Chapter 1704 : Illusory Dao Fruit
Even ordinary Heavenly Immortals would steer clear of it, for if tainted by the Chaos Qi, their physical bodies could face grave peril.
Eldrin, however, showed no trace of fear. He continued refining the overwhelming primordial chaos energy, using the boundless mist of chaos to temper his body.
Yet this chaotic mist, potent enough to corrode even innate physiques, failed to harm Eldrin in the slightest—leaving not a single trace of injury upon him.
"Still not enough."
Eldrin murmured, his gaze involuntarily tightening with a slight frown.
He sought to harness the power of primordial chaos to temper his indestructible Primordial Chaos Unbreakable Body, fusing it with his magic power, Dao principles, and even his lifelong cultivation base, ultimately nurturing a flawless and impervious Taiyi Dao Fruit.
Yet the Innate Primordial Indestructible Body was far too impervious to destruction. It resembled an indestructible Primordial Chaos Stone (Spiritual Object), standing unwavering against the endless erosion of chaotic energies, showing not the slightest sign of dissolution.
"Still not working, I see?"
Eldrin murmured, his expression involuntarily turning grave.
Although he had long anticipated this moment, facing it in person now still left him feeling deeply troubled.
For an ordinary half-step Celestial Immortal, cultivating the Innate Physique in advance would already make condensing the Dao Fruit considerably more difficult, let alone for someone like Eldrin (Person Name) with his supreme Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body.
Eldrin knew that if he could not fully refine the Primordial Immortal Body, merging it with his own cultivation base to condense a Dao Fruit, he would forever be barred from establishing the 3 foundations of the Great Unity.
"Is a breakthrough truly impossible?"
"I don't believe it."
Seeing that he still couldn't break through, Eldrin gritted his teeth and immediately channeled the full power of the formation.
In an instant, the 5 Domains Grand Formation was amplified to its absolute limit. Boundless chaotic mists submerged everything, transforming into a crucible of primordial chaos to refine Eldrin.
Eldrin intended to harness the power of the 5 Heavenly Realms, using their primordial qi as a furnace fire to refine his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body.
Yet even this was still insufficient to refine it, for the Innate Primordial Indestructible Body remained unyielding and indestructible—the ultimate Chaos Constitution in all the realms.
After continuously refining for 1 100 years without the slightest change in his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body, Eldrin gritted his teeth and summoned every last ounce of his magical power.
At this moment, Eldrin began channeling his innate magic power, invoking the Primordial Chaos of the Supreme Ultimate Rule to assist the 5 Domains Grand Formation in refining the Innate Primordial Indestructible Body.
Within, the refinement of inherent laws tempered him; without, the baptism of chaotic mists forged his form. The convergence of these dual forces forged a pressure beyond compare.
In this situation, the Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body finally showed a trace of transformation. As time flowed, its foundational power continuously merged with the laws of heaven and earth, gradually giving birth to a hazy Dao Fruit.
Thus time flew by, and 3 1000 years had passed.
Until this very day, Eldrin abruptly opened his eyes, only to discover the ethereal 3 Flowers Dao Fruit materializing above his head.
The 3 blossoms represent the Blossom of the Physical Form, the Blossom of the Great Dao, and the Blossom of the Dao Fruit. The Blossom of the Dao Fruit resides at the center, flanked by the Blossom of the Great Dao on the left and the Blossom of the Physical Form on the right.
At this moment, the Fleshly Body Flower bloomed with unparalleled brilliance, radiating an incandescent glow of Primordial Chaos as dazzling as the Chaos Deities emerging at the dawn of creation.
The Great Dao Flower came next, enveloped in the profound mysteries of the Taiji Chaos Wuji Dao Principle. It was as if the Great Dao itself spanned the heavens, piercing through the annals of time from antiquity to the present. The sole distinction between it and the Fleshly Body Flower was the absence of that primordial glow of Primordial Antiquity enveloping it.
Above the Dao Fruit Flower, a hazy Dao Fruit had formed. Within it, an indistinct light of primordial chaos shimmered, while an ethereal Great Dao arched across the void. Yet its radiance was exceedingly dim, like an illusory bubble destined to vanish at the slightest touch.
"Success, yet failure."
A flawed Void Dao Fruit.
Eldrin murmured softly, a sudden clarity dawning within his heart.
In that moment, he understood the path he must walk and the choice he needed to make next.
He had 3 paths to choose from in cultivating the foundation of the 3 Taiyi—superior, middling, and inferior methods.
The Lower Path Method was to follow his original plan—to sweep through the Eldrin Realm in a single campaign.
Thereafter, harnessing the power of the Vast Azure Immortal Realm, he deployed a grand super array, burning boundless fortune and merit. Using the primordial qi of the Vast Azure Immortal Realm as the furnace fire, he refined his own cultivation base and condensed a supreme Dao Fruit.
By breaking through with this method, Eldrin would attain at least the Fourth Rank of Flawless Celestial Immortal upon his ascension, a level of power that far surpassed—by more than double—that of the Fourth Rank of Flawed Celestial Immortal.
However, this method harbored a tremendous flaw: the imbalance between his physical body, laws, and Dao Fruit. Should Eldrin encounter major tribulations in the future, it could trigger the collapse of his Dao Fruit, causing his cultivated power to fracture back into 3 separate entities.
The Middle Path Method involves breaking through directly through 1's own efforts, without relying on external aids.
This method involved refining 5 strands of Primordial Qi to cultivate the Primordial Chaos Wuji Dao Principle before achieving Celestial Immortality.
At that time, the Primordial Chaos Infinite Dao Principle and the Primordial Indestructible Chaos Body were equally matched. Both were perfectly attuned to the nature of chaos, allowing the breakthrough to the 3 Taiyi Foundations to occur naturally and effortlessly, as smoothly as water flowing downhill.
If lower-grade cultivation methods were like forcing an unripe fruit, then mid-grade methods were akin to sailing with the current.
After achieving a breakthrough through the Middle Multiplication Method, the Dao Fruit thus nurtured would be exceptionally potent. Eldrin (Person Name) himself would no longer possess any weaknesses. Upon breakthrough, he would directly attain the flawless combat prowess of a Sixth-Level Celestial Immortal.
Superior techniques are even more profound and wondrous.
This method is similar to the Middle Approach, yet when consolidating the Taiyi Dao Fruit, the Supreme Approach requires drawing upon endless reserves of fortune and merit power.
With Eldrin’s (Person Name) lifelong cultivation base and boundless, magnificent fortune and virtue condensed into a single Dao Fruit, every exertion of Eldrin’s (Person Name) combat power would receive an immense amplification.
This enhancement was sufficient to help Eldrin break through a limit—the barrier at the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm.
As long as Eldrin successfully breaks through using the Grand Method, upon reaching the Celestial Immortal realm, he would possess a cultivation base comparable to that of a late-stage Celestial Immortal.
And those at the late Celestial Immortal stage were all hegemon-level figures within the Vast Azure Immortal Domain.
Throughout the entire Vast Azure Immortal Realm, there were fewer than 1 100 cultivators who had reached the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm. Each of them reigned as the sovereign of a heavenly domain.
Only by breaking through to the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm could 1 qualify to become 1 of the high-ranking arbiters of the Qingcang Immortal Domain.
Such an existence was virtually impossible to perish, unless they courted death by provoking those ancient immortals or ventured beyond the Cangqiong Immortal Realm.
"Inferior Methods, Intermediate Methods, Superior Methods."
Eldrin (Person Name) murmured softly, letting out a faint sigh.
The breakthrough method he had prepared earlier was the most reckless approach, fraught with the greatest risks.
In comparison, the Middle-grade Method and the Superior-grade Method are the optimal choices.
The Middle Multiplier Method required 5 strands of Primordial Qi, yet Eldrin firmly believed that as those around him broke through to the Celestial Immortal realm, obtaining such treasures would pose no great difficulty.
However, supreme techniques require an immense amount of merit and destiny. While destiny can be obtained by conquering the entire Qingcang Immortal Domain, the power of merit is exceedingly difficult to acquire.
To obtain great merit that could stir the celestial laws of the Vast Azure Immortal Domain within a short time, there was likely no other way than to eradicate the Abyssal Inferno Sea.
The Abyssal Inferno Sea was a contingency left by an 8-Calamity Ancient Demon, something even the ancient immortal powers of the Vast Azure Immortal Domain could not eradicate, let alone Eldrin (Person Name).
"It seems further planning is required."
Eldrin (Person Name) set aside these thoughts as they arose in his mind.
He slowly raised his head, sensing the dimmed Virtual Dao Fruit above him, and a faint glimmer stirred in his eyes.
"Would it be accurate to say I have now reached the Pseudo-3 Elders realm?"
(End of Chapter)