Chapter 1677 : 10 9 Tribulation Elders
The Primordial Ancient Tree was a thing of the Primordial Era, far surpassing anything born in later ages.
Although the Heaven and Earth Primordial Vessel had advanced to a mid-grade innate treasure, the mid-grade innate spiritual water it produced could barely accelerate maturation, yet its consumption was 10 times greater than that of a Heavenly Spiritual Root.
Of course, exchanging 1 100 million immortal origins for 9 primordial flat peaches remained a worthwhile trade, for such treasures were truly priceless.
Eldrin activated the Heaven-Earth Primordial Qi Vessel, consuming 10,000 drops of innate spiritual water before successfully ripening another batch of these primordial peaches of immortality.
Fortunately, during the numerous great battles, Eldrin had seized over 1 billion units of immortal origin. Even if it cost 100,000,000 units to accelerate maturation each time, he proceeded to do so 10 times in succession.
Setting aside 300,000,000 units of Immortal Origin as contingency reserve, Eldrin divided the 90-9 Peaches of Immortality into 11 portions.
He handed 1 portion to Chen Qiyuan, then expended the remaining 4 strands of Primordial Qi to advance 4 Primordial Taiyi Fruits.
Eldrin then returned to his secluded cultivation chamber and began refining the Innate Taiyi Elixir.
This time, he spent 3 1000 years refining 4 batches of Innate Taiyi Pills, yielding 5, 5, 6, and 6 pills respectively.
In fact, the moment he finished refining the third cauldron, Eldrin vaguely sensed that his alchemy skills had achieved a monumental breakthrough.
After refining 20-2 Innate Taiyi Pills, Eldrin noticed his clan members gradually achieving breakthroughs, stirring a faint ripple of contemplation within him.
With time to spare, he continued to refine immortal pills and treasures in his alchemy furnace. Only after 1 1000 years had passed, when numerous members of the immortal alliance began emerging from seclusion 1 after another, did he conclude this round of pill refinement.
That day, Eldrin emerged from his secluded cultivation chamber and gathered with the others.
He gazed at the Quasi-Celestial Immortal before him, an involuntary smile flickering in his eyes.
This time, the group secluded themselves for over 7 1000 years to assimilate their gains. Their cultivation progressed smoothly, and the strength of the Immortal Alliance grew tremendously.
The current Abyssal Immortal Alliance now boasted 6 additional top-tier combatants with Triple Primordial Foundations, joining the original members: Eldrin, Lyra, Chen Qiyuan, Seraphina Qu, Chen Ethan, and the Ancient Abyssal Yin Sovereign.
They were Qing Ji, Yan Zi Ji, Lila (Person Name), Kael (Person Name), Tianyuan Daoren, and the Liyan Shenling.
Apart from these few individuals, Patriarch Qing, Daoist Zixuan, and Liuli Shenjun (Cultivator) had all reached the battle prowess of the Eighth Tribulation Realm.
Chen Xianqing and Chen Xianchang were now merely A Step Away (Time & Distance) from breaking through to the foundation of 3 Elders.
Meanwhile, the ranks of Half-Step Earth Immortals with a single Taiyi foundation have swelled by 13 new members within the Return-to-Void Immortal Alliance. Among the 7 Immortal Maidens of the Spirit Pearl Clan, more than half have now broken through to the realm of dual Taiyi foundations.
It could be said that in the present-day Abyssal Immortal Alliance, over half of the Earth Immortals in the middle and late stages with notable potential had broken through to the Half-Step Celestial Immortal realm.
The rest either lacked sufficient potential or had only recently broken through to the early or middle stages of the Earth Immortal realm. They could not advance further, lest they risk destabilizing their foundations.
So many Dao Origins would be enough for the immortals of the Abyssal Return Immortal Alliance to refine for over a million years.
Therefore, it is highly unlikely that any new Half-Step Celestial Immortals will emerge for at least tens of thousands of years.
2 Celestial Immortals, 10 with the 3 Taiyi Foundations, and 20-some Half-Step Celestials.
After learning of the current combat strength of the Abyssal Return Immortal Alliance, the crowd exchanged glances and broke into faint smiles.
With its current strength and accumulated foundation, the Guixu Immortal Alliance is now capable of sweeping across the entire Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea.
Eldrin scanned his surroundings, a faint smile gracing his lips as he observed the varied expressions on everyone's faces.
He drew 9 portions of Primordial Peach Fruits from his sleeve, each containing 9 individual peaches, and distributed them among the gathering.
Seraphina Qu (Person Name) with her Triple Primordial Unity foundation, Qing Ji, Yan Zi Ji, Lila (Person Name), Kael (Person Name), Chen Ethan (Person Name), the Nether Sovereign of Ancient Ruins, the Daoist of Celestial Abyss, and the Li Flame Deity each received a share.
Everyone took the treasures and examined them, their hearts faintly stirring with surprise.
Eldrin gave a slight nod. Having reached his current level of cultivation and combat prowess, he no longer feared exposure of the Primordial Chaos Qi Vessel.
With a faint smile, he then spoke: "This Primordial Peach of Numinous Wonder holds profound mysteries. You need only refine all 9 of them, and your magic power shall accumulate to perfection, saving you tens of millions of years of arduous cultivation."
The Eldrin Spirit of Departing Flame could not help but widen her eyes, exclaiming in astonishment, "This treasure is far too precious. I fear I am unworthy of accepting it."
"There is no need for this."
Eldrin shook his head and replied calmly, "Now that we fight side by side to face this tribulation together, we are all comrades. There is no need for formalities among us."
"If you truly find it hard to accept, then exchange it with Immortal Origin."
"I need to cultivate 9 Immortal Peaches, which requires 1 100 million units of Immortal Source to transform into Primordial Spiritual Water. You may simply provide me with 1 100 million units of Immortal Source."
Hearing this, everyone felt a subtle stir in their hearts and immediately took out the accumulated Origin Essence they had been saving, handing it over to Eldrin (Person Name).
The Flaming Deity and the others were unwilling to owe favors and even offered to exchange resources worth several times the value of the Immortal Origin. However, Eldrin refused all their proposals.
When it came to his own people, Eldrin had always been clear-headed and never sought to take advantage.
These individuals would all become Flawless Celestial Immortals in the future, destined to serve as crucial pillars in my campaign to conquer the Heavenly Tribulation.
The crucial point is, when Eldrin (Person Name) consolidates his 3 Primordial Unity foundations in the future, many would likely begrudge his success. Upon his breakthrough, alliances will inevitably form to obstruct his path.
By then, these friends would become his greatest support.
Therefore, Eldrin spared no effort in offering his full assistance to these individuals.
At that moment, everyone stored away their Primordial Peaches of Immortality. The Eldrin of the Ancient Abyss could no longer restrain himself and spoke, "This kindness is 1 I shall surely remember in my heart."
Eldrin smiled faintly and waved his hand, dismissing the topic.
His expression turned solemn as he retrieved an intelligence report and tossed it to the group. "Everyone," he began, "let us deliberate on the strategy for the upcoming great battle."
Upon hearing this, everyone could not help but pick up the intelligence reports to examine them.
In the very next instant, everyone’s brows furrowed slightly, and a trace of cold indifference surfaced in their expressions.
Lyra's gaze sharpened slightly as she spoke involuntarily, "The direct disciples of the 4 Ancient Sects have all completed their exchange maneuvers. It seems this battle will prove somewhat troublesome."
Everyone nodded, their faces etched with contemplation.
It turned out that ever since the battle of the Eldrin Immortal Alliance 7 1000 years ago, which obliterated the Tribulation Transcendence legacies of 2 major grotto-heavens, the Violet Flame Divine Clan, the Nirvana Dragon Tribe, the Eternal Sun Clan, and the Celestial Web Direct Lineage had all been profoundly shaken.
These 4 great powers were all pieces placed by the Daluo Ancient Sect, each possessing profoundly deep foundations that made it nearly impossible to determine victory or defeat among them in a short span of time.
Witnessing the Abyssal Return Immortal Alliance obliterate 2 major grotto-heavens with lightning speed, the direct disciples of the 4 transcendent powers were utterly astounded.
They knew full well that once the Abyssal Immortal Alliance had fully absorbed the 2 major powers, they would gain at least 2 or 3 additional experts with Triple Primordial Unity foundations.
By that time, even if the 4 great powers joined forces, they might not be able to defeat the Abyssal Immortal Alliance. Thus, without prior consultation, all 4 powers unanimously chose to engage in a mutual attrition strategy.