Chapter 1763 : 3 Realms of Celestial Immortals

As the instigator of all this, Chen Xianzhu was also burdened with boundless karma.

30-6 layers of Karmic Red Lotus Sin Flames wreathed him, yet an inexplicable aura of virtuous righteousness enveloped Chen Xianzhu, rendering his presence an indescribable fusion of Buddha-like serenity and demonic intensity.

"Father!"

After everything had concluded, Chen Xianzhu sat shoulder to shoulder with Eldrin (Person Name) within the Desert Abyssal Cavern. With serene composure, he began to speak.

Eldrin gazed calmly at the Heavenly Dao Source Artifact, realizing that the artifact from the Great Desert Sky-Sand Realm was indeed severely damaged. To restore it would require at least Ancient Immortal-level artifact forging techniques, coupled with extremely rare ninth-grade supreme Chaos Divine Materials.

Whether it was the artifact-crafting techniques of the Ancient Immortal level or the Chaos Divine Materials of the ninth-rank supreme grade, these were rarities scarcely seen across the immortal domains. Even the handful of Ancient Immortals in the Qing Cang Immortal Domain might not possess such treasures, and even if they did, they would hardly be willing to expend them to repair a Primordial Dao Artifact.

"The Heavenly Dao Source Artifact is severely damaged. It can only be repaired another day."

Eldrin (Person Name) spoke slowly, then turned his gaze to Chen Xianzhu and asked, "What do you plan to do next?"

Chen Xianzhu replied with serene composure, "I wish to stand eternal vigil here, purifying the immortal spiritual energy to deliver all living beings—until every shred of sin upon my soul is cleansed."

"Cleansed of sin?"

Eldrin (Person Name) spoke slowly, unable to suppress a soft sigh.

In this battle, Chen Xianzhu had committed boundless slaughter, yet he also delivered countless beings across the sea of suffering. While tainted by 30-6 crimson lotuses of karmic sin, he simultaneously condensed 9 violet rays of merit.

However, cleansing his sins in the future would prove exceptionally difficult—he would need to guard for at least tens of millions of years more to purify his transgressions.

At this thought, Eldrin couldn't help but smile faintly. "You have your own path to walk, and as your father, it's not my place to say much more."

"Yet you dared to shatter obstacles and courageously bore the karmic burden. This pleases your father greatly."

"Go forth with peace of mind. I believe when you have cleansed yourself of all transgressions, that shall be the day you attain enlightenment of the Great Dao."

Chen Xianzhu alone wielded the fragmented Heavenly Dao Source Artifact of the Great Desert Sky Sand Domain, standing guard within the Chaotic Abyss to convert immortal spiritual energy. From that day forth, he never again stepped beyond the boundaries of the Great Desert Sky Sand Domain.

And this Great Desert Heaven Sand Domain thus became the only heavenly domain without a grotto-heaven.

With matters here concluded, Eldrin returned to the Abyssal Cavern and resumed his secluded life of tranquil cultivation.

With the aid of 20-4 middle-grade Primordial Ancient Trees, Eldrin's cultivation speed increased dramatically once more. Supplemented by treasures such as the Abyssal Cavern of Returning Ruins and the Primordial Ren Water Peaches of Heaven, his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.

Just over 600,000 years had passed since the Heavenly Tribulation, yet Eldrin's cultivation had already shown renewed growth, breaking through to the third level of the Celestial Immortal realm.

At this moment, it had only been about 800,000 years since Eldrin (Person Name) broke through to the Second Heavenly Layer of the Celestial Immortal realm.

"It seems we must pause here for now."

After breaking through to the Third Heavenly Layer of the Celestial Immortal Realm, Eldrin fell into a contemplative silence before speaking.

An ordinary flawless Celestial Immortal seeking to break through from the third to the fourth tier must first obtain elixirs to forcefully assault the bottleneck at the middle stage of Celestial Immortality.

Once you break through to the middle stage of the Celestial Immortal realm, you may then use the Primordial Qi to cultivate any 1 of these—flesh body, laws, or Dao Fruit—to the minor completion stage.

The required elixirs for this purpose include the likes of the 8 Revolutions Immortal Pill (Elixir), the Lingtai Immortal Pill (Elixir), and the Epiphany Enlightenment Pill (Elixir), which can aid immortals in breaking through the bottleneck at the middle stage of the Celestial Immortal realm.

However, cultivating the physical body, laws, and Dao fruits to the initial completion stage also required a considerable amount of Primordial Qi.

Generally speaking, an ordinary Celestial Immortal would need to expend 2 additional strands of Primordial Qi to cultivate a single foundation to minor completion. To fully cultivate all 3 foundations would require a total of 6 strands.

Including the 3 strands consumed during the breakthrough to Celestial Immortal, a flawless Celestial Immortal would require at least 9 strands of Primordial Qi in total to advance from the early to middle stage.

This is precisely why flawed Celestial Immortals rarely ever break through to the middle stage of Celestial Immortal.

Because the Flawed Celestial ascended to the cosmos within the dimensional realm, only 2 or 3 strands of Primordial Qi were converted—far from sufficient to gather the Primordial Qi needed to break through to the Mid-Celestial stage.

Most crucially, a flawed Celestial Immortal at the early stage faces a staggering 70 to 80 percent chance of perishing upon entering the Primordial Chaos—a far more terrifying prospect than the 50 percent mortality rate confronting those at the middle stage.

Thus, most flawed Celestial Immortals are unwilling to venture into the primordial chaos in search of Primordial Qi. This results in the vast majority of flawed Celestial Immortals having their cultivation stagnate at Celestial Immortal 3rd Layer.

For Eldrin (Person Name), elixirs for breaking through to the mid-stage Celestial Immortal realm were by no means scarce.

He possessed the Enlightening Tea and had already comprehended the principles of law to the Mid-stage Celestial Immortal realm. All he needed was to cultivate to the Third Level Perfection of Celestial Immortal, then refine a wisp of Primordial Qi to achieve a breakthrough.

As for achieving minor mastery in both the Dao Fruit and physical body, he lacked no resources—the only deficiency lay in the Primordial Qi.

Yet this Primordial Qi posed a great challenge for Eldrin, for his foundation was overwhelmingly profound, consuming resources fivefold that of his peers at the same cultivation stage.

An ordinary immortal would require only 6 strands of Primordial Qi to achieve minor mastery in physical body, laws, and Dao Fruit. Yet Eldrin needed a full 30 strands.

"These 30 strands of Primordial Qi—I doubt even the Ancient Immortal Ancestor could produce them all at once."

Eldrin murmured softly, a flicker of resolve passing through his shimmering gaze.

He emerged from the seclusion chamber and summoned his dao companions. Lyra (Person Name), Qing Ji, Yan Zi Ji, and Seraphina Qu (Person Name) arrived promptly, yet Lila (Person Name) was conspicuously absent.

Seeing this, Eldrin couldn't help but inquire, "Is Lila still at Phoenix Fall Ridge, receiving the legacy of the Ancient Ice Phoenix?"

Lyra nodded upon hearing this and said, "Lila has been in seclusion for over 1 million years. When I visited her recently, her cultivation had already reached the Third Heavenly Immortal Realm. It seems she will encounter no bottlenecks before breaking through to the Late Heavenly Immortal stage."

Qing Ji also nodded and said calmly, "The Ancient Ice Phoenix senior is at the very least an ancient immortal who has shattered the 5 Heavenly Barriers. With her personal assistance, Lila (Person Name) will undoubtedly advance all the way to the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm."

At this point, Qingji noticed Eldrin's (Person Name) cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds. She smiled softly and remarked, "My husband, you have broken through to the Third Heavenly Immortal Realm. It seems you are not far from the Middle Heavenly Immortal stage."

"Hmm."

Eldrin (Person Name) nodded and stated plainly, "I am prepared to venture forth and explore the depths of the primordial chaos."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone present shifted subtly.

Seraphina Qu couldn't help but clutch Eldrin's sleeve, her voice laced with concern as she urged, "Why not wait a little longer? It wouldn't be too late to go after you break through to the mid-stage Celestial Immortal realm."

"Indeed." Yan Zi Ji also nodded, then spoke up, "We still have some Primordial Qi left on hand. It would be best to let you use it to break through to the mid-stage Celestial Immortal realm first."

"No need."

Sensing the concern from the women, Eldrin felt deeply touched, yet he shook his head and said, "Though your foundations are extraordinary, reaching the mid-stage Celestial Immortal realm still requires a considerable amount of Primordial Qi."

"If I were to take away your Innate Qi, your cultivation would inevitably stagnate in the future."

"Moreover, our supply of Innate Qi is running low. We cannot simply sit back and exhaust our reserves..."

Hearing this, the women couldn't help but let out soft sighs of lamentation.

(End of Chapter)