Chapter 1910 : Cultivating Chaos in the Primordial Sea

A group of Chaos Ancient Beasts at the early to mid-stage Celestial Immortal [a powerful immortal being] realm are of almost no use to a Grand Luo Golden Immortal [the pinnacle of the Golden Immortal realm, a supreme existence].

However, Eldrin Chen had largely found a solution to this problem.

The fundamental reason these three Chaos Beast herds could not Ascension [achieve a breakthrough to a higher cultivation realm] to a higher realm was that their specialized evolution left their combat power too weak. They were unable to seize cultivation resources of a higher grade, making it naturally difficult for them to advance further.

Relying solely on consuming Chaos Realm Grass [a low-grade spiritual grass that grows in the primordial chaos], no matter how much they ate, could never allow them to Ascension to the Realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

After all, Chaos Realm Grass was merely the lowest grade of Taiyi Rare Treasures [spiritual materials of the Taiyi realm]. Even if a few rare stalks could Ascension to mid-grade or even high-grade, it would still be a mere drop in the bucket.

"The core issue remains whether we can cultivate a large quantity of high-grade Chaos Realm Grass,"

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, deciding to act on the thought immediately.

He first journeyed into the Chaos [the primordial, formless void from which all things emerged] and retrieved a stalk of Chaos Realm Grass to plant within the Chaos Sea [a vast, turbulent expanse of primordial chaos].

Then, with a sweep of his sleeve, he took out the Heaven-Earth Primordial Qi Vase [a magical vase capable of generating and refining primordial energy] and irrigated the Chaos Realm Grass with Innate Spiritual Water [water imbued with innate spiritual essence]. For this attempt at cultivating the Chaos Realm Grass seed, Eldrin Chen did not use Innate Primordial Qi [the most fundamental and potent form of primordial energy]; he relied solely on the Heaven-Earth Creation Power [the power of creation and transformation] of the Heaven-Earth Primordial Qi Vase.

Fortunately, Chaos Realm Grass was merely a Taiyi Rare Treasures, making its Ascension considerably less difficult compared to an Innate Ancient Tree [a primordial tree born from the chaos, possessing immense innate power].

As the Innate Spiritual Water [a primordial spiritual liquid of immense vitality] from the Heaven-Earth Primordial Qi Vase [a mystical vase that gathers the primordial energies of heaven and earth] cascaded down, the Chaos Realm Grass [a rare plant that grows within the primordial chaos] began to frantically absorb the waters of the Chaos Sea [the boundless, formless ocean of primordial chaos], growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Chaos Realm Grass had already matured, reaching the level of a low-grade Taiyi Rare Treasures [a classification of supremely rare and powerful artifacts].

"Such a faint world power,"

murmured Eldrin Chen, finally understanding why the Chaos Realm Grass could take root alone within the Chaos [the primordial, undifferentiated state before creation].

There truly was a world contained within this blade of Chaos Realm Grass, but it was exceedingly minute, at most the size of a single Earth Immortal World [a small, self-contained realm or pocket dimension].

Most crucially, the Chaos Realm Grass was incredibly resilient; its blades were as sharp as a Primordial Immortal Weapon [a weapon forged in the earliest epochs of creation]. If a Chaos Ancient Beast [an ancient creature native to the primordial chaos] attempted to devour large quantities of it, not only would it be difficult to refine, but the beast might very well injure itself.

Thus, for the vast majority of Chaos Ancient Beast, the Chaos Realm Grass was truly like a tasteless morsel—not worth eating, yet a pity to discard.

Only a specialized Chaos Ancient Beast like the Chaos Yak [a bovine-like beast of chaos], which had evolved a unique Heaven-Devouring Stomach [a divine ability capable of grinding and refining even the most resistant substances] specifically for the Chaos Realm Grass, could continuously crush and refine it, thereby sustaining itself on this grass.

"Let us see if this can help it break through its bottleneck."

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, immediately dripping more of the Innate Spiritual Water onto the grass.

After nine consecutive drops, the Chaos Realm Grass finally broke through its bottleneck and Ascension into a mid-grade Taiyi Rare Treasure.

"Hmm—"

Suddenly, Eldrin Chen let out a soft, surprised gasp.

He discovered that after the Chaos Realm Grass's Ascension, the inner world within it had expanded more than tenfold. Most crucially, a wisp of Primordial Yellow Mother Qi [the foundational, nurturing energy of the primordial earth] had actually been born within that world.

"Could it be that this Chaos Realm Grass, through Ascension, is destined to evolve into an entire Cosmos?"

Eldrin Chen murmured, his voice tinged with astonishment.

He did not stop. Once more, he dripped Innate Spiritual Water [water imbued with the purest, most fundamental spiritual essence], nurturing the Chaos Realm Grass until it Ascension into a high-grade Taiyi Rare Treasure.

Only at this point did Eldrin Chen discover that within the high-grade Chaos Realm Grass, several dozen wisps of Primordial Yellow Mother Qi had now been nurtured.

A Chaos Realm Grass capable of nurturing Primordial Yellow Mother Qi could already be considered a rare, high-grade Taiyi Rare Treasure. If a Chaos Yak could consume it over a long period, it might even seize this opportunity to Ascension into a mid-grade or even high-grade Chaos Ancient Beast of the Ninth Rank.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen continued the cultivation process. Ultimately, after expending over one hundred portions of Innate Spiritual Water, he successfully nurtured a single stalk of supreme-grade Chaos Realm Grass.

"No, this is not a supreme-grade Chaos Realm Grass [a legendary spiritual herb said to contain the essence of primordial chaos]."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, a flicker of astonishment suddenly igniting within his gaze.

He abruptly realized that within this Chaos Realm Grass, a Minor World [a small, self-contained realm or dimension] violently erupted, evolving into a small Cosmos [a universe or ordered system of worlds] spanning millions of light-years.

And within that small Cosmos, a wisp of Innate Primordial Qi [the primordial energy that existed at the dawn of creation] gently cascaded down, ultimately merging and intertwining with the Chaos Realm Grass.

"An Innate Divine Object [a treasure born from the primordial chaos of creation, possessing supreme power and nature] Chaos Realm Grass."

Eldrin Chen whispered in awe, a gleam of joyous wonder lighting his eyes.

It turned out that after a Chaos Realm Grass Ascension [a breakthrough to a higher state of being or power] to the supreme-grade, the world within its body could Ascension into a small Cosmos, thereby Ascension into an Innate Divine Object spiritual herb.

Such an event could truly be called a legend.

This divine object, a mundane plant that through its own power Ascension into a Cosmos and metamorphosed into an Innate Divine Object, was something Eldrin Chen was witnessing for the very first time.

"Even a humble blade of grass, if it possesses unyielding tenacity, holds the potential to transform into an Innate Divine Object."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, his gaze growing heavy with solemnity.

He observed the Chaos Realm Grass and saw that the World Grass had nine leaves in total. Each leaf radiated a towering sword intent, seemingly capable of cleaving suns and moons, of annihilating the vast Chaos [the primordial, formless state before creation].

"The Nine-Leaf Sword Grass,"

Eldrin Chen stated plainly, storing this stalk of Chaos Realm Grass away.

After its Ascension [a breakthrough to a higher state of being], this Nine-Leaf Sword Grass had revealed its keen edge, becoming an extraordinary entity with remarkable latent potential.

Most crucially, Eldrin Chen sensed a faint, nascent consciousness within the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass—a sign of awakening sentience.

Considering the difficulty of such an awakening, Eldrin Chen decided to transplant it into the Abyssal Immortal Domain, to await the day it would take human form and embark upon the path of cultivation.

Having dealt with the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, Eldrin Chen continued cultivating the Chaos Realm Grass. To his surprise, when the second stalk of Chaos Realm Grass reached the limit of its Ascension, its attempt to transform from a Minor World [a small, nascent realm] into a Cosmos [a fully-formed, stable universe] failed, causing it to disintegrate within the Chaos.

"Can a world's transformation into a Cosmos also end in failure?"

Eldrin Chen pondered inwardly, a slight frown finally creasing his brow.

He continued selecting Chaos Realm Grass to cultivate. After cultivating several thousand plants in succession, he finally reached a conclusion.

When Chaos Realm Grass undergoes Ascension [the process of evolving to a higher state of being] to become an Innate [a primordial, heaven-born state] Chaos Realm Grass, the success rate is only about one in a thousand. This is because during the process of a world transforming into a Cosmos [a self-contained universe or realm], failure results in complete annihilation and destruction, leaving no other possible outcome.

"The cost to cultivate a single high-grade Chaos Realm Grass is approximately one hundred million Immortal Source [a concentrated, purified form of immortal energy]. The chance of failure during the Ascension to become an Innate Chaos Realm Grass is far too high. Cultivating them on a large scale simply isn't cost-effective."

Eldrin Chen spoke slowly. Although he could directly convert Chaos Sea [the primordial, formless expanse of chaos] water into Immortal Source, it required a significant investment of time. With such a high failure rate, it was impossible to cultivate Innate Chaos Realm Grass without limit.

However, Innate Chaos Realm Grass could be used to nurture Chaos Beast King [a ruler-class beast born from primordial chaos], so abandoning it entirely was not an option.

After much deliberation, Eldrin Chen decided to cultivate only a small quantity of Innate Chaos Realm Grass for the time being. After all, high-grade Chaos Realm Grass was more than sufficient to feed the mid-grade and low-grade Chaos Ancient Beast [ancient beasts that dwell within the chaos].

In the future, when the Heaven-Earth Primordial Qi Vase [a mystical vase that gathers and refines the primordial energies of heaven and earth] itself undergoes Ascension to become a mid-grade or even a Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure [a supreme, heaven-born enchanted artifact], he could then reassess whether the success rate for Ascension Chaos Realm Grass to the Innate state could be improved.

With this thought in mind, Eldrin Chen returned directly to the Abyssal Immortal Domain [the immortal realm governed by Eldrin Chen]. He entrusted the Heaven-Earth Primordial Qi Vase to the Old Patriarch for cultivation and dispatched clan members to capture the three types of Chaos Ancient Beast.

Raising Chaos Ancient Beast was crucial to Eldrin Chen's path of Sainthood through the Flesh [a cultivation method focused on achieving divine physical perfection]. Naturally, the clan's several Eight Tribulation Ancient Immortal [an immortal who has survived eight heavenly tribulations] dared not be negligent. They immediately set out into the Chaos to capture the Chaos Ancient Beast.

Thus, time flowed swiftly by. After several hundred thousand years had passed, nearly a thousand new Chaos Nest [a lair or breeding ground within the chaos] had been established in the northern reaches of the Abyssal Immortal Domain.

These nearly one thousand Chaos Nest [a primordial breeding ground for chaotic creatures] varied in grade, scattered across the northern Chaos [the primordial, formless expanse before creation], occupying a vast territory spanning over one hundred Dao paths and nurturing close to ten thousand Chaos Ancient Beast [primordial beasts born from chaos].

These nearly ten thousand Chaos Ancient Beast all belonged to the Chaos White Ram, the Chaos Azure Fish, and the Chaos Yak tribes.

Eldrin Chen named this region the Chaos Northern Heaven Domain, positioning it opposite the Chaos Southern Heaven Domain which served as a training ground.

Thereafter, using this Chaos Nest as the core, he laid down a grand Formation [a mystical array or defensive barrier], planted endless fields of Chaos Realm Grass [a spiritual grass that thrives in chaotic energies] to corral the three great Chaos Ancient Beast tribes, and assigned one thousand Celestial Soldiers and Generals [elite immortal warriors] along with a family Seven Tribulation Ancient Immortal [an immortal who has survived seven heavenly tribulations] to guard the place.

"That should suffice."

After handling all these matters, Eldrin Chen gave a slight, satisfied nod.

With the Chaos Ancient Beast ranch established, the next step was to continue expanding its scale.

Then, by culling those with poor aptitude and continually selecting and breeding the Chaos Ancient Beast with the potential to break through to Chaos Beast King [a monarch-level chaotic beast] as breeding stock, the ultimate goal was to cultivate a vast number of Chaos Beast King.

Of course, unless they could cultivate Innate Chaos Realm Grass [the highest grade of this spiritual grass] in great quantities, achieving the goal of mass-producing Chaos Beast King would clearly not be accomplished within one or two Kalpa Tribulation [a cosmic cycle of immense duration, often billions of years].

However, the tasks that followed no longer required Eldrin Chen's personal oversight.

On this day, after settling the affairs of the Chaos Northern Heaven Domain, Eldrin Chen and Lyra Jiang entered the secluded cultivation chamber.

Now, having finally dealt with the myriad trivialities of the Immortal Domain, Eldrin Chen could at last spare the focus and effort needed to rebuild Lyra Jiang's cultivation foundation.

"Lyra, are you ready?"

Within the chamber, Eldrin Chen gazed at Lyra Jiang before him, his expression grave as he posed the question.

Lyra Jiang gave a slight nod, her face a mixture of anticipation and solemn resolve. "Rebuilding my foundation is imperative. There is no room for retreat."

"Good."

Eldrin Chen acknowledged with a nod. He then produced the Nirvana Immortal Marrow [a legendary substance capable of rebirth and profound transformation] and began refining it with his supreme, peerless power.

In that instant, the Nirvana Immortal Marrow transformed into a Chaos Immortal Light [a primordial, world-illuminating radiance] that blazed with dazzling brilliance, merging directly into Lyra Jiang's body.

The Nirvana Immortal Marrow proved truly miraculous. Upon merging with Lyra Jiang, it caused her entire cultivation foundation to become increasingly ethereal and indistinct, granting it a far greater potential for reshaping.

Witnessing this, Eldrin Chen focused his entire spirit, proceeding with utmost caution as he carefully extracted five sacred treasures from within Lyra Jiang's body: a sword, a cauldron, a disc, a pearl, and a lotus throne.

These five treasures were respectively the Heaven's Ruin Immortal-Slaying Sword, the Six Directions Eight Wastes Cauldron, the Earthly Soil Primordial Essence Disc, the External Incarnation [a duplicate body formed from one's own spiritual essence, capable of independent action], and the World-Cleansing White Lotus Throne.

These five treasures were all objects of Lyra Jiang's Life-Bound Cultivation [a profound cultivation method where one's life force and destiny are intimately tied to specific magical treasures], representing a significant portion of her foundational cultivation. Having them extracted now filled Lyra Jiang's heart with profound reluctance.

Gazing at her five life-bound treasures, Lyra Jiang asked with reluctance, "Is it possible... to keep these five treasures?"

"No."

Eldrin Chen shook his head and spoke, "If you wish to cultivate a True Spirit Treasure [a treasure that has developed its own sentient spirit, the pinnacle of artifact refinement], these five treasures have become stumbling blocks on your path."

Hearing this, Lyra Jiang could not help but sigh.

In her heart, she understood. To cultivate a True Spirit Treasure, one must practice the Heavenly Emperor's Artifact Fusion Chapter.

Yet, the Heavenly Emperor's Artifact Fusion Chapter placed extremely high demands on one's life-bound treasures. These five treasures, forged in her early years without proper guidance, had ironically become shackles limiting her ascent to greater heights.

With this thought, she lowered her gaze and spoke no more.

Seeing her acquiescence, Eldrin Chen proceeded to completely sever and extract the five life-bound treasures from Lyra Jiang.

"Hmph—"

Lyra Jiang let out a pained groan. Having cultivated her Life-Bound Cultivation [a profound cultivation method where one's life essence is bound to a specific treasure or art] for many years, her entire Dao Fruit [the culmination of a cultivator's enlightenment and power, akin to a spiritual harvest] and cultivation base were deeply intertwined with it.

Now, having it forcibly extracted not only stripped her of five life-bound treasures but also inflicted severe damage upon her very foundation.

Were it not for the Nirvana Immortal Marrow [a legendary substance capable of reforging a cultivator's foundational essence], even the personal guardianship of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal [a supreme realm of immortality representing the pinnacle of celestial power] would not have spared her from suffering catastrophic, soul-rending wounds.

Fortunately, Lyra Jiang was not only protected by Eldrin Chen, a cultivator of the True Spirit Primordial Spirit [an exalted realm where one's spiritual core achieves a state of perfect purity and truth], but also had the Nirvana Immortal Marrow to mend her damaged foundation. Her cultivation did not regress; instead, her foundational potential and reserves were vastly enhanced.

Returning to the matter at hand, after extracting the Five Natal Immortal Treasures [a set of five supreme treasures intrinsically linked to one's life force and cultivation path], Eldrin Chen once again lent his aid to help Lyra Jiang sever her own Great Dao.

Since Lyra Jiang was now to walk the path of the Pure Yin Five Elements Great Dao [a supreme cultivation art harmonizing the pure Yin essence with the five elemental forces], her original Daos, such as the Samadhi True Fire [a divine flame born from profound meditative trance], were no longer suitable and thus had to be abolished.

Abolishing one's Great Dao is no simple feat. Lyra Jiang's Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] immortal embryo and her entire cultivation foundation were a fusion of spiritual energy and Dao principles. Extracting this foundation piece by piece was akin to dismantling her entire cultivation.

Fortunately, both Eldrin Chen and Lyra Jiang had attained the True Spirit Primordial Spirit realm. Working in concert, they slowly and meticulously peeled away each strand of her former Daos.

In the end, all but one of her Great Daos—the Celestial Unity True Water [a spiritual essence representing the primordial, unifying power of water]—were completely stripped from the very fabric of her being.

Even at this moment, despite the restorative power of the Nirvana Immortal Marrow [a legendary substance capable of mending even the most profound wounds and revitalizing one's foundation], Lyra Jiang's face remained as pale as parchment, her cultivation base and aura having been drained to their absolute weakest point.

"Seize this opportunity to rebuild your entire foundation from the ground up."

Eldrin Chen spoke, producing various rare treasures to aid Lyra Jiang in reforging her foundational cultivation.

Lyra Jiang nodded, decisively beginning to refine the treasures, starting her cultivation anew from the very first realm.

She began again from Qi Refining [the initial stage of cultivation where one refines the vital energy of heaven and earth], progressing through Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, Golden Core, and Nascent Infant [the stage where a cultivator's spiritual essence condenses into an infantile form within the dantian]. She cultivated each realm to its absolute pinnacle, achieving a state of power and perfection far surpassing her previous attainments.

Thereafter, she once more comprehended secret forces. This time, she chose to cultivate five specific secret forces: Lunar Immortal Gold [a mystical metal imbued with the essence of the moon], Profound Yin Divine Wood [a divine wood saturated with the power of profound yin], Six Yin Immortal Fire [an immortal-grade flame born from the convergence of six yin energies], Nine Yin Cold Earth [an earth element ore of extreme yin and cold], and Celestial Unity True Water [a primordial water that harmonizes and unifies all things].

Using these as her foundation, Lyra Jiang successfully cultivated the Pure Yin Five Elements Spiritual Power [a supreme spiritual power fusing the five elements under the aspect of pure yin].

Among the five secret forces cultivated by Lyra Jiang, the attributes of Grand Yin [the supreme, all-encompassing aspect of yin], Profound Yin, Six Yin, and Nine Yin were all distinct. In principle, each yin-aligned secret force should interact through cycles of mutual generation and mutual conquest.

Fortunately, the Celestial Unity True Water possessed the power to harmonize all things. It fused these four forces together, ultimately transforming them into the Pure Yin Five Elements Spiritual Power.

This Pure Yin Five Elements Spiritual Power contained the spiritual power of the Five Elements [the fundamental forces of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth] all aligned under a yin aspect. It was vastly more powerful than the secret forces she had cultivated in the past, such as the Samadhi True Fire [a potent flame born from the trinity of essence, energy, and spirit].

Furthermore, Lyra Jiang also cultivated new Life-Bound Magical Treasures [magical artifacts intrinsically linked to a cultivator's life force and cultivation path]. These were the 'Lunar Sword', the 'Profound Yin Vessel', the 'Six Yin Lamp', the 'Nine Yin Plate', and the 'Celestial Unity Pool'.

These five treasures were each distinct, yet together they fulfilled the prerequisite conditions for cultivating the Heavenly Emperor's Artifact Fusion Chapter [a profound scripture detailing the method to fuse multiple treasures into one supreme artifact]. In theory, they could be forged into a True Spirit Treasure [a legendary artifact of immense power, said to possess its own spirit and consciousness].

After completing her cultivation of the Pure Yin Five Elements Spiritual Power [a divine ability harmonizing the power of pure Yin and the five elements] and her Life-Bound Magical Treasures, Lyra Jiang had finally accomplished the two most critical steps in reforging her foundation.

She then proceeded methodically with her cultivation, successively mastering five distinct Laws [fundamental principles governing reality], Rules [more specific manifestations of the Laws], and Dao Patterns [the intricate markings and insights that form upon comprehending a Dao].

Yet, after several hundred thousand years, she once more shattered the Heavenly Pass of the Great Dao [a formidable bottleneck barrier on the path of cultivation] and succeeded in cultivating the Pure Yin Limitless Great Dao [a supreme Great Dao of pure Yin energy with boundless potential].

On the day the Pure Yin Limitless Great Dao took form, the supreme Space-Time fabric of the Nine Heavens Above [the highest celestial realms] split asunder. Eternal True Spirit [primordial spiritual essence of the cosmos] cascaded down in a torrent of divine radiance, fusing directly with Lyra Jiang's Great Dao. This signified her ultimate achievement: she had finally cultivated a True Spirit Great Dao [a Great Dao perfected to its absolute pinnacle, embodying the essence of a True Spirit].

"A joyous and celebratory occasion."

"Congratulations, my lady. You have finally cultivated the True Spirit Great Dao."

Witnessing Lyra Jiang's successful cultivation of the True Spirit Great Dao, Eldrin Chen could not help but feel profound joy for her.

Lyra Jiang slowly opened her eyes, releasing a soft sigh of relief. Although reforging her foundation had been a perilous venture, she had ultimately achieved her heart's desire.

At present, Lyra Jiang, having attained the True Spirit Primordial Spirit [the highest spiritual foundation] and integrated the Chaos Lunar Fruit [a fruit of primordial chaos and lunar essence] to forge her Supreme Yin Immortal Physique [a supreme constitution of pure Yin], had already cultivated the three great True Spirit Foundation [the ultimate foundational realms]: the True Spirit Primordial Spirit, the True Spirit Great Dao [the ultimate Dao path], and the True Spirit Physique [the ultimate physical constitution].

Thinking of this, Lyra Jiang spoke, "This harvest is immense. There are still surplus True Spirit Imprint [imprints of ultimate spiritual truth] remaining, sufficient to illuminate one more True Spirit Aperture [a foundational spiritual node]."

Hearing this, Eldrin Chen felt a flicker of joy. Did this mean Lyra Jiang was about to cultivate a fourth True Spirit Foundation?

If she could further master the Heavenly Emperor's Artifact Fusion Chapter [a supreme art of fusing with divine artifacts], then the Five Great True Spirit Foundations [the five ultimate foundational realms] would be within reach. With the tempering of her spiritual power through a True Spirit Treasure [an ultimate spiritual artifact], there was even hope for all six True Spirit Foundation.

Should she succeed in cultivating all six True Spirit Foundation, the seventh would surely follow as naturally as water flowing downhill.

It was unheard of for one who had mastered six True Spirit Foundation to fail in attaining the True Spirit Dao Fruit [the ultimate fruit of the Dao].

At this thought, Eldrin Chen could not help but say, "Your talent is peerless, my lady. You are destined to become the first female Immortal Sage [a supreme immortal sage] of our Human Race."

Lyra Jiang smiled at his words. Taking his hand, she said, "The reason this foundation reconstruction proceeded so smoothly is eighty percent due to the merits of Senior Primordial Genesis [the art of primordial creation]."

"Without the Nirvana Immortal Marrow [a marrow capable of rebirth and immortal renewal] he bestowed, my foundation would have been severely damaged. Whether I could have successfully rebuilt it at all would be another matter, let alone cultivate the True Spirit Great Dao."

Continuing, Lyra Jiang added, "Moreover, while cultivating a True Spirit Foundation is difficult, for a truly peerless genius, it may be but a modest threshold to cross."

"I suspect that Primordial Beginning Divine Emperor [the Divine Emperor of Primordial Beginnings], Solar Celestial Emperor [the Celestial Emperor of the Sun], and Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor [the Dao Ancestor of Primordial Beginnings]—in their time, eight out of ten likely cultivated five or six True Spirit Foundation [foundational pillars of one's true spiritual essence]."

Eldrin Chen nodded in agreement upon hearing this. Cultivating the first few True Spirit Foundation was indeed profoundly difficult.

However, once one had cultivated more than four True Spirit Foundation, a snowball effect would form, actually reducing the difficulty of cultivating the subsequent ones.

Since Violet Glow Sword Extreme, Sky-Defier, and Tianxing had all managed to cultivate three great True Spirit Foundation, how could those Dao Ancestor Immortal Sage [Sages who are Ancestors of the Dao] possibly have achieved fewer than them?

Those Chaos Celestial Emperor [Celestial Emperors born of Chaos] had existed for millions of Kalpa Tribulation [cosmic cycles of immense duration]. Even a peerless genius appearing once every ten thousand Kalpa Tribulation—they had witnessed such figures hundreds of times over, long grown accustomed to talents like Sky-Defier and Tianxing.

Cultivating a True Spirit Foundation might be the threshold to becoming a Chaos Celestial Emperor, but it was certainly not the key to achieving that status. In the eyes of a Chaos Celestial Emperor, a True Spirit Prodigies [a prodigy who has cultivated a True Spirit Foundation] might not truly be as astonishingly brilliant as imagined.

Even cultivating Three True Spirit Foundations would, at most, earn one a sigh of admiration—a recognition that this person possessed the makings of a Celestial Emperor. But that was all.

Chaos [the primordial, formless state from which all things emerged] was vast and boundless. Within the long river of time, those with the makings of a Celestial Emperor were as countless as the stars. How many among them ultimately took that final step?

Perhaps not even one in a hundred.

Contemplating this, Eldrin Chen drew a deep breath and spoke, "We indeed must not become complacent. Yet, my lady, you need not be overly modest either."

"A prodigy who has cultivated a True Spirit Foundation [the foundational cultivation stage where one's spiritual essence is solidified into a true spirit], in the eyes of a Dao Ancestor Immortal Sage [a supreme being who has comprehended the fundamental Dao and attained sagehood], would likely still be considered a dazzlingly brilliant talent."

Lyra Jiang gave a slight nod, then spoke: "By the next Kalpa Tribulation [a cataclysmic cosmic cycle that brings great calamity and renewal], I should prove my Dao and attain the realm of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal [the pinnacle of immortal cultivation, representing perfection and transcendence]."

"We should not waste time now. I intend to enter seclusion to contemplate the Heavenly Emperor's Artifact Fusion Chapter [a profound cultivation scripture detailing the method of fusing with a supreme artifact], striving to swiftly cultivate and refine a True Spirit Treasure [a magical treasure born from and perfectly attuned to one's true spirit foundation]."

"Agreed."

Eldrin Chen nodded in acknowledgment. He handed the remaining three strands of Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light [a primordial, unbreakable spiritual radiance essential for certain supreme cultivation processes] to Lyra Jiang and said, "We are still short two strands of the Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light, but you should begin your cultivation first. I will find a way to procure the remaining Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light for you."

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