Chapter 1793 : A Universe Forged in Breakthrough

Now, as Eldrin Chen's cultivation base continued its breakthroughs, the Returning Abyss Universe began to grow increasingly vast and magnificent. In what seemed like the blink of an eye, it had surpassed four hundred million light-years in diameter, even approaching four point five hundred million light-years before its expansion gradually ceased.

"It is said that the Universe of an Eighth Heaven Celestial Immortal has a diameter of around two hundred million light-years,"

"and the Universe of an existence at the Great Perfection Celestial Immortal Realm is only between three hundred million and five hundred million light-years across."

"My Returning Abyss Heaven already spans four point five hundred million light-years, surpassing the size of the Universe belonging to many at the Great Perfection Celestial Immortal Realm."

Eldrin Chen mused silently within his heart. He roughly estimated his current combat prowess and realized that while he wouldn't dare claim he could rival a ninth-level Celestial Immortal, he should rank among the very pinnacle of Eighth Heaven Celestial Immortal.

He estimated he would have no fear even if three or four ordinary Eighth Heaven Celestial Immortal joined forces against him.

At this thought, a blazing light ignited in Eldrin Chen's eyes. His gaze finally settled upon the depths of the Returning Abyss Heaven. He took a slow, deep breath and spoke.

"Although the Universe cannot advance further for now, I can still seize this momentum of breakthrough to open several more layers of heaven and earth."

With this resolve, Eldrin Chen channeled his boundless magic power, pouring it into his Five Lifebound Immortal Treasures.

In that instant, the Ancient Bell tolled, the treasure mirror soared, and the Immortal Sword resonated with the power of the Six Harmonies. One after another, new realms of heaven and earth were carved from the Chaos. Find this and other novels at site: audio-novel.com.

An unknowable span of time passed before all settled into tranquility. Within the Returning Abyss Heaven [a celestial realm of profound mysteries], Eldrin Chen had once again succeeded in opening four new layers of Heavenly Domain [a stratified plane of existence within a greater heaven].

"Twenty Eighth Heaven [the eighth major tier of the heavenly cultivation realms]," he murmured.

Whispering to himself, Eldrin Chen divided the twenty Eighth Heaven to form the four directions of the Myriad Heavens [the collective name for the countless celestial planes]. Within these newly opened four layers of heaven and earth, he planted four ancient trees, infusing the final four strands of Innate Energy [the primordial, uncreated energy that predates the cosmos] into their roots.

After completing this step, he used the Innate Spiritual Water [water imbued with primordial spiritual essence] from the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth [a legendary vase capable of nurturing primordial energies] to accelerate their growth. Ultimately, this process elevated them into four Innate Ancient Tree [trees born from and nourished by primordial essence].

He had expended a significant amount of Innate Energy in one go. Only when the four Innate Ancient Tree advanced to become Mid-Grade Innate Ancient Tree [a higher tier of primordial tree] did Eldrin Chen finally halt the process of further elevation.

"The limit has been reached."

Gazing at the four Spiritual Root [the foundational spiritual plants of a realm] that had now become Mid-Grade Innate Ancient Tree, Eldrin Chen spoke slowly, his voice trailing off as he sank into deep contemplation.

After all, the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth was merely a thirteen-pattern Innate Ancient Treasure [an artifact of ancient origin, its power denoted by the number of mystical patterns it bears]. Among Innate Ancient Treasure, this placed it at the most ordinary, lower-grade tier. Its capability to nurture Mid-Grade Innate Ancient Tree truly represented its utmost limit.

To progress any further, it would be necessary to elevate the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth itself, refining it into a top-tier twenty-four-pattern Innate Ancient Treasure.

Fortunately, over the years, Eldrin Chen had accumulated a sufficient reserve of Primordial Chaos Violet Aura [the supreme violet-hued energy born from the primordial chaos]. This reserve was indeed ample enough for the advancement of the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth.

In previous years, he had not advanced the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth [a legendary vessel capable of containing and nurturing primordial energies], primarily because his Returning Abyss Universe [his personal inner cosmos, a universe within] was not yet robust enough to accommodate so many High-Grade Innate Ancient Tree [trees of immense age and power, born from the primal chaos].

Now that his cultivation base had broken through, causing his Universe [inner cosmos] to expand several times over, it was finally time to advance these twenty-eight Innate Ancient Tree [primordial trees].

With this thought, Eldrin Chen acted decisively. He exhaled six strands of Innate Primordial Chaos Violet Aura [the supreme primal energy, purple in hue and foundational to creation], directing them to merge into the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth.

"*Hummm—*"

A soft resonance echoed. As the six strands of Innate Primordial Chaos Violet Aura fused within, the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth trembled slightly, its radiance flickering.

Immediately, one Innate Path Patterns [primordial law inscriptions, the fundamental scripts of creation] after another began to manifest and multiply. Ultimately, twelve newly-born Innate Path Patterns were conceived. These twelve patterns intertwined and merged with the original thirteen, coalescing into a single, nearly complete Embryonic Great Path [the nascent form of a supreme cosmic law].

"Twenty-five Innate Path Patterns."

Gazing at the transformed Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth, Eldrin Chen could not suppress a surge of wild joy, his face revealing undisguised elation.

It was widely known that Innate Ancient Treasure [treasures born from primal chaos, containing innate laws] were imbued with Innate Path Patterns, broadly categorized into two tiers: those with twelve patterns and those with twenty-four.

Among them, a Twelve-Rune Innate Ancient Treasure was considered a standard Innate Ancient Treasure, while a twenty-four-pattern Innate Ancient Treasure was hailed as a top-tier Innate Ancient Treasure.

The remaining treasures, whether bearing fifteen, eighteen, or even twenty-three Innate Path Patterns, hold no qualitative difference from one another. Their power, compared to a Twelve-Rune Innate Ancient Treasure, is at most greater by a mere ten or twenty percent.

However, Innate Ancient Treasure bearing more than twenty-four patterns are an entirely different matter.

For once they surpass twenty-four Innate Path Patterns, they begin to form a semi-tangible, illusory Great Path [a fundamental cosmic principle or law] that bridges the gap between reality and abstraction.

Therefore, such treasures with twenty-five Innate Path Patterns are generally termed Quasi-Innate Spiritual Treasure or Innate Spiritual Treasure Embryo. Their wondrous functions undergo a qualitative transformation, making them exceedingly rare in the world.

Typically, a Quasi-Innate Spiritual Treasure surpassing twenty-five patterns is almost invariably an Innate Spiritual Treasure Embryo.

It is either an Innate Spiritual Treasure still in the process of gestation, or one whose development failed due to some unforeseen circumstance. This chapter appears courtesy of audio–novel.com.

Whichever the case, such objects are extraordinary rarities, exceedingly uncommon even within the vastness of the Chaos [the primordial, formless state before creation].

The Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth nurtured by Eldrin Chen actually possessed twenty-five Innate Path Patterns, transforming it into a true Quasi-Innate Spiritual Treasure. Were this news to spread, it would surely drive countless Ancient Immortal [powerful cultivators who have transcended mortality through immense ages of cultivation] to utter madness.

"Could the Primordial Chaos Violet Aura [the supreme, primordial energy born from chaos, said to be the origin of all creation] truly possess such miraculous utility?"

Eldrin Chen murmured to himself, attempting once more to fuse the Primordial Chaos Violet Aura into the vase. This time, however, his efforts met with failure.

After some calculation, he realized it was not that the Primordial Chaos Violet Aura [the most primal and chaotic form of violet spiritual energy] could no longer enhance the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth, but rather that the vessel's inherent grade was insufficient and its material composition lacking, unable to bear a greater quantity of the Innate Primordial Chaos Violet Aura [the innate, primordial form of chaotic violet energy].

"For a treasure nurtured within a single Small Universe [a self-contained pocket dimension or minor world], reaching the level of a Quasi-Innate Spiritual Treasure [a treasure on the cusp of becoming an Innate Spiritual Treasure] is already its absolute limit," he murmured.

"For this Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth to advance further, it requires the integration of a rare treasure possessing the attributes of Heaven and Earth [representing the fundamental polarities of creation], and the absorption of Energy of Heaven and Earth [the foundational energy of the cosmos] to strengthen its very substance. Only then might it take the next step."

"Furthermore, for it to truly metamorphose into an Innate Spiritual Treasure [a treasure born from the primal chaos of creation], the most crucial element is the Innate Primordial Chaos Light [the primal light of chaos from the beginning of time], a power comparable to the Innate Indestructibility Spirit Light [an indestructible spiritual radiance inherent to creation]."

Eldrin Chen pondered these thoughts silently, yet a slight frown creased his brow.

A treasure of Polarity [the fundamental duality of Yin and Yang, or opposing forces] capable of bearing the Innate Primordial Chaos Light would undoubtedly be a top-tier Innate Rare Treasure [a priceless treasure born from the primal chaos].

Generally speaking, the most suitable rare treasure would be the very first wisp of Heaven-Earth Energy [the foundational energy separating and defining heaven and earth] born into the world at the moment an Immortal Domain [a realm of immortals] first opened.

For instance, when the Purple Seal Immortal Lord [an immortal lord known by the title 'Purple Seal'] achieved his great enlightenment, he gathered the Innate [primordial, innate] Polarity Energy [energy of fundamental duality] from the dawn of an Immortal Domain. This energy aided a cherished companion from the Immortal Clam Clan [a clan of clam spirits], the Seven-Colored Immortal Clam [a mythical clam beast], in mending her foundational flaws, ultimately forging her into the peerless form of an Innate Nine-Colored Immortal Shell [a clam spirit with a shell of nine innate colors].

For Eldrin Chen to elevate the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth to an Innate Spiritual Treasure, he would need a similar treasure to deepen its inherent potential. The most fitting choice would indeed be Heaven-Earth Energy.

Otherwise, even if he forced an advancement using a substitute treasure, the resulting Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth would be flawed, and the wondrous efficacy of the Innate Spiritual Water [spiritual water of an innate quality] it produced would be greatly diminished.

"It seems that, for the time being, advancing this Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth will be impossible."

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, swiftly setting the thought aside.

He retrieved the Immortal Source [a condensed source of immortal-grade spiritual energy] from his sleeve and once again activated the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth to refine it. This time, however, he discovered the vase consumed even more Immortal Essence [the foundational energy of an immortal] than before.

Previously, a mere one hundred thousand Immortal Source could be transformed into a single drop of Immortal Spirit Water [water imbued with immortal spiritual essence]. Now, it required one million drops of Immortal Source to produce just one.

Furthermore, beyond the ordinary Innate Spiritual Water [water born of innate spiritual energy], the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth now produced another, far more profound type of spiritual water.

This water was named the Heaven-Earth Creation Water [Water of Heaven and Earth's Creation, a miraculous substance capable of reshaping a cultivator's very foundation]. To transform and produce a single drop of it required drawing upon the Nine Heavens Energy of Heaven and Earth [the purest spiritual energy from the highest heavens] and fusing it with one hundred million pieces of Immortal Source.

It contained boundless insights into the Heaven and Earth Great Path [the fundamental Dao of the cosmos]. An ordinary Immortal [a being who has ascended to immortality] of the Ascendant Immortal Realm [the foundational realm for ascended immortals] needed only consume a single drop to Creation [forge and create anew] their foundational potential, defying the heavens to Creation a flawless Triple Ascendant Immortal Foundation [a foundation encompassing three ascended immortal paths].

In other words, an Immortal with a single Ascendant Immortal Foundation [a foundation built upon one ascended immortal path] needed only ingest one drop of the Heaven-Earth Creation Water to sufficiently perform a Heaven-Defying Fate Alteration [an act of supreme defiance that alters one's ordained fate] and cultivate all three types of Ascendant Immortal Foundation.

"A Heaven-Defying Fate Alteration, a rebirth of one's very foundation."

"This water truly lives up to its name of Creation."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, then shook his head slightly.

A single drop of Heaven-Earth Creation Water [a primordial water of immense creative power] requires one hundred million Immortal Source [a high-grade spiritual currency] to refine. This price is nearly equivalent to the entire fortune of a Dual Primordial Unity Foundation [a cultivation art focusing on dual foundational energies] Patriarch.

Consider this: the price of a low-grade Primordial Unity Immortal Treasure [an immortal-grade magical artifact] is also around one hundred million Immortal Source.

Furthermore, refining this water also requires absorbing vast quantities of Nine Heavens Energy of Heaven and Earth [the purest spiritual energy of the cosmos], which itself incurs a significant cost.

Using such a treasure to nurture a Triple Ascendant Immortal Foundation [the third major stage of the Ascendant Immortal realm] cultivator would be a truly extravagant waste.

Of course, the Heaven-Earth Creation Water is so astonishing precisely because it is not meant for ordinary Ascendant Immortal Realm [the realm above Earth Immortal] powerhouses. It is a supreme treasure intended for Celestial Immortal Great Power [a powerful cultivator in the Celestial Immortal realm].

This Heaven-Earth Creation Water possesses the profound mysteries of Creation [the fundamental act of bringing something into existence] and, more importantly, contains the Creation power of the Heaven and Earth Great Path [the supreme Dao of Heaven and Earth]. Just nine drops can assist an Early Celestial Immortal Realm [the first stage of the Celestial Immortal realm] Great Power in breaking through to the Mid Celestial Immortal Realm [the middle stage of the Celestial Immortal realm].

If one could gather eighty-one drops, it could even increase the chances of a sixth-level Celestial Immortal [a cultivator in the Celestial Immortal realm] Great Power breaking through to the Late Celestial Immortal Realm [the late stage of the Celestial Immortal realm] by thirty percent.

Even an existence at the Great Perfection Celestial Immortal Realm [the peak of the Celestial Immortal realm], if they could obtain three thousand drops of Heaven-Earth Creation Water, could increase their chances of breaking through to the Ancient Immortal [an immortal from ancient times] realm by twenty percent.

Three thousand drops of Heaven-Earth Creation Water, with a cost roughly around three hundred billion Immortal Source, is an amount any long-established, upper-grade Upper Grade Grotto-Heaven [a high-tier immortal paradise realm] could afford to produce.

For those supreme great powers at the Ninth Level of the Celestial Immortal realm, the wealth in their hands is beyond measure by mere Immortal Source [a high-grade spiritual energy crystal used by Celestial Immortals].

For them, not only would they be ecstatic and desperate to obtain a portion of Heaven-Earth Creation Water [a miraculous water that aids in breaking through to the Ancient Immortal realm] to facilitate a breakthrough to Ancient Immortal [a powerful immortal who has transcended the Celestial Immortal realm], even if it cost three hundred billion Immortal Source, but they would gladly pay three trillion.

This is because treasures capable of aiding a breakthrough to Ancient Immortal have never been commodities purchasable with Immortal Source.

Such treasures have always been traded through barter; without an artifact of the Innate Ancient Treasure [a primordial-grade magical treasure of immense power] tier, it is fundamentally impossible to acquire them.

"Three hundred billion Immortal Source would yield three thousand drops of Heaven-Earth Creation Water. A pity my reserves of Immortal Source are still somewhat insufficient,"

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, his resolve firming. "It seems if an opportunity arises in the future, I must sell some more stalks of Primordial Unity Golden Bamboo [a legendary bamboo containing primordial unity energy]."

With this thought, his heart settled slightly.

Possessing this Heaven-Earth Creation Water would significantly increase the success rate for his clan members and close companions when they sought to break through to the Late Celestial Immortal Realm [the final stage of the Celestial Immortal realm] or even charge the barriers of the Ancient Immortal Realm [the realm beyond Celestial Immortal].

However, with his current shortage of Immortal Source and his clansfolk not yet in immediate need of the Heaven-Earth Creation Water, Eldrin Chen decided against converting resources for it. His most pressing task remained advancing the twenty-eight Innate Ancient Tree [primordial trees with innate properties] under his care.

Returning to the main point, after the advancement of the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth [a treasure vase that condenses primordial energies of heaven and earth], aside from the new Heaven-Earth Creation Water, the wondrous effects of the original Innate Heaven-Earth Primordial Energy Water [the primordial energy water produced by the vase before its upgrade] had also grown increasingly astonishing.

The current Heaven-Earth Primordial Energy Water [a supreme spiritual liquid born from the fusion of heaven and earth energies] now requires a million Immortal Sources [concentrated sources of immortal energy] to refine. Its effects of accelerating growth and breaking through cultivation bottlenecks have increased tenfold, and most crucially, it can now assist Innate Ancient Trees [primordial trees born with innate spiritual properties] in shattering the bottleneck to reach the Ninth Rank High-Grade [the pinnacle of the ninth rank].

Witnessing Eldrin Chen continuously convert Innate Spiritual Water [spiritual water imbued with innate properties], he expended over a hundred billion Immortal Sources [concentrated sources of immortal energy], transforming them into more than one hundred thousand drops in the blink of an eye.

To assist a single Innate Ancient Tree [a primordial tree born with innate spiritual properties] in advancing to Ninth Rank High-Grade [the pinnacle of the ninth rank] required roughly one thousand drops. Eldrin Chen spent less than thirty thousand drops of Innate Spiritual Water [spiritual water imbued with innate properties] to elevate all twenty-eight Innate Ancient Trees [primordial trees born with innate spiritual properties] to the Ninth Rank High-Grade [the pinnacle of the ninth rank].

"With the advancement of the Innate Ancient Trees [primordial trees born with innate spiritual properties], my cultivation speed grows ever more rapid,"

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, a faint smile gracing his gaze.

After the twenty-eight Innate Ancient Trees [primordial trees born with innate spiritual properties] ascended to the level of Upper Grade Innate Treasures [supreme-grade treasures of innate origin], their rate of converting Innate Energy [the fundamental energy of innate origin] became increasingly swift.

Originally, after Eldrin Chen broke through to the Mid Celestial Immortal Realm [the middle stage of the Celestial Immortal realm], his Small Universe [an internal cosmos cultivated within a powerful being] expanded to become vaster and more immense, requiring an astonishing amount of Primordial Chaos Energy [the raw, unformed energy of primordial chaos] to sustain. It would have taken him roughly two to three million years to advance a single layer further in cultivation.

Yet, with the promotion of the Innate Ancient Trees [primordial trees born with innate spiritual properties], the speed of converting Innate Energy [the fundamental energy of innate origin] increased severalfold once more, and Eldrin Chen's cultivation pace accelerated accordingly.

By his calculations, his next breakthrough to the fifth layer of the Celestial Immortal [the Celestial Immortal realm] could be achieved within one hundred thousand years, if all proceeded smoothly.

"Calculating thus, even without other Opportunity and Fortune [serendipitous encounters and strokes of luck], I could attempt to assail the Seventh Layer of the Celestial Immortal Realm [the seventh layer of the Celestial Immortal realm] within three hundred thousand years."

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, a flicker of joy lighting his gaze.

He turned his gaze slowly towards the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth, carefully storing the remaining Innate Spiritual Water [a primordial spiritual liquid of exceptional purity]. A profound sense of satisfaction washed over him.

Advancing twenty-eight High-Grade Innate Ancient Tree [ancient trees born of primordial essence] had cost less than thirty billion Immortal Source [a condensed source of immortal energy]. Any Ancient Immortal Great Power who learned of such a profitable venture would surely be driven to madness.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen meticulously concealed the traces of his Celestial Mechanism [a profound cultivation art] and returned to the depths of Returning Abyss Grotto-Heaven.

Once back within Returning Abyss Grotto-Heaven, Eldrin Chen resumed his life of secluded cultivation. However, before delving into his training, he noticed the countless Immortal across the Immortal Domain [the realm of immortals] were mobilizing and preparing for war.

He performed a quick calculation with his fingers and realized that his return coincided with the imminent eruption of the Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic era of heavenly ordained calamity].

"The Great Tribulation descends in one hundred thousand years."

"Three million years have already flowed by since my ascension to immortality."

"Ah, truly, time is a fleeting song, a river that never ceases its flow!"

A sigh escaped Eldrin Chen, tinged with both melancholy and profound reflection.

At his current level of cultivation, he had long since transcended even the Great Tribulation [a major, world-shaping calamity] and the Path Tribulation [a tribulation testing one's cultivation path]. A mere Great Tribulation no longer held any significance in his eyes, not even enough to pique his interest in orchestrating events from the shadows.

He allowed the Old Patriarch Eternal Profound Chen, along with Lior Chen and other elders of the older generation, to arrange for the clan's most promising members to enter the tribulation. Eldrin Chen, meanwhile, reposed high in the Nine Heavens Above [the highest celestial realm], gazing down upon the multitude of Immortal [beings who have achieved immortality through cultivation] struggling to cross the turbulent waters of the Great Tribulation.

It is worth noting that during this Great Tribulation, Eldrin Chen witnessed the figures of many old acquaintances.

There was his old friend Varen Wei, the dao-companion of Kael Chen, the Immortal Maiden Six Desires [an immortal maiden associated with the six worldly desires], the Mistress of Ivy Palace from the lower realms, the Sea-Calmer Path Master [a master of the path of calming seas], the first disciple of the Long River Path Master, the Vast Abyss Path Lord, his second disciple Cosmos Heaven's Punishment, and other juniors like Jiang Venus.

There was also the turtle Immortal of the Chen Immortal Clan, Rising Swan Chen, and others with remarkable Opportunity and Fortune [the luck and chances one encounters on the cultivation path], such as Extraordinary Chen.

Just counting those old acquaintances with whom Eldrin Chen had interacted in his early years, their number already exceeded several dozen.

Their cultivation levels varied greatly. Some had barely reached the Ascendant Immortal Realm [the realm of a newly ascended immortal], while others had already cultivated the Triple Primordial Unity Foundation [a profound foundation art unifying the three primordial energies], qualifying them as figures of the Path Tribulation Protagonist [a key figure destined to play a major role in a Path Tribulation] caliber.

Eldrin Chen understood that the reason these individuals could enter the tribulation was a classic case of "when one man attains the Dao, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven" — their fortunes were elevated by their connection to him.

As the saying goes, it is lonely at the top. The longer one lives and the more profound one's cultivation becomes, the more difficult it often is to find true, kindred spirits.

A cultivator who lives for countless years, provided their dao-heart remains unchanged and they do not become mere puppets on the path of cultivation, will often grow increasingly nostalgic for the past and the companions of their youth.

Today, the Chen Immortal Clan stands as a dominant power within the Vast Azure Immortal Domain, a clan boasting over a dozen Celestial Immortal [immortals who have ascended to the celestial realm] Patriarchs. Within the Immortal Domain, their roots run deep and their foundation is unshakable.

Among the Immortal Alliance's affiliated forces—the Path Palace, the Lin Clan, the Stellar Palace, and others—several Celestial Immortals have also emerged. These immortals frequently venture into the Depths of the Netherworld [the profound and perilous underworld] to search for their departed masters, elders, and old acquaintances.

Within the Chen Immortal Clan, many high-ranking Immortals hold deep sentiment for the past and naturally extend their care to those companions from their early years.

Figures such as Eternal Profound Chen, Kael Chen, Ethan Chen, Energy Abyss Chen, and even Exquisite Jiang, along with Long River Imperial Lord from within Returning Abyss Heaven, regularly inquire after news of old friends from the Purple Seal Realm.

The Chen Clan has also established its own personnel and hidden strength within the Netherworld Realm [the realm of the dead].

This effort is particularly bolstered by the involvement of two Netherworld Celestial Immortals [celestial immortals who reside in or govern the underworld]: Verdant Seal Patriarch and Ancient Ruins Nether Lord. Through their persistent investigations, they have successively guided and retrieved many old companions, facilitating their ascension to immortality.

By now, aside from those whose cultivation was truly too feeble and who have undergone reincarnation countless tens of thousands of times, the vast majority of former comrades who had reached the Infant Soul [Nascent Soul] realm or higher have returned one after another.

This is especially true for Infant Soul True Lords and Primordial Spirit Path Lords who, blessed by the legacy Eldrin Chen left upon his ascension, retained their memories through reincarnation. Almost all of them have now cultivated their way to the Earth Immortal Realm. The complete novel can be found at audio—novel.com.