Chapter 1720 : Limitless Dao Fruit
However, the incense of faith is tainted. Should 1 cultivate a Dao Fruit through it and refine over 1 100 million Incense Faith Silvers, it may sow the seeds of future calamity.
"Fortune and virtue are the superior choice."
Eldrin murmured inwardly, recalling that karmic merit carried no hidden repercussions. In the end, he drew a deep breath.
He gazed toward the Qing Cang Immortal Realm, then slowly extended his finger toward the heavens and swore an oath.
Heavens above! I, the Daoist of the Returning Abyss, have traversed the Vastblue Immortal Realm for over a million years since attaining immortality. I have witnessed the Abyssal Inferno Sea teeming with true demons who plunder the essence of heaven and earth, corroding the primordial energies of our immortal domain. Countless living beings suffer under this scourge.
"Now, to prove the boundless Dao Fruit of Karmic Virtue and Fortune, I shall make an infinite great vow."
"When I have perfected my cultivation, I shall cleanse the Abyssal Inferno Sea, redeem the fallen Heavenly Dao, and restore all existence to its primordial purity."
"As long as the Abyssal Inferno Sea remains unrestored for a single day, I shall not ascend to the Great Perfected 1 for a single day!"
"Boom!"
As Eldrin’s vow echoed, heaven and earth roared and trembled violently.
Throughout the entire Vast Azure Immortal Realm, an intangible will of the Heavenly Dao stirred to life.
The Heavenly Dao essence of the 30-3 Layered Skies slowly converged, as if a gaze had pierced through time and space.
She gazed at Eldrin, as if seeing through his physical form, Dao principles, and Dao fruits. After a moment of silence, she gave her response.
At the far reaches of the endless heavens, boundless merit descended slowly.
足足一千道功德紫光缓缓垂落，一点点汇聚到Eldrin (Person Name)的脑后，最终凝成了一道耀眼无比的金色神环。
Merit Golden Light!
At this very moment, the entire Vast Azure Immortal Realm trembled.
Countless celestial immortals who had been in secluded cultivation within their grotto-heavens opened their eyes. Gazing toward the 30-3-Layered Heaven Formation, each of them revealed expressions of utter astonishment.
Deep within the Golden Crow Grotto-Heaven, a figure resembling an ancient sun that had withdrawn a fraction of its radiance stirred. Within its core, a golden silhouette opened its eyes, their gaze blazing with incomparable intensity.
"I had intended to settle with you after the tribulation, yet never imagined you would pledge a Great Vow and borrow the Golden Light of Merit from the heavens."
"With this halo of merit protecting you, you shall be safeguarded by the heavenly laws of the immortal realm until your karmic debts are repaid. None would dare strike you down within the expanse of the Qingcang Immortal Domain."
"A mere junior, yet capable of such elaborate schemes. No wonder that lad Diyang met his end."
At this point, the being within the primordial sun fell into silence.
A moment later, he spoke again, his voice measured, "However, the Abyssal Inferno Sea is that 1's contingency plan. To completely purge the Abyssal Inferno Sea means you must inevitably face that 1 in a final, decisive battle."
"When the 100 calamities culminate in rebirth, that 1 shall surely awaken and return."
"That is an 8-Calamity Ancient Demon. To make an enemy of her is to court your own demise."
With those final words, the golden figure slowly closed his eyes.
Meanwhile, deep within the Qingyang Grotto-Heaven, the Ancient God of Qingyang peered through the dimensions with his gaze. He finally took a deep breath and said, "The Karmic Merit Dao Fruit of Immeasurable Fortune... The last 1 to cultivate such a Dao Fruit was that person, wasn't it?"
The Ancient God of Qingyang murmured softly, then finally drew a deep breath.
The last to cultivate the Dao Fruit of Fate and Merit was the illustrious Violet Immortal Lord, revered across 3,000 immortal realms.
In just a few million years, the Violet Immortal Lord attained the realm of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, becoming an unprecedented legend across the 3 1000 Immortal Domains.
Deep within the Evergreen Grotto-Heaven of the Eastern Domain, a peerless figure draped in azure robes slowly turned her gaze.
She pondered for a moment before murmuring to herself, "If the Heavenly Dao is willing to grant him a strand of golden karmic light, could it truly believe he can purge the Abyssal Purgatorial Sea and restore the essence of the Qingcang Immortal Domain?"
Within the various great grotto-heavens, Eldrin remained unaware of the thoughts harbored by those supreme existences.
At this moment, sensing the halo of golden karmic light behind his head, he slowly let out a breath of relief.
Having sworn a great vow, he borrowed a ray of Merit Golden Light from the Heavenly Dao—this had always been part of his long-prepared plan.
After all, the karmic fortune Eldrin had obtained by forcefully overcoming the Heavenly Tribulation was far too astonishing. Relying solely on conventional means to accumulate virtue would never allow him to achieve the Immeasurable Dao Fruit.
With a grand vow, he borrowed a single beam of merit golden light—this was the crux of Eldrin's plan.
Of course, the Radiance of Merits could not be borrowed at will. The power of merits bestowed by the Qingcang Celestial Realm was finite—it was not as if the Heavenly Dao would lend its power to anyone who asked.
If you lack the ability to fulfill a Great Vow yet recklessly swear 1, the Heavenly Dao will not bestow virtuous merits. Instead, it will withdraw them as punishment.
Even someone like Eldrin, who had borrowed the power of virtue, would never be able to break through to the Great Perfection Realm if he failed to fulfill his grand vow—a price that was far from trivial.
Of course, given Eldrin's (Person Name) nature, even without karmic debts, he would inevitably clash with the ancient demons of the Abyssal Inferno Sea sooner or later.
By making this great vow to borrow the power of virtue, 1 can not only achieve immeasurable Dao fruits but also gain the protection of the Heavenly Dao—a transaction that yields multiple benefits with a single move.
To return to our story, after obtaining the Virtuous Golden Light, Eldrin immediately integrated it into his cultivation.
In an instant, the Dao Fruit underwent a breathtaking transformation. Boundless purple destiny and golden virtue converged, ultimately coalescing into an unfathomably profound Purple-Gold Dao Fruit.
Great Fortune Merit 5 Elements Primordial Chaos Immeasurable Dao Fruit.
The moment the Dao Fruit fully took shape, a brilliant light blossomed within Eldrin’s pupils.
"Boom!"
As the Dao Fruit took form, Eldrin discovered that his Earth Immortal realm had begun to expand continuously at a staggering rate, multiplying several times over in the blink of an eye.
In the blink of an eye, his Earth Immortal realm expanded rapidly, ceasing only when it reached a span of 9,990,000 light-years.
If it were known that Eldrin’s Earth Immortal realm was this vast, even ancient celestial powerhouses would likely be unable to remain seated.
Generally speaking, when 1 breaks through from a dual Taiyi foundation to a triple Taiyi foundation, their Earth Immortal world would expand twofold.
However, the disparity between over 3,000,000 light-years and 9,990,000 light-years could not be described as merely double—it was a staggering 20-sevenfold difference.
This vast world had already transcended the limits of an Earthly Immortal realm—1 could rightly call it a universe unto itself.
Yet Eldrin’s Earth Immortal realm remained in its nascent world form, not yet beginning to evolve into a boundless cosmos.
"My Earth Immortal realm, once it successfully ascends, how vast could it ultimately become?"
Eldrin murmured under his breath, a growing sense that he might have still underestimated this Immeasurable Dao Fruit (Heavenly Treasure).
He slowly clenched his fist, and the void twisted as millions of dimensional worlds across the endless realms of time and space began revolving around his palm.
"My power has transcended the very fabric of dimensions, now cast across the myriad heavens and infinite worlds."
Eldrin murmured softly, for in this moment he largely understood the form he now possessed.
In the celestial realm, Eldrin was not in his complete form; his true essence was the fully manifested Primordial Chaos Immortal Body.
The Innate Primordial Indestructible Body was vast and boundless, spanning a full 1,000,000 light-years in magnitude, its mass beyond all description and measure.
If his true form were to appear in the vast cosmic expanse, he would become a supermassive gravitational source, drawing in billions of light-years of starry skies and compelling thousands of galactic rivers to revolve around him.
His true form's influence within the celestial realm remained limited, yet across the multidimensional spacetime, it was potent enough to sway the endless void of dimensions—even the workings of tens of millions of worlds.
If he were to truly delve into the dimensions, a single finger could pierce through 10-dimensional space, and the gravitational force of his mere presence would be enough to shatter and collapse countless great worlds.
"No wonder dimensional spacetime forbids Celestial Immortals from creating universes within it."
"If I were to achieve a breakthrough within it, it would spell apocalyptic calamity for the hundreds of millions of worlds across the multidimensional spacetime."
"Can I retract my own power to avoid interfering with the operation of the multidimensional space?"