Chapter 1874 : Different Gains

"6 Dao Origins and 6 Great Luo Treasures—let us exchange them based on our respective contributions."

Eldrin spoke as he directly took the Space Origin Stone and the Golden-Winged Roc’s Dao Origin, then proceeded to claim the Qiankun Mother Stone and the Earth Essence Origin.

There were a total of 12 Great Luo Marvelous Treasures and Dao Origins, yet Eldrin alone claimed 4 of the Marvelous Treasures. No 1 present voiced any objection.

Although the value of these 4 treasures could already be considered astonishing, Eldrin's military merits were sufficient to exchange for them.

After all, in this battle, Eldrin (Person Name) single-handedly suppressed and slain the Fallen Heaven Prison, then thoroughly defeated the Son of the Vault Heaven Emperor and sent him fleeing in disgrace. The merits he had achieved were unparalleled among all.

As Eldrin (Person Name) successfully exchanged for 4 rare treasures, the remaining cultivators also began bartering their prized possessions.

Youwu took away the Dao Origin of the Fallen Heaven Prison. The Fallen Heaven Prison was a prodigious demonic genius who had cultivated an Indestructible Body, and its foundational attributes were quite similar to those Youwu cultivated. If she could refine this Dao Origin, her strength would undoubtedly see a significant increase.

The Dao Origins of the Void Sky Roc and the Golden Feather King Roc fell into the hands of the Samsara Avatar. With these 2 Dao Origins in his possession, the cultivation of the Samsara Body was certain to advance significantly, and elevating its combat prowess by another level would pose no great challenge.

The remaining 5 all possessed the combat strength of ordinary 8-Calamity Ancient Immortals, with military merits a full tier lower.

After some deliberation, Seraphina Qu (Person Name) claimed the Dao Origin of the Purple Radiance Roc Clan's Imperial Scion, while Lyra (Person Name) took possession of the Dao Origin belonging to the Crimson Exile Roc Clan's Imperial Scion.

The Sundering Heaven Demon Emperor claimed the Crimson Li Fire Jade, the Primordial Ice Phoenix obtained the Thunderstorm Plume, while the Primal Chaos Black Dragon took possession of that piece of Dark Immortal Gold.

This allocation was suggested by Eldrin, as both Seraphina Qu and Lyra possessed profound foundations and immense potential, yet their personal cultivation levels were somewhat lacking. If each could refine a Source of Dao, their realms would undoubtedly experience significant advancement.

The cultivation realms of the Skyrend Demon Emperor and the Primordial Ice Phoenix were not an issue. After obtaining 2 Great Luo Odd Treasures, if they could master even a single Great Luo Divine Ability, their strength would reach yet another level of supremacy.

The Chaos Black Dragon, being a body of the Chaos Holy Spirit, had its foundation elevated by Eldrin's Primordial Purple Qi, making it slightly more profound than that of the Ancient Ice Phoenix. Unfortunately, lacking a Connate Spiritual Treasure as its foundation, its strength ranked at the very bottom among the 8-Calamity Ancient Immortals.

He was the incarnation of the Primordial Black Dragon, capable of devouring various immortal metals to strengthen his physical form. If he could consume this piece of Dark Immortal Gold and refine it into his Primordial Black Dragon Body, his power would likely experience a slight increase.

After the treasures were divided, everyone’s faces lit up with joy, and all eyes turned to Eldrin.

At this moment, even Youwu instinctively regarded Eldrin as her pillar of support and couldn't help but speak: "Brother Dao, in your opinion, should we first digest our gains or continue exploring this Ancient Immortal Ruins Continent?"

Eldrin had already formed a plan and immediately declared, "The Ancient Immortal Ruins Continent is far too perilous. Though our strength is considerable, if we were besieged by over 20 8-tribulation ancient immortals, or encountered supreme beings like Candleflame Shadow, it is highly likely some of us would fall on the battlefield."

"I believe our top priority should be focusing on digesting our gains and enhancing everyone's strength."

Everyone nodded slightly upon hearing this.

In the current Immortal Ruins Ancient Continent, over 3,000 8-Calamity Ancient Immortals had entered the tribulation. On their path to proving their Dao as Great Luo Golden Immortals, they were locked in a fight to the death, all for the sake of seizing each other's Dao Origins.

In such circumstances, none could guarantee their own survival. Only by tempering oneself through battle and enhancing 1's combat prowess could 1 hope to ultimately endure—perhaps even attain the realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

At this thought, the Skyrend Demon Emperor nodded and said, "The Li Fire Jade is of no use to me, so I won’t be going into seclusion this time."

"Very well. You 2 retreat into seclusion to refine the Dao Origin while I stand guard."

Seeing this, the Ancient Ice Phoenix also nodded slightly and said, "I shall join in safeguarding your cultivation as well."

Seeing this, Eldrin nodded and said, "I shall set up a grand formation. I must trouble you both to endure some hardship during this period."

As he spoke, he retrieved 1 100 and 8 Innate Primordial Gold Bamboo Swords (Magic Treasure) from his sleeve. Using the fragmented Great Luo Earth Vein (Cultivation Resource) as its foundation, he laid down the Minor Heavenly Dipper and Earthly Fiend Celestial Cycle Infinite Sword Formation (Formation).

After setting up this sword formation, he invited the Primordial Ice Phoenix and the Skyrend Demon Emperor to preside over the array, then proceeded into the fractured earth vein.

Before entering seclusion, he entrusted both the Qiankun Mother Stone and the Wutu Origin to Lyra (Person Name). Among these 2 treasures, the Qiankun Mother Stone was the finest material for upgrading the Jitu Kunyuan Disk (Magic Treasure), while the Wutu Origin was 1 of the 5 essential elements required for cultivating the Primordial Chaos Qi (Cultivation Method).

It was specifically exchanged for Lyra.

After bestowing these 2 treasures, Eldrin immediately entered seclusion to cultivate. Without delay, he retrieved the Dao Origin of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Imperial Son.

The Golden-Winged Roc Imperial Son truly lived up to his reputation as an 8-Calamity Ancient Immortal. The Dao Origin he transformed into brimmed with boundless insights, far more magnificent than the Nether Emperor's Dao Origin.

Eldrin continued his refinement, spending 3,000 years to fully absorb it.

After refining the Dao Source of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Imperial Scion, Eldrin returned to contemplate the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos Gold. In merely 3 1000 years, he had thoroughly mastered it.

This time, Eldrin not only succeeded in forming the rudiments of his Primordial Chaos Gold Great Dao, but it seemed to be merely 1 step away from complete consolidation.

"My nascent Chaos Primordial Dao is only missing that final Earth Element Great Dao."

Eldrin murmured, a faint smile gracing his lips.

By his estimation, once his Great Dao of Primordial Chaos took rudimentary form, it should reach the level of the eleventh limit.

Of course, a mere embryonic form of the Great Dao was still insufficient to step into the True Spirit Realm.

For beneath the realm of True Spirits, all beings are but ants. The chasm between the Twelfth-Circle Foundation and the Eleventh-Circle Foundation was nigh insurmountable.

Across the vast expanse of the 3 1000 Immortal Domains, there stood 3 Celestial Courts, a 100 immortal races, and 3 1000 ancient sects. How could the number of Golden Immortals of the Great Ro be limited to merely tens of thousands?

In such a vast expanse of the 3 1000 Immortal Realms, the probability of producing peerless prodigies is exceptionally high. Almost every 2 or 3 kalpic cycles, 1 or 2 geniuses with an Eleventh-Cycle Indestructible Foundation would emerge.

However, those capable of cultivating a True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) foundation remained exceedingly rare—not even 1 might emerge across dozens or even hundreds of kalpic tribulations.

Even a figure like the Golden Crow Little Heavenly Emperor had lived through hundreds of kalpas. He was not 1 born within a 100 kalpas, but had deliberately delayed his breakthrough to forge the foundation of a second True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root).

Even with Eldrin's (Person Name) extraordinary talent, cultivating the Path of True Spirit solely through the embryonic form of the Primordial Chaos and Infinite Great Dao was far from sufficient.

He must fully comprehend the complete 5 Great Daos and fuse them into the perfected Primordial Chaos Wuji Dao before he could take that final step.

"However, the Ancient Immortal Ruins Continent is not lacking in Dao Origins of the Eighth Heavenly Tribulation realm. These should allow me to make rapid progress on my path to comprehending the Great Dao, right?"

Eldrin's thoughts flickered briefly before he swiftly reined them in.

He set aside his thoughts and retrieved the Space Origin Stone, a faint smile flickering in his eyes.

Eldrin's innate divine ability, the Boundless Universe Sword, was originally cultivated using the Great Luo Sword Aura as a catalyst. As a result, this divine power leans more heavily toward the art of slaughter, possessing a subtler essence of spatial force.

According to the cultivation method he had devised, to fully master this divine ability, 1 still required gathering spatial marvels as a catalyst.

With this piece of Spatial Origin Stone now in his possession, Eldrin had the capability to begin mending the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss.

"Bzzz—"

A soft chime echoed as Eldrin immediately channeled his Primordial True Spirit and Indestructible Dharma Power, continuously drawing spatial essence from the Source Space Stone and merging it into the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss.

Using this as a catalyst, the Boundless Cosmos Sword immediately underwent a subtle transformation.

Within Eldrin’s primordial spirit, the aperture that had merged with the Sword of Cosmic Infinity began to glow brilliantly as that dazzling sword light continuously drew upon the essence of space, igniting it bit by bit.

Until a long while later, Eldrin slowly opened his eyes.

Eleventh Limit, Primordial Chaos-level Divine Power.

Eldrin murmured inwardly, a flicker of astonishment gleaming in his eyes.

This time, with the spatial power fully perfected, the Boundless Cosmos Sword actually advanced to the Eleventh Limit, becoming a Primordial Chaos-level divine ability.

The Primordial Chaos Divine Art, also known as the Quasi-Supreme Divine Art, was as the name implied a peerless divine art that belonged to the realm of the Primordial Chaos Emperor.

This divine ability was peerless in slaughter, possessing power far surpassing that of a Patriarch-level divine art.

After a brief sensing, Eldrin (Person Name) discovered that the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure) possessed immense power, yet it differed somewhat from the Chaos Divine Thunder, another Primordial Chaos-level divine ability.

The Chaos Divine Thunder excelled at frontal assaults, possessing an unstoppable power of annihilation.

This Universe-Piercing Sword, formless and intangible, may not match the overwhelming power of the Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder. Yet it concentrates the ultimate essence of slaughter into a single point, granting it penetrative force far surpassing that of the divine thunder.

Moreover, this Cosmos Infinity Sword could be concealed within dimensional voids. If used for ambushes, this divine ability could deliver a fatal strike to a powerful foe in an instant.

Eldrin (Person Name) had only circulated his energy for a brief moment when a chill began to creep into his heart.

He had a feeling that although this divine ability was not suited for direct confrontation, the lethal threat it posed was likely far more terrifying than even the Chaos Divine Thunder.

Time stands as the supreme, while Space reigns as the king.

"This spatial divine ability possesses such formidable power. No wonder among all the great Daos, only the Dao of Time and Space can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Primordial 5 Ultimates and the Primordial Chaos Dao."

Eldrin murmured softly, letting out a sharp, relieved sigh.

Fortunately, it was he who had mastered this divine ability. Had any other top-tier 8-Calamity Ancient Immortal cultivated this Primordial Chaos-level divine ability, even he might have suffered a significant setback.

Even if the other party could do nothing to him, Lyra and the others would likely perish under this divine technique.

At this thought, Eldrin said with a faint smile, "If we encounter the Son of the Vault Emperor again, he won’t find it so easy to escape."

Having mastered the divine ability, Eldrin wasted no further time.

He immediately emerged from the seclusion chamber and discovered that most of the others were still in closed-door cultivation, with only his Reincarnation Body and Seraphina Qu (Person Name) having stepped out ahead of him.

At this moment, Seraphina Qu had fully refined the Dao Origin of the Violetstar Peng Imperial Scion, her cultivation now firmly stabilized at the 8-Calamity Ancient Immortal realm.

With the profound foundation of her Chaos-grade bloodline, embodied by the 9-Colored Immortal Pearl and 9-Glory Immortal Shell, Seraphina Qu (Person Name) had firmly established her power at the Eighth Heavenly Tribulation Ancient Immortal realm. Her strength had since advanced by leaps and bounds.

The current Seraphina Qu (Person Name) had cultivated her physical body, Great Dao, Dao Fruit, magic power, and primordial spirit—all 5 heavenly gates—to the Tenth Limit Heavenly Gate.

The bloodline divine ability, 9-Colored Immortal Light, had fully awakened, reaching the Eleventh Limit Heavenly Barrier realm.

Moreover, although the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Pass had not set foot into the Eleventh Limit, the 9-Colored Immortal Pearl was the ultimate treasure of the Immortal Clam Clan and perfectly resonated with Seraphina Qu (Person Name), allowing him to cultivate the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Pass to the Tenth Limit.

With such combat prowess and profound foundations, he was even slightly superior to the Fallen Heaven Prison. Facing 2 ordinary 8-Calamity Ancient Immortals simultaneously, he would likely still hold the upper hand.

Eldrin was quite pleased with this as well. Taking Seraphina Qu’s hand, he said, "Your progress this time is remarkable, my lady. With your foundation and depth, it seems highly likely you will cultivate an Indestructible Foundation in the future."

Seraphina Qu smiled faintly, her voice as warm as jade as she transmitted her words: "Within this 9 Radiance Immortal Pearl lies a portion of the primordial essence left behind by the progenitor of the 9 Radiance Immortal Clam. If 1 can fully refine it, it should at the very least aid me in forging a single indestructible foundation."

"As for what lies beyond, it shall depend entirely on my own destiny."

Eldrin nodded slightly. The 9-Colored Divine Clam bloodline was exceptionally noble; the primordial ancestor of the 9-Colored Divine Clams was among the first batch of innate primordial beings across the 3,000 immortal realms, revered as the progenitor of countless clam tribes throughout the heavens. Their seniority even placed them among the peers of the Primordial Divine Emperor.

Such a noble bloodline, once fully awakened, should theoretically bestow upon its bearer at least 11-limit Indestructible Foundations across all 7 fundamental aspects: the physical body, the Great Dao, the Dao Fruit, magical power, the primordial spirit, supernatural abilities, and the innate spiritual treasures.

According to Eldrin's (Person Name) speculation, it wouldn't be too surprising if the progenitor of the 9-Colored Immortal Clam were to establish a foundation with a True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root).

Alas, Seraphina Qu (Person Name) had cultivated her 9-Colored Immortal Shell in this lifetime, lacking the innate advantages possessed by the progenitor of the 9-Colored Immortal Shells.

Although her potential was boundless, reaching the Eleventh Limit of the Indestructible Realm across all her foundations would require an immense amount of resources and serendipitous encounters.

At this thought, Eldrin spoke up, "Madam, there is no need to rush. Once I break through to the Great Luo Realm in the future, I shall find a way to restore your foundation."

As they were speaking, a loud noise came from the secluded cultivation chamber nearby. A stone door was blasted open with a thunderous roar. Eldrin turned to look and saw Lyra emerging from within the chamber.

Perhaps because she had just emerged from seclusion, Lyra had yet to fully stabilize her aura, allowing Eldrin to discern her cultivation realm at a glance. This realization eased the tension in Eldrin’s heart.

"It seems you've also gained quite a bit."

Lyra smiled faintly. This time, having obtained the Dao Origin of the Redscale Roc Clan's Imperial Scion and refined it, she had successfully cultivated the Samadhi True Fire Dao in 1 fell swoop.

However, a fully-formed Great Dao was fundamentally different from a nascent 1. Once this Dao took shape, it greatly enhanced Lyra’s power. Not only that, but she also seized the opportunity to cultivate Indestructible Magic Power, further amplifying her strength.

By now, Lyra had shattered the 6 Heavenly Passes: Flesh, Dao, Magic Power, Primordial Spirit, Dao Heart, and Divine Abilities.

Though his cultivation realm could not compare to an 8-Tribulation Ancient Immortal, he had already achieved the Indestructible Great Dao, Indestructible Magic Power, Indestructible Primordial Spirit, and Indestructible Divine Abilities across the 6 Heavenly Passes.

With these 4 indestructible foundations, Lyra's strength had undergone a qualitative transformation. Now, when she activated the Minor Cycle Taiyi Sword Formation alongside her innate spiritual treasure, the Profound Heaven Mirror, their power had increased by no small measure.

In terms of combat prowess, she could rival even Seraphina Qu (Person Name) who had reached the 8 Calamities Ancient Immortal realm.

This was only because Lyra had not yet fused with her innate spiritual treasure, nor attempted to condense a Great Perfection Dao Fruit. Otherwise, with her foundation of 4 indestructible pillars, once she broke through to the 8-Calamity Ancient Immortal realm, her combat power would undoubtedly undergo a qualitative leap.

By then, even the Son of the Vaulted Heaven Emperor would likely be no match for her.

Lyra had no intention of fusing with the innate spiritual treasure, naturally because she looked down upon an ordinary artifact like the Mystic Heaven Mirror.

The primary reason he had not attempted to condense a Great Dao Fruit was that doing so before perfecting his Great Dao Physique and Great Dao foundation would compromise the quality of the Dao Fruit.

The reason Eldrin (Person Name) had yet to condense his Dao Fruit was precisely because his Primordial Indestructible Body (Cultivation Physique) and the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos (Cultivation Method) remained incomplete.

Getting back to the story, with the breakthroughs of Lyra and Seraphina Qu, Eldrin immediately sensed that this cosmic tribulation held immense potential.

Since the 2 of them could each hold their own against 2 8-Tribulation Ancient Immortals in combat, they would no longer be completely defenseless when facing top-tier 8-Tribulation Ancient Immortals in the future. In fact, by joining forces, they could even provide Eldrin (Person Name) with considerable assistance.

At this thought, Eldrin felt a surge of delight. He continued exchanging insights with the 2 while waiting for the others to emerge from seclusion.

In fact, shortly after the 2 went into seclusion, the others gradually assimilated their gains and began emerging from their closed-door cultivation 1 after another.

Not long after, the fourth to emerge from the seclusion chamber was the Primordial Black Dragon. This time, having devoured the Dark Immortal Gold, his combat prowess had increased by approximately 10 percent.

Though it was but 10 percent, this was the Primordial Black Dragon—a Chaos Holy Spirit.

As is widely known, all Primal Chaos Beasts possess peerless physical prowess within their cultivation realm. The Primal Chaos Black Dragon, being a Primal Chaos Saint Spirit, stands as the sovereign ruler among these ancient beasts.

At this moment, his foundation as an 8-Calamity Ancient Immortal had deepened by 10 percent, and his physical strength had even approached the level of a True Spirit Body.

It was a pity that the Chaos Black Dragon was a special case. He had nearly failed to gestate completely back then, and his companion treasure had long since withered away entirely.

Without a companion supreme treasure as foundation, even after being forcibly elevated to the Eighth Calamity Ancient Immortal realm by Eldrin (Person Name) using the Primordial Purple Qi, his combat prowess still fell short by another measure.

The current Chaos Black Dragon, even after refining a piece of the Great Luo rarity—Dark Immortal Gold—could only barely achieve combat prowess roughly equivalent to that of an ordinary 8-Tribulation Ancient Immortal.

"It seems in the future, I must find him an Innate Spiritual Treasure (Magic Treasure)."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, his gaze drifting once more toward the seclusion chamber.

Not long after the Chaos Black Dragon emerged from seclusion, You Wu and her reincarnation body both stepped out from their respective cultivation chambers 1 after another.

This time, Youwu appeared to have gained immensely, undergoing another qualitative transformation in combat prowess. Her aura grew remarkably close to that of the Eldrin from bygone days.

"You've cultivated yet another Indestructible Foundation?"

Eldrin murmured, a trace of astonishment flickering in his eyes.

Yet the Reincarnation Body was unassuming and reserved, its aura completely condensed into 1, making it impossible for others to discern its true depths.

Only Eldrin knew that the Samsara Body possessed the foundation of a True Spiritual Root, yet due to the unique nature of the Sacrificial Path, it could no longer cultivate any other foundational roots.

Under such circumstances, even after refining 2 Dao Sources, Reincarnation's power hadn't grown as substantially as others', merely deepening his own spiritual energy and insights.

Of course, Eldrin was well aware that the Reincarnation Body simply lacked a suitable innate spiritual treasure.

With a suitable Primordial Spiritual Treasure in his possession, his combat prowess would instantly soar to a level capable of completely overwhelming the Eldrin (Person Name).

However, Eldrin's reincarnated form possessed an extraordinary foundation. Merging with an ordinary Innate Spirit Treasure as his Dao Attestation Artifact would only diminish his potential. The optimal choice was to elevate his Lifebound Treasure to the realm of an Innate Spirit Treasure.

To get back to the main story, after emerging from seclusion, Youwu glanced at the group and exclaimed with unconcealed astonishment, "Now I understand. It seems none of us are ordinary."

"With my aptitude, I actually don't stand out as exceptional among all of you."

Eldrin (Person Name) also smiled faintly upon hearing this.

Among those present, Eldrin’s (Person Name) innate talent went without saying, while Youwu was the direct lineage disciple of the Great Nether Emperor.

The Reincarnation Body was founded upon a True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), while the 9-Colored Immortal Clam possessed a bloodline aptitude rivaling that of a Primordial Chaos Emperor. Lyra (Person Name), in particular, was a prodigious talent second only to Eldrin (Person Name) in all the ages.

In contrast, the Primordial Ice Phoenix, the Chaos Black Dragon, and the Heaven-Rending Demon Emperor were slightly inferior.

Yet, the 3 were no ordinary beings. The Primordial Ice Phoenix and the Chaos Black Dragon were both Chaos Holy Spirits with talents that could startle immortals, while the Skyrending Demon Emperor was the direct-line descendant disciple of the Great Cold Divine Lord.

These 3 individuals, though seemingly unremarkable compared to the others, possessed mid-to-high aptitude among the 8 Tribulations Ancient Immortals.

Seeing this, Seraphina Qu (Person Name) said with a smile, "You flatter me, sister. With your innate talent, even among the 3,000 Great Luo True Seeds of the Ancient Immortal Ruins Continent, you would undoubtedly rank within the top 100."

Youwu smiled without speaking. If she could rank within the top 1 100, then the others among the 3,800 Tribulation Ancient Immortals could also be counted among the top 100.

In that moment, Youwu vaguely grasped the profound meaning behind Emperor Taiyou's intentions.

As the saying goes, dragons do not dwell with serpents, nor do tigers walk with hounds. Fighting alongside true Great Luo seeds like Eldrin (Person Name) was far more reliable than cooperating with ordinary 8-Calamity Ancient Immortals.

She had seen clearly enough that Eldrin, having forged the foundation of a True Spiritual Root, was certain to break through to the Great Luo Realm.

As a descendant of the Chaos Emperor's bloodline through the 9-Colored Immortal Clam, and with the full support of the wealthiest clan among the 100 Immortal Races—the Immortal Clam Clan—Seraphina Qu's future was assured. While achieving the realm of Chaos Emperor remained uncertain, her breakthrough to the Great Perfection Stage was as certain as dawn follows night.

The cultivation method of the Samsara Body was enigmatic, diverging from orthodox immortal path techniques. Yet even she found it unfathomable and inwardly unsettling—such a path likely held immense potential to attain the Great Luo Realm.

Lyra (Person Name) appeared to possess the combat prowess of an 8-Calamity Ancient Immortal despite having only reached the Sixth-Calamity stage. Having cultivated at least 3 or 4 types of Indestructible Foundations (Cultivation Base), she would likely rival figures like Candleflame Shadow (Mythical Being) upon breaking through to the 8-Calamity realm.

Such a prodigious talent is likely a once-in-10-billion-years occurrence among humankind, with the potential to even cultivate a True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) foundation in the future.

"Hiss—"

After taking stock, You Wu drew a sharp, cold breath.

If her senses were not mistaken, would this gathering not give rise to at least 4 or 5 Great Luo Golden Immortals?

At this thought, she glanced at the others, only to find that the Skyrend Demon Emperor and the Primordial Ice Phoenix were also wide-eyed with shock, as if they too had sensed something amiss.

"What magnificent fortune."

"Could it be that I have witnessed the rise of 1, or perhaps even several, Primordial Chaos Emperors?"

Youwu murmured inwardly, a trace of astonishment coloring her thoughts.

Just then, Eldrin (Person Name) swept his gaze over the group and said with a light laugh, "Since everyone has achieved their breakthrough, we should prepare to depart."

"Now that various factions are competing across the Ancient Immortal Ruins Continent, once any party gains decisive advantage, their power will surely advance. We cannot afford to waste any more time."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. You Wu spoke up, "In that case, let us set forth."

As the words faded, Eldrin retracted his sword array and led the party away from the fractured Great Luo Earth Vein, advancing deeper into the Ancient Immortal Ruins Continent.

To revisit the previous question: 2 days ago, I mentioned that Candle Dragon’s foundations were stronger than those of most Great Luo Golden Immortals. This “strength of foundations” refers to his innate talent and potential, not his combat prowess. Foundations are merely foundations—only 1 component of overall combat strength. The higher 1 ascends in cultivation, the more significant the power gap between realms becomes. The disparity between a Great Luo Golden Immortal and an 8-Calamity Ancient Immortal is simply insurmountable. To put it plainly, even if it were Candle Dragon himself—or even the Golden Crow Little Heavenly Emperor, who has cultivated a True Spirit Body—daring to provoke a Great Luo Golden Immortal would be sheer folly. Even the weakest among them could annihilate him with a single slap. At most, his True Spirit Body might allow him to resurrect after death.

In the later stages, especially with major realm gaps such as between a Great Luo Golden Immortal, a Primordial Chaos Emperor, and a Chaos Heavenly Emperor, it is fundamentally impossible to overcome such disparities and challenge those of higher realms.