Chapter 1839 : Celestial Troops and Divine Generals

While countless ancient immortals throughout the Violet Sun Immortal Realm were buzzing with discussions, Eldrin slowly withdrew his primordial spirit power.

At this moment, Eldrin sensed his primordial spirit and grasped how immensely powerful it had become.

An Eleventh Limit Realm soul is called the Indestructible Soul precisely because such a soul has grown so powerful that it has reached a state nearly impossible to extinguish.

Theoretically speaking, unless a Great Luo Golden Immortal were to intervene personally, an Eleventh-Circle Primordial Spirit would be nearly impossible to eradicate.

Such a primordial spirit is nearly indestructible. Even if 1's physical body, Dao Fruit, and primordial spirit are all reduced to dust, as long as a single wisp of the primordial spirit remains, there will come a day of revival and return.

Of course, immortality was merely a secondary effect of the Indestructible Primordial Spirit—an ability that generally saw little practical use.

Most crucially, after achieving the Indestructible Primordial Spirit, Eldrin discovered that his spiritual power had reached an unparalleled level—even surpassing that of the Innate Primordial Indestructible Body.

With the power of his primordial spirit alone, Eldrin could contend with and even suppress the vast majority of 6-tribulation ancient immortals, wielding near-absolute dominance within this realm.

What was even more terrifying was that such a powerful primordial spirit could forcibly seize control of the physical body, Dao Fruit, magic power, and laws—unifying all these forces into 1, unleashing power far beyond the ordinary.

"Beneath the 7 tribulations, I reign supreme."

Eldrin spoke slowly, a dawning comprehension settling within him at this very moment.

Without activating the Void-Returning Pearl, he had long been rendered invincible unless a 7-Calamity Ancient Immortal directly suppressed him with Patriarch-level divine abilities.

Above the Seventh Tribulation, it was hard to say for certain, but within the Sixth Tribulation Ancient Immortal realm, unless 1 had also cultivated an 11 Limit Foundation, Eldrin (Person Name) could already be considered unrivaled.

The gap between the Tenth Limit foundation and the Eleventh Limit was an immense threshold—1 that surpassed even the cumulative difference between a First Tribulation Ancient Immortal and a Sixth Tribulation Ancient Immortal. In fact, the difficulty of this breakthrough was greater than that of ascending to a Seventh Tribulation Ancient Immortal.

Since time immemorial, attaining the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm had always been easier than cultivating the Eleventh Limit Heavenly Barrier.

Of course, cultivating all 7 foundational Heavenly Gates to their tenth limit was exceptionally formidable. However, those who achieved an eleventh-limit foundation were rarely mediocre in their cultivation of the other Heavenly Gates.

In truth, after Eldrin had cultivated his 11-Limit Primordial Spirit, he was already capable of unleashing the full power of the Innate 7 Treasures Gourd. Even if he were to encounter a 7 Calamities Ancient Immortal, it would not necessarily be impossible for him to stand his ground in battle.

Getting back to the main topic, having grasped the sheer magnitude of his combat prowess, Eldrin grew increasingly confident about venturing into the Chaos Sea in the days to come.

He sensed the Soul-Nurturing Wood within his consciousness and discovered it still retained 90 percent of its origin energy. Thus, he emerged from secluded cultivation.

Eldrin knew all too well that the chasm between the Eleventh Limit and the Twelfth Limit was nearly insurmountable. Since time immemorial, those who had taken this step were either Dao Ancestors and Immortal Saints, or beings possessing the potential to become 1.

Relying solely on the Half-Step Patriarch-level Great 5 Elements Pure Yang Divine Thunder, along with its accompanying 5 Thunder Body Refining Art, made success utterly impossible. Even if he were to cultivate this divine ability to the Patriarch level, Eldrin dared not claim he would certainly succeed.

This was a true chasm, an endless abyss blocking the path of cultivation. Without the potential to achieve the realm of a Dao Ancestor or Immortal Sage, crossing it was fundamentally impossible.

"The Great 5 Elements Pure Yang Divine Thunder represents the ultimate form of pure yang lightning, yet its conceptual foundation and latent potential ultimately remain constrained."

"To take that final step, 1 must first unite yin and yang with the 5 elements, transforming into the Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder."

Eldrin murmured softly, his gaze tightening with a subtle frown.

As a man, he could not master the Great 5 Elements Pure Yin Divine Thunder. To achieve the union of Yin and Yang with the 5 Elements, he would have to seek an alternative path.

"Mortals are born from the cosmic evolution of heaven and earth, inherently flawed in their Yin and Yang balance from the very beginning."

"To complete the duality of Yin and Yang, 1 must first reverse the Chaos Body before taking that final step."

"As for how to reverse the Chaos Body…"

Eldrin (Person Name) pondered briefly, and soon a few threads of thought began to take shape in his mind.

He lowered his head to gaze at the other side of the Violet Sun Immortal Realm, into the boundless depths of the Netherworld. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "It won't do. The Violet Sun Immortal Realm was forged by a Great Luo Golden Immortal. The quality of its Nether Origin is neither supremely pure nor flawless."

"Perhaps 1 day, I shall journey to the Primordial Immortal Realm."

Eldrin murmured these words softly as he soon emerged from the seclusion chamber, only to discover that the Celestial Maiden and the Ancient 1 of the Heavenly Abyss had also concluded their closed-door cultivation.

The 2 of them were slightly startled upon seeing Eldrin and couldn't help but ask, "What was that just now?"

Eldrin (Person Name)'s expression remained as tranquil as still water, merely giving a slight nod as he said, "So long as both of you understand this in your hearts."

"As expected."

In that very moment, both the Celestial Maiden and the Ancient 1 of the Endless Skies were utterly astounded.

They exchanged a glance, and finally, the Celestial Maiden took a deep breath and said, "The Eleventh-Cycle Indestructible Spirit, with such a foundation—even compared to the legendary Eldrin (Person Name)—is now only A Step Away (Time & Distance)."

As 1 of the first immortals in the Violet Realm, the Celestial Maiden possessed considerable understanding of Lord Violet Immortal.

She informed Eldrin that the Violet Immortal Lord was born with the Chaos Cauldron, capable of refining the Waters of Chaos into myriad primordial essences. In but a brief span, he shattered the 9 Heavenly Barriers and cultivated the 12-Circumference True Spirit Primordial Soul.

That True Spirit Divine Soul of the 12 Limits had completely merged the True Spirit and the Divine Soul into 1 entity. Due to the indestructible nature of the True Spirit, it was theoretically an utterly deathless and imperishable existence, capable of being slain only under exceptionally rare circumstances such as a breakthrough to the Chaos Realm.

Most importantly, the Primordial Spirit of True Essence is theoretically indestructible and immortal—it may not truly perish completely. To this day, many still believe that although the Violet Immortal Lord has fallen, the day will come when they return.

Some even speculated that the day the Violet Immortal Lord returned would mark his ascension to the Chaos Immortal Sage.

Eldrin (Person Name) froze for a moment upon hearing this, yet shook his head almost imperceptibly after a brief pause.

Even if the Violet Immortal Lord were truly capable of reviving and returning, it has only been a few million years since his fall. For such a resurgence to occur, it would require at least several dozen to over a 100 kalpas to begin with—a span of time that remains profoundly distant from the present moment.

Moreover, Eldrin felt that if the fall of the Violet Immortal truly involved those Chaos-level experts intervening, then the day of the Violet Immortal's return might never come.

Clearly, the powers that struck back then would never tolerate the return of the Violet Immortal Sovereign.

At this thought, Eldrin spoke up: "The events of those days are far too distant from us now. There is truly no benefit in dwelling on them."

"At present, our priority should be preparing for the next expedition into the Chaos."

At this point, Eldrin (Person Name) glanced at the 2 of them and said, "By the way, I haven't yet congratulated you both."

"This time, you have shattered the Primordial Soul Heavenly Barrier and attained the 5 Tribulations Ancient Immortal realm. It seems we now have greater confidence in our upcoming expedition into the Chaos."

The Celestial Maiden smiled faintly and replied, "Thanks to the treasure you brought, we wouldn't have dared attempt the breakthrough otherwise."

Eldrin gave a slight nod and inquired, "After this breakthrough, are you confident in overcoming the Trial of the Heart of the Dao?"

Elder Tianya pondered briefly before speaking, "To transcend the Heavenly Barrier of the Dao Heart, 1 must undergo the 3 Inquiries of the Great Dao. Only with a flawless and pure Dao heart, and after resolving all karmic ties, can a breakthrough be achieved."

"I intend to journey into the Chaos with you, first to settle all karmic debts I owe you. Then I shall return to the Violet Realm once more, to meet with old friends and companions from bygone days. Only after resolving all lingering karma will I return to attempt the Heart Tribulation."

The Celestial Maiden also nodded, speaking calmly, "That is my thought as well."

Eldrin (Person Name) nodded upon hearing this. To break through the Heavenly Barrier of the Dao Heart, the key lay in the principle of "flawlessness in the Dao Heart." Only those with a clear conscience could directly face the 3 Inquiries of the Great Dao and transcend the Tribulation of the Dao Heart.

Of course, the Demonic Path Ancient Immortals advocated following 1's heart's desires. As long as 1's thoughts were unobstructed, they could transcend the Heart Demon Tribulation without needing to concern themselves with so much karma.

At this thought, Eldrin spoke up, "The Chaotic Tide will recede soon. Let us make preparations and set forth."

"Very well."

The 2 nodded, quickly gathered their belongings, and departed with Eldrin (Person Name).

After leaving the grotto-heaven, the 3 of them headed beyond the boundaries of the Violet Sun Immortal Domain. However, they hadn't traveled far when Eldrin (Person Name) noticed something unusual.

Amidst the boundless chaos, 1 colossal ancient chaos vessel after another came to a halt beyond the Violet Sun Immortal Realm. Dozens of these extraordinary vessels, all rare supreme-grade primordial ships, lay anchored within the expanse.

"This is..."

Witnessing this scene, the 3 of them were utterly astounded.

Due to its proximity to the Chaos Sea, ninth-grade supreme Chaos Ancient Ships were not uncommon within the Violet Sun Immortal Realm.

The Chaos Ancient Vessel, despite being a supreme ninth-tier treasure, possessed offensive and defensive capabilities merely at the entry-level of a Chaos Beast King due to its lack of infused Primordial Qi.

The storms of the Chaos Sea rage too fiercely; even a supreme ninth-grade Chaos Ancient Vessel cannot be used to cross its depths.

The Supreme Primordial Ancient Vessel was forged by infusing the 9-Rank Supreme Chaos Ancient Vessel with Primordial Qi. Yet, the Primordial Ancient Vessel was boundless in scale, crafted from countless materials. The resources required to advance it to a higher grade were truly astronomical.

Even the finest Primordial Chaos Ancient Vessel, with every component forged from innate marvels, requires at least 10,000 individual parts to construct a single supreme-grade primordial ship.

By that calculation, with at least 1 strand of Primordial Qi per component, it would require over 10 1000 strands of Primordial Qi.

Combined with those crucial dragon bones, dragon sails, world-ending cannons, ship planks, and other rare treasures, the cost of constructing a top-grade Primordial Ancient Ship would require at least 100,000 strands of Primordial Qi as a starting point.

An entire primordial ark consumed a staggering quantity of primordial treasures and primordial qi—enough to bankrupt even a 7 or 8-tribulation ancient immortal.

Within the 3 1000 Immortal Domains, only the Great Luo Ancient Sects could refine supreme-grade Primordial Divine Vessels, which were used to deploy troops and mobilize generals during the eruption of the Chaos Great War.

It is said that to assault a Chaos Nest of the Great Luo level, those Great Luo Golden Immortals often mobilize dozens or even over a 100 supreme-grade Primordial Ancient Ships, using them to traverse the boundless Chaos Sea and launch epoch-shattering battles.

30-7 Chaos Ancient Ships.

After a quick perusal, Eldrin (Person Name) couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment.

He looked up and saw that the ancient ships were filled with celestial soldiers and divine generals, with at least several 1000 on each vessel.

What was even more terrifying was that each of these Celestial Soldiers was wreathed in Primordial Qi, their combat prowess rivaling that of a Celestial Immortal expert, while the Divine Generals possessed battle strength comparable to the Ancient Immortal realm.

"It's the 3 great Celestial Courts, and the divine generals from all the ancient sects."

Tianya Ancestor slowly murmured, his gaze profoundly solemn as he spoke.

The Celestial Maiden knew this was Eldrin's first encounter with such celestial soldiers, so she explained, "Among the 3 Great Celestial Courts, there exists a unique method of celestial soldier and divine general transformation, capable of producing celestial soldiers at the Heavenly Immortal realm and divine generals at the Ancient Immortal realm."

"The Divine Clan possesses the Primordial Divine Pool. By merely channeling Primordial Qi and combining it with a deity who has established 3 Ascension foundations, 1 can directly transform into a Flawless Celestial God, or even a Primordial Divine General of the Ancient Immortal Realm."

"The demon race possesses the Celestial Demon Pool, capable of transforming them into Celestial Immortal demon immortals, or even Divine Generals of the demon race at the Ancient Immortal realm."

"Our human race also possesses the Immortal Ascension Pool, capable of transforming them into Celestial Soldiers of the Heavenly Immortal Realm and Divine Generals of the Ancient Immortal Realm."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin could not help but exclaim in utter shock, "If that's the case, wouldn't the 3 great celestial courts be capable of mass-producing Celestial Immortals—or even Ancient Immortals?"

"You could say that."

The Celestial Maiden nodded, then shook her head and said, "But transforming into Celestial Soldiers and Generals does not come without a price."

First, the Primordial Godly Pool, the Celestial Demon Pool, and the Immortal Indestructibility Pool are all Primordial Treasures forged by the Dao Ancestors, Immortal Sages, Celestial Emperors, and Divine Sovereigns using supreme-grade Primordial Godly Materials. The treasures expended in their creation were sufficient to forge dozens of Primordial Treasures.

Moreover, transforming Heavenly Soldiers and Divine Generals requires expending vast amounts of Primordial Qi, consuming various rare Primordial Treasures, and crucially demands a peerless immortal with Triple Ascension foundations.

"Most crucially, once transformed into celestial soldiers and generals, their cultivation would never advance another iota hereafter. No matter how immense their potential before transformation, breaking through to the Great Perfection Realm would become an absolute impossibility."

Hearing this, Eldrin finally understood why the value of Innate Qi and Innate Marvels had always remained so constant.

You must understand, across the 3 1000 Immortal Domains, so many Ancient Immortals and even Great Luo Golden Immortals explore the Primordial Chaos. Logically speaking, they should obtain vast quantities of Primordial Qi and innate marvels at every moment.

Those supreme ancient immortals of 7 or 8 tribulations could obtain hundreds to thousands of wisps of Primordial Qi, or even dozens to hundreds of Primordial Treasures in a single venture into the Chaos. These low-tier treasures held little use for high-tribulation ancient immortals.

Logically speaking, over time, with countless Celestial Immortals perishing in the Tribulation, the prices of low-grade Innate Marvels should have decreased significantly.

However, the price of Primordial Qi and Primordial Treasures across the 3,000 Immortal Domains has always remained stable, which has long been a point of confusion for Eldrin.

Now it appears that all those Primordial Marvels and Primordial Qi were likely purchased by the 3 Great Celestial Courts and the Great Luo Ancient Sect to be transformed into Celestial Soldiers and Celestial Generals.

At this thought, Eldrin sharply drew a cold breath and exclaimed, “Throughout the countless ages spanning the 3 1000 celestial realms, the 3 great Heavenly Courts have amassed untold treasures. Just how many celestial soldiers and generals lie hidden behind this power?”

Eldrin murmured softly, a trace of astonishment flickering in his gaze.

Tianya Ancestor fell silent upon hearing this. After pondering for a long while, he finally said, "I do not know either, but I once heard a rumor."

It is said that over 30 million years ago, to conquer a Chaos Nest, Immortal Lord Minghe of the Taihan Immortal Realm did not hesitate to mobilize hundreds of ancient chaos ships and gathered a million celestial soldiers and generals for the assault.

Eldrin felt a creeping numbness prickle across his scalp as he listened.

Hundreds of primordial ancient vessels, over a million celestial soldiers and generals starting from the Celestial Immortal realm—the amount of primordial treasures consumed in this endeavor, let alone the primordial qi, would likely amount to tens of millions. (End of Chapter)

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