Chapter 1946 : Sacrifice of the True Spirit

Lyra Jiang [the Immortal Maiden Lyra], Nyssa Qu [the Rainbow-Skirted Immortal Maiden], Verdant Consort [the Verdant Consort], and the Reincarnation Body [a powerful avatar formed from the essence of reincarnation]—these four peak combatants—also unleashed their Forbidden Divine Ability [a supreme, self-damaging ultimate technique] and were forced to burn their True Spirit Dao Fruit [the condensed spiritual core of a True Spirit realm cultivator]. To Restoration [heal and recover from] their injuries would require at least one Kalpa Tribulation [a grand cosmic cycle, often billions of years].

And this was with the expenditure of vast healing resources. Otherwise, allowing their wounds to Restoration [heal naturally] would be an impossibility without several hundred Kalpa Tribulation [grand cosmic cycles].

The remaining warriors—Yvonne the Violet Consort [Consort Yvonne of the Violet], Lila [the young cultivator Lila], Lulu [the mysterious being Lulu], Ethan Chen [the cultivator Ethan Chen], Ao Hong [the dragon Ao Hong], the Blazing Phoenix [a mythical bird of pure flame], and the Ancient Ice Phoenix [a primordial phoenix of eternal frost]—all bore injuries of varying severity. Among them, the members of the Chen Clan [the illustrious Chen family] retained a sliver of combat capability.

However, the Ancient Ice Phoenix [primordial phoenix of eternal frost] and the Blazing Phoenix [mythical bird of pure flame] hovered on the brink of death, grievously wounded. Without several Kalpa Tribulation [grand cosmic cycles], Restoration [full recovery] was utterly impossible.

The primary reason for this disparity lay with the Chen Clan [Chen family] Grand Luo Golden Immortal [supreme Golden Immortals of the Grand Luo realm]. Each possessed a suit of Great Luo Divine Armor [divine armor forged at the Grand Luo realm]. This Great Luo Divine Armor [divine armor] was not only Indestructible [nigh-unbreakable], but was also inscribed with resistance to the power of the Primordial Chaos Limitless Great Dao [the supreme cultivation art of Primordial Chaos and Limitlessness], capable of halving physical and magical damage from opponents of the same realm.

These nine suits of Great Luo Divine Armor [divine armor] served as life-saving treasures for the nine Grand Luo Golden Immortal [Golden Immortals] of the Chen Clan [Chen family]. Yet the cost was immense. After this battle, three of the nine divine armors were shattered to ruins, while the remaining six would require exorbitant resources to repair.

Furthermore, the thirty-five Immortal Domain True Spirit [sentient spiritual guardians born from the Immortal Domain] suffered devastating losses in this conflict.

They succeeded in surrounding and slaying eight early Grand Luo [Grand Luo realm] Chaotic Fiendgod [primordial demons of chaos], but more than half of their own number perished. Including the Phoenix of Departure [the Phoenix embodying the Dao of Departure], a total of twenty-three Immortal Domain True Spirit [spiritual guardians] met their end.

Fortunately, the essence of an Immortal Domain True Spirit [spiritual guardian] resides within the Immortal Domain Four Pillars of Heaven Spiritual Roots [the four foundational spiritual roots that support the Immortal Domain]. As long as these Imperishable [eternal and indestructible] spiritual roots of the Immortal Domain [the Celestial Realm of Immortals] remain unbroken, the True Spirit [spiritual guardians] will not be utterly destroyed.

However, after the fall of these twenty-two True Spirit [spiritual guardians], it will take at least one Kalpa Tribulation [grand cosmic cycle] for them to begin their initial revival.

As for when they would restore their peak combat prowess, that depended entirely on the rate at which the Immortal Domain [a higher plane of existence, a realm of immortals] could supply its foundational essence.

This was just like the Four Celestial Guardians [a legendary group of four supreme guardians] of the ancient Vast Azure Immortal Domain. Because the majority of that domain's foundational essence had been continuously consumed by the Vast Azure Immortal Domain itself for its own recovery, those guardians were consequently never able to regain their most formidable peak strength.

"First, recover from your injuries," Eldrin Chen instructed.

Seeing the severity of everyone's wounds, Eldrin Chen took a deep breath.

He first administered a portion of Heaven-Earth Great Dao Water [a miraculous water embodying the fundamental principles of Heaven and Earth] and healing elixirs to the group, then channeled the power of the Life Great Dao [the supreme cultivation art governing the principle of life itself] to assist them in healing their wounds.

Only after their injuries were temporarily stabilized did Eldrin Chen speak again. "This battle was a pyrrhic victory. To avoid giving others an opening, we must recover our strength with all haste."

Lulu frowned slightly upon hearing this. "Unfortunately, our supply of Nine-Colored Immortal Elixir [a supreme-grade immortal pill that radiates nine divine colors] is insufficient."

Hearing this, Eldrin Chen could not help but furrow his brow.

After successive major battles, they had expended vast quantities of healing pills. Furthermore, they had given six portions of the Nine-Colored Immortal Elixir to the Violet Ultimate Ancient Phoenix [an ancient and supremely powerful phoenix of ultimate violet radiance], leaving them with only a single portion remaining.

Regarding this, Eldrin Chen could only sigh helplessly. After all, the Violet Ultimate Ancient Phoenix had been in a far more perilous situation.

The Primordial Chaos Kui Ox she lured away was also a peak-level Grand Luo Eighth Layer entity. Had it participated in the battle, even Eldrin Chen could not have claimed with certainty that they would have emerged victorious from this conflict.

In that scenario, the more likely outcome would have been mutual devastation, with both sides ultimately losing over half of their Grand Luo Golden Immortal forces. They would have been forced to watch helplessly as the Nine Extremes Divine Lord and the Primordial Chaos Kui Ox fought their way free.

Contemplating this, Eldrin Chen retrieved nine Fiend God Heartblood Pill [a precious elixir that greatly replenishes one's foundational life force] from his sleeve. "Use these nine pills to Restoration [recover and heal] your injuries first," he said. "We shall assess the spoils of this battle afterward."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The Fiend God Heartblood Pill was a supreme elixir for nourishing one's foundational essence, making it an optimal choice for Restoration. However, its value was exceedingly high, requiring the heart of a Chaotic Fiendgod [a primordial demon of chaos] and the blood of a Fiendgod to refine. Using it for mere healing was, in truth, a significant waste.

Yet, given the severity of their current injuries and the need to guard against opportunistic attacks, they could not afford to be frugal with their resources.

Soon, after refining the nine Fiend God Heartblood Pill and other healing elixirs, everyone's injuries stabilized preliminarily. With the exception of the Ancient Ice Phoenix and the Blazing Phoenix, the others had Restoration roughly seventy to eighty percent of their normal combat prowess.

If they were willing to risk aggravating their wounds, they could also maintain their peak combat strength for a limited duration.

Seeing this, Eldrin Chen gathered everyone once more. Surveying the resources in hand, he declared, "Although our losses in this battle were not insignificant, we have ultimately achieved a decisive victory."

"Let us first divide the captured treasures to compensate for our losses."

Hearing this, everyone present broke into smiles.

They understood perfectly well that although the cost of this battle had been immense, the spoils were equally staggering.

With this thought, their gazes turned towards Eldrin Chen, each face alight with anticipation.

Eldrin Chen offered a faint smile and distributed the ledger in his hands among them. "Take a look," he said. "Our gains from this battle are far from insignificant."

Ethan Chen was the first to open the ledger. A single glance was enough to elicit a look of astonished delight.

It was not a lack of mental fortitude on his part, but rather that the plunder from this engagement was so overwhelmingly vast, so breathtakingly immense, that even he could not contain his elation.

In this battle, they had trapped and slain a full sixteen Chaotic Fiendgod. Among them were one at the eighth layer of the Grand Luo realm, three at the seventh layer, four at the Mid-Great Immortal Realm, and eight at the early Grand Luo stage.

Among the seized resources, there were a full fifty-eight strands of Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light [a primordial, indestructible essence of spiritual light], and twenty-eight Innate Spiritual Treasure [primordial spiritual artifacts of immense power].

Of these treasures, there was one Quasi-Pinnacle Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, seven Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, eight Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, and twelve low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Furthermore, there were over a dozen Great Luo Grade immortal elixirs [pills of profound power suitable for Grand Luo realm cultivators], more than twenty portions of Innate Divine Object [primordial divine materials] and Innate Divine Herb [primordial divine herbs]. Combined, their value was estimated to be equivalent to seventy or eighty strands of Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light.

Among the various treasures, the most precious Innate Spiritual Treasure [a primordial treasure born from the essence of heaven and earth] is the 'Nine Extremes Immortal Swords' [a set of nine immortal swords embodying the extremes of the cosmos]. Although each sword is merely a Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure [a mid-tier primordial treasure], their combined power is sufficient to utterly surpass a Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure [a top-tier primordial treasure].

According to Eldrin Chen's estimation, this set of treasures might not rival a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure [the supreme pinnacle of primordial treasures], but it should possess sixty to seventy percent of such a treasure's might. Its value is equivalent to half of a twelve-veined Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Therefore, Eldrin Chen classified this set of Nine Extremes Immortal Swords within the category of Quasi-Pinnacle Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure [a treasure approaching the absolute pinnacle grade].

There are seven Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. These are: the 'Nine Extremes Fan' [a fan embodying the nine cosmic extremes] of Nine Extremes Divine Lord [the Divine Lord of the Nine Extremes]; the 'Desolate Silence Heaven Halberd' [a halberd that brings desolate silence from the heavens] and the 'Heaven Desolation Divine Armor' [divine armor that withstands heavenly desolation] of Desolate Silence Divine General; and the 'Eternal Azure Gold Armor' [armor of eternal azure gold] and the 'Extinction Crossing Blade' [a blade that crosses the boundary of extinction] of Pixiu Divine General.

The final two items are the 'Bixia Shield' [the shield of Bixia] and the 'Heaven Chaos Pearl' [a pearl containing primordial chaos] of Bixia Divine General.

Among these seven Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the 'Nine Extremes Fan', having been refined by Nine Extremes Divine Lord over countless years, is a peerless masterpiece even among top-grade treasures, its power truly immense.

The two treasures of Desolate Silence Divine General can also be considered superior items within their tier.

However, in Eldrin Chen's view, the 'Bixia Shield' of Bixia Divine General is the most precious among them all.

This Bixia Shield was forged by Bixia Divine General from his own Imperishable [the divine ability of indestructibility] tortoise shell. It embodies the near-perfect fusion of the Indestructible [the divine ability of being unbreakable] and Imperishable Daos [the fundamental principles of reality]. Its defensive power ranks as absolute perfection even among Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Theoretically, relying on this treasure for defense, even a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure would find it exceedingly difficult to breach.

The reason we were able to slay Bixia Divine General this time was primarily because he was trapped within the formation, utterly bereft of any chance to escape to the heavens.

Even so, Bixia held out for a considerable time under the combined assault of the group, ultimately being ground down to death only when all other options were exhausted.

Having discerned the profound mysteries of these treasures, Eldrin Chen spoke, "Although these artifacts possess extraordinary power, they all require one to have broken through to the Mid Great Luo Golden Immortal realm before they can be refined and wielded."

"Therefore, priority should be given to those who can soonest attain the Mid-Great Immortal Realm, with distribution thereafter based on the magnitude of one's contributions in battle."

Upon hearing this, no one present voiced any objection.

Seeing this, Eldrin Chen proceeded directly to allocate the treasures. As they were all allies, the exchange was not based on mere market value but rather on what best suited each individual.

Swiftly, all eight of these precious artifacts found new owners.

Among them, Nyssa Qu claimed the most valuable set, the Nine Extremes Immortal Swords. With these nine immortal swords and the aid of the Creation Cauldron, her Nine Severities Immortal-Slaying Sword could directly Ascension to the level of a Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, saving her over a dozen Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light in the process.

Lyra Jiang took the Great Desolation Divine Armor, Verdant Consort claimed the Eternal Azure Gold Armor, the Reincarnation Body claimed the Bixia Shield and also traded the Crimson Peak Divine Spear for the Desolate Silence Heaven Halberd, while Lulu selected the Nine Extremes Fan.

Watching them claim their prizes, Eldrin Chen gave a slight, approving nod. When attributes were not a perfect match, choosing divine armor that did not require active mana [the magical energy used to cast spells or power artifacts] to empower was undoubtedly the correct choice.

Seeing that the Heaven Chaos Pearl [a primordial treasure of chaos], the Crimson Peak Divine Spear [a divine spear as sharp and imposing as a crimson mountain peak], and the Extinction Crossing Blade [a blade said to sever the very path between life and extinction] remained unclaimed, Eldrin Chen gathered them into his possession.

These three treasures were not attuned to the cultivation affinities of Lila or Yvonne the Violet Consort, and their current cultivation levels were still insufficient to wield them. It was wiser to keep them in hand for future exchanges to obtain divine weapons and treasures more suited to their paths.

With the Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure [the highest echelon of treasures born from the world's primal essence] all claimed, the remaining members of the group proceeded to select from the eight Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure [powerful treasures of innate origin, one tier below the pinnacle grade].

Thus, Yvonne the Violet Consort, Lila, Ethan Chen, and Ao Hong each received one Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Though the Blazing Phoenix [a mythical bird wreathed in eternal flames] and the Ancient Ice Phoenix [a primordial phoenix whose essence is bound to eternal frost] had contributed less in combat and their strength was lacking, they had nonetheless fought valiantly until the very end. In recognition, Eldrin Chen bestowed upon each of them a Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure as a reward.

Receiving a Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure filled both the Blazing Phoenix and the Ancient Ice Phoenix with immense delight.

While they had sustained grievous wounds in the battle, their role had been largely supportive, assisting Ethan Chen and Lulu. Their combat prowess fell far short of even Ao Hong's.

After all, Ao Hong's cultivation had now reached the third layer of the Grand Luo Golden Immortal [a supreme realm of immortal attainment], having ascended through the foundation of seven Indestructible Foundation [a legendary, nearly unbreakable foundational stage for cultivation]. His power brushed against the threshold of the fourth layer of Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

In contrast, their own cultivation lingered merely at the first layer of Grand Luo Golden Immortal, creating a vast chasm in strength between them.

Under such circumstances, being granted a Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure was a clear testament to the exceptional favor and generous treatment Eldrin Chen had shown them.

Returning to the main narrative, after distributing the Innate Spiritual Treasure, Eldrin Chen then sifted through the Innate Divine Pills [pills of divine origin and immense power], selecting several Healing Immortal Pill to distribute among the group for their recovery.

The remaining treasures, including the Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light, the Great Luo Body [a legendary, perfected physical form], and the Innate Divine Object, were all gathered and stored away by Eldrin Chen.

Once all this was settled, Eldrin Chen declared, "Go and tend to your wounds. I shall take over the guardianship of the Seven Great Immortal Domains from here."

Upon hearing his words, the assembled cultivators promptly dispersed to their respective retreats.

Eldrin Chen then began to maneuver the Seven Great Immortal Domains, creating greater distances between them to free up space. Simultaneously, he activated his Restoration [a divine ability to mend and renew] to mend the foundational energies of the realms and initiate the revival of the Immortals [beings who have ascended to immortality] who had fallen in the recent conflict.

Reviving fallen Immortals carries a significant cost. Therefore, Eldrin Chen did not attempt to restore them all.

He chose to resurrect only a select few, those with the greatest innate talent and potential. For the rest, he imprinted them with a Samsara [the cycle of death and rebirth] mark, granted certain cultivation conveniences, and left it to their respective sects and masters to guide their reincarnated souls back onto the path to immortality.

With these miscellaneous affairs concluded, Eldrin Chen turned his focus inward, using Restoration to heal his own considerable wounds.

Several million years passed. By then, Eldrin Chen's injuries had been Restoration for the most part; what remained required only the gentle passage of time for complete recuperation.

Thus, Eldrin Chen entered the depths of the Abyssal Forbidden Land and began the meticulous process of refining and forging the myriad treasures acquired from the recent, monumental battle.

He first processed all the remains of the Chaotic Fiendgod [a primordial and immensely powerful demonic entity], then refined sixteen cauldrons of Great Luo Immortal Pills [supreme-grade pills that aid in the advancement of Great Luo Golden Immortals], obtaining a total of one hundred and eight pills.

The yield from this refinement exceeded Eldrin Chen's expectations.

From the eight early-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortals [the pinnacle realm of immortality, representing supreme power and longevity], he refined twenty-four Great Luo Immortal Pills; from the four Mid-Great Immortal Realm [the middle stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm] cultivators, another twenty-four pills were produced.

That a single cauldron from a seventh-layer Grand Luo [abbreviation for Grand Luo Golden Immortal] cultivator yielded twelve pills was within Eldrin Chen's calculations. However, the body of the Nine Extremes Divine Lord [a title for a supreme divine lord who has mastered nine extreme principles] also refining into twenty-four pills was a surprise to him.

"It seems the gap between each minor realm grows increasingly vast after reaching the Great Luo Late Stage [the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm]," Eldrin Chen mused aloud.

Eldrin Chen could not help but sigh with feeling. Yet, after sensing the amount of foundational essence required for his Great Luo Body [a powerful physical cultivation method aligned with the Great Luo realm] to break through to the fifth layer of Grand Luo, he gave a slight shake of his head.

Slaying sixteen Grand Luo Golden Immortals had yielded only one hundred and eight Great Luo Immortal Pills. For his Great Luo Body to cultivate to the perfection of the Sixth Layer Great Luo Golden Immortal [the sixth minor layer within the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm], he would need at least two hundred pills. This made the current harvest seem not particularly abundant.

"Enough. There's no use dwelling on it."

Eldrin Chen quickly suppressed his thoughts. He continued his alchemy, refining ten more cauldrons of Fiend God Heartblood Pills [potent pills refined from the concentrated heart's blood of powerful fiendgods].

These Fiend God Heartblood Pills were of exceedingly high value. The three most precious among them had even reached the upper-grade Grand Luo level and should fetch a considerable price.

After refining these immortal elixirs, Eldrin Chen then handed the remaining six sets of Great Luo Divine Armor to the Creation Cauldron for repair, infusing a significant amount of Great Luo Rare Treasure into them for this purpose.

Not only that, he also requested the Creation Cauldron to reforge the Heaven Desolation Divine Armor, the Eternal Azure Gold Armor, and the Bixia Shield.

With the Creation Cauldron present, these three Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure served as the finest vessels for crafting Great Luo Divine Armor. However, lacking the power of a Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarch to drive the process, forging such treasures proved exceedingly difficult.

Ultimately, after nearly ten million years and the integration of vast quantities of Immortal Refined Gold, three new sets of Great Luo Divine Armor were successfully forged.

Within these three sets of Great Luo Divine Armor, Eldrin Chen inscribed the complete Chaos Limitless Great Dao, granting them formidable Mana Immunity and physical resistance. Their defensive capabilities ranked among the pinnacle of Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Among them, the Bixia Divine Armor was the most powerful. It retained the innate Dao patterns of the Bixia Divine General, elevating its defensive prowess to an even higher tier.

Of course, as a trade-off, these three sets of Great Luo Divine Armor possessed only defensive capabilities, devoid of any auxiliary effects. Unless one literally used them to bludgeon an enemy, they offered not a shred of offensive power.

After forging the three divine armors, Eldrin Chen bestowed them upon Lyra Jiang and the Verdant Consort. As for the Bixia Divine Armor intended for his Reincarnation Body, after some thought, he decided to give it to Nyssa Qu instead.

According to Eldrin Chen's estimation, his Reincarnation Body would soon break through to the Mid-Great Immortal Realm. At that point, with the Reincarnation Body's combat prowess rivaling the seventh layer of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, its defensive capabilities would become even more formidable.

As for Nyssa Qu, while her Slaughter ability was not weak, her defensive power ultimately remained somewhat lacking.

After handling these matters, Eldrin Chen once again opened his alchemical furnace to refine a batch of 'Great Luo Soul-Nourishing Pill'. The Great Luo Soul-Nourishing Pill is a supreme-grade treasure pill that nourishes the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator], offering some aid for a Primordial Spirit seeking a breakthrough into the Mid-Great Immortal Realm.

To refine this pill, Eldrin Chen had specifically cultivated a Soul-Nourishing Wood of Innate Spiritual Root grade, expending no small cost to successfully complete its refinement.

Once this task was concluded, Eldrin Chen realized his Primordial Spirit accumulation still fell somewhat short. He thus began to cultivate in seclusion while simultaneously gathering intelligence on the progress of the war.

The news of Nine Extremes Divine Lord's defeat and fall, which had occurred ten million years prior, had already shaken the entire Eastern Departure Flame Domain to its core.

The loss of one Grand Luo Golden Immortal of the eighth layer and three of the seventh layer sent shockwaves through the ranks of the Chaotic Fiendgod [primordial demon-gods of chaos]. This was the most devastating single defeat the Chaotic Fiendgod had suffered since the war began.

In the intervening time, several Chaotic Fiendgod and Grand Luo Golden Immortal had come to investigate, seeking to uncover the reason for their forces' catastrophic defeat.

In the end, they seemed to have glimpsed mere fragments of the truth, piecing together intelligence that approached the actual events.

"The Abyssal Immortal Domain had long anticipated the arrival of the demon-god army and possessed detailed intelligence on their strength and composition, allowing them to prepare an ambush in advance."

"In this battle, the Abyssal Immortal Domain first colluded with the Violet Ultimate Ancient Phoenix [an ancient phoenix of supreme violet radiance], using it to lure away the main force of the Primordial Chaos Kui Ox [a primordial ox-demon of chaos]. Then, they employed a contingency left by Lunar Emperor Lord to slay the Nine Extremes Divine Lord, thereby securing victory."

Within the Thirty-Six Immortal Domains, a man of peerless and elegant bearing was delivering this intelligence report.

At the head of the hall, Departing Flame Emperor Lord gazed at the intelligence report before him and fell into a profound silence. After a long while, he spoke with a wry smile, "I have long said that the Primordial Chaos Kui Ox is a creature of rash impulse."

"Appointing him as a commander of a front was a blunder by Departing Flame Demi-Progenitor."

"Yet, the fact that the Abyssal Immortal Domain managed to defeat this foe has significantly alleviated the pressure upon us. It seems we must extend our support to them in the days to come."

At this point, Departing Flame Emperor Lord suddenly inquired, "If my memory serves, has not the Abyssal Immortal Alliance already slain more than twenty Chaotic Fiendgod across these several campaigns?"

The man below hesitated briefly before replying, "The count stands at twenty-five."

"In all our years of fighting on the main front, we have only managed to eliminate thirty-seven Chaotic Fiendgod."

Departing Flame Emperor Lord let out a sigh. "It appears the methods of Eldrin, the Abyssal Daoist are far more ruthless and decisive than our own."

The Immortal Lord below, witnessing this, could only offer, "Master, you need not trouble yourself overmuch. Our own strength has forced Chaos and Departing Flame Demi-Progenitor to take us seriously, denying them any clear opportunity for a decisive victory."

"The Abyssal Immortal Alliance's recent triumphs stem more from the overconfidence and underestimation shown by Nine Extremes Divine Lord and his forces."

"Underestimation?" Departing Flame Emperor Lord scoffed coldly. "Tell me, if you were tasked with assaulting a force of nine cultivators at the early Grand Luo realm, would you not also be tempted to underestimate them?"

Upon hearing this, Immortal Lord [a title for a powerful immortal being] fell silent. After a long while, he finally spoke, "Now I understand. It was not that they were arrogant or underestimated their foe. It is simply that for one at the early Grand Luo [the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, a pinnacle stage of cultivation] to be capable of slaying an opponent at the eighth layer of Grand Luo... such a feat is, in itself, utterly beyond expectation."

While the seven great powers were abuzz with discussion, the various Grand Luo Golden Immortal [immortals who have attained the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm] within the Abyssal Immortal Domain [a celestial domain associated with the Abyss] had already begun the gradual process of healing their wounds.

Merely around thirty million years after the battle concluded, these Grand Luo Golden Immortal started to emerge from seclusion one by one. Their injuries had already recovered to eighty or ninety percent.

Thus, on this day, Eldrin Chen convened the Grand Luo Golden Immortal of the Chen Immortal Clan [the immortal clan founded by the Chen family] once more, initiating another council within the halls of Abyssal Heaven [the celestial palace at the heart of the Abyssal Immortal Domain].

During the council, Eldrin Chen cast his gaze over the assembled figures and remarked with a faint smile, "It seems your wounds have nearly fully healed."