Chapter 2019 : The Abyssal Rune Awakens

Having now mastered the Abyssal Great Dao [a supreme divine ability embodying the profound mysteries of the primordial void], Eldrin Chen hesitated no longer.

He immediately began using the Abyssal Great Dao as a blueprint, fusing its principles into the sixth and final blank True Spirit Divine Runes [the foundational divine patterns that form a cultivator's spiritual core] within him.

With the pre-existing framework of the blank divine rune and the perfected Abyssal Great Dao as his guide, the process of forging the Abyssal Divine Rune [a divine rune of ultimate void and absorption] was not slow. Merely a few centuries later, Eldrin Chen had completely and utterly mastered the Abyssal Divine Rune.

"*Huummm—*"

At the very instant the Abyssal Divine Rune was fully formed, Eldrin Chen felt a strange, indescribable power awaken deep within his Chaos Indestructible Body [a legendary physique forged from primordial chaos, granting near-absolute resilience].

This power held no offensive edge, yet it boasted a defensive capability unlike anything he had known before.

It seemed capable of absorbing nearly all forms of energy, an effect far surpassing even the combined might of Mana Immunity [a divine ability granting resistance to magical energies] and Indestructible Golden Body [a divine ability manifesting an impervious golden form].

"This Abyssal Divine Rune... it can devour nearly any attack an enemy might unleash," he murmured to himself.

Eldrin Chen pondered silently, repeatedly testing the upper limits of the Abyssal Divine Rune. To his astonishment, he discovered that the amount of force this rune could absorb was roughly equivalent to the absolute defensive limit of his physical body's Force Extreme [a divine ability representing the pinnacle of physical strength and resilience].

In essence, as long as an opponent's assault did not exceed the ultimate defensive threshold of Eldrin Chen's physique, all damage inflicted upon him would be swallowed into nothingness.

This was because the Abyssal Divine Rune [a supreme defensive technique] possessed the ability to endlessly devour an opponent's power. As long as the foe could not pierce through the Abyssal Divine Rune's defense, Eldrin Chen could essentially disregard all of their attacks.

While his original physical body was formidable, it was not truly impervious to harm.

Prior to cultivating the Abyssal Divine Rune, Eldrin Chen could only withstand damage at the level of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal [a high-tier immortal] without wearing his Indestructible Battle Armor [an enchanted suit of armor].

Although an Early Stage Primordial Chaos Emperor Lord [an emperor-level cultivator at the initial stage of the Primordial Chaos realm] could not inflict significant harm on Eldrin Chen, if one were to unleash their full power in an Eruption [a powerful explosive technique], they could still cause him some injury.

If besieged by a group of Early Stage Primordial Chaos Emperor Lord, Eldrin Chen still risked sustaining serious wounds.

Furthermore, those who had reached the mid-stage of Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarch [the emperor-monarch level within the Primordial Chaos realm] posed a genuine threat to Eldrin Chen, possessing the capability to grievously wound or even deliver a potentially fatal blow.

After all, Eldrin Chen's cultivation was only at the First Layer of Primordial Unity Emperor Lord [the first tier of the Primordial Unity Emperor Lord realm]. For his physical body to contend with opponents at the sixth layer of Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarch was already astonishing; it was impossible for him to be completely immune to their assaults.

His ability to withstand attacks from mid-stage and even late-stage Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarch during this period had relied primarily on the defensive prowess of his Indestructible Battle Armor.

However, the Indestructible Battle Armor could only mitigate ninety percent of the damage, not grant true immunity.

But now, with this Abyssal Divine Rune, any attack with power below the sixth layer of Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarch would be completely absorbed by Eldrin Chen's Abyssal Divine Rune.

In other words, Eldrin Chen had achieved true immunity to harm from beings of the same cultivation realm. From this point onward, mere numbers could no longer pose a threat to him.

Even if a thousand Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarch were to besiege him together, as long as their individual attacks could not breach the upper limit of Eldrin Chen's defenses, all damage would be absorbed.

This was genuine immunity to harm from one's own realm, an immunity to all physical and even magical assaults. It was vastly more potent than the ninety percent damage reduction effect of Mana Immunity.

Furthermore, against forces that exceeded his defensive threshold, the Abyssal Divine Rune [a supreme defensive divine pattern] could still absorb a tremendous amount of damage.

Most astonishingly, the damage-absorbing effect of the Abyssal Divine Rune would continue to grow stronger in the future, scaling with the increasing fortitude of Eldrin Chen's physical body.

"The Abyssal Divine Rune truly lives up to its reputation as the foremost defensive Ultimate Divine Rune [a pinnacle-level divine pattern technique]," Eldrin Chen mused. "With the power of this divine pattern combined with the defensive might of the Indestructible Battle Armor, even a seventh-layer Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarch would find it difficult to inflict serious injury upon me."

"If I were to encounter the Primordial Thunder Crow Great Emperor again, I would not suffer such grievous wounds."

Eldrin Chen murmured these words softly, a trace of icy resolve flickering in his eyes.

Back then, the Primordial Thunder Crow Great Emperor had struck from across the vast Chaos [the primordial, formless void between realms], grievously wounding Eldrin Chen with a single, distant blow.

Now, if Eldrin Chen were to face the Primordial Thunder Crow Great Emperor again, his foe would need to unleash hundreds, even thousands, of full-power attacks to inflict comparable damage.

With this thought settling in his mind, Eldrin Chen slowly withdrew his focus.

He retracted his divine sense from his physical body and began to contemplate his own True Spirit Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator, representing their true essence and foundation].

Within Eldrin Chen's True Spirit Primordial Spirit, the nine great Innate Acupoints [the fundamental spiritual nodes within a cultivator's soul, sources of innate power] radiated with a blazing, incandescent light.

Among these nine acupoints, five had already transformed into True Spirit Aperture [a perfected spiritual node that has fully integrated with a cultivator's innate abilities]. Of the remaining four, three were Innate Acupoints, while a single one had yet to merge with an Innate Divine Abilities [a power born from a cultivator's very soul, unique and inseparable from their being].

"The ninth Primordial Soul Apertures [a synonym for True Spirit Aperture, a perfected spiritual node]."

Gazing at this ninth Primordial Soul Apertures, Eldrin Chen fell into deep contemplation.

From the very moment he had forged his True Spirit Primordial Spirit, Eldrin Chen had possessed the potential to cultivate nine great Innate Divine Abilities.

Yet, through all these years, he had never manifested that ninth Innate Divine Abilities. The reason was simple: his existing eight divine abilities already formed a remarkably comprehensive arsenal.

Among these eight powers, his Primordial Chaos Qi [the primordial, undifferentiated energy of creation] could transform into both the Primordial Qi True Armor [an armor forged from primordial energy] and the Grasping Hand [a technique to seize and restrain foes], masterfully combining defensive and binding capabilities.

His Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder [a thunder technique born from primordial chaos] was peerless in its offensive might. Once Eldrin Chen refined it to the Chaos Realm [a profound mastery level], it held the potential to become the foremost thunder method across all the Three Thousand Immortal Domains [the myriad realms and worlds that constitute the known cosmos].

The Chaos Five-Colored Divine Light [a divine light that can capture and subdue all things] can seize anything and can also transform into the Five-Colored Aurora Escape [a divine escape technique manifesting as a five-colored aurora], making it a supreme divine ability for both combat and preserving one's life.

The Great Deduction of Yin-Yang and Stars [a supreme divination art based on the principles of yin, yang, and celestial bodies] is also a first-rate Heavenly Secrets Divine Ability [a divine ability focused on unraveling heavenly mysteries and fate]. It has repeatedly helped Eldrin Chen deduce various karmic threads and avoid numerous calamities, almost placing him in an unassailable position.

This time, had the Demon Race not invited that Heaven's Derivation Sacred Emperor [a sacred emperor skilled in the Dao of celestial mechanisms and calculations], Eldrin Chen might have been able to deduce a countermeasure using this divine ability.

Among the remaining four great divine abilities, the Primordial Chaos Soldier Derivation Art [an art to manifest soldiers from primordial chaos] is peerless in group battles, while the Years Like a Song Blade [a blade technique where years flow like a song] and the Boundless Cosmos Sword [a sword art encompassing the boundless cosmos] are Space-Time [pertaining to the manipulation of space and time] divine abilities. They can even merge to form a Forbidden Divine Ability [a divine ability of forbidden, ultimate power].

The Yin-Yang Sacrificial Dao [a sacrificial Dao technique balancing yin and yang forces], moreover, is a method for a desperate, all-out struggle.

It can be said that Eldrin Chen's eight divine abilities already encompass defense, entrapment, Slaughter [mass destruction], capture, escape techniques, Celestial Mechanism [the art of celestial calculations and divination], group combat, time, space, and Eruption [sudden, explosive power] among other capabilities.

Under such circumstances, adding another offensive or defensive divine ability, or even a functional support-type ability, would not be of particularly great additional use.

Therefore, Eldrin Chen had always reserved this ninth divine ability slot with great caution, intending to cultivate it when his vision and understanding reached greater heights.

Now, having charted his future cultivation path, Eldrin Chen had long since decided on the target for this ninth True Spirit Divine Ability [a divine ability cultivated from and by one's true spirit essence].

"The Abyssal Divine Ability."

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, a glint of resolve flashing in his eyes.

Indeed, his ninth Innate Divine Abilities [the unique, heaven-defying powers born from a cultivator's innate potential] must be forged with the Abyssal Great Dao [the supreme law of the all-consuming void] at its core, giving birth to a peerless divine ability.

For Eldrin Chen understood that one day, he would still have to walk the cultivation path of the Path of Self-Sacrifice [a legendary and perilous method of cultivation that requires sacrificing one's own foundation to achieve a supreme breakthrough].

And the more formidable one's foundation, the greater the difficulty of mastering the Path of Self-Sacrifice.

Yet Eldrin Chen possessed a Sevenfold True Spirit Foundation [a foundation of unparalleled purity and strength, forged seven times over], making the chance of successfully sacrificing his entire being to complete the Path of Self-Sacrifice virtually nonexistent.

For Eldrin Chen to achieve Self-Sacrifice [the ultimate state of sacrificing one's cultivation to transcend limits], he had to cultivate a divine ability of the Abyss within his ninth acupoint. Only by leveraging the Abyssal Great Dao's nature to devour all energies could he possibly take that final, fateful step.

"Let us begin."

As this thought solidified, Eldrin Chen acted decisively. He channeled the boundless power of the Abyssal Great Dao, compelling it to merge completely into his Innate Acupoints [the nine primordial energy centers within a cultivator's body, sources of innate power].

Time flowed on. Finally, Eldrin Chen's Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core and true essence of a cultivator] shuddered violently. When the turmoil subsided, within his ninth acupoint, a shroud of profound, heaven-veiling darkness had manifested.

"Abyssal Wheel."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, a treasure wheel [a mystical artifact often representing a cycle or a powerful technique] rising from between his brows, radiating a power that seemed capable of devouring all things.

The Abyssal Wheel, also known as the Wheel of Finality, was another manifestation of the Abyssal Great Dao. Eldrin Chen had cultivated this into a divine ability, possessing the terrifying divine power to devour Chaos [the primordial, formless state from which all existence emerged].

Eldrin Chen had a faint intuition that the power of the Abyssal Wheel was likely extraordinary, even harboring a hint of a forbidden force capable of grinding away the Great Dao [the fundamental laws and principles governing existence].

"A power that can even grind away the Great Dao?"

Startled within his heart, Eldrin Chen could not help but voice his astonishment, "Could this be used to utterly annihilate a Grand Luo Golden Immortal [an immortal who has attained the Grand Luo realm, achieving a state of supreme perfection and immortality]?"

As this shock settled within him, Eldrin Chen felt uncertain. In the end, he suppressed this line of thought.

Grand Luo Golden Immortal do not fall into Samsara [the cycle of death and rebirth]. If he truly possessed the ability to utterly annihilate such beings, he would likely be sealed away as a forbidden enemy by countless Grand Luo Immortal Lord and even Chaos Celestial Emperor.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Eldrin Chen would not lightly wield this power.

With this resolution, Eldrin Chen gathered all his stray thoughts. He then stepped out from the Nameless Space and returned to his own courtyard.

Upon arriving at the courtyard, Eldrin Chen stepped out from his place of cultivation. He strode into the open world, his gaze sweeping across the vast expanse of the Great Desolate Ancient Realm, a ripple of emotion stirring within the depths of his eyes.

"This realm is so shattered, can it be repaired with an Innate Spiritual Root?"

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly. After calculating with his fingers for a long while, he discovered that with just a single Spirit Root at the level of an Innate Supreme Treasure, it could draw upon the power of the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea [the primordial, chaotic, and decaying ocean that surrounds all realms] to continuously mend the Great Desolate Ancient Realm.

However, relying solely on the power of an Innate Spiritual Root would likely be insufficient to expel the Desolate Decay Power [the corrosive, entropic energy of the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea] from the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea.

"How can the Desolate Decay Power be expelled?"

Eldrin Chen pondered silently, his thoughts drifting to the Three Thousand Immortal Domains.

The reason the entire Three Thousand Immortal Domains, and even the Seven Domains of the Southern Abyss, were able to repel the power of the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea was not only because the Origin Domain [the central, foundational world] could suppress it, but also because the Immortal Domain Grand Formation [a colossal, realm-spanning defensive array] played a tremendously significant role.

For instance, the Immortal Domain Grand Formation of the Three Thousand Immortal Domains utilized the power of the Immortal Domain [a stabilized, cultivated realm] to suppress the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea, thereby expanding the habitable space around the Origin Domain.

"I must find an Innate Spiritual Root capable of mending the world's Origin [its foundational essence or source]."

"Furthermore, once the world is initially restored, I must attempt to establish an Immortal Domain around the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain. Using this as a foundation, I can deploy a Formation [a magical array or formation] to suppress the power of the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea."

Eldrin Chen spoke slowly, a plan beginning to take shape in his mind.

Although establishing Three Thousand Immortal Domains is an endeavor of immense difficulty, Eldrin Chen does not require such a vast number of them.

According to his conception, the Great Desolate Ancient Realm does not need a living space as expansive as the Seven Domains of the Southern Abyss. Even if its habitable range were reduced to a mere ten-thousandth of that domain's scale, it would suffice.

As long as it can withstand the corrosion of the Desolate Decay Power and provide the Great Desolate Ancient Realm with a certain measure of living space, the situation would be improved by hundreds, even thousands, of times compared to the present plight.

Once this idea took root, Eldrin Chen proceeded directly to the Great Wilderness Sacred Hall. There, he sought out the nine Priests and laid out his plan before them.

After hearing him, the assembly fell into a contemplative silence.

The Chief Priest Elder offered a bitter smile and spoke, "The Great Desolate Ancient Realm lies in ruins. Low-grade Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root [a spiritual plant that anchors and nourishes the land's vital energy] struggle to survive here, and the high-grade ones were long ago taken away by those of the past."

"If the task were merely to gather a few Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root, it might not pose an insurmountable problem."

"But according to your words, establishing a single Immortal Domain requires four Innate Spiritual Root [a primordial-grade spiritual plant of immense power, born from the world's foundational energies] to form an array capable of suppressing the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea. Would that not require a foundation of hundreds of such Innate Spiritual Root at the very least?"

The nine Priests shook their heads repeatedly, their expressions wry. "Even if we dismantled the entire Great Desolate Ancient Realm, we could not gather so many Innate Spiritual Root."

Eldrin Chen also felt a pang of helplessness. "Then do you know of any place where Innate Spiritual Root still exist in this world?" he inquired.

The nine chief priests exchanged glances, and finally, Chief Priest Elder spoke: "Those three Desolate Domain Forbidden Land might possess sufficient Innate Spiritual Root [a supreme spiritual root born from the essence of heaven and earth]."

"However, the three Desolate Domain Forbidden Land are far too perilous."

Eldrin Chen's gaze flickered slightly as he listened quietly to Chief Priest Elder's words.

As Chief Priest Elder recounted the tale, Eldrin Chen gradually came to understand the structure of the Great Desolate Ancient Realm [the vast and ancient realm bordering the primordial chaos].

It turned out that ever since the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain [the original, primordial world] fell in rank in ancient times, the immense Great Wilderness Primordial Domain had shattered into several fragmented Origin Domain [a primordial world-fragment containing traces of its original laws].

Over time, most of these fragments were annihilated [utterly erased from existence] by the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea [the boundless, chaotic sea that borders all realms]. Only three fragmented Origin Domain remain to this day.

These three fragmented Origin Domain further broke into countless shards, scattered around the periphery of the Great Desolate Ancient Realm. They coalesced into clusters formed by innumerable Chaos Nest [a turbulent nexus of chaotic spiritual energy], which the inhabitants of the Great Desolate Ancient Realm call the Desolate Domain Forbidden Land [a forbidden zone of extreme danger and chaos].

These three Desolate Domain Forbidden Land are respectively: the Sword Abyss Realm Sea, the Myriad Stars Archipelago, and the Desolate Ancient Continent.

"The Sword Abyss Realm Sea was formed from the fusion of the ancient Great Wilderness Primordial Domain holy land, the Sword Abyss Immortal Palace, with a newly born Realm Sea [a sea composed of the fragments of countless shattered minor worlds]."

"And the Myriad Stars Archipelago is what remained after the Boundless Cosmic Stars [the infinite starry expanse of the primordial domain] fell into the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea and gathered there."

"The Desolate Ancient Continent is also an exceedingly dreadful place. It was formed from a vast number of Chaos Nest [a primordial, chaotic nexus of energy] coalescing together, created by the multitude of Chaotic Fiendgod [primordial, chaotic demon-gods] that once surrounded the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain, before they were ultimately eroded by the Desolate Decay Power [a corrupting power of primordial decay and desolation]."

The Chief Priest Elder spoke slowly, his expression grave as he said, "Each of these three domains is guarded by at least one being at the Late Primordial Chaos Emperor Lord Realm [the late stage of the Primordial Chaos Emperor Lord cultivation realm]."

"Given our current strength, it would be best not to provoke them."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen gained a general understanding of the origins of these three Desolate Domain Forbidden Land [forbidden lands within the desolate domains].

Among the three Forbidden Land, the Sword Abyss Realm Sea once belonged to the ancient Sword Abyss Immortal Palace. In its day, the Sword Abyss Immortal Palace was one of the ten great holy lands of the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain.

This lineage did not board the ancient vessel to depart. Instead, they directly sought out a newly born Chaos Realm Sea [a sea of realms born from primordial chaos] and migrated their Daoist Abode [a cultivator's sanctum or dwelling place] into it.

Alas, they ultimately could not escape the erosion of the Desolate Decay Power. The entire sect, along with the Sword Abyss Realm Sea, was transformed into a desolate domain.

The Myriad Stars Archipelago represents the final, desperate struggle of the Cosmic Star Deities [the Deities of the Cosmic Stars] from the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain.

At that time, as the Cosmic Star Deities of the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain, these stellar Emperor Lord [a title for a powerful ruler-lord] and Grand Luo [the Grand Luo cultivation realm] beings were swept into the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea along with the shattered starry sky.

Afterward, they barely managed to resist the Desolate Decay Power by relying on the Cosmic Starry Sky Grand Formation [a grand formation of cosmic stars], but it was merely a struggle for survival, a lingering breath before the end.

In the end, the Great Luo Ancient Star within the Cosmic Stars transformed into the Myriad Stars Archipelago, and the star deities within it became a lineage of the Desolate Tribe.

The lineage of the Desolate Ancient Continent was a vast continent forged by countless Chaotic Fiendgod gathering numerous Chaos Nest in an attempt to resist the Desolate Decay Power. Yet, in the end, it too could not escape being eroded by the Desolate Decay Power.

Speaking to this point, the Chief Priest Elder could not help but sigh and say, "During the Ancient Era, before these desolate domains were eroded, we occasionally had dealings with one another."

"At that time, our native strength in the Great Desolate Ancient Realm was the greatest, and we offered them much support."

"But as they gradually became corrupted and fell, they have now become a dire threat to our very heart."

Hearing this, the other eight priests could not help but wear expressions of sorrowful sighing.

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen fell into a contemplative silence. Each of these ancient realms was guarded by a Late Primordial Chaos Emperor Lord Realm powerhouse.

With Eldrin Chen's current defensive capabilities, he truly did not fear the Slaughter of a seventh-layer Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarch. However, his offensive means were still somewhat lacking.

To obtain a sufficient amount of Innate Spiritual Root from the hands of these Chaos Desolate Tribe would likely be impossible for the time being.

With this thought in mind, Eldrin Chen spoke, "We need not rush to act against the three Desolate Domain Forbidden Land. However, the restoration of the Great Desolate Ancient Realm must proceed with haste."

"How many Spirit Root [a plant that gathers and refines spiritual energy from heaven and earth] do you possess? First, take me to see them."

Upon hearing this, the nine great priests immediately led Eldrin Chen into the Immortal Herb Garden [a garden dedicated to cultivating rare and potent spiritual plants] within the Great Wilderness Sacred Hall.

The moment Eldrin Chen arrived at the Immortal Herb Garden, he could not help but reveal a bitter smile.

He discovered that within the vast expanse of the Immortal Herb Garden, there were merely a dozen or so Great Luo Immortal Medicine [a supreme-grade herb of the Great Luo realm], and even fewer Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root [a high-grade spiritual root that channels the energies of heaven and earth]—only seven or eight at most. As for Innate Spiritual Root [a spiritual root born from the primal chaos of creation] of the Grand Luo [the realm of the Grand Luo Golden Immortals] level, there was only a single one.

Such meager reserves would not only be considered impoverished for a vast ancient realm, but even in the eyes of a single Late Great Luo Golden Immortal [a Golden Immortal at the late stage of the Great Luo realm], it would signify utter destitution.

"It is difficult to imagine that these are the remnants left behind by what was once an Origin Domain [a primordial world born from the chaos of creation]."

Chief Priest Elder let out a bitter laugh and said with considerable helplessness, "In the past, most of the Spirit Root from the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain [the Primordial Domain of the Great Wilderness] were taken away. Those that remained were few to begin with."

"Later, in order to protect the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain, we felled the Innate Spiritual Root to repair the World's Placental Membrane [the primordial membrane that separates and protects a world from the outer chaos]."

"Coupled with the harsh conditions of heaven and earth, where low-grade Spirit Root struggle to survive, and high-grade Spirit Root lack the Origin [the primal source energy] for Ascension [the process of breaking through to a higher cultivation realm], it has led to the current state of affairs..."

"Alas!"

Eldrin Chen could not help but feel a sense of helplessness. He approached the sole Innate Spiritual Root and his eyes could not help but brighten slightly.

Before him stood a towering ancient tree that pierced the clouds, its branches and trunk as robust and powerful as coiling dragons.

"The Great Wilderness Ancient Tree,"

Chief Priest Elder spoke slowly, his expression grave. "This tree is a treasure of the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain, born from a single severed branch of the true Great Wilderness Ancient Tree."

"In the past, when the Origin [the fundamental source energy of a realm] of the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain was plundered, the supreme treasure, the Great Wilderness Ancient Tree, was also seized."

"Yet, one branch fragment remained. We planted it here and, despite numerous crises, never felled it, preserving it as a memento of what was lost."

Hearing this, Eldrin Chen immediately understood the origins of this ancient tree.

So, within the ancient Great Desolate Ancient Realm, there once existed a Spirit Root [a plant of immense spiritual power] of the Innate Supreme Treasure [a treasure born from the primal forces of heaven and earth] level, named the Great Wilderness Ancient Tree.

That Great Wilderness Ancient Tree was born alongside heaven and earth, the foremost divine tree of the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain, capable of drawing in the Chaos Sea Waters [the primordial, formless waters of chaos] and stabilizing the realm's Origin.

Precisely because of this, the Great Wilderness Ancient Tree was taken by those who attacked back then, leaving behind only this one broken branch.

Having grasped this truth, Eldrin Chen could not help but voice his thoughts, "If that is the case, then this Great Wilderness Ancient Tree is perhaps the treasure most attuned to the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain."

As this realization flashed through his mind, Eldrin Chen spoke forthrightly, "I possess a method that may allow this tree to undergo Ascension [a profound advancement in grade and nature], transforming it into an Innate Supreme Treasure [a peerless treasure born of natural law] of the ancient arboreal kind. I must ask all of you to leave me here alone."

Upon hearing his words, the nine Priests [spiritual leaders and ritual masters of the tribe] all revealed a flicker of joyous hope upon their faces.