Chapter 1728 : Opening 9 Great Cave Heavens

The commonality among these 5 cave heavens was that each was presided over by an ancient immortal of immense power. If Eldrin truly succeeded in establishing a sixth supreme-grade cave heaven, he would instead become a target for covetous eyes—a man guilty of harboring priceless treasure.

At present, the spiritual energy density within the Abyssal Caverns could already rank within the top 10 of the Qingcang Immortal Realm. The Chen Clan's dozen or so Celestial Immortals could still barely manage to defend it, and it was sufficient to support Eldrin (Person Name) in his cultivation all the way to the late Celestial Immortal stage.

"The Void Abyss Grotto-Heaven is sufficient, so let's forge another Stellar Grotto-Heaven."

Eldrin’s voice faded as he once again activated the 30-3 Heavens Grand Formation.

He built upon the foundation of the Stellar Glaze Realm and the Cosmic Star Formation, then took the 3 innate Stellar Pearls from the maidens of the sun, moon, and stars to forge a Stellar Grotto-Heaven.

He then summoned countless celestial energies and infused them into it, and in the blink of an eye, the Stellar Grotto-Heaven ascended to a mid-grade grotto-heaven.

This celestial grotto, Eldrin intended to designate as the alliance sanctum for the Abyssal Return Immortal Alliance, serving as a cultivation sanctuary for the Celestial Immortals within the alliance. Some immortals from the Chen Immortal Clan might also practice their arts within its confines. Therefore, Eldrin had resolved to elevate it to a realm of supreme quality.

Then Eldrin (Person Name) continued to channel his power, directly plundering the natural providence from formidable enemies like the 10-1000 Demon Ancestral Domain and the Vermilion Bird Demon Domain, ultimately elevating the Stellar Grotto-Heaven to a superior-grade grotto-heaven.

"Vile cur, how dare you act with such impudence!"

Watching Eldrin plunder their world’s primordial energy, both the True Dragon Grotto-Heaven and the Vermilion Bird Demon Domain could no longer sit idle.

Within the True Dragon Grotto-Heaven, the Lord of the Grotto-Heaven—a consummate Celestial Immortal—was seized with boundless fury, his roar nearly shaking the very heavens as he thundered, "I vow to renounce my draconic heritage if I do not see you slain!"

In that very moment, countless Celestial Immortals and supreme experts turned their gazes, revealing looks of astonishment.

Deep within the Pure Yang Grotto-Heaven, a man in white robes cast a meaningful glance and remarked with intrigue, "To simultaneously plunder the natural providence of multiple celestial realms from both the demon and god races—truly, boldness stems from unparalleled skill."

"With the providence of these great celestial domains now seized, their fortunes shall surely wane for tens of millions of years to come. Henceforth, even the immortal spiritual energy within the major grotto-heavens will diminish."

"Those few must be utterly enraged by now, I imagine?"

"Interesting!"

Beside the man in white, a woman of unparalleled beauty smiled gracefully and remarked, "He had already offended several grotto-heavens during this Dao calamity. Now, with the protection of heavenly virtue, it is only natural that he remains utterly unafraid."

The man in white nodded and couldn't help but remark, "Indeed, with the Heavenly Dao's protection, as long as he remains within the Qingcang Immortal Domain, who could possibly pose a threat to him?"

He had long anticipated the reactions from various factions, yet paid them no mind.

In this Dao Tribulation, Eldrin slew the Young Master of Qingyang, beheaded the Imperial Sun Golden Crow, and even the Primordial Thunder Dragon fell by his hand. He has forged irreconcilable enmity with all the major factions.

Since there was no longer any room for reconciliation, it was better to simply seize opportunities while the various cave heavens remained sealed.

After elevating the Starry Sky Cavern to a superior-grade cavern, Eldrin did not continue to advance it further. Instead, he once again seized the creation of heaven and earth, establishing 7 supreme caverns within the 100 seas of the Returning Abyss.

Among these 7 cave heavens, 3 were of the middle grade: the Glazed Cave Heaven, the Myriad Spirits Cave Heaven, and the Violet Mystery Cave Heaven.

There are 4 Lower-Grade Grotto-Heavens: the Blazing Flame Grotto-Heaven (Grotto-Heaven), the Heaven-Forsaken Grotto-Heaven (Grotto-Heaven), the Dao Palace Grotto-Heaven (Grotto-Heaven), and the 7 Mysteries Grotto-Heaven (Grotto-Heaven).

After opening 9 heavenly grottos in succession, although there remained a considerable amount of Creation Energy within the Vast Azure Immortal Domain, most of it now lay within the territories of their major allies.

If Eldrin were to seize it, then for the plundered Heavenly Domain, this Dao Tribulation would be almost equivalent to having weathered it in vain.

Eldrin naturally would not do something that would offend an ally, so he gave up on further advancing his grotto-heaven.

He arrayed all 9 cave heavens around the vast expanse of the Return to Ruins 100 Seas, laying down a grand Yin-Yang Northern Dipper Star Formation.

Within this grand formation, the Abyssal Cavern (Cave Abode) occupied the Sun position, the Stellar Grotto (Cave Abode) held the Lunar position, while the other 7 celestial bodies were arrayed according to the Northern Dipper's 7 stars.

By deploying these 9 grotto-heavens into a formation, even a Heavenly Immortal at the Great Perfection stage who dared challenge Eldrin would be sent fleeing in disarray.

"All has come to an end."

By the time Eldrin had successfully forged 9 cave heavens, he discovered that less than 1 1000 years remained until the end of the Dao Tribulation.

He slowly exhaled, then ordered the dismantling of the 30-3 Heavenly Realms Grand Formation before returning to the Abyssal Retreat. Only then did Lior (Person Name) finally present a dossier.

Eldrin opened the dossier and discovered it contained intelligence regarding the aftermath of the current Dao Calamity.

The intelligence detailed the current state of affairs within the Vast Azure Celestial Realm.

Since the advent of this Dao Tribulation, the Vast Azure Immortal Domain has witnessed the ascension of 2 100 and 60-3 Heavenly Immortal powerhouses. Among them, 90-7 attained the Flawless Heavenly Immortal realm, while the remainder emerged as Heavenly Immortals with Imperfections.

Over 70 percent of these newly ascended Celestial Immortals were of the human race.

Among the 90-7 flawless Celestial Immortals, 80-2 were also mighty Human Race Celestial Immortals.

As expected, humanity achieved a great victory in this battle, claiming the majority of Celestial Ascension slots. However, Eldrin spotted several names in the intelligence report that felt both familiar and strangely distant.

"Antiquity, Future, and Polar Extremes—they actually broke through as well? And they even became Flawless Celestial Immortals?"

Eldrin (Person Name) was rather surprised by these 3 names.

The Ancient Emperor, the Future Emperor, and the Eastern Pole Emperor were all among the 10 Supreme Emperors of the primordial miniature cosmos.

At that time, the 3 of them were all Emperors with single Taiyi foundations. Though their combat prowess was truly extraordinary, they ultimately remained individuals from a minor universe.

Back when Eldrin brought them out of the miniature cosmos, the 3 of them left the Sea of Returning Abyss and ventured into the Vast Azure Immortal Realm. Many had assumed they would have long faded into obscurity among the masses.

Little did they expect that not only had they broken through to the Celestial Immortal realm, but they had also achieved the Flawless Celestial Dao Fruit.

"Is this the only opportunity I have?"

Eldrin (Person Name) murmured, still feeling rather astonished.

Chen Qiyuan (Person Name) glanced over from the side and remarked, "Although the Dao Tribulation is a calamity, it is also an opportunity. There will always be extraordinary individuals who can seize the chaos of heaven and earth to rise to prominence."

"They must be equally extraordinary to rise amidst the Dao Tribulation."

Eldrin (Person Name) nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

He tucked away the name list and spoke once more, "With this tribulation, the number of Celestial Immortals in the Vast Azure Celestial Realm has increased by 1-fifth, likely now exceeding 1,000."

With nearly a 100 flawless Celestial Immortals present, it appeared the coming 10 million years would mark 1 of the most glorious epochs for the Qingcang Celestial Realm.

Lyra nodded slightly and spoke with a gentle smile, "The opportunity for the 100 Calamities Rebirth is approaching. All ancient sects and hidden realms are making their moves—it’s no surprise such magnificence has been achieved."

"I heard that during the last Dao Tribulation, only over a 100 Celestial Immortals achieved ascension, with barely 20-some Flawless Celestial Immortals among them."

At these words, the crowd fell silent.

In the days that followed, the members of the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) resumed their secluded cultivation once more.

Now that everyone had just broken through to the Celestial Immortal realm and the conflicts across the heavens had ceased, it was the perfect time to consolidate their cultivation.

Time flowed on as they delved into their secluded cultivation.

Thus time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, 1 1000 years had passed. The calamitous aura between heaven and earth finally began to dissipate completely.

(End of Chapter)