Chapter 1893 : 7 True Spirits

"Bzzz—"

As Eldrin's words faded, the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss emitted a faint spiritual glow, revealing a trace of joyous sentiment.

Seeing this, Eldrin couldn't help but reveal a faint smile. He then refined it into his body, beginning to comprehend the power of the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss.

This Void-Sundering Seal truly lived up to its reputation as a True Spirit treasure. Though its grade merely placed it among the lower-grade Innate Spirit Treasures, its power far surpassed this realm—even exceeding that of mid-grade Innate Spirit Treasures, reaching the level of an upper-grade Innate Spirit Treasure.

Such a powerful treasure typically requires immense energy to activate. Logically speaking, 1 would need at least a mid-stage Great Perfection Golden Immortal (Cultivation Realm) cultivation base to barely manage its activation.

Fortunately, compared to ordinary innate spiritual treasures, the amount of magic power required to activate a True Spirit Treasure was reduced by 90 percent. With Eldrin's current cultivation level and magic power, he could barely manage to activate it now.

"Since the True Spirit Treasure has been forged, it is time to shatter the Divine Artifact Barrier."

Understanding the might of the Void Abyss Seal, Eldrin murmured to himself. For an 8-Tribulation Ancient Immortal, the path to becoming a Golden Immortal of the Grand Luo ultimately hinged on 3 crucial steps.

They are respectively 'Palm of Fate', 'Great Luo', and 'Dao Unification'.

Within these 3 steps, the first—mastering fate—requires 1 to use their supreme power to forcibly sever the tributary of fate belonging solely to them from the vast river of destiny, then merge it into their very being.

Those who hold dominion over fate can truly be said to have shattered the Ninth Heavenly Barrier, thus gaining the qualification to prove their path to the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Yet fate is ethereal and elusive, while fortune ebbs and flows like the vast sea—when these 2 intertwine, they weave a tapestry of destiny ever-shifting and boundless.

If 1 fails to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm within an extremely short time after shattering the Heavenly Barrier of Fate, destiny itself would shift, causing them to fall back to the 8-Tribulations Ancient Immortal stage. Moreover, their fate would become increasingly elusive and unpredictable, making it nearly impossible to breach the Heavenly Barrier of Fate again.

The second step of the Great Dao is to forge the foundation of the Great Perfection.

The so-called Great Perfection Foundation lies in integrating that innate indestructible spiritual light into the foundational elements of the flesh body, primordial spirit, and the Great Path, thereby transforming them into a complete Great Perfection Body, Great Perfection Primordial Spirit, and Great Perfection Path.

Among these Great Perfection foundations, the integration of a single Primal Undying Radiance (Cultivation Phenomenon) marks the entry into the realm of the Great Perfection Golden Immortal.

This step required ascending to the Immortal Realm to obtain the Primordial Indestructible Radiance.

However, Innate Indestructible Radiance is exceedingly rare, so the vast majority of Great Luo Golden Immortals must make certain choices and compromises in their foundational cultivation.

Before reaching the late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, the vast majority of cultivators would focus on cultivating their most crucial Dao. Only after mastering it to perfection would they turn back to address the deficiencies in their other foundational aspects.

Yet those capable of advancing their foundations—such as physical body and primordial spirit—in parallel are exceedingly rare, for the amount of Primordial Indestructible Radiance consumed this way is far too immense, with little guarantee of any significant boost in combat prowess.

As for the third step, Harmony with the Dao, it was the final breakthrough into the Great Perfection.

Breaking through to the Great Luo's 'Dao Integration' differs from the Chaos Second Realm's 'Dao Integration'—this form of Dao Integration is more rudimentary and primal.

The so-called Great Perfection Unity with the Dao involves directly channeling the primordial essence of the Grand Dao from the Sea of Dao, merging 1's cultivated Dao with it to complement, refine, and amplify the power of this primordial essence.

After achieving Harmony with the Dao, 1 truly becomes a Great Luo Golden Immortal. Beings of this caliber can obtain partial authority over the Great Dao they have cultivated.

From that moment forth, a Golden Immortal could merge their primordial spirit and true soul into the Great Dao, gaining the protection of its primordial source. Even if their spirit were completely annihilated by another, they could still revive from the Great Dao itself, transcending true death forever.

Of course, these were all secondary. The most crucial aspect was that after obtaining the Authority of the Great Dao, a Golden Immortal could harness part of the boundless power of the Great Dao for their own use.

You must understand, how astonishing is the power of the Great Dao?

Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal, having grasped the most insignificant shred of authority, could wield power beyond all challenge.

According to Eldrin, over 90% of a Great Luo Golden Immortal's power resides in their comprehension of the Great Dao, while the remaining foundations—such as the primordial spirit, physical body, and magical power—collectively account for no more than 10%.

Even for those who have cultivated an Indestructible Foundation, the combat prowess derived from their foundation accounts for at most 20 percent of their total strength—far inferior to the empowerment bestowed by the Great Dao.

Thus, whether it was the 9-Limit Heavenly Barrier or the Indestructible Foundation, the disparity in strength after breaking through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm was actually not that significant.

In a true battle, even Great Perfected Immortals who have cultivated several Indestructible Foundations may not be able to completely suppress the most ordinary Great Perfected Immortal.

Of course, this was merely a disparity in combat prowess. The difference in potential between an Indestructible Foundation and a 9-Limit Foundation could truly be described as vaster than mountains, rivers, sun, and moon.

However, most beings who have cultivated the 9 Limits Foundation can only remain at the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, while those with the Indestructible Foundation have the potential to reach the realm of the Primordial Chaos Emperor.

Moreover, as 1's cultivation advances, when the Great Perfection Body and Great Perfection Primordial Spirit forged through the Indestructible Foundation reach the Mahayana stage, they gradually approach the power bestowed by the authority of the Great Dao.

Thus, after reaching the late-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, the combat disparity between the Indestructible Foundation and ordinary 9-Limit or 10-Limit Foundations would increasingly widen. Moreover, the Indestructible Foundation serves as a stepping stone toward the realm of the Primordial Chaos Emperor.

"Yet regardless of these exceptions—such as achieving sainthood through physical cultivation or attaining enlightenment via primordial spirit—existences beyond the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm place greater emphasis on the cultivation of the Dao."

Eldrin murmured softly, a trace of solemnity flickering in his eyes as he recalled his understanding of the Great Perfection Realm.

Nevertheless, compared to the arduous cultivation of 1's own abilities, the power bestowed by the Authority of the Great Path was swift and formidable. Even a slight increase in the Authority of the Great Path could bring about a tremendous enhancement in strength.

Once 1 harnesses the power of the Great Dao through its authority, whether enhancing the physical body, the primordial spirit, or innate spiritual treasures, it can unleash a force that astounds the ages.

However, achieving the third step, 'Harmonizing with the Dao', was by no means an easy feat.

For even with the power of an Ancient Immortal, cultivating a complete Great Dao to perfection would scarcely enable him to merge with the primordial essence of the Great Dao within the Sea of Dao.

Hence, later generations devised an ingenious alternative—harnessing the power of innate spiritual treasures.

For the Primordial Spirit Treasure was born from the transformation of the great Dorian (Person Name), capable of communing with the Ocean of the Great Dao.

The so-called Divine Treasure Heavenly Pass involves integrating the 'Great Dao' 1 has cultivated into an innate divine treasure, then leveraging the power of that treasure to draw upon the primordial essence of the Great Dao from the Chaos Dao Sea.

Once the Great Dao's origin was stirred, 1 could merge their cultivated Dao with the Dao within the Dao Sea, thereby completing the power of the Dao's origin.

By complementing the origin of the Great Dao through 1's own cultivation, 1 could simultaneously augment the power of the primordial Dao source, thereby attaining a sliver of authority over the Great Dao.

Of course, harnessing the power of the Great Dao through an innate spiritual treasure was merely a clever shortcut, not the only method.

In truth, if a cultivator was sufficiently powerful, they could directly channel the essence of the Great Dao without relying on the power of innate spiritual treasures.

For instance, once 1 cultivates the True Spiritual Root Foundation, they can use 1 Dao to suppress 10 1000 others, forcibly piercing through the vast sea of Dao with the power of the True Spiritual Root Foundation to draw upon the desired Dao force.

He could even rely on his own foundation alone to fully substitute for a Primordial Spiritual Treasure in bearing the Great Dao.

For instance, beings who have cultivated a True Spirit Body can directly channel the essence of the Great Dao. Although the path of physical sanctification does not allow for comprehension of the Great Dao, it enables them to use their bloodline supernatural powers as a foundation, drawing upon the essence of the Great Dao to nourish their physical form and amplify the strength of their innate abilities.

"'Palm of Fate,' 'Great Firmament,' 'Unity with the Dao.'"

"Although I can stir the Sea of Dao without an innate spiritual treasure, forging a Proof of the Path artifact remains essential."

Recalling the pivotal moments on the path to the Great Luo, Eldrin ultimately summoned the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos, merging it with the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss.

The Great Dao of Primordial Chaos and Infinity continuously circled around the Abyssal Seal, and as time passed, it ultimately fused as 1 with it.

"Boom—"

In that very instant, the Abyssal Seal erupted with a deafening roar, its erupting chaos-light nearly piercing through the Sea of Grand Dao itself.

Eldrin nearly triggered the Great Dao Sea, but realizing this was not the moment for a breakthrough, he swiftly suppressed the power of the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss.

He then glanced at the Abyssal Seal, only to realize its resonance with him had grown astonishingly profound, and the power it could unleash had subtly increased by several degrees.

"My power has reached the critical threshold of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. I'm afraid I won't be able to suppress it much longer before a breakthrough becomes inevitable."

Eldrin murmured under his breath, swiftly suppressing the Abyssal Seal completely. He then scanned his internal realm, discovering a vast true spirit imprint still drifting within his body.

This True Spirit imprint was unexpectedly vast, several times larger than what Eldrin (Person Name) had consumed to ignite a single True Spirit acupoint before. It would likely be barely sufficient to ignite all 9 major True Spirit acupoints.

"There are so many Spirit Marks, yet they cannot all be used to illuminate the Spirit Acupoints."

Eldrin murmured softly. Although these many True Spirit Seals would allow him to illuminate his True Spirit Acupoints, his Primordial Spirit had only just reached the Ancient Immortal Realm—barely at the early-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal level. It would still require a long, long time before he could break through to the Chaos Heavenly Emperor Realm.

At this moment, daring to illuminate the 9 great true spirit acupoints would truly be courting death.

After much deliberation, Eldrin (Person Name) pondered silently for a moment before ultimately deciding to fuse it into his True Spirit flesh body, cultivating the Divine Patterns of True Spirit.

In an instant, Eldrin immediately mobilized these true spirit imprints, causing them to fully merge into the Chaos Indestructible Body.

This True Spirit Imprint was truly countless in number. By the time they were fully depleted, they had actually enlightened all 5 bloodline supernatural powers into True Spirit Runes.

Although these divine spirit patterns were merely embryonic forms, requiring countless years to fully mature, they had coalesced into a 5 Elements Formation (Formation) pattern, unleashing astonishing power.

Eldrin (Person Name) raised his hand, sensing the power of his innate Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body had surged by over threefold under the augmentation of these True Spirit Divine Patterns.

In that moment, his physical body’s power even surpassed his primordial spirit. Fortunately, these 5 True Spirit Divine Patterns were derived from the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos, and Eldrin had cultivated them for many years, so no significant rejection occurred.

"Still manageable for now, but the cultivation ahead requires careful balance."

Eldrin murmured under his breath, his gaze growing solemn. If physical strength continued to amplify, surpassing the 7 great True Spiritual Root foundations, it would likely form an absolute suppression over other True Spiritual Roots.

By that point, even he would lose control. With his foundations constantly undermining each other, his cultivation speed would likely plummet dramatically.

Without another thought, he repeatedly consolidated his cultivation before pushing his strength to its absolute limit, then began preparing to condense the Great Luo Dao Fruit.

"Bzzz—"

On this day, a faint humming emanated from Eldrin's secluded cultivation chamber.

Yet within the vast seclusion chamber, dazzling rays of light and chaotic mists veiled everything from sight.

Eldrin sat cross-legged within the chaotic mists, pushing his power to its absolute limit. His Chaos Indestructible Body, 9-Aperture Soul, True Spirit Magic Power, Great Dao of Chaotic Infinity, and Abyssal Return Seal all radiated vast, brilliant light, while each of his True Spiritual Roots shone with immense brilliance.

These streams of light flowed like rippling water, converging entirely above Eldrin’s head.

Above Eldrin’s head, a chaotic Dao Fruit slowly coalesced into form, gradually shifting from ethereal to solid as time flowed onward.

"Boom!"

In the very instant the Chaos Dao Fruit took form, the vast chaotic void cracked open once more.

From the immeasurably distant unknown, the Eternal True Spirit once again cast down its dazzling light. Countless imprints of true spirits surged forth like tidal waves, all merging into Eldrin's Chaos Dao Fruit.

"True Spirit Dao Fruit, accomplished..."

Eldrin murmured softly under his breath before finally swallowing the Dao Fruit.

A long while later, he opened his eyes once more, an involuntary smile gracing his lips.

By now, he had come to understand that the power of this True Spirit Dao Fruit could truly be described as infinitely profound and mysterious.

Eldrin's True Spirit Dao Fruit, also known as the 'Primordial Chaos Supreme Dao Fruit,' could comprehensively amplify all of Eldrin's foundations—including magic power, physical body, Great Dao, and primordial spirit—by twofold.

If 1 were to sacrifice their Dao Fruit as the price, they could even increase their power by more than threefold.

Do not assume that a onefold or threefold amplification seems particularly remarkable—it may not even compare to the enhancement granted by the 5 divine patterns of the True Spirit Body.

However, 1 must understand that the Chaos Primordial Dao Fruit provides an all-encompassing enhancement, and more importantly, it represents the ultimate amplification of 1's final power.

Advancing to higher realms makes augmenting 1's combat prowess increasingly arduous.

The strength of an ant, even amplified a thousandfold, remains nothing but that of a slightly larger insect.

Yet for a Great Immortal of the Grand Dao, even a mere 10 percent increase in power could be considered substantial—far from insignificant. Moreover, once Eldrin (Person Name) sets foot into the realm of the Great Immortal, his strength would be beyond comparison with that of an ordinary Great Immortal.

"With my foundation, once I break through to the Great Luo realm, should I sacrifice my Dao Fruit as the price, I would likely rank among the strongest even amidst the Great Luo Golden Immortals."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, a trace of serenity flickering in his gaze.

He withdrew his thoughts and lowered his gaze to sense the True Spirit Mark within him. Unconsciously, ripples stirred in the depths of his eyes.

This time, as he condensed the True Spirit Dao Fruit, the True Spirit Mark he obtained, though not comparable to the Abyssal Return Seal, was no weaker than his other foundational pillars. He had gained an additional True Spirit Mark.

Eldrin had initially intended to fuse it into the Song of Ages Blade or the Boundless Cosmos Sword, but after much deliberation, he ultimately abandoned the idea.

If he could illuminate the 2 true spirit acupoints, Eldrin would undoubtedly choose to merge the Sword of Returning Abyss and the Blade of Eternity's Melody.

When the time comes, the 2 True Spirit divine abilities will merge, transforming into the ultimate killing technique—'Spatiotemporal Annihilation Sundering Slash'—becoming a trump card no weaker than a Root Origin Treasure. (End of Chapter)