Chapter 105 A Period of 3 Years (Time & Distance)

After handling the trivial matters concerning Chen Nianxu's descendants, Eldrin bid farewell to the old clan leader and rode his sword back to Spirit Isle Lake.

Now that the Dark Iron Mountain (Location) had been enveloped by a grand formation, and the several major Foundation Establishment immortal clans of Yu County showed no intention of seizing it, there was naturally no need for him to go there—especially since the Feng Family of Boyang County had refrained from taking action.

With Lior (Person Name) standing guard, it was more than sufficient to ensure the safety of the Dark Iron Mountain (Location) dojo. Moreover, by comparison, the significance of Spirit Lake Continent far surpassed that of Dark Iron Mountain (Location).

After returning to Spirit Lake Continent, Eldrin resumed his usual life of secluded cultivation. In the blink of an eye, another 3 years had passed.

On this day, Eldrin was in deep meditation when siblings Chen Silas and Chen Caleb arrived by boat from beyond Spirit Isle Lake.

Eldrin gazed at the 2 and said, "You've returned. How was your training journey this time?"

In recent years, the cultivation bases of Chen Caleb and Chen Silas had reached a bottleneck. They needed prolonged refinement of their true essence to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Thus, stirred by restlessness after long periods of stillness, they ventured to Celestial Ruins Mountain for training.

"This time at Celestial Ruins Mountain, we've slain over a dozen demonic beasts..."

Chen Silas (Person Name) chuckled as he recounted the events of his training journey to Eldrin (Person Name). After finishing his animated tale, he seemed to recall something and added.

"Uncle Eldrin, on my way here I stopped by Verdant Chariot Mountain. The Grand Elder asked me to inform you that Aunt Seraphina has begun preparations for Foundation Establishment."

She spoke as she handed over another storage pouch: "And he asked me to give this to you."

Eldrin opened it to find that the storage bag contained precisely the Spirit-Concentrating Pill and the few missing spiritual herbs required for the Exploding Origin Pill.

"Very well, I am aware of this matter. You may take your leave now. I must refine several batches of medicinal pills."

After sending the 2 away, he returned to the alchemy chamber and began refining pills. His first batch was the Spirit-Gathering Elixir.

Over the years, Eldrin's alchemy skills had advanced by leaps and bounds, and his cultivation had grown significantly. Crafting the Soul Convergence Pill once more was now as easy as taking candy from a baby.

Refining with his true fire, he produced a batch of Spirit-Gathering Pills in merely 1 day's effort, yielding a full 6 pills.

After successfully refining the Soul Convergence Pill, Eldrin took out the Fire Spirit Grass. This herb served as the primary ingredient for the Explosive Yuan Pill and was considered an exceedingly rare treasure.

That Exploding Origin Pill could temporarily boost a Foundation Establishment, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm) cultivator’s true essence by 50 percent, elevating it to a level comparable to Foundation Establishment, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm). It was a treasured pill cultivators relied upon as a life-or-death trump card.

This elixir has 1 flaw: after consuming it once, the meridians will remain damaged for 10 years, requiring a decade of gentle nurturing to restore peak condition.

However, if 1 were to recklessly take action within these 10 years, their meridians would rupture, resulting in injuries that are nearly impossible to repair.

"This Exploding Origin Pill would be most suitable for my use."

Eldrin gazed at the Fire Spirit Grass, a thought flashing through his mind. Having achieved Foundation Establishment through his own efforts, his spiritual energy was exceptionally sharp and fierce—its effect on tempering meridians surpassed that of ordinary Foundation Establishment by 30 percent.

Moreover, after having his meridians tempered by the Primordial Purple Qi for 30 years, the cumulative effect resulted in his meridians being far more resilient than those of other cultivators at the same level.

When an ordinary person consumes this Explosive Yuan Pill, their meridians will inevitably be damaged and become extremely fragile. However, if he were to take it, the consequences would likely be no more than minor impairment. With just 1 or 2 months of recuperation, he could fully recover, and it probably wouldn’t even hinder his ability to fight.

Thinking that after refining the Exploding Core Pill, he would gain another powerful trump card, Eldrin couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

He suppressed his thoughts and began refining the Exploding Origin Pills with the Fire Spirit Grass. Given his current alchemy skills, he was more than capable of crafting these pills, though the success rate this time was not particularly high.

After 3 days, Eldrin successfully refined 2 Exploding Origin Pills—a standard success rate for an intermediate second-tier alchemist.

Fortunately, the experience of refining the Explosive Yuan Pill had enhanced his alchemy skills somewhat, allowing him to ultimately advance further and produce 3 Spirit-Concentrating Pills (Spiritual Object) during the process.

"It's actually 3 of them."

Eldrin gazed at the Spirit-Concentrating Pill (Spiritual Object) before him, a faint smile gracing his lips. Having successfully refined 3 pills in a single batch, he now felt a glimmer of confidence in his bid to break through to the rank of a Second-Class High-Grade Alchemist.

A Spirit-Concentrating Pill (Spiritual Object) can only be consumed once in a cultivator's lifetime. After ingestion, it enhances a Foundation Establishment cultivator's spiritual sense by 30 percent, making it an exceptionally precious spiritual elixir.

It is essential to understand that spiritual sense plays a critical role. Upon reaching the Violet Mansion realm, cultivators require sufficiently powerful spiritual sense to convert magical power. Moreover, possessing robust spiritual sense significantly enhances 1’s chances of breaking through to the Violet Mansion realm.

"Let me take 1 first."

Eldrin retrieved a Spirit-Concentrating Pill (Spiritual Object) and swallowed it in 1 gulp.

In an instant, the spirit pill transformed into an invisible force that surged through his meridians into the sea of consciousness, continuously nourishing his spiritual sense and making it grow more powerful and refined.

After he had fully refined the Spirit-Concentrating Pill (Spiritual Object), his spiritual sense had increased by over 30 percent.

"This power."

Eldrin extended his senses, discovering that everything within a radius of 12,000 feet was revealed with absolute clarity—nothing could escape his divine consciousness.

An ordinary Foundation Establishment, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm) cultivator's divine sense could only extend 6 100 zhang around them, while even a Foundation Establishment, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) cultivator's divine sense typically spanned no more than 9 100 zhang.

Though he was merely at Foundation Establishment, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm), years of nurturing through the Primordial Violet Qi had already elevated his spiritual sense to rival that of a Foundation Establishment, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) cultivator. Now, with an additional 30 percent increase, it astonishingly expanded to a range of 1,200 zhang.

Legend has it that Early Stage Purple Palace realm cultivators can extend their divine sense across 10 li of land.

"A distance of 10 li equals 30 1000 feet. Though I cannot yet achieve such a feat, I have far surpassed ordinary Foundation Establishment, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) practitioners."

Eldrin thought to himself, adapting to his drastically amplified divine sense before stepping out of the seclusion chamber.

He instructed Caleb and Silas to guard Spirit Lake Isle, then summoned the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss. In the blink of an eye, he soared through the skies with Eldrin in tow.

Over the past few years, the clan had gathered sufficient amounts of both Geng Metal and Li Fire energies for him, refining this Natal Flying Sword to the peak of the second rank.

After advancing in grade, the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure) saw its power surge by over 50 percent. It could now unleash sapphire sword radiance extending over a 100 feet, while its speed reached the astonishing level of traversing 10 1000 li in a single day.

In just half a day, Eldrin had already flown over 5,000 li and arrived at Verdant Chariot Mountain.

No sooner had his sword radiance descended than he saw Chen Seraphina, who had been waiting for some time. Without further pleasantries, Eldrin handed her the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Spirit-Gathering Elixir, then inquired.

"How is your refinement of spiritual energy coming along? Are you ready to utilize the Foundation Establishment Pill (Spiritual Object)?"

"The timing was a bit rushed, so the refinement isn't quite complete."

"Seraphina Chen (Person Name) said with some nervousness. Strictly speaking, her current breakthrough to Foundation Establishment was still somewhat rushed."

In just 3 years, she had elevated her cultivation from the seventh level of Qi Refining to the ninth level, all thanks to the Second-Order Spirit Peach. However, the haste had left her meridians inadequately tempered.

"The timing is indeed a bit rushed, but this Foundation Establishment Pill (Spiritual Object) was refined 9 years ago. Its medicinal efficacy is about to dissipate, and we can delay no longer."

Eldrin said as he produced another jade box and handed it over: "This is a Marrow-Tempering Elixir I purchased not long ago from the Mu Clan Immortal Family. It will help refine your meridians."