Chapter 1743 : A Sword Strike from Billions of Years Ago

The same held true for the Heavenly Dao Source Artifacts of the Qingcang Immortal Realm. However, these Heavenly Dao Source Artifacts were even more formidable. Even without the intervention of the Realm Lord to resurrect them, the power of the Heavenly Dao Source Artifacts alone could restore them to life.

Heavenly Dao Source Artifact, Primordial Treasure.

"It seems whoever can wield the Primordial Artifact shall become the sovereign of the Xī Qì Shén Yuān Hǎi."

Eldrin largely grasped the wondrous functions of this Heaven’s Dao Source Artifact, his eyes instantly glimmering with a trace of astonishment.

He took a deep breath and soared toward the Primordial Chaos Seal, channeling his magic power to refine this Heaven's Will Source Artifact that bore the heavenly laws of the Western Mist Divine Abyss Sea.

When Eldrin began refining the Primordial Chaos Seal, he immediately sensed 2 profoundly deep imprints within it. It appeared the authority of this Heaven’s Dao Origin Artifact was entirely controlled by these 2 individuals.

Eldrin understood that these were the imprints left by the God of Western Qi and the Divine Abyss Daoist. Unless the 2 relinquished partial control over their authorities, given Eldrin’s current cultivation level, it would likely take tens of millions of years to seize the authority within.

Fortunately, the 2 released their authority as promised, leaving a void of 60% of the Heavenly Dao's power. Eldrin immediately proceeded to fully refine it.

After refining 60 percent of the Heavenly Dao's authority, Eldrin grew increasingly aware of the astonishing profundity contained within this Primordial Seal of Chaotic Ruin.

Within this Ancient Ruins Chaos Seal, there are 20-4 innate Dao patterns that resonate with the heavenly laws of the Western Mist Divine Abyss Sea. If fully refined, 1 could anchor their primordial spirit upon it to seek divine protection.

At that time, as long as this Heaven's Dao Source Artifact remained intact, it would be nearly impossible for him to be completely annihilated.

"Wait, something seems off."

However, after observing carefully for a moment, Eldrin's brow subtly furrowed.

He discovered that once he abandoned his physical body and anchored his primordial spirit within the Ancient Seal of Chaotic Ruins, his earthly form would transform into an incarnate manifestation.

From that day forth, his primordial spirit was anchored to the heavenly laws of the Xī Qì Shényuān Hǎi, forever bound to the celestial order of the Qíng Cāng Immortal Realm with no possibility of severance.

Though they seemed to have grasped a portion of the Heavenly Dao's authority, they were henceforth bound by its will, forever losing any possibility of breaking through to the Great Perfection Stage.

If that were the only restriction, it wouldn’t really be much of an issue.

After all, once the Primordial Spirit is anchored to the Heavenly Dao, 1 attains a near-indestructible ability—so long as the Qingcang Immortal Realm endures, immortality is assured.

Even if it meant being forever bound by the Heavenly Dao, exchanging freedom and the possibility of further advancement for eternal life, countless Celestial Immortals and Ancient Immortals across the realms would likely vie for such an opportunity without hesitation.

As far as Eldrin (Person Name) knew, no 1 within the Vast Azure Immortal Realm had ever been recorded to anchor their primordial soul upon it.

The Golden Crow Patriarch, the Master of the Void Sword, and the Pure Yang Patriarch had merely refined the authority of the Heavenly Dao Source Artifacts, without anchoring their primordial spirits to them.

"The Heavenly Dao of the Qingcang Immortal Realm seems to have a major flaw."

Eldrin murmured under his breath, immediately extending his divine consciousness deeper into the artifact. Yet as his spiritual probe reached the primordial depths of the Heavenly Dao Artifact, he glimpsed—faintly yet unmistakably—a figure of incomparable grandeur looming in the void.

That was a Primordial Divine Being that blotted out the skies, standing astride the entire Chaotic Spacetime. In its hand, it gripped a Heaven-Suppressing Halberd that subdued the primordial chaos, roaring furiously at the firmament.

She was slaying a peerless foe, her roar shattering infinite dimensional voids to dust, reducing hundreds of millions of universes to ashes, where even the immortal Da Luo existences were utterly annihilated.

"Hymn—"

Yet in that very instant, a sword's cry echoed from the depths of the boundless chaos.

The 1 who struck had no discernible origin—only a single sword strike, cleaving through the endless expanse of the Primordial Chaos Abyss from immeasurably far away.

This sword cleaved through the boundless chaos, splitting apart a vast and ancient abyss of primordial mist. It seemed to strike from across a distant span of time and space, landing squarely upon that innate sacred being.

"Ah—"

After a piercing shriek, that innate divine being instantly vanished into nothingness. The vast immortal realm crumbled, nearly half disintegrating, leaving only the 30-3 heavenly layers intact.

Yet the sword's momentum did not fade, as a wisp of sword intent sliced down along the river of time.

That sword intent seemed to span the end of the River of Time, sweeping down along the endless flow of spacetime, annihilating all the Primordial Divinities within the entire River of Time.

Each time an innate deity stirred to awakening, it was extinguished in the blink of an eye, continuing thus until the farthest reaches of time.

"Is this the reason why the mighty Qing Cang was slain?"

Eldrin murmured softly, his heart heavy and unable to find peace. He had likely recognized the identity of the slain individual.

The visitor did not even show himself, merely striking from the depths of the endless chaos with a single sword stroke. That 1 blade cleaved the Chaotic Abyss in 2, its residual force slaying the great deity Qingcang.

Even more astonishing, this single sword strike cleaved through the River of Time, following its currents to slay the Primordial Deity Qingcang at every moment of his attempted resurrection. To this day, no 1 knows how many times—tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands—the Primordial Deity Qingcang has met his demise.

"What manner of being is this?"

"Quasi-Sage Emperor, or an existence on the level of a Dao Ancestor Immortal Sage?"

Eldrin's heart surged with an indescribable torrent of emotions, feeling nothing short of miraculous and beyond articulation.

In that moment, he understood why no 1 had ever anchored their primordial spirit to the Heavenly Dao Source Artifact of the Qing Cang Immortal Domain—that sword strike from ages past had never truly reached its conclusion.

That sword strike from ages past had descended along the River of Time, piercing through the endless epochs of the Vastazure Immortal Realm, and remained eternally suspended within the currents of time.

That sword strike was omnipresent, permeating every corner of the Vast Azure Immortal Realm, yet it harmed not a single innocent soul—not even a blade of grass was touched. It cleaved through the heavens solely toward the Great Divinity of Vast Azure.

Only the Heavenly Dao essence of the Qingcang Immortal Realm, forged from a fragment of the Divine Soul of the Great Deity Qingcang, could be enveloped by the sword intent of that single strike.

Anyone who dares to anchor their primordial soul upon the Heavenly Dao Source Artifact shall be slain by this single strand of sword intent.

"This blade strike hails from beyond the 3 1000 celestial realms."

Finally, Eldrin took a deep breath and made a judgment that sent chills down 1's spine.

In that fleeting moment of the sword strike, Eldrin vaguely glimpsed the origin of that slash—it emerged from the depths of chaos, where the Primordial Abyss of Chaos stood shrouded in violently churning primordial qi, spanning across the boundless chaos.

The concentration of Chaos Qi within it was countless times denser than that found throughout the 3 1000 Immortal Domains.

According to Eldrin's (Person Name) estimation, even a Celestial Immortal of great power would likely be instantly annihilated into dust upon setting foot within.

Chen Nianzhi had a vague sense that the Chaotic Ancient Abyss might be even vaster than the 3,000 Immortal Domains combined.

If the Primordial Chaos Abyss existed within the 3 1000 Immortal Realms, it would likely cause all 3,000 realms to be annihilated by the rampant chaotic energy. Thus, such an ancient abyss could not possibly reside within the 3 1000 Immortal Realms.

Such a terrifying environment would likely be a dreadful chaotic forbidden land even for a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

"1 day, will I be capable of unleashing a sword strike that cleaves through the primordial chaos of the ancient abyss?"

Eldrin murmured under his breath, then ultimately shook his head slowly.

At present, he was still far too distant from that step—best not to aim unrealistically high.

At this thought, Eldrin withdrew his divine sense and slowly opened his eyes.

"Husband, how did it fare?"

Meanwhile, Lyra (Person Name) cast a concerned glance in his direction.

Eldrin nodded, suppressing the turmoil in his heart as he smiled and said, "6-tenths of the authority, I now hold."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces lit up with ecstasy.

This time, having taken control of 60 percent of the authority over the Heaven's Dao Source Artifact, Eldrin finally resolved the cultivation resource issues for the numerous flawless Celestial Immortals within the Returning Abyss Immortal Alliance.