Chapter 1895 : Abyssal Reverie

Having integrated the Primordial Undying Radiance, Eldrin’s cultivation had already ascended to the realm of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. Now, as he reopened the vast expanse of the Celestial Realm, it was an event beyond comparison to any past endeavor.

Eldrin unleashed his full power, wielding the primordial power of the Infinite Dao to strike across the chaos. In that instant, the primordial chaos was torn asunder across countless billions of light-years, as 1 celestial realm after another emerged from its depths.

When all had settled into tranquility, the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss had already undergone a dramatic transformation.

Eldrin (Person Name) built upon his foundation of 70-2 heavenly realms, further establishing the 9 Heavens' 30-6 celestial strata and the Netherworld's 30-6 abyssal domains.

The present-day Eldrin Immortal Realm is divided into 3 layers: the 9 Heavens, the Mortal World, and the Netherworld.

Within it, the Mortal Realm comprises 70-2 domains, derived from the original 70-2 layers of heaven. The 9 Heavens encompass the cosmos of stars and galaxies, containing 30-6 celestial strata, while the Netherworld envelops the boundless underworld, with its 30-6 layers of infernal hells.

Thus, with 3 layers in total combining to form 1 100 and 40-4 heavenly realms, the Abyssal Return Immortal Domain achieved a state of near-perfect equilibrium.

9 Heavens, Mortal Realm, Netherworld.

Gazing upon the Eldritch Abyss Immortal Realm before him, Eldrin couldn't help but murmur under his breath.

His eyes continuously scanned the Abyssal Immortal Realm, for he had already gained complete mastery over this newly born celestial domain.

This vast Ruins Immortal Realm is a multidimensional space, within its inner dimensions lie endless planes, minor 1000 worlds, major 1000 worlds, and even countless universes—all deriving their existence under the sanctuary of the Ruins Immortal Realm.

Countless billions of worlds converged upon a single dimensional layer, while layer upon layer of dimensions and spacetime folded together, ultimately forming this vast multiverse.

A single celestial realm is a boundless and endless multiverse.

Eldrin murmured inwardly, a glimmer of comprehension flashing in his eyes.

But in the span of a mere instant, he withdrew his thoughts. Then, harnessing the spiritual opportunity of the newly opened 70-2 layers of heaven, he condensed 12 strands of innate indestructible spiritual light.

After that, Eldrin did not hesitate. Without delay, he retrieved 5 of them and fused them into the 5 heaven-propping ancient trees: the Fire Phoenix Parasol Tree, the Primordial Chaos Maple, the Ancient Tree of Eternal Life, the Great Spring of the Northern Sea, and the Primordial Earth Tree.

The Primordial Abyss Immortal Realm today was vast beyond measure, now encompassing 1 100 and 40-4 celestial layers. Without the support of a Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), it would likely face the peril of collapse and destruction should a single Chaos Tidal Wave strike.

After ascending to the Immortal Realm, for a Great Luo Golden Immortal, the realm itself had become largely dispensable. After all, the primary purpose for an immortal to ascend was to obtain the Primordial Indestructible Radiance. Once this treasure was acquired, the Immortal Realm was no longer essential.

Yet the immortal realm still possessed the effect of accelerating cultivation, and was even equivalent to a Great Perfection-level cultivation dojo. Naturally, Eldrin (Person Name) would not abandon the Returning Abyss Immortal Realm.

At this moment, as the Innate Indestructible Radiance merged into them, the 5 Primordial Ancient Trees began to grow rapidly, nourished by the feedback from the world's ascension.

In an extremely short span of time, these 5 ancient trees had all advanced to the level of Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root).

After the spiritual root ascended, the 5 guardian spirits upon it—the Phoenix of Departure, the White Tiger, the Black Tortoise, the Azure Dragon, and the Kirin—roared incessantly, manifesting their true forms spanning billions of light-years. Their auras swelled to a realm verging on that of the Great Luo Golden Immortals.

"Not bad."

A faint smile involuntarily surfaced on Eldrin's face as he witnessed this scene.

As the guardian spirits of the Voidless Immortal Realm, Eldrin and others had absorbed nearly all the power from the 5 Primordial Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root), elevating their combat prowess to approximately the level of a single True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) foundation.

In the Eldrin Immortal Realm, they could also receive the empowerment of the heavenly laws from the realm's 144 celestial strata, unleashing the full potential of the 5 Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) to manifest power rivaling the early stage of the Great Perfection Golden Immortal.

Under such circumstances, if the 5 Sacred Boundary Guardians joined forces, they could unleash the 5 Directions Sacred Guardian Formation, powerful enough to withstand attacks from a mid-stage Golden Immortal of the Grand Luo.

Of course, their power was intrinsically linked to the Abyssal Sanctuary, allowing them to maintain this combat prowess only within its vicinity. Once they departed from the Abyssal Sanctuary, their strength would diminish significantly.

Moreover, should the Abyssal Immortal Domain suffer a devastating blow, or should the Heavenly Dao fall into slumber, their power would be greatly diminished, and they would even face the peril of sinking into a deep dormancy themselves.

Yet even so, Eldrin felt quite gratified. With 5 Guardian True Spirits offering protection, the safety of the Abyssal Return Immortal Domain had now gained considerable assurance.

"As far as I know, the 4 Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) in the Qingcang Immortal Realm are actually manifestations split from the lower-grade Primordial Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) known as the 4 Extremities Ancient Tree."

"In other words, although the 4 Celestial Guardians of the Qingcang Immortal Realm are more ancient, their combat prowess likely pales in comparison to my 5 Directional World-Protecting True Spirits."

Eldrin spoke thus, a faint smile unconsciously surfacing in his gaze.

He was well aware that when the great god Qing Cang had established the Qing Cang Immortal Realm, it was merely to obtain the Primordial Qi. To offer even a single low-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) could already be considered an exceedingly steep price.

Even if the Great God Qingcang was at the late-stage Great Perfected Golden Immortal realm, higher-level Great Perfected Immortals required substantially more Primordial Indestructible Radiance. It was unlikely he would be willing to expend it to nurture the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) for stabilizing his immortal domain.

In such circumstances, coupled with the severe damage and devastation that the Qingcang Immortal Realm later suffered, the combat prowess of its 4 Celestial Guardians was further diminished.

Therefore, Eldrin estimated that even if the 4 Divine Beasts of the Qingcang Immortal Domain deployed their grand formation and unleashed their full combat power, they would at most possess the strength of an early-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal, and might very well fail to reach even that level.

By comparison, Eldrin's feat of nurturing 5 great Boundary Guardians with 5 Primordial Heavenly Spiritual Roots could already be considered a grand endeavor.

"It's time to break through."

With these thoughts, Eldrin quickly reined in his wandering mind.

After advancing 5 strands of Innate Spiritual Light, Eldrin took out 3 strands of Primordial Indestructible Radiance and fused them into his Primordial Spirit, completing the metamorphosis of his Great Luo Primordial Spirit.

Then, 4 strokes remained. Eldrin did not rush to use them, storing them away instead.

Thus, the breakthrough to the Great Luo Realm was concluded.

After his breakthrough, Eldrin (Person Name) immediately activated a wondrous art, drawing the Primordial Qi (Cultivation Energy) between heaven and earth along with all kinds of Creation Treasures (Mystical Objects) into his grasp.

Within it were 140,000 strands of Primordial Qi. Eldrin took 100,000 strands for himself, leaving the remainder within the Returning Abyss Immortal Realm to nurture naturally.

There were also several dozen Great Luo treasures, including 9 strands of Primordial Extreme Light, 1 portion each of Yin-Yang Life-Death Energy, 1 mass each of Primordial Purity and Turbidity, along with a dozen or so divine materials of immortal quality—all exceptionally rare finds.

After collecting these treasures, Eldrin (Person Name) swept his sleeve and drew the assembled spectators before him.

"Congratulations, my husband (Clan Uncle) (Master)... on attaining the Great Dao and becoming a Great Luo Immortal Lord."

Witnessing Eldrin's successful breakthrough, everyone beamed with shared glory and immediately bowed in unison.

Eldrin waved his hand, sweeping everyone into the Abyssal Immortal Realm. He ascended to the newly opened Celestial Abyss at the uppermost layer of the realm, where he manifested an immortal palace through profound creation magic. Then, he led the group inside.

Then, with a mere flick of his sleeve, he summoned all the great emperors of the Abyssal Immortal Realm, along with the deities and immortals who wielded authority over heaven and earth, into the grand hall.

At this moment, nearly every Heavenly Emperor and deity in the Abyssal Immortal Realm had achieved significant advancement.

Of the original 3 1000 deities, each had now advanced their cultivation to the Celestial Immortal realm, while the various Divine Monarchs possessed combat prowess rivaling that of Ancient Immortals.

Most crucially, after the Ascendant Realm of Returning Abyss underwent its ascension, these deities could now transcend the constraints of the realm. They were capable of autonomous cultivation and could even venture into the primordial chaos, embarking upon the path toward the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Of course, the path to the Great Luo Realm was arduous. Within the Eldrin Immortal Domain, bolstered by the authority over heaven and earth, their power as Celestial Immortals far surpassed that of their counterparts in the outside world.

Particularly for the Emperors who wielded the authority over a single Heavenly Domain, each of them—empowered by the dominion of heaven and earth—possessed strength comparable to that of a Sixth or even Seventh Tribulation Ancient Immortal. Should they relinquish this authority, their power would plummet to the level of a newly ascended Ancient Immortal. This was not necessarily a favorable outcome.

"Congratulations on attaining the Great Dao of the Golden Immortal, Esteemed Immortal. May your celestial blessings endure eternally, shining through the endless tides of time."

The moment they laid eyes on Eldrin, the sovereign deities of the Void-Realm Abyss could scarcely contain their inner tumult, their faces alight with ecstatic reverence as they proclaimed in unison.

Eldrin's gaze swept across the assembly, a faint smile gracing his lips as he declared, "Today, I have attained the Great Dao of Luó, establishing the Returning Abyss Immortal Realm and founding my own lineage amidst the primordial chaos."

"As the first generation of Divine Monarchs in this immortal realm, you must remain steadfast in your duties and diligently convert more chaotic energy to replenish the primordial essence of this domain."

Hearing this, the assembly immediately bowed and declared, “Having received such grace from the Immortal Lord, it is only right that we dedicate our utmost to repay it.”

Eldrin nodded slightly before speaking, "This venerable 1 has recently achieved a breakthrough and must consolidate my cultivation."

"Beyond the great hall, I have left some opportunities. You may go and claim them—what destiny you forge depends entirely on your own capabilities."

With those words, Eldrin turned and vanished along with Lyra and other close companions, leaving behind a gathering of Imperial Lords, divine beings, and some direct descendants of the Chen Immortal Clan.

Everyone exchanged glances, then immediately rushed out of the grand hall in uncontrollable excitement.

The moment they stepped out of the grand hall, they immediately noticed a massive cauldron that had materialized before the entrance, its interior brimming with dazzling light of primordial spirit.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

In an instant, thousands of dazzling immortal lights erupted from the great cauldron—containing innate treasures, supreme Taiyi artifacts, peerless immortal pills, and even the most exalted primordial treasures of heaven-defying quality.

"What a fine treasure."

In that instant, everyone present was overcome with excitement, chasing after these rare treasures as they flew out.

While countless immortals were pursuing these treasures, deep within the palace's cavern abode, Eldrin gathered with over a dozen core members of the Chen Clan—Lyra, Seraphina Qu, Chen Xiannian among them.

Observing the crowd, Eldrin smiled faintly before speaking, "With this breakthrough, our Chen Clan has now established itself among the top-tier forces across the 3 1000 Immortal Domains. This achievement owes much to your dedication over the years."

Upon hearing this, everyone smiled faintly.

Chen Qiyuan shook his head and spoke, "Today's outcome was almost entirely your own doing. If anything, the rest of us are indebted to you."

Eldrin smiled faintly, and with a flick of his sleeve, produced over a 100 treasures.

Everyone took 1 glance, and their expressions immediately shifted dramatically, revealing a trace of astonishment.

It turned out that the dozens of treasures Eldrin (Person Name) had retrieved were all Great Luo rarities of astonishing value, including even 6 Innate Spiritual Treasures and Innate Divine Artifacts.

"This time, venturing into the Chaotic Abyss, the rare treasures obtained upon ascending to the immortal realm amount to 1 100 and 60-4 in total."

"I've used quite a few, but I still have over a 100 portions left. Along with 3 Innate Spiritual Treasures and 3 Innate Divine Objects, none of them are particularly useful to me anymore."

Eldrin spoke with measured grace before continuing, "These 3 innate spiritual treasures can be used to break through the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Barrier, though they are limited to the 9 Constraints Realm. I shall leave them in the clan treasury for your future attempts at impacting the Great Perfection Stage."

"However, breaking through the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Barrier using another's spiritual treasure will only achieve the most ordinary 9-Limit Realm. I wouldn't recommend you choose this path."

Everyone nodded slightly upon hearing this, then turned their gazes toward the 3 Primordial Divine Artifacts.

Primordial Divine Artifacts can be utilized to cultivate Primordial Spiritual Treasures, though this requires a considerable degree of resonance compatibility.

Before him lay 3 innate divine artifacts: a wisp of Profound Heaven Purple Flame, a piece of Immortal Refined Gold, and the heartwood of an Eternal Verdant Tree—all seized by Eldrin from the Purple Heaven.

Eldrin (Person Name) paused briefly in contemplation before continuing, "Among the 3 Primordial Divine Artifacts (Treasure), the Immortal Aurum (Divine Material) would greatly aid Patriarch Qi Yuan (Cultivator). The Heartwood of the Eternal Verdancy (Divine Material) shall go to Qing Ji (Person Name), while the Profound Heaven Violet Flame (Divine Material) shall be bestowed upon Zi Ji (Person Name)."

No 1 voiced any objections as Eldrin (Person Name) attended to his own treasures.

After distributing the 3 Primordial Divine Artifacts, Eldrin had everyone select and refine a Great Luo Marvel before commencing his seclusion to consolidate his cultivation.

Before entering seclusion, Eldrin cast a glance at the crowd and instructed, "After refining these Great Luo Odd Treasures, your chances of reaching the 7 Calamities Ancient Immortal realm will be exceedingly high."

"However, remember that external aids remain merely external. You must not rely entirely upon them."

"If you wish to journey further, or even cultivate a True Spiritual Root foundation, it shall ultimately depend on your destiny and serendipity."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded thoughtfully.

After the crowd had dispersed, Eldrin had Jiang Huang stay behind alone. He then took out a strand of Innate Indestructible Spirit Light and said, "This Innate Indestructible Spirit Light from you, Grandfather, has been of great help to me this time. I haven’t yet had the chance to thank you, Elder."

Jiang Huang smiled faintly and pushed the Primordial Indestructible Radiance back. "To me, 1 strand of Primordial Indestructible Radiance appears every few 100 1000 years—hardly a rare treasure."

"Moreover, the Primordial Genesis Qi Sutra was originally a gift from you. How could I possibly accept it back from you now?"

Eldrin couldn't help but smile faintly upon hearing this. The deeper his cultivation grew, the more he truly understood the priceless value of the Primordial Genesis Qi Sutra.

This world-shaking ancient scripture could enable 1 to lay the foundation of a Primordial Chaos Emperor, and even hold the potential to glimpse the realm of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor—truly a supreme treasure beyond compare.

Alas, Eldrin had also come to realize that the Primordial Chaos Scripture contained only a few 100 ancient characters, each of which could be used at most once. It could not endlessly give birth to ancient texts like the Primordial Tai Su Scripture or the Primordial Beginning Qi Scripture.

At this thought, Eldrin withdrew his Primordial Indestructible Spirit Light and spoke, "Having traversed this tribulation, I have come to understand more profoundly that the Great Perfection Realm is merely the beginning of setting foot into the Realm of Chaos."

"If Grandfather truly wishes to ascend beyond the Great Luo and glimpse the realm of the Primordial Heavenly Emperor, it would be wise to cultivate at least 1 True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) as foundation."

After a long moment of contemplation, Emperor Jiang finally asked, "In your opinion, what must I do to cultivate a True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) foundation?"

(End of Chapter)