Chapter 1829 : 9 Heavens of Celestials

"Have these people ever made a move against our clan?"

After understanding the cause and effect, Eldrin could not help but inquire.

Lyra shook her head and smiled serenely. "With the Heaven's Dao Artifact empowering us, none would dare to cause trouble."

Eldrin nodded upon hearing this. After all, the Vast Azure Celestial Realm was merely an ordinary celestial domain, ranking among the lowest of the 3,000 celestial realms in terms of strength.

In such a celestial realm, truly formidable figures who emerge are few indeed. Most are Celestial Immortals of great power, while those who have reached the Ancient Immortal realm are exceedingly rare.

Eldrin estimated that most of these ancient immortals had likely undergone no more than 3 heavenly tribulations, and those who had surpassed the fourth tribulation were probably few in number. Thus, he held a measure of confidence in facing them.

Fortunately, back when Eldrin (Person Name) journeyed to the Chaos Sea, he had transferred the authority of the Heavenly Dao Source Artifact to Lyra (Person Name) as a precaution against unforeseen events in the Celestial Vastness Realm. This foresight thwarted any attempts of covetous gazes from others.

At this thought, Eldrin murmured thoughtfully, "I will have to depart again before long. Should anyone truly move against our family in my absence, you may take temporary refuge. All matters shall await my return."

Lyra nodded slightly and said, "I understand."

Eldrin said no more upon seeing this. With a flick of his sleeve, he retrieved a collection of treasures from within its folds.

The women exchanged a glance, their hearts faintly trembling.

This time, the treasures Eldrin brought back were of truly immense value—among them were as many as 3 100 strands of Primordial Qi.

In addition, there were vast quantities of 9 Revolutions Immortal Pills, Unity Blossoms, and rare treasures used for cultivating Dao principles. Their combined value far exceeded 2 to 3 100 strands of Primordial Qi.

Most crucially, there remained priceless treasures such as the 7-Colored Immortal Pearl (Spiritual Object), the 5-Treasure Glazed Armor, 3 volumes of the Great Luo Secret Scrolls, the Profound Yin Soul-Condensing Pearl, and the 9 Revolutions Limit-Breaking Elixir.

Seeing so many rare treasures, Lyra (Person Name) couldn't help but ask, "It seems you've gained quite a harvest from this journey."

Eldrin gave a slight nod and began recounting the details of his journey to his several dao companions. With each word, their hearts surged with tumultuous emotions, as roaring tides crashing against jagged cliffs.

Lila couldn't help but take a deep breath, her voice tinged with yearning as she exclaimed, "The Chaos Sea holds such boundless opportunities—how I long to journey through its depths myself!"

"Your cultivation is still insufficient to journey through the Chaos Sea."

Eldrin shook his head and handed the Profound Yin Soul-Condensing Pearl to Lila. "During my absence, you must devote yourselves to cultivation. I hope you can break through to the Ancient Immortal Realm before the Heavenly Tribulation descends."

The women nodded in agreement. In the years since Eldrin's departure, the first batch of Celestial Immortals from the Chen family had made remarkable progress in their cultivation. They had now all broken through to the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm.

Unfortunately, the Chen Immortal Clan lacked sufficient resources. In order to break through to the Seventh Heavenly Immortal Realm, they had no choice but to sell off a considerable portion of the clan's assets, and even borrowed some Primordial Qi from the Immortal Shell Clan through Seraphina Qu before finally achieving a successful breakthrough.

Now, with this batch of Primordial Qi and resources to supplement their cultivation, their cultivation bases were bound to advance by leaps and bounds.

But hearing Eldrin was leaving again, Lyra couldn't help saying, "Since you've returned after so long, why not stay for a few more days?"

Eldrin felt a pang of reluctance in his heart, but recalling the imminent Tribulation Calamity, he could only sigh and say, "The Tribulation Calamity draws near. I cannot afford to squander too much time at this moment."

"This time, I shall shorten my stay. I will wait at home for 10 1000 years."

Hearing this, the women also let out a soft sigh and refrained from further persuasion.

They understood that now, less than 3,500,000 years remained until the Great Calamity. If they failed to accumulate sufficient foundation before the calamity arrived, they might miss the opportunity to attain the Great Luo Dao Fruit.

In the years that followed, Eldrin remained with his family, spending his days cultivating the Great Dao alongside his several Dao companions. Though his cultivation base saw little advancement, he felt as though the shackles on his soul had loosened considerably.

"It seems that upon my next journey to the Chaos Sea, I shall take the final step and break through to the Great Perfection of the Celestial Immortal realm."

For a Celestial Immortal, 10 1000 years was not a long stretch of time—hardly enough to complete a single session of secluded alchemy to refine a batch of pills.

Eldrin remained with his dao companions for over 10 1000 years, yet ultimately departed from the Celestial Realm of the Azure Firmament.

Upon arriving at the Taihan Immortal Realm, he found the Celestial Maiden and the Ancient 1 of Tianya had already been waiting for a long while—clearly, neither wished to waste any more time.

"Since we're here, let's set out immediately."

Tianya Ancestor smiled as he spoke, and the 3 immediately departed from the Taihan Immortal Realm.

By the time they reached the edge of the Chaos Sea, another 20,000 years had passed.

This time, their return happened to coincide with the recent ebb of the Chaos Tide. After only a brief respite, they hurriedly set out toward the Chaos Sea.

This time, they did not return to the Chaotic Shallows, for the Chaotic Shallows offered few opportunities for serendipity, and the vast majority held no treasures of great value.

Generally speaking, the treasures within a single Chaos Shoal rarely exceed the value of 1 100 strands of primordial qi, and most of these are scattered and exceedingly difficult to locate.

Their astonishing gains prior to this were primarily due to their heaven-defying luck—they had successively encountered a school of Glazed Luminescent Fish and the innate 7 Treasures Gourd that had fled from calamity.

Getting back to the story, the 3 of them traversed the boundless chaos and finally arrived within the Chaos Sea.

No sooner had he stepped into the Chaos Sea than Eldrin felt the violently churning chaos waters crashing against him from all directions.

The chaotic waters of the Chaos Sea differed little from those in the shallow shoals, yet they surged with incomparably greater ferocity. Endless waves of chaos roared forth, causing Eldrin to momentarily lose his footing.

Tianya Ancestor's expression shifted slightly as he mustered all his spiritual power to barely steady his stance.

"What a violent Chaos Sea."

A moment later, Eldrin (Person Name) steadied himself and couldn't refrain from speaking.

The Celestial Maiden’s expression shifted slightly, her tone turning grave as she remarked, “The expenditure of spiritual power here is far too immense. Even with our cultivation as 4-Calamity Ancient Immortals, we can endure in this place for no more than a dozen or so millennia.”

"If a great war were to erupt, I fear the consumption of spiritual power would be several times greater than in the outside world."

Eldrin focused his senses slightly and discovered that he could also refine the violent Chaos Sea water, letting out a subtle sigh of relief.

"Considering this," he couldn't help but speak up, "let's not rush into exploring. Everything can wait until I break through to the Great Perfection of the Celestial Immortal realm."

"Breakthrough?"

Upon hearing this, the Celestial Maiden’s expression shifted slightly as she said, "Wouldn’t attempting a breakthrough here be far too perilous?"

Eldrin shook his head and calmly stated, "The Chaos Sea can exert immense pressure on me. By harnessing this pressure along with my 10 Calamities cultivation base, I can significantly shorten my breakthrough time."

"Is that so?" Elder Tianya pondered briefly before responding, "Then proceed with your breakthrough without worry. The 2 of us will safeguard your cultivation."

"Many thanks."

Eldrin (Person Name) cupped his hands in gratitude and immediately ventured into the Chaos Sea, soon locating a supreme-grade, ninth-order Chaos Lair.

He slew the primordial beasts within the Chaos Nest, seized control of the abode, and commenced his secluded cultivation.

This time in seclusion for his breakthrough, Eldrin (Person Name) not only utilized the pressure of the chaotic sea, but also employed the Primordial Yin-Yang 5 Elements Gourd to suppress his Primordial Indestructible Chaos Body and the Primordial Chaos Supreme Dao Principles.

Having so thoroughly suppressed both the physical body and the Dao Principles, Eldrin (Person Name) once again channeled the power of 10 calamities to forcibly merge his physical form with the Dao Principles.

The process was remarkably swift, far smoother than anticipated. It took a mere 30 1000 years to achieve complete fusion.

Great Dao Fruit Perfected, Heavenly Immortal Great Perfection.

Eldrin sensed the power flowing within him and couldn't help but murmur softly, a faint smile emerging in his gaze.

This breakthrough was surprisingly smooth. Eldrin succeeded without even relying on rare treasures like the Union Dao Flower, but he understood it was primarily due to his attainment of the Tenfold Limit Magical Power.

Without cultivating the 10 Limits of Magical Power, relying solely on external aids like the Primordial Chaos Sea Water and the 7 Treasures Gourd, Eldrin would have squandered at least 1 million years to achieve success.

After all, external aids are merely external aids—1's own cultivation forms the true foundation of everything.

At this thought, Eldrin couldn't help but smile faintly.

He slowly extended his hand, sensing the supreme power of the Trinity Convergence, feeling a surge of confidence within.

"By now, I could truly be considered to possess the combat prowess of a genuine 4 Calamities Ancient Immortal, could I not?"

Eldrin murmured inwardly, yet shook his head moments later. "Even among the 4 Calamities Ancient Immortals, they would hardly be considered weak."

At this moment, Eldrin smiled faintly.

To unleash the full combat prowess of a 4 Calamity Ancient Immortal within the Chaos Sea—such strength was truly astonishing.

1 must understand that even a 6-Tribulation Ancient Immortal would have no absolute certainty of defeating a 4-Tribulation Chaos Beast King within the Primordial Chaos Sea.

At this thought, Eldrin emerged from his secluded cultivation.

Congratulations.

As Eldrin emerged from seclusion, the Celestial Maiden couldn't help but offer a congratulatory smile.

Eldrin gave a slight nod, then lifted his gaze beyond the Chaos Nest. There, he witnessed the Heaven-Reaching Elder locked in fierce combat with a Chaos Leviathan.

"1 of the Primordial Chaos Behemoths—the Chaos Leviathan?"

Eldrin murmured, his expression remaining as tranquil as ever.

This colossal leviathan possessed formidable cultivation, having already reached the Third Tribulation Chaos Beast King realm. Its combat prowess rivaled even that of the Chaos Sky-Devouring Roc from years past. Patriarch Tianya had battled it for an extended period, yet never managed to gain the upper hand.

"Hmm, this Chaos Leviathan was drawn by the commotion of your breakthrough."

The Celestial Maiden nodded, her brow furrowing slightly as she spoke with gravity.

Eldrin nodded and said, "In that case, hand it over to me. Just keep watch from the sidelines."

"Boom—"

As the words fell, Eldrin stepped forward. With a mere turn of his palm, he struck out and effortlessly repelled the chaotic leviathan.

Seeing this, Old Man Tianya immediately retreated to the periphery to provide support, holding the Immortal-Suppressing Tower in his palm, ready to prevent the Chaos Leviathan from escaping at any moment.

"Roar——"

Witnessing Eldrin’s assault, the Chaos Leviathan erupted in fury. With a deafening roar that seemed to challenge the very heavens, it summoned a primordial ancient seal, hurling it forth to suppress its foe.

Eldrin, however, showed no trace of fear. With effortless grace, he summoned the Art of Chaos-Forged Arms.

In an instant, the primordial chaos trembled violently as ancient bells, treasured cauldrons, celestial pagodas, divine furnaces, heavenly swords, tyrannical blades, sky halberds, and divine spears—countless Chaos Divine Weapons—surged forth in relentless succession.

This Chaos-Derived Arms Art truly lived up to its chaos-attribute divine power. Driven by Eldrin's current cultivation and amplified by the environment of the Chaos Sea, each manifested entity actually erupted with power approaching that of innate ancient treasures.

Although the Chaos Leviathan possessed world-shaking combat prowess, it was instantly forced into relentless retreat, sustaining grievous wounds in the blink of an eye.

This was not because the Chaos Leviathan was weak, but because Eldrin’s combat prowess was far too astonishing.

The disparity in combat prowess between a 4 Calamity Ancient Immortal and a 3 Calamity Ancient Immortal was immense—often requiring 5 times the manpower to contend with 1. Though this Chaos Leviathan stood as a pinnacle predator among beings of its rank, it remained far from being a match for a 4 Calamity Ancient Immortal.

Moreover, Eldrin's combat prowess was likely among the foremost of the 4 Tribulations Ancient Immortals.

Boom—

After merely 30 exchanges, the Chaos Leviathan had already sustained successive injuries. In contrast, Eldrin (Person Name) remained perfectly composed, employing only the Chaos-Arms Manifestation Art (Cultivation Technique) to engage the enemy—he had not even begun to exert his full strength.

At that moment, the Chaos Leviathan finally felt fear and sought to flee into the distance.

"There is no escape."

Seeing the Chaos Leviathan attempting to flee, Eldrin wasted no further time.

With a mere flick of his sleeve, he took a single step that shattered the chaotic void, arriving before the Chaos Leviathan as if transcending time itself.

Clang—

In an instant, Eldrin summoned a sword gleam and slashed down, cleaving the Chaos Leviathan in 2 on the spot.

After slaying the Chaos Leviathan, Eldrin retrieved the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss, yet he sighed in awe, "This 10 Calamities cultivation art is truly formidable—it actually enhances the power of divine artifacts by 50 percent."

"If it were an ordinary 4 Calamities Ancient Immortal, even if they could exert their full power within the Chaos Sea, they might still be unable to defeat it."

At the same time, Patriarch Tianya stepped forward and sighed with profound emotion, "Within the Chaos Sea, your combat prowess no longer qualifies as weak."

"I daresay even a 6-Calamity Ancient Immortal would find it difficult to subdue you."

Eldrin smiled faintly, saying nothing more.

With a casual flick of his wrist, he summoned the Sky-Severing Twin Swords to dissect the corpse of the Chaos Leviathan. Every part of this primordial beast was a treasure—its bones were perfect for forging supreme-grade Chaos Ancient Vessels, while its hide could be refined into peerless Primordial Talismans.

Especially that dragon's saliva incense, which possessed the wondrous effect of enhancing the primordial spirit, would be of considerable use to them in their future cultivation of the 9 Limits Primordial Spirit.

Eldrin deliberately unearthed the ambergris, giving half each to Celestial Maiden and Sky Beyond Patriarch, then asked with a smile, "I believe this substance may prove beneficial to both of you in cultivating your primordial souls."

The 2 of them felt a surge of joy in their hearts. The Celestial Maiden said, "This treasure truly enhances the soul, but you need it as well, don’t you?"

Eldrin shook his head and said calmly, "This breakthrough in Dao Fruit has allowed my Primordial Spirit to cultivate to the Eighth Limit realm. This object holds little use for me now."

The Celestial Maiden and the Ancient Cliff Elder nodded slightly. While this dragon's saliva incense could enhance the primordial spirit, it was only effective for those below the Eighth Limit.

In truth, once the soul reaches the Seventh Limit, dragon’s saliva incense can no longer provide significant enhancement.

However, at this thought, the 2 of them couldn't help but feel a twinge of envy. Though they had now broken through to the 4 Calamities Ancient Immortal realm, their divine souls had only surpassed their limits 5 times. The path to cultivating an 8-Limit Divine Soul still stretched immeasurably far ahead.

Eldrin was only at the Great Perfection stage of Celestial Immortal, yet he already possessed an 8-Limit Primordial Spirit. How could they not envy him?

At this thought, Patriarch Tianya could not help but remark, "Your innate talent and foundation are likely on par with Elder Zi's from all those years ago."

Eldrin did not answer, instead asking calmly, "Regarding the cultivation method for the Soul Divinity Heavenly Barrier, have you formed any plans in your hearts?"

The Celestial Maiden pondered slightly before speaking after a long while, "The Chaos Sea is inhabited by primordial beasts of limited intellect, and treasures that enhance the primordial soul are exceedingly rare. For now, we have no concrete plans."

"We shall first explore the Chaos Sea before making further plans. If all else fails, we can only resort to the Path of Faith." (End of Chapter)