Chapter 1723 : Opening the 20-4 Heavens

Only after breaking through to the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm would they venture into the primordial chaos in search of Primordial Qi. Their safety margin would be at least tenfold greater compared to those at the early or mid-stage Celestial Immortal level.

It was precisely for this reason that those who survived the Dao Tribulation boasted an exceptionally high success rate, with very few meeting an early demise.

Once 1 successfully cultivates the Eleventh or even Twelfth Heavenly Tribulation Domain and survives the breakthrough from the Heavenly Tribulation, the certainty of advancing to the Great Perfection of the Celestial Immortal realm in future cultivation reaches nearly 90 percent.

Even breaking through to the Ancient Immortal Realm held immense promise.

Eldrin's current strength had long since surpassed the 12 Heavenly Tribulations, and the Primordial Spiritual Energy he obtained was naturally astonishingly immense—far exceeding that of even a Celestial Immortal powerhouse.

He successively condensed a full 40-5 strands of primordial qi before realizing that both the Primordial Chaos energies and the innate spiritual essence had been completely exhausted.

40-5 strands of innate qi.

"An additional 20-5 strands of innate spiritual energy?"

Eldrin murmured inwardly, then slowly refined 5 strands of innate qi into his Dao Fruit.

In that moment, the Dao Fruit reversed to its primordial state. Eldrin (Person Name) sensed his foundation becoming more harmonious, his combat power faintly growing by several degrees—yet it lacked any qualitative transformation.

Eldrin knew all too well that this was not due to any lack of growth in his strength, but rather because his combat prowess had grown far too formidable.

At higher realms of cultivation, the disparity between each successive level grows exponentially. Back when he was at the Earthly Immortal realm, an eighth-level Earthly Immortal could only match the strength of 1 and a half seventh-level Earthly Immortals.

However, upon reaching the Celestial Immortal realm, the disparity in combat prowess between the seventh and eighth layers had already widened to a multiple-fold difference.

For a Seventh Heavenly Celestial, cultivating a single Heavenly Celestial foundation to perfection suffices, whereas an Eighth Heavenly Celestial must have mastered at least 2 Great Perfection innate foundations.

An existence at the seventh level of the Celestial Immortal realm only required refining 9 strands of Primordial Qi to break through. However, reaching the eighth level demanded at least 18 strands of Primordial Qi—the disparity between them represented a qualitative transformation.

Even if 3 Seventh-Level Celestial Immortals were to join forces against a single Eighth-Level Celestial Immortal, they would likely be completely annihilated within a 1000 moves.

After the Dao Fruit transformed into its innate state, Eldrin (Person Name) had made some progress in strength, but he was still far from reaching the combat prowess of the Eighth Heavenly Immortal Realm.

"Yet more heavens await to be unveiled."

As soon as his origin advanced, Eldrin immediately set about continuing to expand the world.

At this very moment, the universe was just beginning to form. Through the mysterious workings of fate, primordial spiritual energy descended from the void. With each new realm that took shape, 1 could obtain an additional strand of Primordial Qi.

If you miss this chance, you'll have no choice but to venture into the Primordial Chaos to seek the Primordial Qi in the future.

Eldrin mobilized the full power of his cultivation base, once again unleashing myriad divine abilities and esoteric arts to carve open the primordial chaos.

With a deafening roar, Eldrin employed the Chaos Weapon Manifestation Art, materializing 10 divine chaos arms that tore through the 20-first layer of heaven.

Close on its heels, he brandished the Chaos Heavenly Halberd, channeling his lifelong cultivation and Dao fruits into it, and once more cleaved through the 20-second layer of heaven and earth.

Thereafter, Eldrin successively opened the 20-third and 20-fourth layers of heaven using the Primordial Chaos Grasping Hand and the Great 5 Elements Pure Yang Divine Thunder.

20-4 Heavens.

"Have I already reached the absolute limit?"

After opening 20-4 celestial layers, Eldrin (Person Name) murmured softly and ultimately abandoned the thought of continuing further.

His cosmos was far too vast, with each layer of heaven surpassing the size of ordinary early-stage Celestial Immortals, comparable to late-stage Celestial Immortal powerhouses.

In such circumstances, though he had obtained more of the Primordial Essence, the burden he had to bear grew increasingly immense.

Having opened up 20-4 celestial realms, this was the absolute limit of what Eldrin could achieve.

Therefore, Eldrin ceased his forceful attempts. Once more, he harnessed the Primordial Spiritual Mechanism to condense Primordial Qi, successfully refining 4 additional strands.

"40-9 strands of Primordial Qi?"

Gazing at the Innate Qi in his hand, Eldrin couldn't help but smile and murmur to himself,

He stabilized the Celestial Immortal Cosmos, then with a flick of his sleeve, released 5 strands of Primordial Qi, merging them into the 5 Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots: the Fire Phoenix Parasol Tree, the Primordial Chaos Ancient Maple, the Eternal Ancient Tree, the Great Cedar of the Northern Sea, and the Primordial Earth Ancestral Tree.

These 5 Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root), nourished by the cosmic feedback, had already approached the precipice of metamorphosis.

At this moment, the infusion of 5 strands of innate qi instantly shattered the shackles of the mundane, transforming them into 5 Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root).

In an instant, 5 divine beasts—the Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, Azure Dragon, and Qilin—soared forth from the 5 ancient trees as primordial spirits of heaven and earth.

Each of them was wreathed in Primordial Qi and bowed 3 times to Eldrin (Person Name).

"My deepest gratitude for the generous gift, Ancestral Elder."

"With the empowerment of celestial rank, are both foundation and combat prowess comparable to those of innate deities?"

Eldrin's eyes flickered slightly, and he gave an involuntary nod of approval.

He waved his hand to dismiss the crowd, then with a flick of his sleeve, 10 strands of Primordial Qi descended.

In the original 6 Heavens and 7 Realms, there stood the 6 Heavenly Divine Trees: the Thalion (Person Name) Ancient Tree, the Stellar Ancient Tree, the Pure Yang Ancient Tree, the Void Celestial Wood, the Dual Polarity Celestial Light Tree, and the Longevity Fruit Tree.

The 7 Realms' Divine Thunder Bamboo, Frost Soul Immortal Pear Tree, Fire Jade Immortal Marrow Tree, Whirlwind Gourd Vine, Northern Abyss Frost Mist Tree, Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree, and Immortal Peach Ancient Tree.

The Ancient Peach Tree, the Ancient Tea Tree of Enlightenment, and the Vine of the Howling Wind Gourd had long since advanced. The remaining 10 Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) had each obtained a strand of Primordial Qi and were now transforming into ancient primordial trees.

According to Eldrin's (Person Name) estimation, all 13 of his spiritual roots would advance to the Innate Realm.

These 13 Primordial Trees were not only extremely rare treasures, but also crucial to his own cultivation.

According to Eldrin's (Person Name) estimation, his 20-4 Heavens were far too vast, greatly exceeding that of an ordinary early-stage Celestial Immortal. If he were to cultivate through conventional means, it would likely take over 10,000,000 years just to advance a single layer.

However, if a Primordial Ancient Tree were planted in each of the 20-4 celestial realms, cultivating by channeling the primordial chaos energy through these trees, Eldrin's cultivation speed would skyrocket tenfold.

By that time, even without external aids, his cultivation base would advance by 1 stage every 1,000,000 years.

Of course, these were not the main advantages. The most crucial point was that the Primordial Ancient Tree could stabilize the cosmos and enhance its fundamental essence and foundation.

After the ancient mighty immortal shattered the 9 Heavenly Passes, the breakthrough into the Great Perfection Realm required elevating the Celestial Immortal Cosmos into an Immortal Domain, thereby condensing the Primordial Indestructible Radiance.

It can be said that the Celestial Immortal Cosmos serves as the foundational path to transcendence beyond the Great Luo realm. To ultimately metamorphose this cosmos into an immortal domain, any initial investment is unequivocally justified.

Eldrin propelled the Celestial Immortal Cosmos to ascend, then sowed seeds of the Innate Xunwind Gourd Vine and the Innate Enlightenment Purple Lotus within the newly unfolded 11 layers of heaven and earth. 9 supreme-grade Heaven-Opening Spiritual Roots were planted, into which he infused another 9 strands of Heaven-Opening Qi.

At this stage, Eldrin had already consumed 20-9 strands of Primordial Qi.

With only 20 strands of Primal Qi remaining, Eldrin couldn't help but feel a pang of distress. Though the original 40-9 strands seemed abundant, they were ultimately a 1-time resource.

If there is no income and 1 merely lives off 1’s savings, this innate Qi may seem abundant at first glance, but in truth, it will be spent all too quickly.