Chapter 1735 : Abyssal Ocean

Eldrin knew all too well that to claim the authority of the Heaven’s Dao Source Artifact, 1 must ultimately prove their right through a trial of strength—where fists would have the final say.

Therefore, he sent word back to the 2 great grotto-heavens, informing them that he would soon personally lead a group to the Chaos Abyss.

Shortly after the message was delivered, Eldrin once again summoned the Celestial Immortals of the Abyssal Return Alliance. Leaving only Yan Zijie and Lila to guard the 9 great cave heavens, the rest departed en masse for the Chaotic Abyssal Depths.

The Chaotic Abyss of the Western Qi Divine Abyssal Sea lies at its very heart, nestled within the boundless depths at the end of an unfathomable chasm.

This sea region, known as the Abyssal Depths Sea, lies at the very heart of the 30-3 Layered Seas. Since time immemorial, it has remained a forbidden territory of the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea, jointly governed by the Western Qi Paradise and the Divine Abyss Paradise.

As the location of the Chaotic Abyssal Realm, the 2 great cave heavens regarded this with utmost importance.

They had stationed millions of Dao Soldiers and Divine Generals here, with 3 Celestial Immortals permanently guarding the place.

"Is this the Abyssal Chasm Sea?"

Beyond the Abyssal Ocean Domain, divine chariots soared across the heavens while sacred avian beasts beat their wings, carrying a host of 9 Heavens Immortals through the void.

This assembly of 9 Heavens Immortals numbered just over 20, yet each possessed an unparalleled aura, their forms shrouded in primordial energy. As celestial immortals whose prestige shook the immortal realms, they were none other than the esteemed grandmasters of the Abyssal Return Immortal Alliance.

Eldrin stood at the forefront, gazing upon the Abyssal Trench Sea before him, and could not help but remark.

"What incredibly dense immortal spiritual energy."

It wasn't that Eldrin lacked worldly experience, but rather the immortal spiritual energy within the Abyssal Sea Cavern was simply too overwhelmingly dense.

The immortal spiritual energy in this sea region was dozens of times more concentrated than that of the 100 Seas of the Returning Abyss, truly worthy of being called a celestial paradise.

It must be known that the present-day 100 Seas of the Returning Abyss, influenced by the 9 Great Cavern Heavens, possess a concentration of immortal spirit qi far surpassing that of ordinary seas, making them veritable treasured lands of the immortal path.

Here in the Abyssal Sea, the concentration of spiritual energy was astonishingly dense, with even the smallest islands brimming with coalesced immortal veins.

Deeper into the Abyssal Trench Sea, 1 could witness even more blessed lands converging.

The Abyssal Chasm Sea was not particularly vast, merely the size of Eldrin (Person Name)'s headquarters, the Sea of Returning Ruins. Yet with a single glance, Eldrin (Person Name) discerned within it at least tens of thousands of immortal islands, with blessed lands exceeding 3 1000 in number.

"Immortal islands abound, and blessed lands are scattered throughout. This Abyssal Chasm Sea truly lives up to being the location of the Primordial Abyss."

Sensing such profound immortal spiritual energy, Lyra (Person Name) could not help but exclaim in admiration.

Beside them, Tai Cang Di Yang, who knew more, looked at Eldrin (Person Name) and said, “The place where the Chaos Abyss is located happens to be where the immortal spirit energy is most concentrated.”

"If 1 could fully grasp the heavenly authority of the Western Aether Divine Abyss Sea, establishing a blessed paradise here and integrating 3 upper-grade blessed paradises should suffice to forge a supreme-grade blessed paradise."

Supreme-Grade Cavern Abode?

Upon hearing this, Eldrin felt a faint stir in his heart.

Observing this, Taicang Diyang gave a slight nod and said, "Theoretically speaking, each layer of the celestial realm’s Primordial Chaos Abyss has the potential to give rise to a supreme-grade grotto-heaven. However, this process requires hundreds of millions of years and countless resources."

"Directly integrating 3 top-grade cave abodes will significantly accelerate this process."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin (Person Name) largely grasped the meaning behind Tai Cang Di Yang's words.

Today, the Chen Immortal Clan possesses 2 great cave heavens—the Returning Abyss Cave Heaven and the Stellaris Cave Heaven. If they could obtain 1 more high-grade cave heaven and merge it with the existing ones, they would be able to forge a supreme-grade cave heaven.

Within the Divine Abyss Sea of the West, both the Western Qi and Divine Abyss cave heavens were superior-grade cave heavens that had been nurtured for countless years.

"It seems an ultimate confrontation with the 2 great cave heavens, Western Qi and Divine Abyss, is inevitable."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, then instantly suppressed the thought.

For the current Eldrin Immortal Alliance had no use for a supreme-grade grotto-heaven, nor did they possess the capability to suppress 2 such grotto-heavens simultaneously.

With this thought in mind, Eldrin waved his hand dismissively. Beneath his feet, the brilliantly radiant Li Fire Phoenix of the Returning Abyss beat its wings and tore through the sky, carrying him deep into the Abyssal Sea Domain.

"Stop right there. The Cavernous Abyss is forbidden ground."

The very instant Eldrin set foot in this place, a resplendent immortal radiance blossomed from the depths of the Abyssal Ocean Domain.

Eldrin looked up and saw a towering curtain of light spreading across the sky, resembling an inverted glass bowl enveloping the Abyssal Sea.

Then from the depths of the Abyssal Sea, 3 dazzling figures emerged.

Among these 3 figures were 2 men and 1 woman. The leader, clad in divine armor,

Amidst a pair of a man and a woman, the man held the Primordial Violet Lightning Sword, while the woman at the rear grasped the Primordial Cyan Frost Sword.

At that moment, the man descended through the air and spoke to Eldrin, "Are you perhaps the fellow cultivator from the Returning Abyss?"

Eldrin did not reply, merely sweeping a calm gaze over the group before speaking with serene composure: "The Vast Sea Divine Armor, Purple Lightning Azure Frost Sword."

"The few of you must be the Vastsea Deity from the Western Qi Cave Heaven, and the Violetmoon Sword Immortal from the Divine Abyss Cave Heaven—fellow Daoists, am I correct?"

The crowd gathered around Eldrin (Person Name) listened to his account with faces as calm and unperturbed as still water.

As the overlords of the Western Qi Divine Abyssal Sea, both the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven and the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven possessed 7 or 8 Celestial Immortals (Cultivation Realm).

Among them, the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven had 8, while the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven had 7. However, during the Great Dao Tribulation, Eldrin slew the Wei River Heavenly Deity of the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven and the Qian Xing Celestial Immortal of the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven, diminishing the foundational strength of both major grotto-heavens.

The Western Qi Cave Heaven now only had 7 Heavenly Deities remaining: Western Qi, Western Mystery, Vast Sea, Netherwater, Azure Chill, Wind Void, and Profound Water.

Within the Divine Abyss Paradise, 6 Celestial Immortals stood as deities: Shen Yuan (Person Name), Jin Yan (Person Name), Yuan Zhi (Person Name), Qing Xuan (Person Name), Zi Dian (Person Name), and Qing Shuang (Person Name).

Within the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven, there stood 3 Flawless Celestial Immortals: Western Qi, Vastsea, and Darkwater. The present Vastsea ranked as the second most powerful expert in the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven—a Flawless Celestial Immortal whose cultivation had reached the Fifth Heavenly Layer.

Within the Divine Abyss Paradise, there also existed 3 flawless Celestial Immortals: the Divine Abyss Daoist, the Golden Flame Patriarch, and that Daoist Yuanzhi.

At present, Eldrin and Frostsaber were a pair of Dao companions. Though they had attained the Dao for 60 million years, their cultivation remained stagnant at the third level of the Celestial Immortal realm, unable to advance a single step.

Although the combined power of their Violet Lightning and Azure Frost could unleash combat prowess at the mid-stage Celestial Immortal realm, the immortals of the Abyssal Return Alliance showed not the slightest trace of fear.

After all, the current Abyssal Ruins Immortal Alliance boasted no shortage of flawless Celestial Immortals of transcendent talent, each possessing unfathomable depths of power.

At this moment, witnessing the arrival of Eldrin Immortal Alliance's celestial envoys, the 3 Divine Celestials' expressions shifted imperceptibly.

The Daoist Purple Lightning took a deep breath and couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoists, what brings you all here today?"

Eldrin remained utterly composed, then spoke calmly, "I sent a letter in advance, clearly stating my purpose was the Chaos Abyss. Why must the 3 of you feign ignorance?"

Upon hearing this, the Vastsea Celestial God’s expression shifted slightly. While the 3 of them had indeed received the news, relinquishing authority over the Heaven’s Dao Source Artifact was something they were naturally unwilling to do.

The Heavenly God of Vast Seas took a deep breath before speaking, "This matter is of grave importance. I must ask you, Fellow Daoist, to wait until the 2 Patriarchs of Western Qi and Divine Abyss arrive before we proceed."

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 1 The Azure Cloud Sect's recruitment ceremony had just concluded. On the vast testing square, a young man in blue robes stood silently, his eyes shimmering with an unsettling light. "Lin Feng (Person Name), inferior spiritual root qualification. Assigned to the Outer Sect as a handyman disciple," announced the white-bearded elder atop the high platform indifferently, his tone devoid of any emotion. A wave of muffled laughter erupted from the crowd. "Tch, a trash spiritual root daring to dream of immortality?" "Wasting a recruitment token for nothing." Lin Feng paid no heed to the surrounding mockery. His mind was preoccupied with the newly awakened memories—he was actually a transmigrator from modern Earth. The original owner of this body had exhausted his family's resources to obtain this recruitment token, only to die from excessive excitement during the spiritual root test. "Handyman disciple? Not bad. At least I've stepped into the world of cultivation," Lin Feng murmured to himself, a trace of determination flashing in his eyes. Just then, a cold voice interrupted his thoughts: "Lin Feng, right? Hand over your storage bag. As a handyman disciple, you don't deserve to have such treasures." A tall youth blocked his path, accompanied by 2 followers. Their sleeves were embroidered with 3 golden clouds—the mark of an Inner Sect disciple. Lin Feng's heart tightened. The storage bag contained all of the Lin family's remaining wealth, including over 3,000 spirit stones and several Foundation Establishment Pills (Elixir). This was his foundation for cultivation. "Senior Brother Zhao (Person Name), according to sect rules..." "Rules?" Zhao Shan (Person Name) sneered, the spiritual pressure of the seventh level of Qi Refining erupting from him. "The strong make the rules! Hand it over, or don't blame me for being rude." The surrounding disciples all stepped back, none daring to intervene. In the cultivation world, the strong prey on the weak—this was the eternal law. Lin Feng's knuckles turned white from clenching his fists. Just as he was about to speak, a clear female voice rang out: "Zhao Shan, since when do Inner Sect disciples stoop to bullying Outer Sect disciples?" A young woman in white robes descended from the sky, her jade-like feet treading on a flying sword. The aura radiating from her made Zhao Shan's expression change drastically. "Eldest Senior Sister Su (Person Name)! I was just joking with Junior Brother..." Su Qingxue (Person Name) coldly glanced at him, then turned to Lin Feng. "Come with me." Under the envious and jealous gazes of the crowd, Lin Feng followed Su Qingxue to a secluded peak. "You have inferior spiritual roots, yet your determination is extraordinary," Su Qingxue said, studying him. "I can give you a chance—a mysterious realm will open in 3 months. If you can bring back the Heavenly Sun Grass (Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure), I will take you as my personal disciple." As she finished speaking, a jade slip flew toward Lin Feng. "This is the《Basic Qi Refining Art》(Cultivation Method). Consider it my advance investment in you." After Su Qingxue left, Lin Feng immersed his consciousness into the jade slip. But the moment he touched it, a thunderous roar erupted in his mind. [Ding! Detected host meeting activation conditions. The Great Dao System is now binding...] [Binding complete. Welcome, host, to the world of cultivation!]