Chapter 1794 : Demon Emperor Rift Heaven

Eldrin had no intention of intervening in such tribulations. He remained secluded within the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss, quietly cultivating while awaiting the conclusion of this great calamity.

Thus time flew by, and 30 1000 years passed in the blink of an eye. By the time the great calamity reached its end, Eldrin (Person Name) had already firmly established his cultivation at the fourth level of the Celestial Immortal realm.

Not only that, but Eldrin also consumed the remaining 2 9 Revolutions Immortal Pills, advancing his Innate Primordial Indestructible Body yet another step. The only regret was that due to insufficient Primordial Qi, his 5 Life-Bound Immortal Treasures failed to ascend to the ninth-rank superior grade.

There was still some Primordial Violet Qi of the Grand Beginning, but it was far too scarce. In the future, it would be needed to synthesize the Primordial Light of the Grand Beginning, so Eldrin had no intention of using it as a substitute for Primordial Qi.

This great tribulation once again saw the Abyssal Ruins Immortal Alliance gain 4 new Celestial Immortals: Chen Bufan (Person Name), Chen Xinghong (Person Name), Jiang Taibai (Person Name), and Qu Ziyan (Person Name).

Among these 4 individuals, Chen Bu Fan and Chen Xing Hong were both protagonists of the Chen Clan's tribulation, Jiang Tai Bai was also a prodigious talent from the Purple Realm, while Qu Zi Yan possessed the rare thunderblood lineage of the Immortal Shell Clan—a figure from the same generation as Glazed Divine Lord.

Thus, all 4 of them had the substantial backing of numerous Celestial Immortals, so their ascension to the Celestial Immortal realm was within expectations. As for other old acquaintances, some halted at the Taiyi Realm, while others tragically fell during their heavenly tribulations. In time, they would require guidance to reincarnate and return.

Getting back to the story, shortly after the great calamity ended, Lyra (Person Name) broke through to the mid-stage Celestial Immortal realm, while Qing Ji (Person Name) and the others were also not far from achieving their own breakthroughs.

Moreover, Eldrin (Person Name) left each member of the clan a drop of the Creation Water of Heaven and Earth (Magical Substance). A single drop of this miraculous water could increase their chances of breaking through to the mid-stage Celestial Immortal realm by 30 percent. Though Eldrin (Person Name) wished he could have left more, the 9 Heavens Primordial Qi (Cultivation Resource) was exceedingly rare, with only 2 known sources in existence.

The first method was to let the Qiankun Yiqi Bottle freely absorb the energies of Heaven and Earth. However, the bottle’s absorption rate was limited, and coupled with the fact that the Qiangcang Immortal Realm’s world was exceptionally stable, with only sparse traces of scattered Qian and Kun energies, it would take 100,000 years to condense a single drop of Qiankun Creation Water.

Second, to seek out rare objects of the Qiankun attribute and place them within, transforming them into the Qiankun Creation Water.

All rare treasures with Qiankun attributes are of extraordinary value, yet those capable of meeting the requirements of the Primordial Qiankun Vial are exceedingly scarce. Generally speaking, only Supreme-grade rarities such as the Pure Qi of Heavenly Yang and the Primordial Breath of Earthly Yin can fulfill such criteria.

Yet, 1 portion of Qian Tian Qing Qi (Heavenly Pure Qi) combined with 1 portion of Kun Di Mu Qi (Earthly Mother Qi) could only synthesize a single drop of Qian Kun Zao Hua Shui (Creation Water of Heaven and Earth). Given the current resources of the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization), they could indeed afford to acquire hundreds or even thousands of portions of Qian Tian Qing Qi (Heavenly Pure Qi). However, within the short span of a dozen or so millennia, they had managed to gather merely 20-some portions.

After her breakthrough, Lyra (Person Name) opened 3 new celestial realms. Combined with the original 20-1 realms, she had now established the 20-4 Celestial Domains.

Eldrin used the Heaven and Earth Primordial Vial to help Lyra advance 20-4 innate ancient trees. Then, he took Lyra deep into the chaos, concealed their celestial machinations, and with the aid of the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss, arrived at the chaotic realm beyond the Taihan Celestial Domain.

They continued their journey, traversing until they arrived within the Heavenly Abyss Grotto-Heaven, where they met the Heavenly Abyss Patriarch and the Celestial Mountain Goddess.

After a dozen or so millennia apart, Eldrin noticed that both of them seemed to have refined their cultivation, having clearly assimilated the gains from their previous encounters.

During her time in the lower realm, Lyra had crossed paths with the reincarnated form of the Elder of the Endless Skies and had also encountered the Celestial Maiden. Thus, no elaborate introduction was necessary.

After the 4 exchanged pleasantries, Eldrin asked without needing to voice the question, "How are things?"

The 2 naturally understood Eldrin’s meaning. After exchanging a glance, the Celestial Maiden was the first to speak: "In recent years, many ancient immortals in the Frigid Immortal Realm have emerged from seclusion for the sake of the fragmented immortal domains. Combined with those who have returned from the primordial chaos, we have now gathered a total of 20-3 ancient immortal powerhouses."

Moreover, ancient immortals from the surrounding celestial realms continued to arrive 1 after another, and the total number of these venerable beings had likely surpassed 30.

30 ancient mighty immortals?

Eldrin's eyes flickered slightly, a trace of astonishment coloring his expression.

You must understand, the ancient immortal Elders had already shattered the Heavenly Pass, granting them formidable resistance to the suppression of chaos. Within the 3 1000 Immortal Domains—this realm of suppressed chaos—they could unleash 70 to 80 percent of their combat prowess.

Thus, when 2 Ancient Immortals joined forces, they could suppress a Chaos Lone Beast of the same realm. Some top-tier Ancient Immortals who had shattered the 7 Heavenly Barriers could even completely ignore the Chaos suppression and unleash their full combat prowess.

Under such circumstances, the combined strength of 30 ancient mighty cultivators should suffice to contend against the Shattered Immortal Realm.

Most importantly, there were still some years remaining before the predicted 200,000-year mark. In the coming period, more Ancient Immortals would likely emerge from seclusion or return to the realm, joining this grand feast.

At this thought, Eldrin did not need to voice his concerns aloud: "With several dozen ancient immortals, the number of Celestial Immortals will likely exceed our expectations."

"Hmm." Patriarch Tianya nodded, his gaze turning grave as he said, "From what I've learned, over 3,000 Celestial Immortals in the Frigid Frost Celestial Realm have already emerged from seclusion. With the addition of mighty figures from neighboring celestial realms, I fear the number won't fall short of 5 1000."

Although the vast majority of these individuals possessed cultivation at the early or middle Heavenly Immortal stage, there were also no small number who had reached the late Heavenly Immortal stage.

At this point, even Patriarch Tianya couldn't help but frown slightly.

So many Celestial Immortals and mighty figures, among them even thousands at the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm—before such power, even the Venerable Tianya appeared utterly unremarkable.

In such circumstances, competing with so many for this serendipity would likely prove no easy task.

Eldrin understood the Ancient 1 of the Sky’s Edge’s thoughts and spoke up, "Senior, there is no need to worry. Let’s take 1 step at a time. No matter how things unfold, with the Chaos Mist shrouding us, we will surely be able to advance or retreat freely."

The Ancient 1 of the Horizon couldn't help but nod with a faint smile. "You make a valid point. With the profound power of your Primordial Chaos Mist, we stand upon unshakable ground."

Everyone settled their minds, and what followed was the wait for the day they would attack the Fragmentary Immortal Realm.

In the time that followed, they cultivated in seclusion while they waited, and thus tens of thousands of years passed in the blink of an eye.

When the day came that war drums thundered across the Firmament of Eternal Frost and horns echoed through the 6 directions of heaven and earth, 1 chaotic ancient vessel after another emerged from the cosmos’ 8 horizons, sailing toward the primordial edges beyond the celestial domain.

Eldrin traveled alongside Old Man Tianya and the others. When they arrived at the periphery of the Taihan Immortal Domain, they witnessed ancient chaos ships piercing through the void from all directions. In the blink of an eye, over 1,000 ancient chaos vessels had converged.

When everything was finally ready, Eldrin discovered there were as many as 3,000 Chaos Ancient Ships, leaving everyone utterly astounded.

You must understand, these were 3,000 primordial chaos vessels. Though the vast majority were low-grade ninth-tier, this was astonishing enough. Each primordial chaos vessel required slaying a primordial chaos beast to forge—this could truly be called the foundation of a cave heaven.

In comparison, across the entire Vast Azure Immortal Realm, the combined holdings of its 200-some cave heavens likely amount to no more than 1 100 primordial chaos arks.

Generally speaking, only powerful Celestial Immortals could hunt Primordial Chaos Beasts. Weaker Celestial Immortals dared not even venture into the Chaos, making it impossible for them to slay such creatures and construct Primordial Chaos Ships.

As the saying goes, 1 may glimpse the whole picture from a single detail. The more Chaos Ancient Ships a celestial domain possesses, the more high-level Celestial Immortals it harbors within. Thus, by observing the number of these ancient vessels, 1 can roughly gauge the strength of that celestial domain.

"The Profound Frost Immortal Realm truly lives up to being the center of dozens of surrounding immortal realms. Its profound heritage is simply beyond what the Azure Vault Immortal Realm could ever hope to match."

Witnessing this scene, Lyra spoke slowly, offering her assessment thus.

Eldrin also nodded, lifting his gaze toward the forefront of the 3,000 Chaos Ancient Ships.

Yet deep within the chaos, 3 primordial vessels towered above all others, standing amidst the turbid void like the moon attended by stars. Even a Ninth-Tier, Lower-Grade primordial ship appeared as nothing but a negligible speck before them.

3 1000 Chaos Ancient Ships encircled them from behind, like minnows trailing a leviathan—tiny and insignificant.

Chaos Ancient Vessel of the Ninth-Rank Pinnacle Grade.

Eldrin murmured softly, his gaze tinged with profound gravity.

The 9-Order Supreme Chaos Ancient Vessel was forged from the bones of a Chaos Beast King's dragon skeleton, supplemented by incalculable quantities of rare treasures during its refinement, rendering its value nearly immeasurable.

It is widely acknowledged that forging a single Ninth-Grade Supreme Chaos Ancient Vessel consumes resources equivalent to at least 10 Innate Ancient Treasures.

"The Taihan Immortal Realm actually possesses such profound foundations."

Eldrin spoke slowly, a trace of solemnity coloring his expression.

Seeing this, the Ancient Celestial Venerable spoke slowly, "These 3 ancient vessels are respectively named Sky-Rending, Frostnight, and Primordial Abyss. They originate from the 3 most powerful supreme-grade grotto-heavens within the Great Frost Immortal Domain."

The masters of these 3 ancient vessels were respectively the Demon Emperor Lietian—the foremost figure among the demonic races of the Taihan Immortal Realm—along with Hanye and Minggu, both of whom belong to our human race. These 3 individuals are supreme Ancient Immortals who have shattered the 5 Heavenly Barriers. Over the years, they have slain not 1, but multiple Chaos Beast Kings.

5 Heavenly Barriers?

Upon hearing this, Eldrin (Person Name) felt a tremor in his heart.

Among the ancient immortals, those capable of breaking through the 5 Heavenly Barriers had always been exceedingly rare.

Such individuals, while perhaps not 1 in a 1000, are exceptionally rare. Among hundreds of ancient immortals and mighty figures, it is uncertain whether even 1 could ultimately cultivate to such a realm.

Yet now, 3 had appeared simultaneously, leaving Eldrin utterly astounded.

The Celestial Maiden understood Eldrin’s thoughts and spoke softly, “The Frigid Celestial Realm, as a legacy left behind by a Quasi-Sage Emperor, possesses foundations far beyond what ordinary celestial realms can rival.”

"As far as I know, since the Primordial Era, the Frigid Celestial Realm has given birth to 13 Great Luo Immortal Lords. In this current age, the most powerful among them has merely shattered the 17 Celestial Gates—a period considered relatively lacking in celestial fortune when measured against the annals of ancient history."

Hearing this, Eldrin finally understood that since ancient times, the Taihan Immortal Realm had almost every era witnessed the existence of 7 Calamity Ancient Immortals who shattered the 7 Heavenly Barriers. During the peak of their celestial fortune, there had even emerged 8 Calamity Ancient Immortals who were only A Step Away from the Great Perfection.

Although the ninth heavenly tribulation, the Tribulation of Fate, was notoriously difficult to transcend—with nearly 90% of 8-tribulation ancient immortals falling at this stage—the Taihan Immortal Realm still produced 13 individuals who successfully crossed this threshold.

With the addition of the Great Frost Emperor, who had cultivated to the Quasi-Sage Realm, the fortune and foundation of the Great Frost Immortal Domain were enough to rank among the top 1 100—or even the top 50—of the 3 1000 immortal domains.

Just as Eldrin was lost in thought, a horn blast echoed from the depths of the chaos. The 3 supreme-grade Primordial Chaos Ships immediately set into motion, followed by vessel after vessel emerging through the void. They tore through the turbulent chaos, advancing toward the shattered celestial realm.

Let us depart, spoke the Heaven-Reaching Elder, leading the group as they followed.

The great army marched onward ceaselessly, led by the supreme Chaos Ancient Vessel. Cutting through the primordial chaos with astonishing speed, they traversed the boundless void in merely 10 1000 years before arriving at the fringes of the shattered celestial realm.

"Could this be the Shattered Immortal Realm?"

As the great army came to a halt, Eldrin (Person Name) could not help but look up.

It was a vast and majestic ancient continent, permeated with an overwhelmingly fierce aura.

Desolate, savage, brutal, chaotic...

This shattered immortal realm seemed to have been violently torn from a complete celestial domain, resembling nothing so much as a broken fragment of some magnificent divine world.

Eldrin had no idea what exactly he had experienced, but the fact that the shattered immortal realm now drifted to this place indicated it must have been an extraordinarily brutal battle—1 that very likely witnessed the fall of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Boom—

At that very instant, the primordial chaos began to tremble violently.

Upon the Heaven-Rending Ancient Vessel stood a figure clad in golden armor, gripping a formidable spear.

Demon Emperor... Sky Sunderer!

Eldrin murmured softly, his gaze growing solemn.

During this period, Eldrin had gained some understanding of the Demon Emperor Lietian.

This Demon Emperor Lietian’s origins were shrouded in mystery, and his true form remained unknown, yet he undoubtedly lived up to his reputation as the most extraordinary genius among the demon race of the Taihan Immortal Realm.

It is said that this figure first rose to prominence 80 million years ago, during an era when the Demon Emperor Lietian dominated the Dao Tribulation of the Taihan Immortal Domain. Achieving the foundation of a Forbidden Lord through 12 tribulations, he even inherited the legacy of the 'White Crane Immortal Lord'—the only demonic Great Roam among the 13 Great Roams of Taihan Immortal Domain.

Legend has it that Lord White Crane was originally the mount of Emperor Taihan in his early years, while others claim he once served as the guardian divine beast of Taihan Immortal Protection Realm's sacred mountain. Regardless of which version is told, it is universally acknowledged that Lord White Crane shares an extraordinary bond with Emperor Taihan. It is said that when Lord White Crane attained the realm of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, Emperor Taihan provided immense support and assistance.

With the support of White Crane Immortal Lord, Demon Emperor Lietian had effectively obtained a talisman of protection, allowing him to thrive unhindered throughout the Frigid Immortal Domain.

For the next 80,000,000 years, Demon Sovereign Lietian lived up to expectations by displaying an invincible demeanor. Not only has he now broken through the 5 Heavenly Barriers, but he also boasts the achievement of having defeated a Sixth Tribulation Ancient Immortal. He is regarded as 1 of the most likely existences in the Taihan Immortal Realm to break through to the Eighth Tribulation Ancient Immortal.

Some even believed that Demon Emperor Lietian possessed talents rarely seen since ancient times, and it was highly likely he would take that final step during this cosmic tribulation, becoming the fourteenth Great Perfected Golden Immortal of the Taihan Celestial Realm.

"Esteemed guests..."

Just as Eldrin was lost in thought, the Demon Emperor Lietian scanned his surroundings and finally declared, "Since we have all arrived, let us begin."

The ancient immortals fell into a brief silence. Ultimately, Eldrin and Nyx, 2 primordial celestials, exchanged thoughtful glances. Nyx gazed upon the fractured celestial realm and spoke, "Let us not be hasty. We shall first send scouts to investigate."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin's gaze involuntarily turned slightly cold.

He understood in his heart that this was likely because several Ancient Immortals had fallen earlier, and Coldnight Ancient Immortal feared the strength of the Shattered Immortal Realm, hence sending others to test the waters first.

In fact, not only Eldrin (Person Name), but even many Celestial Immortals had their expressions change. Quite a few wished to leave, yet they were stopped by several Ancient Immortals.

But then, the Ancient Nether Elder’s gaze gleamed with a ghostly light, and his voice carried a chilling tone as he said, "Honored guests, do you truly believe you can reap the rewards without contributing and simply follow in our wake? Such a thing is not so easily achieved."

"I'll give you a chance. Charge into the Shattered Immortal Realm now. Survive, and treasures beyond measure shall be yours. But if any dare flee... do not blame this old man for showing no mercy."