Chapter 1833 : Half-Step Maha(Realm) Body

Breaking through the limits.

The Ancient 1 of the Distant Skies murmured softly, then suddenly shook his head.

The disparity between a 10-Limit Physical Body and an 11-Limit Physical Body was at least equivalent to the gap separating a 3-Tribulation Ancient Immortal from a 6-Tribulation Ancient Immortal. Between them lay 3 celestial barriers of combat prowess—how immense was this chasm?

Breaking through the limits once more atop the foundation of the supreme physique across all realms—how could it ever be that easy?

It is essential to understand that whether it be the Innate Saintly Body Dao Embryo, the True Dragon Indestructible Body, or even the legendary Chaos Body, all inherently contain the perfected power of innate Dao patterns.

Such innate Dao patterns cannot be altered in the slightest, for any modification might damage the physique—transforming it from a flawless supreme constitution into a flawed 1, drastically diminishing both combat prowess and latent potential.

Such a constitution is innate and nearly flawless, having already reached the ultimate state of perfection. How could it be easy to break through such limits from this foundation?

Since time immemorial, the 3 1000 immortal domains have never been short of those possessing supreme constitutions.

A single drop of a Great Luo Golden Immortal's life essence blood could nurture a single Innate Sacred Embryo Fruit, proving that the Innate Sacred Body and Dao Embryo, along with the Chaos Body, were nothing particularly rare in the eyes of such an immortal.

Those Great Luo Golden Immortals had almost all cultivated supreme constitutions, or had refined their Great Luo bodies to a level comparable to supreme physiques.

However, among these Great Luo Golden Immortals, only a rare few could push their supreme physiques to break through their limits. Each of these individuals possessed the potential to become a Primordial Emperor.

The Eleventh Limit of the Physical Body was so arduous to achieve, and the other celestial barriers were undoubtedly the same. This proved that those capable of cultivating to the Eleventh Limit were no less exceptional than top-tier prodigies who had simultaneously cultivated multiple foundations of the Tenth Limit.

While top-tier physiques found it so arduous to shatter their limits, Eldrin's Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body could more easily break through the eleventh, or even the twelfth, shackle.

For he was originally but a mortal vessel, a blank slate from the very beginning. It was through relentless cultivation that his physical form had attained its present state.

Eldrin possessed absolute mastery over every single Dao Pattern of his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body. Having personally inscribed each mark himself, he could continuously alter and refine this divine constitution.

Building upon this foundation, Eldrin's astonishing comprehension allowed him to continuously refine his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body, pushing it toward breaking through the 11th limit and even reaching the 12th limit.

Strictly speaking, Eldrin (Person Name) had no need to shatter any limits. His Innate Primordial Indestructible Body was like a sapling in constant growth—there existed no boundaries for him to break through.

At this thought, Patriarch Tianya looked at Eldrin (Person Name) and said, "With my level of talent, I'm afraid it would be exceedingly difficult to break through the limits of this Innate Divine Body."

"Sometimes I truly envy you. Though a Mortal Physique may start as insignificant as a speck of dust, it holds nearly limitless possibilities."

Eldrin smiled faintly, offering no further words.

With a mere flick of his sleeve, he drew all the treasures into his grasp, swiftly conducting a preliminary inventory of these rare marvels.

After taking stock, they discovered that this time their harvest was immense, with the value of the rare treasures obtained exceeding 2 100 strands of Primordial Qi.

In addition, there were 2 Chaos Beast King carcasses, 2 Primordial Ancient Treasures, and over 2 100 strands of Primordial Qi.

That Chaos Azure Dragon was a treasure trove from head to tail, with its remains alone worth at least 200 strands of Primordial Qi. Combined with this Undying True Dragon Fruit, the total value likely amounted to nearly a 1000 strands of Primordial Qi.

Looking at this vast array of treasures, Eldrin couldn't help but smile and remark, "If we gathered all these gains to exchange for soul-nurturing treasures, we could probably cultivate a 5-Calamity Ancient Immortal."

Upon hearing this, the Celestial Maiden could not help but let out a soft sigh.

A single 5-Calamity Ancient Immortal could roughly match 3 4-Calamity Ancient Immortals joining forces. Thus, the soul treasures capable of aiding a 5-Calamity Ancient Immortal in breaking through were exceptionally rare, with a value starting at no less than 1 100 strands of Primordial Qi per portion.

The most crucial aspect is that soul cultivation requires gentle methods, making it both slower and more resource-intensive.

To shatter the Soul Barrier, 1 requires at least 10 portions of supreme-grade soul treasures—several times the amount consumed to break through the Magic Power Barrier.

This time, the spoils divided between the 2 of them would likely only allow each to purchase 1 or 2 Soul Numinous Treasures (Spiritual Treasure).

At this thought, Patriarch Tianya could not help but sighing, "I inquired recently—a mere sliver of Soul-Nurturing Wood of supreme-grade Innate Qi level is now being bid up to 450 strands of Innate Qi."

"A supreme-grade Innate Soul-Tempering Pill requires 150 strands of innate qi, while a single portion of '100 Tribulations Aloeswood' demands 170 strands of innate qi."

"This price is truly getting more and more outrageous."

Upon hearing this, the Celestial Maiden also sighed softly and said, "Artifacts for cultivating the primordial soul have always been scarce, and their consumption is severalfold—or even tenfold—greater than that of other celestial gates. Naturally, their prices are significantly higher."

"Now that the Great Calamity is drawing near, prices are bound to skyrocket."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin fell into deep contemplation. Due to the unique nature of the Primordial Spirit Heavenly Barrier, top-grade innate marvels of the soul had always been priced about twice as high as innate ancient treasures of the same rank. Yet in reality, they weren't quite this exorbitant.

Under normal circumstances, the price for a small segment of supreme-grade Innate Soul-Nourishing Wood would be approximately 300 strands of Innate Qi.

The Innate Spirit-Refining Elixir is a supreme-grade innate treasure pill, priced at around 100 strands of innate qi. The 100 Tribulations Aloeswood offers slightly better efficacy, valued at approximately 110 strands of innate qi.

Now, the price surge is mainly because the Great Calamity is approaching, and the ancient immortals across the 3 1000 Immortal Domains are desperately striving to enhance their strength.

Judging by this trend, the price of soul-nourishing treasures will only continue to rise before the kalpa's arrival.

"I too shall face the Soul Primordium Heavenly Barrier sooner or later, and Lyra (Person Name) and the others will inevitably confront the Soul Primordium Heavenly Barrier as well."

"It seems I should prepare some Soul Treasures for my future cultivation."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, yet moments later whispered to himself, "Perhaps I could cultivate some innate marvels—why not plant some Eaglewood?"

Eldrin (Person Name) pondered briefly, yet shook his head almost instantly.

Among soul treasures, refining the 100 Calamities Agarwood is the most cost-effective. That 100 Calamities Agarwood is crafted from supreme-grade innate agarwood, and a single agarwood tree can yield over a 100 portions of it.

However, to refine 100 Tribulations Agarwood, 1 must first soak the agarwood in the Primordial Chaos Sea for 1 100 kalpas. This was a task only the Great Luo Ancient Sect had the time to accomplish, and Eldrin certainly did not have that long to wait.

At this thought, Eldrin murmured to himself, "It seems that next time I return to the Verdant Azure Immortal Realm, I should first cultivate 1 or 2 supreme-grade Innate Soul-Nourishing Woods."

Soon, Eldrin quickly dismissed the thought—now was not the time to return to the Qingcang Immortal Realm.

The trio meticulously cataloged the various treasures, gathered all their gains from the Chaos Nest, and finally turned their attention to the structure itself.

Eldrin gazed upon the Chaos Lair and declared without hesitation, "Within this Chaos Azure Dragon Lair surges a boundless ocean of primordial chaos wood essence. It shall elevate my Primordial Indestructible Chaos Body to unprecedented heights."

"I shall be in seclusion here for a time, to refine this Chaos Lair."

The Ancient 1 of the Remote Skies and the Celestial Maiden were momentarily stunned, their expressions involuntarily betraying a flicker of astonishment.

The Celestial Maiden hesitated slightly, unable to hold back her words. "The Wood Essence contained within this Chaos Nest is nearly equivalent to that of a grand universe spanning 10 billion light-years in diameter. Don’t you think attempting to refine it is far too perilous?"

"Indeed, with your current level of cultivation..."

The Ancient 1 of the Distant Skies also spoke, yet found himself sinking into hesitation.

It must be known that a universe spanning 10 billion light-years in diameter is nearly the maximum scale achievable by a 6 Calamity Ancient Immortal in universe creation.

Eldrin's current combat prowess, at its peak, barely reached that of a 5-tribulation ancient immortal. Attempting to refine this earth vein was nothing short of a snake trying to swallow an elephant.

Thinking of this, Patriarch Tianya still advised, "Why not wait a little longer? It wouldn't be too late to refine it after you break through to the Sixth Heavenly Tribulation Ancient Immortal realm."

Eldrin, however, shook his head and calmly stated, "My Innate Primordial Indestructible Body possesses unparalleled combat prowess, unprecedented in its might, yet its bottleneck is equally immense—unprecedented in its magnitude."

"To break through the bottleneck of the Innate Primordial Unbreakable Body, 1 must accumulate unprecedented foundational reserves and withstand unparalleled external pressure."

"This Chaos Azure Dragon's Lair is, for now, an optimal choice."

Hearing this, both of them fell into silence.

They understood that Eldrin's Innate Primordial Indestructible Body was far too powerful. At merely the Great Perfection stage of his innate true form, it already rivaled the pinnacle of a Quasi-Great Roaming physique.

To break through the bottleneck and advance further, such a formidable physique naturally required even greater external force.

Perhaps relying on his own power alone could lead to a breakthrough, but to succeed, it would require at least 1 100 million years. To Eldrin, this span of time was far too long.

This Tribulation was Eldrin's best chance to break through to the Great Perfection Realm. Should he miss this opportunity, the pressure he would face in attempting another breakthrough would likely become immense.

For the current Eldrin had only risen to prominence in a relatively short time, not yet drawing the attention of those ancient Great Luo sects, and thus was not regarded as a formidable rival.

If we wait until the next kalpic tribulation, given Eldrin’s innate talent and combat prowess, he would undoubtedly become a target for all. By then, faced with opposition from the Celestial Court, the Divine Court, and even the various Great Luo ancient sects, the difficulty of his breakthrough to the Great Luo realm would likely increase dramatically.

At this thought, Patriarch Tianya sighed and said, "Indeed, it is time for you to make a breakthrough soon, so you can prepare for the Great Luo opportunity."

"Very well, I shall trouble you both to guard my cultivation."

Hearing their words, Eldrin smiled faintly and cupped his hands in salute.

The 2 took their positions to guard the ritual as Eldrin began refining this supreme-grade earth vein.

Long before, when breaking through to the Quasi-Earth Immortal and Quasi-Celestial Immortal realms, Eldrin had refined multiple supreme-grade immortal veins and blessed lands to cultivate his Primordial Chaos Unbreakable Body and Primal Opening True Form.

Now, refining this Chaos Azure Dragon Nest was already a familiar process for Eldrin.

Though he was treading a familiar path, Eldrin could keenly sense that the higher 1's cultivation realm grew, the more arduous the journey of cultivation became.

While cultivating the Primordial Chaos True Body at the Half-Step Earth Immortal realm, refining supreme-grade earth veins was hardly as effortless as eating or drinking for Eldrin, yet it posed no significant difficulty either.

Having reached the Half-Step Celestial Immortal realm, refining a supreme-grade blessed land was already quite strenuous, yet it remained within acceptable limits.

Yet now, in this Ancient Immortal Realm, when Eldrin sought to refine this supreme-grade Chaos Nest, he discovered its origin source was as vast and boundless as the sea.

This sea was not an ocean, but a resplendent and boundless World Sea, comparable in grandeur to a vast universe spanning 10 billion light-years.

"Majestic, boundless, and inexhaustible primordial power."

Eldrin murmured to himself. Even with just the initial refinement, he could feel an unprecedented surge of power rushing forth, so overwhelming that it strained even his innate Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body.

The higher the realm of cultivation, the more insurmountable the gap between existences becomes.

A Grand Unity Golden Immortal and a Heavenly Immortal powerhouse are separated by an insurmountable chasm. For this reason, the celestial beings established an intermediate realm between the 2, naming it the Half-Step Grand Unity Realm, and designating those who attained it as Tribulation Ancient Immortals.

Moreover, based on the distinctions between the 9 Celestial Barriers, this half-step Great Perfection realm of the Ancient Immortals was divided into 9 Tribulations—yet it remained profoundly difficult to bridge the vast chasm separating these 9 celestial tiers.

The disparity between a 3 Tribulations Ancient Immortal and a 4 Tribulations Ancient Immortal was already a nearly insurmountable chasm, let alone the gap between a Heavenly Immortal at the Great Perfection stage and a Supreme-Grade Primordial Chaos Nest.

The Supreme Chaos Nest, also known as the Quasi-Great Perfection Chaos Nest, possessed a foundational essence that surpassed even the finest-grade Chaos Nests by a margin far exceeding a hundredfold.

Eldrin was refining the essence of this supreme-grade Chaos Nest at this very moment, feeling as if the origin of an entire great universe was roaring toward him. In an instant, his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body was sent into violent tremors.

With merely half-refined Primordial Essence, Eldrin found his Innate Primordial Indestructible Body had already reached its absolute limit.

"I can't hold on much longer."

Eldrin’s face paled slightly. He had considered halting the refinement of the Chaos Azure Dragon’s Nest, only to realize that his Primordial Indestructible Chaos Body still remained stagnant, unable to breach the threshold of the half-step Great Perfected Body.

This hardened his resolve, and he continued gritting his teeth to refine the Chaos Azure Dragon Nest. With unwavering determination, he thought, "If I cannot even break through to the Half-Step Great Perfection Body, how can I hope to shatter the 12 limits and cultivate that supreme fleshly body capable of suppressing all paths with 1?"

"Keep going!"

"Bzzz—"

Eldrin steeled his resolve, continuously drawing upon the primordial essence of the Chaos Azure Dragon's Nest. Even his so-called indestructible Primordial Chaos Immortal Body, renowned for its eternal and imperishable nature, now seemed to teeter on the verge of bursting at any moment.

Fortunately, Eldrin, with the aid of the Primordial Chaos Wuji Dao Principle, continuously refined the Tenfold Limit Magical Power. Supported by various ancient treasures suppressing his body, he managed to maintain his form without ending in a catastrophic explosion.

Thus it continued until, after a long while, when Eldrin had absorbed 10 percent of the primal essence from this Chaotic Azure Dragon's Lair, his Innate Primordial Indestructible Body finally shattered through a certain limit with overwhelming force.

Boom—

Heaven and Earth thundered, primal chaos surged.

Eldrin sat in meditation amidst the primordial chaos. An unprecedented shockwave swept through all directions of the universe, surging toward the boundless depths of the formless void.

"Now."

At this very moment, Eldrin (Person Name) suddenly spoke.

His eyes snapped open as he instantly drew forth vast amounts of Primordial Qi to refine. In the blink of an eye, 20-4 strands of Primordial Qi were refined and wholly integrated into his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body.

When all had settled, Eldrin took a slow, deep breath, a faint smile emerging in his gaze.

This time, by refining 10 percent of the Chaos Azure Dragon Nest's essence and fusing it with 20-4 strands of Primordial Qi, his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body finally broke through an invisible bottleneck, advancing to the half-step Great Perfection Stage.

(End of Chapter)