Chapter 1819 : The Great Way of Mahayana
"What astonishing primordial essence."
Eldrin (Person Name) felt astonishment stirring within his heart as he grasped the profound utility of the Innate 5 Elements Gourd, and a wave of wild elation surged through him.
It turned out that this Innate 5 Elements Gourd could inhale and exhale the waters of chaos, transforming them into the purest essence of the 5 Elements.
This essence of the 5 Elements was exceptionally pure. For a Celestial Immortal, it could be refined with minimal effort and transformed into their own cultivation base.
Understanding the wondrous uses of the Innate 5 Elements Gourd, Eldrin ceased all further contemplation and began continuously refining this 5 Elements origin power.
As he continued to refine and absorb, within mere moments Eldrin's magical power surged by 50 percent, saving him what would have amounted to no less than 1,000,000 years of arduous cultivation.
"Heavenly Immortal Seventh Layer has reached perfection."
Eldrin murmured inwardly, immediately ceasing to refine the essence of the 5 Elements Gourd and instead delving into the profound power of the 5 Elements Dao contained within.
With Eldrin's (Person Name) innate comprehension, grasping the 5 Elements Gourd came with remarkable ease. In just 3 1000 years, he had successfully grasped the rudiments of the Li Fire Dao.
Over the next 10 1000 years, Eldrin successively grasped the embryonic mysteries of 4 Great Daos: Jia Wood, Ren Water, Wu Earth, and Geng Metal.
Although these 5 embryonic forms of the Great Dao were merely crude imitations rather than paths cultivated through personal attainment, they had nonetheless grasped several profound truths within.
Taking this as a reference, Eldrin (Person Name) once again contemplated the 5 great Daos he had cultivated, making his cultivation naturally and incomparably swift.
1 1000 years later, Eldrin had advanced the Dao Principle of Pure Yang Celestial Flames to the Great Perfection stage; 2 1000 years after that, he also comprehended the Profound Abyssal True Water to its Great Perfection.
Another 5 1000 years passed, and Eldrin (Person Name) successively attained mastery over the 3 great Daos: the Primordial Earth of All Things, the Primordial Chaos Gold, and the Seed of Life.
Boom—
The instant he successfully comprehended the 5 Dao Principles, Eldrin felt an unprecedented roaring surge erupt within his heart.
In the blink of an eye, the 5 Dao Principles intertwined continuously, coalescing into a supreme Primordial Chaos Wuji Dao Principle.
"Now."
In that instant, Eldrin's eyes blazed with incandescent immortal light as he abruptly unleashed 30 streams of primordial qi.
In an instant, the Primordial Chaos Unbounded Dao completely devoured the 30 strands of Primordial Qi, undergoing an ultimate transformation and reaching the Great Perfection Realm.
In that very moment when the Primordial Chaos Infinite Dao Principle reached its Great Perfection, He shattered the suppression of the Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body, breaking through an invisible bottleneck.
It is done.
Eldrin murmured softly, once more drawing upon the origin essence of the Innate 5 Elements Gourd, rapidly amplifying his own profound spiritual power.
No 1 knew how much time had passed. When Eldrin emerged from his secluded cultivation and sensed the overwhelming spiritual power within himself, a faint smile of serenity graced his lips.
"He has reached the Eighth Heaven of the Celestial Immortal realm, and his magic power is now completely consolidated."
Eldrin spoke softly, a rare joy blooming in his heart.
This secluded cultivation breakthrough was an unprecedented, monumental leap for Eldrin.
Drawing upon the essence from the 5 innate ancient gourd treasures, Eldrin's cultivation not only broke through to the Eighth Heaven of Celestial Immortality, but also allowed him to accumulate his magical power to perfection in 1 breath—equivalent to saving nearly 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 years of arduous cultivation.
You must understand, Eldrin (Person Name) possessed 30-6 Primordial Ancient Trees (Magical Plant), the fruits of his cultivation spanning over millions of years. This accumulation nearly equated to the gains an ordinary late-stage Celestial Immortal (Cultivation Realm) would achieve through tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years of cultivation.
Such a tremendous stroke of fortune would likely drive even many Celestial Immortal Patriarchs to the brink of madness with envy.
At this thought, Eldrin once again assessed his combat prowess, realizing that after this breakthrough, his strength had undergone a qualitative transformation.
First, there was little change in the physical body, but Eldrin discovered that after mastering his innate Primordial Chaos Wuji Dao Principle, he seemed to have shattered some kind of ultimate barrier.
This barrier was indescribable, seemingly transcending the limits of a Great Perfection Celestial Immortal, possessing power comparable to the nascent force that shatters the great heavenly gates of the Dao.
"Comparable to the embryonic form of the Great Dao?"
Eldrin murmured, his eyes blazing with an intense light.
By leveraging the Great Perfection Dao Principles to rival the embryonic form of the Great Dao, this Primordial Chaos Wuji Rule indeed lived up to his expectations—possessing the potential to suppress all other principles and forcibly attain the realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.
Moreover, Eldrin’s magical power seemed to have undergone a tremendous breakthrough, and its quality—refined by the principles of the Innate Primordial Chaos and Limitless Dao—had already far surpassed that of a Great Perfection Celestial Immortal.
Yet the Heavenly Barrier of Magical Power still seemed a Step Away.
8 Extreme Heavenly Tribulations?
Eldrin furrowed his brow slightly, a contemplative expression drifting across his face.
After this breakthrough, he discovered his magic power had undergone yet another transformation, as if he were now only a step away from shattering the ninth extreme heavenly barrier.
However, this final step of A Step Away (Time & Distance) proved extremely difficult to breach. Even with Eldrin refining his spiritual power through 2 innate primordial treasures, and possessing the Primordial Chaos Wuji Dao Principle that rivaled the embryonic form of the Great Dao, he still remained 1 crucial step away from completion.
Legend has it that ordinary Ancient Immortal powerhouses, after breaking through the limits of their magical power 6 times, require special secret techniques to advance further.
“那等能帮助打破法力天关的‘破限秘法’皆是无比珍贵，几乎都是大罗仙君开创的大罗秘传，想要购置需要耗费不小的代价才行。”
"I have not cultivated any secret arts, yet my magic power has already broken through its limits 8 times. But to achieve the ninth breakthrough, I must strive further."
Eldrin (Person Name) murmured inwardly, forging his own path of cultivation.
After carefully reviewing his own circumstances, Eldrin reflected upon his cultivation journey and vaguely gained a measure of enlightenment.
"If all 5 of my Lifebound Treasures were to advance into Primordial Ancient Treasures, my magic power should be able to break through 9 successive limits and shatter the Heavenly Barrier of Magic Power."
"Even by attaining the Dao Fruit Great Perfection and breaking through to the Ninth Heavenly Immortal Realm, 1 should only be able to cultivate 9-Limit Magical Power. Yet even if both paths are fully realized, 1 could at most advance half a step beyond 9-Limit—it would be impossible to break through to 10-Limit Magical Power."
For beyond the 9 Limits, each step forward is as vast as the gap between heaven and sea, harder than an ant scaling the firmament.
"It seems that after returning to the Ziyang Immortal Realm, I might purchase some secret arts that can break through the limits of magical power."
Eldrin murmured softly, already forming several ideas about his future cultivation path.
During this period, Eldrin had gained a certain understanding of the resources and bottlenecks required for cultivation in the Ancient Immortal Realm.
Ordinary ancient immortals relying solely on their own cultivation could at most break through the Sixfold Spiritual Limit. The secret techniques capable of shattering the Sevenfold Limit and beyond were all closely guarded mysteries of the Great Luo Ancient Sect.
According to Eldrin (Person Name), there were still a considerable number of 4 Calamities Ancient Immortals across the 3 1000 immortal domains.
For ancient immortal grandmasters, there still existed methods to obtain the Great Perfection Mystic Art.
For instance, within the Celestial Court of the human race, the Great Luo Profound Arts were available for purchase. These included secret Great Luo transmissions such as Primordial Spirit cultivation, arcane power refinement, physical body tempering, the Dao of the Great Path, formation arrays, alchemical scriptures, and artifact-forging techniques. Moreover, their prices were not excessively high.
However, to purchase these secret arts, 1 must first join the Human Immortal Court.
Moreover, the various Great Luo Ancient Sects would also release Great Luo Profound Arts for sale, often at even more favorable prices. Generally, however, purchasing these required either joining the ancient sect or fulfilling specific conditions.
At the grand auctions of the Violet Sun Immortal Realm, Great Luo secret manuals were often available for sale, though their prices were invariably exorbitant.
Fortunately, compared to the previous 2 methods, purchasing such wondrous techniques at an auction, while costly, comes with no additional conditions and does not require submitting to others' control.
"To join the Celestial Court, 1 must return to the Primordial Immortal Realm for registration and enrollment, and even be recorded in the Celestial Register."
"If purchased in the Violet Sun Immortal Realm, it would avoid entangling too much karma—perhaps a more prudent choice."
Eldrin murmured inwardly, ultimately deciding to visit the Purple Sun Immortal Realm someday.
Although joining the Celestial Court offered shelter under a great tree, the institution housed far too many supreme experts—including numerous Great Luo Immortal Lords and Quasi-Sage Imperial Sovereigns.
Eldrin carried far too many secrets upon his person, and even that Primordial Violet Qi was a treasure coveted by Quasi-Sage Divine Monarchs themselves. For this reason, Eldrin was unwilling to join the Celestial Court for the time being.
According to Eldrin's (Person Name) thoughts, it would be better to wait until he broke through to the Great Luo Realm and gained the power to protect himself before considering whether to join the Celestial Court.
After all, a Great Luo Golden Immortal possessed a status of extraordinary nobility. Even within the Celestial Court, they stood as peerless Celestial Lords high above all, revered as sovereigns of their celestial domains. They commanded vast celestial palaces and countless immortals, their presence far beyond the reach of ordinary scrutiny.
As for joining a Great Luo Ancient Sect, Eldrin (Person Name) was naturally not the slightest bit interested.
At this thought, Eldrin quickly reined in his wandering mind. After further contemplating his combat prowess, he realized that he could now fully unleash the complete power of the Sky-Severing Twin Swords when wielding them.
Once the Celestial Severance Twin Swords were unleashed in unison, they could deliver a strike comparable to the full-force blow of a Fourth Tribulation Ancient Immortal.
Moreover, with the empowerment of the Great Perfection Primordial Chaos Wuji Dao Principle, Eldrin's mana underwent another metamorphosis. Now, as he channeled his various divine abilities, the unleashed power attained a qualitative transformation.
Any half-step Sect Master level divine ability, when wielded by Eldrin (Person Name), would unleash power comparable to that unleashed by a Second Tribulation Ancient Immortal.
By channeling Dao Principles and magical power into his physical form, Eldrin’s innate Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body elevated its might to yet another level.
"My current foundation should be comparable to a Second Heavenly Tribulation Ancient Immortal."
"With the addition of various divine abilities and innate ancient treasures, my combat prowess surpasses even that, rivaling the might of Skyline Ancestor himself."
Eldrin murmured softly, a trace of delight flickering across his expression.
Elder Tianya had only recently broken through to the Ancient Immortal realm, and none of the divine abilities he cultivated had yet been elevated to the Quasi-Patriarch level. Thus, his combat prowess was not considered formidable among Third Tribulation Ancient Immortals—merely at the nascent stage of the Third Tribulation.
With a combat prowess that had just barely stepped into the 3 Calamities Ancient Immortal realm, it might not be considered particularly strong among Ancient Immortals. But Eldrin was no ordinary Celestial Immortal.
Amidst the chaos, he remained completely unoppressed, likely showing no fear even when facing a 4 Tribulations Ancient Immortal.
"This breakthrough has left me completely unfazed by that 4 Calamities Ancient Immortal."
Eldrin (Person Name) smiled as he spoke, finally feeling a wave of relief in his heart.
With the combat power of a 4 Calamities Ancient Immortal, Eldrin felt the imminent danger recede by more than half, now possessing a measure of confidence to handle situations with ease.
He withdrew his thoughts and turned his gaze toward the 5 treasured gourds, smiling faintly. "Such a tremendous breakthrough this time truly owes everything to you."
The 5 gourds glowed with a faint radiance. The leading Li Fire Gourd, its voice somewhat feeble and tinged with astonishment, spoke up: "Even combined, our essences would be more than enough to allow a 3 Calamity Ancient Immortal to break through to the 4 Calamity realm."
"To think that when used on you, it only allowed your cultivation to break through by less than 2 minor realms."
"Now that our origin essence is severely depleted, I'm afraid it will take us 1 million years to accumulate sufficient reserves. Only then can we return to assist you in your cultivation."
Eldrin nodded upon hearing this, fully aware of how profoundly vast his foundational reserves were.
When he broke through to the seventh level of the Celestial Immortal realm, his universe had already expanded to over a billion light-years in size, with foundations more vast than those of many First Tribulation Ancient Immortals.
Now that he had broken through to the Eighth Level Perfection of the Celestial Immortal realm, his magical power had surged by no less than double, and the diameter of his miniature cosmos had surpassed 2,000,000,000 light-years.
As anticipated, he devoured all the accumulated primordial essence stored within the 5 gourds over countless years in a single breath.
Recalling the wondrous functions of the Innate 5 Elements Gourd, Eldrin couldn't help but remark, "You actually possess the ability to assist cultivators in their practice. Such divine marvels rival even my Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi Vessel. Truly worthy of being ranked 30-third among peer-grade treasures on the Primeval Heavenly Spiritual Root registry."
"Indeed."
The Li Fire Gourd let out a proud smile, its tone tinged with a hint of pride as it declared, "The combined worth of our 5 Treasures likely far surpasses that of a 20-4-rune Primordial Ancient Treasure, and is scarcely inferior to a Quasi-Primordial Spiritual Treasure."
"In the primordial chaos, the ancient trees of creation are countless, yet few can rival us."
Eldrin nodded and couldn't help but remark, "To think the 30-third rank already possesses such divine wonder—1 can only imagine what heaven-defying spiritual roots ranked within the top 20, or even the top 10, must be like. What kind of astonishing divine artifacts would those be?"
Top 20?
The Li Fire Gourd was momentarily taken aback upon hearing this, then exclaimed with boundless envy, "Spiritual roots ranked within the top 20 are exceptionally rare, peerless treasures of the world. Even that legendary figure from the Primordial Violet Phoenix Nest possessed merely 1 such specimen."
"As for the top 10 existences..."
The Li Fire Gourd shook slightly, pausing for a long moment before speaking. "It is said that the top 10 Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) are all primordial ancient trees that have existed since the dawn of chaos."
Its origins are incomparably ancient; each 1 is a unique existence, and all are Chaos-Grade spiritual roots of the Chaos rank. Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal is unworthy of laying a finger on them.
At this point, the Li Fire Gourd spoke up, "As far as I know, your Primordial Immortal Realm's foremost treasure, the Primordial Chaos Lotus, only ranks thirteenth on the Chaos Spiritual Root Registry."
"The Primordial Immortal Lotus ranks only thirteenth?"
Eldrin’s heart trembled at these words. The Primordial Celestial Lotus was a supreme treasure born alongside the Primordial Divine Emperor.
Yet the Primordial Divine Emperor was the foremost powerhouse of the Primal Immortal Domain. For a lifebound treasure of such a figure to rank only thirteenth—did this not imply that within the chaos, there existed numerous beings even mightier than the Primordial Divine Emperor?
The Li Fire Gourd noticed Eldrin’s shock and couldn’t help but gaze thoughtfully at him, saying, “The chaos is boundless and endless, far vaster than you could ever imagine.”
"My predecessor, the Violet Pole Immortal Phoenix, once said that in the 3 1000 kalpas since attaining the Dao, the lands she has treaded remain but a mere corner—not even the tip of the iceberg."
"Your 3 1000 immortal domains are but drifting leaves adrift in the Chaotic Sea."
"Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal is akin to an ant upon a withered leaf. Spending their entire existence merely traversing that single leaf, they barely glimpse the silhouette of the primordial tree. How could they ever comprehend the vast expanse between heaven and earth?"
Eldrin remained silent. If he were to follow that analogy, wouldn't he be considered less than an ant? His entire existence would amount to nothing more than a fleeting presence within these 3 1000 celestial realms.
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