Chapter 1982 : The Vase's Transcendent Awakening

Eldrin Chen finally murmured to himself, then turned his gaze toward the Heaven-Earth Primordial Qi Vase.

This time, after its Ascension [a qualitative evolution to a higher state of being] was complete, the Heaven-Earth Primordial Qi Vase had transformed into an Innate Supreme Treasure Embryo [the nascent form of a supreme-grade innate treasure], its profound mysteries having been elevated to an immense degree.

Eldrin Chen performed some calculations and discovered that the current Heaven-Earth Primordial Qi Vase now produced an additional type of Innate Spiritual Water [a spiritual liquid born from innate laws] beyond its original capabilities.

This new Innate Spiritual Water was named the Primordial Unity Chaos Water [a supreme-grade spiritual water containing the power of the Primordial Chaos]. This water contained the power of the Heaven-Earth Great Dao [the supreme laws governing heaven and earth] at the Primordial Chaos Rank [the highest tier of cosmic power] level, making it an exceedingly rare Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Water [the pinnacle grade of innate spiritual liquids].

As a Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Water, the Primordial Unity Chaos Water possessed three extraordinary and profound uses.

First, this water could now accelerate the growth of Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots [the highest grade of innate spiritual plants]. A single drop could enhance an Innate Spiritual Root's [a plant born from innate laws] growth speed by one full Kalpa Tribulation [a cosmic cycle of immense duration].

Second, it could help spiritual roots shatter their inherent shackles. When used in conjunction with Innate Spiritual Light [a radiant energy born from innate laws], it could potentially elevate a spiritual root through Ascension to the level of a High Grade Innate Spiritual Root [a high-grade innate spiritual plant].

Third, the Primordial Unity Chaos Water contained an immensely potent force of the Heaven-Earth Great Dao. It could be used as a Healing Immortal Medicine [a pill capable of healing even immortal-level injuries] or as a precious catalyst for cultivating divine abilities.

Of course, while the Primordial Unity Chaos Water was profoundly marvelous, its cost was equally staggering.

Nurturing the Primordial Unity Chaos Water required vast quantities of Primordial Chaos Qi [the primordial energy of chaos] at the level of a Great Luo Rare Treasure [a treasure of the Great Luo Realm, the highest realm of cultivation]. Even with the resources of the Chen Immortal Clan, the Eight Great Immortal Domains, and the two Mid-Grade Chaos Nest [a mid-grade source of chaos energy], without depleting their foundational essence, the Primordial Chaos Qi produced over the course of a single Kalpa Tribulation was only sufficient to cultivate three portions of the Primordial Unity Chaos Water.

Furthermore, to nurture each portion of Primordial Unity Chaos Water [a primordial substance embodying unified chaos, foundational for supreme cultivation], an investment of three portions of Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light [an indestructible radiance born from the world's inception] is required.

According to Eldrin Chen's estimation, the cost for a single portion of Primordial Unity Chaos Water would roughly amount to five strands of Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light.

"The value of Primordial Unity Chaos Water is likely comparable to that of a Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure [a treasure of the highest innate grade, born with the world]," Eldrin Chen murmured to himself.

Eldrin Chen then retrieved the Primordial Chaos Qi [the primordial breath of chaos] and Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light he had accumulated over the years and began cultivating the Primordial Unity Chaos Water.

Once his stored Primordial Chaos Qi was exhausted, Eldrin Chen found he had obtained a total of fifteen portions of Primordial Unity Chaos Water.

"Fifteen portions of Primordial Unity Chaos Water are sufficient to accelerate the maturation of Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots [spiritual roots of the highest primordial grade] fifteen times over," he mused inwardly.

A faint smile touched Eldrin Chen's lips as he contemplated this.

Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots mature once every thirty-six Kalpa Tribulation [a cosmic cycle of immense duration, often associated with tribulation], and a single portion of Primordial Unity Chaos Water—precisely thirty-six drops—is just enough to accelerate one such maturation cycle.

With this in mind, Eldrin Chen spoke with a smile, "Now that we have the Primordial Unity Chaos Water, we should proceed with the Ascension [the process of elevating or evolving a spiritual entity] of our Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots."

Lyra Jiang pondered for a moment before asking, "In that case, which one should we Ascension first?"

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen fell into contemplation. Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots possessed an exceedingly high rank and required the absorption of vast quantities of Primordial Source Power [the fundamental creative energy of the cosmos] to grow. Therefore, they would not take root in ordinary places.

Generally speaking, only a Chaos Nest [a primordial convergence of chaotic energies] of Primordial Chaos Rank [the foundational tier of primordial chaos] could sustain the growth of a Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots.

A Top-Grade Immortal Domain [a supreme-tier immortal realm] could barely nurture a Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots, but with significant limitations. Typically, a Top-Grade Immortal Domain at the Grand Luo [the Great Luo, a supreme cultivation realm] limit could, at most, support only one such Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots.

Currently, within the Abyssal Immortal Alliance, there was only one Top-Grade Immortal Domain—Eldrin Chen's Abyssal Immortal Domain. It should, therefore, only be capable of nurturing one High Grade Innate Spiritual Root.

Thinking this, Eldrin Chen pondered briefly before speaking, "If we activate the grand formation, using the foundational essence of the Eight Great Immortal Domains and the Chaos Nest to nourish them, we should be able to cultivate two Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots."

Lyra Jiang nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Being able to plant two Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots greatly expanded their options.

After a moment's consideration, she suggested, "The resources consumed for advancing one's Great Dao [the fundamental path of cultivation and existence] are minimal. Moreover, after vanquishing your Great Dao Adversary [a fated nemesis on one's cultivation path], your progress in the Great Dao has been swift. Perhaps we should first cultivate the Heavenly Soul Fruit Tree and the Indestructible Golden Fruit?"

"A sound suggestion."

Eldrin Chen gave a slight nod of assent. He immediately set about commanding the Chaos Grand Formation [a grand formation harnessing primordial chaos], redirecting and channeling the foundational essence from the Eight Great Immortal Domains and the two Chaos Nests. This power was directed into the Abyssal Immortal Domain and the Chaos Golden Bull Nest, serving as the vital nourishment required for the growth of the Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots.

Thereafter, he began to extract the Primordial Unity Chaos Water [a primordial substance of immense creative and transformative power] and commenced aiding the Indestructible Golden Fruit Tree and the Heavenly Soul Fruit Tree in their Ascension [the process of a spiritual entity evolving to a higher grade] into Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots [the highest grade of innate spiritual plant, possessing supreme spiritual power].

During the process of Ascension, Eldrin Chen discovered that to elevate a single Innate Ancient Tree [an ancient tree born with innate spiritual properties] into a low-grade Innate Spiritual Root [a spiritual plant born with innate properties, the foundational grade], it required only three drops of Primordial Unity Chaos Water, supplemented by one strand of Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light [a light of indestructible spiritual essence, fundamental to creation].

However, for a low-grade Innate Spiritual Root to Ascension to a mid-grade one required the consumption of twelve drops of Primordial Unity Chaos Water. The Ascension from mid-grade to high-grade demanded an entire portion of Primordial Unity Chaos Water.

Combining the costs of accelerated maturation and Ascension, Eldrin Chen expended slightly more than three portions of Primordial Unity Chaos Water and sixteen strands of Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light to elevate the two low-grade Innate Spiritual Root into High Grade Innate Spiritual Root [a high-grade innate spiritual plant].

Once they had grown to the limit of being High Grade Innate Spiritual Root, the Primordial Unity Chaos Water could only serve to further accelerate their maturation.

Subsequently, Eldrin Chen expended six strands of Primordial Indestructible Spiritual Light [a primordial light of unbreakable spiritual essence] to finally elevate the two Innate Spiritual Root into Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots.

"Success."

Upon completing their Ascension, the two Supreme-Grade Primordial Spiritual Roots underwent a profound metamorphosis, bearing exceptionally rare supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Fruit [spiritual fruit born from an innate spiritual root].

The Heavenly Soul Fruit Tree produced three Supreme Grade Heavenly Soul Fruit [a supreme-grade fruit that nourishes and strengthens the soul], while the Indestructible Golden Fruit Tree also bore three Supreme Grade Indestructible Golden Fruit [a supreme-grade fruit that grants immense physical resilience and fortitude].

Compared to the immortal fruits borne by ordinary Innate Spiritual Root, the medicinal potency of these fruits had increased dramatically. Each one was nearly equivalent to the total medicinal power of an entire High Grade Innate Spiritual Medicine [a high-grade innate spiritual herb].

The efficacy of such an immortal fruit was extraordinary. Eldrin Chen attempted to consume one Supreme Grade Heavenly Soul Fruit and immediately discovered his Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] had experienced a tremendous surge, directly increasing by one-tenth from its original foundation.

"Such astonishing potency,"

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, a flicker of joy rising within him.

One must understand, his current cultivation was at the Late Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Upon reaching this stage, the difficulty of advancing even a single step further exceeded that of the Mid Great Luo Golden Immortal realm by several dozenfold.

A mere one-tenth increase in Primordial Spirit power, if translated to an ordinary Seventh Layer Great Luo Golden Immortal, would likely require at least several dozen Kalpa Tribulation [immense cosmic cycles] of arduous cultivation to achieve without sufficient cultivation resources.

Seeing this, Lyra Jiang could not help but ask with delight, "How was it?"

"Quite satisfactory," Eldrin Chen replied, then added with a smile, "If I could consume another eight or nine of these Supreme Grade Heavenly Soul Fruit, I should be able to break through to the Eighth Layer Great Luo Golden Immortal realm."

"A pity the Supreme Grade Heavenly Soul Fruit carries severe limitations. One can only consume a single fruit per Kalpa Tribulation, otherwise it would destabilize one's foundational cultivation."

Speaking to this point, Eldrin Chen could not help but offer a slight smile.

After breaking through to the Seventh Layer Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and cultivating to the peak of the seventh layer of Grand Luo, one's foundation and latent potential would be approximately fifty percent stronger than they were immediately after the initial breakthrough.

By that time, he could attempt to break through to the Eighth Layer Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

Therefore, for Eldrin Chen to cultivate his Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] to the peak of Seventh Layer Great Luo Golden Immortal, he would need to refine approximately five Heavenly Soul Fruit to elevate his foundation, followed by another five to serve as a hidden reserve of potential.

Once his foundation was perfected and his latent potential sufficiently accumulated, he would be ready to assail the Eighth Layer Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

This process would require roughly ten Kalpa Tribulation [an immense cosmic cycle in Buddhist cosmology, often billions of years]. To reach the threshold of the Eighth Layer in merely ten Kalpas was an astonishingly swift pace.

It must be understood that many top-tier Grand Luo cultivators, even those backed by Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarch and lacking no resources, would linger at the Seventh Layer Great Luo Golden Immortal for over a dozen Kalpa Tribulation. They did so to consolidate their foundation and build reserves for their future ascent.

Eldrin Chen's remarkable speed was due to his Root Origin Treasure [a foundational treasure used to temper one's cultivation base], which allowed him to refine one Supreme Grade Heavenly Soul Fruit per Kalpa Tribulation.

An ordinary Grand Luo Golden Immortal, even consuming fewer resources, would likely require several Kalpas to refine a single such fruit. Thus, the majority of their time was spent solely on tempering their foundation.

Returning to the main thread, after refining the Heavenly Soul Fruit Tree, Eldrin Chen took out a Supreme Grade Indestructible Golden Fruit and began its refinement.

Upon completing the process, Eldrin Chen felt the essence of his physical body grow by another tenth. He slowly let out a breath.

"Ten Kalpa Tribulation to break through to the Eighth Layer Great Luo Golden Immortal?"

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, feeling that this pace was still somewhat slow.

After pondering for a moment, he then retrieved the Primordial Unity Chaos Water [a primordial substance of chaos and unity] to nurture the Innate Spiritual Root [a root of spiritual power born from heaven and earth] known as the 'Great Luo Golden Bamboo Shoot' [a shoot of golden bamboo containing immense Great Luo energy] and the 'Soul-Nourishing Wood' [a mystical wood that nourishes and strengthens the soul].

Soon, after expending one portion of Primordial Unity Chaos Water and twelve strands of Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light [an indestructible light born from innate spiritual essence], Eldrin Chen obtained twelve plants each of the Innate Spiritual Root-grade Great Luo Golden Bamboo Shoot and Soul-Nourishing Wood.

He refined the Great Luo Golden Bamboo Shoot into Great Golden Immortal Pill [a supreme golden pill of immortality], and also refined the Soul-Nourishing Wood into his sea of consciousness [the spiritual realm housing one's consciousness and soul] for absorption, beginning to continuously enhance his physical body and his Great Luo Body [a body tempered to the realm of the Great Luo, the supreme cosmic principle].

After a long while, Eldrin Chen opened his eyes within his secluded cultivation chamber and stated calmly, "Consuming three plants each of Great Luo Golden Bamboo Shoot and Soul-Nourishing Wood per Kalpa Tribulation [a cosmic cycle of destruction and rebirth], my Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core and true self of a cultivator] and Great Luo Body can increase by approximately twofold."

Seeing this, Lyra Jiang nearby could not help but feel a sense of helplessness.

Innate Spiritual Root are all of immeasurable value, yet to advance further after reaching the Late Great Luo Golden Immortal [the late stage of the Golden Immortal realm within the Great Luo path], one inevitably requires resources of such preciousness.

If not for Eldrin Chen possessing the Heaven-Earth Primordial Qi Vase [a vase that gathers and refines the primordial energy of heaven and earth], which reduced the cost of nurturing Innate Spiritual Root by more than fivefold, he likely could not have sustained such staggering consumption.

"As long as it enhances our strength, any amount of resource expenditure is worthwhile,"

Eldrin Chen said, noticing her expression, and spoke up immediately.

As his words fell, a smile graced his lips. "Your cultivation progress is not slow. After refining these Soul-Nourishing Wood and Great Golden Immortal Pill, you should also be able to glimpse the threshold of the Late Great Luo Golden Immortal realm."

With that said, Eldrin Chen gathered Lyra Jiang, Nyssa Qu, Yvonne the Violet Consort, Lila, Verdant Consort, and the others. He distributed five stalks of Soul-Nourishing Wood and five Great Golden Immortal Pill among them.

He even accelerated the maturation cycle of the Heavenly Soul Fruit and Indestructible Golden Fruit Tree twice more, extracting five portions each of the Heavenly Soul Fruit and Indestructible Golden Fruit to hand over to the group.

Upon receiving these treasures, Nyssa Qu and the others could not help but reveal faint smiles.

After nine Kalpa Tribulation [cosmic cycles of immense duration] of arduous cultivation, the members of the Chen Immortal Clan had made significant progress. Those who had reached the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm during the earliest three Kalpa Tribulation cycles now had cultivation bases that, at the very least, had reached the Mid Great Luo Golden Immortal level.

Among them, Lyra Jiang, Verdant Consort, Nyssa Qu, Lila, and Yvonne the Violet Consort had broken through earlier and received the most resources. Their cultivation had now all reached the Sixth Layer Great Luo Golden Immortal.

This speed of advancement, within the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, already placed them in the first echelon, comparable to the Imperial Lord's Direct Disciple of the Primordial Emperor Court.

Now, with the addition of these Soul-Nourishing Wood and top-grade Innate Spiritual Fruit [spiritual fruits born of primordial essence], they would likely soon break through to Late Great Luo Golden Immortal, surpassing the vast majority of Imperial Lord's Direct Disciple.

After all, top-grade Innate Spiritual Fruit were treasures of immense value—resources desperately sought by Late Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivators, and which even held some minor effect for those at the Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarch realm. Using them on Mid Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivators was considered a grievous waste, a practice few within the Primordial Emperor Court were willing to indulge in.

After distributing the treasures, Eldrin Chen spoke once more. "Following this Kalpa Tribulation, the Celestial Emperor's Treasury [a legendary vault of celestial treasures] left behind by the Immortal Cosmos [a realm of immortal cultivation] shall re-emerge into the mortal realm."

"Combined with what Xianchang obtained and what we have collected in recent years, we now possess twelve Ancient Immortal Cosmos Token [ancient tokens granting entry to a legendary treasury], which grants us twelve slots to enter the treasury."

"I hope all of you can break through to the Late Great Luo Golden Immortal [the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm] before then, increasing your chances of securing the legacy of a Celestial Emperor [a supreme ruler among immortals] from within the Immortal Cosmos [a legendary cosmic treasury]."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded with solemn expressions, a slight furrow appearing between their brows.

Seeing this, Eldrin Chen instructed the women to go into seclusion for cultivation. After a moment of contemplation, he retrieved the Heaven-Earth Primordial Qi Vase [a mystical vase capable of nurturing spiritual objects] and exhausted the last few portions of Heaven-Earth Creation Water [a miraculous water that accelerates the growth of spiritual plants] to hasten the ripening of rare treasures like the Heavenly Soul Fruit Tree [a tree bearing fruits that nourish the soul] and the Indestructible Golden Fruit Tree [a tree bearing fruits that fortify the body].

In the end, he kept only the cultivation resources needed for his own two upcoming Kalpa Tribulation [cosmic cycles of calamity and renewal]. The rest were distributed among the most promising Grand Luo Golden Immortal [Golden Immortals of the Great Luo realm] within the immortal clan, such as Qiyuan Chen, Daoxu Jiang, Ethan Chen, and Xianchang Chen.

After handling these matters, Eldrin Chen sensed the roiling tide of calamitous energy between heaven and earth. Another Kalpa Tribulation was about to commence.

"The tenth Kalpa Tribulation,"

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, a sigh of profound reflection escaping his lips.

Unbeknownst to him, his lifespan had already spanned over nine hundred million years. Less than ninety million years remained until his one billionth year milestone.

"For this tribulation, our Abyssal Ruins Chen Clan shall still not partake in the fray."

With a faint sigh in his heart, Eldrin Chen ultimately gave the order.

Within the Chen Immortal Clan and the Immortal Alliance, there were still quite a few individuals possessing the potential to reach the Grand Luo realm. Yet, Eldrin Chen ultimately forbade members of the Immortal Alliance from entering the tribulation.

The fundamental reason was that newly ascended Grand Luo Golden Immortal could no longer significantly enhance the overall strength of the Chen Immortal Clan.

Secondly, due to the existence of his Great Dao Adversary, any prodigy from the Chen Immortal Clan who entered the tribulation would be far too susceptible to schemes and machinations.

Rather than allowing them to be plotted against and perish at the hands of the scions of the Imperial Courts, it was better to let the clansmen continue to temper their foundations through the passage of time, ultimately forging a more formidable Great Luo Foundation.

In truth, this was the practice of all the great Imperial Courts. True heaven-defying prodigies often remained in seclusion until the moment they emerged, destined to cultivate multiple Indestructible Foundation and sweep aside all opposition to prove their Dao as Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarch, directly ascending to Grand Luo.

Having decided that the clan's prodigies would not enter the tribulation, Eldrin Chen immediately sealed off the Eight Great Immortal Domains and entered a state of profound seclusion.

Thus, Time flowed on relentlessly. Thirty million years passed in the blink of an eye.

By the time Eldrin Chen emerged from his seclusion, he discovered that the Kalpa Tribulation [a cataclysmic cycle of cosmic destruction and renewal] had concluded tens of millions of years prior.

"The Immortal Cosmos [the vast, multi-layered realm where immortals reside] Treasury is about to open."

On this day, Eldrin Chen sensed something during his secluded cultivation. After a brief moment of divination with his fingers, a trace of pleasant surprise colored his words.

He immediately summoned the various Grand Luo Golden Immortals of the Immortal Alliance to convene a council within the Abyssal Immortal Palace.

Now, within the immortal hall, Eldrin Chen gazed upon the assembled Grand Luo Golden Immortals of the Chen Clan, and a faint smile touched his lips.

The current foundation of the Chen Immortal Clan could be described as supremely glorious. The number of beings who had reached the Realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal alone had already surpassed twenty.

Among them, those at the Late Great Luo Golden Immortal stage numbered six: Eldrin Chen, Lyra Jiang, Verdant Consort, Nyssa Qu, Yvonne the Violet Consort, and Lila.