Chapter 1849 : A Bounty of Ancient Treasures

Eldrin Chen took stock of his spoils and found he had slain two Seven-Calamity Chaos Beast Kings and over a hundred Chaos Beast Kings of varying cultivation levels.

These Chaos Beast Kings, combined with the legacy treasures from the Grand Luo realm, contributed more than three hundred Supreme Grade Innate Rare Treasures to his haul.

Furthermore, there were over seventy thousand strands of Innate Primordial Qi [the primordial energy from which all things are born], plus the remains of those Chaos Ancient Beasts and various other rare treasures. Their total value exceeded one hundred and fifty thousand strands of Innate Primordial Qi.

The most precious finds were five Great Luo Rare Treasures [supreme treasures of the Grand Luo realm]: the 'Water Origin of the Ren Cycle' [the primordial source of the Ren water cycle], the 'Qianyang Celestial Fire' [the celestial fire of Qianyang], the 'Void Heaven Divine Jade' [the divine jade of the void heavens], the 'Great Luo Crimson-Separation Iron' [Grand Luo iron of crimson separation], and the 'Great Luo Sword Miasma' [Grand Luo miasma of the sword].

"Five Great Luo Rare Treasures,"

Eldrin Chen murmured, a genuine smile gracing his features as he surveyed the bounty before him.

Eldrin, the Sword Abyss Emperor had waged war across the Chaos [the primordial, formless void] for many years; the legacy treasures of Great Luo Rare Treasure grade he left behind certainly numbered more than this.

While these Great Luo Rare Treasures were of staggering value, to the Eldrin, the Sword Abyss Emperor of old, they likely were not considered exceedingly rare or peerless treasures.

However, after the ancient Sword Abyss Ancient Realm shattered, the Immortal Domain [a realm of immortals] it birthed fragmented into several pieces. Countless treasures were lost within the boundless Chaos.

Within that shattered Immortal Domain, aside from the Crimson Phoenix Saint Spirit [the sacred spirit of a crimson phoenix], there had been three seven-calamity Chaos Ancient Beasts. For those ancient beasts to have broken through to the seventh calamity, they must have consumed or utilized some Great Luo Rare Treasures in their ascension.

Furthermore, the Chaos Beast King that escaped also took a portion with it. Therefore, Eldrin Chen estimated that not many treasures remained. The five portions of Great Luo Rare Treasure he obtained likely constituted nearly half of the divine treasury within this Incomplete Immortal Domain.

Returning to the main subject, Eldrin Chen stored the other treasures away and began to carefully examine the five portions of Great Luo Rare Treasure. A faint smile could not help but appear in his gaze.

Among these five treasures, the Profound Water Essence Source was a water-attribute Innate Rare Treasure [a treasure born from the primal forces of the world, containing the essence of a fundamental element]. It contained the power of the Great Dao's origin and was one of the five types of Great Luo Source Qi [a primordial spiritual energy of the highest order, foundational to supreme cultivation arts] required for cultivating the Primordial Chaos Qi.

The Qianyang Celestial Fire was a fire-attribute Grand Luo [the Grand Luo Realm, a supreme stage of cultivation] immortal flame. Ranked ninth among the ten supreme Yang-attribute Celestial Fires, it possessed immense power, yet it differed greatly from Eldrin Chen's own Pure Yang Celestial Fire.

The Void Heaven Divine Jade was a spatial wonder. When combined with the Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light, it could be used to Ascension [elevate to a higher state or grade] the Yin-Yang Void Mirror. For now, Eldrin Chen set it aside.

The Great Luo Crimson-Separation Iron could also be used to forge Grand Luo divine weapons. Although it could not compare to an Innate Spiritual Treasure [a supreme treasure born from the primal chaos of creation], it was a treasure coveted by many Seven Tribulation Ancient Immortal. However, Eldrin Chen also chose to set it aside for the time being.

It was the final item, the Great Luo Sword Miasma, that truly captured Eldrin Chen's attention.

"The Great Luo Sword Miasma can serve as the catalyst for mastering the Great Luo Ethereal Cosmos Sword Qi," he murmured.

Eldrin Chen spoke softly to himself, a glimmer of pleasant surprise lighting up his eyes.

The divine ability he had created, the Taiyi Ethereal Void Sword Qi, had already been refined to the Great Luo Realm. All it required was this one crucial catalyst to complete its cultivation.

Should this endeavor succeed, Eldrin Chen's combat prowess would be greatly augmented.

Contemplating this, Eldrin Chen wished to attempt refining and absorbing this wisp of Great Luo Sword Miasma into his body. Yet, after a brief moment, he abandoned the thought.

The reason became clear upon beginning cultivation. Eldrin Chen discovered that to master the Great Luo Ethereal Cosmos Sword Qi [a supreme sword art that harnesses the power of the ethereal cosmos], a prerequisite was required: one must first advance their comprehension of the Dao of Void [the fundamental principle governing emptiness and space] to the realm of Great Dao Embryo [the nascent, embryonic stage of a supreme Dao].

However, after cultivating for many years, Eldrin Chen's primary cultivation art, the Chaos Non-Polarity Rule [a profound method governing the primordial state of chaos before polarity], had not yet reached that profound stage. He simply lacked the surplus focus and energy required to cultivate the Dao of Void to such heights.

With this realization, Eldrin Chen closed his eyes, allowing his divine sense [a cultivator's spiritual perception] to project into the boundless depths of the void.

"Boom—"

Simultaneously, at the farthest reaches of the endless Lucian, within a crumbling grand cosmos, a majestic figure opened its eyes.

This figure was none other than Eldrin Chen's Reincarnation Body [a separately cultivated physical vessel, a profound technique of soul division and reincarnation].

Millions of years had passed. This once-majestic cosmos had grown increasingly dilapidated, teetering on the very brink of complete annihilation.

And now, Eldrin Chen's Reincarnation Body, through its cultivation of the Path of Self-Sacrifice [an ascetic cultivation method that channels immense power through self-inflicted hardship], had reached the pinnacle of perfection within the Three Realms Realm [a high cultivation stage encompassing mastery over the three fundamental realms of existence].

After reaching the perfection of the Three Realms Realm, the universe contained within the Reincarnation Body had expanded to a scale surpassing one billion light-years.

This inner world was vast and magnificent, governed by supreme principles of time and the Spatial Dao Principle [the fundamental law governing space]. Countless trillions of living beings thrived within it, and rare treasures abounded, including ancient powerhouses who had once resided in the Celestial Immortal Realm.

It turned out that over the years, Eldrin Chen had already transferred the majority of this universe's inhabitants into the world he had forged within his own body.

Those who remained untransferred were beings unwilling to leave their ancestral home, choosing to perish alongside this dying cosmos.

Eldrin Chen slowly attuned himself to the power of his Reincarnation Body. He could feel with crystalline clarity the boundless energy of this inner world, a constant, surging tide reinforcing his very being.

With every strike he unleashed, the might of an entire vast world surged forth, potent enough to shatter the Chaos [the primordial, formless void] and annihilate all in its path.

"The Spatial Dao Principle is perfected, and the Time Dao Principle [the fundamental law governing time] has also reached its zenith,"

"It is time to break through and transform them into a Great Dao Embryo [the nascent seed of a supreme cosmic principle]."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, his gaze resting upon the desolate, crumbling universe, its fabric webbed with fissures of annihilation. He spoke with profound calm, "You are about to perish. I shall carry your rebirth forward with me."

"Now—"

As the words fell, an ancient bell soared from the crown of the Reincarnation Body's head.

This was a golden ancient bell, forged from Great Luo Rare Treasure Primordial Chaos Ancient Bronze, and it represented the most precious legacy of this cosmos.

The Reincarnation Body wove the Time and Space it had cultivated, along with the Samsara Great Dao [the Great Dao of the Cycle of Rebirth], upon its surface, ultimately casting this peerless Immortal Bell.

Now, as the ancient bell tolled, the entire great cosmos began to shatter and disintegrate completely. The cosmos's origin essence, the qi of annihilation from the tribulation, fragments of time and space—all scattered and flew out, transforming into points of starlight that surged onto the ancient bell.

In an instant, carvings of mountains, rivers, sun, moon, stars, the universe, plants, trees, fish, insects, gods, demons, and the cycles of time and samsara manifested upon the bell's surface.

When the destruction reached its absolute extreme, a deluge of Chaos Sea waters surged forth, crashing down to drown everything.

And Eldrin Chen stood firm at the heart of the ruined cosmos, his gaze calm and resolute as he watched it all, until the very moment the waters of Chaos [the primordial, formless state before creation] engulfed him.

"Boom—"

In a Ksana-time [an infinitesimal unit of time], the ancient bell detonated with a deafening peal, heaven and earth split asunder, and Chaos itself trembled.

A vast corner of the Chaos Sea violently erupted. Boundless waters of Chaos were annihilated, refined into the purest Immortal Spirit Qi [the highest grade of spiritual energy used by Immortals], which poured entirely into Eldrin Chen's body.

"KABOOM—"

At this moment, the vast Three Realms [the three fundamental planes of existence: Heaven, Earth, and the Underworld] within Eldrin Chen's body began to expand ceaselessly.

As the world grew and stretched, the Heaven Realm, the Mortal Dust Realm, and the Netherworld Realm began to slowly converge and merge into one. Upon reaching a certain critical juncture, they transformed into a single, magnificent cosmos.

"The Cosmos Realm!"

Divine light blazed from Eldrin Chen's eyes. At this instant, the world within him seemed to experience a primordial singularity's great explosion.

The immense universe began to expand at a furious pace. In the blink of an eye, it surpassed two billion light-years, and in the next instant, it exceeded three billion light-years.

Layer upon layer of new heavens and earths were being forged. From the depths of the Mortal Dust Realm, one strand of Innate Primordial Qi [the primordial, foundational energy of creation] after another manifested, their number swiftly exceeding one hundred and eight.

By fusing with the Heaven and Earth Primordial Yellow [the primordial essence of heaven and earth], Eldrin Chen instantly converted it into one hundred and eight strands of Innate Primordial Qi.

"Break through."

The Reincarnation Body [a profound cultivation technique that forges a body capable of transcending the cycle of rebirth] spoke softly, continuously channeling the Innate Primordial Qi into its physical form.

In a single Ksana-time [an infinitesimal unit of time from Buddhist cosmology, less than a second], his Primordial Chaos Sacred Body Dao Embryo underwent a profound metamorphosis. In the blink of an eye, it soared past the Ninth Limit Realm and, without the slightest pause, surged forward to step into the Tenth Limit Realm.

Only then did Eldrin Chen draw a deep breath. He began to devour the waters of Chaos like a whale, channeling them into his body. He supplemented this with Innate Primordial Qi [the most fundamental and purest form of primordial energy], relentlessly elevating his own being.

By the time he had exhausted one hundred and eight strands of Innate Primordial Qi, his Primordial Chaos Sacred Body Dao Embryo had finally reached a certain absolute limit.

It was at this moment that Eldrin Chen discovered, to his utter astonishment, that his Innate Primordial Chaos Sacred Body Dao Embryo had, in one heaven-defying step, ascended into the Eleventh Limit Realm.

"An Eleventh Limit Indestructible Body,"

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, his gaze filled with disbelief.

To cultivate an Eleventh Limit Realm *before* even breaking one's limits was an event deemed impossible within the annals of history.

One must understand that the Eleventh Limit Realm had always been an insurmountable chasm. To tread upon this realm, one *must* shatter their own inherent limitations.

Beyond this, neither a Chaos Body, nor an Innate Saintly Body Dao Embryo, nor even the mightiest constitutions of the myriad heavens could allow one to set foot upon this step.

Although the Primordial Chaos Sacred Body Dao Embryo was supremely powerful, in theory it only granted invincibility within the same realm; it should not have allowed one to breach such a fundamental bottleneck.

Yet, in the span of a single breath, Eldrin Chen seemed to grasp a profound understanding, shaking his head and murmuring to himself, "So, I had already shattered the limits long ago."

With this quiet utterance, Eldrin Chen finally comprehended the reason he had been able to transcend those boundaries.

The truth was, the moment he had broken through the Sacrificial Self Realm, sacrificing his physical body, his laws, his Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator], his mana, his Dao Fruits, his Ten Great Divine Treasures, and indeed everything, to give birth to the Body of Self-Sacrifice, his Reincarnation Body [a divine ability representing a body of rebirth] had already completely shattered its own inherent limits.

The current Body of Self-Sacrifice was an amalgamation of his physical form, his Primordial Spirit, his mana, and more—its foundation was overwhelmingly potent and astonishing.

In other words, the physical body, mana, Primordial Spirit, Dao Fruits, and Great Dao of this Body of Self-Sacrifice had all transcended their limits. In breaking through to the Eleventh Limit, it lacked any bottleneck; what it lacked was merely the resources required for cultivation.

Most crucially, these foundational aspects were one unified entity. Once they were all fully consolidated, it would be as if Eldrin Chen had simultaneously shattered five Great Luo Heavenly Pass.

As the unified embodiment of five shattered Great Luo Heavenly Pass, the Body of the New Self held the potential to utterly break all limits and step into that supreme, peerless Twelfth Limit.

"The Path of Self-Sacrifice," he mused, "is about sacrificing everything to forge a stronger, new self. The more powerful the foundation of the old self, the greater the latent potential of the new self becomes."

"This Reincarnation Body was born from sacrificing the Primordial Chaos Sacred Body Dao Embryo, the Ten Great Divine Treasures, and a lifetime of cultivation. Naturally, the foundation of this newly born self is of an invincible caliber."

"Now, having only just broken through to the Cosmos Realm, this Reincarnation Body already possesses combat power rivaling a Six Tribulations Ancient Immortal. Once the breakthrough is fully completed and its foundation is thoroughly solidified, it will be equivalent to stepping directly into the realm of a Five Tribulations Ancient Immortal."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, then added, "It seems the cultivation of the Cosmos Realm does not require breaking through the Ninth Heaven barriers."

"This realm has only five celestial gates: the New Self, the Dao Heart [the cultivator's fundamental will and connection to the Dao], the Spiritual Treasure [a powerful enchanted artifact bound to one's soul], Fate, and the New Self Gate itself. The New Self Gate encompasses the five foundational gates of the physical body, mana, the Great Dao, the Dao Fruit, and the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator], so there is no need to cultivate these five foundational gates separately."

With this understanding, Eldrin Chen began to continue his cultivation.

The Path of Self-Sacrifice [a profound cultivation method that involves great personal tribulation] was rather unique in its cultivation of the New Self stage after a breakthrough comparable to an Ancient Immortal into the Cosmos Realm.

This stage was an amalgamation of the physical body, the Great Dao, the Primordial Spirit, mana, the Dao Fruit, and even the Divine Treasures. Achieving perfection here required resources equivalent to the combined total needed for an ordinary Ancient Immortal to break through all five of their celestial gates.

Fortunately, the opportunity presented by the breakthrough itself allowed the Reincarnation Body [a divine ability to manifest a body of reincarnation] to rapidly ingest and refine Primordial Chaos Qi [the primordial, formless energy that predates creation] to consolidate his cultivation base.

Behold, Eldrin Chen manifested his ten Divine Treasures, which devoured all like a Chaos [the primordial, formless void before creation] abyss. An endless torrent of Chaos waters was swallowed into them.

The cosmos-world within his body began to expand boundlessly, and his Great Dao, mana, and Primordial Spirit also started to grow with astonishing speed.

When everything finally settled, Eldrin Chen discovered that his mana, Primordial Spirit, and Dao Fruit had all been preliminarily consolidated, touching the very limits of the Tenth Limit realm.

Among his various Great Daos, the Samsara Great Dao [the Great Dao of the Cycle of Rebirth] and the Time-Space Great Dao [the Great Dao governing Time and Space] had even stepped into the threshold of the Eleventh Limit realm.

At this moment, the vast inner cosmos within the Reincarnation Body had already expanded to a diameter exceeding thirty billion light-years.

After a long while, Eldrin Chen opened his eyes, a note of joy coloring his voice as he spoke, "Upon stepping into the Cosmos Realm, this Reincarnation Body's combat prowess is already comparable to that of a Seven Tribulation Ancient Immortal."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly to himself, a fresh wave of elation washing over him.

He understood clearly that the Seven Tribulation Ancient Immortal realm was not the limit for this Reincarnation Body. Given sufficient resources, the new True Self could swiftly cultivate its mana, Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator], and Dao Fruit to their absolute peak—the level of the Eleventh Limit.

At that point, with the new True Self fusing the five great heavenly barriers into one, it held the potential to stride into the peerless realm of the Twelfth Limit.

Furthermore, Eldrin Chen believed that by then, the Reincarnation Body's techniques and abilities would be formidable in their own right.

This was because the Reincarnation Body's innate talent was truly terrifying. The Primordial Chaos Sacred Body Dao Embryo [a physique born close to the Dao, the fundamental principle of existence] was inherently proximate to the Dao, granting it even greater aptitude for comprehending the Great Dao than his original body.

Such a physique, capable of comprehending the Time-Space Great Dao and the Samsara Great Dao [the Great Dao of the Cycle of Rebirth] ahead of Eldrin Chen himself, demonstrated that mastering a Patriarch-Grade Divine Ability would likely not be overly difficult for it.

"A Reincarnation Body of boundless potential,"

Eldrin Chen whispered, a faint, satisfied smile gracing his features.

The potential of this Reincarnation Body was far too astonishing; if at the same cultivation realm, its combat prowess would likely surpass that of its original self by a significant margin.

However, Eldrin Chen still intended to prioritize his original body. This was because, while the Reincarnation Body was guaranteed to break through to the Twelfth Limit [the ultimate pinnacle of foundational cultivation], it was impossible for it to forge an even stronger foundation thereafter.

The reason was that the new self, the Reincarnation Body, was the amalgamation of the entire original foundation. These foundational aspects were sacrificed by the old self to give birth to the new, equivalent to having broken the eleventh limit.

Yet, for this new self to break the limit once more and reach the Twelfth Limit was a difficulty exceeding a hundredfold that of a single foundational aspect breaking its limit.

Eldrin Chen's original body was confident it could cultivate one, or even more than two, of its foundational aspects to the Twelfth Limit.

Furthermore, once the physical body, mana, Dao Fruit, Great Dao, and Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] were all cultivated to the Twelfth Limit, not only would the difficulty be lower compared to the Reincarnation Body breaking its limit, but the resulting combat power would also be vastly greater.

"While the Reincarnation Body fuses all foundational aspects, granting greater immediate power, the difficulty of breaking its limit thereafter becomes immeasurably greater, rendering it nearly impossible to shatter that barrier again,"

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, then shook his head with a faint smile. The Reincarnation Body was destined to attain the foundation of a Twelfth Limit Dao Progenitor—a dream coveted by countless Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarch [supreme rulers of the primordial chaos]. What more could he possibly desire?

With this thought, Eldrin Chen directed the Reincarnation Body to venture into the Depths of Chaos, then withdrew this strand of consciousness.

Within Abyssal Heaven, Eldrin Chen slowly opened his eyes.

He extended his palm, and within it, the Time-Space Great Dao and the Samsara Great Dao swirled ceaselessly, radiating an indelible power.

"The Time-Space Great Dao and Samsara Great Dao at the Eleventh Limit... truly, they are forces beyond comprehension,"

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, a sigh of awe escaping his lips.

The Reincarnation Body had inherited his comprehension talent, further amplified by the Primordial Chaos Sacred Body Dao Embryo. In terms of innate aptitude for perceiving the Great Dao, it had indeed surpassed his original self.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen contemplated the power of the Time-Space Great Dao once more, a new insight dawning upon him. "If I use the Time-Space Great Dao as the foundation," he pondered aloud, "and augment it with the profound mysteries of the Great Luo Sword Miasma, could I forge a supreme Great Luo Divine Ability of the Eleventh Limit?"