Chapter 1897 : Beyond the Immortal Domains

"Eastern Departure Flame Domain [the name of a vast region in the primordial chaos]?"

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen felt a wave of solemnity wash over him. This was his first glimpse into the power structures that lay beyond the Three Thousand Immortal Domains, and his gaze grew heavy with contemplation.

Donghua Immortal Lord gave a slight nod and began to explain in a calm, measured tone. "The Eastern Departure Flame Domain is the name of this very region we inhabit."

As Donghua Immortal Lord continued his explanation, Eldrin Chen gradually gained a clearer understanding of this Eastern Departure Flame Domain.

It turned out that the Chaos [the primordial, formless void from which all things emerged] was boundless and immeasurable. Even the vast Three Thousand Immortal Domains were but a solitary island when compared to its endless expanse.

The immense Chaos region beyond the Three Thousand Immortal Domains was divided into six cardinal directions: East, West, South, North, Upper Firmament, and Lower Profound. Each of these domains was staggeringly vast, with a complex and tangled web of factions and powers.

The Chaos was, by its very nature, a realm of profound disorder, making it nearly impossible to discern one's location or direction, let alone demarcate clear borders.

Therefore, the Three Great Heavenly Courts [the supreme governing bodies of the immortal realms] established a rule: any territory governed by a Primordial One Imperial Lord [an Imperial Lord who has attained the Primordial One Realm] would be designated as a 'Path Domain'.

The Eastern Departure Flame Domain was precisely such a Primordial One [the foundational first major stage of cultivation beyond the Immortal Realm] Path Domain. Across the eastern reaches of the Three Thousand Immortal Domains, there were several dozen such Primordial One Path Domains.

And the location of the Returning Abyss Immortal Domain was situated right within the eastern Eastern Departure Flame Domain. Continue reading this story at audi novel.com.

Within the expanse of the Eastern Departure Flame Domain [a vast and perilous region bordering the primordial chaos], there exist over one hundred Immortal Domains [realms governed by immortal cultivators] of varying sizes, alongside more than one hundred Great Encompassing Rank Chaos Lairs [dens of powerful beings born from primordial chaos].

The Immortal Domains established by the Great Encompassing [a supreme cultivation realm] experts from the myriad clans of the Three Thousand Immortal Domains [a collective term for the civilized realms], and the Chaos Lairs of the Chaos Fiends [demonic entities native to the primordial chaos] lie interlocked like the fangs of a beast, engaged in perpetual warfare with one another.

"Over one hundred Immortal Domains, and more than one hundred Great Encompassing Chaos Lairs," Eldrin Chen murmured softly, a trace of solemnity coloring his expression.

The presence of a single Immortal Domain signifies one Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [a supreme immortal who has attained the Great Encompassing realm]. However, a single Chaos Lair does not necessarily harbor only one Chaos Demon God [a powerful demonic deity of chaos]. For the more formidable Chaos Lairs might be garrisoned by several Great Encompassing Demon Gods [deities of the demonic path].

It could be said that the number of Chaos Demon Gods within the Eastern Departure Flame Domain likely far exceeds one hundred.

Contemplating this, Eldrin Chen drew a deep breath before speaking. "It seems that within this Eastern Departure Flame Domain, our forces from the Three Thousand Immortal Domains are still at a disadvantage."

Donghua Immortal Lord [a title for a powerful immortal lord] nodded in agreement. "The Eastern Departure Flame Domain is named for the Ancient Plain of Departing Flames [a legendary and dangerous plain of eternal flames], which has always been our foremost adversary."

As Donghua Immortal Lord continued, Eldrin Chen gradually came to understand the origins of the Eastern Departure Flame Domain.

It turned out that at the very Central heart of this domain lay a Primordial One Grade [the highest grade of primordial power] Chaos Lair, known as the Ancient Plain of Departing Flames.

Within the Ancient Plain of Departing Flames resides a being known as the Departing Flame Demon God. Born from the Chaos Southern Blaze fire, its cultivation has already ascended to the Primordial One Imperial Lord Realm.

A Chaos Demon God of such Primordial One Grade power, whose dominion has suppressed the Eastern Departure Flame Domain for tens of thousands of Kalpa Tribulation [immense cosmic cycles], naturally possesses strength that is unfathomably profound.

Contemplating this, Eldrin Chen could not help but reveal a trace of solemnity. His Immortal Domain [a cultivator's personal realm] was established within the territory of the Departing Flame Demon God—this was likely to be a significant complication.

Noticing his expression, Donghua Immortal Lord guessed his thoughts and spoke immediately. "You need not be overly concerned. Within the Eastern Departure Flame Domain, our Human Race also has a Primordial One Imperial Lord."

"His Dao title is Blazeflame Imperial Lord. He and the Blazeflame Demon God are Great Path Rival [fated rivals on the Great Dao], locked in a stalemate for many years without ever falling to a disadvantage."

"Blazeflame Imperial Lord?"

Hearing this, Eldrin Chen immediately consulted the map in his hand. He then discovered that within the Eastern Departure Flame Domain, there was indeed an Immortal Domain named the Blazeflame Immortal Domain.

The reason Eldrin Chen had not noticed it before was because this Blazeflame Immortal Domain was merely a high-grade Immortal Domain, far less grand and imposing than the Primordial One [the foundational, supreme principle] Dao Domain of the Blazeflame Demon God.

In that moment, Eldrin Chen understood.

After breaking through to the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm, an Immortal Domain can at most be elevated to the level of a high-grade Immortal Domain. To advance further and transform into a Primordial One Dao Domain is an impossibility.

Even an existence at the Primordial One Imperial Lord Realm [the foundational realm of supreme cosmic lords] cannot obtain Innate Primordial Breath [the primordial creative energy of the cosmos] by ascending to an Immortal Domain [a celestial realm governed by immortal laws].

For the Great Encompassing Golden Immortals [immortals who have attained a state of perfect, all-encompassing golden perfection] of the Three Thousand Immortal Domains [the collective name for the myriad immortal realms], the sole method to advance to the Primordial One Imperial Lord Realm is to seek Opportunity and Fortune [the rare chances and cosmic luck required for profound breakthroughs] within the Chaos [the primordial, formless state before creation], or to assault the Chaos Path Domains [realms born from and anchored in primordial chaos] occupied by Chaos Demon Gods [ancient, immensely powerful demons native to the primordial chaos].

The Blazeflame Imperial Lord is an entity at the early Primordial One Imperial Lord stage. In order to contend with the Departing Flame Demon God for Great Path Authority [supreme authority over a fundamental cosmic principle or law], he has been locked in a stalemate with it within this Eastern Departure Flame Domain [a vast cosmic region defined by the principle of departing flames]. It is said that despite launching several wars against each other, neither has managed to slay the other.

It is precisely because the Blazeflame Imperial Lord stands as the vanguard that the other Immortal Domains within this region have been able to hold their ground.

Contemplating this, Eldrin Chen glanced at the map. He noted that his Returning Abyss Immortal Domain was quite distant from the Departing Flame Demon God's Ancient Plain of Departing Flames, and he let out a faint sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Donghua Immortal Lord [an immortal lord whose title signifies 'Eastern Splendor'] spoke again, "While we reside within the Eastern Departure Flame Domain under the protection of the Departure Flame Imperial Lord, we must also bear certain responsibilities."

"Unless you intend to leave the Eastern Departure Flame Domain entirely, once the Departure Flame Imperial Lord mobilizes for war, you and I will be conscripted to fight." Official source: audio . novel . com. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen's brow furrowed slightly as he sank into deep thought.

Noting his reaction, Donghua Immortal Lord continued, "Of course, conflicts between Primordial One Imperial Lords are rarely decisive. A full-scale war is not something they would lightly initiate."

"You need not worry excessively. Even if war does break out, you and I, as Great Encompassing Immortal Lords [immortal lords who have mastered their domain to a profound degree], are fundamentally unassailable."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen gave a slight nod of understanding. A Great Encompassing Golden Immortal does not fall into Reincarnation; unless slain by a Great Path Rival, they cannot truly perish. From this perspective alone, one could be considered to stand on unassailable ground.

Having spoken thus far, Donghua Immortal Lord said no more on the matter.

He stayed as a guest in the Returning Abyss Immortal Domain for half a day before departing in haste.

Watching Donghua Immortal Lord leave, Exquisite Jiang approached. Eldrin Chen informed her of the situation in the Eastern Departure Flame Domain.

Exquisite Jiang fell silent for a moment before finally speaking. "With your strength, you should rank among the powerful even within that Eastern Departure Flame Domain. Moreover, with Blazeflame Imperial Lord leading the way ahead, there is no need for excessive worry about danger."

"The pressing matter now is preparing for the Great Encompassing Immortal Banquet."

Eldrin Chen nodded in agreement and then spoke. "Leave the matter of the invitations to you all. Before that, I have some affairs to attend to first."

"Affairs to attend to?"

Exquisite Jiang was momentarily taken aback, a thoughtful expression flickering across her face.

Eldrin Chen nodded once more, his voice carrying a note of resolve. "There are some regrets in this life... perhaps it is time to make amends."

With those words, Eldrin Chen gave a casual wave of his hand and, in a single stride, departed from the Returning Abyss Immortal Domain.

After leaving the Returning Abyss Immortal Domain, Eldrin Chen took a single step and arrived within the Vast Azure Immortal Domain, a realm nestled inside the Three Thousand Immortal Domains.

"You have returned."

As Eldrin Chen returned, the will of the Heavenly Path [the supreme natural order and law of the cosmos] within the Vast Azure Immortal Domain stirred slightly before speaking. "You succeeded, as I knew you would. My judgment was not mistaken."

Eldrin Chen nodded, then stated calmly, "I have matters to attend to. I trust you will not interfere."

The Heavenly Path Will [the conscious intent of the cosmic order] seemed to understand his meaning and immediately replied, "But—"

"My thanks."

Eldrin Chen gave a slight nod of acknowledgment and finally began to act.

An infinite power of the Great Path [the fundamental principle underlying all existence] began to circulate around him. A supreme, peerless might, unparalleled throughout all antiquity, pierced through the Long River [the metaphorical river of time and destiny]. Boundless Power of Time [the energy governing the flow and manipulation of time] swirled and eddied around his form.

"BOOM!"

In that instant, the entire Vast Azure Immortal Domain trembled violently. The boundless Long River of time [the metaphysical flow of time through the cosmos] actually began to reverse its course.

With a single step, Eldrin Chen instantly caused the endless flow of Space-Time [the fabric of reality encompassing the three spatial dimensions and the dimension of time] to surge backwards. The mountains, rivers, and heavens of the entire Vast Azure Immortal Domain began to rewind.

In less than the span of a single breath, Eldrin Chen had returned to a time one million years in the past. He discovered the old scene of the Kalpa Tribulation [a cataclysmic cosmic cycle that reshapes reality] Burst [a divine ability of immense destructive power], witnessing once more his own battle where he suppressed and slew Xuanheng Ancient Demon and Myriad Ghosts Patriarch.

For this old scene of Space-Time, Eldrin Chen did not linger. After but a fleeting glance, he continued his journey forward.

The vast Vast Azure Immortal Domain underwent increasingly dramatic transformations. As Eldrin Chen observed the domain's ceaseless changes, he unknowingly traced his way back ten million years.

He witnessed the Returning Abyss Heavenly Domain reverting back into the Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea, and saw old acquaintances like the Master of Flowing Fire Star Palace, the Celestial Prison Clan Patriarch, and the Dragon King of Western Essence.

Yet Eldrin Chen still did not pause. He continued striding forth, shattering the firmament as he traveled, relentlessly tracing his path upstream along the Long River of time. Unconsciously, he returned to the era of the Purple Seal Realm, only finally halting before a scene from a far more distant fragment of Space-Time.

It was a night of swirling, heavy snow. A man drenched in blood, carrying a child on his back, crossed the Hundred-Thousand-Mile Great Wasteland. With the last vestiges of his strength utterly spent, he delivered the child to the foot of Green Chariot Mountain.

"Father."

Gazing at the blood-soaked man before him, Eldrin Chen could not help but murmur softly, a sigh coloring the light in his eyes.

The young man was named Verdant Brightness Chen, the father of Eldrin Chen in this life. He had once been an outer disciple of the Verdant Sun Sect, but his life was cut short due to the Qin Clan of Tianlu Continent coveting his Path Body [a rare and coveted physique ideal for cultivation].

Even after the passage of twelve million years, Eldrin Chen's memories of this childhood event remained etched in his mind with profound clarity.

Now, wielding world-shaking power to ascend against the current of the River of Space-Time [the metaphysical flow of time and space] and return to this moment in his youth, a wave of deep emotion washed over Eldrin Chen's heart.

"Father."

His heart trembling, Eldrin Chen ultimately did not linger. He continued his journey upstream along the River of Space-Time.

He continued to trace back through the mountains and rivers of Space-Time [the fabric of reality encompassing time and space]. This time, he traversed in one breath to a point one hundred thousand years before the birth of Eldrin Chen, only pausing after the era when the Purple Seal Realm had been cast into exile.

Eldrin Chen wished to go further, to glimpse the Purple Seal Immortal Lord in his youth. Yet, he discovered that the Space-Time from one hundred thousand years before his own birth had been severed by an invisible force.

Even with his current level of cultivation, Eldrin Chen found it impossible to continue his ascent against the current, to trace back to more ancient stretches of Space-Time.

"Has everything been erased?"

Eldrin Chen murmured, a ripple of contemplation stirring within the depths of his gaze.

Within the vast expanse of the Chaos [the primordial state before the formation of ordered worlds], time flows as a unidirectional Long River [a metaphorical representation of the timeline of existence]. Events that have already transpired cannot be altered, a feat not even Eldrin Chen could accomplish.

Yet everything before his eyes had been severed, rendering the past existence of the Purple Seal Immortal Lord untraceable. The terrifying power this represented sent a tremor of apprehension through Eldrin Chen.

"It seems the Purple Seal Immortal Lord did not wish for certain discoveries to be made," he murmured to himself.

Eldrin Chen suppressed the thought, speaking no more of it.

Without further comment, he turned and began to descend the temporal Long River, slowing his pace to observe the history of the Purple Seal Realm.

Within this river of time, Eldrin Chen witnessed the hundred-thousand-year war waged between the Purple Seal Realm and the Catastrophe Demon God. He beheld conflicts he had not personally experienced, battles fought by generations past.

The sages and heroes of the Purple Seal Realm, in their defense of their homeland, faced the Catastrophe Demon God in one desperate, life-and-death Burst [a climactic, all-out release of power] after another. Tale after tale of valor and sacrifice unfolded before his eyes.

Yet to all of this, Eldrin Chen did not intervene.

Even a Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [a supreme cultivator who has attained a state of perfect unity with the cosmos], possessing the power to traverse Space-Time, cannot alter established facts of the past.

For to change the past would unravel the very fabric of Space-Time itself—a feat beyond even a Great Encompassing Golden Immortal. In truth, not even an existence at the third realm of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor [a sovereign ruler born from the primordial chaos] could rewrite history.

Yet what has transpired cannot be undone. However, with the power of a Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [the pinnacle of cultivation, capable of manipulating the fundamental laws of reality], one can retrieve those long-departed comrades from the currents of the Long River [the metaphorical river representing the flow of time itself].

Eldrin Chen strolled within the River of Space-Time [a divine technique allowing perception and traversal of the temporal stream]. With his Great Encompassing [a supreme cultivation level] cultivation power, he plucked True Spirit Imprint [the unique, indelible spiritual signature of a being, tied to its destiny] from the Space-Time [the fabric of reality encompassing both dimensions] twelve million years in the future. Using these imprints as a foundation, he gathered the scattered souls of martyrs whose spirits had been utterly destroyed, expending immense power to reforge [meticulously reconstruct and mend] their spiritual souls.

By the time Eldrin Chen returned to the moment of his own birth, he had already saved many heroes of the Purple Seal Realm [a specific cultivation world] who had perished, their souls scattered, during the demonic tribulations.

It was on the very day of Eldrin Chen's birth that he witnessed it: a surge of Violet Aura [a rare and auspicious spiritual energy of the highest grade] flowing eastward for ten thousand Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] across the Purple Seal Realm. That magnificent omen was seen throughout the vast Immortal Domain [a region of immortal cultivation] of the Eastern Barrens [a specific geographical region].

"So it is true. I was indeed born in response to destiny's call."

Eldrin Chen offered a faint, knowing smile. He then took another step, traversing three years, and beheld a scene of utmost brutality.

There, within the Alchemy Chamber [a specialized chamber for pill refinement] on Green Sun Mountain [a specific mountain], the Second Ancestor of Qin Clan [a senior patriarch of the Qin family] seized Condensing Dusk Zhang's Path Body [a rare and potent innate physique ideal for cultivation]. He cruelly refined her living form into a single, crimson Blood Pill.

"Damn him!"

Eldrin Chen's eyes turned icy cold, a murderous intent to grind this man—whom he had slain long ago—to dust rising within him. Yet, he ultimately found himself powerless to act.

He was merely an observer within the River of Space-Time, incapable of altering history that had already been written.

"Alas."

In the end, Eldrin Chen let out a soft sigh.

He performed a quick calculation with his fingers and discovered that twelve million years later, his mother's soul would have long since scattered to the winds within the River of Space-Time [a conceptual river representing the flow of time and space]. While a new soul consciousness would be born from her True Spirit [the foundational spiritual essence of a being], it would no longer be *her*.

"Mother, return!"

Without hesitation, Eldrin Chen forcefully reached twelve million years into the future, seized the True Spirit Imprint [the unique spiritual signature or pattern of a being's True Spirit] of his mother, and at the very moment of her death, reforge [to reshape or recreate through profound spiritual or magical means] both her soul and physical body.

"Ah—!"

Condensing Dusk Zhang was resurrected from Death, the terror and despair not yet faded from her face. Suddenly finding a handsome man clad in snow-white robes standing before her, she was momentarily stunned.

In that instant, she couldn't help but look at the figure before her and ask, "I'm not dead? Did you... save me?"

"Mother."

Eldrin Chen helped her to her feet, then sighed softly and said, "I am your son... Eldrin."

"Eldrin?"

Condensing Dusk Zhang wore a look of utter bewilderment. Unable to accept it, she instinctively refuted, "Impossible. My child is only three years old."

"Alas."

Eldrin Chen let out a soft sigh before speaking. "I have come from a time twelve million years in the future, precisely to guide you back."

As his words fell, Eldrin Chen extended a finger. A stream of information surged directly into Condensing Dusk Zhang's consciousness.

Condensing Dusk Zhang instantly received the information. Though it was still difficult to fully digest, she grasped the general outline of the Karma [the cosmic principle of cause and effect that binds all actions and their consequences].

She looked again at the nearby Great Cauldron [a legendary artifact used for profound alchemical refinement]. Beside it, the Second Ancestor of Qin Clan [a senior patriarch of the Qin family] was refining pills with a vicious sneer, while her own corpse was slowly turning to dust. In that moment, she believed Eldrin Chen's words.

"So... my son possesses the Great Encompassing Potential [a legendary innate constitution of boundless capacity and destiny]."

Eldrin Chen did not answer directly. Instead, he spoke calmly, "Upon my return journey downstream along the Long River [the metaphorical river of time itself], I intend to retrieve a few others."

"Your soul essence likely cannot withstand the relentless erosion of the Power of Time [the fundamental, erosive force of temporal flow]. It is best for you to enter a deep slumber for a time."

As his words fell, Eldrin Chen waved his sleeve, plunging Condensing Dusk Zhang into a deep slumber, and then used his awe-inspiring magical power to shield her Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator].

Having completed this, Eldrin Chen continued his journey downstream along the river of memory.

This time, he witnessed the Second Ancestor of Qin Clan intent on striking him and his father down to eradicate them completely. Yet, in the end, the ancestor was driven away in alarm by the sheer Sword Intent [the conceptual will and power imbued in a sword technique] unleashed by the Azure Abyss Sword, which dragged its own shattered form into the fray.

"So, I truly do owe Senior Azure Abyss a life-saving debt,"

Eldrin Chen murmured softly before finally taking another step forward.

Once more, he saw his father carrying him across the Hundred-Thousand-Mile Great Wasteland, pursued relentlessly every step of the way by the Verdant Sun Sect.

Throughout that perilous journey, Eldrin Chen and his father faced death at every turn. Their eventual escape was made possible only by the aid of two individuals.

The first was Eldrin Chen's maternal grandfather, Heaven Sun Zhang. Heaven Sun Zhang was a senior Foundation Establishment Cultivator [a cultivator who has solidified their spiritual foundation] within the Verdant Sun Sect. In his later years, his cultivation had reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment [the pinnacle of the Foundation Establishment realm], and he even enjoyed deep friendships with several of the sect's Violet Sanctum [cultivators who have opened their Violet Palace, the realm above Foundation Establishment] elders.

To help Eldrin Chen and his father escape danger, Heaven Sun Zhang maneuvered tirelessly within the Verdant Sun Sect, sparing no expense and sacrificing his entire fortune to secure for them a sliver of hope.

The identity of the second helper, however, left Eldrin Chen utterly astonished.

This man, Eldrin Chen, happened to be someone he recognized. He was precisely the Violet Sanctum Cultivator 'Mordecai Lin' from the Verdant Sun Sect. This Mordecai Lin hailed from the Lin Clan of Yu County. Sympathizing with the plight of Eldrin Chen's family and, out of a sense of shared origin from Yu County, he had discreetly instructed his disciples to grant them leniency on several occasions.

Had it not been for Mordecai Lin's covert intervention, it was doubtful whether Verdant Brightness Chen could have brought him back alive so easily.

This revelation struck Eldrin Chen with surprise, mingled with a measure of shock and bewilderment.

"If there was such a debt of kindness, why did he never speak of it back then?" This novel is serialized on audio—novel.com. Visit for updates.