits] collapsed utterly. The fallen Half-Step Celestial Immortal [cultivators on the very threshold of the Celestial Immortal realm] numbered over three hundred.

This single battle was a devastating blow. The Demonic and Divine Clans, already grievously weakened by the Path Tribulation, were pushed further into dire straits. Their ranks of Half-Step Celestial Immortal, those with the potential to reach the Celestial Immortal Realm [the supreme realm of immortal cultivation], were nearly wiped out, creating a rare and profound vacuum in their upper echelons.

According to estimates from all sides, the Demonic and Divine Clans still possess no fewer than eight hundred Celestial Immortal Great Power [Celestial Immortals of significant might]. Yet, their combined number of Half-Step Celestial Immortal now falls short of one hundred, revealing a startling and severe gap in their succession of power.

"For the next ten million years," it was said, "it will be the era of the Human Race."

From the depths of the major Grotto-Heaven, a spectating Celestial Immortal Great Power [a supreme cultivator who has ascended to the celestial realm] spoke, offering this assessment: "Unless the Human Race suffers grievous losses in the war following the Kalpa Tribulation [a cataclysmic, world-shaking conflict], with one side waning and the other waxing, the Human Race is destined to become the mightiest race within the Vast Azure Immortal Domain."

A Human Race Great Power [a cultivator of immense power and status] also nodded, a trace of a smile appearing as he said, "The rise of the Human Race and the severing of the Divine Beast [creatures of immense innate power and spiritual nature] lineage requires only the span of a single Kalpa Tribulation. Once this new generation of Celestial Immortal [immortals who have ascended to the celestial realm] matures, the balance of power in the Vast Azure Immortal Domain will inevitably shift."

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After the Great Tribulation [a period of immense calamity and conflict] was pacified, the cultivation bases of Alistair Ye and the others finally achieved another monumental breakthrough.

Worthy Pursuit Chen, Alistair Ye, Literature Abyss Lu, and Fate Birth had all cultivated to the Forbidden Domain [a legendary and supremely difficult-to-achieve cultivation realm], and had progressed a significant distance within that realm.

Not long after, the four of them broke through to the Celestial Immortal Realm, using their foundation in the Forbidden Domain to forge a flawless Celestial Immortal Aptitude [the innate potential and foundation for becoming a Celestial Immortal]. This chapter appears courtesy of audio . novel . com.

Among them, Alistair Ye opened ten Ninefold Heaven [a profound inner world or spiritual domain], Worthy Pursuit Chen cleaved open ten Eighth Heaven and Earth [another profound inner world], while Literature Abyss Lu and Fate Birth also opened ten Seventh Heaven [a profound inner world].

Time flowed on, and the Great Tribulation, which had stretched for thirty thousand years, finally passed.

As the baleful aura of the Heavenly Tribulation [a heavenly trial or calamity faced by cultivators] dissipated and the Nine Great Grotto-Heavens [nine supreme paradisiacal realms] reappeared in the mortal world, Eldrin Chen looked upon his four disciples and descendants kneeling before him and nodded with satisfaction.

"In sweeping through this Great Tribulation and achieving the forbidden Celestial Immortal Aptitude, you have not disappointed me."

"It is all thanks to your guidance, Master."

Alistair Ye spoke, his expression one of reverence, yet also tinged with solemnity.

After his breakthrough to the Celestial Immortal realm, his combat prowess had already reached a level comparable to a Mid Celestial Immortal Realm cultivator. Yet, this only deepened his understanding of his master's unfathomable power—vast and boundless as the heavens, profound and immeasurable as the Divine Abyss.

"This master is very pleased."

Eldrin Chen spoke with a smile, offering words of encouragement to the group. Then, he continued, "Worthy Longevity shall remain. The three of you may withdraw."

"As you command."

The three immediately cupped their hands in salute and withdrew from the Great Hall.

Only Worthy Pursuit Chen remained. He cupped his hands and said calmly, "Father."

Eldrin Chen said nothing more. Instead, he led his eldest son to the edge of a cliff. Standing side by side, they watched the clouds drift and gather for a long while before he finally spoke.

"Tell me of your experiences these past years."

Worthy Pursuit Chen began to speak slowly, recounting the experiences of these years.

As his words unfolded, Eldrin Chen finally understood. In those years, Worthy Pursuit Chen had been hunted by the Great Desert Celestial Sands Domain and had only escaped by plunging into the depths of the Boundless Dimensional Void.

Thereafter, he encountered Plain Essence, only to be parted from her by life and death a mere hundred years later. It was not until a million years had passed that his injuries were fully healed.

Seizing this opportunity, Worthy Pursuit Chen broke through his former limits. In the cycle of destruction and rebirth, he comprehended his own path, achieving the Forbidden Domain [a legendary and perilous state of cultivation that defies conventional laws], which gave rise to the spectacle of this Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic heavenly trial of immense scale and power].

Understanding the cause and effect, a cold glint flashed in Eldrin Chen's eyes. He then asked, "What do you intend to do about the enmity from back then?" Immerse yourself in the complete world at http://www . audio-novel.com.