Chapter 1892 : True Spirit Treasure—Guixu Seal

Youwu murmured softly, eventually shaking her head and saying, "No matter what, Elder Zi’s methods are unfathomable. I doubt even a Dao Ancestor or Immortal Sage could deduce them. How could someone of our cultivation level possibly see through His contingency plans?"

On this day, the group departed from the Violet Heaven. Eldrin turned back, watching as the celestial realm slowly sealed its gates.

He took a deep breath and looked at Youwu, saying, "For me, there are no more rivals in this cosmic tribulation. There is no longer any need to continue enduring the trials."

"I shall now enter seclusion for a time to cultivate the True Spirit Dao Fruit. Should you wish to continue weathering tribulations, you may proceed alone."

Youwu immediately grasped Eldrin’s implicit suggestion to take her leave. Rising to her feet, she smiled and said, “This journey of tempering has been made possible entirely by your guidance, Fellow Daoist. Once I prove my path and attain the Great Luo realm, I shall return to discuss the Dao with you once more.”

"Very well." Eldrin smiled faintly, then spoke: "After I attain the Great Perfection of Dao, we shall meet again for discourse."

After bidding farewell to Youwu, Eldrin led Lyra and the others across the primordial chaos, arriving deep within a chasm of chaos where a chaotic nest lay concealed.

Gazing at this chaotic nest, Eldrin spoke, "The field of the Chaos Heavenly Abyss can shield against the deductions and senses of the Dao Ancestors and Immortal Saints. By secluding ourselves here, we can prevent those Dao Ancestors and Immortal Saints from spying on our secrets."

Seraphina Qu nodded, her voice tinged with excitement, "This time in seclusion, I shall surely lay the foundation for my True Spiritual Root."

Eldrin smiled faintly, retrieving the Dao Origin of the Blaze Prison Saint Spirit from his sleeve and handing it to Lyra. "With your Lunar Divine Body," he said, "once fused with the Chaos Yin Fruit, your potential will be truly limitless."

"Yet in my view, the Path of the Supreme Yin already has its master—it may no longer be a suitable path to tread."

Lyra gazed thoughtfully at the source of Eldrin's path and remarked, "You mean..."

Eldrin nodded and said, "As the saying goes, chaos divides into yin and yang, and yin and yang transform into the 5 elements. Your innate talent in the pure yin lunar path rivals that of the Dao Ancestors and Immortal Sages, and you have already cultivated the Great Dao of 5 Elements for many years."

"Far better to pursue the 'Pure Yin 5 Elements Great Dao'—such a path holds boundless potential. Should 1 truly step into the Chaos Realm in the future, the likelihood of breaking through to the second stage, the Unity Realm (Cultivation Realm), would be immensely greater."

Lyra fell into a brief contemplation, then finally gave a slow nod after a long moment.

To be fair, her innate talent for cultivating the Dao of Yin far surpassed even that of the ancient sages and immortal sovereigns.

However, when it came to comprehending Yang-attribute divine abilities, his aptitude was considerably inferior—at best, only on par with that of an ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortal.

At this thought, Lyra (Person Name) spoke, "To cultivate the Great Dao of Pure Yin and the 5 Elements, I must first rebuild my foundation."

Eldrin nodded slightly. To tread the pure Yin path of the 5 Elements, it was naturally optimal to establish 1's foundation upon Yin-aligned great daos.

Lyra's Samadhi True Fire was not of the yin-aligned 5 Elements True Fires. It would be far more suitable to replace it with yin-aligned manifestations of the 5 Elements Great Dao such as the '9 Underworld Netherfire' or the 'Pure Yin Immortal Fire'.

Not only that, but several other foundations of Lyra (Person Name) might also require reshaping, demanding a price that could hardly be described as insignificant.

However, the Celestial Unity True Water Dao need not be replaced. This water is the mother of all waters, capable of uniting and transforming all things. It does not hinder the cultivation of the Pure Yin 5 Elements Dao; on the contrary, it aids in achieving a more perfect fusion of the Pure Yin 5 Elements Dao into 1 cohesive whole.

The only issue was that Lyra's comprehension of this Great Dao path could not compare to her grasp of the Yin-Attribute Great Dao. Once she reached the Da Luo realm, her cultivation speed would drastically diminish.

Fortunately, Lyra (Person Name) had obtained the top-grade innate spiritual water 'Heaven-Unity True Water' this time. As long as she could completely refine it, she would encounter no bottlenecks in cultivating this Great Dao until breaking through to the Great Perfection stage of the Great Golden Immortal.

Moreover, within the same Yin-attribute Great Dao, the more suitable Profound Abyssal True Water Dao had already been cultivated to success by Eldrin (Person Name). She had no desire to contend with Eldrin (Person Name) for authority over this Dao.

After arranging everything, Eldrin (Person Name) spoke calmly, "There's no need to rush your foundation reconstruction. Once I break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, I shall personally reshape your foundation for you."

"As for the price that must be paid, I shall bear and make amends on your behalf."

Upon hearing this, Lyra (Person Name) gently caressed his chest, her eyes shimmering with a trace of emotion.

After cultivating for so many years, the Great Dao of Samadhi True Flame had already become 1 with her. The price of reforging her foundation was by no means insignificant.

Without the intervention of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, relying solely on her own strength, her cultivation base would surely be completely lost after rebuilding her foundation.

Only a Great Luo Golden Immortal could personally shield her, using all manner of treasures to mend her foundation, allowing her to perfectly rebuild it.

Of course, Eldrin believed this price was absolutely worthwhile. Only by reshaping her foundation to better align with the Great Dao suitable for Lyra could she unleash her full potential, paving the way for her to possibly attain the realm of a Dao Ancestor or Celestial Sage in the future.

At this thought, Lyra (Person Name) suddenly broke into a smile.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing her suddenly laugh out loud, Eldrin (Person Name) was somewhat taken aback.

Lyra shook her head and giggled softly, "It suddenly occurred to me—that scene when I first met you all those years ago."

"As it turns out, my judgment was spot on."

Eldrin (Person Name) also froze momentarily, recalling the conversation they had all those years ago atop that nameless desolate mountain.

"Do you think I'm old?"

"Senior, you are in the prime of your life—how could you possibly be old?"

"Then why do you address me as Ancestor Jiang?"

"The mayfly is born at dawn and dies by dusk, never knowing the difference between day and night in its fleeting existence!"

For it, a single sunrise and sunset was an entire lifetime.

"You have lived for 30-some years, yet for it, this represents 3 1000 lifetimes of worldly dust. So, are you old?"

10 1000 years from now, perhaps you'll understand—I'm only slightly older than you.

Recalling the past, Eldrin couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

Indeed, the life of a mortal is as fleeting as a shooting star, vanishing into ashes in the blink of an eye.

At that time, Eldrin felt 10 1000 years was an unimaginably long span.

Looking back now, mortals come and go like wild grass in endless cycles. Though they have accompanied each other for tens of millions of years, this remains but the very beginning.

Some mortals and low-level cultivators, seeing high-level practitioners live for such long years, consider them to be ancient monsters.

Little did they know, in the eyes of high-level cultivators and immortals, these low-level practitioners were merely weeds by the doorstep—withering and perishing through the passage of time, replaced cycle after cycle with each session of secluded cultivation.

This was a difference in life's hierarchy, an insurmountable cognitive chasm that had already formed.

"So long as 1 is sufficiently powerful, after 10 million years, a 100 million years, even endless eons beyond."

"As long as 1 lives long enough, enduring the passage of time so vast that the thread of life seems to stretch without end, we are all contemporaries in the grand tapestry of existence."

Eldrin murmured, a flicker of comprehension dawning in his dazed state.

He rose to his feet, taking Lyra's hand as he spoke with profound emotion, "When I attain the Great Dao of Daluo, transcending the cycles of reincarnation, you and I shall truly dwell together for all eternity."

"Very well."

Lyra nodded, a faint ripple shimmering in her gaze.

Eldrin said nothing more. After asking Lyra to stand guard for him, he stepped into the seclusion chamber.

After entering the seclusion chamber, Eldrin surveyed his cultivation foundation and began consolidating the fruits of his training.

Having cultivated to his current realm, he had successfully established the 5 True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) foundations: Physical Body, Great Dao, Magical Power, Primordial Spirit, and Divine Ability.

Of the 7 foundational Celestial Passes, only the Dao Fruit and Numinous Treasure passes remained unattained by the True Spirit realm.

In truth, Eldrin had already gained confidence in achieving the True Spiritual Root Foundation within the 2 great heavenly trials. Once he fully integrated and unified his foundational cultivation, he would be able to elevate his Primordial Chaos Dao Fruit to the True Spirit Realm without relying on any external aids.

"The strength of the Dao Fruit Heavenly Pass is intrinsically linked to 1's foundational cultivation and accumulated reserves."

"Perhaps, before condensing the True Spirit Dao Fruit, I should cultivate the True Spirit Treasure and refine my foundation to its utmost limit."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, first examining his own physical body.

At this moment, Eldrin had cultivated all 5 of his bloodline supernatural powers to the Patriarch level. However, these abilities were intrinsically linked to 1's physical constitution. Until his physical body could rival that of a Chaos Origin Emperor, Eldrin would be unable to advance his bloodline supernatural powers to the Chaos Origin realm.

Eldrin then turned his senses inward, contemplating his primordial spirit as he examined the innate divine abilities he had cultivated.

Now, within Eldrin's 9 divine aperture acupoints, 7 great supernatural powers had been cultivated.

Among them, Primal Chaos Qi, Primal Chaos Divine Thunder, 5 Elements Divine Light, and the Great Evolution of Yin-Yang Stars Dao were already 4 True Spirit Divine Arts, making it fundamentally impossible for them to advance any further.

Moreover, both the Chaos Weapon Forging Art and the Boundless Cosmos Sword Technique were also Hunyuan-level divine abilities. Unless 1 integrated a True Spirit Mark to undergo metamorphosis and develop True Spirit Acupoints, it would be impossible to cultivate them into True Spirit Divine Arts.

Thus, the only 1 that could advance further was the Song of Ages Blade.

Fortunately, over the years, Eldrin had slain over a 100 8-tribulation ancient immortals, acquiring more than a 100 Great Luo rare treasures. Among them was a temporal treasure—the Fragment of Time.

This rare treasure contains the power of time, serving as the crucial catalyst for cultivating the Sword of Ages Past.

Without delay, Eldrin began refining the temporal energies within the Time Shard, commencing his cultivation of the Song of Ages Blade Art.

With Eldrin's current cultivation attainment and the supplementary insights from his reincarnation body, he soon comprehended the rare treasure's Dao of Time and successfully mastered the Song of Ages Blade.

It was precisely when Eldrin had mastered the Song of Time Blade that a flicker of astonishment suddenly crossed his face.

The Great Dao of Time, actually unclaimed?

Eldrin was somewhat astonished, suddenly realizing that the authority over the Dao of Time was actually divided among countless Great Perfected Golden Immortals. At its very zenith, he even detected the auras of numerous Chaos Heavenly Emperors.

This left Eldrin utterly astounded. In his understanding, the Dao of Time should have been under the control of the Candle Dragon Heavenly Emperor.

At this thought, Eldrin immediately began calculating with his fingers, but in the next instant, he understood everything: "So that's how it is."

It turned out that the Great Dao of Time, as 1 of the supreme Daos, was the most revered Primordial-level Dao among the Innate, Chaos, and Primordial Daos—or perhaps more accurately, a half-step Primordial Dao.

The Time Dao alone is merely the Chaos Dao of the third realm of chaos.

Yet when the Dao of Time and the Dao of Space merge as 1, they become the Primordial Chaos Dao—Time-Space.

Cultivating the Dao of Time and Space to its ultimate limits allows 1 to step into the legendary Half-Step Primordial Chaos Realm—an ineffable state of transcendence that surpasses even the third realm of chaos.

In the vast expanse of primordial chaos, many Chaos Heavenly Emperors coveted the Great Dao of Time, with some even cultivating it alongside their own paths. Among them were beings who had reached the Third Realm of Chaos, yet none possessed the capability to truly master this Great Dao.

Thus, the Dao of Time further branched into many derivatives, among them were the concepts of moments, instants, hours, fleeting years, the 4 seasons, day and night, and so forth.

Among them, the Celestial Emperor of the Candle Dragon wielded mastery over the Great Dao of Day and Night—a branch of the Great Dao of Time.

In truth, it was not only him; the Spatial Dao cultivated by the Primordial Phoenix was not the complete Spatial Dao either, but rather 1 of its branches—the Void Dao.

"It seems that mastering the Dao of Time is far more challenging than when I attained the Dao of Chaos."

Eldrin (Person Name) murmured softly, a trace of helplessness flickering across his expression.

He had a vague sense that after reaching the Chaos Realm, each step forward became significantly simpler.

A Great Dao like this, once mastered, could lead directly to the third realm of Chaos, and even hold the potential to step into the half-step Primordial Chaos Realm—such an opportunity was something no Chaos Heavenly Emperor could ever forsake.

At this moment, Eldrin vaguely understood that experts at the third level of the Chaos Realm must be exceedingly rare. Each breakthrough was like filling a predetermined slot—not something 1 could achieve through mere desire.

For the Dao of Time is 1 of the most exalted supreme Daos, with scarcely any other Daos that can rival it. Even the Dao of Time itself has only reached the third level of the Chaos Realm, which illustrates just how difficult it is to break through to the third level of the Chaos Realm.

"Forget it, no need to dwell on it."

"For now, we'll take 1 step at a time. The immediate priority remains cultivation."

Eldrin shook his head, sensing the power within the Song of Ages Blade. He then retrieved 5 innate treasures, followed by a mass of primordial mud.

The moment he laid eyes on the Chaos Mud, Eldrin had already formed a complete vision for cultivating the True Spirit Treasure.

As a treasure of primordial chaos, this clump of Chaos Clay possesses infinite malleability, making it the supreme divine material for forging a Life-Bound Treasure.

With this Chaos Mud, Eldrin no longer needed to study the balance of Yin and Yang or the 5 Elements—he could directly integrate all 5 of his Natal Immortal Treasures into it.

For the Chaos Mud not only possessed exceptional malleability, but also embodied the Chaos attribute. Chaos, by its very nature, encompasses all things—the duality of Yin and Yang, the 5 Elements, and indeed all existence evolved from its primordial essence.

By integrating this object into 1's Life-Bound Treasures, 1 could perfectly fuse the power of all 5 Life-Bound Treasures without needing to seek equilibrium, ultimately transforming them into a single supreme True Spirit Treasure.

At this thought, Eldrin did not hesitate in the slightest. Using the Primordial Chaos Mud as his foundation, he began to merge it with the 5 Innate Treasures.

He directly fused all 5 of his Lifebound Immortal Treasures into the Chaos Mud, refining them into an irregular piece of Chaos Divine Material.

At this point, Eldrin discovered that refining treasures with this clump of primordial chaos seemed unconstrained by the concept of a Natal Treasure—any magical artifact could be integrated into it.

Eldrin then retrieved the captured lower-grade innate spiritual treasures: the great cauldron, the precious seal, the immortal pagoda, the Zephyr Harp, and others.

He integrated these innate spiritual treasures into the Chaos Mud. Only after fusing 4 of them did he realize he had nearly reached his limit.

At this point, it could no longer accommodate any more innate spiritual treasures, yet there remained a sliver of space. Thus, Eldrin fused the shattered Chaos Heavenly Halberd into it. Having accompanied him for many years, he could not bear to abandon this treasured artifact.

After all 10 treasures had fully integrated, Eldrin began to channel the Chaos Flame to refine this mass of primordial clay. He further tempered it with Primordial Divine Thunder, 5-Colored Divine Light, Primordial Qi, and other divine abilities in continuous refinement.

As countless divine runes of the Great Dao merged within, Eldrin discovered the Chaos Mud gradually refining all the primordial spiritual treasures and innate destiny treasures.

"Almost there."

Eldrin murmured softly, then expelled 5 innate indestructible spiritual lights, merging them all into the Chaos Mud.

As these treasures and the innate indestructible spiritual light were completely refined, the mass of chaotic mud ultimately transformed into a precious seal emanating an aura of primordial chaos.

"Boom—"

The moment the treasure seal took form, Eldrin suddenly perceived the vast, boundless void tearing asunder.

The suspended Eternal True Spirit seemed to stir, reacting significantly for the first time. Amidst the astonished perceptions of countless Chaos Heavenly Emperors, it descended with endless streams of True Spirit Seals.

"Who is breaking through? With so many true spirit imprints, could it be that someone is achieving Dao Union?"

Throughout the vast expanse of chaos, numerous Chaos Heavenly Emperors opened their eyes, a trace of astonishment flickering within them.

Someone felt puzzled. A powerhouse who had reached the second realm of Chaos, the Unity Realm, was by no means weak even when viewed across the entire Chaos. How could they break through so abruptly without any warning?

Deep within the ancient chaotic realm where the Chaotic Abyss lay, in a domain more prosperous than the 13 Domains of the Abyss, an indescribable existence opened its eyes, revealing a trace of bewilderment.

"Who has achieved a breakthrough?"

"Could it be the Devouring Demon Emperor, the South Abyss Dao Ancestor, or the Primordial Strength Ancestor?"

"Impossible. If They were to break through, it couldn't possibly happen so abruptly and swiftly."

The man murmured, his expression turning grave before he finally lowered his gaze again. "Enough. No matter how he concealed his aura, now that he has successfully broken through, there is nothing I can do to stop him."

"What an immense True Spirit Imprint."

Amidst the chaotic murmurs of countless onlookers, a faint smile graced Eldrin’s lips. This time, the descending soul mark was unexpectedly vast.

Previously, when he had established his True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) foundation, the number of true spirit imprints he had drawn was already several times greater than that of an ordinary cultivator. Yet this time, the quantity far surpassed even what he had achieved upon forming his True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) foundation—exceeding it by no mere multiple, but by an incalculable magnitude.

In an instant, a vast sea of True Spirit imprints surged into the treasure seal, continuing unabated even after every inch of its surface was densely engraved with True Spirit runes.

Eldrin swiftly guided the remaining true spirit imprints into his body, then finally drew a deep breath.

Then he gazed at the True Spirit Treasure before him, his eyes radiating an unprecedented brilliance.

He took the treasure into his hand and channeled his energy into it. Instantly, the Chaos Treasure Seal began to transform.

The treasure seal transformed successively into the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure), the Heavenly River Ren Water Sword, then materialized into the Soaring Immortal Zither, the Yin-Yang Void Mirror, the Earthly Loess Sovereign Bell, an ancient cauldron, a celestial pagoda, and countless other divine artifacts.

The treasure seal could transform into any artifact that had been integrated into it, and could unleash power far exceeding that of the original objects—equivalent to the combined strength of 10 treasures.

"No, this surpasses even the combined might of a dozen or so divine artifacts."

Eldrin (Person Name) spoke slowly, while simultaneously activating the treasure seal with a flick of his sleeve.

In an instant, the Chaos Treasure Seal split into 10, transforming into the Earth Dominion Sovereign Bell, the Heavenly River Water Sword, the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure), the Chaos Heavenly Halberd, the Transcendent Flying Zither, and 10 other sacred artifacts.

Moreover, the auras of these 10 treasures merged into 1, imperceptibly forming a set of innate spiritual treasures array.

"The treasure seal may divide and transform, evolving into an innate killing array."

Eldrin (Person Name) murmured softly, growing increasingly enamored with this Chaos Treasure Seal.

This Chaos Mud truly lived up to its reputation as a supreme divine artifact. While merging the 10 treasures, it could still preserve their individual characteristics, allowing it to transform into any of the 10 treasures at will to confront enemies.

At this thought, Eldrin couldn't contain his excitement. Taking a deep breath, he murmured, "Infinite transformations, encompassing all existence—truly worthy of being the supreme chaos divine artifact."

"This Lifebound Treasure of mine is likely not merely a True Spirit Artifact, but 1 of the supreme-grade True Spirit Treasures among them."

"Yet what should such a treasure be named?"

Eldrin pondered for a moment. He initially considered naming this artifact 'Seal of Primordial Chaos,' but ultimately felt such a name would be too presumptuous.

"An overly ostentatious name would be inappropriate. Since my Dao title is Returning Abyss, let this artifact be named the 'Returning Abyss Seal'." (Chapter Complete)